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Entrepreneur’s Enigma | Tony Yang From Big Blue To Startups To Entrepreneur

With over 16 years of B2B marketing experience in SaaS, Tony is considered a “full stack marketer” and marketing technologist. He’s built and led teams for many tech startups in various functional areas, including demand generation/growth, product marketing, account-based marketing (ABM), product-led growth (PLG), sales development, and marketing operations / revenue operations.

He was formerly the VP of Demand Generation & Marketing Operations at Mintigo (predictive analytics startup, acquired by Anaplan), VP of Marketing at Qordoba (NLP writing assistant, rebranded to Writer), and has been a mentor to entrepreneurs at several startup accelerator programs. Today, he’s the in-house Growth Advisor to portfolio companies at Mucker Capital and Mucker Labs. In addition, he operates as a fractional CMO and marketing advisor for early- to growth stage startups, and is also the CEO & Founder of RevOptica – a buyer journey visualization and analytics platform for B2B go-to-market teams.

Tony is well-recognized in the B2B marketing community, having been invited as a speaker at various conferences, webinars and learning programs, including:

* 2016 FlipMyFunnel – Austin
* 2016 FlipMyFunnel – Boston
* 2016 “The Move To Predictive” event hosted by Integrate & Just Media
* 2015 & 2016 Mintigo Predictive Marketing Customer Events
* 2015 “Marketing Loves Sales” event by Obility
* Guest Lecturer at USC Marshall School of Business
* Mentor at several startup accelerators
* Numerous digital conferences, webinars and podcast interviews

He has also been recognized by his peers in the B2B marketing community as a thought leader and influencer, including:

* “2016 Top 40 Demand Marketing Game Changers” by Heinz Marketing & Integrate
* “Top 40 ABM Superhero” by Terminus
* “Top 50 Most Influential People at Marketo Summit 2016” by Heinz Marketing
* “24 Top Account Based Marketing Influencers We’re Following On Twitter” by LeadGnome
* “B2B Marketing: Top 100 Twitter Influencers” by Onalytica
* “60+ ABM Experts To Follow & Learn From” by ReadyContacts

Tony holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California, a Masters in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School of Management, and BA degrees in both Economics and Chinese Studies from the University of California, San Diego.

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Entrepreneur’s Enigma | Sean Weisbrot An Expat Educator Turned Entrepreneur

Sean Weisbrot is an American entrepreneur, investor, and advisor who lived in Asia for 14 years. After getting a degree in Psychology, he bought a one way ticket to China at the age of 22 where he lived for 10 years. Sean taught himself to be fluent and literate in Mandarin at a business level and started multiple businesses in Asia, including an agency that sold $15M in services in 18 months.
In 2018, Sean started Nerv, a B2B Software as a Service company. And in 2020, he started We Live to Build, a podcast about entrepreneurship and Psychology where he interviews business owners grossing 7-9 figures annually and in 2022 he turned We Live to Build into an advisory firm for agency owners and startup founders, and he’s documenting this journey to 8 figures annually.

Additional interesting facts:
– Traveled to 36 countries, almost all were solo travel
– Did a lot of business in Mandarin
– Gave speeches in Mandarin, including several for the Chinese government
– Went on TV/radio and spoke in Mandarin
– Lived in Vietnam for 4 years
– Currently living in Lisbon, Portugal
– Also self-taught Spanish and German
– Got a concussion which launched my entrepreneurial journey
Find Sean Online
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sweisbrot/
https://linktr.ee/welivetobuild

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Entrepreneur’s Enigma | Vinnie Potestivo On Going From MTV and Beyonce To Being An Entrepreneur

Vinnie Potestivo is an Emmy Award-winning Media Advisor who grows personal brands & scales founder-led businesses by scaling content distribution, brand visibility & media reach.

He is the Host of “I Have A Podcast®” and the Editor-in-Chief of ihaveapodcast.com, a Google News source that connects independent creators with opportunities to grow their careers and get discovered.

As a television network executive at MTV Networks (98-07) he discovered talent and developed new ways to support their goals. Pioneering how brands and business owners could contribute to their public narrative, he helped them become hosts, stars, and producers of their own tv series. Early hits include Punk’d, The Osbournes, Wild ‘N Out, TRL, 8th & Ocean, Laguna Beach, & The Challenge. Talent brands he helped launch include Mandy Moore, Beyoncé Carter, Nick Cannon, Molly Sims, Lindsay Lohan, Ashlee & Jessica Simpson, Kelly & Jack Osbourne and so many more.

