Business at Florida Podcasts - Entrepreneurship at UF (Video)
By Warrington College of Business Administration
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A Business at Florida Podcast Series: Entrepreneurship at UF Podcast Series - Highlighting relevant issues with respect to creativity, innovation and the successful pursuit of opportunity in the start-up, corporate, and non-profit environments.
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| 1 | VideoMason Allen, President, Awareness Marketing Corporation | Jamie Kraft, Managing Director of CEI discusses retail entrepreneurship with Mason Allen, UF alum and President of Awareness Marketing Corporation. | 10/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoRob Castellucci, Co-Founder and Director of Sales, RoomBug | Interview with Rob Castellucci, MSE’07, Co-Founder and Director of Sales, RoomBug. | 9/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoMichael Kranitz, Founder, DriveOff.com and Kaango, LLC | Ted Astleford, Director of CEI's Experiential Learning Programs, discusses the entrepreneurial experience with Michael Kranitz, UF alum and Founder of DriveOff.com and Kaango, LLC. | 9/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Video2009 Awards Dinner Acceptance Speeches | Acceptance speeches by the winners of the 2009 Clark Butler Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. | 8/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoRob Campbell, CEO, Voalté | Rob Campbell, CEO, Voalté, delivers the keynote address of the 2009 Clark Butler Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Dinner. | 8/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoEntrepreneurship and You | The CEI Ambassadors host a panel discussion regarding entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Florida. | 8/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoInterview with Crawford Ker, Founder and President, Ker's WingHouse Bar & Grill | Crawford Ker, Founder and President of Ker’s WingHouse Bar & Grill, sits down with Managing Director Jamie Kraft to discuss life after professional football. | 7/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoInterview with Steve Stolberg, Founder, Trialgraphix | Steve Stolberg, Founder of Trialgraphix, sits down with Professor Bill Rossi to discuss building a company and the journey that follows. | 7/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoInterview with Trey Lauderdale, Founder and VP of Innovation, Voalté | Interview with Trey Lauderdale, Founder and VP of Innovation, Voalté. Trey Lauderdale (MSE '07) remembers his "A-ha" moment well. It came on March 6, 2008. As a student in the Master of Entrepreneurship program, like many others, he had awaited Apple's release of the iPhone Software Developer's Kit with great anticipation. Literally thousands of developers couldn't wait to start making simple games and amusing applications, but Lauderdale sat in his office, plotting something far greater - a communication revolution that would redefine the point-of-care in hospitals. "CEI has played an absolutely crucial role in the building of, Voalté" says Lauderdale, "from relationships to education." | 6/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoInterview with Michael McNeal, Founder, Emergin | Michael McNeal is the founder of Emergin, Inc. (http://www.emergin.com/) and has spent the last decade in communications. Emergin is the leading US provider of software utilized to rapidly transmit medical alarm signals throughout hospitals. In December 2007, Emergin was acquired by Philips Electronics. McNeal has led his team to achieve the Deloitte & Touche "Fast 500 Program" ranking for growing revenues by 333% over a 5 year period. He has been recognized as Ernst & Young's "Florida Entrepreneur of the Year" for exceptional leadership, revenue growth and uniqueness in employee compensation. In addition, he has been recognized by the UF Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation as the 2008 Clark Butler Entrepreneur of the Year. | 5/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoInterview with Chris Jackson, V. P., G Commerce Solutions | Chris Jackson, V.P., G Commerce Solutions, an Interactive Marketing Agency focusing on the travel, real estate and retail industries, speaks with Bill Rossi from the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UF. | 5/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoKim Hahn, Founder and CEO, conceive magazine | Kim Hahn, Founder and CEO, conceive magazine, has been married to her husband Ernie for 16 years, and the couple has a beautiful, seven year-old daughter. While Kim and Ernie were trying to start their family, Kim was frustrated by the lack of positive, consumer-friendly information about fertility. Specifically, she longed for a magazine as beautiful, upbeat, and informative as the many pregnancy and parenting magazines on the market. After four years of fertility treatment, including three in-vitro