Podcasts by The Startup Junkies Podcast
The Startup Junkies podcast is hosted by Jeff Amerine and his team at Startup Junkie Consulting. We’ll cover topics ranging from getting started, planning, growing your business, proving your concept, leadership, marketing, exit strategies and so much more. We’ll interview business owners, entrepreneurs, experts and people we think will bring value to our audience. Subscribe and together we will move your business to the next level.
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365: A Natural Chat with Austin Simkins from 2023-12-11T11:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Victoria Dickerson talk to Austin Simkins, co-founder of Natural Way Food Group, an i...
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364: Risking it All and Achieving Your Dreams with Lloyed Lobo from 2023-12-04T11:00
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Welcome to another great episode of the Startup Junkie Podcast! On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Grace Gill sit down w...
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363: A Wicked BOLD Conversation with Deric Calhill from 2023-11-28T11:00
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On this very raw episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Victoria Dickerson chat with repeat guest and serial entrepreneur Deric Calh...
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Tercer Episodio de Startup Junkies en Espanol con Daymara Baker from 2023-11-16T11:00
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En este tercer episodio de Startup Junkies En Español nuestras anfitrionas Claudia Scott y Ana Ortiz tiene como invitada a Daymara Baker de Right to Start, una...
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362: Fuel AI/ML Cohort 2023 Part 2 from 2023-11-06T10:00
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On this special episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Caleb Talley, Grace Gill, Darian Harris, Tom Douglass, and Louis Diesel head north ...
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361: Fuel AI/ML Cohort 2023 Part 1 from 2023-10-30T10:00
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On this special episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Caleb Talley, Grace Gill, Darian Harris, and Tom Douglass head north to the Ledger ...
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Segundo Episodio de Startup Junkies en Español con Jessica Sanchez from 2023-10-19T10:00
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En nuestro segundo episodio del podcast Startup Junkies En Español tenemos como invitada a Jessica Sánchez. Jessica es propietaria de NWA Bilingual Solutions u...
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360: Innovative Spaces: Loloft's Industrial Coworking in Downtown Rogers from 2023-10-16T23:05
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Victoria Dickerson are joined by returning guest Brendan Howell, co-founder and CEO o...
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Primer Episodio de Startup Junkies en Español con Ana Saenz from 2023-09-21T10:00
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Nuestro primer episodio del podcast Startup Junkies En Español tiene una invitada increíble. Ana Sáenz, propietaria de la panadería en línea T...
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359: Startup Crawl 2023 from 2023-09-18T10:00
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On this special episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Victoria Dickerson head to Startup Crawl, where they interview several entrep...
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358: Marketing Water: How Gen Z Water Found Their Niche from 2023-09-11T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Caleb Talley, Victoria Dickerson, and Claudia Scott sit down with Erin Campbell, co-founder of Gen Z...
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357: Startup Junkies Selects: Startup Crawl 2022 from 2023-09-04T10:00
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We're gearing up for Startup Crawl 2023! In this special episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, we're revisiting the live show we recorded d...
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356: The Importance of Building a Culture of Support with Brittnie Simon from 2023-08-28T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Grace Gill, Harrison Kitson, and Claudia Scott are joined by Brittnie Simon, founder and owner of Co...
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355: Building Strategic Technology with Jonathan Sasse of Metova from 2023-08-21T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Victoria Dickerson, and Grace Gill sit down with Jonathan Sasse, chief strategy officer at Metova. Jona...
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354: Designing a Business for Yourself and the Market with Mo Elliott from 2023-08-14T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine and Victoria Dickerson are joined by entrepreneur Mo Elliott. Mo founded Fayet...
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353: The Story of Big Box Karaoke with Justin and Mailena Urso from 2023-08-07T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine and Grace Gill sit down with Justin and Mailena Urso, founders and owners of Big Box Ka...
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352: Immigration Reform and the Power of a Diverse Population with Tahmina Watson from 2023-07-31T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Grace Gill, and Harrison Kitson are joined by Tahmina Watson, founder of Watson Immigration Law, a Seat...
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351: A New Era of Radio with Noel Sosa from 2023-07-24T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Victoria Dickerson are joined by Noel Sosa, manager of Rox Radio Gro...
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350: From Failed Attempts to Successful Entrepreneur: Yoon Kim's Journey on Outdoor Media Summit from 2023-07-17T10:00
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In this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Victoria Dickerson interview Yoon Kim, founder of Outdoor Media Summ...
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349: Efficient Trucking Logistics Ecosystem in Arkansas with FR8relay from 2023-07-10T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Victoria Dickerson are joined by FR8relay co-founder and CEO Aayush ...
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348: Film, AI, and Aviation with Zak Heald of Intercut Productions from 2023-07-03T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Victoria Dickerson sit down with Zak Heald, Owner of Intercut Produc...
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347: Josh Perry and Lane Hero: The Trip Cost Calculator for Drivers from 2023-06-26T10:00
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346: Kick Ass Conversation with Sticker King Anthony Constantino from 2023-06-19T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Victoria Dickerson are joined by Anthony Constantino, co-founder and...
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345: Conversations about Homeownership with Skylar Wallace from 2023-06-12T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Victoria Dickerson sit down with Skylar Wallace, founder of...
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344: A Conversation with Mark Zweig from 2023-06-05T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Matthew Ward are joined by Mark Zweig, founder and chairman of Zweig...
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343: From the Navy to Tech: The Story of Central Standard and Metova from 2023-05-29T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine and Caleb Talley sit down with Josh Duntz and Tyler Dunbar of Metova and Central Standa...
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342: What Do Rental Tuxedos, Soap Franchises, and Vegan Jerky Have in Common? Fred Gustafson from 2023-05-22T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Grace Gill are joined by Fred Gustafson, operating partner of Wabi C...
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341: Golf, Sales, and Real Estate in Northwest Arkansas from 2023-05-15T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Matthew Ward are joined by Palmer Hays of Bennet Commercial Real Est...
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340: Consumer Insights with Field Agent from 2023-05-08T10:00
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339: Solving Homeowner's Headaches with Owen Parker from 2023-05-01T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Victoria Dickerson are joined by Owen Parker. Owen is the co-founder...
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338: Scaling Empathy with Chris Thompson from 2023-04-24T10:00
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337: A Successful Business That Started as a Backyard Idea from 2023-04-17T10:00
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On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Caleb Talley and Jeff Amerine sit down with Patrick Randall, Fallon Cardoza, and Jason Lam, co-found...
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336: Exploring Arkansas's Crescent Hotel with Author and Artist Sean Fitzgibbon from 2023-04-10T10:00
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335: Hunger&Action Gym with Founder Mariano Quinones from 2023-04-03T10:00
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334: Supporting Entrepreneurship for All Communities with Rodrigo Salas from 2023-03-27T10:00
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333: Getting to Know NWA with Randy Wilburn from 2023-03-20T10:00
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332: Building a Better Bentonville with James Bell from 2023-03-13T11:00
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331: Sustainable Composting in NWA with Ricky Ludeman of Ozark Compost and Swap from 2023-03-06T11:00
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330: PR meets AI: Diving into Intelligent Relations with Stamatis Astra from 2023-02-27T11:00
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329: Building a Resilient Team with Dr. Adam Stoverink from 2023-02-20T11:00
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328: Farm-to-Table Meals for the Community with Kelton Hays from 2023-02-13T11:00
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327: A Conversation with Philip Mudd, Former CNN Correspondent and Counterterrorism Analyst from 2023-02-06T11:00
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326: Entrepreneurship in the Heartland with Quinn Robertson from 2023-01-30T11:00
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325: The Importance of BBQ and Community with Nate Walls from 2023-01-23T11:00
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324: Funding Solutions for Entrepreneurs with Michail Myburgh and Backd from 2023-01-06T15:29
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323: Bringing Fun into the World with PaddleSmash from 2022-11-28T11:00
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322: Working with Experts in Aerospace and Defense with Brad Gentry from 2022-11-21T11:00
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321: Public Radio, Podcasting, and Great Storytelling with Ozarks At Large from 2022-11-14T11:00
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320: Changing the Conversation on Women's Health in Innovation with Elizabeth Prenger from 2022-11-07T10:00
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319: Reconnecting over Food&Social Media with Sophia Rascoff from 2022-10-31T10:00
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318: Connecting Arkansas and Asia in Business with Yang Luo-Branch from 2022-10-24T10:00
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317: Changing Banking Technology with Personalized Mobile Banking from 2022-10-17T10:00
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316: Developing Leaders with Luke Owings and Abilitie from 2022-10-10T10:00
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315: Turning Art into Business with Amy Keever from 2022-10-03T10:00
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314: SEO and Organic Traffic with Farzad Rashidi of Respona from 2022-09-26T10:00:42
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313: Changing the Success Rate of Entrepreneurs with Greg Shepard from 2022-09-19T10:00:44
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312: Creating and Exiting a Business with Will Trapp of Gratavid from 2022-09-12T10:00:46
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311: Changing Realtime Customer and Employee Feedback for Companies with Adam&Kfir Alfia from 2022-09-05T10:00:27
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310: Creating Strategic Innovation and Design with Sandra Hodzic from 2022-08-29T10:00:51
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309: Wicked Bold Chocolate Follow Up with Deric Cahill from 2022-08-22T10:00:14
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308: Matchmaking Musicians and Venues Made Easy with Zipgig from 2022-08-15T10:00:08
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307: Preserving the Blues with The Music Education Initiative from 2022-08-08T10:00:27
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306: Changing the NFT Media Space from 2022-08-01T10:00:18
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305: Choosing to Thrive with Beta Experiences from 2022-07-25T10:00:46
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304: Measuring Success through Significance with David Baker and Eric Hinson of Parable from 2022-07-18T10:00:26
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303: Getting People into the Right Positions with Stratice from 2022-07-11T10:00:30
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302: Refreshing the Role of Finance with Mosaic from 2022-07-04T10:00:48
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301: Making Finance Cool With Fuel from 2022-06-27T10:00:05
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300: Startup Junkie Podcast Hosts Reunion from 2022-06-20T10:00:09
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299: Simplifying Fundraising with Foundersuite from 2022-06-13T15:59:20
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298 - Bringing the Greenest Decking Business to Arkansas with Adam Zambanini of Trex from 2022-06-06T10:00:10
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297: Making Financial Wellness Attainable for the 100 Percent from 2022-05-30T10:00:24
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296: MyCelium Changing the NWA Network from 2022-05-23T10:00:01
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295: Startup Studios&Impact with Josh Stanley of Cartwheel from 2022-05-16T10:00:07
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294: Better Retail, Ecommerce,&Marketing with Fuel Alum Vance Reavie from 2022-05-09T10:00:44
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293: NWA's Booming Outdoor Recreation Industry with Phil Shellhammer from 2022-05-02T10:00:24
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292: Exploring the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem with Jigesh Vora of SwiftGo from 2022-04-25T10:00:03
Hosts Caleb Talley, Matthew Ward, and Jeff Amerine sat down with Jigesh Vora, the founder, and CEO of SwiftGo. Jigesh comes from a family of businessmen, was a profe...
