Evolve: The Entrepreneur Mindset

Ali and Shivam share their story with ToddSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

David Taylor-Klaus shares his entrepreneurial journey with ToddSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Jas Takhar, has been in the sales and service industry for over 25 years. Soon after deciding to try his hand in real estate, he co-founded the REC, and in the course of 15 years, has successfully propelled his team to the 1st place position in Canada under Royal LePage.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

In 2005, Robert Maynard and his best friend opened their first Toastery in Huntersville, NC with three more to follow. By 2013, they turned their big idea into a thriving franchise system. Today, nearly 40 Famous Toasteries have popped up along the East Coast with more on the way.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Andy Shannon is a seasoned entrepreneur, he is experienced in venture investing from seed to growth stage. He was the CEO of Startupbootcamp, helping them scale to 700 investments. Andy is a lecturer on innovation and entrepreneurship at imperial college London. You can see his writings as www.andyshannon.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Debbie Arcangeles was born in the Philipines and her family immigrated to New York when she was 8 years old. When she was 16, set out to travel the world. She was inspired by photojournalism and found a true passion for film and photography and started the podcast and website - The Off-Beat LifeSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Shawn Kunkler is a powerhouse real estate entrepreneur, not only is he the author of "The Insides Guide to Home Buying". He has more than doubled his sales volume in 2019 within quite possibly the toughest real estate market in the nation, San Fransisco. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Katie Lewis moved to the UK from New Zealand following her university studies in 2007 and immersed herself in the London startup ecosystem through her work in venture capital and accelerators. Katie cofounded 9others, a network of highly curated dinners for entrepreneurs aimed at building a strong sense of community within this ecosystem and giving people the opportunity to share their challenges and learn from those who have been there and done it before in a trusted environment.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

John Vuong is a great success story moving from the corporate world to entrepreneur. The fourth child of Vietnamese immigrants to Canada, John is very familiar with hard work. He was born and raised in Hamilton and worked from a young age to help his family while also having some pocket money to have fun. His primary passion in his business is to help small business owners succeed. He loves to see his clients grow and see the tangible results of his work every day.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Todd speaks with Raj Hayer, innovator and entrepreneur who is driven by her passion for "Future of Work" topics and the impact of technology and AI on everyday working lives, she encourages leaders to leverage their greatest resource - their people. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Todd speaks with Nathanael Zurbuegg, the founder and CEO of the for-profit Business “Unlimit You“ and non-profit Organisation “Live Life to the Fullest“. He is a multiple award-winning global inspirational speaker who is passionate about inspiring, empowering, and bringing transformation to people in their walks of life! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Todd is joined by Melissa “Echo” Greenlee is the founder and CEO of deaffriendly.com. The story of how echo created deaffriendly really began at the age of 8 when she gradually started losing her hearing. Losing a sense, and gaining a new language and culture, sparked a profound life journey. In 2011, echo created her most important life’s work: Launching deaffriendly.com, a consumer review platform for the Deaf and hard of hearing community.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Todd speaks with Lars Van Linge, a luxury home builder, and entrepreneur about the ups and downs of working 20 plus years in this field. He has vast experience in building award-winning luxury homes in the City of Vancouver and a deep passion to volunteer for not-for-profits at a strategic level.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Todd speaks with Crystal Warren, an astrologer, writer, and clarity coach focused on self-discovery for those who might lack confidence, purpose, or direction in their lives. She believes that awareness is the doorway to transformation and that life is too precious to waste not living fully. Her mission is to inspire others to transform their life story before it is too late.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Todd O’Brien lived an adventurous and full life. This podcast brought him so much joy and life. Thank you to those of you who have been a part of this podcast. It was a real joy for Todd to create this and for him to learn and discuss the mindset of an entrepreneur. At the end of Season 2, I will be releasing a legacy season of the podcast. In this season I will be speaking with some of the people who have been impacted by Todd’s life. If you are interested in being a part of this season you can send me an email at creightonobrien@gmail.com. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Every once in a while you get a chance to meet an incredible serial entrepreneur. Jon Bradford is one of those people. He has founded more companies and you could probably count. And he's invested in many more. He was the co founder of F6S, which is a startup ecosystem platform that has grown globally, and is in contact with millions of startups helping them to success. He was the founder of motive partners, that was a next generation financial technology investment firm. And currently, he is the partner at Dynamo Ventures, which is a seed stage fund. Invest in startups in the supply chain mobility. Enjoy the showSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