fertilizations, Kim and Ernie decided that becoming parents was more important than becoming pregnant, and they adopted their daughter, Taylor Ann. And soon afterwards, Kim left her banking career to start conceive magazine. With conceive, Kim wants to share her experiences to educate and empower women on their journey to parenthood. | 12/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoInterview with Scott Weiss, Co-Founder and V. P., General Manager, IronPort Systems | Scott Weiss is an innovator in the email industry. As one of the early team members at Hotmail he was responsible for all partnership and business development efforts. After Hotmail was acquired by Microsoft, Weiss joined idealab! to pursue start-up opportunities. In 2000 at idealab!, he partnered with IronPort co-founder Scott Banister, and developed the concept that became IronPort (anti-spam products). In 2007 they sold the company to Cisco for $830 million. Weiss holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from the University of Florida, both with Honors. He co-founded IronPort Systems Inc. (http://www.ironport.com/) in 2000 and then sold the company to Cisco last year for $830 million. | 10/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoRobert Craven, President and CEO, New Organic Ventures | Robert Craven, President and CEO, New Organic Ventures, was most recently the President and CEO of Garden of Life, a leading dietary supplement company. He oversaw its growth from just over $16 million in 2002 to more than $58 million year ending 2004. He has worked directly for Proctor and Gamble, Boston Scientific and Answerthink. In addition, he has been a driving force in launching three successful start-up companies. He started his career in sales, moved into executive roles in marketing, developed companies as an entrepreneur and has led strategy teams and projects in consulting prior to his CEO position. Mr. Craven has his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida and a Masters in Business Administration from Florida International University. He is co-founder of New Organic Ventures (www.neworganic.com) and currently serves as the President and CEO of NewOrganics (www.neworganics.com). He sits on the Board of Better Botanicals (a portfolio company (www.betterbotanicals.com) and is committed to supporting the natural products industry with best-practices in strategy and execution through New Organic Leader (www.neworganicleader.com) a site dedicated to teaching entrepreneurs the "triple bottom-line approach." | 10/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | Video"Entrepreneurial Marketing" with Eric Levin | Eric Levin serves as the President and co-founder of Pro Access Inc., and has over 15 years of experience in the world of sports and entertainment marketing. Eric was a pioneer in bringing the worlds of fashion and sports marketing together through his founding of Trouble Sports (A joint venture with Pro Serve), the first talent agency to exclusively feature athletes as models. Eric is also one of the top owner/operators of entertainment complexes in the southeast including hotspots like the Chili Pepper, Karma, Sutra, and Rumi. Graduating from the University of Florida with a BS in 1985, Eric is still a huge Gator fan. | 10/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | Video"Business Plan Financials...What's Important?" with Sue Washer | Sue Washer, President and CEO, Applied Genetics Technology Corporation (AGTC), discusses development of the financial sections of a business plan with particular emphasis on relevant issues that will aid in establishing credibility with sophisticated investors in the marketplace. | 10/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | Video"Venture Acceleration" with Karen Rands | Karen Rands, Founder and President, Kugarand Holdings and Managing Director, Network of Business Angels and Investors, presents "Venture Acceleration" as part of the Entrepreneurship at UF series. Ms. Rands combines her education in Economics from Emory and MBA in Marketing from the University of Florida to develop business models that work. Thirteen years at IBM gave her a solid foundation in a variety of industries and technologies. She saw a need in the market for a company that would guide entrepreneurs through the maze of funding options and effectively prepare them to attract the appropriate funding for their operational strategy. Kugarand Holdings was formed to fulfill that need and with a specific purpose of helping entrepreneurs build a business that will run like a clock...not dependent on one person to tell the time...and thus the business becomes something of value that can be sold or can become generational. She has committed the last 4 years to building a portfolio of products and services to assist her clients in obtaining capital to grow their business. | 5/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week 2008: One Greek Store | "Build relationships with your suppliers