Enterprise Podcast Network

Jason Newbold, the COO of DirectRFP, the world’s first RFP automated technology platform joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Jason Newbold discuss the following:

* How has the cloud changed Telecom and the way companies procure their Telecom Services?* How is the cloud changing how companies deploy and manage the IT infrastructure?* How are companies leveraging the cloud to solve their business needs?* Why is it better or worse than traditional deployment of their IT services?* What is the 2019-20 outlook for telecom and cloud migration trends?

Jason Newbold’s background is in global telecom sales and management with more than 20 years of experience from both AT&T and SBC Global. As an expert in SIP, TEM and VPN solutions, Jason has a strong technical background, which has been highly sought after in numerous engagements and other business opportunities. He is passionate about discovering client’s challenges and coupling his telecom expertise with his innate need to explore new markets and technologies. 

About DirectRFP: 

Made for small and large enterprises and public sector organizations that have a multi-person RFP and procurement team, DirectRFP® elevates the user experience through an intelligent and intuitive platform that allows buyers to reduce RFP deployment costs by over 50% and vendors reduce RFP response time by over 80%.

Website: www.directrfp.com

Social Media Links:
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/directrfp
Twitter:  @direct_rfp

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Nate Dodson, Founder of Microgreens Farmer, an online education company that trains people, through their online course and other digital products, how to launch a streamlined small business growing and selling microgreens joins eCommerce Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Nate Dodson discuss the following:

* What are microgreens? * How do people turn microgreens into a business? * What kinds of space, equipment, and startup costs does this business require? * How do you help people get their businesses up and running? * What are you most excited about for the future of urban farming or microgreens specifically?

Nate Dodson serves as the founder and CEO of Microgreens Farmer, a company born out of the success he was having growing and selling microgreens though his business Hugs Urban Farm in Bloomington, Indiana.

Nate launched his urban farm in 2015 as a way to supplement his income and hopefully transition out of a full-time job that he was really starting to dislike.  That job was as an ecological restoration field worker, where he spent his days spraying invasive plants with large amounts of chemicals.  

Nate loved his co-workers, but could no longer stand the grueling work conditions, long hours and days away from his family, and having to wake up every morning before 5am to a blaring alarm clock. So after 5 long years of soul-crushing work, climbing through briars with his clothes soaked in sweat and toxic herbicides, and his body covered in tick bites and poison ivy, he’d had enough! 

That’s when Nate launched his urban farm and discovered the profit potential and joys of focusing the farm around growing microgreens.  He quickly jumped into restaurant sales, farmer’s markets, and started an innovative bike-delivered microgreens subscription program. 

Nate worked hard to create efficient systems that produced healthy profit margins and focused a great deal of his effort building a streamlined sales process and acquiring customers. It was such an incredible, thrilling experience getting a business off the ground and making sales!

Shortly thereafter, Nate started his Youtube Channel and website Microgreensfarmer.com as a way to share his journey, methods, and tools with others who have the strong desire to build a streamlined home-based business that’s fun, meaningful, and profitable.  He also wrote and still gives away a free Quick Start Guide ebook which explains all the steps you need to take to launch your Microgreens Business today. 

Website: microgreensfarmer.com

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Kim Brooks-Rodney, a Partner and AV-rated Lawyer at Cohen & Cohen, P.C. who focuses her practice in the areas of medical malpractice, automobile negligence, product defects, and other serious injuries joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is working in conjunction with the Legal Corner.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Kim Brooks-Rodney discuss the following:

* For the benefit of our listeners, please give us an overview of Cohen & Cohen, P.C.* Regarding automotive injury specialists, how would you describe your firm’s expertise?* What factors should a potential plaintiff consider when hiring a lawyer?* What other practice areas do you oversee?* What else would you like listeners to know about Cohen & Cohen, P.C.?

Kim Brooks-Rodney ([email protected]) is a Partner and AV-rated Lawyer at Cohen & Cohen, P.C. who focuses her practice in the areas of medical malpractice, automobile negligence, product defects, and other serious injuries.

