PODCAST · business
The Urban Engine Podcast
by Urban Engine
In the Urban Engine podcast, we discuss entrepreneurship and success. We interview local entrepreneurs in Alabama and the South, discuss how to succeed, and how to propel your idea forward.
Episodes
-
28 - Personal Progress, Self Awareness, and Accountability Partners
Description- Matt McLellan talks with Kodi Lovelace the Team Lead at Absolute Nutrition and Matt Miller of Matt Miller Coaching, about Personal Progress, Self Awareness, and Accountability Partners. Highlights (2:30) Matt Miller draws a great comparison between the benefits of coaching in sports...
-
27 - Great Expectations: Managing Expectations for Yourself and Your Team
Description Matt McLellan and Toni Eberhart talk about managing expectations Highlights (02:50) Matt talks about his propensity to set very high goals (like a lot of us tend to do), specifically high goal in high school at one time to want to break the 4 minute mile in track and field. (6:30)…
more -
26 - Megan Nivens-Tannett with Flourish Consulting talks Marketing & PR
Description Megan Nivens-Tannett talks about her experiences in the marketing industry that led to her launching her boutique marketing firm Flourish Highlights (03:10) Megan talks about her motivation for launching Flourish after her experience working with local HSV engineering firms who often...
-
25 - Scott Gillaspie discusses his Startup: Incentive Financial
Description Scott Gillaspie talks about how his life experience has led him to launch his startup Incentive Financial Highlights (02:25) Scott points out a great idea from 12 Rules for Life – a rational mind can be trap because you over-rationalize every possible outcome. You can’t know every...
-
24 - Mergers & Acquisitions w/ Marshall Schreeder
Cole Rickles talks with Marshall Schreeder, Jr. about his experiences and his role as EVP of Corporate Development at Discovery Life Sciences Highlights (03:53) Marshall describes what Discovery Life Sciences does. They support medical research (drug development + diagnostic development). (11:00)...
-
23 - The Difference Between a Boss and a Leader
Description Matt and Toni talk with Jorge Lima about founding and operating Civil Axe Throwing with his wife Erin. Highlights (04:45) Jorge discusses the difference between a boss and a leader. A leader moves with his team to do the hard work to be successful. A boss may watch from a distance....
-
22 - Obsess Over Your Customers
Description Matt and Toni talk with Brandon Kruse about the importance of obsessing over your customers. Highlights (00:58) Matt and Brandon explain how a “sure thing” doesn’t exist even though it appears that way to an outsider. (3:18) Vetting opportunities is hard. Entrepreneurs tend to be...
-
21 - The Perks of Entrepreneurship
Description Matt and Toni talk about the perks of entrepreneurship. Highlights (01:50) Matt describes why he started Absolute Nutrition in the first place. (2:50) Toni talks about how she now feels "unemployable" after being a business owner and decision maker for so long. (4:50) Expectations vs....
-
20 - Matt and Toni talk with Cole Rickles about the value of grit.
Highlights (01:32) Grit is not choosing the easier path because long-term you're actually going to be more satisfied with the decision that you made. (08:05) Cole explains the impact of having entrepreneur parents are entrepreneurs (see the academic paper listed below with data on this subject;...
-
19 - Mobile App Development and Solutions
Matt talks with Michael Carroll, Lacey Reinoehl, and Jarrod Parkes about mobile app development and solutions. They discuss the common options and features in app design, and cover the importance of determining scope of work and managing expectations with the customer desiring the app. Highlights...
-
18 - Selling a Business and What That Means
Toni and Matt talk with John Thornton about the Business Assistant Microloan via The Catalyst Center. Brandon Kruse and Trey Sharp joins Toni and Matt to talk about their experiences in selling a business. Highlights (00:57) John Thornton summarizes the benefits of a Business Assistant Microloan...
-
17 - Balancing Success, Family, and Life
Matt, Toni, and Trey Sharp talk about how to succeed as an entrepreneur while still thriving in your relationships with family and other non-business interests.
-
16 - The Power of Starting at the Bottom
The team talks with Kevin Fernandez about the advantages gained and lessons learned from entry-level jobs and early-stage opportunities.