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291: Highlights from Startup Crawl from 2022-04-18T10:00:38
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290: Unpacking the Story-Building Process with Donna Griffit from 2022-04-11T10:00:33
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289: Start a Business, Adapt,&SUCCEED w/ Kirsten Blowers of Riffraff&City Supply from 2022-04-05T14:01:24
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288: Improving the Employee Experience w/ Amanda Earhart of PushKin from 2022-03-28T10:00
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287: Leadership&Sales with Blair Singer from 2022-03-21T10:00
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286: Camping Made Easy with Coleman Davis of Explore Eden from 2022-03-14T10:00
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285: Food, Fellowship,&Fun with Denise Thomas, CEO of The World Trade Center AR from 2022-03-07T11:00
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284: Marketing in the Digital Age with Rahul Chauhan from 2022-02-28T11:00
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283: Diversify Your Portfolio with Craig Cecilio from 2022-02-21T11:00
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281: Growing Your Company with Tim Redmond from 2022-02-07T11:00
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This episode spills the tea on all things business growth, as we had the opportunity to speak with Tim Redmond...
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280: Putting the Joy back in Local Shopping with Rejoicy from 2022-01-31T11:00
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A familiar face joined us this week with some great updates! Edwin Ortiz, founder of Rejoicy, stopped by to tell us all about the...
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279: Talking Arkansas with Steuart Walton from 2022-01-24T11:00
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The Startup Junkies were joined by an NWA legend on this 279th podcast episode! We are excited to introduce you to Steua...
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278: The Digital Transformation with Howard T of FROM from 2022-01-17T11:00
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277: Actually Loving What You Do with Dean Matt Waller of Walton College of Business from 2022-01-10T11:00
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276: Top 5 Episodes of 2021 from 2022-01-03T11:00
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275: How Subscription Revenue Models Have Changed Online w/ Paul Chambers of SUBTA from 2021-12-27T12:25:54
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274: (Reissue) Junk It Up with Kourtney&Beau Barrett from 2021-12-20T16:17:52
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273: Eating In with James Farmer of EasyBins from 2021-12-13T11:00
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272: Rebroadcast: From Social Media Account to Retail Store - Luke&Natalie Freeman of Freckled Hen Farmhouse from 2021-12-06T11:00
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Welcome to the Startup Junkie's podcast!
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271: The Cornerstone of the Internet, SEO, featuring Kris Reid of Ardor SEO from 2021-11-29T11:00
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Our hosts, Jeff Amerine and Matthew Ward, speak with Kris Reid of Ardor SEO on this week's episode. This podcast recordin...
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270: Developing New Markets&Vaccines with Louis Bowen from 2021-11-22T11:00
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Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Davis McEntire sit down with Louis Bowen, co-founder of Pacific Listen
269: Taking Notes on the Changing Work Environment with Phil Libin from 2021-11-15T11:00
269: Taking Notes on the Changing Work Environment with Phil Libin
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268: Dismantling the Exclusiveness of VC with Jesse Randall of Sweater from 2021-11-08T11:00
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Welcome to episode 268 of the Startup Junkie's Podcast!
267: Data on Deck w/ TJ Sangam of SupplyPike from 2021-11-01T10:00
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Caleb Talley and Jeff Amerine are joined by TJ Sang...
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266: Tapping into Venture Capital with Hall T. Martin of TEN Capital Network from 2021-10-25T10:00
Welcome to episode 266 of the Startup Junkie's Podcast!
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265: Show Me the Money: Exploring NIL with WLJ&Friends from 2021-10-18T10:00
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264: Make A Ripple in Your Community by Shopping with Pebble starring Evan Mullins from 2021-10-11T10:00
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263: Building Sustainable Talent with Tim Miller of Central Standard from 2021-10-04T10:00
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262: Shifting The Dollar to NWA Food and Beverage Industry with Kim Bryden of Cureate from 2021-09-27T10:00
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Kim Bryden of Cureate joins our Startup Junkie hosts, Jeff, Caleb,...
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261: Breaking Through Glass Ceilings With Ryann Hartley of Hartley Flooring from 2021-09-20T10:00
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260: B'ing Unique with Ben Clark of B-Unlimited from 2021-09-13T10:00
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Ben Clark, CEO of B-Unlimited, joins our hosts, Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Davis McEntire, to discu...
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259: Transforming the Industrial Workspace with Brendan Howell from 2021-09-06T10:00
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258: Buying The Farm with Carter Malloy&Michael Iseman of AcreTrader from 2021-08-30T10:00:43
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Our hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Davis McEntire, wer...
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257: Adversity as a Catalyst to an Entrepreneurial Spirit with John Vuong from 2021-08-23T10:00
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256: How Podcasting Saved The World with Ryan Estes from 2021-08-16T10:00
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Our team, Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Matthew Ward, were joined by Ryan Estes, co-founder of Kitc...
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255: The Game of Life with Shelby Matussak of Dead Lemon Games from 2021-08-09T10:00
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Welcome back to the Startup Junkies Podcast! In this episode, Shelby Matussak joins our hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley and Davis McEntire to discuss hi...
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254: Navigating the Entrepreneur’s Mind with Psychiatrist Mark Goulston from 2021-08-02T10:00
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In this episode, Dr. Mark Goulston discusses navigating entrepreneurs' minds with Caleb Talley, ...
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253: The Practicality of Explorative Psychology in Entrepreneurship with Zach Washam from 2021-07-26T10:00
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We are back at it again with another Startup Junkies Podcast!
Our hosts Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Matthew Ward had the opportunity to speak with Zach...
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252: Banking, Mental Health, and Storytelling within Entrepreneurship with Heather Nelson from 2021-07-19T10:00
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Glad to have you back to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast!
Caleb Tally, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward are joined by Heather Nelson, Presiden...
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251: Building Communities and Changing Lives featuring Darrin Williams and Vance Smiley from 2021-07-12T10:00
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250: Branding Authenticity, Simplicity, and Joy with Dustin Finkel of Ka-Pop! and Awakened Foods from 2021-07-05T10:00
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249: How to Exit Well with Jessica Yakovitch from 2021-06-28T10:00
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Our hosts Matthew Ward, Caleb Tally, an...
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248: An Overnight Success Story 6 Years in the Making with Vance&Spencer of Lineus Medical from 2021-06-21T10:00
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247: Navigating Leadership, Culture and a Multi-Sided Marketplace with Bryan Clayton from 2021-06-14T10:00
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246: Future of Connectivity among Entrepreneurs with Michael W. Marra from 2021-06-07T10:00
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245: Doing Good Work with Raul Hernandez from 2021-05-31T10:00
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244: Demystifying Solopreneurship with Dwain Hebda and Kelli Reep from 2021-05-24T10:00
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243: Creating a Healthy Entrepreneurial Ecosystem with Lynn Butterfield from 2021-05-17T10:00
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242: Riding the Tornado with Tobin Lehman from 2021-05-10T10:00
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241: Creating a Unique Yoga Experience with Nicole Calhoun, Ph.D. ERYT from 2021-05-03T10:00
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240: Sending a Warm Welcome with David Jay from 2021-04-26T10:00
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239: Uncovering Your Brand DNA with Suzanne Tulien from 2021-04-19T10:00
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238: Paving a New Path for Real Estate Investment with Eric Shirley of Four Oaks Capital from 2021-04-12T10:00
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237: Managing Sports Leagues Like a Pro with Etienne Bernier of Kreezee Sports from 2021-04-05T10:00
Welcome to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast!
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236: Protecting Businesses by Becoming the Hacker with J. Foster Davis of BreachBits from 2021-03-29T10:00
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Welcome to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast!
In this episode, Jeff Ame...
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235: In the Business of Making Money with Helen Maringer of Shire Post Mint from 2021-03-22T10:00
Welcome to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast!
