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Welcome to The Real Venture Community, for young entrepreneurs by young entrepreneurs. The Real Venture is all about inspiring and supporting our fellow aspiring founders.
Our mission is to serve as a resource, giving our community the knowledge and skills needed to start their own ventures. Each week we sit down with CEOs, venture capitalists, artists, co-founders and influencers. Whether you are looking for advice to get your startup off the ground or new ways to expand your business, this is the place for you.
The Real Venture is hosted by cousins and business partners, Peyton & Luke Truitt. Both are full time entrepreneurs with multiple businesses in industries including Supply Chain, FinTech, Media and PropTech. Each with their own unique background, including exits from successful startups and leaving behind a successful career at a Fortune 100 company, to dive head first into the entrepreneurial world.
The Real Venture drops an episode every Monday and Wednesday in addition to a bonus episode every Friday. We want to support you in your entrepreneurial journey so please feel free to reach out on LinkedIn or Instagram with any questions or ideas. Keep it real everybody.

Today The Real Venture is joined by Allie Martin, founder of Fame + Fortune. Fame + Fortune is on a mission to support female entrepreneurs by integrating new and traditional marketing tactics to grow their visibility. Today's episode is an must listen if you are looking to take your branding to the next level along with your personal brand.Check out the newest The Real Venture Podcast episodes directly to you - subscribe here. And, if you’re enjoying The Real Venture Podcast, please give us a 5-Star rating on Itunes!Want to be featured in an episode? Drop a comment below, or share your questions, feedback, and whatever else using #therealventure and TAG US @therealventure_ on Instagram. SUMMARY KEYWORDSpeople, outlet, business, publication, determining, visibility, print publication, pitch, stand, haro, article, platform, started, expert, questions, approach, advanced degree, feature, entrepreneur, social mediaThe Real Venture PodcastThe Real Venture Website | The Real Venture Instagram | The Real Venture LinkedIn | The Real Venture YouTube | Peyton Truitt - Linkedin | Peyton Truitt - Instagram | Luke Truitt - LinkedIn

Today The Real Venture is joined by Andrew Johnson, an entrepreneur, inventor, and business owner who is blindly stumbling across the business landscape hoping to create positive change along the way. Andrew's most recent startup is ShelfAware, which is attempting to redefine industrial supply chains by leveraging RFID technology, collaboration, and the power of data.This episode we dive intoBuilding a business with your familyWhy industrial manufacturing is last to adopt new techWhat is "Moneyball Innovation" and how it can be used in any businessToday's episode is an must listen for any small business owner who is looking to scale their operations to the next level.Check out the newest The Real Venture Podcast episodes directly to you - subscribe here. And, if you’re enjoying The Real Venture Podcast, please give us a 5-Star rating on Itunes!Want to be featured in an episode? Drop a comment below, or share your questions, feedback, and whatever else using #therealventure and TAG US @therealventure_ on Instagram. SUMMARY KEYWORDScompany, scale, approach, innovation, people, business, moneyball, sell, product, erp, create, process, grow, analytical tools, base, roll, skill, warehouse, supply chain, internalThe Real Venture PodcastThe Real Venture Website | The Real Venture Instagram | The Real Venture LinkedIn | The Real Venture YouTube | Peyton Truitt - Linkedin | Peyton Truitt - Instagram | Luke Truitt - LinkedIn

Today The Real Venture is joined by Tristan Pelloux the Chief Pencil Officer at Fintech Review, online media on the fintech industry, and Director at Strategwhy, independent management consulting.In todays conversation we dive intoTristan's entrepreneurial journey and how it lead to starting the Fintech ReviewHow to leverage your skills and expertise as a consultantNew trends in the Fintech space that will benefit the massesCheck out the newest The Real Venture Podcast episodes directly to you - subscribe here. And, if you’re enjoying The Real Venture Podcast, please give us a 5-Star rating on Itunes!Want to be featured in an episode? Drop a comment below, or share your questions, feedback, and whatever else using #therealventure and TAG US @therealventure_ on Instagram. SUMMARY KEYWORDSfintech, people, business, platform, started, technology, bit, continue, democratized, avoid, space, personal finance, build, crowded, working, write, community, talk, personal, moneyThe Real Venture PodcastThe Real Venture Website | The Real Venture Instagram | The Real Venture LinkedIn | The Real Venture YouTube | Peyton Truitt - Linkedin | Peyton Truitt - Instagram | Luke Truitt - LinkedIn

