On Masters of Scale, iconic business leaders share lessons and strategies that have helped them grow the world's most fascinating companies. Founders, CEOs, and dynamic innovators join candid conversations about their triumphs and challenges with a set of luminary hosts, including founding host Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner). From navigating early prototypes to expanding brands globally, Masters of Scale provides priceless insights to help anyone grow their dream ent ...
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A podcast for entrepreneurs – reverse engineering the formula for successful scale, sale and exit. Inspired conversations with world-class entrepreneurs and the specialists who support them.
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The Innovators & Investors Podcast: Connecting the Startup Ecosystem. We are on a mission to bridge the gap between founders, investors, and industry leaders across the early-stage ecosystem. By bringing together visionaries from cutting-edge startups, venture capitalists, family offices, angel investors, accelerators, and studios, we offer a platform for sharing invaluable insights, market trends, and first-hand experiences. Whether you’re an entrepreneur navigating the challenges of buildi ...
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Unfiltered Stories and Actionable Advice from 7 & 8-Figure Entrepreneurs Ever wish you could peek behind the curtain of successful businesses? Think Business with Tyler delivers raw, unscripted conversations with founders who’ve scaled through chaos—divorce, health crises, near-bankruptcies, and breakthroughs. Host Tyler Martin (Fractional CFO, 2x exit entrepreneur) cuts through the hype to uncover real strategies for profit, leadership, and resilience. Why Listen? No fluff, just results: Ta ...
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How do business owners and CEOs increase their profits, increase efficiency and reduce the amount of time they spend within the business, all while growing their net worth for eventual sale and exit? Our mission is to answer this question and unlock the secrets to success in the world of business transition planning. Welcome to Elevate Your Business - a podcast where we discuss valuable but sophistricated and complex growth and exit strategies - and make them easy to understand. Join us as w ...
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Podcast for dentists – practice transformation and passive cash flow generation.
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Unlock the secrets to building, buying, and selling businesses that thrive without you. Join Sam Penny, renowned entrepreneur, adventurer, and Coach for the Brave, as he delves into the strategies that empower business owners to scale operations, enhance valuations, and achieve true independence. Drawing from over 25 years of hands-on experience in founding, growing, and exiting multiple ventures—including the acclaimed Cheese Therapy—Sam offers actionable insights to help you: 90 Days With ...
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Global Top 20 Entrepreneurship Podcast | Trusted by 100,000+ Innovators Startuprad.io™ is your backstage pass to the founders, investors, and tech builders redefining Europe’s innovation economy. Ranked among the world’s top startup podcasts and featured by Forbes, Tech.eu, Crunchbase, and Apple Podcasts, we give you front-row access to the DACH region’s most promising startups, unicorns, and venture capital trends. 🎧 Hosted monthly by Joe Menninger, the show brings you raw, strategic conver ...
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The Entreprenudist Podcast: The Place To Hear Real Entrepreneurs & Business Owners Bare It All
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About The Host Randolph Love III, is the Founder and President of, ShieldWolf Strongholds, a wealth protection company that specializes in providing Business Owners, Franchise Owners, and Retirees with high level Business Exit Planning, Retirement` Income Planning, and Tax Free Cash Value Life Insurance education as a Certified IUL Master. He is a Partner and Consultant with The Franchise Consulting Company; one of the most renowned American owned franchise consulting companies in the world. ...
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Scale Architects, founder, CEO and Secrets of The High Demand Coach podcast host Scott Ritzheimer has helped start nearly 20,000 new businesses and nonprofits and launched and sold his own multimillion-dollar business after leading it through an exceptional and extended growth phase (over 10 years of double-digit growth) all before he turned 35. He launched the Secrets of the High Demand Coach podcast so he could share the best secrets, advice, and stories, of top business coaches and consul ...
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In high-growth investing, knowing where to place your bets is everything. Fast Growth: The Venture Studio Way is for investors—high-net-worth individuals, angels, and seasoned professionals—and founders who are ready to scale, bringing them the exact tools and insights they need to build and back ventures with serious potential. Each episode delivers sharp, actionable insights into what truly drives value in today’s funding landscape, from tax-efficient SEIS/EIS schemes and venture studio mo ...
