Enterprise Podcast Network

Henry Hutcheson has 25 years of experience in business management and global family business consulting across a range of industries, and is a veteran of a family business himself joins Enterprise Radio. His new book is Dirty Little Secrets of Family Business (3rd edition): Ensuring Success from One Generation to the Next.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is working in conjunction with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Henry Hutcheson discuss the following:

* What prompted you to write this book?* Can you explain what you mean by dirty little secrets?* You make an interesting point about how most family businesses are not really structured to last past a generation or two. Can you elaborate on that?* Once you get to the third generation they have no idea what the beginning was like and they haven’t been able to witness how the founder went about doing what they did. The third generation is looking for rules and structures and systems and governance and Most of all, why do we do it this way?* Can you talk about how to deal with the sense of entitlement the founders’ children may feel? * So the kids are thinking that they are important because they are related to their father their father treats them like a king and I have lots of money. This creates a sense of entitlement. What is the single toughest challenge for a family business?What if there’s no one to take over leadership for the family business?* What is the smartest way to a family business to plan for succession?You have a very informative section on millennials. Why did you decide to include that?

Henry Hutcheson has 25 years of experience in business management and global family business consulting across a range of industries, and is a veteran of a family business himself. He is a frequent corporate and university speaker, as well as a columnist and writer for the News & Observer, Charlotte Observer, Nursery Retailer, The State, and Family Business Magazine.He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Crain’s, and other business and trade magazines. His new book is Dirty Little Secrets of Family Business (3rd edition): Ensuring Success from One Generation to the Next.

Website: www.familybusinessusa.com

Social Media Links:Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Family-Business-USA  Twitter: @HenryHutcheson 

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Gretchen Huijskens and her daughter Elisabeth Huijskens, Founders of Trades of Hope, an ethical, fair trade fashion brand that empowers women around the world out of poverty joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Gretchen Huijskens and Elisabeth Huijskens discuss the following:

* What inspired you to start ethical fashion brand, Trades of Hope?* How does Trades of Hope help support women (Artisans) around the world? * Why do you feel that conscious sustainable business is so important?* Trades of Hope has helped over 7,000 women (Compassionate Entrepreneurs) in the U.S. find work that’s purposeful. How can our listeners take the first step in becoming a Compassionate Entrepreneur with Trades of Hope, and make empowering women their side gigs? * Trades of Hope features beautiful handmade accessories and home decor. Can you tell us about your Summer 2019 collection?  * Trades of Hope has changed so many lives. Can you share an Artisan & Compassionate Entrepreneur success story? * Can you tell us about your Gifts of Hope program? 

Gretchen Huijskens and her daughter Elisabeth Huijskens founded ethical, fair trade fashion brand Trades of Hope in 2010 to create jobs for women around the world and alleviate the hardships and break the cycle of multi-generational poverty, that occurs from lack of opportunity. Trades of Hope helps by marketing their global Artisans beautiful handmade designs with the support of women in the U. S. (Compassionate Entrepreneurs), who earn commission from their sales and make empowering women their side gigs. This beautiful partnership between the Compassionate Entrepreneurs and the Artisans around the world empowers both sides of women, as they work, earn and grow together. 

To date, Trades of Hope has been successful in giving a community of over 7,000 women work that’s purposeful in the ethical fashion space. Gretchen & Elisabeth built Trades of Hope on the belief of sustainable business and their company has made a positive impact by changing thousands of lives in 16 countries worldwide: impacting 56,212 lives last year. Gretchen & Elisabeth’s vision, desire and conscious actions to help women and create jobs around the world became a reality. Trades of Hope’s Purchase with Purpose movement exists to help mothers keep their children, protect them and provide for a brighter future. 

Trades of Hope recently launched their Summer 2019 line. The Summer collection features nine original pieces. Each piece is designed by women (Artisans) from five different countries, Haiti, Thailand, the Philippines, Guatemala and India. The Laguna Silk Kimono is the centerpiece of Trades of Hope’s Summer 2019 collection. The cotton and silk kimono is entirely dyed using local plants and flowers and then hand woven just as their Mayan ancestors did hundreds of years ago. In Guatemala, women struggle through abuse, poverty, and heartache. But these Artisans are now becoming proud business women! By utilizing their traditional skills, they are able to create beautiful products that reflect their culture. They can provide for their families at home rather than leaving in search of work and can also send their children to school to pursue their dreams. 

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Emrah Gultekin, Co-founder and CEO of Chooch, a computer vision company that provides visual Artificial Intelligence for the media, e-commerce, security, and medical industries, and other enterprises joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Emrah Gultekin discuss the following:

* What is Chooch all about and what do you do?* Who is using Chooch now? * You are competing with top industry leaders like Google, Amazon, Microsoft. How do you differ from other AI marketplayers?* What industry verticals need a solution like Chooch? * Can you give us a few more examples to make our listeners understand the impact this will have?

