Daniel Lucas/ Michael T. Brown90 EpisodesOct 14, 2026
Entrepreneurship 101 is a dynamic, knowledge-driven platform designed to equip aspiring founders, small-business owners, and creative innovators with the mindset, tools, and strategies needed to excel in today’s competitive landscape. It breaks down the core fundamentals of entrepreneurship into clear, actionable insights that listeners can immediately apply to their own ventures. Each session explores essential themes such as opportunity discovery, building resilience, strategic planning, leadership development, financial literacy, branding, and sustainable growth. Through expert interviews, real-world case studies, and practical guidance, Entrepreneurship 101 demystifies the challenges of launching and scaling a business while inspiring listeners to think boldly and act with intention.
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Jeff Meade: Stop Training, Start Building The Future of Entrepreneurship Education | Entrepreneurship 101Oct 14, 202600:56:20Entrepreneurship 101 | Jeff Meade: Building Entrepreneurs, Not Just Businesses
What if the future of education wasn't about preparing students to find jobs, but empowering them to create opportunities?
Entrepreneurship 101, presented by Universal Podcast Network, welcomes Jeff Meade, Founding Director, entrepreneurship educator, education innovator, and advocate for venture-based learning, for a
From Registered Nurse to $3 Million Auto Repair Entrepreneur with Lisa CruzOct 13, 202600:47:33What does it take to leave a secure 25 year career, enter a male dominated industry, and build a multimillion dollar business from the ground up?
In this episode of Entrepreneurship 101 from Universal Podcast Network, Daniel Lucas welcomes Lisa Cruz, a former registered nurse who transformed her life by becoming an auto repair shop owner, author, and advocate for women in the skilled trades.
Lis
The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Building Success Through Food with Simone DantonioOct 12, 202600:27:26Entrepreneurship requires more than a promising idea. It demands vision, discipline, adaptability, courage, and the determination to keep moving forward when challenges arise.
In this episode of Entrepreneurship 101 from Universal Podcast Network, Daniel Lucas welcomes Simone Dantonio, an Italian chef, restaurateur, and entrepreneur born in Salerno, Italy.
Simone shares how his culinary heritage
Building myDream: Dream Exploration with Founder and CEO Amy | Entrepreneurship 101Oct 11, 202600:32:34What does it take to turn an idea inspired by dreams into an app?
In this episode of Entrepreneurship 101, we welcome Ms. Amy, founder and CEO of myDream, an app that draws on insights from certified therapists to help users explore and reflect on their dreams.
The conversation explores the entrepreneurial journey behind myDream, from its founding idea to the challenges of building a business ar
Yoli Chisholm: Moving Abroad for Career Growth, Financial Independence and a Borderless LifeOct 10, 202600:36:20Yoli Chisholm
Editor-in-chief - Borderlessself.com The #1 place for real immigration and emigration stories, news and resources for mid-career professionals who want to move to another country.
Yoli Chisholm is an award winning professional with 20+ years executive level experience in the corporate world working for companies like Microsoft, eBay, Sprinklr, Lavalife, Deriv and others globally in C
Chris Majer on AI Business Strategy, Leadership & Cultural Transformation | Entrepreneurship 101Oct 9, 202600:52:09Chris Majer
TRANSFORMATIONAL SPEAKER &BEST SELLING AUTHOR, CEO OFTHE HUMAN POTENTIALPROJECT AND THE MAJERFACTOR.
Chris Majer is not just a speaker; he is a catalyst for transformation, a disruptorof conventional thinking, and a guide to unlocking the extraordinary potentialwithin individuals and organizations. As an Amazon best-selling author andfounder of the Human Potential Project (HP2), Chris
Building Thriving Teams and Workplace Culture with Sandra Coker | People ProfitOct 8, 202600:25:51Sandra Coker
Empowering Leaders to Unlock Human Potential: Innovative Strategies for Thriving Teams and Cultures
Today, we're thrilled to welcome Sandra Coker, the visionary founder and CEO of Human Power Solutions, a leading talent acquisition and employee development consulting firm that inspires organizations to build vibrant cultures where every individual unlocks their full potential. With o
Prophet Afolabi Aduroja: Spiritual Root Causes of Life’s Struggles, Faith and BreakthroughsOct 7, 202600:30:21Prophet Afolabi
The most important conversation you'll have this lifetime.
Today’s guest brings a perspective I can guarantee you have not ever encountered.
Prophet Afolabi Aduroja is a spiritual teacher whose work centers on understanding and explaining patterns in people’s lives that do not change, even when they have applied discipline, strategy, and faith consistently. His focus is not on sur
Michael Podolny: Social Entrepreneurship and Empowering Women Through Theodora AfricaOct 6, 202600:23:59Michael Podolny
From Wall Street to West Africa, I build market-driven, scalable businesses that lift women out of exploitation, link global markets, and transform injustice into opportunity.
MICHAEL PODOLNY
2020 to Present – Founder/CEO, Theodora Africa Project, Accra, Ghana, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Michael Podolny has been a social impact innovator developing the Theodora Africa model. Theodor
The Human-Only Social Network: Ross Thorpe on Rooverse, Blocking AI Content & Bringing People Back to Social MediaOct 5, 202600:25:05Ross Thorpe
CEO of Rooverse - The Social Media Platform that blocks all AI generated content
Social media is awash with AI generated content. 71% of of images being uploaded everyday are made by AI. Some platforms have over 45% of the users as bots.
You are not interacting with people any more. The 'social' has gone from social media.
Ross is the CEO of Rooverse. A social media platform that b
From Furlough to Founder: Rachel Minion on Turning a Side Hustle Into a Thriving Business | Entrepreneurship 101Oct 4, 202600:19:41Entrepreneurship 101 features Rachel Minion, an entrepreneur and marketing innovator whose journey demonstrates how uncertainty, resilience, and preparation can transform an unexpected career disruption into an entirely new chapter.
In this episode, Rachel shares her experience working in the entertainment and marketing industry, including her time connected with Ticketmaster and Live Nation, bef
Building High-Performance Teams: Ron Cooper on Personality, Principled Leadership & Transforming Workplace CultureOct 3, 202600:25:37Ron Cooper
Personality insights and principled leadership for organizational growth.
Ron Cooper is the Founder of The Cooper Culture business dedicated to helping organizations increase their personnel productivity and efficiency through personality strengths and principled leadership. The Cooper Culture assesses organizational strengths employing DISC human behavior attributes then customizes tra
Build a Brand That Commands Authority: Teaira Abston on Strategy, Premium Clients & Scalable GrowthOct 2, 202600:26:57Teaira Abston
Brand Strategist Helping Experts Become Authorities Through Strategy, Design & Systems
Teaira Abston is a Brand Strategist, Speaker, and Founder of Dreamcatcher Creative Studio. She helps service-based businesses, such as health & wellness professionals, turn their brand into a strategic asset that attracts premium clients and supports scalable growth. Through her work, she equips fo
The Podcast Lawyer™: Gordon Firemark on Podcasting, Copyright, Contracts & Entertainment Law | Law 101Oct 1, 202600:36:46Gordon Firemark
The Podcast Lawyer™
Gordon Firemark has practiced media, entertainment and business law in solo practice since 1992. In podcasting circles, he is known as The Podcast Lawyer™, and is producer and host of the Entertainment Law Update podcast (since 2009), and author of the Podcast, Blog & New Media Producer’’s Legal Survival Guide. His undergraduate degree in radio, television
Find the Bottleneck Holding Your Business Back with Micah Logan | Entrepreneurship 101Sep 29, 202600:37:29Micah Logan
Operations Consultant | Author of The Brown Box | I find the one constraint capping owner-led companies
Micah Logan is an operations consultant, Forbes contributor, and author of The Brown Box. After building and exiting a multi-location fitness brand, he now installs the TURNAROUND Method in owner-led companies that look successful from the outside and stall on the inside. His point
Benas Leonavicius: From Solo SEO Business to Building Personal Brands for Leading Experts | Entrepreneurship 101Sep 28, 202600:24:19Benas Leonavicius
I Built a $150k Solo SEO Business. Then I Founded an Agency That Serves the World's Class Experts.
Benas is the founder of Avium, a personal brand agency that builds online visibility infrastructure for keynote speakers, book authors, and founders. His clients include Hall of Fame speakers, Harvard psychologists, and Columbia professors. He started from pocket money SEO work, sca
Lara Bezerra on Conscious Leadership, Purpose, and Building Organizations Where People ThriveSep 27, 202600:27:33Lara Bezerra
Global CEO, Conscious Leadership Pioneer, and the World's First Chief Purpose Officer
Lara Bezerra is a global business executive, leadership thinker, author, and founder of Work Coherence®, whose work sits at the intersection of leadership, organizational culture, neuroscience, and human potential.
Born in Brazil and shaped by life and leadership experiences across Europe, Asia, and
How to Build Your Personal Brand and Become a Trusted Authority with Kelly SchuknechtSep 26, 202600:27:59Kelly Schuknecht
Empowering Thought Leaders to Elevate Their Brand and Share Their Voice.
I’ve spent over 20 years in marketing helping entrepreneurs and professionals move from being the "best-kept secret" to the trusted authority in their field.
I am the author of Unlocking Your Authority X-Factor, where I share my 3-Pillar Framework for personal branding: Visibility, Credibility, and Consiste
Why Your Marketing Isn’t Working: Fix the Strategy First | Lauren HarrisSep 25, 202600:24:10Lauren Harris
Most Marketing Problems Aren't Marketing Problems. I Helping Founders Fix the Strategy Underneath. - MS, Strategic Marketing - 150+ Strategies Across 12+ Industries
I'm Lauren Harris, a marketing strategist and co-founder of Reliable PR & Marketing. I help founders stop chasing tactics and start running real strategy.
My core take: most marketing problems aren't marketing problems.
Whole Human Leadership: Victoria Pelletier on Resilience, Personal Branding, and Leading with EmpathySep 24, 202600:26:52Victoria Pelletier
C-Suite Executive | Speaker | Author | Passionate Diversity & Inclusion Leader | Personal Brand & Networking Expert | Board Director
Victoria is a 20+ year Corporate Executive, Board Director, #1 selling author and Professional Public Speaker. Nicknamed the “Turn Around Queen” and the “CEO Whisperer” by former colleagues and employers, Victoria inspires and empowers her team and
How Evgenii Tilipman Builds B2B Websites That Convert and Scales an Agency Beyond the FounderSep 23, 202600:25:10Evgenii Tilipman
Founder of Khod. Scaled a solo dev shop into the agency behind 40+ funded B2B startup launches — Chili Piper, Bland AI, Synthflow, and more.
Evgenii Tilipman is the founder of Khod, a web and growth agency for funded B2B startups in AI, Web3, and enterprise SaaS. His team has shipped the websites behind Bland AI's $40 million Series B, Synthflow's $20 million Series A, Chili Pipe
Build a Business That Creates Freedom: Nate Yoder on Leadership, Systems, and GrowthSep 22, 202600:24:22Nate Yoder
Helping ambitious leaders build businesses that create freedom.
Nate Yoder is an entrepreneur, business strategist, speaker, and founder dedicated to helping ambitious leaders and business owners build businesses that create freedom instead of dependence.
After building, scaling, and exiting multiple companies, Nate discovered that the biggest obstacle to growth isn’t usually marketing
10 Ways to Feel Better: Bob Bekian on Happiness, Healthy Habits and Reinventing Your LifeSep 21, 202600:25:30Bob Bekian Author , Speaker and Hollywood Producer. Bob Bekian is the Author of the book “10 Ways to Feel Better” and has committed his life to helping others Feel better by making small daily habits turn into big results. His experience comes from 20 years as a Hollywood producer and entrepreneur working with some of the most famous people in the world of Movies and entertainment. But what he fou
Building High-Performing Teams: John Pezoulas on Talent, Leadership & EntrepreneurshipSep 20, 202600:24:47John Pezoulas
Executive Search Co-Founder, Entrepreneur, Recruitment expert in sales, marketing, hr and operations, Father of 3.
I’m John Pezoulas, Co-founder of Ready Set Exec an executive search firm recruiting talent in the USA and Canada and I’d love to be a guest on your podcast to discuss talent acquisition, HR, sales, marketing, operations, entrepreneurship, fatherhood, and startup life.
I
Silvia Rizzo: Leadership Under Pressure, High Performance & Better Decision-MakingSep 19, 202600:24:59Silvia Rizzo
High-Performance Leadership & Decision-Making.
Silvia Rizzo works in high-performance environments across sport and business, focusing on leadership and decision-making under pressure.
Her background is in elite sport, where she has spent years working with performance, error management, and mental resilience in real-world, high-stakes situations.
On podcasts, she explores how leaders
Steve Caton: Escape the Founder Sales Trap & Build a Repeatable Revenue EngineSep 18, 202600:27:53Steve Caton
B2B Sales Growth Expert | Super Connector | Whiskey Aficionado | Classic Car Nut | CEO & Founder.
Steve Caton is the Founder of Altezza which helps small to medium sized businesses solve sales challenges by installing fractional sales professionals that sell like insiders without the high risk and complexity. Steve has been in sales his entire career. He’s been a top producer, a sales
Andrew Quillen on the Future of AI: Beyond the Hype to Winning AI StrategySep 17, 202600:28:42Andrew Quillen
Founder of AndMaverick | Built, led, and advised across OpenAI, Spotify, Coinbase, and Stripe | AI advisor to executives, investors, and governments.
Today's guest is Andrew Quillen, founder of AndMaverick. Andrew has worked across Stripe, OpenAI, Spotify, and Coinbase before founding AndMaverick, where he now advises executives, investors, governments, and major institutions on AI
Email Marketing That Builds Trust and Drives Revenue with Tanya BrodySep 16, 202600:24:53Tanya Brody
Email Marketing Expert and Direct Response Copywriter
Tanya Brody is an Email Marketing Strategist and Consultant with more than 15 years of experience working in marketing. Her philosophy of serving first, selling second is about building life-long relationships with potential customers. She works with conscious businesses, or businesses with a mission, of all sizes to increase their
Career Reinvention and Marketing That Works with Gary PageauSep 15, 202600:25:26Gary Pageau
Marketing communications that work for business.
