The Shrimp Tank Podcast - The Best Entrepreneur Podcast In The Country

Chris Gannon, CEO of Bolay Restaurants, lives his life with a focus on all things large and small that makes the seemingly ordinary, extraordinary. “Make it craveable” says Gannon, quoting his father and Outback Steakhouse Restaurateur, Tim Gannon, who is a legend in the industry, in part, for inventing Outback’s highly popular and ubiquitous Bloomin' Onion. But what makes a dish, a meal and a loc...

Ray and Diane Donahue know their paint! This West Sound couple, who call Kingston, Washington home, own five paint stores. Their stores range from Gig Harbor to Bainbridge Island, under the moniker of Peninsula Paint Co. Their firm has 27 employees, including the Ray and Diane, and have an exclusive, sole-source relationship with Benjamin Moore & Co. For more info, visit http://www.shrimptankpodca...

As President and CEO for Harry Norman, REALTORS®, Jenni Bonura oversees the operations of 14 sales offices while also managing partnerships in the mortgage, title and insurance ventures as well. She takes an active role in every aspect of the business and has experience with various facets of the business. In particular she enjoys luxury home marketing and sales, new home and high rise marketing a...

Jackie Wood Baker is the founder and Chief Experience Officer of SparkWood Events. She brings over 25 years of corporate marketing, strategy and event planning experience. With positions at both large corporations such Starbucks and Washington Mutual in additional to start-ups such as Qpass and Kozmo, she provides the leadership and overall big picture thinking for the team in addition to event ex...

Davinder Singh is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Stage TEN, a live streaming platform. Davinder has a proven track record of scaling early stage and mature businesses profitably by building teams across product management, growth and operations. Davinder was previously CMO of Wayfair Canada and also led Wayfair’s ad tech product for search marketing and retargeting. Prior to Wayfair, Dav...

Dawn Pfaff, President and CEO of State Listings, Inc., is a technology entrepreneur who has been involved in the real estate industry for the past 20 years from nearly every angle possible; she is an appraiser, agent, broker, dealer for manufactured housing, licensed instructor to teach continuing education and investor. State Listings, Inc., was founded by Dawn in 2009 as NY State MLS to fill a v...

Howard Krinsky is a beloved purveyor of art supplies and frames in the Atlanta community as the owner of Binders Art Supplies & Frames since 2001. Jenna Rees is the Studio Director and Business Development Manager of The Splatter Studio: A Contemporary Action Painting Experience located in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a visual artist primarily known for her collaborative paintings and installations un...

With almost 30 years of experience, Omer BarSadeh is an expert in Video Production for small and growing businesses. While living in Los Angeles, CA, Omer produced and worked on Hollywood film and television productions such as Hell’s Kitchen, Dog the Bounty Hunter, and others, all while creating successful video campaigns for small and medium size clients. His production company, Vision Movies, L...

Josh is a live event enthusiast, putting that passion into profession as an event producer, concert promoter, and entrepreneur. Antenucci co-founded Atlanta’s Rival Entertainment in 2004 and operates three independent venues including the iconic Center Stage Theater. Antenucci’s career began while attending George Washington University in Washington, DC, where he honed his skills in nightlife, pol...

Eric Dernick is the founder & owner of Waves. Eric Dernick grew up in Delray Beach and attended Boca Raton Community High school. Eric was a competitive surfer from the ages of 13-18 years old. He was a sponsored surf athlete for Oakley. For more info, visit https://shrimptankpodcast.com/bocaraton/

With over twenty years in the media industry Maureen loves creating effective and efficient media plans to help clients grow their business. She digs deeply into the analytics and research to find the best media mix that matches the client’s goals and will drives results. Maureen founded Monarch Media Solutions in 2012 after eight years working at other media buying and full-service agencies. For...

Lacy has spent her two-decade career at the intersection of women’s empowerment, financial services and education. She brings deep experience in wealth management to Willow having served as Vice President, Head of Marketing & Communications and a Relationship Manager at Deltec Bank & Trust Limited. Previously, she was a Vice President at Weber Shandwick where she advised a fortune 50 bank on its p...

