Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do

The Founder of Bloom Mary Jane is Scott McDowell better known as Strategic Scott on social media. He is a Maryland native who relocated to Colorado in 2016 after spending almost a decade in NYC working in the music industry. Upon arrival in Colorado Scott launched Strategic Leverage, LLC a boutique marketing agency. Strategic Leverage has a very niche focus on vendor booth immersive activations, event sponsorships, VIP product placement, and content creation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda Sizemore is the owner at Twin Flame Tea. She founded the company almost two years ago. The idea came to her one afternoon walking through a farmer’s market with her significant other. She was craving an organic iced tea with real herbs. A tea with beautiful hand blended leaves, not the fanning’s you usually find at the grocery store. This craving led to her curiosity of starting what she didn’t know would become an amazing adventure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level" we hear from Dr. Ivan Misner.  He is the founder of BNI and a very smart man who has built a large company and helped many other people find success through the connections they make in business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 629 is an interview with Jon Kazarian, CEO and Founder of Accelevents.  He has a great story of growing Accelevents during the pandemic and shares a lot advice for business leaders on how to pivot and grow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 628 looks at how small and mid-sized companies can grow through acquisition like the big companies.  In this conversation, Ryan Snow shares his experience in helping entrepreneurs scale their companies.  About Ryan Snow Ryan Snow is the co-author of the Best-Selling Book, The Miracle Morning for Salespeople, with Hal Elrod. As an author, trainer, and coach, Ryan has coached and trained thousands of top salespeople across North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level" the conversation goes deep into marketing, culture, growth-hacks, etc...   Scott Martin is an expert in branding, marketing, and strategy.  He shares his insights in this candid conversation with Making Waves host, Thom Singer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thom Singer sits down with Ray Abram to talk about networking, career advancement, human connection, and success in this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level". Ray Abram is an author, speaker, and workshop creator. After many years in business, Ray decided to take his learnings about networking to sales organizations around the world. Ray Abram’s message comes from his realization that everyone has heard the term know, like, trust. However, no one ever tells you how to “do it”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode was originally recorded for the "Webinar Talk Show".  The conversation is a powerful chat and Thom Singer knew he had to share it here with the "Making Waves at C-Level". Analog Astronaut Beth Mund talks about her recent NASA mission laying the groundwork for NASA go to Mars. Beth is a Space Communications Evangelist, public affairs officer for the Johnson Space Center, and host of the Casual Space podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we talk with the co-founder of one of the first Cannabis Dispensary Franchise companies.  The Open Dor is a new company that is helping Cannabis Entrepreneurs open up stores across several states, and reduce the first time business owner mistakes.  Will Chelsea Mulligan become the Ray Kroc of Cannabis?  Maybe.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode was originally recorded for the "Digital Enterprise Society Podcast".  It is an interview with Gerry O'Brion from What Big Brands Know.  Gerry is a friend of Thom Singer's and and expert in marketing strategy for companies of all sizes.   How can you influence people to say yes? Regardless of your professional position, you are in a position of influence.  Every day you are faced with opportunities to influence others, whether it’s your boss, your coworkers, or your customers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we kick off 2021 I wanted to do a short podcast episode about "What is Clubhouse?" The new social media app is an "audio drop in community" that is still in beta testing, but is taking on the time and attention of people of all ages, races, religions, countries of origin, etc....  It is a place to go and listen, learn, and share. I spent a week checking out the new app, that has put the social back in social media. The problems with most social media tools these days is they are not organic.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Warrillow hosts the award-winning podcast called Built to Sell Radio which is ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the world’s 10 best podcasts for business owners. His company, The Value Builder System,™ has helped more than 50,000 businesses build more valuable companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode 620 of "Making Waves at C-Level" Thom Singer has an in-depth chat with Nick Kovacevich, the CEO, co-founder, and chairman of KushCo Holdings.  His journey to providing products and services for the legal cannabis industry has been one with ups and downs.  He is very candid about how they founded and grew the company.  Talking about "Making Waves" in an industry that has explosive growth and changing regulations all the time, Nick shares his stories.  This is an inspiring story.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level" Thom Singer sits down with David Essel.  David is a master business relationship, and success coach, counselor, TV/Radio host, author of 10 Books, and inspirational speaker.  They cover a lot of ground, from goal setting, to leading team, and the 50+ flavors of erotic love.  David is known for "The One-Thing Theory" and their conversation goes deep into purpose and success.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mysty Rusk and Jason Scharf are from The San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC)—one of the largest programs nationwide connecting startups and angel investors. SDAC attracts entrepreneurs and investors in California and beyond with over $1M given to startups in the past 2 years and a low investment threshold of ~$6,000 per unit, ideal for first-time, as well as experienced, angel investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is a conversation with a young CEO of two early stage companies who is all about scaling and process in growing your business. In the past year he has started and grown two businesses to over 100 employees (in the middle of a global pandemic).  He helps clients grow and scale with best in business management consultants and top tier metrics that show how the business is doing.  Do not leave your growth to chance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Thom Singer chats with Marcus Dickinson about how he helps companies be more profitable. Many companies have silos that do not communicate.  Once they know this, they can interview at three levels in the company to understand how the organization runs. They help companies implement better systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode was originally recorded for the "Digital Enterprise Society Podcast" (another show hosted by Thom Singer).  In this conversation Thom talks with Dr Mary Kelly about how to set goals.  As we reach the end of 2020 looking to the new year is top of many people's mind.  This conversation will help you get real about how to set goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 614 is an interview about interviews (does that remind anyone of the Seinfeld "Coffee Table Book About Coffee Tables"?).  In the world of virtual conferences and webinars, there are too many bad online seminars that are simply talking heads over PowerPoint.  For this reason Thom Singer and Eliz Greene created the "Webinar Talk Show" in April 2020 to showcase how great interviews make online content more engaging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 613 of the “Making Waves at C-Level” podcast (formerly the “Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do” podcast) is co-produced in partnership with the Austin Technology Council, the largest tech industry organization in Central Texas. ATC empowers members through insights, resources, and connections so their members can succeed and thrive. This episode is an in-depth interview with Joyce Durst, co-founder and CEO of Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices