The Entrepreneur Ethos

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Now on to my guest for today is Ozzy Flowers, co-founder of The Good Fight.

Ozzy knew in college he wanted to do something to make a difference. After earning an MBA, he soon came to the conclusion that he needed to be an entrepreneur and founded and ran a marketing agency. When Covid hit, though, he realized he had to make a change, as his agency focused on leisure travel. He’s used the opportunity to go back to his desire to find solutions for problems in the world. He applies what he’s learned in marketing to figure out how to improve the digital marketing space, help companies, and also help causes he cares about. 

The Good Fight has developed a method to both engage consumers and also give both businesses and consumers ways to donate to charitable causes. Ozzy and his cofounder developed their business to address three problems: one, the weariness factor for consumers in online marketing; two, the struggle for charities to raise funds; and three, the need for companies to stand out. 

By combining company advertising with people’s desire to help others, The Good Fight hopes to be a solution to all three of these problems. Ozzy is a prime example of entrepreneurs looking at the current crisis and taking on the challenge of doing better, and finding solutions to problems.

Now let’s get better together.

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Now on to my guest for today, Aman Agarwal.

The world took notice of Aman Agarwal when he started publishing blog posts explaining technology to “non-techies.” People liked the way he easily broke down complex topics into understandable forms. He’s an engineer who now teaches tech to executives through his company, Sanpram, to help them better understand what’s going on in their own companies and to encourage them to find ways to better manage and scale their businesses.

Aman’s explanation of how he breaks down and teaches his content illustrates the effectiveness of his approach. From starting out at a bird’s-eye overview to building up knowledge using the “I plus one” approach, Aman’s process can be useful for anyone looking to understand or teach a complex system. And the process is key for Aman; he’s come to see that ultimately, if you don’t enjoy the process, then what’s the point? 

Now, let’s get better together.

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Hey everyone. I wanted to jump in quickly let you know about the release of the audio version of my book, The Entrepreneur Ethos, narrated by David A. Conatser. If you want to support the show, you can buy it wherever audiobooks are sold. Links are also in the show notes. 

Now on to my guest for today. Belle Niba.

Belle runs two businesses, Udora Marketing and African Vibes. An immigrant from Cameroon, she started out first building a media company to portray African culture and news in a more positive way. That venture has evolved into African Vibes, a digital media company. It wasn’t a direct route getting there. After achieving some success when she started out after business school, she put her business on hold to start a family. She then took corporate jobs but, wanting more of a challenge and to do something that she was passionate about, she opted to dive back into entrepreneurship.

Belle speaks openly about her fears and self-doubts, and how reading, tracking progress and taking stock of what’s she’s done before have helped her. One thing Belle believes strongly is that there are no excuses and that any challenge can be overcome. One lesson Belle shares is how the philosophy of “one thing at a time” has helped her build her businesses and ensure she always stays in alignment with her truth.

Now let’s get better together.

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Now on to my guest for today, Ash Cintas, founder of City Shoppe.

Ash started her journey as an entrepreneur in her twenties when she had an idea for a fabric that didn’t exist: one that was odor resistant but also eco-friendly. From there she went on to work on various start-ups and, most recently, founded City Shoppe.

City Shoppe is an e-commerce platform to showcase local businesses. Right now it features local businesses from Portland, Oregon, but will soon be showcasing local businesses in Los Angeles, New York, and more. Ash wanted to find a way to make local shopping more convenient and more easily marketed online, to provide small businesses and their customers an alternative to Amazon. She’s built her business by using her contacts, but also by researching and reaching out to potential partners.

Ash stresses she’s learned the vital importance of creating and relying on your team as well as talking out her ideas with others.

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Now on to my guest for today Doug Kadlecek, CEO of software development company GRIO.

Doug grew up in Silicon Valley and was drawn to programming and computers when he was young. In college, he shifted to an interest in biology and he became a biological researcher. Eventually, he found his way back to software programming, joining the programming team at a company where he worked. This gave him a unique understanding of the programs he was working on needed to do for the researchers. His focus ever since has been making sure the programs he builds work for the people who use them. 

Doug’s worked at several companies as a software engineer, leading teams to develop programs. Twelve years ago he and some of his colleagues took the leap and founded Grio. 

Grio focuses on developing software for the Internet of Things (IoT), a growing segment of the industry that connects the things we use in our daily lives to the internet.

Doug’s approach is to keep things as simple as possible. He develops by iteration, having users test products, and fine-tuning the programs until they work well. He approaches sales with a similar attitude of curiosity: take an interest in a potential client’s problem and figure out a way you can help. 

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Hey everyone. I wanted to jump in quickly let you know about the release of the audio version of my book, The Enterpenreuer Ethos, narrated by David A. Conatser. If you want to support the show, you can buy it wherever audiobooks are sold. Links are also in the show notes. 

