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

Ashton Rodenhiser is an internationally acclaimed graphic recorder renowned for her sketchnoting and graphic facilitation expertise. Since 2013, she has been capturing keynotes, meetings, and seminars through visually engaging illustrations. Hailing from Canada, Ashton has collaborated with prestigious organizations such as Microsoft, Amazon, Michelin and various national and international associa...

On this episode of Entrepreneur's Enigma, host Seth Goldstein interviews Benjamin Friedman, founder of Build, Scale, Grow and author of the book "Scale." Benjamin shares his entrepreneurial journey, discussing his five exits over the last two decades. He emphasizes the importance of hard work and the misconception of overnight success. Seth dives into Benjamin's experience writing his book, mentio...

Mara Smith is a former attorney, corporate strategist and stay-at-home mom who is the founder of Inspiro Tequila. Mara began her legal career at a large law firm in Chicago before joining the corporate strategy team at a Fortune 500 Company. After her twins were born prematurely, Mara made the difficult decision to leave the corporate world to focus on her family. She never stopped thinking about...

Gordon Glenister is a global expert on influencer marketing having set up the UK association arm of the Branded Content Marketing Association influence division. He is also an award-winning author with Influencer marketing strategy and hosts the Influence the Global podcast. Gordon is a regular on the speaker circuit and often hosts panel discussions around influencer marketing and community build...

Taylor May has been recognized as a top producer in the physical security industry the last 10 years. He was recently recognized as an IFSEC Global Security Influencer for 2022 and is someone who has been known for cultivating and sustaining relationships throughout his professional career, specifically with End Users. Taylor enjoys highlighting the industry's top professionals on relevant topics...

Rand Fishkin is the cofounder and CEO of SparkToro, makers of fine audience research software. He’s dedicated his professional life to helping people do better marketing through his writing, videos, speaking, and his book, Lost and Founder. When Rand’s not working, he’s usually cooking a fancy meal for the love of his life, author Geraldine DeRuiter. Great Moments 05:07 - Mindset of success: More...

In this episode of Entrepreneur's Enigma, Seth interviews David Van Beekam, an entrepreneur who founded Tweva TV. Tweva TV is a local TV channel tailored to small businesses who can't afford traditional TV advertising. The episode discusses the birth of Tweva TV, the reason behind its creation, and how it evolved into a local TV channel. David shares some insights on how their team marketed Tweva...

Isabelle Kent is the CEO of Philly Startup Leaders, a 501(c)3 nonprofit connecting, convening, and navigating the largest early-stage startup community in the region. She's an avid believer that innovation can be a tool for self-determination and economic development, while building critical solutions for a whole world of challenges. In addition to coaching founders, leading accelerators, and orga...

Born and raised in Enid, Oklahoma, Caleb brings a personalized approach to each and every client of his. With a degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in Marketing and a M.B.A from West Texas A&M University, he finds innovative ways to reach new target customers and expand your business no matter where you start. Combining strategy with implementation, he focuses on building long-term cust...

Casey Cavaliere, an American record producer, mixing engineer, and artist coach, draws from over two decades of industry experience with his band, The Wonder Years, to guide emerging artists. His creative philosophy, underpinned by trust, authenticity, and experimentation, aids musicians in refining their voice and expanding their careers. With a deep understanding of the deeply personal process o...

Alexis Scott is the founder of The Fairy Job Mom, a consultancy focused on helping professionals become Eternally Employable. She guides job seekers in their next career move, helps professionals build memorable personal brands, and introduces companies to amazing talent. Throughout her career, Alexis has successfully navigated career change and adaptation, with a vast range of industry experience...

On this episode of Entrepreneur's Enigma, host Seth sits down with Shana Francesca, a life designer, speaker, life coach, and entrepreneur. Shana has been an interior designer for 17 years and has been doing life design work for a few years as well. Shana and Seth discuss the value of coaching aspect in interior design work, and how being an entrepreneur is tough when working primarily on your own...

