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Now displaying: October, 2016
Oct 25, 2016
 
Today's Podcast:
 
Corey Whitaker, Co-founder & Partner - Evolved Finance
Parker Stevenson, Partner - Evolved Finance

Have you ever thought that you and your company would be better off with a partner? Not just someone to work with you as an employee, but someone who has an equity stake in your growing company?

Well, listen in on this very interesting episode as our guest from episode #10, Corey Whitaker, comes back to the podcast and shares the why and the how he developed a partnership with Parker Stevenson to help his company grow even faster.

This is the first time we have invited two guests to be on the show at one time. And, I am so glad we did. Both Corey and Parker get really personal and share insights about:

  • Why having a partner has been beneficial.
  • Can you be friends and partners?
  • How do you make a partnership work?
  • How do spouses fit into a business partnership?
  • Tips on daily and weekly communication when you have a remote partnership.
Oct 18, 2016
 
Today's Podcast:
 
Eric Cope, Co-founder & CEO - Smile Squared
 
Do you know TOMS Shoes? Well, think of Smile Squared as the TOMS Shoes for toothbrushes. Eric and his wife created Smile Squared as a way to sustainably help improve the health of children around the world with a simple toothbrush. Their simple bamboo toothbrush has even been on NBC The Today Show and in Oprah Magazine!

But, as many of you know, there is nothing simple about launching a business, let alone a one-for-one social enterprise. During his journey From Founder To CEO, Eric learned a lot about himself and growing a social enterprise. He speaks about:

  • Why first seeing yourself as the CEO is part of the journey
  • How "doing everything myself" isn't sustainable
  • Why balancing between daily operations and being the Chief Evangelist is so difficult during the early phases of a startup
  • How the one-for-one model only works with sales
  • Why execution instead of deliberation is the default successful startup CEO behavior
Oct 11, 2016
 
Today's Podcast:
 
Ilya Bodner, Founder & CEO - Bold Penguin

Originally from Uzbekistan, Ilya Bodner started with nothing and is tackling one of the toughest industries in which to launch a startup - insurance. But, with determination, thousands of hours of interview research, lots of patience, and a wonderful team, Ilya has successfully grown an #insurtech company that is getting huge traction. With over 2,000 insurance agents using his platform, he is well on his way to taking Bold Penguin to even more bold growth.

And, along the way, Ilya has learned quite a bit about the transition from Founder to CEO. You'll hear him talk about:

  • How balancing story-telling and operations is key to a successful transition from Founder to CEO
  • How adding more structure to his company was important to the success of his company
  • Why hiring people smarter than you is hard for Founding CEOs and why it's key to your success
Oct 4, 2016
 
Today's Podcast:
 
Erin Green, Founder & CEO - Verify Services

The world is complex and getting more complex by the day. In my experience, anyone that can take aware some of that complexity has a winning business.

Erin Green understands this and founded a fast-growth company that helps you ensure you are getting the value you contracted for with your out-sourced service providers. That includes telecommunications, utilities, merchant processing, and more contract management. It's all about a laser-like focus.

Erin's wisdom about growing from Founder to CEO is well worth a listen. She opens up about:

  • Learning to let things go
  • "...I can't control every aspect of the business..."
  • Working on the business instead of in the business
  • The power of a quality mentor
  • How promoting a key team member to a higher level operations role made her a more effective CEO
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