Get ready to step into the unfiltered world of entrepreneurship with the award-winning entrepreneur Susan Sly on the Raw and Real Entrepreneurship® podcast. Recognized and featured by major media outlets such as Forbes, MIT Sloan Management Review, CNBC, Fox, and CNN, Susan brings an exceptional blend of real-world experience and hard-earned knowledge to the podcasting stage.
As the co-founder of a leading AI company, Susan harnesses her unique insider perspective to explore the hearts and minds of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. She presents candid, in-depth conversations that uncover the realities of their journeys, featuring enlightening discussions with illustrious founders like Glenn Stearns, Jesse Itzler, and Brandon Steiner.
The Raw and Real Entrepreneurship Podcast is a dynamic and insightful show dedicated to revealing the unfiltered truths of entrepreneurship with new interviews every week. Through compelling stories and personal anecdotes, guests share their highs and lows, offering listeners a glimpse into the perseverance, resilience, and hard work required to navigate the unpredictable landscape of business ownership. From startup struggles to strategic growth, each episode provides valuable insights, practical advice, and actionable takeaways for aspiring and established entrepreneurs alike.
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Lori Harder came from a family of ‘hearty’ women who struggled with body image and weight. Lori recalls that her mom and her sisters were continuously trying the latest diets; initially having some success and then rebounding back to their pre-diet ways. Dieting was a normal part of life, one that was used to compensate for the sense that bad genetics were in play. Lori didn’t realize that she, or her family, was different until she was one day teased for her size. On this day she made a decisio...
Bill Bartmann was one of the wealthiest men in America. Bill has graced the covers of Inc. Magazine, Forbes and more. Bill came from extremely humble beginnings; growing up on welfare, food stamps and one of eight children. Bill’s father, a janitor, worked but couldn’t make end’s meat. The family shuffled around, sometimes living in derelict buildings and often going to sleep with rumbling stomachs. At the age of fourteen, Bill, left home saying, ‘I am not sure if anyone actually noticed.’ By fi...
What do you do when you are homeless at 14, become paralyzed at 17, drop out of school and are the kid no one cares about? You dig in and become one of the richest men in America! Bill Bartmann is known as The Comeback Kid and he knows all about overcoming life's challenges to thrive. Bill is an inspiration; someone who has managed to continue to get up when the majority of people would not. Bill is truly a champion and someone who is also committed to balanced living. Listen to Part 1 of this a...
A victor over life's challenges since an early age; at 6 weeks old Dottie was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and doctors told her parents not to expect her to live past 2 years of age. Then, when Dottie reached 2, doctors told her parents she would not make it to first grade. Now at 44, Dottie Lessard is one ferocious athlete with an insatiable appetite for life and she has every intention in competing in athletics and in life at the highest level possible. She credits her courage and strength t...
In this week’s podcast, I interview Lisa Wolny, a mother and survivor of a massive stroke. She is truly a champion. After her stroke, at the age of thirty, Lisa spent years coming back. When she reached a place where she no longer required assistance for life’s simple tasks such as going to the restroom, she became complacent. She felt awful and yet years went by existing in this living coma of a life. One day Lisa decided she had had enough. She made a decision to get healthy no matter what. Fr...
A very special NEW YEAR conversation. Matthew Ferry is the world’s preeminent authority on The Drunk Monkey, his nickname for the mind, and the underlying cause that blocks you from attaining what you truly desire. As a happiness and success expert, he literally wrote the book on The Drunk Monkey and is passionate about teaching street-tested techniques to get it under control so you can make more money, have better relationships, and finally experience the balance and life satisfaction you’ve b...
Jeffery Combs is the president of Golden Mastermind Seminars, Inc. and is committed to assisting people change the way they feel in order to achieve their goals and dreams! Jeffery is the author of the highly inspiring books "The Procrastination Cure", “More Heart Than Talent” and “Psychologically Unemployable” as well as over fourteen other motivational and personal development products. Join Susan as she interviews Jeffery about his triumph over addiction and his road to success. This is inspi...