Ms. Brooks-Rodney received a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. While at the University of Pennsylvania, she was a research assistant to Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. While attending American University, Washington College of Law, she was a law clerk at the U.S. Department of Justice in the Civil Rights Division. In 1985, she became a Staff Attorney at the U.S. Department of Labor and later moved on to become an Assistant Corporation Counsel at the Office of Corporation Counsel’s Civil Division in Washington, D.C. She was an Assistant General Counsel at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority before becoming a trial lawyer for State Farm with David L. Hendricks and Associates in Lanham, Maryland. Prior to joining Cohen & Cohen, P.C., Ms. Brooks-Rodney was the Managing Attorney of Hartford Insurance Company’s Staff Counsel Office in Alexandria, Virginia.

Ms. Brooks-Rodney serves on the Board of Governors of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington D.C. and is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Prince George’s County Bar Association. Through numerous jury trials and settlements, Ms. Brooks-Rodney has obtained millions of dollars for her injured clients. Most recently, Ms. Brooks-Rodney was retained to represent the families of victims killed in the June 2009 Metro crash in Washington, D.C.

Ms. Brooks-Rodney has been quoted by the Washington Post, the San Diego Union – Tribune, MSNBC, CNBC, the Huffington Post, and the Examiner. She has appeared on HLN, Dr. Oz, NBC 4 News, Fox 5 News and Channel 9 News. She was named one of “Washington’s Top Lawyers” in 2009 and 2011, and one of “Washington’s Best Lawyers” in 2013 & 2015 by Washingtonian Magazine.

Click here to read the recent press releases and publicity those cases have received.

Website: cohenandcohen.net

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Matt Bertram, the COO of eWebResults, one of the Top rated Digital Marketing Agencies in Houston, Texas joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Matt Bertram discuss the following:

* Why doesn’t digital marketing work for some businesses?* What are the best platforms or strategies to get more leads online?* How you can you build your Brand Online?* What do you have to do attract your ideal customer?* How to use the different social media platforms effectively?

Matt is the co-host of Unknown Secrets of Internet Marketing, the most popular SEO Podcast on iTunes for the last 10 years, and Amazon best selling Author of Build Your Brand Mania:  How to Transform Yourself Into An Authoritative Brand To Attract Your Ideal Customers.

He has a strong track record of creating positive ROI through Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay Per Click Advertising and conversion optimization with websites and landing pages.

Matt is an Expert in Web Design, Social Media Marketing Strategy, and Email Automation who is currently managing millions of dollars of clients advertising spend per year online!

Websites: ewebresults.com | buildyourbrandmania.com |bestseopodcast.com

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/MattBertramLive
Twitter: @MattBertramLive

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Douglas R. Gerber the author of Team Quotient: How to Build High Performance Teams that Win Every Time joins Enterprise Radio. Gerber is the Founder and CEO of Focus One, a consulting firm that helps leaders create High Performance Teams. 

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Douglas R. Gerber discuss the following:

* The title of your book, Team Quotient, is also the framework for how you measure high performing teams.  What essentially is Team Quotient?* You write that “a high performance team is not a destination rather it’s a state” Can you explain that?* What are some basic ways leaders can impart their vision to their teams?* Can Team Quotient be applied to smaller businesses and teams?* Once your team is achieving a high performance level how you do keep it there?

Douglas R. Gerber is Founder and CEO of Focus One, a consulting firm that helps leaders create High Performance Teams. After 23 years as a corporate executive, he developed a reputation for building successful teams. Later, as a consultant, he has personally worked with leaders from over 70 companies to develop their own winning Teams.

Drawing from his own extensive background and 10 years of research, Douglas innovated the concept of “Team Quotient” (TQ). He is a thought leader in the area of team transformation.

