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Jenny Feterovich is an award-winning TV and film Producer known for the hit TV show “START UP” and the feature film “The Russian Five” along with many other projects. She is the Executive Producer of Muse Production House and co-founder of Parliament Studios. She's a lifelong entrepreneur and small business advocate, focusing on empowering women and immigrants in business. Jenny also made a name in the music world as the globetrotting DJ Jenny LaFemme and co-creator of Girls Gone Vinyl, a project that highlights and advances women in electronic music. Jenny arrived in the US with 6 suitcases and $100 to her name. Her family fled their native Russia and landed in Detroit in 1989, immediately jumping into small business. Since then, she has created several corporations, worked with several Fortune 500 companies (including American Express, General Motors, State Farm, Jaguar Land Rover, UPS, Microsoft, GoDaddy), and had travelled as a motivational speaker. She has spoken at DIG South, SUP-X, and Detroit Startup Week, SXSW and is currently a board member of EO Detroit and incoming President for 2022. She also does nonprofit work around the world, from Habitat For Humanity to Godmothers Detroit. Jenny is currently working on a series of books on entrepreneurship based on the hundreds of small business interviews her show has conducted over nine seasons. Where to Find Jenny Feterovich Website: https://parliamentstudios.com (https://parliamentstudios.com) Twitter: Jenny Feterovich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennylafemme/ (jennylafemme ) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenny.lafemme/ (Jenny Lafemme) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-feterovich-0b756015/ (Jenny Feterovich) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3796207/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 (Jenny Feterovich) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by http://www.entireproductions.com/ (Entire Productions)- Creating events (both in-person and virtual) that don't suck! and http://www.entireproductionsmarketing.com/ (Entire Productions Marketing)- carefully curated premium gifting and branded promo items. PLEASE RATE, REVIEW, & SUBSCRIBE on APPLE PODCASTS “I love Natasha and the Fascinating Entrepreneurs Podcast!”
Xendoo is a fintech company in the online accounting and bookkeeping space serving small businesses. Our technology enables us to provide three simple monthly rates that include bookkeeping, sales tax, tax planning, corporate tax return filing, and unlimited access to a dedicated CPA team. We simplify your bookkeeping and accounting and deliver the financial attention you deserve, unlike a traditional CPA relationship where the focus may not be on your big picture. We take a holistic and responsive approach to make your company finances operate faster and better. By using Xendoo as your business partner, you’ll have the peace of mind you need to do what you do best – build your business. Founded by Lil Roberts and Steven Gelley, professional entrepreneurs with a passion for helping small businesses achieve financial success, Xendoo provides small businesses with access to cutting-edge tools and CPA’s that think out-of-the-box and go above and beyond standard CPA services, at a low monthly rate. By harnessing proprietary technology, the Team at Xendoo is revolutionizing accounting and empowering business owners to achieve their best financial selves. https://www.xendoo.com https://twitter.com/Xendoo_ https://www.facebook.com/xendoo
Fairfax Intel is a Charlotte based managed analytics provider with clients throughout the US ranging from early stage companies to SMBs to Fortune 500 firms. We empower organizations to use the right data at the right time. We draw on deep expertise to develop the data-driven decision making infrastructure and programs to guide clients toward opportunities to capitalize on business growth. We are experts in finding public and private open market and deep web data, curated to help our clients see the bigger picture beyond their four walls. We provide steady guidance and planning for organizations managing periods of transition, expansion and marketplace shift. Our core expertise is to architect a custom suite of analysis tools leveraging multi-source data along with strategic frameworks for organizations ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50 industry leaders. Using best-in-class analytics technology, we meet the diverse needs of businesses regardless of size and market.Solutions are reasonably priced and designed particularly for SMBs. https://fairfaxintel.com https://twitter.com/fairfaxintel https://www.linkedin.com/company/fairfaxintel
Has successfully grown dozens of early stage companies across a wide variety of products and markets, As founding partner, I currently lead market development strategy for the GrowthX portfolio of companies. GrowthX provides seed-stage venture capital and market development expertise to a select group of startups seeking product-market fit and predictable revenue. Our focus is on helping the entrepreneur make money - not raise money - and we've got it down to a science. Products and markets are unique, but the path to product-market fit and sustainable growth is not. GrowthX Academy trains individuals and their companies in the skills needed in the innovation economy. Programming areas include Market Acceleration, Entrepreneurial Selling, Growth Marketing and UX Design. https://growthx.com https://gxacademy.com https://twitter.com/growthxvc