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Let's be honest: building a company from nothing is freaking hard. It has been for me. I grew my company Accelity from 0 to 7 figures with no partners and no funding. I'm also a startup mentor, a speaker, and a dedicated mother of three. Welcome to The Art of Entrepreneurship podcast—I’m your host, Jackie Hermes. Listen in as I share all the mistakes I’ve made and, more importantly, what I’ve learned from them, with no fluff, and no rose-colored glasses. The Art of Entrepreneurship is a show ...
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The podcast for entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts seeking insights into the common legal challenges faced by scaling businesses.
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The Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing I Brands
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The Consumer VC takes a look into early-stage consumer investing and venture capital. If you are interested in learning about consumer trends, have a b2c business and interested in learning about the fundraising process at the early stage, you have come to the right place. Mike interviews some of the top venture capitalists in the world that focus on B2C and consumer type companies or have a deep track record investing in these categories such as marketplaces, SaaS, social, CPG and non-tech ...
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Have you got what it takes to scale your business forward? Are you ready to take on greater heights in your entrepreneurial journey? Tune in to the Dare to Scale Podcast and find out the best practices, tactics, and strategies industry leaders and experts use to grow and scale their business successfully.Join hosts Warsha Joshi and Evan Le Clus as they discuss the framework that has helped many founders and entrepreneurs achieve incredible feats in their business.Everything from finding the ...
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Welcome to The Deal Playbook Podcast — the ultimate show for entrepreneurs, CEOs, and founders who want to scale their businesses, diversify risks, and unlock multiple exit opportunities through strategic acquisitions and deals. Hosted by Tom Shipley, an experienced entrepreneur with 18 successful acquisitions and exits, this podcast offers invaluable insights into the world of M&A. Each episode features expert guests who share their knowledge on how to identify once-in-a-lifetime deals, nav ...
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Advance Your Wealth With Homer Smith provides you and your business with the financial advice needed to make calculated decisions moving forward. With over 18 years of industry experience, Homer Smith, Private Wealth Advisor with Konvergent Wealth Partners, understands the importance of a commitment to customer service and strives to help clients pursue their financial goals towards aspirations and retirement. Each episode we'll take a deep dive into a different complex topic surrounding per ...
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Welcome to Ten Years Years In The Making - a podcast for operating founders who want to learn how to successfully build and scale a direct-to-consumer e-commerce business. I’m your host, Adam Robinson, Founder and CEO of Retention.com. Over the past 2.5 years, my company has gone from $0-$14M ARR with 6 people and zero funding. Prior to that, I bootstrapped Robly Email Marketing to an 8 figure exit. For over 10 years, I’ve been starting, scaling, and selling companies, and through this podca ...
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What started as five friends filming trick shot videos 16 years ago has become a new media empire. Dude Perfect has more than 61 million followers on YouTube alone. CEO Andrew Yaffe talks with host Jeff Berman about how he and the dudes are leveraging the Disney playbook to build a vertically integrated business that spans, content, products, event…
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S3 E8: How to Win Grants – and Make Them Work for You
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41:09Grants aren't just free money, and applying for them isn’t always straightforward. In this episode, we unpack how founders can use public funding alongside private investment to scale smarter. With insights from Gabriela Isas (Co-founder of Good With) and Hannah Williams (Innovate UK Business Growth), we explore what makes a fundable project, commo…
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Disrupting Higher Education and Embracing AI at Lumen Learning
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41:22In this insightful episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Kim Thanos, founder and CEO of Lumen Learning—a pioneering company transforming higher education by providing affordable, digital textbook alternatives aimed at increasing student success in critical gateway courses. Kim shares the origin story of…
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#70 - The Entrepreneurial Operating System – the blueprint for business success with Mike Paton of EOS.
