The Startup Junkies Podcast

Jeff visited the Island Sandbox at Cape Breton University for the Investor Readiness Bootcamp and ran through a number of exciting companies and investors. StuGig www.stugig.com www.phvpushing.com info@phvpushing.com Univfax www.univfax.com Collegio Technologies www.collegio.ca Mealworm Protien http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dalhousie-students-bugs-flour-1.3570880 Collin Deacon Bob Elly...

Our guest this week is Margie Raimondo, taped live from her winery in Mountain Home, AR. Margie is a third generation wine maker with Sicilian roots, and plenty of passion for her products - All 387 of them! In addition to wine, Raimondo Winery offers a wide variety of oils, vinegars, mustards, and other cooking supplies. Reach out to Margie: mywine64@gmail.com Visit the winery: 1406 Highway 62 We...

Tariq Abdullah is an entrepreneurial attorney who recently moved from Kansas City to Northwest Arkansas, and is now the Director of Legal Data & Analytics in the Legal Operations department with Walmart. Listen in for more information on an upcoming Hackathon that he is planning, some new legal technology that he has experienced, including the introduction of AI attorneys. Contact Tariq: Tariq...

Tameka Montgomery leads the Office of Entrepreneurial Development at the U.S. Small Business Administration. She spent 2 days touring Northwest Arkansas to learn more about our entrepreneurial community, and capped off her visit with a podcast recording at Bike Rack Brewing. Tameka shares more about the scope of her position with the SBA, her career that led to this presidentially appointed positi...

Corey Boelkens recently launched the app for his company, RaftUp, which is maximizing both fun and safety on the water. They increase location based communication in boater communities and have had a strong launch as the boating season is kicking off. Contact Corey: http://www.raftup.com/ contact@raftup.com https://www.instagram.com/theraftup/ https://www.facebook.com/theraftup

Kanat Bektemirov, currently an Engineer with CaseStack joins the show. He shares experiences with his incredible internships at Google and Amazon, gives advice to young developers seeking a successful career, and makes comparisons between the technology environment in Silicon Valley vs. Northwest Arkansas. Contact Kanat: LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/5tIyGN Email: bekt17@gmail.com Hosts: Jeff@startupju...

Part 2/2: Our typical host, Jeff Amerine has a long history of working with startup companies and holding leadership roles in the military and with fortune 500 companies. We thought our audience on the podcast would be interested in getting to know more about the host, and Jeff was willing to share. Part 1: Childhood, militarty experience & Family Part 2: Startups, Forune 500's, successes and...

Part 1/2: Our typical host, Jeff Amerine has a long history of working with startup companies and holding leadership roles in the military and with fortune 500 companies. We thought our audience on the podcast would be interested in getting to know more about the host, and Jeff was willing to share. Part 1: Childhood, militarty experience & Family Part 2: Startups, Forune 500's, successes and...

Our guest this week is Brent Hale of Big Sexy Food! He talks about how he got his start in the NWA food scene, and describes his model of utilizing popup restaurants with a creative twist on classic foods. His next event will be in Fayetteville on 5/20 and 5/21. Reservations are filling up quickly here: http://www.bigsexyfood.com/popup.html Contact: brentrhale@gmail.com www.bigsexyfood.com Hosts:...

Amy and Chris from Collective Bias shed light on the early days at collective bias, and how far they've come in their 7-year journey as an influencer marketing company. They also share how important it is to give back, and discuss GiveCamp NWA, an event they were hosting that weekend to develop a web presence for non-profit companies. Guest contact info: Amy Callahan amycallahan@collectivebias.com...

We were fortunate to have Matt Stevens, Manager of Strategic Initiatives in the Office of Entrepreneurial Development, and Edward Haddock, the Deputy District Director of the SBA in Arkansas on the show this week. We dive into the strategic initiatives of the SBA to help grow scalable ventures in the innovation economy. We discuss the overall initiatives, and how Startup Junkie has been leveraging...

Caleb Hamilton of Metova talks about growing the culture of a world-class development company that just opened a new location in Fayetteville, AR. They have a fantastic model to work with anyone from startups to Fortune 500 companies. They are always looking to bring on great talent. They have a flexible culture and well thought out training programs to help their employees grow within the company...

