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THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey

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Designed to entertain, educate, and propel entrepreneurs ideas and startups forward, THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey show is hosted by Brian Church and Gabriel Aviles. The weekly show features stories from entrepreneurs, ideators, coaches, investors, and leaders in the entrepreneurial and startup ecosystem, as well educational segments specifically designed for those wanting to launch, grow, and scale their ideas. Topics include starting a business, business planning, fund raising, intellectual property, marketing, sales, work/life balance and more. Former guests include serial entrepreneur, Trey Bowles; educator and venture capitalist, Robert Grajewski; original Shark Tank shark, Kevin Harrington; creative thinker and coach, Dan Miller; small business expert, Melinda Emerson, and HGTV personality, Kristy Petrillo.

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Episodes

  1. Accelerator Advice: Entrepreneurial Insights from Luke Dooley

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, Gabriel Aviles interviews Luke Dooley, VP of Programs for Cincinnati's Ocean Accelerator. Hear his story of how he landed in the middle of the entrepreneur ecosystem as well as insightful advice on for entrepreneurs. We will discuss: Why this...

  2. Brand YOU: Personal Branding for Entrepreneurs with Gregg Burkhalter, "The LinkedIn Guy"

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, Gabriel Aviles interviews Gregg Burkhalter, who shares his story of becoming "The LinkedIn Guy" as well as insightful advice on personal branding for entrepreneurs. We will answer the following questions: Why is your personal brand often MORE...

  3. Speak the Dream and More Street-Smart Entrepreneurial Advice from Mignon Francois, Cupcake Collection

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, Gabriel Aviles interviews the Founder and CEO of the Cupcake Collection. A New Orleans native and a graduate from the "School of Hard Knocks", Mignon Francois delivers some street-smart advice for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs.…

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  4. How to be a Startup and Not a "Start Down"

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our co-founder Brian Church discusses how to be a startup and not a "start down." In addition, host and startup expert Gabriel Aviles interviews Juan Garzón, branding and messaging strategist at the Garzón Company. Highlights to look forward…

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  5. Trek 19 Checklist - Item 19: Corporate Culture

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts continue discussing the Trek 19 Checklist with guest Steve Burgess, Master Sherpa of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Are you neglecting exercise? Many startup...

  6. Trek 19 Checklist - Items 17 & 18: Pricing Methodology and The Marketing Plan

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts continue discussing the Trek 19 Checklist with guest Steve Burgess, Master Sherpa of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: There are twelve warning signs all startups...

  7. Trek 19 Checklist - Items 15 & 16: Value Proposition and Brand Positioning

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts continue discussing the Trek 19 Checklist with guest Steve Burgess, Master Sherpa of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Startup expert Brian Church recently listed the...

  8. Trek 19 Checklist - Items 13 & 14: Target Market and Customer Needs

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts continue discussing the Trek 19 Checklist with guest Steve Burgess, Master Sherpa of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Five common issues that affect the...

  9. Trek 19 Checklist - Items 11 & 12: Funding Strategy and Competitive Analysis

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts continue discussing the Trek 19 Checklist with guest Steve Burgess, managing partner of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: There are five things entrepreneurs need:...

  10. Trek 19 Checklist - Items 9 & 10: Internal Systems and The Business Plan

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts continue discussing the Trek 19 Checklist with guest Steve Burgess, managing partner of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Your ability to identify, create and manage...

  11. Trek 19 Checklist - Items 7 & 8: Understanding Financial Reports & Accountability Chart Management

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts continue discussing the Trek 19 Checklist with guest Steve Burgess, managing partner of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Burning the ships is synonymous with getting...

  12. Trek 19 Checklist-Items 5 & 6: The Pitch and Financial Budgeting

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts continue discussing the Trek 19 Checklist with guest Steve Burgess, managing partner of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Sometimes boldly thinking we can do…

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  13. Trek 19 Checklist-Items 3 & 4: Founder Salary and Organizational Documents

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts continue discussing the Trek 19 Checklist with guest Steve Burgess, managing partners of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: You do not want to make your spouse feel…

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  14. Trek 19 Checklist-Items 1 & 2: Domain Name and Time Commitment

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts take a deeper dive into the Trek 19 Checklist with guest Steve Burgess, managing partner of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: 90% of what keeps you awake at night is...

  15. Begin Your Entrepreneurial Journey with the "Trek 19 Checklist" Overview-Part 2

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, Michelle and Steve Burgess, managing partners of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator, return to chat with our startup experts. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Let's face it. You do care about people's perception of you…

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  16. Begin Your Entrepreneurial Journey with the "Trek 19 Checklist" Overview-Part 1

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, Michelle and Steve Burgess, managing partners of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator, return to chat with our startup experts. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Time is a big fear for entrepreneurs. We never feel like we…

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  17. Four Phases of the Entrepreneurial Journey

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts chat with Michelle and Steve Burgess, managing partners of THESTARTUP.com's private incubator. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: It's important to make sure you have the right people "on the bus" as you...

