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Levi Cermak, long-time local volunteer facilitator for the 1 Million Cups coffee meet-ups, shares how 1 Million Cups provides a unique vetting platform, networking connections, resources, and support systems for #founders, #startups, and #entrepreneurs around the country.A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our other services today on HurrdatMedia.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10/20/22 WKOK Sunrise: Steve Stumbris, Director Bucknell Small Business Development Center In this pre-recorded interview, we talk about the many ribbon cuttings at new or celebrating businesses locally, and the many trainings, seminars, and educational events. He talked about the ‘Culture is King' track of their upcoming workshops, as well as the leadership, branding and start-up classes. We discuss the vibrant, growing businesses that started at the SBDC in Lewisburg, the 1-Million Cups coming to Susquehanna University, the STEAM lab in Sunbury as well as a media relations class coming up.

EPISODE 200 covers entrepreneurship from all areas as Andy Gold shares his stories and work with raising capital, founding companies, teaching entrepreneurship, networking worldwide, launching apps, creating the INLAB, and much more. Thank you for tuning in to Episode #200 of That Entrepreneur Show- The podcast where founders of companies and brands share their entrepreneurial journeys, lessons learned, tips for success, and more each Friday since 2019.College educator and social entrepreneur.Twelve-year career on Wall Street, first serving as a Senior Vice President and Market Strategist for two prominent Wall Street firms, and later raised capital to start-up a hedge fund business.In 1994, founded Terrapath, Inc., a social entrepreneurial venture with a mission of delivering IT and business consulting services to the nonprofit sector. Co-Founder, e2Venture, a corporate training consultancy that provides entrepreneurial mindset workshops. Co-Founded Operation Startup, serving military Veterans, social entrepreneurs, and early stage everyday entrepreneurs through an ideation lab and interdisciplinary institute. Passionate design thinking and effectuation advocate. I have been actively working in support of Veterans and social entrepreneurs interested in business enterprising for over a decade.Since 2007, began teaching in higher education. Currently serve three higher education institutions as a professor. Courses taught include Design Thinking, International Business, Marketing, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Management, and Leadership.Full-time faculty member at Hillsborough Community College (HCC) and co-founder of the HCC Entrepreneurship Program. RESEARCH INTERESTSCross-cultural effects of moral suasion on dishonest behavior. Relationship between time-scarcity and academic performance. The role of serendipity in business formation.OTHER PROJECTS & BUSINESSESIn 2019, co-founded the InLab@HCC, a design thinking center that serves as an Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation at Hillsborough Community College.In 2016, co-founded Operation Startup - an entrepreneurship center supporting Veterans and their families interested in self employment.Co-Founder of The Rainmaker App, linking job seekers with socially conscious citizens to promote employment.Founding Organizer: 1 Million Cups Tampa, Edcamp Tampa bay LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/profandygold/ ---Listen to all episodes here: https://ThatEntrepreneurShow.Buzzsprout.comWebsite:  https://www.VincentALanci.com/YouTubeShow InstagramHost InstagramFacebookTwitterLinkedInFor Digital Editing Inquiries and Potential Podcast Guests: Email: PodcastsByLanci@Gmail.comAdventure by MusicbyAden | https://soundcloud.com/musicbyadenHappy | https://soundcloud.com/morning-kulishow/happy-background-music-no-copyright-fun-roy

