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The ART OF PEACE is a public radio program heard weekly on www.KCSB.org and KCSB 91.9 FM Wednesday evenings from 7-8pm. The Art of Peace focuses on social responsibility, community activism, and personal relationships as they relate to mindfulness and peace consciousness. "Learning to Listen" Philip Le Vasseur Raises Consciousness and Engages the Community with Art of Peace Tuesday, August 24, 2010 By Colin Marshall Phil LeVasseur is interested in many things, but none seem to get him quite ...
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216: How Perseverance & a Letter of Honesty Saved this Pizzeria (Nick Sarillo of Nick's Pizza & Pub)
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Nick Sarillo has one of the Top 10 busiest independent pizza companies in per-store sales in the U.S. In an industry in which the average annual turnover rate is more than 150 percent, Nick’s Pizza & Pub boasts less than a 25 percent employee turnover rate. He is a leading expert in leadership, organizational culture, employee engagement, and execu…
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Lindsey McCoy is the CEO and Co-Founder of Plaine Products. She is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the sustainable consumer goods industry. Her skills include Nonprofit Organizations, Sales, Management, Leadership, and Strategic Planning. Coming from a nonprofit background, Lindsey has made a career …
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214: How 3 Best Friends Quit their Corporate Jobs, Moved to México, & Built a BiG eCommerce Biz - Mike Begg of AMZ Advisers
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Mike Begg is the Co-founder, Chief Strategist, and Chief Marketing Officer of AMZ Advisers, which helps manufacturers and brands maximize their sales on Amazon by creating content, developing marketing strategies, and managing advertising. Mike is 31 years old, from Connecticut, and currently resides in Guadalajara, Mexico. He is an Amazon marketin…
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213: A Pharmacy for the 21st Century... How Medino is bringing Health, Beauty, & Drugs to the Digital Age...
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Christian Jakobsson is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Medino. Before founding Medino, Christian was in IT Sales and Project Management. He began his career working as an intern in an advertising agency in the Philippines. He then worked in an IT-Consultant Company in Stockholm until he transferred to London and started Medino. He works wit…
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212: Bringing Tech... to the Water Fountain? How FloWater is Cleaning Up the Water Industry w/ Rich Razgaitis
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Rich Razgaitis is the CEO and Co-Founder of FloWater. Raz, as most people call him, is passionate about creating a brand new, amazing type of water that’s at the epicenter of the sustainable movement. Their vision is to inspire the world with water, eliminate single use plastic water bottles, and provide everyone access to the world’s best tasting …
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211: How a Restaurant's Predicament led to a Tech-Based Solution w/ $12M+ in ARR (Tim McLaughlin of GoTab)
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Tim McLaughlin is Co-Founder of GoTab, a leading contactless ordering and payment platform serving full-service food & beverage establishments in almost thirty states and still growing. GoTab launched in 2016 as a code on the receipt for mobile payment of restaurant tabs. In 2018 it became a QR code. The idea started in 2015 when Tim co-opened his …
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⭐ 210: Making $10MM Net Profit in 1977 Semiconductors, to Computer Store Bankruptcy, & Bouncing Back with Bel Air Internet | Terry Koosed
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Terry Koosed is the Founder of Bel Air Internet, a Los Angeles based Internet Service Provider, and a leading authority on successful entrepreneurship. He has founded and successfully run seven companies in the high-tech industry during the past 40 years, sometimes concurrently, and is what some would call, a serial entrepreneur. Listen to Part II,…
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209: An Innovative Spin on Smoking Accessories in the Cannabis Industry - Will Breakell of Blazy Susan
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Will Breakell is the brainchild and founder of the Blazy Susan brand. Will is a young entrepreneur from Roanoke, Virginia. Although Will graduated from the esteemed Virginia Military Institute, he soon realized that he was meant to take a different path than the majority of his peers. The mountains of Colorado were calling for him, and so was the e…
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⭐ 208: Making a BiG Splash in the Backyard Pool Industry... by using Shipping Containers! | Paul Rathnam of ModPools
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Diagnosed with a learning disability early in his life, Paul Rathnam persevered through all the challenges and reached success by becoming the business owner of a unique and innovative company called ModPools. His very first company was ModPro, which customizes shipping containers for a variety of client's needs. Containers are custom modified as p…
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Josh Clemente spent the first half of his professional career working at SpaceX and Hyperloop– two companies, one founded by and the other supported by Elon Musk. At SpaceX, Josh spent six years working on rocket and spacecraft systems, while at Hyperloop, Josh worked on infrastructure level engineering and life support systems development. To comb…
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⭐ 206: How this American Truck Bed Cover withstood 10 Years of Adversity | Ethan Wendle of DiamondBack
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In 2003, Ethan Wendle was attending an Engineering Entrepreneurial class when he met Matt Chverchko. They partnered in a classroom project that grew from a garage operation to a real full-time enterprise. Thus, DiamondBack Truck Covers was born. Ethan attended Penn State University from 2000 to 2003 and took up Civil Engineering. Listen to Part II,…
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205: New Lamp Startup 💡... Battles COVID? How Grant Morgan of R-Zero had a Light Bulb Moment during the Pandemic.