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1:13:24Send us a text If you're a business owner or in a leadership role, this episode could genuinely change how you think about running and growing your company. My guest is Mike Paton, an entrepreneur and author who is one of the driving forces behind EOS—the entrepreneurial operating system We implemented EOS at my firm, Capital Partners, a few years …
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How to Make Yourself Redundant: The Nigel Hall Blueprint for Owner Independence
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23:33In this episode of Built to Sell | Built to Buy, Sam Penny interviews Nigel Hall, a seasoned entrepreneur and investor, about the critical shift of making oneself redundant in business. They discuss the importance of surrounding oneself with capable people, the role of trust and delegation, and the necessity of systems and automation in achieving b…
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Empowering Vehicle Owners: Automotive Data Ownership & Monetization with MyAutoData
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50:44In this insightful episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Manfred Heiss, Founder of MyAutoData and President of MAUD Incorporated, to explore the revolutionary concept of automotive data ownership. Manfred shares his extensive experience from BMW, Oracle, and Hewlett Packard, explaining how his frustrati…
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Trump’s impact on crypto future and your portfolio, with Unchained’s Laura Shin
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28:25While the first family engage in their own memecoin ventures, the crypto market is booming. Crypto expert and host of the podcast Unchained, Laura Shin joins Rapid Response to reveal the sector’s emerging economic, political and geopolitical implications. Shin also provides a primer on how to best experiment with crypto today, why Stablecoin is gro…
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Revolutionizing Dysphagia Diagnosis: IMAGExRAY’s Technology is Transforming Healthcare
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29:03In this episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez interviews Jacqui and Steve DIMarco, the CEO and the President of IMAGExRay, about their groundbreaking development of a portable, ultra-low dose radiation x-ray system designed specifically to diagnose and treat dysphagia, a dangerous swallowing disorder. They discuss how…
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Buyers Beware: If You Miss the Systems, You Miss the Truth
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29:31While most buyers obsess over financials, the real value of a business often lies deeper—within its systems. In this episode, Sam Penny breaks down the hidden signals that business systems reveal during due diligence. You’ll learn how to spot red flags, recognise green flags, assess system maturity, and ask the questions that separate savvy investo…
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Emotions, Vision, Leadership & Growth with Vanessa Judelman (Stage 4) - Ep. 297
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24:11In this empowering episode, Vanessa Judelman shares how you can lead effectively in a fast-paced world by becoming a conscious leader. If you’re struggling with team misalignment, or if you feel frustrated by slowing pace despite growth, you won’t want to miss it. You will discover: - Why conscious leadership helps you set the right tone for team a…
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There's Nothing Soft About Being a Steady Leader with Schuyler Williamson (stages 2,3,4) - Ep. 296
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31:59In this powerful episode, Schuyler Williamson shares how you can lead steadily through chaos using proven models. If you’re struggling with overwhelm, or if you feel chaos derails your leadership, you won’t want to miss it. You will discover: - Why steady leadership ensures clarity in chaotic growth stages (and how he learned it from a direct hit b…
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Branding Strategy that will Supercharge Your Exit Plan with Angelo Ponzi (stage 5) - Ep. 295
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24:07In this insightful episode, Angelo Ponzi shares how you can enhance your exit strategy with a strong brand focus. If you’re struggling with market saturation, or if you feel unprepared for a big exit, you won’t want to miss it. You will discover: - Why understanding culture ensures a smoother exit and lasting legacy - How to assess your market size…
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The Founder’s Guide to Marriage with Dr. Robin Buckley (stages 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) - Ep. 294
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24:56In this empowering episode, Dr. Robin Buckley shares how you can apply business strategies to strengthen your marriage. If you’re struggling to balance work and relationships, or if you feel overwhelmed by marital challenges, you won’t want to miss it. You will discover: - Why business skills like strategy can enhance your marriage across all stage…
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Bridging the Leadership Gap with Rhiannon Albert (stage 4) - Ep. 293
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23:08In this insightful episode, Rhiannon Albert shares how you can align HR strategy to manage growth and reduce overwhelm. If you’re struggling with team misalignment, or if you feel bogged down by HR complexities, you won’t want to miss it. You will discover: - Why partnering with HR aligns your team and mitigates risk in chaos - How to integrate HR …
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From $100 and a Bag of Powder to a Thriving Superfoods Brand - Justin Snyder
