Ep 57: Founder to CEO?? Investor Says “No Way,” You say “Yes Way!” Podcast: Play in new window | Download “As soon as we finish our Round-A we’ll look for a real CEO.” Sound familiar? All too often there is a belief that Founders just don’t have what it takes to become a CEO and

Ep 56: An African Entrepreneurship Journey-with Alex Kalanda-Ceo Ayambe Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, The Savvy Founder interviews Alex Kalanda, CEO and Founder of Ayambe Talent Solutions. This interview is a great example of the entrepreneurial journey and spirit; it’s a lifelong job; entrepreneurs live to solve problems and make

Ep 55: Solving Big Problems, Best Practices For a Mission-Driven Startup – with  Joshua Wohle CEO Mindstone Podcast: Play in new window | Download Solving big problems takes a different approach – in this interview with Co-Founder Joshua Whole, we dive into the topic from top to bottom. The show is a bit longer than

Ep 54: How Do You Save Time? Listen To Your Customers! – Shilpa Sharma, Co-Founder Flyte Podcast: Play in new window | Download How do you save time? Listen to your customers! Not only does Shilpa Sharma share this excellent advice, but she and her co-founder are focused on saving time. FlyteAI.com save sales people

Ep 53: You Don’t Need to Be Venture-Backed to Build a Big Company – Rand Fishkin (Encore) Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, I sit down and interview Rand Fishkin, serial entrepreneur, founder of Spark Toro, and author of Lost and Founder. Rand shares his insights on: The venture capital industry

Ep 52: Fluent in Startups?  Gavin Dove Will Get You Speaking Startup Journey Success, Fast! Podcast: Play in new window | Download Are you fluent in startups? Need to become fluent? Need to shorten your startup journey? Then listen to this episode with Gavin Dove, co-founder of Fluent.co. His company tagline is “Learn languages by browsing

Ep 51: To Build a Better Startup – Keep Changing Your Attitude Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this 51th Episode, The Savvy Founder continues to reflect on the first 50 episodes, and shares his second biggest learning – Attitude The dictionary definition says: attitude is a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or

Ep 50: The 4-Letter Word Every Entrepreneur Should Know! Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this 50th Episode, The Savvy Founder reflects on the journey and shares his top learnings. Philip Topham covers how he came to start the podcast and what he’s learned about doing the show itself. He also shares the one

Ep 49: Fundraising, Europe, Gender, Markets, and More – Anna Gudmundson CEO Sensate Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this interview with Anna Gudmundson, CEO Sensate we cover: Entrepreneurship born or made?  When do you get involved with a startup? At the beginning? Seed? Pre-seed? What are the critical factors for a startup?

Ep 48: Finding Entrepreneurship in America’s Heartland – Steve Silver Infrawear Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, Steve Silver shares his fast-moving entrepreneurial journey. Steve shares how covid, temporarily ended him organizing entrepreneurial investor conferences across the U.S; Only to wind up in New York at the height of Covid, with

Ep 47: Real Entrepreneurs and Raising Money – Advice From Nathan Beckord -Founder Suite Podcast: Play in new window | Download Nathan Bekord and I sit down to discuss how to raise money; and how his own frustration finding and connecting to investors, lead him to create FounderSuite. In this “Fast Course on Raising Money”

Ep 46: Founder Story – Equity Crowdfunding, Investors, Hiring with Arjun Rai, HelloWoofy Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, Arjun Rai, CEO, and founder of HelloWoofy shares his founder story. He shares what it really takes to build a high-growth high-tech scalable business.  HelloWoofy now leverages augmented reality and artificial intelligence

Ep 45: Get Rid of the Competition: Jumping Hurdles with Trevor Thoma, Rideshine Podcast: Play in new window | Download Trevor Thoma, CEO, and Co-founder for Rideshine, authentically shares some fantastic advice on product-market-fit; over-coming competition; hiring; market size; listening to the customer; showing up like you belong. On competition – “We treat hurdles like

