UKnowAdamTsang

Sit down with Brett Rushing of Southern Insurance and Annuities for a clear, no-fluff conversation about protecting what matters and planning for what’s next. Brett shares practical tips for families, first-time homeowners, and small business owners, plus simple questions you can ask your agent to cut costs without cutting protection. If insurance jargon makes your eyes glaze over, this episode puts it in plain English and leaves you with actions you can take today.

Join Adam Tsang and Jim Walker as they practice and spitball ideas off of each other in preparation for their pitch to appear on Buy it Now! -- a show in which entrepreneurs have a limited time to convince the audience to buy into their products! It's a fun, off the cuff "behind-the-scenes" style discussion of two entrepreneurs.

The UKnowAdamTsang podcast spotlights both veteran and budding entrepreneurs -- especially those local to the Savannah/Statesboro region. We aim to inspire and educate business owners, those who are looking to turn their "side hustle" into something more, and those who simply want to peer into the minds of the adventurous risk-takers who have fun stories to share!

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https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z4FPVzEh3M9dBQ5YWMhAH?si=gec-DJCjSoiplCDM1veFWw

Meet Matthew Thielen, co-founder of Circular Sands and host of the MBE Enterprise Podcast! We both host entrepreneur podcasts (and I'll be appearing on his show soon), so we've heard a lot of perspectives that we can share with you and each other. We also talk about his up and coming company, Circular Sands, and how he impressed a panel with the business idea of... selling sand? You'll have to listen to find out what it's all about!

Matthew Thielen and related links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-thielen-1037ba215/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mbe-enterprise-podcast/id1707113568

https://open.spotify.com/show/4yIG1DwPhlSdgvAcEshXdd

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC987vG2mTzgUk0g6K6j0Iag

00:00:00 Preview / intro animation

00:00:31 Meet Matthew

00:01:02 About the MBE Enterprise podcast

00:02:22 Matthew's entrepreneurial journey

00:05:17 Entrepreneurs connecting with each other

00:08:35 The pitch circuit

00:17:22 Influence of playing sports on ability to deal with pressure

00:20:18 Learning entrepreneurship & business

00:26:30 Majoring in Finance

00:27:37 Circular Sands's business model

00:34:04 Next steps for Circular Sands

00:36:35 Matthew's advice for entrepreneurs

The Boro Bagel Company, located in downtown Statesboro next to Cool Beans, is a fast-casual dining experience providing a Brunch niche for the area. Topics range from owner Britt Hendrix's emphasis on serving both takeout customers and those who want to stay for a pleasant atmosphere, the challenges of hiring in the restaurant industry in 2023, what makes New York bagels so good, and more -- see the topic list below!

00:00:00 Preview / intro animation

00:00:30 Meet Brent Hendrix & Boro Bagel Company

00:03:01 Interior design

00:05:06 Working at Your Pie

00:08:41 What's the culture of Boro Bagel Company?

00:11:32 Conception of Boro Bagel Company

00:15:36 Fresh food, prepared quickly

00:18:56 Consistency

00:19:36 Unexpected challenges in hiring

00:24:15 Overwork and exhaustion in the restaurant industry

00:27:01 Just how old is Adam?

00:28:01 Rewarding aspects of the industry

00:30:39 Future of Boro Bagel Company

00:33:59 Bagel of the Month

00:36:08 Growing Statesboro's downtown

Find more about Brent and Boro Bagel Company here:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/dkadoaDMhtgQ5Wbn9

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095105983110

https://www.instagram.com/borobagelcompany/

https://www.facebook.com/britt.hendrix.37/

The UKnowAdamTsang podcast spotlights both veteran and budding entrepreneurs -- especially those local to the Savannah/Statesboro region. We aim to inspire and educate business owners, those who are looking to turn their "side hustle" into something more, and those who simply want to peer into the minds of the adventurous risk-takers who have fun stories to share!

Follow UKnowAdamTsang on Social!

https://www.adamtsang.com

https://www.instagram.com/uknowadamtsang/

https://www.facebook.com/uknowadamtsang/

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

https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z4FPVzEh3M9dBQ5YWMhAH?si=gec-DJCjSoiplCDM1veFWw

Felecia Prince came from a family of teachers and thought she might want to branch out and do something else. And while she dabbled in various things from marketing to fashion design. But she would ultimately find that teaching provides a creative outlet for all of her passions, and to create an incentive system that got kids of all stripes participating in the classroom. This is a great listen for parents, educators and team leaders on incentivizing others.

Find more about Felecia here:

https://www.amazon.com/Class-Store-Felecia-George-Prince/dp/1950894037

https://www.linkedin.com/in/felecia-prince-2a3303193

https://www.instagram.com/designs_by_felecia_/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/felecia.g.prince/

The UKnowAdamTsang podcast spotlights both veteran and budding entrepreneurs -- especially those local to the Savannah/Statesboro region. We aim to inspire and educate business owners, those who are looking to turn their "side hustle" into something more, and those who simply want to peer into the minds of the adventurous risk-takers who have fun stories to share!

Follow UKnowAdamTsang on Social!

https://www.adamtsang.com

https://www.instagram.com/uknowadamtsang/

https://www.facebook.com/uknowadamtsang/

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

https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z4FPVzEh3M9dBQ5YWMhAH?si=gec-DJCjSoiplCDM1veFWw

Khai Nyugen, co-founder of Power Gymnastics and I have such a fun time chatting, we don't even get a chance to cover half of what we wanted to! But we do cover his interesting upbringing as an immigrant adopted at age 16, his personal growth and learning about how the world works on Wall Street and elsewhere, and we go over much of what makes his resume and story unique!

