In this episode, James inspires you to get out of your own head and get to work being great! James reached out to his friends, Damon Brown of Bring Your Worth TV, and Peachi Williams, founder of Freshman Fun Box to get their takes on the subject.  Connect with James on LinkedIn and share your thoughts. Because I'm a LinkedIn snob, please add a note to the connection request to let me know you heard me on the podcast to ensure your connection request is accepted.   Can't wait to hear from you! Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke. If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James replays a live-stream pitch event from LinkedIn with Techstars CEO, David Cohen, giving three founders feedback on their pitches; he also shared the Techstars co-founder origin story. And finally, he and I talk about how to convert mentors to sponsors.  Connect with James on LinkedIn and share your thoughts. Because I'm a LinkedIn snob, please add a note to the connection request to let me know you heard me on the podcast to ensure your connection request is accepted.   Can't wait to hear from you! Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke. If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James discusses an interesting TechCrunch article, "New study of unicorn founders finds most are ‘underdogs,’ and female founders are rising" By Mike Butcher. Connect with James on LinkedIn and share your thoughts. Because I'm a LinkedIn snob, please add a note to the connection request to let me know you heard me on the podcast to ensure your connection request is accepted.   Can't wait to hear from you! Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke. If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James explores a Real Simple article, "10 "Microadventures" You Can Take When You Need a Quick Happiness Boost, By Amy Maclin. Try them this week! And we have a treat for you today, James invited his wife, Prudence, to join him on this episode. And she shared a dad joke! Connect with James on LinkedIn and share your thoughts. Because I'm a LinkedIn snob, please add a note to the connection request to let me know you heard me on the podcast to ensure your connection request is accepted.   Can't wait to hear from you.  Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke, that James' wife told! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James explores a Forbes article, "How To Thrive: 7 Ways To Create Happiness In The Future Of Work, by Tracy Brower, PhD
 Connect with James on LinkedIn and share your thoughts. Because I'm a LinkedIn snob, please add a note to the connection request to let me know you heard me on the podcast to ensure your connection request is accepted.   Can't wait to hear from you.  Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James explores an Upworthy article, "A helpful chart to explain the difference between support and 'toxic positivity'
Can positivity be “toxic”? "By Sarah Schuster Connect with James on LinkedIn and share your thoughts. Because I'm a LinkedIn snob, please add a note to the connection request to let me know you heard me on the podcast to ensure your connection request is accepted.   Can't wait to hear from you.  Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James explores the famous Teddy Roosevelt quote about the man in the arena, and what it means for you to show up in the arena of life for yourself, your family, and your business.  James has his friends Damon Brown, entrepreneur and YouTuber, and Elle Cole, sickle cell advocate, share what it means to them.  Check out Damon's YouTube show, Bring Your Worth, and Elle's shop.  Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James talks with introvert sales expert and rapid growth coach, Matthew Pollard, about how introverts can thrive as entrepreneurs.  You can download a free chapter of Matthew's books here. And visit here to download a free template to create your own unified message.  Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James shares ten ways to be kind to yourself during mental health awareness month and beyond. James referenced the article, Psychologists Are Sharing Everyday Habits That Can Help You Be Kinder To Yourself Once And For All, by Raven Ishak. Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James rants about why being kind is better than being nice - especially to entrepreneurs.  James shares this CNN article, Being a nice person is not the same as being kind. Why the difference is so important, by Jocelyn Solis-Moreira. Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James talks with entrepreneurs who have struggled with saying "no" and shares ten ways to say no that might be comfortable for you.  James shares this Better Up article, How To Say No To Others (And Why You Shouldn’t Feel Guilty), by Elizabeth Perry. James heard from founders Allison Byers, founder of Scroobious, and Jennifer Price, founder of Disabiity Media Network.   Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke from Tajuanna Taylor, founder of Virtual Asyst, which helps you find an amazing virtual assistant! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James shares five important lessons for new entrepreneurs.  James discusses this Entrepreneur Magazine article, I Started My Business In My Mom's Basement at the Age of 17. Here are 5 Rules I Wish I Had Known, But Had to Learn the Hard Way, By Jon B. Becker. Here's the book James mentioned to help with your marriage or relationship, The Seven Principles For Making a Marriage Work.  And the podcast episode James mentioned, Filling the hole in your heart.  Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke!   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James endeavors to inspire you if you've been grinding on your business but haven't gotten the results you expect.  James discusses this article, People who become successful later in life usually have these 10 unique strengths, by Ethan Sterling, on GlobalEnglishEditing.com. Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke by James' daughter, Zoe!   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, James talks with Liberty White about her new project, She Learns AI, to teach 1,000 women how to do AI prompt engineering. Plus she shares three AI prompts that can help you be more efficient/effective as an entrepreneur.  Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad jokes!   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it! Read More Episode Details Status: Published Release Date: Mar 21, 2024 Author: James Oliver, Jr.

