There's no one who understands the importance of company culture and listening to customer feedback more than Rachel Peck from Harry's. There's a lot to learn from her outlook on the entrepreneurial way of life and she is more than happy to chat to listeners of this highly informative interview. Listen and learn:
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Some ideas are simply revolutionary in their field of expertise, and William Zhou's Chalk.com is exactly this. What's more, William has been an entrepreneur in the field of education since his very own school days. If you want to have a bigger impact on your first day of your new job, then you would do well to follow William's advice. Listen to this enlightening interview and learn:
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Mike Winn and his company Drone Deploy believe that there's much more to flying drones than one might first think. He is of the opinion that we should be doing our very best to find innovative ways of making drones work for us. In his own words, "Flying is just the beginning". Listen to this informative and enlightening interview, and learn:
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Baskervill is such a great company when it comes to culture that we have the privilege of welcoming yet another of their excellent people, Susan Orange. Susan believes in the power of change within organizations to keep up to date with the millennials and the ever evolving needs of clients.
You'll learn plenty in this interview, including:
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In a slight twist on our usual format, today we have two guests for the price of one! Join us as we speak to interior design experts Cassie Sipos and Gillian Bowman from Baskervill.
As you listen to this exciting interview, you'll learn:
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Our guest today is speaker, cultural evangelist and rock star, Jon Wolske. Listen as Jon explains how crucially important a unique culture is to every company and how Zappos Insights has reached the heights that it has.
In this interview, you'll find out:
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Ben Drury caught the entrepreneural bug in his teens and has never been able to shake it off. He has always been fascinated with what makes people tick, and his ultimate goal is to create and maintain a space where people can do things well. He is fed up with charlatans selling snake oil all over the internet, and his company, Cogiva, offers companies and organizations a way to avoid falling down all those common pitfalls that startups come across. This interview includes:
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Jamie Rosen has vast experience in setting up all sorts of Internet companies, and strongly believes in "game-ifying" activities to achieve the best results. Most recently, he has applied this concept to weight loss amongst friends.
Listen to this podcast to find out:
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It's always important to give as much back to society as you have been fortunate enough to receive from it, and no one feels this more strongly than Charlie Coglianese. Listen as he demonstrates how School Runner is going to empower teachers and help thousands of disadvantaged kids get to college.
In this episode, you'll learn:
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There is still a gazillion of things to discover, enhance, and innovate. And in today's episode, Mike Gusman, Co-founder of Advyzr will share with us how he and his team are planning to disrupt and enhance the school system with their software.
In this interview you'll learn:
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Life's challenges and experiences place us ahead of opportunities when we look at them with a positive outlook. Add to the mix a supportive family who will do free advertising for you among their own circle, then in no time at all, you are building a business that's off on the right foot.
Tyler Dikman found himself in this kind of scenario. From his childhood exploits in his mowing business, his experience, family and hard work all contributed to help him become a success story. In this interview with Tyler you'll learn about:
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Childhood training may sometimes be neglected or taken for granted, but Ian Lucey's story tells us that, whether good or bad , habits when nurtured at a young age can have a huge impact on what future a boy or a girl will have. From filling the bedroom carpet with rows of coins laid neatly under the floorboards, Ian's built a love for being organized and money-oriented. He started working at age 12 as a salesperson (which many would probably shun) and has grown to love giving value to his customers.
In this interview, you will learn:
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What do you do if your website doesn't get any visitors? Like many website owners, the reality of not having any visitors to a site that you thought is the best there is, is just too much of a disappoinment. But for Neil Patel, his experience with his first website opened up an opportunity for him to not only learn how to generate and bring visitors to his website, it also gave him an opportunity to set up his own online marketing agency that will help other people who have experienced the same frustration of zero visitors.
In this interview, you will also learn:
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Whatever age you are or stage you are at right now in your quest for that elusive dream, today's guest will give you a big boost to just do it. In this episode, I've interviewed Jeet Banerjee, a young guy of 22 years of age, vibrant and full of energy. Yet there's one thing that sets him apart: he's pursuing his dream and he's helping others find their own direction. If you're still thinking whether you're too young or too old, or don't have the money or time, this interview is for you.
