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Battle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#17 - Succession - Taking over as CEO of an established company with Paul PomeroyLong time friend of ours, Paul Pomeroy, talks about his role as CEO at Advertising Agency, Aloysius Butler & Clark. ABC is a 50 year old company with footprints well beyond Delaware, and Paul is now at the helm. Hear him share stories of being a bigger part of a company that he long worked for, making the transition to him as CEO, and how he hopes to not screw up what he is now in charge of. Paul also turns the questioning onto us for an interesting discussion from both sides of changing ownership.
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2023-05-2055 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#16 - Meghan Wallace of Social Contract - Creating a Company to Solve Big ProblemsMeghan Wallace shares how she went from being in the Government to jumping out to create a company that helps the Government solve the big issues with her company, Social Contract. Hear about how she got into government, identified an opportunity, and jumped out to help solve it. Oh yeah, and she significantly grew the company during the pandemic.
As always, thank you to Nashville star, Skribe, for the music.
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2023-03-1248 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#15 - Starting Up a Non-ProfitThis month, Patrick and I talk to Priscilla Turgon, Founder and Executive Director of Project New Start. This incredibly impactful Delaware organization creates a learning program for justice involved to learn life skills to be successful upon release and more importantly, not return to prison. Not your typical start up, for sure, but we are certain you will appreciate hearing about starting a different kind of business than we typically discuss.
As always, big thank you to Nashville musician and friend, Skribe for the intro-outdo song. Be sure to check him out as he...
2023-02-1946 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#14 - Jim O'Donoghue - And Now For Something Completely DifferentJim O'Donoghue, Lee's business partner in Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen, to talk about making the leap from cushy corporate America to starting a restaurant. Started by Lee and Jim in 2015, Grain now has five locations.
Thanks to Grain for hosting us on their stage (but really what could they do)
As always, be sure to check out Skribe in Nashville, who recorded our intro/outro music.
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2022-12-1744 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#13 - NCC Exec Matt Meyer on Mission Focused EntrepreneurshipWe have a great podcast with New Castle County Executive, Matt Meyer, on his rich past being involved with Entrepreneurship, both in and out of government. We recorded it at the impactful Route 9 Library and Innovation Center.
Our wide ranging discussion covered selling shoes in Africa, converting a hotel to emergency shelter and how you don't have to be on your own to act like an entrepreneur.
The story of the Hope Center's transformation from a hotel to emergency shelter was told in this emmy-winning short. Definitely worth a watch.
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2022-11-2851 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#12 Chris Buccini on making Wilmington a place to start something.We take the show on the road again! This time to the lovely rooftop bar at the new Quoin hotel in downtown Wilmington with our special guest, Chris Buccini. Chris shares with us how he and his brother spent the last 25 years turning the city into an overnight success through their development company, the Buccini Pollin Group to create a space where entrepreneurs can thrive.
As always, special thanks to Nashville star and friend, Skribe for the intro/outro music.
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2022-11-1950 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#11 Chef Ahktar Nawab talks about bringing Chancery Market Food Hall to WilmingtonChef Akhtar Nawab, acclaimed chef who is bringing The Chancery Market to Wilmington, DE at 1313 N Market.
Recorded live at the Queen Theater as part of the Delaware Entrepreneur Summit!
Learn more about The Chancery Market project and how to get involved at: https://www.thechancerymarket.com
Learn more about Chef Akhtar Nawab at https://www.akhtarnawab.com
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2022-10-0841 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#10 - Finding Your Groove with Markevis Gideon of NerdItNowBut First - Come out and hear a live Battlescars podcast with special guest, Chef Akhtar Nawab at the lovely Queen Theater during the Delaware Entrepreneurial Summit on October 4th.
Nawab is a Michelin award winning chef with restaurants in New York, DC New Orleans and coming soon, downtown Wilmington.
Chef Nawab is behind the new Chancery Market going in at 1313 N Market. This 12,000 sq ft space at 1313 will feature artisan concepts from around the globe.
This will be our first live podcast and we will have much fun hearing about what brought N...
2022-09-2048 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#9 Breaking Thru - Mac Macleod of Carvertise - How to break into an old industry with a new ideaPatrick Callahan and I had a super fun conversation about starting out and breaking into the world of outdoor media with a new concept: wrapping cars with advertiser’s messages.
Mac Macleod, founder of Carvertise.com, a Blue Hen Built company, joins us to share his stories of getting started, pivoting and meeting the "DirtWorshipper".
As always, special thank you and shout out to Skribe for the song Common Ground off his album, Postcards. Check out all his music and show him some love over at Bandcamp.
