032. Canvas Pop | Adrian Salamunovic Co-founder of CanvasPop, PopKey, & DNA11. He took $2,000 and launched two multi-million dollar, profitable companies without any outside investment. With his business partner, Adrian launched a DNA art company DNA11, a large format printing company CanvasPop, and PopKey, the first GIF keyboard. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit here: Adrian Salamunovic Interview . ***...
Aug 27, 2019•32 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast 031. Profit First Professionals | Mike Michalowicz is founder of Profit First Professionals. He's also the author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur , The Pumpkin Plan , Profit First , and Surge . His books have been translated into 10 languages. Profit First Professionals is an organization designed to support accountants, bookkeepers and other financial professionals to substantially differentiate themselves in the market - so they can dictate a premium for their services and attract more client...
Aug 26, 2019•36 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast 030. Prospect Now | Steve Wayne is the founder of ProspectNow, an online database of millions of commercial properties that enables its users to close more deals with less effort. Steve has grown the company from an idea, into a nationwide platform with thousands of customers and millions in revenue. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode with Steve Wayne, visit here . ***...
Aug 23, 2019•35 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast 029. Order My Gear | Kent McKeaigg is the Founder of OrderMyGear. He started the company so he could help his dad, Ronnie, sell gear to team parents. Ronnie sold sporting goods for over 35 years and felt the pain of collecting paper order forms, cash, and checks from parents. Kent decided to run an online store for his dad instead of dealing with paper, and the tool began spreading to dealers and reps around the country. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & th...
Aug 22, 2019•32 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast 028. The See Agency | Christa Colson is President & Founder of See Agency, the industry’s fastest growing speaker management outfit. She manages, consults, and represents a cadre of elite corporate talent, personally booking over $4M of speakers annually into corporate events. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode with Christa Colson, visit here . ***...
Aug 21, 2019•38 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast 027. The Vault | Kevin Smith is the CEO & Founder of The Vault, a collaborative workspace/innovation hub founded on the principle that people work better together. He's spent the last decade spearheading projects in global business development, startup investment and innovation initiatives. Since founding The Vault in San Francisco in 2013, Kevin has helped in-house companies raise over $200 million. With an eye towards the international, Kevin’s mission is to utilize The Vault to nurture th...
Aug 20, 2019•37 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast 026. Optamark | Tarang Gosalia is the CEO of Optamark. His company is an award-winning online print business, he currently consults for some of the largest companies and startups in the United States (Wayfair, OlaPic, the NFL, Draft Kings, ESPN, and thousands of companies) to streamline their print and promotional product purchasing. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode with Tarang Gosalia, visit here . ***...
Aug 19, 2019•43 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast 025. Funded Today | Zach Smith is Co-Founder of the World's Largest Crowdfunding agency - Funded Today. He enjoys starting, running, managing, and selling businesses. Most importantly, he loves helping others turn their dreams, ideas, and inspirations into successful companies. He is the Co-Author of the upcoming book “Funded” and also the Co-Founder of “CrowdCon Virtual”, the world’s first and biggest virtual crowdfunding summit. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned...
Aug 16, 2019•41 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast 024. Starfire Direct | Jonathan Burlingham is President of Starfire Direct. His company is the one stop shop for all things fire. Starfire Direct works with some of America’s finest designers, architects, homeowners, and contractors. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode with Jonathan Burlingham, visit here . ***...
Aug 15, 2019•40 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast 023. Soundboks | Hjalte Wieth is Co-Founder of SoundBoks. He along with his two co-founders, Jesper Theil Thomsen & Christoffer Nyvold, wanted to create something that would combine enjoying life while creating value for a lot of people. Driven by a passion for speaker design and great experience, the boys created SOUNDBOKS. In less than 3 years, the just-out-of high school guys have managed to get accepted into Y-Combinator and deliver more than 15,000 SOUNDBOKS to happy customers. *** For ...
Aug 14, 2019•34 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast 022. Stick-in-a-Box | Dana Severson is Founder of StickinaBox.co, Co-founder of StartupsAnonymous.com, and Director of Marketing at Promoter.io. He is an AngelPad alum, a weekly contributor to Inc.com, and the former CEO of Wahooly. On top of all this, Dana was born with a large forehead and natural ability to develop absurd ideas. He was immediately drawn to the advertising industry at a very early age. Growing up, he’d often get caught sipping a three-finger apple juice (disguised as cognac), ...
