Everyday Intrapreneurs: Recent Episodes
Caleb Whittle
On this episode, I'm joined by Brad Rosen. Brad is the president at Sales Assembly, an elevated learning and development platform for go-to-market teams. Brad has been in both banking and technology industries doing his part to spur innovation and enabling those around him to take ownership as an entrepreneur would inside of an organization.
Tune in as we chat about:
[03:16] How to make sure you're hiring the right people [06:40] How to enable cross-functional alignment [13:46] How to help collaboration exist in a remote-work environment [18:00] How to take ownership of skills development [23:51] Why building your network is so important
On this episode, I am joined by Jess Gainer. Jess is the Operations Manager at Backyard Bookkeeper. She's always had a knack for operations and helping businesses grow. Before she was in her current role, she helped the massage therapy business go from negative revenue in debt to over six figures in revenue. She's absolutely an intrapreneur in my book and I'm super excited to have her on today.
Tune in as we chat about:
[09:41] How to manage risk in times of growth
[15:12] How to become intrinsically motivated
[21:57] How to create value in conversations
Know an intrapreneur? Reach out to me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I'm joined by Clare Kelly. Clare is a success coach at Salesforce as well as a good intentions life coach. She got her start in the agency world before transitioning to customer success. She's always learning something new and loves helping others set their good intentions for their lives. She's an intrapreneur in my book and I'm super excited to have her on the show!
Tune in to learn:
[06:22] How to approach life with a positive outcome mentality
[13:46] How to believe in yourself
[21:33] How to take control of your career
[32:50] How to use intentions to bring out the good
Check out the Life Intentions Tool from Clare: https://intentionsbyclare.com/life-legacy-tool
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On this episode, I'm joined by Rachel Richardson. Rachel's the senior success coach at Trainual and has had a career full of experiences that have led her to where she's at today. She approaches her own work as if she's her own boss, which gives her the ability to take full ownership of her work. This totally makes her an intrapreneur in my book, and I'm super excited to welcome her on the show today.
Tune in as we chat about:
- How to think outside of the box to get your next role
- How to ensure a company is the right fit for you
- How to stay curious throughout your career
- How to show up for yourself
- How to manage your energy
Know an intrapreneur? Let's get them on the show! DM me on LinkedIn to make it happen.
On this episode, I'm joined by Alex Montas. Alex has over a decade of experience launching new products and brands for both large companies and startups. He is currently the Executive VP of marketing at BENlabs where he has become known for experimentation as a way of innovating. I'm excited to have him on the show!
Tune in as we chat about:
- How to take learnings from each stage of your career and apply them to where you're at
- What levers you can pull to test new things
- How to overcome perfectionism
- How to give your team an environment to test
- How to balance risk and ROI
Know an intrapreneur? Let's get them on the show! DM me on LinkedIn.
On this episode, I'm joined by Adam Tarr. Adam is the art director at The Grounded Company. He's a self-taught designer who started his career out as a freelancer and then went on to create an impact at various companies throughout his time as an employee at two different companies.
Tune in as we chat about:
- How to go from contributor to people manager
- How to build a team on intrapreneurs
- How to build processes
- How to keep an entrepreneurial passion outside of work
Know an intrapreneur? DM me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I am joined by Tom Armitage. Tom is the senior marketing manager at Smith.ai, a virtual receptionist service for small businesses. Tom's career has taken him from media and public relations all the way over to digital marketing across several industries. He leverages his skills as an entrepreneur to help others grow their businesses and grow their careers.
Tune in to learn:
- How teaching college students can impact your career
- How to actually build a good company culture
- How to improve efficiency within a company
- How to impact your employees
Know an intrapreneur? Let's get them on the show! Reach out to Caleb Whittle on Linkedin.
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On this episode, I'm joined by Patrick Williams. Patrick is known as the Tom Brady, a k a, the GOAT of marketing. He's been a content creator for several years now and owns his own freelance business. He's progressed through several industries and many facets of marketing, employing an intrapreneurship mindset along the way. I'm excited to have him on this episode!
