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![Orlando Magic Cofounder: Starting an NBA Franchise -with Pat Williams [Big Lessons in Leadership]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/patwilliamsprofilepic.png)
Orlando Magic Cofounder: Starting an NBA Franchise -with Pat Williams [Big Lessons in Leadership]
Pat Williams is Co-founder & senior vice president of the NBA’s Orlando Magic.
Pat has been an integral part of NBA history, not only bringing the NBA to Orlando but he has traded for Julius Erving, Moses Malone, and Penny Hardaway. He also drafted Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and many more.
He is one of America’s top motivational speakers and has addressed companies such as Coca-Cola, IBM, Nike, just to name a few. Pat is also the author of over 85 books, his most recent title: Coach Wooden’s Greatest Secret
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![The Entourage: Call Centers to the Revolution of Business Education- with Jack Delosa author of UnProfessional [Big Lessons]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jackdelosaprofilepic.jpeg)
The Entourage: Call Centers to the Revolution of Business Education- with Jack Delosa author of UnProfessional [Big Lessons]
Jack Delosa is the founder of The Entourage, Australia’s leading business education for entrepreneurs and executives under 40. They currently have over 35,000 members.
By the age of 27, Jack had created two multi-million dollar businesses, MBE Education & The Entourage.
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![Tatango: Text Message Marketing puts Butts in Seats -with Derek Johnson [Sales & Revenue]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/derekjohnsonprofilepic.jpeg)
Tatango: Text Message Marketing puts Butts in Seats -with Derek Johnson [Sales & Revenue]
Derek Johnson is founder of text message marketing company Tatango. Derek was named by BusinessWeek as one of the top 25 under 25 entrepreneurs.
Derek Johnson is founder and CEO of text message marketing company Tatango. Tatango was founded in 2007 with the simple goal of providing easy-to-use mass text message marketing software and industry expertise to enterprise marketers. Since then, Tatango has grown into the market leader in mass text message marketing.
Tatango now powers SMS, MMS, and RCS marketing campaigns for some of the most well-known brands in the world.Tatango is comprised of a team of seasoned mass text message marketing experts located in Seattle. Their passion at Tatango is helping enterprise marketers solve their mass text message marketing challenges, no matter how challenging.
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![Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results and Reduce your Hours -with Robert Pozen [Productivity]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bobpozenprofilepic.jpeg)
Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results and Reduce your Hours -with Robert Pozen [Productivity]
Robert Pozen is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School and has taught at Georgetown and MIT. He was formerly Chairman of MFS Investment Management® and was president of Fidelity Management & Research Company.
He is author of Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours.
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![SpeechPad: Feel Customer Pain -with David Feinleib [Sales & Revenue]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/davidfeinleibprofilepic.jpeg)
SpeechPad: Feel Customer Pain -with David Feinleib [Sales & Revenue]
David Feinleib is co-founder of Speechpad, the leader in crowd-sourced audio and video transcription. He has founded five tech businesses, with acquisitions by HP, EMC, and Keynote Systems.
He is also the author of Why Startups Fail: And How Yours Can Succeed.
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![Amazon Selling Machine: 3 Multi-Million Dollar Companies in his 20’s -with Matt Clark [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mattclarkprofilepic.png)
Amazon Selling Machine: 3 Multi-Million Dollar Companies in his 20’s -with Matt Clark [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]
Having built 3 multi-million dollar companies in his twenties, CEO Matt Clark shares his secrets to success and talks about his successful Amazon Selling Machine program. Matt has been featured in Under30CEO, Forbes, Business.com, and many more.
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![CrazyEgg & KISSmetrics: Lessons in Building Multimillion Dollar Companies -with Neil Patel [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/neilpatelprofilepic.jpeg)
CrazyEgg & KISSmetrics: Lessons in Building Multimillion Dollar Companies -with Neil Patel [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]
Neil Patel is the co-founder of Crazy Egg, KISSmetrics, and helps companies like Amazon, NBC, GM, and HP grow their revenue.
What will you learn in this interview?
-How to choose the right business?
-Hear the big mistakes Neal made so you do not do the same.
-Tools and systems that make the daily routine a lot easier.
-How do you win and keep clients?
-How can you work well with a business partner and how did Neal meet his?
-What big lessons will you learn from Neil’s journey?
-What big mistake does he not talk about often?
FUN FACT:
Neil started out as a vacuum salesman and offered to clean houses to earn money when homeowners were not interested in his product.
