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

Dave Walens is President of Exploring, Inc., the parent company of several unique, trailblazing Atlanta-based companies supporting the event, tradeshow, experiential, entertainment and flooring industries. Dave is also hosting an upcoming fundraiser on June 27th, 2020 from 6 PM-9 PM in Marietta, GA. All proceeds will be going to help the Academics, Arts, and Athletics departments at KSU. For more...

Eric Farber is the CEO & Chief Legal Officer of Farber & Company and founder of Pacific Workers’ Compensation Law Center. Eric grew up in Toronto, Canada, and Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from Arizona State University and Golden Gate University School of Law. He has been practicing law for over 20 years. For more info, visit https://shrimptankpodcast.com/atlanta/

Join us for the second episode in our Fireside Chat series! We bring on a couple of previous local guests as well as a welcome newcomer out of San Francisco, H. Joseph Ehrmann, as we continue to discuss how you can sustain your business or even grow your business during this tough time in our world's history. As business leaders in our respective communities, it is imperative that we give hope to...

Join us for a very special episode of the Shrimp Tank in a series called "Fireside Chats." In this series, we'll be getting all of the Shrimp Tank hosts from across the country together, as well as a few special guests along the way, as we talk about how we can come together as business owners and help each other in the midst of this COVID-19 epidemic. Whether you're looking for strategies to grow...

Farah Allen is an accomplished tech leader with over 16 years of experience in the Software Development industries. Allen currently is the CEO & founder of ‘The Labz’: The Labz is a secure and trackable collaboration and rights management platform for creative content. The Labz is backed by blockchain technology and currently has one of the largest databases of blockchain music ownership metadata....

Derek Griffin is the President of Speartek, a technology firm that focuses on B2B Ecommerce website development. B2B stands for business to business and is a common term for wholesale businesses or product companies that sell through a distribution network. Derek was one of the founders of Speartek back in 2000, right as the dotcom bubble was about to take a turn for the worse. For more info or to...

Licensed as a public adjuster since 1979, Michael Fusco, CEO of WorldClaim, has been considered worldwide as one of the leaders of the public adjusting industry, specializing in the preparation and presentation of complex commercial insurance claims for governments, institutions, and businesses. For more info or to listen to the entire show, visit https://shrimptankpodcast.com/atlanta/

Gene Gordon, founder and CEO of PensionQuote,™ is a nationally-recognized leader in tax-leveraged, qualified plans, and an industry expert who specializes in helping entrepreneurs, corporations, and business owners implement proprietary tax strategies that allow them to pay the least amount of taxes. He has provided these exclusive services to some of America’s largest financial institutions—such...

Join us with the five Young Entrepreneur Finalists of Break Into Business as they discuss what inspired each of their businesses and what their plans are to grow their companies in the coming years! Aarush Ganesh is the founder of The Piano Curver, Addy Welden is the creator of Scooby Snax, Sancho Hodges is the creator of TemperBands, Riley Doherty is the CEO/Creative Director of Queenlectics Acti...

As the creative mind behind Sublime Brands’ distinctive doughnut and bakeshop concept, Founder & Creative Director Kamal Grant demonstrates a love for baking and bringing smiles to customers’ faces that can only be described as awe-inspiring. “I realized at a very young age that sweets make people happy, and that’s what I wanted to do with my life,” recalls Grant. For more info or to listen to the...

Lucror Resources is a real estate investment and development company focused on the acquisition and development of urban assets. Arun Nijhawan, Lucror’s founder, holds over 20 years of experience including leading real estate initiatives for $4 billion hedge fund GMT Capital and international real estate development firm Portman Holdings. For more info or to listen to the entire show, visit https:...

Titan Pest Solutions, Inc. is built on the basic principles of Efficiency, Effectiveness, Profitability, and Professionalism. We use these principles to service our customers with Honesty, Character, and Integrity. Understanding out clients' needs and priorities, then working diligently to accomplish their objective is our main focus. For more info or to listen to the entire show, visit https://sh...

Richard I. Gerber purchased the Aladdin Travel Agency April 1, 2016. The agency has been operating since 1987 as a brick and mortar storefront full-service travel agency. He along with his wife Valerie , who is the travel professional are the owners. Richard’s background and experience, although he traveled extensively, his position was as a health care administrator. For more info or to listen to...

Jennifer Levine Hartz’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) role at The Home Depot, time with McKinsey & Company, experience at iXL Enterprises, and lifelong civic engagement came together in 2000 with the establishment of Corporate Hartz. The firm has two lines of business: Strategic CSR & Sustainability, and Philanthropy Services for Donor Advised Funds & Family Foundations. In the former, she...

Charel Palmer is the owner/operator of metro Atlanta’s hottest dessert spot, Popbar Alpharetta. Positioned in the hip, new halcyon project in Alpharetta, Georgia, Popbar offers its guests all natural, fully customizable gelato, yogurt and sorbet in a new way – on a stick! For more info or to listen to the entire podcast, visit https://shrimptankpodcast.com/atlanta/

Gina Johnson is the president of Little Rock Tours. She’s a native of Columbus, Ohio, and is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Ohio University’s Scripps School of Journalism, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism. Gina’s background is in television news and has worked in newsrooms across Ohio and in Little Rock. She co-founded Little Rock Tours in 2003, which has been featured in the New...

Tori and Leon Jones are the owners of Eden Salt Studio here in Little Rock. Prior to the business, Tori worked as an attorney in Washington, DC. While in DC, she discovered yoga, became an instructor, and has tried to integrate other aspects of wellness and mindfulness into her life. Leon is also an attorney and an entrepreneur at heart. He’s passionate about bringing families together in a way th...

Catherine Thorpe is a wife, mom of three, owner of Full Out Barre, and a veteran of the dance and pro-cheerleading world. Her experience as a dance instructor spans 18 years, and includes time as a trainer, judge, and choreographer. Catherine was a cheerleader with the Kansas City Chiefs and voted cheerleader of the year, most likely to change the world, and most positive and highest integrity. Fo...

Bob founded Murphy McCormack Capital Advisors in 2005 after a successful career in financial services. He is the former president & chief executive officer of SunBank, a regional financial services company with more than $1 Billion in assets. As CEO, he negotiated and implemented numerous acquisitions. With more than 25 years of financial services experience, Bob also has extensive financing exper...

Dr. Jessica Barnes is the CEO & Co-founder of the 20Lighter Program, a ground breaking scientifically based obesity intervention. She has a passion for health, female entrepreneurship, and helping others be their best. She is an alumnus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and earned her PhD in Molecular Neuroscience from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was a fellow in the depar...

Rachele Manning is the owner of Obstacle Fitness, LLC. Rachele has been focused on fitness, wellness, and entrepreneurship since graduating from Babson’s MBA program in 2003. Rachele did her first obstacle course race in the early 2000s and has been hooked ever since. In early 2019 Rachele became a Spartan SGX-Certified instructor and combined her love for obstacle course racing with her entrepren...

Margie Taylor is the founder of Taylorized PR, a boutique Public Relations firm serving the Greater Montgomery County area since 2014. Prior to establishing Taylorized PR Margie Taylor worked in the non-profit sector as Director of Development for Community Assistance Center (formerly known as Montgomery County Emergency Assistance), the Montgomery County Food Bank, as Director of Marketing/Develo...

Mr. De Temple has established a track record of over 40 years of progressive executive management accomplishments in a number of industries starting in international trade. He has broad experience in domestic and international operations. He has successfully defined new markets and started or built companies whose products and services fill a wide variety of client requirements. Mr. De Temple has...

Greg Biersack is a multi-disciplinary senior executive, able to lead and collaborate across numerous functions. He has demonstrated success in starting a new enterprise as well as managing all aspects of a multimillion-dollar business. Greg couples military-developed discipline with over 22 years of business management experience and caring leadership. In addition to contributing tactical expertis...

Zach is a serial entrepreneur who started his first company at the age of 17. His track record includes the launch of a fully-bootstrapped cookie delivery startup out of his apartment in 2012 which he then grew to 3 locations across Florida with over 100 employees until he sold it in 2018. For more info, visit https://shrimptankpodcast.com/atlanta/