The Entrepreneur Way

Lars Schmidt is the Founder of Amplify, an HR executive search and consulting firm. He's spent over 20 years in the industry working in and alongside a range of leading global companies. He's a writer for Fast Company, author of Redefining HR book and Employer Branding for Dummies, and Host of the Redefining HR podcast. “really focus your early days on building your emergency fund because with that you have freedom. And when you have freedom you can really take your business to new places but you can’t do that if you are in need constant position of how am I going to make ends meet? How am I going to cover bills? I think once you get over that point and you have a sufficient emergency fund that freedom really allows you to take your business to new places”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8Qr

Nicholas Hinrichsen co-founded a company called Carlypso after graduating from Stanford Business School in 2013. They went through YCombinator (same startup accelerator as AirBnb, DoorDash, Stripe, Reddit etc) in 2014, raised a total of $10M in venture funding by 2015 and sold the business to Carvana.com in 2017. They joined Carvana pre-IPO, went public at a $2.5bn valuation and are now worth $40bn. Carvana is the most valuable used car retailer in the U.S. Nicholas and other the co-founder stayed with Carvana for 3 years and left in June 2020 to start a digital auto loan refinancing platform. Their new business is all around helping Americans save money on their auto expenses and insurance and is a great angle to realize savings. “the most important thing in entrepreneurship is get started. It’s so easy to think about the business and an idea and how to provide value and find reasons not to do it. It’s so easy to talk yourself out of doing something versus into doing something. So, my advice would be to just get started, do something. The most important thing is to get to a no quickly. You need to find out quickly why the idea that you have in your mind doesn’t work. And when you do that you will experience surprises by talking to customers from which you can learn and develop new hypotheses until you find a business that works”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8Py

Ken D Foster is a keynote speaker, business strategist, best-selling author, and the host of “Voices of Courage,” a radio show syndicated in more than 162 countries. His new book is called “The Courage to Change Everything: Daily Strategies & Essential Wisdom to Awaken Your Inner Genius” (Official Launch January 5, 2020). Ken is a changemaker who pushes the envelope and challenges you to think differently: to see the unseeable, know the unknowable, and do the impossible. “have fun along the way. Look for the gifts every day and find the courage to get outside of your comfort zone. Creativity is the joy that entrepreneurship brings and as we as entrepreneurs we look for things that nobody else can see. We see the un-seeable, we know the unknowable and we do the impossible because we open our creativity up as entrepreneurs. And if you are stuck just open the creativity, start looking for the beauty in life and you will find it. And as soon you do the doors will start to open again ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8OD

A 7-time author and national speaker, Lisa Rehurek’s 25 years of business knowledge shines right alongside her down to earth, “get it done” manner. Obsessed with strategies, systems, and simplicity, Lisa transforms the most overwhelming tasks into simple, attainable steps that your audience is eager to get out there and do. “don’t avoid planning. But also, don’t get mired in planning, take action, have conversations with your ideal clients, get out there and move the needle forward. The more conversations you have the more you are going to learn and the better positioned you are going to be. So just keep moving forward”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8NM

As a single parent, Justine Sinclair and her daughter have a unique bond. They rely on each other for motivation and support. From a young age, Justine’s daughter had dreams for the future. Justine told her “tomorrow’s dream can only happen if you start today!” That’s why Justine started dreamOway. “believe in yourself and don’t listen to what people say”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8MU

Edward Mermelstein is the Founder & CEO of One and Only Holdings, a New York City based luxury real estate investment consulting firm that works with high-net-worth families to build, manage and preserve their wealth. Edward has also been named one of the 10 most influential figures in New York City real estate. “Work hard, always do the right thing. It’s a very simple way to live. You work hard and you enjoy what you are doing the right thing in your life whether it’s at work or at home. Those are things that will make your life just better”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8M0

Herb Karlitz is the CEO and founder of Karlitz & Company, an industry leader in designing and marketing globally recognized events. Celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, Karlitz & Company has produced globally recognized events, including Flavor! Napa Valley, the New York City Wine & Food Festival, and Harlem EatUp! “have a clear vision, have a clear path… Really be clear about where you are trying to get from point A to point B. Be really clear about what service you want to provide. The clearer you are the clearer your message will be to your potential customers, whoever is going to buy. If it gets fuzzy and you can’t describe your business in a couple of sentences you will have a hard time selling it to somebody else”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8L8

Joseph Fung is the CEO of Uvaro, a tech sales career accelerator, and of Kiite, a sales enablement platform purpose-built to provide sales teams with the information they need when they need it. A graduate of the University of Waterloo’s Computer Engineering program, Joseph’s a repeat Founder & CEO, and with multiple successful exits, and speaks frequently on the topics of sales leadership, diversity, and corporate social responsibility. He is an active early-stage investor who ensures that the majority of his investments are into women-led companies. Joseph also sits on the boards of Communitech, the Golden Triangle Angel Network, and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony “be deliberate and intentional about culture want to create because if you aren’t it’s going to happen despite you. And it’s way better to be in control as you are guiding that so that you can build the company you want to work in and you want to grow”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8Kc

Lloyd Yip is the founder & CEO of Attract & Scale. He helps coaches, consultants, agencies owners, and other online entrepreneurs grow their businesses organically. He's helped countless entrepreneurs leverage the power of organic marketing to hit multi-six figure and seven-figure revenues in a highly scalable and predictable way. “overall, my best advice is to go and seek help. Don’t assume that you can do it all yourself. Don’t assume that there is someone else who has already solved that problem. Be hungrily seeking out other people who have potentially solved that problem already and get their advice. And model your approach to solving that problem after there’s. Not necessarily rip it off entirely because it might not work but be willing to seek it out, be humble and even be willing to invest. A lot of the times the people who are the best at solving specific problems they aren’t just going to give you you because you sent them a text message or hit them up for a coffee. Sometimes it will but a lot of the times you have to pay for that help…”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8Jf

Darin Dawson is the Co-Founder and President of BombBomb, a Human-Centered Communication Platform that enables users to use simple, personal video messages to leverage their best asset... themselves. Darin leads all sales, marketing, customer success and product development at BombBomb, a fast-growing, Colorado-based software company. He’s on a mission to re-humanize the planet and he wants to start with your business communication. He believes that human beings have intrinsic value and that every person deserves to be seen, heard and understood. That’s why he co-founded BombBomb. “Don’t stop. I think people stop to soon, I think they get closer than they think they are but most of the time the reason they stop is because they do not have their financial house in order… Your personal finances are just as important as business finances and are you able to continue. Usually, your personal finances is what stop you from continuing. And so, if you are beginning get your financial house in order but don’t stop. And if you are advanced, I would say don’t stop innovating, don’t rest on your laurels, don’t think nothing is going to ever change ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8In