Jesse Cole is the Owner of Fans First Entertainment, who owns and operates the Savannah Bananas and the Gastonia Grizzlies. The teams have welcomed more than 1 million fans to their ballparks and have been featured on MSNBC, CNN, and ESPN. Jesse is an in-demand speaker and author of "Find Your Yellow Tux – How to Be Successful by Standing Out". He is also the host of the Business Done Differently Podcast. http://findyouryellowtux.com

About BizTank Career Exploration Program

BizTank provides local Junior and Senior high school students an opportunity to gain exposure to the world of business through a stimulating and interactive program. Consisting of three unique eight-week seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall), meeting once a week on Wednesday nights. Sessions are spent covering a range of topics, such as startups, marketing and on-trend business subjects. In addition, students record, edit and create their own episodes for the Kids in the Tank Podcast. For more information visit us online at https://biztanknonprofit.org/

Laura Caldwell is a former civil trial attorney who is founding director of Life After Innocence and a published author of 14 novels and one nonfiction book.

Before beginning her writing career, Laura was a partner in a Chicago law firm, specializing in medical malpractice defense and entertainment law. In 2001 she joined Loyola University Chicago School of Law and taught Advanced Litigation Writing and International Criminal Law, among others.

Laura began her writing career in women's fiction and soon turned to mystery/thriller. Her first book, Burning the Map, was voted as one of the best books of the year by Barnes and Noble .com. Booklist declared "Caldwell is one of the most talented and inventive … writers around," after the release of The Year of Living Famously and The Night I Got Lucky. The release of her trilogy in 2009 received critical acclaim and nominations for prestigious industry awards.

While researching her sixth novel, The Rome Affair, Laura was led to the criminal case of a young man who was coerced into confessing to a crime he didn't commit. Charged with murder, he sat in a Cook County holding cell for nearly six years with no trial date. After hearing about his case, Laura joined a renowned criminal defense attorney to defend him, ultimately proving his innocence and inspiring her first nonfiction book, Long Way Home: A Young Man Lost in the System and the Two Women Who Found Him (Free Press, Simon & Schuster).

About BizTank Career Exploration Program

BizTank provides local Junior and Senior high school students an opportunity to gain exposure to the world of business through a stimulating and interactive program. Consisting of three unique eight-week seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall), meeting once a week on Wednesday nights. Sessions are spent covering a range of topics, such as startups, marketing and on-trend business subjects. In addition, students record, edit and create their own episodes for the Kids in the Tank Podcast. For more information visit us online at https://biztanknonprofit.org/

Tyson Franklin mentors small business owners in the health industry with an emphasis on helping them develop long-term marketing strategies and business systems to support those strategies. Tyson is also the host of It's No Secret with Dr T., which is a small business and marketing podcast. He's also the author of two business books, It's No Secret There's Money in Podiatry and It's No Secret There's Money in Small Business, both best sellers on Amazon. https://www.tysonfranklin.com/

About BizTank Career Exploration Program

BizTank provides local Junior and Senior high school students an opportunity to gain exposure to the world of business through a stimulating and interactive program. Consisting of three unique eight-week seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall), meeting once a week on Wednesday nights. Sessions are spent covering a range of topics, such as startups, marketing and on-trend business subjects. In addition, students record, edit and create their own episodes for the Kids in the Tank Podcast. For more information visit us online at https://biztanknonprofit.org/

From Shark Tank to Our Tank, we're excited to talk with Michelle Winowich, owner of G.O.A.T. Pet Products on this weeks episode of Kids in the Tank Podcast.

The G.O.A.T. Pet Speaker, is a small Bluetooth speakers attach to a pet's collar and connect with their owner's phone through a Bluetooth connection. The G.O.A.T. app then allows the owner to type or record phrases that can be saved and played back through the pet's speaker. In addition to giving pets a voice, the speaker can stream music from the user's phone, allowing them to listen to music on walks without wearing earphones that block out sound. https://www.goatpetproducts.com/

About BizTank Career Exploration Program

BizTank provides local Junior and Senior high school students an opportunity to gain exposure to the world of business through a stimulating and interactive program. Consisting of three unique eight-week seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall), meeting once a week on Wednesday nights. Sessions are spent covering a range of topics, such as startups, marketing and on-trend business subjects. In addition, students record, edit and create their own episodes for the Kids in the Tank Podcast. For more information visit us online at https://biztanknonprofit.org/

Mike Reader, President of Precision Plus in Elkhorn, WI kicked off our Kids in the Tank Podcast by telling us a little bit about his educational and career path and all the types of positions that are available at his company. He also brought in samples of some of the items they manufacture! https://www.preplus.com/

BizTank and Geneva Supply are pleased to announce it has received a $10,000 donation from Precision Plus. These funds will help support the BizTank program and scholarship fund.

BizTank is a non-profit organization relying on funding support for scholarships, technical equipment (laptops, etc.), and on-topic field trips. We believe the next big idea can come from a kid within the community, your community, so please consider supporting us so that we can help them, dream that dream. https://biztanknonprofit.org/

Episode 13 is hosted by Oliva, Oscar, Zach and Adia, and includes special guest Nick Vhalos in the Hot Seat. Nick is the CEO of the wellness brand, The Honest Company, founded by Jessica Alba.

The BizKids asked Nick a whole slew of questions ranging from if he considers himself a leader to what he looks for when hiring, other than just experience.  They also asked him what his dream was when he was their age and if/how he pursued it.  Tune in to hear his answers and thoughts on those questions and many more!