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234: Making Farmland Investment Accessible with David Chan from 2021-03-15T10:00
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Welcome back to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast!
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233: Leveraging Your Success to Change Lives with Robert Wallace from 2021-03-08T11:00
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Welcome to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast! In this week’s episode, Robert Wallace joined Ca...
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232: Rewriting the Book on Marketing with Tyler Elliston from 2021-03-01T11:00
232: Rewriting the Book on Marketing with Tyler Elliston
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231: David Meltzer - Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Host of The Playbook Podcast, 3x Best-Selling Author, and 1,000,000,000 Happy People from 2021-02-22T11:00
Welcome back to another week with the Startup Junkie Crew! This week, Caleb Talley and Jeff Amerine talk with David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing. Fou...
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230: Launch Factory - Preparing Founders For A Successful Launch with James Hereford from 2021-02-15T11:00
Summary
Welcome back to another episode of the Startup Junkies podcast! In this episode, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine...
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229: Growing LIVSN with Andrew Gibbs-Dabney&Kelsey Ferguson from 2021-02-08T11:00
Hey everyone, welcome back! This episode, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward talk with Andrew Gibbs-Dabney & Kelsey Ferguson from LIVSN. LIVSN creates v...
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228: Wicked BOLD Chocolate - A Gamechanger in the Chocolate Business from 2021-02-01T11:00
Welcome to another week with the Startup Junkie crew! This week, Caleb Talley and Jeff Amerine have a talk with Deric Cahill, founder and CEO of Wicked BOLD Choco...
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227: inq Tattoos - The Tattoo Experience Reimagined from 2021-01-25T11:00
Hey everyone! Welcome back! This week, Caleb Talley and Jeff Amerine talk with Peter Joukov, COO and co-founder of inq Tattoos. Husband and wife team, Peter and M...
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226: Meeting Mack McLarty - The Importance of Like-Minded Partnerships from 2021-01-18T11:00
In this episode, Caleb talks with Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty, III in an interview from Startup Junkie’s inaugural startup week event in September 2020. Mack is wel...
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225: Rolling with Rogelio - Social Innovation Style 2.0 from 2021-01-11T11:00
Shownotes
(1:26) Introducing Dr. Rogelio Garcia Contreras
(6:03) How Rogelio ended up at the...
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128: Inspiring Action with Enactus (Rebroadcast) from 2021-01-08T11:00
The Enactus team at the University of Arkansas is on the rise, and is headed to the Enactus National Competition to present three major projects in Kansas City for the first time in eight years....
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146: Fuel and the Future with Seth Waite (Rebroadcast) from 2021-01-07T11:00
Chief Strategy Officer of RevUnit, Seth Waite, joins this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast where we dive into the details of Fuel, the future of supply chain management, and the ...
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142: Chatting with a Champion - Tom Chapman (Rebroadcast) from 2021-01-06T11:00
Tom Chapman, Founder of Chapman and Company, joins this episode of The Startup Junkies Podcast recorded in Denver in the middle of the Listen
138: Innovation over Invention - Bryce Paden of i2i Labs (Rebroadcast) from 2021-01-05T11:00
How does a startup, small firm, or entrepreneur with an innovative technology idea get the required facetime with a tech giant/mega retail corporation to pitch th...
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141: Launching LIVSN with Andrew Gibbs-Dabney (Rebroadcast) from 2021-01-04T11:00
Andrew Gibbs-Dabney, Founder and CEO of LIVSN Designs, joins The Startup Junkies Podcast to discuss his entrepreneurial journey. Andrew got his start in apparel w...
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224: Sheets&Giggles - The Sheet in the Bedding Industry from 2020-12-28T11:00
Hey everyone! This week, Caleb Talley and Jeff Amerine zoom with Colin McIntosh, founder, and CEO of Sheets & Giggles. Sheets & Giggles is one of the fastest-grow...
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223: Perry Marshall - Darwin 2.0 from 2020-12-21T11:00
Welcome back! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward chat with Perry S. Marshall, owner of Perry S. Marshall & Associates. Perry S. Marshall & As...
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222: Giftgoat - A Pro Bowler, Marketing Executive, and Developer Start-Up a Company During the Pandemic from 2020-12-14T11:00
Shownotes
(1:50) Introducing Giftgoat
(5:55) The story behind the name
221: Norman Crowley - The Irish Tony Stark on a Mission to Save the World from 2020-12-07T11:00
Welcome to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast!
In this week’s episode, Caleb, Jeff, and Matthew talk wit...
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220: Dr. Joseph Daniels - A Catalyst for Change in Northwest Arkansas from 2020-11-30T11:00
Welcome back to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward talk with Dr. Joseph Daniels, founder of B...
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219: Bo Lais - Innovative Property Maintenance, a Kansas City Collaboration, and Venture Ecosystem Development from 2020-11-23T11:00
Welcome back to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast!
This week, Caleb Talley and Matthew Ward talk with B...
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218: Creating Startup Junkies | Jeff Amerine of Startup Junkie&Jeff Standridge of The Conductor from 2020-11-16T11:00
218: Creating Startup Junkies
Jeff Amerine - Startup Junkie; Jeff Standridge - The Conductor
217: AccelEvents - The All-in-One Virtual Event Platform with Jonathan Kazarian from 2020-11-09T11:00
Welcome to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward have a virtual chat with Jonathan Kazarian, fou...
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216: Going Straight to The Source - A Conversation Around Medicinal Marijuana in Arkansas Jeff Starling - The Source from 2020-11-02T11:00
Hey everyone! We are glad to have you here for another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward talk with J...
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215: Slim Chickens - From a Garage to a Global Hit with Tom Gordon from 2020-10-26T10:00
As a part of the Game-Changers Series for Startup Week, Caleb Talley sat down for a conversation with Tom Gordon, the co-founder, president, and CEO of Slim Chick...
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214: The Construction Giant Sam Alley Builds on the American Dream from 2020-10-19T10:00
This week, Jeff Amerine talks with Sam Alley, chairman, and CEO of VCC. VCC is a leading general contractor in the nation, and it is the largest retail construct...
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The Journey From Tough Beginnings to Owning and Running a Billion-Dollar Agriculture Business from 2020-10-12T10:00
Welcome back to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast! This week, Caleb Talley and Jeff Amerine chat with special guest Sarah Frey, CEO,...
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212: Belgium Does More Than Just Beer - The Journey to Sales Process Automation with Salesflare from 2020-10-05T10:00
Hey everyone! We are back again with another spectacular week of the Startup Junkies Podcast! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward talk with Je...
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211: Sales and Marketing Go Together Like PB&J - Words of Wisdom from Mark Donnigan from 2020-09-28T10:00
Hey everyone! Welcome back to another great episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast. This week, Jeff Amerine and Matthew Ward have a lively conversation with Mark ...
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210: A Revolution that Matters - Steve Case is Spreading the Startup Movement Across the U.S. from 2020-09-21T10:00
Hey everyone! This is another special week with your Startup Junkie Crew. This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward have an insightful call with Ste...
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209: Water is BIG - The Strategy and Tactics of Better Water from 2020-09-08T10:00
Tyler Elm - BlueInGreen
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208: Talent Whisperer - How Cameron Smith brought the best and brightest to NWA from 2020-08-31T10:00
Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast. This week, Caleb Talley has a special chat with Cameron Smith of Cameron Smith & Associates. Cameron Smith & Associ...
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207: Strongarm Technologies - The Journey to Keep Industrial Athletes Safe with Sean Petterson from 2020-08-24T10:00
Welcome back to another week of the Startup Junkies Podcast! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward have a chat with Sean Petterson, founder, and...
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206: Beer Saves The World... Again with Brian Crum and Bianca Montoya with Beyond the Tap from 2020-08-17T10:00
206: Beer Saves The World... Again
Brian Crum and Bianca Tessa with Beyond the Tap
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205: Antibodies are the Answer with Namida Labs with Omid Moghadam from 2020-08-10T10:00
Once again, we are back with another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward have an in-depth chat with Om...
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204: Gingiber - The Art of Business Becomes The Business of Art with Stacie Bloomfield and Gingiber from 2020-08-03T10:00
Welcome back everyone! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward talk with Stacie Bloomfield, founder and artist of Gingiber. Gingiber is a creative...
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203: Winning the E-commerce War with Allan Peretz of Bold Strategies from 2020-07-27T10:00
Welcome back folks! It is another great week with the Startup Junkie crew. This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward zoom with Allan Peretz, founde...
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202: Flamingo Springs Trailer Resort - Your Next Retreat with Laura&Zack Kraus from 2020-07-20T13:52:44
202: Flamingo Springs Trailer Resort - Your Next Retreat
GUESTS: Laura and Zack Kraus
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201: Martial Trigeaud - The French Champion Cyclist Making Heart Surgery More Effective and Efficient from 2020-07-13T10:00
It's another week of the Startup Junkies Podcast! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, Jeff Standridge, and Matthew Ward talk with Martial Trigeaud, serial entr...
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200: Reunion of the OG Startup Junkies from 2020-07-06T10:30
This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, Matthew Ward, and Taylor Hasley have a zoom party with Michael Iseman, Media and Investor Education at AcreTrader, and Jon ...
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199: Hannah Withers - The Resilient Owner of Maxine's Tap Room and Leverett Lounge from 2020-06-29T16:37:54
It’s another week with the Startup Junkie Crew! On this episode, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward talk with Hannah Withers, owner of Maxine’s Tap Room and Leverett Lounge. Maxine’s T...
