Ryan James and The Genesis Of MyStartupUniversity I had fun talking with Ryan James of MyStartupUniversity.com and StartupSavant.com because he’s one of those people with a genuine good nature and positive attitude. Plus, he’s done some really cool stuff! He started out with some other ideas for starting a business and along the way discovered…
From Navy SEAL to Cyber Security Guru Eric Basu Has Had Quite A Ride Today’s podcast is with my good friend Eric Basu who heads a large government contracting business he started from scratch while originally working on starting a biotech firm. Eric and I discuss a lot about what is means to be an…
Brittany Bearden is a PR expert. So naturally I wanted to pick her brain as to how to go about getting good press for my small business- or any business, for that matter. I know that having a third party write nice things about my company is worth a lot more than me buying an…
How Great Service and Niche Focus Can Makes For Fast Growth Matt Vaadi and I had a great discussion about building a services company the way it should be done. That is, you look at all the weak points in the way the existing businesses do it and then you design a company from the…
Making Money Online With A Magazine App Henry Reith is the founder of an online magazine and content app but the interesting part is it came out of an original desire to network in person with locals in his demographic. Once the networking got going though the group needed a way to stay in touch…
If A Blind Guy Can Make Money Online, Why Can’t You? Max Ivey is just a regular guy who was in the carnival and midway business for years before he decided to start an online ecommerce business selling used carnival gear and trailers and brokering sales between private parties. The only catch is he is…
Do You Have It In You to Be Your Own Boss? On the premier edition of Questions and Rants on the podcast, I address the question I get all the time from would be entrepreneurs- “Do I have what it takes to make it in my own business?” On these special editions of the podcast…
How Josh Turned His Love Of Music Into A Thriving Business Josh is a very successful and yet humble guy. Like me, he is kind of laid back and mellow when you meet him and he likes to enjoy the San Diego lifestyle: surfing, catching a sunset, enjoying a craft beer and listening to great…
You Need More Than Just A Great Idea! Today’s episode is with a very accomplished gentleman named Jeff Stoller. Jeff has quite the entrepreneurial resume. He was the President of Stoller & Associates, a firm that consulted and created business plans for a wide array of companies from start-ups to major corporations. He also ran…
Service Can Be Your Differentiator No Matter What Size Your Business Adam and I have one key thing in common- we both think that amazing customer service is one of the key ingredients to having a very successful small business. He believes it so much he wrote a book and has a business centered around…