Synopsis
Matt is the CEO of Matt Brown Media Group. He is an entrepreneur, speaker and the founder of the global media platform the Matt Brown Show. www.MattBrownMedia.com | www.DigitalKungfu.co.za
Episodes
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MBS681- Secrets of #Fail: Neubloc's Secrets to Efficiency with Armando Viteri (Secrets of #Fail 68)
29/05/2023 Duration: 16minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailNeubloc began 12 years ago as an outgrowth of Ameritege, a boutique private equity firm based in San Diego, on the premise that traditional software development outsourcing was broken and that there was an opportunity to invent an entirely new approach.This approach has project success rates well beyond traditional models — whether inhouse or outsourced. It also leverages reduced cost of multi-location development.Neubloc since then has thrived into a vibrant software development firm offering a full range of product design and implementation with its 10 development centers worldwide.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show
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MBS682- Secrets of #Fail: The Millionaire Petpreneur: The 20-Year-Old Selling Custom Dog Socks (Secrets of #Fail 69)
29/05/2023 Duration: 11minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailLet talk about the founder and CEO of PetParty, Brennan Agranoff. He was mentioned in a 2019 Business Insider article titled 10 Teenagers Who Are Making More Money Than You.When he was 13, he started manufacturing socks. He named his company HoopSwagg. Initially, HoopSwagg was built to manufacture custom socks for different sports teams and charities.HoopSwagg really took off when Brennan launched a program called HoopSwagg Causes. This program helped people in need of charity and Brennan would print their socks and sell them, letting the charity keep the money.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show
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MBS683- Secrets of #Fail: Inc. 5000 Recognition: The Rise of Accelevents with Jonathan Kazarian (Secrets of #Fail 70)
29/05/2023 Duration: 07minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailJon Kazarian is the Founder and CEO of Accelevents, a leading virtual & hybrid events platform recently recognized as a top 200 fastest-growing private company in America by Inc. 5000.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show
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MBS679- Secrets of #Fail: Data Analytics and Adaptability: Lessons from Andrew Petersen (Secrets of #Fail 66)
26/05/2023 Duration: 15minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailAndrew Petersen has been working in the technology industry since 2011, when they became CEO of Bluefin Data. In this role, they aimed to make substantial improvements to the seafood industry. Andrew also held the role of COO, where they focused on building a company centered around passionate people. In 2011, Andrew also founded Sen Enterprises and took on the role of Software Developer. Prior to 2011, Andrew was self-employed as a Professional Poker Player. With mentorship from their older brother, they learned lessons such as money management, data analytics, and adaptability.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show
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MBS675- Secrets of #Fail: The Secret to Scaling Fast with CEO Stephen Goldberg (Secrets of #Fail 62)
26/05/2023 Duration: 14minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailStephen Goldberg is the Co-founder and CEO of Harper DB, a fast-distributed database platform for developers looking to quickly build apps and save companies millions. They have 100K+ users and have raised $7.2M. Founded in 2017, they've also been able to scale rapidly with a small team of fewer than 20 people and are currently doing $6M+ in sales. The platform reduces the complexity and cost of database management while saving developers time with app development, data stores, ETL processes, and IoT projects. Before HarperDB, Stephen worked as a CTO and CEO of several other startups, held roles at larger organizations like IBM subsidiary software company Red Hat, and led digital transformation projec
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MBS676- Secrets of #Fail: Data Revolution: Insights from AtScale's CTO, Dave Mariani (Secrets of #Fail 63)
26/05/2023 Duration: 20minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailDave is one of the co-founders of AtScale and is the Chief Technology Officer. Prior to AtScale, he was VP of Engineering at Klout and at Yahoo!, where he built the world's largest multi-dimensional cube for BI on Hadoop. Mariani is a big data visionary and serial entrepreneurGet an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show
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MBS677- Secrets of #Fail: Leading with Innovation: The Journey of Jill Stelfox (Secrets of #Fail 64)
26/05/2023 Duration: 14minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailMeet Jill Stelfox. Jill is a serial founder and entrepreneur, holds multiple patents, and is the chief executive officer (CEO) and executive chair of Panzura. Panzura’s award-winning CloudFS global file system gives the ability to access files from anywhere with visibility, security, and control.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show
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MBS678- Secrets of #Fail: Beyond the Resume: Unveiling Sonya Hopson's Secrets to Success (Secrets of #Fail 65)
