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Women Entrepreneurs
Zappos: Key Lessons and Mistakes to Avoid
Founded in 1999 by Nick Swinmurn and led for over a decade by Tony Hsieh, Zappos became a standout name in the world of online retail, particularly in shoe sales. Based in Las Vegas, the company experienced explosive growth by focusing on one key objective: delivering an exceptional customer experience. In 2009, Zappos was acquired by Amazon for $1.2 billion, marking a significant moment in e-commerce history. However, like any successful business, Zappos had to overcome challenges, offering valuable lessons for female entrepreneurs. https://womenentrepreneurs.biz/
2024-10-02
09 min
Geek Forever’s Podcast
กรณีศึกษาการฉีกกฎเกณฑ์ด้วยวัฒนธรรมองค์กรแบบ Wow! ของ Zappos | Geek Monday EP225
ในปี 1999 Nick Swinmurn คิดนี้ว่าไม่มีนักลงทุนคนใดอยากจะลงทุนในร้านขายรองเท้าออนไลน์ เขาได้ทำการวิจัยแล้วไปพบกับบริษัทด้านการลงทุนอย่าง Venture Frogs ซึ่งเป็นของ Tony Hsieh ซึ่ง Hsieh ได้มองเห็นถึงวิสัยทัศน์และศักยภาพของธุรกิจนี้จึงซื้อแนวคิดนี้ด้วยการลงทุน 500 ล้านดอลลาร์ Tony Hsieh ก้าวขึ้นมาเป็นซีอีโอของบริษัทในภายหลังและช่วยให้ Zappos เติบโตจนกลายเป็นหนึ่งในบริษัทออนไลน์ที่ประสบความสำเร็จมากที่สุดเท่าที่เคยมีมา โดยเริ่มจากเกือบศูนย์ เขามีวิสัยทัศน์ที่ชัดเจนเพื่อให้บริษัทของเขาไม่เพียงแต่ให้ความสำคัญกับความต้องการของลูกค้าเท่านั้นแต่ยังรวมถึงความสุขของพนักงานด้วย เลือกฟังกันได้เลยนะครับ อย่าลืมกด Follow ติดตาม PodCast ช่อง Geek Forever’s Podcast ของผมกันด้วยนะครับ ========================= ร่วมสนับสนุน ด.ดล Blog และ Geek Forever Podcast เพื่อให้เรามีกำลังใจในการผลิต Content ดี ๆ ให้กับท่าน https://www.tharadhol.com/become-a-supporter/ ——————————————– ติดตาม ด.ดล Blog ผ่าน Line OA เพียงคลิก : https://lin.ee/aMEkyNA ——————————————– ไม่พลาดข่าวสารผ่านทาง Email จาก ด.ดล Blog : https://www.getrevue.co/profile/tharadhol ——————————————– Geek Forever Club พื้นที่ของการแลกเปลี่ยนข้อมูลข่าวสาร ความรู้ ด้านธุรกิจ เทคโนโลยีและวิทยาศาสตร์ ใหม่ ๆ ที่น่าสนใจ https://www.facebook.com/groups/geek.forever.club/ ========================= ช่องทางติดตาม ด.ดล Blog เพิ่มเติมได้ที่ Fanpage : www.facebook.com/tharadhol.blog Blockdit : www.blockdit.com/tharadhol.blog Twitter : www.twitter.com/tharadhol Instragram : instragram.com/tharadhol TikTok : tiktok.com/@geek.forever Youtube : www.youtube.com/c/mrtharadhol Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/in/tharadhol Website : www.tharadhol.com
2024-05-05
11 min
Courageous Conflict
Mastering Leadership and Cultivating Culture in Business
Unlock the secrets behind the success of family businesses and the art of maintaining a vibrant company culture even as businesses scale. Our latest episode featuring special guest, Rico Nasol takes you on a deep dive into the world of Zappos and Netflix, contrasting their unique approaches to leadership and culture development. We examine the transformation of Zappos under Tony Hsieh, whose investment and leadership turned it from Nick Swinmurn’s and his wife’s vision into a retail juggernaut, all while preserving its family-oriented ethos. This episode isn't just about storytelling; it's a mast...