After 25 years of working at an international non-profit, Gary Pageau started his own marketing communications business. Since then, he has built a leading niche community - the Dead Pixels Society - and done business development for international companies in the imaging space. If you're looking for a story of career reinvention with a
How Strategic Financial Leadership Helps Entrepreneurs Scale Smarter with Jeff GlickSep 14, 202600:38:44Jeff Glick
“Helping Entrepreneurs Build Smarter, Stronger Companies through Strategic Financial Leadership”
I’m Jeff Glick, Head of U.S. Operations at Outsourced CFO (OCFO), where I help growing businesses achieve financial clarity and confidence through strategic, tech-driven finance leadership. With more than two decades of experience as a CPA and fractional CFO, I’ve worked with companies acros
Tunji Abass on First Generation Wealth Building, Financial Discipline, Repeatable Money Systems, and Creating a Lasting Family LegacySep 13, 202600:25:56Tunji Abass
Tunji Abass is a finance mentor helping first-generation wealth builders install disciplined systems that turn income into legacy.
Tunji Abass is a finance mentor and founder of the 2G Community — a modern “finance gym” built for first-generation wealth builders who want structure, clarity, and long-term discipline.
With a background shaped by military-grade discipline, procurement st
Faith, Freedom, and Resilience: Congressman Barry Loudermilk’s Journey Through Service and AdversitySep 12, 202600:32:24Barry Loudermilk
US Congressman and Best Selling Author.
Barry Loudermilk is a U.S. Congressman from Georgia, a veteran of the United States Air Force, and the son of a World War II veteran, who holds a deep dedication to God and country. Barry is a bestselling author and inspirational speaker and is also known for his work to lessen government regulation and investigate government corruption. Bar
Bradley Aman on AI and the American Dream: How to Succeed in a Changing EconomySep 11, 202600:36:05Bradley Aman
AI and the American Dream.
Today's guest is Brad Aman, entrepreneur, author, business strategist, and founder of the American Dream Book Series.
Brad has spent decades building companies from the ground up, becoming a millionaire by the age of 40 and ultimately selling his primary business after growing it into a national leader in its industry. Now he's focused on a new challenge: h
Allie Readyhough on Luxury Coastal Real Estate, Leadership, and Winning in Today’s Housing MarketSep 10, 202600:23:02Allie Readyhough
Luxury Coastal Real Estate Strategist & Team Leader at SERHANT.
I’m Allie Readyhough, a second-generation real estate leader and Licensed Associate Broker based in Rhode Island, where I serve as Team Lead of the Sheil Readyhough Team at SERHANT. Before building my career in real estate, I worked in corporate finance and consulting with firms like PwC and Bain Capital, experiences
The Secret Science of Brand Growth: Where Creativity Meets Consumer Behavior with Ethan DeckerSep 9, 202600:26:52Ethan Decker
Teaching you the "secret" science of brand growth.
Ethan is a brand strategist and marketing expert who has spent 20 years doing award-winning brand strategy, advertising, and market research for some of the world’s biggest brands.
A scientist by training but a marketer by trade, he’s the missing link between science and creativity.
His career includes roles as Insight Manager at R
Alyssa Nolte on Customer Psychology, Stronger Relationships, Revenue Growth, and Building Businesses That Keep Customers Coming BackSep 8, 202600:25:45Alyssa Nolte
Rethinking the future of customer relationships and growth.
Alyssa Nolte is a serial entrepreneur and the host of two podcasts, Taking Back Monday and The Growth Signal.
She’s built multiple successful businesses, worked with brands like Salesforce, Cisco, and Chase, and is known for helping leaders crack the code between how customers think and how businesses grow.
Her own journe
From Surviving to Thriving: Michelle Rogers on Resilience, Empowerment, and Building Success Through Real Estate and CoachingSep 7, 202600:35:52Michelle Rogers
Radical resilience and finding community with Michelle Rogers
Michelle Rogers is the founder/owner of Magnetic Property Management and MLR Products.
She is the author of The Resiliency Blueprint that empowers woman to be seen, to be heard, to be loved. Her coaching program helps woman move through the stages of surviving to thriving while finding their own strength.
Michelle owns
Dr. Christiane Schroeter: How Small Steps Build Confidence, Leadership and Lasting ChangeSep 6, 202600:23:56Christiane Schroeter
The Small Steps Doctor. Confidence and leadership, built one rep at a time.
Dr. Christiane Schroeter helps leaders do the hardest part of change... actually start. Her work closes the gap between knowing what to do and doing it, so professionals lead with clarity and confidence when the stakes are high.
She came to the US from Germany as a Fulbright Scholar, earned her Ph.D.
Bobby Sawyer: Estate Planning, Business Continuity and Building a Lasting LegacySep 5, 202600:33:31Bobby Sawyer is an attorney, entrepreneur, Army veteran, and Bronze Star recipient dedicated to helping people protect what they have worked hard to build. As the founder of Sawyer & Associates, LLC, he advises individuals, families, and business owners on estate planning, probate, Medicaid crisis planning, asset protection, and preserving a meaningful legacy.
