Enterprise Podcast Network

Lara O’Donnell, Director at Tailored HQ that is an Interior Design Company joins Enterprise Radio. Based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, the team from TailoredHQ has everything you need to customise your home to achieve your dream look.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Lara O’Donnell discuss the following:

* What do interior designers do?

* What trends are you seeing come through?

* What is your style and how does this affect your client concepts?

* How does good/bad interior design affect a home?

* What’s the best part about your job as an interior designer?

From colour consultations, to furnishing schemes, to full fit out selections, our focus is a Tailored Interior to suit each clients’ taste. We specialise in interior design and decoration, Curtains and Blinds, Kitchen and Bathroom Design, with full product specification available. We provide in-home consultations to Newcastle & Lake Macquarie, the Hunter Valley, the Central and Mid-Coasts, as well as e-Interiors for those further afield.

One of our talented Interior Designers will come to you to discuss your space and bring your vision to life.

Website: www.tailoredhq.com.au

Social Media Links:

Facebook: facebook.com/tailoredhq

Instagram: instagram.com/tailoredhq

Agustin Sanchez, Managing Director at Nearshore Partners, a development company founded in San Francisco joins Enterprise Radio to discuss the MVP Bet: Why startups thrive with this work methodology.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Agustin Sanchez discuss the following:

* What are the purposes of working with the MVP methodology?

* How do you identify if you have a product people will want?

* How do you find the best talent to develop the MVP?

* Do teams adapt easily to this methodology?

* What are the key questions to ask before building an MVP?

Agustin Sanchez is an engineer currently working as Country Manager Director at Nearshore Partners, a development company founded in San Francisco. He has more than 15 years of experience in IT outsourcing/nearshoring, and he has lead teams of more than 50 engineers.

Website: www.nearshorepartners.com

Twitter: @Nearshore_US

Pierre Larose, Founder of Hippie Pants, which sells handmade Thai pants to North and South American markets joins eCommerce Radio to discuss how to leverage customer feedback to grow your eCommerce store.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Pierre Larose discuss the following:

* What’s your background and as the owner what is your role within the organisation?

* How do you decide what to prioritise?

* Give us an example of an innovation decision you made due to customer feedback.

* Many people would say, why not just run a survey to get customer feedback?

* How else would you recommend other store owners get informal feedback?

Summary: You are probably already receiving a lot of feedback even if you didn’t plan to formally collect it. Take time to look at engagement rates on different types of products and content, social media chatter, blog comments, suggestions reaching customer service, store search and of course reviews. I’m not suggesting everything a customer requests must be rolled out but when there is repeated feedback it’s almost always a pain point or a sales opportunity worth considering.

Hippie-Pants is an online store launched in 2015 which sells fair trade, vegan and authentic thai pants. From their production process to their partnerships, the store follows its guiding principles of fair trade and sustainability, guaranteeing fair iving wages, prepaying local seamstresses and designers to avoid them getting into debt as well as promoting economic activity in rural areas.

All products are handmade in Thailand and shipped worldwide. The use of local artisans and inhouse shipping allows for close control of product quality as well as social and environmental impact.

The company also operates in Brazil under the Calça Thai brand and in Mexico as Pantalones Thai.

Website: Hippie-Pants.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: Facebook.com/thaihippiepants

Instagram: Instagram.com/team.hippiepants

Roy Morejon, President and Co-Founder of Enventys Partners, a vertically-integrated product development, crowdfunding and inbound marketing agency joins Enterprise Radio.

The award-winning agency combines product development services, that take entrepreneurs and established companies from napkin sketch to production, with digital marketing expertise to bring innovative products to market.

Enventys Partners has raised more than $100 million for clients through crowdfunding and has been involved in the development, prototyping, launching and/or marketing of over 1,000 products.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Roy Morejon discuss the following:

Roy Morejon is the President and Co-Founder of Enventys Partners, a vertically-integrated product development, crowdfunding and digital marketing agency. The award winning turn-key firm combines product development and marketing services, helping entrepreneurs and enterprise companies bring innovative products and ideas to market.

A serial entrepreneur and thought leader in online marketing for more than 25 years, Morejon consulted for AOL and Microsoft in his teens and now provides tech startups with a one-stop solution for all of their go-to-market needs.

Frequently featured on CNN, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Huffington Post and Fast Company, he has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs raise more than $100 million dollars using crowdfunding, while advising dozens of global startups on their digital marketing growth strategies.

Website: www.enventyspartners.com

Social Media Links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/EP_Innovation

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enventyspartners

Hiten Thakrar, Owner of H+Co a Menswear store located in Sydney, Australia that brings the essence of British tailoring to Sydney with quintessential, old school service joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is working in conjunction with eAustralia (Australian entrepreneurs and business owners).

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Hiten Thakrar discuss the following:

* How did you get started in business and what was your inspiration?

* You’ve been in business for 15 years now. You’re still growing and have an ambitious growth plan for the next 5 years—get into that if you would.

* How are you bucking the trend while many of your competitors have gone out of business?