2024-03-28
56 min
Bookey Summary
Delivering Happiness: A Journey from Startup to Success
Chapter 1:what is Delivering Happiness book about"Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose" is a book written by Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos.com. In this book, Hsieh shares his personal journey and experiences in building a successful company based on the principles of happiness and excellent customer service.Hsieh emphasizes the importance of creating a strong company culture and nurturing positive relationships with employees, customers, and partners. He believes that by prioritizing happiness and fostering a sense of purpose and fulfillment among employees, businesses can not...
2024-01-25
11 min
Add To Cart
Blake Hutchison from Flippa | Checkout #291
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout a guy who aims to make the valuation and trading of ecommerce business much more realistic and fair. Blake Hutchison is the CEO of Flippa - a global marketplace for buying and selling online businesses. Founded in 2009, Flippa has 3 million users worldwide who can browse for content sites, SaaS businesses, ecommerce businesses, apps and digital services. As a matchmaker to connect buyers and sellers, Flippa’s notable sales include Mark Zuckerberg’s former website Facemash, overnight success story shipyourenemiesglitter.com and Retweet.com. Links from the episode:The...
2023-04-27
05 min
Historias de la economía
La empresa con la mejor atención al cliente de la historia
La inspiración para crear una empresa puede aparecer en los lugares más insólitos o en los momentos menos esperados. La chispa puede encenderse mientras se busca activamente una nueva idea de negocio, o puede surgir por casualidad mientras llevamos a cabo otra actividad, o cuando nos enfrentamos a un problema personal que necesitamos resolver.Esto último es lo que le pasó a Nick Swinmurn, cofundador de Zappos, la tienda online especializada en calzados. Un joven Nick estaba en 1998 recorriendo un centro comercial en busca de un producto muy concreto: unas botas Airwalk Desert. Y tras horas...
2023-04-24
12 min
Coasthawk Talk
Bringing Web3 to the Masses with Teymour Farman-Farmaian
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Teymour Farman-Farmaian, CEO & Founder of Slide. Slide’s goal is bringing web3 to the masses by making dApps usable by anyone, regardless of crypto or technical background. Throughout the episode Teymour is asked by Nick to dive deeper into not only the company Slide, but into the future of Web3 and its mainstream adoption. Teymour tells us a story about writing letters to Steve Jobs at an early age, and Nick looks closer into Teymour’s entrepreneurial roots and spirit. The two talk about why there seems to be...
2022-12-30
40 min
Coasthawk Talk
Being the Industry Leader in Collectable Game Worn Memorabilia with Barry Meisel
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Barry Meisel, the President & COO of The MeiGray Group. To start the show Nick and our guest begin by talking about Barry’s start in the sports memorabilia industry, and how the equipment (game worn jerseys) used to have been acquired back in the day compared to now. They dive into all of the aspects of the industry including how Barry initially started to see game worn jerseys as a commodity that could really be capitalized on, and how he was able to grow his connections to hav...
2022-12-23
48 min
Coasthawk Talk
When The Penalty for Losing is Far Too High with "Crazy" Bob Cook
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by the Head Coach of American Kickboxing Academy Headquarters in San Jose, California, “Crazy” Bob Cook. Even though the two have known each other for a long time, Nick has Bob talk about his childhood and how traveling around on a boat and going to school in many different places shaped him. Bob talks about meeting and starting to train at the infamous “Lions Den” with the “who's who” of early MMA at the time. Nick asks about what it is like to be witnessing the earliest stages of the sport...
2022-12-16
1h 19
Coasthawk Talk
From Sports Memorabilia to Brand Consulting with Michael Gallucci
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Michael Gallucci, the Co-Founder & Ex-COO of SportsMemorabilia.com. Nick dives into all things memorabilia in this episode with Michael, and the two discuss what led to the acquisition of the website by Fanatics.com in 2013. Nick asks why they focused on sports memorabilia instead of Hollywood memorabilia, especially since Michael had a website for that as well, and they also talk about what fraud issues plague the industry today. When talking about what Michael is currently doing today they go onto his consulting work with brands and s...
