Upreneur

Uprenuer with Jeremy Straub

Upreneur is a podcast series that explores diverse entrepreneurial ventures with insider tips about how to spark your vision and begin your future. Each week, Upreneur host Jeremy Straub interviews leading CEOs and entrepreneurs, from South Florida and beyond, offering a unique glimpse into their success. The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. read less
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How Financial Advisors Can Venture to Other Industries with Jeremy Straub - The Model FA Podcast
May 31 2023
How Financial Advisors Can Venture to Other Industries with Jeremy Straub - The Model FA Podcast
Jeremy Straub is the Founder and CEO of Coastal Wealth, a financial services firm that helps clients financially prepare for different stages of life. With over two decades of experience in executive roles in Fortune 500 companies, Jeremy is regarded as a thought leader in the financial services industry. Under Jeremy’s leadership, Coastal Wealth has worked with over 100,000 clients with over $15 billion in assets serviced. In addition to his work at Coastal Wealth, Jeremy owns nine different businesses across five industries that employ over 1,500 people and generate over $100 million in revenue annually.Jeremy joins me today to discuss how financial advisors can diversify their businesses and expand to other markets and industries. He outlines the industries he’s involved with and how he balances his time between them. He offers advice on what to consider when forming joint ventures. Jeremy also underscores why individuals need to know themselves as financial advisors and highlights how having a condensed work week can help employees and the company.“Finding opportunities that might be in line with or compliment your existing business is a better way to decide for new business ventures.” - Jeremy StraubThis week on The Model FA Podcast:Jeremy’s background and his road to starting his own venture The many businesses and industries Jeremy’s involved in How Jeremy manages his time and expertise between different markets  The value of finding the right talent and putting them into the right roles The fundamentals of diversifying and seeking new business ventures Mergers and acquisitions in the financial services industry Transitioning from financial advisor to business owner The 90-day sprint and 4-day work week methodologyResources Mentioned:Book: Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan Book: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t by Jim Collins Book: Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman Book: The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months by Brian Moran and Michael Lennington Book: Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George LeonardOur Favorite Quotes:“If you’re reliant on your financial planning practice and invest in a business you know nothing about, you’re in a precarious position. Expand your base first before venturing out into industries that you don't have experience in.” - David Decelle “When you’re trying to enter new ventures, don’t worry about how you’re going to do it but who’s going to help you do it.” - David DeCelle “Don’t reinvent the wheel, but figure out how to make it go faster.” - Jeremy StraubAbout the Model FA PodcastThe Model FA podcast is a show for fiduciary financial advisors. In each episode, our host David DeCelle sits down with industry experts, strategic thinkers, and advisors to explore what it takes  to build a successful practice — and have an abundant life in the process. We believe in continuous learning, tactical advice, and strategies that work — no “gotchas” or BS. Join us to hear stories from successful financial advisors, get actionable ideas from experts, and re-discover your drive to build the practice of your dreams.