On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Ben McDougal, Author of You Don't Need This Book: Entrepreneurship in the Connected Era. Ben and I talk about his portfolio-based career in entrepreneurship from founder to 1 Million Cups organizer, to his current role as entrepreneur In residence and ecosystem developer with Techstars Iowa. Let's get started.Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help new innovators navigate what's next. Each week, we'll give you a front row seat into what it takes to learn, grow, and thrive in today's world of accelerating change and uncertainty. Join us as we explore, engage and experiment with the best and the brightest innovators, entrepreneurs, and pioneering businesses. Let's get started.Interview Transcript with Ben McDougal, Author of You Don't Need This BookBrian Ardinger: Welcome to another episode of Inside Outside Innovation. I'm your host, Brian Ardinger. And as always, we have another amazing guest. Today we have Ben McDougal. He is author of the new book, You Don't Need This Book: Entrepreneurship and the Connected Era. Welcome to the show. Ben. Ben McDougal: Thanks, Brian. It's great to catch up with a friend and looking forward to connecting with your audience.Brian Ardinger: Absolutely. You and I have known each other for a number of years in the startup ecosystem building world. You hang out in Iowa. And I hang out here in Nebraska. It's been fun to see your journey. You joined Techstars Iowa as kind of a hybrid role as an entrepreneur residence and ecosystem development person. So how did you get involved in startup ecosystem development? Ben McDougal: Thanks, Brian. Yeah, I've always been an entrepreneur. I came out of school, admittedly, thinking that we got expensive pieces of paper to go build someone else's dream. But startup, wasn't a word back in 2004. I got a computer science degree wanting to develop video games.And so looked at that industry. Which led me to web development. When I look back at it, it was pretty entrepreneurial. I mean, talking with endless different industries on how to build their business online. And so, while I was in somewhat of a traditional kind of business development role. I don't know what spawned the entrepreneurial spirit besides just recognizing an opportunity. So, I created a 3v3 soccer tournament. I had played soccer. I was in a web development shop and could make a nice live event come to life. Ended up having two years of that before selling it to a local soccer club, as we had launched a social network for gamers. It was interesting looking back using entrepreneurship to wedge myself into an industry I was always passionate about. But there's a whole community side that was emerging.And so built Jet Set Studio. It's still a small sliver of my career portfolio. Doing video game events around North America and building community in person and online. That was some of the early interactions of community building. I would stay in web development for eight years and retire out of that and go into another kind of traditional role inside the home building industry. Never really touched a hammer and kind of avoid manual labor, genuine.In that home building world, we found a disconnect between Home Builders and Realtors. So, we built an open house scheduler, knowing that it's not hard, but it's recurring when they're connecting that open house schedule. So that's Open Open. Alongside of that, that intrapreneurial spirit was fed with that parallel entrepreneurial spirit ended up building Flight Bright in the craft beer industry, which was an electronic beer flight paddle.It translated and continues to be that type of electronic serving system. But we added a beer festival app. And so that's Flight Bright and that story continues to be written. And you think about this diversified career portfolio that has a mixture of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial activities. And the glue that brings it all together, along with myself is the community. Leaning into community and recognizing the energy of accelerating others.And so that's where you see my work in 1 Million Cups long ago. Like I was a part of a 1 Million Cups every Wednesday as an entrepreneur. But when the opportunity to lead emerged, I rose my hand. Got involved. That led to the chance of being a regional rep. So, we built this role to help support all of the different organizing teams across the United States.And so, I've been the Midwest regional rep now for the last four years. And that has been remarkable. Supporting and connecting 45 different 1 MC communities across 12 states, has created an awareness when it comes to entrepreneurial ecosystem building, at a rural, medium, and large size environment.Brian Ardinger: Absolutely. 1 Million Cups. I've mentioned this on the program, a number of different times, and I know a lot of people in the entrepreneurial startup side have maybe heard of 1 Million Cups. But on our corporate innovator side, it's, it's one of those programs that I think that more corporate innovators should become involved and that. Maybe give a little bit of background about 1 Million Cups and why that's so important, not only for the entrepreneurs in your community, but the companies and the other organizations.Ben McDougal: I think intrapreneurship at existing companies, small, medium, and large is a critical component to any entrepreneurial ecosystem. Having employees that are the champions of change for their existing company, plugging into community activities, helps them stay in front of the innovation curve. Fuels like their innovative energy. And creates opportunities to collaborate with entrepreneurs that in a way that helps their companies.And so, whether it's the energy. Kind of the network and human capital that can come from this type of active. All the way over to the financial capital and opportunities for those companies to benefit from their interactions with startups is real. One quick tactic, Brian, that catches my attention is larger companies treating activity within a startup community as volunteer hours.So, removing the barrier of PTO for someone who wants to go to 1 Million Cups on a Wednesday morning. Or to that startup event. Instead of restricting that type of activity by saying they need to take time off. It's celebrating that activity, knowing that while it's a little less time outside of the office, the energy, the activity, the connections, the progress that has made through that activity, benefits the company, perhaps even more. There's some value when you think about giving intrapreneurs, the freedom to explore their curiosity. Brian Ardinger: Absolutely. And that's one of the things that we talk about a lot is not only entrepreneurs have to get out of the building, but intrapreneurs as well. And you can't build anything without actually getting out there and trying things and testing things and being a part of the communities.We talk about this concept of a portfolio career and more and more folks I believe are going to have to be transitioning to this concept of, you know, you don't do just one job for 20 years of your life. It's a series of different side hustles and projects and people you work with and that. As an early adopter to this portfolio career type of lifestyle, what are some hints or suggestions you could make for people trying to transition into more of a portfolio type of approach?Ben McDougal: Yeah. The Diversified Career Portfolio is something that allows you to use energies from different activities to maximize the outputs. And sometimes that means it's the full-time job paired with a couple of side hustles. Complemented by some volunteer roles. Knowing that those kind of shapes within that pie chart, that's how I like to visualize it. Are always changing.And the interactions between them are something to be conscious of. And so they don't necessarily need to directly connect because they connect through you. And so, recognizing that even if they're different activities and completely different industries, that passion that you're feeding translates into good things for other areas within that pie chart.Another thing to always keep in mind is your personal bandwidth. I write about this in the book, a complete section for side hustles. And knowing that your personal bandwidth is something, if you can do a lot, then everyone's going to be asking to do a little. You know, and so all of a sudden you can potentially get diluted to mediocrity.And I think there's a good exercise of imagining that you have timed to swinging an ax 100 times. With those hundred swings, are you going to hit 100 trees once? Or perhaps a strategic collection, a few more times to make the impact. Knowing that it doesn't just need to be one tree. You might be able to make a positive impact on a collection of trees with those hundred swings, keeping your eye on that personal bandwidth as you add, or remove things from that career portfolio.And lastly, I think the value of transparency. There are other things to talk about here but being transparent with the way that you spend your time avoids the exhaustion of secrecy. And so, whether that's an entrepreneur sharing that side hustle with their boss and exploring that interest. Or it's easiest from the beginning, right. So, as you bring on a new project or enter a new contract, being very clear with the way that you spend your time, so that there's not tension down the road. Brian Ardinger: So, Ben, let's get into the book a little bit. It's called You Don't Need This Book: Entrepreneurship and The Connected Era. What made you decide to write a book? And give the audience a little bit of background about what they should expect from it?Ben McDougal: There was a time where I started to feel a sense of potential regret. I had enjoyed some fun ventures on my own. But really it was the stories from thousands of entrepreneurs that I had interacted with. Whether that was on my own journeys or within 1 Million Cups. And learning from these different perspectives and the activity of so many remarkable entrepreneurs, it became to the point where if I wasn't able to pass that on to my little one, right. My startup that pays in love that this experiential wisdom would just be lost. And so that was kind of my why. To synthesize everything that I understood about entrepreneurial. But specifically, within our connected era. Driven by community and the ability to do so much more with less, through the network of a global economy.And so, I crafted an outline. It sat on my phone for a while, and I was encouraged by Victor Wang to build into it when it started to keep me up at night. And that's where I had reached. And so crafted the manuscript. Had a beautiful forward by Victor, that explains that moment. But also, a contribution from Brad Feld in the very thick community chapter. Which is number two out of 10. I think it's such an important piece.And so, it's been called a nice guide for first-time founders and entrepreneurial ecosystem builders, exploring that professional field. Whether it's the ideation process right out of the gate, all the way through to what I would consider a wild card. And that is persistence. And so, you know, marketing is in between research, customer discovery, and like I mentioned, community. So, it's really provided a strong sense of peace and I'm so thankful for how it's coming from.Brian Ardinger: What I liked about the book is a lot of startup books are about the tactics of how do you increase your sales or grow XYZ. Yours brought in not only those tactical aspects, but also the bigger picture of it's not just about the entrepreneur. It's about the team they bring together. It's about the community that they have to support. And that are supporting their efforts. And it gave more of a holistic approach to what it means to be an entrepreneur, rather than just the blocking and tackling of the business side of things. Ben McDougal: Yeah. The amount of activities as an entrepreneur is kind of like everything, right. So, I talk about the term Career Nirvana. Which is where, you know, your work feels like play to you, but looks like work to others. It is in balance with your community, with the team that you're working within and with the life that you live. Entrepreneurship is not something that you learn. It's more of a lifestyle. It's more something that you just bring into your daily life. And the practice can be, become something