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2022-08-0747 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#8 - Mentors, Advisors, Friends, WhateverMost times, an entrepreneur is doing a lot of "firsts" when starting a business. First incorporation, first client, first office, etc, and leaning on others to answer questions can be key. Patrick and Lee talk about their approach to finding mentors, getting questions answered and how a big red button works.
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2022-07-2038 min
Battle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#6 Overcoming Obstacles with Bill Stevenson of the Stone BalloonBill Stevenson tells us how he overcame obstacles of creating Newark’s legendary music bar, The Stone Balloon. Hear his stories of buying a building that gets condemned the day after he buys it, gets Bruce Springsteen, Metallica and more to play on his stage.
More than just a story about a bar, Bill shares how his life challenges shaped his direction, the importance of friends, and how he persevered through unbelievable obstacles to create a legend that extends well beyond the state’s borders.
Learn About The original Stone Balloon from people who were ther...
2022-05-2653 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#7 - Charting Your Own Path with Vance KershnerLabware founder, Vance Kershner, shares his stories of leaving a safe job at a big corporation to go out on his own to create a global enterprise, while even getting his employer to be his first customer.
Hear Vance share his stories of getting started, almost being bought out, expanding globally with three employees and more in this insightful and, at times funny, discussion of what it takes to create a successful company. Plus Vance talks about his efforts outside the company to make Delaware stronger and his race cars faster.
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2022-05-2649 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#5 - Random Interactions with Robert Herrera from The MillOur first show with a guest! Patrick Callahan and Lee Mikles discuss the power of accidental interactions with Robert Herrera, founder of Delaware's premiere co-working space, The Mill.
Robert tells about what went into creating The Mill, how he keeps it changing, and what learnings he brought from his time as an architect for WeWork. And despite what he says, he is really cool.
We talk about how random interactions can be the missing piece to a start-up, and how these interactions really aren't all that accidental.
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2022-03-1856 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#4 - Growth - You are either growing or in slow motion bankruptcyWe talk about how a business can grow and learn from its mistakes. Or at least learn from our growth efforts at the Archer Group.
We talk about all kinds of growth:
People growth
Geographic growth
Acquisitions
Adding services or products
And Mojitos!
Special thanks to CSC Station for hosting. Very cool co-working space on the Riverfront in Wilmington.
Intro/Outro music by Skribe. Check him out in Nashville!
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2022-02-1847 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#3 - The Dreaded HolidaysThe holidays are supposed to be happy times for everyone, right? In this episode, we talk about our struggles to make employee bonuses actually bonuses, employee parties and how to best screw up client gifts.
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2021-12-1234 minBattle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs#2 - Hiring That First EmployeePatrick Callahan and Lee Mikles take another run at figuring out this podcast thing with no guests and talk about the big step of hiring that first employee...and every employee after.
Special thanks to Skribe for "Common Ground", which you can get on Bandcamp at https://skribe.bandcamp.com
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2021-11-1944 min
Battle Scars - Tales From EntrepreneursPilot Episode - PartnershipsPatrick Callahan and Lee Mikles start the series with no guests and talk about one of the hardest things to get right when starting a business - Finding a partner. Hear about how they found each other while they also try to figure out how to get the podcasting equipment to work.
Special thanks to Skribe for "Common Ground", which you can get on Bandcamp at https://skribe.bandcamp.com
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2021-10-3037 min
Art Side of Life®Ep.180: How to negotiate your prices properly with Ruby LeeHey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Ruby Lee, a character designer from NZ with experience in film and TV. She worked as Lead Designer, Art Director for Nickelodeon and 7Towns and as Costume Designer on Hobbit, Elysium, Ghost in the Shell. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/ruby-lee/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners 💲How to Make Money as an Artist Course - Proven ways to a creative career you will love! 🎓Evolve Artist Program - better than an art college education...
2018-09-2000 minArt Side of Life®Ep.106: Devon Cady-Lee shares awesome tips on how to design charactersHey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Devon Cady-Lee, a freelance Character designer and Concept Artist living in Seattle. He has worked for studios like Warner Bros Turbine, Wizard of the Coast, and latest being Motiga games Gigantic! Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/devon-cady-lee/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners 💲How to Make Money as an Artist Course - Proven ways to a creative career you will love! 🎓Evolve Artist Program - better than an art college education and only at a fract...
2018-02-0600 minArt Side of Life®Ep.16: Building online communities is important for future possibilities with Neimy KananiHey guys, in this episode, I am chatting with Neimy Kanani, a digital artist, and illustrator from California. Most of her characters are inspirational females with beautiful flowy hair. She shares drawing tips and tutorials for artists on YouTube and Instagram. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/neimy-kanani-neimy-kao/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners 💲How to Make Money as an Artist Course - Proven ways to a creative career you will love! 🎓Evolve Artist Program - better than an art college education and only at a fraction...
2017-09-2600 min