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Imagine living without a safe home, having your family exposed to life-threatening dangers, no clean water, living in your own filth. This is real life for over 828 million families living in slums without adequate housing, in need of a better solution. With this understanding Brett Hagler of New Story Charity knew he needed to help find a solution. His solution came in the form of a nonprofit — New Story Charity. Not only would it provide incredible housing to those who need it the most, but it would also provide them with clean water, sanitation, and protection. And the best part; the ability for New Story Charity to do this at scale for countless families. We talk with Brett, our first nonprofit guest, about making a difference, turning the nonprofit sector inside out, his time at Y Combinator, operating with transparency, hiring the best, and the very important partnerships that make creating new, sustainable housing at low costs a reality. Enjoy our 40th episode of #thePawdcast! New Story Charity’s Website: http://newstorycharity.org New Story Charity’s Donation Page: http://newstorycharity.org/donate New Story Charity’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/newstorycharity New Story Charity’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newstorycharity New Story Charity’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newstorycharity Brett Hagler’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrettHagler Y Combinator’s Website: http://www.ycombinator.com Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-040-brett-hagler-new-story-charity Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast//episode-040-brett-hagler-new-story-charity About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Dan DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

In less than four years, Simon Payne's company grew from just two other founders and himself; to over one hundred and fifty employees worldwide, with over $38,000,000.00 in venture capital raised. In case that isn't impressive enough for you, Simon would soon after that leave his company, challenging himself to do it all again with his second venture. This time, all by himself. We're joined this week by Simon, the founder of both LeadPages and his newest company, ConvertPlayer, to discuss all things partnership, entrepreneurship, scaling, generating venture capital, creating revenue, and maximizing efficiency and output with large teams. We discuss his fundamental output that translates to exponential growth. We cover what makes a great co-founder, and what to look for in your initial hires. We even chat about how to handle operations when being remote. You're in for a treat this week, #PawdcastNation, as we bring you Episode 039 of #thePawdcast, with Simon Payne, straight from Prague! ConvertPlayer Website: https://convertplayer.com LeadPages Website: https://www.leadpages.net Simon Payne’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonPrague Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-039-simon-payne-convertplayer-leadpages Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-039-simon-payne-convertplayer-leadpages About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Dan DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

We're joined this week on #thePawdcast with entrepreneur, football fanatic, shoe connoisseur, and finance enthusiast, Cole Oliver, to discuss CHDR, a free, automatic financial management startup that helps you make the most out of your money. Cole founded CHDR (pronounced cheddar) to solve a real issue that he was facing as a college student. Spending too much money after a night on the town, he wanted to understand better his purchasing habits. The solution? CHDR, the app. CHDR breaks down your personal spending habits, where you’re spending the most money, the major sinkholes draining your bank account without ever noticing, and helps you make small corrections over time. Cole also details how he crafted a technical product with little to no technical experience, claimed the #1 spot on ProductHunt’s homepage, and raised a little over $1,000,000 from investors in less than a year. Prepare not only to be inspired this episode, #PawdcastNation but to be better budgeters, and budget conscious folks too. So without further ado, Episode 038 of #thePawdcast with Cole Oliver of CHDR! CHDR’s Website: http://chdr.com Savings Radar’s Website: https://savingsradar.com Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-038-cole-oliver-chdr Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-038-cole-oliver-chdr About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Dan DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

Imagine being the one responsible for generating an additional $9,000,000 in leads for your company, and in less than one business quarter at that. Not unbelievable enough for you yet? How about closing over $1,000,000 in additional revenue for that same company, in less than six months. Surely, you do not believe this is something one person could do. However, for one man, the guest on #thePawdcast for this week, Alex Berman, this is simply the norm. Alex Berman dives deep into his past, learning how to not only become one of the top marketers, influencers, and well-rounded hustlers on the internet, but how he is helping agencies around the world scale their revenue dramatically with fewer ad dollars, and with less time, than ever before. We chat a lot on this podcast about how any company, any startup, any enterprise can become better marketers. What goes into a great marketing strategy? What is the most overrated thing that most of you are doing? What about the most underrated? What are the small things that you can start applying to your business, today, that will have compounding interest on your growth in the coming months? We cover this all on Episode 037 of #thePawdcast with Alex Berman, and the only thing that you need to do is listen. Bon appetite to the knowledge that awaits you! Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-037-alex-berman-expertment27 Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-037-alex-berman-expertment27 Experiment27 Website: http://www.experiment27.co Alex Berman’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/alxberman Alex Berman’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/alxberman About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Dan DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

