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- 80 - Episode 80: Rami El-Ashi Speaks With Bryan Clayton - Co-founder & CEO - GreenPal
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Bryan proudly claims that he's the laziest hard working person you'll ever meet.
2. Spend time and compete in local SEO - it will pay off in the long-run.
3. If he was to start from scratch today, he'd build a SaaS Enabled Marketplace in the Services Industry. e.g. Home Cleaning Services.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Travis Kalanick"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Trello"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Learn the power of delegation sooner! - How to weed out people that are not good fits."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "8 - 9 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-80-bryan-clayton-co-founder-ceo-greenpal
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 - 50min - 79 - Episode 79: Rami El-Ashi Speaks With Sam Nasserian - Founder & CEO - Cozymeal
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Most people don't know that Sam used to be a competitive swimmer.
2. Sam raised $2.6M and now generates an annual revenue in the low 8 figures. Furthermore, Cozymeal is profitable.
3. His biggest issue is hiring the best possible talent. He's currently hiring for every position possible. Go and apply today!
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "The Lean Startup by Eric Ries"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Reid Hoffman"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Google"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Start a company sooner."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "8 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-79-sam-nasserian-founder-ceo-cozymeal
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 - 45min - 78 - Episode 78: Rami El-Ashi Speaks With John Lee Dumas - Founder & Host - Entrepreneurs On Fire
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Every morning (without fail), John goes on a 2.5 mile walk with his dog, followed by a home gym session, a 30 minute IR sauna and completed with a cold plunge.
2. The first 16 chapters of John's book teach you how to make money. His favorite chapter is 17 (how to keep your money once you've made it).
3. John advises budding podcasters to ask their guests about challenges, then provide a solution to succeed.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "No."
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "ScheduleOnce"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Life is long."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "8 hours. Tracked with an Oura Ring"
Episode Information:
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 - 16min - 77 - Episode 77: Rami El-Ashi Speaks With Amit Kumar Agarwal - Founder & CEO - NoBroker.com
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Amit is a sports enthusiast. He's passionate about badminton & squash.
2. He got his first non-referred customers via initial adopters, online marketing: Google Ads, Facebook Ads and no parking stickers (No parking. No broker).
3. Don't be complacent at all - Customer preferences keep changing and are changing faster and faster - Keep a eye out for what your customers want after they have used your product/service, so you can be the first to offer them that.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Archit Gupta - Founder & CEO - ClearTax India"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Google AdWords"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Start investing early."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "7 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-77-amit-kumar-agarwal-founder-ceo-nobroker-com
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 - 29min - 76 - Episode 76: Rami El-Ashi Speaks With Nate Turner - Co-Founder & CEO - Ten Speed
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Nate is an avid fly-fisherman - he somehow manages to find time with 4 kids running around.
2. He got his first non-referred customers via organic LinkedIn posting along with being a guest on podcasts.
3. He wants entrepreneurs to know that when thinking about investing your funds in your business, organic always trumps paid advertising.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Nick Francis - Help Scout, Ross Hudgens - Siege Media"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Asana"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Everyone's trying to figure it out as they go. I was much more normal than I thought."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "6.5 - 7 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-76-nate-turner-co-founder-ceo-ten-speed
Mon, 22 Mar 2021 - 37min - 75 - Episode 75: StashAway - Co-Founder & CEO - Michele Ferrario
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Michele's morning routine in Singapore consists of riding a bike to the train station to get to work - no car.
2. $20M in AUM in the 1st yr. by creating a waitlist from friends of team members. Facebook, popup shops at malls and train station ads were key initial marketing channels.
3. Personal investing is incredibly important. Make sure your money is consistently working for you.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Radical Candor by Kim Scott"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Jeff Bezos"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Slack"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Going slower sometimes means going faster. Take your time to do things right!"
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "6-7 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-75-stashaway-co-founder-ceo-michele-ferrario
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 - 27min - 74 - Episode 74: WebsiteGecko - Founder - Joost Boer
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Joost doesn't go for a regular walk, he goes SUP-Boarding on the river every morning.
2. When writing a blog post: Get to the point straight away (7 sentences intro). Keep paragraphs very short.
3. You don't need a big team to start a business - No investors needed - He launched with €800
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "John Carmack - CTO of Oculus VR"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Google"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Don’t waste your time - law of diminishing returns - should have started side projects earlier."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "6-8 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-74-websitegecko-founder-joost-boer
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 - 37min - 73 - Episode 73: Boonoob - Founder & CEO - Hesam Jafari
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Hesam has 3 masters degrees - mechanical engineering, material science & business.
2. Make sure your business is fun and motivating, create something new and be creative.
3. Don't confine yourself. Look around. Do the things that you like to do and passion will take you there.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Zero to One by Blake Masters and Peter Thiel"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Elon Musk"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "LinkedIn"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Be more patient."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "5-8 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-73-boonoob-founder-ceo-hesam-jafari
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 - 45min - 72 - Episode 72: RotoHive - Founder - Anthony Adams
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Anthony is obsessed with old Magic: The Gathering cards. He may even start a fund around this.
2. He used Twitter to find people talking about 'Fantasy Sports' and airdropped free tokens on Ethereum to get them on his platform.
3. Crypto is a hot topic and there is plenty of money being made, but be careful, there is a serious dark side with bad actors and criminals.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Whatever You Think Think the Opposite by Paul Arden"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Richard Craib - Founder - Numerai"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "SEO/Google Adwords"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Health is more important than wealth."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "8 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-72-rotohive-founder-anthony-adams
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 - 28min - 71 - Episode 71: Insurious - Co-Founder & CEO - Matt Sweetwood
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Matt is a single dad - Raised 5 kids on his own - Wrote a book about it (Leader of the Pack).
2. To get customers, you need to look really important - Be active on social channels and be direct (ask for what you want)
3. If you have an idea for a business, go for it! You have to want it badly to succeed equally!
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable by Tim Grover"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Elon Musk"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Email"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Don't get married."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "6 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-71-insurious-co-founder-ceo-matt-sweetwood
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 - 31min - 70 - Episode 70: Loom Solar - Founder - Amod Anand
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Now is a good time to start a business.