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198: Pinballs, People, and Persistence - Pinpoint from 2020-06-22T16:36:16
Welcome back to another week of the Startup Junkies Podcast! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward have an in-depth zoom talk with Bo Counts, serial entrepreneur and owner of P...
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197: The Art of the Hustle with Sam Parr, Founder and CEO of the World's Largest Newsletter from 2020-06-15T16:08:45
We are happy to see you again on another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward have an exciting chat with Sam Parr, founder and CEO of t...
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196: A Conversation of Clarity with the Arkansas Secretary of Commerce from 2020-06-08T15:15:53
Welcome to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward have a focused conversation with Mike Preston, the Arkansas Secretary of Commer...
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195: Matchstick Studio - A Perfect Marketing Match That Sticks from 2020-06-01T16:38:14
In this Episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Matthew Ward have a virtual chat with Jordan Carmon, Co-Founder and CEO of Matchst...
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194: Getting Saucy with The Pitmaster of the South - Jordan Wright of Wright's BBQ from 2020-05-26T19:02:06
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward zoom with Jordan Wright, founder and owner of Wright's BBQ. Wright's BBQ creates a life changing barb...
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193: Getting in the Loop with IdeaLoop from 2020-05-18T14:45:47
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Caleb Talley have a virtual chat with Blake Reeves and Chris McCroskey from IdeaLoop. At IdeaLoop, Blake is the Enterprise Softwa...
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192: Dave Creek Media - A Catalyst for Growth from 2020-05-11T15:44:48
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Caleb Talley zoom with Glenn Crockett, leader of the 10x growth accelerator program and founder of Dave Creek Media. Dave Creek M...
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191: A Large, Impactful Digital Transformation with SmallWorld from 2020-05-04T15:59:21
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Matthew Ward zoom with Jake Curreri, the founder of SmallWorld. SmallWorld is a global technology consulting firm ...
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190: Video Marketing x2 - Go Rogue X from 2020-03-23T12:00
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Matthew Ward sit down with Bryan Fittin and Loren Lewis to talk about Go Rogue X. Go Rogue X simplifies video marketing for small...
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189: Getting Creative with Designsteins from 2020-03-16T12:00
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Matthew Ward talk to Matt Woolley about his company Designstein. Designstein is a firm who enhances a brand’s pres...
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188: Dusty Pruitt and Teaching Traction from 2020-03-02T19:01:03
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Caleb Talley talk to Dusty Pruitt about his consulting firm Teaching Traction. In their discussions, you are going to hear about ...
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187: Digging Into This Dot from 2020-02-27T18:53:31
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine, Haley Allgood, and Caleb Talley sit down with Tracy Lee to talk about her company This Dot. During the show, the crew talks with Tra...
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186: Showing Gratitude with Gratavid from 2020-02-17T22:09:08
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine, Haley Allgood, and Caleb Talley sit down with Will Trapp, founder of Gratavid, to talk about the journey he has had with his company...
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185: Endeavor from 2020-02-10T23:38:49
In this episode of the Startup Junkie Podcast, Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley, and Haley Allgood sit down with various members of Endeavor Northwest Arkansas. Started 23 years ago, Endeavor has help...
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184: Crime Map from 2020-02-04T14:30:48
In this episode of the Startup Junkie Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Haley Allgood sit down with the winners of the Congressional App Challenge, high school students Julian Sanker (Fayetteville) and ...
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183: Christmas Week Special with Chief Glenna Wallace from 2019-12-23T11:30
In this week’s episode of Startup Junkie Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Haley Allgood make a trip out to Oklahoma to sit down with Glenna Wallace along with her grandson, Skylar. Glenna Wallace is Ch...
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182: Who Wants to Clean Their Own Trash Cans? from 2019-12-16T11:30
In this week’s episode of Startup Junkie Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Haley Allgood sit down with Heather Reynolds. Heather joined by her family, is the owner of Can Can Cleaners of North West Arka...
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181: Take a Ride With Buddy Pegs from 2019-12-09T11:30
In this week’s episode of Startup Junkie Podcast, Jeff Amerine is joined by Haley Allgood and Caleb Talley, in which they sit down with Scott Fitzgerald of Buddy Pegs. Buddy Pegs is an organizat...
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180: Downfall of Regulations on Startups from 2019-11-25T11:00
In this week’s episode of Startup Junkie Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Haley Allgood sit down with Rhett Davis. Rhett Davis serves as the Small Business Advocate for Region 6 in which he assists bus...
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179: Roll Up Your Sleeves and Make it Happen! from 2019-11-18T11:00
In this week’s episode of the Startup Junkie Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Haley Allgood make a trip out to Haxton Road Studios in Bentonville, Arkansas to sit down with Judy Robinette. Judy is a st...
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178: A Solved Problem Is No Fun from 2019-11-11T11:00
In this week’s episode of Startup Junkie Podcast, Jeff Amerine sits down this Scott Andrews, Founder and CEO of Allterity. Allterity is an outsourced eCommerce Operations firm in which they prov...
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177: Digital Design From Concept to Scale with Few.io from 2019-11-04T11:00
In this week’s episode of Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Caleb Talley sit down with Zack Hill and Will Carter from Few, a digital design and development shop that works with a variety...
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176: #CelebrateTheWin with Michael Paladino and Joe Saumweber from 2019-10-22T20:26:58
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175: In Matters of Life and Data with Charles Morgan from 2019-10-11T15:39:20
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Haley Allgood and guest host Jeff Standridge join Charles D. Morgan, a visionary leader whose five decade long car...
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174: What's Next After Next? from 2019-09-30T16:25:16
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Haley Allgood sits down with Tom Douglass, the founder of Catapult Consulting and former Director of Emerging Tech...
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173: It All Begins with a Song from 2019-09-16T15:42:47
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine, Jon Cadieux, and Chandler Abbott sit down with Troy Campbell, the founder of The House of Songs. The...
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172: Ethical Sourcing Begins and Ends with People from 2019-09-09T15:51:29
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jon Cadieux, the founder of the Startup Junkies Podcast, returns to showcase several of his tenants at NWA Workpla...
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171: Keeping Fayetteville Freckled from 2019-09-03T11:00
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Haley Allgood joined Luke and Natalie Freeman, the founders of the Freckled Hen Farmhouse, a cura...
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170: Goodbye, Michael from 2019-08-12T14:59:07
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Chandler Abbott sit down with Michael Iseman, the former Chief Relationship Officer of Startup Ju...
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169: WhyteSpyder and Startup Junkie are in Springdale from 2019-07-25T22:09:16
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Haley Allgood and Martha Londagin sit down with Eric Howerton and Brooke Mc...
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168: Fayetteville’s Premium Soft Serve Startup with Ryan Burton from 2019-07-15T19:05:41
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine, Haley Allgood, and Chandler Abbott join Ryan Burton, the founder of Burton’s Creamery. Ryan started ...
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167: Professional and Personal Branding with Helena Gadison and Dr. Todd Jenkins from 2019-07-08T15:18:24
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine, Haley Allgood, and Chandler Abbott sit down with Helena Gadison and Dr. Todd Jenkins to discuss how ...
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166: There's No Free Lunch, But There Is Free Lunch Delivery with Edwin Ortiz from 2019-07-01T18:13:27
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine, Haley Allgood, and Chandler Abbott sit down with Edwin Ortiz, the founder and CEO of Luncher. Lunche...
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165: Read this labl with Kent Wood from 2019-06-24T20:45:40
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Taylor Hasley sit down with Kent Wood, the founder and CEO of ReadtheLabl. Kent founded ReadtheLa...
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164: Eating in with James Farmer of Easybins from 2019-06-17T13:00
In this episode of the Startup Junkies podcast, Jeff Amerine and Michael Iseman sit down with James Farmer, the founder of startup grocery delivery service, Easyb...
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163: Building Bands and Brands with Stephen Linn from 2019-06-03T13:00
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Michael Iseman and Chandler Abbott sit down with Stephen Linn during his visit to Bentonville for the Power of Mus...
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162: Collaboration + Exploration = Ownership with David Baker from 2019-05-28T21:54:20
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Michael Iseman sit down with David Baker, current Vice President of Product Strategy at RevUnit.<...
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161: Shark Tank Special from 2019-05-20T13:13:42
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Haley Allgood head to the first ever Shark Tank casting call in Arkansas. Presented by Startup Ju...
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160: A Discounted Drink with Purlu from 2019-05-13T14:00
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Michael Iseman sit down with the creators of the Purlu App, Brad Cardwell and Caitlin Trickett. P...
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159: A Fireside Chat with Michael Melfi from 2019-05-06T14:00
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Michael Melfi reflect on investing in America’s heartland....
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158: Startup Weekend Special from 2019-05-02T19:34:58
This episode of the Startup Junkies Podcasts contains four mini episodes featuring mentors and participants of the 2019 Northwest Arkansas Startup Weekend. Hosts ...
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157: A DataRank Reunion from 2019-04-18T21:21
In this special edition of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Chandler Abbott sit down with mentors and participants of the 2019 Northwest Arkansas Sta...
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156: MORE Tech>Less Tech from 2019-03-21T15:18:46
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, the co-founders of MORE Technologies, Canon Reeves, Kaushik Ramini, and Peyton Smith, join Jeff Amerine and Michae...
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155: Farmland investing made simple by AcreTrader - Carter Malloy from 2019-03-14T02:20:45
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Carter Malloy, Founder and CEO of AcreTrader, joins hosts Jeff Amerine and Michael Iseman to detail the recent lau...