In this episode, James talks with Marie Roker-Jones about how introverts can tap into their super-power, the joy of missing out, or JOMO! Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad jokes!   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out James' book, The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN be a Successful ParentPreneur on Amazon, you will love it!

In this episode, Lavelle Smith Hall and James talk about regrets people have at the end of their lives and try to inspire you to live a life of no regrets! The conversation was inspired by an article, Top five regrets of the dying, By Susie Steiner, and by a chapter in James' book.  Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad jokes!   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". This podcast is ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!  If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app. 

In this episode, Lavelle Smith Hall was out of action, so you got stuck with James talking about how you know when it's time to shut down your startup or pivot.  The conversation was inspired by an article, 5 Signs It’s Time to Quit (Or Pivot) Your Startup, By Rachel Greenberg.  We heard from two friends of the podcast, Dana Fry, of Ujamaa Financial, and Demetrius Curry, of College Cash who shared their stories about when they had to decide to pivot or shut down their startups.    Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad jokes!   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!  If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app. 

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall talk with Melvin Freeman, Director of Data and Strategy at Camelback Ventures about how to use data for social impact.  We also talked about Camelback Ventures' upcoming application openings on Feb 5th for their $40K fellowship. You can learn more and apply here. James and Lavelle shared some important life updates that happened while they were on hiatus from the podcast.  And stick around to the end for the dad jokes!   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!  If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app. 

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall talk with the Wall Street Journal's Family & Tech columnist, Julie Jargon, about the negative impact social media has on our kids.  And stick around for the end, as Julie uses technology to tell us a dad joke.   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics.  Read More Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerDownload Audio File   Read More Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerDownload Audio File Author : Lavelle Smith Hall & James Oliver, Jr. Episode Type : Full Episode : N/A Rating : Clean

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall talk with Wefunder's self-proclaimed VP of Banter, Jonny Price, as he shares tips with you to execute your community fundraising round (AKA equity crowd-funding, which apparently is now a bad word).  During the show, Jonny convinced James that he should spin up a Wefunder community round for his startup, Kabila. So James did it! You can check out Kabila's Wefunder here and contribute if you like.  Stick around for the dad joke at the end, as Jonny got in on the action.   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics.  Read More Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerDownload Audio File  

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall help you learn how to effectively use a virtual assistant (VA) to free up more of your most precious asset, your time.  They interviewed VA expert, TaJuanna Taylor, of Bootstrap Dreams to help you out. Here's a free VA onboarding checklist from TaJuanna.  And stick around for the dad joke shenanigans! Dad joke hater, Lavelle Smith Hall, finally tells us a dad joke. And Tajuanna may or may not have regurgitated because of it.    To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics.

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall unpack the nuances of when and if you should take things personally as an entrepreneur. To do so, they got the help of a few entrepreneurial friends:  Tamara Lucas, founder of a concierge service app, My Panda.  Chelsea Elliott, founder of Somocom Lab, a social-emotional intelligence game for kids.  Kimberly Jolasun, founder of Villie, a platform that gets your village involved on your journey to being a mom.    And stick around for the funny dad joke by James' son, Thaddeus!   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics. 