I'm really excited about speaking to Jamie Qiu today. I had the privilege of meeting him eight years ago when we lived in London, and he was working at EY at the time and had launched EY's first Startup Accelerator. He is a really passionate entrepreneur. He's incredibly smart, and he has founded and he is the managing partner of Studio Zao now, which is an innovation and talent development studio. They work with global brands and organizations and academic institutions, such as Sony Music Entertainment, EY, the NHS, and many, many more. And they're looking to help these companies with the problems that they might face around innovation and transformation. It is truly inspiring to have him here on the show.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Charlotta Holmquist is a truly inspiring entrepreneur from Sweden. She started her career with an MBA in finance and economics. She was then able to go and help set up Spain's first mobile content provider, which was a pioneering business and its time in the late 90s. This was a true success story, which really inspired her to an entrepreneurial journey. She has an incredible record of five startups where she was CEO and co-founder, and out of those four have exited. She is currently on a venture called Blixt, which is an amazing company that has developed the very first and only miniature solid-state circuit breaker with multi-directional inverters. This is doing wonders for smart homes and for energy efficiency. She was named as the number one global female entrepreneur in 2019. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Chris Richter is a true serial entrepreneur. He is local to Austin, Texas. And he is passionate about providing new jobs while building new companies and working with inspiring. He's had a chance to work with some of the greatest CEOs and founders in the business. He's also incredibly passionate about trailblazing new strategies to help retailers find an unfair advantage. Just like in the new company, he is founded called Floor Found, it can be found at http://floorfound.com. It is about companies turning their returns and trade ins into resell opportunities.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Krystalán Chryssomallis is a global music executive and has developed artists and manage productions around the world. She's designed multimedia productions, integrated online branding, and PR initiatives in partnership with major multinational companies like Disney and NASA, and the World Wildlife Fund. In addition to working with governments in China, Egypt, Brazil, and many more. She is a panda ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund and an advocate for children's rights, collaborating with UNICEF. She's a writer, and passionate about photography, and you can check out her site at http://krystalan.com. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

In a noisy world, the entrepreneur has the power to find the inner strength to a balanced life. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Being an entrepreneur is exciting, ambitious, and also incredibly difficult. But the simple fact is founding and launching a company takes grit, patience, heart and a lot of sweat! Join me on this epic ride as we explore the journey of some amazing people and how they have found the anchors to hold fast through adversity. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