FOMO FOMO FOMO with Patrick J. McGinnis
Feb 27 2023
FOMO FOMO FOMO with Patrick J. McGinnis
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Patrick Mcginnes, Founder of FOMO.   We spoke about how Patrick coined the phase FOMO and what we can do to get past it.   Patrick J. McGinnis is a speaker, writer, international venture capitalist, and the investor of the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Patrick coined FOMO, as well as the related term FOBO (Fear of a Better Option) in a 2004 article in the student newspaper of Harvard Business School. FOMO has since been added to the dictionary and FOBO has become an increasingly popular framework to describe choice paralysis. Patrick is the author of Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice, a global bestseller that has been translated into more than ten languages and his popular 2019 TED Talk on FOBO and decision-making that has surpassed 2 million views. He is also the creator and host of the hit podcast FOMO Sapiens where he talks about FOMO and entrepreneurial decision-making with leaders in business, politics, and culture, including Jay Shetty, Martha Beck, Alec Ross, Josh Peck, Ian Schrager, Gretchen Rubin, Andrew Yang, and the Founders/CEOs of companies including TOMS, Bearaby, GrubHub, ClassPass, Zola, Magic Spoon, and Hint Water. Patrick is also the author of international bestseller The 10% Entrepreneur: Live Your Startup Dream Without Quitting Your Day Job, a guide to part-time entrepreneurship that has  been translated in over ten languages. He has been featured in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, New York, Good Morning America, NBC News, Politico, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Inc, and the upcoming documentary This is Not Financial Advice. Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur.com
Water on Demand with Riggs Eckelberry
May 4 2022
Water on Demand with Riggs Eckelberry
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Riggs Eckelberry, founder and CEO of OriginClear Inc., to discuss how you shouldn't compete with your natural partners, how Riggs went from being a #2 to CEO, and how finding the right people can turn your dreams into a reality.  Riggs Eckelberry, founder and CEO of OriginClear Inc. (OTC Pink: OCLN) and a pioneer in the battle against our global water crisis. The idea for OriginClear, a Florida-based company with manufacturing in Texas, came to light when Eckelberry discovered that the method his company invented for removing algae was also useful for extracting waste from water. The pivot became OriginClear as we know it today, on a mission to help businesses seamlessly take over their own water treatment. He is media-friendly climate and water crisis expert and has recently been featured on NewsMax, Newsy, Newsweek, and Popular Science.Websitehttps://www.originclear.com/Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur.com
Creating a Hub that is Community Driven with Marlena & Noah Fishman
Feb 2 2022
Creating a Hub that is Community Driven with Marlena & Noah Fishman
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Noah and Marlena Fishman, founders of Zen Barn Farms, to discuss how they were able to create a community around their businesses, how hiring the wrong people can help in the short run but affect the vision long term,  and how building a business with family can make the entrepreneurial journey easier.Zenbarn Farms is a sustainably made, Black-owned, and Vermont-based wellness brand, dedicated to elevating health through full-spectrum CBD products. They're a community-based business and also own Zenbarn, a restaurant/bar + yoga/wellness studio. When hemp was legalized in 2017, Zenbarn made the transition from veggies to farming hemp and went on to pioneer the first CBD-infused food and drink program in Vermont.About Marlena Tucker-Fishman: Co-founded Zenbarn Farms and Zenbarn's yoga and wellness studio and runs the day-to-day of the retail store. A proud Black woman (living in a largely white state), mother to two kids, entrepreneur, educator, and activist, Marlena is the driving force behind Zenbarn Farms.  About Noah Fishman: Co-founded Zenbarn Farms and Zenbarn restaurant/bar CEO, Co-Owner.  After a career in international development and nonprofit management, Noah co-founded Zenbarn Restaurant and Farms.  A social entrepreneur, Noah's passion is at the confluence of activism and business, building sustainable and ethical business models.  When not working he can be found on the soccer field, hanging out with his two kids and enjoying live music.  1% of profits go toward social and environmental causes they're passionate about. The Waterbury Anti-Racism Coalition is a grassroots organization, working to combat racism and promote equality in their hometown. Zenbarn Farms owners, Noah, and Marlena Fishman are currently working with the organization in a leadership capacity, to enact real change in Waterbury.  Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/zenbarnfarmsInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/zenbarnfarms/Websitehttps://zenbarnfarms.com/Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur.com
Thank you for Hearing Me with Kieran Bowers
Jan 26 2022
Thank you for Hearing Me with Kieran Bowers
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Kieran Bowers, President of Swire Properties Inc, to discuss how working with different cultures allowed him to be self-aware of the bias he may have, how adapting your manager style based on your employee's culture allows you to get the best out of your teams, and When joining a new department, he spends his time with the people to get a better understanding on what needs to happen going forward. It's not about making your mark, but creating sustainable plans.Kieran Bowers is President of Swire Properties Inc, a leading South Florida international developer of urban real estate and the U.S. operation of Hong-Kong based Swire Pacific Ltd. In the U.S., Mr. Bowers oversees Swire’s most ambitious project to date, Brickell City Centre, the 4.9-million-square-foot mixed-use project that completed its first phase of construction in 2016.Bowers has worked in nine countries in 18 years for Swire, including Hong Kong, Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.Outside of business endeavors, Bowers also serves as the Vice Chairperson for Friends of The Underline, a 501C3 non-profit organization that is transforming the underutilized land below Miami’s Metrorail into a 10-mile linear park, urban trail and canvas for artistic expression; and actively participates as a Board Member at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science and the Vizcaya Museum & Gardens. He attends the advisory board for the ULI SE Florida & Caribbean; the University of Miami Master of Real Estate Development + Urbanism Program.  Mr. Bowers graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford University with an honors degree in Oriental Studies with a concentration in Japanese.  A Chartered Surveyor, he is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and holds a master’s degree in surveying from the University of Reading, United Kingdom.  Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kieran-bowers-b60544153Websitehttps://www.swireproperties.com/en/Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur.com
Don't Discount Yourself with Kate Westad
Nov 24 2021
Don't Discount Yourself with Kate Westad
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Kate Westad, Founder of Palette by Pak, to discuss how she was able to remove "fillers" in her life to achieve her goals, how the skills you learn from your W2 job are transferable, and how your perspectives and experinces can create solutions! Kate Westad is the founder of Palette by Pak and the inventor of a new to market product called Palette®️ The Original High Fiver. This litigation attorney and mom of four had been dreaming up inventions for years when she became obsessed with the idea of The Original High Fiver, the world’s first beauty reusable for all your goops, glops, and glam!As a solo female-founded company, Palette by Pak has come out of the gate as an innovative startup, creating modern sustainable solutions for beauty and personal care. The company’s first invention and hero product, The Original High Fiver, allows you to take your favorite skin care, beauty, and personal care products from full-size to on-the-go size in seconds — all while skipping the tiny plastics. Washable, reusable, and refillable, the High Fiver is the smart beauty and personal care tool you have been searching for your whole life! Plus, it is a product you’ll love and one that loves our world right back.Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/palettebypakInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/palettebypak/Websitehttps://www.palettebypak.comThank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur.com
Inspect what we can Expect with Mike Colavita
Nov 17 2021
Inspect what we can Expect with Mike Colavita
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Mike Colavita, Chief Glass Enthusiast & Co-Founder of Fat Buddha Glass, to discuss how he and his partner were able to turn their passion project, that started in their garage,  into a business, how sacrifices in the short term let to long term reward in the future and how sometimes doing the opposite of what your mentor recommends can benefit you!Mike is the Chief Glass Enthusiast & Co-Founder of Fat Buddha Glass. Driven not only by the need to be successful as an entrepreneur, but to also be happy along the way, Mike takes great pride in providing the best possible experience for both customers, team members, family and himself.  Four years ago, he and his best friend of 35 years were working out of their basement in Gaithersburg, MD. Today, they are part of the Inc. 5000, a prestigious list of the fastest-growing, privately held companies in the United States.Being a successful entrepreneur and a cannabis advocate he is passionate about ending the stigma that cannabis users are labeled with. He loves talking about business, cars, sports, family, and anything that brings a smile to someone's face.Well known for the unique, memorable glass pipes and bongs that touch every facet of pop culture, retailer Fat Buddha Glass achieved 1,036% 3-Year growth in their short four-year existence.  Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/fatbuddhaglass/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/fatbuddhaglass/?hl=enWebsitehttps://fatbuddhaglass.com/Pinteresthttps://www.pinterest.com/fatbuddhaglass/_created/Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/FatbuddhaglassThank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur.com
Together not Against With Luis Gazitua
Nov 10 2021
Together not Against With Luis Gazitua