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When the Coronavirus pandemic started, Grant Morgan was developing a powerful UV-C disinfection device capable of destroying over 99.99% of pathogens to make commercial space as safe as possible for employees and customers. Grant, along with his co-founders, runs R-Zero Systems, which is a biosafety company dedicated to making safer everyday spaces…
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Since launching The Game Agency 13 years ago and The Training Arcade 3 years ago, Stephen Baer has developed award-winning games for new-employee on-boarding, sales and product training, leadership development, safety, security, compliance, systems & processes, customer service, and many other training topics. Listen to Part II, right now: The Crea…
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203: Russian Immigrant builds a Digital Business in Los Angeles - Igor Avidon of Avidon Marketing Group
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Igor Avidon is a digital marketing expert with a decade of experience in online marketing & advertising. He is also the founder of Avidon Marketing Group, which is a boutique SEO company. His career began with a personal interest in helping his family's business survive the 2008 economic recession. During this period, he autonomously learned paid s…
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202: How this Israeli Entrepreneur is Simplifying the Solar Business ☀ | Aviv Shalgi of Solar Simplified
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Aviv Shalgi is a serial entrepreneur, and is the CEO of an energy tech startup Solar Simplified, which is a platform that matches renters and homeowners who care about the environment and want to save money on the electricity bill with local solar farms. For more than 6 years, Aviv has been a Board Member, Mentor, and Advisor to many entrepreneurs,…
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⭐ 201: This Awesome Idea "Fixed" the Alcohol Industry (Ron Alvarado of Ficks Beverage Co.)
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Ron Alvarado Co-founded Ficks Beverage Co, the leading manufacturer of better-for-you bar products with its line of pure fruit juice hard seltzers and wellness-focused cocktail mixers. They are based in San Francisco, California, and currently expanding their two main products to national retailers such as Whole Foods, H-E-B, Target, QFC, BevMo, an…
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⭐ 200: Bouncing Back from Y Combinator Rejection to Building a Strikingly Good Company... David Chen of Strikingly
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In 2012, David Chen dropped out from the University of Chicago to start Strikingly along with his two co founders, Teng Bao and Dafeng Guo. They moved to Silicon Valley with $100 in their pocket and were accepted into Y Combinator after eating ramen noodle in their 1-bedroom apartment for 5 months. Strikingly is a Y Combinator-backed startup that a…
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199: Video Strategist Exits his Company to Build a Brand New One | Fritz Brumder of Brandlive & Zipcan
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Entrepreneur, video strategist, avid skier, proud dad & husband. In 2010 Fritz Brumder co-founded Brandlive, the leading SaaS live video events platform for brands and retailers. In 2020 he co-founded Zipcan.com - the fastest way to enable video chat inside your website or application. Zipcan's vision is to bring video chat to every corner of the w…
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⭐ 198: From Team Mascot to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - Jim Wanner of KeyMark
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Jim Wanner is the founder and Chief Expectations Officer at KeyMark, an intelligent automation systems integrator headquartered in Liberty, SC. KeyMark delivers capture (OCR), workflow (ECM), case management, virtual collaboration and robotic process automation (RPA) solutions to businesses and government organizations. KeyMark helps clients levera…
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Ron Holt founded the original Two Maids & A Mop inside a 250 square foot office space on April Fools' Day way back in 2003. In their first year of operations, they cleaned less than one hundred homes and only staffed a few part-time employees. It took the business eighteen months to make its first dollar in profits and took Ron more than two years …
