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Imagine living without a safe home, having your family exposed to life-threatening dangers, no clean water, living in your own filth. This is real life for over 828 million families living in slums without adequate housing, in need of a better solution. With this understanding Brett Hagler of New Story Charity knew he needed to help find a solution. His solution came in the form of a nonprofit — New Story Charity. Not only would it provide incredible housing to those who need it the most, but it would also provide them with clean water, sanitation, and protection. And the best part; the ability for New Story Charity to do this at scale for countless families. We talk with Brett, our first nonprofit guest, about making a difference, turning the nonprofit sector inside out, his time at Y Combinator, operating with transparency, hiring the best, and the very important partnerships that make creating new, sustainable housing at low costs a reality. Enjoy our 40th episode of #thePawdcast! New Story Charity’s Website: http://newstorycharity.org New Story Charity’s Donation Page: http://newstorycharity.org/donate New Story Charity’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/newstorycharity New Story Charity’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newstorycharity New Story Charity’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newstorycharity Brett Hagler’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrettHagler Y Combinator’s Website: http://www.ycombinator.com Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-040-brett-hagler-new-story-charity Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast//episode-040-brett-hagler-new-story-charity About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Dan DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

In less than four years, Simon Payne's company grew from just two other founders and himself; to over one hundred and fifty employees worldwide, with over $38,000,000.00 in venture capital raised. In case that isn't impressive enough for you, Simon would soon after that leave his company, challenging himself to do it all again with his second venture. This time, all by himself. We're joined this week by Simon, the founder of both LeadPages and his newest company, ConvertPlayer, to discuss all things partnership, entrepreneurship, scaling, generating venture capital, creating revenue, and maximizing efficiency and output with large teams. We discuss his fundamental output that translates to exponential growth. We cover what makes a great co-founder, and what to look for in your initial hires. We even chat about how to handle operations when being remote. You're in for a treat this week, #PawdcastNation, as we bring you Episode 039 of #thePawdcast, with Simon Payne, straight from Prague! ConvertPlayer Website: https://convertplayer.com LeadPages Website: https://www.leadpages.net Simon Payne’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonPrague Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-039-simon-payne-convertplayer-leadpages Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-039-simon-payne-convertplayer-leadpages About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Dan DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

We're joined this week on #thePawdcast with entrepreneur, football fanatic, shoe connoisseur, and finance enthusiast, Cole Oliver, to discuss CHDR, a free, automatic financial management startup that helps you make the most out of your money. Cole founded CHDR (pronounced cheddar) to solve a real issue that he was facing as a college student. Spending too much money after a night on the town, he wanted to understand better his purchasing habits. The solution? CHDR, the app. CHDR breaks down your personal spending habits, where you’re spending the most money, the major sinkholes draining your bank account without ever noticing, and helps you make small corrections over time. Cole also details how he crafted a technical product with little to no technical experience, claimed the #1 spot on ProductHunt’s homepage, and raised a little over $1,000,000 from investors in less than a year. Prepare not only to be inspired this episode, #PawdcastNation but to be better budgeters, and budget conscious folks too. So without further ado, Episode 038 of #thePawdcast with Cole Oliver of CHDR! CHDR’s Website: http://chdr.com Savings Radar’s Website: https://savingsradar.com Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-038-cole-oliver-chdr Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-038-cole-oliver-chdr About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Dan DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

Imagine being the one responsible for generating an additional $9,000,000 in leads for your company, and in less than one business quarter at that. Not unbelievable enough for you yet? How about closing over $1,000,000 in additional revenue for that same company, in less than six months. Surely, you do not believe this is something one person could do. However, for one man, the guest on #thePawdcast for this week, Alex Berman, this is simply the norm. Alex Berman dives deep into his past, learning how to not only become one of the top marketers, influencers, and well-rounded hustlers on the internet, but how he is helping agencies around the world scale their revenue dramatically with fewer ad dollars, and with less time, than ever before. We chat a lot on this podcast about how any company, any startup, any enterprise can become better marketers. What goes into a great marketing strategy? What is the most overrated thing that most of you are doing? What about the most underrated? What are the small things that you can start applying to your business, today, that will have compounding interest on your growth in the coming months? We cover this all on Episode 037 of #thePawdcast with Alex Berman, and the only thing that you need to do is listen. Bon appetite to the knowledge that awaits you! Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-037-alex-berman-expertment27 Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-037-alex-berman-expertment27 Experiment27 Website: http://www.experiment27.co Alex Berman’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/alxberman Alex Berman’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/alxberman About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Dan DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

