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You’re listening to The Multiplier Effect: an Endeavor Podcast production. Each week you’ll get a thirty-minute dose of entrepreneurial inspiration from authors, influencers, investors, and Endeavor Entrepreneurs, themselves. Successful high-impact entrepreneurs generate a multiplier effect: Young people everywhere, regardless of birthplace or background, hear their stories and begin to believe that they too can dream big, scale up, and pay their success forward. Endeavor’s ultimate aim is a more equitable and prosperous future for everyone.
Join Amy Hopper Swan (Arkansas Research Alliance and Ark Angel Alliance) and Jeff Amerine (Startup Junkie Consulting and Cadron Capital Partners) as they share their expertise and insights on running angel groups and the investor landscape in Arkansas. They offer valuable advice for entrepreneurs looking to secure funding from angel groups. From emphasizing the importance of building solid relationships to navigating the investment landscape with a childlike mindset, Amy and Jeff provide practical tips for success. Looking at 2024, they discuss the goals and aspirations of their angel groups, the importance of outreach, fostering early-career investor participation, and navigating evolving market dynamics.
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In today's episode, Yee-Lin Lai, Senior Program Officer for the Walton Family Foundation, joins host Quinn Robertson to discuss the world of angel investing and its impact on the entrepreneurial landscape, particularly within Northwest Arkansas. Focusing on 412 Angels, they discuss the Walton Family Foundation and its vision for cultivating a thriving ecosystem of angel investors. Listen to gain insights into the importance of education, risk awareness, and community engagement in fostering entrepreneurial growth.
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Join us on the latest episode of the Multiplier Effect as host Quinn Robertson sits down with Ron LeMay, managing director of OpenAir Equity Partners and Endeavor Heartland board advisor. Ron shares about his extensive career, from law to Sprint, private equity, and early-stage investing. Ron shares insights on fostering curiosity, embracing calculated risks, and celebrating entrepreneurial spirit. Listen as he offers valuable lessons for both novice and seasoned investors alike.
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In this episode of The Multiplier Effect, host Quinn Robertson sits down with Caleb Rawson and Stephen Rowe, two professors turned investors with White River Capital Advisors. Together, they discuss their journey from academia to angel investing, sharing insights on their motivations, challenges, and successes along the way. From navigating the learning curve of early-stage investing to finding inspiration in local entrepreneurs, this episode offers a glimpse into the dynamic world of startup investments.
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In today's episode, join host Quinn Robertson in a conversation with Tracy Poole, founder and managing partner of 46 Venture Capital, as they explore the intricacies of early-stage investing. Tracy shares valuable insights from his extensive experience, from evaluating individual deals to assessing fund managers. Discover the key factors to consider when making investment decisions, the evolving preferences of investors in the private investment space, and the importance of understanding one's investment goals and risk tolerance.
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In today's episode, host Quinn Robertson is joined by Chicago-based M25 managing partner Victor Gutwein. Victor shares his journey into venture capital, reflects on the state of the markets in recent years, the unique opportunities and challenges in the Midwest, and market insights for 2024.
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Welcome back to The Multiplier Effect! Join us as we kick off a season dedicated to angel investing with Endeavor Heartland Managing Director Canem Arkan and 412 Angels Director Quinn Robertson, who share insights into the 412 Angels program aimed at fostering early-stage investments in the 412 corridor. Discover the importance of angel investing for regional economies and how 412 Angels aims to build a robust investor community. Get ready for an enlightening journey into the world of angel investing!
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Today on The Multiplier Effect we wrap up season 6 with Carlos Antequera, co-founder and CEO of Novel Capital. In this episode, Carlos discusses his background as a founder, what inspired him to found Novel Capital, trends emerging from the SVB collapse, and how Novel Capital supports founders.
Co-hosted by Shawn Morris, Endeavor Heartland.
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On the afternoon of Friday, March 10th, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. The impacts immediately reverberated across the startup and venture capital ecosystem. Funds and founders alike rushed to withdraw capital from the failed bank that once provided so much support and access to those same companies.
One particular Endeavor mentor, Mac Thompson, is a leading expert in banking, economics, and finance. Thompson is currently the Co-founder and CEO of White Clay, a pricing and profitability software platform for regional and community banks. He previously led payments for Bank of America and teaches banking courses for the American Banking Association at the Wharton School of Business.
Here is the story of SVB’s demise from Endevor Mentor and banking expert Mac Thompson. Co-hosted by Tim Barr Jr., Endeavor Midwest.
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A startup enthusiast, Susan Moring has spent the bulk of her career supporting entrepreneurs and contributing to the growth of Oklahoma’s startup ecosystem. Susan launched a social entrepreneurship fellowship program in Oklahoma City and grew the state’s first coding bootcamp. Susan is a steering committee member for Creative Oklahoma’s Entrepreneur Mentor Program (IKEMP), and she works nationally with Techstars. Currently, Susan is Principal at Cortado Ventures.
In this episode, Susan dives into the pros of building business in the Midcontinent region, the investor landscape in Oklahoma, and the effects of the Silicon Valley Bank failure on the venture world. She also shares more information about the inaugural Midcontinent Venture Capital Summit happening in May.
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In today's episode we're celebrating 25 years of the Multiplier Effect and 100 episodes of The Multiplier Effect podcast!
For the past 25 years, Endeavor has worked to catalyze the growth of emerging and underserved innovation ecosystems by inspiring high-growth founders to dream bigger, investing in them to scale faster, and providing a platform for them to pay it forward. While entrepreneurs and the business media often focus on companies’ financial successes, Endeavor has seen that these metrics only tell half the story. Equally important for the growth of ecosystems is the Multiplier Effect — the compound impact entrepreneurs have by mentoring, inspiring, and investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs.
In her speech during our 25th Anniversary Gala, Linda Rottenberg celebrates Endeavor Entrepreneurs who create successful businesses and become Multipliers in their local ecosystems.
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Elaine Coughlan has over 25 years of experience in running and scaling technology companies, including successful realisations through IPOs and M&A. Based in Dublin, Elaine was previously co-founder and director of Glonav, a GPS company that was acquired by NXP for $110 million. Elaine served as CFO or vice president of finance for three successful technology IPOs − Parthus, IONA and Smartforce – that realized more than $5 billion in value for investors. She is currently on the board of Atlantic Bridge portfolio companies FieldAware, WellAir and Swrve (observer), and is an Endeavor Ireland board member. She was named one of Europe’s Top 50 Inspiring Women in Technology, one of Ireland’s Top 50 Women in Technology. Elaine holds an MSc in Corporate Governance, is a qualified Chartered Director and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
In this episode, Elaine discusses her experience as both a founder and a funder, advice for first-time founders in times of crisis, and the funding landscape for women founders.