Tune in as we chat about:
- How to do digital marketing the right way
- How to create a safe environment for mental health
- How to stay true to yourself in a corporate environment
Know an intrapreneur? DM me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I'm joined by Robert Dawson. Robert went from intern to executive in his first month at Sixth Media, where he just recently left to focus on his own business, YellowRed, a branding agency. He's a genius at identifying problems and crafting solutions to help a business scale. He is absolutely an intrapreneur in my book, and I'm super excited to chat with him.
Tune in as we talk about:
- How to create confidence in your manager
- How to take the right risks for your career
- How to create a value system at work and in life
- How to create a culture of intrapreneurship
Know an intrapreneur? Let's get them on the show! Message me on LinkedIn to make it happen.
On this episode, I'm joined by Luis Báez. Luis is the Global Director of Revenue Enablement at Deputy and is a sales coach through his own business. He also runs a workshop called Mastering Intrapreneurship, so you know I had to have him on the show.
Tune in as we chat about:
- How to determine it's time to teach others
- How to relinquish the title
- How to give yourself permission to be an intrapreneur
- How to create your own board of advisors
- How to commit to your own development
- How to find an environment that will work for you
Know an intrapreneur? DM me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I'm joined by Elliot Beeson. Elliot is the Creative Director at The Grounded Company and co-founder at Aktual Design, and that's aktual with a k. Elliot has a unique experience as both an entrepreneur and an intrapreneur. He's used the skills he's learned in both areas to progress throughout his career, and I'm so excited to have him on today.
Tune in as we chat about:
- How to prioritize ways to find fulfillement
- How to make the make the perfect conditions for your needs
- How to shift from becoming an expert to becoming a leader
- How to create an environment to share ideas
Know an intrapreneur? Let's get them on the show! DM me on LinkedIn to make it happen.
On this episode, I am joined by Manny Carreon. Manny is the Director of Industrial Design at Skullcandy. His unique approach to industrial design makes way for innovation and creativity in every company he's been a part of. This absolutely makes him an intrapreneur in my book, and I'm so excited to have him on the show!
Tune in as we chat about:
How to create a position when one doesn't existHow to become the center of creativityHow to sell the vision you're designingHow to be seen inside a company
Know an intrapreneur? DM me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show.
On this episode, I'm joined by Andrew Azizi. Andrew is the National Sales Manager at Velocity Automotive. He's sold everything from water, to solar, to phone service, to technology. During his time in sales, he works with a CEO's view of his own business by growing sales and improving processes along the way. This definitely makes him an intrapreneur in my book.
Listen in as we chat about how to take accountability for your business, how to become successful in a sales career, how to build relationships, and how to empower salespeople to succeed.
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On this episode, I'm joined by Emily Mireault. Emily is on the marketing team at Nectar, a recognition and rewards platform and she's built her own personal brand. If you follow her on LinkedIn, you definitely know this as well. She uses it to crush it and learn from her personal branding at the positions she's been in throughout her career. She's absolutely an intrapreneur in my eyes, and I'm so excited to have her on the podcast.
Tune in as we chat about how to break into new industries, how to build trust with your manager, how to get started on LinkedIn, and how to build a culture of intrapreneurship.
Know an intrapreneur? DM me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I'm joined by Chipper Whatcott. Chipper is the lead designer at the MarCore Group marketing agency. He started marketing by studying digital marketing in college and shifted to design shortly after that. He isn't afraid to question what's being done and loves finding new ways to innovate with design. So he's definitely an intrapreneur in my book!
Tune in as we chat about how to turn your hobby into your career, how to design for your audience, how to give your team the space for innovation, how to question the status quo, and how CEOs and Founders can make an impact on everyday people.
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On this episode, I am joined by Mallory Glessner. She is the community manager at Trainual. Her middle name is continuous improvement! She noticed ways to fix inefficiencies with her first job, which turned into getting Six Sigma certified, which has taken her on a path of innovation within the continuous improvement arena throughout her career.
Tune in as we chat about how to grow a business through process improvement, what impacts documentation can have within a company, how to develop a culture with a growth mindset, and why taking the risk to improve is always worth it.
Know an intrapreneur? Let's get them on the podcast! DM me on LinkedIn to make it happen.
