Entrepreneur Wrap
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsA podcast where entrepreneurs share what they have learned on their business and entrepreneurship journey. Host David Brickley interviews inspiring entrepreneurs each and every show.
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035, Brett Podolsky, Co-Founder, The Farmer's Dog
August 20, 2019 16:59 - 32 minutes - 59.1 MBThis week, David was joined by Brett Podolsky, Co-Founder of The Farmer's Dog, one of the nation’s fastest growing pet food brands. Brett's philosophy is all about clean and healthy food for dogs as opposed to the traditional kibble that most pet owners feed their dogs. What started as just an idea between two friends has now turned into an established brand with a large and loyal following. We talk with Brett about starting entrepreneurship, company culture, raising capital, his favorit...
034 Ryan Bethencourt, CEO, Wild Earth
June 27, 2019 20:19 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBRyan Bethencourt, CEO at Wild Earth, is a driven entrepreneur who's goal is to create clean, healthy and sustainable pet food. On this episode of the Entrepreneur Wrap, Ryan shares his story and entrepreneurial journey. He discusses his appearance on Shark Tank, what goes on behind the scenes, and how his past experiences have led him to where he is today. FOLLOW THE GUEST, Ryan Bethencourt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanBethen...
033 - Adam G. Dailey | Entrepreneur, Speaker, Investor, Best Selling Author, VIP Hospitality Guy, Sports & Beer Marketer
November 02, 2018 19:17 - 44 minutes - 82.9 MBAdam Dailey is a driven entrepreneur who's on a mission to build and innovate across any and every channel available. His expertise is in team building, business strategy, public speaking, digital media and company core values. On this episode of the Entrepreneur Wrap, Adam shares his story and entrepreneurial journey. FOLLOW THE GUEST, Adam G. Dailey: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamdailey/ FOLLOW THE HOST, David Brickley: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidjBric...
032 - Grayson Lafrenz, CEO of Power Digital Marketing
June 07, 2018 23:56 - 52 minutes - 97.1 MBGrayson Lafrenz is the CEO of Power Digital Marketing, an online internet marketing agency that helps businesses scale and drive revenue through digital marketing. Over the past 5 years, he has grown the company from a team of 3 to a team of 50+. Power Digital has been named San Diego’s Healthiest Company, Fastest Growing, Top Places to work and mentioned on the Inc 500 Companies & Best Places to Work. On this episode of the Entrepreneur Wrap, Grayson walks us through his entrepreneurial...
031 - Johnathan Grzybowski, Co-Founder of Penji, Millennial Podcast
April 09, 2018 18:22 - 56 minutes - 104 MBJohnathan Grzybowski is the co-founder of Penji, a company that provides unlimited custom design services at a flat monthly rate. He's also the founder & host of The Blind Entrepreneur podcast where he interviews the top entrepreneurs across the globe to pick their minds and day-to-day. On this episode, Johnathan walks us through his entrepreneurial journey and provides valuable insight on what to do and most importantly what not to do.
030 - Rob Dube, Author of "Do Nothing"
February 15, 2018 10:49 - 37 minutes - 69 MBRob Dube is the President of Image One, ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the Top 25 Small Giants in America 2017. Rob also serves as a Forbes columnist, and is an author of the new book "Do Nothing" - A leaders guide to doing nothing. Rob breaks down the importance of meditation (a practice that successful entrepreneurs, executives, and world-class athletes have in common).
029 - Steve Little, Founder of Zero Limits Ventures
October 29, 2017 23:04 - 1 hour - 140 MBSteve Little is a highly sought-after adviser, mentor, coach, and business success leader who is recognized as one of the leading experts in developing peak individual and team performance. Specializing in accelerating valuation growth and creating highly successful exits, he has personally led 6 successful start-ups to successful private acquisitions averaging $100M+ each. He has also raised more than $1B in startup and growth funding for 11 different businesses in multiple industries. And ...
028 - Scott Fritz, Author of "The 40 Hour Work Year"
October 14, 2017 01:56 - 56 minutes - 129 MBScott Fritz, serial entrepreneur and author of "The 40 Hour Work Year", joins David and Brett on the 28th episode of Entrepreneur Wrap. Scott's book focuses on his story as an entrepreneur, sharing valuable advice such as business methods, action focused exercises and mindset philosophy, all of which helped him become a passive investor in his own business. Scott also operates a business coaching company, is an active angel investor with investments in over 30 entities, and founder of Human ...
027 - Nick Brune, Co-Founder and Executive Chef of EcoCaters
August 07, 2017 20:40 - 1 hour - 119 MBOur 27th episode features Nick Brune, Co-Founder and Executive Chef of EcoCaters. EcoCaters is a San Diego-based catering company that focuses on organic food catering for events of any type and size. Nick's story is a must-listen, especially to those who are looking to get into or already are in the catering or restaurant business.
