092. PandaDoc | Mikita Mikado is an entrepreneur, executive, and former engineer. He is currently the CEO of PandaDoc, a Series-A funded SaaS business in San Francisco. His main interests are SaaS, sales automation, documents, metrics, startups, surfing, programming, and new technologies. This podcast is brought to you By: Blinkist gives you key ideas from the world’s best nonfiction books in 15-minute text and audio. Learn something new everyday with unlimited access to over 2,500 of the world’...
Nov 19, 2019•54 min•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast 091. Backjoy | Bing Howenstein began his career making movies in Los Angeles, where he made feature films for the studios, TV movies for the networks, short films for the festivals, and even wrote some stuff too. All of that experience in creating stories was perfectly suited to telling the story of a brand, so he licensed and brought to the market a product called Backjoy, which grew into a company that makes multiple products that fix the way you sit. This podcast is brought to you By: Blinkis...
Nov 18, 2019•51 min•Ep 91•Transcript available on Metacast 090. InfoMedia Group | Joel Comm is an internet pioneer, New York Times best-selling author of 12 books, professional speaker, futurist and influencer. With more than 20 years of doing business online, Comm has found success in online marketing, blogging, podcasting, video creation, social media, software development and mobile applications. This podcast is brought to you by: Blinkist gives you key ideas from the world’s best nonfiction books in 15-minute text and audio. Learn something new ever...
Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast 089. The Author Incubator | Dr. Angela Lauria helps life coaches and entrepreneurs to write, publish, and promote their books via the Author Incubator. Their authors earn an average of $10-30K per month per book within 30 days of publishing. Our Sponsors for this EP: StartEngine is the largest equity crowdfunding site in the USA. Over 170+ companies have raised $60 million using the platform. And 87% of companies successfully reached their minimum funding goal of $10k. Get 20% off your campaign ...
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast 088. FATHOM Water | Trevor Hill is Chairman & CEO of FATHOM Water. Prior to that, he co-founded Algonquin Water Resources of America in 2003, a division of the Algonquin Power Income Fund, of which he served as Director of Operations from 2000 to 2003. In 1994, Mr. Hill co-founded Hill, Murray & Associates, a design-build firm specializing in the construction and operation of water reclamation facilities in British Columbia and the Canadian Arctic. To keep the show free, please visit our sponsor...
Nov 13, 2019•55 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast 087. Death Wish Coffee | Mike Brown saw a need for coffee that was both strong and delicious to serve his groggy morning customers. After creating the perfect blend of beans and combining it with his unique roasting technique, the 'World's Strongest Coffee' was born. Today, over a million people have trusted Death Wish Coffee to wake them up and keep them going every day. This Podcast is Brought to YOU By: StartEngine is the largest equity crowdfunding site in the USA. Over 170+ companies have r...
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast 086. Profit.ly | Timothy Sykes is a day trader by day & co-founder of Profit.ly by night. After an elbow injury eliminated his aspirations as a pro tennis player, Tim set his sights on the stock market. In high school, he used the $12,415 he’d saved from his bar mitzvah money to invest on the stock market. Before he graduated, he’d turned that $12K into $125K. Today, he’s earned close to $5 million in profits, all from trading. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, &...
Nov 11, 2019•54 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast 085. Thycotic | Jonathan Cogley is the Founder of Thycotic & a Startup Mentor (👀 his blog at Good Rain Shade). He grew up in South Africa and began his software engineering career in London where he founded Thycotic in 1996, moving Thycotic headquarters to the United States several years later. Under Jonathan’s direction, Thycotic has rapidly grown into an innovation leader in privileged account management software, used by more than 180,000 IT administrators worldwide. *** For Show Notes, Key ...
Nov 08, 2019•57 min•Ep 85•Transcript available on Metacast 084. BELAY Solutions | Bryan Miles is the CEO & Co-Founder of BELAY Solutions, a company whose mission is to provide solutions that equip their clients with the confidence to climb higher. In 2010, Bryan and his wife Shannon formed Miles Advisory Group (MAG) to provide virtual support to busy leaders. They eventually expanded their virtual assistant model to include bookkeeping, copywriting, and web support services... *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabu...
Nov 07, 2019•59 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast 083. Alley Coworking | Jason Saltzman is the CEO and Founder of Alley, a post business incubator and shared workspace for entrepreneurs. He also co-founded the tech company, SeamlessDocs. Jason advises and invests in a variety of early stage companies and is a mentor for the Techstars accelerator program. Jason has worked with the US State Department, traveling the world to assist the growth of startup communities. On his latest trip the Middle East, he produced and starred in a documentary abou...
