The Entrepreneur Insight

My guest today is James Sowers who is a Korean-American businessman.

He is currently Advising companies as an ICO and crypto-asset Executive.

He has invested in over 30 startups and a dozen initial coin offerings.

During this episode James and I go over his story and how he became a successful investor.

James is always curious about new tech and what the next big thing is and is excited to advise and invest in businesses that have the potential to change the world. 

Connect with Thomas Reck:

- Follow him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-reck/

- Visit Homepage Insight Consulting: https://www.insights.consulting/main

About Thomas Reck:

Thomas Reck is Founder & CEO of Insight Consulting GmbH and an expert when it comes to CEO personal branding. Together with his team, he builds personal brands for CEO's so that they benefit from the advantages of our connected world. Furthermore, he is podcast host of the format "The Entrepreneur Insight" by providing insights into the daily life and history of the world's most successful CEOs.

My guest today is Daniel Debow he is the VP of Partnerships and Corporate Development at Shopify.

Daniel was CEO and founder of Helpful, a startup backed by Bessemer Ventures that was acquired by Shopify in 2019.

In this episode, Daniel shares with us an incredible amount of value and knowledge about what it means to be an entrepreneur.

From successfully building 4 business and now playing a key role at Shopify Daniel has learned a ton about what it takes to be successful and today he shares with us what his journey has taught him.

Link to blog: https://medium.com/helpful-com/how-to-be-an-effective-early-stage-employee-hint-be-helpful-e681b456a01f

My guest today is Grant Cardone he is the CEO of Cardone Capital which has over $1.8 Billion in assets under management.

Grant has written 8 books and 13 bestselling business programs.

In this episode, we discover a lot about Grant and his journey one how he turned his life around by applying the same mindset of an addict into entrepreneurship and success.

Grant says that an addict will do whatever it takes and give zero excuses to get what they want, and we must take a similar approach of zero excuses and doing what it takes to achieve our goals.

My guest today is Ariel Cohen he is the Co-Founder and CEO of TripAction. A travel management startup that focuses on helping companies handle their business travel planning within budget and effectively.

TripActions raised a total funding of $980M over 8 rounds, but for Ariel, it has been more about having the right resources that have truly helped him in building his company.

During the episode, we talk about these resources such as friendships, trusting your gut, and building a team you can rely on, we also chat about how AI is already changing many industries and how it will also change how we travel.

My guest today is Tilo Bonow he is the founder and CEO of PIABO, a public relations agency in Berlin, Germany.

Fueled by his vision to amplify brand performance for innovative companies by providing cutting edge public relations services, Tilo founded his agency and has led it to the success it is today.

In this episode, we also talk about the leap he made to become an investor and the reason why he values the connection between PR, Branding and Investing into startups.

My guest today is Ali Parsa, Ali is an engineer, a serial healthcare entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of Babylon with the aim of putting an accessible and affordable health service into the hands of every person on earth, by using cutting-edge AI technology and the best medical experts to deliver access to digital health tools to everyone.

In this episode, we cover Ali’s story and how he came about founding his company and the resources and philosophies that have helped him be successful.

My guest today is Christian Wiens he is the Co-Founder and CEO of GetSafe.

Christian is challenging one of the largest industries in the world.

His company Getsafe is a digital insurance provider, a market leader for millennials in Germany and about to expand throughout Europe.

In this episode, we chat about how it all began for Christian, from founding his first startup in Berlin to moving to Heildelberg after successfully selling that company.

Once in Heidelberg he met his new co-founder and decided to follow on the footsteps of SAP and keep their company in the city to take advantage of the high-level engineering talent in that area of Germany.

My guest today is Peter Platzer he is the Co-Founder and CEO of Spire Global, a space data and analytics provider for weather, maritime, and aviation.

In this episode, Peter shares with us an incredible amount of value and knowledge about how he has built a company that is innovating in the area of climate and data to better understand how the planet is changing and in turn better serve the fight against climate change.

Washington Post NOAA study: https://spacenews.com/noaa-report-cites-plan-to-acquire-commercial-radio-occultation-data/

My guest today is Mathias Wengeler, he is the Founder and CEO of Atheneum Partners.

Mathias has an extensive due diligence experience with L.E.K. Consulting in Munich and Boston, during which he worked on over 80 private investment transactions across Europe and the Americas.

In this Episode, Mathias shares with us in insights on how he has successfully built his business and we also chat about how his consulting experience has been an instrumental factor to that success.