🎙 Inventive Journey | Real Stories From the Startup Survival Club

In this podcast episode of The Inventive Journey, entrepreneurs will learn from Alex Burkhart, Innovator, Marketer, Entrepreneur, as he shares his inventive journey.

"You have to keep jumping in and working on things. I think too many people want to sit behind a desk or in a huddle room and just noodle out on a whiteboard this 'big vision.' A lot of people can articulate that vision. They see the empire they want to build. They see that scale, but they don't know how to take one step forward."

Learn how to find the right accelerator for you, and how you can use it properly. Meet Jeff Wallace, a past businessman, and now a dedicated entrepreneur focused on helping people accelerate their start up.

In this podcast episode of The Inventive Journey, entrepreneurs will learn from Hugo Peland, entrepreneur in the field of gaming, as he shares his inventive journey.

“Just do it, it's literally that simple to me. Because I think that there is never a perfect moment to try, so I think that of course we all have certain issues. If you have like zero income no savings, okay maybe you need some sort of safety net in place before you can take that leap of faith. But otherwise you know just do it!”

In this podcast episode of The Inventive Journey, entrepreneurs will learn from James Creech, entrepreneur in the field of digital media, as he shares his inventive journey.

“Find a coach, right? Mentors have been so instrumental to me on my journey, and now paying that back being a coach, being a mentor for others has also been extremely rewarding.”

In this podcast episode of The Inventive Journey, entrepreneurs will learn from Todd Elkins, entrepreneur in the field of construction, as he shares his inventive journey.

“Its a grind. I've read all the books and everyone talks about zero to one, building a start up, start up manual, but everyday you are going to learn something new. You are just going to make so many mistakes. Then you are going to realize oh I did that wrong I have go to re-do it, or other companies didn't have this problem why do we have this problem. Like you're not the first person to have this problem, but its you, and its your company, and its your idea, and mine is different. I mean covid aside and all of that life is different now then when a lot of these books were written two, or three, or four, or five, or six years ago. I mean things change and its always kind of this fluid environment.”

In this podcast episode of The Inventive Journey, entrepreneurs will learn from Ankesh Kumar, entrepreneur in the field of personalized sales, as he shares his inventive journey.

“Think strategic! So if your trying to get into business, yea there is a business opportunity react tactically. I think a lot of people I talk to they have a really good idea, and they want to do this and that. And I say okay what are you going to do about it? I think that seriously everybody its one percent inspiration, and ninety nine percent perspiration. I mean its the same sort of thing. It's like you have got the idea, but when are you going to talk to people, just talk to them in space? Have you sort of started making connections? People are actually really nice, people are good. If you reach out to ten people on Linkedin, you are going to get three or four people coming back saying hey I know you work for whoever, I'm thinking about this idea. So you know, think strategic act tactically with ninety percent of what you do do something to further the idea.”

Meet Jen Schwartz, a couples and family coach. She aims to help entrepreneurs establish a good work life balance, so they can strengthen their life in both aspects. She will teach you about how much effort it takes for a startup, and what you have to do to continue a strong and healthy marriage.

In this podcast episode of The Inventive Journey, entrepreneurs will learn from Marsha Wilson, entrepreneur in the field of cyber security, as she shares her inventive journey.

“If what you're passionate about is what you want to try, for all means go try it! But recognize that no one else is going to be able to do what you do, no one is going to bring the same passion you do. Don't let someone tell you that crocheting frogs is never going to make anything. It depends on whether someone picks you up on Instagram, there is so many what if possibilities!”

In this podcast episode of The Inventive Journey, entrepreneurs will learn from John Driscoll, entrepreneur in the fields of marketing and technology, as he shares his inventive journey.

“Act like your at war, and you have no time for a social life. Go all in, and just go all in! Don't do anything else just get rid of all the other things you're doing in your life. People they try to do everything, and you can't! If your going to be an entrepreneur that is your hobby, you don't get to have hobbies to. That is your life, that is your ministry, whatever you want to call it. You are the priest of that business, so get rid of the girls, you don't need them, you will get them later. Especially if their young I always tell them you don't need girlfriends just move on.”

In this podcast episode of The Inventive Journey, entrepreneurs will learn from Mao Du, entrepreneur in the field of home buying, as she shares her inventive journey.

“Instead of building a perfect product, and reach out to be seen and pitch to them. You should spend more time on yourself learning different perspectives. Try to fill the gap of the skill set you don't have.”