Children’s book author and Founder of Dinosaur House, a company that helps turn industry leaders into children’s book authors, Timmy Bauer joins the show. 

We get deep into the WHY and when Timmy knew what he wanted to do with his life. We talked about the struggles of managing a business with ADD/ADHD and some practical tips on how to best stay on track.

We had a lot of fun vibing out on this episode so tune in!

Check out Timmy’s earlier episode on ‘Why You Should Stop Social Selling’  

Connect with Timmy to connect and learn more:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/authortimmy
• LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmy-bauer-b90b09103/
• TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@authortimmy

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Show Produced by: Niranjan Deshpande (Nick), Broken Frames Studio, www.brokenframesstudio.com

Creative Director: Maxim Sokolov, www.maximsokolov.com 

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Early in his career, Dzhangar traveled from Moscow to the US, Singapore, and much of Europe for his job, Then he relocated to Germany to take over a region for his corporate job, with his wife and two daughters. That is when everything changed for him. Building a social circle on his own wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t hard. Creating a social circle with a family while adjusting to school, work, languages, and experiences were tough. That is why he founded MatchFamilies, to give all types of families the opportunity to match with like-minded people and build their social circles in their new cities and countries.

Connect with Dzhangar:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dzhangar-sanzhiev-b3923931/
• https://www.facebook.com/MatchFamilies-App-173230091481102
• https://www.instagram.com/matchfamilies/
• https://www.matchfamilies.com/

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• IG: @robnapoli.riseup
• www.robnapoli.com

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I am sure you, like me, have felt overwhelmed by what we see online. We spend hours scrolling through LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, etc and sometimes we start to let that doubt creep in… the doubt that we are finding “success” fast enough. We start playing the comparison game and we compare ourselves to others in our network. In this episode, I talk about why I took a step back from LinkedIn and social media after writing my book on personal brand.

I needed to take a step back from the toxicity and overwhelming feeling of imposter syndrome and remind myself to walk my talk. I hope this show is a reminder to you, that you are unique because your journey is your own, keep making things happen!

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We kick off a new season with fresh content and more focus on digging deeper into specific topics around entrepreneurship and scaling a business. Timmy Bauer is the Founder and CEO of Dinosaur House, helping turn industry leaders into children’s book authors. He has a beef with social selling…. And as Rob has written a book on personal branding, he wanted to dive deeper to understand what Timmy doesn’t like about “Social Selling” - check out this episode to find out!

Connect with Timmy to connect and learn more:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/authortimmy
• LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmy-bauer-b90b09103/
• TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@authortimmy

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• www.linkedin.com/in/robnap
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• www.robnapoli.com

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It’s a talk between hosts that’s been a long time coming, as Rob Napoli welcomes Karl Murray, in his first-ever guest appearance. Karl is the founder and host of Founder Sessions and was involved with great labels such as FoundersBoost, Startup Grind, and Purch It. Tune in as Karl shares his story on the other end of the pod, and how he discovered the power of being in a community.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Karl's background
• Getting into the elements of community
• Karl's BIG moments
• Balancing and Prioritizing
• Karl's superpower

QUOTES

Karl: “When the community elements started to come in, I started to look into my community to see what was happening. And there wasn't very much.”

Karl: “You know, it's just learning about new people in your ecosystem. And then thinking, how can I help this person? How can I give back?”

Karl: “It comes down to having a good solid foundation. And what I mean by that, having good people around you.”

Karl: “If you're truly passionate about something, you will make that design for a person, you will have a meeting with a founder, you will jump on an investment call, you will make time for the things that you love.”

Karl: “Just listening to people listening to founders on the podcast, in really picking out what their problems are, and listening to people in network networking events and listen to what they're doing.”

Connect with Karl on LinkedIn and find out more about what he’s up to:

• Karl’s LinkedIn
• Karl’s Twitter
• Karl’s Instagram
• Founder Sessions’ LinkedIn
• Founder Sessions’ Twitter
• Founder Sessions’ Instagram

Check out Rob’s interview in Founder Sessions:

• Rob Napoli on The Social Soul, Imposter Syndrome, and Entrepreneurship Tips

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A big risk-taker, and an advocate for green sustainability, Egija Gailuma is a refreshing and enlightening drop of sunshine to today’s show. Rob Napoli welcomes Egija in this latest edition of The Bear Necessities of Entrepreneurship, as they talk about why you should take big risks, always trust yourself, trust and delegate to someone else, and her journey to building green sustainability.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Egija's background
• Start now, waiting for perfect can be too late
• Risk big, trust yourself, delegate to someone
• Egija's upcoming launch
• Building green sustainability
• Egija's superpower

QUOTES

Egija: “I'd rather risk big, and then also lose big, instead of playing small and then risking that, there's like a smaller upside to it.”

Egija: “I always try to trust myself that I'll forget, and figure it out. No matter the topic, the question, I know that somehow I'll deal with it.”

Egija: “Delegate and trust someone that they will do their job better than maybe you would do that because you don't like it.”