An entrepreneur since 2005, Bobby br
Dean Taylor: Unlock Your Purpose, Overcome Burnout, and Make a Meaningful Life PivotSep 4, 202600:39:23Dean Taylor
Unlocking Potential for a Purpose Driven Life
Dean Taylor is a speaker, coach, and mentor who helps high-achieving people reconnect with purpose, regain clarity, and make meaningful pivots when success no longer feels aligned and confidently make meaningful pivots in life and work. Through his DIAMOND Pivot framework, he helps people move from feeling stuck and misaligned to living wit
Steve Snedegar: How CEOs Build Scalable Businesses, Strong Teams, and Better ExecutionSep 3, 202600:18:33Steve Snedegar
Founder & Managing Partner
Steve Snedegar has spent his career in the arena—as a four-time CEO leading businesses through growth, transformation, integration, and turnaround. Today, as founder of Stage 5 Partners, he advises founders, CEOs, and leadership teams facing the difficult transition from working harder to leading and operating better.
Steve brings a distinctive coach–ment
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Crispin Leyser talking about about Why poker mirrors the decision-making process for business and life.Sep 1, 202600:30:39Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Omer Gabay: Building an AI Second Brain to Reclaim Focus and Human CuriosityAug 30, 202600:27:30Omer Gabay
Founders of the OS for human Curiosity
Omer Sharon Gabay is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of MindStash, a personal curiosity companion and AI second brain built as a counter movement to the attention economy.
He quit his job and left university to go all in on it with his best friend. Since launching in late April, MindStash has reached hundreds of users, raised €150,000 from angels, and
Leadership Begins Within: Dr. Jessie and Omar Ferreira on Transforming Yourself and Organizational CultureAug 29, 202600:29:20Dr. Jessie And Omar Ferreira
Lead Your Life. Shape Your Culture. Begin Within.
Omar and Dr. Jessie Ferreira are the co-founders of ASQ Empowerment and the architects of the Fractal Coherence Methodology, a framework built on a single governing premise: leadership that begins within is the only kind that lasts.
Together, they bring a rare combination to any podcast conversation. Drawing from their
Stacie Shifflett: Modern Consciousness, Clearer Thinking & the Power of Intentional ChoicesAug 28, 202600:26:20Stacie Shifflett
Founder & Architect of Modern Consciousness®
Stacie Shifflett is the Founder and Architect of Modern Consciousness®, a philosophy and framework for strengthening our capacity to think with greater clarity, discernment, and intention.
Her perspective wasn't developed from theory alone. It was shaped through decades of building businesses, leading teams, navigating major life trans
John Cavendish on Founder Growth, Scaling Beyond Yourself and Building a Smarter Business ExitAug 27, 202600:25:19John Cavendish
Three-time exited founder and NLP Master Practitioner, now advising operators in their second decade of building.
I spent around fifteen years building and selling businesses. Three exits, most recently Seller Candy, where I sold the majority stake in December 2024 and kept a quarter. My track record sits in ecommerce and the Amazon space.
Now I advise founders who are well past the
Rohini Kasturi: Transforming SaaS Growth Through AI-Driven Leadership, Data and Go-to-Market StrategyAug 26, 202600:24:40Rohini Kasturi
Global C-Suite Executive | Board Member | Stanford & Harvard Alum
Rohini Kasturi is the CEO and Board Member of HG Insights, a seasoned SaaS executive, founder, and board advisor with more than 25 years of experience leading companies through transformation, growth, and innovation. He has held senior leadership roles at SolarWinds, Pulse Secure, Veritas Technologies, and Avni.io, a
Four Decades of Real Estate: Building Wealth Through Market Cycles with David DePaolaAug 25, 202600:22:42David Depaola
40+ Years of Real Estate Experience Helping Clients Build Long-Term Wealth
Hi, I’m David DePaola — a real estate broker, entrepreneur, and Broker Owner of David DePaola and Company Real Estate in Central New Jersey. I’ve spent more than four decades helping buyers, sellers, investors, and business owners navigate residential, commercial, land, and investment real estate.
Since begin
Broadway Leadership Lessons: Teri Pruitt on Transforming Teamwork, Communication, and Trust in BusinessAug 24, 202600:40:10Teri Pruitt
Theatrical solutions for business problems
Most people think Broadway is about the stars. Teri Pruitt knows it's really about the hundreds of people working together behind the curtain to create the magic audiences experience every night. Theatre is one of history's oldest living laboratories for teamwork, leadership, communication, and trust. After more than 30 years as a profession
Kyle Bender on Real Estate Investing, Scaling Teams and Building Long-Term WealthAug 22, 202600:29:16Kyle Bender
Broker, Investor & Real Estate Entrepreneur Helping Clients Build Long-Term Wealth
Hi, I’m Kyle Bender — a real estate entrepreneur, broker, investor, and the CEO of Scarlett Property Group at eXp Realty based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Over the last two decades, I’ve built multiple businesses across brokerage, real estate investing, and property management, helping clients and inve
Beyond the Boardroom: How High-Achieving Women Rebuild After Divorce with Trena Briscoe MatthewsAug 21, 202600:25:59Trena Briscoe Matthews
Post-Divorce Strategist: Transforming High-Achieving Women from Survival to Purposeful Reinvention
Trena is a transformative leader, author, and post-divorce strategic coach dedicated to helping high-achieving women over 40 regain clarity and confidence after divorce, so they can intentionally design their next chapter in alignment with who they are now.