and your clients..." - Started in summer 2006, One Greek Store was created by three UF students. Now that the founders have graduated and the company has realized some growth, One Greek Store has undergone significant changes in the past year. Since they last spoke with UF SIFE, they have purchased their own machinery and vertically integrated their business. Improving the quality of their work and the breadth of their products, they plan to expand their presence to the Orlando market. | 4/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week 2008: Park on the Fly | "You've got to love what you do."J. Bryan Scott is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Florida studying Finance and Entrepreneurship. He has worked on or with the founding teams of six startups while in undergrad. He has interned with Inflexion Partners, a venture capital firm based in Florida, and currently interns with TechCrunch, the most authoritative technology and startup blog on the Internet. Bryan is also Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Park on the Fly, a UF-based startup that aims to replace the parking meter. Bryan welcomes your feedback at bryan@jbryanscott.com. | 4/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week 2008: Tropical Connection | "To know that we’re college students and we could impact someone’s life that much...[all that work] was worth it" - Andre Smith and Tyler Callahan. Founded last year in to offer Spring Break trips to the Jamaica, Tropical Connection updates us on their expansion to offer a more general service of large group travel in the Caribbean. In the past year, this team has partnered with advertising agencies and local promotion companies to more effectively use their time for logistics and operations. As current students at the University of Florida, they explain how they still manage to maintain a balance between their school work and the regular demand of their company, including a 24-hour customer service line. | 4/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week 2008: Trifame.com | "Everyone has that a-ha! moment where they decide what they want to do with their lives..." - Navid Zolfaghari. Based on the concept of taking reality television to the internet, Trifame.com aims to be the premier source of talent on the internet by providing user hosted video and photographic content. As a website that brings together many areas of today’s pop-culture, Trifame distinguishes itself by providing incentives to its users. Growth opportunities include partnerships with companies that would further the goal of making Trifame’s users famous, and taking the company international. | 4/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week 2008: Natural Elements Painting and Repair | "[Entrepreneurship] is a personality" - John Malanchuk. Taken over in June 2006 from a fraternity brother, John and his partner grow their company by focusing on marketing, customer service, and management. Projecting to do $1.25-1.5 million in business this year, Natural Elements Painting and Repair has worked with the University of Florida and Paradigm Properties. In terms of expansion, Natural Elements plans to do more work within the residential markets and get contracts with new construction sites. Natural Elements Painting and Repair’s core values and competitive advantage are reliability, responsiveness, and experience. | 4/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week 2008: Yellowbike, Inc. | "[Working on your business] should be fun, so you'll want to do it every time you have a second" - Vijay Nandwani. Yellowbike is a scooter rental service designed for students on campus. Inspired by his own desire to own a scooter and make it more accessible for fellow students, Vijay Nandwani took his earnings from a summer internship to fund his start-up. While overcoming government regulations and suppliers who could become competitors, Yellowbike will launch in Gainesville in summer 2008. Plans for expansion include launching Yellowbike other university campuses in Florida and Georgia. | 4/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | Video"Angel Investing" with Lee May | Lee May, Partner, Emergent Growth Fund and Vice-President of Florida Angel Investment Alliance, presents "Angel Investing." A founding member of Emergent Growth Fund, LLC, and Vice-President of Florida Angel Investment Alliance, Lee May has been an integral part in the development of new business in the state of Florida. As an aggressive leader, she has worked to bring new intellectual properties from concept to fruition in the marketplace through smart investing. Lee May began her business career in real estate, developing premier single-family homes. In short time, she advanced to the area of multi-family properties, giving her a solid knowledge base for investment strategy. She has attended both Santa Fe Community College and the University of Florida. Along with maintaining her broker’s license, she has