that leads you to maybe the first time that you need to pivot, right. You either succeed or we learn. Not being afraid of failure, knowing that you're continuously optimizing that career portfolio to have the right slivers in that pie chart. And tweaking the size of each sliver along the way. So, I appreciate that, Brian. It's definitely fueled from learnings, from people like you. From remarkable entrepreneurs and community builders that have taught me so much.And it's been neat to hear their responses. Similar to what you shared. There's some heart within it that explores the tactics, but also some of the mindsets. Some of the community aspects, that will give you the resiliency to play longterm games with long-term people. Brian Ardinger: Great advice. You hung out with a ton of entrepreneurs. And you've seen them at the earliest stages and that. What are some of the biggest myths about entrepreneurship that you've uncovered or things that you wish that early-stage entrepreneurs would know earlier? Ben McDougal: You'll see it in the book. I call it the Headline Trap. We see entrepreneurs raising a million here and a kabillion there. Right. We see them in the media and that is a well-deserved and of course, an important recognition of people's own successes. But that can also become paralyzing for someone who feels as though they're not allowed to tinker. The opportunity of a side hustle or a startup, or even a full-time effort, doesn't always need to rely on financial capital or global impact in order to positively impact your life and your career portfolio. And so, giving the permission, that's not required, but sometimes needed in order for people to explore their passions. Without the weight of feeling like this has to have this huge global impact to make it something that really provides purpose and provides a sense of gratitude with someone's career portfolio. The way that they spend the limited time. And so, I think the Headline Trap and avoiding that is one way to get started now, instead of like the dreaded someday. Brian Ardinger: Yeah. Trying to line up the perfect plan and then launching the perfect plan is never the perfect way to make it happen. I mean, the plan is never going to be perfect from day one. You've got to go out and stub your toe and figure it out most of the time. You don't seem to have much fear from the standpoint of, you're always willing to try something. Swing a different bat. What gives you the confidence to do that? Or what have you learned that gives you confidence to step out in the unknown and try something different? Ben McDougal: I don't know if there's one thing that would be like, this is how I have become confident. I think it's a mixture of having stepped out and it doesn't hurt. It's exciting. You know, the enthusiasm of building something that you care about. And that can lead to the resiliency we've spoken about. You know, I think there would also be a collection of skills that give me confidence. And I write about that in the marketing chapter of You Don't Need This Book. Because it makes us dangerous as individuals. Linebacker doesn't play wide receiver. Right? So, recognizing your role. What you're good at and filling the gaps so that you're not cloning yourself when you're building as a team. Or working with contractors as lone wolf. But there are six skills that I think have given me a lot of confidence and abilities to build on my own, knowing that adding more fuel to the fire along the way is always possible.I start with writing. I think writing is a powerful skill that you can learn just by doing. I think of photography. Videography, not just taking the videos, but being able to stitch things together so that it's digestible and tells a story that connects to a broader narrative. Graphic design. Right? Bringing all those multimedia things together. Creativity, knowing that everyone can take a photo, but it's that angle or it's that ability to publish, is what separates with that creativity. Organization is another one that comes to mind and knowing that as you collect this mountain of media, being able to keep track of all of it in a good way is another valuable skill set.And then lastly, when it comes to content creation is just bringing it all together and recognizing that there's a practice in staying creative and building the content. So that you can create stories that sell and having the ability to do that on your own allows you to do a lot with a little, even if you don't plan to do all of it hands-on. You'll recognize what needs to be done for whatever the project is next. Brian Ardinger: You've been around in the Midwest Startup Ecosystem since the early days. You know, a lot of stuff that's happened in Iowa has gotten a lot of traction over the last four or five, six years. And now you're involved with Techstars and that. What are some of the trends that you're seeing when it comes to startups in the Midwest? And what are you most looking forward to?Ben McDougal: Yeah, so the Techstars role emerged from that community building that we talked about earlier. And I was already an entrepreneurial ecosystem builder. And so, when there was some room to get involved with the accelerator, I jumped at the opportunity to partner up with Techstars. And leaned into that Entrepreneur in Residence role paired with Ecosystem Development.And so while I'd always admired Techstars, this was a cool kind of side door to sneak into the rocket ship that is Techstars. And so, when you see these founders coming in, wherever they're from, and you start to think about the Midwest entrepreneur, I think that we could talk about things that everyone always talks about.Right. We don't have quite the access to people that are interested in getting risky with their financial capital. We can talk about some of the resources that may or may not be the same as some of the larger hubs like Boston or San Fran or some of the other ecosystems. But one of the things I find liberating is using a framework that we see in the Startup Community Way, by Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway, the Seven Capitals. And releasing ourselves from thinking that we have to have money. Okay. What do you have? Right. It's that abundance mindset and leaning into that holistic kind of positive sum approach to entrepreneurial ecosystem building. Allows us to use what we have to attract more of what we want.And so, I see a lot of entrepreneurs almost being set free. To think big. To build something that can be scalable. Not being afraid to tinker and fail, right. But also knowing that it's going to be a process. And one of the easiest things that I would say we have in the Midwest is almost natural. Give first mindset. Without preconception or without alternative motives.When I talk to someone, I almost have immediate, almost natural, positive, intent. That I want to see you succeed. That type of give first positive sum. If you win, we win approach is prevalent around the Midwest. And it allows us to do more with less through the connected era. And so, while there might be less of certain types of capital, in some cases, there are also more types of capital in the Midwest that allows people in rural, medium communities, and even the larger cities that we have throughout our Midwest region. Knowing that we can connect to the global community and make an impact no matter where we're at. Brian Ardinger: Yeah, I think it's so important and we see it every day. And you guys sent a message to some of the folks here in Lincoln saying, hey, we want to come out with Techstars to promote the fact that our applications are open. Can you set up some meetings and that? And you guys came out last week and toured some of our ecosystem. And we've done that back and forth over the years. And it's nice to have an ability and an environment that fosters that type of relationship that it's not just about keeping everything in my own backyard. Ben McDougal: It's still inviting. Cheers to that group that we enjoyed time with there in Omaha and also in Lincoln. And that type of interaction, like you said, is not uncommon. A couple of friends who want to show you around leads to an entire day of inspired activity. In fact, not knowing when you're listening to this, but our applications oddly enough, open today, Brian.And so, if you are building a team. You've got this startup and you're ready to scale. I did not come onto the conversation, planning to promote such a thing, but the applications are open and the Techstars experience is remarkable. It's really geared towards those who are looking to scale up. Maybe looking to raise venture capital in order to support a growing system. And the amount of mentors at a global level. The amount of give first and kind of Techstars for life. That culture is real. And our hybrid program allows folks to participate in Des Moines, Iowa, but also online throughout the hundred-day program. And boy seeing these entrepreneurs and their teams, and their companies emerge and raising serious capital and going on to continue to do big things is another way that I've energized my own career portfolio. Because I'll say it again, folks. The energy of accelerating others is unmatched. For More InformationBrian Ardinger: Absolutely. I appreciate you coming on Inside Outside Innovation to share your enthusiasm and acceleration path. If people want to find out more about yourself or the book, what's the best way to do that?Ben McDougal: It's very easy. Benmcdougal.com. Has my activity throughout the social media landscape, but also has my weekly writings that are called Roasted Reflections. And there's a quick link to take a look at the book, whether that's in the signed soft cover format or the e-book, or most recently released the audio book that I narrated. And so, you can enjoy You Don't Need This Book and I'd love to hear what you think. Brian Ardinger: Excellent. Well, Ben, thanks for coming on the show again. Looking forward to continuing the relationship and seeing you out there on the field as well. And I appreciate you coming on the show. Ben McDougal: Hey, may the best of your today's be the worst of your tomorrows and keep building.Brian Ardinger: That's it for another episode of Inside Outside Innovation. If you want to learn more about our team, our content, our services, check out InsideOutside.io or follow us on Twitter @theIOpodcast or @Ardinger. 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About 1 Million Cups: Based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover solutions and engage with their communities over a million cups of coffee, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation developed 1 Million Cups in 2012—a free program designed to educate, engage and inspire entrepreneurs around the country. Through the power of volunteers, 1 Million Cups have grown to more than 180 communities. As a program of the Kauffman Foundation, 1 Million Cups works with entrepreneurs, empowering them with the tools and resources to break down barriers that stand in the way of starting and growing their businesses. Mr. Kauffman believed it was a fundamental right for anyone who had a big idea to be able to bring it to life—and we're here to fulfill that mission. About Donnell E. Johns Sr., Command Sergeant Major Retired, CEO of Avision Worldwide Leadership Consulting Firm is a Certified Business Coach (C.B.C.), Lean Six Sigma Black belt. He is also an innovative, strategic thinker with proven success in executing critical business objectives, making organizations successful, and facilitating collaborative decision-making and planning. He has an intense focus on recruiting and retention, human capital improvement, performance, and organizational development with over 26 years of experience in a variety of market sectors. Donnell harnessed his training, education, experience, successes, and failures to go from Private to Command Sergeant Major in the Army and now as Chief Executive Officer in corporate America. He believes that the most powerful asset of any organization is their people. Each organization is a sum of all parts working together to achieve results and is comprised of individuals with their own gifts and talents achieving results. As the CEO of Avision Worldwide, he assists individuals and organizations to enhance their hiring process, manage strategic change, innovation, cultural transitions, and goal achievement.   Website: www.1millioncups.com/fairfax

