Just Get Started with Brian Ondrako

Episode 104 of the Just Get Started Podcast welcomes Dr. Denise Gosnell, Chief Data Officer at DataStax. I truly enjoyed this interview and hope everyone gets some great takeaways and it helps open up their mind to data and how impactful it is on the world.Here is the link to Kaggle, https://www.kaggle.com/, which is a website she discusses more about in the episode.Congrats to Denise on publishing her new book The Practitioners Guide to Graph Data which has been ranked as a #1 New Release in the Artificial Intelligence category on Amazon.Find Denise Online:TwitterLinkedInAmazonAbout Denise:Dr. Denise Gosnell's career centers on her passion for examining, applying, and advocating for the applications of graph data. She has patented, built, published, and spoken on dozens of topics related to machine learning, graph theory, graph algorithms, and applications of graph data across all industry verticals. Dr. Gosnell earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee as an NSF Fellow. Her research coined the concept "social fingerprinting" by applying graph algorithms to predict user identity from social media interactions.........Follow the Just Get Started Podcast on Instagram at @justgetstartedpodcast or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcast and to learn more about me and what’s going on in my world check out https://www.brianondrako.com/now/ or find me on Instagram at @brianondrako or twitter @brianondrako As always, I’d appreciate a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts if you believe I’ve earned it. -> Leave a Review Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 103 Features Brendon Elliott, Executive Director of the Little Linksters Association for Jr. Golf Development 501c3, and Director of Instruction for the Little Linksters Golf Academy.Find Brendon Online:Website: https://littlelinksters.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendonelliott/Twitter: @belliottgolf @littlelinksters @loveofthelinksInstagram: @littlelinksters @loveofthelinksYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bundygolferFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LittleLinksters2008/Vimeo:: https://vimeo.com/24193About Brendon:Father, Husband, PGA Professional, Coach, Mentor, Businessman; Brendon Elliott wears many hats. As the Executive Director of the Little Linksters Association for Jr. Golf Development 501c3, and Director of Instruction for the Little Linksters Golf Academy, his true passion obviously lies in the youth golf arena. This however is not the limits of Elliott's knowledge and expertise within the game. A winner of 25+ prestigious industry awards, Elliott is also a co-founder of the Junior Tour, LLC, and founded Love of the Linksters Golf Radio. He is a consultant and/or partner in a handful of golf business organizations such as Reimagine Golf and is a freelance golf writer for the likes of Golf Range Magazine, PGA Magazine, GolfWRX, and more. Considered an expert by his peers in all facets of the business, Elliott has appeared numerous times on Golf Channel's Morning Drive to talk about the state of the game.........Follow the Just Get Started Podcast on Instagram at @justgetstartedpodcast or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcast and to learn more about me and what’s going on in my world check out https://www.brianondrako.com/now/ or find me on Instagram at @brianondrako or twitter @brianondrako As always, I’d appreciate a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts if you believe I’ve earned it. -> Leave a Review Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 102 features Tony Banta, the Managing Partner of Venture Greatly and Host of the Client Whisperer Podcast.Find Tony Online:Website: https://clientwhisperer.showFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tonybantaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonybanta/About Tony:Tony Banta is a systems engineer, innovation consultant, and host of the Client Whisperer Show. Beginning his career as a self-taught software developer, Tony quickly realizing that the best code could never solve broader leadership issues within organizations. Today Tony works with other client-businesses to maximize client results, increase client retention, and streamline the client fulfillment experience.For more information on Tony and his work, visit clientwhisperer.show........Follow the Just Get Started Podcast on Instagram at @justgetstartedpodcast or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcast and to learn more about me and what’s going on in my world check out https://www.brianondrako.com/now/ or find me on Instagram at @brianondrako or twitter @brianondrako As always, I’d appreciate a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts if you believe I’ve earned it. -> Leave a Review Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 101 Features Chase Damiano, a business advisor, consultant, and executive coach dedicated to helping founders, entrepreneurs, and CEOs get out of the weeds. I had a wonderful interview with Chase where we navigated through some of his early career in a startup environment and then spent a good amount of time speaking about accountability, habits, routines, and things that Founders should be considering as they scale.Find Chase Online:Website: chasedamiano.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chasedamiano/About Chase:Chase Damiano is a business advisor, consultant, and executive coach dedicated to helping founders, entrepreneurs, and CEOs get out of the weeds. He helps teams clarify their vision, improve their decision-making, and create better business outcomes. Teams working with Chase see higher revenue growth, lower operating costs, clearer insight into their business, and a stronger sense of team ownership and accountability.Chase previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Commonwealth Joe, a venture-backed beverage technology and distribution company headquartered in Arlington, VA, where he grew a family business from $0 to $5MM in revenue, 500+ B2B customers, and 70+ employees in five years. During his tenure, the company was awarded DC Inno's 2018 50 on Fire and Washington City Paper's Best of DC 2016-2019, and Chase was named Forbes 30 Under 30.Chase began his career at Accenture, focusing on business intelligence, customer experience management, voice of the customer, and business process outsourcing for Fortune 500 companies in the financial services, telecom, and consumer products industries. He