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall, share an interview James did with ADHD Executive Coach, Brett Green. Brett gives us three tips to help us thrive as entrepreneurs with ADHD. Stick around for the adorable dad joke with Jason Feifer, Entrepreneur Magazine Editor-In-Chief, and his four-year-old son.    To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics.  Read More Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerDownload Audio File Author : Lavelle Smith Hall & James Oliver, Jr. Episode Type : Full

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall, share three tips to find a co-founder and to manage that important relationship, and they got some help from their friends: Erica Harris: Co-founder of MOMLogics  William Ward: Founder of Flexie Marketing legend, Seth Godin, shared a dad joke with us - listen to see if Lavelle liked the joke or if she hates on it...as usual.  And here's the co-founder equity splitting tool from Gust that James mentioned on the show.    To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.    P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics. 

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall, discuss what resilience is and how entrepreneurs can get more of it. The hosts relied on this article to drive the conversation:  Five Science-Backed Strategies to Build Resilience
When the road gets rocky, what do you do?
 BY KIRA M. NEWMAN, The Greater Good Magazine at Berkley University To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics. 

In this episode, James and his new co-host, Lavelle Smith Hall, discuss how to avoid startup ecosystem burnout, and they got some help from their friends: Sharonda Davis - Founder of The Huddle DAO And Denise Calixte - Founder of Easy Oat Burgers   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.S.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics.  Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerDownload Audio File  

In this episode, James introduces his new co-host, Lavelle Smith Hall, and the duo asks the question: if all overlooked founders combined are only going to raise less than 10% of VC funding, should they even try?  To tackle this conundrum, we got the help of a few of our friends:  Kimberly Evans: Founder of Just Her Ridesare, a service for women rideshare passengers and drivers.  Abraham Williamson: Attorney at Go With Canvas, and James and Lavelle's startup attorney.  Antoine Woods: Venture Capitalist at Bronze VC.    And here's the video we promised to share that shows how James used ChatGPT and Gritt.io to find angel investors who are founders and send them relevant cold emails. James says, "You're welcome!" If you’re loving the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.S.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics. 

In this episode, Mario and James debate what comes first, sales or marketing, what do you think?  If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, which recently finished Techstars Austin, to get early access to the co-founder matching app and join its global startup founder community.  P.P.S., If you want to learn how to get brand sponsorship dollars for your business (Mario raised $4 million in brand sponsorships), sign up for Mario's course here. Podcast post-production service by ContentGA.com. Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerDownload Audio File  

In this episode, Mario and James talk about how Mario's messy experience starting his business impacted his relationship with his wife who is also his business partner.  If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, which recently finished Techstars Austin, to get early access to the co-founder matching app and join its global startup founder community.  P.P.S, If you want to learn how to get brand sponsorship dollars for your business (Mario raised $4 million in brand sponsorships), sign up for Mario's course here. Podcast post-production service by ContentGA.com.

In this episode, Mario and James talk about two of James' favorite books that he thinks can help you turbo-charge your marketplace-based business and help you be a more effective giver. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, which is currently in Techstars Austin, to get early access to the co-founder matching app. P.P.S If you want to learn how to get brand sponsorship dollars for your business (Mario raised $4 million in brand sponsorships), sign up for Mario's course here. Podcast post-production service by ContentGA.com.

In this episode, Mario and James are big mad about people who are ageists and they discuss why you are more likely to be successful as an entrepreneur until the age of sixty. Sixty! If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Oh, and we read a dad joke this week from Devin Creek of Luna and Devin’s Cozy Home Stays. P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, which is currently in Techstars Austin, to get early access to the co-founder matching app. P.P.S If you want to learn how to get brand sponsorship dollars for your business (Mario raised $4 million in brand sponsorships), sign up for Mario's course here. Podcast post-production service by ContentGA.com.

In this episode, Mario and James tell you how to focus on what's important so you can stop majoring in the minors. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss go! 🚀 P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to get early access to the co-founder matching app. P.P.S If you want to learn how to get brand sponsorship dollars for your business (Mario raised $4 million in brand sponsorships), sign up for Mario's course here.

In this episode, Mario and James tell you how to turn your mentor into a sponsor because sponsorship is where the real opportunities lie for you! Here's the link to the Harvard Business Review article, How To Build a Great Relationship With a Mentor mentioned in the episode. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss go! 🚀 P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to get early access to the co-founder matching app. P.P.S If you want to learn how to get brand sponsorship dollars for your business (Mario raised $4 million in brand sponsorships), sign up for Mario's course here.