Be sure to listen to the full interview to learn about:
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John Frankel grew up in England and spent his formative years at the University of Oxford where he earned a masters in Mathematics and Philosophy. His early entrepreneurial drive started with a sales adventure going door to door selling cases of strawberries where he made 50 pounds a day. He has since then moved on to a higher calling by working at Goldman Sachs. He has served as director of over 35 companies and is an investor in more than 76 companies and now is co-founder of ff Venture Capital. Listen to the full interview and learn:
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Mason Carter is the community manager for Juicetank, a startup incubator and coworking space. Mason is a self-confessed follower of his brother who happens to be his twin. Eventually, Mason reached a point in his life where he decided to be more independent and eventually found his own unique individuality. He became president of his fraternity which honed his leadership skills and management of people.
In this interview, we'll explore more of what happened after his college years and how he got started with Juicetank and the whole startup business. We'll also tackle:
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If you want to think of someone who's innovative and creative, Dave Kerpen is a guy that will blow your mind. He raised about $100,000 for his wedding out of sponsorships from big name companies like Smirnoff. That generated a ton of media attention for him, and that stunt started what is now his company, Likeable Media.
Join us in this fun interview that's full of wise advice and tips and get to know:
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David Deram is the CEO and Founder of Greenlight.guru and he has been involved in building remarkable commercial software companies. But more than just building companies and immersing himself with startups, David is also involved in The Progeny Foundation, where he devotes his time and resources to change kids' lives. In this interview, you'll learn:
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When the Millennials troop to Google, Apple, Facebook or other private companies to build their dream career, what will happen to the government agencies that are running dry of fresh talents? That's what Michael Hurwitz and the team at Careers in Government are working and specializing on. In this interview you will learn:
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They say, that in life, there are only two choices you can make, either you move forward or give up. There's really no middle ground. Today's guest is an example of someone who's braved the uphill struggle to build a company. He's determined to pursue his vision even if it means he's got to live in his car for three months. But in the end, he's made it through to say and share with us that all that he's done, all that he experienced, it was all worth the sacrifice. Austen Allred, is the Co-Founder of Grasswire and in this episode, we'll dig into his story. So be sure to stick around and be inspired by his testimony on:
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Can your love for the outdoors and adventures make you money? For many of us who love the outdoors and traveling, it's probably the other way around. We spend a lot on travel and vacations, but how many times have you experienced the feeling that you could probably have done more? This is the problem that triggered the entrepreneurial bug in Ryan Stobie. A passionate traveler and adventurer himself, he then began a business fueled by his passion for the outdoors and adventure so that others can really maximize those good times for the adventurer while at the same time, providing a boost for tourist and travel destinations providers.
There is so much more to learn in this interview, including
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Tragedies and crises can only do two things to a person, it can either crush you and leave you hopeless and lost, or it can bring out the better part of yourself and your qualities such as perseverance and determination.
Patrick Gorrell, the CEO and founder of Worksfire, has come out of both situations to tell us his story how we conquered these Goliaths in his life to become who is today. In this interview, you'll learn about:
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Today's guest is not your ordinary entrepreneur who just miraculously found herself in business. Rather, she's a driven, determined and persistent visionary. She is Jessica Butcher. Jessica is a well known personality and was named on the BBC’s international list of ‘100 Women’ in 2014, Fortune Magazine's global 'Top 10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs' in 2012 and she was the winner of the Natwest EveryWoman Iris (tech) award in 2013, amongst her other accolades.
If that doesn't excite you enough to listen to this episode, I don't think you're aware of what you're going to miss in this episode. To give you a brief overview of what we've discussed, we tackled:
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Coach Matt Donohue is the Head Coach of women's basketball at The Catholic University of America. He is fresh off a record setting six year period of achieving the Landmark Conference Coach of the Year and leading the Cardinals to its phenomenal wins in the NCAA Tournament and Conference championships. And on the back of all the accolades and praises he has received, we'll get to know how it is to be a coach, a father, and a husband.
In this interview, we'll delve into:
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The challenge of living in a foreign country is no easy task. You have to learn the language, study the culture, and cope with homesickness. But for Bernhard Mehl, who was raised in Germany, moving to the US did not hinder his fulfilment of his American Dream. Instead, while he's busy learning the language, the people and the culture, he also started building a company.
Tune in to this episode and follow through the story of how Bernhard found the success that he didn't get in his own country of Germany. Some key points in this interview include: :
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