Rising Tide Startups

In another great Rising Tide Episode, we chat with Dayne Shuda, founder of GhostBlogWriters.com -  In his own words, "Ghost Blog Writers is my job, but I can’t call it work because I enjoy every aspect of what I do. In the past I’ve worked as a brand manager for a catalog and ecommerce firm.  Today, I enjoy doing all I can to provide businesses with the blog content they need to achieve their goal...

Today we are speaking with a very timely guest for a time such as this.  Our special guest is Bill Bice, Founder and CEO of Boomtime, Word of Mouth Marketing.  Bill is a serial entrepreneur, and is passionate about helping small business grow. He started his first company at age 18, growing ProLaw Software into the largest law firm automation system for small and mid-size law firms. Joining the ac...

In another exciting Rising Tide Startups podcast episode, we chat with international business expert Peter Selby. Since 2008, Peter has been the CEO and Founder of Business Drivers, Ltd.  He is also an Author, Speaker and Trusted Advisor to companies across the Asia Pacific Region and Europe. Their business services are delivered with international experience in best practice business optimisation...

Our guest expert on Rising Tide Startups is none other than, Davis Nguyen, founder of myconsultingoffer.org.  Davis is a Harvard grad, TEDX Speaker and a former consultant at Bain.  In 2017, he founded "My Consulting Offer" and has since helped 400+ people start a career in consulting at McKinsey, Bain, BCG and other major firms.  Learn more at myconsultingoffer.org

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups this week is Heidi Dening. Heidi is an empowering keynote speaker whose elegant, yet powerful presence on stage leaves audiences wanting to do more, give more, have more and be more. She is the author of a best-selling self-leadership book called ‘Her Middle Name Is Courage’, and an experienced educator who believes that resilient, healthy self-leaders cre...

Our special guest on Rising Tide is the Chief Whaler himself, George Weiner, founder of Wholewhale.com.  Whole Whale is a digital agency that leverages data and tech to increase the impact of nonprofits and for-benefit companies, and the co-founder of Power Poetry, the largest teen poetry platform in the U.S.  George’s breaching moment in ideating Whole Whale came from his 7 years with DoSomething...

Our special guest is Rosanna Iacono, co-Founder of Growth Hacker. Rosanna is a business leader with 25 years experience working with some of the world’s leading brands, including 16 years internationally with Nike and Levi’s, and C-suite roles in Australia delivering exits for Private Equity-owned businesses like Sheridan and Jurlique.  Learn more at growthactivists.com    

On the other side of the mic today on Rising Tide Startups, we have Stephen Hakami, founder of Wiza.co.  Stephen, the Wizard behind Wiza, used to run a cold email agency, running cold email campaigns for his clients. He ands team first built out the technology for Wiza internally, but then realized this is software that everyone should be using. Now, Wiza is fully functional and able to create ema...

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Mita Bedi, CEO of Resonate Solutions. Mita worked her way up to the role of CEO, through her extensive experience, creativity, discipline and vision.  Having played an instrumental role in driving business growth and creating new opportunities for Resonate, she also displays a wide set of skills and experience, including strategic planning, consulting a...

Our very special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Aaron Walker, founder of "View From The Top." Businessman and Life Coach, Aaron T. Walker has inspired many through his leadership, mentorship, and consistent pursuit of excellence. He enjoys helping others and believes experience is a great teacher. 35 years of entrepreneurship and marriage have given Aaron a wealth of experience. Aaron sold his f...

Our special guest today on Rising Tide Startups is Andrew Butow, founder of Earth2Mars - a Human-Centered, Client-Based Creative Agency.  Andrew  founded earth2mars because at the most basic level, he wants to help people and make a difference in the world. With over 15 years of personal, technological and organizational change experience, Andrew is able to bring together the best of business, con...

Our special guest on the podcast is Clarene Mitchell, LinkedIn Expert and founder of TCM Communications LLC.  She is an accomplished communications professional with a solid reputation in the Greater Milwaukee area and nationally as a print journalist and public relations professional. My communications expertise is the foundation for my work as a LinkedIn Trainer. Learn more at tcmcommunicationsl...

In another great episode with our friends in Australia, we are chatting with Clayton Moulynox, founder of MXGrowth.  Hi is a startup foundations builder who is also practical, pragmatic and logical. Clayton has held leadership roles in tech companies from managed services businesses to US$1B SaaS startup across Australia and US. He is an Ex-Microsoft small & mid-market partner channel leader who e...

