Enterprise Podcast Network

Brad Schultz, Co-founder and Chief Experience Officer of BeatBox Beverages, LLC, creators and owners of the World’s Tastiest Portable Party Punch™ as seen on Shark Tank joins Enterprise Radio.

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

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Brad Schultz discuss the following:

* Please tell us a little bit about yourself.* What inspired you to found BeatBox Beverages?* I understand you and your partners were on Shark Tank; what was that like, and how did it impact your business?* I’ve heard your company is a disruptor in beverage alcohol distribution; why is it being called that?* Where do you see BeatBox in the future?

Brad Schultz is a Co-Founder and the Chief Experience Officer (CXO) of BeatBox Beverages, LLC, creators of the World’s Tastiest Portable Party Punch™.

Schultz grew up in Southern California and is now based in Austin, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Marketing from the University of the Pacific – Eberhardt School of Business, where he also played for the school’s Division 1 baseball team.

Schultz started his career working in entertainment, launching a Comcast-backed video on demand network for kids which partnered with companies including Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Disney. Just before founding BeatBox, Brad served as Head of TV for a London-based gaming company named Mind Candy. Throughout those years, Schultz had also founded Flying Penguin, a brand-centric mobile gaming publisher, as well as Tryout, a multilingual, kid-safe, mentorship network.

In 2011, Brad and his friends Justin Fenchel and Aimy Steadman, along with Dan Singer and Jason Schiek, founded BeatBox Beverages, LLC, which received national recognition in 2014 after an appearance on ABC’s Shark Tank, as well as a $1M investment from Mark Cuban.

In his spare time, Brad plays sports, reads, listens to podcasts, and educates himself on mental health, while brainstorming the next booming startup.

Website: beatboxbeverages.com

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/BeatboxBeverages
Instagram: instagram.com/beatboxbeverages

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Kenny Haisfield, Founder and CEO of Kenny Flowers, a clothing and lifestyle brand that makes fun, high-quality attire that makes you look and feel incredible out there joins eCommerce Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Kenny Haisfield discuss the following:

1. How did Kenny Flowers get started?
2. What was the biggest challenge in the beginning stages of starting an ecommerce business?
3. What would you have done differently when starting this business?
4. How did you first approach starting an apparel company without previous experience? Did you seek out any experts?
5. Did you have any mentors along the way? Do you think mentors are something a new business owner should seek out?
6. Have you considered funding?
7. What was the first moment you were able to realize that you could do this full time and quit your corporate job?

Kenny Haisfield is the founder of Kenny Flowers, a clothing & lifestyle brand known for putting a fresh spin on tropical shirts, swim and beachwear.  Kenny Flowers’ fun, stylin’ attire is made fresh in Bali, so, no matter where you wear it, you have a bit of paradise with you at all times.

Kenny is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Robertson Scholar and a double major in Economics and International Relations. Before escaping to paradise, he was a digital strategy consultant with IBM, when he decided to book a one-way ticket to Bali and put a bloomin’ remix his dad’s classic Hawaiian shirt. What resulted was a lifestyle line of funky prints, fresh fits, bright colors, coconut buttons, and unbelievably soft island fabrics that make you look and feel incredible out there. 

Kenny is known for his work hard, vacation hard lifestyle (and for wearing a Hawaiian shirt 365 days a year). He is also a social entrepreneur at heart, having started a nonprofit organization that sponsors underprivileged Indonesian teenagers to continue their education past high school, realize their ambitions and become leaders in their communities.

