The Blue Collar Exec Podcast

Hey folks. Yes, we know. It's been a while... But for good reason! In this latest episode we discuss what's been going on as of late, what BCE Parters is, and what we do as a business. Over the last year and some change, we've fallen in love with service-based businesses, and the operators who run them. Our hope is that we can help these businesses continue to grow and thrive. Enjoy the episode! ____ BCE Partners is a private growth equity firm for SMB. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blue-collar-exec/support

Today's episode is all about music and tech, and how the lines are becoming more blurred between the two as time moves on. We first cover the new iteration of Kanye West's Stem Player. his If we look back on Kanye's career, one thing that becomes very obvious, going back to around 2011, we can see Kanye's genius in making his music an experience. As a creative director, he's definitely adamant about you being immersed in an experience when you encounter his music, especially in live format. This stem player is no exception. We also cover A.I. based music company, Audioshake, and how they're really positioning themselves as an advocate for music creators, in comparison to traditional music software companies who do the same thing. Lastly we cover Spotify acquiring both Podsights and Chartable. The companies make two of the leading tools related to marketing, advertising, metrics, and analytics for audio content. Key Points From This Episode: • Kanye West's new album won't come to streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music — only his $200 music player. • Audioshake's patented AI technology can take any song--from any point in history, no matter how it was recorded--and break it into its stems, creating new uses for the music in instrumentals, sampling, remixes, mash-ups and more. • Spotify acquires two more companies to become a podcasting juggernaut _____ BCE Partners is a private growth equity firm for SMB. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blue-collar-exec/support

For hardware organizations dealing with the chaos of managing a distributed manufacturer network, Partsimony is building a cognitive manufacturing supply chain that leverages transactional data to provide deep insights around Manufacturer Discovery, Design Intent, and Supply Chain Resilience. Unlike other products that mainly provide a general approach to supply chain procurement, Partsimony is laser-focused on complex hardware products and leverages domain expertise to deliver more strategic outcomes. Partsimony is building the future cognitive manufacturing supply chain. In a time where supply chain issues have completely debilitated industries all over the world, it's great to see companies like Partsimony rising to the occasion, with our special guest and CEO, Richard Mokuolu, the supply chain strategist leading the charge. Key Points From This Episode: • Richard shares his personal background, and the backstory of the foundation of Parsimony. • Richard and his team sprung into action and contributed in a big way back in April 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, by helping to ensure much needed, lower-cost ventilators made its way to the public. • Partsimony, as a company made a significant pivot in the core business. Richard explains how they arrived at that decision. • Richard and his team were able to successfully close of a $2M Seed round, led by Closed Loop Partners' Ventures Group with participation from Contour Ventures, Urban Us, and other top institutional and angel investors. • Richard discusses working with reputable brands like Stanley Black & Decker, and how trust is paramount. _____ Richard on Linkedin Partsimony's Website _____ BCE Partners is a private growth equity firm for SMB. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blue-collar-exec/support

As we all know the supply chain issue has become increasingly disruptive to businesses all across the country. The disruption in business has made its way to us as consumers as well, as these businesses are having a really hard time fulfilling orders due to ships backing up on the west coast. Earlier this year I bought a new truck, and it was an eery sight to be at the dealership and see lots that were usually brimming with vehicles, almost completely barren in some cases. I went to one Chevy dealership, and they legit only had one brand new truck on the lot, and the other 5-6 trucks were used. Now because of the shortage, these used trucks were priced way high, seemingly coming in around 4-5 thousand dollars over what their actual true value was. I personally haven't lived through any supply issues outside of companies purposefully creating scarcity through limited releases to pump the prices. Unfortunately what ends up happening in a lot cases though, is that the price then becomes too high, and now the company is sitting with inventory it can't sell because it would simply go out of business. So these businesses had to cut people and limit the hours of operations to keep the lights on. It was quite the wake up call. Hope you enjoy this discussions between John and I, as we speak on the pressures of corporations and workers alike. _____ BCE Partners is a private growth equity firm for SMB. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blue-collar-exec/support

Welcome to the Blue Collar Exec Podcast. Where we talk all things business, tech, entertainment and culture. BCE Partners is a private growth equity firm for SMB that shares Insights on the core tenets in business & brand development. Join our community to access classes, discussions & content for those bootstrapping their way to the top. Hosted by entrepreneurs Wes Pendleton & John McNeill. On this episode the fellas discuss Rivian going public, right on the heels of Tesla's deal with Hertz. They also discuss Apple allowing its customers to repair their devices, Spotify stepping into the audiobook and potential book publishing space, and Serena Williams dominating in the venture capital space. _____ BCE Partners is a private growth equity firm for SMB. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blue-collar-exec/support