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It has been quite some time since you heard last from Michelle and Joe, BUT this time is over. They get together to wrap up their 2023 and talk about planning for 2024. Finding Life Purpose: “You know, I think we should, You know, I’m still really curious about, you know, the motivation of what people Like, what their life purpose is? You know? I I’ve been kinda questioning that myself.” — Michell...

Daniel Alfon is undoubtedly an expert when it comes to LinkedIn. As one of the platform's very early users, having joined back in 2004, he has gotten 18 years of experience optimizing profiles, sales strategies, and more throughout his tenure. In a recent episode of Starting Y with Joe Menninger, Alfon gave Joe some tangible tips on re-designing his profile and showing him how to use LinkedIn as a...

Our guest is best-selling author Brant Cooper, he made it to the New York Times Best Seller List. He co-wrote the Lean Entrepreneur (AL https://amzn.to/3ILKgxj ) and more recently Disruption Proof (AL https://amzn.to/41batfM ). He does not call himself an entrepreneur, but he is one. He is also a speaker and active in the startup community of San Diego. You can learn more about him here: https://b...

Happy 2023 and a happy new year of the rabbit.  Today we bring you another episode on the Starting Y Podcast, where we talk about the WHY of Entrepreneurship. This new year, Michelle and Jörn are getting together to discuss their plans for the future. Both entrepreneurs are passionate about chasing their dreams and helping others do the same. The topic of their discussion: what to change, sin...

Happy Holidays! Today we bring you another episode on the Starting Y Podcast, where we talk about the WHY of Entrepreneurship. This time Michelle and Joern get together for the Christmas Episode of 2022. Welcome to the Starting Y Podcast Christmas Episode of 2022! In this edition, Michelle and Joern open up about how the past year — full of startup journeys, entrepreneurship ambitions, and new pla...

Happy Thanksgiving guys! Today we bring you another episode on the Starting Y Podcast, where we talk about the WHY of Entrepreneurship. This time we talk to two guests about the mindset you have to have from the start in order to scale globally. The basis of our discussion is the experience Aaron and Klaus gained in their previous positions, their activities in 10X Innovation Lab, as well as their...

“Why only give Tipps? I thought why not give typical traps?” Arnauld Henneville-Wedholm Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons Our Guest: Arnaud Henneville-Wedholm ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/henneville-wedholmarnaud/ ) is an entrepreneur and bestselling author. He is originally from France, but currently lives in Sweden. You can...

“The best salespeople are not the best talkers, they are the best listeners”  Terry Tucker Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons Our Guest: Terry Tucker started out working at Wendy’s International, at a hospital, in a publishing company, and even as a SWAT hostage negotiator. Terry is currently fighting a rare form of cancer calle...

“You can multi-task on a lot of things, but some tasks really need deep focus” Joe Templin, Entrepreneur Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons Our Guest: Joe Templin ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-templin/ ) is an ultra-marathon runner, entrepreneur and a special needs parent. So he has to fit a lot of work in 24 hours. Besides...

“Two guys and two laptops in a garage are usually valued at 2 m US$ pre-revenue”Bharat Kanodia, Founder and Chief Appraiser Veristrat LLC Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons Our Guest: Bharat Kanodia ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/bharat-kanodia-asa/ ), the founder and chief appraiser of Veristrat. Bharat is a contributor to inc.c...

Sorry guys, this is Joe and I had a fat finger. I deleted this episode from our hosting service by accident. It was originally published in April 2022 and here we publish it again.  “Over my career I have had more than 5.000 employees”Mitch Gray, Author of 'How to Hire and Keep Great People' Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons Ou...

“Over my career, I have had more than 5.000 employees” Mitch Gray, Author of 'How to Hire and Keep Great People' This is the second interview with Mitch on HR topics. In the first episode (which was published just before this one) we talked about hiring people. Now we talk about the strategies behind hiring. Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Cr...

Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons Our Guest: Lizia Santos ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/liziasantos/ ) lives in Miami. She is the mother of three very active boys and the founder of Citycatt ( https://www.citycatt.com/ ). Being a founder of Citycatt, she works with a global base of local scouts spread across all time zones. She...

“This one conversation blew my mind. He was not only running one business but multiple businesses” Peter Hart, Entrepeneur  Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons Our Guest: Peter Hart ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-hart-94373435/ ) is in his early 30s, but already running 12 businesses, most well know likely his brand Dr. Seve...

Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons Our Guest: Darlington Onyeagoro ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/darlington-onyeagoro-64046634/ ) is the CEO and Co-Founder of Aladdin ( https://www.aladdin.ng/ ), a digital bank operating in Nigeria. They have aspirations to connect all African countries into one ecosystem run by either Aladdin d...

"Competition is one of the best things that can happen because you know that it works" Luka Ivicevic, Co-Founder/CEO at Index Health Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons Our Guest: Luka Ivicevic ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/luka-ivicevic/ ), is a serial entrepreneur, who already sold sneakers in his early teens. He was a contribu...

Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons The Hosts: Michelle, a radio, and podcast      host based in Silicon Valley. She is a lawyer by training and has been      working in and with many startups, especially fintech and blockchain.      Currently she is working for several non-profit organizations and      startups. Michelle is the...

“The goal is: Cover 100.000 houses with solar cells each year” Alex Melzer, founder and CEO of Zolar Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons Our Guest: Alex Melzer ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/almelzer/ ),      the founder and CEO of Zolar ( https://www.zolar.de/ ). Zolar helps homeowners to get solar cells on the roof of their hous...

Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons Our Guest: Joshua Fairbairn ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuafairbairn/ ), the CEO of MorphoMFG ( https://www.morphomfg.com/ ), helps to produce goods in China, of international quality. The idea was born out of Joshua's first failed crowdfunding campaign, where the goods he had produced did...

Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons "The best sales advice I have given was not to buy from me" Jay Moore on selling  Our Guest: Jay Moore ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdmoore/ ) is a very experienced manager and serial entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience. His current position is the Chief Collaboration officer of...

Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons “The speed of the internet connection may be as important for your real estate value, as is a good train or highway connection” Joern Menninger, Starting Y The Hosts: · Michelle, a radio, and podcast host based in Silicon Valley. She is a lawyer by training and has been working in and with many...

Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons “The speed of the internet connection may be as important for your real estate value, as is a good train or highway connection” Joern Menninger, Starting Y The Hosts: · Michelle, a radio, and podcast host based in Silicon Valley. She is a lawyer by training and has been working in and with many...

Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons “The speed of the internet connection may be as important for your real estate value, as is a good train or highway connection” Joern Menninger, Starting Y The Hosts: · Michelle, a radio, and podcast host based in Silicon Valley. She is a lawyer by training and has been working in and with many...

Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons The Hosts: · Michelle, a radio, and podcast host based in Silicon Valley. She is a lawyer by training and has been working in and with many startups, especially fintech and blockchain. Currently she is working for several non-profit organizations and startups. Michelle is the host of the Stanfo...

Our intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons The Hosts: · Michelle, a radio, and podcast host based in Silicon Valley. She is a lawyer by training and has been working in and with many startups, especially fintech and blockchain. Currently she is working for several non-profit organizations and startups. Michelle is the host of the Stanfo...