2. If you're a student or working, you just need to start.
3. You need to be patient, give it 2-3 years to learn and grow.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Steve Jobs"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Shopify"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Practical learning is fundamental. Work hard, learn and implement."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "7-8 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-70-loom-solar-founder-amod-anand
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 - 34min - 69 - Episode 69: Fillmarket - Founder & CEO - Kareem Youssef
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Kareem studied philosophy of religion.
2. Don't be afraid to pivot a few times.
3. Don't give up! Try many things and keep growing.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Life's A Pitch by Roger Mavity and Stephen Bayley"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "None"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Facebook"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Be who you are."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "7 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-69-fillmarket-founder-ceo-kareem-youssef
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 - 32min - 68 - Episode 68: CoinLinked.com - Founder & CEO - Jenny Ta
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. We get rich by being an entrepreneur - when you get wealthy you need to maintain that wealth.
2. Lock your profits with private companies - own a piece of a private company.
3. Keep building wealth - don't sit on profits.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Elon Musk"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Twitter"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "To make quicker decisions. Live to live not live to wait."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "6-7 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-68-coinlinked-com-founder-ceo-jenny-ta
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 - 57min - 67 - Episode 67: DOODEO - Founder & CEO - Rony Hage
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Rony works until 1-2AM then watches another 30-40 minutes of Netflix to clear his mind before the next day.
2. Make sure you do something you love. (You don't work a single day in your life if you love what you're doing).
3. Be persistent!
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Elon Musk"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Slack"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Keep on pushing and 1 + 1 = 2 but so does 0.5 + 0.5 + 1 you need to be creative!"
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "6 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-67-doodeo-founder-ceo-rony-hage
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 - 20min - 66 - Episode 66: Flippa.com - CEO - Blake Hutchison
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Blake started his own company in 2010 and attempted to sell it on Flippa.com 6 years later!
2. We are living in challenging times. But this is an opportunity to own your future!
3. There has never been a better time to own your own business. Flippa can help you do that.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success by Matthew Syed"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, Inc."
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Flow XO"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Keep going! It gets a lot more exiting!"
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "6-7 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-66-flippa-com-ceo-blake-hutchison
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 - 25min - 65 - Episode 65: Everest - Co-Founder & CEO - Bob Reid
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. The Social Contract of "finish university, get a job" is not for everyone - there are different paths!
2. Bob was born in Silicon Valley - A mile away from Apple headquarters.
3. Working hard will put you at the same level of people who are naturally smart.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "The Art of War by Sun Tzu"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Jordan Greenhall, Chairman/CEO/Co-Founder, Divx Inc."
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "LinkedIn"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "The Social Contract of "finish university, get a job" is not for everyone - there are different paths!"
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "7 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-65-everest-co-founder-ceo-bob-reid
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 - 45min - 64 - Episode 64: Judicious, Inc. - Founder - Sean Work
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Measure what you're doing everyday carefully.
2. See if what you're measuring matches your trajectory and adjust accordingly.
3. Create a "Not-To-Do" list.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Edwin Catmull, President of Walt Disney Animation Studios"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Followerwonk"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "I'd ask my 20 year old self for advice"
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "7 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-64-judicious-inc-founder-sean-work
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 - 21min - 63 - Episode 63: Prakya - Founder & CEO - Raghu Konka
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Remote is the new normal.
2. Try out various platforms (like Prakya).
3. If you're in the position of leading, then make sure you're creating more leaders!
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcom Gladwell"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Gary Griffiths"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "LinkedIn"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "To be a giver & trust my instincts."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "6 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-63-prakya-founder-ceo-raghu-konka
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 - 28min - 62 - Episode 62: Opt-in Media - Founder & CEO - Adam Shapiro
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Think about your audience and try to view things from their perspective.
2. The more you sell, the LESS your audience or potential clients will engage.
3. Instead, find a way to start off by giving your potential customers some value, then wait to see if the door opens. They need to trust you to give you their business.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Joe Biden"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Aidentified"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Enjoy the hair! Always think in terms of Business Development."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "8 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-62-opt-in-media-founder-ceo-adam-shapiro
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 - 46min - 61 - Episode 61: Kas Andz Marketing Group - Founder - Kas Andz
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Many times you’ll get punched in the face, stand up and push forward.
2. Every market is saturated, you need to learn to stand out - even if its saying "Hola" instead of "Hello".
3. If you'd like to learn more about LinkedIn Boolean Strings - visit Linkedprospect.com
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "Elon Musk"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Google Analytics"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." ~ Aristotle
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "6-8 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-61-kas-andz-marketing-group-founder-kas-andz
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 - 41min - 60 - Episode 60: Teamway - Co-Founder & CEO - Søren Nørgaard
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Allow yourself to act intuitively
2. A 100% remote workforce is the new trend since the pandemic
3. Structure your validation process to ensure your success
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "GitHub: Founders - Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, Scott Chacon, P. J. Hyett & CEO - Nat Friedman"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Confluence"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "Trust your intuition."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "6-9 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-60-teamway-co-founder-ceo-søren-nørgaard
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 - 35min - 59 - Episode 59: Formsable - Founder - Pavel Titov
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Listen to your customers - talk to them to validate your idea!
2. Find out WHY they want your product/service!
3. Find Product Market Fit and Choose who you serve, wisely.
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Disciplined Entrepreneurship by Bill Aulet"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "No. But he reads Annual Reports to learn business strategies."
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business?
Answer: "Facebook + Google Ads."
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Answer: "To listen to yourself and everyone else's advice and make a decision on your own."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night?
Answer: "7-8 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-59-formsable-founder-pavel-titov
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 - 42min - 58 - Episode 58: Extend Your Team - Founder & CEO - Matthew Yahes
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Entrepreneurship is a rollercoaster and a journey.
2. There are gonna be ups and downs. You gotta stick with it to be successful.
3. Outsourcing VAs for a 1/3 of the cost in the U.S. should not be considered as cheap labor. The cost of living abroad is much lower!
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book? Answer: "What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying? Answer: "No."
