Randall Nachman of DocuFirst, who has over 15 years of experience in mortgage lending and software development with a strong focus on business processes, work-flow, operation, sales and marketing. He founded a mortgage brokerage company in 2003 which grew from 2 loan officers to 135 loan officers and ranked 2nd in the region for total loan closings and volume. He then founded ATLOS, a document management in 2008 which is used by lenders and borrowers. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Trump: The Art...
Nov 28, 2016•22 min
Rob Nelson, founder and CEO of Grow – a business intelligence platform. Nathan came across Rob when he was doing research in the intelligence space and Grow provided a lot of good feedback. Rob is a listener of The Top and happily accepted Nathan's invitation to be a guest on The Top. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – The ONE Thing What CEO do you follow? – Aaron Skonnard Favorite online tool? — Calendly Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what wo...
Nov 27, 2016•21 min
Tommy Sowers, who worked for McKinsey & Company and was the youngest senate confirmed assistant secretary in the Obama administration. On top of this, he is the founder of GoldenKey. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Getting Things Done What CEO do you follow? – Yvon Chouinard Favorite online tool? — Evernote Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— I try to If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – "There is no risk and don't wait for it to be easy" Time Stamped Show Note...
Nov 26, 2016•23 min
Mike Doyle, CEO of Rent Like A Champion, a vacation rental platform for sporting events. He has hosted 50 thousand travelers and made over $12 million in sales. Mike is a Shark Tank survivor who received an investment from Mark Cuban and Chris Sacca and both Mark and Chris are still very involved in the business. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – The Hard Thing About Hard Things What CEO do you follow? – Elon Musk Favorite online tool? — Trello Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Not now If you could let ...
Nov 25, 2016•24 min
Adam Robinson, CEO and co-founder of Hireology where's he's on a mission to help business owners make better hiring decisions using data and processes. He's known in the recruiting industry, an expert speaker, and author with over 20 years of experience in the field of hiring and selection management. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Crossing the Chasm What CEO do you follow? – Phil Knight Favorite online tool? — Evernote Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No If you could let your 20-year old self, know...
Nov 24, 2016•20 min
Dan Golden, a veteran digital marketing executive and speaker who still spends time diving into analytics and making strategic recommendations for his clients. He has spent a lot of time on the client side with large agencies. Dan co-founded the digital agency "Be Found Online (BFO)" and has led the BFO team from his roots as a paid search agency to a full service performance digital marketing agency. Listen as Dan talks about how he turned his side project, BFO, to a now, successful agency, mak...
Nov 23, 2016•20 min
Ali Salman who heads Rapid Boost Marketing where they exclusively work with professional service providers. Rapid Boost has grown to over $2 million in annual sales over the last 2 years with a goal of $25 million by 2020. They have generated over 120,000 ideal client inquiries for service firms and practices in the last 12 months. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing What CEO do you follow? – Elon Musk and Nathan Latka Favorite online tool? — Ninja Outreach Do you ge...
Nov 22, 2016•18 min
Dr. Dan Margolin, a practicing Podiatrist with over 27 years of experience and a practice that ranks from the top 3% in the country. Dan's second and current practice is widely successful compared to his first. Listen as Dan talks about podiatry and his new business which he co-founded, Effective Management. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – The 10x Rule What CEO do you follow? – Tony Hsieh Favorite online tool? — Testing Academy Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No If you could let your 20-year old sel...
Nov 21, 2016•15 min
Ron Miller, CEO of StartEngine,who was in Episode 40 of The Top and Chad Newell, CEO and founder of Snapwire. Listen as Ron and Chad explain how the new rule of SEC in equity crowdfunding helped their companies. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Ron: The E-Myth What CEO do you follow? – Chad: Sean Malarkey Favorite online tool? — Ron: Internal Email / Chad: Google Sheet Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Ron: No If you could let your 20-year old self know one thing, what would it be? – "It's all about co...
Nov 20, 2016•30 min
Timo Rein, CEO and co-founder of Pipedrive, a provider of sales CRM software that gives sales teams control over their selling processes. After spending $15,000 on a CRM for his own business that ended up being a total waste of money, Timo brought together a few engineering friends to create a better CRM solution for his own needs. This was the genesis of Pipe Tribe, which now has over 30,000 small business users worldwide and has reached $13.4 million in VC funding. Famous Five: Favorite Book? ...
