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Feb. 22, 2023

Vanessa Gabriel - Persevering with an Entrepreneurial Mindset

As an entrepreneur, you go through the highs and lows of business ownership. If you’ve ever struggled with finding the motivation to keep pushing through the challenges, my conversation with Vanessa Gabriel will give you the ...

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Feb. 15, 2023

Melissa Widner - The Changing Face of Founder Financing

If you’ve ever thought about getting outside capital to fund your business but weren’t sure what your options were or what the process entails, my conversation with Lighter Capital CEO & Heads Over Heels co-founder & chairpe...

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Feb. 8, 2023

Jeremy Gardner - Serial Success on the Bleeding Edge

Jeremy Gardner is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and venture capitalist who has found a great deal of success by diving into the ideas he’s passionate about and staying at the forefront of business and industry from b...

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Feb. 1, 2023

Josh Fuller - Overcoming Obstacles By Going All In

Josh Fuller is the founder and CEO of Matic Digital, a digital strategy and talent growth agency that he grew to over $1.5M in new business in its first year. Josh shares how he did that while also battling serious …

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Jan. 27, 2023

Ken Babcock - Leaving Harvard to Bet On Yourself

Ken Babcock, along with his 2 co-founders, dropped out of Harvard Business School during the pandemic to launch their business, Tango, a SaaS company that helps users create beautiful step-by-step tutorials of any digital pro...

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Jan. 26, 2023

Vinnie Potestivo - Big Conversations in Small Media

Vinnie Potestivo is an Emmy Award-winning Media Advisor and Creator Economist who helps clients leverage their media and content to make more impact. He is the Founding Creator of I Have A Podcast®, host of its podcast, and t...

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Jan. 20, 2023

Tommy Yionoulis - Staying the Course as a Bootstrapped Startup

Tommy Yionoulis is the founder of OpsAnalitica, a SaaS platform that helps multi-unit businesses manage and measure their daily team activities for more consistent operations. In this episode, you’ll hear how Tommy went from ...

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Jan. 18, 2023

Lindsay McMahon - Staying One Step Ahead in a Crowded Market

Lindsay McMahon is the CEO of All Ears English and co-host of the All Ears English podcast serving professionals around the world where speaking English is key for their career success. The popularity of podcasting has explod...

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Jan. 13, 2023

Jen Pelka - Disrupting the Wine Industry with Values-Based Branding

Jen Pelka is a co-Founder and CEO with a passion for empowering women. Featuring world-class wines made by women, Jen has used values-based branding to build her business, Une Femme Wines, into the fastest growing sparkling ...

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Jan. 11, 2023

Cathy Nesbitt - Worming Your Way Into Business By Solving A Rotten Pr…

Cathy Nesbitt is a worm advocate and the founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters, an environmental business specializing in vermicomposting. Cathy helps educate people on how worms can help with waste management by turning garba...

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Jan. 5, 2023

Andrew Wolgemuth - Diamonds in the Rough - Finding Opportunity in the…

Andrew Wolgemuth is the co-founder and CEO of Wove, a jewelry company that is reinventing the jewelry industry by changing the way couples design and purchase engagement rings. As a US Army Ranger deployed in Afghanistan, sta...

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