2022-12-09
1h 00
Il était une fois l'entrepreneur
Tony Hsieh : une machine à entreprendre - Ep 1
Tony Hsieh est un entrepreneur qui a bouleversé le e-commerce quand il a lancé Zappos. Mais plus que le e-commerce, Tony a créé un vrai mouvement. Tony Hsieh devient un véritable gourou pour beaucoup et surtout il devient riche. Pourtant, il va plonger dans l’alcool et la drogue avant de connaître une fin tragique. Tony Hsieh est un enfant de parents immigrés taiwanais. Et ses parents sont très exigeants. Tony doit être bon à l’école et faire tout type d’activités. Tony est brillant et créatif. Il intègre Harvard où il récupère la ge...
2022-12-06
13 min
Coasthawk Talk
Finding Your Rhythm and Top Speed with Olympian Brain Dzingai
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Brian Dzingai, former Zimbabwean Olympic Athlete and Co-Founder and CFO of Athlete+. Nick and Brian start the show by diving into Brian growing up in Zimbabwe, and how his accomplishments with track originally brought him to the United States. They talk about what it was like when he first arrived in America, and how his track career fueled and assisted his education. Nick talks about the pressure and fortitude that it takes to compete in something where split seconds can determine your success, and Brian talks about w...
2022-12-02
1h 01
Coasthawk Talk
Setting A New Standard In Digital Identity with Lisa Fridman
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Lisa Fridman, the Co-Founder and President of Quadrata. Quadrata is a Passport Network bringing the identity and compliance layer to DeFi across existing public blockchains. In this episode Nick dives into a series of questions to really understand what Quadrata is looking to accomplish in the Web3 space, and how they aim to set a new standard in digital identity. To start the show Nick has Lisa dive into her background where she grew up in Russia before moving to the United States to go to Business s...
2022-11-25
46 min
Coasthawk Talk
Breaking Down Web3 Scalability and Its Future with Yaoqi Jia
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by the Founder of AltLayer, Yaoqi Jia. AltLayer is a system of highly scalable application-dedicated execution layers that derive security from an underlying L1/L2. If that doesn’t fully make sense to you, do not worry, Nick and Yaoqi dive into the basics of what AltLayer is setting out to accomplish, and even the basics of Layer 1 and Layer 2. Nick asks about current problems that developers face in the Web3 space, and Yaoqi makes comparisons to the problems of the early 2000’s and Web2. The two talk about...
2022-11-18
55 min
Coasthawk Talk
Breaking Down Web3 Scalability and Its Future with Yaoqi Jai
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by the Founder of AltLayer, Yaoqi Jia. AltLayer is a system of highly scalable application-dedicated execution layers that derive security from an underlying L1/L2. If that doesn’t fully make sense to you, do not worry, Nick and Yaoqi dive into the basics of what AltLayer is setting out to accomplish, and even the basics of Layer 1 and Layer 2. Nick asks about current problems that developers face in the Web3 space, and Yaoqi makes comparisons to the problems of the early 2000’s and Web2. The two talk about...
2022-11-18
55 min
Coasthawk Talk
Breaking Down Web3 Scalability and Its Future with Yaoqi Jia
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by the Founder of AltLayer, Yaoqi Jia. AltLayer is a system of highly scalable application-dedicated execution layers that derive security from an underlying L1/L2. If that doesn’t fully make sense to you, do not worry, Nick and Yaoqi dive into the basics of what AltLayer is setting out to accomplish, and even the basics of Layer 1 and Layer 2. Nick asks about current problems that developers face in the Web3 space, and Yaoqi makes comparisons to the problems of the early 2000’s and Web2. The two talk about...
