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The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show recently was joined by phone live from the studios of WLCB Lakes Radio 101.5 FM by Debra Kurtz & Andrea Nosek from Kurtz Consulting to talk about best practices in business innovation and new product launches.

Both Deb and Andrea have decades of experience in sales, marketing, and product management.  They joined us to talk about some of the common mistakes companies make in trying to innovate and in launching new products, and share their years of wisdom on what works and what doesn't, particularly in the healthcare space.

The show was originally broadcast live, but you can still listen to it here by clicking on the embedded player.

Thanks for listening, and thanks to Deb & Andrea from Kurtz Consulting for being our guests.

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The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show recently was joined live in the studio of WLCB Lakes Radio 101.5 FM by Mark Goodman, CEO/President of e-Conversation Solutions and a long-time SCORE volunteer.

Mark has a wealth of different kinds of business experience. He held several positions, including Director of Business Development, at Motorola, was an executive for a Silicon Valley company, and was also a film buyer for General Cinema Theatres. Mark is the past workshop chair for SCORE Illinois.  He;s also a frequent SCORE advisor and workshop presenter.

Mark talks about SCORE and the many free and low-cost resources SCORE provides,  as well as the best ways to find and use SCORE mentors and other resources. Mark also shares some of his insights on what makes businesses successful.

The show was originally broadcast live, but you can still listen to it here by clicking on the embedded player.

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Greg Baker, Managing Partner of Bascom Ventures recently joined The Savvy Entrepreneur show live in the studio of Lakes Radio WLCB 101.5 FM.

Greg earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he developed his lifelong affinity for the university.  It was then that he also had an internship that he says changed his life.

Greg is now Managing Partner of Bascom Ventures, a venture capital fund for  Wisconsin Alumni, and a part of a larger alumni venture community called Alumni Ventures Group.

Greg talks about Bascom Ventures, the kinds of companies it invests in, and the many unique advantages of alumni investing.  We also talk about Alumni Ventures, of which Bascom Ventures is part. Alumni Ventures offers a similar venture capital investing platforms to other alumni groups, and provides some unique shared services to all its funds. Greg also shares some VC insights on what makes businesses successful, and some tips for pitching to VCs.

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We were delighted to have Sophie Lechner as our podcast guest on Globalocity Radio, joining us from New York City. 

Sophie grew up in Pakistan, studied in Paris for several years, and then moved to the United States.  She's experienced first-hand the many challenges of moving across cultures.  She's also had deep experience in the business world, spending 25 years in the corporate world with positions at British Petroleum in France, Bayer. She also pioneered the position of Alliance Manager there, so she also knows a few things about finding and managing good partners.

She now heads up Global Commerce Education, helping non-U.S. companies get established and thrive in the U.S. market.

We spoke with Sophie about the importance of finding great partners to help foreign companies successfully navigate the United States, admittedly a huge market, but one that is very challenging and often bewildering to non-natives.

Some of the things you’ll learn from our podcast:

Why the U.S. can be absolutely bewildering to non-natives
Why it's so critical to have great partners if you want to be successful in the U.S.
How Global Commerce Education helps non-U.S. find partners who are good fits for their clients
And much, much more!

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Thanks for listening, and thanks to Sophie & Global Commerce Education for being our guest.

We hope you enjoyed this podcast, and found it useful and interesting.

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We were delighted to have Ralph Vetsch as our recent podcast guest on Globalocity Radio, joining us from Boston. 

Ralph is a 5-time VP of Sales. He has worked in a variety of industries, geographies and product types, with direct and the five main indirect sales channels: Distributor, Rep, Services company, OEM, and Influencer).  Through his extensive experience in working with and even being a channel partner, he recognizes first-hand the challenges when a company is not channel ready.

He now heads up 10th Opus, which helps startups realize their full revenue potential.  He's also working on a book entitled “Faster Revenue Through Channels,” due out in 2018.

We spoke with Ralph about the importance of being channel ready, and the steps needed to get there.

Some of the things you’ll learn from our podcast:

What it means to be channel ready
Why channel readiness is so essential to help businesses scale and grow properly
Why companies often think that a few sales means they are channel ready
What happens when a company is not channel ready
And much, much more!

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Thanks for listening, and thanks to Ralph for being our guest.

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