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196: How a Shark Tank Contestant Battles thru Rejection, Lawsuits, & ❤️... Lori Cheek of Cheekd
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Lori Cheek is an architect turned entrepreneur, Founder, and CEO of Cheekd, a mobile dating app that makes missed connections obsolete. Cheekd uses a cross-platform low energy Bluetooth technology, which fosters hyper local engagement. The app connects people in real time, versus virtual time. After working in architecture, Lori came up with an ide…
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⭐ 195: From Aerospace Manufacturing to For-Profit Fundraising? Find out How... w/ Howard Gottlieb of Read-A-Thon
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Howard Gottlieb is the founder and CEO of Read-a-thon but in the office, everyone just calls him the Big Cheese. Howard spends most of his waking hours obsessing about how to make Read-a-thon the absolute best school fundraising idea anywhere on the planet Earth. Their goal is to have every elementary school and school library in the world raise th…
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Sonny Balani is CEO of Balani Custom Clothiers, which has re-imagined the custom clothing experience as it applies to today’s client. He has designed a contemporary showroom and developed a collaborative selection process, establishing Balani as the premier custom clothier in Chicago. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listeners of the podcast…
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In 2006, Aaron Marino started a men’s image consulting firm, Alpha M. Image Consulting, to help average men with simple common-sense advice; aimed to enhance their image, style, grooming, fashion and most importantly their confidence. Aaron Marino has been featured in countless publications, as well as guest appearances on various television and ra…
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192: Ex-Video Game Creator builds a Health & Wellness Yoga Empire - Brett Larkin of Uplifted Yoga
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Brett Larkin is the founder of her award-winning YouTube channel, Uplifted Online Yoga Teacher Trainings, a successful entrepreneur, and sought-after online business consultant. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listeners of the podcast: facebook.com/groups/mipvips. This Episode is Sponsored By: Believe in People by Charles Cook is the collec…
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⭐ 191: Former Firefighter 🚒 takes on the Organ Transportation Business 🚑... Seth Bacon of Trinity Air Medical ✈
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Seth Bacon founded Trinity Air Medical in 2013 after a successful career in the fire service. In 2015 the organization began providing health care transportation logistics specifically to transplant centers and Organ Procurement Organizations. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listeners of the podcast: facebook.com/groups/mipvips. This Episod…
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⭐ 190: From Investment Banking to Gift Giving 🎁... The Entrepreneurial Journey of Suvendu Pal & Gift Hero.
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Suvendu Pal, also known as Du, is the brains behind Gift Hero. When he’s not dreaming of his next wish list to create, he enjoys long walks on the beach and candlelit dinners. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listeners of the podcast: facebook.com/groups/mipvips. This Episode is Sponsored By: Layne in Kyle, Texas thought his first group call…
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189: Using Artificial Intelligence to Lower Your Healthcare Costs - Peter Borans of Advanced Medical Strategies
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Peter Borans is the president of Advanced Medical Strategies (AMS) a company he co-founded in 2003. AMS (Advanced Medical Strategies) is a healthcare IT company focused on providing clients with intelligent clinical insights and financial analytics to identify, analyze and report on the 5% of members responsible for 50% of total medical spend. Thei…
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⭐ 188: Big Ass Fans: How Carey Smith Sold it for $500MM & How he's Helping Startups Today...
