There are a million things you could do in your business, but ruthlessly prioritizing, choosing the right things to do, at the right time, will help you make more progress. In this episode I share a few thoughts on ruthless prioritization and how I manage my own schedule and all the things I'm trying to get done each day. MY FREE COURSE ON HOW TO START A PODCAST: https://just-go-grind.teachable.com/p/podcast-launch JUST GO GRIND SHOW NOTES: http://www.justgogrind.com/podcast/ JUST GO GRIND INSTA...
Jul 11, 2019•20 min
Lisa Atia is a social entrepreneur, creative strategist, and storyteller at heart. She’s had over 10 years’ experience scaling rapid-growth start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. She’s served as the Creative Brand Strategist for Blavity and Chief Revenue Officer for Backstage Capital . At the intersection of culture, media, and tech, her work builds ecosystems and creates access to opportunities for women and people of color entrepreneurs. You can find Lisa on Twitter . JUST GO GRIND SHOW NOTES: h...
Jul 08, 2019•45 min•Ep. 70
As the son of a military doctor, Sasha Strauss spent much of his youth with US Navy SEALS. The mix of international affairs and world travel stirred in him a sense of duty and adventure that carries him daily through his ceaseless travel as a global brand consultant. In 2006, Sasha founded Innovation Protocol to consult using a specialized, rigorous, protocol-driven brand development practice for innovators. Innovation Protocol has grown into an international brand consulting powerhouse, serving...
Jul 01, 2019•30 min•Ep. 69
Devin Person is a humble 21st-century incarnation of the wizard archetype, playfully blurring the line between fantasy and reality. Wizards are helpful guides who bring magic, mystery, wisdom, and hope to the societies in which they serve. As a modern wizard, Devin's life’s work is to help you—yes, specifically you! —create a slightly better reality. Using thought to change reality is nothing new. From mindfulness meditation to the placebo effect, we know mental actions can produce real-world be...
Jun 24, 2019•51 min•Ep. 68
In the words of Christine Hunsicker who sold her first company to Yahoo for $850 million, "Alex will eat through a wall." Born in shopping paradise, Los Angeles, to a long line of sustainability entrepreneurs, Alex has always been passionate about conscious fashion. While in college at Boston University, Alex created a hobby-website called UNItiques to be a fun way for girls on campus to share closets. She was shocked when it spread to 600 campuses, and the demand from members outside of college...
Jun 17, 2019•32 min•Ep. 67
Robert Luo graduated from USC Marshall School of Business with a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration. Robert started his first company when he was 20. It was during the time when he decided to take a gap year after my sophomore year in college. Robert’s company developed a mobile application called Ubi, which allowed users to send messages and videos with Bluetooth. It was a unique and stressful experience at the time. The company failed to deliver the app 5 times before the official l...
Jun 10, 2019•35 min•Ep. 66
I released the first episode of the Just Go Grind Podcast on June 9th, 2018 and after a year I've learned a ton, made a bunch of mistakes, and today I'm sharing with you all the details. This is my first solo podcast episode and in it I share with you the results from my first year of podcasting, why I podcast and how I got started in the first place, the logistics behind running a podcast, getting guests and conducting interviews, some lessons I've learned from podcasting, the challenges I deal...
Jun 10, 2019•36 min•Ep. 65
Matt is Managing Director of The Fort . He is a Los Angeles based serial entrepreneur and consultant who has launched over 5 companies. He has been actively involved with The Fort since its inception to ensure that Mammoth’s initiative is executed properly and well resourced enough to deliver long term results. Matt works directly with the mountain leadership, Mammoth COO Mark Brownlie, and Alterra CEO Rusty Gregory, to ensure the vitality of the program. His inside the ropes perspective provide...
Jun 03, 2019•54 min•Ep. 64
Marc-Lloyd Ramniceanu is a co-founder of NetCloak and is an alumni of the Techstars LA 2018 class. He currently is the Head of Growth and most recently led the customer discovery and closing for the company's first LOIs with national cyber insurance providers. Prior to founding NetCloak in 2017, he spent 3 years as a senior Cyber Threat Intelligence consultant at Ernst & Young. While at EY, Marc-Lloyd advised executive cybersecurity leaders of multinational organizations on the cyber threat ...
May 27, 2019•40 min•Ep. 63
Elissa Grossman is an entrepreneurship educator with particular interests in experiential learning, technology-enhanced instruction, and serious educational games. Dr. Grossman's research interests include these topics and, more broadly, the topic of social network construction and use in new venturing – encompassing traditional network development for startup resource acquisition and crowd-funding. Her work has been published in journals including Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship Theo...