Aug 13, 2019•40 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast 021. Griffin Funding | Bill Lyons is the Founder & CEO of three companies in the real estate industry: Griffin Funding, Revestor, and Lyons Realty. Griffin Funding was named the 83rd fastest growing company in the nation by Inc 500 in 2017 as well as the #1 fastest growing mortgage company. Bill is focused on carving out a large segment of the $11 Billion online real estate advertising market and the residential investors that make of 25% of the real estate market. He built his former compan...
Aug 12, 2019•47 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast 020. Music X-Ray | Mike McCready has experienced success as a musician, and separately as an entrepreneur, but has found his true passion by combining music with business. As a signed musician, he achieved two hit singles. As an entrepreneur, his companies have been featured in Success Magazine, The New Yorker, and other media. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode with Mike McCready, visit here . ***...
Aug 09, 2019•31 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast 019: Lendroid Lending | Vignesh Sundaresan is a blockchain entrepreneur and an open protocol architect and Y Combinator Alumni. He designed and leads the project that implements the open protocol - Lendroid. A professional programmer with expertise in blockchain technologies, back-end programming, software product management, marketing performance mechanisms, knowledge organization, and data-mining. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode with Vign...
Aug 08, 2019•43 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast 018. YakGear | Bill Bragman began YakGear with a little innovation and open water. He was an avid fisherman and curious inventor, often tinkered with ways to improve the kayak experience. When he happened across two seemingly simple designs - leashes for paddles and fishing poles - friends took notice, and he knew he was on to something. Bill refined his idea and, in 2006, made the products available to the public under the name Reel Deels. Word got out and, as the company grew, so did its offer...
Aug 07, 2019•39 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast 017. You Need a Budget (YNAB) | Jesse Mecham is a recovering CPA that started a company called, "You Need A Budget" (aka YNAB) while in college. His company teaches people their unique Four-Rule Method that completely transforms how they view and manage their money. When people follow the YNAB Method, they break the paycheck to paycheck cycle, get out of debt, and save more money. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode with Jesse Mecham, visit her...
Aug 06, 2019•45 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast 016: Okera Data Management | Amandeep Khurana is CEO & Co-Founder of Cerebro Data. His company works with cloud native data management and governance software for enterprises. Before this he was the Principal Solutions Architect at Cloudera Inc, where he worked with Cloudera’s customers to help them with their adoption and usage of the Hadoop ecosystem. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Amandeep Khurana Interview . ***...
Aug 05, 2019•35 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast 015. Realty Mogul | Jilliene Hellman is CEO and Co-Founder of RealtyMogul. She's responsible for the company’s strategic direction and operations. Jilliene, who sits on RealtyMogul.com’s board, has underwritten over $5 billion of real estate and was previously a Vice President at Union Bank, where she spent time in Wealth Management, Finance and Risk Management. Jilliene is a Certified Wealth Strategist, holds Series 7, Series 63, and Series 24 licenses and has a degree in Business from Georgeto...
Aug 02, 2019•41 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast 014. John T. Reed Publishing | John Reed was born and raised in Southern New Jersey. He was a West Point ’68 paratrooper ranger, radio officer, Vietnam, real estate agent, property manager, Harvard MBA ’77 married in 1975 wife Harvard MBA ’78 started buying residential rental property in 1969 and continued for 23 years. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode with John Reed, visit here . *** Ready to part ways with your land in South Carolina? Visi...
Aug 01, 2019•41 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast 013. Blacksocks.com | Samy Liechti was asked by his then boss to attend a last-minute meeting with Japanese customers, he would not have imagined that this day would change his life. Tradition dictates that you take your shoes off for such occasions. It was then that it happened: a mistake so blatant it could not go unnoticed. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Samy Liechti Interview . *** Ready to part ways with your land in Arkan...
Jul 31, 2019•36 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast 012. Entrepreneurial You | Dorie Clark is a marketing strategy consultant, professional speaker, and frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review. Recognized as a “branding expert” by the Associated Press, Fortune, and Inc. magazine, she is the author of Entrepreneurial You (Harvard Business Review Press, forthcoming on October 3, 2017), Reinventing You , and Stand Out , which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Me...
