Entrepreneur's Enigma - Discussions about the Ups and Downs of Entrepreneurship

Vinnie Potestivo is an Emmy Award-winning Media Advisor who grows personal brands & scales founder-led businesses by scaling content distribution, brand visibility & media reach. He is the Host of "I Have A Podcast®" and the Editor-in-Chief of ihaveapodcast.com, a Google News source that connects independent creators with opportunities to grow their careers and get discovered. As a television netw...

Jason Falls is the fearless (or some might say crazy) leader of the Marketing Podcast Network. He was formally in charge of Influence(r) Marketing at Cornett, an advertising agency in Lexington Kentucky. Jason then went out on his own and formed Falls + Partners. About two months after that he got an offer he could refuse to help CIPIO.ai with the marketing efforts as Executive VP of Marketing. CI...

David M. Jasse opened DMJ after garnering network experience at CNN, MTV, CBS & FOX. David advanced from network cameraman, to control room engineer, to editor before producing. Among his company’s most recent achievements is editing and designing graphics for the Emmy Award winning adventure and travel show, “Born to Explore with Richard Weise”, as seen on ABC. Previously, DMJ headed up the edito...

Tia Lyles-Williams, D.Sc. is a Two-Time Life Science Start-Up Founder – Founder & CEO of LucasPye BIO, a Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO); and Founder & CEO of HelaPlex, the 1st Commercial Life Science Accelerator for Seed-Level Life Science Start-Ups and Virtual Biotechnology Companies. In fact, LucasPye BIO is a strategic partner of Thomas Jefferson University’s Jefferson I...

Charlie Key is the co-founder and CEO of Losant. He focuses his day-to-day responsibilities on working with Losant’s enterprise partners and customers. Charlie has spent more than a dozen years in software and technology. He has worked with various Fortune 500 companies to build business-changing software and applications. Charlie can demonstrate IoT's value by connecting the technology's properti...

Holy cow! It's been 100 episodes! Hard to believe. In this episode the tables have turned and Ian Truscott of Rockstar CMO (https://rockstarcmo.com/) interviews Seth. It's a fun one, so buckle up and let's get to it! If you’re enjoying Entrepreneur’s Enigma, please give us a review on the podcast directory of your choice. We’re on all of them and these reviews really help others find the show. Als...

Brian Griffiths is the owner and chief marketing strategist of the digital agency, BStrong Marketing LLC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Brian has 24 years experience in digital marketing, website design and graphic design. He received his BA from Lycoming College in 1998 in commercial design, and has gone to achieve several certifications in Digital Marketing from DigitalMarketer.com BStrong serve...

Shawnnah Monterrey, CEO, BeanStock Ventures is the Founder and CEO. BeanStock Ventures is a medical device product development company and is one of 9 FDA accredited 510(k) review organizations, founded in 2018. The company utilized 2020 to establish new products and strengthen its foundations and proceeded to double in size in 2021 and has since secured long-term partnerships with numerous fortun...

Jason Craparo is the founder & CEO of Hovr. Prior to Hovr, Jason was on the executive management team of Juma Ventures, a national social enterprise operating in six US cities. Prior to Juma Ventures, Jason owned and operated restaurants for the national chain, Sonic Drive-in. Jason holds an MBA from Babson College, the #1 ranked entrepreneurship school in the world for 22 consecutive years, where...

Matt Bailey teaches Digital Marketing to the world's biggest brands and at the most recognized universities. Matt travels around the world teaching a wide range of digital marketing topics to teams within the world’s most iconic brands. He’s taught: • Google employees how to use Google Analytics, • Experian how to present data, and • Custom-developed digital marketing workshops for Microsoft, Disn...

Allie Danziger has always been an entrepreneur. Even when she was in-house prior to jumping fulltime into entrepreneurship, she as an intrapreneur. Allie founded the Integrated Agency in the early '00s and sold it to a bigger digital marketing firm in 2018. She then saw a need for young professionals to have the critical business skills that they don't teach in school to hold on and excel in the w...

Nathan Deily has worked in the employment and people (HR) space more than a decade. He has worked in Aerospace/Defense and some corporate giants like Microsoft and Honeywell. At nTH Venture, he is the Chief People officer and is in charge of HR for their portfolio of companies. nTH Venture is different than a normal VC fund. They not only help entrepreneurs build their businesses, but they also bu...

