Innovations and Breakthroughs
154 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -This is the Innovations and Breakthroughs Podcast, with host Rich Goldstein. Listen in each week as Richard features top leaders and the path they took to create change.
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Strategies for Reinstating Amazon Account Suspensions With Lesley Hensell
January 18, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 42.7 MBLesley Hensell is the Co-founder of Riverbend Consulting, an e-commerce and Amazon consulting agency. The company’s experts help sellers resolve account listing suspensions and other challenges. Lesley has personally helped hundreds of third-party sellers get their Amazon accounts and ASINs back up and running for the past 10 years. She is the author of The Amazon Incubator: Grow Your Business or Hatch a New One, to be released in January 2024. In this episode… When Amazon sellers get...
Hardwon Advice on Entrepreneurship and Lead Generation With Lucas James
December 28, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBLucas James is the Co-founder and CEO of Twiz, a digital marketing agency focused on driving leads for B2B service companies and online stores. Based in Los Angeles, Twiz was founded on the idea that traditional marketing companies were charging businesses too much without producing enough results. Lucas is also the Co-host of the podcast, How To Scale an Agency, and produces a variety of other content in the area of AI news and developing tech. In this episode… Entrepreneurship requires...
Tips and Strategies for Building Recurring Revenue With Jordan Ross
December 14, 2023 07:00 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBJordan Ross is the Founder and CEO of 8 Figure Agency, a firm that helps businesses scale their annual revenue through better operational, fulfillment, and management processes. Since its inception, the agency has worked with over 700 agencies and helped add $100 million in annual recurring revenue. Before founding 8 Figure Agency, Jordan was an Operations Lead at Amazon where he ran a division with over 800 people. In this episode… What is the most essential part of scaling a business? ...
How To Be a Holistic Entrepreneur With Christene Marie
November 30, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBChristene Marie is the Founder and CEO of The Knowing Agency, a brand identity and integrated marketing agency. The company helps empathy-driven brands develop marketing strategies to create connections with their target audiences. Christene has worked with brands like Amazon, Toyota, NAACP, and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. She is also an international speaker and has a new book coming out this spring. In this episode… How much do you know about the people in your business? What stra...
Best Practices for Succession Planning With Laurie Barkman
November 16, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 42.6 MBLaurie Barkman is an M&A advisor and the former CEO of a $100 million revenue company that was sold to a Fortune 50 business. She now guides business owners as an M&A intermediary, facilitating both sell-side and buy-side transactions. Laurie is a dynamic speaker who has consulted, advised, and presented to hundreds of CEOs and business owners. She is the author of The Business Transition Handbook: How To Avoid Succession Pitfalls and Create Valuable Exit Options and is the host of the awa...
How To Prepare for a Successful Business Exit With Greg Maddox
November 02, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBGreg Maddox is a Senior Business Advisor at Cultivate Advisors, a consulting firm that partners with small business owners to help them grow sustainably and rediscover the joy in entrepreneurship. With a background in the financial services industry, Greg works with business owners to plan and maximize their business exits. He is a serial entrepreneur and was also the Founder and CEO of the Maddox Group. In this episode... What does it take to successfully exit a business? How can you ma...
A Supportive Community for Entrepreneurs
October 19, 2023 06:00 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBChris Heivly is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and the Managing Director at Build The Fort, an umbrella entity that serves entrepreneurs, and startup companies. He is one of the nation's leading experts on launching startups and has been dubbed The Startup Whisperer. Chris co-founded MapQuest, which was sold to AOL for $1.2 billion. He is also a public speaker and the author of Build The Fort: Why 5 Simple Lessons You Learned as a 10 year-old Can Set You Up for Startup Success as ...
Strategies for Preparing an e-Commerce Brand for Exit
October 05, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBYoni Kozminski is the Founding Partner of South Col, an accelerator fund that partners with e-commerce brands to provide capital, strategic advice, operational support, and exit strategy. He is also the Co-founder and CEO of MultiplyMii and Escala, where he helps e-commerce businesses to grow and scale. Yoni has more than 15 years of experience in digital marketing and creative advertising for top brands like Mercedes-Benz, Mastercard, Sony, and Medtronic. He is also the host of the Succe...