The SCA Group, LLC is the premier solution for comprehensive board advisory and consulting services for companies ranging from privately owned small businesses to billion dollar public corporations. The SCA Group's consulting practice focuses on your strategic, operational, financial and capital needs. Our professionals act urgently to respond to the challenges of our clients. http://www.thescagroup.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sca-group-llc
Andrew is a Founding Partner of GrowthX. He has been in the technology sector since 1998, based in New York City, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Palo Alto. Andrew began his career in technology as a lawyer for the early Internet pioneers in Search (Alta Vista and Yahoo), AdTech (DoubleClick), SaaS (Salesforce) and others while practicing law. He left private practice at Skadden Arps to join DoubleClick leading up to the Google acquisition. Andrew then joined Thomson Financial where he co-founded their financial news business leading to the acquisition of Reuters. At Thomson Reuters, Andrew served as Publisher of Reuters News, where he worked on innovation and design-thinking with nearly 3,000 journalists based in 200 countries worldwide. He then became Co-Founder and Managing Director of the company’s legal media business in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. After 6 years in Asia, Andrew returned to the U.S. and returned to helping early-stage companies. In Silicon Valley, Andrew was early at Guidespark, an employee communication SaaS platform, and BrightTalk, a content marketing SaaS platform and professional community. He then co-founded GoodMoney to democratize high-performance, values-based investing. During that “wonderful learning opportunity,” Andrew met his current partners and co-founded GrowthX. Andrew is a Kauffman Fellow, Trustee at the Nashville Children’s Theatre, Founding Organizer of Nashville Entrepreneur Week, Regional Board Member of Venture for America, and a proud Mentor at Alchemist Accelerator in Palo Alto, Matter in San Francisco, WeWork in Nashville, and, nationally, at Galvanize. Andrew received his undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati and his law degree from Georgetown University. GrowthX provides seed-stage venture capital and market development expertise to a select group of startups seeking product-market fit and predictable revenue. Our focus is on helping the entrepreneur make money - not raise money - and we've got it down to a science. Products and markets are unique, but the path to product-market fit and sustainable growth is not. GrowthX Academy trains individuals and their companies in the skills needed in the innovation economy. Programming areas include Market Acceleration, Entrepreneurial Selling, Growth Marketing and UX Design. https://growthx.com https://gxacademy.com https://twitter.com/growthxvc
Serial entrepreneur and technology executive with a passion for launching and building high-growth businesses. Launched 14 of ventures, successfully exiting 9, currently operating 3 and helped launch 89+ companies. Raised $357M+ in venture capital, led 17 acquisitions of venture-backed or public companies and 2 IPOs. I'm an advocate for diversity and equality in tech. I coach female founders and funders as well as underserved founders in tech. Published author, keynote speaker on female and minority leadership, diversity, entrepreneurship, and cybersecurity. A thought leader and cybersecurity evangelist, frequent industry speaker including RSA, BlackHat, and SANS among others, frequently quoted in SC Magazine, Wired, Red Herring, CSO, Information Week and other publications. Technology executive with Fortune 50 and entrepreneurial expertise covering all aspects of business and serving in multiple CXO roles focused on the enterprise with clients from SMB to the Global 5000. Technical: Auditing, Assessment, Incident Response, Risk Management, Security Architecture. A member of the founding OASIS Provisioning Services Technical Committee (PTSC) formed to define an XML-based framework resulting in the unified standard of SPML. Certifications: CISM, GSLC, CIPP, CWSP, GLEG Business & Corporate Development: Adept at re-engineering processes, creating and driving strategy, developing innovative methodologies to bring products to market. Recruiting and motivating teams to exceed goals. Skilled negotiator, strong leader, effective presenter with proven success influencing and selling concepts to executive teams internally and in client organizations. http://www.newmarketpartners.com https://twitter.com/joy_randels https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyrandels
Fattmerchant is an integrated payment technology provider that revolutionizes the payment processing experience for business owners through real-time data analytics, transparent subscription pricing, and award-winning customer service. Instead of percentage markups and hidden fees, Fattmerchant offers business owners the lowest cost of interchange for a flat, monthly subscription saving members thousands of dollars each month. In addition to these savings, members also benefit from real-time insights and analytics to drive their businesses. Through Omni, Fattmerchant’s robust integrated payments platform, members can view sales and customer information, integrate directly into their ERM and eCommerce solutions, access merchant management, and enjoy a robust marketplace of additional applications. Their real human team is always ready to answer any call, email, or chat. The Fattmerchant payment experience simplifies the most vital aspects of running a business in one convenient location - no hassle, no headaches, and no strings attached! https://fattmerchant.com https://twitter.com/fattmerchant https://www.facebook.com/fattmerchant