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154: A Penny Earned with Will Gilbrech from 2019-02-25T10:00
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Will Gilbrech joins Jeff Amerine and Michael Iseman to reflect on his entrepreneurial journey that began when Will and Michael were tak...
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153: Rest, Hustle, Grind with Michael Brown from 2019-02-18T10:00
February 18th, 2019
Michael Brown, CEO of Insight Leadership Group and Lead Minister of Thrive Christian Church, joins this episode of the Startup Junkies ...
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152: Celebration and Restoration at Markham&Fitz Chocolate from 2019-01-14T19:29:33
152: Celebration and Restoration at Markham & Fitz Chocolate
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Lauren Blanco, CEO of Markham & Fitz Chocolate joins the team to dis...
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151: Ecosystem Building with the AEDC from 2019-01-07T19:19:35
151: Ecosystem Building with the AEDC
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Michael Iseman and Jeff Standridge sit down with Clark Cogbill an...
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150: The Fargo Forecast with Greg Tehven from 2018-12-17T18:32:51
Greg Tehven is an entrepreneurial ecosystem builder in Fargo, North Dakota, and Executive Director for Emerging Prairie. Emerging Prairie works as a similar concept to Startup Junkie, ...
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149: Startup Weekend with David Tominsky from 2018-12-10T20:29:06
David Tominsky is the Chief Relationship Officer at The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He's also an active Facilitator and Organizer at Startup Weekends a...
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148: Blockchain for Business with Mary Lacity and Zach Steelman from 2018-11-19T20:30
Dr. Mary Lacity and Dr. Zach Steelman, join this episode of The Startup Junkies Podcast to discuss practical business applications of blockchain, and the different paths that led them ...
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147: A Special 10-Year Anniversary Episode from 2018-11-12T21:21:12
In this episode Michael sits down with Jeff & Phyl Amerine to discuss the early beginnings of what grew to become Startup Junkie, and the journey that led to today. Jeff takes us back,...
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146: Fuel and the Future with Seth Waite from 2018-11-05T19:23:27
Chief Strategy Officer of RevUnit, Seth Waite, joins this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast where we dive into the details of Fuel, the future of supply chain management, and the ...
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145: Reforming Real Estate with Listing Village from 2018-10-29T19:44:03
Daniel Schroeder and Matthew Young of Listing Village, a real-estate marketing solutions company based out of Little Rock, Arkansas, join this episode of The Startup Junkies Podcast. L...
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144: Made in America with EMS, Inc. from 2018-10-22T19:30
Marilyn Miles, owner of Electronic Manufacturing Solutions (EMS, Inc.), along with Clayton Hornsby VP of Manufacturing join this episode of The Startup Junkies Podcast to discuss their entrepren...
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143: The First Rule About Art Club with Karen Ahuja from 2018-10-15T15:43:36
Karen Ahuja, a local freelance artist, joins this episode of The Startup Junkies Podcasts to discuss her upbringing as a graphic designer turned painter in the No...
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142: Chatting with a Champion - Tom Chapman from 2018-10-08T19:44:09
Tom Chapman, Founder of Chapman and Company, joins this episode of The Startup Junkies Podcast recorded in Denver in the middle of the Listen
141: Launching LIVSN with Andrew Gibbs-Dabney from 2018-09-27T14:54:30
Andrew Gibbs-Dabney, Founder and CEO of LIVSN Designs, joins the The Startup Junkies Podcast to discuss his entrepreneurial journey. Andrew got his start in appar...
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140: "JUNK It Up" with Beau&Kourtney Barrett from 2018-09-21T18:43:08
139: The Evolution of E-Commerce with Blake Puryear from 2018-09-03T14:00
Blake Puryear, Head of Product at Engine, is an e-commerce expert who has his eyes set on the future of the marketplace. Engine is a Fayetteville based e-commerce...
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138: Innovation over Invention - Bryce Paden of i2i Labs from 2018-08-20T17:00
How does a startup, small firm, or entrepreneur with an innovative technology idea get the required facetime with a tech giant/mega retail corporation to pitch th...
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137: Mentors Matter with Shelley Simpson and Dr. Todd Jenkins from 2018-08-08T14:12:53
“The key is not to prioritize your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
Stephen Covey
JB Hunt e...
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136: Create and Collaborate with Haxton Road from 2018-07-30T14:59:16
Neil Greenhaw, founder of Haxton Road Studios, combines cutting edge technology and his passion for all things vintage to create a world class recording studio in...
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135: A Cider a Day…with Black Apple Crossing from 2018-07-09T04:30
Trey Holt and Leo Orpin, co-founders of Black Apple Crossing, Arkansas’ first hard cidery, join us for their second podcast episode. Their cidery has experienced ...
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134: Shirt Happens with Ben Clark from 2018-06-24T08:00
Ben Clark, CEO of B-Unlimited, bought the company in 2006 with big dreams but the economic crisis of 2009 forced him to scale back and focus on one customer, a so...
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133: Music Legend Al Bell is Betting on Bentonville from 2018-06-14T23:00
World-renowned art. Extraordinary landscapes. Delicious food. What more could Northwest Arkansas need to become the #1 destination in the United States? How about...
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132: Finding your Why - Dr. Jeff Standridge from 2018-06-04T14:06:39
Dr. Jeff Standridge, Chief Catalyst at Conductor and best-selling author, shares advice with us on topics such as time management and the importance of discoverin...
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131: Defining Success by Jeff Amerine’s Standards from 2018-05-28T07:00
Startup Junkie team members chat with Founder, Jeff Amerine, about the journey that led him to where he is today. Jeff candidly discusses a variety of topics, foc...
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130: Chasing a Sweet Dream - Simkins Brothers' Sweets from 2018-05-21T04:30
Have you ever thought of taking a treasured family recipe and creating a company to share the treat with others? Co-owners and brothers Austin and Quinn Simkins s...
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129: These ARE the Droids We're Looking For from 2018-05-07T14:30
Meet the incredibly talented, Canon Reeves! CEO and co-founder of MORE Technologies, Canon is currently a sophomore at the University of Arkansas working toward providing every child in Arkansas...
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128: Inspiring Action with Enactus from 2018-04-30T15:26:41
The Enactus team at the University of Arkansas is on the rise, and is headed to the Enactus National Competition to present three major projects in Kansas City for the first time in eight years....
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127: Disseminating Knowledge with Dean Waller from 2018-04-20T17:54:21
We flip the script on Matt Waller, Dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business, and place him in the hot seat. A purveyor of entrepreneurship, Dean Waller is known for his interviews with entr...
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126: Singing Praises for Patience with Chad Williamson from 2018-04-16T14:53:02
Meet Chad Williamson, a man who’s worn many hats (or should we say bowties). From an early age, his perception on social constructs was shifted by his military brat upbringing. From his...
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125: Delving into Denovo from 2018-04-09T14:00
Meet Steve Perry, president of Denovo Brands. Dedicated to innovative outdoor retail products, Steve, along with several other Denovo owners, stems from a career in mass market retail at Walmart...
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124: Solving for Success - When Science Meets Startups from 2018-03-30T19:52:05
Introducing our very own, Ellen Brune! Holding a Ph.D. in chemical engineering, Ellen is our Senior Entrepreneur in Residence. Ellen serves as a liaison between Startup Junkie and the University...
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123: Ashton McCombs - Founder&President of Phigenics from 2018-03-28T18:08:46
Ashton McCombs and Jeff are both Naval Academy graduates who took a successful plunge into entrepreneurship. In this episode, Ashton shares stories about the path that led he and two colleagues ...
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122: Rolling with Rogelio – Social Innovation Style from 2018-03-12T14:00
Rogelio Garcia Contreras is the Director of Social Innovation at the Sam Walton College of Business, and he’s planting the seeds of social entrepreneurship in NWA. Through bringing the Social In...
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121: Pressed for Success with Omar Kasim from 2018-03-05T15:00
Being an entrepreneur comes with its fair share of hang-ups and frustrations, but it’s not often that you’re ejected from the driver’s seat of your own business venture. Omar Kasim, previous fou...
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120: Double Dose of Dad Humor from 2018-02-26T15:00
From bubbles, to market crashes, to wise investment decisions – join us for a special episode where we bring back someone near and dear to our hearts, Jon Cadieux, the original co-host of the St...
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119: America 2 Africa: Intercontinental B2B with Toyin Umesiri from 2018-02-19T18:00
Did you know that there are 54 countries on the African continent? That’s 54 opportunities to trade and foster communications with nations that are up-and-coming in the sphere of innovation! Toy...
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118: Finding Your C-Suite with Tanya Hayes&Cary Stockdell from 2018-02-09T15:00
Company executives don’t just grow on trees – your C-suite could come to you as a result of services that specialize in executive search and executive coaching. Join us as we learn from the best...
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117: Say Heyo to Yeyo's Mexican Grill from 2018-02-02T15:00
From its humble beginnings as a food truck, Yeyo’s Mexican Grill is setting up shop in downtown Bentonville. With a seasonal food truck and a brick-and-mortar business to run downtown, you might...
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116: Spilling the Beans with Ancil Lea III from 2018-01-26T15:00
Ever wonder why entrepreneurs flock to coffee shops? Recently published author, Ancil Lea, explains the mindset of an entrepreneur, as well as our ingrained aversion to traditional office spaces...
