PODCAST · business
Rising Tide Startups
by Rising Tide
Rising Tide Startups is a unique, bi-weekly Business interview podcast, hosting some of today’s most exciting solopreneurs, startups founders and side hustlers from all over the globe.
Episodes
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10.14 - Olivier Roth - The Swarm
Your next big deal could be hiding in a relationship you already have. In our most recent podcast episode, we chat with Olivier Roth, the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at The Swarm, the leader in relationship intelligence and network-driven growth. A LinkedIn Top Voice, he has generated…
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10.13 - Darren Gallop - Carbide
You don’t always need to beat the biggest players. Sometimes the smarter move is finding the space they don’t own, and OWNING IT. Darren Gallop is the CEO of Carbide, a cybersecurity company helping organizations build stronger, more resilient security from the top down. His entrepreneurial path...
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10.12 - Eric Levine - Eric Grows Companies
Scaling three companies as a solo founder sounds impossible until you see what Eric Levine has built with AI. Eric is the founder of Strategy Engine AI, ScubaZen, and Venice Threads Company. Before entrepreneurship, he worked at Meta, leading global strategy across Facebook and Instagram while...
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10.11 - Joe Daly - Daly Goods
The most fulfilling kind of success has less to do with what you build for yourself and more to do with what you’re able to give to others. Our guest today is Joe Daly, founder of Daly Goods, a custom leather goods company rooted in Waco, Texas. Born in Minnesota, Joe met his wife in Missouri...
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10.10 - Aly Samaha - The Follow Up King
Most businesses do not have a lead problem. They have a follow-up problem hiding in plain sight. For Aly Samaha, follow-up is not a desperate sales tactic. It is a system for recovering money that businesses have already earned but failed to capture. Over the last two years, his approach has…
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10.09 – Madilyn Kent – M & Co
A layoff isn't always a setback. Sometimes it's the boost you need! After being laid off from a strategic advisory firm, Madilyn pulled her existing LLC off the shelf and made the decision to stop climbing the corporate ladder. With a master’s in marketing and years of experience working…
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10.08 – Farzad Rashidi – Respona
What if your customers like your software, but don’t have the time to use it? Farzad Rashidi learned this the hard way. Back in college, he cold emailed the founder of Visme, offered to work for free, and eventually became the company’s first marketing hire. He helped grow the bootstrapped…
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10.07 – Julia Hurley – Just Homes Group
Escaping the cubicle starts with a simple shift: stop building someone else’s dream and start building your own. Julia Hurley is a top real estate broker, investor, NIL and business consultant, and founder of Just Homes Group Brokerage. She helps professionals move beyond the 9-to-5 grind by...
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10.06 – Giuseppe Grammatico – GG The Franchise Guide
Building a successful business doesn’t always mean starting from scratch. Sometimes, the better path is choosing a proven operating model, like a franchise. Giuseppe Grammatico, founder of GG the Franchise Guide, helps professionals move from employee to business owner through honest...
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10.05 – Apryl Syed – ApertureCodex
If your pipeline feels stuck, you don't need more leads. You need to stop the bleeding first. Apryl Syed is the CEO of ApertureCodex and a fractional marketing executive known as the "messaging maven." She specializes in transforming underperforming revenue engines for B2B SaaS companies,...
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10.04 – Gal Ko – Podstar
What if the most effective content system isn't more AI, but just one human conversation? Gal Ko is a seasoned marketing expert who serves as a marketing lecturer at Google AI Tech School and is the founder of BoldPMM and Podstar. His mission is to help founders escape the "content hamster wheel"...
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10.03 – Giuseppe Sette – Reflexivity
Sometimes an AI can out-reason a senior analyst in the time it takes to brew coffee. Giuseppe Sette is President and Co-Founder of Reflexivity, an AI-driven investment platform built to bring institutional-grade reasoning to every investor. After managing billions as Co-CIO of Global Macro at...