Co-hosted by Ellen Ryall, Entrepreneur Experience & Marketing Associate at Endeavor Ireland.
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Endeavor Entrepreneur Anabel Perez is the CEO and Co-Founder of NovoPayment, a pioneering financial infrastructure company that enables financial institutions, neobanks, and fintechs across the Americas to build and deploy digital financial and payment products through its API-based platform. Anabel was named by FinTech Magazine as one of the Top 100 Women in #FinTech in 2023. She also served on the board of Endeavor’s Miami affiliate from 2018 to 2020.
In this episode, Anabel discusses trends in BaaS solutions, creating value to clients, maintaining financial health, operations and growth, and generating innovation in FinTech.
Co-hosted by Claudia Duran, Managing Director of Endeavor Miami.
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In partnership with 46VC, Endeavor co-hosted a virtual Strategy Session focused on decentralizing healthcare through digital technology. In this episode, you will gain a greater understanding of the benefits of digital health technologies, hear local and national leaders speak about emerging virtual health-tech innovation, and discover opportunities for investors in the Heartland to support this important initiative.
Moderated by Tracy Poole, Founder and Managing Partner at 46VC. Panelists include Shawna Khouri, Jordan Carlisle, Nathan Sundheimer, Thomas Fondren, and Matt Scovil.
Recorded in October 2022.
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Ricardo Pero is an Endeavor Entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of SellersFi. He has 25+ years experience in Corporate Treasury, Wealth and Asset Management. He is also an investor and advisor to companies in the US and LatAm as well as a former Director in Leading Financial Institutions such as JPMorgan, Citigroup & Merrill Lynch.
In this episode, Ricardo discusses the rapidly changing e-commerce landscape, his experience raising capital during the pandemic, the process of raising debt facilities over the past few years, and trends he's seeing in the e-commerce sector.
Co-hosted by Claudia Duran, Managing Director of Endeavor Miami.
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Martin’s entrepreneurial journey officially launched when he founded TriNet in 1988. He served as CEO for the company’s first 20 years and Chairman until 2010. Playing a role in TriNet’s growth from startup to $1 billion+ in revenue has been a life shaping experience that now drives much of Martin’s other activities. Not just the experience of building a big company, but also personally benefiting from the Silicon Valley environment in ways which he now shares with others through activities across multiple causes and geographies. Martin also currently serves as a board member for Endeavor Western New York.
In this episode, Martin discusses his view on the current economic landscape, investing in venture vs. investing in public equities, and lessons learned from his his experience as an investor and founder in previous recessionary times.
Co-hosted by Alan Rosenhoch, Managing Director of Endeavor Western New York.
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Endeavor Entrepreneur Devin Baptiste is a serial entrepreneur and investor who is the co-founder and CEO of GroupRaise, a marketplace for large group charitable bookings at restaurants, active in over 500 cities with 10,000+ restaurant clients. He has raised venture capital and investment from investors such as Techstars Ventures, Magma Partners, Kapor Capital and various top tier angels. As an advisor, Devin has translated the lessons he’s learned to help founders raise just over $30 million+ for their companies raising pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds; the vast majority of which have been underrepresented founders from LATAM and USA.
In this episode, Devin discusses how to fundraise in any circumstance, strategies on effectively raising capital, best practices on navigating relationships with investors, and shifting mindsets about investing in a recession.
Hosted by Cristina Tamayo, Endeavor Puerto Rico.
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In partnership with 46VC, Endeavor co-hosted a virtual Strategy Session focused on the HALO three-state hydrogen hub coalition, a partnership between Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, that assists the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in setting parameters and shaping the discussion for implementing and investing in clean hydrogen hub strategies.
Moderated by Tracy Poole, Founder and Managing Partner at 46VC. Panelists include Lawrence Bengal, Maki Ikeda, Matt Newman, and Stephen Brooks.
Recorded in September 2022.
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In this episode, Tim Barr Jr., an Associate at Endeavor Midwest, sits down with SoLo Funds founders Travis Holoway and Rodney Williams to discuss the impact of community lending and how SoLo Funds has cultivated financial stability and grown investment opportunities for marginalized communities. They also take a deeper dive into how SoLo is making investments globally.
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Welcome back! To kick off Season 6: Investing in a Recession, Allen Taylor, Managing Partner at Endeavor Catalyst, joins Canem Arkan, Managing Director of Endeavor Heartland, on the show to discuss Endeavor’s rules-based co-investment fund. In this episode, Allen shares how Endeavor Catalyst supports Endeavor Entrepreneurs, global VC trends, and how founders can get attention from investors in a downturn.
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Jason Wenk is a writer, a math geek, an investment systems developer and the founder of Altruist, a fast-growing fintech startup. David Rabie is a self-professed food nut and co-founder and CEO at Chicago-based Tovala, a smart oven and fresh meal delivery service that offers a time-saving, high-quality way to eat well at home. What do these two have in common aside from being “Midwest nice?” They’re both navigating leading teams of people at fast-growing scaleup companies in a world of quiet quitting, remote work and changing attitudes about…basically everything work related. In this episode, Jason and David dig into all things company culture.
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Justin Mast is the Founder of Bloomscape, a company that ships a variety of live plants straight from greenhouses to customers’ homes. Melissa Butler is the founder and CEO of The Lip Bar, a beauty brand with a diverse line of vegan, cruelty-free cosmetics sold online and in over 1,000 stores nationwide, including Target and Walmart.
These two founders have both built brands squarely intertwined in their personal identities, for better or worse. In this episode, Justin and Melissa are giving their best advice on what leaders of high growth companies who’ve worked hard to cultivate their brands can do to stay true to themselves – and their brands – as they scale their businesses.
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We are wrapping our fourth season today, joined by thousands of listeners across 61 countries. We are so grateful for your support and listenership as we've explored conversations that promote strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world. Listen to this episode to hear top audio clips from Rethinking Supply Chain and a preview for next season.