In another exciting episode of Rising Tide Startups, we get to chat with a startup founder that is truly hard to nail down.  Meet Jarryd Salem, co-founder of NOMADasaurus.  Explorer and anthropologist. Writer and teacher. Musician and artist. Philosopher and travel guide. These are all professions that Jarryd has very little skills and attributes in, but that doesn’t stop him from trying. His co-f...

Our special guest today on Rising Tide Startups is Brit Boone.  Founder of Meanderbug.com, Brit is developing a sustainable social enterprise that presents a new model for small business that opens up unique adventures for travelers while helping locals find their way in a rapidly changing environment.  Learn more at Meanderbug.com iTunes link Youtube link - Full Episode Youtube link - Rising Tide...

Our special guest today is Louise Watts.  Louise is a leading High Performance Coaching to international success as a founder and director for over 15 years, Louise is well known for her guidance on executive presence and personal impact, having built a global client base with brands such as Citi, BAML, SAP, PWC and BNP Paribas.  Advising organisations on ambitious personal development initiatives...

Our special guest on the podcast is Thom King, founder of IconFoods.com and "Guy Gone Keto." Part CEO, part personal development wonk, and part biohacker info geek, Thom King is a self-confessed serial entrepreneur. While his favorite book list contains many success-oriented and personal-development classics, the traditional definition of achieving success (e.g. make a lot of money) is not what in...

Our guest today on Rising Tide Startups is Victor Zhang, Cofounder and CEO of AlphaWallet.  Victor has 7 years experience managing multinational teams and businesses in Australia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and India.   He also started up 5 businesses in Australia, China, HK and Singapore including import/export/wholesale/sports/travel/ticketing/internet business. iTunes link Youtub...

Today on Rising Tide Startups, we chat with BarBend’s Co-Founder and Editorial Director, David Tao. David is a veteran of the health & fitness industry, with nearly a decade of experience building and running editorial teams in the space. He also serves as a color commentator for both National and International weightlifting competitions, many through USA Weightlifting. In addition to his work in...

In our latest Rising Tide Startups episode, we catch up with Food-preneur and Founder of True Made Foods, Abraham (Abe) Kamarck.  Abe was born in Washington DC and grew up in Virginia, Brooklyn and Maryland before attending Vanderbilt on an NROTC scholarship. After graduation, he served eight years as a Navy Helicopter pilot, later earned his MBA from the London Business School and was introduced...

Our guest today is Mark Podolsky, better known at "The Land Geek."  Mark has been buying and selling raw land full time since 2001.  He's completed over 5,000 land deals and my company, Frontier Equity Properties, has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. He is also the author of Dirt Rich, the ultimate guide to helping you build a passive income model in raw land investing.  His passion f...

In another exciting Rising Tide Startups, we chat with Bean Ninja founder and XERO accounting expert Meryl Johnston.  Meryl launched Bean Ninjas in 2015 with $1000 and a dream of changing the global bookkeeping game. It has since grown from Meryl’s kitchen table into the multi-national, award-winning business it is today.  Learn more at beanninjas.com Click here for the "How to Do Your Bookkeeping...

In another Rising Tide Startups episode, we chat with Tellinga founder, Alex Kurkowski.  The idea for Tellinga surfaced when Alex noticed that, while working full time in his day job, all his free time started to slip away, along with relationships with friends and family.  To keep in touch, he started snail mailing them epistolary (literary/artisanal work in the form of letters) style illustratio...

Out special guest on the Rising Tide Startups podcast is lay Clark. Clay is the founder of Thrive15.com, a company offering online education for entrepreneurs in 15-minute videos taught by world-class mentors.  Stop what you are doing and listen to this hilariously pragmatic and highly instructive video.  Learn more at thrive15.com . Grab your free SEO book at - thebestseobook.com iTunes link Yout...

Our special guest today is Jim Palmer, The Dream Business Coach. Jim is a marketing and business building expert and in-demand coach. He is also the founder of the Dream Business Academy and Dream Business Coaching and Mastermind Program. Learn more at getjimpalmer.com iTunes link Youtube link - full episode Youtube link - Rising Tide Startup School