Podcasts about innovation and entrepreneurship

Chris Newcomer, the innovative force behind Big Planet Apparel, sits down to share his adventurous journey into the apparel business. Chris recalls everything from the pivotal moment a friend's blunt advice spurred him to start his own business to collaborating with Fortune 500 giants and supporting local soccer teams. We touch on letting go of challenging clients, even when they might be lucrative and how honing in on core strengths fuels companies to impressive growth. But yes, you can have too much growth too quick, which is where the conversation takes a personal turn as Chris candidly discusses the impact of divorce and the challenges of transitioning to full automation during a pandemic. These experiences have taught him the value of balance and the necessity of setting boundaries in business. This episode is not to be missed! Connect with Chris: Website: https://bigplanetapparel.com Connect with us: Drop us a line at enTICEingmedia@gmail.com Website and all projects: www.enTICEingmedia.com Join the What the Nell!? Podcast Facebook group HERE! Grab a copy of Nell's #1 Bestseller, Curvature of the Career, HERE! Connect with Nell on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Produced by enTICEing Media, LLC  

Many of the ingredients for creating more connective tissues between business, government and society are already in place even with so much commentary and conversation around what may be lacking on that front.NobleReach Foundation launched in 2022 to be at the forefront of making more of those links happen. In this episode, NobleReach's chief executive Arun Gupta describes how the nonprofit looks to do just that by taking others with them along the way.Entrepreneurs out there who want to be part of solving big problems are both a core constituency of NobleReach and agencies that want greater access into that part of the innovation ecosystem, as Gupta explains to our Ross Wilkers.Gupta co-authored the book “Venture Meets Mission” alongside his colleagues Gerard George and Thomas Fewer to lay out a roadmap and guiding principles for better alignment.

In this episode, Andrea & David interview Dr. David Bessler, CEO, and David Glattstein, President, the co-owners and founders of Veterinary Emergency Group, or VEG. Bessler & Glattstein talk about what they are doing to shake up veterinary emergency medicine, creating an exciting and rewarding workplace, and helping clients and patients when they need it most. This episode is a great insight into successful entrepreneurship and innovation in vet med.   So, grab your coffee or pour a glass of wine, and join us for an engaging conversation. Stay happy and sane!   Guest Links: https://veterinaryemergencygroup.com/ https://www.instagram.com/veterinary_emergency_group/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-bessler-2098044/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-glattstein-b81a2511/   Show Links: Website: https://www.pawsitiveleaders.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/PAWSitiveLeaders IG: https://www.instagram.com/pawsitiveleaders/ Furpaws Consulting: https://www.furpawsconsulting.com/ Andrea Crabtree-Wood (Host) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-crabtree-bs-cvpm-sphr-phrca-ccfp-fear-free-000a7985 David Liss (Host) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-liss-mba-cvpm-rvt-6915743b/   To learn more about our social media: http://www.dogdaysconsulting.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhondabellcvpm/

Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Dr. Tiffany Bussey.   As the Morehouse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (MIEC) Founding Director, Dr. Tiffany Bussey stands at the helm of profit-yielding partnerships bridging the gap between the supplier diversity initiatives at global brands and multi-million-dollar Black and brown businesses. An engaging dialogue with Dr. Bussey around the ways MIEC creates unique pathways to help minority businesses scale using what she calls the three Cs: Capital, Connections, and Contracts.  Here are some of the interview highlights: MIEC's engagement with 400 scalable, mid-size minority-owned businesses has been instrumental in creating 850 new Atlanta-based jobs, granting access to $34 million in new capital, and generating nearly $82 million in new revenue growth. MIEC's unique business education prepares minority business owners to obtain contracts with large firms seeking business-to-business partnerships with small to mid-size businesses. Atlanta is one of four national accelerator locations for The Clean Tech Infrastructure Academy at Goodwill, a new 4-week program designed to grow the electric vehicle workforce. At the academy, student workers are paid $15 an hour to learn how to install and maintain EV chargers, heat pumps, and solar panels. This training equips them for jobs in the growing electric vehicle industry, where maintenance techs can start earning $30 per hour.  About MIEC: ·  Since its inception, MIEC has garnered over $50 million in grants and contracts and positively impacted over 2,100 students. ·  MIEC incorporates a holistic approach to supporting the business leaders it serves, providing education, access to capital, procurement opportunities, mentorship, and student involvement. ·  125 minority-owned businesses participating in Ascend Atlanta have experienced an increase in revenue of $13.5 million and have gained access to $5.5 million in capital funding. #SHMS #STRAWSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Dr. Tiffany Bussey.   As the Morehouse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (MIEC) Founding Director, Dr. Tiffany Bussey stands at the helm of profit-yielding partnerships bridging the gap between the supplier diversity initiatives at global brands and multi-million-dollar Black and brown businesses. An engaging dialogue with Dr. Bussey around the ways MIEC creates unique pathways to help minority businesses scale using what she calls the three Cs: Capital, Connections, and Contracts.  Here are some of the interview highlights: MIEC's engagement with 400 scalable, mid-size minority-owned businesses has been instrumental in creating 850 new Atlanta-based jobs, granting access to $34 million in new capital, and generating nearly $82 million in new revenue growth. MIEC's unique business education prepares minority business owners to obtain contracts with large firms seeking business-to-business partnerships with small to mid-size businesses. Atlanta is one of four national accelerator locations for The Clean Tech Infrastructure Academy at Goodwill, a new 4-week program designed to grow the electric vehicle workforce. At the academy, student workers are paid $15 an hour to learn how to install and maintain EV chargers, heat pumps, and solar panels. This training equips them for jobs in the growing electric vehicle industry, where maintenance techs can start earning $30 per hour.  About MIEC: ·  Since its inception, MIEC has garnered over $50 million in grants and contracts and positively impacted over 2,100 students. ·  MIEC incorporates a holistic approach to supporting the business leaders it serves, providing education, access to capital, procurement opportunities, mentorship, and student involvement. ·  125 minority-owned businesses participating in Ascend Atlanta have experienced an increase in revenue of $13.5 million and have gained access to $5.5 million in capital funding. #SHMS #STRAWSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know that 64% of new businesses are started by people over age 40? In this insightful interview, we sit down with Christy Owens, the innovative mind behind uTap2. Christy shares her journey from the printing industry to pioneering digital business cards, highlighting the unique features and customer-centric approach of her product. In this episode we discover how uTap2 is transforming the way we network and the exciting future developments on the horizon.

Season 6 Episode 21: In this episode, Pete Codella, managing director of business services at the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO), talks with Jefferson Moss, state representative and associate commissioner of innovation at the Utah System of Higher Education, and Ryan Starks, executive director of GOEO.  The discussion highlights Utah's transformation into a recognized leader in innovation. Moss underscores the importance of bridging gaps between market ventures and academic research to propel commercialization, support emerging businesses, and further the state's innovative success. Starks discusses the governor's ambition for Utah to become the startup capital of the world, outlining initiatives like the Utah Broadband Center, which expands broadband access statewide and supports remote work in rural areas, and the Startup State Initiative, which fosters entrepreneurship by providing a centralized resource for entrepreneurs. Moss and Starks highlight the collaboration among Utah's government, industry, and higher education as essential in creating impactful, globally relevant solutions. The conversation also delves into the unique investment strategy of an evergreen fund in Utah that supports companies with ties to higher education. Moss explains that the fund aims to continuously reinvest in Utah-based businesses to strengthen the state's economic ecosystem. Additionally, the state-owned innovation hub, The Point, will unite various sectors, students, and universities to solve significant problems, generating financial returns and societal benefits. Moss and Starks reflect on Utah's strong sense of community and its inclusive, innovative culture making it a fertile ground for entrepreneurship.

