The Grit Files
205 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Grit Files is a podcast about entrepreneurs who dig deep with heart and grit to transform their passions into businesses. It's not always easy. Sometimes, it's really tough and not all "bros with Lambos." We talk about why we do what we do and how we are each working hard to make the world a better place with whatever inventions and ideas we bring to the market. This podcast is fun, sassy, and REAL - no nonsense! We say it like it is.
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Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Ryan Walker
November 22, 2021 01:26 - 22 minutes - 16.1 MBRyan Walker founded one of the most successful social media management companies on the planet: TSMA. As in, "The Social Media Agency." His team pioneered the influencer economy engaging in celebrity social media management long before it became trendy to do so. He offers listeners some valuable insights and tips into how to grow your social media presence.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Dr. Tommy Watson
November 15, 2021 00:45 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBNeed some inspiration? Maybe along with a side of motivation? Dr. Tommy Watson faced incredible hardships growing up with his five siblings and parents who were drug addicts and repeatedly incarcerated. He moved around a lot from one foster home to another, lived in motels, and lived apart from his siblings, but he grew strong fueled by the desire to be free to make choices. Check out his story here: https://www.tawatson.com/
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Carole Burton
November 01, 2021 21:23 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBCarole Burton isn’t afraid to tackle big initiatives within an organization. Like equity. She thrives on helping create lasting change. At her core, Carole understands people. And she's developed a model that helps people evolve their thinking and behavior to be more inclusive towards meeting the global goal - and need - for equity and cohesion.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Todd Belveal
October 16, 2021 16:13 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBTodd Belveal is a serial tech entrepreneur. He exited Silvercar, which he founded as one of the first connected car companies fully enabled by smart phones. His current venture, Washlava, brings tech to public laundromats - seemingly on a mission to put the quarter coin out of a job. He has some great advice for entrepreneurs.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Trung Tran
September 26, 2021 12:24 - 18 minutes - 13.2 MBTrung Tran is an exceptional serial entrepreneur. Not only has he raised millions and generated billions of dollars with his product ideas, but he also served as a Captain of the United States Air Force. His latest venture is Amplio.ai - an artificial intelligence wellness solution that creates your digital twin to track your emotional, mental, and physical health. The AI wellness solution assesses what is working for you - or not - and suggests how you should adjust your exercise, sleep, wa...
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Andrea Iervolino
September 14, 2021 20:31 - 22 minutes - 17.1 MBAndrea Iervolino, international filmmaker and founder of TaTaTu, a social media platform that rewards you for being entertained by up and coming talent, was our guest. He spoke about data privacy and his films which have included celebrity actors like Al Pacino, James Franco, and more.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Tracy Rookard
September 09, 2021 00:31 - 21 minutes - 15.2 MBMeet Tracy Rookard, an army veteran and former US medic. This week's Grit Daily Like a Boss podcast guest trained to be a respiratory therapist, but then entered the field of information technology. Along the way, she developed eczema, an irritable skin condition aggravated by environmental conditions and stress. A fateful appointment with her dermatologist set her on her current course.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Nadia Okhunova
September 05, 2021 20:30 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBMeet Nadia Okhunova, co-founder of K917 media. Two is better than one, right? She's combining brands and linking efforts in NYC + Moscow for a new edge in marketing mash-ups. Nadia is also embracing the emerging future or work trend of polywork.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Tatiana Fofanova PhD
August 22, 2021 16:13 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBDr. Tatiana Fofanova is the founder of Koda Health which is a digital solution enabling people, particularly the lower income and overlooked population, to walk through a simple set of questions designed to answer the tough questions around end-of-life decisions. These conversations aren't easy - but they need to happen so that people can have their advanced directives registered with their healthcare team and families.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Luciana Carvalho
August 11, 2021 01:02 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBLuciana Carvahlo is the VP of People and Performance at Movile, Latin America’s largest tech investment group and accelerator. She’s the engineer of The Movile Way, a culture-building methodology that has been taught to entrepreneurs at Harvard and Stanford universities for more than five years. She and her team created the Mobile Dream internship program to train and recruit young, bright and diverse talent for Movile’s expanding portfolio of leading global technology companies.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Katherine Jin
July 27, 2021 02:54 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBYou may think that you're "cleaning" your surfaces with bleach wipes ... but you may not realize that coverage and contact time (up to 5 min) may be required to disinfect the surface. Who knew?! Well, the three co-founders of Kinnos Inc knew. They saw an opportunity to tint bleach with a color-additive to make it easier to track what you cleaned. Katherine Jin, the company's Chief Technology Officer, joined the Like a Boss podcast to share her story as an entrepreneur and how she is operatin...