Since then, he and his team at VPE.tv have continued to be well-trusted connectors who develop and distribute original content across all media platforms. Especially podcasts!

Personal brands Vinnie has helped elevate through the use of original content include Mandy Moore, Diane von Furstenberg, Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Simpson, Beyoncé Carter, Ashlee Simpson, Carson Daly, Nick Lachey, Sharon Osbourne, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Wilmer Valderrama, Nick Cannon, Lindsay Lohan, TJ Lavin, Vanessa Lachey, Benji & Joel Madden, Aly & AJ, Kelly & Jack Osbourne, Tyrese Gibson, Molly Sims, Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari, Danielle Fishel, Carmen Electra, Sisqo, Dave Holmes, Susie Castillo, Damien Fahey, Quddus, La La Anthony, DJ Clue, Suchin Pak, Gideon Yago, Brianna Keilar, Tracie Strahan, Erika Martin, Sway Calloway, Alan Colmes, Matt Pinfield, Tom Green, Ahmet Zappa, Pauly Shore, Jerry Springer, Snoop Dogg, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Morgan Spurlock, Will.i.am, Ebro, Andy Milonakis, Kelis, Aubrey O’Day, Hasan Minhaj, Patti Stanger, Chris March, Danielle Staub, Beth Ostrosky Stern, Audrey Gruss, Dottie Herman, Peter Thomas Roth, & Tinsley Mortimer.

Corporate brands VPE has worked closely with include Macy’s, Samsung, Nikon, MLB, Peter Thomas Roth, June Jacobs Spa, Naturally Serious Skin, Kiehl’s, Hope Fragrances, Ciroc, Dow, Lady Foot Locker, AARP, Prudential, and AllState.

Find Vinnie Online:
https://vpetalent.com/
https://vpetalent.com/i-have-a-podcast/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinniepotestivo/

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Entrepreneur’s Enigma | Jason Falls On The Ever-Changing World Of His Entrepreneurial Journey

Jason Falls is the fearless (or some might say crazy) leader of the Marketing Podcast Network. He was formally in charge of Influence(r) Marketing at Cornett, an advertising agency in Lexington Kentucky. Jason then went out on his own and formed Falls + Partners. About two months after that he got an offer he could refuse to help CIPIO.ai with the marketing efforts as Executive VP of Marketing. CIPIO.ai has some cool tools for marketing online and influencers too. Check them out!

In this episode we talk about Jason’s ever changing job landscape and his goals, dreams, and aspirations.

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Entrepreneur’s Enigma | David Jasse On Being An Entrepreneur As A Video Strategist

David M. Jasse opened DMJ after garnering network experience at CNN, MTV, CBS & FOX.
David advanced from network cameraman, to control room engineer, to editor before producing.

Among his company’s most recent achievements is editing and designing graphics for the Emmy Award winning adventure and travel show, “Born to Explore with Richard Weise”, as seen on ABC. Previously, DMJ headed up the editorial team for “Cafe Digital”, 52 half-hour shows on The Discovery Channel.

David’s specialty is directing video that engages audiences and touches hearts.
His nonprofit films have helped raised more than 100 million dollars.

In the nonprofit sector specifically, David and his team produce everything from extremely engaging social media videos to virtual events to honoree tributes and animated shorts. His most important rule is strategy comes before production.

David believes nonprofits deserve to have access to the same tools as Fortune 500 companies because nonprofits are the best businesses!

Find David Online:
https://dmjstudios.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjassedmj/

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Entrepreneur’s Enigma | Dr. Tia Lyles-Williams On Being An Entrepreneur In Pharma

Tia Lyles-Williams, D.Sc. is a Two-Time Life Science Start-Up Founder – Founder & CEO of LucasPye BIO, a Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO); and Founder & CEO of HelaPlex, the 1st Commercial Life Science Accelerator for Seed-Level Life Science Start-Ups and Virtual Biotechnology Companies. In fact, LucasPye BIO is a strategic partner of Thomas Jefferson University’s Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing (JIB). Dr. Lyles-Williams is the 1st African American Queer Woman to own and lead a biopharmaceutical manufacturing company – 68 years after the 1st African American Man, Dr. Percy Lavon Julian with his company, Julian Laboratories, Inc. in Chicago, IL.

