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On the Formula, host Trevor Carlson breaks down the elements of achievement with world class performers. This weeks guest is Flitebrite's Ben McDougal. Ben is a world class community builder and branding expert. He runs the Des Moines chapter of the Kaufman Foundation's 1 Million Cups, where entrepreneurs share their businesses every Wednesday. Apologies for the rough audio on this one, it was the first one we recorded in person. Thanks ahead of time for suffering through to hear the great advice that Ben provides. Some topics covered include: -Passionate about video games, networking, and craft beer -Working from laptop from anywhere -Coming home to easy -What goes into a successful brand? -Persistence and commitment to brand building -What is 1 Million Cups? -What makes a good presentation? -Lessons learned from being involved in 1 Million Cups for the past 5 years -Knowing when to quit -What events to go to in your community -His experience at Jet Set Studio organizing events -Working on the future of beer flights -Story of Flitebrite -Don't Clone Yourself - Lessons in Team Building -State of the Craft Beer Industry Most Impactful Audiobooks: All of Seth Godin's books http://amzn.to/2vhUdgd Links from the show: Ben on Twitter - https://twitter.com/BENovator?lang=en Flitebrite - http://www.flitebrite.com/ Jet Set Studio - http://www.jetsetstudio.net/ 1 Million Cups Des Moines - http://www.1millioncups.com/desmoines This episode is produced and edited by Helixacademy.co
Our featured startup this week is FarmLogs and we're joined by Dylan Hamilton, their Des Moines-based Growth Team Lead. Our community guest is Brad Dwyer, founder of Hatchlings.The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines.If you enjoy the show give us a rating and review in iTunes.Download podcast
Our featured startup this week is FarmLogs and we're joined by Dylan Hamilton, their Des Moines-based Growth Team Lead. Our community guest is Brad Dwyer, founder of Hatchlings.The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines.If you enjoy the show give us a rating and review in iTunes.Download podcast
Our featured entrepreneur this week is Paul Kongshaug, founder of BlendCard, and our community guest is Ben McDougal of Drake Homes & Jet Set Studio.The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines.If you enjoy the show give us a rating and review in iTunes.Download podcast
Our featured entrepreneur this week is Jim Cooper, EMS helicopter pilot and founder of Heli-Now, and our community guest is Ethan Davidson of Ruster Sports. The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines.If you enjoy the show give us a rating and review in iTunes.Download podcast
Our featured entrepreneur this week is Jim Cooper, EMS helicopter pilot and founder of Heli-Now, and our community guest is Ethan Davidson of Ruster Sports. The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines.If you enjoy the show give us a rating and review in iTunes. Download podcast
This week we took the show on our first road trip visiting 1 Million Cups in Cedar Rapids. Our featured entrepreneur is Kirk Cheyney who is creating The STEAM Room, a "fab lab" in Iowa City. David Tominsky of CoreTCS joined us as our community guest. The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines.If you enjoy the show give us a rating and review in iTunes.Download podcast
This week we took the show on our first road trip visiting 1 Million Cups in Cedar Rapids. Our featured entrepreneur is Kirk Cheyney who is creating The STEAM Room, a "fab lab" in Iowa City. David Tominsky of CoreTCS joined us as our community guest. The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines.If you enjoy the show give us a rating and review in iTunes. Download podcast
Our guests this week are Torey and Carl Maerz, two brothers, who co-founded Des Moines-based Rocket Referrals. The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines.If you enjoy the show give us a rating and review in iTunes.Download podcast
On this week's show our featured guest is Aaron Hoffman, one of the organizer's behind 1 Million Cups, and our community guest is Marco Santana, tech and startup reporter for the Des Moines Register.The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines.If you enjoy the show give us a rating and review in iTunes. Download podcast
On this week's show our featured guest is Aaron Hoffman, one of the organizer's behind 1 Million Cups, and our community guest is Marco Santana, tech and startup reporter for the Des Moines Register.The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines.If you enjoy the show give us a rating and review in iTunes.Download podcast
This week we changed things up just a bit moving the set to a table on the other side of the venue (no more chairs of differing heights!) and brought on our first special guest (Professor Hans von Puppet). Our featured startup is Bunchball and we're joined by Kasey McCurdy and Andrew Kirpalani from the Des Moines-based engineering team. The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines.If you enjoy the show give us a rating and review in iTunes. Download here
This week we changed things up just a bit moving the set to a table on the other side of the venue (no more chairs of differing heights!) and brought on our first special guest (Professor Hans von Puppet). Our featured startup is Bunchball and we're joined by Kasey McCurdy and Andrew Kirpalani from the Des Moines-based engineering team. The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines.If you enjoy the show give us a rating and review in iTunes. Download here
For the inaugural episode of the Welch Avenue Show our featured entrepreneur is Matthew Smith of Real Estate Fan Pages and the community guest is John Jackovin of Bawte. The Welch Avenue Show is hosted by Geoff Wood of Welch Avenue and Chris New of Quadrant5.tv. We record live each Wednesday morning around 10:30 am Central following 1 Million Cups Des Moines at Green Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines. Download podcast