How To Create an Effective Sales Process
September 21, 2023 06:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBJim Padilla is the Founder of Gain The Edge, a company that works with legacy-minded professionals and entrepreneurs to create scalable sales systems. He is known in the personal development and business coaching world as the go-to guy for all things sales. Jim is also a master collaborator whose purpose is to help entrepreneurs leverage the power of collaboration to scale their businesses. In this episode… In a highly competitive market, entrepreneurs need to focus on building sustainab...
How To Leverage Influencer Marketing With Gracey Ryback
September 07, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBGracey Ryback is a content creator, Amazon Live creator, and influencer marketing consultant. She works with e-commerce and Amazon brands to help them leverage the power of influencer marketing. With a focus on TikTok and Amazon Live, Gracey has worked with clients across multiple industries both on and off Amazon. She has grown a community of over one million followers. In this episode… Building a top brand on Amazon has become more difficult and expensive over the last couple of years....
Secrets to a Successful Business Exit
August 24, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBDavid Fairley is the Founder and President of Website Properties, an online business brokerage that has sold over $650 million. Prior to that, he started a hammock import business that eventually became hammocks.com, eventually selling it to a billion-dollar company. David established Website Properties to fill a need in the market, specializing in the listing and selling of profitable internet-based businesses. In this episode... How can you prepare your business for a future exit? When...
Best Practices for E-Commerce Brands
August 03, 2023 06:00 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBRob Stanley is the Chief Evangelist and CMO at GETIDA, a global leader in Amazon FBA reimbursements and refunds. He has more than 20 years of experience in the e-commerce and marketing spaces, having founded and successfully exited two seven-figure e-commerce brands. Prior to joining GETIDA, Rob was the CMO at AccrueMe and FeedbackWhiz. He is also a China sourcing expert, co-host of the Sellernomics Podcast, and a YouTube-certified expert with a previous channel that had over 48 million v...
How To Increase a Company's Value for M&A Transactions
July 20, 2023 06:00 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBAdam Lyons is the CEO of The S.M.A.R.T. Blueprint, which has been instrumental in driving revenue growth for over 2,200 small businesses since 2020. Adam has advised more than 500 brands and experts across the US and Canada, recognized by major media outlets including CNN, MSNBC, and Forbes. He has worked with PepsiCo, Nike, Discovery Digital Networks, and other brands. In this episode... Are there bottlenecks in your company slowing down growth? Do you have the right systems and process...
How To Create Value and Prepare Your Business for a Successful Exit
July 06, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBReuben Hendell is an Operating Partner at Madison Alley Global Ventures, a leading independent advisory and M&A investment bank. After a series of successful exits and a fruitful career operating businesses, Reuben now helps companies from a very early stage and sets them on the right path towards scaling, building value, and eventually exiting. He also provides strategic and M&A advisory services to digital marketing, e-commerce, and DTC companies. In this episode… How can you optimize ...
The Mindset of Wealth With Brian Fouts
June 15, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBBrian Fouts is the Co-owner and CEO of The Elevation Group, a financial education company that helps individuals to create financial freedom. The company has offered courses to more than 50,000 students worldwide. Brian is also the CEO of the Living Legacy Association. Between both positions, he educates and empowers people about how money, wealth, and real estate investing work. In this episode… What are the essential steps to building wealth? How can you achieve financial freedom and u...
How To Build a Profitable Business with Amazon FBA
June 01, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MBSumner Hobart is an Amazon, Etsy and Walmart seller who has generated over $1m in sales of his own private label products. His mission is to discover the most efficient ways to generate substantial personal profit online. With his wife, Ali, Sumner helps other sellers build more profitable businesses through online courses and their YouTube channel. In this episode… Building a successful business on Amazon has become more difficult over the years. With more sellers joining the platform, ...