It's remarkable to think how underrated communication is when it comes to leadership, management, and of course, entrepreneurship. Most aren’t taking the time to appreciate this skill, or more importantly, learn to better apply this incredible asset to their daily lives. Without being able to communicate properly, express feelings, and share ideas, no matter how talented your team is, no matter how driven you are, you're setting yourself up to fail. That is why this week's episode of #thePawdcast is so exciting for us to bring to you, #PawdcastNation. This week we’re bringing you one of the top speech pathologists in the world. Erik X. Raj joins us to discuss how you can become a better communicator through the use of the written word, your vocals, and body language! Erik is a fully certified speech-language pathologist (Ph.D., CCC-SLP) that works with school-aged children with verbal language and articulation deficiencies. Erik is also a professional speaker, entrepreneur, and app developer. We’ll dive deep into Erik's upbringing, what put him on his path to becoming a speech pathologist, learning and pursuing app development, and becoming a better communicator. This episode will provide you the perfect blend of actionable steps, insights, and motivation to succeed. With that said and without further ado, enjoy Episode 036 of #thePawdcast with the renowned, Jersey-native, Erik X. Raj! Erik X Raj's Website: http://erikxraj.com Erik X Raj's Mobile Apps: http://erikxraj.com/apps Erik X Raj's Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikxraj Erik X Raj's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikxraj Erik X Raj's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erikxrajslp Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-036-erik-x-raj Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-036-erik-x-raj About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

Imagine a student-run venture fund, backed by a prestigious venture capital firm, focused on supporting the nationwide community of student entrepreneurs. Seems cool, right? Here is the best part, you don't need to imagine this. It already exists, and it is called the Dorm Room Fund, backed by First Round Capital. We're joined this week on #thePawdcast with the Director of the Dorm Room Fund, Rei Wang and discuss all things student entrepreneurship, investing, raising capital and education, wrapped into an incredible one and a half hour podcast of pure and practical bliss! We discuss Rei’s upbringing, living in multiple countries, her career path from the early days of General Assembly, and joining the First Round and Dorm Room Fund team. We learn about students becoming entrepreneurs and the keys to a student's success. We cover the insights that venture capital firms look for, and how to get noticed on an investor's radar, especially in the perspective of the Dorm Room Fund. With that said and without further ado, enjoy Episode 035 of #thePawdcast with the one, the only, Rei Wang! Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-035-rei-wang-dorm-room-fund Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-035-rei-wang-dorm-room-fund/ Dorm Room Fund Website: http://dormroomfund.com First Round Capital Website: http://firstround.com Rei Wang's Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyreiwang Rei Wang's Website: http://www.reiwang.com About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

We're back and more excited than ever to bring you Season Two of #thePawdcast. We can't believe it's already been a full calendar year since we started. This year, it is going to be better even than the last. We will have new guests, returning favorites, new episode themes and so much more! Without further ado, let's jump into Season Two. We're kicking things off in 2017 with the talented Pam Didner, who is a well-known, best-selling author, professor, keynote speaker, and arguably one of the top content marketing experts in the world. Pam brings a wealth of energy, enthusiasm, and practicality to the world of marketing. We discuss her journey from leaving the corporate world to deciding to create her own book and the processes involved. We chat about how she became a professor and a speaker. This episode is full of motivation, practical advice, and marketing insights. We know that you're going to fall in love with this episode, #PawdcastNation. We're back for 2017 so come join us for Episode 034 of #thePawdcast with the talented Pam Didner and begin your year on a high (and educational) note! Pam Didner's Website: https://www.pamdidner.com Pam Didner's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PamDidner Pam Didner's Twitter: https://twitter.com/PamDidner Pam Didner's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamdidner Global Content Marketing Book: https://www.amazon.com/Global-Content-Marketing-Customers-Worldwide/dp/0071840974 Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-034-pam-didner About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

Thirty-three episodes later, and we're finally calling 2016 a wrap. We end this year with a bang, as we are joined by the talented, motivating and inspiring serial-entrepreneur, Lisa Wang. Not only is Lisa a 3x National Champion and U.S. Hall of Fame Gymnast, but she is the founder of SheWorx, a global collective of ambitious female entrepreneurs that are redefining leadership. We cover how Lisa became who she is today. What motivated her to not only become a gymnast, becoming a hall-of-famer, barely missing the Bejing Olympics and how she overcame it. We cover her adventures at Yale, joining a hedge fund and leaving for a career in food tech, to eventually SheWorx. In just a short period of time, SheWorx has reached over 16,000 women across the globe. We chat about its origins, and Lisa's experiences being both a woman and a minority in her entrepreneurial endeavors. You're going to feel inspired, hungry to do more, and most importantly, motivated to make a difference, both in your life and socially after listening to this episode. Lisa is one of our favorite guests to date and no one we would rather have to close out our podcast year strong! SheWorx Website: www.sheworx.co SheWorx Twitter: www.twitter.com/SheWorx SheWorx Facebook: www.facebook.com/SheWorx Lisa Wang Wikipedia: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Wang Lisa Wang Twitter: www.twitter.com/lisawang007 Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-033-lisa-wang-sheworx About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

It's not every day that you can say you have the king of all things social media on #thePawdcast, but today isn't your ordinary day. We're joined this week by the one, the only, the talented Geoff Desreumaux straight from London to discuss all things social media, social networking, trends in the industry, and of course, WeRSM (We Are Social Media). We cover Geoff's origins, how he began WeRSM, how social media has grown from just a way to connect with friends to literally one of the biggest tools for change, what we should expect in the future. We even discuss how it has influenced recent events such as Brexit and the United States Presidential Election. This episode isn't your average episode of #thePawdcast. Though we do spend a lot of time talking about Geoff and his story, we spend just as much talking about the state of social media and how to execute in the modern social environment. You're going to love this change of pace, #PawdcastNation, just as much as we loved recording it. So, let's hit it. WeRSM Website: www.wersm.com Geoff's Facebook: www.facebook.com/GeoffDesreumaux WeRSM's Twitter: www.twitter.com/WeRSM Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-032-geoff-desreumaux-wersm About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

If you're a fan of #thePawdcast, you're most certainly a fan of Startup Grind. After all, it only makes sense right? Arguably two of the most impactful startup-related, content generating platforms on the internet (wink wink!). This week's episode we interview the Editor in Chief of Startup Grind and our good friend, Michael Gasiorek. A lot of incredible content is jammed into this hour and a half long episode. We discuss Michael's personal journey towards Startup Grind, growing up in New Jersey, then relocating to Thailand, China, and many other locations, living abroad, entering Startup Weekend and coming out of it with a company. We discuss what happened to this company and the lessons learned, bringing his knowledge and know-how into consulting, which eventually brought him to Derek Anderson, the founder of Startup Grind. We chat a lot about content marketing. Michael leverages great content to scale Startup Grind and it's brand and we discuss important strategies such as how the blog, Medium, and even a podcast (like this one) and how it has helped grow Startup Grind over recent years. We dive deep into where Startup Grind is heading, how the organization has grown in just a few short years into the dominant brand that it is today, and how it is all about the people that have made it into what it is. Michael is a networking, content and impacting wizard, and someone you will learn a lot from on this episode. So sit back, relax, kickstart the brand new week, and enjoy Episode 031 of #thePawdcast with Michael Gasiorek! Startup Grind Website: www.startupgrind.com Michael Gasiorek's Twitter: www.twitter.com/gasiorekm Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-031-michael-gasiorek-startup-grind About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

You're in for a treat this week, #PawdcastNation! We're joined by best-selling author, father, and entrepreneur, Tucker Max of I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell and Book in a Box! We begin this podcast by diving deep into Tucker's past. We ask about his upbringing. We talk about the experiences that lead him to write. We discuss how his career accidentally started thanks to email forwarding, how he was turned down by every major publisher in the beginning, how he utilized the infancy of the internet in order to create one of the first internet-based “followings" that lead to his book becoming an eventual New York Times Best Seller. He talks about what it’s like having a movie based on his life, and perhaps most importantly of all, how that movie ended up failing. On the other side of the spectrum, we discuss Tucker's latest venture, Book in a Box. We chat about what Book in a Box is, how the idea came to be, what his goals are, how the operations of Book in a Box work, and yes, even how Tucker fired himself as CEO and why he made that decision to do so. Tucker has one of the most fun personalities we have had on the show yet, and a great story with a ton of awesome content to boot. You're going to love this episode of #thePawdcast, we just know it. Book in a Box Website: http://bookinabox.com Book in a Box Ambassador Program: http://bookinabox.com/ambassadors Tucker Max's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tuckermax Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-030-tucker-max-book-in-a-box About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com