It's remarkable to think how underrated communication is when it comes to leadership, management, and of course, entrepreneurship. Most aren’t taking the time to appreciate this skill, or more importantly, learn to better apply this incredible asset to their daily lives. Without being able to communicate properly, express feelings, and share ideas, no matter how talented your team is, no matter how driven you are, you're setting yourself up to fail. That is why this week's episode of #thePawdcast is so exciting for us to bring to you, #PawdcastNation. This week we’re bringing you one of the top speech pathologists in the world. Erik X. Raj joins us to discuss how you can become a better communicator through the use of the written word, your vocals, and body language! Erik is a fully certified speech-language pathologist (Ph.D., CCC-SLP) that works with school-aged children with verbal language and articulation deficiencies. Erik is also a professional speaker, entrepreneur, and app developer. We’ll dive deep into Erik's upbringing, what put him on his path to becoming a speech pathologist, learning and pursuing app development, and becoming a better communicator. This episode will provide you the perfect blend of actionable steps, insights, and motivation to succeed. With that said and without further ado, enjoy Episode 036 of #thePawdcast with the renowned, Jersey-native, Erik X. Raj! Erik X Raj's Website: http://erikxraj.com Erik X Raj's Mobile Apps: http://erikxraj.com/apps Erik X Raj's Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikxraj Erik X Raj's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikxraj Erik X Raj's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erikxrajslp Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-036-erik-x-raj Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-036-erik-x-raj About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

Imagine a student-run venture fund, backed by a prestigious venture capital firm, focused on supporting the nationwide community of student entrepreneurs. Seems cool, right? Here is the best part, you don't need to imagine this. It already exists, and it is called the Dorm Room Fund, backed by First Round Capital. We're joined this week on #thePawdcast with the Director of the Dorm Room Fund, Rei Wang and discuss all things student entrepreneurship, investing, raising capital and education, wrapped into an incredible one and a half hour podcast of pure and practical bliss! We discuss Rei’s upbringing, living in multiple countries, her career path from the early days of General Assembly, and joining the First Round and Dorm Room Fund team. We learn about students becoming entrepreneurs and the keys to a student's success. We cover the insights that venture capital firms look for, and how to get noticed on an investor's radar, especially in the perspective of the Dorm Room Fund. With that said and without further ado, enjoy Episode 035 of #thePawdcast with the one, the only, Rei Wang! Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-035-rei-wang-dorm-room-fund Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-035-rei-wang-dorm-room-fund/ Dorm Room Fund Website: http://dormroomfund.com First Round Capital Website: http://firstround.com Rei Wang's Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyreiwang Rei Wang's Website: http://www.reiwang.com About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

We're back and more excited than ever to bring you Season Two of #thePawdcast. We can't believe it's already been a full calendar year since we started. This year, it is going to be better even than the last. We will have new guests, returning favorites, new episode themes and so much more! Without further ado, let's jump into Season Two. We're kicking things off in 2017 with the talented Pam Didner, who is a well-known, best-selling author, professor, keynote speaker, and arguably one of the top content marketing experts in the world. Pam brings a wealth of energy, enthusiasm, and practicality to the world of marketing. We discuss her journey from leaving the corporate world to deciding to create her own book and the processes involved. We chat about how she became a professor and a speaker. This episode is full of motivation, practical advice, and marketing insights. We know that you're going to fall in love with this episode, #PawdcastNation. We're back for 2017 so come join us for Episode 034 of #thePawdcast with the talented Pam Didner and begin your year on a high (and educational) note! Pam Didner's Website: https://www.pamdidner.com Pam Didner's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PamDidner Pam Didner's Twitter: https://twitter.com/PamDidner Pam Didner's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamdidner Global Content Marketing Book: https://www.amazon.com/Global-Content-Marketing-Customers-Worldwide/dp/0071840974 Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-034-pam-didner About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

Thirty-three episodes later, and we're finally calling 2016 a wrap. We end this year with a bang, as we are joined by the talented, motivating and inspiring serial-entrepreneur, Lisa Wang. Not only is Lisa a 3x National Champion and U.S. Hall of Fame Gymnast, but she is the founder of SheWorx, a global collective of ambitious female entrepreneurs that are redefining leadership. We cover how Lisa became who she is today. What motivated her to not only become a gymnast, becoming a hall-of-famer, barely missing the Bejing Olympics and how she overcame it. We cover her adventures at Yale, joining a hedge fund and leaving for a career in food tech, to eventually SheWorx. In just a short period of time, SheWorx has reached over 16,000 women across the globe. We chat about its origins, and Lisa's experiences being both a woman and a minority in her entrepreneurial endeavors. You're going to feel inspired, hungry to do more, and most importantly, motivated to make a difference, both in your life and socially after listening to this episode. Lisa is one of our favorite guests to date and no one we would rather have to close out our podcast year strong! SheWorx Website: www.sheworx.co SheWorx Twitter: www.twitter.com/SheWorx SheWorx Facebook: www.facebook.com/SheWorx Lisa Wang Wikipedia: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Wang Lisa Wang Twitter: www.twitter.com/lisawang007 Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-033-lisa-wang-sheworx About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

It's not every day that you can say you have the king of all things social media on #thePawdcast, but today isn't your ordinary day. We're joined this week by the one, the only, the talented Geoff Desreumaux straight from London to discuss all things social media, social networking, trends in the industry, and of course, WeRSM (We Are Social Media). We cover Geoff's origins, how he began WeRSM, how social media has grown from just a way to connect with friends to literally one of the biggest tools for change, what we should expect in the future. We even discuss how it has influenced recent events such as Brexit and the United States Presidential Election. This episode isn't your average episode of #thePawdcast. Though we do spend a lot of time talking about Geoff and his story, we spend just as much talking about the state of social media and how to execute in the modern social environment. You're going to love this change of pace, #PawdcastNation, just as much as we loved recording it. So, let's hit it. WeRSM Website: www.wersm.com Geoff's Facebook: www.facebook.com/GeoffDesreumaux WeRSM's Twitter: www.twitter.com/WeRSM Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-032-geoff-desreumaux-wersm About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

