David is a seasoned executive and board director building teams, business units, and companies. David has been a technology executive, and an entrepreneur/operator for more than 40 years launching companies, raising equity & debt capital, and achieving successful exits. He has served as the CEO, COO, CFO or CIO for 5 startups he launched since 1999. For the last two decades, he has been an Angel investor and an LP in three Venture Funds. David has served on 17 for-profit and non-profit board...
Feb 16, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 41
''Success is the function of happiness'' - Joe. I am truly inspired by Joe's story, and his perspective of how he is making the world a better place, one day at a time. In this interview, we discussed: - Old America vs new America - his worldly view to see the world - How to do more together and his secret of being happy - How to overcome hard times and be successful being a first-time entrepreneur Joe Merrill is a General Partner at Sputnik ATX, investing in companies that seek to improve the w...
Feb 14, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 40
''The cemetery is the world's most expensive real state, underneath where burry countless dreams and aspirations, whether it is a music album, inventions, and business that never get started. - Dan Janjigian ' In this INNW interview, Dan Janjigian shares his journey about how he accomplishes all the greatness in his life, from athlete, actor, author, entrepreneur, coach and so many more. Dan's favorite saying - 'It is all about good time' truly inspires me. 'If I would not try this, would I be o...
Feb 04, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Kendall Cherry is the founder and creative director of The Candid Collective, an online and in-person community for entrepreneurs to come as they are, regardless of gender, age, race, revenue, or years in business. The company's mission is to create a world that’s more candid and kind. She also produces The Candid Kendall Podcast each week. https://candidcollective.co/
Jan 20, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 38
David, a Navy Gulf-War Veteran, is a seasoned technologist with more than 24 years of experience. He has participated in two IPOs (Rackspace and SolarWinds) and delivered more than 10 applications to market on the Salesforce AppExchange. Over the last decade, Franklin has focused on cloud computing and machine learning for health care applications. He has studied at Moody Bible, Penn State, and MIT. He is the founder of knowRX, Inc., as a top nationally ranked Start-up that focuses on empowering...
Jan 12, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 37
As founder and managing director, Jim Denholm created IronBridge to assist clients on their paths to success. Every aspect of IronBridge was developed with a client-first mindset, including financial planning, portfolio management, risk mitigation, customer service and innovative fee structures. Jim has earned numerous awards for helping clients pursue their financial goals. Prior to founding IronBridge, Jim was a Senior Vice President with Wells Fargo Wealth Management, where he managed customi...
Jan 05, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 36
'I always want to be the best player, I never want to lose.' - Minh Tran In this INNW interview, Minh Tran shares his entrepreneurial journey: from the moment when he knew his calling at such a young age, to strive to make an impact via a successful business. In this podcast, we discussed: - What is his biggest failure and how to overcome it - How to overcome insecurity & hesitation in life and business - What is Minh Tran's American Dream Minh Tran’s family moved from Vietnam to the US afte...
Jan 02, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 35
A philanthropist, world traveler, a devoted family man, a loving husband, and a proud father, living in gratitude, with the intention of making each day count. Born and raised in Mumbai, India, Raf came to US at the age of 14 years. Being an ambitious and independent young man, he took up small jobs to pay for his education, learn the American Life and not be a financial responsibility on his father anymore. Upon graduation, he immediately landed a handsome job at a IT firm, as head of sales, fo...
Dec 22, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Lin Chen is a second-generation Asian American and was raised in Southern California, schooled in Texas and Taiwan, and is now pursuing her passions in NYC. She has a passion for building brands – particularly those that share her values in wellness, sustainability, and ethos. As a marketing communication professional with an emphasis on consumer lifestyle and beauty industries, she has worked for companies in various industries, ranging from startup to international public brand and B2B tech to...
Dec 21, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Marc Siegel is a man with a vision. That vision is to help peoples’ lives improve through health, fitness, and well-being. Originally from Staten Island, New York, Siegel spent the first years of his career with a well-known bank in the city, where he had a $22-million-dollar book which he brought up to over a $100 million. In the process of being a High-flying city slicker, he gained at least 50 pounds in weight. Siegel knew things had to drastically change during a visit to a gym that left him...