traveled the world, scaled mountains, raced cars and hunted wild game on African safari. She has even taken part on an expedition to Ecuador with The Explorers Club to look for lost gold. Lee is an superior example of an intelligent risk taker. Emergent Growth Fund, LLC is a Gainesville, Florida based angel fund investing in start-up companies at their earliest stages of advancement, with the goal of creating a market leading successful entity. EGF works closely with the University of Florida’s Office of Technology and Licensing, always keeping an eye out for new advances in science that are ready to go to market. Since its founding in 2004, Emergent Growth Fund, LLC has invested in seven emerging companies. Founded in February, 2005, The Florida Angel Investment Alliance is an investment group made up of Springboard Capital (Jacksonville), Emergent Growth Fund, LLC (Gainesville), Startup Florida (Sarasota) and New World Angels (South Florida). The four companies under one corporate umbrella provide superior collaborative investment strength for new companies in the state of Florida. Banyan Biomarkers, Inc., a biotechnology company located in the Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator in Alachua, Florida, works to develop diagnostics for traumatic brain injury. | 4/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | Video"Opportunity Assessment" with Matt Hintze | Matt Hintze, Co-Founder, GIN System and Tutoring Zone, discusses "Opportunity Assessment" as part of the Entrepreneurship at UF series. | 2/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | Video"Opportunity Assessment" with Abhi Lokesh | Abhi Lokesh, Co-Founder, SwaziAID discusses "Opportunity Assessment" as part of the Entrepreneurship at UF series. | 2/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | Video"The Value Proposition" with Leigh Ann Horton | Leigh Ann Horton, Vice-President, CFO Strategic Partners, presents "The Value Proposition." CFO Strategic Partners is a Florida based company that provides firms with highly qualified financial executives on a consulting basis. CFO serves the needs of companies in numerous industry segments with offices in Orlando and Tampa. CFO strives to help businesses understand true financial well-being and provides the tools to make sound business decisions for a stronger future. The firm has 32 employees and has served over 400 clients. This collective knowledge base of the entire team is tremendously powerful and allows the firm to help their clients excel to new heights. Leigh Ann Horton is Vice-President of CFO Strategic Partners. She graduated from the University of Florida in 1994 with her Bachelors in Accounting and her Masters in Tax. She began her career with IBM as an accounting intern in Somers, New York. She later joined KPMG Peat Marwick in the Mutual Fund Tax Practice in New York City. In 1996, Leigh Ann transferred to the Orlando KPMG office, where she gained more a diverse tax background. In the fall of 1998, Leigh Ann became the International Tax Manager for Hard Rock Cafe International. In 2000, she became a partner at CFO Strategic Partners, offering a wealth of experience for the company's clients. Leigh Ann has been a member of the Board of Directors of Second Harvest Food Bank since 1997, and served as President in 2004 and 2005. She also serves on the Capital Campaign Committee for Summit Church, as a Board Member of the Florida Fellowship Foundation and was on the Florida Economic Education Council in 2002. Leigh Ann was in the 2003 Class of Greater Orlando Leadership Foundation (GOLF) and is in the Leadership Orlando Class 68. In December 2005, she was appointed to the Executive Board for the Orlando Chamber of Commerce and the 2006 - 2008 Board of Governors. In addition, Leigh Ann enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. | 2/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | Video"Entrepreneurship and Growth Capital" with Seth Ellis | Seth Ellis is currently a Partner with "GatorMezz", a fund that offers business owners access to mezzanine loans for Florida-based, privately held, mid-market growth companies. The newly launched fund was created to invest in companies with compelling business models, attractive growth prospects and quality management teams. Seth has over 20 years experience as a CPA, investor and serial entrepreneur. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of Digital Infrared Imaging, Inc. and has secured venture capital and managed an expansion of 7 to 50+ employees. In addition, he led the company’s merger with ICx Technologies, Inc, a developer of advance technology solutions for homeland and military security. He has co-founded and engineered the public sale of Florida Regional Emergency Services, the largest hospital based ambulance management company in the United States, and grew services throughout Georgia, Texas and Colorado. Seth also served as former Chief Financial Officer of Waterman Healthcare Systems where he managed the financial turnaround and facilitated the merger between Waterman and Seven Day Adventist Healthcare Systems. Finally, he served as senior manager and auditor with Ernst and Young and KPMG for 10 years. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the University of Florida’s Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) as well as the Lake and Sumter County Hospice and Cornerstone Hospice. Seth received a BSAC in Accounting from the University of Florida. | 2/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | Video"Acquisitive Roll-Ups and Entrepreneurial Growth Strategies" with Thomas S. Johnson | Thomas S. Johnson, President and CEO, Global Imaging Systems, Inc. presents "Acquisitive Roll-Ups and Entrepreneurial Growth Strategies." Mr. Johnson is widely recognized throughout the industry for the benchmarking model that continues to be perfected under his leadership. That model is a key foundation for Global Imaging Systems' continuing growth and profitability. He graduated with a B.S. degree from the University of Florida in 1972, and received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1976. | 2/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | Video"Family Businesses" with Wanda de Paz-Ibanez | Wanda de Paz-Ibanez, Co-Owner, Emiliano's Restaurant, presents "Family Businesses." | 1/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | Video"Franchising" with Stan Given | Stan Given owns and operates Raving Brands’ Restaurants in Alachua County, Florida. Currently his portfolio of franchised restaurants includes Moe’s Southwest Grills, Heavenly Ham, PJ’s Coffee, and Planet Smoothie. Previous franchising activities included Buffalo’s Café. In addition, Stan spent 7 years working with PepsiCo in its Taco Bell and KFC operations. Stan graduated with a BBA from Stetson University and an MBA from UCLA and flew attack helicopters for the US Marine Corps. | 11/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | Video"Top 10 Start-up Activities" with Amanda Burks | Amanda Burks is a new entrepreneur, opening California Cousins (http://www.california-cousins.com/) in May 2007. California Cousins is a retail boutique filling an unmet need in Gainesville by providing eco-friendly, socially responsible designer and artisan-made dining ware. Ms. Burks owns the company with two partners and acts as managing owner. She is responsible for day-to-day operations and is the company’s financial manager. Prior to opening California Cousins, Ms. Burks worked as an Associate at Synogen, Inc., a local seed-stage venture fund that provides both financial and business assistance to start-up biomedical companies. It was here she gained much of the knowledge she now uses in her own company. In addition to running a new store full-time, Ms. Burks is active in the community, working primarily with Habitat for Humanity's Women Build. Ms. Burks earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Management (Cum Laude) in 2004 and Master of Arts in International Business in 2006, both from the University of Florida. | 10/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | Video"Pathway to a Technology Start-Up" with Ren Mohan | Ren Mohan is the Co-Chairman, CTO of IxReveal Inc., and co-inventor, along with his wife Usha Mohan. Founded in 2000, Ixreveal Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida that provides next generation text analytics. The company holds multiple patents on text mining, analytics and idea extraction. Using its patented technology the company has released two products to address two different problems posed by the explosion of textual data. Mr. Mohan has extensive experience in the business intelligence arena in various positions with Fortune 500 companies, including Bank of America, Johnson Controls and Deloitte & Touche. He has a track record of creating innovative software solutions. Mohan was ranked 2nd (out of 10,000+) on the entrance examination for the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India, where he received a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering. He holds an MBA from Jacksonville University. | 9/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | Video"Finding the Right Friends" with Maxwell Morton | Maxwell Morton, Grayhead Associates presents "Finding the Right Friends." Mr. Morton discusses the lifecycle of venture management and identifies the characteristics and skill-sets present at each stage. | 8/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | Video"Passion and Inspiration" with Bill Miller | Bill Miller, UF Student, presents "Passion and Inspiration." Mr. Miller discusses disability and how he overcame his physical limitations to pursue market opportunities. | 8/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | Video"The Power of Marketing" with Freddie Whebe | Freddie Whebe, Domino’s Franchisee presents "The Power of Marketing." Mr. Whebe details the importance of marketing in the franchising arena. | 