May 21, 2019•47 min•Ep. 62
Sami is Co-Founder and CEO of Cerberus Interactive and a digital marketer specializing in consumer-facing startups. In the last 48 months, Sami has helped create and execute growth strategies for multiple businesses now worth over $3B. Sami was the first marketing hire for the micro-investing app Acorns , where he led the strategy that generated the company’s first 2 million investment accounts. Sami also advised Honey , the money-saving browser extension, where he executed paid growth strategie...
May 16, 2019•57 min•Ep. 61
Kareem Taylor inspires clients to do the best work of their lives. As a strategist & writer, he brings together words & story to help clients express themselves. Recent projects include helping an organization engage supporters using email marketing, developing a mission statement to energize executives and creating speech topics for leaders. A leading speaker and workshop facilitator, Kareem has traveled to London, Singapore & New York City addressing scores of business audiences on...
May 13, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 60
Austin Rief is a co-founder and COO of Morning Brew , a new media company bringing you informative and digestible business news. They educate 1 million+ readers on the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, daily. On this episode of the Just Go Grind Podcast Austin talks about how Morning Brew got started, the challenges of growing the business, where they find great writers, and the ambitious vision for the company moving forward. Show notes are at: https://www.justgogrind.com/austin-r...
May 09, 2019•44 min•Ep. 59
Eddie Lin is a Co-founder of NexusEdge (Techstars class of 2017) an AI-driven lifelong career navigation platform helping students discover and build their career paths. Eddie started NexusEdge out of his lifelong pursuit for job fulfillment. His career path began at Goldman Sachs and UBS Investment Bank in New York, where he met his co-founder, Shanti , in their analyst class. He is a big proponent of traversing winding career paths to continuously evolve and find the best fit, going from marke...
May 06, 2019•43 min•Ep. 58
Madeline Mann is a Human Resources leader in the Technology industry with expertise in building purpose-driven, dynamic company cultures and bringing the people element to every business decision. She leads Talent Development at Inspire, a Los Angeles based clean energy company, where she crafts learning and development programs to further company initiatives. Prior to Inspire, she was on the Human Resources team at Scopely, and was the Director of People Operations at Gem. Madeline is also the ...
May 02, 2019•48 min•Ep. 57
Rand Fishkin is the founder of SparkToro and was previously cofounder of Moz and Inbound.org. He’s dedicated his professional life to helping people do better marketing through the Whiteboard Friday video series, his blog, and his book, Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World . When Rand’s not working, he’s most likely to be in the company of his partner in marriage and (mostly petty) crime, author Geraldine DeRuiter . If you feed him great pasta or great whisky, he...
Apr 29, 2019•43 min•Ep. 56
Andy Bilinsky is the CEO and Co-founder of Lensabl , a convenient and affordable online prescription lens service where you can get the lenses you need, in your own frames, without leaving home. Prior to Lensabl, Andy worked in business development roles for Live Nation, HauteLook, Beachmint, PlayHaven and Co-founded ChirpAds. On this episode, Andy tells us how he got into entrepreneurship at such a young age, his experience in business development with multiple different companies and how he fo...
Apr 25, 2019•49 min•Ep. 55
David Gertler is the CEO and Co-founder of Treble , a platform that empowers you to efficiently engage and grow your network to generate new business opportunities and advance your career. On this episode, David talks about how he came up with the idea for Treble, doing market research, fundraising, building a team, making meaningful connections, gathering feedback and testing, utilizing an internship program, and how Treble is impacting the world of business networking. Show notes are at: https...
Apr 22, 2019•51 min•Ep. 54
John Lee Dumas is the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire , an award winning podcast where he interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs who are truly ON FIRE. With over 2000 episodes, 1 million+ listens a month, and seven-figures of annual revenue, JLD is just getting started. Show Notes: https://www.justgogrind.com/john-lee-dumas-podcast The Just Go Grind Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/justgogrind/...
Apr 18, 2019•15 min•Ep. 53
Khaled Elmasri is the founder of the R ISE Event , a fun packed 3 day business conference that brings together hundreds of gym owners, studio founders, and independent trainers to learn and grow with the leading entrepreneurs in their industry. In just 3 days the conference can take you from knowing absolutely nothing about growing a business in the fitness world to understanding the exact marketing strategy, mindset, and business structure to succeed and scale your company. Khaled is also an ex...