Fulcrum Venture Accelerator was founded in 2019 by serial social entrepreneur Will Sacks with the mission to empower socially-minded entrepreneurs and help them succeed at raising capital. Will once created a solar powered race car that he raced from Chicago to Los Angeles and most recently founded Kindara with the mission to empower women everywhere through body literacy. Kindara raised around $9...

Mike is the CEO and Founder of mowPod, the largest driver of engaged subscribers and listeners to some of the most prominent newsletters and podcasts in the US. He is also the co-host of the Friday Night Karaoke podcast, an (ironically) ad free, negativity free weekly pod highlighting performances from members of the Friday Night Karaoke Facebook community with their submitted themed covers of pop...

Adam is an example of how anyone can achieve success with hard work and dedication. He grew up in humble beginnings in a low-income neighborhood in Liverpool, England, before moving to America in 2009. A former amateur boxer, Adam applied the same determination and focus he used in the ring to his entrepreneurial pursuits - starting a business from only $500 capital and growing it into a multi-mil...

Loree Philip is a former 16-year Boeing professional turned entrepreneur. Her mission is to empower women in their careers through her work as an empowerment coach, podcast host, and the founder of weSpark, a boutique coaching and training firm that supports professional women to bet on themselves, step into their brilliance and gain the confidence to leap in their careers. Following a successful...

Fred has a 35 year career in Sales. His focus has been in high growth markets such as Financial Printing, SaaS, and Adtech, and has held a variety of roles with global remits. He has been involved in multiple company exits and and two IPO's. Fred is a Partner at Advisewell, a consulting, advisory and investing practice. Advisewell’s unique approach combines a diagnostic analysis with the experienc...

Kevin Chemidlin is a podcaster and podcast coach. His first podcast, Philly Who?, was launched in 2018 as a side hustle while he was a corporate software developer. Just months after launching the show, Kevin decided to leave his 9-to-5 and go all-in on the podcast. Within 18 months, Philly Who? surpassed 100,000 downloads and more than $140k in monetized revenue. In 2020, Kevin began helping othe...

Marcus Sheridan is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker known for his unique ability to excite, engage and motivate live audiences with his simple, yet powerful transformational business approach. Marcus has been dubbed a “Web Marketing Guru” by the New York Times and in 2017 Forbes names Marcus one of 20 “Speakers You Don’t Want to Miss.” Not one to be limited to the stage, Marcus...

Mark Style is a Business Therapist and Founding Principal of On The Mark Advisors. He helps business owners and entrepreneurs invest more strategically ON their business so they are less trapped IN their business. Mark’s business therapy practice combines the best elements of three essential disciplines (strategic advising, business coaching, and stress management) into one holistic approach that...

Long-time exec, first-time CEO. Adelaide Braddock is a world traveler (literally... twice) and is using her experiences and the experiences of her team to help others make the most out of their journeys. Aside from her passion for travel, Adelaide loves cooking almost as much as she loves eating. She is also a rabid Tampa Bay Lightning fan, language nut, and cat mom to the one animal in the world...

Robbie Samuels has been recognized as a networking expert by NPR, PCMA, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Inc, and as an expert in virtual event design by JDC Events.  As a virtual event design consultant and executive Zoom producer, he designs and produces transformative, inclusive, and engaging online experiences. He is the author of three books, including his latest, ​​"Break Out of Boredom:...

Adam Dornbusch is the founder of EnTribe an influencer and user-generated management platform for brand and companies. Adam has worked with a wide range of companies before starting EnTribe. He helped Go Pro get started with UGC as well as work with Tribeca (Rober DeNiro's company), Current TV, and the precursor to Netflix Streaming, to name a few. Find Adam Online https://www.entribe.com/ https:/...

Tim Dodd is the founder of JTD Group. He specializes in helping technology companies get new business. His clients include application development, Software as a Service, and eCommerce companies. His services include “top of the funnel” sales and marketing actives all the way through complete outsourcing his clients’ sales and marketing. He has a degree in Computer Science from the University of D...

Krista Walsh is a website copywriter and strategist for service-based businesses, which means that she writes your website so that you not only attract more clients but also the right clients, the kind who are confident they want to work with you — and won’t settle for anyone else. As a result, your website goes from “existing” to a lead-generating machine working for you around the clock. And you...