Webinars That Sell With Jason Fladlien
May 18, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBJason Fladlien is the CEO and Chief Strategy Officer at Rapid Crush, a software company that develops solutions for internet marketing. As an expert in sales, marketing, and product positioning, Jason helps businesses to use and improve their webinars. Jason is also the host of The Jason Fladlien Show and author of One to Many: The Secret to Webinar Success. He is best known for his record-breaking webinars, having sold more than $57.9 million in product launch by effectively utilizing web...
How To Be of Service and Create Value for Others
May 04, 2023 06:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBIzabela Hamilton is the Founder and CEO of RankBell, an agency that helps Amazon sellers to launch products and grow their rank on the platform. She is a highly respected keynote speaker, business strategist, and advocate for helping people create their own financial freedom. Izabela's mission is to help sellers make an impact with their brands and build sustainable wealth. She also hosted the Seller Sessions podcast weekly for more than two years, where she focused on cultivating a bette...
Tips and Strategies for Outbound Sales Marketing
April 20, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes - 35 MBAJ Cassata is the Co-founder and CEO of Revenue Boost. He helps digital agency owners and B2B companies get a consistent stream of high-value clients and build the right systems and teams to accelerate growth. AJ is also the Founder of B2B Sales & Marketing Secrets For Agency Owners, a free Facebook community. He is an entrepreneur and sales consultant who is passionate about helping companies systematically scale primarily through outbound and organic strategies. In this episode… There ...
Selling on Walmart with Tim Jordan
April 06, 2023 06:00 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBTim Jordan is the Founder and CEO of Private Label Legion, a community of sellers and entrepreneurs. He is also the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Carbon6. As a long-term Amazon seller, Tim provides e-commerce consulting services to entrepreneurs within the online marketplace. He has been selling for many years on Amazon and Shopify, and is now selling on Walmart. In this episode... Although the e-commerce space has experienced massive growth over the years, many online sellers...
Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Product Ideation
March 23, 2023 06:00 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBKara Lorraine McGehee is the Co-founder and Chief of Operations and Experience at ClearSummit, a high-caliber product development agency. She started her career as an attorney before co-founding TuneRegistry, a rights management platform for the independent music community. Through ClearSummit, she aims to bring innovative software development projects to fruition, whether for clients or for internal initiatives. In this episode... Over the few years, innovation has become easier and mor...
Valuations for Exiting Your Business With Nate Lind
March 09, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBNate Lind is a Broker and Business Advisor at Website Closers, a full-service business brokerage company. He started in the real estate industry before becoming a Fortune 100 business consultant and transitioning to e-commerce. He exited his first company in 2016, selling more than $100 million of products online across his businesses. Nate is also the author of Maximum Exit: The Definitive Guide for Internet & Technology-Focused Business Founders where he helps entrepreneurs to sell their...
E-Commerce Pricing and Marketing Strategies With Chad Rubin
February 23, 2023 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBChad Rubin is the Founder and CEO of Profasee, a dynamic pricing platform that enables e-commerce brands to predict the perfect price for their products. He leads the company's operations and oversees strategy. Chad was the founder of Skubana and co-founded Think Crucial and The Prosper Show. He has over 15 years of experience in the e-commerce space and often speaks about e-commerce, Amazon, and leveraging AI strategies on webinars and conferences worldwide. In this episode... Product p...
Using Media To Share Your Message
February 09, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBAngel Tuccy is an award-winning speaker, radio host, TV producer, PR media specialist, and a 15-time best selling author. With her help, clients have been featured in thousands of major media publications, podcasts, magazines, and stages. Angel's top selling book, Get Discovered, is the how-to example for creating media, drawing from over 2,500 broadcasts and interviewing over 5,000 guests. In this episode… Have you invested in a media marketing strategy? Can media be used to create and...
