Stephanie LaFlora is the Co-Founder & CEO of Crownhunt, a membership for stylists to access textured hair education, community and resources for growing their hair business. In this episode Stephanie and KJ explore the challenges of curly hair education in the beauty industry and how Crownhunt is disrupting the status quo. beauty industry.

 Key Takeaways:

• The need for inclusivity within the curly hair community
• Why there is a lack of support for hairstylists in styling curly hair
• How to improve the customer experience in the beauty industry
• Why Crownhunt is passionate about helping individuals embrace their natural selves

Quote of the Show (7:00):

"When we consider our impact on the earth, when we consider our impact on different communities of different socioeconomic statuses and different ethnicities, all of a sudden we unlock a whole new world of possibility that we haven't been able to really unlock because our history as a human population, at least in modern society, has been one where we worry about just ourselves and not the collective." – Stephanie LaFlora

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Ways to connect with Stephanie LaFlora: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielaflora/
Twitter: @mslaflora | https://twitter.com/mslaflora

Company Website: https://www.crownhunt.io/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crownhunt/

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Karla Jo Helms is the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors™. Her agency is focused on helping corporations create the perfect balance of crisis management, entrepreneurial insight and proven public relations strategy. In this episode Karla shares highlights of conversations with branding and marketing experts who are changing the way we think about sales.

 Key Takeaways:

• The need for genuine differentiation and standing out in branding and marketing
• How to disrupt your own brand
• The dangers of using different stories to close deals
• Why you should shift from traditional sales tactics to a creator mindset

Quote of the Show (3:00):

“The most important ingredient is realizing there's no substitute for hard work.” – Steve Kahan

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Ways to connect with Karla Jo Helms:

Company Website: www.jotopr.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joto-pr/

KJ's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlajohelms/

Conversations mentioned in this episode:

Steve Kahan: https://omny.fm/shows/disruption-interruption/disruptive-marketing-anatomy-of-a-silicon-valley-b

Jesse Woodbury: https://omny.fm/shows/disruption-interruption/disrupting-saas-sales-approach-jesse-woodbury-epis

David Brier: https://omny.fm/shows/disruption-interruption/disrupting-branding-david-brier-episode-014

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Ryan Hale is the Chief Executive Officer of Chartwell Digital, helping manufacturing firms achieve winning financial results from technology investments. In this episode Ryan and KJ discuss the major inefficiencies created for manufacturers by data platforms and asset analytics software that are traditionally built by data scientists – with no real familiarity with actual operations.  

 Key Takeaways:

• How data analytics impacts a manufacturer’s bottom line
• Why SaaS tools are critical for future growth
• Common misconceptions that data scientists miss when creating software
• How Ryan’s company is helping manufactures identify opportunities in technology

Quote of the Show (22:00):

"How can we help (shift supervisors) be more effective in their roles? It doesn’t take generative AI to do that.” – Ryan Hale

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Ways to connect with Ryan Hale:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhale/

Company Website: https://www.chartwelldigital.com/

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Karla Jo Helms is the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors™. Her agency is focused on helping corporations create the perfect balance of crisis management, entrepreneurial insight and proven public relations strategy. In this episode Karla shares highlights of conversations with business technology disruptors you should know about. By the end of this episode, you'll have a fresh perspective on the game-changing technologies that are reshaping the business landscape.

 Key Takeaways:

• How to scale innovation by doing more with less
• Why facial recognition tech is a powerful business tool
• Key factors to driving customer experience
• How to reuse and repurpose existing knowledge for greater insights

Quote of the Show (36:00):

"It's time to look at technology innovations through the lens of your own business and embrace the lessons shared by our experts."– Karla Jo Helms

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Ways to connect with Karla Jo Helms:

Company Website: www.jotopr.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joto-pr/

KJ's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlajohelms/

Conversations mentioned in this episode:

Chris Federspiel: https://omny.fm/shows/disruption-interruption/disrupting-the-user-experience-chris-federspiel-ep

Ray McKenzie: https://omny.fm/shows/disruption-interruption/disrupting-small-business-workflow-with-ray-mckenz

Sean O’Toole: https://omny.fm/shows/disruption-interruption/disrupting-smb-outbound-marketing-with-sean-otoole

Matthew Owen: https://omny.fm/shows/disruption-interruption/disrupting-the-facial-recognition-technology-matth

Laura Munkholm: https://omny.fm/shows/disruption-interruption/disrupting-the-fit-tech-industry-laura-munkholm-ep

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Karla Jo Helms is the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors™. Her agency is focused on helping corporations create the perfect balance of crisis management, entrepreneurial insight and proven public relations strategy. In this episode Karla shares how her Anti-PR approach for B2B companies is revolutionizing how businesses drive markets and impact market perception.

