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

Nick Gray is an entrepreneur and best-selling author living in Austin, Texas. He started and sold two successful companies: Flight Display Systems and Museum Hack. Nick is the author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party, a step-by-step handbook that teaches you how to build big relationships by hosting small gatherings. Over 75,000 people have watched his TEDx talk about why he hates most museums. He’s be...

Jonathan studied business and marketing at Perdue State University in Indiana. After college he went to work for Exact Target and eventually Salesforce. That's where things took a turn. Jonthan became head of marketing for a craft brewery and for a few years worked just about every job there. This whole time, he knew he had to solve a problem that plagued him throughout his career. The problem was...

Dr. Erin Baker is a self-leadership coach, business strategist, social psychologist, Internal Family Systems practitioner, and author of the bestselling Joy-Full AF: The Essential Business Strategy We’re Afraid to Put First. They are on a mission to help heart-centered entrepreneurs and small business owners create prosperous, difference-making, joy-full AF businesses and lives that light them up....

Gary Riger came to the United States when he was 7 years old from the former Soviet Union. His rich and somewhat famous techy relative gave him a computer and Gary never looked back. Now, Gary runs a Web3/NFT portal/outfit called HeyLayer.com. In this episode, he talks about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and also gives a great primer on what the heck is Web3. Find Gary Online https://www.l...

Tanner Campbell is a content creator in the philosophy space and, before that, a recording studio owner and operator, and a freelance media consultant and online instructor in the podcasting space. In Spring of 2022 he was identified as one of the top 22 most influential people in podcasting by Podcast Magazine. He currently lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife Brittany and their dog Jupiter. F...

Rick is a local startup celebrity having started two startups in Philadelpha. His first was Boomi, which was bought by Dell, then spun out again and is still located in the Philadelphia area. His current startup is Guru, which is an internal communication tool for business. Rick's entrepreneurial journey began: Rick bet big on the future of the cloud when he founded Boomi in 2000. The early years...

Sara Loretta has is a "multi-faceted millennial" who loves all types of challenges. Before college she traveled across the country with AmeriCorps to teach STEM to K-5th graders. Sara's worked in the non-profit space and run her own successful design agency. Now she runs a business systems agency focused on the Notion software. She is one of ten certified notion experts in the US and 40th in the W...

Justin Copenhaver is the Founder and CEO of Urality. Urality connects people to your place and gives you the tools you need to build a network of ambassadors within your community. Before venturing out on his own, Justin worked in software engineering at companies like IBM. Justin likes the freedom that entrepreneurship provides but is aware that it's not for everyone. Find Justin Online https://w...

Aliza Freud is a powerhouse in the influencer marketing space. She founded SheSpeaks,Inc. an influencer marketing platform for female influencers after spending years at American Express. She has a popular podcast and live stream as well. Find Aliza Online https://www.linkedin.com/in/alizafreud/ https://www.shespeaks.com/Podcast https://www.shespeaks.com/ If you’re enjoying Entrepreneur’s Enigma,...

Ryan Fogelman wanted to be an inventor. But he found out that he was better at bringing inventions to market than coming up with them. So, he became an entrepreneur. Ryan is the co-founder, CSO, and entrepreneur in residence at Cohatch Co-working, a cluster of coworking spaces spreading across the United States. He is also a partner in Fire Rover, which is the first of its kind to remotely detect...

Todd E. Jones is a WordPress and content marketing entrepreneur based in Conway, Arkansas. He is very active in the WordPress community. He has multiple projects going on, including Copy Flight and a great podcast called Storyteller Cafe. Todd bills himself as the About Page guy, because he feels that the about us pages on most sites are treated like an afterthought instead of an important part of...

Mike Michalowicz is a bestselling author of some of the recent decades best business books. He is a public speaker and teacher. Mike has been through the trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship. From having it all to losing everything overnight. ___________________ By his 35th birthday MIKE MICHALOWICZ (pronounced mi-‘kal-o-wits) had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confide...

Hala Taha has created a digital media empire with her show Young and Profiting and her marketing business by the same name. Hala has done the traditional corporate route but felt empty. She's worked for free for 3 years at a radio station, interning and being a producer. So, while being at HP she decided to start up Young and Profiting. Soon the rest was history. Find Hala Online https://www.young...