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1:05:33Justin Snyder went from $100 and a bag of spirulina to building an 8-figure superfoods brand—without a single dollar of outside funding. What started with borrowed packaging and orders fulfilled from a local health shop has grown into Forest Superfoods, a thriving ecommerce business known for premium, organic supplements. But Justin didn’t get ther…
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Transforming Legacy Industries through Thematic Investment and AI with Jon McLaughlin
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44:03In this insightful episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Jon McLaughlin, managing partner at Emberline and CEO of TBX. Jon shares his unique journey from Wall Street derivatives trading to backpacking around the world, followed by an MBA and deep private equity operational experience. Together, Jon and …
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How to grow and exit—again and again w/ Lior Weinstein, serial entrepreneur & Founder of CTOx
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23:13This episode of The Art of Entrepreneurship is for anyone who wants a repeatable process for building and scaling companies. My guest today is Lior Weinstein, serial entrepreneur and Founder of CTOx. Lior and I discuss where entrepreneurial drive comes from, how to create a predictable process for growth, why micromanagement fails, and what he opti…
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Trailer: Welcome to Built to Sell | Built to Buy Hosted by Sam Penny, entrepreneur, adventurer, and Coach for the Brave. If you're a business owner thinking about selling, or an investor ready to buy, this podcast is your edge. Each week, we give you the tools to make smarter decisions, build more valuable businesses, and avoid the expensive mistak…
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Building People First: Creating a High-Performance Dental Practice and Business – Dr. Matt VanderMolen: Ep #539
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43:20Want to know more about leadership, culture, and creating a business that thrives? Joining the show today is Dr. Matt VanderMolen. From starting his dental career in the Navy to building a top dental practice in Springfield, Illinois, Matt talks about why your team comes before the patient and the importance of defining a clear mission within your …
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Turning Wood Waste into Renewable Energy: How Woodchuck and AI are Revolutionizing Sustainability with Todd Thomas
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37:06In this insightful episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Todd Thomas, founder and CEO of Woodchuck and bestselling author of Unleashing Abundant Energy. Todd shares how Woodchuck is tackling two pressing global challenges—waste reduction and renewable energy generation—by diverting wood waste from const…
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Simon Sinek: How to identify great leaders & find your why
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36:22Author Simon Sinek joins host Reid Hoffman for a lively chat about how to identify good leaders, scale ideas, and leverage the “ultimate hack” for success. They also discuss why missionaries beat mercenaries in Silicon Valley and whether AI can ever really be your friend. Simon Sinek’s 15th anniversary edition of “Start With Why”: https://www.pengu…
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Revolutionizing Education with VR and AI: Inside Optima’s Journey with Adam Mangana
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40:57In this compelling episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Adam Mangana, President and CEO of Optima, to explore how immersive technologies like virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing K-12 education. Adam shares the origin story of Optima—born from his experience as an A…
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Startup Storytelling That Wins: Craft a Pitch Investors Remember
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42:40What if your startup pitch didn’t just inform — but moved people to believe? This episode reveals how the most effective founders use strategic storytelling to build trust, spark action, and secure funding. What You'll Learn: Why most pitch decks fail to convert — and how to fix them How to use emotional storytelling to resonate with investors How …
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Leading Authentically: Levi King’s Journey from Entrepreneur to Fintech Innovator
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42:06In this insightful episode of the Innovators and Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Levi King, CEO and Chairman of Nav, to explore the crucial role of business credit and financial health for small businesses. Levi shares his entrepreneurial journey, from bootstrapping multiple ventures in diverse industries to founding NAV, a …
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How to Turn Words into Wealth with Aurora Winter (stage 2) - Ep. 292
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26:06In this transformative episode, Aurora Winter shares how you can turn your story into a powerful brand to grow your business. If you’re struggling to stand out, or if you feel stuck in a job instead of a business, you won’t want to miss it. You will discover: - Why your brand is the story others tell to build trust and credibility - How to use a bo…
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Traditional Strategic Planning Doesn't Work with Lee Benson (stages 4,5) - Ep. 291
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25:07In this clarifying episode, Lee Benson, CEO of Execute to Win, takes aim at two enormous problems founders face (especially when they hire coaches or consultants). You will discover: - Why traditional strategic planning never works sustainably (leading to Treadmill) - Why your operating system, no matter what it's called or how much you love it, wi…
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Sports biz at a crossroads, from the WNBA to the NCAA to ESPN, with Sarah Spain of Good Game
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35:02Sports business has never had higher stakes—for every league, every team, every streaming service, and every player. Sarah Spain, host of the podcast Good Game with Sarah Spain, longtime ESPN personality and sports journalist, joins Rapid Response to unpack the complexities behind the WNBA’s mainstream moment, the future of ESPN’s streaming, and th…
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Bridging Worlds: Amar Bakshi on Transforming Global Connection with Noro
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36:44In this episode of the Innovators and Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Amar Bakshi, founder of Shared Studios and Noro, to explore how Amar’s visionary work is redefining human connection through immersive technology. Amar shares the evolution from his original art project, which connected strangers worldwide via life-size vi…
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Turning Rock Bottom into a Business Plan - Estil Wallace
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45:30Estil Wallace went from addiction and jail to building a multimillion-dollar recovery center—by applying the same 12-step grit to entrepreneurship. What started with 10 beds and a mission has grown into one of Arizona’s leading behavioral health agencies. But it didn’t happen by playing it safe. Estil had to stop doing $10 tasks, hand over control,…
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Harnessing AI through Seed-Stage Investments: Insights from David Evans of Sentiero Ventures
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30:10In this episode, host Kristian Marquez welcomes David Evans, managing partner at Sentiero Ventures, to discuss the firm’s investment thesis focused on seed-stage companies that leverage AI-enabled software to address real-world challenges in sectors like manufacturing and e-commerce. David elaborates on how Sentiero Ventures is uniquely positioned …
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This episode of The Art of Entrepreneurship is for anyone out there trying to build an effective marketing strategy but feeling stuck in the outdated funnel mindset. I’m sharing what I’ve been talking about with clients (and thinking about constantly): how today’s buyers actually behave. They’re doing their own research, bouncing between channels, …
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87 The Entrepreneur Mindset with Tim Brown of HookAgency.com
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54:28The Entrepreneur Mindset with Tim Brown of HookAgency.com The Entreprenudist Podcast https://entreprenudist.com In this episode of the Entreprenudist Podcast, Tim Brown, entrepreneur and CEO of HookAgency.com, shares his journey of building a successful digital marketing agency from the ground up. He opens up about the realities of entrepreneurship…
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Pioneers of AI: Reid Hoffman on AI’s environmental risks and rewards
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35:15Reid Hoffman recently stopped by Pioneers of AI to talk with host Rana el Kaliouby, and we didn’t want you to miss their fascinating conversation on AI’s environmental impact. They discuss AI’s potential for help and harm, explore what sustainable AI could look like, and predict how it could unlock scientific solutions to climate change. Learn more…
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From Surviving a Plane Crash to Building Baby Formula and Energy Drink Brands: Richard Lavar
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1:02:43This episode is brought to you by Highbeam. Highbeam is the all-in-one banking and cash management platform built for consumer brands – https://www.highbeam.co/capital?partn... Richard Laver isn't your typical founder. At age 12, he survived a plane crash that killed 137 people—including his father. Years later, he built Kate Farms to save his daug…
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Scaling Smart: Navigating Growth, Profitability, and Dental Exit Strategies - Jake Conway: Ep #538
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32:43What do dentists need to increase profitability in their business and create time freedom? Jake Conway, founder of Custom Practice Analytics, is back for an in-depth conversation on future-proofing businesses in an era of uncertainty. We dig into the financial stressors facing dentists and entrepreneurs today and how knee-jerk decisions often compo…
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Why great storytellers thrive in business, with Trilith Studios CEO Frank Patterson
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28:54Trilith Studios CEO Frank Patterson joined host Jeff Berman on stage at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta as part of our Masters of Scale live tour in May. Patterson shares insights for thriving as a creative entrepreneur and reveals the philosophy behind the success of Trilith’s growing influence in the entertainment industry. Later in the conversation, …
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Six AI investments. One explosive quarter. In this episode, Guy Remond (Co-founder, EHE Ventures) and Neil Vose (CEO, EHE Venture Studio) break down the first wave of startups backed by the EHE AI Growth Fund and why now is the smartest moment to bet on early-stage AI. We dive into: The real gap in the market that EHE set out to fill - and what was…