* What do you think is the secret to great retailing?

* What do you think the retail landscape will be like in the future, and what are your plans to embrace new developments?

* What advice would you give to anyone starting out in retail today?

Hiten Thakrar, known to his friends and customers as H grew up in the UK, immersed in his family’s retail empire, which dominated the British menswear scene for over four decades. Settling in Australia 15 years ago,  it felt completely natural for H to start his menswear business in Sydney, where he has operated his city centre store for over 15 years, with an incredibly loyal following.

It’s not surprising his customers keep coming back for more, as the concept of good, old-fashioned service was instilled in H from an early age – something his clients find refreshing in today’s age of fast fashion and passive service.

He calls it Quintessential, Old-School Service – it’s very British! It’s H’s vision to bring the essence of fine British tailoring to Sydney with premium quality fabrics and expert construction at affordable prices.

Bucking the trend of a challenging retail market – especially for independents, H is continually innovating and offering ever more services to his clients to make their life easier.

Over the last year, H has established a strong online presence, introduced appointment shopping to devote personal attention to his clients in a private, 45 minute appointment, corporate packages, and made-to-measure custom tailoring. He has even introduced made-to-measure tailoring for women, with has been incredibly well received. He has many more new initiatives to set to launch in the second half of the year.

H’s customers, can shop on line, instore, over the phone, or by appointment at the showroom or at his clients’ home or office, should that be more convenient for them. He keeps detailed records of all his customers, so they can contact him any time to re-order favourite items. H maintains constant contact with his customers through his popular and active social media sites, regular direct mail and exclusive events and offers for the members of his Hunter Club.

What H doesn’t know about dressing discerning gentlemen really isn’t worth knowing and his devoted service to his customers is what really sets H+Co apart.

Website: www.handco.com.au

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handcomenswear

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handco.menswear

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HandCoMenswear

Ben Harris the Co-Founder of the Nickel and Dime Supplement Club, a supplement company that ships personalized supplement boxes to its members monthly joins eCommerce Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Ben Harris discuss the following:

* How did you stumble upon supplements and get started in the industry?

* What challenges did you face in getting started?

* How did you organize your time when it comes to having a job and running a business?

* Tell us about your new business, Nickel & Dime Supplement Club.

* What is one piece of advice you would give to someone looking to start a business or “side hustle”?

* On a personal note what do you do in your free time? Favorite type of pizza?, Cats or dogs? What color is your toothbrush?

Ben Harris is a native of Jacksonville, Florida who has been a life long entrepreneur. Ben started a supplement company with his friend Mike, forming MB Nutrition. Their pre-workout “F-16” rose in the top 100 pre workouts in the country within 3 months. Mike and Ben have stayed in business together and are in the process of launching their new company Nickel & Dime Supplement Club.

Website: www.nickeldimesuppclub.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nickel-Dime-Supplement-Club

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nickel_DimeSC

Dan Ritter, President of Bug Band in Cartersville, Georgia that produces a wide range of Naturally Derived insect repellents made from the oil of Geranium plants joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Dan Ritter discuss the following:

* How and when did you get started with Bug Band?

* What makes Bug Band different from other insect repellents?

* What is wrong with using DEET as a repellent?

* What is in Bug Band products that repels insects?

* Where are Bug Band products manufactured?

Dan Ritter is the President & CEO of Bug Band.  After being discharged from the Marine Corp in the late 1960’s Mr. Ritter, along with two other men formed an aerosol filling company in Marietta, GA which they grew and owned until 1985.  At that time the company was sold and two years later Mr. Ritter organized EES, Inc. which is the parent company of Bug Band.  EES, Inc. manufactures a wide range of Industrial/Institutional odor control chemicals for the commercial market – Hospitals, schools, nursing homes, etc.

In 2002 one of the EES vendors introduced Mr. Ritter to Dr. Jerry Butler at the University of FL where they had been developing alternate ways to repel Mosquitoes and other troublesome insects.  After some research, which included Mr. Ritter having his arms in a cage full of hungry female Mosquitoes, it was decided to get the rights to the U. of FL patents on the use of Geraniol as a repellent.  At that point the Bug Band division of EES, Inc. was formed. Since its introduction to the market in 2003 the Bug Band line has grown both in distribution as well as product offering, and continues to grow with more products for new markets.

Website: www.bugband.net

 

Melissa Livingston, the Founder and CEO of Twisted Wares and Missy Made Well, Inc. joins Enterprise Radio.  She is an entrepreneur with spirit who went through a major career change when the economy changed and found her passion in creative housewares products.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Melissa Livingston discuss the following:

* How did Twisted Wares come about and what was the reason behind creating it?

* What has your path to success been like with Twisted Wares?

* What advice would you give other entrepreneurs that are starting new businesses?

* Tell us about your patent and why it is important.

* How do you come up with the sayings and the products in the Twisted Wares and Missy Made Well lines?

Missy Livingston, a mother of three boys, had just cleaned the kitchen for the twenty-seventh time that week. As if on cue, her youngest ran in and pulled down the towel she had just hung over the oven handle to dry. Missy knew she could not be the only person who found this frustrating.