Ep 44: Are Some Founders Just Luckier? Make Your Own Luck Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, we expand on Episode 42, Neil Shah’s “Surface Area of Luck” – Are some founders just luckier?  We share two different examples of how luck works. The first is the “lucky” pivot. Second, you might

Ep 38: Exploring the Venture Studio, Startup Accelerator Model with Operate Studio’s Carey Ransom Podcast: Play in new window | Download Silicon Valley Bank reports that there are over 200 startup accelerators in the United States. They each have a different model and value proposition. In this conversation, I sit down with Operate Studio’s founder

Ep 43: Startup Founder from Apprentice, Journeyman towards Master – With Neil Shah Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, Neil Shah shares his startup founder journey from apprentice to journeyman and towards master.  Neil shares stories about his first startup, a social enterprise; and then joining a corporate job, only to realize

Ep 42: How to Build a Better Startup? The Covid Pivot, Turning Down Money, a Conversation with Ethan Glass Podcast: Play in new window | Download Another real conversation with a real entrepreneur, Ethan Glass. In this episode, Ethan shares his journey on what it takes to tackle industry and build a great business.  In that

Ep 41: Founders Need Passion and Focus, Right? Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this Episode, Shark Tank Season 13 Episode 11- teaches us something about Focus and Coachability. On Shark, Lori Greiner asked Leila Sham, founder of TA3, would you consider licensing your swimsuit shaping product. The response “I’d never do that”.  With

Ep 40: NFTs, Travel and Startup Advice with Justin Myers – Explorest Podcast: Play in new window | Download Be inspired. Take a listen to some excellent advice from someone who left corporate, as a linear thinker to become a successful blue ocean creative entrepreneur. Justin’s advice: Building is intense, subdue intensity, by breaking things

Ep 39: The Top 3 Tips to Shorten your Startup Journey Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, we share the three most important tips to shorten your startup journey. No matter if you are seasoned CEO, startup founder, or future leader – these three tips, what we call a mental model,

Ep 38: Exploring the Venture Studio, Startup Accelerator Model- with Carey Ransom of Operate Studio Podcast: Play in new window | Download Silicon Valley Bank reports that there are over 200 startup accelerators in the United States. They each have a different model and value proposition. In this conversation, I sit down with Operate Studio’s

Ep 37: Even Startup Founders Need an “Exit Rich” Mindset- with Michelle Sieler Tucker Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode of The Savvy Founder, I have a great conversation with Michelle Seiler Tucker, author of “Exit Rich: The 6 P Method to Sell Your Business for Huge Profit.  Founders might think building

Ep 36: Angels and Getting Funded- Things to Know with David Friedman [Replay] Podcast: Play in new window | Download As the year winds down, and I reflect on all the conversations and brilliant guests. I realized the “founder” attitude is a remarkable mindset. Our world is changing rapidly – socially, economically, technologically. Small businesses

Ep 35: A Conversation on Startup Founders and Communication- with Rachel Randolph Podcast: Play in new window | Download Worried about communicating well? Worried about presenting your pitch deck? Then listen up. It’s no wonder that this episode is an easy-flowing conversation with communications coach, Rachel Randolph.  We discuss how to become a better communicator. We

Ep 34: Long Beach Accelerator, a Public-Private Endeavor- With Andrea White-Kjoss Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, I interview Andrea White-Kjoss from the Long Beach Accelerator. The accelerator is a unique public-private partnership, that in 4-months helps the start-up identify and focus on the 3 most impactful time-bound activities that will move

Ep 33: What’s the Most Important Startup Founder Skill? Communications Podcast: Play in new window | Download What is the most important startup founder skill? Communications In this episode, I talk about the 6 critical Savvy Founder “soft skills” And why I think communications is the most critical. Communications Critical Thinking Leadership Teamwork Flexibility Time

Ep 32: Passion Lets You Connect with Amazing People with Dina Abdul Majeed Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, I  sit down with Dina Abdul Majeed. Dina is a female entrepreneur, building an international startup in a male-dominated Middle East world.  She shares her inspiring startup journey and many insights.  This episode is fantastic