If you're a fan of #thePawdcast, you're most certainly a fan of Startup Grind. After all, it only makes sense right? Arguably two of the most impactful startup-related, content generating platforms on the internet (wink wink!). This week's episode we interview the Editor in Chief of Startup Grind and our good friend, Michael Gasiorek. A lot of incredible content is jammed into this hour and a half long episode. We discuss Michael's personal journey towards Startup Grind, growing up in New Jersey, then relocating to Thailand, China, and many other locations, living abroad, entering Startup Weekend and coming out of it with a company. We discuss what happened to this company and the lessons learned, bringing his knowledge and know-how into consulting, which eventually brought him to Derek Anderson, the founder of Startup Grind. We chat a lot about content marketing. Michael leverages great content to scale Startup Grind and it's brand and we discuss important strategies such as how the blog, Medium, and even a podcast (like this one) and how it has helped grow Startup Grind over recent years. We dive deep into where Startup Grind is heading, how the organization has grown in just a few short years into the dominant brand that it is today, and how it is all about the people that have made it into what it is. Michael is a networking, content and impacting wizard, and someone you will learn a lot from on this episode. So sit back, relax, kickstart the brand new week, and enjoy Episode 031 of #thePawdcast with Michael Gasiorek! Startup Grind Website: www.startupgrind.com Michael Gasiorek's Twitter: www.twitter.com/gasiorekm Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-031-michael-gasiorek-startup-grind About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

You're in for a treat this week, #PawdcastNation! We're joined by best-selling author, father, and entrepreneur, Tucker Max of I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell and Book in a Box! We begin this podcast by diving deep into Tucker's past. We ask about his upbringing. We talk about the experiences that lead him to write. We discuss how his career accidentally started thanks to email forwarding, how he was turned down by every major publisher in the beginning, how he utilized the infancy of the internet in order to create one of the first internet-based “followings" that lead to his book becoming an eventual New York Times Best Seller. He talks about what it’s like having a movie based on his life, and perhaps most importantly of all, how that movie ended up failing. On the other side of the spectrum, we discuss Tucker's latest venture, Book in a Box. We chat about what Book in a Box is, how the idea came to be, what his goals are, how the operations of Book in a Box work, and yes, even how Tucker fired himself as CEO and why he made that decision to do so. Tucker has one of the most fun personalities we have had on the show yet, and a great story with a ton of awesome content to boot. You're going to love this episode of #thePawdcast, we just know it. Book in a Box Website: http://bookinabox.com Book in a Box Ambassador Program: http://bookinabox.com/ambassadors Tucker Max's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tuckermax Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-030-tucker-max-book-in-a-box About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com

Clarity. Fundable. Launchrock. Zirtual. Odds are, if you're a fan of #thePawdcast, you're a fan of and/or a user of one of these incredible products! That is why this week's episode of #thePawdcast is so exciting. We are joined by serial entrepreneur, Ryan Rutan, who is also the Chief Innovation Officer of Startups.co, the company behind all of them. We discuss Ryan's background, his story, how his career drove him to be a part of the founding team for Startups.co. We discuss how Startups.co operates, what their ambitions are, the dynamics that make up their team and upper management. We dive deep into the drama that took place when Startups.co acquired Zirtual, shaking off the negativity and turning a profit. We talk a lot about why we do the things that we do, the emotional strength necessary for being a successful entrepreneur, and the work/life balance that goes into the running one of the fastest growing startup companies on the globe. If you're a fan of growing companies, operations talk, the emotional intelligence necessary for leading a team, then you're in for a treat this week on #thePawdcast. PS: Happy Halloween! Startups.co Website: www.startups.co Clarity Website: www.clarity.fm Fundable Website: www.fundable.com Launchrock Website: www.launchrock.com Zirtual Website: www.zirtual.com Ryan Rutan's Twitter: www.twitter.com/ryanarutan Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-029-ryan-rutan-startupsco About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com

Could you imagine being in the position where you run a startup competition that gives out over $5,000,000 in capital to startups each year? For our guest on this week's episode of #thePawdcast, this is the norm. Meet John Gavigan, the Executive Director of 43North in Buffalo, New York. This episode is jammed-packed with great content. We chat about how to stand out and win a startup competition such as 43North, and what not to do when competing. We chat with John about his own personal beliefs on entrepreneurship — from what drives us, to how to maximize our own efficiencies, to identifying gold mines where everyone else sees a desert. This year's 43North competition is happening right now. In only a few weeks, the winners will be selected and the prizes will be given out, including a $1,000,000 grand prize for one incredible startup. Learn more about 43North on this episode, how to become the best you can be as an entrepreneur, and learn how to maximize your chances in winning in a startup competition on your own. Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-028-john-gavigan-43north About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