Welcome to Rapid Recap, a 10 minute segment where we break down our takeaways from this week's conversation.In today's episode we break down our conversation with Brian Dovey of Domain Associates. Brain has an incredible perspective on the entrepreneurial journey after quite the career himself. If you have not listened to the full interview with Brain please check it out HERE.The 2 main takeaways we examine today are around the "stigma" of the word "entrepreneur" and how that has changed over time. We also spend some time talking about one of the biggest reasons large companies are not able to innovate as quickly as small startups. Check out the newest The Real Venture Podcast episodes directly to you - subscribe here. And, if you’re enjoying The Real Venture Podcast, please give us a 5-Star rating on Itunes!Want to be featured in an episode? Drop a comment below, or share your questions, feedback, and whatever else using #therealventure and TAG US @therealventure_ on Instagram. SUMMARY KEYWORDSbusiness, brian, entrepreneur, people, continue, company, entrepreneurial journey, hitting, dive, thought, hop, episode, venture, big, entrepreneurship, real, community, employee, crypto, snooze The Real Venture PodcastThe Real Venture Website | The Real Venture Instagram | The Real Venture LinkedIn | The Real Venture YouTube | Peyton Truitt - Linkedin | Peyton Truitt - Instagram | Luke Truitt - LinkedIn

This week The Real Venture is joined by Jerry Macnamara for an amazing conversation around leadership. Jerry is the CEO of ProvenChaos, where his sole mission is to help CEOs create calm from chaos in high-growth companies and relieve their anxiety and re-ignite their passion to explode performance.This was a conversation that completely changed the way I look at being a leader in my own business. I'm really excited to share this conversation with y'all and please let us know on social media some of your biggest takeaways!Check out the newest The Real Venture Podcast episodes directly to you - subscribe here. And, if you’re enjoying The Real Venture Podcast, please give us a 5-Star rating on Itunes!Want to be featured in an episode? Drop a comment below, or share your questions, feedback, and whatever else using #therealventure and TAG US @therealventure_ on Instagram. SUMMARY KEYWORDSpeople, leader, values, peyton, business, organization, integrity, company, impact, community, vision, alignment, work, love, world, align, continue, technical, run, lotsThe Real Venture PodcastThe Real Venture Website | The Real Venture Instagram | The Real Venture LinkedIn | The Real Venture YouTube | Peyton Truitt - Linkedin | Peyton Truitt - Instagram | Luke Truitt - LinkedIn

Welcome to Rapid Recap, a 10 minute segment where we break down our takeaways from this week's conversation.In today's episode we break down our conversation with Megan Lanz, the founder of Brightly. Over the course of Megan's career she has seen the many struggles that young start ups face in all facets of their business, especially marketing. Today we dive into how she took those experences and channeled them into Brightly. Check out the newest The Real Venture Podcast episodes directly to you - subscribe here. And, if you’re enjoying The Real Venture Podcast, please give us a 5-Star rating on Itunes!Want to be featured in an episode? Drop a comment below, or share your questions, feedback, and whatever else using #therealventure and TAG US @therealventure_ on Instagram. SUMMARY KEYWORDSbusiness, megan, startups, listened, founder, marketing, worked, episode, conversation, hop, continue, week, venture, career, social media, resources, platform, backburner, briley, buildThe Real Venture PodcastThe Real Venture Website | The Real Venture Instagram | The Real Venture LinkedIn | The Real Venture YouTube | Peyton Truitt - Linkedin | Peyton Truitt - Instagram | Luke Truitt - LinkedIn

It’s Friday and that can only mean one thing, The Young Venture Club is back! This week we covered CryptoDad: The Fight for the Future of Money and today’s episode is all about the major takeaways. Who is CryptoDad?What does the government approval process look like in the financial system?How is crypto changing the way we look at money.If you are interested in reading CryptoDad, it is linked above. Let us know your thoughts and what you found valuable! Make sure to check out our Instagram to see what book we are diving into next!Check out the newest The Real Venture Podcast episodes directly to you - subscribe here. And, if you’re enjoying The Real Venture Podcast, please give us a 5-Star rating on Itunes!Want to be featured in an episode? Drop a comment below, or share your questions, feedback, and whatever else using #therealventure and TAG US @therealventure_ on Instagram. SUMMARY KEYWORDScrypto, book, talk, week, internet, venture, continue, information, financial, listening, wikipedia, podcast, generation, financial system, former commissioner, full transparency, fact, building, antiquated, big infrastructure projectsThe Real Venture PodcastThe Real Venture Website | The Real Venture Instagram | The Real Venture LinkedIn | The Real Venture YouTube | Peyton Truitt - Linkedin | Peyton Truitt - Instagram | Luke Truitt - LinkedIn