On this episode, I am joined by Luke Norman. Luke is an account executive with Web Scribble. He's relatively new in his career, going into his third year in the SaaS world, but has already made an impact at the several companies he's worked at during that time. He's shined as an intrapreneur in sales while building his network on LinkedIn.
Tune in as we chat about how to succeed in SaaS sales, how to leverage LinkedIn and you're own network in your career, and how good managers support personal growth.
Know an intrapreneur? DM me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I'm joined by Jonathan Levitt. Jonathan is the Senior Sales Manager at InsideTracker and hosts his podcast, For the Long Run, which is coming up on episode 245. He started his career in Sports Nutrition and has continued that path through today. With InsideTracker, he has helped the company grow from doing just a little bit of everything to now dialing in that focus on sales and brand evangelism, speaking for the customer inside the company.
Tune in as we chat about how to survive the early days of a start-up, how to align your passions with your career (and if you even want to), how to test things quickly to learn fast, and how to create a culture of innovation.
Know an intrapreneur? Let's get them on the show! Reach out to me on LinkedIn to make it happen.
On this episode, I'm joined by Toby Larson. Toby is an executive performance coach who actually started out as a school teacher! He went from being a school teacher, to a mental performance coach for UFC fighters, to now an executive performance coach at Aspen Valley, where he helps executives grow. Having experience in various industries, he has made use of his intrapreneurial skills in everyone along the way.
Tune in as we chat about focusing on outcomes, how to learn new skills and creatively apply them, what similarities exist between high school math and UFC fighting, how to stay grounded in the moment, and how to challenge yourself just enough to progress without frustration.
Know an intrapreneur? DM me on Linkedin and let's bring them on the show!
On this episode, I'm joined by Chris Baker. Chris has been in consulting for over five years and is currently the head of consulting at Studio Zao. He was also the managing director of the Circle of Entrepreneurs for the past two years where he helped intrapreneurs tackle social challenges in their organizations.
Listen in as we chat about what social impact is all about, how to create social impact as an intrapreneur, how to navigate internal organizations, and how to create a business case for social impact.
Know an intrapreneur? DM me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I'm joined by Jessica Williams. Jessica's the Senior VP of People at Refine Labs. She has been in HR for over 12 years, going from oil and gas to now startups. She helps build cultures of intrapreneurship, and of course, is an intrapreneur herself!
Tune in as we chat about how to innovate within the HR field, why it's important to know business objectives, how to be proactive as an employee, and why side hustles are great to have as an employee.
Know an intrapreneur? DM me on LinkedIn to get them on the show!
On this episode, I'm joined by Luke Frazier. Luke has gone from corporate strategy consulting to joining the innovation side of things at Liberty Mutual Insurance, to now owning his own company called Stepwise Innovation. He has been able to employ intrapreneurial skills inside of the companies he's worked for, and now on the entrepreneurship side of things, he helps other companies do the same.
Tune in as we chat about how you can apply start-up ideas to your career, how you should visualize your ideas, why you should close the book after writing down your goal, and how to enable intrapreneurship inside your organization.
Know an intrapreneur? Let's get them on the show! DM me on LinkedIn to make it happen.
On this episode, I'm joined by Micah Peterson. Micah has been in sales for his whole career and is now an account executive at Finch, a company that helps companies grow their online revenue. I met him for the first time in person a couple of weeks ago and was so stoked to be able to get to know him a little bit and knew he'd be a great fit for the show.
Tune in as we chat about how creativity is important in sales, how a culture of learning builds employees, how raising kids impacts your communication style, and why understanding the needs of others is so important.
Know an intrapreneur? Recommend them for the show! DM me on LinkedIn.
On this episode, I'm joined by Ella Wright. Ella has been in quality assurance, training management, and talent development throughout her short career as an intrapreneur - Short because in August of this year, she took the jump to full entrepreneurship by launching a consulting business called Start The Conversation. She also hosts a podcast of the same.
Listen in as we chat about taking a genuine interest in others, how to make an impact with your conversations, and when to take the jump to entrepreneurship.
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On this episode, I'm joined by Dannie Evans. Dannie is the VP of Marketing at SuccessFuel, a company he has been at for 16 years. The founder of the company has the mantra of "you are the CEO of your own area", which has allowed Dannie to be an intrapreneur throughout all those years.