2022-11-18
55 min
Coasthawk Talk
What Being a Modern Television Producer Means with Dave Broome
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn talks with Dave Broome, the Co-Founder and CEO of Orange Comet. Orange Comet is a premium NFT content creator and Web3 experience company working with some of the biggest brands and intellectual property in the world of sports, music, arts and entertainment. Nick and Dave start the show by diving into Dave’s path to where he is today, including some of the big name TV series he has produced. Dave talks about a lot of the lessons he learned while producing, and offers his thoughts to those trying to wor...
2022-11-11
59 min
Coasthawk Talk
A Journey From Collegiate Sports to Entrepreneurship with Rasheen Smith
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by his friend and serial entrepreneur, Rasheen Smith. Rasheen is the founder at Flexpower, the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Realcast, and is also currently a Venture Partner at Elefund. To start the show and better understand how Rasheen came to think like he does, Nick has Rasheen dive into his upbringing and his path to playing college basketball with big names. As they get into Rasheen’s start in entrepreneurship after his days of playing, they begin to jump into his first business ideas and how he ca...
2022-11-04
1h 26
Coasthawk Talk
Balancing the Two Worlds of Football Together with Paraag Marathe
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Paraag Marathe. Paraag is the Executive Vice President of Football Operations and the President of 49ers Enterprises for the San Francisco 49ers, and he has also been the Leeds United Vice Chairman since 2018. Paraag starts the show talking about his long career in the sports world, and how he grew up close to where the 49ers play. Nick asks about the balance between working in the American Football and traditional Football worlds, and some of the lessons that Paraag learned on his journey into both of the i...
2022-10-28
52 min
Coasthawk Talk
How Art Can Be More Impactful Today with Technology with Iwwon - CryptoMories Founder
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by NFT artist Iwwon, who is the Founder of the CryptoMories. The CryptoMories are the first collection to have offered real life, unlimited and free mental health teletherapy to all their owners. Nick starts the show by telling Iwwon how much he has appreciated our guest’s work over the years, and Iwwon dives into his background. He talks about his lifelong passion for art and painting, and how he started working with his father on merging technology and his art. Iwwon shares what he was doing when he...
2022-10-21
53 min
The Crypto Conversation
Hellebore - the NFT-powered sports prediction game
Nick Swinmurn, Zappos founder and Golden State Warriors co-owner, has turned his attention to Web3 with the NFT-powered sports prediction game, Play Hellebore. Why you should listen Hellebore is an NFT-powered play-and-earn sports prediction game that brings together the features of traditional sports “Pick’em” and player-based fantasy sports leagues on one platform. Hellebore players can predict the outcomes of games in the NFL, NCAA Football, MLB, and European professional soccer to earn NFTs (called Sibers), unlock physical and digital prizes, and increase their player rating – allowing them to tilt the odds in their fav...
2022-10-17
37 min
Coasthawk Talk
"Universal Law In Poetic Motion" with Halim Flowers
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by the incredible artist, writer, and activist; Halim Flowers. Nick has Halim start the show by sharing his background and the story of his incarceration at just 16 years old. Nick dives deeper into the time before Halim was arrested, and asks him to reflect on the path that led him there. They talk about some of the life lessons and experiences that he had, and how that contributed to his mindset upon his release. Halim shares how art came to be more than just a hobby or passion, a...
2022-10-14
1h 12
NFT
Mindset In Business + Revolutionizing Sports Betting In NFT’s with Nick Swinmurn from Hellebore
Nick is a pure entrepreneur so it’s always fascinating to hear from OG’s in the business sector about their perspective on what’s going on in todays world. Nick talks about his mindset throughout his business career and why he’s excited about web 3 and the future of nft’s. Hellebore is revolutionizing the way we view and interact with sports betting: First P2E sports prediction game. Make picks. Earn players. Create leagues. Hellebore Links: Hellebore website: https://www.playhellebore.com/ Hellebore Twitter: @playhellebore Nick's Twitter...