Today we're joined by Amanda Freeman, founder of SLT, the studio that transformed Pilates in New York City. Amanda shares her fascinating journey from trend forecasting to launching a fitness empire, and how she made Pilates accessible and popular among New Yorkers.Here's what we're getting into today:The Rise of SLT: How Amanda identified a gap in the market and brought the megaformer to New York, revolutionizing the Pilates scene.Entrepreneurial Spirit: From trend forecasting to running a successful fitness studio, Amanda's insights on what it takes to be an entrepreneur in the wellness space.Innovation in Fitness: Discover SLT's innovative approach, including the introduction of SLT Tread and the potential for heated workouts.Staying Relevant: Amanda discusses how SLT has managed to stay fresh and competitive in a crowded market over the past 13 years.Community Building: The organic growth of SLT's community and how it has become a cornerstone of their success.Future Plans: Expansion plans for SLT, including new locations and innovative workout formats.Join us for an enlightening conversation packed with entrepreneurial wisdom, fitness trends, and the behind-the-scenes magic of running a successful Pilates studio. If you're an aspiring entrepreneur or a fitness enthusiast, this episode is a must-listen!Connect with Amanda and SLT:Instagram: @SLTNYCWebsite: SLTConnect with me and the World's Your Oysta community:Host: Paula SandersPodcast: World's Your OystaYouTube: World's Your Oysta PodcastWebsite & Newsletter: WYO PodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Anne O'Donoghue chats to young entrepreneur Nick Cotter of Cotter Agritech about his various farming ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas welcomes Dr. Khulood Almani, an entrepreneur and globally recognized AI and technology leader. Dr. Almani, the Co-founder of HKB Tech and a prominent Saudi figure, shares her journey and dedication to driving digital transformation and supporting innovation.Dr. Almani discusses the establishment of the Saudi AI Hub Center of Excellence, developed in collaboration with major international technology companies, and highlights its aim to fuel innovation and enhance global digital economic growth. She reveals details about her groundbreaking AI product, a smart, interactive e-shirt for football players, designed to monitor and analyze players' physical conditions in real-time.Furthermore, Dr. Almani explains HKB Tech's development of an AI platform that goes beyond traditional VAR technology to detect referees' and players' errors with high precision, using extensive video data analysis. She also introduces an AI drug discovery product in collaboration with NVIDIA, aimed at reducing costs and expanding treatment options in the pharmaceutical industry.In addition to her technical innovations, Dr. Almani shares her role in climate tech, focusing on removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converting it into useful products. She emphasizes the importance of sustainability, AI ethics, and global collaboration in tackling environmental challenges.Dr. Almani offers valuable advice to aspiring deep tech entrepreneurs, encouraging them to stay informed, innovative, resilient, and committed to their vision. Join us for an inspiring conversation with one of the most influential leaders in AI and technology, as she discusses her projects, vision, and impact on the global tech community.

A couple of months ago, I had the honor of serving on a panel at UTD. I was just so struck with the programming and how they were making outreaches into the community that I had to have the Director of the institute on my show. Carol Marcus-Rehtmeyer is in the studio, and she is with the UT Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

We're excited to have Blake Rose and Brian Price from Ola Beach Tennis on the episode. These childhood friends-turned-entrepreneurs share their journey of bringing the vibrant and accessible sport of beach tennis from Rio's shores to the sands of Southern California. Learn how they transformed a fun discovery abroad into a flourishing community-building sport that mixes play, wellness, and social interaction. Beach tennis isn't simply about the game. These guys have created a fantastic space where people can connect authentically, get some exercise, and be outside, all without the traditional pressures of the standard "networking over drinks."  Regarding the customer experience, they state, "We invest 100 percent of the profits back into the business. That's another thing to add is that because we're not drawing a paycheck from this, all the revenue we derive goes into the client experience, and it will in perpetuity while we're running it."  Key themes discussed Beach tennis: Competitive sport with growing popularity. Italian players growing the game, brand emergence. Beach tennis: Easy on the joints, fun for all. Instruction provided by professional Brazilian players. Flexible levels. Intentional, inclusive approach to growing beach tennis. Networking through sports builds stronger team morale. A few key takeaways: 1. One of the prominent themes is the focus on building a community around beach tennis. They emphasize inclusivity, ensuring that participants of all skill levels feel welcome and can engage with the sport. They've worked hard to create an environment where players of all levels can find a place, enhancing the social aspect and fostering connections among participants. 2. Another key takeaway is the idea of providing a healthier and engaging alternative to traditional social outings like bars. Events and games like beach tennis offer physical activity and fun while still facilitating networking and social interactions, arguably enriching connections more than standard social drinking settings. 3. The episode also delves into how beach tennis is growing as a sport globally, with roots in places like Italy and significant communities in Brazil, Miami, Osaka, and now in Southern California. This accessibility and growing popularity point towards it being an emerging trend in recreational and competitive sports. 4. The founders also discuss managing their day jobs while growing the beach tennis community. This balance allows them to reinvest profits back into their events, focusing on community and user experience over rapid financial growth. This model could inspire other entrepreneurs to pursue their passions even if they work full-time jobs. 5. The conversation also highlighted how sports like beach tennis might contribute to helping solve larger societal issues like loneliness, obesity, and general health by getting people actively engaged in enjoyable physical activities, not "just" the gym. The discussion encourages other communities and leaders to think about similar inclusive sports initiatives for substantial social impact. Click here to download transcript.  Resources: Blake Rose: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakemrose  Brian Price: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-price-analytics/  OLA Beach Tennis: https://olabeachtennis.com/  Prospect Wizard: http://www.theprospectwizard.com Promotion Vault: http://www.promotionvault.com HigherDose: http://www.higherdose.com  Connect With Us:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehaloadvisors/?hl=en  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Integritysquare  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@halotalks  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/integrity-square/  Website: https://www.halotalks.com  Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here: www.ratethispodcast.com/halotalks and don't forget to check out the HALO Academy for Executive Education opportunities.

Richard Lyons, Ph.D., is the Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer, at the University of California, Berkeley. Rich is an economist and the former dean of the business school. Rich will become the next chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley.  We talk about a wide variety of topics around the Evolution of innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem at Berkeley. We covered topics like paradigm shifts, cultural transformations, overcoming inertia; global impact and many others.  I hope you get some insights from this story, and walk away with appreciation and potentially actionable steps if you are trying to build startup ecosystems on your campuses. Show Notes: https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/rich-lyons Report on entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley from the Faculty Entrepreneurship Committee: https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/2018-08/Entrepreneurship_at_Berkeley.pdf  UC Regents taskforce report: From Discovery to Societal Impact: A Roadmap to Unleashing UC Innovation and Entrepreneurship: https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/may21/g1attach.pdf Cultural transformation at UC Berkeley: https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/berkeley-named-top-university-for-number-of-venture-backed-companies-founded/#:~:text=PitchBook%20has%20ranked%20Berkeley%20%231,public%20university%20for%20startup%20founders. Bakar fellows program: https://bakarfellows.berkeley.edu/ Cultural transformation to embrace entrepreneurship Mission of academic institutions is impact Overcoming inertia at academic institutions Ecosystem dynamics & talent pipeline Start with “Yes, if” framework to address difficult questions Pilot programs Berkeley RIC  I&E Council Inclusivity: Dual degree program  Berkeley Changemaker program Failures and hurdles Ethical considerations Parts of the ecosystem that could be replicated and hard to do so by other universities Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET)

In this podcast episode, Tom Shehab, MD, managing partner at Arboretum Ventures, discusses supporting “doctorpreneurs”, alternative career paths for physicians and more. •    Intro :59 •    Welcome to this episode of Gut Talk 1:23 •    The interview/about Shehab 1:30 •    Where did you grow up and who were your early influences? 2:02 •    Can you give us some examples of your parents' sacrifices that made your career possible? 3:19 •    What did you learn from being an athlete and your time playing football at Bowling Green State University? 4:38 •    Tell us about your education.  6:21 •    How did you make the move from an academic career to venture capitalist? 7:03 •    What can you teach our audience about paving this path? 10:55 •    Is it better to thoughtfully consider major career decisions and changes, or just leap before you look? 12:45 •    What other advice would you give budding “doctorpreneurs”? 14:35   •    How are GI and liver a space for venture investment? 18:01 •    Outside of endoscopy, why is there a dearth of information in the GI specialty from a venture perspective? 21:36 •    Do you see this changing in the right direction toward GI specialists paying more attention on what needs attention and expertise, or are macroeconomic incentives preventing us from taking that perspective? 24:37 •    What advice do you have for someone who is thinking about an alternative career pathway? 33:08 •    What is the next step or time commitment for aspiring “doctorpreneurs” with ideas? 37:26 •    What about the venture world? How should physicians go about funding and investing in their ideas?  41:33 •    What are some of the upcoming macroeconomic trends that will impact GI in the short- and long-term? 46:47 •    Thank you, Tom 52:02 •    Thanks for listening 52:55 Tom Shehab, MD, practiced medicine for 15 years as a gastroenterologist serving as chair of medicine at Integrated Health Associates (IHA), and as chief of staff at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital for more than 1,000 physicians. Shehab currently serves as a board director for Avation Medical, Boomerang Medical, Fifth Eye, Motif Neurotech, SonarMD and Virtual Incision and led Arboretum's investment in nVision Medical, which was acquired by Boston Scientific in 2018. Shehab also serves as a board member for several health care innovation initiatives, including the Cleveland Clinic Medical Device Advisory. He is also on the board of trustees for Bowling Green State University. We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to guttalkpodcast@healio.com. Follow us on X @HealioGastro @sameerkberry @umfoodoc. For more from Shehab, follow him on X @TomShehabMD.   Disclosures: Berry, Chey and Shehab report no relevant financial disclosures. 

University College Dublin (UCD) today announced that applications are now open for a new food and agriculture innovation and entrepreneurship training programme, commencing this September, to be delivered by the University in partnership with Teagasc. There are only fifteen (15) places available on the 12-month, in-person Food and Agriculture Sustainable Technology Innovation Programme (FAST-IP), which is aimed at mid-career professionals. FAST-IP will provide participants with a €38,000 tax-free scholarship during the programme. The goal of FAST-IP is to further enhance innovation in the food and agricultural sector by providing programme participants with the necessary skills to evaluate, select and validate ideas for new products and services and to accelerate the commercialisation pathway. FAST-IP will use design-thinking methodologies and will have a practical focus. Through the programme, participants will learn how to conduct needs-led innovation to develop market-validated solutions to unmet needs in the areas of agricultural technology and food sustainability sectors. Participants will also spend 8-10 weeks immersed in agricultural environments including farms and food processing companies throughout the year long programme. FAST-IP is accredited by UCD at Level 9 on the National Qualifications Framework and participants who complete the programme will be awarded a Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Innovation and Entrepreneurship. FAST-IP will be delivered by the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, in partnership with Teagasc, at the newly opened AgTechUCD Innovation Centre at UCD Lyons Farm in Co. Kildare. Professor Nick Holden, Professor of Biosystems Engineering in the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, is the Academic Director of the Graduate Diploma Programme. Gary Ryan, Director, AgTechUCD, said, "The success of FAST-IP will depend to a great extent on attracting the right mix of high calibre individuals to the programme. FAST-IP is designed to cater for mid-career individuals who have accumulated significant professional experience to date and who are now interested in pivoting towards an entrepreneurial journey based on the development of an innovative technology that will support sustainable practices in the agricultural and food sectors. A fundamental underpinning of the programme is that participants will come to it with an open mind as to potential innovations and without any preconceived biases towards an existing idea that they might like to explore. The programme is based around discovering real world needs through exposure to industry environments in the agfood supply chain and bringing innovative solutions to bear on such needs in a commercially viable manner." He added, "I would encourage anybody meeting the programme criteria and with an interest in building a business that will deliver innovative solutions in support of sustainable agri and food sectors to engage with the process as early as possible. Interest is already high and is likely to build even further in the coming weeks." Dr Siobhán Jordan, Head of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, Teagasc, said, "Enhancing entrepreneurship and innovation in the food and agricultural sector to deliver impacts nationally and globally requires multi-disciplinary approaches from engineering to marketing from food science to ICT. The FAST-IP programme delivered by UCD and Teagasc will enable participants to deliver new solutions for the longer term sustainability of the agri-food sector." UCD and Teagasc, with strong reputations for academic and research excellence in the areas of Sustainable Food Systems, Agriculture, and Food Science, will utilise their extensive networks, connections, domain expertise, entrepreneurial experience, and track-record for supporting, fostering and spinning out start-ups over the next 6 years of the programme. The AgTechUCD Innovation Centre, which is part of NovaUCD, is focused on promoting an...

Embark on a mind-expanding dialogue with AI innovator Alex Efrimov as we traverse the intricate landscape of artificial intelligence in this episode. Alex, with his extensive two-decade expertise in neural networks, draws fascinating parallels between the trillion-parameter architectures of systems like OpenAI's GPT-4 and the intricacies of the human brain. We'll be shedding light on how these advanced AIs are not just transforming our understanding of machine learning but also hinting at uncharted territories in the cognitive realm, promising to redefine our future.Venture with us into the depths of OpenAI's evolution, as I unravel the story behind their capped-profit model and the intellectual prowess of Sam Altman, whose fingerprints are evident in the organization's ascendancy. We grapple with the weighty concepts of centralized power and the societal ripples of AI—from job displacements to the blossoming of human creativity. This episode is a rare opportunity to explore the symbiotic relationship between AI's growth and the visionary leaders at its helm, offering a lens into the dynamics that drive tech giants like OpenAI.Finally, the concept of digital employees gets a spotlight, thanks to Alex's insights into platforms like AirCody that are revolutionizing business operations. From our candid conversation, you'll witness the potential of AI not only in the professional sphere but also in crafting personal success and resilience amidst public scrutiny. Alex's narrative on entrepreneurship, from his formative years at Siberian Federal University to the advent of his digital work employee platforms, is a testament to the power of collaboration and innovation in shaping our lives in the digital age. Join us as we navigate the complexities of technology and success, all through the lens of AI's transformative journey.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThank You for Listening!

Explore Mike Astilla's journey from clinician to innovator in the prosthetics and orthotics (O&P) field with his invention, Limbguard. Learn how this innovation is changing amputee limb care during the healing phase. This episode delves into Mike's transition from clinician to entrepreneur, transforming an O&P practice into a business focused on products.We'll discuss business growth, emphasizing the importance of strong relationships and partnerships. Hear stories about building connections and how they influence a business's story. Learn about prototyping's role in turning ideas into tangible products and clarifying complex concepts.We'll also touch on improving clinic efficiency and the emotional side of selling an O&P business. Find out how Kaizen and lean methods can improve your practice and the feelings involved in selling a business you care about. This episode offers personal insights and forward-looking discussions in the O&P field, aiming to inform and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.This episode is brought to you by Advanced 3D.

Have you ever considered starting your own business? Spearheading a transformational company isn't easy, but a huge opportunity lies in the challenge. Pierce Dargan, CEO and founder of Equine MediRecord – a platform that digitizes and helps automate equine welfare and anti-doping compliance in the global horse racing industry – joins us from Ireland on this episode of the Amplify Podcast to talk about young entrepreneurship and the challenges of innovation in what can be described as a traditional industry. Pierce, Annise, and Kaitlin discuss the realistic ups and downs that come with launching a Thoroughbred industry startup, including listening to your customers, shifting according to industry trends and needs, and how to handle constructive criticism. Whether you're contemplating starting a new venture, or just want to know how new industry operations such as Equine Medirecord, Amplify Horse Racing, and GSS the Marketing Agency came to be, you will definitely learn something from this podcast episode.

In this inspiring episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas converses with Jin Kim, the dynamic Chief Marketing Officer and Co-founder of Prone Cushion. Jin, a graduate of New York University with a Bachelor of Science in Communications and Media, brings a unique perspective shaped by over 13 years of life experience in China, enriching his role at Prone Cushion with his bilingual abilities and international insights.Jin delves into the essence of Prone Cushion, a company at the vanguard of ergonomic solutions, and shares how his hands-on approach and exceptional talent in articulating the company's vision have been instrumental in shaping its identity. From product design to website intricacies, Jin's meticulous attention to every visual element has significantly contributed to the brand's ethos.Discussing his career journey, Jin highlights his fascination with communication in various forms - art, music, dance, movies, and physical products. He stresses the importance of the Japanese concept 'monotsukuri' in crafting products with care and attention to detail, underscoring the crucial connection between creator and consumer.Jin also reflects on the role of AI in transforming digital storytelling and marketing, emphasizing the need for ethical considerations in its application. He shares insights into Prone Cushion's successful Kickstarter campaign and how it propelled the company to achieve seven-figure revenues in its first year. This campaign exemplifies the innovative spirit and entrepreneurial drive at Prone Cushion's core.As the episode concludes, Jin discusses the intersection of technology and business, highlighting the use of advanced memory foam in Prone Cushion products and the ethical implications of AI in marketing. His insights offer valuable lessons for entrepreneurs and marketers alike, making this episode a must-listen for those interested in the confluence of technology, entrepreneurship, and effective communication.