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10.02 – Kevin Prewett – Podbrand Media
What happens when the longtime hosts steps into the spotlight himself? Kevin Prewett is the host of the Rising Tide Startups podcast and the founder of Podbrand Media. After nearly a decade behind the microphone interviewing hundreds of entrepreneurs, he is stepping into a new chapter. What once...
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10.01 – Jesse van Breugel – Authority Figures and Linkedin Expert
Consistency is Key. Most people spend weeks overthinking their first LinkedIn post, waiting for the perfect idea or brand. Jessie Van Bruegel believes that the approach is backwards. As a content strategist and creator who’s posted daily on LinkedIn for nearly four years, he’s built a business...
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9.17 – Amber Goetz – The Active Media
Most employees talk about leaving the corporate world someday. Amber Goetz didn’t just talk about it, she actually did it. Her path there was anything but typical. Before building her SEO agency, she spent years as a programmer, TV host, and stunt driver, racing cars and motorcycles for…
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9.16 – Noah Tidwell – Solo Operator
Most 20-somethings are still figuring out their first job. Noah Tidwell dropped out of college, bought a moving company, ran it for five years, sold it, and launched a new business helping home service owners automate their operations. All before most people finish grad school. In this episode of...
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9.15 – Joris Delanoue – Fairmint
What if equity could move as fast as code? Most founders spend thousands on lawyers, cap table management, and outdated infrastructure just to raise money and distribute equity. Joris Delanoue thinks that's ridiculous. As co-founder and CEO of Fairmint, he's building the rails to move private...
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9.14 – Petra Zink – Impaccct
Sometimes a setback does more than stop you; it reroutes you. Petra Zink is a Brand & Business Growth Strategist, Keynote Speaker, and Author who helps executives and founders turn their reputation into scalable revenue. She's the founder of impaCCCt and The360Talent.Co, host of the Trusted...
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9.13 – Agnė Marija Mokrikaitė – Linkedin Expert
What if one random podcast episode on a Tuesday completely changed your career trajectory? Agne Maria Moa is a content strategist at Notus, one of Europe's leading personal branding agencies, where she helps founders build their LinkedIn presence. Her journey started when she accidentally…
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9.12 – Lauren Gibson – Letter Launched
What if getting laid off was actually the push you needed to build the life you wanted? Lauren Gibson is a writer and email marketing strategist who helps founders, agency owners, and coaches grow through newsletters and community-building. She's worked across human rights, tech, and...
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9.11 – Nick Petros – Freely
What if the problem isn't finding talent, but that we're all looking for it in the wrong places? Nick Petros is a serial entrepreneur who's appeared on Rising Tide Startups three times now, and for good reason. He's got that restless entrepreneurial itch that sees better ways to do things...
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9.10 – Kevin Prewett – Solo Episode – Podbrand Media and Rising Tide Startups
Sometimes the best lessons come from someone who's just one step ahead. After 300+ episodes and founders from over 30 countries, Kevin Prewett is hitting the reset button on Rising Tide Startups. Not starting over, just getting refocused on what matters most: that leap from cubicle to startup. In...
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9.09 – Gabe Lullo – Alleyoop
Most people avoid cold calls. Gabe Lullo built a multi-million dollar company on them. Gabe Lullo didn’t take a traditional route to the top. He started in the trenches, working the phones as an SDR, and built his way up to CEO of Alleyoop, a global sales development firm making over 11 million...
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9.03 – Evan Kubicek – Professor of Entrepreneurship
What can the “Indiana Jones of Entrepreneurship” tell us about how AI is shaping the next generation of entrepreneurs? Evan Kubicek, also known as Coach K, is a social entrepreneur, educator, and business coach dedicated to helping people, businesses, and communities grow. As a senior faculty...