This week The Real Venture is joined by Brian Dovey, partner at Domain Associates. Brian successful entrepreneurial career in life sciences allowed for a seamless transition into the world of venture capital. As a life long entrepreneur, Brian is able to pass on his experiences and lessons to the next generation of business leaders. In addition to his work at Domain Associates, Brain is also currently writing a book that captures the essence of his entrepreneurial journey set to release next year!This episode is a must listen if you are an inspiring entrepreneur.Check out the newest The Real Venture Podcast episodes directly to you - subscribe here. And, if you’re enjoying The Real Venture Podcast, please give us a 5-Star rating on Itunes!Want to be featured in an episode? Drop a comment below, or share your questions, feedback, and whatever else using #therealventure and TAG US @therealventure_ on Instagram. SUMMARY KEYWORDSpeople, entrepreneur, company, business, idea, venture capitalists, vc, vcs, opportunity, money, healthcare, year, entrepreneurship, large, venture, run, snooze bar, pretty, figured, workThe Real Venture PodcastThe Real Venture Website | The Real Venture Instagram | The Real Venture LinkedIn | The Real Venture YouTube | Peyton Truitt - Linkedin | Peyton Truitt - Instagram | Luke Truitt - LinkedIn

This week The Real Venture is joined by the Co-Founders of Talentdrop, Madeleine Nguyen and Janelle Tiulentino. Maddy and Jannell are incredible examples of the synergy that makes a founding team successful. The Talendrop team can overcome any challenges the entrepreneurial world throws at them with complementing skill sets.TalentDrop is building a next-generation platform to help startups scale their recruiting efforts without scaling their recruiting team first. Talentdrop's marketplace matches talent to your company's needs in exchange for a reward. Instead of paying for expensive recruiting firms or an even more expensive in-house team, we think you should put that money toward incentivizing experts in the same field you're looking for to reach into their network of colleagues and refer them directly to you.Today's episode is for those of you looking to build your founding team and leverage each team member's skills to achieve the best results for your company.Check out the newest The Real Venture Podcast episodes directly to you - subscribe here. And, if you’re enjoying The Real Venture Podcast, please give us a 5-Star rating on Itunes!Want to be featured in an episode? Drop a comment below, or share your questions, feedback, and whatever else using #therealventure and TAG US @therealventure_ on Instagram. SUMMARY KEYWORDSpeople, maddie, yc, company, startup, talent, totally, investor, janelle, founders, talk, drop, co founder, early, person, fortunate, homepage, literally, job, runThe Real Venture PodcastThe Real Venture Website | The Real Venture Instagram | The Real Venture LinkedIn | The Real Venture YouTube | Peyton Truitt - Linkedin | Peyton Truitt - Instagram | Luke Truitt - LinkedIn

It’s Friday and that can only mean one thing, The Young Venture Club is back! This week we covered Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets and today’s episode is all about the major takeaways. What are the 3 foundations of building your business?What is Category Design?How to launch your new category… (hint ⚡)If you are interested in reading Play Bigger, it is linked above. Let us know your thoughts and what you found valuable! Make sure to check out our Instagram to see what book we are diving into next!Check out the newest The Real Venture Podcast episodes directly to you - subscribe here. And, if you’re enjoying The Real Venture Podcast, please give us a 5-Star rating on Itunes!Want to be featured in an episode? Drop a comment below, or share your questions, feedback, and whatever else using #therealventure and TAG US @therealventure_ on Instagram. SUMMARY KEYWORDSsalesforce, book, company, product, category, design, uber, bigger, talking, continue, lightning strike, week, barstool, build, podcast, hop, problem, excited, bought, marketThe Real Venture PodcastThe Real Venture Website | The Real Venture Instagram | The Real Venture LinkedIn | The Real Venture YouTube | Peyton Truitt - Linkedin | Peyton Truitt - Instagram | Luke Truitt - LinkedIn