Gabriel Flores

The Shades of Entrepreneurship™

Business EN ↓ 208 episodes

The Shades of Entrepreneurship™ is a top-tier entrepreneurial podcast featuring real conversations with entrepreneurs, founders and small business owners. Tune in for startup success stories, actionable business growth strategies, and honest reflections on the entrepreneurial journey. Each episode is packed with entrepreneurship tips and tricks, startup funding tips, and founder insights to help you build, scale, and lead with confidence. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just getting started, this podcast is your guide to unlocking business owners' success secrets and turning vision i...

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Author

Gabriel Flores

Episodes

The Shades of Entrepreneurship™ — Jose Gonzalez: Real Estate Entrepreneurship, Latino Homeownership Challenges & Building Community Wealth 07.04.2021 30:59

What does it take to navigate the challenges of homeownership, especially within the Latino community? In this episode of The Shades of Entrepreneurship™, host Gabriel Flores sits down with Jose Gonzalez, Salem City Councilor and Owner of Tu Casa, to explore the realities, obstacles, and opportunities in real estate for first-time homebuyers and minority communities. Jose shares his experiences as...

The Shades of Entrepreneurship™ — Meredith Crary-Johanson: Custom Shoe Design, Product Development & Building a Family Footwear Business 31.03.2021 35:07

What does it take to turn a family footwear legacy into a modern business thriving on craftsmanship and innovation? In this episode of The Shades of Entrepreneurship™, host Gabriel Flores sits down with Meredith Crary-Johanson, Certified Pedorthist and Vice President of Crary Shoes, a custom handmade shoe company with a lineage dating back to the 1930s. Meredith shares her expertise in product dev...

The Shades of Entrepreneurship™ — Jonathan Loomis: Scaling Sports Brands, Startup Financing & Business Resilience Through a Pandemic 23.03.2021 44:37

How do you turn a passion for baseball into a premium lifestyle brand and thriving business? In this episode of The Shades of Entrepreneurship™, host Gabriel Flores sits down with Jonathan Loomis, Co-Founder and CFO of Baseballism, a brand born from a youth baseball camp founded by four former college teammates. Jonathan shares the journey of building a brand that celebrates the class, tradition,...

The Shades of Entrepreneurship™ — Art Williams: Barbering Business Growth, Community Impact & Turning Passion Into Entrepreneurship 17.03.2021 43:32

How do you turn a childhood passion into a thriving small business that gives back to the community? In this episode of The Shades of Entrepreneurship™, host Gabriel Flores sits down with Art Williams, co-owner of The Influential Grooming Lounge, to explore his journey from a licensed high school barber to college athlete and now successful entrepreneur. Art shares his story of perseverance, skill...

The Shades of Entrepreneurship™ — Bob Bochsler: Real Estate Entrepreneurship, Personal Resilience & Turning Life Transitions Into Business Growth 10.03.2021 46:17

How do life-changing personal moments shape the path of an entrepreneur? In this episode of The Shades of Entrepreneurship™, host Gabriel Flores speaks with Bob Bochsler, Owner of BOX Real Estate, about the powerful intersection of life, loss, resilience, and the unexpected decisions that lead to business success. Bob opens up about the impact of losing a parent—his hero—and how that experience re...

The Shades of Entrepreneurship™ — Shain Brenden: Creative Entrepreneurship, Comedy Career Growth & The Realities of Being a Multi-Hyphenate Artist 03.03.2021 57:33

What does the entrepreneurial journey look like in the world of comedy, acting, and writing? In this episode of The Shades of Entrepreneurship™, host Gabriel Flores reconnects with comedian, actor, writer, and former administrative assistant Shain Brenden, whose career has taken him from the United States Navy to stages and screens across the country. Shain shares an unfiltered look at the busines...

The Shades of Entrepreneurship™ — Kara Frazier: Nonprofit Leadership, Mission-Driven Branding & Empowering Women Battling Cancer 17.02.2021 29:06

What does resilience look like when life delivers the unimaginable? In this episode of The Shades of Entrepreneurship™, host Gabriel Flores sits down with Kara Frazier, Founder and CEO of Fighting Pretty, to explore how a life-changing breast cancer diagnosis at age 26 sparked a nonprofit movement that now inspires women around the world to stay strong, confident, and empowered through their cance...

The Shades of Entrepreneurship™ — Jeremy Inman: Small Business Growth Strategies, Venture Capital Lessons & The Founder Mindset 06.02.2021 41:30

What does it really take to build, grow, and sustain a small business in today’s competitive landscape? In this episode of The Shades of Entrepreneurship™, host Gabriel Flores sits down with Jeremy Inman, Owner and CEO of American Sanican, to break down the realities of entrepreneurship—including the parts most founders never talk about. Jeremy shares his journey from early small-business beginnin...