Battle Scars - Tales From Entrepreneurs

Long time friend of ours, Paul Pomeroy, talks about his role as CEO at Advertising Agency, Aloysius Butler & Clark. ABC is a 50 year old company with footprints well beyond Delaware, and Paul is now at the helm. Hear him share stories of being a bigger part of a company that he long worked for, making the transition to him as CEO, and how he hopes to not screw up what he is now in charge of. Paul also turns the questioning onto us for an interesting discussion from both sides of changing ownership. Shout out to Nashville and Annapolis legend, Skribe, for the music.

Meghan Wallace shares how she went from being in the Government to jumping out to create a company that helps the Government solve the big issues with her company, Social Contract. Hear about how she got into government, identified an opportunity, and jumped out to help solve it. Oh yeah, and she significantly grew the company during the pandemic. As always, thank you to Nashville star, Skribe, for the music.

This month, Patrick and I talk to Priscilla Turgon, Founder and Executive Director of Project New Start. This incredibly impactful Delaware organization creates a learning program for justice involved to learn life skills to be successful upon release and more importantly, not return to prison. Not your typical start up, for sure, but we are certain you will appreciate hearing about starting a different kind of business than we typically discuss. As always, big thank you to Nashville musician and friend, Skribe for the intro-outdo song. Be sure to check him out as he tours the country.

We have a great podcast with New Castle County Executive, Matt Meyer, on his rich past being involved with Entrepreneurship, both in and out of government. We recorded it at the impactful Route 9 Library and Innovation Center.  Our wide ranging discussion covered selling shoes in Africa, converting a hotel to emergency shelter and how you don't have to be on your own to act like an entrepreneur.  The story of the Hope Center's transformation from a hotel to emergency shelter was told in this emmy-winning short. Definitely worth a watch.

We take the show on the road again! This time to the lovely rooftop bar at the new Quoin hotel in downtown Wilmington with our special guest, Chris Buccini. Chris shares with us how he and his brother spent the last 25 years turning the city into an overnight success through their development company, the Buccini Pollin Group to create a space where entrepreneurs can thrive. As always, special thanks to Nashville star and friend, Skribe for the intro/outro music.

Chef Akhtar Nawab, acclaimed chef who is bringing The Chancery Market to Wilmington, DE at 1313 N Market. Recorded live at the Queen Theater as part of the Delaware Entrepreneur Summit! Learn more about The Chancery Market project and how to get involved at: https://www.thechancerymarket.com Learn more about Chef Akhtar Nawab at https://www.akhtarnawab.com

But First - Come out and hear a live Battlescars podcast with special guest, Chef Akhtar Nawab at the lovely Queen Theater during the Delaware Entrepreneurial Summit on October 4th.  Nawab is a Michelin award winning chef with restaurants in New York, DC New Orleans and coming soon, downtown Wilmington. Chef Nawab is behind the new Chancery Market going in at 1313 N Market. This 12,000 sq ft space at 1313 will feature artisan concepts from around the globe. This will be our first live podcast and we will have much fun hearing about what brought Nawab to Wilmington and his vision for the Chancery Market You can learn more and get your tickets to this Entrepreneur "Block Party" at EECIncubator.com. Markevis Gideon takes us on a long, global and winding journey to him pursuing his NerdItNow company. His story involves many tow trucks and a trip to Shark Tank as he went on to "Find His Groove"

Patrick Callahan and I had a super fun conversation about starting out and breaking into the world of outdoor media with a new concept: wrapping cars with advertiser’s messages. Mac Macleod, founder of Carvertise.com, a Blue Hen Built company, joins us to share his stories of getting started, pivoting and meeting the "DirtWorshipper".  As always, special thank you and shout out to Skribe for the song Common Ground off his album, Postcards. Check out all his music and show him some love over at Bandcamp. 

Most times, an entrepreneur is doing a lot of "firsts" when starting a business. First incorporation, first client, first office, etc, and leaning on others to answer questions can be key. Patrick and Lee talk about their approach to finding mentors, getting questions answered and how a big red button works.

Bill Stevenson tells us how he overcame obstacles of creating Newark’s legendary music bar, The Stone Balloon. Hear his stories of buying a building that gets condemned the day after he buys it, gets Bruce Springsteen, Metallica and more to play on his stage. More than just a story about a bar, Bill shares how his life challenges shaped his direction, the importance of friends, and how he persevered through unbelievable obstacles to create a legend that extends well beyond the state’s borders. Learn About The original Stone Balloon from people who were there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/StoneBalloon Special thanks to Skribe for the song Common Ground. Be sure to check him out in Annapolis and Nashville!  https://www.skribestudios.com