During the Flip-It segment, Nick asked the BizKids where they spend their time in a consumer setting and whether or not they have loyalty to certain products. He asked them who influenced them while growing up and what they've found to be the most surprising thing that has popped up while trying to make decisions about their future education.  The answers they give are quite interesting and might make you rethink of them as just high school students.

In the final segment of the podcast, The Round Table, the BizKids discuss the latest hot topics such as Kim Kardashian and her surrogate baby, tattoos in the workplace, marriage equality, their personal pet peeves and more! Listen in to hear about their perspectives on these trends.

About BizTank Career Exploration Program

BizTank provides local Junior and Senior high school students an opportunity to gain exposure to the world of business through a stimulating and interactive program. Consisting of three unique eight-week seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall), meeting once a week on Wednesday nights. Sessions are spent covering a range of topics, such as startups, marketing and on-trend business subjects. In addition, students record, edit and create their own episodes for the Kids in the Tank Podcast. For more information visit us online at https://biztanknonprofit.org/

Episode 12 is hosted by Kailee, Richard, and Jack, and includes special guest, Michael Franklin in The Hot Seat.  Michael is the Adoption Planning Manager for the Global Data Center at Microsoft.

The BizKids ask him which Microsoft program he prefers, why he chose to go back to work for someone after working for himself, which jobs throughout his career have been his favorite and so on.  To hear his answers, check out episode 12! 

During the Flip It portion of the podcast Michael asks the BizKids why they like Instagram so much, what and/or how BizTank has changed them so far, and what's most important to them as they look forward to their futures whether it's college or a job right after high school.  Their answers may surprise you.

Hannah joins Kailee, Richard, and Jack for the Round Table to talk about topics such as Stranger Things 2, Selena & Justin, Robots of Walmart, Zombie Frappuccino, and a whole slew of other topics.

About BizTank Career Exploration Program

BizTank provides local Junior and Senior high school students an opportunity to gain exposure to the world of business through a stimulating and interactive program. Consisting of three unique eight-week seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall), meeting once a week on Wednesday nights. Sessions are spent covering a range of topics, such as startups, marketing and on-trend business subjects. In addition, students record, edit and create their own episodes for the Kids in the Tank Podcast. For more information visit us online at https://biztanknonprofit.org/

Bill Davis, the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Industrial Power Tools at Snap-On Tools is in The Hot Seat with this episode's hosts, Kevin, Erin, and Daniel. They ask him a range of questions about sacrifice, work/life balance, self-awareness, changing companies, and so much more.

During the Flip It portion Bill asks the BizKids about BizTank and why they're doing it and what they hope to get out of it.

Katelyn joins Kevin, Erin, and Daniel for the Round Table portion of the podcast to discuss all sorts of hot topics and trends including Pixel Buds, the forgotten holiday, freshman year, and more.

They also debate whether cereal is soup or not, and if wearing socks with sandals is cool or not.  Dive in to hear their take on these topics!

About BizTank Career Exploration Program

BizTank provides local Junior and Senior high school students an opportunity to gain exposure to the world of business through a stimulating and interactive program. Consisting of three unique eight-week seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall), meeting once a week on Wednesday nights. Sessions are spent covering a range of topics, such as startups, marketing and on-trend business subjects. In addition, students record, edit and create their own episodes for the Kids in the Tank Podcast. For more information visit us online at https://biztanknonprofit.org/

Chuck Powell, Head of Business Operations for Amazon Channels and Head of World Wide Content Operations of Amazon Video, was the guest on this week's episode of Kids in the Tank with hosts Andrew, Carson, Elsa, and Trent.  They asked him a variety of questions pertaining to movies (Chuck's favorite from childhood is The Karate Kid), working with different networks, his time spent at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and how that compares to working at Amazon.

During the 'Flip It' portion Chuck asks the kids which city they think the new Amazon headquarters, HQ2, should be built in and why. He also asked if the kids worked at Amazon Studios who they would choose to star in a movie and why.  Tune in to check out their answers!

Never a dull moment during the 'Round Table' where the BizKids talk about slime videos, bendable phones, scary clowns delivering donuts, Aaron Rodgers' shoulder injury and so much more!

About BizTank Career Exploration Program

BizTank provides local Junior and Senior high school students an opportunity to gain exposure to the world of business through a stimulating and interactive program. Consisting of three unique eight-week seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall), meeting once a week on Wednesday nights. Sessions are spent covering a range of topics, such as startups, marketing and on-trend business subjects. In addition, students record, edit and create their own episodes for the Kids in the Tank Podcast. For more information visit us online at https://biztanknonprofit.org/

In this week's episode of Kid's in the Tank, Maddie, Caitlynn, and Felipe sit down with Ralph Freitag (Maddie's Grandfather) former CEO, President and Chairman of Gander Mountain and most recently CEO and Chairman of QSR, Inc. and affiliates.  The BizKids asked Ralph which companies he owned were his favorite and least favorite and why.  They also asked him about being a venture capitalist, and what his biggest failure in business was and what he learned from it.

In the "Flip It" segment of the show Ralph asks the BizKids about their lives; where they're planning on going to college and what they want to study, where they see themselves in 5 years and more!

Sam joins in for the "Round Table" portion of the podcast where they discuss various topics such as Trick-or-Treating, Mystery Oreos, Riverdale, Netflix vs. going to the movies, new emojis, and so much more.

About BizTank Career Exploration Program

BizTank provides local Junior and Senior high school students an opportunity to gain exposure to the world of business through a stimulating and interactive program. Consisting of three unique eight-week seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall), meeting once a week on Wednesday nights. Sessions are spent covering a range of topics, such as startups, marketing and on-trend business subjects. In addition, students record, edit and create their own episodes for the Kids in the Tank Podcast. For more information visit us online at https://biztanknonprofit.org/