The 2X CEO: Recent Episodes
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As a woman entrepreneur, you’re not just growing your business, you’re growing as a leader. Your journey from startup founder to CEO is going to be filled with new and challenging territory. Get help from someone who knows the path to success: Bernie Dixon, host of The 2X CEO Podcast. As the founder of Launchpad2X, Atlanta’s non-profit accelerator for women entrepreneurs, Bernie’s helped women grow startups into multi-million dollar businesses. Every other week, The 2X CEO Podcast brings you expert interviews, Q and A with Bernie, and women entrepreneurs who give you a day-in-the-life look at how they win in business. If you’re starting your own business or stepping into a leadership role in the corporate world, the 2X CEO Podcast is designed to fuel your success. Show notes are available at launchpad2x.com.
Live from Women's Entrepreneurship Day Atlanta, Bonnie Suther, CFP CEPA with UBS shares expertise on how entrepreneurs should be planning, not only for building wealth, but how to prepare financially for the sell of their companies.
Live from the 2019 Women's Entrepreneurship Day Atlanta, Bea Wray gives her talk on what a successful exit looks like. Bea is not only a successful entrepreneur, she has run non-profits that train and develop entrepreneurs.
Live from the 2019 Women's Entrepreneurship Day Atlanta Conference held at the UPS Global Headquarters, 14 women hit the stage to share their stories of success with a crowd of fellow female entrepreneurs.
This talk was given by Jamine Moton, CEO of Skylar Security. Jamine shares her stories of failure, triumph and what it truly takes to be a successful entrepreneur.
Bernie Dixon answers 3 questions from listeners of The 2X CEO podcast. We get a peek into A DAY IN THE LIFE OF BERNIE DIXON, the inside scoop on her list of dream guests for upcoming episodes as well as her favorite apps and the unbelievable number of tech gadgets she uses in her home daily for almost every task.
Bernie Dixon, founder and Chairman of Launchpad2X and Host of The 2X CEO gives her perspective on where women really stand in the nation's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Local clothing designer, Abbey Glass, gives her perspective on the state of women's entrepreneurship. She quotes "When I first started, I had no business being in business." Later she speaks about how her reputation precedes her, before she enters the room. She has a boutique located at SHOPS AT BUCKHEAD and an atelier where she creates her beautiful designs.
Jamine Moton is a former police officer who started a non-traditional security company. She takes a different approach to everything, including negotiations. In the five years she's run her company, she's never said no to a request for service. She shares the keys to her approach to negotiating new business.
Stefanie Jewett is a former CNN producer who started Activvely, a company that helps people find fitness buddies. She asks Bernie Dixon how to find a mentor who has experience growing a company to coach her through the early stage of her business.
Bernie interviews Marguerite Pressley Davis, a successful entrepreneur who now offers financial coaching to other women entrepreneurs. Marguerite talks about the bridal subscription box company she started, and then talks about how to negotiate partnerships and what to know before you contact a potential partner or client.
Sara Webb is founder and CEO of InTandem Promotions, a promotional products company based in Georgia. In six years, Sara's grown InTandem into a multi-million dollar business. She shares how she built confidence by taking leaps of faith and gaining new experiences.
Entrepreneur and pediatric nurse practitioner Shadé Reid is ready to bring on a chief technology officer to help build the tech platform for her company, HealthCares. She asks Bernie how to compensate her CTO with equity and how to structure a compensation schedule.
Mary Moore started The Cook's Warehouse, a group of gourmet kitchen stores with cooking classes, in 1995. Over the 25 years The Cook's Warehouse has been in business, she has expanded, closed stores, moved, and adjusted her strategy multiple times. She sits with Bernie Dixon to talk about how her confidence as an entrepreneur has evolved and served her through the changes in her business.
Farah Allen, CEO of The Labz, a company that provides music rights management and protection, was mentioned on Forbes.com as the founder of the "blockchain venture that could help find the whopping $2.5 billion that eludes the music industry." She shares how she started with help from family and built the momentum that led to a six-figure seed round.
If you plan to seek an investor to help fund your business, you'll want to understand what they're looking for, how to approach them, and how to do your own due diligence to find a good fit. 2X CEO host Bernie Dixon is an investor herself—and she gives insider info in this Q&A with Bernie segment.
Perhaps the most daunting part of being an entrepreneur is funding your business. Do you bootstrap? Find an investor? Take out a loan? There are new investment firms and new alternatives to help you. Kim Seals from The JumpFund talks about their mission to support women in the Southeast. And Michael Maziar of Silicon Valley Bank talks about some new options for funding a business.
Mary-Cathryn Kolb is the CEO of brrr°, a company that produces cooling fabrics. Presenting at Venture Atlanta, an investor-entrepreneur conference, was a goal of hers. She not only made a stellar presentation, she also made valuable contacts. She talks about how the experience of pitching on stage benefitted her and her company.
In this "Ask Bernie" segment, host Bernie Dixon speaks from her experience as an angel investor and venture capital investor. She talks about where entrepreneurs can find investors, how to start off and build relationships, and questions to ask to help you find a good fit for you and your company.
Conferences that bring entrepreneurs and investors together are great opportunities for networking, visibility, and doing research. You don't have to present on stage to make valuable connections to help your business. Allyson Eman, executive director of Venture Atlanta, encourages startup founders by sharing valuable insight on how to work the room and make the most of conferences.
While your company is a startup, you may find yourself doing media relations for your business. It's important to know what interests editors, how to contact them, and how to build a good relationship. Holly Beilin is the editor-in-chief of Hypepotamus, a online news magazine about the entrepreneurial scene in the Southeast. She shares some important “dos” and “don’ts” for founders who find themselves wearing the publicist hat.
Noelle London leads the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Sector of InvestAtlanta, the city’s economic development agency. In this episode, she talks about her experiences working for an incubator and some of the resources the city offers to entrepreneurs through InvestAtlanta.