Not sure where to start? Here are some timestamps!

00:00:00 Preview / intro

00:00:27 Meet Khai Nyugen

00:03:41 Khai's childhood

00:10:15 On being bullied

00:13:59 Leaving home after a fight with Dad

00:21:15 Working (lots) as a teenager and deciding what to do in life

00:27:14 Getting into wallstreet, college years

00:39:31 A ballsy UPS internship

00:45:21 Mentorship

00:47:43 Wall Street

00:59:08 After Wall Street

1:05:19 Learning to be social / improving on your weaknesses

1:20:05 Leaving the security of a corporate job

1:23:58 Coming back to take care of Mom after her strokes

1:27:01 Previous experiences leading to business ownership

1:31:12 How small moments & random acts of kindness can have big impacts

Find more about Khai here:

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

https://www.crunchbase.com/person/khai-nguyen

The UKnowAdamTsang podcast spotlights both veteran and budding entrepreneurs -- especially those local to the Savannah/Statesboro region. We aim to inspire and educate business owners, those who are looking to turn their "side hustle" into something more, and those who simply want to peer into the minds of the adventurous risk-takers who have fun stories to share!

Follow UKnowAdamTsang on Social!

https://www.adamtsang.com

https://www.instagram.com/uknowadamtsang/

https://www.facebook.com/uknowadamtsang/

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

https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z4FPVzEh3M9dBQ5YWMhAH?si=gec-DJCjSoiplCDM1veFWw

Jill Johns had a good thing going on in her career, climbing up the ladder to become a corporate VP. But she always knew she wanted something more. A layoff and a cancer diagnosis would throw a life quake her way, and she's come out of it a more developed, wizened person. We'll talk about that, Burning Man, and quite a bit more! Thanks for tuning in!

Find more about Jill here:

http://www.jill-johns.com/

The UKnowAdamTsang podcast spotlights both veteran and budding entrepreneurs -- especially those local to the Savannah/Statesboro region. We aim to inspire and educate business owners, those who are looking to turn their "side hustle" into something more, and those who simply want to peer into the minds of the adventurous risk-takers who have fun stories to share!

Follow UKnowAdamTsang on Social!

https://www.adamtsang.com

https://www.instagram.com/uknowadamtsang/

https://www.facebook.com/uknowadamtsang/

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

https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z4FPVzEh3M9dBQ5YWMhAH?si=gec-DJCjSoiplCDM1veFWw

Join me and local real estate guru Paul Newman on a wide-ranging discussion that covers real estate, diets, gym routines, double homicide, Pickleball, Georgia Southern football, and more! Wait, did one of those things not sound like the other? Let's just say that Paul's story of getting into the real estate industry is a little different than most. Listen and find out!

Find more about Paul Newman here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-newman-8487099/

https://www.facebook.com/paul.newman.9028/

https://www.instagram.com/newmanpr/?hl=en

https://www.buystatesboro.com/

The UKnowAdamTsang podcast spotlights both veteran and budding entrepreneurs -- especially those local to the Savannah/Statesboro region. We aim to inspire and educate business owners, those who are looking to turn their "side hustle" into something more, and those who simply want to peer into the minds of the adventurous risk-takers who have fun stories to share!

Follow UKnowAdamTsang on Social!

https://www.adamtsang.com

https://www.instagram.com/uknowadamtsang/

https://www.facebook.com/uknowadamtsang/

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

https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z4FPVzEh3M9dBQ5YWMhAH?si=gec-DJCjSoiplCDM1veFWw

What up! We temporarily travel back in time (to before the podcast studio was re-done) to air an episode that's been sitting on the back burner: I'm virtually joined by Alex Boulogne, founder of Pioneer Digital. We'll touch on his company, marketing, and the value of entrepreneurs connecting with other like minded individuals, but the bulk of the conversation is about A.I. and similar emerging technologies. How will they affect the workplace, and how can we best leverage these new tools in this brand new world?

Find more about Pioneer Digital here:

https://pioneerdigital.marketing/

The UKnowAdamTsang podcast spotlights both veteran and budding entrepreneurs -- especially those local to the Savannah/Statesboro region. We aim to inspire and educate business owners, those who are looking to turn their "side hustle" into something more, and those who simply want to peer into the minds of the adventurous risk-takers who have fun stories to share!

Follow UKnowAdamTsang on Social!

https://www.adamtsang.com

https://www.instagram.com/uknowadamtsang/

https://www.facebook.com/uknowadamtsang/

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

https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z4FPVzEh3M9dBQ5YWMhAH?si=gec-DJCjSoiplCDM1veFWw

Good morning! This episode, I'm joined by April Trepagnier, CEO of Titan Advertising and host of the Bitches & Bourbon podcast. We'll talk about her unorthodox path from working W2-jobs to entrepreneurship, the challenges and benefits of working with your spouse, project management, her Bourbon enthusiasts podcast and the things to consider when starting your own podcast!

Find more about the April here:

https://www.apriltrepagnier.com/

https://bitchesandbourbon.com/

The UKnowAdamTsang podcast spotlights both veteran and budding entrepreneurs -- especially those local to the Savannah/Statesboro region. We aim to inspire and educate business owners, those who are looking to turn their "side hustle" into something more, and those who simply want to peer into the minds of the adventurous risk-takers who have fun stories to share!

Follow UKnowAdamTsang on Social!

https://www.adamtsang.com

https://www.instagram.com/uknowadamtsang/

https://www.facebook.com/uknowadamtsang/

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

https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z4FPVzEh3M9dBQ5YWMhAH?si=gec-DJCjSoiplCDM1veFWw