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business? Answer: "Appsumo (Noah Kagan)"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be? Answer: "Be more academically oriented and quit the rat race sooner."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night? Answer: "7-8 hours."
Episode Information:
https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-58-extend-your-team-founder-ceo-matthew-yahes
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 - 43min - 57 - Episode 57: Volley - Founder & CEO - Josh Little
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Use a Validation/Process Checklist to ensure that you're on the right track
2. Use a Rubric to decide which of your ideas are worth pursuing
3. Your first customers are those that are in your immediate network (if they don't like the idea, why should anyone else?)
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book? Answer: "Word of Mouth Marketing by Andy Sernovitz"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying? Answer: "No."
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business? Answer: "LinkedIn."
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be? Answer: "Keep the bitcoin man."
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night? Answer: "8 hours."
Episode Information: https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-57-volley-founder-ceo-josh-little
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 - 50min - 56 - Episode 56: SEO Turbo Booster - Founder - Dan Gudema
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Rules don't matter!
2. If they say, "you gotta have an office" - YOU DON'T!
3. If they say, "you gotta raise capital" - YOU DON'T! - You just need to solve a problem!
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book? Answer: "Subscribed by Tien Tzuo"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying? Answer: "Gary Vaynerchuk"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business? Answer: "LinkedIn"
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be? Answer: "Leave the U.S. and move to China"
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night? Answer: "7 hours tracked on a fitbit"
Episode Information: https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-56-seo-turbo-booster-founder-dan-gudema
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 - 1h 13min - 55 - Episode 55: Visible Pathway - Co-Founder & CEO - Mark Cotgrove
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Hire people you get along with. You spend a 3rd of your life working, you might as well do it with people you call friends.
2. Don't try to do it on your own, it's extremely difficult!
3. Don't let money be the goal, let the freedom to do what you want, when you want, where you want be the goal!
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book? Answer:"Stratechery by Ben Thompson (Online News Letter)"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying? Answer:"Elon Musk"
3. What’s your favorite online tool for growing your business? Answer:"MS Teams" (Daily) - "LinkedIn" (Marketing)
4. If you could give your 20 year old self a piece of advice, what would it be? Answer:"Don’t be an arrogant little sugar lump!"
5. How many hours of sleep do you get every night? Answer:"I try to get 8 hours."
Episode Information: https://www.takingyoutothetop.io/episodes/episode-55-visible-pathway-co-founder-ceo-mark-cotgrove
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 - 46min - 54 - Flowster - Founder & CEO - Trent Dyrsmid: Bootstrapped W/Low 6 Figures, Generated $450K In 7 Days Just By Speaking About SOP, Company Generates 6 Figures in ARR Today!
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Welcome to episode 54 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Trent Dyrsmid; Founder & CEO of Flowster!
Flowster is a software platform that allows eCommerce companies to either build their own custom Standard Operating Procedures, or purchase pre-made Standard Operating Procedures that have already be proven to deliver quantifiable results to the bottom line.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber Favorite CEO: Not Specifically Favorite Online Tool: Zapier 20 year old self: “Slow down and be patient” Hours of Sleep: 8 Hours
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Thu, 08 Oct 2020 - 21min - 53 - Career Attraction - Co-CEO - Kevin Kermes: Bootstrapped The Company, Plans To Hit $10M In Annual Revenue In 2020 With A Lean Team Of 10
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Welcome to episode 53 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Kevin Kermes; Co-CEO of Career Attraction!
Career Attraction has helped more than 15,000 professionals find work they love. They've been featured in more than 50 major media outlets including being named one of Forbes "Top Websites for Your Career."
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink Favorite CEO: None Favorite Online Tool: Facebook 20 year old self: “Be patient” Hours of Sleep: 8 Hours
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Wed, 07 Oct 2020 - 31min - 52 - Orgzit - Co-Founder - Nitin Verma: Bootstrapped W/$150K, Generates $100K In ARR By Helping Companies Generate Automated No Code Workflows
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Welcome to episode 52 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Nitin Verma; Co-Founder of Orgzit!
Orgzit is a B2B SaaS technology product company. Their web and mobile product looks like a spreadsheet, but provides powerful functionalities for data organization including access controls, automation using workflows, and powerful business analytics.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz Favorite CEO: Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bharti Airtel Favorite Online Tool: Slack 20 year old self: “Start sooner” Hours of Sleep: 6 Hours
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Tue, 06 Oct 2020 - 25min - 51 - Samelogic - Co-Founder & CEO - Dwayne Samuels: Raised Below $2M, Aims To Have 50K-100K Users In The Next 12-18 Months
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Welcome to episode 51 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Dwayne Samuels; Co-Founder & CEO of Samelogic!
Agile UI Experiments for Product Teams.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: Accelerate by Gene Kim, Jez Humble, and Nicole Forsgren Favorite CEO: Elon Musk Favorite Online Tool: Ahrefs 20 year old self: “Stop caring about what people think.” Hours of Sleep: 4.5 Hours
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Sun, 04 Oct 2020 - 27min - 50 - Stint - Founder & CEO - Eric Shooman: Bootstrapped W/$10K+, Launched in May 2020, Pre-Revenue, Maximizes An Individual's Career With Notifications
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Welcome to episode 50 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Eric Shooman; Founder & CEO of Stint!
Stint is building an AI-driven platform that maximizes an individual's career by notifying users with the exact next action to take to further their career at any point in time.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: Hacking growth by Morgan Brown and Sean Ellis Favorite CEO: Mark Cuban Favorite Online Tool: Slack/Linkedin/Email 20 year old self: “Persist” Hours of Sleep: 6.5 Hours
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Thu, 01 Oct 2020 - 18min - 49 - College Scoops - Founder - Moira McCullough: Bootstrapped With A Core Team Of 3 Members, Moira Is Bringing The College Campus To Students Before They Decide Where To Commit!
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Welcome to episode 49 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Moira McCullough; Founder of College Scoops!