As the founder of S
Anna Rikka Aborro: Building Systems, Delegating Effectively and Scaling Without ChaosAug 20, 202600:33:36Anna Rikka Aborro
Everything in Your Business Runs Through You. We Change That.
nna Rikka Aborro is the founder of TAP Virtual Solutions and TAP OBM.
She has 18 years of experience in operations and project management, helping business owners organize the messy backend of their business.
She works with founders, coaches, consultants, and service-based businesses that already have clients, revenu
Ammarah Ahmed: Turning UX, CRO and Behavioural Psychology Into Business GrowthAug 19, 202600:29:06Ammarah Ahmed
Founder, CRO Expert, Ex-Operator in Tech
Ammarah Ahmed spent 10 years inside some of the largest growth platforms in the region. Delivery Hero, Foodpanda, Talabat, and Daraz, across MENA and 15 countries. The kind of roles where you own the outcome, not just the recommendation.
In 2022, she started Precision Consulting on the side while still in those jobs. Earlier in 2025, she went
Brian Beck: Turning AI and Cybersecurity Strategies Into Measurable Business Results | Entrepreneurship 101Aug 17, 202600:30:17Brian Beck
Joining us today is Brian Beck from Proxurve Solutions. Brian works with mid-sized organizations to turn AI and cybersecurity from concepts into real business outcomes.
While most conversations in this space focus on what AI can do, Brian focuses on why companies struggle to implement it—and how to fix that. His work is all about helping leaders cut through the noise, align technolog
From Holy Water to Happy Hour: Matt Estrin’s Journey from Pastor to Entrepreneur and Founder of 477 DistillingAug 15, 202600:31:21Matt Estrin
Alcohol entrepreneur, foodpreneur, published author, and an incredibly nice guy
Matthew Estrin is an entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of 477 Distilling. After spending 15 years as a pastor, he made the leap into business ownership and has since launched seven businesses. He's the author of I Know the Owner: From Holy Water to Happy Hour, where he shares honest lessons on entrepreneur
Karen Robinson: 24 Years of Transforming Lives Through Trauma Recovery, Therapy, and Compassionate CoachingAug 12, 202600:22:19Karen Robinson
Trauma Recovery Expert
Karen Robinson, LCSW, is a service driven social worker, therapist, and coach with 24 years of clinical experience. Karen received both her BSW and MSW from the University of Maine, where she is originally from. Karen is a genuine, authentic, compassionate provider. Her specialties are trauma recovery, anxiety, and depression. In her free time, Karen enjoys re
What 10 Years in Google Ads Taught Me About the AI Revolution | Michael ElliottAug 7, 202600:26:53Michael Elliott
For over a decade, I was deep in the trenches of Google Ads, mastering the algorithms, optimizing campaigns, and consistently driving measurable ROI for businesses of all sizes.
This wasn't just about keywords and bids; it was about understanding human psychology, market dynamics, and the relentless pursuit of scalable growth. My superpower became translating complex digital adve
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Stephen Wright talking about helping small to midsize business owners cut through noise, and identify as well as the your book.Aug 3, 202600:24:42Stephen Wright
Stephen E. Wright - Speaker | Strategist | Author of Four Proven Strategies to Focus and Accelerate Your Business: PICK ONE
Stephen Wright is the author of PICK ONE: 4 Strategies to Focus and Accelerate Your Business. He helps small to midsize business owners cut through noise, identify the real issue, and choose the one strategic move that creates traction.
Drawing from years of e
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Beth Flippo talking about being the Founder & CEO of Dexa: Turning Chaos into Strategy, Not Excuses.Jul 27, 202600:25:35Beth Flippo
Founder & CEO of Dexa: Turning Chaos into Strategy, Not Excuses
Beth Flippo is the CEO and Founder of DEXA and the first female CEO of an unmanned aviation company in the U.S. With a background spanning Goldman Sachs and the Department of Defense, she now leads one of the nation’s few FAA-certified drone carriers, helping redefine the future of delivery through fast, autonomous logisti
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Andrew Parr talking about being a UK therapist, trainer and author with 33 years of clinical practice and over 20,000 one-to-one client sessions.Jul 22, 202600:25:19Andrew Parr is a UK therapist, trainer and author, practising since 1992, with over 20,000 one-to-one client sessions.
