#63: Behind the Seams
Path to Progress with Paul Heintzman and John Ackerman
Release Date: 09/18/2018
#75: Brendan O'Connor: Psychedelics and Business
Path to Progress with Paul Heintzman and John Ackerman
Brendan O'Connor, COO at , joins us to discuss how his company helps people "find the healer within" through psychedelic therapy. Some questions Brendan answered in this episode: How did he become involved in psychedelic therapies? How did he become involved in decriminalizing psychedelics in Massachusetts? What is a psychedelic? What does decriminalization mean? How does Cambridge Biotherapies work with their patients? What should a patient look for when considering psychedelic therapy treatment centers to ensure their experience is safe? Has there been a shift...
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#74: Travelwell Company: Plan Your Vacation
Path to Progress with Paul Heintzman and John Ackerman
Jenna Denard, Owner and Travel Agent at Travelwell Company, joins us to discuss how you can use a travel agent to plan your perfect vacation.
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#73: Major Robertson: The Art of Buying Businesses
Path to Progress with Paul Heintzman and John Ackerman
Major Robertson, Founder and CEO of Major Holdings, joins us to discuss how he buys online businesses and how he has quickly built a Private Equity Fund.
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#72: Money Honey: Passive Income
Path to Progress with Paul Heintzman and John Ackerman
Rachel Richards, author of the best selling book Money Honey: A Simple 7-Step Guide For Getting Your Financial $hit Together, shares how anybody can earn enough passive income to retire in their twenties.
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#71: Against the Grain: Building a Brewery
Path to Progress with Paul Heintzman and John Ackerman
Adam Watson, co-founder of Against the Grain Brewery, tells us how Against the Grain has built a global brand based in Louisville, KY.
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#70: The Grind
Path to Progress with Paul Heintzman and John Ackerman
JOHN RONAYNE, THE OWNER OF BREWGRASS HOMEBREW SUPPLY, IS BACK TO DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE GLITZ AND GLAMOUR OF STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS BEGIN TO FADE.
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#69: Invest with Titan
Path to Progress with Paul Heintzman and John Ackerman
Clay Gardner, a co-founder of Titan, joins us to share how anyone can invest like a hedge-fund investor.
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#68: Life with the Band:
Path to Progress with Paul Heintzman and John Ackerman
The band Wilderado is made up, as their About Us would suggest on their website: "Four Dudes." Those four dudes are Maxim Helmerich (vocals, guitar), Tyler Wimpee (guitar, vocals), Colton Dearing (percussion, keys, vocals) and Justin Kila (drums). While touring with Mt. Joy, I was lucky enough to catch them while they were in Louisville for a few beers and a quick podcast.
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#67: Sierra Nevada with Ken Grossman
Path to Progress with Paul Heintzman and John Ackerman
Ken Grossman, founder & CEO of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., joins us to share how he built one of the largest breweries in America.
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#66: Come Hell or High Water
Path to Progress with Paul Heintzman and John Ackerman
Maud & Stirling Welch, Owners of Hell or High Water, join us to discuss the process of opening a 1920s speakeasy in Downtown Louisville.
info_outlineAlli Truttman, President & CEO of Wicked Sheets, joins us to discuss how she has gone from sewing sheets in her apartment to selling them on qvc.
Some questions answered in this episode:
- How did personal experience form the company?
- How long did you work as a side-hustle before working at Wicked Sheets full-time?
- What did you do to cover your weaknesses operating the company?
- How did you meet your initial investors and make connections to grow your business?
- How do you turn an idea into a product and get it manufactured?
- How long did you sew the sheets yourself?
- How do you get an investor?
- How did having an advisory board help you staff your weaknesses?
- What is the hardest thing you dealt with while starting your business?
- When were you ready to hire an employee?
- Which tasks do you delegate and which do you still perform yourself?
- How do you effectively delegate?
- What has the company been like since it got investors?
- How did you grow Wicked Sheets?
- Why did you decide to switch manufacturers and how did you find a new one?
- How do you amicably part ways with early investors when you need additional investors?
- How do you choose potential investors?
- What are Wicked Sheets and what makes them better than the competition?
- Who would benefit from using Wicked Sheets?
- Did you ever imagine the company/product when you started would look like the company/product today?
- Do you sleep on Wicked Sheets?
- Do you feel like the company has made it?
- What is the difference between your day-to-day now versus when you started?
- What does it mean for the company to be successful and how do you judge success?
- How does taking a break from the company and focusing on other tasks help you see the company from a different angle?
- Is it tough to give up part of your company?
- What is the biggest thing you've learned in the last 10 years running Wicked Sheets?
- What are the best and worst decisions you've made since the company started?
- Why do you need to be able to have a strategy and be able to execute?
- How did you get on QVC and what was the process like?
- Why did you choose to start and run Wicked Sheets in Louisville?
- What is the future of Wicked Sheets?
- Why is feedback from your customers so important for small businesses?
Last call:
- What advice would your 60 year old self give you today?
- Plan better, faster.
- What advice would you give to an entrepreneur just starting out?
- Take a lot of risks.
- Make sure you can pay for health insurance.
- Stress is normal, you are not alone.
- Pitfalls will happen.
- What's the best thing you've spent money on in the last six months?
- One way mirrors on all the doors and windows at Wicked Sheets.
- What is a book/documentary/podcast you would recommend?
- What's your favorite thing to drink?
- Prosecco.
Shoutouts:
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