Chapter 1 What's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Book by Peter F. Drucker"Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principles" is a book written by Peter F. Drucker, a renowned management consultant, educator, and author. The book was first published in 1985 and offers insights into the process of creating and managing successful businesses through innovation and entrepreneurial practices.In the book, Drucker discusses the importance of entrepreneurship in driving economic growth, job creation, and societal progress. He explores various principles and strategies that entrepreneurs can adopt to identify and capitalize on opportunities, develop innovative products or services, and build sustainable businesses.Drucker emphasizes the need for continuous innovation and adaptation to evolving market conditions. He also highlights the role of effective leadership, management, and organization in fostering innovation within companies. Throughout the book, Drucker provides numerous case studies and examples from both small startups and large corporations to illustrate his concepts and ideas.Overall, "Innovation and Entrepreneurship" offers a comprehensive guide for individuals aspiring to become successful entrepreneurs or innovators. It provides practical insights, actionable advice, and thought-provoking perspectives on how to nurture and harness entrepreneurial spirit in today's dynamic business landscape.Chapter 2 Is Innovation and Entrepreneurship Book A Good BookYes, the book "Innovation and Entrepreneurship" by Peter F. Drucker is widely regarded as a good book. Drucker is a renowned management thinker and writer, often referred to as the "father of modern management." In this book, he provides valuable insights, frameworks, and practical guidance on the topics of innovation and entrepreneurship. The book has been positively reviewed for its clarity, depth, and relevance to both aspiring entrepreneurs and established business leaders.Chapter 3 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Book by Peter F. Drucker SummaryThe book "Innovation and Entrepreneurship" by Peter F. Drucker explores the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in the modern business world. Drucker argues that innovation is the driving force behind successful businesses and that entrepreneurship is essential for the growth and survival of organizations.The book is divided into three main sections. The first section focuses on the sources of innovation and explains that innovation is not limited to technological advancements. Drucker suggests that innovation can come from various sources, such as unexpected occurrences, incongruity between reality and expectations, and process need. He also emphasizes the importance of understanding the customer and their needs in order to innovate successfully.The second section of the book explores the entrepreneurial strategies and practices that can enable organizations to thrive in a rapidly changing business environment. Drucker discusses the need for systematic and purposeful innovation, and he provides insights on how to identify and seize entrepreneurial opportunities. He also highlights the importance of resource allocation and the management of risk in pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors.In the final section, Drucker discusses the challenges and limitations that entrepreneurs may face and provides guidance on how to overcome them. He emphasizes the importance of having a strong management team and creating an organizational structure that promotes entrepreneurship. Drucker also discusses the role of leadership in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, highlighting the need for visionary and proactive leaders.Throughout the book, Drucker provides...

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Women Petpreneurs! In this episode, we have the incredible Michelle Jara Price joining us to share her inspiring journey in the pet industry. Michelle's passion for animals led her to found Science on the Go, providing mobile science assemblies for schools. However, when COVID struck, she had to pivot and pursue grooming school, which eventually led her to own a successful mobile grooming business in Orange County, California. Michelle's story is an inspiring testament to finding new paths and seizing opportunities in the face of adversity. Join us as we delve into her experiences, the importance of continuing education, and her newest venture in teaching pet first aid. Plus, stick around for some fascinating insights into the exciting world of rock and mineral programs, unique jewelry, and a game-changing tool for groomers. Get ready to be inspired, educated, and empowered on this episode of Women Petpreneurs! #WomenPetpreneursPodcast #Entrepreneurship #PetIndustry #Inspiration #Motivation #SuccessStories #ContinuingEducation #Networking #podcastepisode #podcast

Join us for a dynamic episode of "Conversations with Venture," recorded in front of a live studio audience at COhatch Dublin. In this 614Startups episode, our host engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Brian Zuercher, the General Partner at 1870 Ventures.

Join me today for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Costas Andriopoulos, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Bayes Business School, City, University of London, and author of 'Purposeful Curiosity: How asking the right questions will change your life.' We explore: 1. the relationship between innovation and risk-taking, 2. fostering curiosity within an organisation, 3. the key characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and how to cultivate them. Professor Andriopoulos, who actively shares insights on social media, including LinkedIn, emphasizes the transformative power of curiosity. Take away: "Without risks and the discomfort of newness that curiosity enables, there cannot be creative and intellectual breakthroughs". Don't miss out on this enlightening episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message

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For this week's episode, we're releasing a panel discussion recorded live at the 2023 SOAR Summit in Corbin, Kentucky. Moderated by Logan Jones, our panelists included Lincoln Brown, Geoff Marietta, Sabrina McWhorter, and JP Blevins. A primary theme of the discussion was diving into the differences between small business entrepreneurship and high-growth-startup entrepreneurship; exploring how we as a state should think of and support the different types of entrepreneurs and how they each comprise a part of the larger whole of our entrepreneurial ecosystem. Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MiddleTech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Logan's Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Evan's Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Middle Tech is proud to be supported by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KY Innovation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bolt Marketing⁠⁠

Discover the inspiring journey of Dr. Patel, a plastic surgeon who turned entrepreneur and tech innovator. In this engaging podcast episode, Dr. Patel shares his experiences, from the challenges of running a medical practice to developing a groundbreaking software solution.

We hear a lot these days about innovation, entrepreneurship and disruption of the status quo in pursuit of a better world.  It sounds good but what does it really mean? And can it contribute to sustainability? Join host Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation with KSQD programmer Nada Miljkovic, Program Manager of UC Santa Cruz's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development. We'll be talking about these topics and Crown College's innovation and entrepreneurship courses, which Nada has helped develop along with Crown Provost Manel Camps and others.  What do students learn?  What have they achieved?

Join us in this episode as we chat with Geoffrey Patti, the founder of Outdoor Vision, about his journey in the outdoor gear industry. Geoffrey shares insights on how he got started, his inspiration behind creating the Outdoor Vision binocular harness, and how he mitigated supply challenges. We'll also explore his approach to product design and development, including the unique lid design of the Outdoor Vision harness. Geoffrey shares how he stays up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in outdoor gear and describes the key features of the Outdoor Vision harness and the problem they solve. He also discusses what sets the Outdoor Vision harness apart from other binocular harnesses on the market. Additionally, we'll learn about Geoffrey's rigorous testing process, including subjecting his gear to hunting in different environments. He shares the biggest hurdle he has overcome with his company and highlights his Mountain Goat Hunt in British Columbia.   Don't miss this engaging conversation with Geoffrey Patti, and be sure to check out Outdoor Vision on Instagram @outdoorvisiongear and their website www.outdoorvisiongear.com.   For all of your tag application needs check out:  https://www.wearethedraw.com/battle-mountain-media   More From US: www.battlemountainmedia.com    YOUTUBE: ‘Battle Mountain Media' Our YouTube channel consists of ‘Hunting' videos, ‘Gear Reviews', ‘How To' videos, ‘Bloopers', ‘Kill Shot Compilations', and more. Check it out, we appreciate your support and hope you enjoy the content.   We would really appreciate a REVIEW!   Thank you for tuning in, and we hope you enjoyed the show. Zach Herold

In this special bonus episode of The Unlock Moment, I meet CEO, entrepreneur and investor Gordon Bateman, who is hosting the Climb23 innovation festival for investors, start-ups, scale-ups and industry in Leeds, UK on 23/24 May 2023. We're going to be bringing The Unlock Moment to the Climb23 main stage on 24 May as we delve into the power of purpose-driven leadership, arena style!In this conversation, we talk about the Unlock Moment that sparked Gordon's desire to set up his own business, CRSI, to build and develop teams in high-growth investor-backed businesses, and the Investor Ladder platform to connect investors and entrepreneurs across the UK in science and technology.And of course there's a preview of the Climb23 conference, what you can expect and how to get the best from the experience.Enjoy this bonus episode of The Unlock Moment, with Gordon Bateman.--Climb23: https://climb23.comCRSI: https://www.crsi.team/Investor Ladder: https://www.investorladder.com/Gordon Bateman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonbateman1/

Jeff Amerine is the Founder and Managing Director of Startup Junkie Consulting, which advises startups on finance, business models, and growth strategies. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Arkansas and the Managing Director of Innovation Junkie, which empowers innovators and change agents to generate sustained results. With 30 years of technology, business leadership, and investment experience, Jeff has held senior leadership positions in nine startups and three Fortune 500 companies, and he has made more than 80 angel investments into new ventures. In this episode… When it comes to startup businesses, there are two types of entrepreneurs: those who bootstrap their companies and those who rely on venture capitalists to generate adequate funding. While VC financing streamlines growth, entrepreneurs often struggle to collaborate with their board of directors and lose ownership of their ideas. How can you determine an ideal business model, and where can you identify economic opportunities to help launch your startup? No matter how you choose to establish your business, innovation advocate Jeff Amerine recommends acquiring an informal group of supportive advisors and mentors who can offer advice and guidance. You can launch your startup as a side hustle before obtaining outside capital to fund your ventures. This allows you to determine a problem in the market, iterate your products or services, and learn from your mistakes. Northwest Arkansas' startup culture reduces the barrier to entry for entrepreneurs by providing sufficient access to capital. Jeff Amerine, Founder and Managing Director of Startup Junkie Consulting, joins Mat Zalk in this episode of The Same Day Podcast to discuss how to develop a startup. Jeff explains how to influence unified decision-making within a board of directors, the ubiquitous characteristics of entrepreneurship, and how communities can collaborate to facilitate economic opportunities.

