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At Built From the Dream Up: Founders' Stories, you'll hear stories from founders of businesses who’ve used perseverance, agility, and some good old-fashioned luck to build multi-figure companies from dream to reality, even if they stumbled along the way. Host Sharyn Konyak, Chief Storyteller and brand strategist at Story Powered Brands digs deep with Founders, who share stories of what they’ve tried, what they learned and how they put it all into practice. Built From the Dream Up is your boo ...
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We're on a mission. We're going to find and uncover the smartest, most successful entrepreneurs on the planet. Explore their highs, their lows and how they ultimately mastered the game. I'm Martyn Cook and I'm excited to welcome you to the Smarter Destiny Podcast. I'm grateful for you and your time, now let's level up together.
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Main Street Moxie: Stories from small-town founders and entrepreneurs told by students and faculty at Franklin College

Franklin College Department of Economics, Business, and Accounting and the Kite Shop at Franklin College

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Hear stories from the builders, dreamers, adventurers, and founders that knit communities together with businesses big and small. Whether it's a corner shop, a B2B agency, a nonprofit, or a high-powered startup on the rise, you'll hear about the ideas, the journeys, the challenges, and the victories from real people who make our small towns special. Periodic special editions will focus on student entrepreneurs at Franklin College and surrounding schools, as well as other programs around Indi ...
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“Scaling Up” is a new podcast series that tells the scaling stories of great growth companies from around the world, as experienced by their founders and CEOs. With the aim of inspiring and educating the next generation of entrepreneurs, as well as helping current business leaders, this podcast series hopes to give insight into what it takes to scale a business to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Hosted by Ed Cowan and supported by TDM Growth Partners.
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LIFT99 launched the LIFTOFF podcast as a continuation of their mission to spread the incredible Stories of Startup Founders in Eastern Europe and by doing so, inspire others to shoot for the moon. Most LIFTOFF shows are recorded live at LIFT99 Tallinn Hub, the birthplace of #EstonianMafia Wall of Fame and home of Estonian startup culture. But not all of them! The road might take us to wherever we find inspiring founders with stories worth sharing. LIFTOFF was launched in collaboration with L ...
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Ahead of the Game brings you actionable business insights from entrepreneurs, founders, business owners and leaders. Each episode, these passionate people will take you on their journey, revealing stories of starting companies, growing pains, successes, failures and living their values in the midst of the many challenges. These are real business stories that will inspire and help you grow. The show is brought to you by KMT Partners, a South Australian accounting and wealth management advisor ...
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This week's guest is found on the literal Main Street — happens to be Jefferson Street here in Franklin; lots of Founding Father names around here — in an antique shop next to a retired train station. Julie Stewart of Salvage Sisters Antique Market is a local establishment unto herself, and Riley and Zach dive into her story with all its twists and…
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Episode two is a tour de force of the entrepreneurial spirit with Rye Von of Art Haus Balloon Company, with more "Wait, what!?" moments than I could keep track of. Join students Trey and Joshua as they help weave together the story of the founder who went to a trade convention and quit her job on the spot to try something new. Learn more about Art …
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We couldn't have asked for a better first episode than this one where Amirah, Kearsley, and Jacqueline talk with Kari Kermode, Kearsley's mom and founder and owner of Style Dance Academy in Franklin, Indiana. Learn more about Style Dance Academy here: http://www.styledanceacademy.com/ Kearsley's involvement with the family business has been written…
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What is a high-performing culture? It's a question some think as straightforward as it is philosophical. In these special episodes, we explore high performing cultures; what they are, how to create them, and most importantly how to not just maintain them, but scale them. By drawing upon the wisdom of the previous CEOs, founders, leaders who I have …
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Welcome to a new pod series from Franklin College: A small, private, liberal arts school in the heart of America’s heartland, in this in-between world of being just 20 minutes from Indianapolis, one of the country’s 25 largest cities, and what you may lovingly refer to as the middle of nowhere. Franklin is the second-largest town or city in Indiana…
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Super excited to share this special PRIDE month interview with Pals Socks Founder Hannah Lavon. What product combines a passion for great design and desire for real social change? Socks might not be the obvious answer but for Hannah Lavon it was the perfect pairing. In this thought-provoking episode, we unravel the story behind weaving a message of…