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In today's episode, Ben Hubbard, Founder, and CEO of Parsyl, shares how his political career has shaped Parsyl's mission in helping shippers have complete visibility into their supply chain and can mitigate and insure risks for refrigerated cargo around the world.
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To mark its 10th anniversary, Endeavor Greece hosted a special Innovation night at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on July 17th, celebrating ten years of supporting high-impact entrepreneurship in Greece. The night began with a conversation between the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis,andNetflix’s co-CEO and Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos,moderated by Endeavor’s co-founder and CEO, Linda Rottenberg, about entrepreneurship and innovation, the future of storytelling and democracy.
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Today, we are sharing a throwback episode from last season, focused on 'hiring for scale' as we discuss a critical topic that applies to this season, 'supply chain talent acquisition strategies and maximizing physical footprint.' Jay McHarg, CEO of Aerosafe Global joins us with Alan Rosenhoch from Endeavor Western New York to share how Aerosafe's talent acquisition strategy has shifted to attract the best talent during the pandemic. In addition, he speaks to future strategies for physical space and how this complements plans for growth at Aerosafeand the expansion of their Rochester HQ when many companies are cutting back their footprint.
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In today’s episode, we are joined by an Endeavor Heartland Entrepreneur, Rick West, Co-Founder, and CEO of Field Agent, as he discusses embracing the permanence of “delivery reimagined” through technology innovation in retail, and the new launch of Plum Marketplace, the world’s first B2B retail-solutions marketplace.
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Federico Malek is the co-founder of Wonder Brands, an e-commerce company founded in January 2021, backed by Endeavor Catalyst, among other venture capital firms. Wonder Brands has the mission to build the most extensive portfolio of digital brands in Latin America. He has extensive experience in e-commerce and digital start-ups and is a prime example of a serial entrepreneur. He is an active member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce in Argentina, an Endeavor entrepreneur since 2015, and an angel investor of several high-growth start-ups from Latin America. In this episode, he shares how Wonder Brand shifts from 'supply chain' to 'supply network.'
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This week we are joined by an Endeavor Atlanta entrepreneur, Michael Jones, Founder, and CEO of Thrive Farmers. Michael is the quintessential entrepreneur, having founded and operated several privately held companies. He has managed high-growth companies and has successfully built significant market value for shareholders. He shares his unique perspective on the evolution of Atlanta's entrepreneurial landscape, how it's growing, and what to look for next in this emerging market. Today he shares insights on how to mitigate risk when building your supply chain and find partners with similar values to ensure long-term and sustainable growth.
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Santiago Arroyo is CEO and Co-Founder of one of the fastest CPG growing companies in Mexico, Don't Worry. Santiago has dedicated 10+ years of his life to creating new products, building a scalable business model, and developing a team of 150+ collaborators that are currently transforming the lives of millions of consumers in Mexico and the United States. In this episode, he talks about how he has navigated building supply chain strategies for a prominent f+b focused company and what product expansion to the U.S. from Mexico has taught him.
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Director of Plug and Play's Supply Chain accelerator, Josh Saffran, joins us on the show to share emerging trends he is uncovering with founders engaged in Plug and Plays programming and what Fortune 500s are prioritizing as it relates to finding solutions that address increasing sustainability in the supply chain.
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Alan Holland, Founder, and CEO of Keelvar joins us on the show to share how his team is pioneering intelligent sourcing and automation solutions to simplify and radically improve procurement, the world’s most inefficient trillion-dollar marketplace. Alan unpacks how he’s scaling Keelvar and how he’s been so successful at partnering with 70+ fortune 500 companies.
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We are honored to be sharing one of the amazing panel sessions hosted at Plug and Play's recent Supply Chain Expo held in Northwest Arkansas with Senior Venture Associate at Plug and Play, Danae Robert, Zach Freeze (Sr. Director of Strategic Initiatives, Supply Chain at Walmart), Luke McCollum (VP, Walmart), and Steve Sikra (VP Americas, Alliance to End Plastic Waste). They discuss the challenges we face in supply chain sustainability today and how companies can help support the changes we want to see for tomorrow's supply chain.
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In this episode, Rory Guinan, Managing Director of Endeavor Ireland sits down with Barry Napier, CEO of Cubic Telecom to hear how he manages Cubic's culture and talent recruitment when building next-generation solutions to help OEMs accelerate data-driven business decisions. So today, we are focusing on who is behind the future of mobility and how leading brands around the world choose the right team to provide data insights across their fleets.
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Endeavor's network mentors many CPG companies across the U.S. hearing their challenges related to funding their manufacturing and inventory costs. And, we believe sometimes rethinking supply chain, means rethinking access to capital. After chatting with cofounders of Kickfurther, Sean De Clercq and Erik Straub, we've learned just how often funding solutions don't typically match the natural cash flow cycle of a product-based business and the challenges associated with traditional lending. Kickfurther is building the go-to resource for funding growth brands by connecting people across the US through their active marketplace and today, they share how companies can maximize their scale potential through their innovative solutions.
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In this episode, Tracy Black, Managing Partner at NewRoad Capital, shares shocking stats related to cyber threats and her advice for supply chain tech companies looking to evaluate their cyber-security preparedness planning for internal and external cyber-crisis communications. Tracy shares her tips for ensuring these prospects will be ready to commit at the contract phase for supply chain founders looking to sell to enterprise customers.
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6% of today's corporations have complete supply chain visibility, making it nearly impossible for enterprise companies to source ethical manufacturers and ensure retail sustainability. To The Market is providing an incredible untapped production capacity around the world, particularly in the artisan industry. It's the second-largest economy in the developing world, behind agriculture, but is largely disconnected from the supply chains of traditional retailers and corporations. Through To The Market's work with consumers and makers, they take steps toward protecting our planet, empowering people through the dignity of work via sustainable, transparent, and ethical production. In addition, their proprietary data and inventory of suppliers ensure big players can provide a more sustainable supply chain. In this episode, Jane Morris, Founder, and CEO of To The Market shares how their clients like Bloomingdales, Target, Macy's, and Mastercard have bought into the mission of a sustainable supply chain. It's not just a nice to have but a need to have.