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Carey Smith founded Big Ass Fans in 1999 and served as its Chief Big Ass until the company's sale in 2017. Under his guidance, Big Ass Fans grew an average of 30% a year, with offices across the globe. It made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies 11 consecutive years — a feat achieved by only 34 others — and expanded from industr…
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187: How an Ex-Microsoft Employee Becomes a Leading Tech & Software Innovator - Gregory Raiz of RaizLabs
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Gregory Raiz is a leader, speaker, and innovator. “The thing that fuels me is the desire to make things that improve people’s lives.” Greg was the founder of Raizlabs, a four-time Inc. 5000 winner and national leader in mobile and technology design and development. The firm was sold in 2017 to Rightpoint where Greg stayed on as Chief Innovation Off…
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⭐ 186: Buying & Selling Businesses w/ this International Man of Mystery - Thomas Smale of FE International
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Thomas Smale began his career in the early 2000s when he began building and selling small online companies. This turned into a full-time career when he founded FE International in 2010, growing the business with zero funds from the ground up and consistently doubling annual revenue, as well as the average deal size. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to mee…
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Kevin Borders grew up in White Lake, Michigan, and first met Collage.com co-founder Joe Golden in middle school. Kevin holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering and a Ph.D. in computer science engineering from the University of Michigan. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listeners of the podcast: facebook.com/groups/mipvips. This Epis…
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184: This Role Model Reveals How His Software is Helping Construction Businesses ⚒ Ken Auer of RoleModel Software
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As a Master Software Craftsman at RoleModel Software, Ken Auer leads some of the most talented software craftsmen in the creation of sustainable software systems. For over four decades, Ken has applied his craft as a leader of high-performance development teams. He founded RoleModel Software in 1997. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listener…
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Kristen Harris is a Certified Staffing Professional through the American Staffing Association and serves on the ASA National Board of Directors. She is also the Co-Founder of Portfolio Creative, which is an award-winning staffing and recruiting firm that focuses solely on the creative industry. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listeners of t…
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⭐ 182: Our Most Open Interview Yet 😱... A Tantalizing Entrepreneurial & Life Journey with Doug Smith of Hawthorne Funds
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Doug Smith started Hawthorne Funds to build and protect his own wealth. That goal remains the same today and he is proud to be the company’s largest investor. Doug is the founder and CEO of Hawthorne Funds. Previously a software developer for ExxonMobil, he has gone on to buy and sell over 100 houses. More recently, he has bought and sold over 2,50…
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181: Washing your Nuts in the Shower... a Ballsy Approach to Business - Adam Hendle of Ballsy Brand
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Adam Hendle created the idea of the Ballsy brand when he was in the shower. Ballsy is an active lifestyle brand providing high-quality men’s personal care products that inspire and motivate thrill-seekers, athletes, and everyday guys to live life to the fullest. Their current products include Ballwash, Sack Spray, and Nut Rub Solid Cologne. Join ou…
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180: The Uber of Swimming Lessons 🌊 | How Diana Goodwin Transitioned her Swim Business to a SaaS Business: MarketBox.
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Diana Goodwin is Founder & CEO of MarketBox, a B2B SaaS product which enables service-based marketplaces and businesses to grow and scale their businesses. Diana initially founded AquaMobile, an on-demand swim lesson provider which is now the largest of its kind in North America and Australia. The AquaMobile software gave her the opportunity to sta…
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179: Applying the Car Dealership Model to Revolutionize Your Company... with Dr. Kolinski of USA Staffing Services
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Matthew Kolinski started USA Staffing Services to help entrepreneurs with the back-office operation of their staffing firms. He has been a leader in the staffing industry since 2006, when he started his first staffing firm in Chicago, IL. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listeners of the podcast: facebook.com/groups/mipvips. This Episode is …
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Originally trained as a medical doctor and worked 3 years in hospitals in Australia, Rob Rawson has always had the desire to start and build his own business and started several businesses even during the time when he was studying medicine. He is now the founder of Staff.com, which is software for actionable productivity metrics and Timedoctor.com,…
