How I Built This Business

092. PandaDoc | Mikita Mikado is an entrepreneur, executive, and former engineer. He is currently the CEO of PandaDoc, a Series-A funded SaaS business in San Francisco. His main interests are SaaS, sales automation, documents, metrics, startups, surfing, programming, and new technologies. This podcast is brought to you By: Blinkist gives you key ideas from the world’s best nonfiction books in 15-minute text and audio. Learn something new everyday with unlimited access to over 2,500 of the world’s best titles in 19 top categories. Get 7% off & your first week free with this link: millionaire-interviews.com/blinkist. StartEngine is the largest equity crowdfunding site in the USA. Over 170+ companies have raised $60 million using the platform. And 87% of companies successfully reached their minimum funding goal of $10k. Get 20% off your campaign using this link: millionaire-interviews.com/start. Gusto makes payroll a breeze full-service payroll for one simple price. And 72% of customers spend less than 5

091. Backjoy | Bing Howenstein began his career making movies in Los Angeles, where he made feature films for the studios, TV movies for the networks, short films for the festivals, and even wrote some stuff too. All of that experience in creating stories was perfectly suited to telling the story of a brand, so he licensed and brought to the market a product called Backjoy, which grew into a company that makes multiple products that fix the way you sit. This podcast is brought to you By: Blinkist gives you key ideas from the world’s best nonfiction books in 15-minute text and audio. Learn something new everyday with unlimited access to over 2,500 of the world’s best titles in 19 top categories. Get 7% off & your first week free with this link: millionaire-interviews.com/blinkist. StartEngine is the largest equity crowdfunding site in the USA. Over 170+ companies have raised $60 million using the platform. And 87% of companies successfully reached their minimum funding goal of $10k. Get 20% off your ca

090. InfoMedia Group | Joel Comm is an internet pioneer, New York Times best-selling author of 12 books, professional speaker, futurist and influencer. With more than 20 years of doing business online, Comm has found success in online marketing, blogging, podcasting, video creation, social media, software development and mobile applications. This podcast is brought to you by: Blinkist gives you key ideas from the world’s best nonfiction books in 15-minute text and audio. Learn something new everyday with unlimited access to over 2,500 of the world’s best titles in 19 top categories. Get 7% off & your first week free with this link: blinkist.com/millionaire. StartEngine is the largest equity crowdfunding site in the USA. Over 170+ companies have raised $60 million using the platform. And 87% of companies successfully reached their minimum funding goal of $10k. Get 20% off your campaign using this link: millionaire-interviews.com/start. Gusto makes payroll a breeze full-service payroll for one simple p

089. The Author Incubator | Dr. Angela Lauria helps life coaches and entrepreneurs to write, publish, and promote their books via the Author Incubator. Their authors earn an average of $10-30K per month per book within 30 days of publishing. Our Sponsors for this EP: StartEngine is the largest equity crowdfunding site in the USA. Over 170+ companies have raised $60 million using the platform. And 87% of companies successfully reached their minimum funding goal of $10k. Get 20% off your campaign using this link: millionaire-interviews.com/start. Gusto makes payroll a breeze full-service payroll for one simple price. And 72% of customers spend less than 5 minutes to run payroll. Get your first 3 free months using this link: gusto.com/millionaire.   *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Angela Lauria Interview. ***  

088. FATHOM Water | Trevor Hill is Chairman & CEO of FATHOM Water. Prior to that, he co-founded Algonquin Water Resources of America in 2003, a division of the Algonquin Power Income Fund, of which he served as Director of Operations from 2000 to 2003. In 1994, Mr. Hill co-founded Hill, Murray & Associates, a design-build firm specializing in the construction and operation of water reclamation facilities in British Columbia and the Canadian Arctic. To keep the show free, please visit our sponsors... StartEngine is the largest equity crowdfunding site in the USA. Over 170+ companies have raised $60 million using the platform. And 87% of companies successfully reached their minimum funding goal of $10k. Get 20% off your campaign using this link: millionaire-interviews.com/start. Gusto makes payroll a breeze full-service payroll for one simple price. And 72% of customers spend less than 5 minutes to run payroll. Get your first 3 free months using this link: millionaire-interviews.com/gusto.   *** F

087. Death Wish Coffee | Mike Brown saw a need for coffee that was both strong and delicious to serve his groggy morning customers. After creating the perfect blend of beans and combining it with his unique roasting technique, the 'World's Strongest Coffee' was born. Today, over a million people have trusted Death Wish Coffee to wake them up and keep them going every day. This Podcast is Brought to YOU By: StartEngine is the largest equity crowdfunding site in the USA. Over 170+ companies have raised $60 million using the platform. And 87% of companies successfully reached their minimum funding goal of $10k. Get 20% off your campaign using this link: millionaire-interviews.com/start. Gusto makes payroll a breeze full-service payroll for one simple price. And 72% of customers spend less than 5 minutes to run payroll. Get your first 3 free months using this link: millionaire-interviews.com/gusto.   *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Mike Br

086. Profit.ly | Timothy Sykes is a day trader by day & co-founder of Profit.ly by night.  After an elbow injury eliminated his aspirations as a pro tennis player, Tim set his sights on the stock market. In high school, he used the $12,415 he’d saved from his bar mitzvah money to invest on the stock market. Before he graduated, he’d turned that $12K into $125K. Today, he’s earned close to $5 million in profits, all from trading.   *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions (special preview below) on this episode visit our website: Timothy Sykes Interview. ***    