Website: https://kennyflowers.co

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/kennyflowers.co
Instagram: instagram.com/kennyflowers_

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Rona Borre, the CEO and Founder of Instant Alliance, a Chicago-based staffing agency, who stands out as one of the leading female entrepreneurs in Chicagoland joins Enterprise Radio. Rona is also known as the Chicago Tech Connector and has some advice on the art of mentoring and how to find that perfect mentor who will have a positive impact on your life.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Rona Borre discuss the following:

* As a mentor, do you do icebreakers to start a session in order to learn more about your mentee?* Do you share past stories of success and hardship from current or past career roles?* Did you always envision being a mentor? Is this something that has evolved throughout your career path?* Was there ever a job that you desired, applied for and got, but then you were not qualified? What did you draw upon within yourself to overcome these obstacles?* If one was to have a job where there was a difficult boss, how would you recommend handling the situation?* How do you teach your mentees to become more assertive negotiators and what skills would they need?* Are you able to assess your mentee’s strengths and weaknesses and how do you show them what to focus on in order to improve?* How do you teach your mentees to embrace failure and turn the situation around into a learning experience?

Rona Borre, CEO of Instant Alliance, stands out as one of the leading female entrepreneurs in Chicagoland. Since its founding in 2001, Instant Alliance has become a nationally recognized woman-owned business enterprise, consistently increasing revenue year over year.

As a leader in the Chicago community, Rona sits on the board and holds leadership roles with the Economic Club of Chicago, the Young Presidents Organization and The Chicago Network. As a thought leader in the human capital industry Rona has been featured by CNBC, CBS 2 Chicago, USA Today, CNN, and Crain’s Chicago and has been honored as an Influential Woman in Business by The Business Ledger and the National Association of Women Business Owners. Rona was also acknowledged as the Enterprising Woman of the Year by Enterprising Women Magazine, in addition to the number of accolades awarded to her agency.

Rona received her BS in Business from University of Arizona. Rona is passionate about helping companies achieving their goals by pairing them with the absolute best talent.

Website: instantalliance.com

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/instantalliance
Twitter:  @1nstantAlliance

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Charles Rubin, a best-selling author, a Clio-award winning advertising director that has a new book out, Leaning on Thin Air, which tells the story of the Golden Age of Advertising in the 1960’s joins Enterprise Radio.

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

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Charles Rubin discuss the following:

* Your latest book, Leaning on Thin Air, takes the reader into the Golden Age of ad agencies in the 1960s through lead character Bob Bronson and parallels some real life experiences you faced as one of the nation’s top ad writers in the 1960’s. What was the impetus for writing this book?* You were one of the original Mad Men. Why were the 60’s considered the Golden Age of Advertising?* Has advertising changed for the better or worse?* You also wrote a best-seller, Don’t Let Your Kids Kill You: A Guide for Parents of Drug and Alcohol Addicted Children, in which you provide practical advice on how parents can help themselves and families when dealing with addicted children. What motivated you to write that book and how are its lessons still relevant today?* You were also married to Betty Bethards, who authored The Dream Book: Symbols for Self-Understanding, the most popular book on dream analysis in the world which has sold close to a million copies worldwide. That book still sells. Why is Betty’s work still relevant today and what are you doing to keep her spirit alive?

Charles Rubin was born in New York City. A Marine Corps veteran and former Clio-Award winning advertising director, Charles is a past recipient of the PEN Award for his book, 4-F Blues: A Novel of WWII Hollywood. He has been interviewed on CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox and the BBC, amongst others. A onetime resident of both London and Cambridge, Charles now resides in Sonoma County, Calif. and serves as the president of the Inner Light Foundation.

Website: www.innerlight.org

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Nicole Hewitt, Managing Attorney at HWK Law Group in Maryland, a firm with a focus in estate and business planning, wealth succession & tax minimization planning, elder law, special needs planning and real estate law joins Enterprise Radio.

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

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Nicole Hewitt discuss the following:

* Is it a misconception that only the rich need estate planning? Why or why not? * Who are some classes of people that are at the highest risk if they don’t meet with an estate planning attorney and put an estate plan in place? Why? * What can a business owner do to protect his business and its value for his/her family?* What is the role of a good estate planning attorney and the value received? 

TIP: Every entrenpeneur or business owner of whatever size should be having a conversation with a well versed estate planning tax attorney.  Planning before a family crisis or a business relationship gone bad, will save tens of thousands of dollars, financial distress and strained relationships in the future.  Failure to plan is making the choice for others to plan for you. 