Today's episode is a case study of leadership, a commitment to customers and other stakeholders – including the environment – and how a modern, learning organization created not just a new business, but the leading business in its category.  In less than five years, URBN Brands' Nuuly has gone from a concept to the leading company in the clothing rental subscription business, surpassing Rent the Runway in terms of the number of subscribers.   Nuuly's Kim Gallagher shares the story of how URBN identified a new business opportunity through customer insights that leveraged its core competencies – including its enlightened leadership team and the broader, supportive organization – and the not purely incidental benefit of a clothing business with more social responsibility in terms of sustainability.   It's an inspiring lesson that the power of customer-led innovation, a willingness to take risks (especially amid the COVID pandemic) and a leadership team that empowers a learning organization can do great things that benefit all stakeholders in a pretty short period of time. Hosted by Phil Rubin. Show Notes: 1) URBN Brands 2) Nuuly 3) Kim Gallagher 

This week on the podcast, Matt sits down with Jared Greer and Spencer Jones to discuss their entrepreneurial ventures in the medical space at Lapovations, Jared is the Co-Founder and CEO and Spencer is the Chief Technology Officer and VP of Sales at Lapovations. They begin with the story of how Lapovations came to be with a problem that needed to be solved for surgeons who perform laparoscopic procedures. Spencer also touches on his solution that he created at his previous company for IVs that led him into the healthcare entrepreneur space after working as a nurse. They then discuss how the Walton College, University of Arkansas and local entrepreneurial support organizations has impacted their company with a focus on customer discovery, validation of your product and pivoting to meet what your customer needs. Learn more about Lapovations: https://lapovations.com/

Josh Luckens interviews a team of Wentworth colleagues who he collaborates with to design hands-on, experiential learning opportunities for students at Accelerate, Wentworth's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center.The team shares how they create fertile learning spaces where failure is seen as necessary for growth, offering strategies for empowering students with the tools to be innovative and bring an entrepreneurial mindset to all areas of their lives.Joe Schnackertz, a 2021 Wentworth graduate and Accelerate's Program Coordinator, discusses the power of creating “spaces of yes” on college campuses—places for students to collaborate across disciplines, explore new ideas, and access resources to support students wherever they are on their learning journeys.Michael Mozill, Wentworth Professor of Business Management, shares how realizing that “a growth mindset is much more fun than a fixed mindset” led to a renaissance in his life that both enabled him to live from a place of intrinsic motivation and led him to be a better teacher.Ashley Lucas, Accelerate's Executive Director, shares how curiosity continuously helps her overcome the fear of failure and empowers her to “be more entrepreneurial and innovative,” and how her curiosity expands her vision of the possible as Accelerate transforms from a makerspace to the vanguard of creative culture at Wentworth.Additional resources:Accelerate's websiteAccelerate's LinkedIn showcase page(February, 2023)

Entrepreneurship and innovation are the keys to economic growth and higher standards of living. The USA has long enjoyed leadership status on these dimensions — people see the USA as the land of entrepreneurs and the source of new ideas and advances in business. Is the reputation still deserved? Or is it being eclipsed as part of the general decline in standards and capabilities that we observe? Lipton Matthews is a global economic and geo-political analyst who brings deep knowledge and expertise to address our concerns. Knowledge Capsule Borrowing a framework from the Global Innovation Index published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, we can examine the state of entrepreneurship and innovation in the US relative to both other countries and its own history, under the headings of institutions, human capital and research, infrastructure, market sophistication and business sophistication. Institutions: The private sector institutions of the USA continue to excel for entrepreneurship and innovation. When we think of American institutions for the encouragement of entrepreneurship and innovation, we must examine private sector institutions, not those of government. Ordinary people in civil society build the institutions that promote innovation. Private scientific research is robust in responding to market signals of consumer and business needs. Financial institutions such as venture capital and angel investors support innovative development. Policymakers mistakenly believe they can conjure up a creative economy by fiat, but they're wrong. It's private institutions that support and cultivate innovation. Even if the public sector tries to encroach, the private sector maintains its innovative edge. Professor Sam Gregg warned us recently that the United States of today more closely resembles a European social democracy than many Americans are willing to admit, but Lipton Matthews is confident that America is still winning the entrepreneurship contests because the forces of democratic socialism can't overpower the higher-energy force of the private sector drive for creative innovation in return for market reward. Human capital and research: The ability to execute overcomes any shortcomings in education. If we look through the declinist lens, it's easy to become gravely concerned about the state of education at all levels in the US, which directly impacts the development and deployment of what economists refer to as human capital. Do we under-allocate resources to teaching schoolkids business and entrepreneurship skills and tools, and at the college level, do we turn out too many English and philosophy grads compared to market needs, and not enough engineers and STEM grads? Lipton Matthews cautions us against worrying about the wrong things. The educational qualifications of the products of American schools and universities matters less than their executional and implementational capabilities. America is a nation of do-ers, and that type of expertise is embedded and innate, from the time of the founding fathers and early immigrants who built the America economy. We prize innovators more than inventors — the ones who successfully turn ideas into marketable products and services. Entrepreneurship is action, and American business capitalizes the talent for execution, combining scientific learning with creative action to generate innovation. Executional capacity comes more from a market orientation than from formal learning. A concern about the research component of the Global Innovation Index's “human capital and research” classification is, perhaps, more justified. Government-directed research dominates formal research budgets — directed to fields such as climate change — for universities in the US, and the historical evidence is clear that this pool of research is inappropriate for the support of entrepreneurship, despite European aspirations to an entrepreneurial state. Brilliant scholars and researchers who could be entrepreneurs and innovators are diverted into unproductive activities. It's difficult to quantify private sector R&D; we must hope that it is sufficient to counter-balance the state's diversion of research funds. In fact, Lipton Matthews points out, we must expect the state and innovators to be in competition. The former prefers control and stability versus the latter's pursuit of disruption and change. Infrastructure: Think local and regional, not national. We are frequently presented with stories about the crumbling of US infrastructure. That's the wrong level of focus, according to Lipton Matthews. First we should compare US infrastructure to other countries, where the quality of engineers and engineering may be lower, and so roads, bridges and communications networks are inherently superior in the US. Second, we should focus on infrastructure in our localities and regions. Local communities can manage infrastructure well in support of local businesses. Some towns and cities will have better-managed and better-maintained infrastructure than other parts of their state, and businesses will be attracted there. Market sophistication: capital flowing to best entrepreneurial uses. Lipton Matthews interprets the Global Innovation Index's category of market sophistication to refer to the financing of startups, scale-ups and innovative entrepreneurial businesses. American deployment of venture capital and the widespread networked access to investment funds are examples of market sophistication in practice. Ordinary people can invest in startups and innovation, and entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey can arrange access to investors. While these investment funding networks may not be perfect, and while we may encounter some challenges in moving capital to the bottom of the pyramid, nevertheless, the private financial sector in the US is effective in directing funds towards innovation. While there may be some erosion of purpose, from long term funding of innovation to making money via short term trading in-and-out of markets, this does not detract from America's lead in market sophistication. Business sophistication: The ability of business to absorb new knowledge and use it to innovate. Bart Madden called knowledge-building proficiency the central differentiating function of the successful firm. Our businesses are learning machines, continuously generating new knowledge via R&D, marketplace experiments, interactions with customers and feedback from all business activities. While it's possible that Americans might be eclipsed by some other countries in the race to produce patents, this is not a relevant measure. Marketplace innovation is the test of business sophistication, not patent registration. Knowledge accumulation must be accompanied by knowledge application. America's entrepreneurial nation of doers not only engages in eternal learning but in the adaptive entrepreneurial method of act-learn-improve. The rest of the world has not fully caught up. Summary In Lipton's eyes, America was oriented for entrepreneurial success by the founding fathers and early immigrants, and will continue to innovate and grow as a result of entrepreneurship. Only if we get in our own way through excessive statism, regulation and government intervention that misdirects our energy and resources will we break the well-established historical track record. Additional Resources Global Innovation Index: Mises.org/E4B_209_Index "For Now, Entrepreneurship And Innovation Still Hold A High Place In The USA" by Lipton Matthews: Mises.org/E4B_209_Article