Nov 06, 2019•50 min•Ep 83•Transcript available on Metacast 082. The Automation Agency | Carl Taylor is CEO of Automation Agency. He is a highly regarded and engaging speaker who speaks at events across Australia and the United States on the topics of Entrepreneurship, Online Marketing, and Personal Growth. Starting his first business at age 15, Carl has gone on to start, buy and sell businesses in varying industries from Gift Baskets to Marketing. He continues to run businesses and Mentor entrepreneurs, young and old, helping them grow their businesses....
Nov 05, 2019•57 min•Ep 82•Transcript available on Metacast 081. ImageOne Print Solutions | Rob Dube is co-founder of ImageOne & author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you’ll ever take. He started selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school now his company, ImageOne, is ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies... *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Robe Dube Interview . ***...
Nov 04, 2019•47 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast 080. ClubWaka | Johnny LeHane is the Co-Founder of ClubWAKA - Kickball & Social Sports, which has made the Inc 5000 for 3 consecutive years. He is also the managing member and lead investor in the Hudson Valley Startup Fund, a $1 million member managed seed capital (angel investment) fund for high growth startups in the Hudson Valley, launched in 2015. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Johnny LeHane In...
Nov 01, 2019•56 min•Ep 80•Transcript available on Metacast 079. SixthDivison | Brad Martineau is the Cofounder of SixthDivision & PlusThis. Companies that help businesses plan out and thrive on marketing automation via Infusionsoft. Brad started his business career as Infusionsoft’s sixth employee and got a front row seat in watching the company grow from just six to 150 people, and from $500,000 to over $15 million in revenue... *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our websi...
Oct 31, 2019•50 min•Ep 79•Transcript available on Metacast 078. Snip-its Haircuts | Joanna Meiseles saw the need for a hair salon focusing on children and launched Snip-its in Boston, MA in 1995. As Founder and CEO of Snip-its, Ms. Meiseles ran five company locations, then franchised the concept in 2004 and grew the brand over a ten-year period. Under Ms. Meiseles’ leadership, Snip-its received numerous awards including the Franchise Times’ fastest 55 growth brands, and the Entrepreneur Top 500. Ms. Meiseles was twice a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entr...
Oct 30, 2019•55 min•Ep 78•Transcript available on Metacast 077. Very Intelligent Ecommerce Inc. | Brian Sloan is CEO of Very Intelligent Ecommerce Inc. (aka VIECI). Mr. Sloan quit his job as a lawyer to start a sex toy business that generates over $1 million a year, and he did it without office space or full-time employees. The company's most recent product, a sex toy for men (NSFW), launched as an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. It turned heads and raised over $260,000 — far more than its $45,000 goal— in the process. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, C...
Oct 29, 2019•55 min•Ep 77•Transcript available on Metacast 076. Vanderbloemen Search Group | William Vanderbloemen is the President and Founder at The Vanderbloemen Search Group. William has been able to combine over 15 years of ministry experience as a Senior Pastor with the best practices of Executive Search to provide churches with a unique offering: a deep understanding of local church work with the very best knowledge and practices of professional executive search. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode ...
Oct 28, 2019•39 min•Ep 76•Transcript available on Metacast 075. StickerGiant | John Fischer, CEO of StickerGiant, started the company in 2000 with a single sticker design and an online store to sell it on. From there he created StickerGiant.com with goal of becoming the "Amazon of stickers." Over the years, the company has transitioned and evolved from that original idea into one of the top printers of custom stickers and labels. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: John Fischer Interview . ***...
Oct 25, 2019•47 min•Ep 75•Transcript available on Metacast 074. FindEmails.com | Ryan Buckley is the Founder at Toofr.com, a cold emailing tool open to the sales community. Ryan is also author of The Parallel Entrepreneur which is about how he built and runs Toofr and his other businesses. He is the Co-founder & COO at Scripted.com, a premium ghostwriting platform. Ryan is living in Walnut Creek, California with his wife and two daughters. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Ryan Buckley Interv...
Oct 24, 2019•42 min•Ep 74•Transcript available on Metacast 073. Tower Paddle Boards | Stephan Aarstol is the CEO and founder of Tower Paddle Boards, a direct to consumer brand that focuses on the beach lifestyle niche. Tower was named the "Fastest Growing Company in San Diego" by the San Diego Business Journal in 2014, and ranked #239 on the 2015 INC 500 list of America's Fastest Growing Companies. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Stephan Aarstol Interview . ***...