Ms. Hewitt practices in the area of Estate Planning and Estate Administration, Elder Law, Special Need Planning, Business Planning, and Title and Real Estate Transactions, with an emphasis on the tax aspects of each area. Her clients consist of both individuals and small businesses.

Prior to co-founding HWK Law Group, Ms. Hewitt was a senior tax associate with two Big 5 accounting firms, an associate with a large prominent Baltimore law firm and General Counsel and Executive Direction of a national corporation. She is a member of the Maryland State Bar Associations Estate & Trusts, Elder Law and Real Property sections, and a member of the Baltimore County Bar Association. Ms. Hewitt received her B.A from Loyola College, J.D. From the University of Baltimore School of Law, and L.L.M om Taxation from Georgetown University School of Law.

Website: http://hwklawgroup.com

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/HWKLawGroup
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/hwklawgroup

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Christine Deehring, Co-Founder and CEO of Bump Boxes, the biggest pregnancy subscription company that delivers fun and healthy products to expecting mothers each month joins eCommerce Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Christine Deehring discuss the following:

* What inspired the idea behind Bump Boxes, and how did you make the leap to running the business full time?* What has been your biggest struggle so far, and how did you overcome it?* What is something surprising you’ve learned along the way?* How do you balance work and life as a mother?* What are you most excited about in the future of Bump Boxes?

Christine Deehring is the founder and CEO of Bump Boxes, a monthly subscription service that curates fun and healthy pregnancy products.  She is a 2018 E&Y Entrepreneurial Winning Women Finalist, the first Midwest finalist in 4 years.  Within the last 3 years, Bump Boxes has become the leader of pregnancy subscriptions worldwide (over 300,000+ boxes shipped). 

In addition to B2C, Christine works directly with Fortune 500 companies to help them enhance their maternity and paternity programs.  She specializes in e-commerce, subscriptions & consumer product creation. 

A CPA by trade, her goal in life is to make Mom’s life easier.  Other brands include Glow Organics, Bitsy Boxes, Bumplife, Babyname matcher app.  Recent acquisitions include HelloMamas app, Supplet & 21 Bundles.

Website: www.bumpboxes.com

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

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Maruf Yusupov, co-founder at Cloudy.Email that helps companies send millions of emails per month at affordable rates joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Maruf Yusupov discuss the following:

* What is Cloudy?* How did you come up with the idea for Cloudy?* Why should someone use Cloudy instead of other solutions?* How come is Cloudy is so cheap compared to other alternatives?* Shall we still care about email marketing in 2019?

Cloudy is a cloud based online newsletter and email sending software as a service. It will enable you send mass emails at a fraction of a cost compared to other email marketing softwares.

For example, our pricing is just $1 for 1.000 emails. No Monthly Fees. Unlimited Contacts.

Website: www.cloudy.email

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/cloudyemail

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Amad Ebrahimi, CEO, and Founder of MerchantMaverick.com, a business and software review site that has helped over one million business make better decisions since 2009 joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Amad Ebrahimi discuss the following:

* When do small business have to pay taxes.* What are self-employment taxes?* What is the small business tax rate?* What about employees, do you have to pay payroll taxes?* What other types of taxes are small business owners responsible for?* How do small business owners prepare for taxes?

Merchant Maverick is a comparison site that reviews and rates credit card processors, POS software companies, shopping carts, mobile payments services, and small business software.

We also write informative articles about the industry as a whole. The goal is to educate you about the industry and the companies involved so you can make an informed decision.

Unlike other review sites, we tell it like it is…both the good and the bad. If we promote a company, it’s because we genuinely believe in them, and not because they’re paying us to do so.

We spend dozens of hours researching and testing each company or product so you don’t have to. We like to think we’re doing a good job, but we understand that we’re not always going to get it right. However, our promise to you is that we’ll always spend as much time as necessary to be as accurate as we can with each review. If we get it wrong, we’ll admit our mistake and correct course.