The Principles of High Performance With James Dentley
January 26, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBJames Dentley is an entrepreneur and award-winning speaker, having built massive organizations including a publicly traded company. He is the author of The 5 Frequencies of High Performance. James has spoken in over 500 cities in 19 countries and has given more than 7,000 presentations to nearly a million participants. He is passionate about sharing the gift of communication by training others to speak through training. In this episode... How can you recover from adversity and achieve su...
How To Successfully Launch and Grow an Amazon Brand With Brian Johnson
January 12, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBBrian Johnson is the Co-founder and Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Canopy Management, a full-service marketing agency for Amazon sellers. He has been in the e-commerce space for 15 years, starting his career at eBay. Brian has helped over 25,000 brands increase sales by over $2 billion on Amazon using advertising strategy, conversion rate optimization, and differentiation. Over the course of his career, he has founded the Amazon PPC Troubleshooting Community, Amazon PPC Consul...
Win The Day With James Whittaker
December 29, 2022 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBJames Whittaker is a three-time bestselling author, award-winning entrepreneur, and speaker. He has helped thousands of people in more than 20 countries to win the day and has personally coached Olympic gold medallists, billion-dollar CEOs, and Special Forces operators. James is also the host of the Win the Day podcast. He has been profiled in Success Magazine, Money Magazine, and Entrepreneur. He was also featured on more than 600 radio, podcast, and television shows. In this episode......
Creating Products With Purpose
December 15, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBEli Harrell is the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Valhalla.team, a company dedicated to amplifying the impact of entrepreneurs who are solving meaningful human problems. He concurrently serves as part-time faculty for Southwestern University PHINMA and a Strategic Advisor for JobYoDA Inc. Eli is also the host of the Products With Purpose podcast where he tells the stories of people who put everything on the line to create real impact. In this episode… How does your desire for...
Selling Your Brand in 2022
December 01, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBBen Leonard is the Co-founder of Ecom Brokers, an e-commerce brokerage firm that is based in the UK and works with businesses worldwide. He is also an e-commerce consultant and the Founder of Beast Gear, an independent fitness brand. He grew Beast Gear to an international seven-figure business and successfully exited after three years. Ben now helps other business owners to do the same with his e-commerce consultancy firm. In this episode... What does it take to build a sellable business...
Radical Innovation and Entrepreneurship
November 25, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBSteve Hoffman, also known as Captain Hoff, is the Chairman and CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Steve is also a venture investor and founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups. He is the author of several award-winning books including Make Elephants Fly and Surviving a Startup. In this episode... What makes a startup successful? Is it your business idea, market fit, fina...
How To Leverage Systems and Relationships To Scale Quickly
November 03, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBJosh Johnston is the Founder of Hydra, a consulting firm that partners with digital agency owners to build and refine their operational systems, processes, and service offerings. He has a proven history of scaling businesses to multiple seven figures and beyond. Josh was the Chief Operating Officer for Welling Media which he helped grow to great success. After he exited in 2020, he launched Hydra to help other agencies scale just as quickly. In this episode... One of the biggest challeng...
The Art and Power of Connecting
October 27, 2022 06:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBLou Diamond is the Founder and CEO of Thrive, a company focused on helping brands flourish through the power of connecting. He is the host of the Thrive LouD podcast where he interviews newsmakers, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and everyday people doing extraordinary things. Lou is also a consultant and the author of the new book Speak Easy: Connect with Every Conversation. In this episode... What strategy can you use to start an engaging conversation? How can you inspire others through th...
The Secret to Achieving Outrageous Goals
October 20, 2022 20:48 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBSteve D. Sims is a speaker, coach, and author who delivers unbelievable experiences. He has sent clients down to the wreck of the Titanic, placed some on stage with their favorite rock group, and closed museums in Florence to place a table at Michelangelo’s “David” and had Andrea Bocelli come in to serenade them. Because of his reputation for making the impossible possible, Steve has been called the real-life wizard of Oz by Entrepreneur and Forbes. He is also the author of Bluefishing and G...