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Erik Huberman
July 18, 2021 21:45 - 17 minutes - 13.2 MBIt only took seven years for Erik Huberman to build an $80 million marketing company with 220 employees supporting more than 3,000 brands. Big brands, too, like Red Bull, Proactiv, and many others. In parallel, he's launched Hawke Ventures which funds interesting technology that Erik's clients can benefit from but his team doesn't have the time or expertise to build. It's a triple-win. Tune in to learn more!
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Lynn Wood
July 12, 2021 11:30 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBLynn Wood is the Chief Idea Spy at IdeaSpies. It's a tech platform for sharing good ideas and making them better. Students to seasoned entrepreneurs are invited to submit their ideas - in 100 words or less - and to mentor other entrepreneurs by offering constructive feedback. Lynn joins Loralyn to talk about innovation in society today.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Miriam Rivera
July 06, 2021 18:44 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBMiriam Rivera is one of fewer than one percent of Stanford University graduates to be decorated with a Stanford Medal. She earned both her MBA and JD degrees there then went on to build one of the largest LatinX venture capital funds in the world. The fund hosts eight unicorns in its portfolio. Miriam founded the VC fund based on the thesis that diversity is more than trendy - it's profitable. The firm is now seeking to expand its executive leadership team. She now holds the role: CEO, Co-Fo...
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Katie Ferraro
June 28, 2021 14:42 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBKatie Ferraro is a tour de force! She is the founder of Fortified Family and wildly popular Baby-Led Weaning Made Easy Podcast. As a registered dietician with a specialty in infant feeding and an educator at University of California San Diego, you'd think that would be enough credibility. But there's more ... she gave birth to seven children within three years! A singleton, quadruplets, and then twins Her sister has twins, too so multi-births are common in her family. Having that many mouths...
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Consuelo Valverde
June 21, 2021 20:51 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBConsuelo Valverde is the founder and managing partner SV Latam Capital. She is the driving force behind making capital more accessible to more founders: "SV LatAm Capital partners early with extraordinary entrepreneurs that have the grit and ambition to transform societies, the environment, and health on a global scale. Whether you are a serial founder, a tech entrepreneur, or a scientist, we are here to help you build a breakthrough company, from the moment of inception." https://www.svla...