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Luis Gazitua, CEO of JAG insurance, about how to be successful with your friends, the difference between building and chasing a business, and how your goal as a leader long term is to find someone to replace you!Luis Gazitua developed an incredible work ethic thanks to his family building one of South Florida’s most recognizable restaurant chains. That work ethic coupled with his ability to simplify even the most complex insurance jargon are what makes him invaluable to his clients. Since forming JAG alongside Douglas Jones and Fernando Alvarez in 2013, he has been determined to redefine the insurance experience. That innovation continues today as he leverages social media to create new business relationships and is now leading the charge in the integration of cryptocurrency within insurance. Learning a stellar work ethic from my family as they build an iconic restaurant chain throughout South Florida, I understand what it takes to build something from the ground up. That type of empathy is what drives my desire to help business owners expand their businesses by guiding them through their risk management needs. At JAG, I've been able to create a company that gives personable service while having the resources of a larger firm. We are well equipped to help any business protect its hard-earned assets.My other passion is showcasing the potential of the insurance industry to younger generations. I think the industry has done a poor job of showing the possibilities of careers insurance can offer. It's my goal to rectify this and get new blood into the industry and JAG be a hub of new talent. Mentorship is the best gift you can give to an industry or a community. That's what JAG wants to offer to all newcomers in our industry.Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/JagInsuranceGroup/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jaginsurance/Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/jaginsurance/Websitewww.jaginsgroup.comThank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur.com
Budding Entrepreneurs with Jeffrey Zucker
Aug 18 2021
Budding Entrepreneurs with Jeffrey Zucker
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Jeffrey Zucker, Co-Founder of Green Lion Partners, about how the cannabis industry is growing and is in need of lawyers, accounts, and more.  We talked about how Jeffrey jumps headfirst into his entrepreneurial endeavors and figures it out.   Green Lion Partners is a Denver-based business strategy firm focused on early-stage development amongst firms in the cannabis industry. Green Lion has also developed Natural Order Supply, an agricultural supply company. Mike Bologna and Jeffrey Zucker, Co-Founders of Green Lion Partners, also co-own Dip Devices, which brings high-end, innovative products to the ever-expanding vaporizer market. Green Lion Partners is a business strategy firm focused on providing consulting services, direct investments, and strategic partnerships to early-stage companies in the regulated cannabis industry. Their core focus is elevating the public perception of the industry while pushing it forward toward more sophisticated and socially responsible business practices. As a result of Jeffrey’s and Green Lion’s combined accomplishments in the industry, Marijuana Policy Project, the largest organization in the U.S. focused solely on ending marijuana prohibition, selected Jeffrey to serve on the Board of Directors.  Jeffrey is always open to hearing new business ideas of any kind and is happy to get involved with projects, people, and ideas in which he believes. His business decisions are determined not only based upon making a profit but also—inspired by his late father's mission of Tikkun Olam (repair of the world)—with the goal of improving the lives of others as much as possible.  Dip Devices was founded in 2014 and launched the flagship Dipper in January 2017. Dip products are designed in Denver, CO where the company is headquartered. Dip Devices strives to be the leader in bringing premium, innovative vaporizers and accessories to the dynamic cannabis marketplace. We value quality, originality, social consciousness, and caring   Dip Devices has always had a dedication to innovation as well as philanthropy with the devices they create and with this one, 1% of all EVRI sales will be donated to drug policy reform via MPP.org and SSDP.org. Dip Devices products colors and an additional 1% by color is donated as well: Black: Racial Justice Red: Blood Donation Activism Blue: Marine Conservation Green: Reforestation and Land Conservation Orange: Fighting Food Insecurity Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/greenlionpartners/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/greenlionpartners/Websitehttps://www.greenlionpartners.com/ Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur.com
Quit or Pivot with Austin Wright & David Shoham
Aug 11 2021
Quit or Pivot with Austin Wright & David Shoham
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Austin Wright & David Shoham, Co-Founders of The California Beach Co, about transparency being key to their partnership, having the never give up till you make it attitude, and that the journey to success is never over, you can either quit or pivot. Co-Founder The California Beach Co.: Austin WrightAustin Wright is a seasoned entrepreneur, originally from Atlanta, GA, with a passion for creating best-in-class products and services.His early career began in the fitness industry in 2003 and he quickly advanced to the Regional Vice President level of a large multinational health club chain, overseeing 1,500+ employees and $50M+ in revenue. He started his eCommerce journey in 2016 and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the brand he co-founded, The California Beach Co.Along with 17+ years of business experience, he has an insatiable appetite for growing and learning every day (currently enrolled in Harvard Business School’s CORe program).Now residing in Austin, TX, he has been happily married for over 8 years and his 6-year-old son, Michael Henry, is the joy of his life.Co-Founder of The California Beach Co.: David ShohamDavid Shoham is originally from Atlanta, GA, and has lived in London, New York City, Los Angeles, and has recently settled down in Naples, Florida with his wife and five-year-old son. Ever since he was young, he’s always seen himself as a visionary and a leader. An “aspiring entrepreneur”, David always had big dreams and goals, and he would create little gadgets and write down ideas but didn’t yet know how to bring those ideas to life.  He spent 25 years in the hospitality business, working as a Bar Manager / Mixologist and Consultant, and eventually worked his way up to General Manager and Director of Operations for Malibu Farm. He opened restaurants from the ground up for businesses such as The Four Seasons, Nobu, and Rosewood Miramar. He simultaneously started his e-commerce business while working full-time. After 5 years and many lessons learned, all of his persistence, late nights, and hard work paid off and he was able to go full time in his own business. He enjoys the beach, traveling, playing and coaching basketball, hikes, and all things outdoors.  David has never stopped dreaming and is very excited for the journey that is just beginning.Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/californiabeachco/ Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thecaliforniabeachco/Websitehttps://thecaliforniabeachco.com/Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur.com
Always Leveling Up With Travis Chappell
Aug 4 2021
Always Leveling Up With Travis Chappell
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Travis Chappell about how money is not the biggest asset in life, what you can do to interview high-quality guests, and how you need to put yourself into a position to be helped. Travis Chappell is the founder and CEO of Guestio, a new software that connects high level guests with high level content creators, and he is the host of the top rated show, Build Your Network. In addition to being featured in Entrepreneur, NASDAQ, Yahoo Finance, and ReadWrite, Travis has also been featured in Forbes as a top ten podcast that will change your life alongside Joe Rogan, Gary Vaynerchuck, Tim Ferriss, and others.Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/guestioappInstagramhttps://instagram.com/guestioapphttps://instagram.com/travischappell Websitehttps://travischappell.comThank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur
Take It As Far As It Can Go with Randi Boyette
Jul 28 2021
Take It As Far As It Can Go with Randi Boyette
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Randi Boyette about when starting a business, you need to zero in on what you are great at and then slowly build out. It is not a sprint, but a marathon. You do not want to provide too much too fast, and not be able to scale. We also talked about working with a partner to enhance your business, finding the tasks that go along with your strengths, and having someone to give the final say on what needs to be done. Randi Boyette is the founder of Spark Medical Marketing Inc., a digital marketing firm that helps take medical and aesthetics brands into the digital marketing space with a team of experts. Businesses have grown exponentially as a result of the Spark Marketing digital formula for success.  After many years in sales and marketing, Randi saw the industry taking a strong turn to digital marketing and decided to immerse herself in the opportunity and take the company in that direction.Her experience includes:-Sales and marketing director experience for leading brands such as Christian Dior, Chanel, MAC, Hugo Boss, Carolina Herrera -Speaking engagements on the topic of digital marketing -Mentoring new entrepreneurs and university studentsRandi has built the Spark team to over 110 trained and certified digital experts over the last eight years. Together, they use their expertise to build a strategy that is customized for each client and monitor that program for optimal success.  Their approach to digital marketing has caused a stir in the industry which has raised the bar for expectations across the board.Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/sparkmarketingincInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sparkmedicalmarketing/Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/randispark/Websitehttps://sparkmedicalmarketing.com/Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur
Lead With a Giving Hand with Fahed Essa
Jul 21 2021
Lead With a Giving Hand with Fahed Essa
