In 2024, building a personal brand and building a business are processes that are quite synonymous to one another. But the process of doing so -- of building your brand -- is time-consuming and full of cliche's that might not yield the result you're looking for. And that's why today's guest -- Bobby Gillespie -- built his career around helping founders & organizations building their brands properly, around their reputation and community. Bobby's an author of a book "Build your brand like you give a sh*t" and founder of an agency Propr. Join us, as we dive into his journey and lessons he teaches to his readers and clients.

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The interview you're about to experience is one of the reasons why I started this podcast in the first place. The person you're about to meet - Eric Michael Collins. He's a lifetime entrepreneur, and my team has been working with him for a couple of years, helping him build a product called Goald.ai. This discussion is about Eric's career: from the first dollars he made to now - a pivoting moment in his career when it's launching his SaaS product. Please enjoy!

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When you hear about business acquisitions - these are usually stories about large corporations or startups, and rarely agencies. However, as it turns out, for a small business owner, this can very much be a strategy to grow (or to exit a business).

But what does it take to sell your business? What does it take to buy one? This is what we're discussing today with my guest Karl Hughes.

Karl started his own agency, Draft.dev, in 2020 and later acquired another one - The Podcast Consultant - in 2023. Curious to learn his strategy and the journey so far? Tune in.

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Welcome back! Over the last decade, I've had opportunities to collaborate with various startups, and even pitch to a few investors. However, the mindset of the latter has always remained enigmatic to me. Today I got a chance to fix that and interview Madin Akpo-Esambe -- an investment partner at Tacoma Venture Fund, a VC fund focusing on helping early-stage startups.

Welcome back! It's been a while. After a long pause, I'm finally back with another episode from the vault. At the end of last summer, I was very fortunate to interview Jessica Beaver - an associate director at Florida Atlantic University TechRunway, an accelerator for early-stage startups in Boca Raton, FL. Jessica shares her insights on what it takes to join the program, the challenges she often encounters with startups, and how she manages the team. After completing the TR program a few years ago, I am excited to peek behind the curtain and explore what it takes to run a successful startup accelerator.

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Welcome to EBI! This interview is very special to me, as I'm chatting with a Florida-based founder - Nick Mohnacky. Nick is building a platform called BundleIQ, which helps businesses accelerate research using an AI assistant, ALANI. Join us as we discuss Nick's story and his vision for the role of AI in our future.

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In this podcast, I'm chatting with Anders Lillevik. Anders has over 25 years of experience in the procurement industry and runs a successful startup - Focal Point. Tune in to learn how Anders launched his venture, the challenges of marketing and selling to enterprise clients, and Anders's approach to building a great team culture.

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Today's podcast is an exciting conversation with Piotr Nowak - founder of a web design and dev agency, Nopio. We discussed the challenges of running and scaling a digital design agency, lead generation, and offering excellent customer service. I hope you enjoy!

In this podcast, I'm interviewing Sidney Burks, co-founder of Boundless Digital. Sidney has a B.Sc. in Physics from MIT and a Ph.D. in Physics from Pierre and Marie Curie University. At Boundless, Sidney works closely with Cisco to build the future of networking for many enterprise clients. Join us as we discuss Sidney's path of building his company, the value of getting a Ph.D., the challenges of building a startup for enterprise clients, and much more.

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Today, I'm chatting with Ryan Gallagher -- entrepreneur and a fractional CTO. Ryan has a unique story because he has technical and leadership experience. He usually spends his time between a couple of ventures simultaneously, which makes him always a great source of inspiring stories to tell and a lot of interesting lessons to learn from. Join us as we discuss his path to becoming a fractional CTO, the challenges associated with this position, and his latest projects.