The former Vice President of PepsiCo Greater China, Douglas is an IAF (International Association of Facilitators) Certified Professional Facilitator, and an ICF (International Coach Federation) Professional Certified Coach. He earned a Masters degree in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and is a graduate of the Penn State Executive Program. Douglas has lived in 10 countries and speaks 8 languages.

Website: focus-1.com
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/douglas-gerber

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Jim Scheinberg, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at North Pier Search Consulting, a Los Angeles-based firm offering specialty consulting, search and evaluations services to fiduciaries of all types joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Jim Scheinberg discuss the following:

* What is an outsourced chief investment officer, and what is their role within a business organization?* The OCIO model has been gaining popularity in recent years. What’s causing this trend?* What factors should board members and investment committees consider when selecting an OCIO?* Where can business organizations find help in selecting an OCIO?* What type of growth and changes do you foresee in the OCIO space over the next five years?

Born and raised in the North Suburbs of Chicago, Jim Scheinberg came to Southern California in 1987 to pursue his B.A. in Political Science at University of California, Los Angeles. He achieved the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) designation in 2001 from The Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA®) in conjunction with the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a quoted resource to journalists, a regular guest expert on a syndicated radio and a regular speaker at industry conferences. Jim also regularly serves as a consulting expert for U.S. government regulatory agencies and as an expert witness for Federal ERISA litigation.

Jim Scheinberg began his career in venture capital in 1990 moving to general securities with Smith Barney Harris Upham in 1992. He joined Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. in 1994 as an Associate in the Oppenheimer Consulting Group, the firm’s institutional investment management consulting department, where he worked with sponsors of trustee-directed plans and other institutional clients. In 2001, Jimfounded what would become the Corporate Services Group of Oppenheimer Co., Inc. (CSG), where he eventually held the position of Director and Senior Vice President. CSG was an industry pioneer in providing conflict free, fee-only investment consulting and fiduciary advocacy for institutional, participant-directed plan sponsors. In 2008, Jim and CSG Partner Brant Griffin founded North Pier Fiduciary Management LLC.

Website: northpiersearch.com

Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/north-pier-search-consulting

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Nick Casares, Product Director for Polyient Labs, an early-stage business incubator helping entrepreneurs fast-track blockchain innovations joins Enterprise Radio. 

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Nick Casares discuss the following:

* What is Polyient Labs?* What was the inspiration behind launching Polyient? * What do you look for when an entrepreneur comes to Polyient with an idea for a company he or she wants to launch? * Can you talk about some of the companies Polyient is currently working with or wants to work with? * For listeners not familiar with blockchain, can you explain how the technology works? What makes it different? * Most people think of is bitcoin. What’s the difference between bitcoin and blockchain?* You’ve recently been to a blockchain conference in San Francisco. What are hearing, where is the technology going next? * Your background shows you have a long history of working with tech startups. What would you say is the biggest change in the tech landscape you’ve seen in the last two years?* Can you name three pieces of advice you can give to new entrepreneurs who are looking at a startup? 

Nick Casares is Product Director for Polyient Labs, where he is responsible for helping portfolio startups fully realize, build and bring to market next-gen blockchain innovations.

Polyient Labs is an early-stage business incubator helping entrepreneurs fast-track blockchain innovations by providing them with the insight, guidance, services, support, working capital and direction needed to power their next-gen solutions.

Prior to joining Polyient, he worked in a variety of leadership roles in UX and product management for an array of startups.

Website: www.polyient.io

Social Media Links:
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/polyient
Twitter: @Polyient

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Beth Carvin, CEO of JamBios, a memoir writing platform with a one-memory-at-a-time storytelling format that lets you write in bite-sized chapters and invite family and friends to add details with a click joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Beth Carvin discuss the following:

* What is JamBios, and what inspired you to create it?* What’s different about this from a journaling program or just using a Microsoft Word document to record different stories from your life?* How are people using the platform? What kinds of stories are they telling?* What’s your revenue model?* What advice would you give to anyone who has an idea for a company and wants to make it a reality?

