Adventures with Ryan Atkinson

We all love wine, right? We all love wine a little bit more when it's world-class woman-made wines. That's what Une Femme Wines is. Started by serial entrepreneur Jen Pelka, Une Femme believes that when women gather over wine, they don't just raise a glass -- they raise each other up. In this conversation, we discuss how Jen's early life shaped her thinking as an entrepreneur, how her famous restaurant, The Riddler, helped start Une Femme Wines, and her partnership with delta.

Kira Parsons joins us to talk about aging and longevity, biohackers, and gene therapy. We talk about why people should pay attention to aging more, what a biohacker is, and the benefits of gene therapy.

Kira Parsons: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kira-carla-m-parsons-92103773/

Oval.bio website: https://www.oval.bio/

Biohacking kits: https://www.the-odin.com/

Follistatin gene therapy clinical trial: https://minicircle.io/

Brett Dashevsky joins us to talk about the creator economy, creating great content, how you can monetize your online presence, getting started as a content creator, building and selling Healthcare Huddle, and so much more.

We are joined by Everee CEO, Brett Barlow, to talk about how Everee is changing how and when we get paid. Brett shares his stories about his accomplishments leading some of the biggest brands in the world like HP, Skullcandy, and Pluralsight. With 20+ years in marketing, Brett shares what has changed from when he started. We talk about how leading Everee into its next stage of grow within the FinTech space.

Brett's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barlowbrett/

Everee Website: https://www.everee.com/

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Claire Siegel, the Founder and CEO of Flourish, comes on the podcast to talk about how Flourish is creating consistent health habits with shame-free nutrition and body image coaching. We talk about how you can build healthy habits with food, her background in nutrition, how Flourish started, the importance of EQ as a leadership, and how she has grown on TikTok to acquire more customers.

Claire's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehsiegel/

Flourish Website: https://www.weflourish.com/

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Dominick Namis joins us to talk about content creation, LinkedIn, and growing his social media presence rapidly. Dominick shares some of his best tips for creating content, and how you can become more consistent when creating content. We also talk about Dominick's course that he will be publishing, and his time he spent at Meta.

Dominick's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dnamis/

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Dr. Nate Zinsser is the author of The Confident Mind. He is also the Director of the Performance Psychology Program at West Point and has trained athletes like Eli Manning and countless Olympians. Dr. Nate Zinsser talks about how you can become more confident, what it’s like training world-class athletes, and how being confident elevates your performance.

We are joined by two Skimmer executives, CEO Jack Nelson, and Executive Chairman Peter Freeland. They share how they came across Skimmer and the opportunity they have to take over the industry. Hear how you can identify ideas by looking at trends and scale that product and company. 

Skimmer website: https://getskimmer.com/
Jack's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-nelson-8a19aa5/
Peter's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterfreeland/

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Michael Stein, the host of the Long Shot Leaders and the founder of Abadak, joins The Business Cloud to talk about how he from $13 in his bank account to become a multi-million dollar company. He also shares with us his experience of how he got into filmmaking and producing multiple documentaries. Michael shares with us the importance of mindset and always be learning.

Michael's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abadak/

Long Shot Leaders Website: https://longshotleaders.com/

Abadak Website: https://abadak.com/

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Ron Green, the Co-Founder, and CTO of KUNGFU.AI, is an industry veteran in the AI industry. He joins the podcast to answer questions like how will AI impact the future of work? How will AI impact our own lives? What will the future of AI look like? How has AI changed? 

Ron's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rongreen/

Ron's Twitter: https://twitter.com/rgreenjr

KUNGFU.AI Website: https://www.kungfu.ai/

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From living in South Africa and Uganda to being Under Armour's first full-time sustainability employee to starting her own sustainability company, Brianna Kilcullen has a story. When she spent time overseas, she was living in a tent within villages. She's gone overseas to see what factories are like. Now, she's leading her company with a mission. Anact. Hear how Brianna Killculen is making an impact on sustainability with her mindfulness and ability to take action. 

Brianna's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianna-kilcullen/
Anact.com: https://anact.com/

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Mark Stouse, The Chairman and CEO of ProofAnalytics comes on the podcast to talk about creativity, effective leadership, and characteristics of great teams. From working in the largest corporations to starting ProofAnalytics, Mark gives insight into the boundaries of creativity, how leaders should lead, and what the best teams he's worked on have in common. Giving acronyms such as ACT, T-Shape Leadership, and more, Mark gives us his best in this episode. 

Jamie Fitch came across a realization when he was studying Molecular Genetics at Ohio State. Medical Education can be better. People can approach education better, and they can see better results. OnlineMedEd was born. Hear how Jamie started OnlineMedEd, and how they are tackling their mission to change how medical education is approached. Coming from a science background, Jamie gives us multiple frameworks we can use to approach life and solve problems. Additionally, he shares two books someone should read in their 20s. 

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Check out OnlineMedEd's website: https://home.onlinemeded.org/
Connect with Jamie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiefitch/

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We have an extraordinary guest in Adam Ryan, the CEO and Co-Founder of Workweek on the podcast. We cover a wide range of topics like Adam starting Camp Kesem while in college, starting his career in teaching, and then pivoting into media once he found his true calling. It's an exciting conversation as Adam has a wealth of knowledge in media, content creation, and entrepreneurship.

