Bootstrapper's Paradise

Tim Eulie is an experienced creative consulting partner working with businesses in wellness, lifestyle, culinary fields, and healthcare to strategically develop their visual assets. Tim works at all stages of UX right from the conceptual stage, creating an idea, coordinating the hardware and talent, and overseeing production to its final stages. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this e...

Nick Yarnall is a Univesity Professor, President and CEO of Potestiam, and a serial entrepreneur. Nick is a big believer in incorporating your hobbies and your work life so that you’re working on something you love. Through doing this Nick was able to conceptualize, design, manufacture, and successfully launch a technology accessory in just 4 weeks. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on th...

Jason Pratt is an innovative leader with over 15 years of experience in Management, Operations, Marketing, Consulting and Talent Acquisition. As President of the Life Solutions Group, Jason is responsible for the management of the firm’s carrier and strategic alliance partnerships and works closely with each one to ensure the best service and outcomes possible. Jason works closely with the firm's...

Sean Boyce has run his own consultancy firm NxtStep Consulting for over 10 years and has founded multiple other companies at the same time. He’s extremely experienced in working with B2B SaaS product businesses and is well-known for having a big impact on the businesses he’s worked with. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch: Creative ways to scale your compa...

RJ Grimshaw is the Chief Executive Officer and President of UniFi EF and a Board Member of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association.  He is a Corporate Strategy & Development Specialist, with a consistent record of delivering extraordinary results in growth, revenue, operational performance, and profitability. Known for having a strong orientation in operations and finance, RJ drives oper...

Sean Boyce has run his own consultancy firm NxtStep Consulting for over 10 years and has founded multiple other companies at the same time. He’s extremely experienced in working with B2B SaaS product businesses and is well-known for having a big impact on the businesses he’s worked with. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch: What a growth trap is and when it...

Dave Banerjee has been the CEO of RND Resources for over 37 years, where he provides outsourced regulatory compliance consulting to Broker-Dealers, Registered Investment Advisers, FCM, Banks, and Insurance agencies. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch: How RND Resources helps financial service companies. The fundamental basis of investment markets. The incr...

Sean Boyce has run his own consultancy firm NxtStep Consulting for over 10 years and has founded multiple other companies at the same time. He’s extremely experienced in working with B2B SaaS product businesses and is well-known for having a big impact on the businesses he’s worked with. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch: How to prepare your service firm...

Nik Shah is an investor, entrepreneur, and Founder & CEO of Home. LLC where he helps people buy their first house and build wealth. Nik sold his first startup in his freshman year of college and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a focus in Business & AI/ML. He has been a management consultant to Fortune-100 clients at Ernst & Young and built a $250M innovation fund as Chie...

Sean Boyce has run his own consultancy firm NxtStep Consulting for over 10 years and has founded multiple other companies at the same time. He’s extremely experienced in working with B2B SaaS product businesses and is well-known for having a big impact on the businesses he’s worked with. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch: How to avoid making assumptions i...

Evan Linhardt is a former nonprofit leader and public service executive and is now the Vice President and Financial Advisor for Bernstein Private Wealth Management. He now serves non-profits, foundations, and families to design investment strategies that align and allow them to fulfill their missions to maximize impact. Evan is a Board Member and Treasurer at LiveWell Foundation, a Board Member at...

Sean Boyce has run his own consultancy firm NxtStep Consulting for over 10 years and has founded multiple other companies at the same time. He’s extremely experienced in working with B2B SaaS product businesses and is well-known for having a big impact on the businesses he’s worked with. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch: The difference between hunting an...

Rob Fitzpatrick has been running small businesses for over 13 years and has written multiple books about what he’s learned along the way, including ‘The Mom Test’. His first company was a scalable startup that went through the Y combinator accelerator and Rob is now building software to support indie nonfiction authors. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch:...

Sean Boyce has run his own consultancy firm NxtStep Consulting for over 10 years and has founded multiple other companies at the same time. He’s extremely experienced in working with B2B SaaS product businesses and is well-known for having a big impact on the businesses he’s worked with. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch: Why sales should be seen as a pro...

Francisco Lopez has over 20 years of experience in financial institutions and is the Chief Operations and Innovation Officer at DreamSpring and is a Board Member at EBA Fund. Amber Kani is the Director Of Communications at DreamSpring and has diverse experience in marketing, fundraising, corporate social responsibility, operations, employee engagement, project management, impact measurement, and s...

Brian Casel is a web developer, freelancer, and founder of multiple productized services and internet-based businesses. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch: How Brian transitioned from freelance web design to building internet-based businesses. Why Brian got into freelancing and how he got the idea to start his own productized service business. The value of...

Mary Sheehan is the Head of Product Marketing at Adobe Advertising Cloud, the host of the Women in Product Marketing Podcast, and has been a product marketing leader focused on B2B tech and SaaS companies for over 12 years. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch: How Mary became the Head of Product Marketing at Adobe Advertising Cloud. The product marketing sk...

John Jonas is an outsourcing pioneer, virtual work guru, and Founder of onlinejobs.ph. He’s been helping small businesses outsource their tasks for over 15 years so they can focus on running their own company. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch: Why John made a job board for finding virtual workers in the Philippines. The issues with outsourcing on platfor...

Jeremy Johnson is the VP of Product Management at Jama Software. He leads both product management and user experience teams, and has 12 years of experience in product management. On this episode of Product Launch, Sean and Jeremy discuss The benefits of a non-technical background in being effective in product management How understanding the functional areas of an organization will help you be a b...

 Virginia is the SVP of Marketing and Ecosystems at Agora. On this episode of Product Launch, Sean and Virginia cover  How a platform as a service product is unique when compared with traditional SaaS products How the demand for the Agora service has increased due to the pandemic The creative applications Agora’s customers have developed with access to their tools and services How to organize data...

Daniel Senyard who is the Co-founder and CEO of Shep. On this episode of Product Launch, Daniel and Sean cover The Shep value proposition How Shep pivoted due to industry impact due to the pandemic Framing you product as a hypothesis Distinguishing between adjustments and pivots for your product Pivoting from SMB to enterprise as a target market Resources: The Start-Up J Curve, by Howard Love - ht...

Lisa is the Founder and CEO of Business Development University or BDU. On this episode of Product Launch, Lisa and Sean cover  The importance of passion and authenticity in communicating your value proposition to prospects They 3 keys to business development and sales  Folding 30/60/90 day game plans into your annual plan Building your prospecting process to deliver effective results Why your init...

Jess Podgajny has spent her career in client service and management consulting, focused on the people side of projects. She is now the Founder and CEO of LLUNA a B2B platform that enables companies to design, manage, and analyze personalized employment arrangements. On this episode of the Product Launch podcast, Jess and Sean cover  The past, present, and future of LLuna  What Lluna offers their c...

Chris Hawn is the Managing Director at Nvidous.  Chris’s background includes finance, technology and now hyper automation as he’s leading the charge in growth and scaling the business in the US. This week's topic is hyper-automation, and Sean and Chris specifically cover\ Hyper-automation vs Robotic Process Automation (RPA) How companies interact with their software bot Use cases for the technolog...

April Dunford is the author of Obviously Awesome which is all about product positioning.  Prior to that April was the VP of Marketing for 7 successful startups. This week, April and Sean cover  What is product positioning and how it can help you "Jobs to be done" and the milkshake story Integrating product positioning in a jobs to be done framework The importance of competitive alternatives when i...