My Startup Journey
My Startup Journey
Kellogg EVC
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.
San Francisco Stories: A Kellogg Quarter In The Bay Area
Kellogg 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.
Nov 28, 2018
53 min
Pulling the Ripcord: When Do You Go For It? - John Stoops, The Revival
When 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
Nov 28, 2018
36 min
The Graduation Episode - Sherry Roberts from The Longest Stay
Sherry 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
Nov 27, 2018
31 min
Elevate Your Pitch: Paul Seidler from Clean Energy Trust
Do 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
Nov 27, 2018
36 min
Aerospec again: Lance Li
Are 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
Nov 27, 2018
32 min
The Queen of KIEI: Linda Darragh
This 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.
Nov 27, 2018
41 min
Chicago School of Grappling, JitsLab & College2Consulting: John Le
Meet 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.
Nov 27, 2018
40 min
Wingz, EVC & more: Carlos Gomez
Signup 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.
Nov 27, 2018
35 min
Digital Intent & Founder Equity: Sean Johnson
Almost 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.
Nov 27, 2018
40 min
Fishingenthusiast.com & EVC: David Hasebrook
In 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.
Nov 27, 2018
34 min
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