Apr 15, 2019•47 min•Ep. 52
Justine Reichman is the founder of NextGenChef , a San Francisco based culinary platform that allows Foodpreneurs to sandbox their ideas and connect with advisors who provide expert advice and support, enabling these Foodpreneurs to take their idea from concept to product. NextGenChef specifically targets aspiring chefs & Foodpreneurs who want to create local, affordable and regenerative food businesses. They partner with collaborative kitchens allowing Foodpreneurs to test their ideas and g...
Apr 11, 2019•45 min•Ep. 51
Avi Flombaum is a Co-Founder, Dean, and Chief Product Officer at the Flatiron School which provides technical education on coding and programming and was eventually acquired by WeWork to further their mission of enabling the pursuit of a better life through education. Avi has changed thousands of lives by teaching students - with little to no experience - to code and actually launch careers as developers. A self-taught programming prodigy and CTO-by-20, Avi is passionate about helping people lea...
Apr 08, 2019•39 min•Ep. 50
Shiv Gaglani is the co-founder and CEO of Osmosis , a medical and health sciences education technology company aimed at revolutionizing the way clinicians learn and retain information. Osmosis' social learning platform and high-quality content are being used by 800,000 present and future medical practitioners. They also currently have around 1 million YouTube subscribers and a total of 100 million video views. Shiv is also an editor at Medgadget, the co-founder and chairman of Quantified Care, a...
Apr 04, 2019•50 min•Ep. 49
Candice Lu is a founding partner at OnPrem Solution Partners and has 20 years of experience in media and entertainment consulting, focused now on surrounding herself with the best talent to do the best work for clients. At OnPrem Candice and her team spend every day innovating and building a next-generation consulting firm. They are passionate about hiring the best people and empowering them to become industry leaders. They pride themselves on leveraging the latest technologies and creating a co...
Apr 02, 2019•39 min•Ep. 48
Taylor Simpson's entrepreneurial spirit emerged when he was just seven years old and launched his first business – an art studio (selling crayon masterpieces for a few dollars). When that didn’t pan out, he moved on, undeterred, to businesses such as a graphic design company and other garage ventures, all before college. Using experience gained from the failure and success of his first 3 technological ventures, Taylor now serves as CEO of The Halo App, a marketplace lending platform that is sure...
Mar 28, 2019•46 min•Ep. 47
Cody is a Partner at Techstars – the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed – and works as steward of Techstars’ equity investments and venture capital funds for one of the most active early stage venture investors in the world. As of October 2018, Techstars is investing in 460 companies per year and the Techstars portfolio has gone on to raise nearly $6Bn in follow-on capital. Techstars Accelerator programs are the first investor in 5% of all Series A financings in the USA. Cody wor...
Mar 25, 2019•46 min•Ep. 46
Serah Blackstone-Fredericks, the Founder and CEO of Books in Harmony, works with individuals and small businesses to help them efficiently track their finances. By starting with clear goal setting of what is needed, they can structure a streamlined bookkeeping system and then create an action plan to process a range of items including: Monthly Bookkeeping Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable Courtesy Reminder Calls Financial Reporting Interim and Transitional Bookkeeping Support They strive to c...
Mar 21, 2019•51 min•Ep. 45
As of one of Dallas' most aggressive real estate magnates in the making, Chris D. Bentley has built his reputation upon surpassing client expectations. Having sold millions of dollars’ worth of homes during his 15+ year career, 50% of Chris’s business has consisted of repeat and referral clients and the other 50% from social media exposure. Specializing in the most elite properties in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Chris epitomizes integrity, energy, hard, work, and excellent customer service in ev...
Mar 18, 2019•48 min•Ep. 44
Shrein Bahrami is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in San Francisco and the founder of Evolve Wellness Group that specializes in eating, anxiety, and relationship disorders. Prior to the group practice, Shrein built her private practice from part-time to full-time after working as a clinician at an eating disorder treatment program. Shrein is also the author of Stop Bingeing, Start Living: Proven Therapeutic Strategies for Breaking the Binge Eating Cycle . On this episode, Shrein talks a...
Mar 14, 2019•37 min•Ep. 43
Astrid has been treating coughs, colds, rashes, and infections with things she can find in her kitchen for years. She was shocked by how well these food-based remedies worked and excited when modern nutrition research started revealing why. When others started asking her for tips, recipes, and advice, she knew she had to make them accessible to all. This led Astrid to start Good Medicine Co. — a company that makes functional food, beverage, and body products for modern ailments and health needs....
Mar 11, 2019•50 min•Ep. 42