085. Thycotic | Jonathan Cogley is the Founder of Thycotic & a Startup Mentor (

084. BELAY Solutions | Bryan Miles is the CEO & Co-Founder of BELAY Solutions, a company whose mission is to provide solutions that equip their clients with the confidence to climb higher. In 2010, Bryan and his wife Shannon formed Miles Advisory Group (MAG) to provide virtual support to busy leaders. They eventually expanded their virtual assistant model to include bookkeeping, copywriting, and web support services...    *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions (favorite books, business tools, Amazon purchases, & more) on this episode visit our website: Bryan Miles Interview. ***  

083. Alley Coworking | Jason Saltzman is the CEO and Founder of Alley, a post business incubator and shared workspace for entrepreneurs. He also co-founded the tech company, SeamlessDocs. Jason advises and invests in a variety of early stage companies and is a mentor for the Techstars accelerator program. Jason has worked with the US State Department, traveling the world to assist the growth of startup communities. On his latest trip the Middle East, he produced and starred in a documentary about the Kuwaiti startup ecosystem.   *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Jason Saltzman Interview. ***    

082. The Automation Agency | Carl Taylor is CEO of Automation Agency. He is a highly regarded and engaging speaker who speaks at events across Australia and the United States on the topics of Entrepreneurship, Online Marketing, and Personal Growth. Starting his first business at age 15, Carl has gone on to start, buy and sell businesses in varying industries from Gift Baskets to Marketing. He continues to run businesses and Mentor entrepreneurs, young and old, helping them grow their businesses.  *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Carl Taylor Interview. ***    

081. ImageOne Print Solutions | Rob Dube is co-founder of ImageOne & author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you’ll ever take. He started selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school now his company, ImageOne, is ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies...   *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Robe Dube Interview. ***      

080. ClubWaka | Johnny LeHane is the Co-Founder of ClubWAKA - Kickball & Social Sports, which has made the Inc 5000 for 3 consecutive years. He is also the managing member and lead investor in the Hudson Valley Startup Fund, a $1 million member managed seed capital (angel investment) fund for high growth startups in the Hudson Valley, launched in 2015.  *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Johnny LeHane Interview. ***  

079. SixthDivison | Brad Martineau is the Cofounder of SixthDivision & PlusThis. Companies that help businesses plan out and thrive on marketing automation via Infusionsoft. Brad started his business career as Infusionsoft’s sixth employee and got a front row seat in watching the company grow from just six to 150 people, and from $500,000 to over $15 million in revenue...   *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Brad Martineau Interview. ***

078. Snip-its Haircuts | Joanna Meiseles saw the need for a hair salon focusing on children and launched Snip-its in Boston, MA in 1995. As Founder and CEO of Snip-its, Ms. Meiseles ran five company locations, then franchised the concept in 2004 and grew the brand over a ten-year period. Under Ms. Meiseles’ leadership, Snip-its received numerous awards including the Franchise Times’ fastest 55 growth brands, and the Entrepreneur Top 500. Ms. Meiseles was twice a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award. Today, Snip-its franchise owners operate 65 locations in 22 states.   *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Joanna Meiseles Interview. ***  

077. Very Intelligent Ecommerce Inc. | Brian Sloan is CEO of Very Intelligent Ecommerce Inc. (aka VIECI). Mr. Sloan quit his job as a lawyer to start a sex toy business that generates over $1 million a year, and he did it without office space or full-time employees. The company's most recent product, a sex toy for men (NSFW), launched as an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. It turned heads and raised over $260,000 — far more than its $45,000 goal— in the process.   *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Brian Sloan Interview. ***  

076. Vanderbloemen Search Group | William Vanderbloemen is the President and Founder at The Vanderbloemen Search Group. William has been able to combine over 15 years of ministry experience as a Senior Pastor with the best practices of Executive Search to provide churches with a unique offering: a deep understanding of local church work with the very best knowledge and practices of professional executive search. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: William Vanderbloemen Interview. ***

075. StickerGiant | John Fischer, CEO of StickerGiant, started the company in 2000 with a single sticker design and an online store to sell it on. From there he created StickerGiant.com with goal of becoming the "Amazon of stickers." Over the years, the company has transitioned and evolved from that original idea into one of the top printers of custom stickers and labels. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: John Fischer Interview. ***

074. FindEmails.com | Ryan Buckley is the Founder at Toofr.com, a cold emailing tool open to the sales community. Ryan is also author of The Parallel Entrepreneur which is about how he built and runs Toofr and his other businesses. He is the Co-founder & COO at Scripted.com, a premium ghostwriting platform. Ryan is living in Walnut Creek, California with his wife and two daughters. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Ryan Buckley Interview. ***

073. Tower Paddle Boards | Stephan Aarstol is the CEO and founder of Tower Paddle Boards, a direct to consumer brand that focuses on the beach lifestyle niche. Tower was named the "Fastest Growing Company in San Diego" by the San Diego Business Journal in 2014, and ranked #239 on the 2015 INC 500 list of America's Fastest Growing Companies. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Stephan Aarstol Interview. ***