In this episode, Mario and James talk about why entrepreneurs have more faith than non-entrepreneurs. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss go! 🚀 P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to get early access to the co-founder matching app. P.P.S If you want to learn how to get brand sponsorship dollars for your business (Mario raised $4 million in brand sponsorships), sign up for Mario's course here.

In this episode, Mario and James help you overcome imposter syndrome. We hear from Allison Byers, CEO of pitch deck platform Scroobious, and Brandon Brooks, Co-Founder of VC firm Overlooked Ventures, as they share inspiring stories about how they overcame imposter syndrome and had great results. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss go! 🚀 P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to get notified when they launch their co-founder matching app. P.P.S If you want to learn how to get brand sponsorship dollars for your business (Mario raised $4 million in brand sponsorships), sign up for Mario's course here.

In this episode, Mario and James inspire you with a story to help you reframe your thinking about losing because often the things you think are losses end up being wins for you. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss go! 🚀 P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to get notified when they launch their co-founder matching app. P.P.S If you want to learn how to get brand sponsorship dollars for your business (Mario raised $4 million in brand sponsorships), sign up for Mario's course here.

In this episode, Mario and James talk with Rarebreed Ventures' Managing Partner, Mac The VC who tells us how he used Twitter to get 1,100 meetings in 90 days and raised $10 million for his first venture fund. We also talk about what the challenges are for underestimated founders and emerging VCs raising capital in the current fundraising environment. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  We LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss go! 🚀 P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to get notified when they launch their co-founder matching app. P.P.S If you want to learn how to get brand sponsorship dollars for your business (Mario raised $4 million in brand sponsorships), sign up for Mario's course here.

In this episode, Mario and James talk about Mario's #1 tip for you to focus on if you want to build your personal brand. Can you guess what it is? If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  We LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss go! 🚀 P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to get notified when they launch their co-founder matching app. P.P.S If you want to learn how to get brand sponsorship dollars for your business (Mario raised $4 million in brand sponsorships), sign up for Mario's course here.

In this episode of the podcast, Mario and James help you learn how to get people to say yes to your proposals. We mentioned the pitch deck platform, Scroobious, to help you create your investor deck. And here's the Hustle Fund VC YouTube video about creating pitch deck slide titles. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  Lesssssssss go! 🚀

In this episode, Mario and James are inspired by a Good Housekeeping article about the toxicity of hustle culture and share tips for how you can avoid it. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  Lesssssssss go! 🚀

In this episode, Mario and James share their favorite apps to help you be more productive and more effective in your business.  But first, the guys shared the amazing news that the Parents Making Profits podcast is now inside the top 100 Entrepreneurship podcasts in ten countries around the world - after only launching three months ago! Thank you, everyone, for listening! Here’s a list of the apps covered in this episode:  Dubb.com - videos to increase engagement conversions. Veed.io - Add subtitles and branding to your videos. Descript.com - For all-in-one video editing. VideoAsk.com - A tool to collect feedback from users for testimonials and more. Capcut.com - Shoot & edit videos on your phone for social media sharing. Typeform.com - A beautiful way to ask for information. Relayed.ai - A new asynchronous conversation tool for two or more people. BeFocused Pro - An app that helps you be more productive using the Pomodoro technique. Miro.com - A great brainstorming and whiteboard collaboration tool. Scripted.video - An easy-to-use teleprompter app. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  Lesssssssss go! 🚀

In this episode, Mario and James go through the rest of the Inc. Magazine article's list of excuses people make for why they can’t launch their business, product, service, course, or whatever.  After these two episodes, we hope you are inspired to push past the obstacles - real and imagined - and launch the damn thing already! If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  Lesssssssss go! 🚀 Here's the Inc. Magazine article that inspired this two-part series. CORRECTION:  In this episode, James attributed a quote to Paul Graham, but it was actually Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn founder, who said it. 

