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56. Playing Within the Rules, Investing in Residential Real Estate with Axel Meierhoefer, Founder of Ideal Wealth Grower

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Playing Within the Rules, Investing in Residential Real Estate

56. In Playing Within the Rules, host William Glass sits down with Axel Meierhoefer, the founder of Ideal Wealth Grower. Together they discuss the difference between owning a business and owning a practice. There is an important distinction that Axel learned the hard way. You’ll also learn how to vet turnkey real estate providers as an out of state investor and what dependencies you should look for. Perhaps controversially, Axel shares why and how you should utilize all the government rules to your advantage as an investor.

About Axel Meierhoefer

Nick Hughes is an American entrepreneur with experience in e-commerce, social media, digital payments, & technology startups. He excels at interpersonal leadership, communication, business, & product development.

Nick currently holds the position of CEO and Founder of the global entrepreneur platform Founders Live. In addition to creating Founders Live, Nick stays busy as an advisor to numerous startups and occasionally takes positions in sales or biz dev roles if needed. He is also cofounded Callin’it, a fun fan engagement and predictions app for sports fans. Previously he founded the mobile payment startup Seconds as well as helping start Coinme, a company built around expanding bitcoin and digital transactions into the physical realm via Bitcoin ATM’s.

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55. Never a Bad Time to Start a Company with Nick Hughes, CEO of Founders Live

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Never a Bad Time to Start a Company

55. In Never a Bad Time to Start a Company, host William Glass sits down with Nick Hughes, the founder and CEO of Founders Live. Together they discuss how to get above the fray as an early-stage entrepreneur and really hone in on your mission. Plus Nick shares some of the challenges solo entrepreneurs face and how even non-technical founders can build technology companies. A jam packed episode great for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs.

About Nick Hughes

Nick Hughes is an American entrepreneur with experience in e-commerce, social media, digital payments, & technology startups. He excels at interpersonal leadership, communication, business, & product development.

Nick currently holds the position of CEO and Founder of the global entrepreneur platform Founders Live. In addition to creating Founders Live, Nick stays busy as an advisor to numerous startups and occasionally takes positions in sales or biz dev roles if needed. He is also cofounded Callin’it, a fun fan engagement and predictions app for sports fans. Previously he founded the mobile payment startup Seconds as well as helping start Coinme, a company built around expanding bitcoin and digital transactions into the physical realm via Bitcoin ATM’s.

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https://www.facebook.com/founderslive/

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54. Built An App… Now What?, 3 Lessons From a Startup Preparing for Launch

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54.In Built An App, Now What?, host William Glass shares the priorities of a startup preparing to launch their app into public beta. Specifically, there are three priorities that have come into focus:

1. Growing The Team

2. Increasing Creative Connections

3. Branding and Aligning Your Content Strategy

If you’d like to dive deeper into the content of the episode, you can find the written version of this podcast here.

William Glass’s Bio

William Glass is the Co-Founder & CEO ofOstrich& host of theSilicon Alley Podcast.His mission is to improve financial well-being globally. Ostrich’s mobile app addresses financial literacy deficits by creating game-like social community and accountability around money – think saving & investing with friends. In addition, William hosts the Silicon Alley Podcast providing a platform for entrepreneurs from all industries and backgrounds to tell their stories. William owns rental property and was a successful tech sales rep before starting his own business. Prior to sales, William was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship where he taught English in rural Thailand for 14 months. William isoriginally from Alabama, graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and now resides in New York City.

Email me at william@financialglass.com to tell me what you think of the podcast or to ask questions you’d like answered.

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Ostrich is a personal finance app that uses the power of positive social accountability to help you define, set, & achieve your financial goals.

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54. Built An App, Now What?

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Built An App, Now What?

54. In Built An App, Now What?, host William Glass shares the priorities of a startup preparing to launch their app into public beta. Specifically, there are three priorities that have come into focus: 

1. Growing The Team

2. Increasing Creative Connections

3. Branding and Aligning Your Content Strategy

If you’d like to dive deeper into the content of the episode, you can find the written version of this podcast here.

If you’d like to dive deeper into the content of the episode, you can find the written version of this podcast here. 

About William Glass

William Glass is the Co-Founder & CEO of Ostrich & host of the Silicon Alley Podcast. His mission is to improve financial well-being globally. Ostrich’s mobile app addresses financial literacy deficits by creating game-like social community and accountability around money – think saving & investing with friends. In addition, William hosts the Silicon Alley Podcast providing a platform for entrepreneurs from all industries and backgrounds to tell their stories. William owns rental property and was a successful tech sales rep before starting his own business. Prior to sales, William was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship where he taught English in rural Thailand for 14 months. William is originally from Alabama, graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and now resides in New York City.

Connect with William Glass

Email me at william@financialglass.com to tell me what you think of the podcast or to ask questions you’d like answered.