Emrah Gultekin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Chooch Intelligence Technologies Co. As a serial entrepreneur has more than 20 years building startups and businesses from engineering consultancy to real estate development to commercial and social investment consulting under his belt.

Before launching Chooch AI, Gultekin was CEO of Terra Invest, creating, developing a platform where commercial and social endeavors deliver value to investors and stakeholders alike. Prior he served as a board member of the governmental DEIK – Foreign Economic Relations Board.

In his early life he was a successful  entrepreneur in Turkey and the US. Gültekin was educated at Brown University and MIT.

Website: https://chooch.ai

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/ChoochVisualAI
Twitter: @ChoochSearch

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Andrew Douthwaite, the Chief Technology Officer of VirtualArmour International, a global cybersecurity and managed services provider that delivers customized solutions to help businesses build, monitor, maintain and secure their networks joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Cyber Security Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Andrew Douthwaite discuss the following:

* When people think of computer hacks, most folks think about hacking financial or personal information on the web, but just recently, several universities in the United States were hacked. Why are learning institutions targets?   What were hackers looking for? * How can any company protect themselves from phishing emails?  How can one tell what is fake or authentic? How can business owners tell the difference?* How can a business prevent such attacks in the future? Do you have advice for small, medium and large companies? * Is it a matter of having the right technology?  * Will we continue to see a rise in hackers?

Andrew Douthwaite has over 17 years of technology experience joining VirtualArmour in 2007 as a senior engineer. Now as Chief Technology Officer, Andrew focuses on leading growth in the managed security services business and ensuring VirtualArmour is a thought leader in the security industry. 

Website: www.virtualarmour.com

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/VirtualArmour 
Twitter: @virtualarmour

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Conni Ingallina and Katharine Halpin, Co-Founders of the Certified Association Leadership Program that provides leadership development and facilitation to Associations across the Globe joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Conni Ingallina and Katharine Halpin discuss the following:

* What are the 3 biggest challenges for Associations in 2019?* How can Association leaders solve these critical challenges?* Say more about the mechanics of doing those things, since they seem complicated.* What is the #1 thing Associations can do to inspire Millenials to join and become involved in their Industry?* What is the #1 thing Associations can do to inpsire all their members to engage even more deeply?

As the owner of SOS-Association Management Solutions, Conni Ingallina personally oversees all client relationships. She has an extensive background in business and business management, and for the past 22 years has been managing state, national, and international nonprofit associations. She served as the Treasurer for the Arizona Society of Association Executives (AZSAE) and currently serves as the Chair of the Community Engagement Committee for the AMC Institute. She is a member of ASAE® The Center for Association Leadership, is a graduate of the Athena Power Link Program and is a past member of the National Bank of Arizona’s Nonprofit Advisory Board. Conni recently earned her Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional (CNAP) designation.

Using “The Halpin Companies” proven methods, organizations of all sizes have increased their value by 200-300% by solving business problems quickly, strategically and profitably. Katharine is a Strategic Advisor to Corporate and Association Boards, C-Suite Executives, their teams and Strategic Partners.

Katharine is the author of Alignment for Success: Bring out the Best in Yourself, Your Team and Your Organization and her forthcoming book: What Will That Take? Katharine presents keynote speeches and workshops at regional and national conferences and within her client companies. Her seminars and leadership development programs focus on driving results by engaging everyone, narrowing their focus, aligning communications and building transparency at every level, in every interaction. Her proven methods eliminate overwhelm and create whitespace to think and act strategically. She is a facilitator in the areas of innovation, change, and bringing out the best in others. 

Some of Halpin’s programs include:

* Don’t Become a Statistic: Grow Shareholder Value During Transitions & Transactions* Right People, Right Results, Right Priorities, Right Now!* Execute with Excellence: Align and Achieve Your Strategic and Annuals Plans* Making Work Work for Everyone – Dissolving Conflict Quickly and Productively* Bring Out the Best in Your People* The Hard Way or The Easy Way? You Choose!* Build a Culture of Results – Mindset, Focus, Discipline and Aligned Actions* Self-Leadership: The Key to Building Winning Organizations

Katharine’s clients:

Jennifer Dyer and Kiaran Sim, Co-Founders of Yappa that offers a cutting-edge audio and video social commenting tool for the world joins Enterprise Radio. Yappa enables people to connect in ways that text-based comments cannot deliver, whilst increasing rich media engagement.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Jennifer Dyer and Kiaran Sim discuss the following:

* Tell us about Yappa.* How did the company begin?* What kinds of problems is Yappa helping solve in online conversations?* What makes Yappa different from other forms of online commentary?* How can Yappa benefit users and media outlets?

Based in Marina Del Rey, California, Yappa’s goal is to make online discourse more civilized. Yappa World Inc. provides audio and video commenting tools that promote personal engagement, while deterring spam and trolls to maximize a website’s content and audience participation.

