B2B Founder Stories w/ SuccessKit

Scott Arias, who founded Ace Consulting, discusses how he's transitioned from founder and CEO to serving as the ambassador for his company. He also describes how teaching as a university professor allowed him to start his company and how CEOs and founders must select the right employees in order to successfully relinquish control.

Dr. John Sherk, the founder of Operations Laboratory, joins the podcast and explains how his two decades of experience as a local church pastor influenced his entrepreneurship and why it's important to figure out one's niche. He also acknowledges how realizing his missteps led to growing his client base, and identifies the challenges that arise when family dynamics mix with business.

Kelsey Raymond, cofounder and CEO of the content marketing agency Influence & Co., drops by B2B Founder Stories podcast for its twelfth episode. She talks about running a small marketing agency in college as well as a co-working space, and how these experiences led to creating a business from scratch in the marketing world at age twenty-two. She also reflects on her biggest professional career mistake, the challenges of growing the business, and how one doesn’t have to be a visionary to succeed.

Daniel Fernandez of AMZ Clever stops by to share his experience with investing in a business mastermind class and leaving a full-time job with a steady paycheck in pursuit of freelancing and solopreneurship. He also differentiates between good debt and bad debt; explains the importance of “playing all in” and trusting your gut feelings; identifies bold, unconventional methods of finding clients; and describes the emotional ups and downs involved with pursuing your dreams.

Julian welcomes Omer Menashe. He is the founder of eMojo and is involved with some other companies. In this interview, we go through his journey from moving from Israel to New York City, and the process of starting a new company while running his existing company. Omer discusses the big leap and mindset change that comes with hiring your first employee.

Julian speaks with William Lieberman, the founder and current CEO of the strategic financial advisory firm The CEO's Right Hand, about the important differences between running tech companies and running professional services firms.

Eric Gunderson, the CEO of the performance marketing agency High10 Digital, shares how his business came close to $1 million in revenue in just its second year. He also notes how the COVID-19 pandemic helped the company resonate better with its target audience and that it’s necessary for businesses to constantly research new ways to market themselves. But above all, he cites the importance of listening to and serving one’s clients.

Julian welcomes Founder and CEO of Unilog Suchit Bachalli to discuss his personal story coming to the US from India, starting Unilog with his father, and the experience that set him up for success. Suchit also talks about his first acquistion and approach to running the company today.

Julian invites founder Renée Safrata on the show to discuss taking the entrepreneurial path versus being an executive, having a lean but effective team, and working with women-owned businesses. 

Forms On Fire Founder Kendall Kunz joins the show to talk about why he started the company, its growth, and why he believes it'll be the last company he starts. Successes and missteps are discussed, as well as his daily involvement in the company.