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Now displaying: November, 2015

The Marketplace is a weekly podcast posted every Sunday and hosted by Priest Willis, Sr. The podcast is created with you in mind and talks with a variety of industry leaders in business, education, music, sports, comedy, entrepreneurship and more!

Nov 21, 2015

Dan Shapiro a serial entrepreneur is the CEO and cofounder of Glowforge, a startup that’s creating a 3D laser printer which is the biggest 30-day crowdfunded campaign ever!

Dan is also the creator of the highly popular board game Robot Turtles which launched on Kickstarter as the bestselling board game in Kickstarter’s history. Robot Turtles, a game that teaches programming fundamentals to preschoolers and even a little older (my kids love it!) can be purchased now from Target and Amazon.

Dan is also the author of Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook. You can see a theme here. The guy is busy but he’s been very successful and willing to spend a little time to share some insights.

We discuss;

  • His different ventures, including the laser printer, game and book.
  • How startups are different today then from when he started back in 2005
  • Some advice for those looking to be funded in their business
  • Thoughts on leaving a full-time job for a start-up
  • And more….
Nov 14, 2015

The saying is “It takes a village to raise a child” and you add one inspiring woman and a bus and your create a legacy. You might be familiar with Estella Pyfrom because she was recognized last year as a CNN Hero, featured on Oprah behind her Brilliant Bus initiative, which really is quite brilliant.

Ms.Pyfrom, is not new to this. She’s a graduate of Florida A&M and a retired teacher from Florida’s Palm Beach County School District. She  didn’t have any training in tech but she realized students in her district had seen a digital divide and she wanted to make a difference for them….and so the journey begins.

We discuss;

  • Her Personal Journey
  • How the Brilliant Bus Started
  • Her passion for education
  • Her personal thoughts on the “digital divide”
  • What are some of the biggest lessons you’ve learned in your entrepreneurial journey?
  • How you can help
  • And much more…
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