-
15 - Giving Back
The team talks with Kevin Fernandez about the importance of giving back to those around you and the power of the Law of Reciprocity.
-
14 - The Art of the Deal
Matt, Toni, and Trey Sharp discuss negotiating tips and strategies. Areas covered include: dealing with vendors, buying/selling businesses, buying a car, and even negotiating in marriage.
-
13 - The Difference Between a "Startup" and a Traditional Business
Toni, Matt, and Brandon Kruse talk about setting goals, the difference between "traditional business" and high growth "tech startups", and the power of persistence.
-
12 - How to Deal with Customers in 2018
Toni and Matt are joined in this special episode by Brandon Kruse, founder/CEO of CommentSold to discuss all aspects of serving customers in the modern market. Topics discussed range from handling customer problems, how to measure customer satisfaction through surveys, properly qualifying…
more -
11 - Tweaking & Improving Your Tactics /w Andy McCloy
In this episode, Matt & LJ talk again with Andy McCloy about how and when to evolve in your tactics & strategies and how to change with the market and the times.
-
10 - How to Learn Something New /w Andy McCloy
In this episode, Matt and LJ talk with Andy McCloy of Body Creations about how to develop a habit of learning and improving and the importance of being an eternal learner.
-
9 - How to Build Your Personal Network (/w Kevin Fernandez)
You've often been told that networking is important. "It's not what you know, it's who you know" and "Your network is your net worth" are common quotes. But, how do you actually network with others and build your personal circle? For most of us, it doesn't come naturally, and it's not taught in...
-
8 - The Power of Persistence (/w Kevin Fernandez)
The team talks with Kevin Fernandez about the Power of Persistence and Kevin shares the story of how he almost gave up right before hitting his goal.
-
7 - Brandon Kruse on Competition & More
Brandon Kruse of CommentSold joins Matt & Toni to talk about managing relationships in entrepreneurship, thinking about competitors, the power of an abundance mindset, and his favorite downtime hobby at Huntsville West.
-
6 - Get Motivated
Matt, Toni, and Trey talk tips, tactics, and routines to get motivated and stay that way. The team also talks about the power of great customer experiences and how key customer experience is to achieving success in the current market.
-
5 - Handling Frustration
The team discusses how to deal with frustration as an entrepreneur, the importance of confidence/humility, how to balance confidence & humility, and when & how to ask for and/or offer help.
-
4 - How to Find and Deal with Partners & Co-Founders
We discuss reflections on the 3 years of CoWorking Night, the positives, negatives, and things to considers in working with partners or co-founders, and how to network and find new people to grow your circle.
-
3 - How to Deal with the Hard Stuff
We discuss how to deal with burnout, how to get out of a rut, how to handle failure, the importance of making it hard on yourself to quit things you really want to do, and how to manage, train, and lead people.
-
2 - How to be More Productive
In this episode, we discuss tools & tactics to get more things done, goals in entrepreneurship, and how to continually learn and improve yourself and your business.
-
1 - How to Start Something New
Matt, Toni, and Trey discuss how to get new ventures off the ground, the pitfalls of being a perfectionist, how to go from idea to perfect product, when/why to bring other people into your idea, and how to invest your time.
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
In the Urban Engine podcast, we discuss entrepreneurship and success. We interview local entrepreneurs in Alabama and the South, discuss how to succeed, and how to propel your idea forward.
HOSTED BY
Urban Engine
CATEGORIES
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does The Urban Engine Podcast have?
The Urban Engine Podcast currently has 28 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is The Urban Engine Podcast about?
In the Urban Engine podcast, we discuss entrepreneurship and success. We interview local entrepreneurs in Alabama and the South, discuss how to succeed, and how to propel your idea forward.
How often does The Urban Engine Podcast release new episodes?
The Urban Engine Podcast has 28 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to The Urban Engine Podcast?
You can listen to The Urban Engine Podcast on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts The Urban Engine Podcast?
The Urban Engine Podcast is created and hosted by Urban Engine.
URL copied to clipboard!