Clarity. Fundable. Launchrock. Zirtual. Odds are, if you're a fan of #thePawdcast, you're a fan of and/or a user of one of these incredible products! That is why this week's episode of #thePawdcast is so exciting. We are joined by serial entrepreneur, Ryan Rutan, who is also the Chief Innovation Officer of Startups.co, the company behind all of them. We discuss Ryan's background, his story, how his career drove him to be a part of the founding team for Startups.co. We discuss how Startups.co operates, what their ambitions are, the dynamics that make up their team and upper management. We dive deep into the drama that took place when Startups.co acquired Zirtual, shaking off the negativity and turning a profit. We talk a lot about why we do the things that we do, the emotional strength necessary for being a successful entrepreneur, and the work/life balance that goes into the running one of the fastest growing startup companies on the globe. If you're a fan of growing companies, operations talk, the emotional intelligence necessary for leading a team, then you're in for a treat this week on #thePawdcast. PS: Happy Halloween! Startups.co Website: www.startups.co Clarity Website: www.clarity.fm Fundable Website: www.fundable.com Launchrock Website: www.launchrock.com Zirtual Website: www.zirtual.com Ryan Rutan's Twitter: www.twitter.com/ryanarutan Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-029-ryan-rutan-startupsco About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com

Could you imagine being in the position where you run a startup competition that gives out over $5,000,000 in capital to startups each year? For our guest on this week's episode of #thePawdcast, this is the norm. Meet John Gavigan, the Executive Director of 43North in Buffalo, New York. This episode is jammed-packed with great content. We chat about how to stand out and win a startup competition such as 43North, and what not to do when competing. We chat with John about his own personal beliefs on entrepreneurship — from what drives us, to how to maximize our own efficiencies, to identifying gold mines where everyone else sees a desert. This year's 43North competition is happening right now. In only a few weeks, the winners will be selected and the prizes will be given out, including a $1,000,000 grand prize for one incredible startup. Learn more about 43North on this episode, how to become the best you can be as an entrepreneur, and learn how to maximize your chances in winning in a startup competition on your own. Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-028-john-gavigan-43north About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

Imagine being in the position where after months of hard work, you're about to launch your brand new startup to the world, when you're flown to the other side of the world to immediately begin filming the Amazing Race on CBS? For serial entrepreneur Tyler Adams, this is exactly what happened to him, We're joined this week on #thePawdcast with the Amazing Race (Season 26) winner, and serial entrepreneur, Tyler Adams. Tyler's focus today is being the Senior Product Manager for BCG Digital Ventures, where he helps build new technologies for Fortune 500 companies. However, Tyler's story only just begins there. Tyler has also founded two different companies to date, HORSE, and 2Truths. While gaining traction early on, neither ended up being the success story (or passion) that he originally expected. We discuss a lot on this show about how Tyler has handled failure, the importance of having a passion, the mindset behind operations and financials, and competing on the Amazing Race with a brand new startup being launched at the same time. There are so many amazing tidbits of information on this episode, you're going to want to listen twice. Tyler's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TylerHAdams Tyler's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tylerhayesadams Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-027-tyler-adams-amazing-race About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

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Do you leverage your relationships enough? Are you someone who needs to improve their networking skills? Are you attending way too many networking events? Do you belong to a passionate community that has your back? These are just some of the many topics that we have this week on #thePawdcast with Ryan O'Connell, the Vice President of both the YEC and the Forbes Councils! We dive deep into a plethora of topics revolving around relationship building when it comes to business. We discuss Ryan's journey, from switching as a business major to an education major, beginning a content marketing company, joining YEC before joining the team at YEC, and his tips/advice to becoming a networking guru. We also go into detail about what exactly the YEC and Forbes Councils are, and how our listeners can get involved. Not only will entrepreneurs love this week's episode, anyone who is interested in meeting new people will, too! Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-025-ryan-oconell-yec-councils About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