Ep 4 of The Join inCrowd Business Podcast - 1 Million Cups Denver Series In this series, The Join inCrowd Business Podcast features startups and entrepreneurs that have presented at 1 Million Cups Denver, at the Green Spaces co-working building in the the @RiNo, River North Art District. Developed by the Kauffman Foundation, 1 Million Cups is a free national event designed to educate, engage, and connect entrepreneurs. IN THIS EPISODE We feature @Dustin Ramsay, Founder and CEO of Sarus Lifting, to talk about how an on-the-job accident lead to the development of their business concept. To find out more about Sarus Lifting, please feel free to visit them at: www.saruslifting.com www.linkedin.com/company/sarus-lifting ***** Presented by: Join InCrowd - Digital Business Cards www.JoininCrowd.com Join InCrowd @joinincrowd Now available to listen and download on: Podbean: www.joinincrowdpodcast.podbean.com Anchor/Spotify: www.anchor.fm/joinincrowdpodcast Sent with ❤ from Join inCrowd. ***** Would you like to have your business featured for FREE on The Join inCrowd Business Podcast? DM or email us at: joseph@joinincrowd.com This is a limited time offer, and subject to change without notice. #JoininCrowd #DigitalBusinessCard #BusinessCard #Networking #Business #JoininCrowdBusinessPodcast

