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Introduction: Welcome to Five & Thrive: a weekly podcast highlighting the Southeast's most interesting news, entrepreneurs, and information of the week, all under 5 minutes. Company Coming Up: This company coming up was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in historic Cabbagetown in Atlanta. They have raised $5.3M to date and solve a very real problem in several markets. The company is called BoxLock and they are shaping the future of unattended delivery technology. What does that even mean Birdsong? So thousands of companies in healthcare, construction, transportation and warehousing have serious problems regarding safety, reliability, and efficiency when it comes to assets that are stored or transferred. Think of anything ranging from tools on a construction site to shipping containers to even election boxes. BoxLock's Supply Chain Access Control Platform is used by companies like UPS Healthcare, University of Nebraska Healthcare, LUX Diagnostics (local to Atlanta), just to name a few. This market is massive and I just love finding not only passionate CEO's like Brad Ruffkess who are pioneering this field but then learn they are walking distance to Carroll Street Cafe! They are hiring right now and trust me when I say this: growing very very fast. Links in the show notes. Beta Product of the Week: This week's beta product of the week comes from two Auburn engineers and it is called Smart Stall. Nearly everything in the bathroom workflow is automated and touchless. You can get soap, paper towels, water, dry hands and a quick flush without touching any surface, so why are we still latching and unlatching the bathroom stall? Chase and Wynn are the co-founders solving this problem with an early prototype already built. If you are a building owner, tenant rep, or CEO looking to automate your latches, check out SmartStall. Link in the show notes. Jump to the Front: This is a new format called Jump to the Front. For companies who are offering early access to product launches and customer codes, we deliver them here. I just caught up with Christian Ries, CEO of Zeto. Zeto is the trusted home manager for your house. Through their reliable network of vetted partners, they can easily knock out to-do's, meet vendors on location and respond to emergencies 24/7 all through text. They are humming! Satisfied customers are all over Atlanta as the hassle has now believe relieved from the household. If you're interested in skipping the wait and jumping to the front, put Five and Thrive in the comments section of the wait list form. Event of the Week: Mark your calendars for the third stop of the ATL Unlocked Tour. This event is held on Thursday July 21st from 5-7 p.m. at the ATDC in midtown. The signup link is in the show notes. The first stop was at the Atlanta Tech Village, the second stop was at the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship, and this one is right in the heart of midtown on Georgia Tech's campus. It is entrepreneurs night and I know this will have several entrepreneurs mixing and mingling. I hope everyone had a happy, relaxing, and safe Fourth of July and for everyone who ran the Peachtree Road Race, I hope you're not as sore as I am. Annnnd, that's 5 minutes. Thank you for listening to Five and Thrive. We provide 5 minutes of quality information, so you can thrive in the upcoming week. Please subscribe to the show and spread the good word! Resources discussed in this episode: Company Coming Up: Boxlock Beta Product of the Week: Smart Stallus Jump to the Front: Zeto Event: atdc events
Christian Ries pivoted Zeto eight times before he achieved product-market fit. He said, “The key to finally getting there is to avoid falling in love with your business model or solution.”Christian is the co-founder and CEO of Zeto, a home management service. It shifts the burden of home maintenance from the owner to Zeto and their team of vetted suppliers. This is a high-value solution in our busy, two-income households of major metro markets.This is not Christian's first time as an entrepreneur. The lessons he learned in his first and second company are a great education for the first-time entrepreneur. Lessons in funding, business partnerships, product-market fit, cash flow needed for growth, customer churn, and pricing for sustainability. He hits on all of these and more in our conversation.Christian impressed David Cummings and his team with his first startup. They asked him to join them as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Atlanta Ventures Studios. It was here he would search for the next big idea. An idea that was right for him and his experience. An idea big enough to start and build a $100mm company. A company that would serve a big market while making their lives better and make money doing it.From professional golfer to a corporate employee, to entrepreneur, and finally, serial entrepreneur. Listen to Christian share the challenges he faced with his idea, his family, his market, and his investors. It is a full 360 experience.
In this informative episode Mr. Christian Ries of Sharpless Healthcare Consulting , discusses the best practices he develop while setting up a very unique blood sourcing strategy for a major IDN. Christian developed a process that created not only huge saving and efficiencies but also enhanced the efficient distribution and availability of these critical products. Christian goes on to explain lessons learned and how these can be applied to many other disciplines.