JamBios is a fun memoir writing platform with a one-memory-at-a-time storytelling format that lets users invite family and friends to add details with a click. It features an easy book-like structure with 100+ pre-defined chapters as well as the option to create your own, question prompts from an animated character named Monty to keep the memories flowing, public and private options including a Facebook share button for instant posting of select stories, and the option to turn the results into a printed book.

Website: jambios.com

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/JamBiosInc
Twitter: @jambiosinc

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Andrea Davis the Principal of Andrea Davis CRE that began in 1997 joins Enterprise Radio to talk about her career and aspects of commercial real estate working with landlords, tenants, sellers and buyers with office, industrial and/or retail requirements.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is working in association with the Real Estate Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Andrea Davis discuss the following:

* Tell us about Andrea Davis CRE and how you first got started in the commercial real estate business. * What makes it challenging to purchase commercial real estate if you are not in the field and why should you hire a licensed professional. * For those who are thinking of getting into the CRE field as women, any words of advice for them. * What is the 2019 forecast when it comes to commercial real estate, is now the time to purchase or lease? * What are some tips you have when it comes to renegotiating a lease? * Provide some examples of businesses you recently helped. What was their situation and what did they need you for? * Give us an example of someone that may have gotten into a bad situation and tried to go about a purchase or lease on their own of a commercial building and what was that situation and/or lesson learned? * What makes you different from others in the field? 

Andrea Davis is the Principal of Andrea Davis CRE. Her brokerage career began in 1997. Since then, Andrea has closed over $220M worth of transactions, totaling over 1.5M square feet. She is uniquely diverse in all aspects of commercial real estate working with landlords, tenants, sellers and buyers with office, industrial and/or retail requirements.

Andrea works closely with her clients and understands their overall business and personal objectives to provide comprehensive real estate solutions.

Davis’s introduction to commercial real estate career began with WAM Development Group and provides her a valuable perspective in site selection, property comparison analysis, negotiations, and resourceful transactional follow-through. While at WAM, she assisted in development opportunities, initial site selection research, pro-forma analysis, and asset acquisition.

Andrea transitioned to sell owner/user office properties for Shea Commercial and Cavan Commercial, representing both developers and buyers. While at NAI Horizon, Andrea specialized in contact centers labor demographics, analytics and site selection along with charter school tenant representation.

Prior to Andrea’s real estate career, she graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, and is an accomplished chef and was highlighted in several New York newspapers and magazines. She worked in the entertainment industry with 10 years of advanced acting, movement and voice training. Andrea’s diverse background naturally lends itself to excellent client representation and industry excellence.

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New York Times bestselling author and entrepreneur Randy Gage, a thought-provoking critical thinker who will make you approach your business — and your life — in a whole new way again joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Randy Gage discuss the following:

* Did you always want to be an entrepreneur?* You suggest people should strive to have spectacular failures.  Really?  * You note that even brilliant entrepreneurs sometimes create breakthrough products or concepts—only to devolve into mediocre practices of the market space they want to disrupt. Why is the mediocrity trap so seductive?* In your book Risky Is the New Safe, you predicted Brexit, gene editing, and the rise of Uber and cryptocurrencies.  How did you do that so early on and what are the lessons for entrepreneurs?  * How do you see personal branding and social media impacting the game?* In your Mad Genius book you rejected the notion that “genius” is just a function of IQ. In a nutshell, what are the key ingredients of “genius” thinking and behavior?* What’s your grounding philosophy as an entrepreneur?

Randy Gage is a thought-provoking critical thinker who will make you approach your business — and your life — in a whole new way. Randy is the author of eleven books translated into 25 languages, including the New York Times bestsellers, Risky Is the New Safe and Mad Genius. He has spoken to more than 2 million people across more than 50 countries, and is a member of the Speakers Hall of Fame. When he is not prowling the podium or locked in his lonely writer’s garret, you’ll probably find him playing 3rd base for a softball team somewhere.  

Website: www.randygage.com

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/RandyGage
Twitter:  @Randy_Gage

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