Nov 19, 2016•23 min
Michael Cheng, co-founder of Sniply, an innovative new marketing tool that helps companies caption the value of content sharing in social media. Sniply links has generated over 150 million clicks and is used by notable brands such as IBM, Salesforce and Greenpeace. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Steve Jobs Biography What CEO do you follow? – Steve Jobs Favorite online tool? — Google Translate Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Yes If you could let your 20-year old self know one thing, what would it be...
Nov 18, 2016•20 min
Nov 18, 2016•20 min
Nathan interviews Tanner Larsson, co-founder of 80/20 Media, CEO of e-commerce brand incubator BuildGrowsSale.com. He's also the founder and facilitator of an exclusive e-commerce syndicate called Black Label – composed of the best and brightest marketers, CEOs, and entrepreneurs in the e-commerce space. He recently published his first book called Ecommerce Evolved which offers readers a box view of how successful e-commerce brands build, grow, and scale. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Rocket Fue...
Nov 17, 2016•21 min
Rey Grainger, founder and CEO of Mavenlink, where he's leading a mission to re-invent the way businesses do work. Ray brings over 25 years of experience in software and technology consulting to Mavenlink. He also invests in several technology companies through Accenture technology ventures including enterprise knowledge manager vendor InQuira. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Good to Great What CEO do you follow? – Marc Benioff Favorite online tool? — Evernote Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— I don't ...
Nov 16, 2016•21 min
Brandon Foo, co-founder and CEO of Polymail (YC S16) – an email platform making businesses and companies more productive. Previously, he co-founded CTRL LA Collective, a co-working space in LA. He graduated from UCLA where he co-founded Bruin Entrepreneurs which is now the biggest entrepreneurship organization at UCLA. Listens as Brandon shares how he built Polymail and why entrepreneurs prefer it over Gmail. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – N/A What CEO do you follow? – Aaron Levie Favorite online...
Nov 16, 2016•20 min
Ben Dobyns, CEO and founder of Zombie Orpheus Entertainment. He's started giving the company's films away for free ever when he started the company—a tradition he's proud to continue today. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – The Art of Game Design What CEO do you follow? – Jamie Wilkinson Favorite online tool? — Slack Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Yes If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – "Take the time to pursue the dream. Shortcuts will disempower you and empow...
Nov 14, 2016•24 min
Debbie Johnston, recognized as Entrepreneur of Richmond and the founder of Care Advantage – a dynamic and compassionate care company that is devoted in giving back to the community. She's the author of The School of Heart Knocks . Listen as Debbie shares her inspiration in starting Care Advantage and her experience in Secret Millionaire. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Think and Grow Rich What CEO do you follow? – Steve Jobs Favorite online tool? — Facebook Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Never If y...
Nov 13, 2016•23 min
Matt Kepnes of NomadicMatt.com, the man who went from everyday worker to travel writer. Matt grew up in Boston and he didn't take his first trip until he was 23—a cruise to Montreal. After he started a life as a young professional, he decided to travel the world, so he headed to Costa Rica in 2004, Taiwan in 2005, and never looked back. Listen as Matt talks about the success of his blog and how he grew it from a simple online journal. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Influence What CEO do you follo...
Nov 12, 2016•24 min
Chris Bruznicki, CEO of Vaystays, which is a vacation rental marketplace tool used by propriety manager like Wyndam. He has been featured in Entrepreneur and was awarded the bronze star. Listen as Chris tells us how Vaystays is earning and what made him decide to raise capital. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Good to Great What CEO do you follow? – Steve Jobs Favorite online tool? — DocuSign Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No If you could let your 20-year old self know one thing, what would it be? –...
Nov 11, 2016•32 min
Patrick Ambron, co-founder and CEO of BrandYourself.com, which helps people look better online. He's an instructor at General Assembly and was included INC's 30 under 30 list. Listen as Patrick talks about his experience on SharkTank and how it boosted his company's revenue. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Made to Stick What CEO do you follow? – Reed Hastings Favorite online tool? — X.AI Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No If you could let your 20-year old self know one thing, what would it be? – "I ...