8/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | Video"Bootstrapping Entrepreneurship" with Howard J. Leonhardt | Howard J. Leonhardt, Chairman, Bioheart, Inc. presents "Bootstrapping Entrepreneurship." Mr. Leonhardt provides insight into and examples of bootstrapping an organization from start-up through the growth phase. | 8/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | Video"Venture Capital: A Primer" with Dan Aronson | Dan Aronson, Partner, Bilzin Sumberg LLP presents "Venture Capital: A Primer." Mr. Aronson delivers an introduction to the spectrum of venture financing with a particular emphasis on venture capital. | 8/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | Video2007 Entrepreneurship Master's Program Commencement Keynote Speaker, Geoff Wilson | Geoff Wilson, President and CEO, 352 Media Group, delivers the 2007 Entrepreneurship Master's Program Commencement Speech on June 10, 2007. Geoff Wilson is a nationally recognized and successful young entrepreneur living in Gainesville, Florida. Geoff is currently President and CEO of 352 Media Group, an award winning interactive agency with 50 employees. 352 Media Group is headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, where Geoff founded the company in 1997 while a student at the University of Florida. 352 Media Group also has offices in Jacksonville, Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York and Seattle. 352 Media Group has won 44 Addy Awards over the past four years for outstanding Web sites, CDs, DVDs and related projects. The company’s clients include Microsoft, American Express, NASCAR, Harley Davidson and Outback Steakhouse. Driven by his love for great ice cream, Geoff expanded his entrepreneurial repertoire by opening two Ben & Jerry's stores in Gainesville, Florida in 2003. Geoff’s success and marketing savvy led to his appointment to Ben & Jerry's National Franchise Advisory Council in 2004 and Ben & Jerry's National Marketing Committee in 2005. Geoff highly recommends New York Super Fudge Chunk, and he also taken a great liking to a new flavor, Cinnamon Bun. Because of Geoff’s success at a young age, he was recognized as one of "America's Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30" by INC Magazine in July, 2006. Geoff has also been named to Gainesville Magazine's "40 Under 40" list and has been featured in many news publications and television stories. Geoff frequently guest lectures at the University of Florida about entrepreneurship and e-business. Geoff has served on the Board of Directors of the Gainesville Advertising Federation and is an active member of several organizations, including the Gainesville Quarterback Club. Whenever he’s not working (which is rare), Geoff spends time with his fiancé, Kim. Geoff is an avid poker player and a big fan of the Florida Gators, and his younger sister, Amber, is a popular sports reporter and video host for CBSSportsline.com. | 6/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoBreakfast Speaker Series: "Growth and Success in the Restaurant Business" with Hiro Leung | Breakfast Speaker Series Guest Hiro Leung, co-owner of the Dragonfly Sushi & Sake Company in downtown Gainesville, will be discussing issues specific to starting and managing a successful restaurant. | 5/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | Video"Angel Capital Overview" with Lee May | A founding member of Emergent Growth Fund, LLC and Vice-President of Florida Angel Investment Alliance, Lee May has been an integral part in the development of new business in the state of Florida. As an aggressive leader, she has worked to bring new intellectual properties from concept to fruition in the marketplace through smart investing. Emergent Growth Fund, LLC is a Gainesville-based angel fund investing in start-up companies at their earliest stages of advancement, with the goal of creating a market-leading successful entry. Since its founding in 2004, Emergent has invested in seven companies. | 4/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | Video"The Genesis of Gemesis" with General Carter Clarke | General Carter Clarke discusses Gemesis, one of the world's leading producers of cultured diamonds. | 4/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 43 | VideoBreakfast Speaker Series: "The Greatest of Products Does Not a Successful Business Make!" with John Hoce | Breakfast Speaker Series Guest John Hoce, founding CEO of Safety-Vac, discusses sales and marketing within the context of early-stage ventures. | 4/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | Video"Evolution of a Technology Start-up" with Rob Campbell | Rob Campbell, inventor of PowerPoint and FileMaker, discusses life in the early days of Apple and Microsoft. | 4/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 45 | Video2007 Clark Butler Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Banquet Keynote Speaker Hjalma Johnson | Hjalma Johnson discusses his entrepreneurial career and events that