Raising Unicorns: A Harmon Brothers Podcast

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Malinda Gagnon: From English Lit major to Startup CEO May 12, 2020

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This week, Daniel Harmon talks to Malinda Gagnon, Founder and CEO of Uprise Partners, an investment firm with services in marketing, technology, and consulting, to assist in all areas of business growth. Malinda shares her story of how she went from poetry to a career at Google, as well as insights into her business model, creative processes, and networking strategies.
You can find links for all the places to get in touch with Malinda below.
If you’re interested in learning more about Harmon Brothers go to harmonbrothers.com
Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share. Episodes published every Tuesday at 6 am EST. We’ll see you on the next one.
Find Malinda Gagnon and Uprise Partners here:
https://uprisepartners.com
https://datamyths.com (Malinda’s podcast)
malinda@uprisepartners.com

Ron DeHaas and Nicole Morris: From “retirement” to changing the world May 07, 2020

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On this bonus episode, Benton Crane talks with Ron DeHaas, CEO and Co-Founder of Covenant Eyes and Nicole Morris, VP of Product at Covenant Eyes. Ron DeHaas shares how losing his family was a turning point in his life, and Nicole and Ron discuss the way pornography is impacting our world, the tools to fight it, and using humor to tackle a difficult subject.
Here’s the original Harmon Brothers/Covenant Eyes ad mentioned in the episode:
https://www.facebook.com/CovenantEyes/videos/1775288549238573/
Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share. Episodes published every Tuesday at 6 am EST. We’ll see you on the next one.

Arvell Craig: From web designer to Chatbot Specialist May 05, 2020

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This week, Daniel Harmon interviews Arvell Craig, Founder of Chatbot Funnels. Arvell shares his story of going from designer to SEO specialist to Chatbot Specialist, as well as why he quit entrepreneurship for a while after experiencing failure, what made him realize failure is “normal” in business, and why he shifted to focus entirely on chatbots three years ago.
You can find links for all the places to get in touch with Arvell below.
If you’re interested in learning more about Harmon Brothers go to harmonbrothers.com
Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share. Episodes published every Tuesday at 6 am EST. We’ll see you on the next one.
Find Arvell Craig and Chatbot Funnels here:
https://chatbotfunnels.me
https://arvellcraig.com/bio/
https://www.amazon.com/Sanctified-Ambition-Uncommon-Lessons-Sensing/dp/1508679568

Jen Gottlieb and Chris Winfield: From an inauthentic life to living their dream Apr 30, 2020

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On today’s bonus episode, Daniel Harmon chats with Jen Gottlieb and Chris Winfield, co-founders of Super Connector Media. Jen and Chris discuss how they first met and what it’s like running a successful business with your life partner. Jen and Chris also share why Jen was living inauthentically during her time as a show host on VH1, how to find your most interesting stories, and why pitching those stories to the media is doing them a favor.
00:18 How Jen and Chris met (and how Chris was exactly who Jen was looking for)
04:03 Why Chris’s friends said he was their “unfair advantage”
06:22 Going into business together
08:34 Jen’s role as Chief Mindset Officer
10:26 Chris’s super power: Making other people stars
13:29 Jen’s inauthentic life as a VH1 show host
19:04 How to find the most interesting parts of your story
21:22 Why now is a great time to share your story with the media
You can find links for all the places to get in touch with Jen and Chris below.
If you’re interested in learning more about Harmon Brothers go to harmonbrothers.com
Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share. Episodes published every Tuesday at 6 am EST. We’ll see you on the next one.
Find Jen Gottlieb and Chris Winfield here:
instagram.com/jen_gottlieb
instagram.com/chriswinfield
superconnectormedia.com

