Believe it or not, being an entrepreneur wasn’t always the coolest! Even today, the road can be lonely; good team members can be hard to find and investments can be hard to get. On this edition of the podcast, I’m talking with entrepreneur and investor, Cade Joiner as he shares insights and quotes, inspiring you to keep forging ahead!

While she didn’t previously have a background in design or product development, Allison Santini does have a marketing background which she put to good use for launching MyPhonePouch! The rest? She did herself (built her own prototype) or she found and connected with the right partners (all pouches are manufactured locally in Atlanta). On this episode of the podcast, Allison shares how she did it and what’s planned for the future!

He’s started and exited 5 companies. Now, Edward Sullivan is Founder and CEO of Trust Exchange. In this episode of the podcast, we focus on product development, or as Edward calls it, customer development. After all, it’s the customer who will purchase and utilize your product! Edward shares how to keep checks and balances to make sure you’re building a product they will enjoy using.

Nick Jordan doesn’t have a background in tech, but he does know how to talk value. In this edition of the BYBB podcast, Nick shares how he got into the tech space and became CEO of Smashing Boxes, a design and technology firm. We also talk growth strategies, client relationships and doing business in the South!

For entrepreneur, Sam Staley, solving problems is just something he loves to do! Sam saw a need to digitize auctions for organizations looking to raise money and Bidr was born. In this podcast from The Harbor Entrepreneur Center in Charleston, South Carolina, Sam shares his story along with some insight for budding startups.

Venues are looking for talent and musicians are searching for places to play, but connecting the two isn’t easy! CMO, Will Bragunier joins me at The Harbor Entrepreneur Center in Charleston, South Carolina to share about their startup, JYVE, the challenges of growing a business and taking over a market.

“If you are a city government and care about being accessible to everyone, apps aren't going to cut it for you.” Bratton Riley, Co-Founder and CEO of Citibot joins me at The Harbor Entrepreneur Center in Charleston, South Carolina to share how their system better connects citizens to their local government via text message and social media messenger apps!  

Deciphering ratings can be hard to do and still leaves you with so many options! Co-Founder and CEO, Andy Seavers joins me in Charleston, South Carolina at The Harbor Entrepreneur Center to share how their app, TASTE, curates a list of unbiased, local favorites. Restaurant reviews, social media and AI all come into play for this tech startup of The South!

Some are afraid of failure, others are afraid of success. In this episode, I’m joined by Whitney Mendoza and Natalie Fitzgibbons of Brillar Media. We discuss four telltale signs you are sabotaging your own success and what to do before it impacts you and your business.

Success, goodness… both have different definitions for different entrepreneurs. But Choose Goodness Founder, Tommy Breedlove says we can be happy and make money at the same time. On this week’s podcast, Tommy has tips for the stressed out business owner and shares his inspiring story to gear us up for dominating the new year!