In this episode, Mario and James go through a list of excuses people make for why they can’t launch their business, product, service, course, or whatever. It turns out some people have all the excuses in Excussissippi. Spoiler alert: The guys are not here for it! If any of these excuses sound like something rattling around in your head, we hope that by the end of this episode and part two, you’ll be encouraged to stop making excuses and launch the damn thing already! If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  Tally ho! 🚀

In this episode, the guys give you advice that is easily worth $100K to you! Mario and James tell you the biggest mistake you are probably making when trying to get introduced to someone you think will help your business, and they give you the money tip for how to properly connect with people on LinkedIn. Here's the link to the article Mario and James mentioned that teaches you how to write a forwardable email introduction. If you're feeling this, please subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast player. Also, please share this episode and join our community where we can go deeper on topics that matter to you! Ad Astra. 🚀

In this episode, Mario and James have two listeners share an inspiring story from their DadPreneur journey. Plus Techstars co-founder, David Cohen, talks about how his dad inspired him to help so many entrepreneurs. The stories are from: Doug Fox - Fox Brand Marketing consultancy Kevin Thai - Three Circles Studio Photography David Cohen - Techstars Mario also put James on the spot for a dad joke and James did not disappoint. If you like dad jokes, go back and listen to episode one with Daymond John from Shark Tank, where James got into a dad-joke-off with Daymond. Please subscribe to the podcast and leave us a 5-star rating if you're feeling it! And join our new community at parentsmakingprofits.com, where we can go deeper on the topics that matter to you. Let's go!

In this episode, Mario and James share answers from three prominent venture capitalists (Brad Feld, Foundry Group, Elizabeth Yin, Hustle Fund VC, and Neal Sáles-Griffin, Techstars Rising Stars Fund) to the question of what they think is more important when making an investment, the team or the idea? And how important is the passion of the entrepreneur for their idea? Some of the answers are not what you think. If you like this episode, please subscribe and tell your ParentPreneur friends about us. Let's go! 🚀

As a parent, being an entrepreneur hits differently. If you don't have support it can hurt. But does more support come from strangers or family and friends when starting your business? And which helps us be better entrepreneurs? We take some calls and your thoughts on this hot-button issue. Plus Mario goes off and catches James by surprise with his aggressive opinion.

Mario and James give you tips to be an effective ParentPreneur. Why? Because juggling parenting and entrepreneurship can be a little nuts. The guys give tips for how you can: Be more present with your children. Turn your customers with problems into advocates. Not get sucked into the toxicity of hustle culture. Improve your mental health.

In this episode we give you the tactics to get PR without a publicist. And James reads the email he sent to Mark Cuban that Mark responded to.

Get tips from James and Mario on how you can get PR for your business and brand without a publicist. Getting publicity the right way can accelerate your credibility in the marketplace, bring you new customers and create bigger opportunities.

Build a brand by creating a community of like-minded customers and advocates of you and your business. Community is deeper and better than just posting on social media. In this episode we speak with the CEO of Mighty Networks, Gina Bianchini to learn the right ways to launch a successful community. Gina has raised over $60 million in funding and we uncover 3 main tactics: top ways for you to launch a community the easiest way to get members engaged the framework for charging to build a profitable community

Neal Sáles-Griffin is an entrepreneur, teacher, and non-profit leader. He co-founded the first beginner-focused in-person coding bootcamp, and most recently ran for mayor of Chicago. He's currently the Managing Director of Techstars Chicago Powered by J.P. Morgan and the Techstars Chicago Accelerator, and is an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering where he teaches entrepreneurship. On this episode we speak about the color of entrepreneurship, investing in Black women, and other underrepresented founders.

Brand sponsorship deals is a way to generate revenue for your business or idea. It's non-dilutive and you don't have to take out a loan or pay money back. Companies are looking for new ways to get their message out there and many entrepreneurs are in a position of influence and/or have an audience/customer base. That audience/customer base is important to brands and their marketing efforts. This episode is part 2 of the conversation on paid brand deals to grow your business. In this episode you will hear: How Mario got FedEx office to find an extra $38k for a pitch he delivered How to negotiate and close deals effectively The number 1 mistake many people make when pitching their ideas What goes into the pitch And why the 11 minute discovery call with the right questions is the best way to begin the pitching process

Special guest Jason Feifer, Editor in Chief, Entrepreneur Magazine, Podcaster and Author of "Build For Tomorrow." We discuss pitching the media, how to get on the TODAY show, how not to pitch him for articles for your business and we get into why being unique and knowing what truly makes you unique is a super power for growing your business and building your personal brand as an entrepreneur.