Dec 13, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 32
CS Freeland is a serial entrepreneur and recently has started two pandemic companies. She is co-founder of ATX KIT, a snack company that has supported over 50 Austin entrepreneurs. She also launched Founder House Austin, Austin’s first luxury co-living concept for entrepreneurs. She's also been part of several angel networks, early-stage venture, and informal investment clubs including Southwest Angel Network, Shaper Impact Capital, Austin Women in VC, and Next Wave Impact. Previously she spent ...
Nov 19, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Founder, entrepreneur and strategic operational leader. As a strategic leader and brand creator, Davina is passionate about challenging the norm and making a difference with every company she has worked with. With Element Apothec, Davina brings to the table vast experience in team building, business strategy, and operational management and a mission to create good in the world. Davina is the CEO & Co-Founder of ELĒMENT APOTHĒC. Element Apothec is the trustworthy brand-conscious consumers are...
Nov 14, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Julia is a recovering perfectionist, leadership and career coach, corporate trainer, and keynotes speaker with a mission to enhance human connection and fulfillment at work and in life. Using positive psychology and her blueprint The Authenticity Guide, she provides critical confidence and “soft-skills” training to individuals, corporations, and university teams. As a graduate of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, she deeply understands and focuses on the 3 C’s of culture: connection, c...
Nov 03, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 31
' You can't understand money isn't everything until you have it. ' - Yuen Yung In this INNW episode, Yuen Yung shares how he created multiple businesses while delivering significance and impact. I am inspired by his approach to life... with intentionality and immense focus on what truly matters - family and relationship. Grab your copy of Yuen Yung 's book <The Business Model Blueprin> before it sells out here: https://www.amazon.com/Business-Model.../dp/B08H6QD18L In this special heartfel...
Nov 02, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Misty Perry is a soulpreneur and multi-million dollar real estate pro. She left a toxic marriage with three kids and systematically built a new life Within her first year of real estate, she won her first million-dollar producer award. As a struggling single mom, she put the "sing" in single mom embarrassing it as an adventure. Her entrepreneur journey began after hearing The Secret in 2015. From bartender to entrepreneurship she is now the CEO of the nashvillemisty brand, misty kae coaching, mo...
Oct 14, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 27
My name is Johnny and I'm a huge fan of investing! In the past few years, I've found a deep passion and love for sharing my experiences in investing and small business. I have decades of industry experience in technology, TV & film, nonprofits, marketing, and food & beverage. As a small business mentor, I've been able to add value to dozens of businesses and as an investment coach, I'm putting all my energy into adding value to the lives of everyday people who are looking to create long-...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Amber Ybarra is a business owner of 6 years and runs a construction company in San Antonio, TX. She is also certified in the science of psychology and has merged those two trades together to give women the tools to build their best lifestyle and business through her coaching program. She is the podcast host of The Positive Platform, Author of Thriving into Thirty, and cheerleader of all women working to create their best lives yet! https://open.spotify.com/show/3PTih2g8cd5Z8St00J3oXh?si=-OvOqX89...
Sep 28, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Sandy Wong, owner of Rugs by Roo, has an ambitious mission to end child labor in her lifetime. Her passion and dedication to this cause started when she watched the film “The Price of Free” with her daughter who was 4 years old at the time. She saw children about the same age as her daughter being forced to work in factories making rugs day in and day out, without being able to go home and see their families. She decided to join forces with an organization called GoodWeave International and trul...
Sep 24, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Lumi Ispas is a real estate investor, broker, and national speaker. She has been engaged in real estate since 2001 when she started selling and investing in Real Estate. As the 2008 crises hit she lots all her real estate portfolio & everything she had along with a lot of people all over the USA and in the World. What was a huge personal loss, it becomes her strength as she learned from what the 2008 winners did differently. By 2011 she's turned around her business and started investing agai...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Paz Avivi is the definition of a serial entrepreneur. Coming from a very tough past full of obstacles, he overcame the challenges with never give up spirit, and eventually found his way to live life to the fullest by combing happiness and wealth. He owned over 20 businesses before the age of 30 and started a global real estate inventing group by the age of 32. Now he is a full-time Elite mindset coach that helps entrepreneurs and leaders across the world make a massive impact on the world. You c...
