Hosted by Will Grant
Episodes
34
Latest episode
May 2024
Language
EN-US
The Road to the Top Podcast interviews the world's top performers on how they achieved success, the lessons they learned along the way and how you can follow their principles. Hosted by Will Grant
Bill Bennett, Managing Director & Founder of Kiza Solutions sat down with Will Grant to discuss his professional journey and advice for young professionals. Please feel free to share this conversation with anyone that you think would benefit from it. Enjoy!
John Hallberg, former CEO of Children's Cancer Research Fund (CCRF) sat down with Will Grant to discuss his professional journey and advice for young professionals. Please feel free to share this conversation with anyone you think would benefit from it. Enjoy!
Connor Paton, Co-Founder & CEO of noshable sat down with Will Grant to discuss his professional journey and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. Please feel free to share this conversation with anyone you think would benefit from it. Enjoy!
Matt Hirschland, Founder & Principal of H2A Partners sat down with Will Grant to discuss his professional journey and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and young professionals. Please feel free to share this conversation with anyone you think would benefit from it. Enjoy!
Johnny Sirpilla, Entrepreneur & Best Selling Author sat down with Will Grant to discuss his professional journey and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and young professionals. Please feel free to share this conversation with anyone you think would benefit from it. Enjoy!
Dr. Tim Holcomb, Professor & Chair of the Department of Entrepreneurship, Miami University Farmer School of Business, sat down with Will Grant to discuss his professional journey and advice for young professionals. We discuss: Tim's journey from college to a 13-year consulting career at Accenture, culminating in his role as Partner. The entrepreneurial ventures that Tim embarked upon, including the successful sale of Telcom Global Solutions to Flex (formerly Flextronics) in 2001. Tim's evolution from a serial entrepreneur to a venture investor, advisory board member, and his current position as Professor & Chair of Entrepreneurship at the Farmer School of Business. The transformative power of the department's "learn by doing" approach, which played a pivotal role in elevating the program's national ranking and attracting world-class faculty. Please feel free to share this episode with anyone you think would benefit from the conversation. Enjoy!
Tim Schigel, Managing Partner at Refinery Ventures sat down with Will Grant to discuss his professional journey and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and young professionals. We discuss: Tim's entrepreneurial journey starting ShareThis to how he successfully evolved into venture with his firm, Refinery Ventures. The value of a marketable degree and the role of internships in finding your dream career. Entrepreneurs and surfers: Riding the wave of market conditions. Limitless access to world-class mentors by being authentic and proactive. Please feel free to share this episode with anyone you think would benefit form the conversation. Enjoy!
Andrew Thomas, Co-Founder & President at Acculon Energy sat down with Will Grant to discuss his professional journey and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and young professionals. We discuss: Andrew's entrepreneurial journey: Andrew started a successful landscaping and painting business, which serves as an inspiration for college students looking to gain valuable experience outside of traditional education. Leveraging industry experience and partnerships: Andrew's prior experience in the industry and strategic business partnerships played a crucial role in the successful launch of Acculon Energy, showcasing the importance of leveraging existing knowledge and networks. Mentors and lessons learned: Andrew shares insights into his biggest mentors and the invaluable lessons he learned throughout his journey, offering wisdom and guidance to aspiring entrepreneurs. Creating work-life balance and fostering innovation: Andrew emphasizes the importance of creating an efficient work-life balance for all team members. He also establishes dedicated weekly time to explore innovative ideas, fostering a culture of creativity and growth within the company. Please feel free to share this conversation with anyone you think would benefit from the conversation. Enjoy!
Tsavo Knott, Co-Founder & CEO at Pieces.app sat down with Will Grant to discuss his professional journey and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and young professionals. We discuss: How Tsavo has always been creative and had a passion for building which started at an early age building entire cities with Legos without ever using instructions How taking every Miami University Computer Science course helped set the foundation for starting Pieces.app The creation of Pieces.app and his goals for the next 5 years with generative AI Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs to failing often and fast as a key for building a successful product Please feel free to share this conversation with anyone you think would benefit from the conversation. Enjoy!
Camila Noordeloos, General Partner at Grand Ventures sat down with Will Grant to discuss her professional journey and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and young professionals. We discuss: Camila's career path starting from undergraduate school in Brazil through her years of consulting, corporate venture capital and to now serving as a General Partner at Grand Ventures How her venture capital journey started unexpectedly with GE Ventures and how she quickly grew to play a critical role in helping it become one of the most active corporate venture capital firms in the country Her greatest advice to share from her experience in the Wharton MBA program at University of Pennsylvania and in the Kauffman Fellows Program How a year sabbatical from her prior role helped bring career clarity to the next chapter of her professional journey with Grand Ventures Please feel free to share this conversation with anyone you think would benefit from this conversation. Enjoy!
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