The Visionary Entrepreneur Podcast

Identifying and executing on gaps and the market, being proactive with social media trends, and having a framework on how to think about your branding. “How is it possible that 1 Chief Marketing Officer can decide what media content is in-brand. Millions of people on social media will tell you if what you’re putting out there is in brand-or not.”

Real cacao, industry failures & identifying a dark horse product. Jonas Ketterle is the founder of Firefly Chocolate, the biggest ceremonial cacao company in the U.S.

One of the most awarded skiers in freeskiing history, Cody Townsend has evolved from a California beach kid obsessed with the mountains to standing atop the pinnacle of the sport.

Effective tools for fundraising your company, the life cycles of growth, and being a female entrepreneur. Jaclyn Baumgarten is the founder of Boatsetter, the largest peer-to-peer boat rental company in the U.S. She was also voted as Inc’s Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs in 2019. As a Stanford business school graduate, she followed what she saw as a “traditional” path, but she decided to take a 6-month sabbatical in order to find an opportunity that could combine her skills and her passion. Through Boatsetter she was able to combine her fond childhood memories of being on a boat while also helping boat owners utilize their them as a financial asset.

Jaclyn is a pioneer in this field because she was able to solve the looming insurance issue that was holding back peer-to-peer boat rentals. She was able to create an insurance product that was specific to boat rentals and is now used by these types of companies all over the world. She has incredible experience fundraising and talks to us about her toolkit that she used to raise $40 million dollars for Boatsetter thus far.

 

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The incredible effects of mushroom extracts, the challenges of starting a supplement company, and the tradeoffs of quality vs. productivity. Skye Chilton, Founder of Real Mushrooms, is reinventing the supplement space by providing extremely potent and high-quality mushroom products to North America.

The truth about the coffee market, creating a win win win business and scaling without outside investment. Martin Mayorga (Founder of Mayorga Organics) talks to us about how you can find opportunities in a “broken" market.

How to get out of a dead-end in your career, letting go of control, and dealing with the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. Gareth was a marine biologist and teacher before he realized that it wasn’t the career path he thought it would be.

How to deal with doubt in your career and use it as motivation, creating value for the customer, and the future of the hospitality industry. David Rodolitz talks to us about all these themes and more. David, a dynamic entrepreneur in the hospitality never felt like he needed “the perfect idea” to be successful.

Using doubt as a tool to find motivation, Creating value for the customer, The future of the hospitality industry. David Rodolitz talks to us about all these themes and more. David, a dynamic entrepreneur in the hospitality business talks to us about his insights and the future outlook.  David has owned and operated various food & beverage establishments in the New York City hospitality industry for 20+ years, from James Beard nominated restaurants, to iconic bars and nightclubs. He founded RK Hospitality which creates and operates various food & beverage concepts in both urban and suburban markets with unique value propositions and authentic service. RK collaborates with talented chefs, developers, hoteliers and real-estate owners to produce experience-driven establishments, in feel-good environments, with enticing cuisine and genuine, warm hospitality.  He is a founding partner of the Empellón Restaurant Group, which heI operated and built alongside Chef Alex Stupak from 2011 – 2019. During this time, he opened multiple concepts, including a 3-star, NYTimes, 7,500 square foot flagship in the heart of midtown, at 510 Madison Ave.   He is the owner and founder of Impulse Productions (www.impulsenyc.com), a premier Event-Planning company formed in 2003, that plans, produces and executes large scale special events, corporate parties and charity functions. Impulse has worked with some of the most remarkable brands across all industries, including Vayner Media, Ebay, ESPN etc. https://www.thevisionaryentrepreneur.net

Find your target market and get traction for your passion product. In this episode, we bring on two previous guests on our podcast, Sean Mcarthy and marketing expert Jeffrey Himmel.