Entrepreneurship and innovation are the keys to economic growth and higher standards of living. The USA has long enjoyed leadership status on these dimensions — people see the USA as the land of entrepreneurs and the source of new ideas and advances in business. Is the reputation still deserved? Or is it being eclipsed as part of the general decline in standards and capabilities that we observe? Lipton Matthews is a global economic and geo-political analyst who brings deep knowledge and expertise to address our concerns. Knowledge Capsule Borrowing a framework from the Global Innovation Index published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, we can examine the state of entrepreneurship and innovation in the US relative to both other countries and its own history, under the headings of institutions, human capital and research, infrastructure, market sophistication and business sophistication. Institutions: The private sector institutions of the USA continue to excel for entrepreneurship and innovation. When we think of American institutions for the encouragement of entrepreneurship and innovation, we must examine private sector institutions, not those of government. Ordinary people in civil society build the institutions that promote innovation. Private scientific research is robust in responding to market signals of consumer and business needs. Financial institutions such as venture capital and angel investors support innovative development. Policymakers mistakenly believe they can conjure up a creative economy by fiat, but they're wrong. It's private institutions that support and cultivate innovation. Even if the public sector tries to encroach, the private sector maintains its innovative edge. Professor Sam Gregg warned us recently that the United States of today more closely resembles a European social democracy than many Americans are willing to admit, but Lipton Matthews is confident that America is still winning the entrepreneurship contests because the forces of democratic socialism can't overpower the higher-energy force of the private sector drive for creative innovation in return for market reward. Human capital and research: The ability to execute overcomes any shortcomings in education. If we look through the declinist lens, it's easy to become gravely concerned about the state of education at all levels in the US, which directly impacts the development and deployment of what economists refer to as human capital. Do we under-allocate resources to teaching schoolkids business and entrepreneurship skills and tools, and at the college level, do we turn out too many English and philosophy grads compared to market needs, and not enough engineers and STEM grads? Lipton Matthews cautions us against worrying about the wrong things. The educational qualifications of the products of American schools and universities matters less than their executional and implementational capabilities. America is a nation of do-ers, and that type of expertise is embedded and innate, from the time of the founding fathers and early immigrants who built the America economy. We prize innovators more than inventors — the ones who successfully turn ideas into marketable products and services. Entrepreneurship is action, and American business capitalizes the talent for execution, combining scientific learning with creative action to generate innovation. Executional capacity comes more from a market orientation than from formal learning. A concern about the research component of the Global Innovation Index's “human capital and research” classification is, perhaps, more justified. Government-directed research dominates formal research budgets — directed to fields such as climate change — for universities in the US, and the historical evidence is clear that this pool of research is inappropriate for the support of entrepreneurship, despite European aspirations to an entrepreneurial state. Brilliant scholars and researchers who could be entrepreneurs and innovators are diverted into unproductive activities. It's difficult to quantify private sector R&D; we must hope that it is sufficient to counter-balance the state's diversion of research funds. In fact, Lipton Matthews points out, we must expect the state and innovators to be in competition. The former prefers control and stability versus the latter's pursuit of disruption and change. Infrastructure: Think local and regional, not national. We are frequently presented with stories about the crumbling of US infrastructure. That's the wrong level of focus, according to Lipton Matthews. First we should compare US infrastructure to other countries, where the quality of engineers and engineering may be lower, and so roads, bridges and communications networks are inherently superior in the US. Second, we should focus on infrastructure in our localities and regions. Local communities can manage infrastructure well in support of local businesses. Some towns and cities will have better-managed and better-maintained infrastructure than other parts of their state, and businesses will be attracted there. Market sophistication: capital flowing to best entrepreneurial uses. Lipton Matthews interprets the Global Innovation Index's category of market sophistication to refer to the financing of startups, scale-ups and innovative entrepreneurial businesses. American deployment of venture capital and the widespread networked access to investment funds are examples of market sophistication in practice. Ordinary people can invest in startups and innovation, and entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey can arrange access to investors. While these investment funding networks may not be perfect, and while we may encounter some challenges in moving capital to the bottom of the pyramid, nevertheless, the private financial sector in the US is effective in directing funds towards innovation. While there may be some erosion of purpose, from long term funding of innovation to making money via short term trading in-and-out of markets, this does not detract from America's lead in market sophistication. Business sophistication: The ability of business to absorb new knowledge and use it to innovate. Bart Madden called knowledge-building proficiency the central differentiating function of the successful firm. Our businesses are learning machines, continuously generating new knowledge via R&D, marketplace experiments, interactions with customers and feedback from all business activities. While it's possible that Americans might be eclipsed by some other countries in the race to produce patents, this is not a relevant measure. Marketplace innovation is the test of business sophistication, not patent registration. Knowledge accumulation must be accompanied by knowledge application. America's entrepreneurial nation of doers not only engages in eternal learning but in the adaptive entrepreneurial method of act-learn-improve. The rest of the world has not fully caught up. Summary In Lipton's eyes, America was oriented for entrepreneurial success by the founding fathers and early immigrants, and will continue to innovate and grow as a result of entrepreneurship. Only if we get in our own way through excessive statism, regulation and government intervention that misdirects our energy and resources will we break the well-established historical track record. Additional Resources Global Innovation Index: Mises.org/E4B_209_Index "For Now, Entrepreneurship And Innovation Still Hold A High Place In The USA" by Lipton Matthews: Mises.org/E4B_209_Article