It isn't every day that your company is featured on Shark Tank. It isn't every day that you are told to "get the f*ck outta here” by Kevin O'Leary either. Hell, it isn't every day that you decide to start a hardware company that literally shocks people. All of this is the norm when it comes to serial entrepreneur Maneesh Sethi of Pavlok. We explore how he is causing big changes in the lives of thousands of customers around the globe. We dive deep into Maneeh's origins. We chat about hacking productivity, to hiring a woman on Craiglist to slap him in the face, to somewhat stumbling into the idea that is now Pavlok and going all-in to turn his vision into a reality. We also chat a lot about the obstacles of building both a hardware and software company, the future of Pavlok, their struggles as they continue to try finding market acceptance, and the long-term goals that Pavlok hopes to accomplish. This is hands-down, one of our most fun episodes of #thePawdcast to date, and you're going to love the enthusiasm, attitude, and deminer that Maneesh Sethi brings to the table. We know that we did. Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-024-maneesh-sethi-pavlok About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

This week on #thePawdcast, we're joined by Anthony Maher, co-founder of one of the fastest growing coworking brands in the world, Benjamin's Desk. We discuss quite a bit on this episode. We chat extensively about Anthony's original career as a professional athlete playing soccer throughout the United States. We discuss how Anthony got involved in real estate, the lessons he learned while in real estate, and how he uses this skill-set today when it comes to his many coworking locations. We chat about why and how he got involved in coworking, the origins of Benjamin's Desk, how he is focused on attracting 10,000 members, how he has gone from a little location in the heart of Philadelphia to over hundreds of thousands of square footage throughout the entire city. We chat further about where the future of coworking is going, how he has competed against large coworking brand names such as WeWork, and everything in-between. This is a great episode, one that was a lot of fun from an athletic point-of-view, real estate point-of-view, building a tangible, brick-and-mortar business point-of-view, and from a strategic operations perspective. It doesn't matter if you're a serial entrepreneur, a first-timer or an inspiring entrepreneur, you'll be able to take away a lot from listening to Anthony about his journey this week on #thePawdcast! Benjamin's Desk Website: www.benjaminsdesk.com Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-022-anthony-maher-benjamins-desk Watch this episode on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-anthony-maher-of-benjamin-s-desk Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pbVCl2VyIVs About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

We're joined this week on #thePawdcast from the talented and serial entrepreneur, Michal Sadowski who has founded not only the YouTube of Europe but the popular social networking and analytical company, Brand24! We dive deep into the discussion about how the entrepreneurial scene compares and contrasts with that of the United States market. We discuss the exhilaration and struggles that was building an incredibly successful company, selling that same company and then losing all of your money earned to find that next great idea, that next passion project. We discuss in detail about the obstacles with growing Brand24, acquiring customers and capital, how to compete in such a competitive how to grow a team, and for many of our listeners, how to scale a digital company. We even discussed new marketing approaches using Quora, Reddit, and other social networks to organically attract new customers. This is a hard-hitting, quick-pace episode, and our first European guest. All of you at #Pawdcast nation are going to live it. As always, please make sure to hit the like button and to share with your friends too! Brand24's Website: www.brand24.com Brand24's Facebook: www.facebook.com/Brand24 Brand24's Twitter: www.twitter.com/brand24 Brand24's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/2890993 Brand24's Instagram: www.instagram.com/brand24app Brand24's YouTube: www.youtube.com/brand24 Michal Sadowski's Twitter: www.twitter.com/sadek Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-021-michal-sadowski-brand24 Watch this episode on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-michal-sadowski-at-brand24 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uUaj9RQT_G0 About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

One of our favorite things about #thePawdcast is hearing what makes people tick, what they are most passionate about, why they do what they do. The answer for Dan Hanrahan is that the art behind email signatures and how to utilize them to generate more revenue is what makes him tick, what keeps him up at night, what has helped him create the company Sigstr that is growing consistently, at an exponential rate, raising investor capital and generating millions for their customers around the globe. We dive deep into this episode about the science behind a great email signature, the challenges, obstacles, and accomplishments that Dan has faced starting and growing Sigstr. We discuss a lot about managing teams, where email signatures will go especially in a marketplace being modified with newcomers such as Slack and Hipchat alternatives to email, and more. This is surely one episode of #thePawdcast that you will not want to miss! Sigstr's Website: www.sigstr.com Sigstr's Twitter: www.twitter.com/sigstrapp Dan Hanrahan's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/danhanrahan Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-020-dan-hanrahan-sigstr Watch on Blab: https://blab.im/chop-dawg-thepawdcast-with-dan-hanrahan-at-sigstr Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/V68GKtWfIYA About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.