She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Howard University, Master of Science in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University, and a Master of Science in Regulatory Science from University Southern California. On May 12, 2022, Dr. Lyles-Williams was conferred as an Honorary Doctorate in The Sciences from the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. Most recently, Dr. Lyles-Williams participated as a panelist at The White House discussion Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy in the U.S. via the U.S. White House Summit on Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing.

Link: https://youtu.be/U2bdz5HE1zM

Dr. Lyles-Williams has been working in the biotechnology / biopharmaceutical industry for 22+ years – including formerly interning at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as well as a former contractor at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR in Silver Spring, MD). Her former employers include Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (now GSK) – Rockville, MD; Amgen, Inc. – Thousand Oaks, CA; Baxter BioScience (now Takeda) – Thousand Oaks, CA; Avid Bioservices – Tustin, CA; Lonza Pharma & Biotech – Portsmouth, NH; and Jazz Pharmaceuticals, PLC – Philadelphia, PA.
Find Dr. Tia Online!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tia-l-596a484/
https://www.lucaspyebio.com/

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Entrepreneur’s Enigma | Charlie Key On Being An Entrepreneur In The IoT Enterprise Low-Code Space

Charlie Key is the co-founder and CEO of Losant. He focuses his day-to-day responsibilities on working with Losant’s enterprise partners and customers. Charlie has spent more than a dozen years in software and technology. He has worked with various Fortune 500 companies to build business-changing software and applications.

Charlie can demonstrate IoT’s value by connecting the technology’s properties to critical business outcomes. His unique background as a CEO and engineer enables him to eloquently communicate how IoT can serve as a viable solution to everyday business challenges, including how to survive and compete in an ever-changing landscape.

In addition to starting Losant, his team and he has founded Modulus and Switch on the Code (SOTC). Modulus was a robust general platform for running software at scale anywhere around the world. Modulus was acquired by Progress Software ($PRGS) in 2014, where Charlie stayed on as Senior Director of Business Development. SOTC was primarily a content site for tutorials on how to create software with a variety of technologies. In 2012 SOTC was acquired by Tech.pro for the content library and site traffic.

Find Charlie Online:
https://www.losant.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliekey/

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Entrepreneur’s Enigma | Holy Crap! Episode 100! Flipping The Script!

Holy cow! It’s been 100 episodes! Hard to believe.
In this episode the tables have turned and Ian Truscott of Rockstar CMO (https://rockstarcmo.com/) interviews Seth. It’s a fun one, so buckle up and let’s get to it!
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Entrepreneur’s Enigma | Brian Griffiths On the Ups and Downs Of Being An Entrepreneur

Brian Griffiths is the owner and chief marketing strategist of the digital agency, BStrong Marketing LLC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Brian has 24 years experience in digital marketing, website design and graphic design. He received his BA from Lycoming College in 1998 in commercial design, and has gone to achieve several certifications in Digital Marketing from DigitalMarketer.com
BStrong serves SMB clients from advisory roles all the way up to fractional CMO services.
Brian lives in Souderton, Pennsylvania with his girlfriend Megan, his corgi Biggs, and way too many cats. 

Find Brian Online
https://bstrongmarketing.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandgriffiths/

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Entrepreneur’s Enigma | Shawnnah Monterrey on Entrepreneurship and the Pivot

Shawnnah Monterrey, CEO, BeanStock Ventures is the Founder and CEO. BeanStock Ventures is a medical device product development company and is one of 9 FDA accredited 510(k) review organizations, founded in 2018. The company utilized 2020 to establish new products and strengthen its foundations and proceeded to double in size in 2021 and has since secured long-term partnerships with numerous fortune 500 companies.

Shawnnah Monterrey founded BeanStock Ventures, in 2018 following nearly a 20-year career as a technical leader responsible for developing strategies and leading complex global product development programs and functional management of software engineering and software quality assurance departments for both startup and mature organizations with significant emphasis on the development of medical instruments, life science, diagnostics, clinical applications. Shawnnah’s tenure includes technical leadership roles at Illumina, Covidien (Medtronic), Invetech (Danaher) and Carl Zeiss Meditec.

She currently is a member of Tech Coast Angels; an Advisory Board Member of Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University and a member of the National Institute of Health (NIH) Commercialization Readiness Pilot Special Emphasis Review Panel.
Shawnnah holds an executive MBA from San Diego State University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science from USCD. She has received numerous awards and nominations since she founded BeanStock Ventures.

Shawnnah is proud to resides in and be a San Diego native and continues to give back to her local community.

Find Shawnnah Online:
https://beanstockventures.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnnahmonterrey/

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