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Did It Music's Larry Butler grew up playing music in Centerville, Ohio, and he eventually outgrew it, too.  After moving to Los Angeles to pursue his music career, he turned his band into a successful business and found his success in managing others' careers. In sharing his career journey through the music industry, Larry explains the importance of learning your craft, making mistakes out of the spotlight before going into the big city and how lessons from music can be applied to any career.
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In this episode, Pam Bingham, senior program manager at Intuit, shares her passion for personal finance and how important it is for individuals to have basic personal finance skills. Intuit is making DEI a major strategy in everything they do, and Pam shares her work in DEI in tech, including leading an apprenticeship program for underrepresented groups in technology and driving the Girls with Code summer immersion program. Hear how customers look for Intuit to mirror them in some ways, and how they are working to ensure that they embody the belonging piece of DEI in everything they do, from pay equity to hiring.
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Cynthia Wheaton is an entrepreneur, writer and speaker, and she was inspired to pursue her own business ventures by her father's entrepreneurial spirit. In this episode,  learn about the importance of having a business plan and considering all contingencies before taking financial and time risks, the power of an entrepreneurial mindset and the importance of having co-collaborators who bring different skills and perspectives to a business partnership.

Check out Cynthia's book, "Are You Ready to Start Your Own Business?: A Sanity Check for Those Who Dream of Self-Employment"
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This week, Dr. Corbin is joined by Russ Seagle, the executive director of the Sequoia Fund, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that supports small businesses. As an outsider in school, Russ was always thinking of ways to make money and start businesses. After a few failed attempts, he found success with a side hustle that eventually turned into a full-time business. His wife suggested that he apply for the small business center director job at the local community college, where he worked for 12 years, helping hundreds of small businesses avoid the same mistakes he made. Eventually, he ended up at the Sequoia Fund, where he has been for the past 14 years.
During the conversation, Russ emphasizes the importance of not going to predatory lenders for easy money, but rather turning to CDFIs in your community or state. He explains that CDFIs understand where small business owners are coming from and where they're going. Russ and Dr. Corbin also discuss the entrepreneurial mindset, including the importance of looking at assets and being willing to fail fast to make decisions quickly.
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In this episode, Dr. Corbin's talking with Dr. Jim Woodell, founder and CEO of Venn Collaborative, about his career journey and entrepreneurial experiences. Woodell shares his background in academic technology and distance learning and his discovery of how colleges and universities drive community and economic transformation. He also discusses his decision to earn a PhD at the age of 40 and his work at the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities. Woodell talks about his entrepreneurial journey, starting with his consulting work on online professional development for teachers and then founding Venn Collaborative with family and friends. He shares how his network sustained him and how his company helps colleges and universities partner and collaborate for community impact.
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Happy National Entrepreneurship Week! To celebrate, Dr. Corbin's talking with Nick Bayer, founder and CEO of Saxbys, a Philadelphia-based coffee company that serves as an experiential learning platform. In this episode, Bayer shares his story of inspiration and growth and how his experience as a first-generation college student led him to create a company that empowers the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs through experiential learning. Hear about his journey as an entrepreneur, his desire to blur the line between his personal and professional pursuits, the importance of impacting other people's lives and the value that comes from doing so repeatedly.
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