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Recorded live at Startup Crawl — James Farmer, Founder, and CEO of EasyBins shares how suppliers are mitigating global supply chain issues, how product categories are currently being impacted by inflation, shifting assortments to meet consumer demand, and the cost of last-mile delivery. EasyBins addresses key issues that plague many legacy grocery delivery companies by providing a one-stop, single-checkout marketplace of brands, products, and retailers.
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The cleaning industry has a dirty little secret: it’s not so clean after all. In order to fix tomorrow’s problems, we have to fix today’s cleaning model. So that’s what Ryan Lupberger, Founder and CEO of Cleancult, did. One that rethinks everything, from ingredients to packaging to performance to shipping. Ryan dives into the process of partnering with Carbon Fund, among other essential factors companies should evaluate as they launch with sustainable scalability in mind.
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Endeavor Entrepreneurs from every corner of the globe, are coming up with the most creative and scalable solutions to growing and stabilizing our economy through sustainable supply chain practices. And this week, we are privileged to be joined by Charu Thomas, as she is leading fulfillment operations by automating manual tasks and increasing workforce efficiency at Ox. Ox decreases labor costs by automatically generating optimized pick walks, routing orders to multiple facilities, and increasing order picking efficiency using AR-based, hands-free order picking technology creating a "generational skip" in supply chain solutions.
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From the US-China trade war, to Brexit, to pandemic-led delays in manufacturing and shipping, the global supply chain is firmly in the spotlight for entrepreneurs. In Season 4, our goal is to feature founders and mentors who will share how their teams are embracing data/technology and leading with agility during geopolitical and economic uncertainties. Join us next week for the first episode of the series, focused on rethinking the supply chain.
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“Our goal at Applaudo was not only to export world-class software solutions but to make an impact in the lives of Salvadoran developers. We solve challenges with quality, but the difference? We are changing lives.” — Darwin Romero, Founder of Applaudo Studios
In this episode, Claudia Duran, Managing Director at Endeavor Miami sits down with Darwin Romero, Founder of Applaudo Studios. Applaudo is solving the Tech Talent shortage, with vetted and distributed teams. Development-As-A-Service is the future of work. They hire, train, and work with the best Software Developers in Latin America and the US working for top tech and Fortune500 Companies. Coding can change lives.
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This week, we're joined by Barry Eggars, Partner at Lightspeed Ventures. In late 1999, he and his partners set out to found Lightspeed. Barry specializes in information technology infrastructure with a focus on analytic platforms, cloud, IoT, networking, and emerging infrastructure. And, it's emotional intelligence that has enabled him to foster strong relationships throughout the valley. He believes EQ is just as important as big ideas when it comes to building great companies, which is why he focuses his efforts on providing leverage to entrepreneurs rather than creating overhead. And in the episode, Barry shares how he has built a winning team with unique partners across the globe.
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This year, Endeavor launched a new regional office in Calgary. We're excited to bring for the first time on the show Chris Buckman, Managing Director of Endeavor Canada, to interview Jim Estill, CEO of Danby Appliances, a fascinating story of growing a technology distribution business from the trunk of my car to more than $2 Billion in sales. He is an investor, advisor, and board member to many technology businesses, including Blackberry – formerly Research In Motion (RIM) – where he served as a founding director for 13 years. He has also written two books. One on time management called "Time Leadership: Using the Secrets of Leadership for Time Management," and more recently, "Zero to $2 Billion: The Marketing and Branding Story Behind the Growth."
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This week we are sharing one last recording from Endeavor's Annual Summit, featuring an incredible conversation with Rory Guinan, who leads Endeavor's Ireland office and, founder and chief Executive of Ding, Mark Roden. Mark shares his learnings over the last 15 years of scaling Ding, which is now the #1 API & online portal selling global airtime, data, gift vouchers, and bill payment company and how his approach to talent and his team has changed over time.
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This week we're joined by Phil Libin, Founder of Mmhmm, the newest product by All Turtles, a mission-driven product studio that works to solve meaningful problems worldwide, this time solving our video chat woes, especially as we embrace a new normal with remote work becoming commonplace in so many professions. In this episode, Phil talks about The Pros and Pros of Distributed Workforces...what it means, and also what it doesn't mean after seeing a shift in hr and benefits packages from companies over the past decade. He talks about how we can integrate meaningful distributed workforce practices with teams and how it overall will positively impact productivity and your bottom line.
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Rene Jones and Lisa Sterling join us on the show. John Gavigan, Managing Director of Endeavor's Western New York offices sits down with both of them to learn how they have managed to build and retain a diverse talent pipeline in both of their respective roles. Rene shares his talent philosophy and experience in leading a 165-year-old organization of 18,000 people. Over the last few years, he's become more engaged in investing in and supporting startups. Most notably in our Endeavor network, he is an investor in Endeavor Entrepreneur Squire Technologies (Check out ep. 45 with the founders of Squire). He shares what about these teams and opportunities were attractive and why more traditional business communities should engage with companies emerging from the startup ecosystem. Lisa Sterling, Chief People Officer at SMARTrecruiters, has a robust history and experience in technology and human capital management systems. She shares what types of tools, strategies, and recommendations she recommends to the entrepreneurs to attract a diverse candidate pool and How, if at all, should candidate screening practices be altered to ensure your company is capitalizing on its diverse pool of applicants.
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Mergers and acquisitions present two key challenges: retaining critical talent for a company's performance and managing the employee appointment and selection process that causes the least disruption to the business. In this session, entrepreneur and best-selling author, Alejandro Cremades, shares his must-have roadmap for people management when experiencing the practical realities of company acquisition and his insights into talent issues that arise when crafting your perfect exit.
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This week as we continue sharing some of the exclusive content from Endeavor's Annual Summit, we invite Michael Hamilton to the show. Michael leads international strategy at Walmart. As a senior business leader and entrepreneur with 25+ years of success in growing new and expanding markets, Michael helps us tackle entrepreneurs' most significant challenges in preparing your sales team for global expansion. Prior to Walmart, he led corporate development for a $16 billion revenue corporation with four international business units and 15,000 employees operating in over 70 countries. And in this episode, he helps guide entrepreneurs by sharing tactical initiatives he has implemented over his career to support corporate, group, and business unit levels across various geographies.
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Matt Blumberg, Co-founder, and CEO of Bolster compares his experience founding Return Path in 1999 to scaling Bolster today. Return Path was one of the first companies to establish a "people first" culture where the circle of life for a high-growth, highly scalable business began with employees at the forefront, anchored in values of equity, parity, flexibility, and an intense focus on investing in employee development. Their focus on people first led to better customer outcomes, which led to better business outcomes. In this episode, Matt shares how his team at Bolster continues to champion providing unique tools for CEOs to unlock incredible potential for a new way of developing leaders and scalable businesses, leveraging data, not anecdotes.
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Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Co-founder of Gilt Groupe, GlamSquad, Fitz, and Clerisy Growth Fund, shares her secrets to scaling and exiting successfully. Gain insights into the mindset and strategies needed to build three successful companies, lead two to exits, and create a growth fund that focuses on helping companies scale, moderated by Claudia Duran, Managing Director at Endeavor Miami.
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How companies can improve their hiring, culture, and training to fill the most in-demand positions.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated a shortage of one million software developers in 2020 and expects the demand for software developers to grow 22% per year through 2030. In today’s funding environment, technology companies are growing faster and paying more than ever. But most of us are competing for the same talent pool. This session brings together leading educators and entrepreneurs in tech education, culture, and recruiting to discuss how we, as leaders and executives, can solve this growing problem and fill our most in-demand positions.
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For many growing companies, processes fine-tuned for a small team can start showing cracks as the companies undergo rapid transformation, leading to misalignment of business operations and organization design and sometimes preventing teams from reaching their strategic goals. Diana Callaghan, Managing Director of Endeavor Detroit, sat down with Anontio Ortiz, CEO/Co-Founder of Connect Assistance, and Karina Sobeiski, Human Capital Director of Advent International, to explore what founders of high-growth companies can do to scale their leadership team as they scale their business and how they can preemptively solve some of the most common executive team growing pains.
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Today, Scott Miller, Managing Director of Endeavor Colorado sits down with Kent Thiry, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DaVita Inc. to learn how he was able to cultivatea distinctively engaged culture that has a global reputation for developing well-rounded general managers and leaders so much so that his techniques have been the subject of leadership and culture case studies written by both Harvard and Stanford.
During his leadership at DaVita, the company grew revenues from approximately $1 billion to $11 billion, emerged as the leading clinical innovator in the kidney care community, and a leader in clinical outcomes generally, and grew equity market value from approximately $150 million to $10 billion, and a stock price of approximately 70 cents to $100.
Kent made a public pledge in 2015 that DaVita would be one of the first Fortune 500 companies to have a majority diverse board, and they fulfilled that pledge in 2016.
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Today, Aaron Hurst, Managing Director of Endeavor Atlanta, sits down with Dawn Whaley, President, Chief Marketing Officer of Sharecare, to get her insights on how to design healthcare programs for high-growth companies and the best metrics to track when building an inclusive employee healthcare and wellness strategy to retain top talent. Sharecare is an Atlanta, Georgia-based health and wellness company that provides consumers with personalized information, programs, and resources to improve their health.
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Today on the show, Scott Miller, Managing Director of Endeavor Colorado sits down with Liz Giorgi, co-founder, and CEO of soona to discuss implementable strategies to prioritize diversity throughout the hiring process, and how a diverse workforce is not just a social obligation, but also a real advantage in the scaling of a business. After the successful acquisition of their first business, Mighteor, Liz and co-founder Hayley Anderson founded soona to combat the ever-growing demand for professional media for the e-commerce ecosystem. In 2019, soona was offering streamlined photo and video shoots with the promise of high-quality content in just 24 hours. COVID-19 forced soona to pivot, however, and they adopted a completely remote-shoot experience where clients ship their products and observe the shoot virtually. A welcome side effect of the efficient remote-shoot model, soona saw 400% growth in 2020 and now has 3 locations with over 4,000 customers. With their quick growth came the addition of more than 50 new employees and the creation of an 81% diverse workforce.
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Chris Coy and Joshua Stanley, cofounders of Cartwheel Studio, share how leaders, employers, and benefits providers can make benefits equitable for all employees, enhancing culture connectivity among essential workers and remote working teams.
Cartwheel is a startup studio that creates B2B SaaS (software as a service) companies. Their focus is on essential workers and distributed teams, choosing Northwest Arkansas as their headquarters. The region’s impact on the world of work is undeniable: Walmart, Sam’s Club, J.B. Hunt, Tyson Foods, and other frontline workforce leaders call the heartland of America home.
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In today's episode, Jay McHarg, CEO of Aerosafe Global joins us with Alan Rosenhoch from Endeavor Western New York to share how Aerosafe's talent acquisition strategy has shifted to attract the best talent during the pandemic. He also speaks to future strategies for physical space and how this compliments his plans for growth as Aerosafe is nearing completion of a significant expansion of their Rochester HQ when many companies are cutting back their footprint.
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Claudia Duran, Managing Director of Endeavor Miami sits down with Sion Tesone, Founder and CEO of Tissini to discuss his strategies for managing 24,000 independent salespeople and how his passion for empowering women led him to launch Tissini as his second venture.
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Today on the show, Lynda Applegate, Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School, sits down with Diana Callaghan, Managing Director of Endeavor Detroit to share what high growth companies should do when scaling their leadership team and how founders can preemptively solve some of the most common growing pains in the face of significant industry, technological, and regulatory turbulence. Lyndaserves as the Chair of the Advisory Committee for Harvard University’s Masters’ of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies degrees in finance and management. She also plays a leading role in developing and delivering HBS Executive Education Programs for entrepreneurs and business owners.
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Competition for top talent in today's market remains a key challenge for scaling companies, and few founders understand how to bridge the gap between the skillsets needed and flaws that currently exist in the hiring process. Ankur Gopal, Founder and CEO of Interapt, believes we have the opportunity to ignite human potential. And today on the show, Ankur sits down with Jackson Andrews, Managing Director of Endeavor Louisville, to shares how he and his team at Interapt are continuing to solve the tech talent gap in the heartland through their unique programs and how together, founders can build a more inclusive narrative for the tech industry.
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Rory Guinan, Managing Director of Endeavor Ireland, sits down with Fiona Mullan, Chief People Officer at Ding, to discuss how companies can continue to revise and reimagine inclusion in the workplace, how to maintain cultural cohesiveness as a company scales, and some of the unique opportunities the people function has on building and growing great businesses in the next five years. Prior to her role at Ding, Fiona has held recruitment and HR leadership roles at Facebook, Microsoft, and Accenture.
