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By Bela Musits
The podcast currently has 142 episodes available.
In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Brad Svrluga. Brad is co-founder of primary Ventures based in New York City. Primary is one of the premier early-stage VC firms in the United States. He has over 20 years of experience in early-stage investing and Primary is the second VC firm Brad has co-founded. We discuss how differentiating Primary from the crowded VC space has played a critical role in the firm's success. Brad also shares his investing hot buttons and how elusive success can be in the entrepreneurial community.
You can find more info about Primary Ventures here:
https://www.primary.vc/
If you know of someone who would be a good guest for the show, let us know and we will try to get them as a guest. We also love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected] - we will answer your questions in a future episode.
Thanks for listening,
Bela and Mike
In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Jim Senall. Jim runs the Rochester Angel Network, (RAN) in Rochester NY. We discussed how angel investing plays a critical role in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Jim also described how RAN has evolved during the last 20 years, both in terms of its structure and the characteristics of the investments it makes.
So give the episode a listen!
You can find more info about RAN here:
http://www.rochesterangels.com/
If you know of someone who would be a good guest for the show, let us know and we will try to get them as a guest. We also love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected] - we will answer your questions in a future episode.
Thanks for listening,
Bela and Mike
In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Mark Drager. He is a branding expert and helps entrepreneurs and companies refine their brand strategy and ensure their brand is consistent across everything they do. Your brand is how the world views you. We had a great conversation about how to make sure your brand is not an afterthought. It is exceptionally important and once established, not easy to change. Mark emphasized how important it is to give branding some critical thought on day one of starting your business.
So give the episode a listen!
You can find more info about Mark Sheperd here:
https://www.phanta.com/
If you know of someone who would be a good guest for the show, let us know and we will try to get them as a guest. We also love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected] - we will answer your questions in a future episode.
Thanks for listening,
Bela and Mike
In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Billie Shepard. She founded Billie Shepard Associates, where she leverages her acting experience and training methods in the business sector. Her one-on-one coaching and group workshops help transform corporate speakers into influential leaders. We had a fascinating conversation on how many leadership speaking skills can be learned. Unless you are a communications major, it is something most of us have no training in. She has also written a wonderful book, “The Billie Shepard Presentation Method”.
So give the episode a listen!
You can find more info about Billie Shepard here:
http://www.billieshepard.com/intro/
Check out Billie’s book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Billie-Shepard-Presentation-Method-Relationships-ebook/dp/B084WZZMNM/
If you know of someone who would be a good guest for the show, let us know and we will try to get them as a guest. We also love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected] - we will answer your questions in a future episode.
Thanks for listening,
Bela and Mike
Hello and welcome to The Unconventional Path: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Stories and Ideas podcast. Today we have a very different podcast topic for you. If you have been listening to this podcast you know that Mike and I like to try new things, well this one is way out there. It is about how the experience of losing my 95-year-old mother completely changed my view of death and dying. I went from fearing it and trying to ignore it to embracing the journey and experience.
This is an episode where I talk about things I have never talked about before. I debated with myself for many hours regarding if I should express my thoughts in public. With Mike’s encouragement, we hit the record button and had a wonderful conversation.
I hope it will help you think through and process these types of events. And for me, the most important thing was not running away from it, but accepting it and embracing the experience. One of the key things that helped in the process was over the previous 5 years, my mom made it very clear what she wanted when the end was near. This removed that facet of “what should we do” as the events unfolded. I encourage you to have those conversations.
Thanks for listening, I would love to hear your thoughts about this episode. Drop us a line at [email protected].
Our next episode will be back on topic.
Bela and Mike
In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Andy Binns. Andy is a corporate innovation guru, co-founder of Change Logic, and the co-author of “Corporate Explorer: How Corporations Beat Startup at the Innovation Game”. We had a fascinating conversation about innovation and entrepreneurship, both in large corporations and start-ups.
So give the episode a listen!
