Fervent Four

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down Madilynn Beck, Founder and CEO of  The Better Spot , to discuss founding a wellness company, holistic wellness, and the problem The Better Spot solves. Watch this week's episode to hear about these topics and much more! Tim Ryan is an angel investor and the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs wit...

The show must go on! When the scheduled guest catches a stomach bug, and co-host Zack Miller out of pocket, Tim Ryan hosts episode 117 with a solo performance. This week, Tim discusses important components of a business, starting a company in the 757, and collaborative opportunities. Watch this week's episode to hear about these topics and much more!   Tim Ryan is and angel investor and the Execut...

Graham Henshaw, Executive Director of the  Alan B. Miller Entrepreneurship Center  at William & Mary, joins the show to discuss equipping students with skills for life after graduation,  the Entrepreneurial thinking, and cracking the code for how early-stage entrepreneurs can get plugged. Watch this week's episode to hear about these topics and much more!   Tim Ryan is the Executive Director of St...

Women and minority led businesses only receive 2% of VC funds, our guest is on a mission to increase that. This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Allison Byers, Founder of  Scroobious  to discuss her experience raising money for her medical device startup, and what launched her into her new venture to help women and minorities navigate the fundraising ecosystem. Watch this week's e...

How are drones changing the farming industry? This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Dennis Perreault, Founder of  Pixelar LLC  to discuss Precision Agriculture, 757 Entrepreneurship, and how drones and technology can aid farmers.   Watch this week's episode to hear about these topics and much more!   Tim Ryan is the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization dedicated to co...

What needs to be in place day 1 to be a sustainable and profitable in business? This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Bay McLaughlin, Co-Owner of  First Landing Seafood Company  to discuss how, with his two brothers Bruce & Craig, they are cultivating an oyster to meet global exacting standards here on the Lynnhaven for the very first time and how the 757 can be known for founding...

Ever tried searching for a topic on a specific podcast but found the results all over the place? The team at Fathom had the same frustrations which led them to bring search to podcasts. This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Paul Bloch, Co-founder and Chief Design Officer at  Fathom.fm  to discuss technological innovations in the podcast industry which will be defining the next gen...

Attention spans are at an all time low. How can founders capitalize on the infinite scroll-fest to raise money for their venture? This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Jesse Hepburn, Founder and CEO of  Fsh Tank  to discuss crowdfunding and what it can do for their business and their personal network. How is Fsh Tank different from every other crowdfunding platform? Watch this wee...

It is inevitable that in business you will make mistakes, how do you learn from these endeavors while they are occurring? Connor Swalm of Phin walks us through the process. This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Connor Swalm, CEO at  Phin Security , to discuss making mistakes is evidence you're doing something right. The only mistake you can't afford to make is the mistake you neve...

What's a faster pace, racecar or running a business? Dion von Moltke retired from his passion of being a professional racecar driver to race his way through the startup world, launching Blayze, a pro to amateur coaching platform.   This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Dion von Moltke, Co-Founder at BLAYZE & professional racecar driver , to discuss the power of 1 on 1 coaching and...

How much money do you need to start or grow your business? Paul Singh believes its X amount. X = ??? This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Paul Singh, Founder of  Results Junkies  & Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at  Bump Health , to discuss that you DON'T need to raise money to start, grow, or "insert whatever most founders say". Money doesn't change the outcome of your co...

Is your business raising capital? Do you know what investors are seeking? This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Tom Weithman, Managing Director at Virginia Venture Partners , to discuss the funding available for VA's high growth startups, what Virginia Venture Partners can offer your business, and the sustained success of the nation's premier seed venture programs. Tim Ryan is the...

Team Building is one way companies are retaining and attracting teammates. What if you have a remote team or it's difficult to get everyone to one place at once? Insert LetsVidya.   This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with James Warren, Founder at LetsVidya , to discuss James' passion for helping people connect with each other, building a strong team culture, and a few of the many un...

Marko Frigelj saw a need in the market and pounced on the opportunity. This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Marko Frigelj, Founder at The IncuHub , to discuss The IncuHub and it's 100+ member businesses, coworking spaces 101, and how they are different from WeWork.   Tim Ryan is the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with resou...

Paul Robinson will join the Fervent Four Show to discuss his experience as the Executive Director of RISE . RISE accelerates innovation and business growth around solutions to coastal resilience challenges in the living laboratory of coastal Virginia. This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Paul Robinson, Executive Director of RISE , to discuss RISE and the climate problem it's work...

Travis Young wants you to know that resources and help are available for early stage start-up founders.   This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Travis Young, from 757 Collab , to discuss all things Travis' work experiences and journey to 757 Collab, rewriting the DE&I narrative, and how to give founders a voice.   Tim Ryan is the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization d...

Kitty Kingdom Cat Cafe opened in late 2020, a time when many thought it would be impossible to do so. This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Julie Easterbrooks, Founder at Kitty Kingdom Cat Cafe. In this clip, the three will discuss    The Fervent Four Show Episode 102 Starring Julie Easterbrooks   Full Episode: https://youtu.be/MEZ7M3bpF0s    This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Mill...

Real Estate Investing for Everyone. Pocket Properties is making the world of real estate investing available for everyone.   This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Josh Rufolo and Stan Glover, co-Founder's at Pocket Properties , to discuss what the startup experience is like at the early stages, dealing with adversity, and the importance of having a strong team and support system....

The most successful angel investor of our time sat down with Tim and Zack to talk about the angel investing world. Jason is known for writing the first checks for companies like; Uber, Robinhood, Calm, along with five other unicorns. Jason is also the host of 2 of the top 10 tech podcasts; This Week in Startups and the All-In podcast .    This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with lege...

The world of mortgages: the ins, the outs, the everything with Kim Hasty of CMS Mortgage Solutions.   This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Kim Hasty, Mortgage Expert at CMS Mortgage Solutions, to discuss all things mortgages, how a founder can balance bootstrapping a business while trying to purchase a home and the difference between retail and a broker.   Tim Ryan is the Executi...

Scott Janney continues to grow Magazine Jukebox. What's working, what's not and his favorite publication of all time?   This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Scott Janey, Founder at Magazine Jukebox, to discuss the recent launch of Magazine Jukebox, what's working/what's not, and his favorite publication of all time!   Tim Ryan is the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organizat...

When you think about industries that are ripe for disruption the horse industry is one of them and one you probably didn't think of. Join us as we dig in and see what Tori Sullivan is up to.   This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Tori Sullivan, Founder at BarnWiz, to discuss her startup that is disrupting the horse industry, the value of accelerator programs, and more!   Tim Ryan...

Lee Sheridan of Two Maids is back! For the past two years Lee has been relentless in growing his business through Covid, with the mindset of never letting a good crisis go to waste.   This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Lee Sheridan, Owner/Operator at Two Maids & A Mop, to discuss going from $200k to over $1.5m revenue in 4 years, operating in non-traditional industries, and the...

Hear hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller chat with Butch Maier of Sumbadhat Productions .   Butch Maier lead man at  joins the Fervent Four Show to chat about the growing film landscape in VA + getting his feet in the business. This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Butch Maier, Founder at Sumbadhat Productions, to discuss how to get your name up on the big screen, the movies he is work...

Nate Tschohl didn't close his business in 2020 when every single one of his customers was shut down. Instead, he buckled down, got creative and grew his business, swimnerd. With supply chain issues, mandates and other hurdles diving at him, what has Nate produced to keep swimming forward?   https://swimpractice.com/   Hear hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller chat with Nate Tschohl, Founder at SWIMNERD....