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Music

Theme music is Million Voices by Brett Miller

Ostrich

Ostrich is a personal finance app that curates information specific to you and uses the power of positive social accountability to help you define, set, & achieve your financial goals.

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53. Talking is Easy, Podcasting is Hard

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Talking is Easy, Podcasting is Hard

53. In Talking Is Easy, Podcasting is Hard, host William Glass discusses 7 lessons learned from the first year of podcasting, 3 big mistakes, and some fun podcast analytics. This episode marks a full-year since the Silicon Alley Podcast launched its first episode and has been appearing in your podcast feeds every Friday morning since. 

If you’d like to dive deeper into the content of the episode, you can find the written version of this podcast here. 

About William Glass

William Glass is the Co-Founder & CEO of Ostrich & host of the Silicon Alley Podcast. His mission is to improve financial well-being globally. Ostrich’s mobile app addresses financial literacy deficits by creating game-like social community and accountability around money – think saving & investing with friends. In addition, William hosts the Silicon Alley Podcast providing a platform for entrepreneurs from all industries and backgrounds to tell their stories. William owns rental property and was a successful tech sales rep before starting his own business. Prior to sales, William was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship where he taught English in rural Thailand for 14 months. William is originally from Alabama, graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and now resides in New York City.

Connect with William Glass

Email me at william@financialglass.com to tell me what you think of the podcast or to ask questions you’d like answered.

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Music

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Ostrich

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53. Talking is Easy, Podcasting is Hard | Lessons Learned from the First Year of Podcasting

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53.In Talking Is Easy, Podcasting is Hard, host William Glass discusses 7 lessons learned from the first year of podcasting, 3 big mistakes, and some fun podcast analytics. This episode marks a full-year since the Silicon Alley Podcast launched its first episode and has been appearing in your podcast feeds every Friday morning since.

If you’d like to dive deeper into the content of the episode, you can find the written version of this podcast here.

William Glass’s Bio

William Glass is the Co-Founder & CEO ofOstrich& host of theSilicon Alley Podcast.His mission is to improve financial well-being globally. Ostrich’s mobile app addresses financial literacy deficits by creating game-like social community and accountability around money – think saving & investing with friends. In addition, William hosts the Silicon Alley Podcast providing a platform for entrepreneurs from all industries and backgrounds to tell their stories. William owns rental property and was a successful tech sales rep before starting his own business. Prior to sales, William was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship where he taught English in rural Thailand for 14 months. William isoriginally from Alabama, graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and now resides in New York City.

Email me at william@financialglass.com to tell me what you think of the podcast or to ask questions you’d like answered.

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Ostrich is a personal finance app that uses the power of positive social accountability to help you define, set, & achieve your financial goals.

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52. The Fire In Your Belly, Building a Liquor Brand, & Flipping Businesses with Chander Arora Founder & CEO of Red Eye Louie’s

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The Fire Has to Be In Your Belly, Building a Liquor Company & Flipping Businesses with Chander Arora

52. In The Fire Has to Be In Your Belly, host William Glass sits down with Chander Arora, the founder and CEO of Red Eye Louie’s.  In today’s episode, we go deep into Chander’s entrepreneurial journey and how he went from driving a forklift in a textile factory to founding an international spirits brand. Chander is wide-open about both his successes and failures. There are some doozies from terrible losses on international shipments to nefarious hackers.

About Chander Arora

Chander Arora is the Founder & CEO of Red Eye Louie’s a liquor brand with a number of unique spirits in its arsenal. Chander is an international expert in the spirits industry with 20+ years of experience. Chander started the company in 2011 by helping his daughter, Nina Arora, with her college project by creating the company’s first product Vodquila (a crafted blend of Vodka and Tequila.) Chander turned his daughter’s college assignment into an international spirits business. With his knowledge of chemistry, he is able to create all the formulas and recipes for each blend.

Prior to starting Red Eye Louie’s, Chander came to the US from India while on business where he met the love of his life. As a self-starter and determined to make the American dream a reality he began buying and selling businesses that ranged from laundromats, convenience stores, real estate, and even truck stops.

Connect with Red Eye Louie’s

Website: https://redeyelouies.com/

Crowdfunding: https://www.startengine.com/red-eye-louies

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vodquila/

Find a Retailer: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/red+eye+louies

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52. The Fire Has to Be In Your Belly, Building a Liquor Brand, & Flipping Businesses | Chander Arora Founder & CEO of Red Eye Louie’s

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52.In The Fire Has to Be In Your Belly, host William Glass sits down with Chander Arora, the founder and CEO of Red Eye Louie’s. In today’s episode, we go deep into Chander’s entrepreneurial journey and how he went from driving a forklift in a textile factory to founding an international spirits brand. Chander is wide-open about both his successes and failures. There are some doozies from terrible losses on international shipments to nefarious hackers.