Oct 23, 2019•44 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast 072. Spiffy Car Care | Scot Wingo is the CEO of Spiffy and the Executive Chairman of ChannelAdvisor. Spiffy is an on-demand car wash and detailing business currently in Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Dallas. ChannelAdvisor is a leading software/service business for Fortune 2k selling on eBay as a new channel. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Scot Wingo Interview . ***...
Oct 22, 2019•40 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast 071. Carthook | Jordan Gal is the Founder of Carthook, which is a cart abandonment software solution that recovers lost revenue by following up with potential customers who don’t complete the checkout process. Their flagship product is a customizable checkout with post-purchase upsells for Shopify stores. Jordan currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and three daughters. He is also currently co-hosting the Bootstrapped Web Podcast, which is a podcast about bootstrapping an online busi...
Oct 21, 2019•54 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast 070. LabDoor Testing | Neil Thanedar is the CEO of LabDoor. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Graduated from the University of Michigan in 2010. Worked as Executive Director of The Detroit Partnership. Co-founded Avomeen Analytical Services, an FDA-registered product safety laboratory. Named by CNNMoney as one its top ‘Generation Next’ Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2011. Won the Startup America Super Bowl Pitch Contest in 2012. Currently CEO & Founder at LabDoor, a digital health startup that ...
Oct 18, 2019•45 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast 069. How I Built This Business Podcast | Austin Peek is the host of How I Built This Business, a podcast that gives actionable advice for the (future & present) Entrepreneur, Solopreneur, and Small Business Owner. He is also the Principal of RiverStone RECAP, a commercial real estate mortgage brokerage firm in Jacksonville, Florida. The company utilizes commercial real estate lenders which include: Life Insurance companies, CMBS lenders, GSEs, Banks, Cooperatives, and Credit Unions. At RiverSton...
Oct 17, 2019•54 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast 068. StaffSource | John Sharpe is CEO of StaffSource. He has over 15 years of recruiting, financial and executive level management experience for both Fortune and mid-sized organizations. He has been recognized as the "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" and have led an amazing team of people to acknowledgments such as "Best Staffing Firm" and "Best Place to Work." Additionally, StaffSource recently earned the prestigious INC 5000 award for the 5th consecutive year, one that is owed to their hard-wo...
Oct 16, 2019•34 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast 067. Grayton Beer Co. | Jamey Price is the Founder of Grayton Beer. He hails from Vicksburg, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Mississippi with an Accounting degree. After graduation (and a stellar baseball career at Ole Miss), Mr. Price and his wife moved to Florida in 2005 to work for a software company. Searching for an opportunity to put roots in the community, Price wrote a 48-page business plan, and Grayton Beer Company was born. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info...
Oct 15, 2019•43 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast 066. Alligatortek | Sid Bala is an experienced software solutions industry executive with a proven record of helping businesses grow through the application of technology. In over 20 years at Alligatortek, Sid has built a thriving organization with a team-first, innovative culture. He oversees the business development, identifies opportunities for growth and better customer service, and drives the Gator culture rooted in teamwork, focus, and determination. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact...
Oct 14, 2019•41 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast 065. JEB Commerce | Jamie Birch is an affiliate manager and the founder and CEO of JEBCommerce. He started in the online marketing arena in 1999, working as a search engine guru for a dot-com in the resort town of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Jamie worked his way up to managing a multi-million dollar affiliate program and search campaigns for Coldwater Creek, a top-five national women's apparel retailer, growing the affiliate channel from several thousand dollars a month to $35 million a year. *** For ...
Oct 11, 2019•45 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast 064. Abunden Framework | Karl Maier has more than three decades of experience growing companies. He has been part of three management teams that grew companies 5X or more in three years. He has developed the Abunden Framework, to not only help companies grow, but also to help the owners, employees, customers, suppliers and families that are touched by these businesses. Karl is now using his 30+ years of experience in transforming and growing companies. The benefits of his Abunden Framework inclu...
Oct 10, 2019•39 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast 063. Breathe Right Nasal Strips | Dr. Dan Cohen is the former Chairman of CNS, Incorporated. Dr. Cohen was the driving force behind the meteoric rise of Breathe Right nasal strips, acquiring the rights to manufacture and sell the product for the medical equipment company he founded in 1982. In 2006, GlaxoSmithKline acquired CNS, including its Breathe Right nasal strips and FiberChoice chewable fiber supplement products, for $566 million. Dr. Cohen has a BS from Penn State University and received...
Oct 09, 2019•45 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast 
