The Necessary Entrepreneur

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Mark Siebert, CEO of iFranchise Group. The iFranchise Group is a leading franchise consulting firm that offers strategic planning, operations training and documentation, franchise marketing and sales, advertising fund management, and franchise recruitment. Their consultants have helped thousands of businesses assess their franchise potential. They also help existing franchisors improve franchise sales effectiveness, generate more leads, decrease costs and improve franchisee relationships. Some of their clients include McDonald's, Shell, Subway, UPS Store, Yankee Candle, General Electric, Massage Envy, and more. Mark Siebert has been in the franchising space for almost 40 years. He is the author of "Franchise Your Business - The Ultimate How-To Guide on Franchising Your Business. He has earned and MBA among other things, taught numerous courses on business and franchising at the university level, and is on the board of directors for Top Fire Media. Mark & Mark talk about iFranchise Group, 3 things to franchise your business, risk vs Roi, failure rate, franchise agreements, getting into consulting, and that it's better to have an average product with great people vs an amazing product with bad people.  @Ifranchisegroup  Find out more about Mark Siebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcsiebert/ https://www.ifranchisegroup.com/franchise-consultants/mark-siebert/ https://www.facebook.com/mark.siebert.756 Find out more about iFranchise Group https://www.ifranchisegroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ifranchise-group/ https://www.instagram.com/ifranchisegroup/ https://www.facebook.com/iFranchiseGroup Purchase a copy of "Franchise Your Business" below: https://a.co/d/8XBXfWe Connect With Us:  Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Channel 3 Gaming founder, Joel Willis. Joel worked at GE for nearly 10 years. From there he became a humor writer, editor, and social media manager for Scary Mommy and then eventually editor in chief for The Dad. Joel co-wrote a book "Dad Law: The Definitive Reference for All Things Dad." After leaving The Dad, Joel founded Channel 3 Gaming, a new social platform for gamers. Mark & Joel talk about Joel's background and career, content creation, gaming as a means of social interaction, manufacturing memories, the importance of balance battling consistency rather than intensity, and that self-discipline is everything. Find out more about Joel: https://www.facebook.com/joelwillis https://www.instagram.com/thejoelwillis/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelwillis/ Find out more about Channel 3 Gaming: https://channel3.gg/ https://www.facebook.com/channel3gamingnetwork https://www.instagram.com/channel3gg/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/channel-3-gaming/ ​ @channel3gg  Purchase "Dad Law - The Definitive Reference for All Things Dad" https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/dad-law or https://a.co/d/gHp5gcA Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/  

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Cincinnati reporter and news personality Bob Herzog. Bob has been in the media business since the mid 90s. He joined WKRC, Local 12 in 2005 and currently anchors Good Morning Cincinnati with Sheila Gray. In 2023, Bob received the Joe Nuxhall Award for being a tremendous storyteller, broadcaster, and an advocate for communities in the Greater Cincinnati area. Bob loves time with his wife and four kids, as well as music and movies. Bob and Mark talk about being yourself, even if it's "weird normal", as well as all things Cincinnati, his family, traveling out west, Star Wars, pivotal moments in his career, and some of life philosophies. Be sure to tune into "Good Morning Cincinnati" every morning but especially for "Dance Party Friday's".   Find out more about Bob: https://www.youtube.com/BobHerzog https://www.instagram.com/Bob_Herzog?fbclid=IwAR3zcveMzHsuTSwFe3hLX6J04PVATPr9vvN1yhCQXE7cQBurE5WHVL0F1V8 https://www.facebook.com/BobHerzogCincy https://www.tiktok.com/@Bob_Herzog?fbclid=IwAR1dk19cDemZhyvzMCO1MK-jHn4ZT62CGSMf0WEmSSjAT8m2tDpcvRwm6g0 https://twitter.com/bob_herzog https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobherzog/ https://local12.com/station/people/bob-herzog?fbclid=IwAR1lcIj-4BeUOQTKbWIfGqV8eESEjDFKbxiNJ-JqhnopfwHlxBTGpd6aACk   Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/      

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Cincinnati Local Favorite, actor, podcaster, and director, Mark Borison. Mark & Mark discuss Joe Rogan, the Jungle Jim's International Market Podcast, various commercials starring Mark Borison, bad jobs, scarcity mindset, being stuck in metiocrity, being open to what the future can hold, what Cincinnati needs to get to the next level to avoid being a fly-over loaction, "no's" turning into "yesses", and doing shit is the quick way to opportunity. Find out more about Mark Borison: https://www.facebook.com/TheMarkening/ https://www.instagram.com/themarkening/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-borison-733358b/ Find out more about Jungle Jim's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@JungleJimsMarket https://junglejims.com/wjji/ Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes 20-year investor, advisor, and CEO at Ubiquitous Energy (UE), Susan Stone. Mark & Susan talk about how Susan became CEO of UE, climate tech/clean tech, the secret of VC's, rating metrics 10+ yrs into a company vs early VC, what makes a great CEO, goal setting, solar window pricing, and more. Susan Stone has been a longtime board member and investor at UE. Prior to joining the company, she was the founder and CEO of Sierra Wasatch Capital, an early stage venture capital firm. She managed early stage investing for Riverhorse Investments, Inc., worked at JPMorgan in New York, as well as Houlihan Lokey in Los Angeles. Stone is a former investment banker in mergers & acquisitions. Ubiquitous Energy was founded in 2011 and started by a group of MIT and MSU scientists and engineers looking for new ways to reduce humanity’s carbon footprint by seamlessly integrating solar power technology into everyday products and surfaces. The Ubiquitous Energy core technology, UE PowerTM, is a transparent solar coating that integrates into standard windows. Find out more about Ubiquitous Energy, Inc https://ubiquitous.energy/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ubiquitous-energy-inc- https://twitter.com/ubiquitousenrgy https://www.instagram.com/ubiquitousenergy/ https://www.facebook.com/UbiquitousEnrgy/ Find out more about Susan Stone https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-stone-49bb5a/ Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/  