Ryan Perri and a bunch of friends had an idea one night at a bar in South Philly. One of their friends was going through a rough patch. They wanted to cheer him up. They knew that if they just sent him cash via Venmo he'd probably just pocket the money and not get off the couch. So, over some brews they came up with an app called BruYou, where you can buy yourself or your friends' beers at local b...

Kara Goldin is the founder of Hint Water and the author of the book Undaunted. Kara has worked for companies like Time Magazine, CNN and AOL. She had a bad habit during her time working in corporate America drinking diet soda. When she decided to kick the habit and turn to water, she felt better but found that plain water was boring. So, she spruced it up with fruit and after not being able to fin...

Marcus Chan knows both types of entrepreneurship. The kind that that his parents had, which was long hours of immigrants, and then the kind of the internet realm. In between these two experiences in entrepreneurship, Marcus was in sales for various companies and learned how to sell. He now helps B2B salespeople grow their bottom line by $50k to $100k more a year. He is a 2x Salesforce Top Sales In...

Dave Ashworth is a mild-mannered CPA by day. He helps his clients beyond taxes. He likes to think of himself as an off shoot of their team. Dave has done time in the corporate accounting jungle but has found that he makes a bigger impact as the co-founder of The Quantify Group. He equips business owners and CEOs with the financial tools and time freedom to scale their business using Quantify's Pro...

Kevin Bailey is a mindset coach and the co-founder of Dream Fuel, a mindset coaching practice for executives and athletes who want to go from good to elite in what they do. Kevin prides himself on empowering execs and AEs to accomplish their missions using neuroscience-backed mindset, mindfulness, and visualization. Find Kevin Online: https://www.dreamfuel.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinjam...

Mike Simmons is a sales coach, speaker, consultant and advisor. He is based in the Phoenix, Arizona area where he helps companies of all sizes get the most out of their sales. Mike prides himself on helping founders, sales professionals, and leaders find clarity and stop second-guessing the work they do. Find Mike Online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesimmons/ https://catalystsale.com/ https://t...

Originally from Romania, Mara Rada now calls Canada home. She helps founders and startups figure out the right name for their business, their branding, category strategy, and narrative. A graduate of the University of Ottawa, Mara is very active in the Founders Institute where she helps entrepreneurs get started on their entrepreneurial journey. Find Mara Online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marara...

Tom Burton is the co-founder and COO of LeadSmart Techologies, a visual CRM tool, and the author of The Revenue Zone. Tom has been in the business and digital marketing arena for more than 30 years. He has sold a business to Intuit, albeit for much less than Mailchimp, and has done a digital marketing company. His book The Revenue Zone is geared to business owners, sales people, and marketers to h...

Sangram is a entrepreneur through and through, he along with his co-founder of Terminus, developed the concept of Account-Based Marketing (ABM) and wrote the first book on the technique. He is also community builder and founded the Peak. Community in 2019 to help executives and entrepreneurs get 1% better week. I've had the pleasure of knowing Sangram for more than 10 years. I've seen him go from...

Warning: There is an explicit tag on this episode. You've been warned. 😊 Annie P. Ruggles is the founder of the Non-Sleezy Sales Academy and To Legitimate To Quite Podcast. Annie helps sales people sell without being sleezy. Find Annie Online: https://www.anniepruggles.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/anniepassanisi/ https://www.toolegitimate.com/ If you’re enjoying Entrepreneur’s Enigma, please...

Michael Zipursky is the CEO of Consulting Success® where they specialize in helping entrepreneurial consultants grow profitable, scalable and strategic consulting businesses. He has advised organizations like Financial Times, Dow Jones, RBC, and helped Panasonic launch new products into global markets, but more importantly, he’s helped over 800 consultants from around the world in over 75 industri...

This is the first rerun from the vault. I hope you enjoy! This was fun episode. Guy Kawasaki is best known for being the evangelist for Apple, Inc. But there is so much more to Guy. He was born in Hawaii and educated at Stanford and UCLA in California. Guy has been a CEO, Angel Investor, Author (15 books), Evangelist, and a dad to four kids. Find Guy Online: Website: GuyKawasaki.com Twitter: https...