2022-10-11
1h 02
Coasthawk Talk
How Technology and Fundraising are Shaping the Future Together with Alexis Miller
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Alexis Miller, Donor Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Lead at Endaoment. Nick and Alexis dive into the backstory of how Alexis ended up at her current role at Endaoment, and how being at a variety of organizations before arriving at Endaoment helped prepare her. They talk about the interests of donors today, and some of the different types of foundations and funds that exist today. Nick asks about how blockchains are going to continue to impact this space, and how nonprofits today are looking to expand into the w...
2022-10-07
40 min
CRYPTO 101
Ep. 473 - Tying Passions Together Thanks to Web3, With Nick Swinmurn of Hellebore
In this episode of Crypto 101, brought to you by Master Works, we talk to Zappos Founder, Golden State Warriors Minority Owner, and Entrepreneur Nick Swinmurn about his new Web3 fantasy sports prediction NFT project, Hellebore. Sponsored link: www.masterworks.io/crypto101 masterworks.io/cd Guest Links: https://www.playhellebore.com/ https://twitter.com/playhellebore Show Links: https://CRYPTO101podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Crypto101Pod https://twitter.com/BrycePaul101 https://instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto https://www.facebook.com/CRYPTO101Podcast **THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVICE** © Copyright 2022 Boardwalk Flock, LLC All Rights R...
2022-10-06
53 min
Coasthawk Talk
Mapping the Future to the Past with Robert Powers
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Robert Powers, The Head of Growth Strategy at Vivid Labs. Robert talks about his early career working for both the creative and the business sides of media entertainment, and how he ended up teaching English at a university in China. Nick asks about Robert’s key takeaways from his time in China, and how he was able to channel what he learned there into his mindset for business and life. Robert dives into the details and features of Vivid Labs that makes them different as a publishing plat...
2022-09-30
53 min
Coasthawk Talk
Being More Than Just a Sports Team with Brandon Schneider
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Brandon Schneider, President and COO of the Golden State Warriors. Nick and Brandon start the show talking about how they met years ago at the games while Brandon was still in Ticket Sales for GSW, and what it has been like to work for the company for 20 years this year. They talk about how Brandon worked his way up from Season Ticket Sales to where he currently is as the President, and what it means for him to have this life long dream as a career. NIck a...
2022-09-23
52 min
Coasthawk Talk
Decentralized Identity and Security with Phillip Shoemaker
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Phillip Shoemaker, CEO and Executive Director of Identity.com. They start the show talking about Phillip growing up in Cupertino while having a father who worked for IBM, and his journey that took him to working at Apple to help build and run their App Store. Phillip took the security and identity issues he saw while doing so, and decided to start Identity.com in order to tackle decentralized identity and security. They talk about how Phillip always saw the future of computing as mobile computing, and h...
2022-09-16
1h 11
Coasthawk Talk
When to Push Back and When to Push Forward with Santiago Portela
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Santiago Portela, the CEO of Fitchin. To start the show Nick has Santiago go through his journey into his career now, and how the people he met and became close with in business school made a huge impact on him. Santiago talks about the mindset that he had while developing and creating Fitchin, and about the process of diving into the Esports arena with this project. Nick dives into the inception and creation of Fitchin deeper as he asks about time frames of conversations, their plan from t...
2022-09-09
56 min
Coasthawk Talk
With Adoption, Stability Will Come with Dennis Jarvis - CEO Bitcoin.com
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Dennis Jarvis, the CEO of Bitcoin.com. To start the show they talk about Dennis being exposed to tech such as the Apple 2 as a child, and how that shaped his interest in coding, and eventually the space he is in today. Nick asks Dennis how can someone learn about different management styles without jumping ship constantly, and they dive into his time at Apple. Dennis talks about how he moved out to Japan because of Apple, and that he loved it so much he has been l...