Business Mentors, Tools, Books mentioned:
Unroll.me
Quicksprout
KISSmetrics
Crazy Egg
A little background about Neil:
Neil Patel launched his first online venture, a job board named Advice Monkey, while in high school. Although the business was unsuccessful, it helped Neil gain the mastery of driving traffic to his site, thus launching his career in online marketing. By 2009, Neil had implemented his marketing and search engine optimization tactics on 30 of the top 100 Technorati blogs and was named one of the top influencers on the web by The Wall Street Journal.
In 2007, Neil’s blog was named Search Engine Journal’s “Best Social Media Blog” and first ranked in Technorati’s Top 100. Neil’s current blog, Quick Sprout, produces annual revenues in excess of $1 million and has been featured in news outlets including Inc. Magazine, Forbes, Gigaom, and Business Insider.
In 2002 Neil co-founded Advantage Consulting Services (ACS), an online search engine optimization (SEO) and marketing company with business partner Hiten Shah that was doing more than $2.5 million a year in sales by 2007.
In 2006, Neil and Hiten founded Crazy Egg, a company which helps individuals and businesses determine what visitors are doing when they visit their site.
In 2008 Neil co-founded KISSmetrics, which allows websites to show who visited and what their activities are. This way, companies can use the information to improve sales and customer experience by tracking the lifelong value of the customer. KISSmetrics closed a $1 million seed round led by True Ventures in 2008. In mid-2009 it closed a $3 million round led by Polaris Ventures.Since its launch in May 2008, the company has signed on more than 1,900 paying customers and has tracked more than 4.5 billion people and their 36 billion interactions.
Sponsor for this episode
At Rise25, we’re committed to helping you connect with your Dream 100 referral partners, clients, and strategic partners through our done-for-you podcast solution.
We’re a professional podcast production agency that makes creating a podcast effortless. Since 2009, our proven system has helped thousands of B2B businesses build strong relationships with referral partners, clients, and audiences without doing the hard work.
What do you need to start a podcast?
When you use our proven system, all you need is an idea and a voice. We handle the strategy, production, and distribution – you just need to show up and talk.
The Rise25 podcasting solution is designed to help you build a profitable podcast. This requires a specific strategy, and we’ve got that down pat. We focus on making sure you have a direct path to ROI, which is the most important component. Plus, our podcast production company takes any heavy lifting of production and distribution off your plate.
We make distribution easy.
We’ll distribute each episode across more than 11 unique channels, including iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. We’ll also create copy for each episode and promote your show across social media.
Cofounders Dr. Jeremy Weisz and John Corcoran credit podcasting as being the best thing they have ever done for their businesses. Podcasting connected them with the founders/CEOs of P90x, Atari, Einstein Bagels, Mattel, Rx Bars, YPO, EO, Lending Tree, Freshdesk, and many more.
The relationships you form through podcasting run deep. Jeremy and John became business partners through podcasting. They have even gone on family vacations and attended weddings of guests who have been on the podcast.
Podcast production has a lot of moving parts and is a big commitment on our end; we only want to work with people who are committed to their business and to cultivating amazing relationships.
Are you considering launching a podcast to acquire partnerships, clients, and referrals? Would you like to work with a podcast agency that wants you to win?
Contact us now at [email protected] or book a call at rise25.com/bookcall.
Rise25 Cofounders, Dr. Jeremy Weisz and John Corcoran, have been podcasting and advising about podcasting since 2008.
Insider Stories from Top Leaders & Entrepreneurs…
![What is Your What?: What Were You Born to Do -with Steve Olsher [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/steveolsherprofilepic.jpeg)
What is Your What?: What Were You Born to Do -with Steve Olsher [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]
Steve Olsher is the New York Times bestselling author of What Is Your WHAT? Discover The ONE Amazing Thing You Were Born To Do. He is the co-founder and Chairman of San Francisco-based Liquor.com.
![RecipeSecrets.net: Selling over 1.2 million Books to Give His Kids a Better Life -with Ron Douglas [Inspiration & Overcome Challenges]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rondouglasprofilepic.jpg)
RecipeSecrets.net: Selling over 1.2 million Books to Give His Kids a Better Life -with Ron Douglas [Inspiration & Overcome Challenges]
Ron Douglas founded RecipeSecrets.net , a multimillion dollar publishing business, during his lunch break while working at Chase. He became a NY times Best Selling Author while scoring $5.8 million in free advertising from the media.
-Ron shares personal stories that made us both tear up.
-What inspired him to succeed and sell Over 1.1 million books.
What else will you listen to and learn in this interview?