Nov 10, 2016•25 min
Renee Zau, co-founder and CEO of DonationMatch, a product donation network for school and charity events that works similarly to match.com. She's obsessed with increasing a win-win partnership between brands and non-profit that don't cost money but can generate more for everyone involved. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – E-myth Revisited What CEO do you follow? – Craig Newmark Favorite online tool? — Streak and Asana Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Almost If you could let your 20-year old self know o...
Nov 09, 2016•20 min
Ash Kumra, an award-winning entrepreneur, author, public speaker, and talk show host recognized twice by the White House as an entrepreneur making an impact. Listen as Ash shares how he runs Youngry, a media company he co-founded that informs, inspires, and elevates young and hungry minded entrepreneurs to thrive. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Inside Steve's Brain What CEO do you follow? – Mark Benioff Favorite online tool? — Lead.com Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Yes If you could let your 20-ye...
Nov 08, 2016•18 min
Karan Chaudhry, a serial entrepreneur and co-founder and CPO of Comnplus, a company building advanced machine learning based personalization and recommendation engine focused on online digital content industry. He received his MS from Stanford University and is an active mentor and advisor at StartX, advising entrepreneurs on topics like fundraising, team building, data product management and product marketing. Prior to Comnplus, Karan was the co-founder and CEO of DropThought, a machine learnin...
Nov 07, 2016•18 min
Shawn Porat, founder of Scorely, Judgment Marketplace and Fortune Cookie Advertising. He's a VP at Mark Echo Enterprise and a contributor to Forbes, Time, and Money Magazine among others. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – N/A What CEO do you follow? – Elon Musk Favorite online tool? — N/A Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Never If you could let your 20-year old self know one thing, what would it be? – "Work with others and meet as many entrepreneurs as you can" Time Stamped Show Notes: 01:53 – Nathan in...
Nov 06, 2016•21 min
Bill Lyons, a successful real estate entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Revestor.com. Revestor is in the business of helping real estate investors find profitable properties to rent out as short and long term rentals. He also helps identify properties for quick profits. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Slash What CEO do you follow? – Tony Robbins Favorite online tool? — Rapportive Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Yes If you could let your 20-year old self know one thing, what would it be? – "T...
Nov 05, 2016•18 min
Craig Ballantyne, a productivity and a success transformation coach and the author of The Perfect Day Formula: How to Own the Day and Control Your Life. He's been a contributor to men's health magazines since 2000 and in 2001, he created a home popular work out program, Turbulence Training. Listen as Craig tells us how he overcome his anxieties using the 5 pillars of transformation and how he managed to make his users stay. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Rockefellar Habits What CEO do you follow?...
Nov 04, 2016•19 min
Ben Nye. Ben joined Bain Capital Ventures in 2004 and leads their infrastructure software team. Listen as Ben talks about how he became Turbonomic's CEO and how they got to Series D. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Steve Jobs Book What CEO do you follow? – Jeff Bezos Favorite online tool? — LinkedIn Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No If you could let your 20-year old self know one thing, what would it be? – "I wish I knew about the power of equity" Time Stamped Show Notes: 01:34 – Nathan introduces ...
Nov 03, 2016•20 min
Nov 02, 2016•21 min
Amit Shanbhag, co-founder of RocketReach.co, a company that allows users to lookup email addresses, phones, social links, etc. for over 250 million professionals worldwide. Amit bootstrapped to RocketReach from zero to over a hundred thousand customers including Apple, Google, and Morgan Stanley to name a few. He has more than a dozen patents and started his professional life writing code for geo-stationary satellites. He loves open water swimming, watching cricket, and spending time with his 4-...
Nov 01, 2016•28 min
Hal Elrod, a husband, father ,and the best-selling author of 8 books including one of the best self-published book of all time, The Miracle Morning, which sold over 200,000 copies and has been translated into 21 languages. He is an entrepreneur and international keynote speaker, podcaster, and co-creator of best blueprint ever life experience. Listen as Hal talks about his life after a car crash and how it paved his future. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Love is the Killer App What CEO do you fol...
Oct 31, 2016•25 min