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This is the season's final episode. We will be pushing pause on the podcast for a month or two. Look for Season two trailer coming soon.In this episode, Todd reflects on the great learnings from this podcast that played out in real life with the challenge of losing his job.Enjoy and stay tuned for season 2!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Father Greg McBrayer is very inspiring. He has worked and served in the aviation industry for more than 40 years. As an Atlanta native, he was licensed by the FAA in 1984. And since has held numerous positions throughout his aviation career. He is currently the Chief Dispatcher at American Airlines at the Integrated Operations Control Center in DFW in Dallas, where he serves also as the corporate chaplain. As a bi-vocational priest, he serves as an assistant pastor and priest at the St. Barnabas Anglican Church in Fort Worth. He is also the president of DFW chapter of the American Airlines Christian Employee Resource Group or ERGs. He is Chairman of the Board and Director of DFW Airport Interfaith Chaplaincy and leads weekly services there. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Raja Al Mazrouei is a visionary and entrepreneurial leader in the finance industry in the Middle East. She led in developing an ecosystem for Fintech entrepreneurs in Dubai helping it become a top ten global FinTech hub. She has worked for leading companies like Dubai Holdings and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority where she has influenced over 200 FinTech, RegTech, and InsurTech startups to begin operating in the United Arab Emirates. She is the Executive Vice President of FinTech Hive, and her leadership has been recognized on a global scale, with her being recognized as, the top 100 Women in FinTech, the 50 Most Influential Women in Middle East Finance, and the top 100 Power Businesswomen in The Middle East by Forbes. She is an executive graduate of the Harvard Business School, where she serves as a member on the MENA and Central Asia Advisory Board. She is an Emirati national living in Dubai with her family.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Nektarios Liolios is a global thought leader and speaker. He is one of the top influencers in the Fintech industry. He worked for financial giant SWIFT for many years helping the company innovate through the 2008 world financial crisis. He was the co-founder and CEO of Startupbootcamp Fintech helping thousands of Fintech startups thrive and connect into large corporate banks. He resides in London where he continues to speak globally and influence corporates and entrepreneurs to shape the way we see finance and technology. He also is co-founder fo the Future Farm and a brand new podcast for entrepreneurial mental health called Naked by the Future FarmSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Lujza Bubanova is a truly inspiring founder and entrepreneur. She is an international speaker, thought leader, and investor. Her background is in economics and digital marketing, graduating from Hult Business school. She is also an ex-golf pro which we will explore later on. She’s the founder and CEO of YouFirst, an artificial intelligence platform for measuring the emotional responses from the audiences of social media influencers. She is from Slovakia and has an extended global network of amazing people. She is a creative thinker and always up for a new challenge. Using her passion for emotion she is launching a new venture called Seeme, an application for analyzing emotional responses of babies.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Amos Schwartzfarb is an incredible serial entrepreneur and a mentor of minds. He is the managing director at Techstars in Austin, an investor, advisor, and board member of some great up and coming tech companies He successfully helped build and exit many businesses that were acquired by Yahoo, Home Depot and more. He is a brilliant sales mind of our time and he most recently wrote a book called Sell More Faster which is available on Amazon. He is an avid cyclist and a music junkieSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Lisa OBrien is an entrepreneur, an author, and a professional executive coach. She grew up in a family of entrepreneurs, where she was always launching and running the family businesses as an adult. She raised two children while launching multiple businesses, including a music school and coaching businesses in London & Dubai, she also worked for McKinsey. She currently works as an executive coach at Procore, a software construction platform. I have known her for over 30 years. She inspires me every day and we have recently celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Steve Felice is a powerhouse executive. He led massive organizations and companies like the Filtration Group, Bell Atlantic, Shell Oil, and most notably Dell Technologies, where he was the President and Chief Commercial Officer leading a $60 billion-plus business. He's now an investor, a startup mentor, a business advisor, and a philanthropist. He also has been awarded a National Public Service Medal.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Tiffany Dawn is a Canadian entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Atoms Integrator, president of the Creative Business Cup of Canada and Vice President of the Kitchener-Waterloo Business Women's Association. She founded Atoms Integrator with the vision to spread entrepreneurship worldwide and give people an opportunity to be creative, innovative, and successful no matter where they are from. She created a project called Stronger Together, which is an intensive 6-day development camp for women founders from all over the world to build international connections. She seeks to create an environment for global entrepreneurs to flourish and to become an inspiration for other founders across the world.