-He has sold Over 1.1 million books sold with Simon & Schuster
-He has been featured on Featured on Fox News, Good Morning America, NBC, Home Shopping Network–been on 7 times, Wendy Williams Show, People Magazine, etc
-What is Ron’s morning routine that gives him focus and energy?
FUN FACT:
Ron was Top 5 scorers in the history at his college when he played college basketball at stoney brook
Business Mentors, Tools, Books mentioned:
Yanik Silver
Corey Rudl
Joe Vitale
A little background about Ron:
Ron Douglas is a successful entrepreneur with over 12 years experience in Internet Marketing. His
portfolio of websites collectively get over 1.8 million views per month.
As an established expert in e-commerce, information marketing, and publicity, Ron is amongst an elite group of individuals who have grossed over a million dollars both with a niche focused Internet business and in traditional mainstream publishing.
In 2009, the huge following he built Online led to him signing a book deal with a major publisher and becoming New York Times Best Selling author. Ron’s “America’s Most Wanted Recipes” cookbook series with Simon & Schuster has sold over 1.2 million copies and has been featured on Good Morning America, Home Shopping Network, Fox News, ABC News, Good Day NY, Fox & Friends, the Wendy Williams Show, the Today Show Australia, the Today Show on MSN, and in People Magazine.
Ron holds an MBA in Finance & Investments, is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and has worked on Wall Street for J.P. Morgan and Citibank. However, in 2007 he left a promising career and 6-figure job to work from his home in Glen Cove, NY and spend more time with his kids.
Ron currently enjoys the “Internet Lifestyle” by publishing his email newsletters to a database of over 270,000 subscribers, earning advertising revenue from his websites, and collecting royalties from his books. He also enjoys launching new web projects and helping fellow entrepreneurs succeed.
Check out his site Publisher Academy to find out how he did it.
Sponsor for this episode
At Rise25, we’re committed to helping you connect with your Dream 100 referral partners, clients, and strategic partners through our done-for-you podcast solution.
We’re a professional podcast production agency that makes creating a podcast effortless. Since 2009, our proven system has helped thousands of B2B businesses build strong relationships with referral partners, clients, and audiences without doing the hard work.
What do you need to start a podcast?
When you use our proven system, all you need is an idea and a voice. We handle the strategy, production, and distribution – you just need to show up and talk.
The Rise25 podcasting solution is designed to help you build a profitable podcast. This requires a specific strategy, and we’ve got that down pat. We focus on making sure you have a direct path to ROI, which is the most important component. Plus, our podcast production company takes any heavy lifting of production and distribution off your plate.
We make distribution easy.
We’ll distribute each episode across more than 11 unique channels, including iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. We’ll also create copy for each episode and promote your show across social media.
Cofounders Dr. Jeremy Weisz and John Corcoran credit podcasting as being the best thing they have ever done for their businesses. Podcasting connected them with the founders/CEOs of P90x, Atari, Einstein Bagels, Mattel, Rx Bars, YPO, EO, Lending Tree, Freshdesk, and many more.
The relationships you form through podcasting run deep. Jeremy and John became business partners through podcasting. They have even gone on family vacations and attended weddings of guests who have been on the podcast.
Podcast production has a lot of moving parts and is a big commitment on our end; we only want to work with people who are committed to their business and to cultivating amazing relationships.
Are you considering launching a podcast to acquire partnerships, clients, and referrals? Would you like to work with a podcast agency that wants you to win?
Contact us now at [email protected] or book a call at rise25.com/bookcall.
Rise25 Cofounders, Dr. Jeremy Weisz and John Corcoran, have been podcasting and advising about podcasting since 2008.
Insider Stories from Top Leaders & Entrepreneurs…
![[Top Author Series] Bounce Forward: Pronounced Dead to Best Selling Author & Speaker -with Sam Cawthorn](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/samcawthornprofilepic.jpeg)
[Top Author Series] Bounce Forward: Pronounced Dead to Best Selling Author & Speaker -with Sam Cawthorn
Sam Cawthorn is the CEO of Empowering Enterprizes & speaks all over the world to companies such as Google, Exxon, and BP. His book ‘BOUNCE FORWARD – How to Transform Crisis Into Success’ reached number #5 on the bestseller list.
Watch this interview: [Video & mp3 included]
-What do you do when you are told you will never walk again?
-How did he put the prime minister into therapy?