026 - Rocco Cortese, Managing Director of The Heritage Group
July 05, 2017 18:39 - 1 hour - 175 MBDavid and Brett chatted this week with Rocco Cortese, Managing Director of The Heritage Group, a commercial real estate investment management firm in San Diego. Coming from a family of entrepreneurs that are first-generation immigrants from Italy, Rocco was instilled with a strong work ethic from a young age. Today, Rocco has more than 29 years of experience in commercial real estate industry and is responsible for all aspects of the capital and investment advisory business within The Herita...
025 - Tony Raval, CEO and Co-Founder of FrescoData
June 23, 2017 23:12 - 1 hour - 158 MBThis week, David and Brett were joined by Tony Raval, CEO of FrescoData, one of the nation’s fastest growing data-driven solution providers. Tony’s entrepreneurial path began when he was recruited from his home in India to the United States to work in the computing and data world at just 21 years old. Now, he is responsible for leading the development and sourcing of FrescoData’s vastly growing database that spans across 60 countries.
024 - Sara Brooks, CEO and Founder of Covet Public Relations
June 15, 2017 21:56 - 1 hour - 145 MBThis week, David and Brett sat down with Sara Brooks, CEO and Founder of Covet Public Relations, one of the fastest growing lifestyle PR firms in the country. Sara shares her career journey that has taken her through various roles as a freelance editor all the way to spearheading new departments at national PR agencies. As she sought to find a perfect job, Sara took a leap of faith in starting her own agency, using her media savvy and relentless passion to grow Covet to what it is today.
023 - The Importance of Business Mentors and Is Facebook too Powerful?
June 08, 2017 17:26 - 51 minutes - 95.1 MBIn this week's episode David and Brett talk about celebrating wins and keeping perspective, the importance of having a business mentor, the concerns about Facebook's power to shape media consumption, spotting the right time to shift strategies to achieve business goals and developing and implementing core values.
022 - Jack Haldrup, Founder of Dr. Squatch
June 02, 2017 18:21 - 1 hour - 139 MBDavid and Brett sit down with Jack Haldrup, founder of Dr. Squatch, a soap company for men. Jack shares his inspiring journey from working as an IT consultant, being frustrated with his position in life, deciding to start his own business on a flight from LA to Chicago, and coming up with the idea for Dr. Squatch by the end of the same flight. He also talks about his favorite and least favorite parts of the business, the marketing and business tools that have been instrumental to his succe...
021 - Chris Lynch, Co-Founder of Everyday California
May 30, 2017 03:08 - 1 hour - 202 MBThis week David and Brett sit down with Chris Lynch, co-founder of Everyday California, a lifestyle company specializing in ocean adventures and California-sourced premium apparel. Chris shares his journey starting from earning his economic degree during the global financial crisis, to his two years of acting in Hollywood, and finally, co-founding Everyday California in 2010. He talks about his biggest mistakes, his least favorite parts of the business, books that have inspired him, his da...
020 - BuzzFeed’s Latest Viral Craze & Working in the Gig Economy
May 17, 2017 22:48 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBFormer BuzzFeed employees are trashing the company on YouTube, Biz Stone is coming back to Twitter, How freelancing is changing the way we work in 2017, Is Kickstarter the secret weapon of E-Commerce?, Epic Records boss L.A. Reid is leaving Sony Music and Ford is planning substantial cuts to its global workforce. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show!
019 - The Power of Clever Advertising & How to Get Better at Delegating
May 10, 2017 21:30 - 50 minutes - 117 MBAdvertising campaigns that stand out, David & Brett discuss their business mistakes and what they have learned from them, an open discussion on how to get better at delegating, keeping a balanced perspective, top movies for entrepreneurs, Twitter has a new most RT'd tweet of all time, and the FCC is investigating Stephen Colbert. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show!
018 - Mark Zuckerberg is Taking Over the World & PR Disasters
April 19, 2017 21:26 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBBill O'Reilly looks to be done at Fox News, David & Brett recap some of this months biggest PR disasters, Facebook had their F8 conference recently and it looks like Zuckerberg is trying to take over the world, Twitter may have a new (most-engaging) tweet of all time, and how to motivate and incentivize your staff to get what you want. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show!
017 - Amazon Lands Deal to Stream NFL Games & Establishing Company Culture
April 06, 2017 00:05 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBAmazon purchases Thursday Night Football streaming rights, How do you establish company culture?, Samsung releases new facial recognition software, why people aren't taking their vacations and why Amazon is going head-to-head against retail. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show!
016 - Learning From Others Mistakes
March 23, 2017 16:44 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MB17 years later, we learned something from Vince McMahon and the infamous XFL, Cadillac is coming out with a subscription service, the shopping mall in America may be a thing of the past, the "Cash Me Outside" girl is ranking in the cash, and why we have no problem with GoPro's eventual downfall. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show!
015 - Growing Too Fast vs Growing Too Slow
March 08, 2017 21:54 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBGrowing too fast vs growing too slow, an example of how marketing really matters, a typo essentially shut down the internet, how to deal with employee stress and how important it is to make business adjustments for longevity. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show!
