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#33 Where People Fall Short with Ben Sampson Founder of WeHero

by Silicon Alley PodcastJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020Episodes

#33 Where People Fall Short, host William Glass sits down with Ben Sampson, Founder of WeHero. Ben shares 7 tips for finding product-market fit and how he’s applied them across his own businesses. In addition, we dive deep into Ben’s current endeavor WeHero, the early mistakes – teaser it involves an illegal very addictive narcotic – and how the team overcame that pitfall as well as adapted their business model in the age of Coronavirus. Engaging and actionable, you are going to truly enjoy today’s episode with Ben Sampson.

Ben Sampson’s Bio

Ben Sampson founded his first company in high school, selling organic athletic apparel throughout California. Soon after Ben founded his second company, Soul id, focused on developing social media solutions for athletes and was ranked as one of the fastest-growing brands in the sports industry by NBC. Ben was selected as a member of the Thiel Summit as one of the top entrepreneurs under the age of 20. With Soul id Ben went on to win the North State Future Four Business Competition and was a recipient of the Rawlins award, CSU Chico Entrepreneurship Leader award, and was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year by Innovate North State. In 2019, Ben started, WeHero. WeHero gives companies the solutions to accomplish their social mission through powerful giving and volunteer programs to create a better culture, a better brand, and a greater social impact.

WeHero’s mission is to empower 10 million people with the tools to give easily and impactfully.

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#32 Beyond Profit: Ethics in Business with Sophia Sunwoo, Serial Entrepreneur

by Silicon Alley PodcastJune 19, 2020June 19, 2020Episodes

#32 Beyond Profit: Ethics in Business, host William Glass sits down with Sophia Sunwoo, Founder of Ascent Strategy to discuss the biggest pitfalls she sees entrepreneurs make and how to get out of the extreme bootstrap mindset. Sophia highlights some of the key differences between leading a for-profit and a non-profit business and how if you can raise money in the non-profit world you can sell just about anything. In addition, Sophia and I discuss ways to empower female entrepreneurs and other marginalized groups including people of color.

Sophia Sunwoo’s Bio

Sophia Sunwoo is the founder of Ascent Strategy, where she helps female founders ranging from artisans to health coaches get their companies off the ground. Sophia is a 3x startup founder — she sold her first company when she was 22, helping scale the brand to 250 retailers worldwide and attract celebrity clientele before her exit. Sophia’s second business helped bring clean water to over 76,000 people in India and Cameroon has been recognized by Forbes, African Business Review, and ELLE Magazine.

Sophia is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, a Fred Alger Finance Award winner, named one of the world’s 100 most inspiring women by Salt Magazine and Diageo, and is a Forbes 30U30 All-Star Alumni.