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Not content with the limitations of her sales career, Sarah Ahrens saw an opportunity to merge her interest in conscious consumerism with the burgeoning field of cannabis. New Jersey's need for certified lab testing services gave her the avenue to take the entrepreneurial leap with True Labs for Cannabis. In this episode, hear the story behind: Und…
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Growing up hungry in inner-city Miami put a fire in Michael Baptiste 's belly to build a career in the food business and end food insecurity. Tune in to hear how Michael and his college business partners built a successful company, Banana Wave, and made their mark in the alternative milk market, attracting the attention of major retailers such as W…
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In this episode, phygital jewelry designer Tracy Greenan shares the story of her journey from Toronto design school graduate to successful NYC fashion designer, why she had to give it all up and how her resilient spirit and Web3 put her on a new path. Tune in to learn valuable insights for designers looking to learn the business of Web3, how to dif…
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Will Hughes is an accomplished digital strategist and innovator with over 15 years of digital marketing and ecommerce experience. He has thrived creating and executing multi-million dollar online marketing campaigns that drive customer acquisition, generate online sales growth, and exceed ROI objectives. Will has been an entrepreneur and VP of grow…
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With a domain name owned since college and a desire to do something more, Jesse Pujji left a lucrative Wall Street career behind to build an ad tech startup, Ampush, with his former college roommates. The early entrant in the ad-tech space capitalized on a strategic partnership with Facebook. An impressive exit In this episode, Jesse shares his adv…
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A career serving our country was the path Joshua Diskin expected for himself. But when he left the Marines, he left lost. Poor nutrition and depression weighed him down and sent him on a journey of self-discovery. Tiny little sprouts called microgreens were just part of what he found. Hear how the power of microgreens and organic nutritional supple…
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Leaving a successful decades-long career working for package goods giants to start a drone company with no aviation experience may seem foolish. But for Bronwyn Morgan, it was a dream a lifetime in the making. Hear how making her way in a new industry, overcoming gender and race bias and listening to her customers allowed her to spread her wings an…
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When Jon Werner conceived of Bones in Motion, the first fitness tracker for runners, in 2004, he knew he had a winner. But, he also knew being an early market entrant meant that growing the business would be a marathon not a sprint. You won't want to miss this fascinating episode and Jon's stories of chasing down his perfect customer, pacing the ma…
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Building on MapQuest's idea of utilizing geo-location to provide real-time data, Roberto Camhi developed the MapCity app for Chile in 2002. More than two decades later, geo-location services are a must-have for businesses. What he learned about being early to market, building lean and treating the competition as collaborators helps Roberto guide a …
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Bootstrapping your Founders' journey often means building lean. Finding funds for office space may be a problem. Could a coworking space be the solution? Listen to my conversation with Carina Boston Pinales of Splash Coworking and learn how sharing space with other startups may offer Founders a creative way of working and the collaborative environm…
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Growing vegetables on his family's Canadian farm taught Colin C. Campbell of Startup.club the value of hard work. But it was his love of technology and its intersection with human behavior that cultivated his entrepreneurial spirit and led him to build, grow and scale several IT companies. What he learned is a mixture of money, mindset and putting …
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Ten years as a Wine Enthusiast leading National Geographic Expedition tours taught Max Morales all he needed to know about wine. But his experience building Andes Wines into the largest wine outlet in Chile taught him about betrayal, resilience and how owning up to mistakes can be an opportunity to open a new chapter in your story. Listen to hear h…
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Dr. Trevor Cates struggled with skin imperfections and imbalanced hormones in her early years. Her search for answers led her to natural medicine and the creation of a cleaner and simpler skincare line, The Spa Dr. She wanted to rewrite the narrative on skincare with natural ingredients, science-based formulas; something people could feel good abou…
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The power of persistence is a must for any successful Founder. So is the ability to generate and trade relationship capital. David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports1 Marketing uses both to guide his life’s mission to empower over 1 billion people to be happy. Recognized by Variety Magazine as the Sports Humanitarian of the Year, he's also the executive…
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Even office furniture deserves a chance to rewrite the end of its story. That's what Brandi Susewitz thought when she heard 17 billion pounds of office furniture end up in landfills each year. And with the pandemic, that number only grew. Why was there no online marketplace for second-life office furniture. For Brandi, it was the perfect time to re…
