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In this discussion with Chris Heivly about his ever evolving journey in the entrepreneurship space. Heivly is what he describes as a Lifelong Instigator, going from Entrepreneur to VC, to running an accelerator, to ecosystem building as a living, to current state as an author living full time on a lake. We also did a deep dive into Chris Heivly's first book, Built the Fort...the need for us to start small and simple, the future of his writing, and his experience as a first time author in an ever changing world of publishing.  Adults tend to over complicate and over think things, making something like building a business an incredibly difficult task.  Build the Fort is a metaphor that forces us to think about steps in growing the business the same way we used to think about building a fort as a kid...one step at a time. 

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Brandon Chaney is a lover of SaaS, startups, and customer/employee-centric businesses. He has helped build outstanding teams that go on to achieve award-winning projects and clients. He does this while solving real problems for amazing customers, clients, and people. Brandon shares his story of how he went from wanting to be a 5-star chef to becoming a startup leader, founder, and visionary. And what he had to do to keep himself focused on one thing rather than many projects at the same time. Brandon and Nick also talk about understanding your customer base before executing and falling in love with a problem are more important than falling in love with your solution. Episode nine is a great one, so get ready to learn! 

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Casey Steinbacher is an ecosystem-building pro. With over 20 years of experience, Casey has worked with multiple Chamber of Commerce teams to create long-lasting ecosystem solutions for developing areas in North Carolina. In episode seven of season two on the Next Matters Most podcast, Casey and Nick chat about how Durham is growing as a “well-known” location in NC and will continue to develop as many more companies start coming to NC. But how do they do this so it also serves the current community members? Listen in as Casey answers this and more! 

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Brandon King is a football star turned programmer and entrepreneur. While in the NFL, Brandon learned many lessons about staying focused, being one with your team, and understanding the opposite team. These teachings allowed him to go on to successfully launch his own startup based around music concert experiences. Although Brandon helped bring all the pieces together, he had a major lead ahead when he decided to teach himself programming and start developing his own app. 

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Whitney Marston Pierce has two decades of creative/marketing consulting experience. Originally advised established companies in connecting with a younger generation. Since then, she has continued to connect brand and audience through multiple industries. As CMO for startups spanning finance to art, fashion to music, and tech to medical devices, she turns exciting ideas into viable, vibrant businesses. Known for her uncomplicated aesthetic and innate knowledge of the human condition, she creates conversation and spearheads client conversion. She is dedicated to uplifting companies and discourse surrounding social good and corporate accountability. She and Nick chat about her upbringing and how she works with start-ups to create successful brands. 

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Tom Snyder is a senior-level manager with substantial experience building and leading global teams, technology development, product design, and introduction. He and his team have a  proven innovation skillset with over 25 US patents issued. Currently the Executive Director at RIoT, he has a highly developed skillset for budget and schedule management, staff development, and driving innovation. In episode 5 of the Next Matters Most Podcast, Tom and Nick talk about the impact data technology solutions have on business and why large companies like Google and Facebook want in on creating innovative solutions or finding the teams to do so. 

Daniel Scagnelli is a driven, results-oriented, customer-focused technology professional with diverse industry experience, strong business acumen, and an unbridled passion for building strong partner relationships and customer loyalty. Daniel has been a leader/executive in the startup technology scene for the past several years with a professional focus on the post-sale customer life cycle. Hear how he got into startups, life in the startup scene in non-Silicon Valley markets, as well as why the post-sale customer life cycle is important especially when you are selling APIs that are tech-centric. 

Will Barfield, is a seasoned builder of sales teams and is currently the founder and principal of Barfield Revenue Consulting which helps companies of all sizes identify talent, build teams, and scale the revenue side of their companies. In this episode we discuss our local ecosystem and what we are best at as it relates to scaling sales organizations, key tips for founders adding sales to their startups, and how to grow your LinkedIn connections from a few thousand to over 14,000 in less than 12 months by being authentic.

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It's been a long week, especially with all the noise and conversations centered around what is going on inside the U.S. stock market. Today, Will Breen and Nick Jordan talk about $GME, Robinhood limiting access to its users, and why all investments are risks. 

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In the first episode of season two of the Next Matters Most Podcast, we are talking with Ryan Kraudel, VP of technology at Valencell, an inventor and maker of wearable and hearable biometric sensor technology that can monitor and measure key vitals in the body such as blood pressure, temperature, heart rate, and more. These readings and more can help us do a better job of preventing and managing such major health issues as Cardiovascular disease (CVD), Respiratory issues, and Hypertension which on it's own affects over 1B people globally.  Listen in as we discuss the future of wearable technology and its ability to profoundly impact the well being of the human race, where the adoption blockers are, and what the opportunity looks like as we look to the future.