Business Envy: Billions or Bust!
Ben Parr, Greg Grunberg and Nick Marzock
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Learning from the sharks of business!
On Business Envy, actor Greg Grunberg (Heroes, Alias, Felicity, Star Wars) and tech journalist Ben Parr (Mashable, Captivology, Octane AI) get actionable business advice from the most successful people in business and Hollywood as they build a new business together live on the podcast. (Yes, seriously!)
Through starting a business in real-time on Business Envy, you will get real & actionable business advice from the top entrepreneurs and VCs.
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Dec 5, 2022
E9: How to HACK a Business Launch with Chris Hutchins
For the season 1 finale, Greg and Ben talk to Chris Hutchins, co-founder of Milk, Inc, founder and CEO of Grove, and the creator/ host of the MASSIVELY successful podcast "All the Hacks" available everywhere you listen to podcasts!
The guys have some strategy to work through. What are the next steps, what advice will they take, and what product is going to be the one that makes it past the planning phase? Find out on this episode!
Chris taps into his entrepreneurial mind to discuss how to take a concept and get it to market. They discuss test marketing, how to assess honest demand for a new product, and why a business should be launched in the first place. As a huge bonus for any podcast-host-hopefuls out there, he also discusses the mindset that helped him reach his podcast's massive success. This episode has everything, and you DON'T want to miss it!
Thanks to BetterHelp Online Therapy for sponsoring today's episode! Get unstuck with BetterHelp. Learn more and save 10% off your first month at www.BetterHelp.com/envy
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Nov 21, 2022
E8: The Biggest Mom Influencer Lori Conway Shares Her Secrets to "Reaching and Keeping Your Audience"
Ben and Greg talk to the Crazy Busy Mama herself, Lori Conway - a stay-at-home mom of four who grew her social media presence to over two million people across her platforms worldwide! She provides recipes, advice, and comfort to busy moms just like her, and with such authentic and magnetic energy.
So many small business owners are either apprehensive about prioritizing a social media presence or unsure about how to grow an audience that attracts real customers. The Crazy Busy Mama walks us through the best practices that lead to her massive success as not only a personality, but an entrepreneur. This episode gets into how to build an audience through authenticity, how to curate content across multiple platforms, and the real lessons that Lori has learned through her crazy busy career. Social media is the new playing field, so DON'T MISS this episode if you want your business to grow online!
Get Lori's cookbook, Reclaiming the Table: 30 Days in 30 Minutes at https://crazybusymama.biz/cookbook/ols/products/crazy-busy-mama-cookbook-30-days-in-30-min
Follow Crazy Busy Mama on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter!
FB: @loriwillisconway
Insta and TikTok: @theloriconway
YouTube: @ConwayAdventure
Twitter: @loriaconway
Thanks to BetterHelp Online Therapy for sponsoring today's episode! Get 10% off your first month at www.betterhelp.com/envy
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Nov 14, 2022
E7: Inside the Online Marketplace with Bryan Moore
If a product launches, and nobody is around to hear about it, does it make a sound?
The guys sit down with Bryan Moore, founder and CEO of the social ecommerce platform TalkShopLive to talk strategy with the release of their product. Bryan was the former social media director for shows like The Insider and Entertainment Tonight before diving into the online retail space, so he is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to viral marketing and online sales.
Learn with Ben and Greg as they ask about release strategies, live online commerce, social media marketing, creating the feeling of an experience for the customer, and SO much more.
A special thanks to TripleWhale for sponsoring this episode! To learn more about streamlining your ecommerce store analytics, go to www.triplewhale.com
Get in front of potential customers and start selling LIVE at https://talkshop.live/
Follow Bryan on Instagram and Twitter at @BryanMMoore
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Nov 7, 2022
Ryan Hoover and Vedika Jain Explain How Venture Capitalists Think
On our first double-interview, Greg and Ben sit down with Ryan Hoover and Vedika Jain, likely the two nicest people on the planet! Don't let their kindness fool you though, they are top-brass figures in the world of venture capitalism.
Ryan was the founder and CEO of Product Hunt before he launched The Weekend Fund, a VC firm specializing in early-stage capital. Vedika is the Cheif of Staff of the Weekend Fund and former product manager of TrueLayer. If you are reaising capital for your business, this episode is a MUST-listen! Learn what VC's love to hear when you pitch and what doesn't interest them, the ideal relationships between founders and funders, and the process that an early-stage fund goes through to decide to invest or not. This episode is all about MONEY!