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Why should male entrepreneurs and Founders get all the press, when plenty of deserving female entrepreneurs struggle to get media attention? Unless, of course, they were breaking down barriers. Shattering glass ceilings. Reforming systems. Or reimaging hierarchies. That's a question Lisa Buyer of The Buyer Group asked herself. She knew many more we…
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The Creator Economy, the online space where creators and influencers earn revenue from their creations, is an estimated $100 billion business. With nearly 1/3 of that revenue coming from YouTube, brands and creators were hungry for a way to measure and monetize engagement. That's why Rob Gabel from Spotter.la, a creator economy expert, founded Tubu…
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Entrepreneurs often find themselves searching the herd for their perfect customer or what my guest Jeff Koser, Founder of Zebrafi, calls a Zebra. Customers whose problems you solve and are likely to buy from you. Your perfect prospect. So how do you find your Zebra? Listen to this week's episode to hear how Jeff used his experience building and sca…
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Yannis Varellas is the Founder and CEO at Oyra, the first ever organic and nutritious breakfast biscuits. Inspired by the practical wisdom, virtues and holistic life approach of Ancient Greeks, Yannis came up with the unique recipe of Olyra Breakfast Biscuits, using absolutely nothing artificial. Olyra is the fastest growing natural breakfast biscu…
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Adam Schwab is our guest on Scaling Up, the CEO and co-founder of Luxury Escapes – a travel marketplace with almost $1b in bookings annually.Adam’s story is that of a quintessential and accomplished entrepreneur – one of trial and error, learning from mistakes and applying it to the next chapter as is always required. Luxury escapes and its coming …
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At Built From the Dream Up: Founders' Stories, you'll hear stories from founders of businesses who’ve used perseverance, agility, and some good old-fashioned luck to build multi-figure companies from dream to reality, even if they stumbled along the way. Host Sharyn Konyak, Chief Storyteller and Brand Strategist, digs deep with Founders, who share …
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Reggie Aggarwal is the co-founder of Cvent, a $600m revenue Software company, that is listed on the Nasdaq (ticker CVT). Cvent is allows organizations to more efficiently run, manage and host all formats of events from virtual to in-person and hybrid. If you have been to a large conference recently, chances are it hasa been powered by Cvent. Reggie…
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Ruslan Kogan, the CEO and co-founder of Kogan.com (ASX:KGN) is the guest on this episode of 'Scaling Up'. Kogan.com is Australia’s largest pure play online retailer with over $1b in sales. Many listeners over the years would have no doubt been introduced to Kogan.com via their incredibly successful own brand electronics business that catapulted the…
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Ben Reinberg is the founder and CEO of Alliance Consolidated Group of Companies, a national commercial real estate investment fund that focuses on medical properties. With over 200 years of experience in the leader team it’s no wonder that they've been going for more than 20 years, crushing billions of dollars of transactions. But Ben doesn't just …
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After a mini hiatus, 'Scaling Up' is back, and we have some incredible guests lined up in the coming months, none more so than this episode. Alex Vynokur came to Australia as a 16 year old from Soviet Ukraine, not speaking a work of English, but with a steely determination to make something of himself. And that is an understatement as to what he ha…
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Rylee Meek is the founder and CEO of The King's Council, a community designed to equip entrepreneurs with the tools and expertise they need to crush whatever their chosen path is right now. Rylee has helped entrepreneurs scale their businesses and has taken eight companies to 7 and 8 figures within the first year of each, generating 9 figures over …
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Jeff Fulkerson is the founder of FroBro Web Technologies, a digital marketing agency that helps business owners with their online web presence turn visitors into customers. Jeffro is on a mission to rid the world of terrible websites, not only helping the website owner get more of what they want, but also to help the website visitors have a better …
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Joel Montaniel is the Co-founder, and CEO of SevenRooms, a private software company devoted to improving the way hospitality operators leverage their data to enhance business operations, build better direct relationships with customers and deliver an unforgettable customer experience. In their own words, SevenRooms allows ‘the big to feel small and…
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Joseph Wilkins is the founder of FunnySalesVideos.com and the host of How To Make A Video Go Viral Podcast. Joseph Wilkins founded ProCreative Studios in 2000, which produced infomercials, TV spots & marketing videos for clients including Google, Linkedin, McDonalds, Goldman Sachs, Chevrolet & Home Depot. As viewing habits shifted away from TV, Jos…
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Hugh Williams probably isn't a name that pops to the front of mind when talking Australia's greatest technology exports - but it should. His career leading huge teams on cutting edge projects at global tech giants Google, Microsoft and eBay have fundamentally changed the way we live our lives. Globally, few possess the depth of domain expertise as …
