Ep 4: Pub Talks: What happens at a pub talk does not stay at a pub talk.
Release Date: 07/09/2018
Ep 25 Jenna Zint Discovers the Obvious...She's an Entrepreneur
Startup Redding
Jenna of Turbans for Tots built a top 100 Esty Store and sells 1000's of baby bows. She manufactures them with a team of seamstresses in Redding, CA. After 5 years she is willing to acknowledge the obvious, she is an entrepreneur. Why has it been hard for her to see when it's obvious to her team? What could happen if she took this role seriously? Well for one will pitch at the Redding Venture Conference with a chance to win a 10k prize and possibly angel investment.
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Ep 24 Nathan Slafter Entrepreneurship and Bull Riding
Startup Redding
Nathan Slafter, President of Rentevate (www.rente.io) explores how his love of riding bulls as a young man revealed his inner entrepreneur. And, how bull riding is both a great and dangerous way to approach building a startup. Yes, it's a full-throttle ride that requires determination and courage, but sometimes you "break your face." as Nathan did on his final ride. Listen in and get acquainted with Redding's latest startup founder.
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Ep 23 How To Start A Business And Not Fail
Startup Redding
Lot's of people want to start a business. The upsides are clear: Be your own boss, unlimited earning potential, flexibility...this list goes on and on. But, it's also a scary project and the fear of failure is often what prevents people from taking the leap.
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Ep 22 Dave Charlson on Accelerating Growth: A Story Of Hope Rediscovered
Startup Redding
Dave Charlson started a company in a space he has succeeded in before. But, this time he was the CEO, in charge of everything. It's a wonderful opportunity and filled with new experiences and challenges. In this episode we begin to tell Dave's story as he works to scale his company. As this story unfolds we will share the ongoing journey of Dave, his company and what it takes to start, build and scale a startup.
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Ep 21 10,000 Reasons To Pitch An Angel Investor
Startup Redding
There are lots of reasons to pitch your startup. 10K in free money might be the best. On this episode, Eric Hiatt, Executive Director of the Shasta Angels, describes how to pitch your business to investors. He has raised millions of dollars for his own companies and heard hundreds of pitches. Now he is leading a team to bring investment, startup pitches and all the work the Shasta Angels have been doing to the public in a new event called the Redding Venture Conference.
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Ep 20 Joy Monster: A Company On The Brink. . .
Startup Redding
Everything did not go as planned when Joy Monster received funding from the Shasta Angels two years ago. They learned, pivoted and reorganized. Now Joy Monster finds themselves with a new focus and in their second round of fundraising.
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Ep 19 Building Our City With Rachel Hatch
Startup Redding
Rachel Hatch might have the coolest job in the world. She is a community vitality officer for the McConnell Foundation. The foundation has made a 10-year commitment to supporting the revitalization of Redding's downtown. With much of Startup Redding's focus being concentrated in downtown, we thought it was the perfect time to bring Rachael into the studio to find out how these two efforts intersect.
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Ep 18 Embracing Innovation And What Craft Beer Can Teach You
Startup Redding
Lauren Jerome joins Kirk for a conversation about innovation and how it impacts the new economy. Startup enthusiasts consistently look to thought leaders like Lauren for perspective on where the economy is going and how to build companies that move with it. Lauren is the Entrepreneur in residence at RAIN in Eugene, a developer, and co-founder of Mindbox Studios.
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Ep 17 Women in Entrepreneurship: The Journey - The Struggle - The Awards
Startup Redding
Women make up a significant part of Redding Startup ecosystem and help define what it means to be an entrepreneur in Redding. We celebrate this with the Women in Entrepreneurship Award. It was shared by Jenna Zint of turbansfortots.com , Anne Ballard of TheCrowningJewel.com and Christine Sullivan of TwinSparrow.com. They join Kirk to share about their adventures discovering what it means to be women in entrepreneurship. It's a story of struggle, success, discovery and finally owning the term Entrepreneur
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Ep 16 Finding a Co-Founder: Theory Collaborative's Story
Startup Redding
Sam Larobardiere and Joel Taylor share a behind the scenes look at what it took to create the partnership that fuels Theory Coffee. It was not easy to build a powerful relationship but it was worth it as they are now award-winning coffee roasters operating one of Redding's preeminent coffee companies. It's not often that two business partners will pull back the curtain and share this kind of story with us. We hope it helps you find the co-founder to kickstart your startup as well.
info_outlineThis episode gives you a front row seat and a VIP pass behind the scenes at the July 21st Pub Talk held at Maxwell's in Downtown Redding. 30-40 people gathered to engage the question "How do you have a good idea." It was facilitated by Joshua David Miller, CEO of Mindbox Studio (www.mindboxstudio.com) and sponsored by Ikon School of Entrepreneurship (www.ikonsoe.com). We hope that listening to this experience will encourage and excite you towards building your own ideas because we learned that entrepreneurs are not people who have good ideas, they are people who are willing to do the work of making bad ideas great.
Theme music by Starving Architect: https://starvingarchitect.bandcamp.com/album/silence-the-inner-voices