The Sark Tank talks with Phil Frayssinoux - connoisseur of nutella and a local entrepreneur whose focus is on building experiences. Phil talks about growing up in Paris and his time as a tennis pro. He also shares his experience working for a Fortune 500 tech company and how that helped him realize he wanted to be an entrepreneur. We dive deep into what it takes to get started building a business and Phil shares his top 3 tips for success. Looking to win a laptop? Listen for the secret word and go to rnox.io/contact

Learn more about Phil's projects:

www.breakthroughreno.com

www.puzzleroomreno.com

www.PuzzleRoomTahoe.com

www.RenoAxe.com

www.DarkPursuit.com

Klaus Grimm joins the Sark Tank and shares his experience that led him down the path to becoming a franchiser.  He gives advice for entrepreneurs on how to find opportunities that are recession proof and emphasizes the importance location for building a business.  The team discusses a franchise that was predicted by Seinfeld and Klaus helps the team come up with a clever keyword that could win one lucky listener a laptop.  Keep your ears on.

Klaus Grimm:

www.linkedin.com/in/klausgrimm

The Sark Tank welcomes Katrina Ghazarian who discusses her journey from being an HR Manager to becoming her own boss and building a business.  Katrina shares her unique experience as an entrepreneur who helps other entrepreneurs and dives deep into the importance of culture for organizations of all size.  

The RNOX team makes some exciting announcements about our Aug 31 grand opening and then receives a needed lesson from Katrina on introductory Spanish.

Katrina Ghazarian:

www.eva8.com

www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-ghazarian

www.hrsuckspodcast.com

www.instagram.com/hrsucks

Dickson Chu joins the Sark Tank via Zoom to talk about his time as a management consultant and how he got into the world of payments, banking & fintech. He discusses his time at Yahoo!, eBay, PayPal and some of the interesting opportunities that he sees emerging with Fintech innovation.

Dickson shares his thoughts on startups and the difference between private investors vs. corporate venture funding. Speaking of sharing - Shaunt shares the Sark Tank 'secret keyword' that could lead to an amazing prize for an attentive listener.

Dickson Chu:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dicksonchu/

Sark Tank Contact:

www.rnox.io/contact

Mike Riedel calls into the Sark Tank to discuss his days as a professional golfer and how he came to be the President of the Wild Rivers Water Park. We get to hear Mike's thoughts on leadership and the importance of the customer experience - critical to the success of a business whose mission is to be the premier water park in Southern California.

Mike shares his craziest water park story and offers insight into the insane demand for Dippin' Dots.

www.wildrivers.com

www.facebook.com/WildRiversWaterpark 

Chad Clemetson of NevDex Properties talks about his days managing commercial properties in San Francisco and contrasts that with the local market. Chad also offers his perspective on what the area will look like in 2025 and why Nevada is an ideal location for companies looking to expand or relocate.

Alice Heiman joins the Sark Tank to discuss her path as an entrepreneur and what it takes to build a sustainable business. Alice provides candid insight into what most organization get wrong about sales.

The team ponders an interesting question - what is a 'Sark'? The answer may shock you.

Chad Clemetson - NevDex Properties:

http://nevdexproperties.com/

Alice Heiman:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceheiman

https://aliceheiman.com

Dave and Gary Spitsen discuss the advantages of working together as brothers and how their startup BuildingBloc solves some of the most significant challenges in the construction industry.

BuildingBloc:

www.buildingbloc.net

Cort Christie:

www.nchinc.com

www.incauthority.com

The Sark Tank welcomes Trent Attyah and David Bolisomi from Bookit Sports - a social media platform for the sports betting community. Trent & David recently relocated to Reno, NV to be part of the RNOX Accelerator program.

BookIt:

www.bookitsports.app

https://www.instagram.com/bookit.sports

https://twitter.com/BookitHQ

https://twitter.com/livmoods

Michele Crain (Face Forward Corrective Aesthetics):

https://www.instagram.com/ffcorrective

https://www.facebook.com/ffcorrective

Welcome to the first episode of the Sark Tank.  The RNOX team discusses goals for the podcast and all things involving startups, entrepreneurship, fundraising and the age old question - is an avocado a fruit or a vegetable. 

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