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Victor Delacruz is a former Air Force Officer and the founder and CEO of The Christian Planner, a 7-figure company that helps christians integrate God into their daily life. Victor founded The Christian Planner in 2016, hit number 92 on the Inc. 5000 in 2020 and they currently have 50,000 active users. After 4 years of military service, Victor move…
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Matt Maier is the founder of designastone.com, a 7-figure brand launched at the very start of the pandemic lockdown. Design A Stone is a leader in personalized lawn decor name and address stones with a lifetime guarantee. Matt has a mission with a huge give back: All stones are made in the US, providing job opportunities for the small community in …
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Our guest today on scaling up is Jenn Hyman, co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway (Nasdaq:RENT). From a thought bubble to ringing the bell on the Nasdaq and being the first business to do so with a female CEO, CFO and COO, Jenn has been at the helm of a business that is a classic two-sided network case study. We dive into this, and the scaling cha…
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Dennis Weiss is a serial entrepreneur, founder and CEO of IPQualityScore. IPQS is a SaaS that protects your website from bots, fraudulent traffic and the other bad stuff that is coming in. IPQS provides the most accurate and affordable real-time anti-fraud solutions on the planet. With software created by ex-NSA technology experts, IPQS offers a le…
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Nick Shackelford is a former LA Galaxy player and the man behind many popular brands, such as PepsiCo and Apple. Now focusing on everything related to paid media and performance within ecommerce and as the Co-Founder of Structured Social, he has been blowing up ecommerce brands by scaling social focused campaigns consistently past 8-figures through…
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Mike Serbinis is the CEO and co-founder of League – a healthcare platform on a mission to empower people to live the lives that they want to lead; happier, healthier and longer. League started on the premise that the future of healthcare and its delivery was going to be less bureaucratic, less institutional, and consumer first. This simple insight …
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Norm Lanier is the CEO of Lone Star Art, a successful sign manufacturer and seller based in Texas. After getting his degree in photography and starting his creative career, he worked his way up to become a Senior Graphic Designer for companies like Exxon, Compaq and HP. On his 50th birthday, he walked away from corporate life to fulfill his lifelon…
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Series 6 of Scaling Up kicks off with Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger, the co-founders and co-CEOs of AllBirds. From a Kickstarter campaign, to listing on the NASDAQ (NASDAQ:BIRD) in a little over six years, this is an insane scaling story of one of the fastest growing brands in history. Originally born out of hustle and grit and then of thoughtful gro…
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Roland Frasier is a serial entrepreneur, business mentor, investor and a lawyer. He’s truly passionate about business and has been advising massive brands on both business and legal-related issues. His specialties include scaling businesses through the design and implementation of marketing campaigns, as well as negotiating, structuring and funding…
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Gretta van Riel is one of Australia’s top young serial entrepreneurs and influencers, with a massive Instagram following and her own ecommerce course. Having 5 multi-million dollar startups under her belt, she truly knows how to turn audiences into brands and trends into markets. With her deep understanding of the influencer marketing scene both as…
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Moiz Ali is a Harvard lawyer turned entrepreneur, investor and speaker. After selling his first business, a flash sales site for spirits called Caskers, Moiz founded Native. The company specializes in creating high-quality natural care products, and it’s the fastest growing CPG company in the United States, with over 1 million customers nationwide.…
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Sean is an entrepreneur, a husband, father, author and co-trustee of Kind Foundation. He is also the founder of Strategic Wealth Network, and has impacted over a 100 children’s lives by providing foster services. Sean has been in financial services for over 18 years, helping business owners, entrepreneurs and investors to keep their money, grow the…
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Michael Brooks is the CEO and founder of goLance, an award-winning online freelance marketplace with more than $82 million in payouts. Today Michael will share his story and how goLance managed to scale without running ads on Facebook or Google. We will also discuss how you can add value to your business by leveraging the offerings of the freelance…
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Matt Beaudreau is the founder of Acton Placer and cofounder of the Apogee Strong Program. There is an alternative to the current education system, and Matt is opening that up to the masses, helping driven entrepreneurs open student-led campuses for real education and freedom. Matt is the founder and owner of three separate schools, and a multiple T…
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