The Value of IP Assets (Part II) With Rich Goldstein
October 13, 2022 06:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBRich Goldstein is the Principal Patent Attorney at Goldstein Patent Law. He has been in practice for over 25 years and has become an authority in intellectual property rights protection, particularly those relating to patents and trademarks. Rich is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), American Bar Association (ABA) Law Practice Division, New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA), and Licensing Executives Society (LES). He is also the author...
Creating IP Assets (Part I) With Rich Goldstein
October 07, 2022 06:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBRich Goldstein is the Principal Patent Attorney at Goldstein Patent Law. He has been in practice for over 25 years and has become an authority in intellectual property rights protection, particularly those relating to patents and trademarks. Rich is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), American Bar Association (ABA) Law Practice Division, New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA), and Licensing Executives Society (LES). He is also the author...
Why Protecting Online Content is Essential With Heather Pearce Campbell
September 22, 2022 06:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBHeather Pearce Campbell is an attorney and legal coach for online entrepreneurs. She is the Founder of Pearce Law and The Legal Website Warrior. Heather offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to grow their brand by providing the legal support and education they need to protect their online content and programs. She is also the host of the Guts, Grit and Great Business podcast. In this episode… Are you an entrepreneur who conducts business online? Is your business protected with proper docu...
Why You Should Validate Product Ideas on Amazon With Izabella Ritz
September 15, 2022 06:00 - 18 minutes - 17.6 MBIzabella Ritz is the CEO of Ritz Momentum, a company that helps sellers start, grow, and scale Amazon businesses. Since the age of 17, Izabella has created and sold multiple businesses where she developed e-commerce and digital marketing expertise. She started Ritz Momentum in 2019 which has grown to provide everything a new or experienced seller needs to scale their business. In this episode… Did you know that the most common mistake people make when selling on Amazon is launching a pro...
Strategies for Gaining Competitive Advantage With Ken Burke
September 08, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBKen Burke is an all-star entrepreneur and thought leader. He is one of the true pioneers in the e-commerce world and the software realm. He founded MarketLive and sold it to Vista Equity Partners for a ten-figure exit. He runs The EntrepreneurNOW! Network, which provides learning resources for entrepreneurs at all stages. Ken is also the author of Intelligent Selling: The Art & Science of Selling Online, as well as his recent best-selling book Prosper: 5 Steps To Thriving in Business and ...
Empowering Entrepreneurs Worldwide With Nick Hughes
September 01, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBNick Hughes is the Founder and CEO of Founders Live, a social platform for entrepreneurs worldwide. Nick is a successful entrepreneur with achievements in social media, digital payments, and e-commerce. He started Founders Live in Seattle in 2016 to create a community that inspires, educates, and entertains entrepreneurs. Since then, it has grown to host virtual and in-person events in approximately 100 cities worldwide. In this episode... Every great business starts with an idea. Howeve...
Strategies for Scaling Seven Figure E-Commerce Business With Josh Hadley
August 25, 2022 06:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBJosh Hadley is the Founder and CEO of an eight figure e-commerce business called Hadley Designs. After receiving an MBA from the University of Utah, Josh began his career in leadership development at American Airlines and started a custom wedding invitation business with his wife at night. Since then, the business has pivoted into a stationary empire with over 1300 products. Josh is committed to keeping manufacturing jobs within the US and proudly says that all of his products are made domes...
Steps to a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign With Vance Lee
August 18, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBVance Lee is a brand and marketing strategist turned entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in marketing and 11 in e-commerce. He began with Amazon FBA in 2015 and has since mastered crowdfunding, launching products, and growing brands. Vance has raised over $7 million in successful launches, broken records with two of his launches, and ranked in the top 1% of crowdfunding projects of all time. In this episode… When launching a new product, many entrepreneurs face a big challenge in ge...
How to Use PPC Advertising to Build a Successful Brand With Mina Elias
August 11, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBMina Elias is the Founder of Trivium Group, an Amazon PPC and DSP marketing group. He started several successful supplement brands on Amazon with his experience as a chemical engineer. He is also an MMA fighter who started his first brand, MMA Nutrition, to change the supplement game. His sights are set on becoming the number one supplement brand for competitive athletes all over the world. In this episode… PPC advertising has become essential in building successful e-commerce brands. Ho...