College Scoops helps families with the answer to “What I Wish I Knew” during every aspect of the college experience—applying to, attending, and graduating college. It is a comprehensive platform connecting and engaging with an active and growing student and parent community providing rich, curated, and unique content in an interactive, fun, and meaningful way. They highlight the inside scoops on everything college-related—where to eat, stay, and explore when visiting or living on a college campus.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: Grit by Angela Duckworth Favorite CEO: Bill Gates, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Favorite Online Tool: Bigin by Zoho CRM 20 year old self: “Make your mark early” Hours of Sleep: 6 Hours
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Wed, 30 Sep 2020 - 39min - 48 - Vervotech - Co-Founder & CEO - Sanjay Ghare: Bootstrapped W/$715K, Generates $400K In ARR By Helping Travel Agencies Map Accommodation With 100% Accuracy
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Welcome to episode 48 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Sanjay Ghare; Co-Founder & CEO of Vervotech - Travel Technology Company!
Established in 2018, With the vision of Organising World's Accommodation Data with 100% accuracy and completeness by using large scale aggregation, AI-based processing, and ever-evolving ML models.
Avoid showing duplicate hotels and rooms from multiple suppliers built using Artificial Intelligence, UNICA is a SaaS offering that accelerates travel businesses across the globe with UNICA - Hotel Mapping & Room Mapping Services.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: Good to Great by James C. Collins Favorite CEO: Mahendra Yadav, Tavisca Favorite Online Tool: LinkedIn 20 year old self: Focus on learning new things / build your network Hours of Sleep: 6 Hours
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Tue, 29 Sep 2020 - 32min - 47 - Monument - Co-Founder & CEO - Mike Russell: Raised A Seed Round Of $7.5M To Grow The Company, Gained 8,000 Members (1,200 Paying) In 4 Months!
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Welcome to episode 47 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Mike Russell; Co-Founder & CEO of Monument!
Monument is an online treatment platform for those looking to change their relationship with alcohol.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: None. Favorite CEO: Nat Turner, Flatiron health Favorite Online Tool: Instagram 20 year old self: “Don’t be so hard on yourself” Hours of Sleep: 7 Hours
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Thu, 24 Sep 2020 - 29min - 46 - Knocking, INC - Co-Founder & COO - Brian Meehan: Raised $3.9M in funding over 1 round, Performance Based Pricing Helped Speed Their Growth
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Welcome to episode 46 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Brian Meehan; Co-Founder & COO of Knocking, INC!
Knocking is a leader in TV Commerce for Media companies. Knocking Inc., is a direct-to-consumer content and commerce company, offering a full suite of e-commerce, production, engagement analytics and communications capabilities for media companies. The unique Knocking system seamlessly integrates with existing programming to monetize audiences and enable media outlets to use commerce as a new, incremental revenue stream.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson Favorite CEO: Elon Musk, SpaceX Favorite Online Tool: Shopify & Slack 20 year old self: “Have some patience man” Hours of Sleep: 6 Hours
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Tue, 22 Sep 2020 - 28min - 45 - fiifi - Founder & CEO - Theron McCollough: Bootstrapped The Company, Created His MVP Using A Wireframe Service On Fiverr, Currently Pre-Revenue
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Welcome to episode 45 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Theron McCollough; Founder & CEO of fiifi!
fiifi is founded on the belief that private company investing will continue to have exponential growth, and in order for investors to stay competitive, they need to have better decision making tools. Designed to be the product of choice for analysis of portfolio, deal flow, diligence, group collaboration, workflows, and expedient investing. The software works for scouts, angels, funds, family offices & PE firms.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp; John Zeratsky; Braden Kowitz Favorite CEO: Charles Hudson, Precursor Ventures Favorite Online Tool: Airtable 20 year old self: “Invest More, Earlier” Hours of Sleep: 8 Hours
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Mon, 21 Sep 2020 - 27min - 44 - AppointmentsIQ - Founder & CEO - Greg DeKalb: Bootstrapped W/$50K, Now Generates ~$50K In MRR By Generating Leads For His Clients
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Welcome to episode 44 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Greg DeKalb; Founder & CEO of AppointmentsIQ!
AppointmentsIQ is an on-demand sales team, specializing in Appointment Setting, Lead Generation, Sales Coaching and Training, Sales Recruiting and Everything Networking Event. Simply put, they work with companies to fill their pipeline, train their sales team, recruit new team members and provide all the networking opportunities to make it happen.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Favorite CEO: Dean DeLisle, Social Jack Favorite Online Tool: LinkedIn (Duck Soup) 20 year old self: “Get involved” Hours of Sleep: 5.5 Hours
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Sun, 20 Sep 2020 - 25min - 43 - Scott Leese Consulting - Founder & CEO - Scott Leese: Helps Companies Scaling From $0 - $25M in ARR With Their Sales Strategy, All By Himself!
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Welcome to episode 43 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Scott Leese; Founder & CEO of Scott Leese Consulting!
Scott Leese Consulting was founded with a focus on companies scaling from 0 - 25 million dollars in annual recurring revenue.
Scott works with both domestic and international companies on sales strategy, process, people, pitch, and more. He acts as a Strategic Advisor to companies looking to scale operations, providing sales training to leadership and salespeople alike.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: Founders at work Favorite CEO: Kyle Porter, Sales Loft Favorite Online Tool: LinkedIn 20 year old self: Get started sooner Hours of Sleep: 6-7 Hours (chopped into cat naps)
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Thu, 17 Sep 2020 - 25min - 42 - Thoughtful Innovations Marketing - Founder - Robert Fuller: Bootstrapped His Full Stack Digital Marketing Agency With Only 3 Core Team Members
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Welcome to episode 42 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Robert Fuller; Founder of Thoughtful Innovations Marketing!
Thoughtful Innovations is a different kind of marketing company with marketing options for your business that work. They specialize in speaking the language of your customers and understanding how best to reach them, then inspire them to take action. They do the homework for you. Saving you time and money.
Their mission is to understand your Dream and positioning and get that message out to your ideal customer. They make it easy to build and grow the social platforms that your customers are on!
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: Blue Ocean Strategy by Renée Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim Favorite CEO: Paul Kostial, Audience Innovation Favorite Online Tool: Canva - Hootsuite - Click Funnels - SharpSpring 20 year old self: Focus and Consistency Hours of Sleep: 5 Hours
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Sun, 13 Sep 2020 - 22min - 41 - BizDev.Global - Founder - Dave Millman: Learn How He Bootstrapped The Company To Help High-Tech Startups Find Their First Customers
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Welcome to episode 36 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Dave Millman; Founder of BizDev.Global!
They help high-tech startups find their first customers.
Technology sales is hard. Finding the first customers for a new product is harder. If you are experiencing any of these challenges, you’ve come to the right place:
- You need to engage with early customers to validate your product-market fit
- You have a great product but don’t know how to find the right person to sell to
- You’ve started product evaluations that never seem to endBizDev.Global is a team of experienced technology sales pros. They know how to research markets, talk to technical managers and introduce you to companies in your target market. They use proprietary technology for identifying and tracking sales prospects, but at the end of the day we all know that sales start when you sit face-to-face with real, live customers.
🏔 Let's take it to the top!
Wed, 02 Sep 2020 - 19min - 40 - Anya - Founder & CEO - Mohamad El Boudi: Bootstrapped W/US$11.2K, Looking at a Series A of $5M to Scale The Company and Expand His Sales Team
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Welcome to episode 41 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Mohamad El Boudi; Founder & CEO of Meet Anya!
Anya helps knowledge work SMEs & startups see how the company feels and come up with the best solutions together to design its future. Anya serves clients across 3 main areas:
🌞 Revealing individual potential
📈 Creating an impactful Workplace Wellness policy
💡 Leveraging group intelligence to design a company's future
They achieve this through a chatbot that surveys employees daily, a dashboard accessible to all in the company and excellent customer service that goes above and beyond to help you create a great place to work.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Favorite CEO: Nicolas Bustamante, Doctrine Favorite Online Tool: LinkedIn 20 year old self: Learn to Code, Invest in BTC Hours of Sleep: 8 Hours
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Fri, 11 Sep 2020 - 25min - 39 - MonetaPro - Founder & CEO - Stephen Meade: Bootstrapped W/$6M, Learn Exactly How He Systematically Found His Exact Customers!
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Welcome to episode 40 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Stephen Meade; Founder & CEO of MonetaPro, Inc.!
MonetaPro is a B2B platform that operates as a sell-for-credit exchange. MonetaPro allows companies to list goods and services for sale at prices they determine. With MonetaPro, businesses can freely buy and sell goods and services to other businesses across all vertical markets & industries.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: https://amzn.to/2RfoPZK Favorite CEO: Jeff Bezos, Amazon Favorite Online Tool: Zoom - Blinkist - Rome2rio 20 year old self: Go to a Private College (Better Networks) Hours of Sleep: 5 Hours
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Thu, 10 Sep 2020 - 39min - 38 - CREWASIS - Founder - Sharon Joseph: Bootstrapped The Company, Outsources Her Data Scientists and Works With Fortune 1000 Companies to Explain The Power of Their Data
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Welcome to episode 39 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Sharon Joseph; Founder of CREWASIS!
In depth data and analytics is a revolution in the field of Information Technology. Look at the amount of data we are exposed to on a second, minute and hourly basis.
CREWASIS is moving from digital to data transformation which involves the use of analytics techniques like machine learning, data mining, natural language processing, and statistics to create insights to outperform the competition.
The Famous Five:
- Favorite Business Book: https://amzn.to/3jXtufw Favorite CEO: Emma Walmsley, GlaxoSmithKline Favorite Online Tool: LinkedIn 20 year old self: Trust your gut and trust the process. Hours of Sleep: 6 Hours
🏔 Let's take it to the top!
Mon, 07 Sep 2020 - 40min - 37 - Barnett Strategies - Founder & Principle - Chris Barnett: Launched in 2017, Helps Startup Entrepreneurs Turn Their Code Into Success!
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Welcome to episode 38 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Chris Barnett; Founder & Principle of Barnett Strategies, LLC.
Chris founded Barnett Strategies to apply his experience to the challenges and goals of software and SaaS start-ups.
Are you a lead investor in or a technical founder of an early stage software or SaaS company who’s ready to turn your IP and software code into big successes?
If so, you’re likely a scientist, software architect, brilliant programmer or tech visionary. You may not have the time or interest in learning and executing the business tasks that transform your IP and software code into big successes. That’s his forte. Have a chat with Chris about how to get big revenue results, big deals signed and big valuation growth.
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Fri, 04 Sep 2020 - 25min - 36 - IFundWomen - Co-Founder & Operations Director - Kate Anderson: Originally Bootstrapped, Raised $2M to Grow And Scale The Company, Work on 5% Fee Structure (no Debt)
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Welcome to episode 37 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Kate Anderson; Co-Founder & Operations Director of IFundWomen.
IFundWomen is the go-to marketplace for women-owned businesses and the people who want to fund them.
They offer access to capital through crowdfunding and grants, expert business coaching on all the topics entrepreneurs need to know about, and a network of women business owners that sparks confidence, accelerates knowledge, and ignites action.
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Thu, 03 Sep 2020 - 22min - 35 - Cartloop - Co-Founder & CEO - Andrei Negrau: Bootstrapped w/just under 6 figures, Making eCommerce Transactions More Conversational
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Welcome to episode 35 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Andrei Negrau; Co-Founder & CEO of Cartloop.
Cartloop is the conversational marketing platform your customers will actually love.
Build your most powerful marketing channel through real human connection.
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Mon, 31 Aug 2020 - 22min - 34 - Nai Arabia - Founder & CEO - Hisham El-Farouki: Bootstrapped The Company w/$2M, Raised ~$10M in 2019 to Scale The Company to $12-14M in ARR
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Welcome to episode 34 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Hisham El-Farouki; Founder & CEO of Nai Arabia.
nai is a modern, authentically Arabian natural food snack & beverage brand that aims to redefine the Middle Eastern snacking industry and instill pride in their partners, their customers and in Arabia.
They aim to build a transparent, ethical brand that does “good” and that actively gives back to the regional community.