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115: Buttering our Biscuits with Anna&Sam Russell from 2018-01-19T18:00
If you’re looking for a made-from-scratch breakfast, look no further than The Buttered Biscuit. With fresh-made breakfast foods sourced from clean ingredients, Anna and...
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114: BookGazers – Arjun&Arthi Krishna from 2018-01-09T17:36:20
Arjun and Arthi Krishna are the recent winners of the Congressional App Challenge for the Arkansas 3rd District, and two of the most inspiring students we’ve met! Their winning app, BookGazers, ...
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113: Launching Leisurlist with Jerra Nalley from 2017-12-29T17:58:30
Whether she is working in an international corporation or a startup team of one, Jerra Nalley has always had a knack for connecting people. She joins us on the show to share her story, and how s...
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112: Arthur Dent’s – A New Type of Tea from 2017-12-20T20:41:22
Skylar Wallace and Tyler Scantlan join the show from Arthur Dent’s, a new type of tea. They create a story and experience around one of the world’s favorite beverages, and are utilizing some of ...
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111: Making Asparagus Sexy with Seth Kaffka from 2017-12-13T16:12:28
Seth Kaffka dives into the (admittedly unsexy) topic of selling commodities, and brings more enthusiasm than some people take to a professional sporting event. He shares the story of what starte...
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110: "Bucket the Change" with Francis Hwang from 2017-12-06T19:18:02
“Bucket the Change” might not be a part of your daily vocabulary today, but it will be soon! Bucket Technologies is an emerging company in Northwest Arkansas and in this episode we sit down with...
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109: Coffee Community with Kyle Tabor, Founder of Blue Sail Coffee from 2017-11-22T21:18:02
Kyle Tabor is the founder of Blue Sail Coffee, with three Central Arkansas locations, and a thriving in-house coffee roastery. Kyle walks us through his journey of starting with a few thousand d...
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108: (Part 2/2) Animation, Winning Oscars, and the New Design School with David Kersey from 2017-11-14T19:50:28
This is Part Two of our conversation with Oscar winning digital artist, David Kersey. If you haven’t checked out Part One, then we would recommend starting there to learn about all of his experi...
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107: (Part 1/2) Animation, Winning Oscars, and the New Design School with David Kersey from 2017-11-06T11:00
David Kersey is an Oscar winning digital artist, now building the animation program at the New Design School in Northwest Arkansas. In Part One of our conversation with David, we learn about his...
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106: SCREEMO and the Israel Startup Nation from 2017-10-30T19:58:56
SCREEMO helps brick and mortar marketers to connect physical customers to the omnichannel using digital gamified experiences in-store to create a call to action on the consumer's mobile and enha...
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105: The Arkansas Fellowship from 2017-10-18T04:57:54
The Arkansas Fellowship is a 2-year program that is aimed at getting some of the top Arkansas graduates integrated into the most entrepreneurial companies in the state. This episode we meet some...
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104: Rigid, Get-It-Done Dudes from 2017-10-09T14:31:47
Kevin and Aaron Higgins are cousins, business partners in four successful companies, and as their customers describe them, they're two "rigid, get-it-done dudes." With a wealth of international,...
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103: The Biggest Startup Party of the Year from 2017-09-26T12:20:37
This episode is the countdown to the AR Startup Crawl which will be on Friday, September 29th in Downtown Fayetteville!
Haley Allgood and Megan Frohardt join Jeff to talk about all of the...
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102: Influencing Public Perception from 2017-09-12T10:00
This week we have a roundtable discussion in Conway with the AR Conductor team, and our friends at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Jeff Moore and Clark Cogbill are leading the mark...
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101: Back to School from 2017-09-04T10:00
Two students from the University of Arkansas join the podcast to discuss their entrepreneurial journey and the resources that all students should know about! Andrew Miles is CEO of Grox Industri...
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100: The Return of Jon Cadieux from 2017-08-28T10:00
It's the 100th episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast! Thank you to everyone who has listened over the years and helped us achieve this incredible milestone. This episode, the original hosts of ...
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99: Content Marketing and Blogging from 2017-08-21T10:30
Yoon Kim is the founder of the media startup Blogs For Brands, a full service content marketing agency with an award-winning design team that manages blogs, social media, email, and ads for bran...
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98: Startup City of the South from 2017-08-14T10:00
Mayor Lioneld Jordan and Devin Howland join the Startup Junkies Podcast to discuss all things Fayetteville! Mayor Jordan has been the mayor of Fayetteville since 2009, and Devin Howland is the n...
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97: Building Leaders with Elevate Performance from 2017-08-07T14:27:06
Tim McFarland and Ed Nicholson from Elevate Performance join the podcast to discuss how they help bring out the best in leaders, and how good leaders can bring out the best of an organization. E...
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96: Creating The Future with Kenneth Siemens from 2017-07-31T10:00
Famous local artist Kenneth Siemens joins us to talk about his incredible story. Learn how Kenneth went from working an 8-to-5 corporate job to starting his own design business, Kerplunk Creati...
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95: Startup Junkie Social - Russians, Hyperloop, and Youth Entrepreneurship from 2017-07-24T10:00
Welcome to the Startup Junkie Social! This is a round table chat with a few of the Startup Junkies. We’ll discuss important events happening around the world and in our own community related to ...
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94: Engineering the Future with Ozark IC from 2017-07-17T14:15:24
If you like engineering, then you're going to love this one! This week we welcome Matt & Jim from Ozark IC. We discuss their work with semiconductors, and how the future is powered by engineerin...
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93: The Next 20 Years from 2017-07-10T13:02:49
The future of everything! Listen as Jeff & Michael discuss a wide range of entrepreneurial topics, including accelerators, posers vs. players, and Jeff’s “revolutionary” idea for beer currency. ...
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92: Scale at the Highest Level: Fortune 1 from 2017-07-03T08:00
We were honored to welcome Cindi Marsiglio and Latriece Watkins to the show - representing the company that knows scale better than any other: Walmart. We visited during their Open Call event wh...
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91: Driving Success with Gan Nunnally from 2017-06-26T18:42:23
Gan Nunnally is an incredible businessman who runs George Nunnally Chevrolet in Bentonville, Arkansas. He won Dealer of the Year in Arkansas for 2017. Right now, he's up for TIME Dealer of the Y...
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90: Money, Medicine, and Making Dreams Come True with Dr. Nancy Gray from 2017-06-19T11:20:17
Nancy Gray, Ph.D., is the head of BioVentures, the technology licensing office and business incubator for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). You don’t want to miss out hear...
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89: Conducting Business with Dr. Jeff Standridge from 2017-06-12T08:00
The Startup Junkie podcast comes to you from Conway, AR this week! Dr. Jeff Standridge drops by to tell us about the new Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. This amazing new camp teache...
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88: Packaging with Love from 2017-06-05T08:00
87: Tech Talk with Lofty Labs from 2017-05-29T08:00
Casey Kinsey joins us from Lofty Labs, a value added tech consultancy that thrives at the intersection of Web Development and Data Analytics. Casey shares some of his entrepreneurial journey, in...
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86: Breaking it down with Kirsten Blowers and Anna Morrison from 2017-05-22T08:00
Kirsten Blowers and Anna Morrison join us to share their experiences about starting and growing a business in Northwest Arkansas. Kirsten started Riffraff seven years ago, starting with only $1...
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85: Venture MashUp with Kenny Tomlin from 2017-05-16T19:09:41
The NWA Venture MashUp is held around Northwest Arkansas to bring the entrepreneurial community together and celebrate a local success story. We had the opportunity to learn from Kenny Tomlin, w...
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84: International Comedian, Raj Suresh from 2017-05-02T15:05:45
Raj Suresh joins us to talk about growing his comedy career, his work in opening and booking the Grove Comedy Club in Bentonville, AR, and shares his entrepreneurial path that started while atte...
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83: The Global Startup Movement from 2017-04-11T00:10:11
This episode is going to be a little different than our normal format. By way of a connection at Walmart we were introduced to Andrew Berkowitz who runs the Global Startup Movement. He’s intervi...
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82: Permjot Valia - The International Man of Mystery from 2017-04-04T22:31:41
Permjot Valia is a world-class heckler. He also has a strong, diverse background in sales, early stage investing, startups, and mentoring. We were able to get him to the microphone for this shor...
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81: IdeaFame: Bring Your Best Idea from 2017-03-27T18:12:05
Haley Allgood & Michael Iseman from the Startup Junkie team share their lessons learned and takeaways from visiting South by Southwest in Austin and we discuss launching IdeaFame, an idea sharin...
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80: Jeff Charlson joins the Startup Junkie Team from 2017-03-14T19:12:25
Jeff Charlson, former Walmart VP, and current Bike Rack Brewing Co. CEO joins the Startup Junkie Consulting team as the Senior Entrepreneur in Residence!
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79: The Square-to-Square Run, Walk, and (pub)Crawl (Part 2/2) from 2017-03-06T16:40:28
This episode we welcome Jeff back to the microphone after a brief hiatus, and the conversation couldn’t be confined to one episode, so it’s broken into two. We’re also happy to have Lance Stokes...
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78: The Square-to-Square Run, Walk, and (pub)Crawl (Part 1/2) from 2017-02-27T12:45:16
This episode we welcome Jeff back to the microphone after a brief hiatus, and the conversation couldn’t be confined to one episode, so it’s broken into two. We’re also happy to have Lance Stokes...
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77: Congressional App Challenge Winner - Caroline Gschwend from 2017-02-14T04:23:18
Our guest this episode is Caroline Gschwend who is the most recent victor of the Congressional App Challenge for District AR 03 with her app "defendUS". She shares her story of a growing interes...