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Andy Roller is a successful business owner and entrepreneur. He founded a small consulting business in 2006 and grew to a full-scale digital marketing business now called Expio Digital Marketing. They have worked with clients like Sonic restaurants and Marriott, Medical City hospital. He resides in Dallas Texas is a father of 5 and a killer guitar player. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Ingrid Vanderveldt is an innovation expert having built multiple tech companies, a former business television host with CNBC, and was the first Entrepreneur in Residence for Dell Inc. overseeing entrepreneurial initiatives worldwide. She is an investor and is the founder of the "Empowering a Billion Women by 2020" global movement http://www.ebw2020.com. She is an Emeritus member of the United Nations Foundation - Global Entrepreneurs Council during the time that UN SDG's were created. She is also ranked as one of Oprah's Top 100 Global Leaders.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Alper and Ritesh are the founding partners of Enhance, a venture builder specializing in online vertical marketplaces that improve lifestyles in the Middle East and Africa. They live in Dubai and are serial entrepreneurs and investors. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Sarah Mac is a Writer, Entrepreneur, and a Mindset Coach. She is the founder of Juicy Copy, a copywrite company and founder of Mindset Coach for Creative. She is from the United Kingdom and has traveled around the world living the life of a digital nomad for many years. She currently lives in New York City where she helps Ambitious, creative entrepreneurs to transition to their passion work, earn more money and impact the world around them. We have a special offer of a free training with Sarah on building a 6 figure freedom business. Sign up here. https://withsarahmac.com/decide-what-to-sell-nextSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Today I am speaking to Luigi Lenguito who is an incredibly professional and entrepreneur. He worked for two decades for Dell Technologies launching multiple award-winning products and as a VP of software in Europe, helped drive key mergers and acquisitions in software leading to a multi Billion exit for Dell in 2016. He is an investor, founder, and inspiration to many entrepreneurs in France and around the world. Before his tech career, he was involved in Formula car racing and has a unique touring event business today that makes us all envious of his free time. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Chris Yeh is an amazing entrepreneurial business leader, author, and co-founder of the global scaling academy. He co-wrote Blitzscaling with his close friend Reid Hoffman, co-founder of Linkedin and an investor at Greylock Partners. He brings a unique point of view giving massive value to startups, corporates, VC, and policymakers. He went to Stanford and Harvard Business School and is very well known and respected in Silicon Valley where he resides.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Jill Ellis is an English-American soccer coach who was one of the few women head coaches in the business. She coached the United States women’s national soccer team for 5 years from 2014 to 2019. During that time she had an incredible coaching record of an 87.5% win rate, winning multiple competition and most notably the FIFA World Cup in 2015 and as recent as 2019. She became not only the first manager to win two Women's World Cup titles in history, but also the first national team coach, men's or women's, to have won two consecutive FIFA World Cup titles.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Gaurav is a global Fintech influencer and a CEO of Marshal.ae of the Middle East's leading technology solution for payments across different industries. He has personally invested In, advised and mentored hundreds of budding entrepreneurs to become success stories. He is a United Arab Emirates /India Advocate. He was born and raised in Dubai, owns some restaurants and bars, drives really kickass cars and is an all-around great guy.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Lu Li is an international entrepreneur, author, speaker and living in London. She has worked with great companies like McKinsey & Procter and Gamble. She is the founder of Blooming Founders, an acclaimed brand and company designed to help early-stage female entrepreneurs and diverse teams succeed. Blooming Founders runs an award-winning co-working space in east London and also offers support for startups. In 2016, she published the book Dear Female Founder which contains 66 personal letters of advice written by female entrepreneurs from 20 countriesSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Lars is a coworker and friend. He is a no-bullshit kind of guy and I like that. He ran the smartphone R&D division of Nokia during the smartphone disruption era. He is a shareholder in more than 40 startups and helped broker 100s of investments deals form both sides of the table. He launched and ran multiple programs for Startupbootcamp Europe, launched a corporate VC fund and raised up a digital Health ecosystem in Berlin. He recently established the Startupbootcamp in Russia and now resides in Dubai where he is launching many corporates partnerships and building some great ventures in the Middle East, North Africa, and Russia.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