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In The Moment … November 9, 2020 Show 939 Hour 2 One Million Cups is a weekly event that highlights local businesses. This Wednesday is Veterans Day and the Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship will host a special edition that includes a couple of veterans. Major Chris Mercado is a Sioux Falls native and is behind the Objective Zero app and foundation. Welcome back. Jeremy Holein is a retired Air Force, he and his wife are co-owners of the only veteran-owned food truck in the Sioux Falls area, welcome to the show. Brienne Maner is the executive director of the Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship in Sioux Falls, she joins us as well. Find us on Apple , Spotify , and Google Play . Plus, watch interviews from our show on YouTube .

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“RAYMA Team recently rebranded their company from Big Blue Couch Coaching to RAYMA Team Coaching and Consulting, so they could better position themselves in the leadership development and personal growth industry. Their market includes busy professionals, entrepreneurs, and growth minded individuals ages 25-65. They plan to scale their business over the next 18 months by online coaching memberships through – RAYMA Team University – and by providing leadership training to companies in the tri-state area. Join us as RAYMA Team shares their growth plans.” ~1 Million Cups Bismarck This presentation at 1 Million Cups Bismarck was one of our favorites. Grab your coffee and listen in to the great questions the audience asked us in the Q&A Session! Having trouble finding all the episodes you’ve missed? Find all of the She Who Overcomes episodes on Mandy’s website at http://mandybanderson.com/category/she-who-overcomes-podcast Connect with Mandy: Join Mandy and Raychel every Monday night for their FREE Monday Night Pep Talk Call! Register for the details at https://www.raymateam.com/mondaypeptalk. Order Mandy’s book, She Who Overcomes: Rising Out of the Ashes of Your Circumstances, on Amazon! Work with Mandy every month in the Virtually Savvy and/or RAYMA Team University Memberships. Details at https://www.raymateam.com/memberships. Hire Mandy B. Anderson to speak at your next event! Get the conversation started at https://www.raymateam.com/speaking.

Listen to Hillary Kuenn with HiConsulting Services & PHX Startup Week and Rachael Kratz with 1 Million Cups Phoenix talk about entrepreneurship and PHX Startup Week. This ConnectPHX special episode of Valley Business Radio is brought to you by https://phxstartupweek.com/ (PHX Startup Week). This community-organized and community-run event brings together the PHX entrepreneurship community for six days of education, connection and support. Arizona's largest entrepreneurial event is supported by thousands of entrepreneurs, businesses, and service providers in the entrepreneurial ecosystem from across Arizona, empowering the entrepreneurial spirit. PHX Startup Week is focused on bringing diverse voices to the table and cultivating a community, positioning PHX to thrive. Follow PHX Startup Week on https://linkedin.com/company/phx-startup-week (LinkedIn), https://www.facebook.com/PHXStartupWeek/ (Facebook), https://twitter.com/PHXStartupWeek (Twitter), and https://www.instagram.com/phxstartupweek/ (Instagram). The show is recorded and produced in the studio of https://phx.fm/ (PHX.fm), the leading independent B2B online radio station and podcast studio in Phoenix.

Hey Guys,  I know it's been a while since we posted up a podcast but here it is my 1 Million cups experience. In this podcast I share with you guys 3 major feed back that I received. Hope you guys enjoy and can apply this to your business ideas.

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This week on the podcast we listen in to some storytelling from the June 1 Million Cups Rochester. 1 Million Cups is an event that occurs every Wednesday across the nation to caffeinate entrepreneurs. 1 Million Cups Rochester takes place the first Wednesday of every month at 9AM in the Bleu Duck Kitchen event space. This month we heard from two great entrepreneurs: Susan Langer, CEO of Live.Give.Save and Jeb Taylor, Founder of Jeb Taylor Knives. This was an amazing display of the very diverse entrepreneurship taking place in our city, so listen in to learn more! Links from the podcast today: 1 Million Cups Rochester Website: https://www.1millioncups.com/rochester Facebook: @1MCRochester Twitter: @1MillionCupsRST Instagram: @1millioncupsrochester Live.Give.Save. Website: https://livegivesave.com/index.html Facebook: @spavenow Twitter: @livegivesave Instagram: @spavenow Jeb Taylor Knives Website: https://jebtaylorknives.com/ Facebook: @jebtaylorknives Instagram: @jeb_taylor_knives Odd News by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Today’s podcast is brought to you by: LiveAtom Website: https://liveatom.com/ Facebook: @liveatomnow Twitter: @LiveAtomNow

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Our guest today is Malinda Gagnon CEO with Uprise Partners and this, Part 2 now of an Interview with this group’s shared leadership with her husband, Brian Gagnon, in Episode 31 of our WatchPitch Podcast. We dive a little deeper into the metrics of what moves investors towards their investing; resources, time and expertise into a start-up. And perhaps you would be surprised to learn that some of this goes as deep as your soul. If a Founder and their team are not operating from a place of trust and a shared understanding of what true north means, to everyone, once faced with success or failure, this could spell for a less than brighter future if their understanding of this compass bearing is not shared. Give this a listen, you will be inspired and especially delighted to hear how a couple manage to invest their time together into future high growth businesses in parts of the country that are under-served and under-represented.

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Our guest today is Aaron Welch, current Founder of Woorly, a sharing of favorites platform for family & friends. Aaron is no stranger to the life of an entrepreneur. This is his 5th start-up with successful exits in his rear view mirror...but Aaron is not looking behind him, on the contrary, it is the future he is keen on and not just with his own company but with the lives and health of entrepreneur start-up Founders around the world. A graduate of Tech Stars and with exits in eSports and other customer community building platforms, Aaron cautions with the importance of listening...to the marketplace, to your customers, to potential investors and to your own health as you navigate that fire in your belly with the promise of a success just around the corner. Learn what it takes and what to avoid as we listen to this winner of the Dig South Wild Pitch event, Fan Favorite WatchPitch for Woorly at this year’s Dig South Tech Summit in Charleston, South Carolina...You will be inspired. Let’s get started!