You can find more info about Change Logic here:
https://changelogic.com/team/andy-binns/
Check out Andy’s book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Corporate-Explorer-Corporations-Entrepreneurs-Innovation/dp/1119838320
If you know of someone who would be a good guest for the show, let us know and we will try to get them as a guest. We also love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected] - we will answer your questions in a future episode.
Thanks for listening,
Bela and Mike
This is another pre-podcast discussion episode. As mentioned before, these episodes were inspired by a listener. When Mike and I get together, to record a podcast, before we hit the RECORD button, we typically have a conversation about what's going on in our lives and the world. It’s basically, two good friends catching up. Back in EP 128, Mike and I did an experiment and we hit the record button as soon as our conversation started and we included this part of the conversation in the regular podcast. After receiving some positive comments from listeners, we decided to make separate episodes out of our pre-podcast conversations. That way, those listeners who are only interested in Sailing and Cruising can easily skip over them. Not sure what we are going to label these episodes, but for now, we will call them, “Pre-podcast discussion”.
In this episode, Mike and I talk about his trip back to the USA during the Christmas holiday in the midst of a large COVID - Omicron surge in the US. We also talk about COVID regulations and political donations and how Germany and the US each deal with these issues very differently. Hope you enjoy the episode!
If you know of someone who would be a good guest for the show, and we will try to get them as a guest. We also love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected] - we will answer your questions in a future episode.
Thanks for listening,
Bela and Mike
This is our second, pre podcast discussion episode. As mentioned before, these episodes were inspired by a listener. When Mike and I get together, to record a podcast, before we hit the RECORD button, we typically have a conversation about what's going on in our lives and the world. It’s basically, two good friends catching up.
Back in EP 128, Mike and I did an experiment and we hit the record button as soon as our conversation started. We included this part of the conversation in the regular podcast.
After receiving some positive comments from listeners, we decided to make separate episodes out of our pre-podcast conversations. That way, those listeners who are only interested in Sailing and Cruising can easily skip over them. Not sure what we are going to label these episodes, but for now, we will call them, “Pre-podcast discussion”
Also, we are not sure how often we will release these episodes, as sometimes our conversations are not podcast-worthy. Hope you enjoy the episode!
If you know of someone who would be a good guest for the show, let us know and we will try to get them as a guest. We also love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected] - we will answer your questions in a future episode.
Thanks for listening,
Bela and Mike
In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Matt Kopko, the VP of Public Policy at Daily Pay. We have a great conversation about on-demand pay and how it can positively impact the ability of employees to receive their pay daily and not have to wait 2 or 3 weeks for a paycheck. It’s an industry I did not know existed. Also, for the first time ever, you can hear Mike rant a bit about how the less fortunate often get the short end of the stick in life. And it is something that can easily be remedied if we have the will.
So give the episode a listen!
You can find more info about Daily Pay here:
https://www.dailypay.com/
If you know of someone who would be a good guest for the show, let us know and we will try to get them as a guest. We also love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected] - we will answer your questions in a future episode.
Thanks for listening,
Bela and Mike
Today’s episode was inspired by a listener. When Mike and I get together, to record a podcast, before we hit the RECORD button, we typically have a conversation about what's going on in our lives and the world. It’s basically, two good friends catching up.
Back in EP 128, Mike and I did an experiment and we hit the record button as soon as our conversation started. We included this part of the conversation in the regular podcast.
We received some nice comments from listeners who said they enjoyed the episode.
In addition, John sent us a very nice email, he suggested we make our pre-podcast conversation part of the podcast. Thank you John for the thoughtful email and suggestion.
Mike and I discussed John’s suggestion and we decided we will make separate episodes out of our pre-podcast conversations. That way, those listeners who are only interested in Sailing and Cruising can easily skip over them. Not sure what we are going to label these episodes, but for now, we will call them, “Pre-podcast discussion”
Also, we are not sure how often we will release these episodes, as sometimes our conversations are not podcast-worthy. Hope you enjoy the episode!
If you know of someone who would be a good guest for the show, let us know and we will try to get them as a guest. We also love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected] - we will answer your questions in a future episode.
Thanks for listening,
Bela and Mike
The podcast currently has 142 episodes available.