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Fahed about his experience before Mayv, how you need to find a partner with a complementary skillset, and when you are starting out, you need to figure out who is going to pay for your product before you build your business. Fahed Al-Essa is the co-founder of Mayv, a resilience-based holistic pain management solution designed for patients looking for a new approach to living and thriving in the face of chronic conditions. Launched in April 2021, it’s a program that combines evidence-based stress and pain management approaches with plant-based anti-inflammatory supplements that tackle major aggravators of chronic pain, stress, and inflammation. In this capacity, Al-Essa’s core responsibilities are maintaining company trajectory and vision, developing the internal and external values present and leading by example. He also oversees all financial and operational sustainability, sales & marketing initiatives, and customer outreach.Prior to founding Mayv, Al-Essa held esteemed positions at major healthcare companies and launched numerous wellness-related start-ups. His extensive background in science and healthcare coupled with his firsthand experience living with chronic pain and working with patients and professionals who know the challenges of these debilitating conditions, helped him to bridge the gap between conventional and complementary medicine to build a solution that patients actually need.In addition to personally suffering from chronic pain over the last two decades from a broken femur and three unsuccessful surgeries, Al-Essa’s mother (and mentor), was diagnosed with five consecutive and different cancers over the span of five years. He felt the medical treatment was superb, but the mental health care she received was not. Her emotional wellbeing was deteriorating, and it was disheartening for him to see how little her medical team focused on an integrative approach, where mental and emotional care are on equal footing with cellular and biological health. He knew something had to change, and that’s how Mayv was born.“At Mayv we plan to be the patient’s companion in their medical journey, filling the gaps where the system falls short,” says Al-Essa. “We believe in a holistic perspective, and only when we address the patient’s mind, body, and spirit are we creating a space to heal. We plan to tackle chronic pain, piece by piece – first with joint pain, and then into other critical health verticals.” Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/mayv.co/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mayv.co/Twitterhttps://mayv.co/Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur
Riches in the Niches with Alex Valencia
Jul 14 2021
Riches in the Niches with Alex Valencia
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Alex Valencia, President of We Do Web Content, about how understanding business fundamentals is key to success, the value of digital content and how it can help you grow your business, and how knowing your numbers can be used as leverage when meeting clients. Alex Valencia is the co-owner and president of We Do Web Content, a digital marketing agency that devises content and marketing strategies, producing online content for law firms, medical professionals, and businesses of all sizes nationwide. Alex counsels hundreds of clients with the broad knowledge gained from his direct experience in digital marketing, SEO, email marketing, marketing automation, content marketing, and social marketing. In the past couple of years, the firm has seen explosive growth, increasing its staff size five times over and yielding a three-year growth of 197%. This led We Do Web Content to became a proud member of the Inc. 5000 this past year. Since its inception in 2008, We Do Web Content has led the industry with its content creation and a laser-focused commitment to every client’s individual needs. Combining years of experience and forward-thinking technology, they started developing internal proprietary software that would streamline the content creation process. The platform, named WeDo, streamlines the content creation process while closing the SEO gap on competitors, producing real-time reports, and scaling any business’s workload. There is currently a waitlist to join the beta and they plan to fully launch it later this year.Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/WeDoWebContentLinkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/wedowebcontent/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/wedowebcontentWebsitehttps://www.wedowebcontent.comThank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur
Fix The Process And The Results Will Come with Jon Jay
Dec 16 2020
Fix The Process And The Results Will Come with Jon Jay
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Jon Jay 10 year Major League Baseball veteran.A product of Columbus high school in Miami, Fl Jon played college baseball for his childhood dream The University of Miami where he was a 2nd round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2006 MLB first-year player draft. Jon made his Major league debut in 2010 and was a member of the 2011 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Throughout his career he has also played for the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox and recently completed the 2020 season with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jon is just as impressive off the field using skills and lessons he has learned from his baseball journey to his everyday life. When he is not on the field, in the gym, or with his family Jon is meeting with business professionals throughout the US constantly trying to educate himself and has been involved in real estate, marketing, and other business ventures from investing to consulting. On top of that, he gives back to the community. Jon is so much more than just a baseball player, he is an outstanding member of society. He truly wants the world to be a better place, and he plans to make that happen.  He has hosted charity events in Miami and in cities that he has played in. He loves to mentor anyone from kids to his fellow MLB teammates.In this episode, we spoke about how having the right kind of pressure can help you be successful and accomplish your goals. When playing the game of life, short term profits can make you miss out on long term opportunities. Trust the process, and continue to work on your craft. If you are an overall good person, that can translate into being a good friend, good employee, good dad, and so on. Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/JonJayU/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jonjayu/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/jonjayuThank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur
Clarity & Conviction with Sarah Apgar
Dec 9 2020
Clarity & Conviction with Sarah Apgar
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Sarah Apgar, Founder of FitFighter.  We spoke about how important it is to show, teach, and explain how your product works. You can't assume your customer knows how to use your product, teach them. They will appreciate it more.  We also talked about how building a team of people who can complement your ideas will push you to go further.  Sarah shared that building an advisory board has been vital to her success. Sarah Apgar is the Founder of FitFighter, a complete strength training system that makes you ready for your everyday mission. She is an Iraq War Veteran, All-American Athlete, Fitness Professional, Volunteer Firefighter, and mom of 2 little girls. Sarah and FitFighter have been featured on ABC News, USA Sports Radio, Armed Forces Network, and Oxygen Magazine, and performed for clients the likes of ESPN, FDNY, and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Sarah promotes and celebrates the power of teams, women leaders, and public service, contributing a portion of sales to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Tower Foundation. Sarah has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a BA from Princeton University, and is a graduate of the Princeton Army ROTC Program. She lives in Port Washington NY with her husband, Ben Smith, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, and her two young daughters, Emory and Arlyn. FitFighter is a strength and conditioning system originally designed for the fire service, made with a real fire hose. Sarah is an Army veteran who after leaving the army joined her local volunteer fire department in Huntington, NY to recapture the sense of camaraderie she had experienced in the military, which helped inspire FitFighter’s creation. There is also a GREAT giveback side to this. A portion of sales sponsor the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation supporting Veterans, First Responders, frontline healthcare workers, and their families.    Additionally, Sarah is providing at-cost equipment to FDNY firefighters who need to train at home AND she is also working to keep high school and college athletes in tip top shape until sports can resume safely.Websitehttps://www.fitfighter.com/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/fitfighter/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/fitfighter/Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DM-X5XwgnYrgsrYehftyAThank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur
Personal Frustration to Affordable Living with Jordan Kavana
Dec 2 2020
Personal Frustration to Affordable Living with Jordan Kavana
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Jordan Kavana, Founder & CEO of Transcendent Investment Management.  We spoke about how Jordan's main goal when it comes to renting is to enhance people's lives with experience, happiness, or a combination of both. Giving back to the community has been a fundamental value to Jordan and he is not fully fulfilled economically or with his time. Jordan established Transcendent Investment Management in 2008 to lay the foundation for his vision of a data-driven real estate investment platform in the single-family residential space to capitalize on what he saw as clear opportunities created by the distressed U.S. real estate market of the time. After further developing his proprietary ERP solution, TIAS ResiPro ™, Jordan formed the firm’s vertically-integrated Build U.S. Back® line of companies as its operating platform to research, select, acquire, renovate, rent, and, at the right time, resell properties in-house; becoming the subject of a 2014 Harvard Business School case study entitled, "Build U.S. Back: Opportunities in the U.S. housing market."Prior to launching Transcendent, Jordan successfully formed and grew an international high-tech toy company in Hong Kong and China, which he sold in 2003 to return to the U.S. and co-found JL Real Ventures. The private equity fund assembled a portfolio of multi-family properties in the Southeastern United States.Jordan earned his B.A. in Hospitality Management and Finance from Florida International University, pursued graduate-level studies in real estate finance at Harvard University, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s OPM program. He served as a trustee on the Florida State Pension Plan Board, which oversees $127.8 billion in total assets, and currently serves on the Advisory Board for Aviator Capital Management, a full-service commercial passenger aircraft leasing and management firm based in Miami, Florida.Websitehttps://www.timgmt.com/Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-kavana/https://www.linkedin.com/company/transcendent-investments-management/Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur
The More Complex the Problem, The More Fun the Solution with Gopal Rajegowda
Nov 11 2020
The More Complex the Problem, The More Fun the Solution with Gopal Rajegowda