Tune in as we chat about creating new business units inside of companies, how you can become the CEO of your own area, how to help your team overcome fear, and how a side hustle can help you get promoted in your day job.
Know an intrapreneur? Let's get them on the show! DM me on LinkedIn to make it happen.
In this episode, I'm joined by Rex Allen. Rex has gone from being a design engineer for some awesome firearms companies to making the jump to full entrepreneurship by founding his own creative agency called Stokeship. He injected intrapreneurship into everything he did as an engineer, and now he uses some of those same skills as an entrepreneur.
Tune in as we chat about his journey through engineering, his firsthand experiences with intrapreneurship, how you can make time to be creative, how to deal with negative culture at work, and when to decide to make the jump to entrepreneurship.
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On this episode, I'm joined by Toly Shilman who has been in almost every industry you can think of creating innovative products and solutions along the way. He has always been an entrepreneur, yet working for some of the largest organizations in the world. He's currently a startup consultant at Brain Start Strategy and a mentor at Techstars, helping others create innovation within their companies.
Tune in as we chat about how to work around objectives to continually innovate, how to be an intrapreneur while helping others attain their objectives, what it means to be a civilized pirate inside of a company, the similarities between an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, and how to become efficient with your tasks.
Know an intrapreneur? Recommend them for the show! DM me on LinkedIn and let's make it happen.
On this episode, I'm joined by Ashley Sava. Ashley is a journalist turned content marketer who got her start reporting for a local morning newspaper. Throughout her time as a reporter and editor, she's learned valuable skills that have helped her transition to becoming a content marketer. She is now the Head of Content at Rolebot, an AI-powered job board for passive talent.
Tune in as we talk about journalist skills that help with marketing, why learning is so important to your career, how a side-hustle as a freelancer makes you a better employee, and how impactful LinkedIn can be.
Know an intrapreneur? Recommend them for the podcast! DM me on LinkedIn and let's make it happen.
On this episode, I'm joined by Ken Freire. Ken is the Chief Operating Officer of the Christian Business Incubator and is also a podcast host and speaker on the topic of intrapreneurship. That's right. I'm not the only one highlighting the importance of intrapreneurship! Ken takes the approach of how leaders can develop intrapreneurs inside of their organization.
Listen in as we chat about how to influence without authority, how to delegate the outcome instead of tasks, Ken's 3 types of cultures to foster intrapreneurship, and how to help those who are jacks of all trades.
Know an intrapreneur? Dm me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I'm joined by Brandon Clark. Brandon went from a burnt-out pre-medical student to now the global supply chain manager at PhoneSoap, where he's able to improve inefficiencies with innovative thinking. He uses intrapreneurship to help other people along the way.
Tune in as we chat about how he went from a gig worker on the boxing floor to overseeing supply chain, the impact mental health has had on his career, and how to increase your level of thinking to progress in your career.
Know an intrapreneur? Hit me up on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I'm joined by Levi Lindsay. Levi has gone from founding his own companies to diving back into employment with companies like Kizik and now Neighbor.com where he's the creative director, crushing it with super fun campaigns to rent out your space. He's also a co-founder of We Are Mind, raising awareness for mental health. His journey is one we can all learn from!
Listen in as we talk about his career journey, how to find out if a company is right for you, what skills he learned as an entrepreneur that he applies today as an intrapreneur, and how to figure out what you enjoy and are good at.
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On this episode, I'm joined by Billy Bateman. Billy is the co-founder and VP of operations at ChatFunnels, where he has seen the impact of intrapreneurship within his own company. I'm so excited to bring him on to talk about his own career, as well as how his company fosters intrapreneurship in both managers and employees.
Listen in as we chat about his career path that lead him to ChatFunnels, the top 4 tips for developing intrapreneurial skills, and what managers can do to create an environment for intrapreneurs.
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On this episode, I'm joined by Matt Holman. Matt is currently the head of growth at QPilot, which manages subscriptions for e-commerce companies. His love of community and helping others led him to founding Sharehouse in addition to his full-time job. He is consistently on the lookout for opportunities to add value, which absolutely makes him an intrapreneur in my book.