 Key Takeaways:

• The importance of finding the truth in your message
• Why PR should be integrated with marketing and sales
• The difference between crisis management and PR
• How to prioritize growth and marketing initiatives during tough times

Quote of the Show (45:00):

“You can be in control and guide public opinion for your business to be able to expand in a safer zone. You can do that. Companies don't know that.” – Karla Jo Helms

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Ways to connect with Karla Jo Helms:

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joto-pr/

KJ's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlajohelms/

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Walt is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Eracent, a company that helps its customers meet the challenges of managing software licenses and computing assets in today’s complex and evolving IT environments. In this episode Walt shares tips and strategies to help listeners understand the truth about managing their data and lives online.

 Key Takeaways:

• Why cybersecurity is perceived as complex
• Why some companies hesitate to implement the NIST framework
• The importance of simplifying and focusing on data management
• Defining the concept of “zero trust”

Quote of the Show (05:00):

“Hackers are using unbelievably simple tools. They know that you haven't updated your software, and they know you have no control over your devices.” – Walt Szablowski

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Ways to connect with Walt Szablowski:

Company Website: https://eracent.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eracent/

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Rob Cranston is the Founder and President of CANA LLC, a veteran-owned and woman-owned small business focused on applying analytics-based logistics solutions that provide best-in-class services to Federal and commercial clients. In this episode Rob shares why the current data landscape of eSports is facing challenges and how his organization is making gaming safer.

 Key Takeaways:

• Who owns data in eSports
• How analytics are solving data challenges
• Identifying the barriers and opportunities for how we use data
• How to create a safe environment for the next generation of sports

Quote of the Show (10:00):

“Always focus on the art of the possible… don’t lose sight of critical thinking and working the problem that’s going to produce an output.” – Rob Cranston

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Ways to connect with Rob Cranston:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-cranston-ab8aba/

Company Website: https://www.canallc.com/

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Tim Hines is the CMO of AmTrav and a marketing expert helping people master the art of human-to-human business and communications. In this episode Tim shares the importance of foundational marketing strategy and the role technology plays in the long-term success of the CMO.

 Key Takeaways:

• Marketing fundamentals every CMO should know
• Mastering the marketing metrics that translate to business goals
• How CMOs can mitigate crises
• MarTech tools to refine attribution modeling
• How technology is evolving long-term marketing strategy

Quote of the Show (4:00):

“In marketing, it all begins with understanding why a company is doing what it's doing in the first place.” – Tim Hines

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Ways to connect with Tim Hines:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tnhines/
Company Website: http://www.amtrav.com/

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Scott Kveton is the Co-Founder and CEO of Jump.co, a startup focused on creating decentralized applications and infrastructure for Web3.0. In this episode Scott discusses how his company is disrupting the physical asset ownership space by leveraging NFTs.

 Key Takeaways:

• The prevalence of scams and fraud in the Web3.0 space

• Understanding the long-term consequences of data-sharing and privacy

• How Jump creates transparency for digital ownership of assets

• Why experts are creating their own marketplaces

• How a real-world asset can be traded digitally

Quote of the Show (34:00):

“There's a lot of folks who can build a brand around saying how awful something is, but is that really a life you want to lead? Be somebody who's going to lead and build something interesting and compelling.” – Scott Kveton

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Ways to connect with Scott Kveton:

LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/kveton

Company Website: https://www.jump.co/

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Sean O’Toole is the founder of PropertyRadar.com, a company that is bringing greater transparency and stability to the real estate market. In this episode Sean discusses how technology is helping small businesses target their customers utilizing data in new ways.

 Key Takeaways:

• How technology can bring greater transparency to the real estate market

• How his company his helping small businesses

• Understanding what small businesses are up against when reaching target customers

• How legal documents can help create better advertising

• The truth about data privacy

Quote of the Show (4:00):

“Most disruption you'll see isn't necessarily invention. It's instead reusing things that we already see in whole new ways.” – Sean O’Toole

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Ways to connect with Sean O'Toole:

Sean's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanotoole/

Company website: https://www.propertyradar.com/ 

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