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9.08 – Alan Pentz – Owner Institute
The business is growing. You’re overwhelmed. Welcome to the small business black hole. For Alan Pence, founder of the Owner Institute, building a multi-million dollar company didn’t come from working more hours or saying yes to everything. It came from realizing that what got him to $1M in…
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9.07 – Heintze Malack – The Twentieth
What happens when you follow your gut, not a roadmap? For Heintze Malack—known to her friends and followers as Heinz—entrepreneurship didn’t start with a business degree or a polished pitch deck. It started with paper boats and a big imagination. Now the founder of the fashion brand The…
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9.06 – Mike Faraci – Red Button Media
What if you could grow a business without ads or cold calls? That’s exactly what Mike Faraci set out to prove and did. Now the Founder & CEO of Red Button Media, Mike helps brands rise above the noise with authentic, story-driven video content. But his path didn’t start with a marketing budget or…
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9.05 – Ken Mack – Acquire.fi
Ken Mack doesn’t follow the traditional path of entrepreneurship—he skips the startup phase entirely. Instead of building from scratch, he focuses on acquiring and scaling existing businesses, often using little to none of his own capital. In this episode of the Rising Tide Startups podcast, we...
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9.04 – Will Milliken – SwoopScoop
This Episode - Turning an Unlikely Business into a Multi-Million Dollar Success Meet Will Milliken, president of a fast-growing dog waste removal company and founder of the President of Swoop Scoop® and founder of Poop Scoop Millionaire™. What started as a small side hustle has become a booming...
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9.02 – Mohamed “Mo” Ahmed – Boundless Founder Community
How Failing Forward can become a blueprint for entrepreneurial success! Mohamed "Mo"Ahmed, founder of the Boundless Founder community and author of The Inside Out Entrepreneur, shares his journey from a corporate career at Microsoft and AWS to navigating the unpredictable world of startups. After...
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9.01 – Tekla Tskhvediani – Career Mentor – Tekla Toppings
In this episode of the Rising Tide Startups Podcast, Tekla Tskhvediani shares how she went from Georgia’s corporate hospitality industry to creating a location-independent career in Bali. She talks about what led her to take that leap, the challenges she faced, and how she built a career that…
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8.22 – Kevin Prewett – 2024 Recap Episode – Host of Rising Tide Startups
Today, the final day of 2024, we turn the mic around and close out a banner year by hearing from our host. Kevin Prewett is the founder and CEO of Rising Tide Startups Podcast and Podbrandmedia.com. With a passion for empowering entrepreneurs and brands, Kevin has built a platform dedicated to...
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8.21 – Hailey Brooke Weiss – Power Move Marketing
In this episode of Rising Tide Startups Podcast, Hailey Brooke Weiss, founder and CEO of Power Move Marketing, shares how her journey from collegiate volleyball captain to marketing agency leader has shaped her approach to business and leadership. With a passion for adaptability and innovation,...
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8.20 – Jason Schappert – MooLa
How does a flight instructor turn financial struggles into a groundbreaking fintech? Jason Schappert, founder of Moola, shares his journey from teaching aviation to empowering financial literacy through innovative fintech solutions. From being a college dropout to building a multi-million-dollar...
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8.19 – Bradley Hamner – Blueprint OS
In this episode of the Rising Tide Startups Podcast, Bradley Hamner, founder of Blueprint OS and host of “Above The Business”, shares how small business owners can scale sustainably by designing systems that drive growth and efficiency, and free up their time. Having experienced firsthand the…
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8.18 – Nile Frater – Masse SEO
Building a niche website is one thing, but turning it into a thriving SEO agency? That’s a whole different game. On this episode of the Rising Tide Startups podcast, Kevin Prewett sits down with Nile Frater, founder of Masse SEO and former owner of NoCode.Tech. Nile shares his journey from…
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8.17 – Bilal Ararou – Nuelink
Can a single tool grow into a thriving business with thousands of loyal customers? In this episode of the Rising Tide Startups podcast, host Kevin Prewett sits down with Bilal Ararou, the visionary founder of Nuelink, to unpack his journey from a freelance web designer to the creator of an...