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Gopal Rajegowda, Senior Vice President of Related Companies.  We spoke about how important it is to have a mentor at an early age. You don't know what you don't know and by having a mentor, they will be able to bring the best out of you.  Being an entrepreneur is all about being curious about problems and courageous enough to do something about it.  Curious people create great solutions.  Patience is the key to becoming successful. You have to fully enjoy the process and the journey to success.Gopal Rajegowda is a Partner at Related Southeast.Throughout his career, Mr. Gopal Rajegowda has been passionate about developing successful destinations that combine world-class design, urban planning, hospitality, arts & culture, experiential retail, food and beverage and community.With more than 16 years of experience managing all aspects of mixed-use real estate acquisition and development, Mr. Rajegowda has been directly responsible for leading the development of multiple mixed-use destination resort projects, including the W South Beach in Miami Beach, the Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and the Hilton West Palm Beach. Currently, he heads the re-imagination of the Rosemary Square neighborhood in West Palm Beach, Florida.  This experiential destination features shopping, dining, entertainment, and a live-work-play community with programmable green spaces and thought-provoking public art. He is also leading the development of 360 Rosemary, a Class-A office building, 575 Rosemary, a mixed-use tower that includes luxury residences and retail space, and One Flagler, a Class-A world-class office building located along the Downtown West Palm Beach waterfront.Mr. Rajegowda serves as a board member of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, Chamber of Commerce of The Palm Beaches and Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.  The Mayor of West Palm Beach recently appointed him as a member of the West Palm Beach Mayor’s Taskforce for Racial and Ethnic Equality.  He holds an M.A. in Real Estate Development from Columbia University and a B.A. in Mathematics from Cornell University, and currently resides in West Palm Beach.Websitehttps://www.related.com/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/RelatedCos/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/relatedcos/Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/related/Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur
The Harder You Work, The Luckier You Are with Rishi Kapoor
Nov 4 2020
The Harder You Work, The Luckier You Are with Rishi Kapoor
The Upreneur podcast has partnered up with SCORE, hosted by Jeremy Straub, to help bring engaging conversations with today’s top leaders and business owners. In today’s episode, we spoke with Rishi Kapoor, Founder & CEO of Location Ventures, about how patience and tolerance is key in real estate. You want to surround yourself with a balanced team. Being an entrepreneur is about putting your everything into an idea you are passionate about. You have to ask yourself, do you want to continue your side projects as a hobby, or do you want to pursue your dreams and make it your profession? The decision relies on you. You have to work hard but be humble about your abilities. We are never a finished product, as humans, you can always improve.  See what others are doing, and figure out how you can do it better. Rishi has spent the last ten years focused on residential real estate, primarily in the luxury sector with a strong background in sales & marketing, prior to focusing on sponsoring development. Upon founding Location Ventures, he set out to create awesome living experiences in premium locations centered around nature and technology. To date, Rishi is responsible for leading the development of a $500M portfolio including: high-end, custom single-family homes; rehabilitation of multi-family properties; development of boutique condominiums; and is the Managing Partner of URBIN, a company dedicated to co-living, co-working and wellness and FORUM, an elevated co-working experience with high-touch business servicesRishi first and foremost takes great pride in fostering close relationships with the company’s partners & team. His day-to-day role centers around identifying unique opportunities, capital formation and setting the product vision for our projects while working closely with the development team on proper execution. He received business degrees in Finance, Marketing & Management from the University of Miami, and is also a non-practicing attorney, having graduated from UM Law. Rishi comes from a real estate family that has developed & invested in hotels, SFHs, and offices throughout the Southeast United States and New Delhi, India over the last 40 years.Websitehttps://location.ventures/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/LocationVentures/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/locationventures/Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to share, rate, and subscribe!If you enjoyed today's episode and want to stay up to date with new upcoming episodes, subscribe to our podcast. Please rate and comment on what your favorite moments from the podcast were, or who you would like for us to how on our show. If you found value from these podcasts, consider sharing this with your friend and family! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Rate our podcast!You can also follow us on our social media.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/u_preneur/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/upreneurpodcast/Website:https://upreneur