Matt Giovanisci spent his teenage years working in a pool store and learning all about swimming pool maintenance and care. He also rocked out in a band, made videos, and taught himself how to design and code websites. Then he got an idea: "Mayb

9: John Lee Dumas Turned Podcasting into Gold

Jul 22nd, 2014 31m 12s

John Lee Dumas loved listening to podcasts. He could download to his phone exactly what he wanted to listen to and then listen to them while he was on the go. He could pause them when he wanted, and then resume playing later without having miss

8: Mike Michalowicz Uses Toilet Paper and Pumpkins to Build Great Businesses

Jun 24th, 2014 45m 11s

Mike Michalowicz is one guy every entrepreneur should listen to. Mike started three multi-million dollar businesses, one of which he sold to a co-founder and another of which was sold after only a few years to a Fortune 500 company. In addition

7: Jim Wang Built a $3 million Business on a Topic Knew Little About

Jun 10th, 2014 48m 55s

When Jim Wang graduated from college and started working as a software developer, he discovered that he needed to learn about personal finance. He needed to learn about 401k plans, saving and investing, insurance, renting and buying homes, and

6: John Melley Got His Dream Job Then Built a Business Around It

Jun 5th, 2014 46m 23s

John's passion as a boy was imitating the voices and characters that he heard on the radio and on tv, and he fell in love with radio. As an adult, however, he graduated from college and became a lobbyist. This was a long way from his passion.

5: Andrew Ferebee Built a Community and a Business around his Passion

Jun 3rd, 2014 53m 53s

When Andrew Ferebee realized shortly after college that the corporate career path that he was on did not fulfill him, he started looking for alternatives. His passions were entrepreneurship and self improvement. When he did some research, he di

4: Allen Murabayashi Launched Two Successful Businesses: HotJobs and PhotoShelter

May 30th, 2014 44m 57s

Allen Murabayashi, Chairman and Co-Founder of PhotoShelter, is a great example of what can happen when you take action and start building a business.When Allen was fresh out of college, he joined a small staff of four software developers playi

3: Andy Biggs Discovered His New Career in Africa

May 27th, 2014 45m 40s

Andy Biggs had a very traditional corporate career. He earned an accounting degree in college, followed by consulting jobs and work at a Silicon Valley startup. But by the time the 2008 recession hit, he had gradually lost his passion for th

2: Debra Angilletta Tells Her Five Cornerstones to Building a Great Business

May 20th, 2014 49m 38s

When Debra Angilletta became a mother a few years ago, she chose to walk away from a great corporate career at a Wall Street firm. No new job to go to, no entrepreneurial business already established. She just quit, did some self assessment w

1: Intro: To Be Successful, Do What Successful People Do

May 20th, 2014 21m 35s

One Thing Required is a podcast celebrating entrepreneurship. I interview entrepreneurs, authors and experts to learn as much as I can from them about starting and growing businesses. My goal: To help my audience and me get out of our own way

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