10/27/09: Dawn Todd of the Angel Capital Summit and Jon Albert of the Jack + Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation
Today we spoke with Dawn Todd, President of Momentum group and founder of Wildly Successful Woman Network. Dawn begins with the Angel Capital Summit in Denver held later this year where she will help match investors and entrepreneurs. Dawn also discussed a software powered investor matching service that will help entrepreneurs polish their business profile.
We also spoke with Jon Albert, founder and CEO of Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation. John talks about his foundation which offers a “WOW” experience to families who will lose a parent to cancer. Jon talks about how the foundation differs from a for-profit start-up and some of the specific challenges that are unique to a non-profit. This show is a must-listen!
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10/20/09: Sharon Drew Morgen and BB Webb
Our show today show featured two very impressive women in business. We began with Sharon Drew Morgen author of Dirty Little Secrets, featuring tips and tricks on how to sell more effectively by changing the rules of the game.
After the break we spoke with BB Webb, an Atlanta-area entrepreneur who has a thriving event company focusing on bridal receptions. BB is the owner of the Carl House in Auburn Georgia.
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10/13/09: Shotput Ventures and Looxii
If you recall earlier this year, we were joined by Jeff Hilimire who is one of the partners with Shotput Ventures. Shotput Ventures is a ” a technology startup accelerator fund that focuses on capital-light web services companies and assists in the conception phase” according to their website. But, they are so much more than that to the entrepreneurs who go through the program. They mentor these young entrepreneurs and help them come up with a viable business at the end of the program which they are planning to do again next summer. Joining GFR today was Sanjay Parekh from Shotput Ventures along with Adam Rice and Daniel Lipton from one of the SV companies called Looxii (look-see).
Looxii offers businesses a simpler solution for navigating and understanding the social web. Their customizable apps make it easy for users to track what’s relevant to their company on Twitter, blogs, and in the news. With Looxii apps, users can streamline marketing reports and research, identify new advertising venues, and improve marketing strategies. For more information, go to www.looxii.com
For information about some of the other companies from the Shotput Ventures Class of 2009, visit their website at http://www.shotputventures.com/class-2009
A big thank you to Sanjay, Adam, and Daniel. We’d love to talk with any of the other Shotput Ventures companies so consider this an open invitation!
See you next week everyone!
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10/6/09: Robyn Cobb of Cliqset + Jennifer Jacobson
Jennifer L. Jacobson is a communicator specializing in Public Relations, Brand Identity, and Strategic Sales. As a Public Relations Professional, Jennifer creates powerful campaigns that have had her clients featured on Oprah & Friends, DisneyFamily.com, The Huffington Post, and The American Marketing Association’s Marketing News. As a strategic sales professional, Jennifer has the unique ability to grow a sales campaign from the ground up and turn cold leads into clients almost overnight.
Jennifer joined GFR to talk about her book, 42 Rules of Social Media for Small Business.
Next we had Robyn Cobb from Cliqset to discuss this new social media site. Cliqset lets you aggregate your information from other social services, communicate and share in real-time, and create individual conversations around different items that you or a friend shares with the service.
They are just now in private beta and will be going live soon so definitely check it out!
Thanks for a great show and see you next week!
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