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Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that she has been running for over 30 years. She is the author of Be Bad First, Leading So People Will Follow, Being Strategic, and Growing Great Employees, and the host of The Proteus Leader Show, a regular podcast on management and leadership. 00:00 - Introduction03:52 - Mindset shift about change08:08 - Being change capable16:50 - How travelling helps change your mindset21:56 - What makes Erika capable of guiding leaders22:51 - Propagating change mindset into the company33:56 - What might happen if you’re not good with change36:46 - Changing mindset is a lot of work but is possible39:10 - Follow up with Erika👀 Check out the company:https://proteus-international.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rom Lakritz is the founder of Anchor, a platform that helps companies focus on being a business while they take care of your billing. He has founded multiple companies in different industries, raised tens of millions of dollars, and had very nice exits from several of the businesses. 00:00 - Introduction03:29 - Different stages of a company05:04 - How Anchor started06:40 - Going deeper into the idea stage10:31 - Customer discovery stage and pre-seed19:30 - Customer Validation Stage28:56 - Customer Creation Stage32:04 - How the role of the CEO evolves38:54 - Follow up with Rom👀 Check out the company:https://sayanchor.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Linda Strause, Ph.D has a doctorate in Neurophysiology and Biochemistry. She is currently the President of two companies and is using her talents to ensure the vision of creating synthetic psilocybin (PSLY.com) that can be used with therapy in Virtual Reality (EI.Ventures) comes to fruition.  In this very interesting conversation, we discuss how the FDA works, how researchers conduct trials, how society is shifting it's attitude towards psychedelics, and why she believes in psilocybin (magic mushrooms) as a potential healer alongside therapy. 00:00 - Introduction04:57 - Why Linda chose to work in the psychedelic space07:52 - Is the psychedelic space going to take off soon?14:42 - What is the process before you can do clinical trial18:34 - How are they going to conduct testing in the future20:50 - Conventional medicine vs psychedelic treatment26:10 - Mushrooms are starting to get FDA approved28:16 - The benefits of microdosing31:30 - Our roots with hallucinogenic plants36:40 - Follow up with Dr. Linda37:22 - Food nutrition and its importance40:54 - Exercise and heathy diet work as a pair  👀 Check out the company:https://psly.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yaron Ben Nun is the founder and CEO of Nostromo Energy, a publicly listed company in Israel that provides a unique energy storage system to commercial buildings based on freezing water. We talked about how he discovered his life's purpose was in clean tech, his journey in developing their product, and other opportunities in clean tech. 00:00 - Introduction05:48 - Breakouts on the clean tech space13:31 - Going public as a young company21:03 - Be visible and contribute positively for the common good25:48 - Investing on clean tech companies and innovations29:35 - Is it time to be optimistic or be realistic31:04 - Climate change is showing worse signs35:28 - Follow up with Yaron👀 Check out the company:https://nostromo.energy✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patricia Recarte is the CEO and Co-Founder of Kado Networks, a platform for professionals to develop a centralized knowledge graph of their clients and partners in order to automate and manage their relationships.00:00 - Introduction04:07 - The freedom that building a company provides06:14 - Making sure to keep cash for the company09:04 - What you plan may not exactly unfold as you wish12:29 - Relief of finally filling positions in the company17:16 - Nuances of having a company in another country23:11 - Minimizing your tax payments26:49 - Absence of physical office28:51 - Using VR and new tech to improve team morale35:36 - Investing in your employees’ health and career38:21 - Follow up with Patricia👀 Check out the company:https://kadonetworks.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Martin Tobias is the Founder and Managing Partner of Incisive Ventures, which invests on Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Blockchain companies. He has raised over $500M in equity, project finance, and working capital for companies where he was CEO. He has also personally invested in over 70 startups and led about half a dozen through venture funds. 00:00 - Introduction03:47 - Best attributes of AR and VR08:23 - AR/VR is just around the corner14:46 - How does the ‘present’ look for AR18:34 - Exciting uses for VR today21:54 - Meditation through VR and other use cases24:58 - How can the workforce utilize AR and VR29:05 - Some exciting stuff to look out for37:27 - AR and VR is an exciting space40:46 - Follow up with Martin👀 Check out the company:https://incisive.vc✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot 🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Design Systems are used to create a standardized UI/UX, so setting one up early on will help your company make less mistakes and speed up releasing new versions. 00:00 - Opener 00:56 - Intro 02:39 - What is a Design System 03:35 - Parts of a Design System 09:05 - Prototyping 11:40 - Final Thoughts ✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot 🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tyler Strause is the VP of Product Development of two companies and is using his talents to ensure the vision of creating synthetic psilocybin (PSLY.com) that can be used with therapy in Virtual Reality (EI.Ventures) comes to fruition. 00:00 - Introduction05:13 - Tyler’s personal experience as a consumer08:09 - Dealing with emotions14:39 - Human experience with psychedelics18:52 - How can you prepare before trying psychedelics24:50 - Letting go of bad experiences27:35 - Default Mode Network32:51 - Experiencing other cultures and unfamiliar territories39:59 - Taking control of your thoughts and emotions42:24 - Time and experience are allies45:05 - Taking calculated risks48:40 - Follow up with Tyler👀 Check out the company:https://psly.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot 🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ray Blakney is the Founder/CEO of Podcast Hawk, a SaaS platform that helps businesses and influencers find and pitch podcasts on auto-pilot. He’s also the Founder/CEO of Live Lingua, an award-winning online language school. 00:00 - Introduction05:20 - Learning a different language06:28 - Finding business ideas and opportunities08:56 - His best business so far, and how it operates14:32 - Learning the culture alongside the language20:31 - English is literally spoken everywhere22:01 - Some travel stories from Sean and Ray29:11 - Practicing Kendo33:44 - You go far by taking a multitude of steps36:00 - How really rich people usually live41:10 - Some lighthearted talk from two entrepreneurs42:45 - Drop shipping with Chinese manufacturers45:42 - Be intentional47:50 - Follow up with Ray👀 Check out the company:https://podcasthawk.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot 🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paige Arnof-Fenn is the Founder/CEO of Mavens & Moguls, a firm that has been providing Marketing, Branding, PR, Market Research, and Communications services for over 20 years. 00:00 - Introduction05:51 - The beginning of tough times12:38 - Learn to enjoy things14:51 - Hardest thing about losing your loved ones19:08 - How she adapted and built a better system24:18 - Being entrusted by family members’ will21:01 - Learn to be grateful34:33 - Follow up with Paige👀 Check out the company:https://mavensandmoguls.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot 🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.