Entrepreneurs Exposed

Shant Mardirosian, is the founder of The Burgers Priest - arguably the biggest Canadian burger success story in recent memory, and a chain that has changed the entire culture of the food scene. Shant, a dedicated christian, went from pastoral ministry into entrepreneurship, and his story is unbelievable. In this episode, we get into Shant's journey, which begins with his desire to find purpose, his experience dealing with fear and burnout, the company's recent exit, and much more. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally aired: March 2018Matt Larochelle, is the co-founder of the Extreme Bean. His company is taking the art of picking to a whole new level. From pickling in a condo, this company is now selling en masse - with a jar of Extreme Bean sold every 11 seconds. In this fun episode, we discuss bootstrapping a vision, how to get a niche product into national retail, debt vs. equity, launching products that celebrate the social and fun parts of life, and much more. Matt takes so much pride in what he does, and it resonates throughout this amazing talk. Enjoy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tyler Handley is the Co-Founder and CEO of Inkbox - Canada's most heavily trafficked Shopify store, and a company on a mission to allow people around the world to express themselves without regret. In this episode, we talk about the creation of an entirely new business category, Inkbox's Kickstarter success, finding the right venture capital firm and how to vet different prospective venture partners, experimenting with customer acquisition channels, how to spot Instagram falsehoods, the dangers of ego, and much more. Enjoy!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Gettis, is the CEO and co-founder of Endy, Canada's fastest-growing vertical e-commerce company and market leader in the online mattress space. In this episode, Mike and I discuss his move from oil and gas into entrepreneurship, Endy's approach to growth vs. that of its American rival Casper's, customer experience and what businesses can learn from going to Disneyland, the company's appearance on Dragon's Den, lining up investment from celebrities and athletes, and more. Enjoy!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Voigt is the CEO and Co-Founder of Agility CMS, a cutting edge Cloud based Content Management System, bringing flexibility and ease to the world of website development and management. Jon is also the host of the Agile Living Podcast, a show devoted to being more flexible, adaptable, and ready for change. In this short episode, we touch on Jon's new podcast, his incredible up and down 16-year journey as a software entrepreneur, and the challenges related to rapid growth, business partnerships, and personal health.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally aired: Feb, 2018Jeff Dennis is, in his words, the world's only entrepreneur in residence at a law firm. In this episode, Jeff and I discuss issues facing start ups, balancing marriage and entrepreneurial life, significant disruptions coming to the legal industry, and why Trump’s vision equates to turning the clock back to the 1950’s.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is it like to grow a company out of your basement into an asset worth $1 Billion? SOTI Inc., is the world's most trusted provider of mobile and IoT device management solutions. The business has 17,000 enterprise customers supported by offices all over the globe - and, surprisingly, has never raised venture capital. In this episode, we discuss Carl's "no exit" mindset, the danger of Canadian companies selling to foreign buyers, why SOTI turned down an acquisition offer from Microsoft, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strategyzer is a content beast, with best-selling books, technology platforms, an app, online training, in-person workshops and of course, the Business Model Canvas itself, which is used by millions of entrepreneurs and enterprises around the globe. Strategyzer's books, Value Proposition Design, and Business Model Generation have sold over 2 million copies in 40+ languages. In this episode, the company’s co-founder Alan Smith, discusses how he went from a design guy in the agency world, to an entrepreneur offering arguably, the most simple, practical, and effective business tools in existence today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dean Brauer is the Co-founder and EVP, of UK-based goHenry. goHenry is an innovative consumer internet and FinTech business with a mission to help millions of kids understand and manage money. There is some amazing discussion on GoHenry's emotional connection to the two most important things in many people's lives - money and children. We also talk about how that's helped the company build and foster a connection with its community of customers - which in 2016, culminated with a world record equity crowd funding raise of 4 million GBP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrea is a Scale Expert, a Multi-Exit Entrepreneur, with over 25 years of experience in technology - She has built three start-ups from zero to successful exit, including Proponix, which grew from O to $175 million in just 24 months. Andrea is also largely credited for helping one of the biggest telecom companies in Canada navigate through Y2K. In this wide ranging episode, we talk with Andrea about the keys to scaling up, her multiple exits, why hiring for mindset trumps skillset, the importance of balance to avoid burn out, the failure of Google Health, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices