Patrick Callahan and Lee Mikles meet with Entrepreneurs to hear their stories in the hopes that others get motivated to take that leap and go out on their own.
Long time friend of ours, Paul Pomeroy, talks about his role as CEO at Advertising Agency, Aloysius Butler & Clark. ABC is a 50 year old company with footprints well beyond Delaware, and Paul is now at the helm. Hear him share stories of being a bigger part of a company that he long worked for, making the transition to him as CEO, and how he hopes to not screw up what he is now in charge of. Paul also turns the questioning onto us for an interesting discussion from both sides of changing ownership. Shout out to Nashville and Annapolis legend, Skribe, for the music. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lee-mikles/message
Meghan Wallace shares how she went from being in the Government to jumping out to create a company that helps the Government solve the big issues with her company, Social Contract. Hear about how she got into government, identified an opportunity, and jumped out to help solve it. Oh yeah, and she significantly grew the company during the pandemic. As always, thank you to Nashville star, Skribe, for the music. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
This month, Patrick and I talk to Priscilla Turgon, Founder and Executive Director of Project New Start. This incredibly impactful Delaware organization creates a learning program for justice involved to learn life skills to be successful upon release and more importantly, not return to prison. Not your typical start up, for sure, but we are certain you will appreciate hearing about starting a different kind of business than we typically discuss. As always, big thank you to Nashville musician and friend, Skribe for the intro-outdo song. Be sure to check him out as he tours the country. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
Jim O'Donoghue, Lee's business partner in Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen, to talk about making the leap from cushy corporate America to starting a restaurant. Started by Lee and Jim in 2015, Grain now has five locations. Thanks to Grain for hosting us on their stage (but really what could they do) As always, be sure to check out Skribe in Nashville, who recorded our intro/outro music. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
We have a great podcast with New Castle County Executive, Matt Meyer, on his rich past being involved with Entrepreneurship, both in and out of government. We recorded it at the impactful Route 9 Library and Innovation Center. Our wide ranging discussion covered selling shoes in Africa, converting a hotel to emergency shelter and how you don't have to be on your own to act like an entrepreneur. The story of the Hope Center's transformation from a hotel to emergency shelter was told in this emmy-winning short. Definitely worth a watch. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
We take the show on the road again! This time to the lovely rooftop bar at the new Quoin hotel in downtown Wilmington with our special guest, Chris Buccini. Chris shares with us how he and his brother spent the last 25 years turning the city into an overnight success through their development company, the Buccini Pollin Group to create a space where entrepreneurs can thrive. As always, special thanks to Nashville star and friend, Skribe for the intro/outro music. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
Chef Akhtar Nawab, acclaimed chef who is bringing The Chancery Market to Wilmington, DE at 1313 N Market. Recorded live at the Queen Theater as part of the Delaware Entrepreneur Summit! Learn more about The Chancery Market project and how to get involved at: https://www.thechancerymarket.com Learn more about Chef Akhtar Nawab at https://www.akhtarnawab.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
But First - Come out and hear a live Battlescars podcast with special guest, Chris Buccini of Buccini-Pollin Group at the lovely Queen Theater during the Delaware Entrepreneurial Summit on October 4th. You can learn more and get your tickets to this Entrepreneur "Block Party" at EECIncubator.com. Markevis Gideon takes us on a long, global and winding journey to him pursuing his NerdItNow company. His story involves many tow trucks and a trip to Shark Tank as he went on to "Find His Groove" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
Patrick Callahan and I had a super fun conversation about starting out and breaking into the world of outdoor media with a new concept: wrapping cars with advertiser's messages. Mac Macleod, founder of Carvertise.com, a Blue Hen Built company, joins us to share his stories of getting started, pivoting and meeting the "DirtWorshipper". As always, special thank you and shout out to Skribe for the song Common Ground off his album, Postcards. Check out all his music and show him some love over at Bandcamp. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
Most times, an entrepreneur is doing a lot of "firsts" when starting a business. First incorporation, first client, first office, etc, and leaning on others to answer questions can be key. Patrick and Lee talk about their approach to finding mentors, getting questions answered and how a big red button works. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
Bill Stevenson tells us how he overcame obstacles of creating Newark's legendary music bar, The Stone Balloon. Hear his stories of buying a building that gets condemned the day after he buys it, gets Bruce Springsteen, Metallica and more to play on his stage. More than just a story about a bar, Bill shares how his life challenges shaped his direction, the importance of friends, and how he persevered through unbelievable obstacles to create a legend that extends well beyond the state's borders. Learn About The original Stone Balloon from people who were there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/StoneBalloon Special thanks to Skribe for the song Common Ground. Be sure to check him out in Annapolis and Nashville! https://www.skribestudios.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
Labware founder, Vance Kershner, shares his stories of leaving a safe job at a big corporation to go out on his own to create a global enterprise, while even getting his employer to be his first customer. Hear Vance share his stories of getting started, almost being bought out, expanding globally with three employees and more in this insightful and, at times funny, discussion of what it takes to create a successful company. Plus Vance talks about his efforts outside the company to make Delaware stronger and his race cars faster. Special thanks to Skribe for the song Common Ground. Be sure to check him out in Annapolis and Nashville! https://www.skribestudios.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
Our first show with a guest! Patrick Callahan and Lee Mikles discuss the power of accidental interactions with Robert Herrera, founder of Delaware's premiere co-working space, The Mill. Robert tells about what went into creating The Mill, how he keeps it changing, and what learnings he brought from his time as an architect for WeWork. And despite what he says, he is really cool. We talk about how random interactions can be the missing piece to a start-up, and how these interactions really aren't all that accidental. Enjoy! Mad Props to Nashville's/Annapolis' Skribe for our intro/outro music. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
We talk about how a business can grow and learn from its mistakes. Or at least learn from our growth efforts at the Archer Group. We talk about all kinds of growth: People growth Geographic growth Acquisitions Adding services or products And Mojitos! Special thanks to CSC Station for hosting. Very cool co-working space on the Riverfront in Wilmington. Intro/Outro music by Skribe. Check him out in Nashville! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
The holidays are supposed to be happy times for everyone, right? In this episode, we talk about our struggles to make employee bonuses actually bonuses, employee parties and how to best screw up client gifts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
Patrick Callahan and Lee Mikles take another run at figuring out this podcast thing with no guests and talk about the big step of hiring that first employee...and every employee after. Special thanks to Skribe for "Common Ground", which you can get on Bandcamp at https://skribe.bandcamp.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
Patrick Callahan and Lee Mikles start the series with no guests and talk about one of the hardest things to get right when starting a business - Finding a partner. Hear about how they found each other while they also try to figure out how to get the podcasting equipment to work. Special thanks to Skribe for "Common Ground", which you can get on Bandcamp at https://skribe.bandcamp.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-mikles/message
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