26/05/2023 Duration: 21minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailSonya brings over 20 years of experience in the staffing industry. She enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, dancing, and weightlifting. She is grateful for our existing partnerships as well as creating and developing new partnerships. Her ultimate goal is to use her experience and solidified relationships to assist those around her with career opportunities and advancement. As an organization, our focus is always to identify ways to make a positive impact in our community.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show
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MBS680- Secrets of #Fail: Reviving Classics: The Story of ICON with Jonathan Ward (Secrets of #Fail 67)
26/05/2023 Duration: 16minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailJonathan Ward is the founder of ICON and TLC, two automotive brands. TLC4x4 is the nations oldest and most trusted expert in Toyota Land Cruisers offering sales/service/parts and restoration services. ICON4x4 is a global leader in specialty automotive vehicle design.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show
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MBS668- The Engagement Equation: Exploring the Science Behind Glue with Shane Kovalsky (Secrets of #Fail 55)
17/05/2023 Duration: 45minWelcome to "Secrets of Scale," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this first series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of "scaleups" companies, speaking with founders and CEOs who have successfully reached scale, raised millions of dollars, and have valuable insights to share on scaling their businesses on a global stage. Join Matt as he uncovers the secrets to success in the world of scaling a business. Series: Secrets of Scale Shane Kovalsky is the founder of Glue, an end-to-end employee engagement and connection platform for distributed teams.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.Support the show
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MBS669- The Power of Connectivity: Jeff Pulver's Impact on Communication Technology (Secrets of #Fail 56)
17/05/2023 Duration: 43minWelcome to "Secrets of Scale," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this first series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of "scaleups" companies, speaking with founders and CEOs who have successfully reached scale, raised millions of dollars, and have valuable insights to share on scaling their businesses on a global stage. Join Matt as he uncovers the secrets to success in the world of scaling a business. Series: Secrets of Scale Jeff Pulver, an American Internet entrepreneur and futurist, has made significant contributions to the field of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and is recognized as an innovator. His pioneering efforts in VoIP began with his company Free World Dialup and resulted in a momentous regulatory decision by the Federal Communications Commission in 2004. This decision reclassified VoIP as an internet application, freeing it from the burdensome government tariffs and regulations associated with traditional telephony services. Consequently, this groundb
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MBS670- Secrets of #Fail: Philanthropy and Success: The Story of Matt Sauri (Secrets of #Fail 57)
17/05/2023 Duration: 18minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailMatt Sauri is a business leader, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and athlete. As founder & CEO of Seattle-based Wimmer Solutions, Sauri’s focus is on the overall strategic direction of the company, which provides staffing and professional services to industry leading companies across the west coast.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show
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MBS671- Secrets of #Fail: Building a Better World: Insights from John Shegerian (Secrets of #Fail 58)
17/05/2023 Duration: 17minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailJohn Shegerian creates profitable impact companies that make the world a better place. Goldman Sachs recently named Shegerian one of the “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2021” at its annual Builders + Innovators Summit. He was also recently named one of the planet’s “Top 100 Recycling Stars” by Recycling International Magazine. A serial entrepreneur responsible for co-founding Homeboy Industries, FinancialAid.com, Engage and many other impactful organizations – Shegerian currently serves as co-founder, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the largest cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction and electronic waste recycling company in the United States.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.com
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MBS672- Secrets of #Fail: The Inspiring Journey of Joyce Durst (Secrets of #Fail 59)
17/05/2023 Duration: 16minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailJoyce Durst is the CEO and co-founder of Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP), a strategic technology solutions partner located in Austin, TX. She is an engineer by trade and a leader by nature, leveraging 30+ years of experience in the software and technology industry. Joyce co-founded GAP in 2007 without any outside capital. Her business model is built on strategic and long-term client partnerships, resulting in over a decade of profitable growth and more than 650 employees in Costa Rica, Colombia and the United States. GAP was founded on a purpose-based system of “striving for Greatness, being Agile and investing in People.” Joyce believes it is not enough to just write code; she challenges and rewards th
