Welcome to 1 Question where creators, CEOs and innovators and artists answer 1 question. 

Today’s question:“How do you manage teams when you don't have the full technical expertise?”

Andrew Elliot Stern is  a Leadership Coach & Performance Coach for high performing individuals. He currently is focusing on tech startup founders. Andrew focuses on empowering individuals and organizations to come alive by creating and fulfilling their vision for the future.

In this episode, we have Ira Spector, CEO of SFA Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical startup focused on treating chronic inflammatory diseases. Ira shares his expertise in managing teams without full technical expertise. He emphasizes the importance of checking your ego and recognizing that you can't know everything. As a leader, your role is to coordinate experts and ask for input and advice. It's like being the conductor of a symphony, making all the instruments work together to create harmony.

Welcome to 1 Question where creators, CEOs and innovators and artists answer 1 question. 

Today’s question:"How has your approach changed from being a first-time founder to a more mature manager?"

Andrew Elliot Stern is  a Leadership Coach & Performance Coach for high performing individuals. He currently is focusing on tech startup founders. Andrew focuses on empowering individuals and organizations to come alive by creating and fulfilling their vision for the future.

In this episode of the One Question podcast, Valerie Peck, the managing director at QuestionPro, joins the host to discuss her experience as a founder and CEO in multiple startups. The conversation revolves around the concept of a "professional CEO" and how founders can transition from being emotionally invested in their passion projects to managing their companies as a job. Valerie shares insights and lessons she has learned throughout her entrepreneurial journey, offering valuable advice for listeners who are in their first startup.

Welcome to 1 Question where creators, CEOs and innovators and artists answer 1 question. 

Today’s question: How do you deal with a company, a startup that didn't work out? 

Andrew Elliot Stern is  a Leadership Coach & Performance Coach for high performing individuals. He currently is focusing on tech startup founders. Andrew focuses on empowering individuals and organizations to come alive by creating and fulfilling their vision for the future. 

Today’s guest is Kelly Froelich is a former co-founder of Balance, a startup company. She has achieved success in the field of recruiting talent and has established herself as an expert in the industry. With her experience in co-founding Balance, she has demonstrated her ability to build and grow successful businesses. Kelly Froelich's ethos and philosophy revolve around the importance of finding and nurturing talent, and she is dedicated to helping companies find the right people to drive their success.

In this podcast, Andrew speaks with Kelly Froelich, the former co-founder of Balance, about her experience with a failed startup and how she dealt with it. They discuss the challenges of building a digital exercise platform for older adults and trying to secure partnerships with Medicare Advantage plans. Kelly shares the highs and lows of the journey, including their achievements in building a great product and gaining investor support, but ultimately not finding the necessary distribution fit. She talks about the roller coaster of emotions and the thoughts founders have when their startup doesn't work out. Kelly also mentions her new home at the Jersey Shore and hints at an upcoming job opportunity.

Welcome to 1 Question where creators, CEOs and innovators and artists answer 1 question. 

Today’s question: How do you raise capital when so much of it is out of your control? 

In this episode of the One Question podcast, host Andrew Stern interviews John Manlove, co-founder and CEO of Apex Trading. Apex Trading is an online platform and marketplace for selling wholesale cannabis products. Jon discusses the company's suite of order management and inventory management tools, as well as their mission to support wholesale brands and retailers in the legal cannabis market. The conversation also touches on the challenges and uncertainties that Jon has faced as an entrepreneur, including potential geopolitical impacts on the industry. Tune in to hear Jon's insights on capital raising and navigating the ever-changing cannabis market.

Andrew Elliot Stern is  a Leadership Coach & Performance Coach for high performing individuals. He currently is focusing on tech startup founders. Andrew focuses on empowering individuals and organizations to come alive by creating and fulfilling their vision for the future.