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Sun, 30 Aug 2020 - 29min - 33 - DynaNet - Founder & CEO - Kiral Desai: Bootstrapped The Company With $140 in 2010, Grew The Company to $1M+ in ARR by Being Smart
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Welcome to episode 33 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Kiral Desai; Founder & CEO of DynaNet.
DynaNet is a global company that provides comprehensive Support Outsourcing, System Integration and Application System Solutions.
Over the past 8 years, DynaNet has successfully completed offshore support, web development and software development projects in various business sectors.
They are the first company to offer M2M support outsourcing in the current market.
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Sat, 29 Aug 2020 - 23min - 32 - Rig Lynx - Founder - Greg Williams: Bootstrapped The Company to 4K Members, 275K Digital Readers And Followers
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Welcome to episode 32 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Greg Williams; Founder of Rig Lynx.
Rig Lynx is a social networking platform for oil and gas personnel that offers users professional networking opportunities through chat, messaging, online services, CV storage, and job listing, right their in their mobile devices.
They have amassed a network counting over 275k digital readers and followers over the last 3 years.
Besides offering their users a meaningful platform to connect with others, they offer channel management services, email marketing, promotions, press releases, and much more!
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Fri, 28 Aug 2020 - 26min - 31 - FJ Labs - Founding Partner - Fabrice Grinda: With more than 200 investments around the world, $300 million in investment exits, He's a Super Angel!
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Welcome to episode 31 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Fabrice Grinda; Founding Partner of FJ Labs.
Fabrice Grinda is a French entrepreneur, blogger for Business Insider and super angel, with more than 200 investments around the world, including Alibaba Group, Airbnb, Beepi, FanDuel, Palantir, and Windeln. Grinda has had $300 million in investment exits.
FJ Labs invests in ambitious founders solving big problems.
They are a stage-agnostic consumer facing fund headquartered in New York City.
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Wed, 26 Aug 2020 - 32min - 30 - My Ethnic Cooking & Catering - Founder & CEO - Gillian Piroth: Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Bootstrapped W/€20K, She Turned a Skill She Had Been Sitting on Into a Thriving Business!
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Welcome to episode 30 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Gillian Piroth; Founder & CEO of My Ethnic Cooking and Catering.
My Ethnic cooking and catering is a food business that specializes in preparing a variety of African dishes with rich spices for their corporate clients.
They also cater for home, team events and anniversary celebrations, as well as teach African cooking courses.
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Mon, 24 Aug 2020 - 19min - 29 - nusf - Founder & CEO - Mae Mozaini: Bootstrapped The Company to Empower Women in The MENA Region, Now Ready For Funding to Bring The Highest Level Academic Institutions Into The Kingdom
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Welcome to episode 29 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Mae Mozaini; Founder & CEO of nusf.
Nusf is the Arab Institute for Women’s Empowerment a premier women’s executive leadership company founded to help Saudi and Arab women develop professionally, lead in the corporate world, and make a lasting positive impact on society.
They are committed to advancing the Kingdom’s national development agenda and Vision 2030 objective of increasing women’s participation in the workforce to 30 percent, by promoting women’s empowerment and cultivating sustainable economic development. No country can achieve prosperity or realize its full potential if it leaves behind half its population. “Nusf” means “half” in Arabic, hence their tagline “Investing in Half the Population.”
Nusf aims to raise the percentage of women in leadership by providing both emerging and accomplished female leaders with the knowledge, skills and networks needed to expand their impact on their individual organizations as well as their wider communities. They work to build capacity and boost confidence in professional women through programs that will foster their advancement and enrich their careers, enabling them to become the future leaders in their industries and society.
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Sun, 23 Aug 2020 - 26min - 28 - Xeniapp Inc. - Founder & CEO - Sachin Narode: Bootstrapped w/$500K From Previous Exit, Ready to Scale The Company With a $2M Convertible Note
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Welcome to episode 28 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Sachin Narode; Founder & CEO of Xeniapp Inc.
Xeniapp is an AI-based decentralized online travel portal (OTA) allowing users to build itineraries on a single page with real time pricing and availability.
You can add flights, hotels, car rentals, and experiences by simply dragging and dropping them into your itinerary.
They use an advanced blockchain settlement engine to pay their vendors instantaneously, based on smart contracts. The settlement process makes the cost of booking cheaper and it allows tracking of transactions for all of their suppliers.
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Sat, 22 Aug 2020 - 33min - 27 - The Suite - Co-Founder & CEO - George C. Mazzella: Bootstrapped His Career Management Platform, Now Ready to Raise Seed Capital to Scale The Company
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Welcome to episode 27 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is George C. Mazzella; Co-Founder & CEO of The Suite.
The Suite is a Private Career Management Platform & Network built for executives. The Suite was built in order to transform the way people grow their careers, expand their networks, and discover opportunities.
As a member, you'll gain access to exclusive executive jobs listed directly by companies and their powerful Member Tools, designed to take your career to the next level.
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Wed, 19 Aug 2020 - 17min - 26 - Aunt Flow Corp. - Founder & CEO - Claire Coder: Crowd Funded $25K at Age 19 to Buy Her Initial Inventory, Then Raised $2.7M to Make People Smile
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Welcome to episode 26 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Claire Coder; Founder & CEO of Aunt Flow.
Aunt Flow are designing a world where every bathroom outside the home offers free menstrual products.
Ensuring everyone has access to quality necessities. Menstrual products to masks. They are here for you. People helping people. PERIOD.
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Mon, 17 Aug 2020 - 20min - 25 - BANKEX - Founder & CEO - Igor Khmel: Raised $70M in His ICO, Due to The Bitcoin Crash Ended up With $18M to Grow His Digital Asset Banking Platform
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Welcome to episode 25 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Igor Khmel; Founder & CEO of BANKEX.
BANKEX has developed a crowdsource, PROOF-OF-ASSET protocol of liquidity and an ecosystem built around it. The protocol facilitates digitization, tokenization and exchange of real assets.
Their mission is to add liquidity to assets that have an underrated value, due to the way that classic financial markets currently operate.
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Sun, 16 Aug 2020 - 32min - 24 - Concrete Blonde Consulting - Founder - Lindsey Myers: Bootstrapped The Company, Got Her First Clients Through Her Network
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Welcome to episode 24 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Lindsey Myers; Founder of Concrete Blonde Consulting.
