Unpolished MBA
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Entrepreneurs are sometimes called "unpolished" because they are scrappy and unconventional when starting a business.
On this podcast, we speak with entrepreneurs and innovators.
Some went to Business School and have a formal MBA degree while others don't.
Did it make a difference? Nope!
They share the answer to that as well as other pieces of wisdom.
To listen to all episodes, apply to become a guest, or a sponsor go to www.unpolishedmba.com
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Episode 158 - Kind but cut-throat -Wrapping Up Season 11
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Episode 157 - No More Guesswork: Scaling CPG and Food and Beverage with Sabeen Abbas
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Episode 156 - Greedy, Lazy and Wrong? Rethinking the Story We Tell About Capitalism with guest Douglas Stevens PhD
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Episode 155 - What It Really Takes to Scale Your Business w/Andy Goldstrom
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Episode 154 - Assertive, Not Abrasive: Lessons in Leadership with Dr. Julie Gurner
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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Episode 153 - What 2026 Will Demand from Every Company
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Episode 152 - Expertise Isn’t Enough: Bringing Humanity Back to Business with Lisa McGuire
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Episode 151 - From Classroom to Company: How Lisa Shaw Turned Language Love Into A Business
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Episode 150 - Dark, Dirty, Dangerous with Karla Trotman of Electro Soft
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Episode 149 - Venture Capital for STEM Professionals with Erika Jefferson
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Episode 148 - Business Ownership with Content Monsta A. Lee Judge
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Episode 147 - Winning In Tech with Caroline Dunn
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Episode 146 - The Math Isn’t Mathing - What Small Business Owners Get Wrong About Growth with Jess Villegas
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Episode 145 - Wrapping Up the ETA Series - Buying vs. Building: The Best Growth Strategy for You
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode 144 - What Investors Really Look For w/Mario Montag - The Acquisition Chronicles Series
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Episode 143 - Cash Flow Mistakes That Sink Businesses w/Josh Tejkl -The Acquisition Chronicles Series
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode 142 - What Business Buyers Get Wrong w/Kinza Azmat -The Acquisition Chronicles Series
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Episode 141 - Not Meant to Scare You -The Acquisition Chronicles Series
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Episode 140 - Financial Due Diligence w/Yvette Owo -The Acquisition Chronicles Series
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Episode 139 - After A Business Fails -The Acquisition Chronicles Series
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Episode 138 - Business Acquisition is a Marriage -The Acquisition Chronicles Series
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Episode 137 - LIES! Laundromats are NOT Passive Income - The Acquisition Chronicles Series w/guest Keira Hamilton
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Episode 136 - Hard Truths About Selling a Business - The Acquisition Chronicles Series
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Episode 135 - What Happens If The Business Fails? - The Acquisition Chronicles Series - What
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Episode 134 - Who Can You Trust? - The Acquisition Chronicle Series
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Episode 133 - Buyer Beware: Lessons from the Frontlines of Buying Small Businesses - The Acquisition Chronicles Series
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Episode 132 - Style As A Strategy - Special Holiday Episode w/Morgan Wider
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Episode 131 - End of Hustle And Humor Series - Farewell Message
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Episode 130 - Hustle And Humor Series - From Scams to Solutions: How AI is Changing the Game—For Better or Worse
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Episode 129 - Hustle And Humor Series - Can Women Really Have "It All"? with Kacie Lett Gordon
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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Episode 128 - Hustle and Humor Series - Humor and Landing Pages with Tas Bober
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Episode 127 - Hustle And Humor Series: When Work Doesn’t Work Anymore and BWD Summit 2024 with Brandeis Marshall
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Episode 126 - Hustle And Humor Series: Silent Laughter and Avoiding Whack-A-Mole in Business
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Episode 125 - Hustle and Humor Series: Why More Women Are Going Solo In Business
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Episode 124 - Hustle and Humor Series: How to Avoid the Burnout Trap in Consulting
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Episode 123 - Hustle and Humor Series: Why Your LinkedIn Company Page is Like a Treadmill—Useful, But Mostly for Show
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Episode 122 - Hustle and Humor Series - Navigating Entrepreneurship: Get Snarky, Sarcastic, and Smart
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 121 - Hustle And Humor Series - From Zoom UX Mysteries to Psychic Insights
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Episode 120 - Hustle and Humor Series: Corporate Cushions to Construction with Guest Tato Corcoran
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Episode 119 - Hustle And Humor Series - Team Meeting Shenanigans: Secrets, Strategies, and a Dash of Creativity
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Episode 118 - Hustle and Humor Series: From Break-ins to Breakthroughs
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Episode 117 - Inside the Laundromat Business with Mark Csordos
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Episode 116 - Stop Wasting Money On Marketing-Intro To Effective Marketing with Megan Bowen of Refine Labs
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Episode 115 - Entrepreneurial Voyage: Surf, Sales, SaaS, and AI with Scott Leese
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Episode 114 - Avoiding Common Scams in Tech Development for Startups with Igor Belagorudsky