Tune in as we chat about what it's like jumping into the job market at 30 years old, how personal branding plays into your career, what authenticity does for your network, and why people look to others for recommendations.
Know an intrapreneur? Recommend them to be on the show! DM me on LinkedIn (Caleb Whittle) and let's make it happen.
On this episode, I'm joined by Dalton Jensen. Dalton has been in sales for his entire career and is currently the Head of Franchise Development and Sales at Dirty Dough. He also has a podcast called The Thinking Project where he chats with founders and creatives. His approach to networking, teaching sales and helping others absolutely makes him an intrapreneur.
Listen in as we chat about the philosophy of sales, how he got into podcasting, how stoic thinking helps him tackle what life throws at him, and how habits lead to vision fulfillment.
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On this episode, I'm joined by Trevor Nielsen. He is the senior UX designer for Giddy and has always been an artist throughout his whole life. He has loved diving into UX design because he gets to be a part of almost every area of the business, and therefore is an intrapreneur!
Tune in as we chat about the ins and outs of UX design, how working at a small stage start-up can create the perfect environment for intrapreneurs, the importance of giving yourself a chance to be found, and the beauty of working on something in small chunks to achieve a big goal.
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On this episode, I'm joined by Lorri Kane. Lorri's career has taken her from video producing to social media, to podcast producing to now the digital engagement manager at Sweater, where she uses her community-building skills to bring venture capital to everyone. Her outgoing personality has helped her build a solid network on her own as well as being successful in the position she's held. She's absolutely an intrapreneur and I'm so happy to have her on the show today.
Tune in as we talk about the importance of having a network and what it takes to connect with others. We also dive into how her background as a freelancer helps her every day in her current role, how to have the conversation of personal branding with a potential employer, and how kids can learn the importance of connection while they're young.
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On this episode I'm joined by Tyler Bender. Tyler joined the marketing team at the Grounded Company earlier this year, where she currently does content creation and social media management. And just a few months ago officially launched her own company, Tabloid Marketing. She is a queen of social media and loves to test out everything she can to nail down what works for herself and her clients. This spirit of learning by testing absolutely makes her an intrapreneur.
Tune in as we chat about the experiences in her career, what she's learning with her own company, how she learns by testing, and what makes the environment at Grounded perfect for her personality.
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On this episode, I'm joined by Emily Newton. Emily is a digital marketer, HR encyclopedia guru, and co-founder of her own company, Scouter. Her story of starting Scouter highlights her expertise in identifying a need and using her entrepreneurship skills to start and grow a business.
Listen in as we dive into what it's like working at a company that encourages entrepreneurship, what keeps her working at Eddy, how she built Scouter, and why intrapreneurs are so important for companies that want to grow efficiently.
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Aaron Barreiro joins the podcast to talk about his journey that led him to starting a non-profit with his wife and making the full jump to entrepreneurship with his company 1Strive. We dive into the impact of helping others, finding the lightbulb moments that drive our purpose, and taking ownership as an intrapreneur.
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On this episode, I bring on the Founder of Set Fire Creative, McCain Kennedy, to chat about his journey from intrapreneur to entrepreneur. We dive into his early days of learning digital marketing, how he started Set Fire Creative to learn things he couldn't in his 9-5, the importance of intrapreneurs in his business, and his tips for intrapreneurs everywhere.
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In this special episode, I take the opportunity to recap the podcast so far - providing career updates on some of the guests, what has made this podcast so special to me, and what's next for Everyday Intrapreneurs. Enjoy!
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On this episode, I get to chat with Dennis Walker. Jr. Dennis is a human resources consultant at Paychex HR by day and CEO of CentralContentPro the rest of the time. His career has taken him across industries and across departments from financial services to digital media and more. His approach to work and his journey and building his own company while maintaining a full-time job absolutely make him an intrapreneur.
Listen in as we chat about how why he started CentralContentPro, how he plans for the imbalance life throws his way, and the importance a solid network has on a career.
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Today's guest is Starla Holder. Starla started her career in the film industry, rocking it as a production coordinator of 15 years. She then shifted to the business world, joining Expert Voice in their customer service department followed by becoming their first account coordinator.