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Megan Bennett has been part of the Light Years Ahead team for over 18 years. Her expertise focuses on managing clients and exceeding their expectations on a daily basis. She has spearheaded and implemented countless successful PR campaigns on behalf of numerous brands and is proud of the positive, lasting relationships she cultivates with the media…
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An Open Meeting with your host Austin Peek of Millionaire Interviews and guest Raine Mahdi of Hawk Packaging (check out Episode 145 for his backstory). It's an open session where Patreon Members asked us anything... Hope you enjoy, also... Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listeners of the podcast: facebook.com/groups/mipvips. This Episode is…
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175: The Horror Story of Finding a Co-Packer for Your Product | Laurie Nadeau of Smokin Mary
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Laurie Nadeau, the owner of Smokin’ Mary Smoked Bloody Mary Mix, is always all dolled up in her signature red-and-white polka-dot dresses, but don’t let the pinup girl persona fool you. Nadeau is a savvy, successful businesswoman, and major players from the food-and-beverage world are taking notice. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listeners…
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174: Using Data Driven Marketing to Build a Successful Auto Auction Business... Roger Bryan of Enfusen
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Over the last 20 years, Roger Bryan had the honor of working with some of the world's largest companies in the creation of demand generation strategies for their digital marketing efforts. This includes Microsoft, Goodwill Industries, The Salvation Army, The American Red Cross, Medstar Health, Intersections, as well as many others. Roger specialize…
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173: The Inventor of Turnkey Real Estate 🔑🏘: Marco Santarelli of Norada Real Estate Investments
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Marco Santarelli is the host of the Passive Real Estate Investing Podcast and he is also the founder of Norada Real Estate, a premier real estate investment firm offering turnkey investment property in growth markets nationwide. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listeners of the podcast: facebook.com/groups/mipvips. This Episode is Sponsored …
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172: From Battleships 🚢 to Check Fraud Prevention 🏦... How Richard Reass started RynohLive at 62 Years Young...
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Richard Reass is the CEO, Founder, & Creator of RhynohLive, the software system that has revolutionized the real estate settlement industry. Mr. Reass founded Rhyno at the age of 62 and he is currently 76 years old. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listeners of the podcast: facebook.com/groups/mipvips. This Episode is Sponsored By: Looking t…
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⭐ 171: How to Build a Brand... from Halloween Costumes 🍂 to Personalized Wardrobe Delivery 👚 - Jalem Getz of Wantable
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Jalem Getz is the CEO and founder of Wantable, Inc, a personalized eCommerce company focused on women's fashion and fitness products. Their goal at Wantable is to develop a deep relationship with their customers and offer them a platform for discovery. Because each customer is unique, Wantable dynamically adjusts the product assortment for each use…
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170: Building a Code-Free Platform for Non-Developers to Build Online Apps | Emmanuel Straschnov of Bubble.
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Emmanuel Straschnov is the co-founder of Bubble, a visual programming language for web and mobile applications. Born in Paris, Emmanuel studied at Polytechnique and got his MBA from Harvard. Prior to Bubble, he was a consultant in China. He is committed to breaking the economic limits of technology and devising solutions that enable innovation and …
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⭐ 169: The Largest Aircraft Brokerage Firm in Russia detours to Aircraft Valuation ✈... Find Out Why w/ Jason Zilberbrand of VREF
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Jason Zilberbrand is an aircraft valuations expert and the President of VREF Aircraft Value Reference & Appraisal Services. He is an Accredited Senior Aircraft Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), former broker, former inventorying dealer, acquisition agent, aircraft owner, aircraft operator, contract negotiator, consultant, tea…
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⭐ 168: oDesk CEO Reveals... The 4 Secrets to Personal Development | Gary Swart of Polaris Partners
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Gary Swart is a partner at Polaris Partners, investing in technology and healthcare companies, out of their San Francisco office. He represents Polaris on the boards of Quantcast, SimplyInsured, FloQast, Falkonry, Faro Health, and Qstream. He also served on the board of CliQr (Cisco). This Episode is Sponsored By: Freshbooks invoicing and accountin…
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167: Surviving a Business Breakup... & Getting Creative with Bejan Douraghy of 🎨 Artisan Talent 🎨
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Bejan Douraghy made his way from New York City to Chicago with $1,000 in his pocket, big dreams, and the ambition to start a new kind of staffing agency... at the age of 25. He wanted to start a firm that nurtures long-lasting relationships with clients and talent alike. With that in mind, he launched Artisan Talent. This Episode is Sponsored By: L…