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Andrew Amann, the CEO and co-founder of NineTwoThree Venture Studio, a two-time Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company in the United States, and the leading mobile app development agency in Boston as ranked by Clutch.co. Since co-founding NineTwoThree Venture Studio in 2012, Andrew has helped launch 50 apps for funded startups and tech brands and launched 14 startups internally-funded startups. He is an experienced intrapreneur and entrepreneur. He is responsible for three patents for supply chain processes while he worked as a nuclear submarine engineer. He has successfully launched fourteen startups, including the digital business card solution, Inigo App, acquired by Royaltie, which is now the fourth fastest growing company in Canada. He excels at bootstrapping startups without the involvement of venture capital and tweets about how to build and maintain profitable companies. Mark and Andrew talk about being driven by loneliness, learning from failures while getting experience, bootstrapping vs being venture capitalist funded, daily responsibilities, what drives and motivates people, and Mark's favorite topic of work life balance. They also discuss AI and that not everything needs to be automated, and that AI still needs human interaction.    Find out more about Andrew Amann: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewamann/ https://twitter.com/andrewamann Find out more about NineTwoThree Venture Studio: https://www.ninetwothree.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ninetwothree/   Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/  

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes stand-up comedian and Cincy Shirts co-founder, Josh Sneed. Josh is making his mark as one of the top young comics in the business. He quit his comfy day job at Procter & Gamble and followed his passion to make people laugh. He has been on Comedy Central, opened for various members of "The Blue Collar Comedy Tour", makes regular guest appearances on "The Bob & Tom Show", and has released comedy albums. Josh is also the co-founder of Cincy Shirts. Cincy Shirts is the premiere vintage t-shirt brand in Cincinnati that was created to honor the history of Cincinnati while continuing to grow its rich tradition. Mark & Josh talk about Josh's origins in standup, his mentor, Cincinnati, launching Cincy Shirts, and pivotal moments along the way. Find out more about Josh: https://www.joshsneed.com/  https://www.facebook.com/mrjoshsneed https://www.instagram.com/joshsneed/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshsneed/ Find out more about Cincy Shirts: CincyShirts.com https://www.instagram.com/cincyshirts/ https://www.facebook.com/cincyshirts Josh's Other Brands: FluffyCrate.com OldSchoolShirts.com Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Mike McFall, co-founder/co-CEO of Biggby Coffee, back to the show. Mike just released his new book "Grow". Mark & Mike talk about growing vs getting better, CFO disease, the calm in business, being a chameleon, street credibility, why only 1 in 37,000 entrepreneurs make it, and principles in the the book, "Grow". Find out more about Mike McFall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-biggby/ https://www.instagram.com/mikejmcfall/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/mike.mcfall3 https://www.biggbyfranchising.com/meet-our-co-founders/ https://twitter.com/mikejmcfall?lang=en https://www.biggbyfranchising.com/meet-our-co-founders/ Find out more about BIGGBY Coffee: https://www.biggby.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/biggby-coffee/ https://www.instagram.com/biggbycoffee/ https://www.facebook.com/BiggbyCoffee.Bhappy https://twitter.com/BiggbyCoffee https://www.biggbyfranchising.com/ Purchase "GROW" below: https://a.co/d/3Rb27rA Purchase "GRIND" below: https://a.co/d/i8yrCkO Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes speaker & author, Julie O'Neill. Julie spent 30+ years in broadcast news where she interviewed Mother Teresa and other global icons in addition to chasing the news of the day. She recently released her debut book "BOLD" where she reveals key strategies she developed to secure big wins. She deconstructs big moments and how anyone can apply these principles to crash through their comfort zones and be bold in their endeavors. Mark & Julie dive into these principles, as well as the "two wolves in your ear", ego, feelings, why & why not, and having a strong board of directors. Find out more about Julie O'Neill: julieoneillspeaks.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-o-neill-a97b0878/ https://www.instagram.com/julie_oneill_justme/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063590647466 https://twitter.com/JustJulieONeill Buy a copy of "BOLD" here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6TXLDLF Connect with us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Co-Founder & Head of Racing at Commonwealth Markets, Chase Chamberlin for a conversation. Chase found a passion in horses at the age of 4 and it never went away. He gave up a promotion and a high paying job to start his own business at Commonwealth. 4 years ago, Chase & Brian Doxtator, set out to create a company that would revolutionize sports by democratizing ownership. At Commonwealth you can buy shares and back an athlete’s career, in less than 3 minutes at just $50 per share.  In Commonwealth’s second year in business, their horse, Mage, won The Kentucky Derby, arguably one of the most prolific events in all of sports, bringing 382 shareholders from all walks of life along with them for just $50/share. Commonwealth gained 7,000 new users overnight, global media exposure and unbelievable energy. Mark and Chase talk about the rollercoaster ride of entrepreneurship, the similarities and differences between horses & humans, recognizing humility, aligning your “why” with your “purpose, what happens if you fail tomorrow, and the smallest things you can do today to improve tomorrow. As Chase would say “Don’t be afraid to be a troublemaker”.   Find out more about Chase: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7061716706938802176/ https://www.instagram.com/chasechamberlin/ https://twitter.com/ChaseChamberlin   Find out more about Commonwealth https://www.joincommonwealth.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joincommonwealth/   Connect with us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/