Next Matters Most

What's holding you back from moving forward with the ideas swirling around your head? Venus Liles loves new ideas, whether thinking of them for herself or supporting those of other entrepreneurs. Venus has many passions, including law, entrepreneurship, and tech. Over the years, Venus is an active member of the Senior Legal Counsel for SAS Institute and has founded over three companies; including qcard, DanceHer, Liles Law, and others. She also wrote a children's book to support family conversations about the coronavirus and social distancing. While keeping a mission to help as many parents as possible have honest and loving conversations with their children about important these issues.  During episode 14 of the Next Matters Most podcast, Nick, Venus, and Emily talked about how their journeys all had similar findings and thoughts on becoming an entrepreneur. From taking more risks, shipping ideas early, and getting strong feedback they each share stories of overcoming obstacles and finding peace with imperfection. This episode is full of awesome stories from the team!  - Want to take this episode with you?  anchor.fm/nextmattersmost To learn more about Venus Liles & Nick Jordan: nextmattersmost.com/blogs/ We've got more to offer on our social platforms!  linktr.ee/_nickjordan Thank you for watching this episode of the Next Matters Most Podcast! What did you think of this episode? Let us know in the comments!

We’d like to give a warm welcome to Maria Kingery! Maria co-founded Southern Energy Management with her husband in 2001. Since then, she has helped pioneer the residential energy efficiency and solar industries in North Carolina and beyond. Being deeply committed to sustainable business practices, Maria believes businesses have the greatest power to drive positive change. After a couple of years of implementing the EOS system at SEM, Maria was so inspired by the amazing work her team was doing that she decided to train professionally as an implementer in 2016 - wanting to help other entrepreneurs achieve the same kind of results. At her new company, 360Rocks, Maria works with impact-driven organizations and leaders by helping them align their values with their actions, their people with their bold vision, and their data with their accomplishments. Through her work, Maria has proven that, with the right tools, entrepreneurs can unleash their untapped potential while changing the world. Please join Maria and Nick as they sit down to chat about entrepreneurial systems, watching after your team’s mental health, and expanding your employees to new heights. - Want to take this episode with you?  anchor.fm/nextmattersmost To learn more about Maria Kingery & Nick Jordan: nextmattersmost.com/blogs/ We've got more to offer on our social platforms!  linktr.ee/_nickjordan Thank you for watching this episode of the Next Matters Most Podcast! What did you think of this episode? Let us know in the comments!

From Playing Soccer before he could walk to now a Venture Capitalist at one of North Carolinas leading VC firms, Lister Delgado has been a staple of the Durham and RTP startup, technology, and investment scene for the last 15+ years.  In this conversation, Lister and Nick talk about the path to VC, diversity, what they both like about our roles in the ecosystem, and how Lister looks at evaluating an investment in an initial 20 minute call, and more relating to the world of investing and Venture Capital!  - Want to take this episode with you?  anchor.fm/nextmattersmost To learn more about Lister Delgado & Nick Jordan: nextmattersmost.com/blogs/ We've got more to offer on our social platforms!  linktr.ee/_nickjordan Thank you for watching this episode of the Next Matters Most Podcast! What did you think of this episode? Let us know in the comments!

From Playing Soccer before he could walk to now a Venture Capitalist at one of North Carolinas leading VC firms, Lister Delgado has been a staple of the Durham and RTP startup, technology, and investment scene for the last 15+ years.  In this conversation, Lister and Nick talk about the path to VC, diversity, what they both like about our roles in the ecosystem, and how Lister looks at evaluating an investment in an initial 20 minute call, and more relating to the world of investing and Venture Capital!  - Want to take this episode with you?  anchor.fm/nextmattersmost To learn more about Lister Delgado & Nick Jordan: nextmattersmost.com/blogs/ We've got more to offer on our social platforms!  linktr.ee/_nickjordan Thank you for watching this episode of the Next Matters Most Podcast! What did you think of this episode? Let us know in the comments!

Let's welcome to the triangle, Jarrod Overson! Jarrod is a Director of Engineering at Shape Security, where he led Shape's Enterprise Defense development, the industry-leading solution against imitation attacks like credential stuffing. After Shape Security exited for over 1B dollars, Jarrod now frequently speaks on modern web threats and cybercrime and has been quoted by Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, CNET, among others. He's the co-author of O'Reilly's Developing Web Components, creator of Plato, a static analysis tool for web applications, and frequently writes and records topics about reverse engineering and automation In this episode, Nick speaks with Jarrod Overson about his new business, Vino Technologies. Vino is a low code platform that is more sustainable, extensible, and developer-friendly than previous generations. - Want to take this episode with you?  anchor.fm/nextmattersmost To learn more about Jarrod Overson & Nick Jordan: nextmattersmost.com/blogs/ We've got more to offer on our social platforms!  linktr.ee/_nickjordan Thank you for watching this episode of the Next Matters Most Podcast! What did you think of this episode? Let us know in the comments!

In this discussion with Chris Heivly about his ever evolving journey in the entrepreneurship space. Heivly is what he describes as a Lifelong Instigator, going from Entrepreneur to VC, to running an accelerator, to ecosystem building as a living, to current state as an author living full time on a lake. We also did a deep dive into Chris Heivly's first book, Built the Fort...the need for us to start small and simple, the future of his writing, and his experience as a first time author in an ever changing world of publishing.  Adults tend to over complicate and over think things, making something like building a business an incredibly difficult task.  Build the Fort is a metaphor that forces us to think about steps in growing the business the same way we used to think about building a fort as a kid...one step at a time.  - Want to take this episode with you?  anchor.fm/nextmattersmost To learn more about Chris Heivly & Nick Jordan: nextmattersmost.com/blogs/ We've got more to offer on our social platforms!  linktr.ee/_nickjordan Thank you for watching this episode of the Next Matters Most Podcast! What did you think of this episode? Let us know in the comments!

Brandon Chaney is a lover of SaaS, startups, and customer/employee-centric businesses. He has helped build outstanding teams that go on to achieve award-winning projects and clients. He does this while solving real problems for amazing customers, clients, and people. Brandon shares his story of how he went from wanting to be a 5-star chef to becoming a startup leader, founder, and visionary. And what he had to do to keep himself focused on one thing rather than many projects at the same time. Brandon and Nick also talk about understanding your customer base before executing and falling in love with a problem are more important than falling in love with your solution. Episode nine is a great one, so get ready to learn!  - Want to take this episode with you?  anchor.fm/nextmattersmost To learn more about Brandon Cheney & Nick Jordan: nextmattersmost.com/blogs/ We've got more to offer on our social platforms!  linktr.ee/_nickjordan Thank you for watching this episode of the Next Matters Most Podcast! What did you think of this episode? Let us know in the comments!

Casey Steinbacher is an ecosystem-building pro. With over 20 years of experience, Casey has worked with multiple Chamber of Commerce teams to create long-lasting ecosystem solutions for developing areas in North Carolina. In episode seven of season two on the Next Matters Most podcast, Casey and Nick chat about how Durham is growing as a “well-known” location in NC and will continue to develop as many more companies start coming to NC. But how do they do this so it also serves the current community members? Listen in as Casey answers this and more!  - Want to take this episode with you?  anchor.fm/nextmattersmost To learn more about Casey Steinbacher & Nick Jordan: nextmattersmost.com/blogs/ We've got more to offer on our social platforms!  linktr.ee/_nickjordan Thank you for watching this episode of the Next Matters Most Podcast! What did you think of this episode? Let us know in the comments!

Brandon King is a football star turned programmer and entrepreneur. While in the NFL, Brandon learned many lessons about staying focused, being one with your team, and understanding the opposite team. These teachings allowed him to go on to successfully launch his own startup based around music concert experiences. Although Brandon helped bring all the pieces together, he had a major lead ahead when he decided to teach himself programming and start developing his own app.  - Want to take this episode with you?  https://anchor.fm/nextmattersmost​​​​​ To learn more about Whitney Marston Pierce & Nick Jordan: https://nextmattersmost.com/blogs​​​​ We've got more to offer on our social platforms!  https://linktr.ee/_nickjordan​​​​​ Thank you for watching this episode of the Next Matters Most Podcast! What did you think of this episode? Let us know in the comments!

Whitney Marston Pierce has two decades of creative/marketing consulting experience. Originally advised established companies in connecting with a younger generation. Since then, she has continued to connect brand and audience through multiple industries. As CMO for startups spanning finance to art, fashion to music, and tech to medical devices, she turns exciting ideas into viable, vibrant businesses. Known for her uncomplicated aesthetic and innate knowledge of the human condition, she creates conversation and spearheads client conversion. She is dedicated to uplifting companies and discourse surrounding social good and corporate accountability. She and Nick chat about her upbringing and how she works with start-ups to create successful brands.  - Want to take this episode with you?  https://anchor.fm/nextmattersmost​​​​ To learn more about Whitney Marston Pierce & Nick Jordan: https://nextmattersmost.com/blogs​​​ We've got more to offer on our social platforms!  https://linktr.ee/_nickjordan​​​​ Thank you for watching this episode of the Next Matters Most Podcast! What did you think of this episode? Let us know in the comments!

Tom Snyder is a senior-level manager with substantial experience building and leading global teams, technology development, product design, and introduction. He and his team have a  proven innovation skillset with over 25 US patents issued. Currently the Executive Director at RIoT, he has a highly developed skillset for budget and schedule management, staff development, and driving innovation. In episode 5 of the Next Matters Most Podcast, Tom and Nick talk about the impact data technology solutions have on business and why large companies like Google and Facebook want in on creating innovative solutions or finding the teams to do so. 

Daniel Scagnelli is a driven, results-oriented, customer-focused technology professional with diverse industry experience, strong business acumen, and an unbridled passion for building strong partner relationships and customer loyalty. Daniel has been a leader/executive in the startup technology scene for the past several years with a professional focus on the post-sale customer life cycle. Hear how he got into startups, life in the startup scene in non-Silicon Valley markets, as well as why the post-sale customer life cycle is important especially when you are selling APIs that are tech-centric. 

Will Barfield, is a seasoned builder of sales teams and is currently the founder and principal of Barfield Revenue Consulting which helps companies of all sizes identify talent, build teams, and scale the revenue side of their companies. In this episode we discuss our local ecosystem and what we are best at as it relates to scaling sales organizations, key tips for founders adding sales to their startups, and how to grow your LinkedIn connections from a few thousand to over 14,000 in less than 12 months by being authentic. To learn more about Will Barfield & Nick Jordan: https://nextmattersmost.com/blogs  We've got more to offer on our social platforms!  https://linktr.ee/_nickjordan​  Thank you for watching this episode of the Next Matters Most Podcast! 

In the first episode of season two of the Next Matters Most Podcast, we are talking with Ryan Kraudel, VP of technology at Valencell, an inventor and maker of wearable and hearable biometric sensor technology that can monitor and measure key vitals in the body such as blood pressure, temperature, heart rate, and more. These readings and more can help us do a better job of preventing and managing such major health issues as Cardiovascular disease (CVD), Respiratory issues, and Hypertension which on it's own affects over 1B people globally.  Listen in as we discuss the future of wearable technology and its ability to profoundly impact the well being of the human race, where the adoption blockers are, and what the opportunity looks like as we look to the future. 

Leadership can have many different forms, but how do you know which one is right for you or your business? In episode 12 of the Next Matters Most Podcast, Walter Pinson, President of Smashing Boxes, talks with Nick Jordan about how he learned how to lead himself and his various teams through personal and business obstacles. Walter has a fair share of leadership experience, from building his own companies to companies like Microsoft and Unboxed. The two also discuss how CIO advisors can help businesses leverage expertise without paying large sums to accomplish their goals as leaders.  - Want to take this episode with you?  anchor.fm/nextmattersmost To learn more about Walter Pinson & Nick Jordan: nextmattersmost.com/blogs/episode-12-walter-pinson We've got more to offer on our social platforms!  linktr.ee/_nickjordan Thank you for watching this episode of the Next Matters Most Podcast! What did you think of this episode? Let us know in the comments!