Jul 30, 2019•36 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast 011. Bottle Breacher | Elijah Crane is the Founder and CEO of Bottle Breacher, a company that creates hand crafted 50 caliber bottle openers made by Military Veterans. As President of Bottle Breacher, Eli has grown Bottle Breacher’s annual revenue to over $5 million in 2015, applied for and received 7 patents, and Negotiated a partnership with Mark Cuban and Kevin O’Leary on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit h...
Jul 29, 2019•36 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast 010. Crowdbotics | Anand Kulkarni was previously co-founder and Chief Scientist of LeadGenius, a Y Combinator, Sierra Ventures, and Lumia Capital-backed startup using human computation and deep learning to automate account-based marketing (ABM). LeadGenius has raised over $20M in venture funding and developed best-in-class marketing automation technology used by Fortune 500 customers like Google, eBay, and Box. In conjunction with nonprofits like the World Bank, LeadGenius generates fairly-paid ...
Jul 26, 2019•27 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast 009. Scott's Cheap Flights | Scott Keyes has traveled to 45 countries (and 45 states!). He is left-handed, a lover of street food, and a 5-cups-a-day tea drinker. He has lived in Mexico (Oaxaca), Mozambique (Maputo), Chile (Santiago), and the United States (all over). On a dare he once ate 13 hot dogs (and a bowl of Dippin’ Dots) at the ballpark. He founded Scott’s Cheap Flights in a Denver coffeeshop. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit ...
Jul 25, 2019•38 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast 008. Help A Reporter Out | Peter Shankman is a spectacular example of what happens when you merge the power of pure creativity with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and a dose of adventure, and make it work to your advantage. An author, entrepreneur and corporate keynote speaker, this “worldwide connector” is recognized worldwide for radically new ways of thinking about customer service, social media, PR, marketing, advertising, and ADHD. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact In...
Jul 24, 2019•28 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast 007. AlphaShark Trading | Andrew Keene is President & CEO of AlphaShark Trading, which he originally founded as KeeneOnTheMarket.com in 2011. Previously, Andrew Keene worked as a proprietary trader at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He began his career in the prestigious Botta Capital 'clerk-to-trade' program, and would eventually co-found KATL Group. In 2015, Andrew began appearing as a regular guest on CNBC's Trading Nation, where he focuses on educating viewers on equity options marke...
Jul 23, 2019•16 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast 006. Residential Acoustics | Walker Peek is CEO of Residential Acoustics & Commercial Acoustics. They two companies offer acoustic consulting and products to customers on an array of projects from Offices and Commercial Space to Apartments and Theaters. Residential Acoustics began with our flagship sound-blocking curtains which we manufacture in downtown Tampa and distribute around the globe. Commercial Acoustics is focused on larger-scale, complex projects that require acoustical and engine...
Jul 22, 2019•34 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast 005. Entreprenette | Sarah Shaw is Founder & CEO of Entreprenette. She's an experienced business owner who has created and nurtured many businesses. In this episode, she discusses her secrets to getting your products in the hands of celebrities and revealing how to leverage that for powerful publicity and exposure in the media. Sarah Shaw’s products have been in over 1,200 stores and boutiques across the country, including Anthropologie, Nordstrom, Barney’s, Henri Bendel, Fred Segal, Neiman ...
Jul 19, 2019•49 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast 004. Lab Sensor Solutions | Jarie Bolander is an engineer by training and an entrepreneur by nature with over 20 years of bring innovative solutions to market such as Bluetooth, USB, RFID and Semiconductor DNA sequencing. He is currently the co-founder and COO of Lab Sensor Solutions, a digital health company that is applying sensor technology to track the temperature and location of clinical samples to prevent spoilage... *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned (...
Jul 18, 2019•30 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast 003. Second Flight Consultancy | Nick Kullin is the Founder of Second Flight Consultancy, a premier growth hacking, and digital marketing agency. He is a fearless and eccentric young entrepreneur who always believed that inside of every successful self-made person is a poor kid who followed his dream. Nick started his entrepreneurial journey... *** For Show Notes, Contact Info, & Nick's Favorite Tools, Books, & Resources used to grow his business then visit here: Nick Kullin Interview . ...
Jul 17, 2019•40 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast 