Empowering Creativity
August 04, 2022 06:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBAntoine Allen is an award winning filmmaker and the Owner of Antoine Allen Films, an independent production company. He began his career in film production while successfully managing independent hip hop artists. He has since made four successful feature-length films, including Lola, a film about a female boxer, which premiered in 2020. With his upcoming second Lola film, Antoine will have helped create the first ever female boxing movie franchise. In this episode... Talent is important ...
Is It Possible to Grow Your Business to Death? With Joe DeMaria
April 28, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBJoe DeMaria is the Founder of Teach To Scale and Chief Learning Officer at Academy Builders. He helps coaches, consultants, and peak performers create online courses and group coaching programs to increase their impact, expand their product offerings, and create new pillars of revenue in their businesses. Joe began his internet marketing career in 2011, and after several unsuccessful attempts at developing his own online course, he developed "Dynamic Ascension Training," an 80/20 teaching ...
The Anatomy of an Idea
April 21, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBMike Calhoun is the Founder and CEO of Board of Advisors, a community for founders, entrepreneurs, CEOs, investors, marketers, e-commerce moguls, business developers, and high-level decision-makers. True to Mike’s mission, Board of Advisors is made up of people dedicated to helping each other elevate their success. Mike is also an advisor, owner, and investor in multiple companies. He has worked with numerous products, platforms, and services from the US to Australia, creating successful,...
How to Push Through Setbacks and Discouragements to Become Successful
April 14, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBMike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco is a performance coach, dynamic public speaker, tech visionary, and thought leader. He is the Co-founder of Blooprinted, a step-by-step system to sell your vertical market. He is the author of ROCKET FUEL: Convert Setbacks, Become Unstoppable and the host of the podcast, What Are You Made Of? Mike has been doing sales for over 20 years and was featured by Yahoo! Finance as one of the Top Business Leaders to Follow in 2020. He is consumed with the passion to help peop...
Investment Banking and Creating a Valuable Business
April 07, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBZane Tarence is an investment banker and a Partner and Managing Director at Founders Advisors. Over the past 20 years, he has led and completed more than 87 technology deals and knows exactly what can make a deal happen and what can cause it to fail. Zane created and sold two tech businesses of his own to publicly-traded companies, which helped him understand the ingredients necessary to close an exceptional deal. He is a renowned speaker and board member for numerous companies and philant...
The Role Intellectual Property Can Play in an Exit
March 31, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBTracy Hazzard is the Co-founder of Hazz Design, a strategic consulting firm, and the CEO and Co-founder of Podetize, a podcasting platform used by over 550 podcasts with over 37,000 episodes to date. With her husband Tom Hazzard, they have launched over 250 products that have earned over $2 billion in retail sales and obtained over 37 patents. In addition to being an acclaimed product designer, Tracy is a fantastic speaker who speaks about innovation and intellectual property on stages wo...
How To Create the Right Business Partnership
March 24, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBKris Dehnert is the CEO and a Partner at Dugout Mugs. He helped to grow the simple concept of a baseball-bat-turned-beer-mug into a worldwide phenomenon. The mugs have been featured in major publications such as Forbes and The Wall Street Journal, and have appeared on more than 27 TV news segments. Dugout Mugs has made custom mugs for brands like Budweiser, Molson, Coors, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum. Their products are sold in all 30 major league baseball stadiums, all 5...
Innovating in the Gig Economy
March 17, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBAaron Hageman is the CEO of Delivery Drivers, Inc. (DDI), a third-party human resources and driver management firm. Specializing in the last mile of delivery and operating as part of the gig economy, they’re going to make over 100 million deliveries including 10 million meals this year alone. They also project that they're going to onboard and approve more than 300,000 drivers compared to just about 20,000 a few years ago. Aaron's been an entrepreneur for 25 years, and he uses this experi...