Special thanks to our sponsor Avast! Learn more about Avast One at www.avast.com
Follow Ryan and Vedika on Twitter!
@rrhoover / @vedikaja_in
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Oct 31, 2022
Laura Mignott Reveals the Secret to Live Experiences
Think about the last event that you went to... what do you remember? Did it blow your mind? Was it lame? What was it that sticks out in your mind, either good or cringe-worthy?
The guys are in-studio with Laura Mignott, Global Chief Experiential Officer for VMLY&R Commerce with MAJOR clients that put on MAJOR events! This episode is all about live experiences, and creating events that engage clients. Whether you are hosting an event to generate revenue or promote brand awareness, these are the do's and don't-you-dare's of putting on live experiences for your company.
Thank you to Avast for sponsoring today's episode! To protect your computer from malware and clean up the clutter, find out about Avast One at www.avast.com
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Oct 24, 2022
Kobie Fuller of Upfront Ventures Critiques the First Pitch!
Alright, enough of the small talk, it's time to get down to business! The guys bring on heavy-hitting venture capitalist Kobie Fuller to start pitching their business ideas so that they can start to hone one in.
Kobie is a General Partner at Upfront Ventures, the former CMO of REVOLVE, the Chairman and Co-founder of Valence Community, an investor in numerous start-ups including Oculus VR, and a board member of too many companies to list. He knows his stuff, he knows what works, and he knows if Greg and Ben have lost their minds. While that might be the case, one of these ideas is bound for greatness... right?
Thank you to Triple Whale! Get 15% off at trytriplewhale.com - promo code ENVY15.
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Oct 17, 2022
Brian David Johnson Predicts the Future
The future is bright, the future is bleak, the future is whatever you would like it to be! Ben and Greg talk to professional futurist Brian David Johnson. He got his start at Intel predicting markets, and is now a professor at Arizona State University, a distinguished author in both sci-fi fiction and futurist non-fiction, and a futurist and fellow at Frost & Sullivan.
Not only does Brian lay out the futures of various markets in this episode, he walks us through the thought processes that go into those precitions. They discuss the future of artificial intelligence, transportation, climate, and how global impact of Covid and supply chains disrupted futurist projections.
Has Greg settled down yet?
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Oct 10, 2022
The Pros and Cons of Venture Capital with Patrick Campbell
Ben and Greg are joined by Patrick Campbell, the founder and CEO of ProfitWell, a software company designed to increase retention and monetization for subscription-based businesses. ProfitWell was recently acquired by Paddle for $200 million, which incredibly, Patrick does not brag about in the first minute of the interview.
Hear the misconceptions in the debate about Venture Capital firms being good or evil, the tough road to building and selling a business, when to raise money, and if this successful entrepreneur can pull off a believable Star Wars scene.
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Oct 2, 2022
Starting and Selling a Business with Mark Achler
Ben and Greg kick off the Business Envy podcast with guest Mark Achler, managing director of MATH Venture Partners, author of Exit Right, and former Senior Vice President of New Business, Strategy, and Innovation for RedBox.
Despite Mark's immense success in the VC space, he faced a series of trials in previous business ventures that the guys can learn from. Hear his insights on when to sell your business, how to re-strategize when you face dead-ends, and what the hell "teaching entrepreneurship" really means!
This is Business Envy.
Mark:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/markachler
https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/achler_mark.aspx
Listen to the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1joDC-Fk7y2xgugKfkrVRQ
Sponsor:
Avast - https://bit.ly/3y7Q6TO
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Sep 26, 2022
Business Envy Trailer
This is not another boring business podcast!
On BUSINESS ENVY, trusted tech guru BEN PARR (Mashable, Captivology, Octane AI, Forbes 30 Under 30) and beloved actor GREG GRUNBERG (Heroes, Alias, Felicity, Star Wars) are going to start a great new business venture together.
We actually tried to start a company together a decade ago and failed, so we are desperate to not screw it up.
That's why we are first talking with the most successful people in business and Hollywood to glean knowledge from their hard lessons and get their honest advice.
Will we succeed? Will we crash and burn? Who will we bring on to help us? Subscribe and find out.
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- Ben Parr: https://twitter.com/benparr
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