![[Shark Tank Series] ChordBuddy: Almost Declaring Bankruptcy to Multi Millions with Guitar Invention -with Travis Perry [Sales & Revenue]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/travisperryprofilepic.jpeg)
[Shark Tank Series] ChordBuddy: Almost Declaring Bankruptcy to Multi Millions with Guitar Invention -with Travis Perry [Sales & Revenue]
Travis Perry developed the Chord Buddy to teach his Daughter to play the guitar with greater ease. Travis had a $150,000.00 in sales in 18 months and now sales are well over $3 million. He starred in the hit show Sharktank.
Watch this interview: [Video & mp3 included]
-He was a month from declaring bankruptcy.
-Hear behind the scenes stories from sharktank.
-Why was it so important for him to make the product in the US?
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![[Top Author Series] Leading The Starbucks Way: Personal Reflections & Serve Your Customers Better- with Joseph Michelli [Big Lessons – Author]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/josephmichelliprofilepic.jpeg)
[Top Author Series] Leading The Starbucks Way: Personal Reflections & Serve Your Customers Better- with Joseph Michelli [Big Lessons – Author]
Dr. Joseph Michelli is New York Times #1 Bestselling Author of Many Books including his Latest: LEADING the STARBUCKS WAY: 5 principles for connecting with Your Customers, your products, and Your People.
![Logik.com: How a Multimillion dollar company started from a Dining Room Table -with Andy Wilson [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/andywilsonprofilepic.png)
Logik.com: How a Multimillion dollar company started from a Dining Room Table -with Andy Wilson [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]
Andy Wilson is the CEO and co-founder of Logik, which started in 2004 from a tiny dining room table and by 2008 was ranked 181 on the Inc 500 list with revenue at $4.4 million.
Watch this interview: [Video & mp3 included]
-What were big lessons from starting a company to multimillions? -What is the best and worst advice he received?
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![AcuityScheduling: Grind of Government Job to Successful Entrepreneur -with Gavin Zuchlinski [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/gavinzuchlinskiprofilepic.png)
AcuityScheduling: Grind of Government Job to Successful Entrepreneur -with Gavin Zuchlinski [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]
Gavin Zuchlinski is the Founder of Acuity Scheduling which has over 6500 business accounts, 100K appointments scheduled each month with a team of 3.
-Listen to how he escaped his government job.
-What did he do when he felt his marketing was failing?
What else will you learn in this interview?
- Big mistakes discussed were focusing on product and not enough on marketing.
- What failed in marketing?: conversion rate was poor, spent 3K on adwords with little conversions.
- Why does he say that he Failed in pricing?
- Why is measuring everything so important?
- How did he straddle a government job and his entrepreneurial venture?
- What did he do to optimize is homepage?
FUN FACT:
Gavin drinks about 8 espressos a day and is addicted.
Business Mentors, Tools, Books mentioned:
- 37 Signals
- Jason Fried
- HelpScout
- VisualWebsiteOptimizer
- Berico Technologies CEO
A little background about Acuity Schedyling
Acuity Scheduling is for Easy Online Appointment Scheduling.
It allows people to save time by having your clients book appointments online, on their own, at any time, anywhere in the world — and on your schedule. They grow 15-20% per month.
Sponsor for this episode
At Rise25, we’re committed to helping you connect with your Dream 100 referral partners, clients, and strategic partners through our done-for-you podcast solution.
We’re a professional podcast production agency that makes creating a podcast effortless. Since 2009, our proven system has helped thousands of B2B businesses build strong relationships with referral partners, clients, and audiences without doing the hard work.
What do you need to start a podcast?
When you use our proven system, all you need is an idea and a voice. We handle the strategy, production, and distribution – you just need to show up and talk.
The Rise25 podcasting solution is designed to help you build a profitable podcast. This requires a specific strategy, and we’ve got that down pat. We focus on making sure you have a direct path to ROI, which is the most important component. Plus, our podcast production company takes any heavy lifting of production and distribution off your plate.
We make distribution easy.
We’ll distribute each episode across more than 11 unique channels, including iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. We’ll also create copy for each episode and promote your show across social media.
Cofounders Dr. Jeremy Weisz and John Corcoran credit podcasting as being the best thing they have ever done for their businesses. Podcasting connected them with the founders/CEOs of P90x, Atari, Einstein Bagels, Mattel, Rx Bars, YPO, EO, Lending Tree, Freshdesk, and many more.
The relationships you form through podcasting run deep. Jeremy and John became business partners through podcasting. They have even gone on family vacations and attended weddings of guests who have been on the podcast.
Podcast production has a lot of moving parts and is a big commitment on our end; we only want to work with people who are committed to their business and to cultivating amazing relationships.
Are you considering launching a podcast to acquire partnerships, clients, and referrals? Would you like to work with a podcast agency that wants you to win?