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Endeavor Atlanta's dynamic leader in fintech, Lynne Laube, CEO and Cofounder of Cardlytics, shares employee retention strategies, tips for hiring your c-suite, and recruitment tactics for developing a healthy culture with Managing Director, Aaron Hurst. Lynne was featured as an Inspiring Women to Watch by Inc. Magazine. She received The Women of the Year Award from Georgia’s Women in Technology and was named one of the top 10 venture-backed female founders by Inc. Magazine and Entrepreneur 360.
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Today on the show, we're joined by Todd Simmons, CEO and Vice Chairman of Simmons Foods. Todd talks about how he has cultivated a diversified talent recruitment strategy at Simmons as the company requires so many different skill sets with over 8,000+ employees and counting. Todd and the team have also built a profound healthcare program for employees which has created a no-cost structure to cover Simmons team members at the Simmons Care Clinics. He also shares his strategies for ensuring safety during recruitment and retention in the last few years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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SQUIRE developed the first all-in-one technology-enabled point-of-sale and business management system specifically designed to cater to men’s barbershops and salons. Co-founded by Dave Salvant and Songe LaRon in 2015, the team has seen incredible growth and certainly knows a thing or two about talent acquisition, developing a high productivity team and building a sustainable community starting from the c-suite. Listen to hear how they are transforming local economies, one salon at a time. This episode is co-hosted by Endeavor Western New York Managing Director, John Gavigan.
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This week we’re excited to be sharing an amazing interview with our Endeavor Louisville office — Managing Director, Jackson Andrews sits down with Stacy Griggs, President and CEO of El Toro to discuss how he has scaled his team through strategic employee development and training programs, ultimately building an iconic employer brand for the region.
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We are privileged to have Jason Borschow, founder and CEO of Abarca Health with us on the show. In 2019, he was selected as Endeavor Puerto Rico's first Endeavor Entrepreneur and in 2018, EY named him Entrepreneur of the Year for the financial and insurance services segment in the Florida region. He started his career at Borschow Drug, which was founded by his grandfather in 1951 and acquired by Cardinal Health in 2008. Since then he has launched and grown Abarca and two other successful healthcare enterprises. And today, he talks about how In order to attract and retain top talent, you need a strong and distinct employer brand—which he believes is an extension of the corporate culture. He also discusses the value of an extraordinary talent strategy team and the power of a positive culture —which sets Abarca apart from a lot of organizations in the healthcare space. 'Abarcans,' as he calls his team, are encouraged to find new solutions, operate with full transparency, and focus on the experience and many have thought it was too good to be true. But that’s the Abarca way, and the results speak for themselves.
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In this episode, Federico Robbio speaks to how his experience in strategy, finance, human capital, and recruitment was a key factor to help Belatrix to grow from 0 to 800 employees in 5 countries, with their own cash flow, having a continuous growth of 35% and solid profits. He also played a key role in developing the innovation culture through the creation of teams, human capital, and recruitment practices leading the industry and was recognized several times by being top 10 at Great Place to Work. If you are an entrepreneur in a growth phase where you’re evaluating expanding operations in different geographies and are wondering what the secret sauce is to build a contagious company culture, Federico shares his secret for success in this episode.
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According to HBR, hiring talent remains the number one concern for the entire executive suite and views talent and skills unavailability as the biggest threat to their business. Employers also spend an enormous amount on recruitment—an average of $4,129 per job in the United States, and many times that amount for managerial roles— and the United States fills a staggering 66 million jobs a year. Hiring quality leadership takes time and requires strategy, as the first hires are often cultural co-founders. As Reid Hoffman, board member of Endeavor Global, says, "The first 150 hires are your cultural co-founders. It's up to you, the founder, to get every one right."
So what are the keys to hiring for scale? In Season 3, listeners will hear from Endeavor Entrepreneurs on executive hiring strategies, leadership assessment, and industry trends designed for scale.
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After featuring over 20 organizations with meaningful solutions to strengthen our entrepreneurial ecosystems and foster inclusive community and economic development practices, Season 2 has come to a close! We wanted to spend our last episode speaking about what we know best here at Endeavor, supporting scaling entrepreneurs with Endeavor President Adrian Garcia-Aranyos. He shares how Endeavor unlocks the transformational power of entrepreneurship by selecting, supporting, and investing in the world's top founders around the world.
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Today we are joined by Anna Mason, Managing Partner at Rise of the Rest. Revolution’s Rise of the Rest® Road Trip with Steve Case is a nationwide effort to work closely with entrepreneurs in emerging startup ecosystems. She shares her unique perspective on how the most compelling investment opportunities in the next decade will emerge from startups in cities based outside the coasts.
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Through a diverse coalition of public and private partners, led by George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF), Tulsa Innovation Labs is creating economic development programs that seek to make Tulsa the nation’s most inclusive tech community. They focus their efforts on five specific areas: energy tech, drones, cyber, analytics, and virtual health. As innovation moves more into America’s heartland, Tulsa is no exception, as it has become a growing hotspot for tech startups, small businesses, and nonprofits and is anchored by leading aviation, cyber, energy, and healthcare companies. In today's episode, Shauna shares how Tulsa Innovation Labs is launching big projects with transformative impact.
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Robin Wallis Atkinson, CEO of INTERFORM, shares how art and innovation intersect, promoting the thriving economic development we see across the world and how her team at INTERFORM supports designers and artists in Northwest Arkansas by providing education and resources needed to create a self-sustaining design-led fashion and arts industry.
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Devon Laney is a tech entrepreneur and also has over 15 years of experience in building thriving entrepreneurial & innovation ecosystems. Devon has also spoken in both the U.S. and internationally on entrepreneurial development, business incubation, and innovation, and currently serves as the Board Chairman of the International Business Innovation Association. And today, Devon talks with Canem about how his team is maximizing its momentum and finding new, fresh ways to serve and elevate the Tulsa community through entrepreneurial support made possible by 36 Degrees North.
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The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) is on a mission to create economic opportunity by attracting higher-paying jobs, expanding and diversifying our state and local economies, increasing incomes and investment, and generating positive growth throughout the State. And today, Katherine Holmstrom shares with us how her team has managed projects resulting in millions of dollars invested in the State, as well as new infrastructure and job growth in our local communities. Listen in to hear how AEDC is helping to create a growing economy for entrepreneurs and innovators to thrive.