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Breaking Barriers: Fostering Diversity in Angel Investing with Ralph Groce
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40:48In this episode of the Innovators and Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez welcomes Ralph Groce, an angel investor and partner at Scroobious. The conversation dives into the systemic challenges faced by underrepresented founders—especially women and people of color—in accessing capital. Scroobious aims to bridge the gap between these talented f…
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#69 The Entrepreneur Whisperer - How To Get Exit Ready with Damian Connolly
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1:08:12Send us a text The pod's strapline is "reverse engineering the formula for successful scale, sale, exit, and life on the other side," and that's exactly what we discuss in this episode—strategically reverse engineering success. My guest today is Damian Connolly, the founder of a boutique accountancy business that focuses specifically on getting fou…
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May 2025: AI Unicorns, Mega VC Funds, and Regulation Shakeups in DACH
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31:18Startups in the DACH region are heating up — from AI unicorns to VC mega-funds. In this monthly startup news roundup, we unpack the most important trends in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland’s tech ecosystem. Learn how Parloa became Germany’s second unicorn of the year, how Quantum Systems secured €160M to dominate aerial AI, and how the EIB’s €70B…
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How BrightHive is Unlocking the Power of AI to Transform Data-Driven Work
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46:32In this episode of the Innovators and Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Suzanne El-Moursi, co-founder and CEO of BrightHive, to discuss how AI-driven data solutions are transforming the workplace. Suzanne shares BrightHive’s mission to make data insights accessible to all employees through agentic AI—specialized autonomous age…
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Negotiate Like the FBI: Sales Psychology for Startup Founders
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46:42What happens when an FBI-trained negotiation coach brings elite sales psychology into the startup world? You get a masterclass in influence, integrity, and investor persuasion. Today’s episode of Startuprad.io features Matthias Bullmahn, a crisis negotiation expert, former Accenture executive, and storytelling coach — here to show founders how to n…
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The Secret to Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur with Pia Silva (stage 2) - Ep. 290
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23:13In this BS free episode, Pia Silva, Owner of No BS Agency Mastery, shares how she went from struggling as an entrepreneur to making $40k+ per month, by doing less things for fewer people. If you are looking to boost your profits as an Entrepreneur (in stage 2) without giving up your time, you won't want to miss this episode. You will discover: - Ho…
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86 What It’s Like to Visit a Chiropractor | Chiropractic Experience w/ Dr. Sanders & Dr. Battiste
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39:52What It’s Like to Visit a Chiropractor | Chiropractic Experience w/ Dr. Sanders & Dr. Battiste The Entreprenudist Podcast https://entreprenudist.com What It’s Like to Visit a Chiropractor | Chiropractic Experience w/ Dr. Percell Sanders & Dr. Amari Battiste Thinking of visiting a chiropractor? Here’s what a real visit looks like inside 100% Chiropr…
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OLIPOP’s gutsy play to dethrone Coke and Pepsi, with Ben Goodwin
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29:59OLIPOP’s surging popularity has taken the $60 billion soda industry by storm. As Gen Z and millennials ditch sugary sodas, OLIPOP is leading the pre-biotic beverage trend, sparking the likes of Coca Cola and PepsiCo to enter the fray. OLIPOP’s co-founder, CEO and formulator, Ben Goodwin, joins Rapid Response to share how the brand is navigating the…
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Navigating the Startup Landscape: Insights from Raj Malik of Pixel Perfect Ventures
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43:43Join host Kristian Marquez in this insightful episode of The Innovators and Investors Podcast featuring Raj Malik, partner at Pixel Perfect Ventures. In this episode, Raj delves into the significance of grit and adaptability in founders as they navigate the uncertain landscape of startups and shares the firm’s unique perspective on investing, roote…
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How to Stay in the Game When Everything Says Quit - Marcos Rivera
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43:32Marcos Rivera went from a 410-square-foot apartment in the Bronx to running one of the fastest-growing pricing consultancies in tech—Pricing IO. But six months after launching his business, the world shut down. Clients vanished. Revenue dried up. And Marcos faced the question every founder dreads: Should I quit and go back to corporate? With two yo…
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AI, Healthcare, and Early Detection: Investing in a Healthy Future with Erin Niehaus
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32:23In this episode of Innovators and Investors, host Kristian Marquez talks with Erin Niehaus, partner at DigitalDx Ventures, about how AI is transforming healthcare. Erin shares her journey from finance to venture capital and explains DigitalDx’s focus on non-invasive early disease detection. They discuss the challenges of AI adoption in healthcare, …
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