helped large organizations deeply understand what hundreds of thousands of customers were really saying about their products and services.Chase earned two B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering and Economics from Virginia Tech. He spends his free time reading, meditating, and traveling with his partner and 10-year-old son.........Follow the Just Get Started Podcast on Instagram at @justgetstartedpodcast or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcast and to learn more about me and what’s going on in my world check out https://www.brianondrako.com/now/ or find me on Instagram at @brianondrako or twitter @brianondrako As always, I’d appreciate a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts if you believe I’ve earned it. -> Leave a Review Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I am in month 3 of my Dozen Months of Discovery and for this month I decided to learn Spanish! I've always wanted to learn a language (Well, I tried once but failed Italian in High School). I thought this was an incredible opportunity to see what I could learn in 30 days.I grade myself at a B+ after all is said and done. There were a lot of challenges going on in the world as we all know so I had to be hyper focused on keeping up with my practice and lessons and I'd say I learned a good amount.Some things I learned like:I learned the entire alphabet and pronunciations (Did anyone know there are like 5 separate sounds with each letter!)I learned numbers up through 100I learned articles like The for both Masculine and Feminine wordsI learned many phases for general conversationI probably learned a lot more that hasn't fully sunk in yet and look forward to continue practicing and evolving my Spanish speaking skills!........Follow the Just Get Started Podcast on Instagram at @justgetstartedpodcast or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcast and to learn more about me and what’s going on in my world check out https://www.brianondrako.com/now/ or find me on Instagram at @brianondrako or twitter @brianondrako As always, I’d appreciate a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts if you believe I’ve earned it. -> Leave a Review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 100 features, Sara Ondrako, Canine Behavior Consultant and the Founder & Executive Director of the American Pit Bull Foundation. Sara also happens to be my sister-in-law and having had the chance to get a first hand look of the great things she has done to grow her foundation I was pleased to welcome her to the Podcast to share her journey.About Sara I'm a Canine Behavior Consultant and the Founder / Executive Director of the American Pit Bull Foundation.I've been involved with animals all throughout my life. It started when I was 12 with my first volunteer job at the zoo working around exotics, then progressed to raptors and on to canines.I started the American Pit Bull Foundation in 2010 with the idea of educating the public and bringing about change to how pit bull type dogs are perceived. In 2015, we launched Operation Sidekick, our shelter-to-service program that trains rescued pit bulls as service dogs for veterans suffering from PTSD.I recently launched my YouTube channel to help people better communicate with their dogs. That channel centers around behavior, health, training and product reviews to help build the bond between people and their dogs.Connect with Sara Online:Website: https://saraondrako.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraondrakoTwitter: https://twitter.com/saraondrakoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sara.ondrakoYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/saraondrakoMedium: https://medium.com/@saraondrako........Follow the Just Get Started Podcast on Instagram at @justgetstartedpodcast or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcast and to learn more about me and what’s going on in my world check out https://www.brianondrako.com/now/ or find me on Instagram at @brianondrako or twitter @brianondrako As always, I’d appreciate a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts if you believe I’ve earned it. -> Leave a Review Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 99 features Robbie Kellman Baxter, Founder and President of Peninsula Strategies, strategy consulting firm focused on helping companies leverage subscription pricing, digital community and freemium to build deeper relationships with customers. Her new book, The Forever Transaction: How to Build a Subscription Model So Compelling, Your Customers Will Never Want to Leave, releases in March, 2020. Connect with Robbie Online:Website: robbiekellmanbaxter.comFacebook: facebook.com/robbiebaxInstagram: instagram.com/robbiebaxTwitter: twitter.com/robbiebaxLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robbiekellmanbaxter About Robbie:Robbie Kellman Baxter brings over twenty years of strategy consulting and marketing expertise to Peninsula Strategies, her strategy consulting firm focused on helping companies leverage subscription pricing, digital community and freemium to build deeper relationships with customers. Her clients have included start-ups and mid-sized venture-backed companies as well as industry leaders such as Netflix, Oracle, Electronic Arts and eBay. Over the past 18 years, Peninsula Strategies has advised over 100 organizations in over 20 industries on growth strategy.A sought-after writer and keynote speaker, Robbie has presented to alumni organizations at Stanford, Harvard and Haas, associations including the AICPA, the American Society of Association Executives, and the National Restaurant Association and organizations including the Wall Street Journal, and Coursera. She has been quoted on business issues in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Consumer Reports, and has had pieces published in HBR.org, CNN.com, Associations Now and the Journal for Quality & Participation. Robbie has created and starred in eight video courses in collaboration with LinkedIn Learning on business topics ranging from innovation to customer success and membership. Robbie is also on the board of Amava, an organization dedicated to helping people stay active and engaged post-career.As the author of The Membership Economy: Find Your Superusers, Master the Forever Transaction & Build Recurring Revenue, a book that has been named a top 10 marketing book of all time by BookAuthority, Robbie coined the popular business term “Membership Economy”, which is now being used by organizations and journalists around the