Entrepreneur, Among Other Things

-Steve Spaulding is a professional bodybuilder with the International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation (IFBB), a personal trainer and bodybuilding coach with more than 20 years of experience in the industry, owner of Flex Barbell Gym in Hilliard, OH, and 2020 Mr. Ohio competition winner. Connect with Steve: Website: https://www.flexnfit.net/                 https://www.sscustomsuits.com/ Instag...

-Jason Dhir is the owner of Ultra Human; an award winning supplement company based in Dublin, Ohio, specializing in nootropics, amino acids & teas. Born in Coventry, England, Jason moved to the United States to attend The Ohio State University Nutrition Program. He then became a consultant to many top brands as a multi-faceted expert in the field of supplements and nutrition while spreading aw...

-Jeff Bradshaw is the President at Discount Fashion Warehouse; a popular company started in Ohio who's approaching 17 stores and over 300 employees. Connect with John: Website: https://www.dfwh.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-bradshaw-6997aa25/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/dfwhshop/ -Alexander V. Johnson is a Founding Partner of Mixt Solutions, a 5x Inc. 5,000 Fastest G...

-John Sherwin is the Co-Founder of Hydrant, a wellness brand company providing a balanced mix of electrolytes, minerals, and vitamins to integrate proper hydration into one's everyday routine. After studying biology at Oxford University, John moved to the US to get some experience in the world of high growth technology companies. While he learned a lot, he wanted a more advanced curriculum. T...

-Thibaut Woolace is a graduate from The Ohio State University and CEO of 1 Earth Solar. What's his mission?..  He's on a journey to build the best solar installation experience in the nation. Cobalt Mining Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmqf0L52rD8 Connect with Thibaut: Website: https://www.1earthsolar.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thibaut-woolace-809195208 -Alexand...

- Catherine spent more than 20 years in the creative industry as a designer for corporations and ad agencies, both as an employee and as a freelancer. With Kristen, Catherine felt that there needed to be a place to help artists find work and help clients find talent. So they combined their experience and opened Portfolio Creative in 2005. Catherine is an award-winning CEO, Certified Staffing Profe...

-Coach Hoy is the Director of Coaching and Manager of The Spot Athletics' Dublin location. He is the former associate strength and conditioning coach at The Ohio State University, where he directed the successful men's hockey and golf strength and conditioning programs, as well as overseeing their elite women's ice hockey program. He has trained numerous players who have won Olympic...

-Coach Hoy is the Director of Coaching and Manager of The Spot Athletics' Dublin location. He is the former associate strength and conditioning coach at The Ohio State University, where he directed the successful men's hockey and golf strength and conditioning programs, as well as overseeing their elite women's ice hockey program. He has trained numerous players who have won Olympic...

-Michael Rectenwald is an American scholar, former professor, and author. In 2023, Rectenwald filed to run for president of the United States seeking the Libertarian presidential nomination in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Connect with Michael:  Campaign: https://rectenwald2024.com/ Website: https://www.michaelrectenwald.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheAntiPCProf Twitter: https://t...

-Will Randle is a therapist who specializes in working with people with extreme experiences & structural dissociation. Will has been working with survivors of trauma, abuse, and extreme experiences since 1998.  He grounds his understanding of how people work – and how they heal – in human physiology & Buddhist practices more than in traditional psychology.  "Adverse experiences affect...

-Adam Gilbert is the drummer for the American rock band STARSET, a talented artist, and owner/president of Drum Abuse; a creative community about love, patience, acceptance, openness to the beauty of our inherent differences, and using creativity to challenge indifferences, especially where right and wrong are unclear. Connect with Adam: Websites - https://drumabuse.com/ , https://www.starsetonlin...

Daniel Z. Blanton is an owner of Exterior Alliance, a roofing and storm restoration contractor serving Columbus and Cincinnati Ohio.  He also started the Ohio Roofing Alliance, a  group for trusted contractors.  Dan has sold numerous products door to door and sold roofs for 5 years before moving into ownership. His company is focused on a family culture, cultivating young men and women into better...

-As a technical analyst, and Chartered Market Technician (CMT), Christian has had the incredible experience to be able to meet, teach, and coach more than 5,000 students from around the globe. -Christian helps them to learn the fundamentals of the stock market (portfolio strategies, financial trends, and behaviors), how to read stock charts (candlestick charting, portfolio strategies, and futures...

Bartow Elmore is the associate professor of environmental history and core faculty member of the Sustainability Institute at the Ohio State University. He's the author of "Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future", and "Country Capitalism: How Corporations from the American South Remade Our Economy and the Planet." Find his works here: https://www.bartelmore.co...

John Ziegler is a Partner and Vice President of Patient Experience Improvement and Business Development with Ambassador Software Works and part of the management team at Healthcare Development and Innovation Group.  He also previously built a printing business that he sold and was involved in another healthcare startup that sold to a veterinary group. In this episode, John and Alex talk extensivel...

Paul Heintzman is CPO (Chief Party Officer) of Saltwater Woody American Rum whose main mission was to represent what the three founders loved the most, the beach, summer, fun and sunshine, while using 100% real fruit juices. Paul started in banking and took a chance during the Covid-19 pandemic with two friends and zero alcohol sales experience. Paul said in the interview, "I think I am the b...

Josh Schall is consumer packaged goods (CPG) Strategist and Entrepreneur that focuses on the product categories of value-added (or functional) food, beverage, beauty, and nutritional supplements.  Recently, he has shifted the 10 plus years of knowledge and experiences into early-stage investments, board membership, and public speaking engagements. In this episode, Josh and Alex talk about Josh&apo...

Bryce Calvin is an online fitness coach with more than a decade of strength and conditioning coaching along with bodybuilding coaching as well. He owns and operates Progress Performance, a online training platform where he has multiple coaches anyone can work with along with himself.   In this episode, Bryce and Alex talk about how Bryce built his business, facing burnout from exhausting hours sca...

Rob Smith is National Champion winning football player at Penn State under Joe Paterno, an expert in the waste management industry, and has successfully completed over 50 mergers and acquisitions in his time as an Entrepreneur.  In 2022, the company he founded in 2010 was acquired in a multi million dollar sale.  In addition, Rob has started numerous businesses in the waste management industry, ma...

Esteban Ceron is a former Colombian immigrant, having come to the United State as a child with his family.  Since then, he has found his passion in real estate.   He now operates his family's construction company Metro Renovations, has since started his development company Horus and Ra, and also founded Obelisk Industries, a Bitcoin mining operation.    In this episode, Esteban and Alex talk...

Steven LeClair is a Wealth Advisor, named one of the best in Ohio by Forbes.  He was also formerly a Senior VP of Wealth Management at UBS.  Steven has a deep understanding of financial markets , buying and selling businesses, and growing personal wealth.   In this episode, Steven and Alex talk about  Steven's journey into entrepreneurship, the state of the US economy, and what most people fa...

Ajay Orr is a 3x Award-Winning Author, United States Army Veteran, Cancer Survivor, and the CEO of Simple Plan IT.  He is a digital risk management expert with more than 15 years of experience in the ever-evolving field of technology and cybersecurity. In this episode, Ajay and Alex talk about new cyber security risks in 2023, some of the attacks he has recently seen, ways to avoid or prevent scam...

Rick Smith is a 2nd generation business owner in the insurance industry, specifically in the business risk field. He interacts with businesses on a daily basis and sees the worse of possible outcomes for business owners, catastrophic events. In this episode, Rick and Alex talk about what its like to take over a family business, learn from  your father on the job, and understand the complex risks t...

Mike Moline is a videographer, video editor, and documentary film maker.  He has produced full length documentaries around the sports world and regularly works with multinational brand ad campaigns. In this episode, Mike and Alex talk about how to begin creating video content, the barriers to video production, the rise of the YouTube world, and Mike's first hand seat to the Bishop Sycamore Sc...

Neil Johnson has more than 20 years of investment banking and private equity experience including completion of over $1 billion in corporate finance transactions. He is Managing Partner of Lawrence, Evans Co., which is an investment banking and consulting company focusing on mergers and acquisitions. Neil previously managed $100 million dollars in assets at a regional investment bank.  In this epi...