Mark grew up in the financial investing, hedge fund world where there was no room for mistakes. Now, as Co-founder & CEO of ChargeSpot, he learns, makes mistakes, and admits those mistakes every day as he scales his fast growth company. He is helping  businesses, restaurants, hotels, and offices rev revenues by helping their customers easily charge their devices.

From a heartbreaking bankruptcy in 1991 to the founding of Omega Insurance Services in 1996, and it's eventual sale in 2003 for $20 million, Tim Fargo has a lot of business experience. He wrote about his experiences in his fascinating book, Alphabet Success. This interview focuses on his amazing new social media company, "Tweet Jukebox." You'll enjoy his humor and appreciate his great insights about leading and managing his fast growth company.

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Today's Podcast:

Alex Kopicki, CEO & Co-founder - Kinglet

Alex Kopicki is an experienced Baltimore real estate entrepreneur who is bringing airbnb and eharmony like experience to the commercial real estate world. Do you want to hear his story behind this quote: "Make sure you are communicating those little wins." Listen and learn as he shares the wisdom he has earned on the road from founder to CEO.

What an honor it was to speak with Doug. He has an amazing track record of leadership success as the former president of Trader Joe's. He is even helping a generation of business leaders embrace the concepts of Conscious Capitalism as the CEO of the global organization of the same name. But, it's his new startup, Daily Table, that really caught my attention and is exciting and igniting a growing following in the United States. He drops many "value bombs" about being a Founding CEO that you'll definitely want to hear.

Prem Thomas shifted from investment banking to founder and CEO of a fast growing eco-friendly footwear company that is also rooted in history and cool design. His thoughts on how "digging deep" and focusing are key to Founding CEO success.

Do you actually like driving to the gym? Ever thought that the gym should come to you? Josh thought so and created a fast growth company around that very idea.

If you want to inject yourself with a can-do spirit, determination, and a smart savvy attitude…then listen to this episode with Josh because he will inspire you with his ingenuity and global aspirations. And, he also shares how he handled a short-term revenue shortfall.

Bart Lorang, CEO & Co-founder - FullContact

Bart Lorang doesn't give up. His focus on "being awesome with people" is not only inspirational, but it is also the secret sauce of his company value proposition. And, his candid expression of struggle and his story of sharing vulnerability will make you question whether or not you should keep things "bottled up" like many other Founding CEOs. He'll also share some unique accountability techniques that helps his team become exceptional.

Matt Ehrlichman has experienced some tremendous success over the years. This humble Standford grad was selected as USA TODAY's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014. He even successful built other companies before his struggles with building a home for his family prompted him to co-found Porch in 2012. He and his team quickly raised $100 million and Porch grew very fast. In 2015 he and the company started experiencing some head winds and decided to right size the company and its focus.

I personally really enjoyed speaking with Matt. His kind, humble, and generous demeanor will bring you renewed hope that people like him exist. He candidly shares his company's rise, it's struggles, and speaks at length about the challenges he has faced transitioning from Founder to CEO.