EO 360°: A podcast by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization

“Human resources may not excite you at first glance,” Dave says. In this episode, we dive into the world of HR with Annissa Deshpande. Annissa is a former HR executive with Fortune 500 experience. She’s successfully hired thousands of people across the globe and is also the author of The Comeback, a “modern HR novel for entrepreneurs.” Annissa is also the founder of lōglab. lōglab provides modern HR solutions to create positive business outcomes and build positive work environments. Listen in as Annissa shares her extensive experience in HR and how it can drive business performance.

Andrew Herr is the founder and CEO of Fount. Fount works with a variety of clients, including the US Navy Seals, professional sports teams, and leading business executives. Fount works to deliver comprehensive health and wellness programs through testing, nutrition, cognitive training, sleep, exercise, and much more. Listen in as Andrew shares why health and wellness are so important in achieving your best performance not only in business but in life. Links Fount: https://www.fount.bio/

This week we have Chris Krimitsos, or the “Podcast Godfather,” as Dave likes to call him. Chris is the founder of PodFest, the longest-running continuous in-person podcast event. He’s also got the title for the “largest attendance for a virtual podcast conference in one week.” Chris is also the author of “Start Ugly: A Timeless Tale About Innovation & Change.” Listen in as Chris shares the impact of podcasting, video, influencers, and the world of social media and how it can impact your business. Links PodFest: https://podfestexpo.com/ VidFest: https://vidfestexpo.com/ Start Ugly: A Timeless Tale About Innovation and Change: https://amz.run/584W

Gino Wickman is the founder of the Entrepreneurial Operating System, a “set of simple concepts and practical tools” that is used by more than 100,000 companies worldwide. He’s also the author of Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business, and most recently, The Entrepreneurial Leap. Listen in as Gino talks about his entrepreneurial journey, the Entrepreneurial Operating System, and when he took his first entrepreneurial leap. Links Traction: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QWLLV2 Entrepreneurial Leap: https://e-leap.com/

Artificial intelligence, or A.I., has become somewhat of a buzzword lately in the tech industry. However, there are times where the term A.I. is used properly. In Howard Getson’s case, it’s like “science fiction,” as he puts it. Howard is the founder of Capitalogix, an investment firm that uses A.I. to evaluate global markets on a massive scale. Listen in as Howard shares how he tackled this monstrous project and how it relates to innovation and his entrepreneurial journey.

Meet Aarav Gupta. He’s an author, a budding entrepreneur, and an award-winning macroeconomist—he’s also still in high school. At 17 years old, Aarav has a passion for business, finance, investing, and entrepreneurship. Listen in as he shares the story of how he wrote his book, The Budding Entrepreneur, and how that journey connected him with major business leaders and entrepreneurs. His book features many “primary interviews,” as Aarav puts it, with many prominent figures such as Mark Cuban and Sydney Phillips. Tune in!

Anya Soto is the co-founder and the Director of Training of Culture Crafters, a women-founded, minority driven, and LGBT inclusive company whose goal is to create healthy, productive work cultures. Anya joins the podcast this week and helps Dave “be more woke,” as he puts it. Listen in as Anya shares how identity, experience, and environment can influence one’s bias and assumptions and how that translates to the working world.

RT Custer is the CEO and founder of the Vortic Watch Company. Starting as a Kickstarter campaign in 2014, the Vortic Watch Company turns old pocket watches, some over a hundred years old, into wristwatches. Listen in as RT shares the journey of starting Vortic with two college buddies, expanding during the pandemic, and even being sued by Swatch, the largest watch company in the world. Links Vortic Watch Company: https://vorticwatches.com/

Anuar Garcia is the founder and CEO of GreenTek Solutions, a technology recycling and reuse company based in Texas. GreenTek was recently selected among 15 other black and brown-owned businesses to join Apple’s Impact Accelerator, “a new program for minority-owned businesses that are creating environmental solutions focused on climate change, resource conservation, and smarter chemistry.” Listen in as Anuar shares his story of growing up in a small town in Mexico, moving to the U.S. at the age of 13, making 6 figures and owning a home at the age of 20, and ultimately starting his own business at the age of 21. Links GreenTek Solutions: https://greenteksolutionsllc.com/

In this episode, we revisit an early interview with David Cummings! David is one of the two founding partners of Pardot, a company that dedicated itself to redefining the way B2B marketing automation is handled. Listen in as Dave and David discuss the process of bootstrapping a SaaS juggernaut, the struggles of competing against VC money, and how to best handle the acquisition process. Links Atlanta Tech Village: https://atlantatechvillage.com/