Stories of Entrepreneurs Once Upon a Venture! An entrepreneurial podcast in Beta….

20Jun/100

Mary Nitttolo and The Studio

Mary Nittolo is great example of an accidental entrepreneur. Never intending to start and manage a multi-million dollar production studio, she has a lot to say about the challenges of staying in business for over 20 years. Mary brings a simple elegance to the art of entrepreneurship; what do you think?

 
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14Dec/090

Campus Scout

Story of Campus Scout

Campus Scout is a new and cost effective on-campus recruiting strategy for employers as they struggle through the current economic crisis. Focused exclusively on the college and graduate student space, Campus Scout believes it is the best solution for establishing or retaining a strong brand on campus and building the finest "bench" of entry level professionals.

Interview by Alan Siege

 
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10Dec/090

Sugar Flower Shop

Sugar Flower Shop creates unique party, special occasion and wedding cakes using only the finest and freshest ingredients (local and sustainable whenever possible), featuring lifelike flowers and foliage handmade from sugar for pick-up or delivery in the NYC metro area.

Interview by Alan Siege

 
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10Dec/090

Bilingual Birdies

Bilingual Birdies Foreign Language Music Specialists teach language through alternative education methods.

Here is the story of the start

-By Alan Siege

 
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2Dec/090

Blume Girl

The story of Blume Girl!

 
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1Oct/090

The Story of McClure’s Pickles

How does one start a Pickle company? How does one start a business in general? Listen to this story of how Bob McClure built his business from the group up.

By Alan Siege

 
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14Aug/090

Thrillist.com!


Thrillist

In this exciting episode of Once Upon a Venture we meet co founder of Thrillist.com Ben Lerer. Ben and his partner Adam Rich founded Thrillist in their young 20’s. They now have close to 1,000,000 subscribers and 11 editions of the daily update. Ben shares with us the details of his journey. Take a listen, leave a comment, and subscribe to Thrillist!

By David McGregor

 
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2Jul/090

Building a biz in college

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Dominic Coryell a recent grad from Northeastern University, he help build a business called Garment Valet as a student. The company is positioned to exceed 1 million in revenue this year. In this interview he shares some insight into how he built help build it, what it was like starting a biz in college and much more.

Take a listen, leave a comment, share the story....

By David McGregor

 
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27May/090

Once Upon an Independent Architect

As more and more people chose to start their own business, they face many challenges. Of course having a viable business is key, but sometimes the issue is balancing the business with managing a family. Is it harder for women who do this? Meet Susana Honig, a friend and neighbor, who works as an independent architect who operates out of her home in Park Slope Brooklyn.  She'll let you in on a few of her miss-steps as well as some poignant pointers.

 
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27May/090

Once Upon Buying a Biz…

John Iorio's story is about what it takes to buy a business, but in his case, it was a business he grew up in. This Bronx-born native, who talks like he's from Brooklyn, has build a successful business. Funtime Amusements, as it is now called, was once owned by his boss, a boss he started working for when he was 18. But before John could buy the business, he had to learn it. He also had to make a decision to want to run it and own it. John Iorio's story is not just about the dos and don'ts of buying a business. It's also the story of a man with a mission to succeed, to succeed in business and in life.

 
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