Find out how industry giants such as Lloyds Bank, Rolls Royce, Accenture, Oppenheimer and PwC apply Emotional Intelligence to their businesses, and what Stephen's transformational EI can do for you! Let us transform your business results through the creation of healthy, happy & powerful teams! Our mission at ThirdLEVEL is to positively transform peoples’ business success and enjoyment by helping them passionately create well together in collaboratively dynamic ways. We help our clients’ teams build trust with each other and establish deep and lasting connection with their clients in their direct relationships - person to person, team to team. People do business with people they know, like and trust… All ThirdLEVEL programs are designed, developed and delivered specifically for each client. While we draw from the same core curriculum and thought-leadership bases, we assess, analyze and adapt our programs to fit the situational needs and desires that our clients determine. With more than 25 years of experience in applying emotional intelligence concepts to organizational development and executive coaching, ThirdLEVEL offers: • Individual and Team Coaching • Emotional Intelligence Assessment and Development • New Team Integration and Existing Team Development • Relationship Facilitation • State of the art engagement studies and improvement programs • Cultural Audits • Sales Effectiveness Training • Motivational Speaking/Presentations https://www.thirdlevel.com https://twitter.com/ThirdLevel https://www.facebook.com/ThirdLevelInternational
Acceleprise was one of the first SaaS focused accelerators in the United States. Originally founded in Washington DC in 2012, we moved to San Francisco in 2014. We provide entrepreneurs an opportunity to tap into the extensive network of great enterprise companies, mentors and investors the Bay Area has to offer. With the consumerization of the enterprise and continued adoption of the Saas model across every industry, Acceleprise will focus on investing in very early stage companies that are solving very targeted vertical or horizontally specific pain points with an easy to use application and have a team in place with the relevant operating experience to make it happen. With offices in San Francisco, New York City, and Melbourne, Australia, founders have the opportunity to grow their companies closer to home. The accelerator is a 4 month program focused on getting the companies access to mentors and educational programming to accelerate execution of best practices, introductions to early adopters of technology with the goal of closing their first few paying clients and opportunities to have meaningful conversations with early stage investors. https://acceleprise.vc https://twitter.com/acceleprise https://www.facebook.com/acceleprise
Las Olas VC is a B2B focused, early stage investment firm backing the next generation of enterprise tech founders. Las Olas VC's mission is to provide capital while leveraging its extensive operating experience and network to help B2B founders win. Dean Hatton, Esteban Reyes, Paul Tanner and Mark Volchek are the Founding Partners of Las Olas VC. http://www.lasolasvc.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/las-olas-venture-capital https://twitter.com/lasolasvc
Welcome to this inspiring interview with Kevin Horek, the author of 'Learning Zurb Foundation,' a book to learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This is our very own show 'Bootstrapping Your Dreams' hosted by Manuj Aggarwal.Kevin is best known for his work published on the foundation five, which is a responsive web framework. He's also a Radio-TV and podcast host. In his Podcast 'Building the future,' he interviews Founders, CEOs, investors, advisors, and anybody who is doing something interesting or chasing their passion.So what are you waiting for? Tune in Now!In this episode, we will learn:● Bringing the luck in your favor. ● Applying the things that work for you. ● Using free tools for networking.● Business opportunities in the coming future.● The podcast industry business model.● Playing the cards that life dealt you.● Finding and taking the opportunities life gives to you. About Kevin Horek:● Experience: Kevin Horek is a published author and best known for his work published by Packt Publishing on Zurb's responsive framework, Foundation 5. He studied web development and design at universities across North America, including UCLA and the University of Alberta. He started his own Radio/TV/Podcast, 'Building The Future,' to get over his fear of public speaking. He continued to push himself out of his comfort zone by guest blogging for Alpha Gamma, TechZulu, SOCAP. He recently emceed SUP-X, The Start-Up Expo, as well as had a live fireside chat on stage with the keynote speaker.● Accomplishments: He wrote a tech book, "Learning Zurb Foundation." Built his radio and TV show, "Building the Future" that reaches 10 million listeners a month.● Fun Facts: He still wishes to be a drummer in a rock and roll band.● Obstacles Overcame: To get over his fear of public speaking started his show "Building the Future." Links & Mentions From This Episode:● Kevin's Website: https://www.buildingthefutureshow.com/● TetraNoodle consulting services: https://bootstraptechstartup.com ● TetraNoodle professional training: https://courses.tetranoodle.comThanks for Tuning In!Thanks, so much for being with us this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section!Enjoyed the episode? Kindly share it with your friends. Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic episode updates for our "Bootstrapping Your Dreams Show!"
