Podcast
My Startup Journey
Hosted by Kellogg EVC · EN
Interested in the startup scene at Kellogg & Northwestern? Inspired by NPR's "How I Built This", "My Startup Journey" is a podcast where we interview current Kellogg startups to learn about their ideas, struggles and development.
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Episodes
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San Francisco Stories: A Kellogg Quarter In The Bay Area
Nov 28, 201800:53:28Tap to summarizeKellogg launched an VC program allowing students to live, work, and study in San Francisco. Hear from two Kellogg students, Jay Parikh and Kathleen McGuirk, about their experiences in the program.
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Pulling the Ripcord: When Do You Go For It? - John Stoops, The Revival
Nov 28, 201800:36:22Tap to summarizeWhen do you leave the security of a job to pursue your passion? In this episode, we speak with John Stoops, the owner of the Improv Club The Revival. He shares his journey from ad agency manager to improv theatre owner. www.the-revival.com In My Hood: Atlanta, Georgia - Ryan Yan
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The Graduation Episode - Sherry Roberts from The Longest Stay
Nov 27, 201800:31:35Tap to summarizeSherry Roberts, the CEO of the Longest Stay, an online luxury furniture retailer, talks about adversity. She details how her personal struggles have helped her become a stronger mother, woman, and entrepreneur. Website: Thelongeststay.com Instagram: @thelongeststay
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Elevate Your Pitch: Paul Seidler from Clean Energy Trust
Nov 27, 201800:36:29Tap to summarizeDo you want tips on how to improve your pitch? We speak with Paul Seidler from the Clean Energy Trust. He evaluates clean energy business ideas, and has advice to create an effective message. Website: Cleanenergytrust.org Two Friends Are Better Than None - Priyum Jyoti and Elizabeth Dunlap
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Aerospec again: Lance Li
Nov 27, 201800:32:58Tap to summarizeAre you trying to take your startup to the next stage? Lance Li, CEO of Aerospec Technologies, shares his story from growing his team to winning pitch competitions. If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on iTunes, Google Play, or SoundCloud
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The Queen of KIEI: Linda Darragh
Nov 27, 201800:41:18Tap to summarizeThis is John Le's final episode as host and then Naruki Hirai takes up the mantle. In this episode, John Le talks to Linda Darragh about growing up in Canada, moving to Chicago with the expectation to last only 3 years and how she has shaped Entrepreneurship in Chicago.
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Chicago School of Grappling, JitsLab & College2Consulting: John Le
Nov 27, 201800:40:38Tap to summarizeMeet Naruki Hirai as he will take over the podcast and does his first published interview on John Le who has cofounded 3 companies and doesn't plan to stop. Also, access Startup Soulmates by texting "Start Me Up" to 773-382-8378. Please leave a review and say "thanks" if you've enjoyed any of the episodes John Le has hosted.
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Wingz, EVC & more: Carlos Gomez
Nov 27, 201800:35:07Tap to summarizeSignup for a seat at our live event on March 15: cglink.me/r377773 We brought you John Le’s EVC dad now hear from his EVC son. In this episode we interview Carlos Gomez on starting a restaurant chain in Guatemala as well as an online social media site in Louisiana.
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Digital Intent & Founder Equity: Sean Johnson
Nov 27, 201800:40:32Tap to summarizeAlmost done with episodes for the quarter! Please leave a review before we end the quarter in March! Ever felt like you had goals, but were not sure how to get to them? Sean Johnson has your key: work hard and volunteer for everything. In this episode, Prof. Johnson talks about how he got into advertising, became a creative director, entrepreneur & VC. Later, he gives great advice around insights he's noticed among Kellogg students.
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Fishingenthusiast.com & EVC: David Hasebrook
Nov 27, 201800:34:22Tap to summarizeIn this episode, David Hasebrook shares his story of starting businesses before he was even 18 years old and later tells us about joining Kellogg, running the Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Club and offers great advice.
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