The Entrepreneur's Ethic

The Entrepreneur's Ethic

By Kevin KimleBusinessEntrepreneurship
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The Entrepreneur's Ethic episodes

  • 33. Developing a Sixth Sense for Insanely Great Food | Brie Thompson, Olivelle

    In this podcast, we talk about insanely great olive oils and vinegars. I interview Brie Thompson, with Olivelle. Brie founded Olivelle after graduating college in 2006, along with her mom, Michelle, in her hometown, Bozeman, Montana. Brie aimed to source high-quality infused oils and vinegars for the newly independent shop, but struggled to do so, disappointed by the available offerings where suppliers were compensating for lower quality oils by masking them with flavors. So, Brie did what entrepreneurs do when they can’t buy what they want; she started sourcing and making her products.


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    59 min
  • 32. Adventures in Chocolate with Adam Pearson, Fortunato Chocolate

    In this podcast, we talk about insanely great chocolate. I interview Adam Pearson, an owner of Fortunato Chocolate, a business that makes very high-end chocolate. He’s also an author. His book, Finding Fortunato: How a Peruvian Adventure Inspired the Sweet Success of a Family Chocolate Business, was how I first came across Adam’s story and the story of his family’s business.


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    59 min
  • Five Strategy Rules from Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Andy Grove | Dr. Michael Cusumano | Ep. 31

    This week’s podcast is an interview with Dr. Michael Cusumano,  the SMR Distinguished Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He specializes in strategy, product development, and entrepreneurship in computer software as well as automobiles and consumer electronics.

    Our discussion is inspired by a book he wrote with David Yoffie, Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs. It was great to talk through the five strategy rules with someone who’s interacted with these three legendary business leaders.

    58 min
  • The Pixar IPO: A Case Study of Steve Jobs

    This week’s podcast is a case study set in 1995 and 1996. Steve Jobs was at that time CEO of two businesses, neither of which was Apple. Rather, he was CEO of technology company NeXT and animation studio Pixar. He aimed to take Pixar public but faced substantial obstacles in doing so. The most prominent investment banks turned down the opportunity to help Jobs do an IPO, assessing it as too risky.


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    32 min
  • Manufacturing Perfection | Mike Ihle, Ihle Fabrications | Ep. 28

    This week’s podcast is an interview with Mike Ihle, founder and President of Ihle Fabrications, a farmer-built company that has become a leading provider in manufacturing agriculture wear parts for combine harvesters and other farm equipment. Started in 2002 on the family farm, Ihle has since grown into a Certified Case IH Remanufacturing partner, as well as making parts for John Deere, Claas, Drago and more.


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    50 min
  • Business & Courage | Al Myers, Ag Leader Technology | Ep. 26

    This week’s podcast is an interview with Al Myers, Founder and President of Ag Leader Technologies. Al is a pioneer in precision agriculture technologies. Ag Leader launched an on-the-go yield monitor in 1992 and has introduced many innovative precision agriculture tools since that time. Today, Ag Leader has almost 300 employees who make tools used by farmers around the world.


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    39 min

About The Entrepreneur's Ethic

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Explore how high-impact innovators develop aspirations, make decisions, and create meaning in their lives and the lives of others. The entrepreneurs of yesterday faced the unknown, decided against fear, and chose to shape their futures into something better. Today, we learn from them in order to leave our own positive mark on the world.