Rachael McCrary has wanted to be a fashion designer since she was born. At a young age, she asked her mother to show her how to make a pattern and by the age of 15 she was designing her own clothes. Fastforward, Rachael went to fashion school in San Francisco and then went to New York City with very little money. She landed at Victoria Secret where she moved her way through the ranks. Eventually s...

Jay helps creators earn a living. He is the writer of Creator Science and the host of Creative Elements, a narrative-interview podcast exploring how today’s top creators make a living with their art and creativity. He previously led the Community Experience team for Pat Flynn and Smart Passive Income, designing their paid membership community and cohort-based course programs. Find Jay Online: http...

Rachel Downey is the founder and executive producer of Share Your Genius, a podcast development firm based in Indianapolis, Indiana. She works with purpose-driven companies of all sizes use the podcast medium to get their voices heard. Find Rachel Online https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelelstsdowney/ https://shareyourgenius.com If you’re enjoying Entrepreneur’s Enigma, please give us a review on t...

Charles "Carlos" Fry is the CEO and Chief Bottle Washer at Code Éxitos, a near-shore product design and development shop aimed at helping entrepreneurs discover their dreams and helping the communities in the Americas. Code Éxitos is a certified B Corp, which means they give back to the communities they operate in. Charles is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been an entrepreneur mo...

Talha has been fortunate to study at some of the World's best higher education institutions. He is acutely aware of how hard it is to land a job in the tech industry without having experience, which you can only get from working in the tech industry. Because of this Talha founded RadicalX.co a online, virtual internship program. RadicalX is community driven and open to people all over the world. F...

Kevin J. Hart came up with the idea for Aireal while in class in college. He still has the notebook with is notes today. Kevin has a background in UX, UI design and has brought that to the work he does with his company Aireal since 2013. From the website: Aireal is a patented geospatial augmented platform that was founded in 2013. Our mission is to offer powerful self-service visualization tools t...

Note: Since the recording of this episode, Jason has joined a new firm called CIPIO.ai. Jason is the executive vice-president of marketing and is going to do a bang-up job! Congrats Jason! Jason Falls is the founder of Falls + Partners, a full-service influencer marketing agency based in Louisville, KY. He is a keynote speaker, Burbon aficionado, chief poobah of the Marketing Podcast network, a da...

Editorial Note: John was not a Navy SEAL. He was in the Navy and got to go deep sea diving with a bunch of Navy SEALs who deep water certified him. John (Coach K) Klymshyn is the founder of The Klymshyn Method, a sales coach, author, and public speaker. He helps executives and entrepreneurs with their sales techniques. He prides himself on being the librarian of uncommon knowledge and has been cer...

Jim Shulman has been an entrepreneur since he left college at Johns Hopkins. When he graduated with a liberal arts education, he sold all kinds of items. Jim at one point did work for another company, but he ran his department with a soft touch, trusting his employees to get the job done and not harassing them. Since 2000, Jim has run Elsinore Business Associates where he coaches seasoned entrepre...

Bryan Whittington served in the Air National Guard as a pilot, when he got vertigo, and his flying career was over he turned to sales training and entrepreneurship. Years later he's never looked back. Find Bryan Online https://www.linkedin.com/in/brywhittington/ https://ebsgrowth.com/podcast/ https://ebsgrowth.com/ If you’re enjoying Entrepreneur’s Enigma, please give us a review on the podcast di...

Jennifer Strout had been a personal trainer and a yoga instructor before she had her kids. But when she had her kids, she needed to find the flexibility to raise her family and make money. At the time she was tutoring, but when the Covid 19 pandemic hit, Jennifer knew she had an idea to make the fitness world online better. She also knew that life was short and she wanted to go for a full-fledged...

Chris Gittings is the founder of Cogent Connections a design and connections agency. Not only does Chris and his team help with design, but they also help companies and businesspeople network and connect the right way online. Find Chris Online: https://www.cogentconnections.io/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-gittings/ If you’re enjoying Entrepreneur’s Enigma, please give us a review on th...

Aunia Kahn identifies as a disabled entrepreneur. She helps companies of all sizes make sure their online marketing is accessible to everyone. She is also an artist and makes really cool art. Aunia has been doing Web design as both a freelancer and as agency since 1998. She currently resides in Oregon with her partner and two dogs. Find Aunia Online https://auniakahn.com/ https://risevisible.com/...