At Sup-X interviewed Janet Ahlgren from Upscale Executives. There is some static at the beginning, but Janet is a great person to listen to.
We decided to try to get more attention at sup-x by saying “Does Your DEV Team suck”. And other stunts we are doing to be interesting at a super boring tech show.
Today we are live from the treehouse with the homie KTJ to talk about why its important to go out and vote locally. Issue 1 and how it will change thr city forever. The power of canvassing, which generation has the best dance moves, and we wonder if the things we posted online in high school will ever come back to bite us....come through and let us know what you think! Love yall --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/socially-unacceptable/support
So were just gonna publish this and write the description later...but our conversation about sex dolls is hilarious. Love Y'all
On today's episode we actually pulled up our sister show the J.A.C. outta The Box podcast and learned a lot about ourselves. Shout out to them for being amazing hosts. WE dived into if marriage is important in this generation, how important is sex in a relation, when do you teach your children about racism, and a little more Drake. Thank Ya'll for listening and be sure to check them out! They dont ever call us, but we'll post a link to their show. Love Yall
I want to invite all of you in the Building The Future community to join me at SUP-X: The StartUp Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this July 26th, where I’ll be the emcee. SUP-X is one of the largest and best startup conferences in the U.S. and the official gathering of the Building The Future community this summer. SUP-X has cutting edge content, a cool startup competition and a half-day forum this year called #women4women, the largest gathering in the US in 2018 of angel groups, seed funds and VC funds focused on female founders and female entrepreneurs. For more information visit www.sup-x.org. I hope to see all my Building The Future friends there!
Angel Capital Association Board Member and Mindshift Capital general partner, Marcia Dawood, joins us to talk about raising capital, better angel investing, and the need for increased gender lens investments and what she’s doing about that in this episode of SUP-X Radio. Marcia is passionate about venture investing and investing in female entrepreneurs and she has lots to share on both subjects. Marcia will also chair the SUP-X #women4women forum, the largest gathering of angel groups, seed series funds and VC funds in the US in 2018 at SUP-X: The StartUp Expo on July 26th.
Aaron Itzkowitz, Founder and CEO, and Scott Crumpler, Head of Marketing and Business Intelligence Strategist, pitch Jinglz to us in our inaugural episode of “The Pitch on SUP-X Radio”. Jinglz is a mobile ad tech solutions company that has developed technology using the sensors in mobile devices to verify when a user is actually looking at the ads they’re shown on screen. No other digital ad network offers this guarantee. Their mobile ad platform utilizes this “Verified Views” technology and will be launching by the end of Q1 2018 with their own PlayJinglz mobile app as the first to be available for distribution. Jinglz is currently raising funds via Title III Regulation Crowdfunding Campaign on StartEngine.com. You can learn more about their raise at https://www.startengine.com/jinglz.
