Iowa

Paving Paths

Eric Engelmann builds stuff. Let’s cheers to this leader’s early entrepreneurial experiences and the origins of so many projects (see bonus materials) that have paved different paths for fellow founders. We also discuss when teams need to raise financial capital and how to manage a board of advisors, then explore leveraging large clients, finding co-founders in a startup community, and being honest with the end game in mind.

After the break, we hear how Eric wants to be remembered and riff on if everyone has an entrepreneurial spirit. We celebrate co-founders in life, articulate venture studios, deal flow as an investor, the importance of computer science in education, and avoiding burnout within the long-term realm of evolving entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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BONUS MATERIALS

https://x.com/ericengelmann

https://geonetric.com

https://newbo.co

https://isaventures.com

https://novyventures.com

http://Paving-Paths.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

Roasted Reflections Break: Pain Relievers vs. Vitamins

https://entrefest.com

EP9 – Future of Work 🎙️ Nancy Mwirotsi

EP17 – Schoolhouse Rock 🎙️🎞️ Anika Yadav

EP30 – Exit Ramps 🎙️ Brian Crotty

EP77 – Problem Solving – Gerald Beranek

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Design to Rhyme

Rachel Abel and Melissa Carlson are leaders who show up to build brands that are brewed through storytelling that rhymes. Together, we toast to experiential design, friends within the food & beverage industry, product labeling, and staying in-tune with industry regulations to provide effeciency for customers.

After the break, we discuss how to stay creative by activating the senses and adding digital depth to extend how a target audience experiences your brand. If you’re building with friends, be sure to stick around for an easter egg of insight as well. Cheers!

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BONUS MATERIALS

https://818iowa.com

http://Design-to-Rhyme.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

EP65 – Aromatherapy 🎙️ Kourtney Perry

http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

https://member.eonetwork.org/iowa

https://BenMcDougal.com/show-up

Beer Festival App

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By Ben McDougal, ago

Red Jalapeño

Taufeek Shah brings the heat! We pour on the sauce and dip into salsa as we hear how Lola’s Fine Sauces delivers spicy goodness in 22,000+ locations worldwide. Taufeek and Ben discuss the science of edible product development, freshness in a distributed supply chain, and physical experiences with digital depth.

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BONUS MATERIALS

Capsaicin 🌶️ TRPV1

https://LolasFineHotSauce.com

http://Red-Jalapeno.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

Roasted Reflections Break: Isochronal

EP28 – Let’s Get Phygital 🎙️ Sachin Sehgal

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https://DMACC.edu/foundation

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By Ben McDougal, ago

Rock & Radio

Max Schaeffer is an Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Inductee jamming on a new kind of mic. EP79 features a professional conversationalist sharing insight from 40+ years in radio!

This influencer is also an award-winning theatrical director, actor, and producer. Ben and Maxwell discuss timely vs. evergreen content, regulations of radio, metrics that matter vs. opinions of estimates, and curating dollowers beyond passive followers. After the break, we explore how to lead by doing, radical ways for radio to remain relevant, and then Max… as he’s done so many times, in so many ways, closes things down in style.

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BONUS MATERIALS

Maxwell’s Iowa CoffeeCast

https://BenMcDougal.com/content-creation

http://Rock-Radio.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

EP48 – Consistency Counts 🎙️ Michael Libbie

EP59 – Agents of Change 🎙️ Amner Martinez

EP69 – Generative Humans 🎙️ Chris Snider

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http://CollectorHardbackEdition.com

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By Ben McDougal, ago

Make Better Things

Manufacturing and business geek, Mike O’Donnell is inside Iowa State University. He leads the Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS), which helps small- to medium-sized industry compete and win in the modern world. EP76 is light and fun, but rich in now value. Manufacturing is the largest industry in Iowa. We talk manufacturing types, environmental complexities, manufacturing 4.0, exoskeletons, talent matching, and future effeciencies.

If manufacturing means something to you, if you’re building a physical product, if you need resources to keep building, this is an excellent listen.

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BONUS MATERIALS

https://ciras.iastate.edu

http://Make-Better-Things.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

Roasted Reflections Break: Tinker

https://ibm.com/think/topics/industry-4-0

http://Manufacturability.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

https://BenMcDougal.com/tag/research

https://BenMcDougal.com/resources

http://RoastedReflections.com

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By Ben McDougal, ago