Chander Arora is the Founder & CEO of Red Eye Louie’s a liquor brand with a number of unique spirits in its arsenal. Chander is an international expert in the spirits industry with 20+ years of experience. Chander started the company in 2011 by helping his daughter, Nina Arora, with her college project by creating the company’s first product Vodquila (a crafted blend of Vodka and Tequila.) Chander turned his daughter’s college assignment into an international spirits business. With his knowledge of chemistry, he is able to create all the formulas and recipes for each blend.

Prior to starting Red Eye Louie’s, Chander came to the US from India while on business where he met the love of his life. As a self-starter and determined to make the American dream a reality he began buying and selling businesses that ranged from laundromats, convenience stores, real estate, and even truck stops.

NOTE: For full transparency, it just so happens that Red Eye Louie’s recently opened up an equity crowdfunding round. I did purchase a small number of shares in Red Eye Louie’s but regardless I’ve been wanting to tell the Red Eye Louie’s story for a while now.

Connect with Chander Arora & Red Eye Louie’s

Website: https://redeyelouies.com/

Crowdfunding: https://www.startengine.com/red-eye-louies

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vodquila/

Find a Retailer: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/red+eye+louies

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Ostrich is a personal finance app that uses the power of positive social accountability to help you define, set, & achieve your financial goals.

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51. A Tale of Two Valleys | Martin Babinec | Founder of TriNet (NYSE: TNET) & Author of More Good Jobs

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A Tale of Two Valleys with Martin Babinec

51. A Tale of Two Valleys, host William Glass sits down with Martin Babinec, an industry titan, entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and Author. Martin discusses his two contrasting valleys, Silicon Valley & the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York. You’ll hear the challenges that Martin overcame at the helm of TriNet leading through the boom and bust of the dot com bubble and how he overcame a failed IPO ultimately leading the company to over $1B in annual revenue before passing the reigns. Martin shares some of the keys to his success and what is necessary to build a strong startup community. His book More Good Jobs outlines the keys to building a tribe and ultimately how to change an entire economic region.

About Martin Babinec

Martin Babinec founded TriNet a Silicon Valley-based company in 1988, serving as CEO for 20 years and continues as a large shareholder and board director. TriNet’s cloud-based HR services now cover 17,000+ clients, generates $4+ Billion in annual revenue and is listed on the NYSE under ticker TNET.  Relocating to his hometown of Little Falls, New York, Martin founded and has active roles with UpVentures Capital, StartFast Ventures, and nonprofits Upstate Venture Connect, Entrepreneurs Across Borders, UpMobility Foundation, and the Upstate Jobs Party.  He is a past recipient of the SVBT Silicon Valley Entrepreneur of the Year Award and his book More Good Jobs was published by Lion Crest in October 2020.

Martin has experienced the ups and downs of entrepreneurship overcoming tremendous obstacles and now is on a mission to change the trajectory of an entire region.

Connect with Martin Babinec

The Book: MoreGoodJobs.org

Direct Investment in Startups: UpVentures.com

Upstate Venture Connect, non-profit supporting Upstate NY startups: UVC.org

Entrepreneurs Across Borders, international non-profit supporting startups in developing countries: EABorders.org

Upstate Jobs, a PAC building political engagement to increase Upstate NY’s talent retention: UpstateJobs.org

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50. Producing Creativity with Jim Carter

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Producing Creativity with Jim Carter

50. In Producing Creativity, host William Glass sits down with Jim Carter, the founder of Legacy West Media. Jim discusses how repetitive physical injuries forced him to change his life’s path away from athletics and embrace his natural creativity. We discuss the power of travel and developing deep connections with a diverse set of people and how those connections not only bring Jim joy but also provide opportunities in his business. After only a few months of founding his business, Jim talks about how he was forced to pivot due to COVID, move across the country twice within a year and get married to his incredible wife Caroline. Jim brings incredible energy to the conversation and is someone I truly admire.

About Jim Carter and Legacy West Media 

Jim Carter is the Creative Director & Producer of “City of Dreams: A Portrait of Los Angeles” an art exhibit exploring legendary artists portraying the culture of LA. Jim has worked with “A list” artists and filmmakers for over 10 years. He grew up on movie sets and comes from a family of academy award-winning artists. He represents 10 world-renowned artists, including his father Rick Carter, who is a 2-time academy award winner for his Art Direction of Avatar and Lincoln. Jim uses his passion for fine art, visual storytelling, world cultures, marketing, sports, and entertainment to create genuine connections between his clients and global audiences.

His firm Legacy West Media specializes in artist representation and media partnerships. The mission is to tell stories through art exhibitions and media partnerships. Being 4th generation Hollywood, LWM takes great pride in representing top talent and connecting the right artist with the right audience. The company’s goal is to not only bring profit to their artists but to inspire the communities that view their art.

Connect with Jim Carter & Legacy West Media

City of Dreams: A Portrait of Los Angeles: https://vimeo.com/467913670

Jim McHugh Artist Video: https://vimeo.com/460820808

Legacy West Media Website: https://legacywmedia.com/

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