School for Startups Radio

Arun Gupta – CEO of NobleReach Foundation and Co-Author of  The Mission Generation: Reclaim Your Purpose, Rewrite Success, Rebuild Our Future People feel comfortable when they stay in their lanes of expertise, because there’s a safety in that, and there’s a security in that. The problem with that, though, is that there’s not a growth that comes with that Arun Gupta is the CEO of the NobleReach Fou...

Geoff Curtis – Co-Founder of of  The Future Voices Collective  and Author of  Embracing Your Own Purgatory You have to ask yourself who you are without the job. Geoff Curtis is the co-founder of The Future Voices Collective, a communications strategist, executive advisor, and author of Embracing Your Own Purgatory. With nearly three decades of experience in healthcare, biotechnology, and pharmaceu...

David Leiter – Founder of  The Ultimate Investor  and Author of  Stop Making Stupid Investments: 7 Rules to Avoid the Hype and Build Real Wealth Emotions are the enemy of investing. David Leiter is a veteran investor, educator, and founder of The Ultimate Investor, where he teaches individuals how to build lasting wealth through disciplined, value based investing. With more than 30 years of experi...

Skip Wilson – CEO of  DRAFT Media Partners The biggest game changer was just listening to the market. Skip Wilson is the founder and CEO of DRAFT Media Partners, an advertising infrastructure company that helps agencies and brands execute scalable paid media strategies with greater speed, efficiency, and measurable results. With a career that spans digital media, advertising technology, and entrep...

Marc Stefanski   – CEO & President of Third Federal and Author of  People First: The Third Federal Way They’re are going to copy what you do more than what you say Marc A. Stefanski is the Chairman, President, and CEO of Third Federal Savings and Loan, one of the nation’s leading mortgage lenders and savings institutions. Since becoming CEO in 1987, he has guided the family-founded company thr...

America Rocks!! I believe that you are born with a basket of gifts… and the best way to use those is to be an entrepreneur. This special show highlights 50 reasons why America is still the greatest entrepreneurial country on Earth!

Kelly Faetanini – Founder/Creative Director at  Kelly Faetanini LLC At the end of the day, we all need money, we all want to be successful, but I try to do everything in my business in a way that feels inspiring and aligned to something that is fulfilling, so that way I get the best of both worlds, a fulfilling job that also brings in money. Kelly Faetanini is the founder and creative director of...

Rob Snyder  – Operating Partner at  Grix VC  and Author of  The Power of Pull: What You Need to Know About Customer Demand to Build a Successful Startup (and Why Most Founders Get It Wrong) The reason someone’s going to come back to your app exists not in your app, it exists in their world. Rob Snyder is an entrepreneur, startup advisor, investor, and Operating Partner at Grix VC who specializes i...

Dane Bruce Hudson – Founder & CEO of  Impactful Leadership Consulting  and Author of  Discipline Beats Vision: How to Be the Leader Your Company Needs — Starting Monday Your vision is amazing and important, but it’s discipline that gets you to the finish line and helps you scale. Dane Hudson is an executive coach, leadership advisor, founder of Impactful Leadership Consulting, and author of Di...

Brandon Pipkin  – President of  BrandonPipkin.com  and Co-Author of  Rock Your Business: Navigating the Road from $50 Million to $500 Million and Beyond   Autobahn Consulting Every day that you operate without a strategy and without coaching and without measurables within your sales function, you’re giving money away to your competitors. Brandon Pipkin is a business strategist, leadership expert,...

Alex Smereczniak – Founder of  Franzy , Helping aspiring entrepreneurs find & fund the right franchise and Creating 1M business owners through smarter franchise matchmaking There’s not a lot of easy buttons or shortcuts, it’s not mailbox money. Alex Smereczniak is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Franzy, a platform designed to help people find and fund the right franchise—essen...

Greg Hoover – Founder of  Third Star Consulting  and Author of  Lead Anyway: Ordinary You. Extraordinary Impact If you see a place you can make a difference, take action. Greg Hoover is a leadership advisor, speaker, author, and founder of Third Star Consulting, where he helps organizations, teams, and individuals improve performance through stronger leadership, greater accountability, and better...

