Podcast appearances and mentions of sonny tosco

Aaron talks with Sonny Tosco, a West Point Graduate, start up founder, and co-founder of the digital product agency Ronin Dev about his journey as an entrepreneur. Beginning with West Point, and working through active duty to transitioning to civilian jobs, Sonny talks about how he felt unfulfilled after getting his first job out of the military and what he felt and has done since this realization. Being an entrepreneur is not an easy journey, but having a vision and passion and learning everything you can from every opportunity you are given can get you far. Sonny's story is inspiring to any person out there that wonders how many successful entrepreneurs get from the bottom to the top!   Sonny Tosco: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnytosco/ Ronin Dev: http://ronindevsquad.com/   Connect with Aaron! armstrongventuresllc.com IG: @aaronarmstrong33  

The Art of a Comeback: *Note: We had to utilize our PACE plan for this episode, so please excuse the lesser quality audio. Due to some connection and firewall issues, we had to record this episode using our phones. A lesson in perseverance and ingenuity! Sonny Tosco is West Point graduate (Class of 2006), former Air Defense officer, and tech entrepreneur. Inspired by his father, a Filipino immigrant, who was liberated by General MacArthur, Sonny made the decision at a young age to go to West Point and eventually serve his county. Sonny’s best memories from West Point is grinding through the Academy alongside his classmates and friends. He was inspired by his TAC (Tactical Officer) at West Point to commission into Air Defense. Initially Sonny transitioned into the corporate world in order to appease what he describes as the societal pressure that comes along with family expectations of what success and stability look like. However, while attending USC Marshall School of Business and managing accounts for an education company, Sonny realized he couldn’t deny his DNA as an entrpreneur. Utilizing his Army built skills of communication and team building, Sonny took “the leap”. In 2014, he left his corporate role and founded Limelight, a social app. After two years, Limelight failed. However, through this failure, Sonny learned the value of simplicity and listening to customer needs. In regards to Limelight, Sonny shares his insight as to when to know when to call it quits on a failed venture, something that some entrepreneurs struggle with. After Limelight, Sonny founded another company Anvil. Sonny also  took some time to learn coding in order to sharpen his abilities as a tech entrepreneur. Sonny eventually had to walk away from Anville after a falling out with his co-founder. Instead of giving up his dreams as an entrepreneur, Sonny doubled down on Tech by attending a coding academy and learning how to code for four months. This experience led him to learn the skills and make the connections that would form this basis of his current company, Ronin Dev. On the business, side, continued his entrepreneurial path by assisting another West Point grad with an industry product called Anvil. To keep the lights on at home while working on Anvil, Sonny built up Ronin Dev which offers a scalable way for non-technical founders to create Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) for their business ideas/ventures. Thus far, the Ronin Dev team has worked with over 950 companies through the products that they have created and the ideas that they have developed. Sonny’s biggest advice to Veterans leaving the military or Veteran entrepreneurs: Write a business plan that for your life at Age 50. Or, imagine what you want your lifestyle to look like 20-30 years from your transition point, and reverse plan from there. Sonny recommends the book, “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne. “The Secret” helped him build stronger relationships and live life with a positive attitude. Sonny also uses the app, Calm, to meditate.

Sonny Tosco graduated from West Point in 2006 and is the Co-Founder of Ronin Dev, a full-stack development team that can build a minimum viable product for your web or mobile app. In his episode, you'll learn: How to build a mobile app your customers will love How to turn your vision into a minimum viable product that customers will buy How to leverage your time with a virtual assistant How to say no more often and get more done Words of Wisdom While growing his business, Sonny recognized that his most valuable time is spent prospecting and talking to potential clients.  In order to focus more on this, he hired a Virtual Assistant (VA) to help with administrative tasks.  He also started saying "no" more often so he could spend time on what is most important. Enjoy!

TalentTalk provides an opportunity for talented individuals like CEO's, HR Executives and business leaders to share their thoughts on talent management, leadership development, and company culture. In this episode, Sonny Tosco, CEO of Limelight Mobile, Inc. and Lori Almeida, Chief Talent Officer of Siegel+Gale talk talent, leadership, employee engagement and culture with TalentTalk host and PeopleG2 CEO Chris Dyer.This show is brought to you by Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

popsmoke.net/35 Should I Quit My Day Job to Join A Startup Show Notes - Do you have any good online resources about founding a startup? - What goes into preparing for an investment round? I believe there's 3 questions to ask yourself: - Do you believe in the startup? - Do you like the founder? - Do you love the startup grind? Resources: - The PopSmoke Show: Live video conversations with veteran entrepreneurs. Not exactly sure because I've never raised money, but I would say traction. - Sonny Tosco, founder of Limelight, mentions traction in his episode: Veteran, Father, CEO, App Creator (PS016). - In episode 14, Kelly brings up the great point that it's not about whether you're idea is going to change, it's about if you have enough time to survive until you can figure it out. - Episode with Kelly Perdew, founder of TargetClose: Will Kelly Perdew Invest in Your Business (PS014). - Dave shares that his biggest challenge when starting out is finding a cofounder. - Episode with Dave Cass, founder of Uvize: Why Veterans Struggle Transitioning to Higher Education (PS006) - Derek Distenfield- The Lean Startup as the most valuable business book. - Episode with Derek Distenfield, founder of NextGenJustice: Your Legal Docs Made Easy with NextGenJustice (PS019) - Discover all the recommended books on The PopSmoke Show here. Full Show Notes: http://popsmoke.net/frontline/should-i-quit-my-day-job-to-join-a-startup-ps035 Thanks again for checking out The PopSmoke Show. Make sure to subscribe to learn about the latest veterans on the go. Hey, do me a favor, after you check out the show please leave an honest iTunes Rating and Review. Your review will make my day and help the show get discovered by awesome, like-minded people like yourself. You can leave your name (and website if you have one) if you would like a shoutout during an episode. Leave your review on iTunes at popsmoke.net/review.

Sonny Tosco, CEO of Limelight Mobile, Inc. and Lori Almeida, Chief Talent Officer of Siegel+Gale join Chris Dyer to talk about talent, culture and employee engagement.