How do you turn a woman's biggest expense into her biggest asset? You make her high-end clothes rentable online. Natalia has always had a passion for clothes, but she found herself only wearing them so often. Her result? Make her clothes rentable so others can take advantage of high-end clothes at the fraction of the cost. Bipty was born. Bipty allows woman from all over the United States to come and rent clothes from one another so they can feel beautiful and empowered. 

How do Founders know when it's time to grow? When it's time to go from building mode to growth mode? This can be answered as Karthik Suresh, the Co-Founder of Ignition comes on the podcast to discuss. Karthik comes from Facebook where he was a Product Manager, and has been the Co-Founder of multiple companies. His latest endeavor, Ignition, is the first system of record for Go-to-Market for a collaborative hub to plan, execute, and measure launches. 

A way to have more efficient and effective meetings? Sign me up! Today we are sitting with the Co-Founders of Agenda App, Stacey Hober and Jason Schappert. They join the podcast to talk about building the app, how the idea came to life, and the obstacles they've overcome. Both Stacey and Jason shed light in how their personalities come together and how the puzzle fits perfectly. Interested in learning more? Links below. 

Do you remember the first time you ever sold something? The first time you invented something? Well, for students that participate in BUILD, you do that in high school. BUILD's statement is simple: "BUILD is an entrepreneurship program for underserved high school students that teaches them how to build their own business while becoming the CEO of their own lives" Talk about POWERFUL.

In this episode, we bring on Angela Stokes, the Director of Mentorship and Community Engagement to talk about BUILD. Then, we bring on two-high school groups that participated in the program this past year. The confidence they have, the businesses they made, and the care they put in will blow you away. 

This is a truly-life changing program, and you will see how in this episode. 

Here are where you can find each guest:

Angela Stokes: 1:35 - 18:07

Kimberly & Ruth of Charlestown: 18:40 - 32:00 

Amanda: 32:23 - 43:48

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Imagine this: You just moved your wife and three kids under the age of five more than 400 miles away. Then, you lose your job. You have two choices to make -- continue working or start your own company. Well, Robert Kennedy III decides to full-time entrepreneurship and the rest is history. Hear Robert's story and effective story-telling techniques to land that perfect hook and punch line. 

We have Janelle Chalouhi, the CEO and Founder of Venusverse which is very first female founded and female focused Web3 educational program, incubator and NFT collection in Canada. Janelle has an incredible vision for Web3 and NFTs, and shares her passion and knowledge with us on today's episode. Janelle talks through love for art and how that transitioned perfectly to Venuseverse. We then talk about Venusverse dropping their first NFT collection on Opeansea very recently. Then, Janelle gives advice to women that are wanting to start their own business and what to look for. 

An industry that needs disrupting, Markit is going beyond just the basics of events and ticketing. In a new app founded by college students, learn how Brawner and the Markit team is gaining traction fast. We talk about how they started on college campuses but have started working with businesses across Boston. Brawner's enthusiasm for the platform shines in the episode, and makes this entertaining. 

Episode 50! Do we have an episode for you. We welcome Chirs Hall, the Founder of Portal Bots, on the podcast. Portal Bots allows you to have robot wars in the comfort of your home and is AWESOME! Chris talks about finding the idea, how he is an entertainer at heart, the early traction he's gotten, and gives advice for entrepreneurs. You have to check out Portal Bots, so visit the links below to connect with Chris and see the website. 

Want to know what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Beyond all the successes, there are plenty of hardships to go through. In this episode, Patrick opens up to talk about his experience as an entrepreneur and the adversities he's faced. Running a successful SaaS analytics company, Patrick talks about starting the company, the first few years, and how its scaled. To top it off, Patrick fills the episode with entrepreneurial advice anyone can run with. 

We are joined by Ryan Aflord, CEO and Founder of Radical, and Host of the Radcast Podcast, a Top 20 Marketing and Business Podcast. In the episode, we cover a lot. From starting Radical after years working for an agency to how he sees trends from his kids, Ryan has a wealth of knowledge on business and entrepreneurship. 

The supplement industry is HARD. To help breakdown how to crack into it and stand out, we have Brandon Pogue, the CEO and Founder of TruLabs on The Business Cloud to talk how his team is doing just that. In this episode, we also talk about the goosebumps he's had interacting with customers and the feedback he's received. Want to know what CEOs care about? We also discuss that in the podcast. Full of tons of great content, Brandon was a great guest to welcome to the podcast. Find links below to connect. 

Tom Alaimo, an AE at Gong and Host of Millennial Sales, joins the podcast today. We talk about his effective selling techniques, how he's started and grown his own podcast, Millennial Sales. From getting Jordan Belfort on his own podcast, to being in the President's Club at Gong in 2021, Tom has awesome experiences growing his personal brand while killing it in sales. 

To connect with Tom, follow the links below. 

We are joined by the CEO and Founder of Span, Patrick Samy, to discuss how his healthcare startup is personalizing the way we approach optimal health. It's not enough to have the data, we need a way to interpret that data, and Span health is on the mission to do that. By giving consumers the way to understand how different habits impact our health, we are able to make conscious decisions that can positively impact our lives. Hear how the Span team is doing just that. 

In a space that needs disruption, Steve Grubbs, the CEO and Founder of VictoryXR, is certainly disrupting. By applying a Virtual Reality experience to a classroom, VictoryXR is giving students the opportunity to be more hands-on in their classroom experience. Want to step inside a heart? VictoryXR is able to do that. Live halfway across the globe, but wanting to have a world-class education? VictoryXR opens that possibility.