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76: Marketing Wizard and Eureka Pizza Founder: Rolf Wilkin from 2017-02-07T00:24:02
Rolf Wilkin, founder of Eureka Pizza, Local Trade Partners, and the original RazorBucks joins the podcast to share stories and lessons learned from growing multiple businesses by being opportuni...
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75: Bill Beyer, the Tea Sommelier of Savoy from 2017-01-30T09:00
Lifetime entrepreneur, Bill Beyer is our guest this episode. He and his family are building a world-class tea company. Savoy Tea is the third venture that Bill has started, and he’s on his way t...
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74: Finding the Diamond in the Haystack with Eric Hinson from 2017-01-24T04:39:12
Eric Hinson, CEO and Founder of Explainify joins us to share his story of building a great culture in a great company. Explainify is a company that can “find the diamond in the haystack” in help...
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73: SBA Resource Partner Roundtable from 2017-01-17T16:24:08
We are joined by the professionals from SCORE, the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Center, and the regional SBA office to discuss the services available to small businesses around the nat...
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72: The Internet of Things and Countdown to Skynet from 2017-01-09T09:00
We are joined by Will Hurst from AT&T as well as the team from Little Bird Systems - Bryon Western, Edgar Cilio, and Jim Lewis. The conversation leads us through an entertaining deep dive on the...
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71: Starting in the Garage with James+James Furniture from 2017-01-02T09:00
James Smith joins us from James + James Furniture, a business that he started in his garage and grew to a nation-wide furniture and logistics company that's currently hiring if you like what you...
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70: Elise Mitchell: "Leading Through the Turn" from 2016-12-19T15:58:51
Elise Mitchell is the founder of Mitchell Communications and most recently the author of Leading Through the Turn, which details her story of how a journey mindset can help leaders find success....
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69: Crowdfunding&Board Games with Michael Iseman from 2016-12-12T09:00
Jeff and Michael dive into the intricacies of Kickstarter, and the recent successful campaign that Michael and his business partner Jay Clark had for FML! The Game. You can find out more about t...
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68: Cape Breton Island Edition from 2016-12-07T06:44:49
Jeff is joined by Bob Pelley with Innovacorp, and Darren MacDonald from Cape Breton University. During Global Entrepreneurship Week they set up shop at the Navigate Startup House in Cape Breton ...
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67: Ashton McCombs, Founder and President of Phigenics from 2016-11-14T16:16:59
Ashton McCombs and Jeff are both Naval Academy graduates who took a successful plunge into entrepreneurship. In this episode, Ashton shares stories about the path that led he and two colleagues ...
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66: Skosay is on the Leading Edge of Retail Technology from 2016-11-07T17:38:02
We sit down with Jason and Justin to discuss retail technology and everything that the Skosay team has to offer. These entrepreneurs have been working and innovating in the CPG space for their e...
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65: Adam Tobin and Sam Bell share maker stories from the Bay Area from 2016-10-31T14:42:52
In our final episode from the Tinkerfest at the Amazeum with co-host Jon Cadieux we speak with Adam Tobin and Sam Bell from the Chabot Space & Science Center.
This conversation covers Ada...
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64: Professional Tinkerers Carrie Beach&London Kaye from 2016-10-24T15:27:56
In this episode Jeff is joined by Jon Cadieux and two fantastic guests. First is Carrie Beach, who is a veteran teacher at Washington Junior High in Bentonville. She runs the cardboard construct...
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63: Maker-in-Chief, Joel Gordon of the AR Innovation Hub from 2016-10-17T15:18:11
With guest host, Jon Cadieux, Jeff talks with Joel Gordon of the Arkansas Innovation Hub, one of the founders of Tinkerfest. He shares stores of makers, maker faires, making, and education.
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62: Sam Dean on the Amazeum and Tinkerfest from 2016-10-11T00:02:42
Our original co-host, Jon Cadieux rejoined the set this week with our guest, Sam Dean of the Scott Family Amazeum. We discuss the incredible children's museum in Northwest Arkansas and some othe...
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61: Shannon Bedore with Sightline Retail from 2016-10-03T08:00
Shannon Bedore joins us this week. We learn about her 20 year career in the retail world, a successful birthing center that she started and sold to a private equity group, and her most recent ve...
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59: Walter and William Burgess with Power Technology, Inc. from 2016-09-19T08:00
We had an on-site visit to Power Technology, Inc. in Little Rock, AR and learned about the new advancements coming in the theater world with the transition from bulbs to lasers.
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58: Jeston George talks rapid growth with Apptegy from 2016-09-12T13:56:56
Jeston George has been growing Apptegy for the past three years - what started in his living room is now occupying an entire floor of the Simmons building in Downtown Little Rock with nearly 50 ...
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57: Arlton Lowry with Made by Few from 2016-08-29T13:57:56
Arlton has been growing the Made by Few conference over the last five years, and will be holding the event in Northwest Arkansas for the first time on October 26-29. You can find more informatio...
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56: Cape Breton MentorCamp Kickoff from 2016-08-22T14:03:21
This episode was recorded in Cape Breton, Canada at Breton Brewing just before the kickoff of Mentor Camp. www.mentorcamp.ca
The first group was the founding team from TrapTap, the world’...
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55: Taco Talk with Omar Kasim - Founder of Con Quesos from 2016-08-15T08:00
Omar Kasim graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Sam M. Walton College of Business in three years. He balanced the decision of starting a restaurant that he had been contemplating launching, or goi...
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54: Songcat Gives Music Production a Makeover from 2016-08-08T08:00
Songcat makes top-notch music production feasible for musicians to access from their home studio. The service matches artists with other talented musicians online, and then produces a radio-read...
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53: A Trio of Young Community Leaders from 2016-08-01T08:00
Mike Abb, Dr. BowtieTodd Jenkins, and Keaton Smith joined the show to discuss the upcoming Young Professional Summit in Northwest Arkansas - Ignite Your Passion.
Conversation started with...
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52: Spencer Jones with LineGard Med from 2016-07-25T08:00
52nd Episode! Released weekly, this means we've lasted an entire year on the air!
Pop the champagne? Nah. We went with hard cider from our friends at Black Apple Crossing.
This wee...
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51: Joe Ehrhardt talks finding opportunities in banking from 2016-07-18T08:00
Joe Ehrhardt began his banking career in high school, and it has been his area of focus ever since. He combined that passion with his interest and skill in computer science to begin 3E Software,...
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50: Mathew Scott with FEED. The Agency from 2016-07-12T01:57:54
Mathew Scott joined us to share his interesting background - everything from a military background in psychological warfare to building medical sales teams, and his current venture, FEED. The Ag...
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49: Permjot Valia and the Island Sandbox from 2016-07-04T08:00
Jeff visited the Island Sandbox at Cape Breton University for the Investor Readiness Bootcamp and ran through a number of exciting companies and investors.
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48: Margie Raimondo with Raimondo Winery from 2016-06-27T08:00
Our guest this week is Margie Raimondo, taped live from her winery in Mountain Home, AR. Margie is a third generation wine maker with Sicilian roots, and plenty of passion for her products - All...
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47: Tariq Abdullah talks Hackathon and Legal Technology from 2016-06-20T14:00:13
Tariq Abdullah is an entrepreneurial attorney who recently moved from Kansas City to Northwest Arkansas, and is now the Director of Legal Data & Analytics in the Legal Operations department with...
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46: Tameka Montgomery, Associate Administrator with the SBA from 2016-06-13T08:00
Tameka Montgomery leads the Office of Entrepreneurial Development at the U.S. Small Business Administration. She spent 2 days touring Northwest Arkansas to learn more about our entrepreneurial c...
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45: Corey Boelkens with RaftUp talks about his recent product launch from 2016-06-06T15:45:26
Corey Boelkens recently launched the app for his company, RaftUp, which is maximizing both fun and safety on the water. They increase location based communication in boater communities and have ...
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44: Kanat Bektemirov Sheds Insight on the Tech Scene of NWA from 2016-05-30T08:00
Kanat Bektemirov, currently an Engineer with CaseStack joins the show. He shares experiences with his incredible internships at Google and Amazon, gives advice to young developers seeking a succ...
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43: Part 2/2 of our interview with Jeff Amerine, the original Startup Junkie from 2016-05-23T08:00
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Our typical host, Jeff Amerine has a long history of working with startup companies and holding leadership roles in the military and with fortune 500 companies. We thought our a...
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42: Part 1/2 of our interview with Jeff Amerine, the original Startup Junkie from 2016-05-16T08:00
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Our typical host, Jeff Amerine has a long history of working with startup companies and holding leadership roles in the military and with fortune 500 companies. We thought our a...
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41: Brent Hale talks BIG Sexy Food from 2016-05-09T08:00
Our guest this week is Brent Hale of Big Sexy Food! He talks about how he got his start in the NWA food scene, and describes his model of utilizing popup restaurants with a creative twist on cla...
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40: Amy Callahan&Chris Whittle of Collective Bias from 2016-05-02T08:00
Amy and Chris from Collective Bias shed light on the early days at collective bias, and how far they've come in their 7-year journey as an influencer marketing company.
They also share ho...
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39: Edward Haddock&Matt Stevens with the SBA Talk Entrepreneurship Initiatives from 2016-04-25T08:00
We were fortunate to have Matt Stevens, Manager of Strategic Initiatives in the Office of Entrepreneurial Development, and Edward Haddock, the Deputy District Director of the SBA in Arkansas on ...
