Founder Shares

Today we have something a little different for you.  Justyn Kasierski, partner at Hutchison PLLC, shares some of the biggest legal mistakes that we see startups making - and what you can do to prevent them from happening to you.

GIVEAWAY: A few episodes back, Robbie Hardy shared the unbelievable story about how she used a magic 8-ball to help her decide whether or not to sell her company. All signs pointed to yes for her, and she had a successful exit. Well, we all have major decisions to make every day, so Hutchison thought it would be fun to give away one magic 8-ball each month in a drawing. And to enter the drawing, all you need to do is write a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen - and let us know by sending an email to [email protected]. 

Hosted by Trevor Schmidt, Founder Shares is brought to you by Hutchison PLLC, and is edited and produced by Earfluence.g

As a startup, there’s always that moment in time right before the product launches or the website goes up, when you have worked, and stressed and tested, and re-worked and talked to potential customers and re-worked some more, but you are ready to let your baby out into the world. It’s exciting.  It's scary. And this conversation is that moment in time for Wherewithal co-CEOs Danielle Rushton and Ellery Linder.

GIVEAWAY: A few episodes back, Robbie Hardy shared the unbelievable story about how she used a magic 8-ball to help her decide whether or not to sell her company. All signs pointed to yes for her, and she had a successful exit. Well, we all have major decisions to make every day, so Hutchison thought it would be fun to give away one magic 8-ball each month in a drawing. And to enter the drawing, all you need to do is write a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen - and let us know by sending an email to [email protected]. 

Hosted by Trevor Schmidt, Founder Shares is brought to you by Hutchison PLLC, and is edited and produced by Earfluence.

Abhi Lokesh started Fracture from his college dorm room at the University of Florida.  As a young entrepreneur, he made a lot of mistakes - in hiring, in marketing, in leadership, and more - but he learned from those mistakes and is now at over 1M Fractures sold!

Note: this episode was recorded in July 2020, so Fracture is well beyond 1M sold now!

Hosted by Trevor Schmidt, Founder Shares is brought to you by Hutchison PLLC, and is edited and produced by Earfluence.

In her first career as an executive in the hospitality industry, Pam Boney saw great leaders, poor leaders, and everything in between. So she started a project collecting the vices that she didn't like and the virtues that she did like - both in herself and in others.  With her insight, she decided to make the "big corporate leap", forgoing the safe salary for the scariness and excitement of entrepreneurship. And now, she's running Tilt365, which provides strengths-based personality assessments to accelerate leadership agility and develop an organizational culture where people love to work.

Hosted by Trevor Schmidt, Founder Shares is brought to you by Hutchison PLLC, and is edited and produced by Earfluence.

In order to found a successful company, you don’t just need to be passionate about your business, you also need to know the ins and outs of your industry.

For Daniel White, that meant using the Rolodex of contacts he acquired after 25 years in biotechnology to found five successful companies—two of which, Clearside Biomedical and Alimera Sciences, both focusing on retinal ophthalmology, have gone public. 

And throughout his entrepreneurial career, he has raised over $475 million.

Hosted by Trevor Schmidt, Founder Shares is brought to you by Hutchison PLLC, and is edited and produced by Earfluence.

Gail Peace started her business journey early. At 12 - having never worn makeup - she began selling Avon to women in the neighborhood because it was much more lucrative than babysitting. Today she's the CEO of Ludi, a physician time tracking software based in Nashville TN. On the show, she talks about life as a CEO, going through the accelerator program Healthbox, seeking venture capital, building a team, and the challenges of being a female founder.

Hosted by Trevor Schmidt

Founder Shares is edited and produced by Earfluence.

What is Social Emotional Learning (SEL)? Why is it so important to Kristen Hopkins, who founded both Dangers of the Mind and Kristen Hopkins Global?  And how is she planning to change the world AND become a thriving success?  Find out on the latest episode of the Founder Shares Podcast!

Dangers of the Mind
Kristen Hopkins Global
Dangers of the Mind Book
Dangers of the Mind Podcast

Hosted by Trevor Schmidt

Founder Shares is edited and produced by Earfluence.

Robbie Hardy spent decades climbing the corporate ladder and being the only woman in the room. When she decided it was time to go out on her own, she sought the legal and business advice of Fred Hutchison, founder of Hutchison PLLC. Together they helped build CI Technologies, which eventually sold to Seagate - a deal that was sealed by a Magic 8-ball.

Hosted by Trevor Schmidt
xElle Ventures

Founder Shares is edited and produced by Earfluence.

Malcolm Benitz and his two co-founders Michael Rosenberg and Chase Ballard, while in the Entrepreneurship program at NC State, found a problem in medical information, and they were determined to fix it. With $5M in Series A and hundreds of clients, five years later, Medicom has made a difference for thousands of patients. Hear from Malcolm about how they did it. 

Hosted by Trevor Schmidt
Medicom.us

Founder Shares is edited and produced by Earfluence.

One day Bob Freedman took a chance. He left his big company IT job and went for it. He followed his passion for collectibles and his entrepreneurial dream of building a business. And although the journey wasn't easy, he eventually had what many startup founders dream of one day - a successful exit.  Find out more about Bob and his company Blue Dog Software by tuning in.

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SimpleAuctionSite.com
Barnebys.com

Founder Shares is edited and produced by Earfluence.