Now on to my guest for today, Jerry Abiog, one of the cofounders of Standard Insights, a marketing platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help businesses grow. 

As we’ve seen with some of my other guests, Jerry’s latest venture grew out of failure. Several years ago, Jerry worked with an AI machine learning startup that bombed. But Jerry saw there was great potential in AI software, and when he met an Indian developer working on a customer engagement platform using AI two and a half years ago, he saw an opportunity, and Standard Insights was born. 

Jerry describes the platform as providing businesses with information to help them target the right product or service to the right customer at the right time. The company focused on e-commerce at first and has moved to finance and other industries. While an earlier application for restaurants didn’t pan out, the shift to online ordering and delivery in the time of COVID has rapidly changed the potential for using AI in the restaurant industry, too. 

Like myself, Jerry is also a jujitsu practitioner and we shared some thoughts on some of the similarities between the sport and startups, like understanding how your competitor’s youthfulness may give them some advantages, but the challenge is adapting and drawing on other skills, strengths, and experience to succeed. 

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Now on to my guest for today Phil Pelucha. Phil is the founder of Billionaires in Boxers, unique business services, and coaching company that helps entrepreneurs get their message out through podcasting and relationship-building.

Phil started out playing football – what we in the U.S. call soccer –  but had to quit for medical reasons. After earning a degree in architecture and surveying, Phil went to South Africa. There he found his skills in real estate in high demand, and eventually became a head talent recruiter for the second-largest real estate company in Africa, traveling the world. 

Phil eventually grew tired of life on the road and wanted to start a family, so he started his own company. The first challenge he faced was how to get clients on his own. Rather than going for the usual routes like cold calling and social media, Phil decided to draw on his experiences as a sports podcaster. He began inviting people he thought he might want to work with onto podcasts to talk about themselves and to learn more about their background and pain points. His love for having conversations eventually earned him a reputation as an expert and media and businesses started turning to him for expertise and advice. Phil is most in his element when he’s helping entrepreneurs share their knowledge and experience with the world so others can see what they’re all about. 

Phil is a COVID survivor and he shared the struggles he faces everyday coping with the long-term effects of COVID as well as the hidden gifts it’s brought, with insights about working smarter, not harder; the benefits of working remotely; and finding community. 

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Now on to my guest for today, Philip Hughes, host of the Find Your Side Hustle podcast.

Phillip Hughes may be the ultimate side hustle guy. A software developer and podcast host based in Stockport, England, Phillip has had to push outside his comfort zone to learn how to market and sell products. He’s developed several programs, including apps to help English football fans find the right place to go to watch the latest game to a fishing log app that helps fishermen, as well as a mail merge program for Outlook. Like many developers, his ideas have grown out of a problem he wanted to solve for himself and his own interests. 

In our talk, he revealed that he’s shifted from a “build it and they will come” approach to a “sell first, build it later” one. He credits the ideas of others he’s learned from, like Tim Ferris, Seth Godin, and Pat Flynn, who opened up the idea of testing and validating an idea before building it out. He also shared the important lessons he’s learned from training for endurance events: keep going. His podcast, “Find Your Side Hustle,” offers ideas and inspiration for others doing side hustles.

Now let’s get better together

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Now on to my guest for today, Donteacia Seymore, founder of Creation Nation.

In the midst of campaigning for local office in Florida, Donteacia realized she had an idea for a marketable product: a glove that holds your smartphone while working out. She dropped out of politics and instead devoted all her time and energy to developing her product. She eventually succeeded and, after selling the patent, went on to create a system to help other inventors build and patent their ideas. While she previously “followed all the rules,” she realized that she was better off throwing all those old, outdated rules about product development “into the trash bin.”

As an African American woman, Donteacia helps others like her by setting an example and providing support, encouragement, and guidance to go after their dreams and make entrepreneurship a reality. Donteacia credits the help of Kickstarter campaigns and a business accelerator, which has helped her grow her business and take the next steps. 

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Now on to my guest for today. Chris Tarry of Gen Z Media.

Canadian-born Chris Tarry is co-founder and chief production officer of Gen Z Media, an award-winning podcasting production company that produces family-friendly audio stories. As one of three writers who founded the company, Chris brings his talents in music and production to help create an immersive audio experience for their listeners. He’s also the author of the acclaimed book of short fiction, How To Carry Bigfoot Home, as well as a respected jazz bass player. 

Chris describes the origins of Gen Z when he and his co-founders set out to produce old-time family-friendly radio plays. Their first venture, The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel, a serial mystery for middle-graders, proved successful, and they’ve gone on to produce other shows. Mars Patel is now being made into a TV series. 

Chris talks about how they strive to create shows that the whole family can listen to, where the adults aren’t bored and the children don’t feel like they’re being talked down to. The story and the audience are the two key ingredients that he feels are essential to success in the world of entertainment today. 

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