It's New Episode Wednesdays!!!! In this episode, we discuss how technology is taking over the online retail industry Your favorite host, Bill McCleskey, talks with Taylor Avery Strategy Specialist for Noted Returns, about how noted returns is using technology to help online shoppers with their number one problem, RETURNS.

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It's New Episode Wednesdays!!!! In this episode, we discuss the importance o networking and building relationships and connections. Your favorite host, Bill McCleskey, talks with Sunny Bray, CEO & founder of the Catalyst Collective, about her entrepreneurial journey, the start of Catalyst Collective, the importance of networking and creating relationships, and finding the balance between being an entrepreneur and a new mom.

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We are BACK with an amazing & captivating episode starting off season 2! Tech is taking over once again as your favorite host, Bill McCleskey, interviews our phenomenal guest, Jessica Williams, about the value her company, Smart Girl Developments, brings to the new real estate development market here in Nashville and how tech is slowly starting to plays a part in changing up the market! Bill McCleskey also discuss Jessica Williams entrepreneurial journey, becoming an influential figure in real estate and her community, and the birth of Smart Girl Developments.

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To close out season one, we have Jillian Vasquez with Girls in Tech joining us to discuss somehow she is carrying on the Girls in Tech mantel and building a chapter here in Nashville Tennessee. Jillian also shares her journey from living in California to going to school in New York, traveling through Spain, and finally landing here in Nashville Tennessee. Jillian is joined by our favorite host, Bill McCleskey, they the importance of having a Girls in Tech Chapter here in Nashville.

Jillian is the managing director and founder of Girls in Tech Nashville Chapter. If Jillian could describe herself and what she does, she would say, she is like Siri, "an intelligent assistant that offers a faster, easier way to get things done" and "someone who uses voice queries to answer questions, make recommendations, and perform actions by delegating requests”.

GIT was founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco. The Girls in Tech global community is 60 chapters strong with an impact of more than 100,000 members in 37 countries. GIT offers education and experiences to help people discover their unique superpower and hone it. GIT aims to see every person accepted, confident, and valued in tech—just as they are.

Digital marking has become a big factor in the success or failure of businesses in this day and age. With the multiple platforms to choose s from and the different tips and tricks that are working for other businesses, it can be hard to know where exactly to start and know what formula will work best for you and your business?

In this episode, we have Ashley Garth of Garth Media joining us to discuss some of the tips and tricks she uses to grow her social presence for her business. Ashley also shares her journey of becoming an entrepreneur of not only one but two businesses. Ashley is joined by our favorite host, Bill McCleskey how the entrepreneur life works for her and how she has onboarded her family into the entrepreneur life with their company makeup brand, Sister Tribe.

Ashley is a social media expert, with a background in Marketing and Business Entrepreneurship. She is the founder of Garth Media, a boutique Social Media Agency.
​Ashley and her Team spend their time assisting entrepreneurs by creating engaging content, copywriting, blogging, increasing brand awareness, and offering one-on-one and group social media strategy consultations. Her mission is to help business owners to learn how to use social media to connect with their audiences. She is also a social media blogger. Ashley partners with multiple brands to increase their awareness on social media as well.

Garth Media was founded in 2019 and is stationed in Nashville Tennessee. Garth Media is a boutique Social Media Agency geared to help small business owners by offering Marketing Strategies, Content Creation, and Social Media Management Services.
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In this episode, our favorite host, Bill McCleskey, talks with Justin Ploof of Mull IT( pronounced mullet). Justin shares his story of how he grew up in Houston Texas, his travels throughout Central America with his wife, and how they both decided to settle down in good ol' Nashville Tennessee. Justin also speaks on the opportunities he turned down in order to start his own IT company and become the entrepreneur he is today.


Justin was born and raised in Texas. Went to school at Texas State University where he majored in Computer Information Systems and was the president of the Association of IT Professionals. He worked as a consultant out of Houston for 8 years. In 2016 he left to travel Latin America with his wife, Leigh Anna, and they landed in Nashville where he started Mull IT (pronounced mullet).

Mull IT provides outsourced IT solutions for small businesses in the greater Nashville area. They take a holistic approach to making sure your IT is efficient and secure.

"Coding and programming are becoming more and more popular amongst children worldwide. Programming is now a popular pastime, with so many kids being introduced to coding through games and platforms such as Minecraft and Roblox. With the sudden spike of interest in the subject from kids of all ages, parents, and schools are increasing their attention on the subject, as coding is so relevant to kids’ futures."
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In this episode, our favorite host, Bill McCleskey, and co-host, Karen Williams from Mitech Agency, talk with Phil Henry of CodeX Academy. Phil Henry talks about the struggles he faced on his road to becoming an entrepreneur and his past career working in the entertainment business.

Phil Henry is a native of Nashville and has a career in entrepreneurship and technology. Phil is dedicated to helping combat poverty by providing a path of significant economic advancement for individuals through access to quality training, resources and an extensive network of mentors and employers in the tech field.

CodeX is an online software development school that takes a different approach to training and developing our students. We specialize in mentoring and internships. In CodeX’ short time of being in business. We’ve seen nearly 200 students come to the programs with an over 90% hire rate within the first 30 days of graduating from the program. CodeX has been able to have some of the most well-known companies as hiring partners such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Moveable Ink, Frontier Airlines, and more!

Look there! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, its Carlin J. Alford the man who's done it all!!!"

In this episode, we have the man himself Carlin J. Alford of Alfco Wireless Consulting. Carlin has a conversation with our favorite podcast host, Bill McCleskey, about his many occupations as a pro basketball player and baseball player, music artist manager, Race car driver, his experience with the horrific events of the 9/11 bombing, and running for mayor of Nashville?! He literally has done it all!

Carling J. Alford also shares how, after all of his exciting past ventures, he stares his own technology company, Alfco Wireless Consulting. Carlin Alford is a technology industry professional with high-level contacts in all major carriers and wireless business solutions providers. His company, Alfco Wireless Consulting, is responsible for building services and strategies to maximize sales opportunities in an indirect environment.

Provider of recycling services for wireless devices and end of life cycle data security solutions. ALFCO Wireless is focused on helping companies plan for and manage logistics for device upgrades, migrations from one wireless carrier to another, destroy data on end of life cycle devices and asset value assessment. While ALFCO wireless is focused on Enterprise, Corporate Liable assets the company can provide services for a minimum of 10 devices with resources past 10,000+ devices. Shipping and Data destruction are always FREE of charge and custom online portals are available with no commitment or contract. ALFCO also provides Mobility Management consulting and referral sales for other Mobility vendors and third parties.