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This week on The Exit: Seth's entrepreneurial career started very early. By the age of 20 he had already founded and sold his first digital company, a marketplace for plugins and templates for blogs. After leaving law school, Seth started and exited numerous other companies in content and marketing niches, exiting successfully a number of times, after growing his companies to stellar revenues. Tune in to learn about his impressive feat of achieving a 95% year-over-year growth for six consecutive years in one of his businesses, as well as his moving company from $0 to $9M. Explore the insights into the numerous exits he has experienced, gain valuable perspectives on pivoting and adapting for survival, and unpack the intricacies of knowing when to exit and how to negotiate the most favorable deals. Seth Waite is currently a Partner and the Chief Revenue Officer at Schaefer, which is a revenue generation firm helping companies grow faster. Seth is a long time serial entrepreneur who has gone through and facilitated several successful exits and is also an exit coach helping companies learn exactly how to get their ideal business exit. He also served as CMO, then Chief Growth Officer, before focusing on the role of Chief Strategy Officer at RevUnit. Seth managed to double their growth year-over-year to reach a ranking of 584 out of 5,000 on Inc's 5000 Fastest Growing Privately-Held Companies in America. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sethwaite Website: schaefer.co Website: https://sethwaite.com/ X (Twitter) @Seth_Waite: https://twitter.com/Seth_Waite Flippa's First Access: https://flippa.com/exit For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: flippa.com/freevaluation -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You'll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/
SummaryOn this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell is joined by Michael Paladino, Co-Founder and Chairman at RevUnit, a technology studio that helps companies supercharge their supply chain operations with technologies built specifically for them. RevUnit has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies four times and the Entrepreneur 360 list of America's most innovative businesses. Additionally, with a people-centric mindset, it has been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine on its Top Company Cultures list and as Best Place to Work by Arkansas Business. Throughout the episode, James and Michael discuss the past, present and future of RevUnit, the evolution of Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas's startup ecosystem, and how the recent surge in artificial intelligence advancements is revolutionizing business and everyday life.Thanks for tuning in!Show Notes(0:51) Introduction to Michael Paladino(4:49) RevUnit's History(8:24) What RevUnit Offers(11:23) The Evolution of RevUnit(16:12) Cultivating the Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas Startup Community(20:31) The Future of the Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas Startup Community(22:56) Why Tech Leaders Should Have a Presence in Bentonville(30:20) #BecauseBentonville Story(37:34) Advice on Managing the Emergence of AI(40:17) Closing QuestionLinksJames Bell Bentonville Economic Development Michael PaladinoRevUnitQuotes“What we're doing is building emerging technology for the supply chain, so we're a professional services company. We come in and do custom work, but largely we're looking at creating a great customer experience for that company whether it's interaction with one of their clients or creating a new front end for a new system in the supply chain.” - Michael Paladino, (8:29)“My hope is to see others come along and create their own RevUnits… I hope to see the various generations of entrepreneurs finding ways to give back and support the next generation of entrepreneurs.” - Michael Paladino, (20:52)“There's so many organizations here that are trying to do good and trying to create opportunities. I think the word I come back to often is access. You're never more than one or two steps away from just about anybody in this community. And from what I understand, that's relatively unique.” - Michael Paladino, (24:36)“I think one of the most interesting skills over the next couple of years is going to be distinguishing between truth and lack thereof for generative content…there's plenty of opportunities to talk about automation and creating marketing content, but for the average person, it's going to be understanding what is real and what isn't.” - Michael Paladino, (37:35)