Sep 09, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Aaron Hines is the co-founder of Darbe , a social network for philanthropy. He is also an alumni of the Founder's Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. After graduating from Texas State University with a degree in Economics he joined gener8tor to help grow their gBETA startup accelerator in Houston, TX. Gener8tor is a top tier gold-ranked accelerator and VC firm based in the Midwestern US. You can reach out Aaron @ [email protected] ; Volunteer. Donate. Fundraise. www.darbe.c...
Sep 03, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Prior to founding AngelouEconomics, AE’s Principal Executive Officer, Angelos Angelou, spent nearly 12 years with the Austin Chamber of Commerce as Vice President of Economic Development and Chief Economist and brings a practitioner’s approach to AE’s Economic Development Consulting Practice. During his time at the chamber, Angelos handled the recruitment of 800 technology companies and some 70,000 employees, including IBM, Apple, Samsung, Motorola, AMD, Cypress Semiconductor, Applied Materials,...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 20
As CEO of Casoro Group, Yuen is responsible for the overall management of operations including business development and investor relations. A true savant in his field, Yuen brings a wealth of experience across a broad range of disciplines, among them: finance, investment management, capital raising, wealth planning, venture capital, portfolio management, alternative investments, commodities, strategic planning, leadership and training, sales and organizational structuring. Prior to joining Casor...
Aug 27, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Why am I starting this podcast? The mission overview I want to make the world a better place by serving you and hopefully inspiring you to move forward with your dreams and goals. I will bring amazing entrepreneurs to the show to share their journal, their up, and downs, and hope you will find it beneficial. Additionally, I’m also launching my business EverGreener in a month. I want to invite you behind the scene with me to share my entrepreneurial journey.
Aug 27, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 20
How Courtney Started: Great Uncle Ray's Peanut Brittle is a symbol of that sweet kind of love that's shared between one friend to the next. In light of her and her uncle's mutual love for the candy, as well as the country charm, She has perfected the 35+-year-old recipe and is now manufacturing it for retail so that everyone can get a taste of that same, sweet kind of love! Uncle Ray always used his peanut brittle as a way to make new friends, and she took a call out of his playbook and shared i...
Aug 25, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Grace Gong started her entrepreneurial journey when she created an English newspaper in high school in Beijing, China. Recently, she worked in VC and PE firms focusing on consumer tech and real estate investment. Passionate about entrepreneurship, she is eager to learn from the world’s top talents. Grace shared how American entrepreneurs created their companies in her first book, The Last Key To Success , with 21 founders featured on Forbes 30 under 30 in 2016. In 2017, she interviewed 22 invest...
Aug 19, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 16
As the founder of Fireside Insights,LLC, and CoachedIt, Jocelyn work with clients to ensure they have the skills, network, and confidence they need to build and grow. CoachedIt was founded by Jos Michelle in 2020 through her work as Founder & CEO of Fireside Insights, LLC. Working with industry leaders and entrepreneurs, Jos Michelle realized that one of the most critical barriers preventing people from accomplishing their goals wasn't just a lack of adequate resources and experience; lack o...
Aug 15, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Makena Sage was raised in seminar rooms – and was the youngest person to ever complete her mom's high-performance leadership & coaching certification when she was just 12 years old. Despite this empowering upbringing, in her teens, she struggled with body image, and a deep desire to fit in. As a result, she pursued what she thought 'success' looked like – graduating summa cum laude with a business degree, then building her own 6-figure online marketing company in just 18 months. While she fi...
Aug 15, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Co-founder of KOYA Innovations, samba admirer, marketing fanatic, and adventure enthusiast with a background in Psychology and Global Communications. You can find Courtney and her company at: https://getkoya.com/ https://www.carynnoel.com/ http://courtneyruth.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hello.courtneyruth/...
Aug 07, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Lee Levy is a Los Angeles based web designer and consultant, and founder of Nex Graphics. She has a proven track record of helping companies build a strong web presence across the Internet. Bringing 25 years of industry experience, she provides graphic design and web solutions with a refined aesthetic. With the constant evolution of the industry and requirements to adapt, she loves educating her clients and getting them to achieve all their goals. She was recently featured as a successful entrep...
Aug 06, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 12