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Simon Cohen
June 13, 2021 19:47 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBMeet Simon Cohen, Chairman of Henco Global, a happy company that "just happens to do supply chain and logistics work." After a life-threatening cardiac event and the realization that he missed many years of his daughters' lives and time with his wife, Mexico's most trusted CEO had a change of heart. He developed the "High Performance, Happy People" model which has been featured at Harvard Business Review. Simon shares his story and his heart in his new book, Fulfilled.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Amanda Jacobson
June 06, 2021 14:22 - 13 minutes - 7.17 MBAmanda Jacobson is the Chief of Staff for Oyster Financial, a neobank for SMBs that’s co-headquartered in Mexico City and San Francisco. Prior to joining Oyster’s executive management team, she managed a portfolio of nine fintech startups for Finlab, the innovation lab of Gentera, focused on generating sustainable solutions for financial inclusion. She also led the expansion of Village Capital, supporting 50 ventures and eight startups.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Bill Gladstone
May 29, 2021 13:35 - 18 minutes - 13 MBBill Gladstone, founder of ViCiNFT, is doing good in the world and for the world with non-fungible tokens. They require a minimum of a 25% contribution to a charity for any NFT that they auction off. And, proceeds are also used for sustainable efforts that impact our environment including planting trees and other initiatives to offset their carbon footprint. From sports memorabilia to a funky seabass, it's possible to make money and help the planet with NFTs.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Christine McKay
May 15, 2021 18:06 - 21 minutes - 15.8 MBChristine McKay is known for a few things. One, international recognition as one of the world's leading negotiators. Two, her vibrantly colored hair which matches her personality. Three, her hard-earned rags-to-riches story. Tune in to get tips on negotiation and to be inspired by someone who's been there, done that, found a way to love herself, and to thrive. She shares her story here with Loralyn Mears.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Espree Devora
May 09, 2021 14:00 - 24 minutes - 17.3 MBEspree Devora is a serial media entrepreneur and the OG of podcasting, catching the wave back in 2013-14 before podcasting became the "thing" that it is today. All three of her podcasts are categorized as Noteworthy by Apple and her first podcast series, Women in Tech, has been critically acclaimed. To date, the show has posted more than 550 episodes. Today, Espree continues her journey as a serial media entrepreneur with her newest role - the face of Clubhouse. Her ask? Send her a quote tha...
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Nick Palmisciano
May 02, 2021 15:16 - 30 minutes - 21.6 MBNick Palmisciano is a veteran and serial entrepreneur. He's faced challenges deployed for his country, been named on the ISIS Kill List, and was a single Dad raising an 1- and 3-year old in a warehouse when he was starting his apparel business. The man personifies what our show is about - GRIT. Nick is the only independent filmmaker with a #1 movie on Amazon which also boasts the highest contributions of any crowdfunded creative effort. He's incredible! And he wants you to give back - become...
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Lisa Bowman
April 25, 2021 15:34 - 13 minutes - 9.29 MBLisa Bowman has held the role of Chief Marketing Officer at UPS and United Way. She didn't set out to become the poster child for #metoo or to take on the world's largest non-profit organization, but that's how things played out. Lisa was fired, but quickly regained her mojo, and here she is sharing her story with Loralyn Mears.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Allie Xu
April 11, 2021 15:56 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBWe caught up with Allie Xu, founder of Global Pharmacy Entrepreneurs. She's an expert in Chinese medicine, a pharmacist, a podcast host and a newly minted media company - Unicorn Fart Media. She has a grand vision to unify healthcare workers around themes of kindness, humanity, openness and collaboration to treat patients as whole humans with body and mind considered together.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Komal George
March 27, 2021 18:03 - 14 minutes - 9.69 MBKomal George left a prestigious position at the UK national level in pharmacy to become an entrepreneur and forge her own path towards health and wellness. Komal shares some of her insights along her journey and emphasizes how to leverage transferable skills. Join Komal with Loralyn Mears, PhD.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Tiffany Xingyu Wang
March 20, 2021 18:18 - 15 minutes - 11 MBTiffany Xingyu Wang is the co-founder of OASIS Consortium and co-founder of Spectrum Labs. She's traded commodities globally, lived in China, France and Singapore where she learned the value of community and has been a guest on numerous international TV programs and other media. OASIS is building the standard to create a safe space for consumers to interact with their brands. Tiffany shared insights on her incredible journey and success.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Robin Rotenberg
