Lessons via Leaders

Join us on this episode of The Pursuit of Mindfulness, as we sit down with Chad Olin, the transformative co-founder of Supermind. Delve into Chad's personal journey of mindfulness, learn the pivotal role it played in his life, and how it sparked the creation of Supermind.

Listen as Chad articulates the importance of integrating mindfulness into everyday routines and the unique challenges and triumphs he faced in making mindfulness mainstream. Chad shares enriching insights, actionable tips, and the transformative impact Supermind has on mental well-being.

An episode not to miss for those seeking mental enhancement, a positive mindset, or to understand the power of mindfulness better. Be prepared to be inspired, informed, and elevated!

In this engaging episode, long-term friends Ed Thomas and Cary Gahm recount their journey of transforming an idea into a successful startup, Tempmee. With their high-energy exchanges and contagious enthusiasm, they delve into the importance of a strong co-founding partnership and how they leveraged their years of effective communication and conflict resolution to navigate the ups and downs of their business endeavor.

They further discuss their strategic decision to raise capital for accelerated growth, coupled with innovative and cost-effective marketing strategies. Despite launching during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic, their resilience, adaptability, and combined zeal led them to success. Their experience, from hiring a fresh bootcamp graduate as their developer to launching a successful MVP, offers invaluable lessons in startup development and growth.

In this insightful episode of Lessons via Leaders, we sit down with Juha Mikkola, a visionary entrepreneur who has experienced multiple identity shifts throughout his career. From his early days in the sporting goods industry to co-founding Wyncode Academy and now leading Usko, Juha shares valuable lessons learned along the way.

Join us as we dive deep into the challenges and triumphs of reinventing oneself, the importance of embracing change, and how Juha navigated the complex journey of personal and professional growth. This episode is packed with wisdom and inspiration for entrepreneurs looking to embrace their own identity shifts and make the most of every opportunity. Don't miss out on this engaging conversation with Juha Mikkola!

Ricky Lavina is the co-founder and CEO of on-demand accounting platform Taxfyle. Born and raised in Miami, Ricky launched Taxfyle in Coral Gables in 2015 with the goal of modernizing tax prep and the accounting industry for both people and practitioners. Today, Taxfyle has roughly 3,000 CPAs on its network, ready at a moment’s notice to help people and businesses file their returns, as well as an enterprise and B2B division that serves CPA firms across the U.S. and a Big Four accounting firm. In 2020, Taxfyle ranked. 74 on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000 list.

Check out Taxfyle: https://taxfyle.com/

Follow Ricky on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LavinaRicky

Jacklyn Baumgarten combines two decades of experience as a startup expert, seasoned leader, change agent, founding member of new industries, new divisions, and always leading the charge for scalable growth.

She's the Co-founder & CEO of leading boat sharing startup, Boatsetter, where her strong leadership led to the creation of the peer-to-peer marine insurance policy that launched the industry.

Previous experience ranges from creating new divisions in Fortune 500 corporations to growing startups into $1B entities to spearheading one of the largest commercial real estate developments in the City of Los Angeles, including PwC, IBM, and Westfield Corp.

Selected as: Inc Magazine 2019 Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs and 2018 Endeavor Entrepreneur of the year in Miami

Boatsetter

Boatsetter combines the rental mechanics of Airbnb with the on-demand labor dynamics of Uber to deliver a hassle-free boat rental experience for all stakeholders. Its peer-to-peer boat sharing platform connects individuals seeking a day out on the water with boat owners and captains looking to charter their goods and services.

I'm incredible excited for this week's episode as we have Andrew Parker, CEO of Papa on the show.

Founded in 2017 in Miami, FL, Papa began due to a personal need that Andrew had with his own family. Recognizing the extreme difficulty associated with juggling daily life and senior family member’s needs, Papa was initially built to support Andrew’s own grandfather.

Andrew and his family recognized how impactful and positive it was to connect their grandfather with a young, energetic, and enthusiastic individual. After the first visit, he knew he had something special to offer other families with the same need.

In this episode, Andrew and I talk about the origin of Papa, the early inspiration to start the company, raising money from investors, scaling the company, lessons learned along the way, and much much more.

Find Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aparkthelark
Learn more about Papa: https://www.joinpapa.com/

Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan, Esq. is a writer, strategist, and a facilitator.  She supports leaders and communities bridge systemic gaps in access, inclusion, opportunity and racial equity, with a focus on technology, innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

She has advised and provided technical support to  innovation and technology leaders at Fortune 500 companies including Google, Facebook, Delta, P&G Ventures,  AirBnB, HSBC and UBS.
As a founder, she has launched ventures from concept to scale, raised seven figure philanthropic investments and designed platforms to connect innovators, young leaders and communities with the capital and opportunities necessary to take their impact to the next level.

Leigh-Ann is the Founder of  Nyah Project(https://www.nyahproject.org/)  and currently serves as the President of aīre ventures (https://www.aireventures.org/) .  She co-hosts the  Innovation City (https://www.innovationcity.co/)  podcast and produces storytelling projects.

I had a great time having Leigh Ann on the show we talked about her background, what she’s up to Aire Ventures, how she thinks about thoughtfully building community in the most meaningful ways possible and much more.

Jeff Ransdell is a founding partner and the managing director of Fuel Venture Capital. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, Fuel VC boasts a portfolio of 23 technology startups all over the globe, including  Taxfyle,  Soundtrack Your Brand, Boatsetter, and more.

Prior to co-founding Fuel VC, Jeff served as a managing director and market executive of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, overseeing more than $130 billion of global private client investment assets, a P&L of $2 billion, and over 2,000 employees across the Southeast Wealth Management Division.

I had a great time chatting with Jeff on this episode where we talked about what it's like to raise a fund, the type of entrepreneurs he looks for, thoughts on the rising #MiamiTech scene, and much more.

Check out Fuel VC: https://fuelventurecapital.com/

I'm really excited for this week's episode as we have an awesome guest on the show, Amanda Goetz, CEO and Founder of House of Wise.

Amanda was formerly Head of Brand at The Knot and now is part-time CMO at Teal AND making huge moves with her new company, House of Wise, where she is Founder and CEO.

House of Wise is an incredible new CBD company making waves in the industry and you’ll hear Amanda talk more about it today.

In this episode, Amanda shares a bit about her background, why she started House of Wise, what it’s like to make a drastic career change, and thoughts on the rapidly growing CBD industry as a whole.

She also shares a bit about work/life balance, personal branding, lessons learned along her career, and much much more.

This was an incredible episode filled with a ton of value, so I'm excited to share it with you all today.

After listening, be sure to connect with Amanda and check out all the awesome things she's building at House of Wise via the links below.

Enjoy!

Connect with Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmandaMGoetz

Learn more about House of Wise: https://houseofwise.co/

I'm incredibly excited for this episode as we have Jonah Fink, President of net2phone on the show today.

As President of net2phone, Jonah Fink is focused on the vision to disrupt technology and change the way the world communicates.  Jonah was actually a member of the original sales team at net2phone when the company first started out, and over the years worked himself up to become president and now runs the entire organization.

Under Jonah’s leadership, net2phone is thriving and building some incredible products and software. I know that first-hand because I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jonah for the past few years at net2phone, and I’ve enjoyed it immensely.

Jonah truly is a rare leader in that he really does treat his employees and his customers like family. He’s one of the most down to earth, knowledge guys I know so I was grateful that he spent some time with us to chat about his experience at net2phone, what he feels makes a great leader, some of his lessons learned along the way, and much more.

Enjoy the episode!

Check out net2phone: https://net2phone.com/

Connect with Jonah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonah-fink/