Welcome to another great episode of Startup Junkies! On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Caleb Talley, Matthew Ward, and Davis McEntire sit down with Joe Payne, co-founder and CEO of Society of the Hourglass, as well as a serial entrepreneur who also founded Moxy Ox. After working for RevUnit for six years, Joe felt like he needed something different. So, after kicking around ideas for a while, he came across web3 and NFTs and founded the Society of the Hourglass to create new job opportunities and push the entertainment industry in Northwest Arkansas forward. Throughout the episode, Jeff, Matthew, Davis, and Joe discuss NFTs and the inspiration, challenges, and opportunities surrounding The Society of the Hourglass. Shownotes: (1:47) Introduction to Joe Payne (3:12) Introduction to The Society of the Hourglass (6:12) The Dynamic of the NFT Space (13:17) The Society of the Hourglass Narrative (16:19) How the Society of the Hourglass Started (18:31) Inspiration behind the Society of the Hourglass (20:52) Challenges with the NFT Space (25:06) Opportunities for the Society of the Hourglass (27:20) End Goal for the Society of the Hourglass (29:45) Funding for the Society of the Hourglass (33:53) NFTs as a Financial Related Asset (39:47) Advice to Younger Self (41:07) Closing Thoughts Links: Caleb Talley Matthew Ward Davis McEntire Joe Payne The Society of the Hourglass Quotes: “The spirit and ethos of the space is really leaning into decentralization and greater access and distribution for the everyday person…I think there is a really powerful move to be made and I think it'll shift online things like e-commerce, entertainment, IP, and things like that.” - Joe Payne, (7:49) “The spirit of what we're trying to do though is just co-create with all of the people that are supporting early on and that's where all of the really interesting and fun ideas come from. You've got people that get it and are involved because they want to contribute and put their mark on it.” - Joe Payne, (12:07) “The possibilities are endless, right? I think really, it just comes down to how the market receives it and what people get excited about and where they want to see the brand brought to life.” - Joe Payne, (26:23)
Danny Estavillo the Senior VP of Growth of RevUnit shares how to grow you network, sales pipeline and career. Get more info at https://www.RevUnit.com/
In this episode Derek Champagne, Founder & CEO of The Artist evolution, interviews Joe Saumweber. Joe talks with our listeners about his entrepreneurial journey, growing RevUnit, insight on managing and motivating a team, and what's next on his bucket list. Joe Saumweber is the Co-Founder and CEO of RevUnit, a technology consultancy with offices in Las Vegas, Dallas, St. Louis and Bentonville, Arkansas.
Chief Strategy Officer of RevUnit, Seth Waite, joins this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast where we dive into the details of Fuel, the future of supply chain management, and the values that Seth has formed to guide his career. He is a futurist, philanthropist, and one of the facilitators for Fuel, a program led by RevUnit and Startup Junkie to help supply chain startups become enterprise-ready. Participants will receive mentoring, coaching, and connections with Walmart's Supply Chain Innovation team and leaders from CaseStack, Propack, Tyson, and other large enterprises. Applications are open for the Fuel Accelerator: fuelaccelerator.com RevUnit is very cool: revunit.com Learn more about the man behind the microphone at sethwaite.com Get your weekly dose of entrepreneurial wisdom by subscribing to us on the Podcasts app! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook! Hosts: Michael Iseman & Haley Allgood michael@startupjunkie.org haley@startupjunkie.org
Joe Saumweber always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur. Joe saw an opportunity when he noticed a lot of companies wanting to have digital products, which let to him creating his company RevUnit.
Shownotes: In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Haley Allgood sit down with the co-founders of RevUnit, Michael Paladino and Joe Saumweber. RevUnit is a premier digital strategy and product studio helping enterprise workforces leverage technology to WorkBetter. Since founding in 2012, RevUnit has grown its team to well over 100 members and earned a reputation for delivering its best-in-class software development capabilities combined with a unique focus on employee engagement and internal productivity applications. In July, RevUnit received a significant investment from Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”), a leading private equity firm based in Denver, Colorado. The strategic investment will allow RevUnit to accelerate its growth, both organically and through targeted add-on acquisitions — while staying true to the culture and unique ways of working that make RevUnit teams so successful. Our favorite quotes: Joe: “Eventually you get to a point in a company's story where you either become the acquirer or you get acquired. Fortunately for us, we were able to architect a scenario with a great exit event for our team, maintain who we are, and become the acquirer through private equity.” Michael: “You're going to screw up. It's going to happen. But how you treat people when you screw up makes the difference.” Michael: “My son walked by and said ‘Dad, why is there a dancing unicorn on the screen?' And I heard myself say ‘Peter hold on, I'm working!” Follow Ups: Connect with Michael and Joe on LinkedIn. Follow RevUnit on Facebook, LinkedIn, and RevUnit.com
