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

Jess Podgajny is the CEO of Lluna a company aimed at helping employees and employers get a handle on making work/life balance more attainable and easier to manage. Jess is on a mission to make the future of work more personalized and help employers retain their talent and help employees get the flexibility they need from their work. With more than two decades in the people management consulting sp...

Matiullah Rahmaty is a serial entrepreneur from Afghanistan. He is the founder of a bunch of startups and was the chapter leader for Founder's Institute in Kabul before the Taliban took control and he had to leave the country. Now residing in Germany, Mati (as people who know him call him), runs Entrepreneur's on the Go, an organization that aims to help displaced and otherwise disadvantaged entre...

Tim Hines is a seasoned marketer turned author. He recently published his book The Marketing Starter on Amazon. This Chicagoan turned Austinite has been in all types of marketing jobs for a variety industries. Tim now helps companies of all sizes get a handle on their marketing under his own shingle. Find Tim Online: Website: TNHines.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tnhines/ Twitter: http...

Doug Ver Mulm is the co-founder of Stable Insurance, a startup focusing on insuring those who use their cars for card sharing, delivery, and much more. Originally from the Midwest, Doug came to the East Coast to go to law school as Seton Hall University. After working in the corporate world, he and a friend decided to get a fleet of cars to rent to people who wanted to participate with the gig eco...

Elyse went to UNC Chapel Hill and managed to never go to a basketball game. She was too busy working. Not necessarily because she needed to, but because she wanted to and enjoyed it. In college, Elyse wanted to be and journalist and editor, but then one day her professor revealed what an editor makes. That was when she decided on a different path — sales. After graduating college, Elyse went into...

Sarah Panus is a Minnesota mama, brand storytelling strategist, podcast host of Marketing With Empathy, and owner of Kindred Speak. Her mission is to enrich someone’s day by humanizing the brand and consumer connections.. Sarah comes from a world managing up to $10M budgets but know how to get scrappy too. She's worked with brands such as: Sleep Number, Nestlé Waters North America, Starbucks, Lind...

Paul has been in the cyber security business since leaving his college days at Carnegie Mellon. Having had a successful exit from his previous company, Paul has opened Permiso Security to help enterprise companies keep the bad guys out of their cloud systems. Find Paul Online Permiso Security Paul Nguyen | LinkedIn If you’re enjoying Entrepreneur’s Enigma, please give us a review on the podcast di...

Originally from the coldest place in the United States, International Falls, Minnesota, to the warm weather of Winter Park Florida to the grey, but pleasant, Seattle, Buzz has solidified his name as one of the experts in computer-human communication. Through his company ActiveWords, Buzz has set out to make computers understand us, not the other way around. Buzz is full of great stories, from his...

Arna Ionescu Stoll is on a mission to help tired parents and their cranky kids diagnose and treat ear infections whenever they happen. A mother of two young children herself, Arna knows what parents go through when their kid have ear infections. WavelyDX and their smartphone diagnostic software aims to make the process of diagnosis and treatment more streamlined and accessible. This is not Arna's...

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://twitter.com/guykawasaki LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guykawasaki/ Th...

John Michelsen has been an entrepreneur his whole life. He has more than 28 patents and has a successful track record of starting and growing technology companies. After decades of building businesses, John also knows how to take a break and is a professional and social dancer, which includes County Western Dancing among other styles. In this episode, John talks about the joy he gets from building...

Dave Delaney is a nice guy. No, seriously, he's nice. It might be in his blood. Afterall he is Canadian. Regardless, as the host of the Nice Podcast and founder of Future Forth, Dave is on a mission to help people be nice in business, especially in the echelons of leadership. Dave has a broadcasting and marketing background. He is a keynote speaker and trainer. Dave is also an old hat when it come...

Chris Joyce is the founder and CEO of Gusher.co a community where companies can be built without venture capital. A veteran of 24 startups and many successful exits, Chris sees that there's a clear disadvantage with venture capital and funding of business and he aims to fix that with Gusher. Find Chris and Gusher Online: Chris Joyce | LinkedIn Gusher.co If you’re enjoying Entrepreneur’s Enigma, pl...

