My Startup Journey

Kellogg launched an VC program allowing students to live, work, and study in San Francisco. Hear from two Kellogg students, Jay Parikh and Kathleen McGuirk, about their experiences in the program.

When do you leave the security of a job to pursue your passion? In this episode, we speak with John Stoops, the owner of the Improv Club The Revival. He shares his journey from ad agency manager to improv theatre owner.

www.the-revival.com

In My Hood: Atlanta, Georgia - Ryan Yan

Sherry Roberts, the CEO of the Longest Stay, an online luxury furniture retailer, talks about adversity. She details how her personal struggles have helped her become a stronger mother, woman, and entrepreneur.

Website: Thelongeststay.com

Instagram: @thelongeststay

Do you want tips on how to improve your pitch? We speak with Paul Seidler from the Clean Energy Trust. He evaluates clean energy business ideas, and has advice to create an effective message.

Website: Cleanenergytrust.org

Two Friends Are Better Than None - Priyum Jyoti and Elizabeth Dunlap

Are you trying to take your startup to the next stage? Lance Li, CEO of Aerospec Technologies, shares his story from growing his team to winning pitch competitions.

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This is John Le's final episode as host and then Naruki Hirai takes up the mantle. In this episode, John Le talks to Linda Darragh about growing up in Canada, moving to Chicago with the expectation to last only 3 years and how she has shaped Entrepreneurship in Chicago.

Meet Naruki Hirai as he will take over the podcast and does his first published interview on John Le who has cofounded 3 companies and doesn't plan to stop.

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We brought you John Le’s EVC dad now hear from his EVC son. In this episode we interview Carlos Gomez on starting a restaurant chain in Guatemala as well as an online social media site in Louisiana.

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Ever felt like you had goals, but were not sure how to get to them? Sean Johnson has your key: work hard and volunteer for everything. In this episode, Prof. Johnson talks about how he got into advertising, became a creative director, entrepreneur & VC. Later, he gives great advice around insights he's noticed among Kellogg students.

In this episode, David Hasebrook shares his story of starting businesses before he was even 18 years old and later tells us about joining Kellogg, running the Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Club and offers great advice.