Concrete Blonde Consulting is a full-service consulting and marketing firm in NYC. They specialize in providing custom profit and growth solutions.
Communications is a rapidly changing field and their firm is continually transforming to harnesses the powers of both influence and interaction. They offer clients a variety of tools from branding and third-party PR endorsements to social influencer campaigns and event planning to reach consumers and drive business. They believe every client is unique. They partner with them to unearth their core business goals. Then they create bespoke strategic marketing plans with benchmarks to chart their progress and target their methods. They feel a sense of responsibility to their clients and they are responsive not only to their needs, but also to the ever changing world in which they operate.
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Fri, 14 Aug 2020 - 13min - 23 - Expert Empires - CEO - Nick James: Bootstrapped w/$0 to $1M+ in ARR, Grew His Customer Base By Asking For 3 Referrals From Each Client
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Welcome to episode 23 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Nick James; CEO of Expert Empires.Expert Empires is the number one event on the planet for Coaches, Consultants, Speakers, Trainers, Authors, and other Experts to learn how to grow their businesses.
The Expert Empires Mastermind is the leading Mastermind programme in Europe for Coaches, Consultants, Speakers, Trainers, Authors, and other Experts, who are serious about rapidly expanding their business 'Empire'. The 50k Mastermind is for Experts who are just getting started or are yet to make their first £50k. The Six Figure Mastermind is for Experts who are already established, and want to grow to six figures (or multi-six-figures) fast. The Seven-Figure Mastermind is for Experts who are already generating at least £250k/yr in revenue, and want to scale to £1m+ as quickly as possible.
Let's take it to the top!Thu, 13 Aug 2020 - 27min - 22 - Pilota - Co-Founder & CEO - Saniya Shah: Raised $350K to Fund Company Growth, Smartly Hired A Group of Interns During Covid to Help Run The Company
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Welcome to episode #22 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Saniya Shah; Co-Founder & CEO of Pilota.
Pilota uses machine learning to predict the risk of disruption associated with each flight. Allowing TMCs to take proactive measures and allocate their operational resources accordingly.
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Wed, 12 Aug 2020 - 24min - 21 - Safe Arrival - Founder & CEO - Fadel Daher: With A Team Of 450, Conquers The GCC Region, Discusses His Red/Blue Ocean Strategy
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Welcome to episode #21 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Fadel Daher; Founder & CEO of Safe Arrival.Leading in transportation since 1998 and in line with the on going growth in courier demand, Safe arrival established a new division to scoop growing demand of online Business.
A team of young and energetic people is developed with excellent background in the industry of warehousing and transportation to ensure customer satisfaction using a new state of the art system.
Let's take it to the top!Tue, 11 Aug 2020 - 27min - 20 - I.E.A - Founder & CEO - David Selley: Bootstrapped w/$20K, Hopes to Reach $100K/Month by Next Year
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Welcome to episode #20 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is David Selley; Founder & CEO of International Entrepreneurs Association.
Through a global network of highly qualified Executive Directors in each state and country they teach and train new and existing entrepreneurs on a local level to develop their REAL potential with FREE and low cost fees while giving back to charitable organizations worldwide.
Let's take it to the top!Sun, 09 Aug 2020 - 24min - 19 - ExecThread - Founder & CEO - Joe Meyer: Raised $6.5M, Sold His Previous Company; Hop Stop to Apple
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Welcome to episode #19 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Joe Meyer; Founder & CEO of ExecThread.
Their vision is of a business world in which the best career opportunities are equally accessible.
They believe senior-level roles should be accessible to all qualified professionals, not just a chosen few. ExecThread's curated marketplace of crowdsourced career opportunities, which are contributed by more than 45k of the world's best professionals, connects the best & brightest from all backgrounds with the world's best job opportunities.
Let's take it to the top!Fri, 07 Aug 2020 - 27min - 18 - ProfitWell - Founder & CEO - Patrick Campbell: Bootstrapped W/$10K to $10M in ARR
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Welcome to episode #18 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Patrick Campbell; Founder & CEO of ProfitWell.
For forward thinking recurring revenue businesses who value growth, ProfitWell provides industry standard BI solutions that improve your retention and monetization automatically through unmatched subscription intelligence.
ProfitWell serves over five thousand subscription companies, including B2B companies like Autodesk, Atlassian, and Zuora, and B2C darlings like Meetup, Blue Bottle Coffee, and Lyft.
Let's take it to the top!Thu, 06 Aug 2020 - 22min - 17 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 17: Founder & CEO of ConantLeadership; Doug Conant
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Welcome to episode #17 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Doug Conant; Founder & CEO of ConantLeadership.
ConantLeadership is a mission-driven community of leaders and learners who are championing leadership that works in the 21st century. Founder & CEO, Douglas Conant, is Former Chairman, of Avon Products; Chairman, of the Kellogg Executive Leadership Institute; Chairman of CECP, Chairman of the Higher Ambition Leadership Institute, and a Member of the Board of Directors of AmerisourceBergen.
Prior to starting ConantLeadership, Conant was CEO of Campbell Soup Company from 2001- 2011. He was the 11th leader in this iconic company’s 141-year history. He improved the company’s financial profile delivering quality sales growth, improved marketplace positions, ten straight years of adjusted earnings per share growth, strong cash flow, record high investment and record high Return on Invested Capital. The key enabler of this performance was Campbell’s march towards achieving world-class employee engagement levels. Conant also established the Campbell CEO Institute to train the company’s future leaders
Conant is a keynote speaker, the NYT bestselling co-author of Touchpoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections In The Smallest of Moments and a Harvard Business Review blogger. He has advised on effective leadership to corporate and government leaders.
He holds an M.B.A. from J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern.
Let's take it to the top!Wed, 05 Aug 2020 - 23min - 16 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 16: Founder & CEO of Measured Results Marketing; Chris Antonopoulos
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Welcome to episode #16 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Christopher Antonopoulos; Founder & CEO of Measured Results Marketing.