country and beyond. Robbie’s expertise with companies in the emerging Membership Economy extends to include SaaS, media, consumer products and community organizations. Her new book, The Forever Transaction: How to Build a Subscription Model So Compelling, Your Customers Will Never Want to Leave, releases in March, 2020.Prior to launching Peninsula Strategies, Robbie was a strategy consultant at Booz-Allen & Hamilton, a New York City Urban Fellow and a Silicon Valley product marketer. Robbie received her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and graduated with honors from Harvard College.........Follow the Just Get Started Podcast on Instagram at @justgetstartedpodcast or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcast and to learn more about me and what’s going on in my world check out https://www.brianondrako.com/now/ or find me on Instagram at @brianondrako or twitter @brianondrako As always, I’d appreciate a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts if you believe I’ve earned it. -> Leave a Review Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 98 features Sean Kelly, Founder and CEO of online jersey apparel company Jersey Champs and he shares his tremendous and vulnerable story of starting the company in college at the age of 19. In four years, Sean has taken this company to tremendous heights both through increased revenues and having many celebrities and athletes wearing his jerseys throughout the last few years.Find Sean Online:Website: https://jerseychampion.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/Twitter: https://twitter.com/seankelly25TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@seanmikekellyAbout Jersey Champs:Jersey Champs was started to accomplish one thing. We want to revolutionize the way jerseys are worn. Up until now, the only jerseys you could purchase were generic jerseys issued by professional sports teams featuring the same designs over and over. We want to be able to provide unique jerseys that featured interests other than sports. We want to connect the music & sports markets with customizable jerseys that make you stand out from the crowd.........Follow the Just Get Started Podcast on Instagram at @justgetstartedpodcast or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcast and to learn more about me and what’s going on in my world check out https://www.brianondrako.com/now/ or find me on Instagram at @brianondrako or twitter @brianondrako As always, I’d appreciate a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts if you believe I’ve earned it. -> Leave a Review Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 97 features Rebecca Habbershaw, Founder & CEO of Learning Lab 360, a company bringing the best educational VR experiences to students. Rebecca is local to me in the Raleigh, North Carolina area and I love her passion for helping kids improve their learning through using technology to create unique learning experiences.Find Rebecca Online:Website: http://learninglab360.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/learninglab360/Twitter: https://twitter.com/learninglab360Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-habbershaw-348903142About Rebecca:Rebecca started out as a middle school teacher, teaching mostly language arts to 6th and 7th graders. In the fall of 2017, she left the formal classroom setting to be the CEO of Learning Lab 360 full-time. Since then, the company has grown exponentially, visiting schools in several counties across the state of North Carolina and inspiring thousands of students and adults. In her spare time, Rebecca enjoys spending time with her husband, CIO and VR developer for Learning Lab 360, and daughter at home. She also tutors students part-time and enjoys working on miniature dollhouses.The Learning Lab visits schools, public or private (events or during classes) in order to bring the best educational VR experiences to students.........Follow the Just Get Started Podcast on Instagram at @justgetstartedpodcast or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcast and to learn more about me and what’s going on in my world check out https://www.brianondrako.com/now/ or find me on Instagram at @brianondrako or twitter @brianondrako As always, I’d appreciate a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts if you believe I’ve earned it. -> Leave a Review  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 96 features Sean Vigue, Founder of Sean Vigue Fitness and one of the most watched Online Yoga and Pilates Instructors in the world with over 900 videos varying in length and speciality around Yoga, Pilates, etc. I found one of Sean's video on YouTube (link here) and watched it every day for my stretching challenge of 1-hour of stretching a day for the month of February. It was engaging, informative, and damn good and might be a good place to start if you are looking to shake out some of the cobwebs and loosen up the body a bit. Find Sean Online:Website: http://www.seanviguefitness.com/Twitter: @seanviguefitYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCwGWW0od-BCfRtU2euaLgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/seanvigue/Instagram: @seanviguefitness  About Sean:Sean Vigue is a fitness instructor, personality and entrepreneur who has taught thousands of classes in Central Florida, the mountains of Colorado and around the world in addition to appearing in over 2000 health and fitness videos and DVDs. If you are a blogger, podcast owner or active member of the media and need a source (or want an interview) for your yoga, Pilates, or general health and fitness story please email seanviguefitness@gmail.com. Sean has been featured on such outlets as Fox News, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, Lifestyle for Men magazine, The Success 101 Podcast, Orlando Sentinel, Pilates Style Magazine, Martial Arts Chat, HASfit and FitBottomedGirls.com. Watch for him in the motion picture ‘Elles’ as Juliette Binoche’s Pilates instructor. Sean is a StyleHaul partner and the “Most Watched Online Yoga and Pilates Guy”.........Follow the Just Get Started Podcast on Instagram at @justgetstartedpodcast or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcast and to learn more about me and what’s going on in my world check out https://www.brianondrako.com/now/ or find me on Instagram at @brianondrako or twitter @brianondrako As always, I’d appreciate a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts if you believe I’ve earned it. -> Leave a Review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.