Mike Messner founded Seminole Capital Management, a hedge fund that operated for 23 years. After his time on Wall Street, Mike returned to his alma mater, Georgia Tech, where he now serves as a professor. In this episode, Mike joins Ben and Harrison to discuss his early career in the railroad industry and his transition into finance. 




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Juan Mendez and George Molev recently purchased Uni-Tech Paint & Body Shop in Atlanta. The two share their journeys from immigrants to entrepreneurs in the latest edition of Beyond the Portfolio. Whether you're in the market to buy a business or looking to sell it to the next generation, Mendez and Molev offer insight that will be helpful to you.




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This episode of Beyond the Portfolio is a conversation with Southern Tide co-founder and Startup Consultant Don Oates. Don graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Furman University. He shares his journey into the venture capital world and how he found himself serving as the VP of Operations at Southern Tide. Having personally experienced the initial stages of a young company, Don shares multiple lessons entrepreneurs will find valuable.


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This episode of Beyond the Portfolio focuses on a panel of individuals all involved in sales across various industries. Josh Young is an Enterprise Sales Manager at Mansfield Energy - primarily focused on energy procurement, supply, and logistics challenges. Hannah Pencek is a Sales Leader at Vonage with nearly 10 years of experience. Garret Lazenby is a Partner at Sterling Seacrest Pritchard (insurance) - primarily focused on transportation, logistics, and supply chain companies.




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Amanda Riedling was born and raised in Cobb County, Georgia. She attended the University of Georgia for both her undergrad, in Finance, and law school, where she graduated cum laude in 2011. She's an owner and partner at Georgia Wills, Trusts, and Probate Firm, LLC, located in Marietta, GA, where she works across several specialties. From teaching probate and estate planning at Chattahoochee Tech to serving her community here in Cobb County as an attorney, Amanda has been recognized countless times for her ethical and professional approach to everything she does.



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Andy Su is the co-founder of Pry Financials, a financials platform for start-ups as they develop business plans and strategy for their ideas. Pry recently sold to Brex, a company that also helps businesses with software integration as they are developing business strategy for their start-up companies. Andy shares the origin story of Pry as well as several other ventures, including the process of ideas becoming businesses, participation in incubators like the Y-Combinator, and the development of teams and employees.


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Steve Horvath is a former senior tech fellow at Lockheed Martin. Steve graduated from Georgia Tech with an engineering degree and spent his whole career with Lockheed. In this interview, Steve offers insight into why he stayed at Lockheed, what led to his success at the company, some leaders that he admired during that time, and his financial advice to younger listeners.



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Barry Pencek was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania with a heart for the skies. At any early age, he was convinced that being a pilot was the path for his life, and after graduating Cumberland College, he began his military career as a pilot. He's a twice-published author, discussing both investing and his military career. Ben sits down to discuss some of Barry's most insightful and interesting stories from his fascinating life.



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David Grayson is the Director of Mining Operations at Green Rock, a real estate development firm based in Birmingham, AL. He formerly served as the President of the Southeast Division at Vulcan Materials Company, the largest aggregates producer in the US. David joins the podcast for a longform interview discussing what led him to seek a career in the aggregates world, factors that contributed to his success, and the advice he would provide to those early on in their career.



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Andrew and Ben discuss Seattle Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks and his charges for insider trading.

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