Website: www.merchantmaverick.com

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/MerchantMaverick
Twitter:  @merchantmav

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Carolyn Horner and Eve Ackerley, Co-Founders of Jenzy, a shoe sizing and ecommerce app that helps parents purchase properly fitting footwear for young children (ages 0-6) online joins eCommerce Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Carolyn Horner and Eve Ackerley discuss the following:

* Tell us about the Jenzy app.* What problem in the marketplace inspired you to launch the company? * How does Jenzy stand out in the marketplace?* With the closing of many brick-and-mortars, what are some of the advantages retailers will gain when using Jenzy as a distributer?* What does the future of your company look like in the next 5 years?

Tip: We are often asked how we compete with Amazon and Zappos, the two biggest sellers of kids’ shoes. To keep a competitive edge as your company grows, our service revolves around curation and helping parents find not only the perfect fit, but the best shoe for their child’s development. We see ourselves as a “shoe concierge” for parents and offer a highly personalized experience, something that large retailers would be hard pressed to do. In the near future, we’ll leverage our data and predictive analytics to be able to project a customer’s shoe needs before they even remember to go check if their kid’s shoes still fit.

Carolyn Horner is the co-founder of Jenzy, a foot-sizing and e-commerce app that makes it easy for parents to buy perfectly fitting shoes for young kids online. She leads all marketing and operations efforts for the Philly-based startup. A 2014 graduate of Cornell University, Carolyn completed a dual-degree in Government and Asian Studies. She was also a 2-year captain and All-American goalie for the Cornell Varsity Field Hockey team.

Eve Ackerley is the co-founder of Jenzy, a foot-sizing and e-commerce app that makes it easy for parents to buy perfectly fitting shoes for young kids online. She leads Jenzy’s tech team and was named one of Total Retail’s 2018 Game Changers. After graduating from UC Berkeley in 2013, Eve traveled to rural Yunnan, China and taught English at a public elementary school for two years.

About Jenzy: Established in 2016, Jenzy is an early stage technology company that couples highly accurate shoe sizing technology with recommendations for developmentally appropriate children’s shoes.  Through its app, Jenzy makes online shoe buying easy and convenient, and ensures that young children, ages 0-6, get the right fit in the right shoe every time. Jenzy only recommends brands that are developmentally appropriate for children, making it easy for parents to confidently make online shoe purchases they can feel good about.

Website: https://jenzy.com

Social Media Links:Facebook: facebook.com/ShopJenzyTwitter: @ShopJenzy

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Rick Itzkowich, an entrepreneur, San Diego Vistage Chair, and a leading authority on how to bridge the gap between online and offline business networking to increase sales joins Enterprise Radio. Rick just released a new book, The Referral Playbook: How to Increase Sales with Proven Networking Strategies” on Amazon. 

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

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Rick Itzkowich discuss the following:

* Why is business networking important? * What is the mindset you need to be successful? * What are some ways to network online?* Can you recommend offline networking organizations? * What step should business owners take to get started?

Rick Itzkowich is an author, serial entrepreneur, world-renowned networking expert, a San Diego Vistage Chair and CEO of a manufacturing firm in Mexico. As author of The Referral Playbook: How to Increase Sales with Proven Networking Strategies, Rick provides a game changing “how-to increase sales” guide for both newbie and sales veterans.

In honor of his father, Moises Itzkowich, 100% of the book proceeds go to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA). Over the last 20 years, Rick, aka The LinkedIn Guy, has created turnkey products that meet a demand for tools to increase business profits. His QuoteActions®, Link Power Now®, Rock-IT! Referrals®, and Yikes! Workshop® have generated millions of dollars in revenue for businesses worldwide.

Rick is an official member of the prestigious Forbes Coaches Council and recognized as a Forbes CommunityVoice™ Contributor, his articles for Forbes are read by millions of executives. Itzkowich was born and raised in Mexico City and speaks five languages. The Referral Playbook is available in Kindle and paperback on Amazon. 

Websites: www.thereferralplaybook.com  | www.rickitzkowich.com

Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/thereferralplaybook
Twitter: @thelinkedinguy

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