In her previous life, Missy was a realtor in Seattle. Then the recession of 2008 hit. Her husband lost his job, they lost their own house, and were forced to relocate to Texas with their three young sons.

Suddenly, Missy was a stay at home mom, who felt like her life was completely out of her control. And her son constantly pulling down the towel was just the push she needed to take back her power AND create a product that she knew would resonate with people everywhere. “If I couldn’t control my life in the moment, I was damn well going to control the towel,” she says. And Twisted Wares™ was born. The Hang Tight Towel® loop design allows for your towel to be used as you would any towel, and it will stay put when you want it to without buttons, Velcro, or snaps.

Twisted Wares™ is delighted to bring you inspired, laugh-out-loud, high-quality, and functional products for you to enjoy every day.

Website: www.twistedwares.com

Wholesale orders please send to [email protected]

Nat Greene, the Co-Founder and current CEO of Stroud International & author of his new book: Stop Guessing: The 9 Behaviors of Great Problem-Solvers joins Enterprise Radio.

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

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Nat Greene discuss the following:

* What prompted you to write this book?

* You’ve probably heard this question before, but what’s wrong with guessing?

* Can you explain what it means to smell the problem?

* Anyone who’s led a team has faced that inevitable brainstorming session that veers far off course. How do you steer everyone back to the central issue?

* Why are some people convinced that complicated problems require equally complicated solutions?

* When a team is tackling a problem, it does seem like the most powerful people in the room dominate the process. Any advice on how to make sure everyone gets heard?

* You talk about the need to find the root cause in order to solve a problem for good. What happens if you can’t, and have to engineer some kind of fix anyway? Is there any way to temporarily but effectively solve a problem?

* As a global problem solving expert, what’s the hardest problem you’ve ever faced?

Tip: It helps to understand that many people don’t believe they’re guessing, even when they are. This is because people want to believe they’re sophisticated, and they understand at a gut level that guessing is not a sophisticated way of solving problems. People will dress up guessing in fancy language: they might be brainstorming, coming up with ideas, listing possible root causes, hypothesizing, ideating, or the like. All of these are guessing. They may even tell you that they’re using a specific problem solving methodology, but if you look closely enough you’ll see that many of these include guessing. To help people–including yourself–break out of guessing you first need to be honest with yourself and identify that’s what you’re doing. As soon as you’re no longer attached to justifying your old approach to problem solving, you’ll be able to take steps to improve it.

Nat Greene is the co-founder and current CEO of Stroud International, and author of Stop Guessing: The 9 Behaviors of Great Problem-Solvers. Nat earned a Masters of Engineering from Oxford University and studied design, manufacturing and management at Cambridge University, in addition to executive education coursework in Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management program.

Websites: www.stroudinternational.com | www.stopguessingbook.com

Sarah Boyd, Founder of Simply Inc, a leading fashion and beauty digital network, that is known for their sought after interactive panels and conferences held on a regular basis throughout the US and abroad joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Sarah Boyd discuss the following:

* What ignited the spark in you to start Simply Inc?

* What three pieces of advice would you give to college students who want to become entrepreneurs?

* Who is your role model, and why?

* What sacrifices have you had to make to be successful?

* As an entrepreneur what do you think is the biggest element to help you stand out as a brand? How do you define success?

About Simply Inc:

In 2012, founder Sarah Boyd created Simply Inc. as an agency specializing in events and brand collaborations. Soon after, she noticed a missing link between people trying to make their way in the fashion and beauty industries and those leading the fashion and beauty industries. She saw the opportunity to connect these two stylish and driven groups by creating events that would bring together key tastemakers to share, inspire and educate anyone who was interested in hearing about their thoughts and experiences. As it turns out, a lot of people wanted to hear what our chic and knowledgeable panelists had to say. And thus, Simply Stylist was born.  In 2014, Simply Digital Network was created to assist celebrity bloggers navigate the digital space and monetize their blogs.

“Simply Inc. is a way for like-minded women to come together, learn from one another, get inspired and to network.  It’s a place where we showcase the true trendsetters and uplift fashion and beauty tastemakers of the future.” – Sarah Boyd, Simply Inc.

About Founder Sarah Boyd:

Sarah Boyd is the founder and creative mind behind Simply Stylist and Simply Digital Network; we like to think of her as our oh-so-chic captain. With years of experience in fashion PR under her belt, Sarah set out to start her own multi-service boutique agency in 2012 to connect the style makers she encountered on a daily basis with brands, events and other opportunities. This eventually grew to include what is now a core part of the company: the Simply Stylist conference. Forbes named her a “Female Founder to Watch” in 2013 and she’s been featured in People Style Watch, E!, The Zoe Report and many more. Sarah’s vision for Simply Stylist was to create an inviting space for driven, stylish and tech-savvy women to come together, learn and connect.  She is also a fashion & beauty contributor to Forbes.

Website: www.simply-inc.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoveSimplyInc

Twitter: https://twitter.com/simplystylistxo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simply