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Edward Haddock, District Director for the Arkansas District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration is responsible for the delivery of all SBA programs and services as well as coordination between the SBA, the district’s Small Business Development Centers, SCORE chapters, and the Women’s Business Center throughout the State. And in this episode, he shares a variety of programs and services delivered by the SBA include the loan guaranty program, which is delivered through more than 50 eligible lenders, assistance in government contracting, export development, and entrepreneurship training.
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In episode 33, Mary Beth Brooks, director of the ASBTDC at the University of Arkansas, shares how in 2020, 5,876 Arkansans in our region received consulting, cutting edge market research, and educational events at no charge through resources at the ASBTDC. Mary Beth and her team are a go-to resource for founders in Arkansas to expand their expertise and scale their companies.
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In this week's episode, James Bell, Vice President of Entrepreneurship at the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce, discusses the strategic and tactical approaches Northwest Arkansas has taken to grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem through industry recruitment and how we support small businesses and startups as they scale.
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Today, we’re joined by Katie Thompson, Director of the Science Venture Studio and Founder of Rooted Startups to learn how her team helps early-stage science and technology companies prepare and submit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) proposals. She shares with us the process of submitting the proposals, how University students and companies are matched during the program, and virtual events available to those interested in learning more.
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Today we’re joined by Katie Milligan from Heartland Forward. Heartland Forward is a nonpartisan, nonprofit “think and do tank” focused on improving economic performance in the center of the United States. They believe that transformative research concentrates on factors that impact the American Heartland’s economy through innovation, such as research development and commercialization, human capital formation and labor force skills training, entrepreneurship awareness and capacity, access to early-stage risk capital, and issues around immigration, demographics, health status, and quality of place. Heartland Forward is based in Bentonville, Arkansas, but their work focuses on the entire Heartland region. Today Katie shares with us how they help to support communities through local programs and resources driven by their research and shares a sneak peek of their 2021 Heartland Summit as they bring together leading thinkers, innovators, and investors, to create powerful networks for forging paths of progress.
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Ashley Wardlow is the Executive Director of the NWA Technology Summit hosted by the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. This annual event has something for everyone – from "adventurepreneurs" to C-suite executives – anyone interested in how technology can help businesses and communities collaborate to solve common challenges are welcome to join as they explore answers to the question, "What's next…after next?". In this episode, Ashley gives us a sneak peek into what we can anticipate for 2021's NWA Tech Summit.
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WeWork launched its first Arkansas location in October 2020 on the second floor of the historic Massey Building in downtown Bentonville. WeWork Labs is WeWork's global digital platform connecting and supporting early-stage startups and small businesses. And this week, we're joined by Carlos Estrada, Senior Manager of WeWork based out of Houston Texas, and Chandler Abbott, team lead of the local coworking space in Bentonville to discuss some of the exciting programs they have in store for small businesses in 2021.
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To wrap our three-part mini-series discussing 'the power of corporate partnerships' in our entrepreneurial support community, this week, we're joined by Greg Kessman, Managing Director of Plug and Play. Plug and Play connects the largest corporations to the world's best startups through industry-focused accelerator programs in Bentonville, Silicon Valley, and beyond. They run over 50 industry themed accelerator programs in cities worldwide each year and partner with over 400 leading corporate partners to make it happen. In this episode, Greg shares trends he anticipates for the supply chain industry and discusses how Plug and Play programs support entrepreneurs in Bentonville and beyond.
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To continue our three-part mini-series discussing 'the power of corporate partnerships' in our entrepreneurial support community, this week we’re joined by Wayne Miller, the Executive Director of The Venture Center. The Venture Center’s award-winning Fintech accelerator programs speed the growth of early-stage companies and help validate their solutions for real-world problems, fueling innovation in the financial services industry alongside their corporate partners FIS And the independent community bankers of America.
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As part of Season 2, we are launching a three-part series focusing on the impact of corporate partnership programs in our region and how they play a critical role in building a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. To kick things off, we were joined by Becca Shaddox, Partner at i2iLabs and Founder of Anchor. She shares insights on where she sees the future of retail shifting amidst the Covid-19 crisis, what opportunities founders have in engaging with new funding opportunities coming to NWA. Becca and her team help companies across the retail, food, pharma, and brand industries by designing strategic programs that enhance and grow companies at scale by connecting them with the enterprise partnerships they need to thrive.
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In this episode, Yee-Lin Lai, Program Officer of the Home Region Program at the Walton Family Foundation, shares her inspiring journey to Northwest Arkansas from Singapore and speaks to us about how the Walton Family Foundation is helping to shape and empower economic development initiatives in the Heartland to support our regions scaling entrepreneurs.
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Emma Willis serves as the Director of the Heartland Region at Venture Noire. She supports the tech development for Spectra, a group of black-owned venture studios with the collective mission to advance innovation for a better and more equitable world. And today, she shares with us how we can all work to close the racial wealth gap in the Heartland and elevate opportunities for empowering diverse founders in our region.
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Experiential learning has risen to the forefront of entrepreneurship education. It plays a critical role at the University of Arkansas in building a culture of innovation through programs at the McMillion Innovation Studio and Brewer Family Entrepreneurship Hub. In this episode, Sarah Goforth, Executive Director of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, shares her entrepreneurial journey with us and how she discovered her passion for empowering students to become innovators and entrepreneurs. Students don’t just become ready to create their own futures — they become ready to change the world.
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Last week, our Northwest Arkansas community lost a dear friend and entrepreneur, Francis Hwang, to suicide. Words can not adequately describe this tragic loss.
Entrepreneurs create new jobs, combat recessions, introduce useful products and services, and create prosperity. Through the ups and downs of innovating, they experience joyful celebrations but also suffer loss. As entrepreneur ecosystem builders, it is vital that we understand the causes of founder's strengths and vulnerabilities and share this knowledge to empower future entrepreneurs to prevail. A few months ago, our team at Endeavor hosted a ScaleUp Summit session featuring Brad Feld. He openly discusses his personal battle with anxiety and depression as a founder and shares insights on what we can all do to support entrepreneurs in vulnerable times. As we honor the memories of our brilliant, brave, and beloved friend, Francis, we share a clip of Brad Feld’s session with you today.