She then went to a company called Chargeback to head up their customer success department, where the company was recently acquired. Which transitioned her to now the principal strategy and operations consultant, all of these transitions have made her an absolute intrapreneur.
Listen in as we chat about her experience in the film industry, her transition from the film world to the business world, and how she keeps her job interesting.
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Ayomidé is a lifelong learner, always looking to understand how things work and how people think. Her career path has taken her from utilities to HR consulting, where she now works as a senior consultant at Mercer. She loves to apply what she learns each day to add value to the lives of people she interacts with. And of course, she is an intrapreneur.
Listen in as we chat about her path from engineering to HR consulting, why she labels herself as 'The Learning Nerd', and her advice to college students to set them up for a successful career.
Know an intrapreneur? Send them my way through LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I chat with Matt Duke-Rosati. Matt's career in sales has taken him from retail training to flexible workspaces to now the tech sector at Onna. He loves injecting creativity and joy into everything he does and is always looking for the next improvement in his career. This absolutely makes him an intrapreneur.
Listen in to hear how he pulled from his experience as a lacrosse coach to get into a sales role, how cross-collaboration is key to success in sales, what entrepreneurship qualities a salesperson has, and how to determine an aligned organization before you join one.
Do you know intrapreneurs? Connect with me (Caleb Whittle) on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I get to chat with Omar Riney. Omar is an experienced human resource partner, getting his start with a law firm and working his way through various industries to now being the head of people operations at Lantern. He knows both sides of the coin being an intrepreneur himself, as well as helping entrepreneurs grow in their career within their organizations.
Listen in as we chat about the different facets of human resources, how to know if the company you're interviewing with is right for you, how to make side hustles work together with your "day" job, and how important making connections is for your career.
Do you know entrepreneurs inside of your organization? Reach out on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On today's episode, I chat with John Strang. John's career has been across multiple fields, starting with being a track and field coach to business analytics for a soccer team to marketing to now operations with Vida Health. He is driven to help others and find solutions to problems, so he is absolutely an intrapreneur.
Listen in as we chat about John's career history, how showing empathy and compassion leads to fulfillment, how to get through difficult times in your job, and his definition of the two types of intrapreneurs that can exist within an organization.
Know an intrapreneur? Reach out to me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
Today, I have Chris Naegele on the show. Chris' career has been all about customer service and education. He has helped build the customer service program at GoPro, led the enablement program at Pure Storage, and is now overseeing the customer service department at Santa Cruz Bicycles. An intrapreneur at heart, his sweet spot is identifying the support needs for scaling businesses.
Listen in as we chat about the early days of GoPro, how he made the jump to entrepreneurship then back to the employee life, and what it means to make an impact at work and at home.
Know an intrapreneur? Reach out to me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I chat with Eli Adams from Young Living. Eli is an e-commerce wizard, building his first website in 1998. He has gone from product management to SEO business owner, to global, online marketing, to now Executive Director of Digital Product Management, E-commerce with Young Living Essential Oils. He has continuously problem solved all throughout his career through e-commerce digital products and is absolutely an intrapreneur.
Listen in as we chat about his career history, how his experiences have prepared him for leadership, how he uses side hustles to help others, and the lasting effects of decisions we make now.
Do you know an intrapreneur? Reach out to me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
Meredith Metsker joins me on this episode to talk about her transition from Journalism to Marketing and all of the learnings along the way. She highlights the importance of learning how to write well, asking the right questions, and taking the initiative. Her experience has helped her communicate the right messaging for the companies she's worked for as well as helped her to progress in her career. My favorite takeaway was how she never sat and waited, but always pursued something she was interested in, whether in her full-time career path or her side hustles, she never waited for someone to call on her.
Know an intrapreneur? Reach out to me on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
For the 10th episode of Everyday Intrapreneurs, I mix things up a bit with an entrepreneur's story that started with intrapreneurship at its core. This episode's guest is Nick Stagge. He started his career as a retail store manager at 19 with almost no retail experience. His intrapreneurial drive helped 10x store growth there then led to successful careers with companies like GoPro and Skullcandy.