Contact us now at [email protected] or book a call at rise25.com/bookcall.
Rise25 Cofounders, Dr. Jeremy Weisz and John Corcoran, have been podcasting and advising about podcasting since 2008.
Insider Stories from Top Leaders & Entrepreneurs…
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![Magoosh: Losing a Cofounder to Cancer & Carrying on the Vision -with Bhavin Parikh [Inspiration & Overcome Challenge]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hansooandbhavinprofilepic.png)
Magoosh: Losing a Cofounder to Cancer & Carrying on the Vision -with Bhavin Parikh [Inspiration & Overcome Challenge]
Bhavin Parikh is CEO & founder of Magoosh, an online education company that helps students boost test scores for GRE, GMAT, & SAT. They have helped over 20,000 students since 2009.
Watch this interview: [Video & mp3 included]
– What happens when you get a phone call that your cofounder, team member, and close friend has cancer?
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![SoftwareByRob: It’s Scary to Put Yourself Out There, but Worth It -with Rob Walling [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/robwallingprofilepic.png)
SoftwareByRob: It’s Scary to Put Yourself Out There, but Worth It -with Rob Walling [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]
Rob Walling started the blog softwarebyrob.com which is followed by over 25,000 web entrepreneurs. He operates a number of software products including HitTail.com, GetDrip.com, and DotNetInvoice.com just to name a few.
Watch this interview: [Video & mp3 included]
-What were his failures before success?
-How did he overcome putting himself out there when there are naysayers?
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![ThinkTraffic: What could Collapse your Business? Travel 6 months of the year -with Corbett Barr [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/corbettcarrprofilepic.jpeg)
ThinkTraffic: What could Collapse your Business? Travel 6 months of the year -with Corbett Barr [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]
Corbett Barr is Founder of Think Traffic that helps entrepreneurs build thriving audiences. He travels about 6 months out of the year while managing his multiple six figure businesses.
Watch this interview: [Video & mp3 included]
-What Big Mistake should you avoid with your products?
-What happened in his first big start up that ended up collapsing?
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![ProductProSystems: Prevent Business Fizzling & Remember Success Loves Speed -with Greg Rollett [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/gregrollettprofilepic.png)
ProductProSystems: Prevent Business Fizzling & Remember Success Loves Speed -with Greg Rollett [Big Lessons Big Mistakes]
Greg Rollett is Best-Selling Author and online marketing expert who is CEO of The Product Pros with a client list that includes Michael Gerber, Brian Tracy, Tom Hopkins, Sally Hogshead to name a few.
Watch this interview: [Video & mp3 included]
**Big Surprise at the end of the interview!!
-What is the big roadblock Greg faced that you most likely are also?
-What powerful advice does Greg mention that made the biggest difference?
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![[Top Author Series] Summertomato: Lose weight without dieting & Eat REAL Food – with Dr. Darya Rose author of Foodist](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/daryaroseprofilepic.png)
[Top Author Series] Summertomato: Lose weight without dieting & Eat REAL Food – with Dr. Darya Rose author of Foodist
Dr. Darya Rose is the creator of SummerTomato.com, voted one of TIME’s 50 Best Websites of 2011 and the author of Foodist which helps you lose weight without dieting. She received her Ph.D in neuroscience from UC San Francisco and Bachelor’s in Molecular/Cell Biology from Berkeley.
Watch this interview: [Video & mp3 included]
-What did her dad do that decreased his blood pressure by half and allowed him to lose so much weight that he had to poke holes in his belt?
-What was the research experiment about will power that will blow your mind?
![[Big Lessons Big Mistakes] Noah’s Bagels: Sold to Einstein Bagels for $100 Million – the Highs and Lows with Noah Alper](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/noahalperprofilepic.jpeg)
[Big Lessons Big Mistakes] Noah’s Bagels: Sold to Einstein Bagels for $100 Million – the Highs and Lows with Noah Alper
Noah Alper is the Founder of Noah’s Bagels, which grew from a one-store location to a large bakery chain that spans across California. Six and a half years after founding his bagel empire, Noah exited the company for $100 million. His expertise in concept creation, marketing, retail, food service, and sales management allowed him to start five other businesses in addition to Noah’s Bagels.
With over 35 years of business and nonprofit management experience, Noah shares his wisdom as a motivational speaker. He has lectured at many places, including Google, The Commonwealth Club, J.P. Morgan, and Stanford University. Noah founded Noah Alper Consulting to help guide entrepreneurs through the startup process. He is also the author of Business Mensch: Timeless Wisdom for Today’s Entrepreneur.
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