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Episode 113 - The Future of Data and AI with Dr. Kruti Lehenbauer
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May 20, 2024 |
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Episode 112 - The Shift from Free to Fee: A Business Perspective with Monique Mills
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May 08, 2024 |
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Episode 111 - Connection Codes, Communication, and Storytelling in STEM with Mark Bayer
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Episode 110 - HR Due Diligence for SMB Acquisition Success with Mark Sinatra
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Episode 109 - Business Clarity and Hypnotherapy with Beki Darlin
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Episode 108 - The Generosity Mindset with John Ray
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Episode 107 - Scaling Success w/The Fractional COO Caitlin Ferguson
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Episode 106 - Entrepreneurs Need More Than Money
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Episode 105 - Burnout Breakthrough with Brian Lee Shields
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Episode 104 - "White Collar" Gig Economy w/Monique Mills
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Episode 103 - Accounting and SMB Acquisitions with ETA Entrepreneur Yvette Owo
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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Episode 102 - "Good People" w/Monique Mills
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Episode 101 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Navigating the Hiring Landscape w/ Jane McCracken
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Episode 100 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Charting New Territory w/Talisha Shine
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Episode 099 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Demand Gen Mastery w/Tory Kindlick
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Episode 098 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Journey Beyond Entrepreneurship w/Jibril Sulaiman
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Episode 097 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD -The Art of Partnership with Amanda Nielsen
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Episode 096 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Pixels to Prototypes with Robert Johnson
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Episode 095 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Humanizing Technology with Melanie L. Flores
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Episode 094 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Career Comeback Strategies w/Brenda Mariah
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Episode 093 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Seizing The Reins w/Cameo Doran
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Episode 092 - Special Holiday 2023 Series: Unpolished GOLD - Mastering LinkedIn: Insights from Gregg Burkhalter, "The LinkedIn Guy"
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Episode 091 - How You Make Money Will Look Different - Season 6 Wrap-up w/Monique Mills
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Episode 090 - Small But Mighty: Unpacking SMB Ad Strategies w/Stephanie Smith
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Episode 089: Bridging Psychology And Profits w/Dr. Kenya Oduor
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Episode 088: From Engineering to Finance Maven w/Shehara Wooten
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Episode 087: Acquiring Small Businesses w/Saumil Jariwala of Feta Fund
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Episode 086: From Ministry to Mastery (of Sales) w/Jay Lee
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Episode 085: Sweaty Startups w/Nick Huber
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Episode 084: Controversy And The Power Of Podcasts
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Episode 083: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Ethics, And The Politics Of Academia w/Dr. Brandeis Marshall
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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Episode 082: Overcoming Self-Sabotage w/Lori Potts
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Episode 081: Buying and Selling Online Businesses w/Christine McDannell
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Episode 080: End of Season 5 Message
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Episode 079: Staying Alive In Tech w/Melinda Byerley
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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Episode 078: I Made $30Million Doing This - Creator Economy
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Episode 077: Freedom Through Acquisition w/Eric Hsu
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Episode 076: What Makes Your Plans "Strategic"
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Episode 075: You're A Walking Library!
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Episode 074: Yikes! Get Better Tik Tok Strategy w/Amerie Mills
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Episode 073: Celebrating Your Wins w/Ryan Cox
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Episode 072: From MBA to Founding a Healthcare Startup w/ Shielvonda Haith
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Episode 071: A Real Conversation About Entrepreneur Burnout w/Ryan Baker
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Episode 070: What's The Worst That Can Happen? w/Scott Leese and Richard Harris of Surf and Sales
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Episode 069: Influencer Marketing And Family Business w/Richard Grove
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Episode 068: "Why Does The Stock Market Go Up" w/Brian Feroldi
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Episode 067: Behind The Scenes Of Food Industry Entrepreneurship With Award-Winning Cookbook Editor Shaun Chavis
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Episode 066: LinkedIn "Secrets" EXPOSED, EQ, and Intentional Motherhood w/Monique Russell
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Episode 065: Is It All About The Money? End of Season 4 Message
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Episode 064: Networking: The Path to Profits, Promotions, And Power w/Kirk Barnes
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Episode 063: "Silently Saving" the Earth and Mentoring Young Engineers w/Sol Rosenbaum
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Episode 062: Do You Lowkey Wanna Be A Consultant?