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In today’s episode, Jeff Amerine, Founder of Startup Junkie, and Jeff Standridge, Managing Director of the Conductor, share how their method of ecosystem-building has proven to be successful, helping Northwest Arkansas become a destination of choice for startups in the retail, software, and supply chain sectors, as medical, data analytics, FinTech, and manufacturing companies migrate toward central Arkansas. Startup Junkie and the Conductor have championed a proven method for building entrepreneurial ecosystems by establishing a four pillar approach to programming and support and are now ready to share these insights they’ve learned over the years with regions worldwide.
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Proof-of-concept funding is often one of the largest barriers entrepreneurs face when attempting to launch a company and access to high value mentors is a critical component of the success of any early-stage company. Winrock International's I-Fund provides both funds for technical assistance and training to enable entrepreneurs to make their ideas, research, and inventions a reality. In this episode, I-Fund Program Manager, Amy Hopper, shares how her team provides a platform for the creation and launch of high-growth companies, spurring economic development, and job creation.
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In the middle of the American Heartland and headquarters, Northwest Arkansas has enjoyed national attention from Entrepreneur.com as an unexpected hub for tech startups, from DataFox as one of the best places to found a startup outside of Silicon Valley, and from FastCompany.com as a top place for minority-owned businesses. To kick off Season 2, we are joined by Jeanette Balleza Collins, Entrepreneurial Development Director of the Northwest Arkansas Council, as she shares with us some of her favorite organizations and initiatives that are helping to facilitate meaningful connections for entrepreneurs in the Heartland. Special thanks to the Northwest Arkansas Council and Startup NWA for sponsoring the Ecosystem Builders Series.
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And that’s a wrap for Season 1 of The Multiplier Effect! Join the Endeavor NWA team as they discuss their favorite moments from the Investor Series, books they’re currently reading, and what’s in store for Season 2!
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According to experts, the coronavirus pandemic is already leading to greater adoption of ESG and impact investing principles. Among the new norms that may come into view when the all-clear sounds are that ESG integration is likely to be considered foundational to assessing any company’s ability to weather major disruption. Tom Groos, Partner at City Light Capital and Endeavor Detroit Board Member, discusses how responsible investment and ESG strategies have performed amidst the turmoil of COVID– and what the future may hold for them.
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In the fifteenth episode of The Multiplier Effect, we are sharing exclusive content co-hosted by our team and the Northwest Arkansas Council. Each talk in the You Love series explores a point of passion, covering topics from art to culinary experiences to the outdoors, music, and our team’s favorite topic, entrepreneurship. Canem Arkan moderates this lively chat between three rockstar panelists, Arlan Hamilton, Emily Heyward, and Linda Rottenberg. Together they share their views on startup culture and the path to creating dynamic and accessible entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world.
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In the fourteenth episode of The Multiplier Effect, Laura shares her unique perspective for companies navigating the crisis and offers insights specifically for SaaS companies on how to prioritize people over pixels through agile operations and strategic investment planning.
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In episode thirteen of our Investor Series, Claire England discusses the assets she has seen women investors bring to the table and what programs are impacting entrepreneurial education for growing cities outside the coasts.
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In episode twelve of our Investor Series, Mervin Jebaraj, Director at the Center for Business and Economic Research of Walton College, addresses the economic impact of COVID-19 on the State of Arkansas, and more specifically how this is impacting Main Street America.
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In episode eleven of our Investor Series, Linda Rottenburg, CEO and Co-Founder of Endeavor, interviews Kevin Ryan, Founder & Chairman at AlleyCorp. At AlleyCorp, the simple motto, "We Found Companies. We Fund Companies. We Pay It Forward," belies the incredible vision and fortitude Kevin Ryan has brought to his storied career as a serial entrepreneur. The results speak for themselves: Kevin has been the founder or CEO of more than five multi-billion dollar companies over the last 25 years, and he's not done yet! In this episode, Kevin shares his deep experience as a founder, operator, and investor in some of the most well-recognized brands on the planet.
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In the tenth episode of our Investor Series, Founder and General Partner of Valor Ventures, Lisa Calhoun, discusses the power of habits being broken and how that creates more opportunity for entrepreneurs than ever before.
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In the ninth episode of our Investor Series, Doug Wilber, CEO of Denim Social, discusses the impact of the crisis on mergers and acquisitions and how we should strategize building leadership teams in a virtual world.
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In the eighth episode of our Investor Series, Softbank Group International CEO, Marcelo Claure shares his experience as a renowned "fixer" and how he is shepherding some of the world's most iconic companies through the current crisis.
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In the seventh episode of our Investor Series, Clete Brewer, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner at New Road Capital Ventures, discusses trends he is seeing emerge as a result of the crisis and how COVID-19 has impacted companies in the Northwest Arkansas region.
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In the sixth episode of our Investor Series, Kristian Andersen, Co-Founder and Partner at High Alpha, sheds light on accelerated trends across a variety of industries and how fundamentally flawed businesses being exposed during the crisis will foster the next wave of innovation.
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In the sixth episode of The Multiplier Effect, Elise Mitchell, Chairwoman of the Endeavor NWA board, shares her tips on how to develop a process for making it far easier to make the best decisions in a crisis.
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In the fourth episode of our Investor Series, Candice Matthews Brackeen, Founder and CEO of Lightship Capital, shares digital sourcing and networking strategies entrepreneurs should consider during the crisis.
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In the third episode of our Investor Series, Earnest Sweat, Associate Partner at GreatPoint Ventures, answers all of our burning questions related to shifts he has seen in the VC landscape and how to identify and target venture capital firms for your company.
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In the second episode of our Investor Series, Michael Basch, the Managing Director of Atento Capital, helps us unpack considerations Heartland entrepreneurs should take into account as they face the aftermath of COVID-19.
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In this series of episodes, we offer listeners a glimpse into the decisions investors face when finding, evaluating, and scaling the next generation of great companies. Our first guest on the show is John Fein (@JohnFein), Founder and Managing Partner of Firebrand Ventures. John shares his insights on cash flow, cost-cutting, and the importance of leading with class during the crisis.
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Coming April 27th, The Multiplier Effect brings intimate, unfiltered conversations about the challenges of scale from entrepreneurs, investors, authors, and influencers from around the world. In this trailer, Jessica Head, Marketing Director at Endeavor NWA, gives a quick peek into the journey of how this podcast came to be and the amazing lineup of guests we have coming.
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