Anthony Miyazaki: Personal Brands and Digital Marketing Apr 28, 2020

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On today’s episode, Daniel talks with Anthony Miyazaki, Executive Director of Marketing and Analytics at FIU. They discuss how experience can be a better teacher than academics, how FIU changed because of digital marketing, and why networking for the sake of networking is missing the mark.
01:02 Academics vs. Learning through Experience
02:51 Anthony’s background and being a “lazy professor”
05:24 Building a personal brand
10:28 What FIU Learned from Bringing in Digital Marketers
12:39 How limitations and collaboration can make us more creative
17:00 Networking vs. making real connections
You can find links for all the places to get in touch with Anthony below.
If you’re interested in learning more about Harmon Brothers visit us at harmonbrothers.com
Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share. Episodes published every Tuesday at 6 am EST. We’ll see you on the next one.
Find Anthony Miyazaki here:
https://google.com 😆
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwVtaxLBmcLQs7G0flLT4og/videos (Marketing Minute)

Karl Boehm: One Man's Poop is Another's Success Apr 23, 2020

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Karl Boehm is the founder and chief marketing strategist at spiral marketing. In this episode you will learn about how being fired was a "Gold" moment in Karl's life and how getting his product to "So You Think You Could Dance" was a bad thing. Also listen as Karl gives some tips on podcasting, here on "From Poop To Gold"

Rahim Fazal: From Fired McDonald’s Employee to High School Millionaire Apr 21, 2020

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On today’s episode, Daniel Harmon talks with Rahim Fazal, Founder of the Social Media Platform Involver and Co-Founder of SV Academy, an online program that offers tuition-free training in tech sales. Rahim tells how he got from his first job at McDonald’s, then started a business that he and his friend sold for $2 million while they were still in high school.
00:40 Rahim’s Background at Involver
01:22 Getting fired at McDonalds and starting a business
05:42 Selling the company (and why Rahim hadn’t told his parents)
09:42 Next attempt at starting a company - failed
11:51 Starting Involver in a garage
13:17 What Rahim’s doing now–a tuition-free tech-training program
You can find links for all the places to get in touch with Rahim below.
If you’re interested in learning more about Harmon Brothers go to harmonbrothers.com
Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share. Episodes published every Tuesday at 6 am EST. We’ll see you on the next one.
Find Rahim Fazal and SV Academy here:
http://www.rahimfazal.com
https://sv.academy
https://twitter.com/rahimthedream
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahimfazal/

Josh Elizetxe: Why purpose is better than a Ferrari Apr 14, 2020

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This week, Daniel Harmon talks with Josh Elizetxe, serial entrepreneur and investor, and founder of the oral health care company Snow. Josh shares how Snow is making an impact by providing dental care to kids without access. Josh and Daniel also talk about why Josh’s initial success left him feeling empty, how Josh channels his “inner Steve Jobs,” and how learning to type as a kid helped Josh become ultra successful.
00:39 Growing up and Josh’s obsession with computers
06:11 Channeling his “inner Steve Jobs” on stage
08:26 Making a difference with oral health and Snow
16:43 From riches, to burnout, to purpose
You can find links for all the other places to get in touch with Josh below.
If you’re interested in learning more about Harmon Brothers go to harmonbrothers.com
Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share. Episodes published every Tuesday at 6 am EST. We’ll see you on the next one.
Find Josh Elizetxe here:
https://www.instagram.com/joshsnow
https://trysnow.com

Karen X. Cheng: Sharing talents through video Apr 11, 2020

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Karen is the founder of Wafffle. Listen as she explains how she fell into video and making viral videos. How she sang to quit a job and how she tried to get a job by singing. Join her and Daniel on today's episode of From Poop to Gold.

Jake Jacobson: Storytelling is great marketing Apr 10, 2020

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Jake Jacobson is the VP of growth and Partnerships at Native Digital LLC now! Listen as he talks to Benton about sharing stories while he was working at Children's Mercy Hospital and how they were able to share important messages through the use of social media.
Keep up with Jake on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jake262
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake262/
Twitter: @JakesJournal

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