2022-09-02
40 min
Coasthawk Talk
Talking Through Web3 Entrepreneurship with Zach “HBA” Sullivan
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Zach “HBA” Sullivan, the Founder of Fishy Fam. To start the show Nick asks HBA about his start into crypto and NFT’s, and what he wanted to do before he discovered them. The two dive into what “HBA” means, and Fishy Fam’s origin. Nick asks about the value of gaining experience on other projects before starting your own, and HBA elaborates on what a project's responsibility is to its holders. They talk about some fun moments in Fishy Fam’s history, and who in the Web3 world woul...
2022-08-26
44 min
Coasthawk Talk
Preparing For Life After The League with Zaza Pachulia
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Zaza Pachulia, Retired NBA player and Founder of Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy. To start the show they begin talking about Zaza’s early introduction into the idea of being a professional basketball player at a young age, and what his first big business endeavor was while playing in the NBA. Nick asks about Zaza’s process when he is first becoming interested in an idea and needs to see if it's a good opportunity for him. They also talk about the best way to gain an athlete's trust...
2022-08-19
1h 03
The Exit - Presented By Flippa
Defining Modern Day Startups with Nick Swinmurn - Founder of Zappos.com
This week on The Exit: the story of a revolutionary startup. Picture this: it's 1999 and you desperately want to buy a pair of shoes, so you go to the mall. But you can’t find the colour you want in any shop. What would you do next? If you are Nick Swinmurn, you decide to launch an online startup connecting people with shoes - Zappos.com. The business boomed, and was soon known worldwide for its unique company culture and customer service. Then it was acquired by Amazon for a stellar amount. But not before Nick decided to exit... find ou...
2022-08-15
33 min
Coasthawk Talk
Letting the World Influence You with Nick Rose - Founder and CEO of Ethernity
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Nick Rose, Founder & CEO of Ethernity, and Ethernal Labs. The two begin the show talking about our guest’s background and how he got started as an entrepreneur. They dive into how his love for gaming and art really drove his interest and focus early on, and how he believes you should let the world around you influence you in order to truly find your passion. Nick Rose discusses how Ethernity and Ethernal Labs works, and how they typically approach an athlete or celebrity to collaborate on a p...
2022-08-12
41 min
Coasthawk Talk
Once You Are a Builder, You are Always a Builder with Harry Tsao
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Harry Tsao, Founder at Avista Investment. To start the show the two dive into Harry’s start into entrepreneurship, exiting his first company, and NOT retiring at thirty-six years old. As both Nick and Harry are partial owners of The Golden State Warriors, Harry talks about how they first met and what his experience was like getting into The Golden State Warriors organization. Nick has Harry give some advice to the young entrepreneurs out there, and Nick is fascinated with a certain type of lesson that Harry was...
2022-08-05
53 min
Coasthawk Talk
Investing with Dreamers with Tashi Nakanishi
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Tashi Nakanishi, Partner at Ksk Group and Managing Partner at Dreamers VC. To start the show Nick and Tashi dive into how he met the Japanese Soccer Superstar Keisuke Honda, and what that relationship has led to business wise. Nick and Tashi discuss Dreamers VC and what it means to work with Keisuke and Will Smith in that setting, and what Dreamers VC really stands for as a company. Dreamers VC is a venture capital fund bridging established Japanese c...
2022-07-29
47 min
Coasthawk Talk
From Prize Fights to Business Prizes with Josh Koscheck
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by longtime friend, former UFC fighter, and serial entrepreneur Josh Koscheck. To start our show they dive into some of Josh’s business ventures after retiring from MMA competition. They jump into Josh purchasing a motocross and off-road vehicle racing series called Full Gas Sprint Enduro, and what transitioning out of competition towards the end of his UFC career was like for him. Nick and Josh talk about what Josh focuses most of his attention on business wise, which would be his company Che...
2022-07-22
1h 19
Coasthawk Talk
Entrepreneurialism While Young with Buster Scher - Founder of Hoops Nation
This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Buster Scher, Founder of Hoops Nation. The two start the show by diving into Busters’ not so typical high school life, running a fantasy basketball blog at such a young age, and how that led to Hoops Nation. They talk about the Gary Vee internship that Buster had while in high school, and what lessons he learned while there. Nick also has Buster talk about The Crew League where some of the worlds biggest Rappers and their entourages compete in a 4 on 4 basketball league, which Buster commentates. Bus...