His book The Real You is published by Penguin Life, and he has trained more than 500 practitioners in his own root-cause approach to lasting change.
He's come to see that real transformation is less about anything we typically call therapy, and more about de-hypnotising ourselves
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season features Lintao Lu talking about his book.Jul 20, 202600:37:48Lintao (LT) Lu is a global business executive, engineer, entrepreneur, and author. He is the founder, President, and CEO of NAVAC Inc., a New Jersey-based company specializing in HVAC tools, instruments, and industrial vacuum technology. Under his leadership, NAVAC has grown into an international brand known for innovation in the HVAC industry.
He was born in a rural fishing village in China durin
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Philip Ganz talking about tbeing the President at Next Wave Mortgage.Jul 17, 202600:30:36Philip Ganz
President at Next Wave Mortgage
Phil Ganz is the founder of Next Wave Mortgage, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With over 25 years of experience and more than $1 billion in personally closed loans, he’s a seasoned mortgage professional serving residential clients across multiple states. Phil also specializes in nationwide lending solutions for real estate investors, offering DSCR lo
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Pamela Downes talking about a multidimensional soul-body healer, trance channeler, and spiritual guide who works directly with the Great Council of Light to support humanity’s awakening.Jul 14, 202600:30:24Pamela Downes
Pamela Downes, multidimensional soul-body healer, trance channeler, and spiritual guide.
Pamela Downes is a multidimensional soul-body healer, trance channeler, and spiritual guide who works directly with the Great Council of Light to support humanity’s awakening. She helps people clear soul-level imprints, reconnect with their inner guidance and remember who they truly are beyond c
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Jake Shannon talking about Stop Owning a Job: How Founders Build a Company That Runs — and Sells — Without Them.Jul 10, 202600:28:02Jake Shannon
Stop Owning a Job: How Founders Build a Company That Runs — and Sells — Without Them
Our guest built his career on a brutal question every founder eventually has to face: if you stepped away for 30 days, would your business grow — or would it stall?
He's a two-time 10X Performance Coach of the Year and the founder of No1 Coaching, where he installs operating systems that turn founder-
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Alan Cordano talking about pursuing entrepreneurship and trading full-time. Instead of following the traditional path.Jul 8, 202600:22:20Alan Cordano
Alan Cordano has a story that immediately captures attention: he walked away from the opportunity to play Division I football at the University of Hawaiʻi Athletics to pursue entrepreneurship and trading full-time. Instead of following the traditional path, he bet on himself, built his own business, and recently generated over $100,000 in a single month through trading and entrepreneu
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Joshua Davidson talking about being the Co-Founder @ Ministry of Programming.Jul 2, 202600:25:05Joshua Davidson is the co-founder and CEO of Night Zookeeper, an award-winning education program that's reimagining how children aged 6–12 learn to read and write. What started as a creative storytelling project has grown into a beloved online program used by hundreds of thousands of kids and educators around the world — blending imaginative gameplay with real literacy skill-building.
Joshua is pa
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Bailey Kochis talking about being the Founder and CEO of Empyre Tax Pros LLC.Jun 19, 202600:24:03Bailey Kochis
Empyre Tax Pros LLC CEO
Bailey Kochis is the Founder and CEO of Empyre Tax Pros LLC, a trusted tax service firm dedicated to helping individuals and business owners navigate their finances with clarity and confidence. With a strong commitment to simplifying the tax process, Bailey built the company on the principles of accuracy, transparency, and client-first service.
Driven by a pas
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Gregory Shepard talking about being the seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and author with a track record of building and selling 12 businesses across BioTech.Jun 17, 202600:27:12Gregory Shepard
The entrepreneurs; entrepreneur - 12 Exits, 4 PE Awards, Published Author
Gregory Shepard is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and author with a track record of building and selling 12 businesses across BioTech, TransitTech, AdTech, and MarTech. Throughout his career, he has successfully led startups, turnarounds, cleanups, and roll-ups, demonstrating a deep expertise in business
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Steven Lu talking about being the Co-Founder & CEO @ Pin.com.Jun 13, 202600:28:50Steven Lu
Exited startup founder now running one of the hottest AI Recruiting startups: Co-Found & CEO @ Pin.com - AI Recruiting & Sourcing
Steven Lu has spent nearly a decade inside recruiting technology, on both the build side and the sell side. He's watched the same pattern repeat at every company he's touched: great recruiters get buried in low-value work, and the tools they pay for keep them
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Bo Short talking about being the Co-Founder & CEO, Base Molecular Resonance Technologies .Jun 3, 202600:26:49Bo Short
Co-Founder & CEO, Base Molecular Resonance Technologies - Speaker to 1M+ People in 35 Countries. Published author and holder of 19 patents, Top 10 Most Influential Leadership Speakers of 2023
Bo Short is the Co-Founder and CEO of Base Molecular Resonance™ Technologies, a company advancing one of the most important scientific breakthroughs in the past 50 years. In less than 24 months, Bo a
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Mark Newsome talking about specializes in helping small to mid size business owners and service providers uncover and monetize.May 28, 202600:30:46Mark Newsome
Lead generation specialist, Non traditional referral generation strategist
As a featured guest on your show. Your audience will discover how to systematically create long term repeat customers.
Even on a shoestring budget. And how to consistently out promote their big buck major competitors. For a fraction of the traditional upfront out of pocket cost.
Plus consistently generate a ton
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Lauren Cockerell talking about being the founder and president of Kwedar & Co.May 24, 202600:22:39Lauren Cockerell
Public Relations and Marketing Expert for Growing Organizations
Lauren Kwedar Cockerell is the founder and president of Kwedar & Co., a boutique strategic communications firm that helps business owners grow with clarity, confidence, and integrity. Her team provides both the thinking and doing behind thoughtful PR and marketing so clients can focus on building meaningful businesses
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Carol Clegg talking about small being s business coach specializing in accountability, mindset and marketing, partnering with midlife women.May 21, 202600:24:08Carol Clegg
When was the last time you held space for YOU? Business Coach Simple strategies for clarity and more ease and flow
Carol Clegg is an accountability and mental fitness coach who supports people navigating change — in life and business — and wanting to move forward in a way that feels more like themselves.
Her work blends gentle accountability with mindset and mental fitness tools, helpi
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season features Christopher Swing talking about being the Seasoned Executive Driving Innovation Across Logistics, Banking, Healthcare, and Private EquityMay 18, 202600:23:33Christopher Swing
Christopher Swing: Seasoned Executive Driving Innovation Across Logistics, Banking, Healthcare, and Private Equity
A podcaster might want to have Christopher Swing on their show for several reasons:
Diverse Industry Expertise: Christopher’s extensive experience across logistics, healthcare, private equity, manufacturing, and finance allows him to offer valuable insights that appe
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Adam Goldman talking about about Utilizing Franchising as an Exit Plan from Corporate America.May 16, 202600:19:55Adam Goldman
For the past 9 years, franchise coach and consultant Adam Goldman has helped hundreds of people transform their lives through franchise business ownership. As the author of The Franchisee Lifestyle, he demystifies franchising and shares key insights into what makes or breaks a deal. In addition, as founder of FranchiseVisa, Adam helps foreign investors secure a U.S. E-2 Visa through f
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Dr. Paul Barattiero talking aboutabout being the the founder of LumaNova.May 14, 202600:29:01Paul Barattiero
Dr. Paul Barattiero, Founder of Echo
Dr. Paul Barattiero is the founder of LumaNova and a leading advocate for performance-based red light therapy systems designed to support cellular health, recovery, and long-term vitality. With more than two decades of experience in the health and wellness industry, he focuses on advancing non-invasive technologies that enhance mitochondrial fun
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Tim Beynon talking about about beingFounder of Elite Ladies Kickboxing, Dance and Yoga.May 14, 202600:32:14Tim Beynon Founder of Elite Ladies Kickboxing, Dance and Yoga
Today’s guest is Tim Beynon, the owner of Elite Ladies Kickboxing, Dance & Yoga. Tim has built one of the fastest-growing community-driven fitness brands in the South of the UK, now serving over 2,500 members and generating $2.5 million in annual turnover all through in-person, membership-based businesses.
He specialises in small busin
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Ruth Douthitt talking about being Entrepreneurship mindset.May 13, 202600:21:46Ruth Douthitt, Manager of RAD Writing, LLC
Through story and art, Ruth Douthitt explores faith, courage, and creativity—inviting readers and viewers to see the extraordinary beauty hidden in ordinary moments.
As a best-selling self-published author across multiple genres, I’ve spent years learning the ins and outs of the publishing world. Through my award-nominated podcast, "A Writer’s Day," I’ve
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Glyn Powditch talking about being tco-founder of Dream Agility.May 7, 202600:30:29Glyn Powditch
3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt & AI Marketing Founder Helping Businesses Turn Ads into Growth & Profit
Most businesses know they need more leads or more sales, but very few understand why their current marketing isn’t working — or where they’re wasting money.
That’s where I come in.
I’m a business owner, 3rd degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, and co-founder of Dream Agility, where I h
Entrepreneurship 101 in its first season, features Kathrine Parnell talking about being the founder of A New View Counseling & Psychological Services.May 6, 202600:20:39Today’s guest is Kathrine Parnell — a licensed therapist, author, and retreat creator with over two decades of experience in the mental health field.
Kathrine is the founder of A New View Counseling & Psychological Services and the author of Keeping It Real, a book centered on authenticity and honest growth. Her work now extends beyond the therapy room into transformational retreats, includin