Entrepreneurship and innovation are the keys to economic growth and higher standards of living. The USA has long enjoyed leadership status on these dimensions — people see the USA as the land of entrepreneurs and the source of new ideas and advances in business. Is the reputation still deserved? Or is it being eclipsed as part of the general decline in standards and capabilities that we observe? Lipton Matthews is a global economic and geo-political analyst who brings deep knowledge and expertise to address our concerns. Knowledge Capsule Borrowing a framework from the Global Innovation Index published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, we can examine the state of entrepreneurship and innovation in the US relative to both other countries and its own history, under the headings of institutions, human capital and research, infrastructure, market sophistication and business sophistication. Institutions: The private sector institutions of the USA continue to excel for entrepreneurship and innovation. When we think of American institutions for the encouragement of entrepreneurship and innovation, we must examine private sector institutions, not those of government. Ordinary people in civil society build the institutions that promote innovation. Private scientific research is robust in responding to market signals of consumer and business needs. Financial institutions such as venture capital and angel investors support innovative development. Policymakers mistakenly believe they can conjure up a creative economy by fiat, but they're wrong. It's private institutions that support and cultivate innovation. Even if the public sector tries to encroach, the private sector maintains its innovative edge. Professor Sam Gregg warned us recently that the United States of today more closely resembles a European social democracy than many Americans are willing to admit, but Lipton Matthews is confident that America is still winning the entrepreneurship contests because the forces of democratic socialism can't overpower the higher-energy force of the private sector drive for creative innovation in return for market reward. Human capital and research: The ability to execute overcomes any shortcomings in education. If we look through the declinist lens, it's easy to become gravely concerned about the state of education at all levels in the US, which directly impacts the development and deployment of what economists refer to as human capital. Do we under-allocate resources to teaching schoolkids business and entrepreneurship skills and tools, and at the college level, do we turn out too many English and philosophy grads compared to market needs, and not enough engineers and STEM grads? Lipton Matthews cautions us against worrying about the wrong things. The educational qualifications of the products of American schools and universities matters less than their executional and implementational capabilities. America is a nation of do-ers, and that type of expertise is embedded and innate, from the time of the founding fathers and early immigrants who built the America economy. We prize innovators more than inventors — the ones who successfully turn ideas into marketable products and services. Entrepreneurship is action, and American business capitalizes the talent for execution, combining scientific learning with creative action to generate innovation. Executional capacity comes more from a market orientation than from formal learning. A concern about the research component of the Global Innovation Index's “human capital and research” classification is, perhaps, more justified. Government-directed research dominates formal research budgets — directed to fields such as climate change — for universities in the US, and the historical evidence is clear that this pool of research is inappropriate for the support of entrepreneurship, despite European aspirations to an entrepreneurial state. Brilliant scholars and researchers who could be entrepreneurs and innovators are diverted into unproductive activities. It's difficult to quantify private sector R&D; we must hope that it is sufficient to counter-balance the state's diversion of research funds. In fact, Lipton Matthews points out, we must expect the state and innovators to be in competition. The former prefers control and stability versus the latter's pursuit of disruption and change. Infrastructure: Think local and regional, not national. We are frequently presented with stories about the crumbling of US infrastructure. That's the wrong level of focus, according to Lipton Matthews. First we should compare US infrastructure to other countries, where the quality of engineers and engineering may be lower, and so roads, bridges and communications networks are inherently superior in the US. Second, we should focus on infrastructure in our localities and regions. Local communities can manage infrastructure well in support of local businesses. Some towns and cities will have better-managed and better-maintained infrastructure than other parts of their state, and businesses will be attracted there. Market sophistication: capital flowing to best entrepreneurial uses. Lipton Matthews interprets the Global Innovation Index's category of market sophistication to refer to the financing of startups, scale-ups and innovative entrepreneurial businesses. American deployment of venture capital and the widespread networked access to investment funds are examples of market sophistication in practice. Ordinary people can invest in startups and innovation, and entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey can arrange access to investors. While these investment funding networks may not be perfect, and while we may encounter some challenges in moving capital to the bottom of the pyramid, nevertheless, the private financial sector in the US is effective in directing funds towards innovation. While there may be some erosion of purpose, from long term funding of innovation to making money via short term trading in-and-out of markets, this does not detract from America's lead in market sophistication. Business sophistication: The ability of business to absorb new knowledge and use it to innovate. Bart Madden called knowledge-building proficiency the central differentiating function of the successful firm. Our businesses are learning machines, continuously generating new knowledge via R&D, marketplace experiments, interactions with customers and feedback from all business activities. While it's possible that Americans might be eclipsed by some other countries in the race to produce patents, this is not a relevant measure. Marketplace innovation is the test of business sophistication, not patent registration. Knowledge accumulation must be accompanied by knowledge application. America's entrepreneurial nation of doers not only engages in eternal learning but in the adaptive entrepreneurial method of act-learn-improve. The rest of the world has not fully caught up. Summary In Lipton's eyes, America was oriented for entrepreneurial success by the founding fathers and early immigrants, and will continue to innovate and grow as a result of entrepreneurship. Only if we get in our own way through excessive statism, regulation and government intervention that misdirects our energy and resources will we break the well-established historical track record. Additional Resources Global Innovation Index: Mises.org/E4B_209_Index "For Now, Entrepreneurship And Innovation Still Hold A High Place In The USA" by Lipton Matthews: Mises.org/E4B_209_Article

Despite worries that foreign "competitors" will surpass economic production in the United States, innovation and entrepreneurship are still important here. For now. Original Article: "For Now, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Still Holds a High Place in the USA" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.

Despite worries that foreign "competitors" will surpass economic production in the United States, innovation and entrepreneurship are still important here. For now. Original Article: "For Now, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Still Holds a High Place in the USA" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.

This interview from September 16th, 2022 originally aired as a shortened version on the CyberWire Daily Podcast. In this extended interview, Dave Bittner sits down with Diana Kelley, CSO & Co-founder of Cybrize to discuss the need for innovation and entrepreneurship in cybersecurity.

Steve Hoffman, also known as Captain Hoff, is the Chairman and CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Steve is also a venture investor and founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups. He is the author of several award-winning books including Make Elephants Fly and Surviving a Startup. In this episode... What makes a startup successful? Is it your business idea, market fit, final product, or fundraising? Steve Hoffman advises entrepreneurs to focus on building a great team. Running a business alone can be an overwhelming burden in the early stages. Finding a competent team can help elevate your products and bring them to market quickly. You need an exceptional team to build an exceptional company. In this episode of the Innovations and Breakthroughs Podcast, Rich Goldstein interviews Steve Hoffman, the Chairman and CEO of Founders Space, about radical innovation and entrepreneurship. They also discuss the most common mistakes startups make, tips for building a great team, and the role intellectual property plays when exiting a company.

Alyse Killeen of venture capital firm Stillmark joins Josh & Dan to explore past, present, and future innovation on the Bitcoin protocol.  We Cover: Financial services for the poor & unbanked What the early days of Bitcoin teach us about where it may be headed Stablecoins on Bitcoin Lightning Network Taro protocol ITEMS MENTIONED: Stillmark (https://www.stillmark.com/) SHOW SPONSORS: **CROWDHEALTH BTC**—Harness the Power of Bitcoin + Health Care Crowdfunding to put decisions about your health back in YOUR hands. What if you didn't have to pay healthcare premiums anymore? What if you could invest in bitcoin instead? With CrowdHealth, you can put aside money for health expenses in your own account, and even hold a large part of it in bitcoin — if bitcoin goes up, you get the upside — not big insurance companies. Go to joincrowdhealth.com and use code BLUE now and experience freedom from health insurance by utilizing Bitcoin! **CAPITAL LOGISTICS**—Capital Logistics is a non-asset based third-party logistics firm specializing in temperature controlled freight. There are countless details involved with carrying perishable freight, and we are extremely well-versed in all aspects. Capital Logistics offers personalized, 24/7 service, unparalleled visibility on your shipments, and the most competitive rates on both domestic LTL and FTL trucking and cold chain solutions. Capital Logistics is a Blue Collar Company supporting Blue Collar Bitcoin!  They also STACK BITCOIN on their balance sheet!  Support Bitcoin Companies! (Domestic Freight — International Freight) **LEDN**—A Bitcoin forward financial services company that has chosen to mirror and embrace the transparency, accountability, and auditability of Bitcoin itself by undergoing Proof of Reserves. Use Bitcoin as collateral and access dollar loans with Ledn Bitcoin backed loans. Harness your Bitcoin holdings to buy a new property or finance the home you already own with the upcoming Ledn Bitcoin Mortgage Product. Save Bitcoin and USDC and have access to Ledn's Dollar Loans and trading service. You can look into Ledn's well architected menu of services at Ledn.io (All products and services subject to availability & jurisdiction.) RECEIVE $10 USDC by signing up and funding using the following link: start.ledn.io/bluecollarbitcoin **COINKITE**—Makers or the best Bitcoin security hardware in the world. Use PROMO CODE "BCB" for 5% off ColdCard Mk3 purchases at coinkite.com. Coinkite is the producer of the iconic ColdCard.  ColdCard is widely regarded as the MOST secure signing device in existence, and can be used by beginners all the way up to the most advanced users (The 2 of us have relied on this device for years.) If you wanna get frisky, check out the BlockClock Mini, this beauty sits on a bookshelf or hangs on the wall and displays any metric about Bitcoin you can think of.  BlockClock Mini is a lust worthy addition to any Bitcoiners home. Other Coinkite products include the OPENDIME, the SATSCARD, the TAPSIGNER, the SEEDPLATE, COLDPOWER and sweet hats. All available at coinkite.com. ALYSE KILLEEN: Alyse Killeen is the Founder and Managing Partner of Stillmark and is focused on the Firm's investments. She has close to 10-years of experience identifying and investing in frontier technologies, Alyse founded Stillmark to focus solely on investments in innovation in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Alyse entered the Bitcoin industry in 2013 as one of the first institutional investors to study the potential of Satoshi Nakamoto's invention. Her first investments in the field were made in 2014 and include the initial financing for Blockstream, a now unicorn company for which she serves as a Board Director. Alyse is also on the boards of Satoshi Energy and IBEX Mercado. SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: ⇨PODCAST 2.0 STREAMING: You can stream us fractions of a cent via Bitcoin sats on the Lightning Network!  We are live on Podcast 2.0 apps & wallets, including apps like Fountain, Breez & more. ⇨TIPS: strike.me/bcb (tips also open on Twitter) TWITTER: Follow Alyse Killeen @AlyseKilleen  (https://twitter.com/AlyseKilleen), Follow Blue Collar Bitcoin Podcast @Blue_CollarBTC (https://twitter.com/blue_collarbtc) EMAIL: Send us questions, comments, or feedback at bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

