Once Upon A Venture Podcast

Index

alan.siege@sbmc.biz (Alan Siege) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:04:12 +0000

1. Mary Nittolo and The Studio :: The accidental entrepreneur.

2. Lynn Zuckerman Gray and Campus Scout :: Starting a business, the first steps.

3. Amy DeGiulo and Sugar Flower Shop :: Converting a passion into a business.

4. Sarah Farzam and Bilingual Birdies :: It takes good research to find your market.

5. Justine Pringle and Nunu Chocolates :: A business that bridges two interests: science and chocolate.

6. Stacey Blume and Blume Girl :: Seeing an opportunity where others didn’t.

7. Bob McClure and McClure’s Pickles :: Creating a family-based business.

8. John Goscha and Idea Paint :: The persevering young entrepreneur.

9. Ben Lerer and Thrillist :: Finding funding for a new service is NOT impossible.

10. Dominic Coryell and Garment Valet :: Starting a business while in college.

11. Karl Miller and Hudson Goods :: What’s it like going from Wall Street to Main Street.

12. Susanna Honig – Independent Architect :: Working out of one’s home/managing a family as an entrepreneur.

13. John Iorio and Funtime Amusements :: What should you know BEFORE you buy a business.

14. Bill Phelps and Yamodo :: Finding funds for a new Board Game.

15. Bill Phelps and Yamodo :: To Keep My Job or Not To Keep My Job, That is The Question.

16. Brian and Risqué :: When do you make the break and really go for it.

17. Charles Howard and Call A Head :: Building a business few want to touch.

18. Lori Sandler and Divvies :: Beginning a business to solve a very personal issue.

19. Greg O’Connell :: What does it mean to be an entrepreneur?

20. Howard Weber :: How do you go about making sure that you really receive the money you’ve worked so hard to earn?

21. Sean Casey and Sean Casey Animal Rescue :: Saving animals with business saavy.

22. Jon Sherman :: Meet Jon Sherman – the guy who’s company – Flavor Paper – is helping to bring back wallpaper.

Jon Sherman

alan.siege@sbmc.biz (Alan Siege) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:30:52 +0000

Meet Jon Sherman – the guy who’s company – Flavor Paper – is helping to bring back wallpaper. To get into the business he had 48 hours to decide whether to invest and get equipment that was about to be junked. He did and turned that $5,000 investment into a thriving multi-layered – pardon the pun – business. Here’s his story.

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Howard Weber, Esq. – Creative Debt Collector

alan.siege@sbmc.biz (Alan Siege) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:43:29 +0000

How many small business owners have had trouble getting paid? You think your clients are above board and the next thing you know you can’t find them anywhere. How do you go about making sure that you really receive the money you’ve worked so hard to earn? In this story you’re going to hear from Brooklyn born Howard Weber, founding partner of a law firm that specializes in collections, commercial litigation and real estate. Mr. Weber attended Brooklyn Law School and received a PhD from NYU. He is a past adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School and at Adelphi’s paralegal certification program.

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Sean Casey of Sean Casey Animal Rescue

alan.siege@sbmc.biz (Alan Siege) — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 22:02:13 +0000

Passion in business usually means being successful, yet too much passion

in some businesses can lead to their downfall. Sean Casey of Sean Casey

Animal Rescue discusses how he built a successful animal rescue

business by being true to his values while developing policies that are

effective AND compassionate.

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Greg O’Connell

alan.siege@sbmc.biz (Alan Siege) — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:24:09 +0000

Greg O’Connell is a real estate developer. He is the largest single landowner in the Red Hook Section of Brooklyn. He rents to over 100 small businesses, owns nearly 600 residential units, and is the driving force behind the plans to convert a Civil-War era warehouse into an upscale Fairway supermarket. Greg’s story addresses what it means to be an entrepreneur. While much has been written on the subject, we think you’ll be surprised and moved by what Greg has to say on the topic. So we invite you to sit back and listen. You’re about to hear the story of a man who went from being a successful NYC police detective to a visionary real estate developer.

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Mary Nitttolo and The Studio

alan.siege@sbmc.biz (Alan Siege) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:13:00 +0000

Mary Nittolo is a great example of an accidental entrepreneur. Never intending to start and manage a multi-million dollar production studio, she has a lot to say about the challenges of staying in business for over 20 years. Mary brings a simple elegance to the art of entrepreneurship; what do you think? Click here to download a transcript of this interview.

Campus Scout and Finding the right employee

alan.siege@sbmc.biz (Alan Siege) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:52:18 +0000

Campus Scout is a new and cost effective on-campus recruiting strategy for employers as they struggle through the current economic crisis. Focused exclusively on the college and graduate student space, Campus Scout believes it is the best solution for establishing or retaining a strong brand on campus and building the finest “bench” of entry level professionals. This is the story of a business in development that is slowly building its identity.

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Interview by Alan Siege

Sugar Flower Shop

alan.siege@sbmc.biz (Alan Siege) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:16:29 +0000

Amy DeGiulio, the shop’s owner and founder, is a great example of the determined entrepreneur. Her work as an actuary in a “previous life,” gave her the discipline and tools to run a very tight (baking) ship.

Interview by Alan Siege

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Bilingual Birdies

alan.siege@sbmc.biz (Alan Siege) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:46:26 +0000

Bilingual Birdies Foreign Language Music Specialists teach language through alternative education methods.

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Here is the story of the start

-By Alan Siege

NuNu Chocolates

alan.siege@sbmc.biz (Alan Siege) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:58:10 +0000

How does someone go from having a degree in waste management to operating a thriving chocolate shop? Why would someone take such a leap? What makes people like Justine Pringle – the owner of NuNu Chocolates – re-do their life and take on such risk? Once you hear her, you’ll understand. Click here to download a transcript of this interview.