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MBS673- Secrets of #Fail: Finding True Success: Insights and Lessons from Devon Dickinson (Secrets of #Fail 60)
17/05/2023 Duration: 20minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailDevon Dickinson is a serial entrepreneur that believes in hard work and building companies that positively affect his community. Several thousand jobs have been created across his many companies. These distinguished companies such as Verified First, Safety Services Company, First Voice, Ecotec Lighting, EZSpaces Co-working, 5280 Motorcars, National Marketing Solutions, and Dickinson Commercial Properties have been recognized as some of the fastest growing companies in "The Inc 5000" (16 times), "The Deloitte Fast 500", multiple "Best Places to Work/Company Culture" awards, "HRO Tech", "The Stevie Awards", and currently Verified First is the fastest growing
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MBS674- Secrets of #Fail: Revolutionizing Cryptocurrency in Africa with Justin Poiroux (Secrets of #Fail 61)
17/05/2023 Duration: 16minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailFounded by Justin Poiroux and Chris Maurice, this cryptocurrency exchange used by one million Africans is on track to generate $5 million in revenue in 2022, nearly doubling last year's revenue. With $57 million from Jack Dorsey's Block and others, Yellow Card has transacted $1.4 billion in Africa, collecting about 0.5% on the spread. Instead of expanding outside Africa, the friends who met while volunteering at a camp for adults with handicaps, work with U.S. foreign exchange firms, food producers and others doing business in Africa.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show
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MBS667- From Dot-Com Billionaire to Amazon VP: Larry Augustin's Journey (Secrets of #Fail 54)
17/05/2023 Duration: 45minWelcome to "Secrets of Scale," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this first series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of "scaleups" companies, speaking with founders and CEOs who have successfully reached scale, raised millions of dollars, and have valuable insights to share on scaling their businesses on a global stage. Join Matt as he uncovers the secrets to success in the world of scaling a business. Series: Secrets of Scale Larry Augustin is a VP at Amazon Web Services. He formerly was the chairman of the board of directors of SugarCRM.[1] He is a former venture capitalist and the founder of VA Software (now Geeknet). During the height of the dot-com bubble, Augustin was a billionaire on paper at the age of 38.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.Support the show
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MBS666- Secrets of #Fail: Unleashing Excellence - Lessons from Robert Stevenson (Secrets of #Fail 53)
12/05/2023 Duration: 17minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailRobert Stevenson understands what it takes to succeed. He is a man who knows how to deal with the risks, competition, and the ever-changing business arena. His ability to connect with an audience is amazing; be it a strategic planning session for a Fortune 500 company to 20,000 salespeople, he excels at blending humor, facts, inspiration, conviction and audience participation. Robert delivers high-energy programs that can help any company or person achieve higher levels of excellence. Today, he travels around the world, sharing powerful ideas for achieving excellence.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show
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MBS662- Secrets of #Fail: Building a Billion-Record Database: The Spokeo Journey with Harrison Tang (Secrets of Fail #49)
09/05/2023 Duration: 08minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailHarrison Tang and his co-founders created Spokeo in 2006 while at Stanford University. As CEO, he is responsible for the overall direction and product strategy of the company. He leads the team focusing on building an easy-to-use interface that provides users with intelligence about people by accessing and aggregating more than 12 billion records.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show
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MBS663- Secrets of #Fail: From Army Aviator to Business Founder: The Success of Stanford Oliver (Secrets of Fail #50)
09/05/2023 Duration: 09minWelcome to the "Secrets of #Fail," a new pod storm series hosted by Matt Brown. In this series of 2023, Matt dives deep into the world of failures and lessons learned along the way from high-net-worth individuals. Join Matt as he dives into the world of failures and lessons.Series: Secret of #FailStanford Oliver, born in Saint Louis, Missouri, Founded DigiFlight in 1999 to meet the demands of the complex and rapidly evolving Information Technology (IT) and Aerospace Industries, specifically related to web services, IT infrastructure modernization, cyber security, and aviation modernization. Under Stan’s leadership, DigiFlight has successfully grown from 2 employees in 1999 to over 300 employees, and 40 DoD, Intelligence Community (IC), and commercial contracts in 2022. DigiFlight is also recognized as a global leader in attack helicopter training and Cyber Hunt and Incident Response.s.Get an interview on the Matt Brown Show: www.mattbrownshow.comSupport the show