Founder Storiez

In this episode of Founder StorieZ with Ian Ramzy. Ian is the founder of ZipCall. A startup he founded out of his college dorm room. He shares the story of how he was able to scale to 100K users, make it to the front of Reddit. Being offered VC money to drop out of college and why he turned them down. So many incredible lessons in this interview. Please enjoy and don't forget to subscribe. Ephraim Yarmak https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Ian Ramzy https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianramzy/

In this episode of Founder StorieZ with Howard Behar, Howard is a renowned business leader, author, speaker. For 21 years Howard led Starbuck’s business as President of North America, and he became the founding President of Starbucks International opening the very first store outside of North America in Japan. During his tenure, he participated in the growth of the company from only 28 stores to over 15,000 stores spanning five continents. He served on the Starbucks Board of Directors for twelve years before retiring. He is the author of 2 books; It’s Not About the Coffee: Lessons on Leadership from a Life at Starbucks and The Magic Cup. In this episode, We go into his life story, how he landed at Starbucks, his time at Starbucks, and all the lessons he's learned along the way. Please enjoy and don't forget to subscribe. VIDEO EPISODE: https://youtu.be/oeGXNNTcncc Ephraim Yarmak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Howard Behar: http://www.howardbehar.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-behar-24ba274/

In this interview, we speak with Dennis Mortensen Co-founder & CEO X.ai Dennis has an incredible story and an entrepreneurship career. He has started, failed, and sold multiple startups. In this conversation, we go into detail about how he got his start. How he views entrepreneurship, and practical lessons to building a company. Enjoy! Dennis Mortensen. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennismor... Ephraim Yarmak. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimya...

In the interview, we speak with Barend Raaff Founder & CEO Harver. Barend has a fascinating humble story. In this interview, we speak about is humble beginnings, his entrepreneurial failures, and success. What it takes to build a world-class company and what it takes to lead in times of crisis.

On This episode, we have Marty Burger CEO of Silverstein Properties, one of the largest family-held real estate portfolios in the world. Marty has very humble beginnings, and in our conversation, we discuss his upbringing, how he got started in Real estate, being fired from his job, and his path to CEO. There are so many great lessons we can learn in this interview I hope you enjoy it. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DdodcsoZE7I

How do you navigate in a time of crisis? Vinay Bhagat has lead his companies through 9/11, 2008 recessions and managed to make it out successful. In this very honest and candid interview, we speak about his upbringing, parenting tips, and what it takes to build a successful company. Vinay was previously the founder of Convio. A company he founded in 1999, took public in 2010 and eventually sold it for $325Miliion in 2012. I do apologize in advance for all the noise, but this is the blessings of being together with family in one home during COVID-19:)

Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybjpAry4gIeS0X3TLEpesA/featuredGordon Smith:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonksmith/https://www.biproxi.com/ Ephraim Yarmak LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ephraimyarmak

In the interview, we speak with Michael Mandel Cofounder & CEO CompStak. Michael has a fascinating humble story. In this interview, nothing was left off the table and we discuss how he built his startup, the emotional pains and what it means to build a successful organization. It was a real treat to interview him I hope you enjoy! Dont forget to subscribe! Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNtwzg64yj8 Michael: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmandel/ Compstak: https://compstak.com/ Ephraim Yarmak: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ephraimyarmak

In the interview, we speak with L.D Salmanson Cofounder & CEO Cherre. LD is a serial entrepreneur. He has founded multiple startups, failed and sold a startup to Oppenheimer. In this candid and honest discussion. We speak about his upbringing, his first business while in Middle school joining the army, the other startups he founded, success and failures, and lessons he would provide to others. It was a real treat to interview him I hope you enjoy! Dont forget to subscribe! LD: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ldsalmanson https://twitter.com/SYSTEP Cherre: https://cherre.com/ Ephraim Yarmak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimya... https://twitter.com/ephraimyarmak