Loved having David Salinas on the show as he shared about building his business and building on the success he had working with some pretty notable people!
#154: Owning a cybersecurity niche with Christian Espinosa
Christian Espinosa was the CEO of Alpine Security, a highly successful cybersecurity firm, before selling the company to Cerberus Sentinel in 2020. Christian is also the author of the book, "The Smartest Person in the Room: The Root Cause and New Solution for Cybersecurity". Christian talks about the challenges of running your own business, pushing through the discomfort, extreme financial risk, and ultimately finding success by narrowing down a specific niche. You need to listen to this episode if you are an aspiring tech startup entrepreneur. For more information on Christian or his book, see these links:
https://christianespinosa.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianespinosa/
https://www.amazon.com/Smartest-Person-Room-Solution-Cybersecurity/dp/1544516215
#153: Startup and co-founder relationships with Sonny Tai
Sonny Tai is the co-founder and CEO of Actuate, a software platform that turns existing security cameras that can automatically identify threats and occupant behavior patterns to support security and facilities management teams. Sonny shares a riveting immigration story and his adventures in the military, along with advice for co-founders and those looking to raise venture capital for their startup. You will love this discussion. For more information on Sonny and Actuate, visit https://actuate.ai/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonny-tai/
#152: The power of the legacy business with Mike Fransen
Author, entrepreneur, and accomplished businessman, Mike Fransen joins the show to discuss his journey through the U.S. Army, his experience as a Yale MBA, and the breadth of responsibility he ultimately assumed when working in the commercial real estate asset management industry. Mike has written a powerful and impactful book called The Legacy Business, which details a lot of impactful life-learning moments that will serve as an inspiration and guide for you. Pick it up here on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Business-Practical-Insights-Assembling-ebook/dp/B09WTGLHJ1/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
#151: The impact of VR lifesaving training with Carla Bond
Founder and CEO of Upskill VR, Carla Bond joins the show to discuss and detail her journey, as well as a financially costly mistake she made in the process. You will be inspired by her resilience, determination, and vision for creating a more compelling and effective experience for those going through life-saving training courses. For more on Carla and Upskill VR, visit https://upskillvr.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlambond/
#150: Comedy is powerful with David Morgasen
David Morgasen is a long-time Hollywood writer, producer, and director for TV, film, and digital video. His writing credits include the hit Disney film Princess Protection Program. He has worked on many shows and has served as co-creator, writer, and Executive Producer, along with Howard Stern, for all three seasons of FX Network's Son of the Beach. He was a writer/co-executive producer on E!'s Night Stand With Dick Dietrick. Currently he is in post-production on a pilot for Red, White & Lou, an animated half-hour comedy he co-created for 20th Century/Disney about a newly-emigrated family, starring comedian Maz Jobrani along with an ethnically diverse cast. Morgasen serves as Executive Producer along his partners, including Maz and Courteney Cox. As a director, his work could be seen on shows including The Ellen DeGeneres Show and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live. Morgasen was a pioneer in viral videos and online Branded Content. During his tenure as Executive Producer at HBO Digital, he produced and directed installments of the early Youtube sensation, David Blaine’s Street Magic, which has garnered hundreds of millions of views as well as McCain-Obama Dance Off, which garnered tens of millions of views and extensive coverage on news outlets across the country. In the digital space, he has also created several web series for Disney XD, Yahoo!, and other online destinations. His work has been featured in the Outfest Film Festival and the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival.
David Morgasen Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/morgasen
David Blaine Street Magic 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrTvNzGCZE
Howard Stern talks a jumper off the GW Bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qHv124hQ_Y
#149: Matching skills to roles with Matthew Louis
Matthew Louis re-joins the show to catch us up on what he's been up to. From his book, Mission Transition, and moving to help lead the charge at Purepost. Purepost translates skills to job postings in a very effective and intelligent way. Learn more at https://www.purepost.co/. To learn more about Matt and his books, go to https://matthewjlouis.com/ to buy his award-winning book and to stay in the know with all he has going on! Listen to our previous conversation in episode #105.
#148: Growing through adversity with Regina Koetters
U.S. Navy veteran, entrepreneur, business owner, and all-around terrific human, Regina Koetters joins the show to discuss her entrepreneurial journey, the opportunities she seized, the vision she had, and the challenges associated with the business. She tells her story in raw, but uplifting, detail that will inspire and encourage you in your journey. Be sure to jump over to theownersmanual.co to join her impactful newsletter! If you want to take yourself and your business to higher levels, reach out to Regina! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginakoetters/
#147: From CO to CEO with William Toti
Former CEO, U.S. Navy submarine squadron commander, and author, William Toti, joins the show to discuss the tremendous transition that a lot of senior military leaders face when transitioning out, joining the private or defense contractor world, and attaining certain rank in those organizations. In a very articulate and helpful book that JUST RELEASED, "From CO to CEO", Bill covers a lot of ground that is helpful to you in nearly any phase of your career, and some tremendous insights to help you focus. Pick up a copy here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/From-CO-to-CEO/William-J-Toti/9781637630631
#145: Making the pivot with Ian Sephton
Co-Founder and CEO of Funnel9 Marketing, Ian Sephton rejoins the show to discuss the latest, and covers some really fun topics including: making a pivot in business, raising capital, and what investors are looking for when evaluating a possible investment.
