Building Out Loud
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsBuilding better businesses, technologies, and lives by sharing them out loud. Show notes & newsletters can be found at readthebuild.com.
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#23: Lionel Nichols on Breaking Into the Fashion Industry
February 28, 2022 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBLionel Nichols is the founder of Mario & Lee where he designs exclusive 1 of 1 garments from the highest quality hand sourced fabrics, trims and notions. He has dressed celebrities such as Gunna and Mark John Jeffries and offers pieces for purchase at marioandlee.com. Hearing Lionel tell his story in audio format is inspiring, but I highly recommend you check out his Instagram below to visually grasp the unique pieces he has designed. In our conversation, Lionel and I discuss how modeling ...
#22: Alicia DeCastro on Coffee Grounds & Grounding Experiences
February 02, 2022 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBAlicia DeCastro is the owner of Fundati coffee shop & roastery in Lincoln, Rhode Island. She's on a mission to help you to find your Fundati or find ways to ground yourself through in-person at the coffee shop and experiences online through social media When she's not running the coffee shop, Alicia serves as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach where she helps clients achieve sustainable habits around nutrition, sleep, relationships, and movement. She offers these services remotely. You c...
#21: Avyay Chaganty on Helping Others Tell Their Story
December 02, 2021 18:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBAvyay Chaganty is co-founder and CEO of ACCL Marketing, a creative marketing agency focused on surpassing your business goals and KPI's through the art of digital storytelling. From creating logos to executing campaigns, ACCL brings the full marketing package. When he's not helping businesses, academic institutions, and non-profits tell their story, Avyay enjoys spending his time creating hand-made clothing for his side hustle Synapse. In our conversation, Avyay and I discuss the art of st...
#20: Sujude Dalieh on Making Career Paths More Accessible
October 07, 2021 19:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBSujude Dalieh is a co-founder of Gajo, an application that allows young people to create the life they want to live by redesigning career exploration and engagement. She also hosts/produces Don't Stay in Your Lane, a podcast about the unconventional and unchartered career paths that people have taken (available on Spotify). She is also an associate at Lux Capital and is pursuing an MS in Engineering, Design Impact at Stanford University. In our conversation, Sujude and I discuss the future...
#19: L.D. Russell on Spirituality, Religion, and Finding Your Tribe
July 01, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBL.D. Russell is a Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at Elon University, where he has taught in the areas of world religions and religion and culture since 1993. I had the opportunity to engage with L.D. in the classroom during my time at Elon University. His willingness to be vulnerable about spirituality, religion, and community (or a "tribe" as L.D. calls it), allows for students to explore difficult questions with great depth. In our conversation, L.D. and I discuss finding your tri...
#18: Nate Kadlac on Making Design Approachable for All
May 21, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBNate Kadlac is a digital product designer based in Los Angeles, California. He leads user experience and product design at HomeSpotter (acquired in May '21 by Lone Wolf Technologies.) Nate also co-hosts a weekly podcast called It's Gotta Be the Mic and hosts a live monthly workshop where he teaches the fundamentals of design to non-designers. You can view some of Nate's projects here, or on Dribbble. In our conversation, Nate and I discuss design for non-designers, why minimalism is boring...
#17: Greg Pellegrino on a Personal Philosophy of Leadership
May 14, 2021 16:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBHonoring the memory of a husband, father, brother, son, friend, and colleague by hearing his own words on leadership. This episode was recorded on April 14th. On April 25th, Greg passed away unexpectedly at the age of 55. In our conversation, Greg and I discuss memories he had with his late father, the time he shared with his kids, and the stories that shaped his leadership philosophy. May we carry Greg's memory forward by living out the principles and values that he depicts in this recor...
#16: Nick O'Brien on Productizing Copper's Anti-Microbial Properties
May 04, 2021 15:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBNick O'Brien serves as co-founder/CMO/CFO of Alloi, a consumer products company that brings elegant design and anti-microbial properties together. In the recording, you will hear Nick and I speak about Aeris (different from Arist, a separate digital product startup featured on this podcast). Nick and his co-founders have since rebranded and Aeris is now Alloi. Here's the co-founders' statement on the rebrand: "We’re becoming more than Aeris — an homage to copper — and introducing a new ...
#15: Ryan Laverty on the Future of Learning and Training
April 27, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34.4 MBRyan Laverty serves as co-founder/President of Arist, a text message learning platform working with organizations to create & deploy text message courses. One of Ryan's co-founders, Maxine Anderson, was featured on Episode #8 of Building Out Loud. This conversation is an interesting follow-up to Maxine's episode because it offers a new perspective on a familiar startup. In our conversation, Ryan and I discuss helping organizations create engaging, accessible learning materials and the imp...
#14: Christina Lampert on Business & Environmental Sustainability
April 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBChristina Lampert is the founder of the Sustennial Network - a social channel that celebrates sustainable lifestyles & businesses that are integrating sustainability into their practices. She is also a masters student at Columbia University where she is currently studying Sustainability Management. In our conversation, Christina and I discuss promoting sustainable practices through the Sustennial Network, macro vs. micro environmental change, and why businesses have a responsibility to ma...
#13: Turning the Tables - Creating with Consistency
April 13, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBGuest host! Thomas helps Josh reflect on building the podcast. Thomas Waschenfelder is the founder of Wealest. He was featured on Episode #4. True to form, I want to be transparent about what it's like to build a podcast. For that reason, I brought Thomas back on. Why Thomas? The challenge with content so far has been consistency. Thomas is the king of consistency. He's on a 2+ year streak of shipping an article and a newsletter every single week. In our conversation, Thomas and I discu...