Imagine being in the position where after months of hard work, you're about to launch your brand new startup to the world, when you're flown to the other side of the world to immediately begin filming the Amazing Race on CBS? For serial entrepreneur Tyler Adams, this is exactly what happened to him, We're joined this week on #thePawdcast with the Amazing Race (Season 26) winner, and serial entrepreneur, Tyler Adams. Tyler's focus today is being the Senior Product Manager for BCG Digital Ventures, where he helps build new technologies for Fortune 500 companies. However, Tyler's story only just begins there. Tyler has also founded two different companies to date, HORSE, and 2Truths. While gaining traction early on, neither ended up being the success story (or passion) that he originally expected. We discuss a lot on this show about how Tyler has handled failure, the importance of having a passion, the mindset behind operations and financials, and competing on the Amazing Race with a brand new startup being launched at the same time. There are so many amazing tidbits of information on this episode, you're going to want to listen twice. Tyler's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TylerHAdams Tyler's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tylerhayesadams Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-027-tyler-adams-amazing-race About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

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Do you leverage your relationships enough? Are you someone who needs to improve their networking skills? Are you attending way too many networking events? Do you belong to a passionate community that has your back? These are just some of the many topics that we have this week on #thePawdcast with Ryan O'Connell, the Vice President of both the YEC and the Forbes Councils! We dive deep into a plethora of topics revolving around relationship building when it comes to business. We discuss Ryan's journey, from switching as a business major to an education major, beginning a content marketing company, joining YEC before joining the team at YEC, and his tips/advice to becoming a networking guru. We also go into detail about what exactly the YEC and Forbes Councils are, and how our listeners can get involved. Not only will entrepreneurs love this week's episode, anyone who is interested in meeting new people will, too! Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-025-ryan-oconell-yec-councils About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

It isn't every day that your company is featured on Shark Tank. It isn't every day that you are told to "get the f*ck outta here” by Kevin O'Leary either. Hell, it isn't every day that you decide to start a hardware company that literally shocks people. All of this is the norm when it comes to serial entrepreneur Maneesh Sethi of Pavlok. We explore how he is causing big changes in the lives of thousands of customers around the globe. We dive deep into Maneeh's origins. We chat about hacking productivity, to hiring a woman on Craiglist to slap him in the face, to somewhat stumbling into the idea that is now Pavlok and going all-in to turn his vision into a reality. We also chat a lot about the obstacles of building both a hardware and software company, the future of Pavlok, their struggles as they continue to try finding market acceptance, and the long-term goals that Pavlok hopes to accomplish. This is hands-down, one of our most fun episodes of #thePawdcast to date, and you're going to love the enthusiasm, attitude, and deminer that Maneesh Sethi brings to the table. We know that we did. Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-024-maneesh-sethi-pavlok About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

This week on #thePawdcast, we're joined by Anthony Maher, co-founder of one of the fastest growing coworking brands in the world, Benjamin's Desk. We discuss quite a bit on this episode. We chat extensively about Anthony's original career as a professional athlete playing soccer throughout the United States. We discuss how Anthony got involved in real estate, the lessons he learned while in real estate, and how he uses this skill-set today when it comes to his many coworking locations. We chat about why and how he got involved in coworking, the origins of Benjamin's Desk, how he is focused on attracting 10,000 members, how he has gone from a little location in the heart of Philadelphia to over hundreds of thousands of square footage throughout the entire city. We chat further about where the future of coworking is going, how he has competed against large coworking brand names such as WeWork, and everything in-between. This is a great episode, one that was a lot of fun from an athletic point-of-view, real estate point-of-view, building a tangible, brick-and-mortar business point-of-view, and from a strategic operations perspective. It doesn't matter if you're a serial entrepreneur, a first-timer or an inspiring entrepreneur, you'll be able to take away a lot from listening to Anthony about his journey this week on #thePawdcast! Benjamin's Desk Website: www.benjaminsdesk.com Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-022-anthony-maher-benjamins-desk Watch this episode on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-anthony-maher-of-benjamin-s-desk Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pbVCl2VyIVs About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

We're joined this week on #thePawdcast from the talented and serial entrepreneur, Michal Sadowski who has founded not only the YouTube of Europe but the popular social networking and analytical company, Brand24! We dive deep into the discussion about how the entrepreneurial scene compares and contrasts with that of the United States market. We discuss the exhilaration and struggles that was building an incredibly successful company, selling that same company and then losing all of your money earned to find that next great idea, that next passion project. We discuss in detail about the obstacles with growing Brand24, acquiring customers and capital, how to compete in such a competitive how to grow a team, and for many of our listeners, how to scale a digital company. We even discussed new marketing approaches using Quora, Reddit, and other social networks to organically attract new customers. This is a hard-hitting, quick-pace episode, and our first European guest. All of you at #Pawdcast nation are going to live it. As always, please make sure to hit the like button and to share with your friends too! Brand24's Website: www.brand24.com Brand24's Facebook: www.facebook.com/Brand24 Brand24's Twitter: www.twitter.com/brand24 Brand24's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/2890993 Brand24's Instagram: www.instagram.com/brand24app Brand24's YouTube: www.youtube.com/brand24 Michal Sadowski's Twitter: www.twitter.com/sadek Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-021-michal-sadowski-brand24 Watch this episode on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-michal-sadowski-at-brand24 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uUaj9RQT_G0 About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

One of our favorite things about #thePawdcast is hearing what makes people tick, what they are most passionate about, why they do what they do. The answer for Dan Hanrahan is that the art behind email signatures and how to utilize them to generate more revenue is what makes him tick, what keeps him up at night, what has helped him create the company Sigstr that is growing consistently, at an exponential rate, raising investor capital and generating millions for their customers around the globe. We dive deep into this episode about the science behind a great email signature, the challenges, obstacles, and accomplishments that Dan has faced starting and growing Sigstr. We discuss a lot about managing teams, where email signatures will go especially in a marketplace being modified with newcomers such as Slack and Hipchat alternatives to email, and more. This is surely one episode of #thePawdcast that you will not want to miss! Sigstr's Website: www.sigstr.com Sigstr's Twitter: www.twitter.com/sigstrapp Dan Hanrahan's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/danhanrahan Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-020-dan-hanrahan-sigstr Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-dan-hanrahan-at-sigstr Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/V68GKtWfIYA About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

Hope that you're having a fantastic week, #Pawdcast nation! You're in for a treat, this week. We're bringing you our good friend and the incredibly talented James Michael Sama onto the show. James is literally, the definition of the word gentlemen. He is an entrepreneur who has built his entire personal brand around modern dating, which we discuss quite extensively about on this episode. We chat about how the dating scene has drastically changed in recent years, how to go about building a true personal brand, getting involved as an expert on national television and publications, networking, connecting and so much more. As always, this episode provides a knuckle-punch full of great tidbits, information and value that you are all going to love! PS: It isn't Episode 20 as it is stated in the introduction. Unfortunately as evident on this show, Joshua can't math. Sorry folks! James Michael Sama's Website: www.jamesmsama.com James Michael Sama's Facebook: www.facebook.com/JamesMSama James Michael Sama's Twitter: www.twitter.com/JamesMSama James Michael Sama's Instagram: www.instagram.com/jamesmsama James Michael Sama's HuffingtonPost: www.huffingtonpost.com/james-michael-sama James Michael Sama's Good Men Project: www.goodmenproject.com/author/james-sama James Michael Sama's ThoughtCatalog: www.thoughtcatalog.com/james-michael-sama Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-019-james-michael-sama Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-james-michael-sama Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EV_IWHxDspM About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

Though he is hands-down, one of the most talented and successful entrepreneurs in the United States, G. William Handal often keeps himself behind-the-scenes and let his work do the talking for him. Today, we pull him out of the shadows and into the limelight, to pick his brain and see what exactly makes G.W. tick! When we say this episode is actioned-packed full of incredible content, that would be understating the fact. This episode of #thePawdcast features everything from G.W.'s immigrant upbringing in Miami, learning English through the media, being a part of the corporate lifecycle before deciding to go off on his own and begin his own design firm, what it is like working in the service-based industry, how he has scaled is operations and continued to main a client-first mentality, the power of gratitude, about giving back to others and the community, about balancing work and life, the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Georgia, and of course, a highlight of ours personally from this episode, having a bit of fun with throwing a water bottle around (make sure to watch the video for this week's episode!). This is one of our best, most jammed-packed episodes to date that you surely won't want to miss. Make sure to give us some love and leave us a comment, give us a like or share this episode with your friends and family! PS: For our listeners in the United States who will be celebrating Independence Day this upcoming Monday, have a wonderful holiday and thank you to our active military and veterans. G.W. Handal Design's Website: www.gwhdesigns.com G.W. Handal Design's Facebook: www.facebook.com/gwhandaldesigns G.W. Handal Design's Twitter: www.twitter.com/gwhdusa Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-018-g-william-handal Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-g-william-handal-with-g-w-handal-design-gwhd Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vOqnUOo0iOE About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

You're in for a treat this week. We're joined by the talented, successful and serial entrepreneur Jen Groover for this episode of #thePawdcast! Jen shares with us her entire entrepreneurial story. We discuss about the early days of the fitness revolution in the business industry, about how Jen learned the art of storytelling while working for the QVC network, discovering the concept of manifestation and emotional balance, becoming a thought-leader for women and entrepreneurs, the origins behind Butler Bag and Leader Girlz, living in both Philadelphia and New York City, and so much more. This episode is jammed-packed full of great tidbits, stories, and of course, as is tradition, making fun of our co-host, Daniel DiGangi. You won't want to miss this episode of #thePawdcast, that is for sure! Jen Groover's Website: www.jengroover.com Jen Groover's Twitter: www.twitter.com/jengroover Jen Groover's Facebook: www.facebook.com/jengroover Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-017-jen-groover Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-jen-groover-of-butler-bag Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vAkmj00eBCo About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

It's not every day that you have a psychologist, meets investor. meets entrepreneur. meets mother. and meets writer on the show, but it isn't every day that you have the privilege to have the talented and incredibly ambitious Dr. Shelley Prevost on the show either! On this week's episode of #thePawdcast, Shelley discusses with us her entire career path from studying in school to become a psychologist, becoming both a partner and the Director of Happiness for an investment firm, starting her own hardware companies after years of funding companies, why she decided to create her company Torch, the balance between letting your children use the internet vs. too much usage, and how she balances the emotional tool that entrepreneurship brings between her own business and her family life. This is one of the most exciting, jammed-packed, informative episodes that we have had to date on #thePawdcast that you will surely not want to miss! Torch's Website: www.mytorch.com Shelley's Inc Page: www.inc.com/author/shelley-prevost Shelley's Twitter: www.twitter.com/shelleyprevost Shelley's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-prevost-a8521428 Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-016-shelley-prevost Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-shelley-prevost-of-torch Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YHcShSbH7-E About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

It's not every day that we have a serial entrepreneur on the show. It's also not every day that we have an NY Times best-selling author on the show. It's especially not every day that you have both of these things all wrapped up into one individual, but, today isn't like most days. We're indeed joined this week on #thePawdcast by the absolutely incredible, motivating and hard-working Kevin Kruse. We discuss all things about Kevin's story of becoming an entrepreneur (hint, it deals with a one-armed man looking for money), Kevin's journey to become a millionaire, how Kevin changes his passion for making money, into a purpose of giving value to others, the five companies that Kevin created, the few that he ended up selling, his path to becoming an author, how to become more productive, and yes, his famous story about talking to Mark Cuban. This episode is jammed-pack with value, great tidbits and awesome story-telling that surely anyone in #Pawdcast nation is going to love. Let's hit it. Kevin's Website: http://www.kevinkruse.com Kevin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinkruse67 Kevin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kruse Kevin's Books: http://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Kruse/e/B004H98ONK Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-015-kevin-kruse Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-nytimes-best-seller-kevin-kruse Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_CPsE0nUCz0 About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

Missed us? We sure have missed you #Pawdcast nation over our two-week hiatus! We're back this week and bringing you another incredible episode with none other than Tom Kuhn of Google in Mountain View, California. This exciting episode covers Tom's personal story of growing up in Chicago, leaving his roots to move west, what it was (and has been) like working for both GE and Google, the hiring process at Google, being a part of Google's team, working on Google Apps and Google for Entrepreneurs, Startup Grind, the entrepreneurial community, being an entrepreneur, the future of technology, balancing work and life, becoming a father, and as well, Tom's diagnosis and recent recovery. This is a hard-hitting, heavily content-packed episode full of incredible value that you all are going to absolutely love! If you're a fan of our show, please make sure to leave us a review on iTunes and leave a comment on our Soundcloud and/or YouTube! Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-014-tom-kuhn-google Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-tom-kuhn-of-google Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mXM6Nnv78hE

Have you ever considered having your company talk to a corporate venture capital firm? Have you ever wondered what a VC firm is looking for in a company? If so, this is the episode for you! We're joined this week by the incredible Christie Pitts of Verizon Ventures. We discuss all things VC-related, from working alongside a corporate VC, how to pitch an investor, what to do (and not to do) when pitching to an investor, how to stand out from everyone else, and what to expect from working alongside a VC for the long-haul. As well, we discuss with Christie her personal backstory to joining the Verizon Ventures team, her love and passion for all things Oakland, a little bit of Game of Thrones, the need for more diversity in entrepreneurship/tech, and of course, hockey. Episode 13 of #thePawdcast brings a lot of knowledge, fun and impact to the table. Sit back, relax and enjoy the show! Verizon Ventures Website: www.verizonventures.com Verizon Ventures Twitter: www.twitter.com/VerizonVentures Verizon Ventures LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/verizon-ventures Verizon Ventures AngelList: www.angel.co/verizon-ventures Verizon Ventures Medium: www.medium.com/@VerizonVentures Verizon Ventures Portfolio: www.verizonventures.com/portfolio Four Questions to Answer Before Meeting with a Corporate VC: www.verizonventures.com/blog/2016/04/four-questions-to-answer-before-meeting-with-a-corporate-vc Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-013-christie-pitts-verizon-ventures Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-christie-pitts-verizon-ventures Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JZ4x6-R_CP0 About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

You're going to love this episode of #thePawdcast, #Pawdcast nation. We're joined this week by one of the fastest growing companies in Silicon Valley; Segment, with their CEO and co-founder, Peter Reinhardt. Peter discusses with us his personal story on starting Segment, the year and a half of failure that his founding team and him faced during the early growing stages of Segment, what it was like going through Y-Combinator and working alongside Paul Graham, how Peter has managed to be the CEO of a company that has grown to over eighty employees in such a short period of time, where Segment is going, and much, much, much more. Hands-down, for any entrepreneur, enterprise, or operational nerds that listen to #thePawdcast, you're going to find this episode full of practicality, advice, ideas, motivation and knowledge that you can apply to your own day-to-day operations. Segment’s Website: www.segment.com Segment’s Twitter: www.twitter.com/segment Segment's Facebook: www.facebook.com/segmentio Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-012-peter-reindhart Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-peter-reinhardt-segment-and-y-combinator Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9x1-k3AOFzQ About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