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Episode 061: "Falling" Into Consulting (By Accident)
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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Episode 060: Burnout in Content Creators w/Walter Gainer II
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Episode 059: Doing A Startup And Doing An MBA Are NOT Comparable w/Palash Soni
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Episode 058: Automate Your Business w/Irit Levi
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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Episode 057: You've Already Been Fooled By AI Tools
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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Episode 056: Let's Talk About Startup Advisors w/Monique Mills
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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Episode 055: Helping Non-Technical Entrepreneurs Navigate The Software World
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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Episode 054: A Little Change of Direction
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Episode 053: Most Companies Don't Get Money From Venture Capital
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode 052: The Future Faces of STEM
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Episode 051: Turning Your Website into a Virtual World with Farah Allen
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May 30, 2022 |
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Episode 050: The Power and Potential of Podcasting with Mike DiCioccio
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May 23, 2022 |
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Episode 049: Farm to Table Entrepreneurship with Duane Slyder
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May 16, 2022 |
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Episode 048: FIGuring It Out with Monique Mills
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May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 047: Mastering Content Marketing Strategies with Diana Mitchell
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May 02, 2022 |
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Episode 046: Perception, Performance, and Power with Morgan Wider
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Stepping Up My Game
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Episode 045: Supercharging Your Sales With Executive Sales Coach Marcus Chan
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - What Kanye West Can Teach Us About Persistence and Self Belief
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Episode 044: Mastering the World of Franchising with Expert Consultant Chris Wilson
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Take a Chance on Yourself
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Episode 043: Renee Purdie on Entrepreneurs With Evolving Interests
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - The Down Low on the PTO
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Episode 042: Alastair McDermott on the Power and Purpose of Specialization
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Don't Build It (Yet!)
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Episode 041: Kristin Slink - Nontechie Turned Tech AF
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - How Leading a Startup Compares to Parenting
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Episode 040: Monique Mills - Blazing the Entrepreneurial Trails (Interview Re-Share From Breaking Barriers: Building a Hire Ground)
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Is Entertainment Getting in the Way of Your Education?
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Episode 039: Walter Melanson - Innovator In Real Estate
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Finding the Courage to Reinvent Your Business
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Episode 038: Jared Yellin - 10X Your Startup
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Say No To Free
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Reframing New Year’s Resolutions for 2022
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - The Liberation of Boundaries
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Episode 037: Monique Mills - Are You Failing at Selling?
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - How Recency Bias Effects Brand Perception
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Episode 036: Gabriel Isserlis - Filmmaker Turned Startup Founder
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Walking in Your Purpose
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Episode 035: Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna - Destined For Greatness
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Getting Ghosted
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Episode 034: Talisha Shine - The Beginning of Web 3.0
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Someone Told You a Lie About Entrepreneurship
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Episode 033: Katrina Keyes - Pipeline is great, but are you closing?
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Cheap, Fast, or Good?!
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Episode 032: Tamara Baynham, Ph.D. - The Inventive Entrepreneur
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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THURSDAY THOUGHTS - The Less Risky Choice
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Episode 031: Cloe Guidry - Creating My Own Narrative
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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Episode 030: Dr. Steven Goudy (Dr. Noze Best) - Riches Are In The Niches
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May 22, 2021 |
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Episode 029: Jonathan Ivanco - I Never Thought About It Like That
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May 12, 2021 |
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Episode 028: Charu Thomas - College Startup Founder
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Episode 027: Mac Conwell - Diversity Includes Everybody
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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Episode 026: Angela Ellington - Taking The Scientific Approach To Entrepreneurship
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Episode 025: Michele Heyward - Reframe F.A.I.L.
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Feb 13, 2021 |
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Episode 024: Matt Wallaert - Start At The End
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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Episode 023: Mike Tatum - The Employed Entrepreneur
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Episode 022 - Chris Walker - If You Know You Know
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Episode 021 - Steve Blank - Do Something That Matters
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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End of Season 1 Message
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Episode 020 - Sheffie Robinson - She Flipped It - Entrepreneur to MBA
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Episode 019: Blanca Catalina Garcia - Bring Your Full Self
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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Episode 018: Matthew Sciannella - A Means To An End
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Episode 017: Andy Raskin - The Unlikely Underdog
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Episode 016: Dan Sanchez - Marketing Maven and 6 Month MBA
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Episode 015: Dan Chan - Silicon Valley Startup to Magician
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Episode 014: Julian Roberts - Unlocked
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Episode 013: Bethany Valente - The Puzzle Pieces Came Together
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Episode 012: Erika Jefferson - Engineers Think Everyone Else Is Just Overhead
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Episode 011: Dee Acosta - Like Batman But With An MBA
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Episode 010: Steve Worthy - Question Everything, Embrace Leadership, and Write Stuff Down
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Episode 009: Emma Gasking - Midwife to MBA
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Episode 008: Karen Hunter - Six Degrees of Opportunity
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Episode 007: Bryan Smith - From Rebel to Resilient
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Sep 12, 2020 |
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Episode 006: Faheem Moosa - Born Into Entrepreneurship
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Episode 005: Walter Ley - Face Down In The Dirt
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Episode 004: Tondaleya Carter - The MBA Was Worth It + Being a Decent Person
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Episode 003: Monique Mills - Are you "Legit"?---Intrapreneurs vs Entrepreneurs
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Episode 002: Andy Rosic - Throw Out the Rule Book
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Ep 001 BONUS - Stone Reveal
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Episode 001: Getting "Stoned"
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Jul 28, 2020 |