Best Professional Development, Startup and Investing Podcasts - 3 Episodes a week

Published on 05 May 2015. Episode 1 of Startup School Radio: Host Aaron Harris interviews Alexis Ohanian, the Founder and Executive Chairman of Reddit. Also on the show, Kaz Nejatian, Founder and CEO of Kash.

Published on 06 Jul 2018. Every year, there’s a movement of thousands of pastors starting new churches — they call them church plants. It’s a world remarkably parallel to the tech industry, with incubators, growth metrics and, well, angel investors. One of these pastors, Watson Jones III, has dreams of starting a bustling new church in North Philly. But first, he has to figure out how to get people to show up. Watson might have the most difficult task of any founder in America: Convincing people who don’t know -- or even believe -- in God to change their minds and join his church. Reporter Eric Mennel tells the story of this young church plant in a new multi-part series from StartUp. Listen now to the first episode. To find a list of our sponsors and show-related promo codes, go to gimlet.media/OurAdvertisers

Published on 24 Aug 2016. People in Silicon Valley often talk about failing fast. But what exactly does that mean? In this pilot episode of STVP’s new podcast series, Stanford Innovation Lab, Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig interviews serial entrepreneur Alberto Savoia, who describes how to fail smart. Based on his experiences founding two companies, as well as his time at Google and Sun Microsystems, Alberto discusses different types of failure, and how specific practices can be used to fail faster and more efficiently using a concept he calls “pretotyping.”

Published on 08 Aug 2017. Daniel Wallock is a marketer, heart condition survivor, and published author.  He's done projects with over 50 companies including BMW i Ventures, The American Heart Association, Amazon Studios, Girl’s Inc, and Sarah Lawrence College. He has been featured in The Huffington Post, Forbes, TheNextWeb, and he has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Yahoo News. In the last 12 months, Daniel helped successfully market Perseus Mirrors and OneX, two crowdfunding campaigns, both of which raised over $100,000. Daniel joins me this week to talk about how he managed to found his company despite suffering from several degenerative heart conditions that have required multiple surgeries and being a full-time college student. Daniel details how his interested in online content marketing developed from a hobby into a revenue generating business that has allowed him to work with some of the biggest players in multiple industries. In this episode, he delves into some how his mortality serves as a huge motivator for him to avoid procrastination as well as some of the strategies he employs to balance his heavy workload and maintain his personal life. This is a super fun, positive, and informative interview that I personally learned a lot from and I know you will too! Check out the show notes page at SlackingAmbition.com/59 Start Your Blog or Website in 5 Minutes!   Leave a 5 Star Rating and Review on iTunes! Donate $0.25 per episode on Patreon and help the show grow!

Published on 07 Jan 2013. On the final episode of Seth Godin’s Startup School we learn the importance of being distinct and direct. Seth explains why people at the top get hurt last, why e-mail is the best direct connection to your customers, and why it’s important to have your own distinct voice. Seth shares a technique to get an appointment with impossible to reach top decision makers, discusses why it’s better to act like you don’t have money now, and tells us why he’d rather spend 4 years writing a blog before writing a book in order to build an audience. He also talks about how not to get sued, giving people a souvenir to remember you by, and the rules on naming your company.

Published on 24 Aug 2017. Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. It was a phrase that changed Jim Rohn’s life. As the legendary personal development speaker and author famously said: “If you work on your job, you’ll make a living. If you work on yourself, you’ll make a fortune.” In this clip from the archives, listen in to hear Rohn’s advice on building a life worth living, plus why you should strive for, but not expect, perfection.

Published on 16 Aug 2016. Ever wonder how your coworker gets so much done in so little time? They know the secret to being your most productive self. In this episode Josh and Shelby talk with productivity expert and author Laura Vanderkam about taking advantage of your weekends and how tracking your time can be a difference maker. Plus they share the three myths that are killing your productivity, and what you can do to overcome your limited time.

Published on 14 Nov 2017. I first met today’s guest just about two months ago at a conference in my hometown of Nashville. Little did I know that our lunch together would turn into an ongoing discussion that would lead to learning more about his amazing life, business, and book, a conversation that would eventually lead me to invite him to sit in the guest chair. Seth will be the first to admit he’s made mistakes. He holds nothing back as many of them are front and center inside his book. But he’s also been a super successful businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He even helped one company grow to nearly 60 million dollars in revenue before selling it. He now consults companies all over the US, helping leaders learn the lessons he’s gleaned over the years, many of them the hard way. At the center of it all is GRATITUDE, he says. In fact, his book called is called Ambition: Leading with Gratitude. I think you’re going to love it. Join in on our chat below Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | RSS In today’s episode, I ask Seth about: * How leaders can easily get burned out by their ambition * The role gratitude plays in regard to satisfaction and contentment * What he’s learned about how to intentionally leave a legacy * …and plenty more! This Episode is Sponsored By Cloud Accounting Software FreshBooks FreshBooks is currently offering a month of unrestricted use to all RtLP listeners – totally free right now. And, you don’t need a credit card for the trial. To claim your free month, click here and be sure and enter ReadToLead in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. If your business uses Freshbooks, and you’d like to share your experience with the Read to Lead audience, click the contact tab at the top of this page and let us know. Be sure and include “FreshBooks” in the subject line. Seth‘s Latest Book You can order Ambition: Leading with Gratitude right now! Seth in Action Books Seth Recommends Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business by Patrick Lencioni Check Out These Resources Mentioned Grab a copy of Seth’s book. Find out more about hiring Seth to speak to your group or to consult with your organization. Connect with Seth on Twitter and a href="https://www.linkedin.

Published on 01 Jan 2018. ChrisDucker with Side Hustle Nation shares why successful side hustlers rely on a general virtual assistant.

Published on 27 Feb 2018. Rachael Ray is an iconic TV personality, cook, bestselling author, and businesswoman who has always believed in the value of hard work. Rachael Ray says she grew up in food. She watched her grandfather and mother in the kitchen and then got her start working in the Fresh Foods Department of Macy's. It wasn't long before she was managing restaurants and teaching cooking classes at the local CBS station in Albany. By 2006, Rachael launched the Emmy Award-winning "Rachael Ray Show" which quickly became one of the top-ranked daytime shows on television. On this episode, Rachael gets candid about childhood and how she grew her career from the ground up, why she believes the American Dream is still alive, the importance of finding your niche, and how she manages the empire that she's built. Congratulations to our No Limits Entrepreneur of the Week: Jane Mosbacher Morris, Founder and CEO of To The Market Find out more:  https://www.tothemarket.com Want to be a featured NLEOTW? Know someone who should? Send your nominations to NoLimitswithRJPodcast@Gmail.com Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! It’s easy! Click here: http://bit.ly/2ks4f90 ABOUT REBECCA JARVIS:  Rebecca Jarvis is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the Chief Biz, Tech and Econ correspondent for ABC News.

Published on 18 Oct 2012. To help step out of your old beliefs about holiday cheer.

Published on 01 Sep 2017. Businesses deal with Hurricane Harvey's impact. Wells Fargo reports more fake accounts. Lululemon reports surprising earnings. Gilead Sciences makes a big buy. And Match hits a new high as Tinder heats up. Plus, Motley Fool co-founder Tom Gardner talks small caps and shares some insights from the brand-new edition of The Motley Fool Investment Guide. Thanks to Casper for supporting The Motley Fool. Save $50 on a mattress at http://www.casper.com/fool and use the promo code "fool".

Published on 11 Mar 2016. March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Jack Bogle, Founder of the Vanguard Group, Inc., and President of the Bogle Financial Markets Research Center. He created Vanguard in 1974 and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until 1996 and Senior Chairman until 2000. This interview aired on Bloomberg Radio.

Published on 10 Feb 2017. Erik Townsend welcomes back Jim Rogers to MacroVoices. Erik and Jim discuss what is in store for the U.S. Equity Markets, the U.S. Dollar, bonds and gold. Further in the discussion they tackle the history of government failures and his views on the global populist movements. They finish off the conversation discussing Jim’s views on the movement to a cashless society and answering if we are moving away from a free society?

Published on 24 Jan 2016. Karel is again joined by UK Psychologist Mandy Kloppers to discuss recognizing and fixing common errors in thinking.

Published on 11 Jul 2018. 0:00:00 - Opening: Testimony Unit 731, by Hal Gold. 0:11:24 - Unit 731, By Pete Williams. 1:40:33 - Final thoughts and take-aways. 1:44:39 - Support.

Published on 25 Jan 2018. What do you get when you cross ComiCon, the Catalina Wine Mixer and low-cost passive investing? You get “Inside ETFs,” the world’s largest ETF conference

Published on 22 Jun 2018. We discuss asset growth at PIMCO Income, dividend stock picks in healthcare, and more on this week's episode.

Published on 29 May 2018. For show notes and more information visit www.investedpodcast.com This week Phil shares a few of Charlie Munger’s lesser known secrets on how to build a great investment portfolio. Join us as we dive in on gurus, cannibal companies, and valuable spin-offs that can take your returns to the next level.

Published on 13 May 2018. Summary: Robert Reid, the founder of Rhapsody, can be considered the Godfather (founding father?) of the streaming music reality we now live in. But guess what? That's only half of this episode! Because it turns out, Robert is the author of a book that was probably one of the biggest reasons I started doing this podcast. The book was Architects of the Web, 1000 Days that Built the Future of Business. It was one of the first books to come out about the history of the web era. It was published in 1997,