Utah Tech University President Richard Williams will be part of the Silicon Slopes Summit where Inside Sources will be broadcasting from tomorrow. He joins Boyd to discuss the summit, its alignment with Utah Tech's polytechnic mission. Plus, President Williams shares a few highlights from the university's rebranding campaign and how it has transformed the school.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather McWhorter is the Director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW).   Heather is passionate about building ecosystems to support the prosperity of all entrepreneurs.  She provides executive oversight of the UNCW CIE. CIE nurtures high-impact startups with education, connections, and incubation and collision space, and accelerates the entrepreneurial ecosystem in southeastern North Carolina as a vibrant hub of innovation. Established in 2013, the CIE has given startups a place to call home while supporting the growth of the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem to the top startup ecosystem in the nation for cities under 300,000 (StartupBlink, June 2022). As the Director, her responsibilities include entrepreneur services development and capacity building, entrepreneur advising and consulting, community and team leadership, strategic planning, and sustainability and funding strategy.   A proven leader, some of Heather's leadership and management strengths include building high-functioning teams and community engagement. Some of her technical specialties and interests include entrepreneurship and innovation and developing entrepreneurial ecosystems.   The CIE nurtures emerging ventures and connects entrepreneurs to a world of startup support services. Whether you're from the community or UNCW faculty, staff, student, or alumni, they are ready to accelerate the launch and growth of your business. It is a vibrant hub of innovation and a central facility that offers both https://uncw.edu/cie/events/index.html (education events) and https://uncw.edu/cie/membership/incubator-space.html (a state-of-the-art incubator space).   Heather's LinkedIn profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermcw/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermcw/)   Website for UNCW CIE: https://uncw.edu/cie/ (https://uncw.edu/cie/)

Darnell Smith is a CPG and alcohol industry veteran and cannabis entrepreneur, innovator and advocate. Smith is the founder and CEO of MXXN, a non-alcoholic, cannabis-infused spirits brand that is evolving today's cocktail culture and disrupting the alcohol and cannabis industry. MXXN is the first product launch of MOJO Ventures, which is part of the digital + creative consultancy MOJO he founded that has done extensive work for Procter & Gamble Ventures, Barcardi's Incubation group, Pepsico and more.  Prior to founding MXXN and MOJO, Smith was a senior digital transformation lead at Infosys Consulting working with the likes of Adidas, Ralph Lauren, AB InBev, Novartis, GSK, Pfizer, AMEX and more. Prior to that, Smith worked for over a decade in various agency and client side roles focused on innovation and commercialization for the likes of Diageo and Pernod Ricard.     As a Black entrepreneur working in the cannabis industry, Smith is extremely passionate about being on the frontlines of creating a more equitable space. He is committed to working with a diverse set of vendors and supply partners within his companies and always looks to partner with organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to diversity and inclusion.   Smith earned his Marketing degree from the University of Notre Dame, where he played football as a defensive end under legendary coach Lou Holtz.      A portion of all MXXN proceeds from sales benefit organizations working to pass federal cannabis reform and repair the disproportionate harm faced by low-income, Black and Latinx communities. Follow Me:Subscribe to Podcast https://bit.ly/2YxdJ78 Website https://bit.ly/2VUO9sfFacebook https://bit.ly/303IU8jInstagram https://bit.ly/2YOLl26Twitter https://bit.ly/2KfLaTfWebsite https://bit.ly/2VUO9sf#RobRichardson #DisruptionNow #Podcast

Sabine VanderLinden, ‘The InsurTech Queen' herself, joins me all the way from London on this episode of Bridging The Gap.  Sabine is a pioneer in building digital business ecosystems, an author, entrepreneur, awarded in the ‘Top 50 Women in Tech, a FinTech/ InsurTech Influencer, and CEO and co-founder of the Alchemy Crew. Join us for a great conversation as we dive into female innovators in the industry, innovation and entrepreneurship, the value of digital assets and their future, and she breaks down her knowledge on helping the small insurance companies and banks so they don't get lost in the ‘innovation stress' under the bigger companies. Guest Bio: Sabine is a corporate strategist turned entrepreneur. Sabine is the CEO and Managing Partner of Alchemy Crew a venture lab using open innovation, parallel experimentation techniques, and ecosystem thinking to accelerate the curation, validation, and commercialization of new tech business models. Sabine has over 25 years of experience in insurance. She was the CEO & a co-founder of Startupbootcamp InsurTech & Hartford's InsurTech Hub Accelerators where she worked with over 30 corporate insurers, and accelerated over 100 startup ventures. Sabine is a co-editor of the bestseller https://fintechcircle.com/insurtech-book/ (The INSURTECH Book), a top 50 Women in Tech, a FinTech and InsurTech Influencer, an investor & multi-award winner. She was appointed as an Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow of The Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) in early December 2020 for her business model disruption work. Visit Sabine VanderLinden on her https://sabinevdl.com/ (website), and follow her on https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabinevanderlinden/ (LinkedIn) and https://twitter.com/SabineVdL (Twitter).

Ever considered a Master's in Biomedical Engineering? Here today to discuss one pathway are Dr. David Zaharoff, Director, and Matt Penny, Associate Director of the MedTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship M.S. Program at UNC and NC State. MedTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship M.S. Program Contact Details: Website: medtech.bme.unc.edu Email: medtech_info@ncsu.edu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/medtech-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-unc-and-ncsu/ More on The BME Grad Podcast: Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/thebmegradpodcast/ Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebmegradpodcast/ Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCyfF0xH80d5lS1RpQsmpw0Q/videos For more information on The BME Grad Podcast, visit the Joint Department of BME at UNC and NC State's website: bme.unc.edu/home/news-events/the-bme-grad-podcast/ Connect with or reach out to Host, Allie Mitzak, on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/allie-mitzak Connect with, or reach out to Host, Brian Kim, on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/briandonginkim/

Host Llewellyn King discusses the challenges and opportunities of America's entrepreneurial economy with Morgan O'Brien, executive chairman of Anterix, and John Sibley Butler, professor of sociology and management at the University of Texas at Austin.

While entrepreneurship in public health has come a long way, there is still more room for innovation and growth. Despite these vast opportunities to add value to the field, many people remain reluctant to venture into the world of public health entrepreneurship. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, Sujani Sivanantharajah, Founder of PH SPOT, joins us to talk about:◼️ Her journey into public health; ◼️The importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in public health;◼️ Whether entrepreneurship and business management should be a core part of the standard public health curriculum◼️ The mindset of a public health entrepreneur; and◼️ Lessons learned from starting her own company, PH SPOTPodcast Guest◼️ Sujani Sivanantharajah, HBSc, MPHReferences for Our Discussion◼️ PH Spot◼️ Burnout and the Public Health WorkforcePodcast Host◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®Office HoursLooking for some support and guidance for the next steps in your education or to grow your career? Feel free to schedule a free 30-minute session by booking a one-on-one appointment here: https://thepublichealthinsight.com/contact/#officehours. Subscribe to the NewsletterSubscribe to the newsletter so you don't miss out on the latest news, live events, jobs, professional development, and learning opportunities here. Leave Us a RatingIf you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to subscribe and leave us a rating on Apple Podcast or Spotify, and spread the word to your friends to help us get discovered by more people.Support the show

mach33.aero is India's first public private partnership to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in aviation. aerspace and spacetech CSIR – NAL and Social Alpha are collaborating to establish mach33.aero, a deep tech innovation and entrepreneurship promotion initiative focused on “lab to market” enablement of Aviation, Aerospace and Sapcetech Engineering innovations and its wide-ranging applications across diverse sectors like SpaceTech, Defense, Air Mobility, Agriculture, Climate Change, Natural Resources Management, Insurance and Weather Forecasting. The idea is to catalyse, incubate and accelerate start-ups and SMEs for Atmanirbhar Bharat in these sectors of national strategic importance.White paper on Indian supplier landscape: “Driving innovation in the Indian space sector using digital technologies”Discover how Dassault Systèmes can help New Space companies achieve fast, sustainable innovation: The New Frontier of Satellite Technology 3D Perspective on New Space, new horizons Support the NewSpace India podcast by becoming a Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/newspaceindiaWant to keep in touch with the NewSpace India community? Do join us on Discordhttps://discord.gg/WRJ8Yagb8TUniverse by Sappheiros https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★