What's Your Story: How Leaders Tell Stories to Influence and Connect with Audiences
On today’s episode, we’re chatting with first-time entrepreneur Christian Ries about storytelling, professional entrepreneurship, and pitching to investors. Christian can attribute much of his success to his growing storytelling abilities and customer-focused approach. Learn about his techniques and evolution as he tells us his story today, from the very first thought that sparked JonnyOnIt. More about Christian: An established entrepreneur and proven leader in the sales and technology industry, Christian Ries does what he says he’s going to do. In just under a year, he has not only founded and grown his home services business—JonnyOnIt—but has expanded it and has continued plans to increase its geographic footprint in 2019 and beyond. JonnyOnIt is a mobile app that instantly connects homeowners (in real time) to hundreds of home service providers, like electricians and plumbers, saving both parties time and money. Driven by original thought, interpersonal skills, and technology orientation, and with an extensive background in marketing, sales, and project management, Christian possesses a unique talent for integrated marketing and brand voice development. He devises strategic initiatives, builds efficient and cohesive teams, and inspires progress using a modern, hands-off leadership style. 2:00 How did Christian come up with the name JonnyOnIt? What’s his background? 5:00 How has the business done so far? How has putting the customer first impacted that? How does Christian see himself compared to serial entrepreneurs and how much does he need to learn? 7:00 Is there more to successful startups than the big three—great dea, funding, and ability to tell a story? How important is it to articulate your message well? How hard is it to work with investor audiences? Should you expect particularly difficult questions when telling your stories? 10:00 How did the concept of having perspective from actual realtors impact investors? Why is it so important to show investors more than just a good product? Why do you need to first understand your customer? 12:30 Why should you look forward in an investor pitch more than tell them what you’ve done already? How should new startup founders limit explaining their track records? 14:00 Should you tell the same story to investors as customers? Should you focus on everybody? 17:00 How has Christian’s story changed over time? How did it progress from “how” to its current, engaging form? 24:00 Stories that are remembered and repeated are the most powerful. What is Christian’s experience with this regarding investors, large audience speeches, and other entrepreneurial events? 29:30 What’s ahead for 2019? Who is involved in Christian’s team? JonnyOnIt
On this week's episode of the Atlanta Small Business Show, we caught up with Sally Helgesen, best-selling author of How Women Rise, and discussed how to break the self-limiting habits that women experience in the workforce. Then, serial entrepreneur and best-selling author Verne Harnish lent some expert knowledge on our Advice from the Pros segment. Next up was Tiffany Pham, founder, and CEO of Mogul, a global business that connects millennial women worldwide to top trending content via an online platform.We also took a look at our conversation with Dr. Randy Ross, founder, and CEO of Remarkable! Next was content marketing and SEO expert Rand Fishkin, who gave us some excellent tactics to improve the marketing strategy for your business. We also gave you a look inside the Atlanta Tech Village during our interview with Christian Ries, Founder, and CEO of Jonny On It. We rounded out the show with customer experience expert Shep Hyken, who continued to give us excellent customer service strategies. https://www.myasbn.com/the-atlanta-small-business-show-on-cbs/atlanta-small-business-show-cbs-episode-5-03-23-19/
The Atlanta Small Business Network recently sat down with Christian Ries, Founder, and CEO of Jonny On It, on location at Atlanta Tech Village, one of the country's largest startup incubators. Jonny On It is a mobile app that saves homeowners time and money by instantly matching customers with home service providers like plumbers, HVAC technicians, electricians, locksmiths, and appliance repairmen. https://www.myasbn.com/asbn-on-location/atlanta-startup-matching-customers-day-home-services-christian-ries-founder-ceo/
We speak with Christian Ries of Jonny On It, an app that connects realtors and homeowners with the service industry in real time. Jonny On It is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
In unserem heutigen „Nerd Talk“ diskutieren „JE“ , Adrian und Christian Ries über die Zusammenhänge zwischen Gesetzen, Cyber Security und internationaler Sicherheit. Warum weiß Apple manchmal mehr als das FBI? Welchen Einfluss nimmt die politische Situation auf die Sicherheit unserer Daten und unserer Person? Und wo fängt die Privatsphäre an und wo ist Schluss?