Entrepreneur Wrap

This week, David was joined by Brett Podolsky, Co-Founder of The Farmer's Dog, one of the nation's fastest growing pet food brands. Brett's philosophy is all about clean and healthy food for dogs as opposed to the traditional kibble that most pet owners feed their dogs. What started as just an idea between two friends has now turned into an established brand with a large and loyal following.  We talk with Brett about starting entrepreneurship, company culture, raising capital, his favorite books, where he draws inspiration and the best advice he has ever received as a business owner.   FOLLOW THE GUEST Brett Podolsky, : LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-podolsky Twitter: @Brett_Podolsky IG: @BrettPodolsky FOLLOW THE HOST, David Brickley: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidjBrickley Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidjbrickley/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6yZbmTvJfjY8h79Wpm49Zw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brickley/

Ryan Bethencourt, CEO at Wild Earth, is a driven entrepreneur who's goal is to create clean, healthy and sustainable pet food. On this episode of the Entrepreneur Wrap, Ryan shares his story and entrepreneurial journey. He discusses his appearance on Shark Tank, what goes on behind the scenes, and how his past experiences have led him to where he is today.    FOLLOW THE GUEST, Ryan Bethencourt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanBethencourt FOLLOW THE HOST, David Brickley:Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidjBrickley Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidjbrick... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6yZbmTvJfjY8h79Wpm49Zw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brickley/   An STN Digital Production:STN is a Social Media Marketing Agency trusted by the largest Sports & Entertainment properties in the world.https://stndigital.com FOLLOW STN DIGITAL:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/STNDigital/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stndigital/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/STNDigital LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stn-

Adam Dailey is a driven entrepreneur who's on a mission to build and innovate across any and every channel available. His expertise is in team building, business strategy, public speaking, digital media and company core values.  On this episode of the Entrepreneur Wrap, Adam shares his story and entrepreneurial journey.   FOLLOW THE GUEST, Adam G. Dailey: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamdailey/   FOLLOW THE HOST, David Brickley: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidjBrickley Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidjbrickley/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6yZbmTvJfjY8h79Wpm49Zw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brickley/

Grayson Lafrenz is the CEO of Power Digital Marketing, an online internet marketing agency that helps businesses scale and drive revenue through digital marketing. Over the past 5 years, he has grown the company from a team of 3 to a team of 50+. Power Digital has been named San Diego's Healthiest Company, Fastest Growing, Top Places to work and mentioned on the Inc 500 Companies & Best Places to Work. On this episode of the Entrepreneur Wrap, Grayson walks us through his entrepreneurial journey and shares how he's been able to rapidly grow his company. Here are some of the talking points: What was your first entrepreneurial hustle as a kid? What did you think of your higher education experience? Tell me more about Power Digital Learning From Failures: What was one of the most challenging times in your business? How did you overcome? What was one of your biggest mistakes that you made in business? Rapid Fire: What time do you wake up? Workout routine? How do you manage stress? Who inspires you in business? Favorite quote? What business tools have been the most instrumental to your success? Work-life balance? Best advice, how do you deal with it? What does it mean to you to be an Entrepreneur?  Best piece of advice you've received? What book would you recommend to other entrepreneurs? Excluding yours, what company or business do you admire the most? What are they doing that you want to mimic? Whats the end-goal for your career or business?  

Johnathan Grzybowski is the co-founder of Penji, a company that provides unlimited custom design services at a flat monthly rate.  He's also the founder & host of The Blind Entrepreneur podcast where he interviews the top entrepreneurs across the globe to pick their minds and day-to-day. On this episode, Johnathan walks us through his entrepreneurial journey and provides valuable insight on what to do and most importantly what not to do. 

Rob Dube is the President of Image One, ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the Top 25 Small Giants in America 2017. Rob also serves as a Forbes columnist, and is an author of the new book "Do Nothing" - A leaders guide to doing nothing. Rob breaks down the importance of meditation (a practice that successful entrepreneurs, executives, and world-class athletes have in common).

Steve Little is a highly sought-after adviser, mentor, coach, and business success leader who is recognized as one of the leading experts in developing peak individual and team performance. Specializing in accelerating valuation growth and creating highly successful exits, he has personally led 6 successful start-ups to successful private acquisitions averaging $100M+ each. He has also raised more than $1B in startup and growth funding for 11 different businesses in multiple industries. And he led the buy-side M&A team for a major technology innovator, acquired and successfully integrated 9 companies in less than 12 months.

Scott Fritz, serial entrepreneur and author of "The 40 Hour Work Year", joins David and Brett on the 28th episode of Entrepreneur Wrap. Scott's book focuses on his story as an entrepreneur, sharing valuable advice such as business methods, action focused exercises and mindset philosophy, all of which helped him become a passive investor in his own business. Scott also operates a business coaching company, is an active angel investor with investments in over 30 entities, and founder of Human Capital.

Our 27th episode features Nick Brune, Co-Founder and Executive Chef of EcoCaters. EcoCaters is a San Diego-based catering company that focuses on organic food catering for events of any type and size. Nick's story is a must-listen, especially to those who are looking to get into or already are in the catering or restaurant business.

David and Brett chatted this week with Rocco Cortese, Managing Director of The Heritage Group, a commercial real estate investment management firm in San Diego. Coming from a family of entrepreneurs that are first-generation immigrants from Italy, Rocco was instilled with a strong work ethic from a young age. Today, Rocco has more than 29 years of experience in commercial real estate industry and is responsible for all aspects of the capital and investment advisory business within The Heritage Group.