Jim Shumake spent years in the restaurant industry before deciding to open a food truck. Once he did, the process led him to a new, unexpected career path. "As we were struggling the first year, there were event organizers that we'd pay to help us find events," Shumake said. "I was going to these events that were … not great. I started to think, well, I can do this better. So, I started to organiz...

Adam August is a the co-founder of Fort Lauderdale’s Batch, The Cookie Company. He is responsible for day to day operations as well as developing and executing the long term vision of being a national brand. Adam brings extensive sales experience, an operational skill set, and a figure it out mentality to the team. For more info, visit https://shrimptankpodcast.com/bocaraton/

Patrick Boyaggi is co-founder and CEO of Own Up, a technology company changing the way people shop for and secure a mortgage. Prior to co-founding Own Up, Patrick was a Senior Vice President at Leader Bank, where he led a team that closed over $11B in residential mortgages. Patrick also served as a Management Consultant in Accenture’s Financial Services practice. For more info, visit http://www.sh...

The teams at Northwest Event Technology (NET) and Big Rock Productions, provide state of the art technical production support with a trustworthy and hardworking mentality, building long-lasting relationships with their partners and clients. While the live event support team at NET waits for in person events to return to the region safely, Big Rock Productions is hard at work executing virtual and...

Dr. Jordan Cooper is from Jacksonville, AR. His father is Dr. James Cooper, a Jonesboro, AR native and practicing dentist of 39 years and his mother, Tracy Cooper, is a dental hygienist from Little Rock. Dr. Cooper graduated high school from Central Arkansas Christian, after which he entered at the University of Arkansas as a Chancellor’s Scholar in 1998. For more info, visit http://www.shrimptank...

Laurie Sallarulo has a reputation as a strong managerial, development, and financial executive with a deep passion and commitment to improving the lives of children and families. Laurie is recognized as a dynamic leader who strategically moves organizations and community issues to higher levels of sustainability, awareness, and recognition. She utilized her extensive corporate experience when tran...

As President of Listen360 and Qiigo, Jay Kuhlman leads business operations that support over 40,000 locations worldwide and some of the largest franchise and multi-unit brands in the nation. Before joining EverCommerce’s growing network of leading brands, Jay spent 12 years as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Assima PLC, also serving on the company's Board of Directors....

Tom D’Eri is a strong advocate of the movement to capture the untapped resource that is people with autism. Having seen the struggles that his brother Andrew, a vibrant individual with autism, faced in finding a job, Tom knew that there must be a way to help. He enthusiastically decided to work with his father, John D’Eri, to found Rising Tide Car Wash, a groundbreaking social enterprise and high-...

Melanie McGriff, M.Ed., CCC-SLP is owner, executive director, and practicing speech therapist at Kid’s Creek Therapy. Since 1992, she has worked with many children in a variety of settings including the school system, home health, and private clinics specializing in pediatrics. She previously served on the board of lead speech language pathologists (SLPs) in Atlanta for public schools. For more in...

A serial entrepreneur, in 2018 I created MAZARINE with the desire to produce a luxury, custom solution for boat side dock storage for large boats, yachts and marinas. After over a year of R&D, MAZARINE launched in 2019 and is transforming how boating enthusiasts control and secure their dock storage! For more info, visit http://www.shrimptankpodcast.com/boston

Jason Lanier is an award winning photographer who has traveled the world pursuing his passion for photography. Without any formal training in photography Jason has grown from a part time hobbyist photographer to one of the best known photographers in the world and also on Youtube. Starting off primarily as a wedding photographer after leaving a lucrative job as an Executive in the hotel industry,...

The power of inspiration and creativity. When Tracy Tilson founded Tilson PR, a full-service public relations firm, it was because she loved coming up with ideas and campaigns and then pitching them to clients and ultimately to the media to cover. Now after 25+ years of working in the public relations field with national clients like Staples, Avery Dennison, Liberty Mutual, Bonefish Grill, Outback...

Kristi comes from a long career in the global hospitality industry doing strategic finance before starting her business and opening her first Nothing Bundt Cakes in Kennesaw. She is a native Georgian, graduated from Georgia State University and is licensed CPA. She is an active member of the Cobb Chamber, served on the board for the Honorary Commanders Program and is on the Board for the Smyrna Ar...