014 - Mark Cuban Makes a Mistake & Recognizing Employee Burnout
March 03, 2017 20:05 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MBMark Cuban lashes out at Bleacher Report in a vulgar way, Uber is having some major HR problems internally, Brett and David both took away some positives from Trump's address to congress, YouTube is now offering LIVE TV, and how business owners can both avoid & recognize employee burnout? David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show!
013 - Will Snapchat Fail? & Elon Musk Warns Us About Robots
February 24, 2017 21:34 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBSnapchat's IPO is expected to open at $20 billion and Brett thinks the app is bound to fail, the same way Myspace did, David disagrees. Elon Musk talks about a universal income to combat robots taking over jobs in the future, Facebook in talks to stream MLB, and did you ever wonder how Venmo makes money? David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show!
012 - Super Bowl Ratings Down & ESPN in trouble?
February 09, 2017 21:18 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBMore people tuned in to watch Lady Gaga then they did the actual Super Bowl, ESPN has lost 12 million subscribers over the last 5 years, advertisers are getting away from hashtags, and what should international companies do as they await a potential tariff tax via the Trump administration? David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every
011 - Donald Trump vs Arnold Schwarzenegger and Snapchat Growth Has Slowed 82%
February 03, 2017 21:55 - 1 hour - 109 MBDonald Trump is the president, yet still seems obsessed with TV ratings, Snapchat growth slowed 82% after Instagram Stories launched, Walmart takes on Amazon at their own game and Twitter seems to be taking LIVE a lot more seriously. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every
010 - Donald Trump Has a New Enemy & Snapchat is Cleaning up Its Content
January 24, 2017 21:21 - 1 hour - 102 MBDonald Trump has signed some executive orders that could lead to some major impact down the road, and his administration has moved on from Hillary Clinton and now considers the media the "new enemy". David also brings to light how much Facebook is paying celebrities to use FB LIVE, and how Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers got heat from the NFL, but love from the Facebook PR team. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business ...
009 - Apple Plans to Compete with Netflix & Amazon & FB Live Has Content Problems
January 18, 2017 01:27 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBApple plans to unveil its originals scripted content by the end of 2017, including a small number of original series and potentially original movies, a Facebook Live video of torture stayed up for 30 minutes & a 12 years old suicide was recently live streamed. Will this become an ongoing problem for Facebook and LIVE broadcasting in general? David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show.
008 - Amazon Patents Flying Warehouse & Twitter is Asking For Help
December 30, 2016 20:59 - 1 hour - 116 MBAmazon is considering drone-friendly floating warehouses that would float 45,000 feet above ground, the CEO of Twitter is asking for suggestions on how to improve the platform, and how will Facebook avoid bad stuff happening on FB LIVE? David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show.
007 - Uber is Following You & ABC Produces a Snapchat Show
December 23, 2016 01:09 - 1 hour - 108 MBABC will produce a 10-episode series exclusively for Snapchat, Uber is following you wherever you go, and what is the Hedgehog Concept? David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show.
006 - Kanye West Visits Trump, Google & Chrysler Begin Work on Self-Driving Minivans
December 14, 2016 07:05 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBKanye West randomly visits Trump Tower to meet with the president-elect, Google & Chrysler are working together on self-driving mini-vans, and O.J. Simpson has a major part in the Top 3 TV shows of 2016! David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show.
005 - Will Donald Trump Save Twitter, and is Instagram Becoming Facebook?
December 08, 2016 20:17 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBDonald Trump is using Twitter as his personal PR feed, and Instagram has completely changed over the last 6 months. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show.
004 - Casey Neistat Sells To CNN For $25 Million & Zenefits Gets Fined
November 30, 2016 21:17 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBDavid and Brett discuss CNN's purchase of Casey Neistat's company "Beme", the issue with scailing too fast and what they learned this week as Business Owners and Entrepreneurs David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show.
003 - Facebook's "Fake News" Problem
November 19, 2016 01:44 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBDavid Brickley and Brett Regan are co-owners of STN Digital, a full-service digital marketing agency out of San Diego, CA. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show. SHOW RUNDOWN: (01:00) Why People Say Facebook Failed America This Year (11:52) What We Learned this Week as Entrepreneurs (16:30) What We're Reading (22:53) Tech Tip (26:10) Current Business Goals (29:39) Work ...
001 - RIP Vine & Tesla's New Roof Tiles
November 01, 2016 08:18 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MBDavid Brickley and Brett Regan are co-owners of STN Digital, a full-service digital marketing agency out of San Diego, CA. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show. SHOW RUNDOWN: (01:51) RIP Vine (06:55) Tesla's New Roof Tiles (09:54) What We Learned this Week as Entrepreneurs (15:30) What We're Reading (17:58) Tech Tip (20:41) Current Business Goals (24:30) Work Life Ba...