#144: From corporate career to BBQ startup with Greg Fischer
Co-Founder of Burn Pit BBQ, Greg Fischer, joins the show to discuss how he went from a predictable corporate career to jumping into a BBQ product and information business. Some great information and insight!
#143: The story of Bellatorum fraud with Chris Bentley
The former founder and CEO of Bellatorum Resources, Chris Bentley, joins the show to discuss his career and the circumstances surrounding the decisions made that led to the loss of millions of dollars. In this episode you will hear Chris accept full responsibility for the situation and poor decisions, and the actions he took that ultimately brought it all down. He's detailed this journey in a book titled, "Burning Bellatorum", set to release on 19 Apr 2022, exactly a year to the date after he sent his fateful letter to investors.
During the show, Aaron made mention of some spiritual components to Chris' journey that he felt obligated to share, and may have not be able to articulate fully in the heat of the moment.
Some applicable links and resources:
Bellatorum Resources article in Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-texas-energy-fund-shuts-founder-says-millions-squandered-2021-04-22/
Spiritual References:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+10&version=NLT
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+8&version=NLT
https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/reminders-that-no-god-is-not-mad-at-you.html
Red Letters by Crowder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqvJXVFedb4
If I can encourage you in any way with faith-based, text message encouragement, text "faith" to 682-255-1642
#142: A cybersecurity startup with Stan Golubchik
CEO of cybersecurity startup ContraForce, Stan Golubchik joins the show to discuss his family's riveting immigration story, his path to technology, and how his company is addressing an underserved market in the cybersecurity landscape.
#138: Growing yourself and your business with Chris Nelson
Chris Nelson, Founder at Helios Energy, joined the show and discussed a bit of his military transition and some AMAZING lessons learned. Chris articulates his story exceptionally well and shares many words of advice and wisdom about the entrepreneurial journey and the sales approach and mindset. Chris talks about the psychology of sales, the psychology of buying, the decision to self-capitalize or to bring in capital, and so much more. You will absolutely love his insights and the way he presents his story; incredibly impactful.
http://www.heliosenergyus.com/
#139: Machine learning and AI business with Ted Willich
NLP Logix co-founder and CEO Ted Willich joins the show to talk about a very exciting and rapidly developing technology in the marketplace: artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Ted talks about his upbringing into business and his decisions to enter the business world on his own following family business work. We get to hear some great insights into the world of ML and AI, business opportunity, business model, and additional advice for the entrepreneurial community. https://www.nlplogix.com/
#137: The Warrior Entrepreneur with Zachary Green
Serial entrepreneur, USMC veteran, firefighter, author, city councilman Zachary Green joins the show to talk about his raw journey of entrepreneurship. He discusses the real difficulties entrepreneurs face with cash, the sales grind, the stress of putting your house up as collateral, and the three pillars necessary for successful entrepreneurs. We discuss his just-released book, Warrior Entrepreneur, available now for a special price on Amazon! You will absolutely be amazed and inspired hearing his amazing story.
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#135: From the U.S. Secret Service to Psychologist with Dr. Mary Beth Janke
So honored to have former U.S. Secret Service agent and clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. Mary Beth Janke. We discuss a number of topics, including her story in the USSS and her transition to psychology. We had a great discussion about elements of psychology and how it interacts with entrepreneurship. Incredibly enlightening discussion!
Go buy her book, The Protector, at Amazon!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1734667109/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_39DMYRHYMVMJ9Q3VXWZX
To learn more about Mary Beth, go to https://drmarybeth.com
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#134: Navy SEAL sniper to successful entrepreneur with Brandon Webb
SOFREP Media Founder and CEO Brandon Webb joins the show to discuss the entrepreneurial journey, including his challenges and successes. Incredible insights and wisdom to be gleaned from his journey. Brandon Webb SOFREP
https://brandontylerwebb.com/
https://sofrep.com/
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#136: Learning and growing a startup with Mike McAlinden
Green Light National Founder and CEO Mike McAlinden joined the show to discuss his amazing entrepreneurial journey. We covered his time working for other companies and his ability to overcome his fear of sales. He shared such great insight into how the company was started, the initial challenges, and other things he has learned in the journey. Green Light National
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