  18. The Importance of the Mental Game

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts chat with Marshall Morris, co-founder and COO of HomeLife Media and iHeartDogs.com, a company actively shaping the pet industry, pet culture and increasing the health and happiness of pets everywhere. Highlights to look...

  19. 5 Fears on the Entrepreneurial Journey

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts chat with Brad Heitmeyer, President and CEO of cloud service and data center MINDSEYE. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Startup expert Brian Church launches a five-week series on the five fears on the...

  20. The New Entrepreneurial Journey

    This week on THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey, our startup experts chat with internationally renowned speaker Ron Baron of An Inspired Life LLC. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Startup expert Brian Church details "The Great Escape," a four-stage mission that compares...

  21. Entrepreneur Motivation, Trends & Bootstrapping

    This week on THESTARTUP.com Show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with Troy Smith, author of The Mindset of Successful Thinking, as well as Joe Morgan, founder of siY. As an added bonus, this marks the first week of a new "Bootstrapping with Technology" series featuring fan...

  22. Pitching to Shark Tank and Staying Humble

    This week on THESTARTUP.com Show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with Don Hejney of Nerdwax (featured on Shark Tank), as well as Andrew Kerr, CEO of FortyAU and author of The Humility Imperative. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Have you ever wondered what…

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  23. How To Fix Your Small Business

    This week on THESTARTUP.com Show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with America's #1 Small Business Expert and Author of Fix Your Business, Melinda Emerson. Also, enjoy part 2 of our series with internationally renowned speaker Ron Baron of An Inspired Life LLC. Highlights to…

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  24. Success Tips for Bringing Your Product To Market

    This week on THESTARTUP.com Show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with Peter Drakulich and Daniel Gonyea of 52Launch. Also, enjoy part 1 of a 2-part segment with internationally renowned speaker Ron Baron of An Inspired Life LLC. Highlights to look forward to in this week's...

  25. Change The Way You Think About Mentorship

    This week on THESTARTUP.com Show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder take a deep dive into the topic of mentorship. Also, enjoy a "best of" segment with mentor and entrepreneur Karen Thomas from Agrin Health. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Challenge the way you...

  26. Spotlight on The Inside Story

    This week on THESTARTUP.com Show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with Laurie Guzman of The Inside Story. Highlight to look forward to in this week's podcast: Take a deeper look at a startup that is helping startups! The Inside Story is a powerhouse team with the purpose of...

  27. The Importance of Product Fulfillment and Crowdfunding (Part 12!)

    This week on THESTARTUP.com Show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with Nicholas Daniel- Richards of Ship Hero. Crowdfunding expert John Maddox returns for another installment of our 12-part series on crowdfunding. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: One of the...

  28. The Entrepreneurial Mindset and Crowdfunding (Part 11!)

    This week on THESTARTUP.com Show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with Blain Wease of Provincial Development Group. Crowdfunding expert John Maddox returns for another installment of our 12-part series on crowdfunding. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast: Your...

  29. Questions All Entrepreneurs Should Ask and Crowdfunding (Part 10!)

    This week on THESTARTUP.com Show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with experienced entrepreneur Enoch Elwell of CO.STARTERS and Treetop Hideaways. Crowdfunding expert John Maddox returns for another installment of our 12-part series on crowdfunding. Highlights to look forward to...

  30. Advice on Investors, Vocation, and Crowdfunding (Part 9!)

    This week on THESTARTUP.com Show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with experienced investor Grant Blevins of Health Velocity Capital. Crowdfunding expert John Maddox returns for another installment of our 12-part series on crowdfunding. As an added bonus, enjoy fan favorite Dan...

  31. Discovering Your Brand and Crowdfunding (Part 8!)

    This week on THESTARTUP.com Show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with serial entrepreneur Troy Smith of Troy Manson Socks and author of the upcoming book Mindset of Successful Thinking. Crowdfunding expert John Maddox returns for another installment of our 12-part series on...

  32. Lessons for the American Inventor and Crowdfunding (Part 7!)

    This week on THESTARTUP.com Show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with Warren Tuttle of the United Inventors Association. Crowdfunding expert John Maddox returns for another installment of our 12-part series on crowdfunding. As an added bonus, Les Stouder provides further…

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  33. Learning How to Fail and Crowdfunding (Part 6!)

    This week on THESTARTUP.com show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with Trey Bowles of the Dallas Entrepreneur Center. Crowdfunding expert John Maddox also returns for another installment of our 12-part series on crowdfunding. Highlights to look forward to in this week's podcast:...

  34. Forget Everything You Know About Sales and Crowdfunding (Part 5!)

    This week on TheStartup.com show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with Sean Sheppard and Andrew Goldner of GrowthX. Forget what you thought you knew about sales, these two fan favorites have a lot to share on the topic. Crowdfunding expert John Maddox also returns for another...

