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The Entrepreneurial Journey

Author: Mike Ashmore & Chris McKee

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Are you tired of hearing of nothing but bad news in business? Are you tired of hearing of nothing but greed within the world of entrepreneurship? We believe that there are great stories to be told! We believe that there is great news to be spread! We believe in the unknown Ideal that is to be an entrepreneur. We find the people that most inspire us. We find the people who have taken the journey. We find the people that will most inspire you to take your own Entrepreneurial Journey. Spread the good news!
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Scott is a guy of passion.  He loves music, he loves his dodgers, and more importantly he loves his family.  He is a person that can go on and on a piece of music that affected his life or his thought process and he can make you FEEL why it did.  He wants to bring that passion of music and that feeling of music to you from Gigg.com.  He has a lot of energy and even more passion.  He has a great story and he places himself in situations that allow him to learn and live more efficiently.  Listen for the music and learn from the interview. 
Drex is the type of guy you want to listen to just on the off chance you are able to feel some of the magic that is his entrepreneurial spirit.  He is the CEO of Scrapbook.com, co-founder / co-producer of Cinematic Pop, investor in many small businesses, active participant and many political causes, and a graduate from BYU and NYU.   He is highly intelligent and even more highly driven.  Drex has had many ventures, some have failed and some have had success, and he has learned from them all.  As CEO of Scrapbook.com he has taken his experience and knowledge and exemplified in all of his ventures.  Drex has fun in everything he does and is a great example of entrepreneurism.   
Phillip James is the founder of Suncrest Marketing, a self described full service marketing company.  Through his strategy of marketing he has been able to enter into the already saturated niche of online marketing and business strategy to help many companies increase their business strategy, success, and mentality.  He is a guy that is hard to slow down, so he is always keeping his mind occupied through athletics, specifically cycling.  You can find him on his bike “putting miles behind him”, while he is constantly thinking about his passion for entrepreneurship and brand management. 
Creighton has a friend that saved his life!  He is a challenged athlete that is missing several body parts, leg and fingers.  His friend helped him achieve his goals, and in return he helped her with the business side of her personal training, i.e. creating a website, billing, setting schedules, etc.  Together they created Bomnipotent.com, a site that sells SaaS to personal trainers to help them manage the business aspect of personal training so that the trainers can focus on their clients.  
Don is a classic person to learn from, his vast experience spans from the beginnings of memorex tapes to consulting in the technology industry now.  He is a man of intense integrity and great humility.  His experience with taking risk with the fleeting popularity of some technologies and succeeding is a great way to gauge your own risk taking skills.  He also is a great mentor to many entrepreneurs who would like to follow in his footsteps.   
Ben is an extremely creative and opportunity driven entrepreneur.  He is a builder of websites and small businesses.  He has found success through his company MyNiceTie.com where is sells discounted ties; but the success has mostly come from his use of Youtube through the website.  He has studied entrepreneurship through college and graduate school and has successfully built and helped many small businesses.  Ben is a great example of self taught success as well as traditionally taught business principles.  
KC is extremely fun to watch explain his story of success, hard work, and passion.  His company, iQue repair, has grown exponentially and has developed a solid customer base.  His loyal employees and supportive family have given him the opportunity to expand his company.  He is full of energy and a great story to learn from.  
Jordan has developed a company matching great coaches and the athletes that need them.  Jordan combined his experience as a professional basketball player in Israel and his business degree to utilize a market that is full of potential.  Through his many connections he has created a company, CoachUp, that has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine.
Jonathan Johnson is a well seasoned business leader that has soaked up a tremendous amount of experience from eclectic sources from Japan to Law school that led him to his success today.  He is the former Chief of Overstock .com that led the company through unprecedented success and innovation.  He is a Law School graduate from Brigham Young University and also attended Osaka University for foreign studies.   
Zach is inherently social and naturally driven.  He is part of the founding team of Lavawire, a marketing company focused on simplifying advertising messages.  Lavawire has worked with companies such as Coca-Cola, Toyota, Jamba Juice, and Visa.  His focus on simplicity has allowed him to work with family members in the business and maintain an ever progressing resume of success. 
Jabari says that he mixes medicine and candy to create what he does every day.  He takes the things he needs in life (wisdom, connections, and influence)  and mixes the things he enjoys in life (entertainment, media, and sports).  He is a highly influential media personality that has interviewed people such as: Lebron James, Nikki Minaj, Justin Bieber, and Floyd Mayweather. 
John and his brothers have created a YouTube hit in KidSnippets and Board Shorts TV.  He has his hand in many things but is able to keep his head cool and organized.  The great thing about John is he doesn’t take himself too seriously.  He knows his market; he knows the tools that are necessary to help him become successful, and he knows what he values most in live.   
Ryan is another Entrepreneur that has had the Entrepreneurial Mindset since he was a kid.  He is able see things in a way that others are not able to, he sees the world as it can be.  There is a tremendous amount of potential to be found in companies, and Ryan is able to bring that potential to the world through his company TurnKey Social.  Ryan Loves creation, and he is creating opportunities for himself and others. 
Have you ever wanted to create a product?  Have you ever wanted to fund your product through a crowdfunding campaign?  Well Steve and Bronson are at the beginning of their Entrepreneurial Journey and they have designed a great product for the Apple Watch.  They have the design knowledge, the creativity, and drive; their journey will take them to the hopeful production and sale of the "Night Stand".  Great insight from the beginning stages of a crowdfunding project.  
Pat Flynn is a genuinely kind person who wants to help and inspire at any time the opportunity presents itself.  He has inspired millions of people through his podcast “Smart, Passive Income” and “Ask Pat”.  He has a great story of getting fired and realizing that he can do better.  He is a great person to speak with and a great interview to listen to.  Listen up to see what makes Pat tick.    
Chris and Mike discuss the previous 5 shows with highlights of the food industry (Culinary Crafts, and Waffluv), Podcast Industry (John Lee Dumas), Publishing Industry (Foundr Magazine’s Nathan Chan), and the emerging markets of social security annuities (MyAbaris.com).  Perseverance, cooperation, communication, courage, and self-confidence are abundant in the guests that were interviewed.  Listen up for a short recap from Chris and Mike. 
Nathan is a go getter with tremendous courage and confidence.  He has the laid back persona of an Australian on the beach, but he has the confident nature of the type of Australian that gets things done.  He has achieved interviews in his Foundr Magazine with Virgin Enterprises founder, Richard Branson, and has had no trouble attracting the kind of entrepreneur the next generation of entrepreneurs would like to hear from.  He has founded his magazine, Foundr, in a relatively short amount of time and has competed with the large publishers consistently.  
MyAbaris.com is yet another product of the Wharton School of Business, and the awesome entrepreneurial environment there.  The guys at MyAbaris.com (Nimish, Matt, and Adam) have developed a product that will enable you to purchase social security in the private market similar to the way you would use Kayak.com to purchase travel tickets.  Amazing innovation and great cooperation among the co-founders.  Listen for a great interview.   
Adam was faced with with only one option, succeed.  He, with his wife, took everything they had and invested in a food truck to make gourmet waffles.  An uphill battle the entire way, he was able to start a great business and a food truck movement.  His truck is followed by thousands and his waffles are loved by anyone who has the privilege to taste them.  A great family man, a humble entrepreneur, and a devoted waffle chef.  
John is one of the great driven minds within Entrepreneurship.  He has built a massive empire of podcast interviews and business foundations.  He experienced failure, rejection, and disappointment before realizing he would invest in himself.  A fantastic example of optimism, hard work, and fire nation. 
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