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8.16 – James Pietruszynsk – SoulSight
James Pietruszynsk, CEO of SoulSight, brings a unique perspective to branding. He believes that effective brands are built on genuine emotional connections and a deep understanding of human behavior. James recognizes the challenge of balancing innovation with brand consistency, emphasizing the...
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8.15 – Linh Podetti – Outsouring Angel
From the bustling streets of Vietnam to the competitive business landscape of Australia, Linh Podetti's entrepreneurial journey is one of grit and innovation. As the founder of Outsourcing Angel, Linh transformed her experiences as a single mother into a business model that champions flexibility...
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8.14 – Dexter Zhuang – MoneyAbroad
From working in his family's Michigan restaurant to running his own tech company, Dexter Zhuang's story shows that hard work and smart planning can take you where you want to go. Dexter is the founder of Money Abroad, an online education platform that helps high-performers design their…
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8.13 – Alex Chompff – Evolution Ventures
Alex Chompff's career trajectory spans from military service to the epicenter of Silicon Valley's internet boom, culminating in his current role as a venture capital expert. Drawing from his experience as both a seasoned investor and a father of five, he emphasizes the critical nature of business...
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8.12 – Lizzy Brooks – VirtuallyBrooks
Lizzy Brooks is the visionary behind Virtually Brooks, a thriving virtual assistant agency that creates flexible job opportunities for American women. After transitioning from a corporate logistics career to entrepreneurship in 2018, Lizzy has grown her team to over 50 assistants, especially…
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8.11 – Jennifer Scholz – Virtual Assistant Expert
What if you could enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere in the world with just a laptop and Wi-Fi? Jennifer Scholz's journey from a conventional office job to becoming an accomplished virtual assistant exemplifies this possibility. In this episode of the Rising Tide Start-Up Podcast, we explore...
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8.10 – Michael Tidwell – Business Broker
Can you build your dream home with virtual assistance? In this episode of Rising Tide Startups, Michael Tidwell joins us to share his journey. Join host Kevin Prewett as he explores how Michael Tidwell built his dream home, grew his family, and expanded his business empire—all with the help of...
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8.09 – Scott Cox – STX Consulting
Imagine the freedom of detaching from the day-to-day grind of your business. Many small business owners fantasize about the freedom to explore the world while their business flourishes—Scott Cox has made this dream his reality. In this episode, Scott shares his journey from being hands-on in his...
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8.08 – Steve Collins – LEAD International
Ever wondered what it takes to pivot from the dream of a sports career to making a global impact as an entrepreneur? Let us introduce you to International Business Consultant Steve Collins, who's transcended borders and boundaries to revolutionize startups and leadership training. Explore Steve's...
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8.07 – Jaime Jay – Bottleneck Distant Assistants
Reclaim your time with Jaime Jay, the pioneering mind behind Bottleneck Virtual Assistants, as he shares his journey from U.S. Army paratrooper to entrepreneur extraordinaire, navigating the transition from the rigid structures of corporate America to the creative realm of virtual assistance.…
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8.06 – Taylor Black – Fizzy Ventures
In this episode of The Rising Tide Startups, we chat with Taylor Black, a dynamic entrepreneur whose roots trace back to high school ventures and now extend into the innovative ecosystem of Microsoft's venture studio. Taylor's narrative is woven from his formative years launching a B2B SaaS...
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8.05 – Mike Abramowitz – Better Than Rich
Ever feel caught in a race against time as work consumes every precious moment? Mike Abramowitz, a seasoned expert in time management for high-earners, joins our host, Kevin Prewett in this episode of The Rising Tide Startups to address this struggle, unveiling strategies honed through personal...
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8.04 – Brittany Brewer – FreeUp
Join us on Rising Tide Startups as we welcome Brittany Brewer, Senior Account Executive at FreeUp Marketplace, for a candid discussion about her transition from a freelancer to a pivotal role in a freelancer hiring platform. Brittany shares her unique perspective on navigating the complexities of...
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