Our guest today is Brian Gagnon, CTO with Uprise Partners. He, along with his wife Malinda Gagnon and their team invest and lift their partners forward from start-up entrepreneurs to becoming successful businesses. We met at 1 Million Cups in Charleston and circled back with one another at Charleston’s premiere Tech Summit, DIG SOUTH. From SXSW, to TechStar events, CES, MASS Challenge and pitch events coast to coast our conversation inspired deeper understandings of what’s working in these eco-systems, and what isn’t. With roots at Google, VMWEAR, Western Digital and SANDISC the Uprise Partners address core principles of go to market strategies that can include the latest breakthroughs in AI, blockchain and machine learning but can’t forget at the core, is delighting your customers. You will be inspired, let’s get started!

Patrick Donohue is the engine that drives 1 Million Cups Eden Prairie. Recently, Rick and Patrick chatted about the foundation that built 1 Million Cups, the importance of entrepreneurship and Eden Prairie’s City Government Academy.

This week on the podcast we link up with audio from the latest 1 Million Cups Rochester. 1 Million Cups is an educational event for entrepreneurs that takes place in 180 different communities across the nation. At every event, two different entrepreneurs tell their story and ask the community for specific help on an issue their business is facing. At the April 1 Million Cups Rochester we heard from entrepreneurial support organizations Community and Economic Development Associates (CEDA) and Collider Foundation. Links from the show today: 1 Million Cups Rochester Website: https://www.1millioncups.com/rochester Facebook: @1MCRochester Twitter: @1MillionCupsRST Instagram: @1millioncupsrochester Community and Economic Development Associates Website: https://www.cedausa.com/ Facebook: @cedausa Twitter: @CEDAUSA Instagram: @ceda_usa Odd News by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

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Today on the show we listen in to the storytelling portion of the latest 1 Million Cups Rochester. 1 Million Cups is an educational event that takes place in 180 different communities across the country. At each 1 Million Cups, two different entrepreneurs share their story and ask the community for help on a specific aspect of business development. At the March 1 Million Cups Rochester we heard from Jeff Chambers, Founder and CEO of Guardian Athletics, and Chris Schad, Cofounder of The Bee Shed. Guardian Athletics is a sports safety company. Their main product, called Kato Collar, is designed to slow down head movement after a contact hit. Guardian Athletics in currently in fundraising mode after finishing their proof of concept in the fall. The Bee Shed is a B-corporation producing and selling honey, offering pollination services, and selling bees. The business also educates the public about bees and pollination habitats, promotes the development of pollination habitats, and provides mentorship for new bee keepers. Links from the show: Rochester Rising’s Mental Wellness: Goal Setting and Time Management Workshop https://www.facebook.com/events/575164749665204/ 1 Million Cups Rochester Website: https://www.1millioncups.com/rochester Facebook: @1MCRochester Twitter: @1MillionCupsRST Instagram: @1millioncupsrochester Guardian Athletics Website: https://guardianathletics.com/ Facebook: @athleticsguardian Instagram: @guardianathletics The Bee Shed Website: https://www.thebeeshed.com/ Facebook: @TheBeeShed Instagram: @shedthebee Music Odd News by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Guests Elizabeth Joseph and Brenda Lewis share 1MillionCups.com/Stamford - a monthly event for local entrepreneurs to meet and present their start-ups to the thriving peer network of business owners in Stamford. Based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover solutions and engage with their communities over a million cups of coffee, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation developed 1 Million Cups in 2012. A free program designed to educate, engage common and inspire entrepreneurs around the country, 1MC has grown to more than 180 communities nationwide. We continue to partner with No Such Thing As a Bully and The Moment of Kindness Foundation to help bring more kindness into the world and change the language surrounding our culture, eliminating words like “bully” and “victim.”  Thanks as always to Smith Sister Bluegrass for our closing song.   Thu 2/28 1pmET/10amPT or anytime in the archives.  Thank you sponsors Safety Bags, Inc; StadiumBags.com and Traci's Healthy Habits.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  Email dori@wordofmomradio.com to become a guest or sponsor! Word of Mom Radio Network ~ Sharing the Wisdom of Women 

This week on the show we check in with the latest 1 Million Cups Rochester. 1 Million Cups is an educational event for entrepreneurs that takes place in 183 communities across the United States. At each event, two different entrepreneurs tell their story and ask for help from the community on a specific issue facing their business. At the latest 1 Million Cups Rochester we heard from Brian Kugel, CEO and Founder of Go Advntr. GoAdvntr is a Winona-based business that provides booking of guided adventures and helps people find and rent outdoor equipment. Join the community at the next 1 Million Cups Rochester on Wednesday March 6th at 9AM at the Bleu Duck Kitchen or link up for the livestream of the event on our Facebook page. Links from the podcast: GoAdvntr Website: https://www.goadvntr.com/ Facebook: @GoAdvntr Instagram: @goadvntr “Strong Women Creating Value” Series nominations: http://rochesterrising.org/main/rochester-rising-seeking-your-nominations-of-visionary-women-in-the-community-for-return-of-strong-women-creating-value-series Sponsorship inquiries: rochesterrising@gmail.com Thanks to our sponsors for making this podcast happen! This podcast is brought to you by: Brandhoot Website: https://brandhoot.com Facebook: @BrandHoot Twitter: @BrandHoot