Website: https://yappaapp.com

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Kathryn Fantauzzi the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder at Apollo Neuroscience, Inc. that is on a mission to manage business burnout joins Enterprise Fit Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Kathryn Fantauzzi discuss the following:

* What is Apollo’s vision?* What is the problem you are solving?* What is HRV?* How does Apollo work?* How does Apollo help people cope with stress?* When was Apollo founded? Who are Apollo’s founders?

Kathryn Fantauzzi is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder at Apollo Neuroscience, Inc. As CEO, Kathryn leads all Apollo product strategy and development, and has built a world-class, experienced team of business leaders, software and hardware engineers, designers, physicians, and researchers to bring Apollo to market.

Kathryn is a skilled leader and project manager, previously overseeing $20M in funding to evaluate and advance commercialization of emerging technologies for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Kathryn formed Apollo Neuroscience in 2017 to accelerate the development and translation of novel neuroscience discoveries to address public health needs and improve outcomes. 

Kathryn received her MPA from Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.

Website: https://apolloneuro.com

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Louis Carter, the CEO and President of Best Practice Institute, a benchmark research consortium, association and management consulting firm joins Enterprise Radio. His newest book is “In Great Company: How to Achieve Peak Performance by Creating an Emotionally Connected Workplace”.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is working in conjunction with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Louis Carter discuss the following:

* Please tell us why you wrote this book.* What is emotional connectedness?* How is it different from emotional intelligence?* Why is emotional connectedness so important at work?* What are your key learnings from your research?* What are the top things that employers need to do?* What are the top things employers need to stop?

Louis Carter is CEO and President of Best Practice Institute, a benchmark research consortium, association and management consulting firm. His books include Change Champions, and Best Practices in Talent Management. He has lectured at universities and institutions worldwide and has appeared in Fast Company, Investor’s Business Daily, Business Watch Magazine and more. His newest book is In Great Company: How to Achieve Peak Performance by Creating an Emotionally Connected Workplace (McGraw Hill, January 2019).

Website: louiscarter.com

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/thelouislcarter  
Twitter: @louislcarter 
Instagram: @louiscartercom

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Brett Pittsenbargar, business investor and turnaround strategist at GrowthPointHoldings.com that helps small to mid-sized business owners achieve goals and transition to the next major stage by amplifying business value joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Brett Pittsenbargar discuss the following:

* Tell us about yourself and your background.* What types of businesses are you interested in working with? * What challenges do most SMB business owners face? * How do you help business owners?* Why should business owners trust you? * What important tip can you offer to business owners who are looking for investors?

Brett Pittsenbargar is a savvy business investor and turnaround strategist dedicated to assisting business owners reach their objective at every growth phase. With a background in business development and investment experience, Pittsenbargar works directly with each party to identify their needs and create synergistic business relationships. He invests in small to mid-sized businesses generating between $500K-5M in revenue annually.

Pittsenbargar was awarded for Excellence in Financial and Insurance Services by Advisors Excel; spoke for the non profit “Society For Financial Awareness (https://www.sofausa.org); a previous board member of the Austin Furniture Bank; and volunteered his time as a financial coach for Foundation Communities (https://foundcom.org), Tax Counseling for the Elderly and Denver’s Asset Building Coalition http://www.denverabc.org.

Pittsenbargar received his bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Colorado State University. He is based in Austin, Texas. Connect on LinkedIn or visit BrettPittsenbargar.com to learn more.

Website: www.brettpittsenbargar.com

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/brettpittsenbargar
Twitter: @BPittsenbargar

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Alexander Weindling, CEO and Founder of Clean Origin — an industry and thought leader in the lab-grown diamond vertical, offering an affordable, ethical and eco-friendly alternative to mined diamonds joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Alexander Weindling discuss the following:

* Why did you get into the LGD space?* How do you see new generations reacting to the diamond buying experience?* Tell us about how the ruling by the FTC has changed the industry? Is there more interest coming into this sector since that ruling?* There seems to be a lot of pushback from the mined diamond industry. Can you tell us about what you’re seeing from the likes of the DPA and others?* What are some things that you would tell your peers or traditional diamond retailers about this new generation of diamonds, the shopping experience, and the young shoppers buying online?

Alexander Weindling is the Founder & CEO of CleanOrigin.com. Weindling has served as president of five jewelry companies. His past roles have allowed him to serve as a lead distributor for Kay Jewelers, Zales, JC Penney, Sams Club, and Walmart. After discovering lab created diamonds, he knew instantly this was the smarter, more ethical choice for consumers.

In 2017, Weindling started Clean Origin to offer couples with an engagement ring option that would be 100% ethically sourced, every time. The company refuses to offer any type of diamond other than lab-grown and is dedicated to educating individuals about the vast benefits that this mined diamond alternative has.

Website: www.cleanorigin.com

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/cleanorigin
Twitter: @CleanOrigin

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