March 13, 2021 20:22 - 12 minutes - 8.83 MBRobin Rotenberg, founder of Alpha Women Rock, has pivoted in her career from a corporate attorney to a communications manager to an author. Join this podcast hosted by Loralyn Mears to hear about some Robin's experiences - especially the ones she's had with the Queen Bees of the office.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Ganna Tymko
March 06, 2021 17:15 - 11 minutes - 8.23 MBGanna Tymko is a brilliant, young entrepreneur who has chosen to meet HardTech and VoiceTech - head on. She's the founder of Claraphone which miraculously adjusts accents in real time to foster improved communication. She shares her insights as a startup founder and as one of the upcoming women in tech with Loralyn Mears.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Josia Nakash
February 27, 2021 17:35 - 9 minutes - 7.41 MBJosia Nakash is the founder of The CEO Collective, an Israel-based company focused on forging deeper human connections in the workplace. She's developed "the integral method" as a means of identifying the gaps and bringing teams together. Josia shared her thoughts on a more connected workplace as a future state and the role that women will play.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Lan Phan
February 20, 2021 15:17 - 10 minutes - 7.49 MBLan Phan was entrepreneurial even as a child. Over the course of the past two decades, she's founded several companies, commanded a global audience at Fortune and established Community of Seven - a group of experts aligned around a common purpose - to do good and change the world. She shares her insights as a startup founder and as one of the women in tech with Loralyn Mears.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Mae Karwowski
February 19, 2021 23:32 - 13 minutes - 9.2 MBMae Karwowski is the Queen of Influencer Marketing. She was firing it up even before it became a "thing." Her company, Obvious.ly was voted AdWeek's fastest growing marketing agency in 2019. She shares her insights as a startup founder and as one of the women in tech with Loralyn Mears.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Hanan Kamal Eldhary
February 19, 2021 23:25 - 17 minutes - 12.7 MBHanan Kamal Eldhary, founder of Neighborhood Pal, is making the emotional experience of moving easier to manage. Her sound pin technology enables people to virtually visit new neighborhoods and to "drop in" on all the sights, sounds and reviews of what's going on the 'hood. She shares her insights as a startup founder and as one of the women in tech with Loralyn Mears.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Sharmi Albrechtsen
February 13, 2021 18:18 - 13 minutes - 10.1 MBMeet Sharmi Albrechtsen, founder of SmartGurlz & SmartBuddies who is making STEM fun for boys and girls. Good Housekeeping named their Code Camp the best available for children today and Sharmi turned down an offer on SharkTank! She talk with Loralyn Mears about alternative to VC funding.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Emily Leach
February 07, 2021 15:17 - 13 minutes - 9.37 MBEmily Leach has been a freelancer for over 25 years, organizing events like TEDtalks and building websites designed for optimal SEO. When she needed insights and support - she couldn't find any - so she founded the annual Freelancer Conference and Freelance Business Week to bring like-minded people together. She shares what she's learned along the way with Loralyn Mears.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Kristi Herold
January 30, 2021 19:22 - 13 minutes - 9.33 MBKristi Herold, founder of Toronto Sport & Social Club and JAM, connects people through play and builds communities in the gym, on the court and online. The pandemic forced her to pivot and make some tough calls, but she's focused on her vision of uniting 1 million people through play. She joined Loralyn Mears to share her story.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Mary D'Onofrio
December 15, 2020 21:15 - 11 minutes - 8.54 MBMary D'Onofrio is every bit "Like a Boss." As the VP of high growth investments at arguably the oldest venture capital company in the world, Bessemer Venture Partners, she makes big bets for tens of millions of dollars, typically at the Series B and beyond stage. She sits on six Boards and makes critical decisions for SaaS companies with an emphasis on cloud technology. Here, she joins Loralyn Mears for some snappy insights on what to expect working with a late stage VC.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Sally Williamson
December 05, 2020 18:21 - 12 minutes - 8.75 MBWhat a treat! Sally Williamson, coach, founder and podcast host of, "What's Your Story?" joined Loralyn Mears to speak candidly about communication trends, the level of self-awareness in leaders today and to offer some great tips for the next generation of women.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Sam Kamani
November 28, 2020 17:39 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBSam Kamani, best-selling author of "30 Day Startup," serial entrepreneur and podcast host of "Want Money Got Money," joined Loralyn Mears to share his insights for tech founders on the development of an MVP (Minimum Viable Product). He highlighted the importance of networking and creating content.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Dr. Jenine Beekhuyzen
November 22, 2020 19:45 - 21 minutes - 15.3 MBDr. Jenine Beekhuyzen is a STEMinist that is changing the world - one girl at a time as the founder of Tech Girls Movement. She encourages girls to think about STEM + X where X is anything that you're passionate about. "Sometimes you have to change behaviors before you can change attitudes."