2022-07-15
53 min
Coasthawk Talk
Coasthawk Talk Trailer
The Coasthawk Talk podcast explores deep discussions between entrepreneurs, athletes, and sport enthusiasts about their passion projects. On this podcast you’ll hear about the next frontier of business, NFTs, philanthropy, and amazing products created by athletes. Our goal is to unpack how athletes and entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s most successful products and services.
2022-06-17
01 min
MUSIC REACTIONS AND COMMENTS
GreenPark Sports, a mobile game and sports fan “world” from Chad Hurley and Zappos founder Nick Swinmurn, raises $14M Series A and announces NBA partnership (David Bloom/Forbes)
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://feedssoundcloudcomuserssoundcloudusers.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/greenpark-sports-a-mobile-game-and-sports-fan-world-from-chad-hurley-and-zappos-founder-nick-swinmurn-raises-14m-series-a-and-announces-nba-partnership-david-bloom-forbes/
2022-05-28
00 min
HeadRoom with Dr. Rod Berger
HeadRoom with Nick Swinmurn
Dr. Rod Berger speaks with Nick Swinmurn, the founder of Zappos, about the relationship we all have with success. Success means different things to different people. For Nick, however, its purely doing what he wants to do. True entrepreneurship, for Nick, comes from chasing the spark ignited from within your authentic self. Not money, nor notoriety, but meaning. Dr. Berger uncovers the realities of being an entrepreneur where Nick has been forced to pivot his plans, trust his gut, and continue forward despite being beset by the pressures of expected, continual success. With his wealth...
2022-02-09
1h 03
Hands-Off CEO
Reverse Engineering Success with Ron Friedman
Mandi Ellefson’s guest is Ron Friedman, the founder of ignite80, an organization dedicated to teaching leaders practical, evidence-based techniques for working smarter and elevating their team's performance through keynotes, workshops, and consulting. He is also CEO at Friedman Strategy Group, where he fuses psychological insight with cutting-edge research to deliver actionable marketing recommendations.You’ll hear Mandi and Ron Friedman talk about: “Throughout our lives, we’ve only been taught two major stories of how people achieve greatness,” Ron claims. “Greatness comes from talent, or greatness comes from hard work.” He talks about the less...
2022-01-20
31 min
The Buster Show
Nick Swinmurn on founding Zappos, Vover & more
Nick Swinmurn is a friend and someone whom I ALWAYS love talking to. His experience and way of creative thinking is very unique. He Co-Founded Zappos which ended up being sold to Amazon for over $1 Billion dollars, is a part owner of the Golden State Warriors as well as a few professional soccer teams here in the US and in Europe and is also the founder of Vover which you can get in the app store now! +much more.Follow @buster & @thebustershow on IG for more.
2021-04-08
1h 38
Ventas a Discreción
241. Zappos. Una cultura de SERVICIO al CLIENTE
Bienvenidos 😀 ➡️ al podcast 🎙 de la Magia del Servicio al cliente. Todo comenzó cuando Nick Swinmurn caminaba por un centro comercial de San Francisco buscando un modelo de zapatos. Una tienda tenía el estilo correcto, pero no el color que quería Nick. Otra tenía el color correcto, pero no el tamaño adecuado. Swinmurn pasó una hora caminando de tienda en tienda hasta que se dio por vencido y se fue a casa sin los zapatos. Ya en su residencia Nick se conectó a Internet para ver si tenía mejor suerte... La historia de ZAPPOS. ¡Compártelo si te gusta! ¡Graci...
