EGGS! The Podcast

Hey there and welcome back to another exciting episode of Eggs! Today’s special guest is Jeroen Corthout. Jeroen is the co-founder of Salesflare ( https://salesflare.com), a CRM focused on small businesses. Jeroen began his career in marketing learning in short order that the corporate world wasn’t for him. He found it was suffocating and he didn’t like the feeling of being cornered in one small part of a bigger machine. It was that spark that set him on his entrepreneurial journey.

Here to share the ups and downs of his entrepreneurial experience, describe what it took to build a new software business in a very saturated field, how to employ differentiation and stand out in a crowd, and so much more, please join us in welcoming to the show, Jeroen Corthout.

This week on Eggs hosts Mike and Ryan come together without a guest for a fun conversation catching up on what's new. The discussion spanned from Ryan's home renovations to Mike's new business and beyond to cover current events and career pivots. It was a great chat and you're going to want to tune in to this very casual edition of Eggs!

Hey there and welcome back to Eggs! Joining us today is return guest Jonathon Hensley. Jonathon is co-founder and CEO of Emerge Interactive and author of the new book Alignment: Overcoming internal sabotage and digital product failure.

For more than two decades, Jonathon has helped startups, Fortune 100 brands, technology leaders, large regional health networks, non-profit organizations and more, transform their businesses by turning strategy, user needs, and new technologies into valuable digital products and services. His work focuses on helping leaders define the value they want to create in a succinct and tangible way; where to focus, why, and what it will take to achieve that outcome. Jonathon writes and speaks about his experiences and insights from his career, and regularly hosts in-depth interviews with business leaders and industry insiders. Here to talk about all that, the new book and more is our guest, Jonathon Hensley.

Hi there, and welcome back to Eggs. This week’s special guest is brand experience superstar and taco aficionado, Scott Porter. Scott is the founder and owner of San Diablo Artisan Churros, Co-founder of Circle HR, a tool that guides managers in creating connection-driven onboarding processes, and host of the podcast and video series Tacoincidence: Secrets of breakthrough brand experience on the search for the perfect taco.

With a broad range of experience having worked in everything from senior care to luxury air, one thing has remained consistent, and that is the energy Scott brings to building meaningful relationships. His enthusiasm is infectious and we are thrilled to death to have him here today to talk about creating your best brand and customer experiences, engaging with your team through speaking and training, how to take your onboarding process to the next level, and so much more, please join us in welcoming to the show, Scott Porter.

Welcome back to Eggs! This week we have a special guest Nicholas Prouten. Nick is an expert in blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies and an ambassador for the Lode One project, a platform that facilitates the purchase of digital tokens which unlike many others is backed by physical assets like gold and silver. Through their “coins,” LODE, AUX, and AGX investors are able to buy, sell, and trade digital equivalents of real bullion as easily as spending traditional FIAT currency.

Nick has a diverse background having been fortunate enough to have worked in a broad range of industries including cybersecurity, gaming, real estate, and entertainment, all that have set him up well for the work he does now with Blockchain technology and Cryptocurrencies. As a result of his diverse experience, he has developed a powerful set of skills to fit almost any situation and project. Here to breakdown the complex and often misunderstood topic of blockchain technology, what bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies actually are, and his assertion that the future of crypto will be stable, asset-backed, and collateralized by assets like gold and silver, please join us in welcoming to the show, Nicholas Prouten.

Welcome back to Eggs! This week we have serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and investment banker, Paul Hickey. Paul has raised more than 22 rounds of funding for his own startups, had several exits, and taken one all the way through IPO. He has also co-founded a boutique investment bank where he’s spent a decade raising capital for fast-growth companies.

Most recently, however, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he launched the Utah-based Pura Vita Medical to manufacture medical grade face masks for the general public and healthcare industry, including N95 and KN95 masks.

Joining us today to talk about raising money the right way, setting yourself up for a fruitful exit, building a business during a pandemic, and the struggles of competing with China, and your own government are actively working against you, please join us in welcoming to the show, Paul Hickey.

Welcome back to Eggs! This week we have head of marketing at Planable, Miruna Dragomir. Planable is a content review and marketing collaboration platform used by over 5,000 social media teams at brands like Jaguar, Land Rover, Viber, Siemens, and the United Nations.

Formerly with Uber and Oracle, Miruna is an experienced marketing executive who in the last three years at Planable has spearheaded efforts that have resulted in an increase in revenue of more than 30X with no sign of slowing down.

Joining us today for a chat about when and how to leverage social media in our marketing campaigns, what platforms to use when, and how to maximize our outreach, what we can expect in social media this year, and so much more, lets welcome to the show, Miruna Dragomir.

Welcome back to the 200th episode of Eggs! To celebrate this milestone, we are thrilled to have our special guest, the revolutionary DJ Rob Swift. Born and raised in what would become the epicenter of hip-hop, Jackson Heights, Queens, Rob started his DJing at the young age of 12, influenced by his brother and father, DJs themselves. His education continued on the streets of 1980s New York City where he was exposed to all kinds of music from funk and jazz to old DJs like Grandmaster Flash and Grand Wizard Theodore.

In 1991, Rob’s career kicked into overdrive when he joined the groundbreaking turntablist crew, the X-men, AKA the X-Ecutioners along with fellow legendary DJs Roc Raida, Total Eclipse, and Mista Sinista. He also won the DMC east coast title that year.

In addition to working with everyone from Linkin Park to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rob appeared as the resident DJ on ESPNU and has achieved an unheard-of level of mainstream success. Today, he is still producing music, including his latest drop, For heads that break, with Shawneci Icecold in 2021, in addition to his popular blog, and education programs which are teaching the next generation of DJs how to master the trade.

Here to talk about growing up a kid in 70 and 80s NYC, his incredible DJ career, the effect of COVID on the profession, the future of DJing and live music, and so much more, please join us in welcoming to the show, DJ Rob Swift.

Hey there and welcome back to another episode of Eggs! This week we have Robert Clinkenbeard. Robert is the CEO of the Radix Group. He is an entrepreneur, author, and four-time Iron Man who has taken his business acumen and lessons learned in competition to not only sell his company but kickstart an investment portfolio that contains several franchises, real estate investments, and the largest Peer Group facilitation company in the US — all that on top of raising a large family.

Robert joins us today to share his knowledge to help our listeners find a reinvigorated passion for their businesses, build a corporate culture that is in line with their vision, and if you can believe it, do so while making more time for family and friends along the way. Please join us in welcoming to the show, Robert Clinkenbeard.

Today’s guest is founder and cybersecurity expert at Dion Training, Jason Dion. At Dion Training, they offer a path to IT and cybersecurity certification through in-depth, actionable, training that gives students the real-world education they need to be able to meet today’s cybersecurity challenges.

Jason is not only the principal at Dion Training but also an instructor at Liberty University’s College of Engineering and Computational Science and holds a broad range of information technology certifications. Here to discuss the current state of cybersecurity, how to get started in an IT career, and the role of digital disruption in our economy, please join us in welcoming to the show Jason Dion.