Jerry Sanders talks about why one of his first bosses decided to fire him, but then provided Seed Funds for Jerry to open his own business and to also pay Jerry a consulting fee from time to time. 

Jerry also talks about why it is important to never slam the door on your way out of a company, but always work hard to keep that door open.
He joins us from beautiful Italy to discuss keys to success, lessons learned, pitfalls to avoid, and advice for navigating the capital funding world.

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To your success,
Andy Hedrick
CEO – Trucking Tower
Corporate Partner – Compassion International
Spokesperson – ATTACA.org – All Truckers Together Against Child Abuse

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Amit Sridharan is an investor, technology engineer, and is the Founding General Partner of First Rays Venture Partners.  Amit shares his keys to success, pitfalls to avoid, and advice for navigating the capital funding world.

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To your success,
Andy Hedrick
CEO – Trucking Tower
Corporate Partner – Compassion International
Spokesperson – ATTACA.org – All Truckers Together Against Child Abuse

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Sunny Singh is an investor, software entrepreneur, and is the President of Tech Coast Angels. On this Venture Capital Expert Insights segment, we discuss keys to success, pitfalls to avoid, and advice for navigating the capital funding world.

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To your success,
Andy Hedrick
CEO – Trucking Tower
Corporate Partner – Compassion International
Spokesperson – ATTACA.org – All Truckers Together Against Child Abuse

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Doug Parks of Momentum Ventures Advisory and Hippo Technologies joins me on this Venture Capital Expert Insights segment to discuss keys to success, pitfalls to avoid, emerging technology, and advice for navigating the Venture Capital world.

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Andy Hedrick
CEO – Trucking Tower
Corporate Partner – Compassion International
Spokesperson – ATTACA.org – All Truckers Together Against Child Abuse

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Kedma Ough, author, speaker and investor joins me on this Venture Capital Expert Insights segment to discuss her reasons for going into Venture Capital, keys to success, and advice for navigating the various capital funding options.

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To your success,
Andy Hedrick
CEO – Trucking Tower
Corporate Partner – Compassion International
Spokesperson – ATTACA.org – All Truckers Together Against Child Abuse

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Jessica Martin, Founder of Martin Consulting Group and sponsor of two children with Compassion International joins me on this “Heroes in Trucking” segment.  We discuss:

- The Trucking Tower “Giving” page that is tied into Compassion International
- Her reasons for sponsoring kids with Compassion International
- Her time spent in Nicaragua
- My experiences on a Compassion vision trip to Ecuador with my wife and meeting a sponsored child and her Mom
- Jessica’s experiences in sharing letters and pictures back and forth with her sponsored kids
- The amazing life-changing impacts of Compassion International
- Why these families become like extended families for us
- Jessica’s logistics consulting, website design, SaaS development and project management services
- More…

Trucking Tower Giving Page: https://truckingtower.com/giving/​

A big thank you to May Thomsen and Molly Swanson for their work in creating the customized "Giving" page for TruckingTower.com and for their continued efforts in helping children around the world. 

To your success,

Andy Hedrick
CEO 
TruckingTower.com
Host of the Trucking Tower Podcast

Jason Dochney, Principal Owner of Archetype Process Consulting joins me on this Adventures in Trucking Segment to discuss his golf pro experience, the day he birdied 9 of 18 holes, and how those experiences helped him to shape his company.

He talks about patience, moving to a desired state of completeness, and the 4 questions he uses to help clients uncover opportunities and improve operational results.

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Andy Hedrick
CEO – Trucking Tower
Corporate Partner – Compassion International
Spokesperson – ATTACA.org – All Truckers Together Against Child Abuse

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Mark Roman, author and Founding Partner of Denovo Advisors joins me on this Venture Capital Expert Insights segment to discuss keys to success, pitfalls to avoid, and books he has authored and co-authored. He discusses advice such as:

- Don’t fall in love with the process of raising capital
- Once you get an investment check, that is the starting point and not the end
- Check your ego at the door
- Don’t treat your investor like the enemy – they want you to be highly successful
- Keep looking forward, don’t look back
- Don’t think you know it all – look for help and advice
- More….

Please check out Mark’s book “Conquering the Boundaries of Friendship”, keep an eye out for his co-authored book with @Greg Johnson “Securing Financing for Founders and Entrepreneurs” that is in the works, and his upcoming book release titled “You’re Cured – The Definitive Guide to the Healing Process for Patients and Caregivers”.

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To your success,

Andy Hedrick
CEO – TruckingTower.com
Corporate Partner – Compassion International
Spokesperson – ATTACA.org – All Truckers Together Against Child Abuse

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David Mandel, Managing Partner of Emerging Ventures and Board Member of Pasadena Angels joins me on this Trucking Tower Podcast to discuss tips for success and pitfalls to avoid in the world of venture capital.

David talks about his experience of building and exiting multiple companies of his own, his venture capital company, and his investments in hundreds of companies.

To your success,
Andy Hedrick
CEO – TruckingTower.com
Spokesperson – ATTACA.org - All Truckers Together Against Child Abuse
Partner - Compassion International

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