Dre is a former professional basketball player who turned entrepreneur. He created Work On Your Game Inc to help people apply what sports had taught him into their lives and businesses.  The story started back in 2005 when he published his first video on a brand new platform called You Tube.  We talk about how social media and the Internet have transformed the business landscape, how they helped me become who he is today and why entrepreneurship makes so much sense for him.

I love learning new stuff. Maria co-founded FilmChain to solve an issue within the film industry that I would never have imagined existed. You'll have to listen to find out. One thing I can tell you though: once again, purpose shows its true power when it comes to entrepreneurship.  Also on this episode: the importance of having conversations, finding the right co-founder and hiring the right team, as well as how designing a road map (2 actually) is critical.

I'm on a quest to crack the entrepreneurship code and Oliver is on a quest to build an online platform that matches seniors with caregivers all across Europe. Oliver co-founded Mecasa in 2016 and has been bootstrapping it with public funding since.  In this episode: why finding your purpose feels good, how to create an environment of trust, the importance of data collection and what's it going to take to scale the business up to 200 people.  Another passionate and ambitious entrepreneur.

Veronica started her entrepreneurship journey more than 12 years ago because she had to survive. She was immediately hooked.  In this episode, we talk about the importance of finding your skills, cash management, relationships and we go deep into the power of resilience.  Bonus: Veronica demystifies blockchain and cryptocurrency for the ignorant like myself.

Would you like to understand how to successfully raise money for your business? Should you go after a VC, an angel investor, or other types of investors?  Then listen to Andries De Vos, the co-founder and CEO of Slash, an hi-tech Startup Studio.  We also talk about the importance of the founders' vision, operating a business remotely as well as the challenges associated with partnering with your spouse.  A no-fluff conversation.

This week, we're going to India to meet Kashmira, Principal Coach and Founder of Learning Essence.  From electrical engineering to coaching, there's one gap that she bridged. We explored emotional intelligence (especially permission to fail and power within oneself) as well as the entrepreneurship differences between emerging markets ("need to survive") and advanced economies ("need to thrive").   A beautiful conversation, really.

3 years ago, Adam Posner founded NHP Talent Group, a talent access consultancy, and he's been on a mission to succeed since.  Once again, there's tons of great and practical advice in this episode. We talk: recruitment, business development, coaching (Yes!), tenacity, and how to be invaluable.  Bonus: If you're from a time when telephone still had cords, you're going to enjoy it.

Roxana is a very busy entrepreneur. She started as a free-lance consultant and eventually founder her start-up in the health care industry. She tells us about the differences between working in a service industry as a solo-preneur and building a product with a team.  She's also very active in promoting women entrepreneurship, and I was really happy to discuss gender issues with her.  We also talked about time management, finding clarity and life purpose... A great menu!

Nicholas has just started his second venture, in the fintech industry. He sold the first one 4 years after setting it up. In another life, he was playing on the German Golf National team.  This time is different now. This time, he's driven by a real sense of purpose.  I love talking to all these entrepreneurs who want to make the world a better place, one problem at a time.  Nicholas shares his journey in 35mn. Enjoy!

Meet Anita Toth. She specializes in churn and help B2B SaaS companies grow.  If you want to know about customer retention then you should tune in. The secret: listen more to your customers and understand their WHYs. She also shares her adventures of ups and downs on the way to become who she is today.  More about her consulting business: https://anitatoth.ca/