Coming from a marketing and sales background, Felix was part of the founding teams behind the Next Gen Summit and Sup-X, where he ran the marketing and sales division. As a branding consultant, Felix worked with countless startups and has had #1 bestselling product launches. A former trader, Hartmann is particularly excited about creating the most innovative Equity Crowdfunding Platform on the web. When not running the show at FundThis as CEO, Hartmann is an up-and-coming fiction writer who has been nominated for the Dragon Awards and dominated the Amazon Bestseller lists with his debut novel, Dark Age.
Coming from a marketing and sales background, Felix was part of the founding teams behind the Next Gen Summit and Sup-X, where he ran the Marketing and Sales division. As a branding consultant, Felix worked with countless startups and has had #1 best selling product launches. A former trader, Hartmann is particularly excited about creating the most innovative Equity Crowdfunding Platform on the web. When not running the show at FundThis as CEO, Hartmann is a rising fiction writer, who has been nominated for the Dragon Awards and dominated the Amazon Bestseller lists with his debut novel, Dark Age. Felix’s Challenge; Get started. Set aside 1-2 hours in the next 48 hours to chase your dream. Cut out something less important. http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast Connect with Felix Instagram Facebook Twitter Website If you liked this interview, check out episode 119 with Robin Hanson where we discuss a potential future where humans and computers merge.
Bob Fitts guest hosts the show & interviews me about the launch of Stacks, a fully-hosted web platform designed for libraries. SUP-X: The StartUp Expo, North America’s premier startup conference, is March 6-7, 2017, in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Affordably priced, SUP-X is a two day international conference featuring workshops, panels, speeches, a $50,000 startup competition and over 100 exhibitors. www.sup-x.org www.buildingthefutureshow.com/past-shows…global-llc www.buildingthefutureshow.com/past-shows…/bob-fitts My name is Kevin Horek and I was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I work as a creative director and partner at a ventures firm. I graduated from NAIT's multimedia program, with honors, the University of Alberta Web Builder program, with honors, and spent a summer studying corporate design at UCLA. For over 20 years, I have worked on web apps, mobile apps and I remember the days when you used to use tables for layout. I wrote a book for Packt Publishing on Zurb's responsive framework Foundation 5. I have worked on projects for BMW, Best Buy, Apple, Adobe, Investors Group, Sprint, Eastlink, ATB, TD, Qantas Airlines, Emirates Airlines, Syngenta, CB Richard Ellis, Grubb&Ellis, Cushman & Wakefield, and Colliers International. My work has won site of the day, best site of the year for Colliers International, and has been published in Hit Parader magazine. https://www.ebsco.com/news-center/press-releases/ebsco-and-stacks-inc.-announce-the-release-of-stacks-a-user-focused-web-pla www.stacksdiscovery.com www.stacksdiscovery.mobi www.hybridventures.io
Bob is back, and we talk when to raise money, how to raise money, pitch decks and a lot more. Bob Fitts is the Founder + Producer of SUP-X™: The StartUp Expo, the premier annual conference that brings together startup and early-stage entrepreneurs, angel and VC investors and related service providers from throughout North America. SUP-X™2016 will be held 2/16-2/17/2016 at the Broward Convention Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (http://www.sup-x.org/). Mr. Fitts is also the President of the Gold Coast Venture Capital Association, a 31-year old, Boca Raton based organization dedicated to growing and enriching the South Florida entrepreneurial ecosystem. A resident of Coral Gables, Mr. Fitts is a graduate of Washington and Lee University and he received his MBA from The George Washington University. SUP-X™: The StartUp Expo SUP-X™: The StartUp Expo on Twitter SUP-X™: The StartUp Expo on Facebook SUP-X™: The StartUp Expo on LinkedIn Bob Fitts on LinkedIn Trident Global
Bob Fitts is the Founder + Producer of SUP-X™: The StartUp Expo, the premier annual conference that brings together startup and early-stage entrepreneurs, angel and VC investors and related service providers from throughout North America. SUP-X™2016 will be held 2/16-2/17/2016 at the Broward Convention Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (http://www.sup-x.org/). Mr. Fitts is also the President of the Gold Coast Venture Capital Association, a 31-year old, Boca Raton based organization dedicated to growing and enriching the South Florida entrepreneurial ecosystem. A resident of Coral Gables, Mr. Fitts is a graduate of Washington and Lee University and he received his MBA from The George Washington University.