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This week on the podcast we catch up with the latest 1 Million Cups Rochester. 1 Million Cups is an educational event for entrepreneurs that takes place the first Wednesday of every month in Rochester and in 184 different communities across the United States. This month we heard the stories of Lake City Boat Club & Rentals and Busy Bee Meal Prep. Lake City Boat Club & Rentals rents boats- currently two pontoons and one speed boat- out of the Lake City Marina. Boats can be rented for a half day, a full day, or through a membership. The business hopes to open up a second location this year. Busy Bee Meal prep was launched this October to deliver frozen, fully prepped meals within a twenty-mile radius of Rochester. Busy Bee delivers three, five, or ten meal packs and utilizes local ingredients as much as possible. The Busy Bee meals are completely prepped, no chopping or measuring required, and can go directly into a crock pot. Join the community at the next 1 Million Cups Rochester on Wednesday February 6th. Links: • 1 Million Cups Rochester o Website: https://www.1millioncups.com/rochester o Facebook: @1MCRochester o Instagram: @1millioncupsrochester • Lake City Boat Club & Rentals o Website: https://lakecity-boatclub.com/ • Busy Bee Meal Prep o Website: https://busybeemealprep.com/ o Facebook: @busybeemealprepllc o Instagram: @busybeemealprep o Twitter: @BusyBeeMealPrep Thanks to our sponsors for making this podcast happen! This podcast is brought to you by: o The Musicant Group o Website: http://www.musicantgroup.com/employment.html o Twitter: @musicantgroup o Instagram: @musicantgroup

This week on the podcast we listen in to the audio from the most recent 1 Million Cups Rochester. 1 Million Cups is an educational event for entrepreneurs that takes place in over 180 different communities across the US. At this latest event we heard from local small businesses Trail Creek Coffee Roasters and MedEd Web Solutions. · Trail Creek Coffee Roasters is a Kasson, Minn. based business with the mission to provide high quality, small batch roasted coffee. Owner Crystal Whitmarsh and her husband began the business roasting out of a single popcorn popper. Now, they’re renovating a space in Kasson to expand their production capacity.· MedED Web Solutions is developing a solution to address healthcare worker burnout, called the Well-Being Index. The Well-Being Index is an anonymous online assessment tool that analyzes wellbeing of a particular healthcare worker compared to their peers. The tool has been implemented in over six hundred healthcare institutions to date. Join the community at the next 1 Million Cups Rochester on Wednesday January 9th at 9AM in the Bleu Duck Kitchen event space. Next month, we hear from Busy Bee Meal Prep.Can’t make it to 1 Million Cups? Join us for a livestream of the event on our Facebook page and ask your own questions to the presenters!

This week on the podcast we listen in to the audio from the most recent 1 Million Cups Rochester featuring local mom, veteran, and founder Beth Fynbo of Busy Baby LLC. Inspired by her father’s welding business, Fynbo always wanted to start a business, but just needed to find her passion. After graduating from high school, she spent ten years in the US Army “living an exciting life with a lot of twists and turns.” “But the biggest twist of all came last year when at age forty I had my son and I found my passion. I wanted to start my own business because I wanted to have control of my own life so that I could be more present in his,” explained Fynbo. As a solo entrepreneur, Fynbo is in the pre-revenue, pre-manufacturing stage of Busy Baby LLC with the startup’s flagship product, the Busy Baby Mat. This product is a 100% FDA approved silicone placemat that suctions to the bottom of surfaces and contains a proprietary tether system to attach baby’s toys, utensils, and other items so they remain connected to the mat and not on the floor. The Busy Baby Mat has been market tested by local babies. After getting this initial product to market, Fynbo plans to develop upgraded mats, such as products with LED lighting. The business could also expand the original product to secondary markets, including adults with Parkinson’s disease and children with sensory sensitivities. Now, Fynbo is seeking funds to finish her current production run. She’s also learning how to list the Busy Baby Mat on Amazon and is locating a manufacturer for initial packaging of the Busy Baby Mat.

Our podcast today is with the Founder of Kitsuma Bars, Cedric Clyburn whose passion for solving a problem as a mountain biking competitor for clean, locally sourced and quick energy in a convenient bar ignited his start-up business. Cedric and his team are disruptors in a crowded and consolidated market of food products and his success is especially noteworthy because he is only 17. I know you will be inspired - let’s get started !

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My guest today on our now 20th WatchPitch podcast episode is Emily Breedlove, a leader whose DNA compels her to establish eco-systems of innovation. Particularly important is her commitment to women as leaders and fostering cultures for women and girls that establish a culture of trust...because, Ideas are fragile. This is a great episode for every entrepreneur committed to their own innovation practices including discovering the right fit of investors who will join them in the journey!

This week on the podcast we listen in to some storytelling at the latest 1 Million Cups Rochester, featuring Minnesota companies Fit Box Mobile and SuraMedical. 1 Million Cups Rochester is an educational event for entrepreneurs that takes place in over 178 different entrepreneurial communities across the United States. The next 1 Million Cups Rochester will be held on Wednesday, October 3rd at 9AM in the Bleu Duck Kitchen Event space. This week on the podcast we hear from:·      Shane Levernez, owner of Fit Box LLC, a mobile on demand gym. Fit Box delivers a unique fitness experience in an eight-foot shipping container. The business was originally envisioned as a B2B business but has recently morphed into a pop-up fitness event in partnership with local businesses. ·      CEO of SuraMedical, Marja Engel. SuraMedical is developing a medical device to take the guess work out of caring for chronic leg wounds. Their product contains a remote monitoring system, moisture and pressure sensors, and an activity tracker to challenge the current standard of care.

This week on the podcast we check in with the latest 1 Million Cups Rochester. 1 Million Cups is an educational program for entrepreneurs that takes place in 183 different communities across the United States. At the latest 1 Million Cups Rochester two different Minnesota-based startups presented: OmniTier and Vitals Aware Services. • OmniTier is a software development startup that works to address issues involving big data. • Vitals Aware Services is a SaaS product that provides for safe interactions between first responders and vulnerable individuals. The next 1 Million Cups Rochester will take place Wednesday September 5th at 9AM in the Bleu Duck Kitchen event space.

In this episode of The Y.E.S. Lady with CharlaA, Your Encouragement Solutions for OUTRAGEOUS Business - host Charla Anderson talks with 1 Million Cups co-founder, Cameron Cushman, who started a weekly educational event for entrepreneurs now in over 170 cities and 10 countries. Why is this so important? Are new businesses threats or opportunities for existing companies? How can we support initiatives that drive the future of our cities and communities? All these are answered in this video. Cameron Cushman has been building entrepreneurial communities for more than a decade. He currently serves as the Director of Innovation Ecosystems at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, where he is working to connect the startup community. Reach out to him at cameron.cushman@unthsc.edu, or better yet, go to www.1millioncups.com to find an organization near you! To be a guest or advertise on The Y.E.S. Lady with CharlaA, call 817-808-7703. Download the FREE OffBeat Business app, or go to http://OffBeatBusinessMedia.com for more Y.E.S. Lady TV, or listen to The Y.E.S. Lady with CharlaA on iTunes or Google Play through the OBBM Podcast Network. Charla Anderson Serves the Marketplace Through These Fine Companies (ISM) Independent Stock Market - CharlaA.ISMClub.com Zeal Wellness - Charla.ZealForLife.com Talent Scout, America's Real Deal TV - CharlaA.ARDshow.com The Y.E.S. Lady with CharlaA is produced by OffBeat Business Media for the OBBM Network, OBBM Podcast Network, and OBBM Radio, and affiliates. (c) All Rights Reserved Support the show (https://offbeatbusiness.com/discountmembership/#join)

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This week on the podcast we check in with the latest 1 Million Cups Rochester. 1 Million Cups is an educational program for entrepreneurs that takes place in 180 different communities across the United States. Here are the startups and local groups that spoke to the community at the June 1 Million Cups Rochester: • Technovation[MN], a program in southeast Minnesota. This global challenge encourages middle school and high school aged girls to pursue careers in technology and computing. The Technovation program was brought to the local region in 2014. • The Arc Assistive Technology Challenge, a fall tech program supported by Arc Minnesota, Destination Medication Center, and Mayo Clinic. This challenge works to create and support solutions for disabled individuals in southeast Minnesota and will culminate on November 3rd. • Spanish and Go, a resource for learning real world, travel Spanish. Spanish and Go blends together co-founder Jim Fricker’s passion for audio technology with his wife, and also co-founder, May’s love for teaching. Currently, Spanish and Go is working to launch their first product, Travel Spanish Confidence. The business has over 10,000 followers on their YouTube channel. 1 Million Cups Rochester takes place the first Wednesday of every month at 9AM in the Bleu Duck Kitchen event space.

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Josh Dorfman, CEO of the Collider - a climate enterprise center and former CEO of the Venture South angel investor regional group in Asheville, NC - Venture Asheville. We talked about the alchemy of dreamers, the importance of warm introductions to investors and the need for being a problem solver and a tenacious wall-buster in order to see those dreams realized. Exciting and inspired !

This week on the podcast we share the latest audio from 1 Million Cups Rochester. 1 Million Cups is an educational program for entrepreneurs that takes place in over 179 different communities across the United States. 1 Million Cups Rochester is held the first Wednesday of every month. Today on the podcast we hear from participants at the May 1 Million Cups Rochester, HipStar and Pandora Cybernetics. HipStar is a universal travel cart that provides a new way to carry heavy luggage for balanced, hands-free travel. The product is currently in prototype-mode; fundraising efforts are underway for further product design. Pandora Cybernetics aims to convert emotion into money by leveraging the power of big data analytics for brick and mortar. Their product, TeleMetrix, is a small sensor that integrates into store displays to capture the consumer experience.

Melody Isis Herman is a force as Asheville, North Carolina's Ambassador for the 1 Million Cups national organization as well as a leader of her own, women-owned business. We explore what ambition and grit is all about as a woman entrepreneur and the importance of balance and personal practices that empower.

This week on the podcast we share some audio from the most recent 1 Million Cups Rochester. 1 Million Cups is a national education program for entrepreneurs that takes place most Wednesdays in 174 communities across the United States. 1 Million Cups provides a platform for local entrepreneurs to share the story of their business and ask members of the community for help on one particular issue that their startup is facing. Due to a snow storm last week, the original speakers at 1 Million Cups Rochester were not able to attend. Instead, we had two entrepreneurs in the community step up and pitch with very little notice including: • Nikolai Zeppa of Stationary Astronauts, a philanthropic event and media company that just celebrated its one-year anniversary in February. Stationary Astronauts is embarking on a huge mission with the launch of their Meeting of the Minds series to bring a world renowned public speaker and paired Netflix comedian to Rochester. The inaugural show will take place this August with serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk and comedian Theo Von. • Solomon Antoine, Cofounder and Manager of Solken Technologies. This startup just launched their first product, FAVR, a service platform for users to request low skilled tasks such as errand running, snow removal, or leaf raking, at their own set price. The first live version of the platform launched just the day before Solomon gave this pitch. We also heard updates on previous 1 Million Cups Presenters: Twisted Barrel Wood Fired Pizza, How to Babysit, and Spark DJ. Xavier Frigola, Director of the Mayo Clinic Business Accelerator, provided an update on the Southeast Minnesota Capital Fund.

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Maggie talks about 1M Cups and how startups can get involved and practice their pitch in front of a live audience. Are you ready to promote your startup, apply to 1M Cups: http://www.1millioncups.com/stpaul

On today's HearSay we'll take a glimpse into our region's growing entrepreneurial community, and consider an innovative new program designed to offer entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their startups to an even broader audience. 1 Million Cups was created to connect inventors and innovators and entrepreneurs with mentors and advisers, in order ro gain insight into ways they can improve their business and gather realtime feedback. Join us as we explore how a cup of coffee (and a conversation) just might spark and entrepreneurial revolution!

If you're involved in the Kansas City startup community you've most certainly heard of 1 Million Cups and co-founder Nate Olson.  We had a wonderful conversation where we talked about his past, high school sweethearts, dashiki's, China, the Pope, Reno, and the challenges of meteoric scaling. (function() { $('#audio286816 audio').mediaelementplayer({ features: ['playpause', 'current', 'progress', 'duration', 'volume', 'popup', 'download'] }); }).call(this); Links:Kauffman Foundation1 Million CupsSprint AcceleratorJeremiah Owyang - Collaborative EconomyEyeVerify