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38: Caleb Hamilton with Metova from 2016-04-18T08:00
Caleb Hamilton of Metova talks about growing the culture of a world-class development company that just opened a new location in Fayetteville, AR.
They have a fantastic model to work with...
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37: Michael Iseman talks about FML! The Game from 2016-04-11T08:00
Michael makes the switch from co-host to the victim of Jeff's jokes on the other side of the table.
Michael & Jeff dive into the making of FML! The Game, which is a board game parody of T...
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36: Talking Virtual Reality and Electronic Vehicles with Bentonville High School Students from 2016-04-04T08:00
Bentonville High School students are working on some interesting projects! This week we have two groups, one who recently won the Congressional App Challenge for their work on an educational vir...
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35: Tim Robinson of Phat Tire from 2016-03-28T08:00
Tim Robinson, an owner of Phat Tire Bike Shop, was welcomed to the show. He shares the story of following his interest in biking, and seizing every opportunity that presented itself in growing b...
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34: Jeff Charlson of Bike Rack Brewing Co. Talks Growth&Beer from 2016-03-21T08:00
Jeff Charlson, CEO of Bike Rack Brewing Co. talks about how he and his world-class team have implemented smart growth, and had a fun time doing it. Listen in to learn about the future for BRB, a...
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33: An Ensemble from Startup Junkie HQ from 2016-03-14T08:00
We pulled a group of co-workers the Startup Junkie Headquarters on the Fayetteville Square and gathered around the microphones. Learn about some great businesses operating in Northwest Arkansas ...
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32: Permjot Valia and the Mentor Camp Team from 2016-03-07T09:00
Permjot Valia guest hosts with Jeff Amerine interviewing the team assembled for a mini Mentor Camp at the University of Arkansas. The impressive team from Atlantic Canada assesses our entreprene...
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31: Leo Orpin with Black Apple Crossing Cidery from 2016-02-29T09:00
Our guest, Leo Orpin, has opened the first cidery in the state of Arkansas, located in the heart of Springdale. Leo was kind enough to bring some "prowlers" (the cidery's version of a growler) t...
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30: Cameron Magee of Avad3 from 2016-02-22T09:00
Cameron Magee of Avad3 talks with the Startup Junkies about building the capital intensive company, Avad3, which specializes in audio/video event production and helping brands tell their stories...
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29: Matt Fifer Founder&CEO at Selling to the Masses from 2016-02-15T15:28:19
Matt Fifer Founder & CEO at Selling to the Masses joins us for a great conversation on how his firm helps consumer product entrepreneurs take their products from concept to the shelves of the count...
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28: Rick Boosey of Kyya Chocolate and Richard Bell of Core Brewing Co from 2016-02-08T09:00
Rick Boosey shares the story of how a trip to Africa inspired him to create Kyya Chocolate so that he could have a meaningful, sustainable impact for the orphanages he visited in Africa. This le...
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27: Menguin Founders Justin Delaney and Nathan Bellah from 2016-02-01T09:00
Menguin is an online shop for tuxedo and suit rentals. Justin and Nathan built Menguin with the mission of making the tux rental process easier on the customer. And that is exactly what they str...
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26: Lauren&Lance Stokes of Lauren James from 2016-01-25T16:59:35
Lauren Stokes shares with us here story of how a sketch of a dress turned into a multi-million dollar southern lifestyle clothing company. With here husband Lance, they have built a great brand tha...
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25: Jessica Boyd with the Community Ventures Foundation from 2016-01-11T09:00
Jessica Boyd with the Community Ventures Foundation joins us for a conversation on their mission to educate, engage, support, and build the entrepreneurial community by increasing the breadth, d...
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24: Starup Junkie Consulting Team members Jeff, Jay and Michael from 2016-01-04T09:00
As we wrapped up 2015 we thought in only fitting to talk with the Startup Junkie Consulting team. Here we talk with Jay Amargos and Michael Iseman, both a key part of the SJC team plus I get a c...
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23: 2 Guys, the Arkansas Fellowship and How it Has Imacted Them from 2015-12-21T09:00
A conversation with Sreesh Reddy and Jeremy Enders. They were plucked off the streets of Fayetteville as our guests for this show and as coincidence would have it, Jeff knew them from their invo...
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22: 2.7.0 Accelerator Part 2 Participants speak with us about their new and growing businesses from 2015-12-14T09:00
Part 2 In this episode we talk with businesses that were chosen to be a part of the Two Seven Zero Accelerator, a Startup Junkie Consulting initiative. Recorded in the basement ...
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21: 2.7.0 Accelerator Part 1 - Participants speak with us about their new and growing businesses from 2015-12-07T09:00
In this episode we talk with businesses that were chosen to be a part of the Two Seven Zero Accelerator, a Startup Junkie Consulting initiative. Recorded in the basement of the the Old Post Offi...
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20: Stan Zylowski; from mobile tech to great food, he's a man about business from 2015-11-30T09:00
Stan Zylowski is the co-founder and President of Movista/MVRetail. Stan has also had a had in starting several other local businesses including a restaurant and a local butcher shop.
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19:Fayettechill Founder Mo Elliot discusses company culture, lean startup, keeping it simple and having fun from 2015-11-23T13:15:55
Mo Elliott is the founder of Fayettechill Clothing Company. Mo started Fayettechill while studying entrepreneurship his junior year at the University of Arkansas. Starting with a T-shirt he has ...
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18: Live from the 2015 NWA Technology Summit from 2015-11-16T09:00
In this episode we set up a booth at the 2015 NWA Technology Summit in Rogers Arkansas. The NWA Tech Summit is put together each year by the NWA Tech Council & the Be...
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17: Rethinking Breast Cancer Screening with Omid Moghadam from 2015-11-09T09:00
Omid started as an electrical engineer and is now CEO of Ascendant Dx, a proteomics company focused on bringing new diagnostic tests to market. Currently they are focusing on tests based on newl...
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16: BHS Superintendant Mike Poore talks how Ignite is changing education from 2015-11-02T09:00
Currently Mike Poore is the Superintendent for Bentonville Public Schools. He officially assumed this position on July 1, 2011. Mike began transitioning in the spring of 2011. He is excited that...
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15: Lacie Bray from Ozark Beer Company chats with us about business and beer from 2015-10-26T08:00
Lacie Bray is a co-founder and business manager at Ozark Beer Company. She is originally from Rogers, Arkansas, but left the area after college. She returned in 2010 by way of raft guiding in th...
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14: Brewmaster Jesse Core sheds light on the micro-brew business from 2015-10-19T11:31:45
Core Brewing & Distilling Company started in September of 2010. The founder, Jesse Core, began production on a 1-barrel RIMS brewhouse with 8 small fermenters. Our first client was Kingfish in F...
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13: Gadgets and business building with Cole Thornton of Gadget Grave from 2015-10-12T08:00
Cole Thornton is the owner and founder of Gadget Grave in Fort Smith AR. Gadget Grave repaired more than 45,000 devices over the past 5 years and are continuing to...
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12: Al Lopez aka Papa Rap, a passionate man about bringing people together from 2015-10-05T08:00
Papa Rap is a Latino Motivational speaker for parents and students.
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11: Michael Paladino shares his story of startup, growth and how he and his company are impacting area students from 2015-09-28T08:00
Michael Paladino CTO & Co-Founder of RevUnit talks with us about his business and some of the lessons he's learned since starting his company with CEO & Co-Founder...
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10: Jeff Clapper talks with us about company culture, family support and having fun from 2015-09-21T08:00
Jeff Clapper talks with us about 8th & Walton and how in just a few years his company has become the leader in Walmart Vendor training. "It's important to me to he...
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09: Mill Creek Software Owner Kelly Miller from 2015-09-14T08:00
Kelly Miller shares his story of not only running a successful software development company but how he helped build one of the top startups in Northwest Arkansas.<...
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08: Tom Tessmer Discusses Retail Branding&Intelligence from 2015-09-07T08:00
Intelligence engineer, Tom Tessmer of Integrated Insights joins us to talk about the complex nature of retail intelligence, branding and story telling.
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07: A conversation with Scott Andrews of Hayseed Ventures from 2015-08-31T08:00
We talk with Hayseed Ventures COO Scott Andrews. Hayseed Ventures is a VC Production Studio located in Northwest Arkansas. They are actively working to change the face of startups in Northwest A...
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06: The Internet of Things from 2015-08-24T08:00
Bryon Western and Jim Lewis of Little Bird Systems talks with us about the internet of things.
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05: A Discussion with Brewer Lee Robinson from 2015-08-17T08:00
Jeff and Jon talk with a local brewer, Lee Robinson, Founder and Co-Owner of Bentonville Brewing Company.
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04: How to Put Together a Successful Partnership from 2015-08-10T08:00
In this episode, we are joined by Startup Junkie consultant Jayshica Amargos. She joins us in a fun conversation about business partnerships.
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03: Beer and the Business of Beer from 2015-08-03T08:00
In this episode we talk about the business of craft beer. NWA is seeing a lot of new nano breweries opening and we will more than likely continue to see more open ...
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02: Can You Get Funding with Just an Idea from 2015-07-03T20:37:27
In this second episode we talk about ideas and funding startups. Jeff talks about how easy or difficult it is funding validated ideas vs unvalidated ideas. ...
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01: How to Get Your Your Business Started from 2015-06-29T20:45:38
In this first episode Jeff and Jon talk about what to do with your business idea. More importantly, they talk about how to test if your business idea is a good one...
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