Hello and, welcome to another episode of Ready For Launch. I’m your host Ian Black. Every episode, I talk to founders of early stage companies about how they launched their business into the world.

This week I’m talking with Miles Lim, co-founder and Chief Banana Officer of Bananablades

Among many things, we discuss:

Sit back and enjoy the show

Website

https://bananablades.com/

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/bananablades/

Tiktok

https://www.tiktok.com/@bananabladesskis

Welcome to Ready For Launch.

This week I’m talking to Jake Abrams, Founder of Odyssey, a growth marketing agency focused on direct-to-consumer startups.

We talk about:

Website

https://www.growodyssey.com/

I never feel like you convert someone off your website, you just can’t lose them with your site.

We fit into the category of growth generalist.

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abramsjake/

Every episode, I talk to founders of early-stage companies about how they launched their businesses. This week I’m talking to Bohdi Valentine, Founder of Burgerland Smash Up, a brand delivering regional burger and hot dog experiences to the mouths of Vancouver.

We talk about:

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/BurgerlandSmash/

https://www.instagram.com/sausagelandvancouver/

Website

https://www.burgerlandsmashup.ca/

Main Street Brewing

261 East 7th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5T 0B8

https://www.mainstreetbeer.ca/food

If you mention this podcast, you will get a discount!

Hear how founders of early-stage companies launched their businesses. This week I’m talking to Paul Owusu, CEO and co-founder of Phreshly, a brand making ready-to-drink canned cocktails from all-natural ingredients.

We talk about:

Website

https://phreshly.co/

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/wyd.paul/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/wydpaul__

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulowusu/

Hear how founders of early-stage companies launched their businesses. This week I’m talking to Rhain Beutler, CEO and founder of Govalo, a brand that’s reinventing the gifting experience for ecommerce.

We talk about:

Website:

https://govalo.com/

https://rhianbeutler.com/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/rhiankatie

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhianbeutler/

Hear how founders of early-stage companies launched their businesses. This week I’m talking with Adrian Alfieri, CEO, and founder of Verbatim Labs. A content studio that helps early-stage teams launch and scale their online content production.

We discuss:

Company Website:

https://www.verbatimlabs.com/

Adrian’s LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-alfieri/

Adrian’s Twitter

https://twitter.com/adrianalfieri

Hear how founders of early-stage companies launched their businesses. This week my guest is Sarah Becker, founder of Becker Talks Money, a business that helps entrepreneurs make a plan for their future by making individually tailored financial plans.

Among many things, we discuss:

Sit back and enjoy the show :)

https://beckertalksmoney.com/

https://www.instagram.com/beckertalksmoney/

Hear how founders of early-stage companies launched their businesses. This week my guest is Maruti Agarwal, co-founder, and CEO of ShopAgain, a software company that helps e-commerce brands running on Shopify improve their customer retention through machine learning. If you’re a business finding your social media ad spending has suddenly shot through the roof in the last few years, this episode is the one for you.

Among many things, we discuss:

So sit back and enjoy the show.

Website - http://shopagain.io/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/marutiagarwal

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marutiagarwal/

Hear how founders of early-stage companies launched their businesses. We’re stepping away from our usual startup focus today, and entering the world of music. My guest is songwriter Jake Brewer, who has just released his first album into the world.

Among many things, we discuss:

So sit back and enjoy the show.

https://open.spotify.com/album/321BDzYeJQzVy0x0Q2hCy6?si=Li9CqoG_RI6LzoSH8SLSbA

Jake's Media company:

https://www.frndlymedia.com/

Jake Brewer on  Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/jakebrewermusic/

Hear how founders of early-stage companies launched their businesses. This week I’m talking with two guests - Rob Palumbo, and Erika Fabian, CEO and Head of Sales respectively at OutPoint App. OutPoint is a SaaS platform built to enable the effective allocation of paid media budgets through automated media mix modelling.

We discuss:

https://www.outpoint.app/

Email

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Recommended Twitter Account

Dr. Julie Gurner’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/drgurner