Measured Results Marketing provides marketing automation consulting services, driving better business results for clients through their agile framework, and technology agnostic approach. Their Principals have designed and led over 100 organizations in the successful implementation and adoption of marketing and sales automation platforms for more than a decade.
Let's take it to the top!Mon, 03 Aug 2020 - 26min - 15 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 15: Founder of Walzay; Humaira Khan
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Welcome to episode #15 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Humaira Khan; Founder of Walzay.
Walzay is a talent marketplace that lets companies find talented remote tech talent from around the world for in-office/remote roles.
Talent will get an email whenever a company is interested in their profile and all they would do is accept/decline. Walzay is creating a community of the best tech talent from around the world. They believe global teams enable innovation like we've never seen before and provide opportunities to people from every corner of the world. They believe the future is flexible.
Let's take it to the top!
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Welcome to episode #14 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Courtney Johnson; Founder of MYSOLMAT.
MYSOLMAT produces fun, bold, and eco-friendly yoga mats.
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Welcome to episode #13 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Adam Langer; Founder of Langer Search.
Langer Search is a full service recruiting / consulting firm that helps BigLaw attorneys move within AmLaw 100 firms and companies.
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Tue, 28 Jul 2020 - 21min - 12 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 12: Founding Director of The Nue Co.; Charlie Gower
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Welcome to episode #12 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Charlie Gower; Founding Director of The Neu Co.
The new company develops natural, science-backed supplements, designed to work with your body, not against it. They make supplements from real food. Every ingredient is active. Every gram is effective. Every nutrient is absorbed.
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Mon, 27 Jul 2020 - 29min - 11 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 11: Founder of Math Celebrity; Don Sevcik
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Welcome to episode #11 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Don Sevcik; Founder of Math Celebrity.
MathCelebrity is the fastest online math tutor you will ever see. Enter a math problem or search term, press the button, every step-by-step line of work appears instantly to show you how to get to the solution.
They also offer an ACT and SAT Mastery Toolkit package, which helps students increase ACT scores by an average of 3 points, and SAT scores by an average of 150 points.
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Sat, 25 Jul 2020 - 23min - 10 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 10: Co-Owner & CEO of āmasian Wedding Studio; Shan Xu
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Welcome to episode #10 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Shan (Susan) Xu; Co-Owner & CEO of āmasian Wedding Studio GmbH.
This wedding studio focuses on high-end wedding dresses and night gowns as well as affordable theme and destination luxury photo shooting. They fulfill the demand of formal dress taste in Germany.
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Wed, 22 Jul 2020 - 23min - 9 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 9: Founder & CEO of the ACMA; William A. Soliman
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Welcome to episode #9 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is William A. Soliman; Founder & CEO of Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA).
The ACMA provides data & tech solutions for Medical Affairs and the MSL space in the life sciences industry. ACMA has a predictive analytics tool as well as ACMA Engage, a Medical Affairs specific CRM platform.
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Fri, 17 Jul 2020 - 19min - 8 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 8: President of Sheryl Plouffe Media Inc.; Sheryl Plouffe
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Welcome to episode #8 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Sheryl Plouffe; President of Sheryl Plouffe Media Inc.
Sheryl Plouffe Media is a training company and micro agency helping entrepreneurs and small businesses transform their online presence and profitability with online video.
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Thu, 16 Jul 2020 - 20min - 7 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 7: CEO of FloatPac; Gavin Hodgins
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Welcome to episode #7 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Gavin Hodgins; CEO of FloatPac.
FloatPac offer technologies to a diverse range of pioneering ideas and products. We solve a host of modern industrial problems across land, sea and air in an original, renewable, and eco-friendly way.
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Mon, 06 Jul 2020 - 39min - 6 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 6: CEO of H. Moser & Cie.; Edouard Meylan
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Welcome to episode #6 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Edouard Meylan; CEO of H. Moser & Cie.
Moser watches as a brand is known for its tagline as the "Very Rare" watch company. It was founded in 1828 and the Maylan family took over the helm in 2012.
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Fri, 03 Jul 2020 - 21min - 5 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 5: Co-Founder & CEO of Tohi Ventures; Shari Coulter Ford
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Welcome to episode #5 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is Shari Coulter Ford; Co-Founder & CEO of Tohi Ventures.
Tohi is an antioxidant-rich Aronia Berry beverage.⠀⠀
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Tue, 23 Jun 2020 - 32min - 4 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 4: Founder & CEO of GYMGUYZ; Josh York
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Welcome to episode #4 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is the Founder & CEO of GYMGUYZ; Josh York.
He's proud to be the first in home mobile personal training and fitness franchise company. As the leader of in home personal training, they’re redefining physical fitness by bringing the workout to you, when and where it’s convenient for you. Trained and certified coaches bring the instruction, the equipment and they ensure every workout is customized for you depending on your fitness level and specific goals.
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Mon, 15 Jun 2020 - 18min - 3 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 3: Founder & CEO of BTH Properties; Murtaza Haidermota
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Welcome to episode #3 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they built and launched their businesses.
My guest today is the Founder & CEO of BTH Properties; Murtaza Haidermota.
He runs an independent, local business, with a truly specialized, deep, specified understanding of a unique property sector and prides himself in providing the highest standards of one-to-one client care.
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Mon, 08 Jun 2020 - 47min - 2 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 2: CEO of Wuhan General Group; Jeff Robinson
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Welcome to episode #2 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they launched their businesses.
My guest today is Jeff Robinson - CEO of Wuhan General Group, Inc.; a publicly listed company focusing in the psychedelics and medical cannabidiol (CBD) sectors.
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Sun, 31 May 2020 - 59min - 1 - Taking You To The Top - Episode 1: Founder & CEO of the Alchemy of Learning; Zoe Griffiths
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Welcome to episode number 1 of “Taking You To The Top” - where I spend some time chatting with Founders & CEOs from across the globe. I ask them specific questions to learn exactly how they launched their businesses.
My guest today is Zoe Griffiths - Founder & CEO of the Alchemy of Learning, Ex International Athlete, Intrepid Traveller, Education Disruptor and Property Developer.
Let's take it to the top!Thu, 28 May 2020 - 26min
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