On this episode of #thePawdcast, we’re joined by our good friend and the incredibly talented Brad Aronson. Brad is the founder of the former interactive advertising agency i-FRONTIER, which was sold to aQuantive in 2002 and then Microsoft in 2007. Since his entrepreneurial journey has come to a close, he has now become an angel investor, teacher, someone that gives back to the Philadelphia community both through the local school district and Big Brothers Big Sisters, an author, and of course, most important of all, a full-time dad and husband. This episode is jammed-packed with insights, knowledge, feedback, and practical advice that as entrepreneurs, enterprises, and agencies; you can adapt into your own playbook. You won’t want to miss this! Brad Aronson’s Website: www.bradaronson.com Brad Aronson’s Twitter: www.twitter.com/bradaronson Brad Aronson's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bradaronson Brad Aronson's Facebook: www.facebook.com/Brad-Aronson-Author-Page-172730906176262/ Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-011-brad-aronson Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-brad-aronson-listenlogic-microsoft-and-aquantive Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sy3vu0DHDKI About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

On this episode of #thePawdcast, we’re joined by our close friend and talented Director, Dan Centrone of Dan Centrone Films. We discuss with Dan becoming an entrepreneur at an early age in Philadelphia, relocating to Los Angeles as his video production company grew, his balance between creativity and operations, having and working alongside a business partner, where he sees the video production business going, virtual reality and so much more. This is an incredibly energetic, value-packed episode that you sure do not want to miss! Dan Centrone’s Website: www.dancentronefilms.com Dan Centrone’s Twitter: www.twitter.com/DanCentrone Dan Centrone’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/dancentrone Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-010-dan-centrone Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-dan-centrone-kid-ink-mayday-parade-riff-raff Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kTH8eIy6Bsk About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

We're joined on this episode of the #thePawdcast with long-time English professor and five-year veteran entrepreneur Matthew Murrie, the founder of the What If Conference. We discuss on this episode incredibly high-level topics such as how to fix higher-level education, not only for entrepreneurs but as a society, the biggest successes and failures in Matthew's career, how one goes from being an English professor to being a full-time entrepreneur, the struggles of understanding if you're really meant to be an entrepreneur, and so much more. One of our deepest, most exciting episodes yet. https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-009 Matthew's Website: https://about.me/mattmurrie Matthew's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewmurrie Matthew's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattMurrie Matthew's HuffingtonPost: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-murrie What If Website: http://thewhatifconference.com Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-009 Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-matt-murrie-what-if-and-boom Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8dOSNF6LhYg About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

We have a very exciting guest for this episode of #thePawdcast, the talented Lalita Ballesteros! Lalita has had an incredible entrepreneur journey through her short career so far. Starting in real estate flipping houses to working alongside Seth Godin, being an early employee for Lyft, working with the American Embassy, creating a viral video and written content daily to living all around the world. She offers great tidbits on how to live life, approach people, embrace your personality and focusing on what you want to accomplish for yourself. Lalita's Website: www.viralalita.com Lalita's Twitter: www.twitter.com/heylaurynbee Lalita's YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UChrF_1UfANUuEeinM8ofDaw Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-008 Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-lalita-ballesteros-lyft-american-embassy-and-seth-godin Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yYtyCKPtLJk

On this episode of #thePawdcast, we're joined by none other than Shaan Puri, the founder and CEO of Blab. We discuss with Shaan about his entrepreneurial journey from his days at Duke University, Shaan opening up his very own sushi restaurant, moving to San Francisco, the origins of Blab, his thoughts and advice on being a hands-on CEO in a hypergrowth startup, his thought-process behind on-demand and real-time video streaming applications such as Blab, where his company and product Blab is going and of course, discuss everything entrepreneurship related (even responding to a few questions from our live audience during the show recording). You won't want to miss this episode. Blab's Website: www.blab.im Shaan Puri's Twitter: www.twitter.com/shaanvp Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-007-shaan-puri Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-shaan-puri-blab-bebo-and-sabi-sushi-1 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/et4h-00Encc About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson and Eddie Contento. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

We're joined on this episode of the #thePawdcast with the incredibly talented John Boitnott, who writes (and has written) for major publications such as Inc Magazine, USA Today, Fast Company, Entrepreneur Magazine, Business Insider, VentureBeat and more. We discuss with John about his career over the years, his passion for writing and technology, his thoughts on living in Silicon Valley over the years, the potential startup bubble, his suggestions on how to have startups pitch to the media, how to balance work and life, and much more. John Boitnott's Twitter: www.twitter.com/jboitnott John Boitnott's About Me: www.about.me/boitnott John Boitnott's Inc: www.inc.com/author/john-boitnott John Boitnott's Entrepreneur: www.entrepreneur.com/author/john-boitnott John Boitnott's Fast Company: www.fastcompany.com/user/john-boitnott John Boitnott's VentureBeat: www.venturebeat.com/author/john-boitnott John Boitnott's Business Insider: www.businessinsider.com/author/john-boitnott Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-006-john-boitnott Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-john-boitnott-startup-grind-inc-entrepreneur-usa-today Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4MJLZUzqNjY About The Pawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento and Chris Coleman. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