Danny Delveccio is a force to be reckoned with on Instagram. Danny has been in sales in various roles since college. He now teaches entrepreneurs how to sell on Instagram and social media without being sleezy. Find Danny Online: Danny D - Sales Coach (@coachdsales) • Instagram Danny DelVecchio | LinkedIn If you’re enjoying Entrepreneur’s Enigma, please give us a review on the podcast directory of...

Debbie Goetz is the founder of Debbie Goetz Media Connections, a Bucks County, Pennsylvania public relations firm. She has helped clients of all sizes get featured in both the local and national media. From helping drive a titty bar out of her sleepy town to helping a 108-year-old World War II veteran meet President Obama, she's done quite a bit. Connect with Debbie: Debbie Goetz Media Connections...

Alina Trigubenko is a LA/Costa Rica transplant originally from Siberia, Russia. Alina's company, Profi, is a full-service platform for service providers, coaches, counselors and general business to help run their back office. Alina loves entrepreneurship and has been involved in the international startup scene for almost 10 years. She says one of the hardest parts of being an entrepreneur is makin...

James Carbary is and entrepreneur who uses podcasting to get in front of the potential clients he wants to work with. His company SweetFish Media produces podcasts for business of all sizes. James lives in Florida with his wife and newborn child. He loves the flexibility that entrepreneurship provides, so he can spend quality time with his family. Find James Online: James Carbary | LinkedIn SweetF...

Brian Fanzo once held the highest security clearance for a civilian contractor working in cyber security for the US Department of Defense. He was product evangelist for a tech company as well, just like one of his heroes Guy Kawasaki. Now Brian is a keynote speaker and content creator. He is the force behind the $ADHD coin on the Rally.io blockchain and the host of the daily podcast on non-fungibl...

When Kylee Pedrosa found out that her, then, 2-year-old daughter had Type 1 Diabetes, her whole world flipped upside down. Little did she know that it was the start to a whole new career path and entrepreneurial journey, that would bring her to today where she's a diabetes nutrition coach and nutritionist. Kylee, and yes, I'm a bit biased since she's a really good friend of mine, is fantastic. She...

Jamie is a health and wellness coach, mindset master-in-training. She specializes in helping entrepreneurs and professionals get healthy and stay healthy. Fiind Jamie Online Inside Out Living | Blog Jamie Sewell | LinkedIn 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 sho...

Joe Crandall is a warrior both on the military field of battle and in business. The CEO of Green Castle Consulting, Joe works tirelessly every day to make sure his employees and clients are taken care of. Joe is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and was a platoon commander in SEAL Team Five before leaving the military due to medical reasons. After he left the military he worked in the pharmaceuti...

When Joe Monzo graduated Albright College in 2013, the economy was only starting to emerge from a global recession. He was lucky enough to intern at a large technology company his senior year in college, then as a contract videographer and editor. But after a year or so, he saw the writing on the wall and decided to venture out into the entrepreneurial world. He's never looked back. Joe is an extr...

Keith is one of the people who lights up a room when walks in. He's got a big smile and tons of experience in the business world to help you solve most business problems. Keith rose to the rank of Captain in the US Army before jumping head first in to the corporate/pharmaceutical world. He has experience as trainer, a coach and so much more. Now Keith is out on his own helping companies and entrep...

Devin Miller is the brains behind 4 startups and Miller IP Law. He love entrepreneurship and helping startups protect their intellectual property. In addition to his startups and law practice, Devin loves being a family man and helping his 4 kids get a sense of what it's like to be a business owners. If you’re enjoying Entrepreneur’s Enigma, please give us a review on the podcast directory of your...

I was hacked in Instagram this week. The account that many you follow (ThisIsSethG) is no longer. The person now goes by Jame1q1 but is using my avatar (on an orange background) and goes by Seth | Entepreneur's Enigma. I am now TheOfficialSethG on Instagram. Please follow me there. Please listen to this episode. I will never ask you to help me get into Instagram via Instagram. I was an idiot and m...