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Kathy Campbell
November 14, 2020 21:51 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBKathy Campbell aka @MrsSoup as she's known all over social media, helps female founders let go of what they believe they have to keep doing. She gives them "permission" to be free and creative. She's the hostess of the podcast, Friends in Your Ears, which is very meta - she hosts a podcast asking guests about the podcasts that they listen to. Here, she joins Loralyn Mears as we wrap up Season 1 of Like a Boss. Thanks for a great season!
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Jennifer Mercer
November 07, 2020 13:51 - 15 minutes - 11 MBMeet Jennifer Mercer, serial entrepreneur and female founder of Metazoa, a #1 tool for Salesforce.com. She shares lessons learned around fundraising, scaling too fast, equity dilution and leadership. "Entrepreneurialism has high highs and low lows."
Monday Motivation with Loralyn Mears - Working From Home Tips by Daniel Hall
November 02, 2020 14:51 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBFreelancers have been working from home for a long time. It's only been recently, in the wake of COVID, that the rest of the world left their offices for their kitchen tables and bedrooms as new places and spaces to do their work. The problem is that the long-term effects of isolation, poor ergonomics, eye-strain and so on aren't well known until they're too late to do anything about. Meet Daniel Hall, founder of Working Den, a health & wellness solution that aims to help us all.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Laura Schaack
October 31, 2020 16:49 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBMeet the pioneer of TatTech - Laura Schaack. Hear her founder story on how she merged tattoo artistry and tech to build one of the scrappiest startups around. She spent years learning about tech, engineering, marketing and more. Now, she's poised for tremendous success.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Janine Kelbach
October 25, 2020 15:47 - 13 minutes - 9.55 MBJanine Kelbach, a registered nurse, spoke to Loralyn Mears about burn out at the bedside and how pivoting to a career in writing helped her - and the other nurses she's helped - find balance and happiness in her life.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Luz Gonzalez
October 17, 2020 17:28 - 16 minutes - 10.9 MBLuz Gonzalez, founder of EQrefined, dishes on EQ and the differences between emotional intelligence vs awareness. She offers insights on how to use EQ to build inner strength.
Monday Motivation with Loralyn Mears - Tips to Manage Burnout
October 12, 2020 12:30 - 4 minutes - 5.21 MBFeeling like 2020 is starting to get to you? You're not alone. The CDC reports that 40% of adults today are experiencing issues with their mental health. Today, Loralyn Mears offers 3 tips on how to manage burnout towards finding some peace of mind.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Angela Ferrante
October 11, 2020 21:17 - 13 minutes - 9.53 MBMeet Angela Ferrante, she's the founder of Laudable who's making it easy for customers to generate high quality video. She offered a unique perspective on keeping up with reading but stepping away from the biz books genre to allow her to relax and think more creatively. Angela shared numerous other insights with Loralyn Mears.
Monday Motivation with Loralyn Mears - Tips to be on Time and Overcome Your Punctuality Problem
October 05, 2020 20:26 - 4 minutes - 4.86 MBAre you one of those people that is ALWAYS late for everything? Maybe you've tried that "set-your-clock-ahead" trick and it didn't work for you. Not to worry, we've got you covered. Here are three coaching tips on how to overcome your punctuality problem.
Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Jess Green
October 03, 2020 14:08 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBJess Green, serial entrepreneur and founder of GoGrow, is making it easier for network marketing people to grow their revenues. No more spreadsheets and scrap paper notes! She's designed a platform that's simple to use and is designed to overcome the 47% failure rate in the industry. She shares her insights with host, Loralyn Mears.
Monday Motivation with Loralyn Mears - Tips to Get In Front of the 8 Ball
September 28, 2020 14:57 - 5 minutes - 5.83 MBLoralyn Mears, PhD offers coaching tips on a different theme each week. This week's theme is how to get back in front of the 8 ball, instead of being behind it all the time.