changed his life. | 4/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 46 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week: Andre Smith Interview | Andre Smith is the founder of Tropical Connection - www.tropicalconnection07.com. Tropical Connection provides Spring Bbreak packages to college students. Currently there are trips to Jamaica. In terms of expansion they plan to add five more destinations, more weeks in March and market to more schools in Florida. Tropical Connection prides themselves on customer service. Tropical Connection began last year when Andre and a group of his friends wanted to do something for Spring Break. After organizing a trip to Jamaica with his friends, he decided to turn it into a business. | 3/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week: Justin Rae Interview | Justin Rae is the founder of Sunrae Media - http://www.sunraehdtv.com/. The company was founded to bring all household media components into one center, where it could be easily controlled and accessed by all members of the household. Justin is currently looking for people that are interested in being a part of his team. | 3/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week: Kim Reynolds Interview | Kim Reynolds saw a need to provide information on where the hot spots are in Gainesville. The Gainesville Spot helps visitors that come for sporting events, career showcases and other events in Gainesville know more about the city. Restaurants, theatre and downtown places are showcased in The Gainesville Spot, as well as, advertising. Currently, the first issue is in print. The hardest thing and a greatest learning experience for Kim has been sticking to her own deadlines, because no one is pushing her except her. The Gainesville Spot is a map booklet not a coupon booklet. | 3/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 49 | Video"Global Intrapreneurship" with Dave Paolini | David has more than 15 years of experience in the wireless telecommunications arena. Recently, David led the North American Sales and Global Marketing efforts for Optimi Corporation, a 200-employee entrepreneurial software company selected by four of the top six wireless carriers worldwide. Prior to this role, David was Regional Vice President for Optimi's Latin American operations, growing that start-up business to $3 million in annual revenue. Prior to joining Optimi, David served in various Engineering and Marketing capacities for Cingular Wireless and Sprint Cellular, including management of Cingular's $1 billion network relaunch in five southern states. David earned his MBA from the University of Florida in 2003, his MS in Engineering from UF in 2001, and his BS in Engineering from the University of Miami in 1990. | 3/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 50 | Video"Concept to Market - How $$ Created from Nothing " with Russ Donda | Russel Donda is the former founding CEO of ViewRay and was also one of the founding managers of the biomedical firm Regeneration Technologies (Nasdaq: RTIX). He played a supporting role in that company's initial formation, receipt of venture funding, its rapid growth and, ultimately, its successful, initial public offering. He has spearheaded the development of novel medical technologies and is versed in strategic planning, strategic alliance structuring, intellectual property development, and acquisitions. | 3/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 51 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week: Dennis Ngin Interview | Dennis Ngin is the founder of OneGreek Store (www.onegreekstore.com) an online fraternity and sorority paraphernalia website. As apart of a member of an Asian-American fraternity, he saw that there was a lack of websites that were targeted towards Asian-American, Latino and Hispanic, and multicultural Greek organizations, he decided to start a website that would sell paraphernalia to this market. They are hoping to expand into the general Greek community, as well as the general embroidery community. A major issue they are dealing with is legitimacy. Dennis's biggest advice is start early if you can. | 2/28/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 52 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week: Blessing Oyeleye Interview | Blessing Oyeleye is the founderof ARSTA (www.arsta.org) - Advocate for the Revolution of Science and Technology in Africa (NGO) Saw the need for Africa to become a major player in the global economy. The idea is that Africa can only be developed by the creativity of its own people. ARSTA is dedicated to the development of intensive programs promoting science and technology that genuinely serve the interest of African countries. They are looking to pilot their summer programs in Nigeria, Senegal, and Ghana. | 2/28/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 53 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week: Sam Tarantino Interview | Sam Tarantino is the founder of Escape Media