2020-12-08
19 min
Ventas a Discreción
241. Zappos. Una cultura de SERVICIO al CLIENTE
Bienvenidos 😀 ➡️ al podcast 🎙 de la Magia del Servicio al cliente. Todo comenzó cuando Nick Swinmurn caminaba por un centro comercial de San Francisco buscando un modelo de zapatos. Una tienda tenía el estilo correcto, pero no el color que quería Nick. Otra tenía el color correcto, pero no el tamaño adecuado. Swinmurn pasó una hora caminando de tienda en tienda hasta que se dio por vencido y se fue a casa sin los zapatos. Ya en su residencia Nick se conectó a Internet para ver si tenía mejor suerte... La historia de ZAPPOS. ¡Compártelo si te gusta! ¡Graci...
2020-12-08
19 min
Rocketship.fm
Product Journeys: Zappos
Zappos was founded in 1999 by Nick Swinmurn who launched the company with Tony Hsieh and Alfred Lin who invested $2 million through their investment firm Venture Frogs. The company was officially launched online in 1999 as "ShoeSite.com."In July 1999, the company's name was changed from ShoeSite to Zappos after "zapatos," the Spanish word meaning "shoes." In 2000, Venture Frogs invested in the business and Zappos moved into their office space. In 2001, Hsieh came on board as co-CEO with Nick Swinmurn.Tony helped Zappos.com grow from nearly zero sales to a company with a $1.2 billion valuation and an ev...
2020-12-03
33 min
Entrepreneur Parents - Pretty & Punk Podcast | Family Success, Business Tactics, Relationship Goals
How To Execute New Ideas ft. Nick Swinmurn - Founder of Zappos
Although Nick Swinmurn was born in England, he grew up in the Bay Area of California with his supportive engineer father and teacher mother. He has a degree in Film Studies from the University of California and has always been an innovator at heart, starting his entrepreneurial career in college. Nick's most well-known venture is Zappos, the online shoe retailer which he sold to Amazon in 2006, and he has subsequently started several businesses, including Basecamp Fitness, Dunk Contest, and Dethrone Royalty. Nick is also a part-owner of basketball team Golden State Warriors. Nick joins us t...
2020-08-31
1h 07
Short Story Long
#93 - THE STORY OF A BILLION DOLLAR IDEA| Nick Swinmurn
Nick Swinmurn is the creator/founder & former CEO of the largest shoe retailer in the United States, Zappos.com. Nick worked in ticket sales in minor league baseball, an online car-buying service, started a student portal called 4students.com and also worked at SiliconGraphics all before creating Zappos. Find out what it took to build, sell and create Zappos and the new businesses that he has now.
2018-03-28
2h 55
Feuerstein's Fire #343
This Show has been discussed on MLS Soccer's Podcast List Article http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/11/23/guide-mls-podcasts-updated Two hour American Soccer Show. Our Clubs, Leagues, Players, National Team & other fabulous moments My guests for tonight Kartik Krishnaiyer from World Soccer Talk joins me to discuss the US U17's 5-0 Thrashing of Paraguay in the U-17 World Cup in India, Nick Swinmurn who owns Zappos online discusses why he pulled out of the USL for his SFFC side 2nd Division Segment: Recapping the Games involving the NASL & USL Red Bulls Hour: Recapping the win against Vancouver & the draw against Atlanta...
2017-10-17
1h 59
WarriorsWorld Podcast
WarriorsWorld Podcast - Episode 143
Game 7 talk with Adam Lauridsen & Nick Swinmurn. We also open the phone lines and let Warriors fans vent.
2016-06-23
56 min
WarriorsWorld Podcast
WarriorsWorld Podcast - Episode 134
Warriors minority owner Nick Swinmurn joins the WarriorsWorld podcast to talk ownership, fandom and stories from courtside.
2016-05-06
1h 02
Smart People Podcast
Episode 14 – Tony Hsieh
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by: Tony Hsieh First, we at Smart People Podcast wanted to say welcome! Many of you may be listening to us for the first time due to this week’s fantastic guest. If you want to expand your mind and hear all of our incredible interviews in the future, you can subscribe to us on iTunes here. Thanks for checking us out – feel free to contact us via the tab at the top of the page with any questions, comments or suggestions! This weeks guest sold his fir...
2011-03-03
00 min