Michael makes the switch from co-host to the victim of Jeff's jokes on the other side of the table. Michael & Jeff dive into the making of FML! The Game, which is a board game parody of The Game of LIFE, marketed for young adults. As Jeff eloquantly describes it: "It's like cerebral beer pong" The project will be live on Kickstarter from April 12 - May 13. Preorder your game at: www.kickstarte...

Bentonville High School students are working on some interesting projects! This week we have two groups, one who recently won the Congressional App Challenge for their work on an educational virtual reality app. The community has rallied around the second group to support their Electronic Vehicle conversion. Guests this week:Tyler Gaykennethtylergay@gmail.com Marc Aranibar @MarcAranibararanibarmar...

Tim Robinson, an owner of Phat Tire Bike Shop, was welcomed to the show. He shares the story of following his interest in biking, and seizing every opportunity that presented itself in growing both his company, and the biking culture in Northwest Arkansas. http://phattirebikeshop.com/https://www.facebook.com/PhatTireBikeShop Hosts:jeff@startupjunkieconsulting.commichael@startupjunkieconsulting.com

Jeff Charlson, CEO of Bike Rack Brewing Co. talks about how he and his world-class team have implemented smart growth, and had a fun time doing it. Listen in to learn about the future for BRB, and how they've become a leader in the Bentonville brew scene. bikerackbrewing.comhttps://www.facebook.com/bikerackbrewing/?fref=ts Hosts:jeff@startupjunkieconsulting.commichael@startupjunkieconsulting.com

We pulled a group of co-workers the Startup Junkie Headquarters on the Fayetteville Square and gathered around the microphones. Learn about some great businesses operating in Northwest Arkansas making use of our space. From beautiful mahogany wood, to in home health care, this episode was wide ranging - Enjoy! Episode 33 Guests: Jessica Boyd Executive Director of the Community Venture Foundation j...

Permjot Valia guest hosts with Jeff Amerine interviewing the team assembled for a mini Mentor Camp at the University of Arkansas. The impressive team from Atlantic Canada assesses our entrepreneurial ecosystem, compares it to their home scene, and even calls the hogs! Enjoy! This show's guests: Permjot ValiaMentor Camp Founderpvalia@mentorcamp.ca Collin DeaconPresident & Founder, BlueLight Ana...

Our guest, Leo Orpin, has opened the first cidery in the state of Arkansas, located in the heart of Springdale. Leo was kind enough to bring some "prowlers" (the cidery's version of a growler) to share his delicious product, and he walks us through the cider making process, as well everything they leveraged to build a destination hang-out spot in Springdale. In this weeks episode, we say goodbye t...

Cameron Magee of Avad3 talks with the Startup Junkies about building the capital intensive company, Avad3, which specializes in audio/video event production and helping brands tell their stories through high-quality videos. Startup Junkies Podcast host Jon Cadieux announces that he will stepping down as a host after next weeks episode. Contact information for Cameron Magee: http://www.avad3.com/ c...

Matt Fifer Founder & CEO at Selling to the Masses joins us for a great conversation on how his firm helps consumer product entrepreneurs take their products from concept to the shelves of the country?s top retailers. They link inventors and early stage companies with the right expert for their unique needs through marketing exposure on their site, referral services, and events.

Rick Boosey shares the story of how a trip to Africa inspired him to create Kyya Chocolate so that he could have a meaningful, sustainable impact for the orphanages he visited in Africa. This led to a real passion for chocolate. Sourcing the coco direct from the farmers who grow it. Truley a unique take on a delicious treat. Richard Bell is the Head Brewer at Core Brewing Company, he has a dream j...

Menguin is an online shop for tuxedo and suit rentals. Justin and Nathan built Menguin with the mission of making the tux rental process easier on the customer. And that is exactly what they strive to do day-in and day-out. Listen in as they tell us a story of how far they go to provide their customers with the best customer service.

Lauren Stokes shares with us here story of how a sketch of a dress turned into a multi-million dollar southern lifestyle clothing company. With here husband Lance, they have built a great brand that is sold in hundreds of stores and is still growing.

Jessica Boyd with the Community Ventures Foundation joins us for a conversation on their mission to educate, engage, support, and build the entrepreneurial community by increasing the breadth, depth, and quality of free entrepreneurship initiatives. The Community Venture Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in July of 2015. Our organization was formed to address the need for mo...