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Michael Iseman sit down with David Baker, current Vice President of Product Strategy at RevUnit. RevUnit builds digital solutions and strategies that unlock productivity and drive employee engagement by leveraging human-centric design, strategic vision, and emerging tech. David discusses how collaborative design processes and opportunities to try new things foster employee ownership in their work. To David, working better means constantly trying to question how you're working and seeking alignment with the people you're working with. Learn more about RevUnit: https://revunit.com/ Connect with David Baker Hosts: Jeff Amerine and Michael Iseman jeff@startupjunkieconsulting.com
This episode of the Startup Junkies Podcasts contains four mini episodes featuring mentors and participants of the 2019 Northwest Arkansas Startup Weekend. Hosts Jeff Amerine, Haley Allgood, and Chandler Abbott sit down with mentors Kent Watson of Metova, Jordan Carlisle of the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce, and Aricka Lewis of RevUnit. Kent and Aricka talk about advising the Startup Weekend teams with customer discovery and validation while Jordan reflects on his experience of being involved in over a dozen Startup Weekends. As participants, the Listing Village team returns to the podcast to share the side hustle concept they developed throughout the weekend. To learn more about Arkansas Startup Weekend: https://www.facebook.com/ArkansasStartupWeekend/ Connect with Kent: https://www.linkedin.com/in/watsonkent/ Connect with Jordan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordantcarlisle/ Connect with Aricka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arickaclewis/ Connect with Listing Village: https://www.linkedin.com/company/listingvillage/ Hosts: Jeff Amerine, Haley Allgood, & Chandler Abbott Jeff@Startupjunkieconsulting.com Haley@startupjunkie.org Chandler@startupjunkie.org
Michael is the Co-Founder of RevUnit, a digital product studio focused on building digital strategies and intelligent platforms to help clients. RevUnit specializes in elite, product focused digital teams and works with early stage to mid-size companies to build, learn and iterate on innovative digital products. In this episode, Michael and Matt discuss intelligent machines.
Blake Johnston is a lover of tacos and beer and a is a Javascript developer at RevUnit in Bentonville, AR. He notes that Javascript is taking over the world and the poor guy thinks that's a good thing. Casey holds Blake personally responsible for left-pad 2.0 and demands answers. Tyrel proudly discovers that a e-commerce website he built with IE6 compatibility lives on in the halls of the internet. The whole crew has mixed feelings about Microsoft bowing out of the browser wars. One thing we can all agree on: none of us enjoy fixing printers. http://friday.hirelofty.com/ https://facebook.com/fridaydeploy https://twitter.com/fridaydeploy Livestream from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCOyJlVxvCI Mentioned in this Episode I’m harvesting credit card numbers and passwords from your site. Here’s how, Hackernoon Tech Support Cheat Sheet, xkcd Browser wars update: Microsoft gives up, MetaFilter Microsoft Edge Web Browser Coming to the Mac Over 15 Years After Internet Explorer for Mac, MacRumors
Chief Strategy Officer of RevUnit, Seth Waite, joins this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast where we dive into the details of Fuel, the future of supply chain management, and the values that Seth has formed to guide his career. He is a futurist, philanthropist, and one of the facilitators for Fuel, a program led by RevUnit and Startup Junkie to help supply chain startups become enterprise-ready. Participants will receive mentoring, coaching, and connections with Walmart's Supply Chain Innovation team and leaders from CaseStack, Propack, Tyson, and other large enterprises. Applications are open for the Fuel Accelerator: fuelaccelerator.com RevUnit is very cool: revunit.com Learn more about the man behind the microphone at sethwaite.com Get your weekly dose of entrepreneurial wisdom by subscribing to us on the Podcasts app! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook! Hosts: Michael Iseman & Haley Allgood michael@startupjunkie.org haley@startupjunkie.org
Michael Paladino CTO & Co-Founder of RevUnit talks with us about his business and some of the lessons he's learned since starting his company with CEO & Co-Founder Joe Saumweber. Headquartered in Bentonville they have guided their company through a rapid startup just three years ago and continue to grow.
This week Michael Paladino of RevUnit, Krista Hinson, and Eric Hinson of Explanify discuss storytelling and calls to action. Listen to the whole conversation on our podcast: http://www.hark.tv/podcast Connect with our guests: Michael Paladino @mpaladino http://revunit.com/ Krista Hinson http://explainify.com/ Eric Hinson @erichinson http://explainify.com/ Special Thanks to: Startup Weekend NWA & Startup Junkie Consulting http://www.startupjunkieconsulting.com/ Music: “Tropicks" by Broke For Free http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/ Visit us at: http://www.hark.tv/ Video Production by: http://retrocatmedia.com/