#12: Alec Coughlin on The Guiding Principles of Growth
April 06, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBAlec Coughlin is the founder of Ludlow Growth where he helps increase the velocity of results for businesses. In our conversation, Alec and I discuss the values & beliefs that he leans on to implement sustainable growth within emerging businesses. Alec's Links Twitter LinkedIn Ludlow Growth
#11: Danny Miranda on The Power of Showing Up Every Day
March 30, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBDanny Miranda is the host of The Danny Miranda Podcast where he helps listeners pursue the highest versions of themselves. In our conversation, Danny and I discuss showing up every day, the 75 Hard challenge + meditation, and how he almost landed Matthew McConaughey on his podcast. Danny's Links Twitter Youtube Personal Site The Danny Miranda Podcast
#10: Rahul Rana on Making Moonshots
March 26, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBRahul Rana is the author of Making Moonshots and an associate at Lux Capital. In our conversation, Rahul and I discuss why it is imperative that we make moonshots, the future of deep tech, and the value of learning from our failures to achieve success. Rahul's Links Making Moonshots on Amazon Twitter LinkedIn
#10: Rahul Rana on The Importance of Making Moonshots
March 26, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBRahul Rana is the author of Making Moonshots and an associate at Lux Capital. In our conversation, Rahul and I discuss why it is imperative that we make moonshots, the future of deep tech, and the value of learning from our failures to achieve success. Rahul's Links Making Moonshots on Amazon Twitter LinkedIn
#9: Sean McDonald on Clubhouse & The Future of Digital Media
March 07, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBSean McDonald is a Media Guru, specializing in building, growing, and maintaining radio and broadcast video programs. He's the director of Neumann Media, Neumann University's largest student organization on-campus consisting of over 115 students. The organization includes award-winning FM licensed radio station 98.5 WNUW-LP,. In our conversation, Sean and I discuss how to get the most out of Clubhouse, communicating in a remote environment, and quality vs. quantity in content.
#8: Maxine Anderson on Empowering Women Innovators
December 22, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBMaxine Anderson is a co-founder of Project W and co-founder/VP of Operations of Arist. Project W is a student-led group dedicated to fostering collaboration amongst women innovators and entrepreneurs at Babson, Olin, and Wellesley (BOW) Colleges. Arist, is a text message learning platform which went through Y-combinator this past summer. In our conversation, Maxine and I discuss building connection and curriculum for women innovators and making education more accessible via text message.
#7: Gregg Vanourek on Discover Mode vs. Climbing Mode
December 17, 2020 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBGregg Vanourek is the co-author of Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives. In our conversation, Gregg and I discuss how taking the time to individually define discover mode vs. climbing mode leads to a happier, more fulfilling life for each of us.
#6: Ethan Jaffe on Persevering Through a Pandemic
December 15, 2020 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBEthan Jaffe is a co-founder and co-owner of Saje Kitchen, a restaurant focussing on southern style cuisine in Providence, Rhode Island. Saje Kitchen was scheduled to open in March 2020 when COVID-19 changed our way of life in the US. The Saje team adapted, prepared a safe environment for patrons, and persevered by opening to the public in August 2020. In our conversation, Ethan and I discuss navigating uncertainty, the power of food, and the importance of the customer experience.
#5: Wes Woodson on Embracing Who You Are as an Entrepreneur
December 08, 2020 21:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBWes Woodson is the founder and Chief Storyteller of thehidden, a streetwear brand designed to empower outsiders to never hide who they truly are. Wes is also in the fundraising stage of publishing a book called “The Anxiety Advantage” - a perspective on anxiety and how to manage anxiety as a Gen Z-er. In our conversation, Wes and I discuss embracing who you are on your entrepreneurial journey, discussing mental health openly, and the creation of his own podcast to be released in 2021.
#4: Thomas Waschenfelder on Building Wealth & Leverage
November 19, 2020 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBThomas Waschenfelder is the founder of Wealest, a platform that simplifies the ideas of wealth creators. Wealest is designed to take you from zero understanding about how people build wealth to a working knowledge of how you can do it yourself. In our conversation, Thomas and I discuss creating a personal definition of wealth, learning from mental models, and building leverage online. While Thomas and I discuss wealth creation, it should be noted that the content of this podcast is for inf...
#3: Jamie Russo on Cultivating Sustainable Change
November 16, 2020 22:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBJamie Russo is the founder of Goodnote, a newsletter that details the world’s most impactful brands using “business as a force for good.” Jamie combines case studies, current events, and business strategy into long-form essays delivered to inboxes across the world. In our conversation, Jamie and I discuss creating valuable community online, building in public, and developing sustainable change through kindness.
#2: Ari Lewis on Succeeding in the Attention Economy
October 27, 2020 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBAri Lewis is an Attention Economy Expert and co-founder/partner of The Greenblock Group. We discuss capturing consumer’s attention, creating a new “Chief Social Officer” position in today’s digital media environment, and whether or not a newsletter bubble exists.
#1: Kenny Hanson on Mentorship, Minimalism, and Mental Health
October 14, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBKenny Hanson is the founder and CEO of MentorPass. We discuss the power of mentors that guide us, what it's like being a digital nomad, and how authenticity has made him who he is today.