Group - (http://www.escapemg.com/). Right now they are working on GrooveShark, a music market place. GrooveShark hopes to provide the best of peer to peer networks and at the same time find a way for users to pay for usage in order for artists to get compensated. As a musician, Sam saw the need in the industry; a place people can buy, sell, and trade music on the digital stage. One of the bigger challenges is copyrightlaws and getting rights holders compensated. Their biggest advantage and biggest pitfall is that they are the target market: Who knows the market better than us? Also because of our age, it is harder in this industry. | 2/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 54 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week: John Gotsztyla Interview | John Gotsztyla is the founder of Century Design and a Website designer - (http://plaza.ufl.edu/gosztyla/cd/). John got started through word of mouth; people saw the work he was doing with websites and referred him to others. It started this summer, when he worked for a company and they gave him the push to start making websites. | 2/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 55 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week: Jonathan Givony Interview | Jonathan Givony is the founder of DraftExpress.com, which is a basketball scouting service. They scout the NCAA as well as International basketball and NBA developmental leagues, looking at the top prospects in the world that are going to play in NBA, eventually. Jonathan loves basketball, but at 5"8, he had to find an alternative means into the industry of which he wanted to be a part. Merging his love for basketball and writing (and seeing that he did not like what was out there in terms of scouting sites) Jonathan, along with a friend, started DraftExpress.com four years ago. They have been mentioned in the NY times, LA times, Washington post, and ESPN. One of the challenges he faces is managing all his writers all around the world. | 2/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 56 | VideoEntrepreneurship Week: James Basco Interview | James Basco is a graduating senior and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Gatorfood.com. Gatorfood.com is a food delivery service company; they deliver food from restaurants: major chains like TGI Fridays and Applebees as well as small restaurants. He did not start the company, but saw an opportunity to help some neighbors in his apartment complex put their delievery food service online in 2000. Their competitive advantage is that they were the first of their kind here in Gainesville. | 2/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 57 | Video"The Pitch...What are Investors Looking For?" with Erik Sander | In his role as President of V2R Group, Erik Sander provides executive-level direction to growing companies in diverse markets ranging from banking automation to medical devices. Mr. Sander provides leadership on myriad business issues such as global market expansion, revenue generation, accessing capital markets, venture capital, maximizing margins, developing infrastructure, acquisitions and mergers, and building sales and marketing programs. In addition, he manages a direct and indirect investment fund/portfolio to create exceptional value and liquidity for shareholders. Mr. Sander received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida and Master of Science in Management of Technology (Cum Laude) from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. | 2/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 58 | Video"Street-Smart Entrepreneurship" with Frank Zenie | Frank Zenie has more than twenty-five years of experience as an entrepreneur building innovative, market leading and profitable companies including several early-stage, technology-based companies such as Zymark, VelQuest and Process Packaging & Control. He currently serves as an angel investor and invests to work with management, understand their businesses, and increase company value. He has been appointed to MIT's Corporation Development Committee and serves an Advisory Board Member of the MIT/Sloan Entrepreneurship Center. In addition, he has served as an MIT Senior Lecturer teaching a course titled "Starting and Running a Successful Technology-Based Company". He is currently writing a manuscript for a new book titled: "Street Smart Entrepreneuring". He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from MIT and an MBA from the University of Rhode Island. | 2/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 59 | Video"Small and Family Business Growth" with Carol Bosshardt | Professor Arnold Heggestad, Founding and Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Carol Bosshardt, founder of Bosshardt Realty, Inc., discuss growth issues with respect to the small and family business environment. | 12/22/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 59 Episodes |
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