Category: Podcasts

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Jeff Rose. Jeff Rose is a devoted
husband and father of four. He’s made millions as an internet, entrepreneur
and YouTuber with a following of over 340,000, but it wasn’t always like
that. Jeff didn’t know what he wanted to do with his career when he was
young, but a key to Jeff’s evolution is he’s always followed his curiosity.
He’s ran experiments when he was unsure of the next apps and he was humble
enough to seek help along the way.

Jeff’s story starts with his own thirst for knowledge on how to manage
money. He became a certified financial planner, got into blogging in order
to differentiate himself in his practice and wound up building an online
media site (GoodFinanciaCents.com) that made him way more than his
practice, which he had been grinding at for over five years. None of it
happened on purpose yet. None of it happened by chance either. Jeff’s story
proves the point that you don’t have to have it all figured out as long as
you stay curious and make decisions to continuously invest in yourself.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Ty Reed. Many individuals escaping
the adverse circumstances of addiction, homelessness, and past criminal
justice involvement have difficulty finding employment, a key component of
rebuilding lives. Ty Reed offers no-cost career coaching to individuals
working to overcome these challenging backgrounds through his nonprofit,
Recovery Career Services. He also educates employers and the public about
the importance of providing second-chance employment opportunities.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Ross Dzikovskyi. Ross is a
co-founder of Bilberrry and a Kyiv native. Ross has over 15 years of
experience in the IT industry with a strong background in Software
Engineering, Product Management and Business Analytics. As a co-founder of
Bilberrry Ross oversees the team of 40 engineers and has led several large
scale development engagements for brands such as Deloitte, Impinj and
David’s Bridal.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Will Smith. Will founded Acquiring
Minds in 2021 shortly after discovering acquisition entrepreneurship, a
love-at-first-sight moment. Prior to Acquiring Minds, Will ran partnerships
& business development at two SaaS companies in the Bay Area. Earlier in
his career he founded multiple online businesses, some of which were
acquired, some of which continue to thrive.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Sonja Price. Sonja “Dynamo” Price
has 15+ years of experience in Career and Leadership consulting. She has
worked with a wide range of clients including Amazon, AT&T, Facebook,
Google, HBO, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Starbucks, T-Mobile, and numerous other
organizations.

She has a Master’s Degree in Leadership and Organizational Development and
is a Certified Career and Executive Coach. She trained with Al Gore to
become a Climate Reality Leader and is actively engaged with the Seattle
Board of Conscious Capitalism.

She is passionate about empowering professionals to accelerate their career
to success, to become financially free, and to make a positive impact
around the world. In her downtime, she enjoys skiing, playing piano and
geeking out over strategy board games.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Matthew Kennedy Stewart. Matthew is
co-founder and CEO of National Service Group (NSG), which operates College
Works Painting, Empire Community Construction, Home Genius Exteriors, and
SMJJ Investments. NSG has grown from a small Southern California-based
business into an international company located throughout the United States
and Canada. In addition to his role at NSG, Matt serves on the board of
directors for multiple organizations. He is past chairman of the global
board for the Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO), a worldwide-business
network comprising over 14,000 leading entrepreneurs representing more than
142 chapters located in 46 countries.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Lisa Gevelber. Lisa founded and
leads Grow with Google (grow.google.com), which is Google’s $1 billion
commitment to economic opportunity for all. Since 2017, Grow with Google
has helped over 6 million Americans and tens of millions globally grow
their skills, careers, and businesses. One of her most significant
contributions is the creation of Google Career Certificates, which provide
access to in-demand, high paying jobs for people without college degrees.
These certificates have provided significant upward mobility to tens of
thousands and counting. Lisa also leads Google for Startups, which levels
the playing field for underrepresented founders and helps startups thrive
across every corner of the world.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Patrick Tannous. Patrick is the
co-founder and President of Tiesta Tea Company. Tiesta Tea is a tea company
inspired by a passion for great-tasting loose leaf tea beverages. Tiesta
Tea was started in 2010 while Patrick and Dan Klein (CEO & Co-Founder) were
seniors in college. Since starting the business, Tiesta Tea has become the
fastest-growing company in the specialty tea industry with over 8000+
points of distribution (according to Nielsen). In 2018, Patrick and Dan
were featured by Inc. Magazine as 30 Under 30 Rising Stars. In 11 years at
Tiesta Tea, Patrick has worked with or currently works with companies like
Costco, Safeway, Target, Meijer, Amazon, Office Depot, Walmart, Kroger,
Whole Foods and many other Fortune 500 companies. Patrick has secured four
rounds of equity financing totaling $5.2mm. Patrick is a people-focused
business person and believes in doing business with high respect, morals,
and values. He has a strong passion for entrepreneurship and loves helping
other people chase their dreams. Patrick believes anyone can do anything if
they truly care and put the effort into it.

In this episode, Justin Dux chats with Teresa Sande. Teresa is passionate
about equity in the workplace, healthy corporate cultures, and ensuring
people are valued and rewarded for all of their contributions—those seen
and unseen. Teresa holds her M.A. in Organizational Effectiveness and
Communication and has over 20 years of corporate experience as an executive
at companies such as Intel, Capital One, Cargill, and UnitedHealth Group.

In addition to being an accomplished HR executive, Teresa is a consultant,
coach, author, and speaker who works with leaders from all walks of life to
build the future they want and to realize their vision. From entrepreneurs
to start ups, to mid and large sized organizations and everything in
between, Teresa builds effective leaders, teams, and cultures. She does
this by getting the root of what all leaders have in common – being human.
She has had the privilege of coaching exceptional leaders around the world
and through that coaching she has also become an imposter syndrome expert.
The feeling you are alone, unsettled, or unsure if you belong is one of the
key de-railers for leaders struggling to stand in their greatness. Having
battled imposter syndrome herself, Teresa knows firsthand how these
feelings—particularly for women and people of color—are rooted in and fed
by flaws that exist in organizational systems. If they go unchecked, there
is a hefty price to pay for all involved.

Her debut book, Find Your Fierce: Interrupt Imposter Syndrome and Own Your
Success, is available for order now!

In this episode, Michael Gardon chats with Dr. Amy Beacom and Sue Campbell.
Dr. Beacom is the Founder and CEO of the Center for Parental Leave
Leadership. Amy consults with companies, international organizations,
transforming the way our companies & our country engage with parental
leave. Sue Campbell is a writer, author, and coach who has worked with the
Center for Parental Leave Leadership since its early days, helping to
communicate the transformative impact of their core mission.