Claw Convos

Julia Haber, CEO of Home From College, shares the lessons she has learned as a young entrepreneur. We discuss the importance of having confidence and empowering those around you to feel confident, hacking your major, being scrappy, and three actionable tips you can use today to advance your professional career.

Bill Hamel, founder of Hamel Real Estate, shares the lessons he has learned over the past thirty years in the real estate industry beginning when he was 21 years old. Bill explains how to negotiate no money down strategies, why being an owner versus an operator is important to scale your business and ways to get started if you are interested in investing.

Warren Zeiser, founder of We Rise Consulting and business executive coach, discusses his insights on entrepreneurship and current business trends. Warren shares his background in entrepreneurship and recent work with high-profile brands such as Death Wish Coffee and Beekman Boys. We examine business trends that have changed because of COVID and how young entrepreneurs can take this adversity to thrive.

Danny Miranda shares his journey from college to e-commerce drop shipping to becoming a full-time content creator. Danny is the host of The Danny Miranda Podcast, produces a weekly newsletter called Tuesday Treasure, and brings energy and optimism to new opportunities and challenges.

The girls sit down with Jim DeCicco of Super Coffee to discuss what it's like to run a $200 million company as a young CEO. Sheila, Maya and Jimmy chat about why startup years are like dog years, family dynamics, building anti-fragile businesses, and marketing and fundraising strategies.

Today’s guests graduated from Colgate University in May of 2019 and have since created enormous opportunities for themselves. Despite the challenges presented in 2020, Uyi Omorogbe just raised over one million dollars to grow his clothing company, NaSo, and now has over 3 million TikTok followers. Matt Winters left his job at WWE after being hired as the Senior Automation Developer for a growing startup, Roots Automation, having just closed a $3.2 Million Seed Round. Matt, Uyi, Maya, and Sheila discuss the unexpected outcomes following their undergraduate experience, how they have thrived amidst a pandemic and the importance of personal brand and networking.

Thomas Dunne, Sheila and Maya's oldest brother, shares his perspectives as an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Thomas offers three tips for new startups and answers the question of when is the right time to seek legal advice. Sheila, Maya and Thomas also discuss the differences between corporate America and entrepreneurship, what it's like to represent some of the world's largest companies and lessons learned in the National Guard and founding Yardslot.

Ryan Diew, founder and CEO of Trippie App, joins co-hosts Sheila and Maya to discuss his experience creating an app in college, playing D1 basketball and coaching, the aftermath of Shark Tank and why starting a business was the best decision he has ever made.

Luke and Sheila of Dunne Goodwin and Andrew, Maya and Kevin of Valet Seller discuss their unique approaches to building a team to support their company vision. Topics include outsourcing, leading during a pandemic, first hire "do's and don'ts" and the importance of transparency.