He took the leap to full-time entrepreneur one year ago, launching The Grounded Company, an agency that grows brands with great creative, as well as Brenda, a creative insights platform, and We Are Mind, a non-profit focused on mental health.
Listen in as we talk about how he took risks throughout his career to skyrocket his growth, what led to the jump to full entrepreneurship, how he encourages intrapreneurship at his company, and a teaser for a new company coming soon!
Do you know an intrapreneur? Hit me up on LinkedIn and let's get them on the show!
On this episode, I have Mishae Khan who has worked in retail and sales for over 15 years, and is now the sales and activations manager at Google over the Canada and Latin America territories. She's also the founder of Bold&Kind, a jewelry company all about the physical that you carry with you every day. And of course, she's an intrapreneur.
Listen in as we talk about how she got her first taste of entrepreneurship in middle school, what drove her to create Bold&Kind, how she shows up with 110% in everything she does, and how we can all find purpose in what we do.
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Today's guest is Megan Benson. Megan has gone from customer service manager, to social media manager, to now director of client strategy at the Grounded Company, an agency focused on helping brands grow. She did all of this while having her own company on the side Meg's Marketing, which absolutely makes her an intrapreneur.
Listen in to hear how her experience as a young single mother emphasized the importance of hard work, how she leverages opportunities into new business, and what it's like to work in a place where side hustles are celebrated.
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In this episode, I chat with Lindsey Nelson. Lindsay is a SAAS marketer who is always striving to craft the perfect sentence. She's gone from social media copy, to website copy, to now product marketing at Home Care Pulse. She even co-founded a digital magazine called F3LL to highlight all of the amazing literature and art we're surrounded by. So of course she is an intrapreneur. Listen in to learn how she went from a love of literature to a love of marketing and how she tries to use the creative and analytical part of her brain to create amazing things, as well as how she knew Home Care Pulse was the right company for her to join.
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Today's guest, Connor Kunz, has done everything from managing a gas station to nature photography to currently a director of marketing at a healthcare SAAS company. Listen in to hear how he's able to look for opportunities within an organization, how his career really took off after focusing on the things he actually enjoyed, and his recommendations on how to thrive as an intrapreneur.
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In today's episode, I chat with Zoë Hartsfield, a community extraordinaire with a passion for people, tech, and win/win situations. We dive into how she made the jump from finance to the SAAS world, experimenting with new ideas as a ghostwriter, and how she takes the initiative in her career. Listen in to see how becoming an intrapreneur can impact your career as it did for Zoë.
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On this episode, I chat with Mason Cosby of Mojo Media Labs. We dive into how he went from selling ads in a parenting magazine, to being the only marketing person at a loan management company, to now marketing marketers to marketers, and everything he has learned along the way. He highlights the importance of implementing knowledge as soon as you learn it, then iterating to adapt to market needs. We also chat about his podcast, The Marketing Ladder, and how that has helped him in his own journey. Listen to see what makes him an intrapreneur every day.
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Today we have McKay Savage. A "Mack" of all trades, McKay has dabbled in everything from lockpicking to coding, personal finance to paragliding, and everything in between. He is the definition of "learning by doing" and uses this mindset to go after things that interest him. He brings this habit of learning into the professional realm as he's able to relate to people's interests inside of the workplace, contributing to his success as a digital marketing manager. All of which makes him an intrapreneur in every sense of the word.
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Today we have Dale Harper. Dale has both B2B and B2C experience in the agency world. He's currently with set fire creative and has gone from intern to digital marketing manager. He gets real deep in the weeds with things like Facebook ads, Google ads, LinkedIn ads. And then of course the acronyms, we all love as marketers like SEO and CRO, and more than anything, he is an intrapreneur.
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Today on the podcast we have Elan Maynez. His only goal in life is to deliver happiness in every interaction he has. He is currently the Onboarding Sherpa at Guide CX, which means he helps clients scale the Mount Everest of onboarding. And more than anything, he is an intrapreneur.
We chat about the importance of personal branding within a company, getting experience as you learn, and how managers can develop an environment for intrapreneurs to thrive.
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Welcome to Everyday Intrapreneurs! In this episode, I'll walk through why I started this podcast, a little bit of my own story, and what you can expect from the guests I bring on the show.
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