089 : Rodney Williams : Tech Innovator
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English - May 04, 2015 00:00 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 243 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture Business Careers 99invisible career college entrepreneur freakonomics freshair generationy graduation inspirational inspiring Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
"I'm breaking rules. My company is breaking rules. Even the type of CEO I am - I break rules. I tend to walk in and I look like the intern, or something else, but I'm not, and I'm actually about to blow you away and you're going to be giving me a check or two." - Rodney Williams
Rodney (@rodneybwilliams) was born deaf and started his first business at a young age renting out kids magazines to parents at his mom's hair salon. Rodney has gained his hearing is now the co-founder of LISNR which uses in-audible sound technology to create new ways for brands to interact with customers and has attracted clients such as Budweiser, Roc Nation and Sony and recently raised $3.5 million in funding.
You''ll hear Rodney discuss his path to building a 22 person team, the confidence that comes from being confident, and that if you're thinking about going after your dreams, stop thinking.