Egija: “This trust in myself. That's basically whatever wherever I go, whatever I do, even I might be afraid of it and then kind of like stressed out. But still, I will always bet on myself.”

Connect with Egija on LinkedIn and find out more about what she’s up to:

• Latvian Mobility Association
• OXYDRIVE eQuadricycle (AI)
• Animal Welfare

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It is very important that a founder knows how to sell his product. If you are a founder, how would you sell your business to an investor if you can’t even sell your product? And this is the focus of my talk today with 3-time exiting founder, Carol Malakasis, who had a successful sales run back in the day and is now a coach for many founders who aim to achieve the same success. Tune in and learn more about how Carol reached the peak of founder-led sales.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Get to know Carol Malakasis
• Why founders should be able to sell
• Coaching nonbusiness founders
• No such thing as not being a great salesperson
• The power of a startup script
• Carol’s Superpower

QUOTES

Carol: “So there is no one better at the neural stage startup that has no product-market fit, that has no customers that really doesn't have a process than the founder to lead and build that out. Until there is some sort of positive, predictable response in the market.”

Carol: “It boils down to them being coachable. And it boils down to them being curious. And it boils down to them really trusting the process and following the process.”

Carol: “I don't believe in not being a great salesperson in the sense that sales can be taught. And I know that from myself because when I started selling my own product, I was doing outside sales.”

Carol: “You need a structured way of explaining what you do. You need to be able to control a conversation, you need to be able to ask your prospects or investors the right questions.”

Carol: “My business superpower is how curious I am. I question everything. After I understand something, I actually do follow the process, and I like to think I'm coachable, and I am so curious about how everything works.”

Connect with Carol through the link below.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolmalakasis/

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Whether you’re figuring out how to look for an investor for your startup, or you are looking into investing in someone’s startup, it’s your lucky day here in the latest episode of The Bear Necessities of Entrepreneurship, as Rob Napoli welcomes Jonathan Hung, a full-time angel investor. Jonathan will be sharing his personal story and what are the basics of investing in startups.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Jonathan's background
• Becoming an angel investor
• What is an angel investor
• Looking for an angel investor
• Finding who to invest in

QUOTES

Jonathan: “Becoming an angel investor or wanting to be an entrepreneur, it really was out of just like understanding what I was good at, and what I wasn't good at.”

Jonathan: “Being an angel investor, you're only beholden, and responsible to yourself, and it's your money. You know, taking someone's money from a fiduciary standpoint, is totally different.”

Jonathan: “In the end, it wasn't like how smart you were doing the job. It was really like, the interview is about the personality, and the fat and the match, get with working on because like, this is going to be your work life.”

Jonathan: “You're not going to be doing the same thing you're doing the from, you know, yesterday to even a month from now, or like a year from now you have to keep innovating.”

Connect with Jonathan through the links below.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhung/
• Website: https://jonathanhung.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj-B3T8YNEjiPmSHpecDLmw

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One of the topics on-demand in The Bear Necessities of Entrepreneurship is video content. And there’s no better way to discuss this than calling on Rob Napoli’s GenZ friend and content creator, Taylor King. TK is a Director and Motion Designer based in NYC, the founder of Taylor King Creative, and a part of Creators NYC. TK will be sharing his story and will be diving deep into the video content creating details.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Power of Video
• The Power of Social through the Phone
• Platform to channel the power of video
• Shoot vertical!
• Creators NYC

QUOTES

Taylor: “Seeing it is much faster than reading words.”

Taylor: “Everything that you don't find interesting is typically the things that people on the internet find interesting.”

Taylor: “Tiktok and Instagram are the kings right now, I think if you're super deep into business networking, I think LinkedIn is great as well.

Taylor: “If you are getting video content made something that I get asked a lot something that gets asked of everybody making videos because business owners are just it's not something they should be educated.”

Connect with Taylor through the links below

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tkthree/
• TikTok: @tkthree
• TK’s IG: @tkthree
• Creators NYC IG: @creatorsnyc
• Website: www.createdbytk.com

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Rob Napoli takes this latest episode as an opportunity to celebrate his 1st year in the pod. Rob shares his amazing experience and story of how he finally started TBNE last year after years of being put on the sidelines. Rob also dishes out his plans for the next year and invites everyone to stay tuned for his rebranding, and finally, a message of his sincerest gratitude to #BearNation!

HIGHLIGHTS

• Happy 1st Anniversary
• The humble beginnings
• What next for TBNE
• Watch out for the rebrand
• Thank you #BearNation!

QUOTES

Rob: “I really knew that I wanted to talk about entrepreneurship, and share amazing founder stories.”

Rob: “I'm committed to continuing this podcast and continuing to bring bringing and delivering great value.

Rob: “The things I want to do is I'm still going to feature great founders and share founder stories through this podcast. But I also want to share, and get deeper into questions that I often get asked about pot are asked about entrepreneurship.”

Rob: “I really want to focus on getting deeper into how you scale and what major challenges or things you should know about entrepreneurship.”

Rob: “I really want to help impact entrepreneurs to be the best they can be and scale businesses and teach them how to do it the right way so that they have the best chance possible.”

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