Kae Wagner – President of  North Star Marketing  and Bold Authors Network and Author of  The Bold Author’s Playbook: 3 Simple Steps to Turn Unknown Books Into Perennial Sellers The point of writing a book is not to sell books. Kae Wagner is an entrepreneur, marketing strategist, publisher, speaker, and bestselling author who has spent her career helping business owners, entrepreneurs, and authors...

Adam von Gootkin – Founder & Chairman of  Highclere Castle Spirits People are not drinking the average or middle of the road things. When they do have a cocktail, they want the best. Adam von Gootkin is an entrepreneur, author, and founder of several internationally recognized luxury brands, including Highclere Castle Spirits. Drawing on a family legacy in the spirits industry that dates back...

Kim Lee  – Founder of  LoticSystems  and Author of  Building a Coaching Culture: The Ripple Effect Raising Performance and Growth Everybody wants to do their best when they know their role and how it impacts the team. Kim Lee, SPHR, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, human resources expert, and founder of LoticSystems. She is the author of Building a Coaching Culture: The Ripple Effect R...

Robert Siciliano – Co-Founder of  Protect Now You just need to have a pulse, and if you have a pulse, they’re coming after you. Robert Siciliano is a cybersecurity expert, private investigator, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and co-founder of Protect Now, a security awareness and human risk management company focused on helping organizations defend against cybercrime, fraud, and social engineer...

Sara Blackmer – Senior Partner at  Solyco Capital  and CEO of  FluidLogic Every single time a new innovation comes that people are frightened of it, in fact creates more jobs. Sara Blackmer is a technology executive, investor, entrepreneur, and retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who has built a career at the intersection of leadership, innovation, defense, and emerging technology. As Senior...

Bradley Akubuiro  – Head of  Bully Pulpit International  and Author of  Faster. Messier. Tougher.: Crisis Communication Strategies in an Era of Populism, AI, and Distrust Truth should always be the absolute standard, but the way that businesses are interacting with consumers, and leaders are interacting with their workforce and with others, they’re finding that people actually generally expect tha...

Jonathan Sherrill – Founder of  Waypoint Founders  and Co-Author of  The Extraordinary Exit: How to Sell Your Business for Maximum Value, Protect Your Legacy, and Walk Away with No Regrets It takes time and it’s extra work to train someone to do something that you do, and so we fall into the trap of it’s just easier to do it myself. Jonathan Sherrill is an entrepreneur, investor, author, and found...

Mickie Kennedy – Founder of  eReleases  and Author of  Worth Building  &  Glandscape A lot of people feel they’re too small to matter, but that’s an advantage when it comes to the media. Mickie Kennedy is an entrepreneur, author, poet, and founder of eReleases, one of the leading press release distribution companies serving small businesses, startups, authors, and entrepreneurs. For more than...

Patrick Engasser  – Author of  If I Can Do It, You Can Do It!: Inspiration for Eliminating Excuses, Overcoming Challenges, and Succeeding in Business and Life   Find out what your dream is, find out what your version of vacation is, and do your best to build your business around that lifestyle and build that life the way you want it. Patrick Engasser is a bestselling author, business coach, motiva...

Geoffrey Cain  – Author of  Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary I would have never gotten where I am in life or business if I hadn’t had people mentoring me. Geoffrey Cain is an award-winning author, investigative journalist, foreign correspondent, and expert on technology, innovation, and leadership. He is the author of Steve Jobs in Exile: The...

Jen Austin – Founder & President of  Riply , the first AI-powered newsroom designed for local radio As long as we have it as a human-led entity, then it can be very effective. Jen Austin is a three-decade radio veteran and on-air personality who has been heard on more than 100 stations across the U.S., reaching over 10 million listeners through Townsquare Media, Virtual News Center, Global 1 M...

Andrea Baumann Lustig – Manager Partner at  Fischer Stralem Advisors  and Author of  Legacy on the Line: Overcome Blind Spots to Grow and Transfer Your Wealth The same hustle that built your business can actually work against you when it comes time to sell it. Andrea Baumann Lustig is Managing Partner of Fischer Stralem Advisors, where she helps entrepreneurs, executives, and multigenerational fam...

Rene Sonneveld  – Author of  The Elephant in the Family Room: Managing the Complexities of Legacy Businesses The less we talk about those things that are hard but are necessary to talk about, the bigger the elephant gets. René Sonneveld is an executive coach, educator, former international executive, and author of The Elephant in the Family Room: Managing the Complexities of Legacy Businesses. For...