This is a special bonus episode to honor the women we have interviewed on this podcast and the three very special women in my life. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

This episode is a super inspiring talk with an incredible innovator of peace. She is working with some seemingly impossible situations in the Middle East and she manages to find inner peace. Even going through her own struggles with life and health she shares an inspiring story and opens up about her heritage and the people that she is working with to bring peace and freedom. Lynn is the MD of the Zovighian Partnership and she is a business and peacebuilder in the Middle East. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Steve is the president at Procore, a construction SAAS unicorn, where he oversees human resources, learning and development, facilities and real estate, and information technology. He has a strong focus on the creation and scaling of positive workplace culture as a sustainable competitive advantage for achieving superior business results. He is experienced in capital raising, from angel rounds to IPO. He currently lives in Santa Barbara California with his family.In this episode, Steve walks us through his journey to get to where he is today and shares some valuable insights into building companies the right way.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Stuart Kime is a successful serial entrepreneur. He taught himself to code at age 20 by hacking computer games (Quake, Command and Conquer 2, Counter-Strike) and by 35 had invented and architected 10 software systems that went from zero to generate over $2 Billion in cumulative gross revenue. In 2012, he was named the Chief Information Officer of the Year in Tampa Bay and promptly retired to become a full-time Angel Investor. He loves to travel and finds himself all around the world along with his wife and their 5 children and is based out of Austin, TX where he is working on his latest passion project called HOP - Helping Other People (www.hop.life) where they are connecting real people based on proximity like residents in condos or luxury apartments giving them a unique platform to interact and grow as a community.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Shayna Brown has an amazing story around her journey as a female audio engineer. She is a highly sought after audio recording ninja with years of experience in Radio, TV and Film, music and audio editing, ADR (Additional Dialog Replacement) which is when they have to retake audio from poor quality recording on the film set. She has worked with actors like Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey and she has recorded for Academy award-winning films and television shows like The Walking Dead, the Blind Side, Grey's Anatomy and more. She is a philanthropist and serves the community to impact social change. You can find out more about her studio at www.chezboomaudio.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Piers Linney is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and adviser. He was a former investor on BBC Dragons' Den (Shark Tank in the US). Previous to Dragons Den he was in investment banking. He travels the world speaking and gives expert advice to entrepreneurs through is online course startup.pierslinney.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

This episode is pivotal in this series as Kyle unfolds her genius knowledge of listening. As the founder of Listenly.co, she practices listening every day. Her insights are eye-opening and prescriptive. I was honored to have this interview with Kyle and I am already planning my next episode with her in the future. I hope you will enjoy this enlightening time with Kyle Zamcheck! She is an expert on communication transformation. She’s a consultant, speaker, trainer, and coach! She has been on the executive leadership team in great tech companies like Jackrabbit mobile and now the company, Listenly, a digital platform that promotes emotional health through listening. She works with startups, Fortune 100 companies, and government institutions like the National Security Agency. She helps transform leadership through one-on-one coaching with high-level executives and facilitating company-wide team training. She has a degree in theater and psychology with a focus on performing identify.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

My guest today is the epitome of a successful serial entrepreneur. He has launched and sold multiple businesses, played amazing roles in founding companies like Bazaarvoice, Capital Factory, Mass Relevance (acquired by Spreadfast) Clearhead acquired by Accenture and many many more. He holds board seats and has an active involvement in many up and coming technologies. He is an author of 2 “how to” Marketing books, an investor and mentor and a pillar in the Austin community and beyond.In this episode, Sam discusses so many great points about his life as an entrepreneur and the learning and meaning he has found through it all. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)

Dr. Natalia Wiechowski is a highly sought after personal branding strategist and international keynote speaker. She has influenced and helped thousands to rethink their brands and position their companies for success. She is German-born and living in the beautiful city of Dubai. She has a doctorate in philosophy, is a Forbes coaches council member, a LinkedIn Learning Author, and the Middle East's leading Edutainer, which we learn all about!In this episode, we talk about her career move from corporate life to launching and starting her own branding business. We talk about how intention and self-awareness are so needed in today's busy world. Dr. Natalia is fun, witty and a joy to speak with. I know you will enjoy this great conversation.Find Dr. Natalia on https://thinknatalia.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/entrepreneurmindset100)