On this episode of #thePawdcast, we are joined by the incredibly intelligent Todd Miller, one of the co-owners and CXO of the Archer Group based out of Wilmington, Delaware. As CXO of Archer, Todd oversees a highly diverse team of specialists including experts in design, creative, UX, brand and content strategy, social media, performance marketing, and front-and-back-end development as well as the overall culture of the company. We discuss everything from how to hire team members, how to grow a strong company culture, how to compete in the modern marketing climate, his journey from a creative to the CXO of a major agency, his thoughts on the current marketing landscape, and the current state of the Miami Dolphins. Archer Group Website: www.archer-group.com Archer Group Facebook: www.facebook.com/archergroup Archer Group Twitter: www.twitter.com/thearchergroup Archer Group Instagram: www.instagram.com/thearchergroup Archer Group LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/the-archer-group Archer Group Tumblr: www.archergroup.tumblr.com Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-005 Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-todd-miller-archer-group Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GSI1jMp_Zgc About The Pawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento and Chris Coleman. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

On this episode of #thePawdcast, we are joined by none other than Wayne Sutton. Wayne has founded Tech Inclusion, a conference dedicated to exploring innovative solutions to diversity and inclusion in tech through speakers, consulting and workshops, and BUILDUP, a non-profit designed to support an inclusive ecosystem of entrepreneurs through educational workshops and fellows program for underrepresented tech founders. We chat with Wayne about his successes and struggles as an entrepreneur, his journey from North Carolina to Silicon Valley, his views on diversity and the representation of minorities in tech, and how he plans to leave his legacy in the entrepreneurial scene. Wayne Sutton's Website: www.socialwayne.com Wayne Sutton's Facebook: www.facebook.com/wayneesutton Wayne Sutton's Twitter: www.twitter.com/waynesutton Wayne Sutton's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/waynesutton Wayne Sutton's Instagram: www.instagram.com/waynesutton Tech Inclusion Website: www.techinclusion.co BUILDUP.vc Website: www.buildup.vc About The Pawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento and Chris Coleman. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

On this episode of #thePawdcast, we are joined by the great Andrew Brandt of ESPN and Sports Illustrated. Andrew takes us through his career, accomplishments, and stories from over the years. We discuss his time representing professional athletes, becoming one of the youngest general managers in all sports for the Barcelona Dragons, joining the Green Bay Packers as their Chief Financial Officer, starting his own company the National Football Post, to his current status of teacher, writer, media personality, and general thought leader in the realm of pro sports. You don't want to miss this episode. Andrew Brandt Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewBrandt Andrew Brandt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-brandt-2758757 ESPN Media Bio: http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/brandt_andrew The MMQB Website: http://mmqb.si.com National Football Post Website: http://www.nationalfootballpost.com Green Bay Packers Website: http://www.packers.com About The Pawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento and Chris Coleman. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

On this episode, we are joined by the talented Jeff Slobotski who has help founded multiple different companies/organizations over the years such as Silicon Prairie News, the Big Omaha Conference and most recently, Router Ventures, an angel fund focused on finding game-changing companies in the mid-west United States. We discuss everything from why Jeff has remained in the mid-west throughout his career, his personal entrepreneurial journey, Jeff’s goals and ambitions for Router Ventures, what Jeff looks for when investing in a new company, networking and what separates a wantchapreneur from an entrepreneur. You won’t want to miss this episode. Jeff Slobotski Website: http://jeffslobotski.com Jeff Slobotski Twitter: https://twitter.com/slobotski Silicon Prairie News Website: http://siliconprairienews.com Big Omaha Website: http://bigomaha.co Router Ventures Website: http://www.routerventures.com Router Ventures Twitter: https://twitter.com/RouterVentures Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: http://www.amazon.com/Once-Youre-Lucky-Twice-Good/dp/1592404278 Ludlow Ventures Website: http://ludlowventures.com Rise of the Rest Tour Website: http://riseofrest.com Casey Nesistat Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/caseyneistat About The Pawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento and Chris Coleman. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

We’re joined on this episode by the talented team who run Merchwerks — Bret Morgan, Danny Croak and Gregory Edgerton. Merchwerks, based out of Asbury Park in New Jersey, operates multiple different businesses, websites, events and companies such as Bands on a Budget, Cowerks, Asbury Agile Conference, Asbury Fresh, the Jersey Shore Tech Meetup and much more. We discuss everything from how to delegate multiple businesses, how to deal with management structure, becoming an entrepreneur, how to remain organized, how to remain motivated and what goes into the day-to-day life of being a successful entrepreneur. Cowerks Website: http://www.cowerking.com Cowerks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cowerks Cowerks Twitter: https://twitter.com/cowerks Asbury Agile Website: http://www.asburyagile.com Asbury Fresh Website: http://www.asburyfresh.com Bands on a Budget Website: https://www.bandsonabudget.com Jersey Shore Tech Website: http://www.meetup.com/Jersey-Shore-Tech Hackpad Website: https://hackpad.com Freckle Website: https://letsfreckle.com Slack Website: https://slack.com Trello Website: https://trello.com Desk Website: http://www.desk.com BitBucket Website: https://bitbucket.org GitHub Website: https://github.com Mo Vikings Mo Problems Video: https://vimeo.com/17379036 Humble Humans Website: http://humblehumans.com Holtz Photography Website: http://www.holtzphotography.com About The Pawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento and Chris Coleman. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.