  35. Evaluating Your Idea and Crowdfunding (Part 4!)

    This week on TheStartup.com show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with experienced entrepreneurs Joe Brannon and Chris Jarratt of TL Connect, a marketing, communications and digital loyalty platform. Crowdfunding expert John Maddox also returns for another installment of our...

  36. Looking Inward to Find Work You Love and Crowdfunding (Part 3!)

    This week on TheStartup.com show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with Dan Miller, president of 48 Days LLC and author of bestseller 48 Days To The Work You Love. Crowdfunding expert John Maddox also returns for another installment of our 12-part series on crowdfunding. Here at...

  37. Going the Distance: Mentors and Crowdfunding (Part 2!)

    This week on TheStartup.com show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with Lisa O'Dell of SCORE. Crowdfunding expert John Maddox also returns for another installment of our 12-part series on crowdfunding. Here at TheStartup.com, we emphatically want to empower you and your ideas to...

  38. Understanding Crowdfunding and the Entrepreneur Journey

    This week on TheStartup.com show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder chat with crowdfunding expert John Maddox and serial entrepreneur Al Otto of Veriphy Analytics. Here at TheStartup.com, we emphatically want to empower you and your ideas to move forward. Highlights to look forward to…

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  39. How To Grow Your Startup In 17 Steps

    Happy New Year from TheStartup.com! This week's podcast showcases some of our favorite segments with startup experts Andrew Goldner and Sean Sheppard of GrowthX. Their 3-milestone driven approach to growing your startup has been proven to achieve results. This podcast will dive into what those 3...

  40. Finding Work-Life Balance with HGTV host Kristy Petrillo

    Happy Holidays from TheStartup.com! This week's podcast showcases one of our favorite episodes. Startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder discuss entrepreneurial rights and have an in-depth discussion on work-life balance with entrepreneur extraordinaire, Kristy Petrillo. Here at…

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  41. The Journey of an Entrepreneur – Advice from an Expert

    This week on TheStartup.com show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder offer up an interesting "Need to Know" segment as well as an informative chat with guest and entrepreneur Danielle Torrez from Experience Global. Here at TheStartup.com, we emphatically want to empower you and your…

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  42. Tips for Life and Business Management for Entrepreneurs

    This week on TheStartup.com show, startup experts Brian Church and Les Stouder explore the balance between the product, life and business acumen of an entrepreneur. Tune in for informative chats with guests Andy Pitchford from Waller Law, the World's Body Transformation Expert John Jubilee, and...

  43. Entrepreneurs from Health, Non-Profit, & Consumer Protection Industries

    Discussions with Jarred Johnson/Founder & CEO of SueTheCollector.com, JohnJubilee/World's Body Transformation Expert & Will Acuff/Co-Founder Corner To Corner, who runs several creative programs in under-resourced communities.

  44. Start Charlotte Live

    TheStartup.com Show at the Start Charlotte Live event

  45. Patent Basics & Block Chain Technology in Health Care

    Discussions on patent basics with Andy Pitchford / Waller Law and Block Chain Technology in Health Care with Nick Potts (CEO) & Amanda Way (VP) with Script Drop.

  46. Software & App Dev with Stillwaters Technologies

    Ideasphere scores, Mailbag, and discussion about software and app development with Kenn Palm-Founder/CEO Stillwaters Technologies

  47. Mentoring and Health Care / Karen Thomas CEO/Founder Agrin Health

    Karen Thomas is the Founder/CEO of Agrin Health and Managing Parter of Fishbowl, connecting entrepreneurs and business services.

  48. Build and Grow with GrowthWright

    Featuring the GrowthWright business services model and how it applies to every business interested in continual growth and progress.

  49. Entrepreneurship From Dublin Ireland to Miami Florida

    Discussions on entrepreneurship and startups in Europe with TheStartup.com Europe team from Dublin Ireland; Founder and CEO of Cane Sports from Miami, Florida

  50. Startups & Resources Vol II

    Continued discussions on startups & resources featuring Steve Lewis / Randolph Square IP, Walter Frye, Director - Charlotte Regional Fund for Entrepreneurs & Ann-Vija McClain / Piccollo Marketing

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Designed to entertain, educate, and propel entrepreneurs ideas and startups forward, THESTARTUP.com's Entrepreneurial Journey show is hosted by Brian Church and Gabriel Aviles. The weekly show features stories from entrepreneurs, ideators, coaches, investors, and leaders in the entrepreneurial and startup ecosystem, as well educational segments specifically designed for those wanting to launch, grow, and scale their ideas. Topics include starting a business, business planning, fund raising, intellectual property, marketing, sales, work/life balance and more. Former guests include serial entrepreneur, Trey Bowles; educator and venture capitalist, Robert Grajewski; original Shark Tank shark, Kevin Harrington; creative thinker and coach, Dan Miller; small business expert, Melinda Emerson, and HGTV personality, Kristy Petrillo.

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