Awesome Inc

Awesome Inc
Awesome Inc

Our mission is to help people pursue their definition of AWESOME by building community around the creation and education of technology and entrepreneurship. Episodes will focus on those who have been inspirations to our entrepreneurial ecosystem throughout Kentucky. Additionally, we aim to highlight up-and-coming entrepreneurs, innovators, and tech-savvy individuals. Email podcast@awesomeinc.org for inquiries.

  1. 5 Across February 2024 Winner - Value Buddy | Awesome Inc Podcast - Episode 147

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    5 Across February 2024 Winner - Value Buddy | Awesome Inc Podcast - Episode 147

    After obtaining his bachelor’s degree in marketing and finance from the University of Kentucky, Ace McGill began his finance career in corporate America. During his tenure in corporate finance, Ace led Procter & Gamble’s valuation projects for billion-dollar brands like Bounty, Charmin, Gain, and Tide. To strengthen his business knowledge, Ace attended an entrepreneurship-focused MBA program at the Grazadio Business School at Pepperdine University. Ace also was a finance leader for Whirlpool and most recently Brown-Forman.   Today, Ace continues his entrepreneurial journey as a business-finance influencer with a diverse investment portfolio including a valuation app, real estate, hemp distribution, cannabis consulting, money lending, and software development. In addition to pursuing new business ventures, Ace enjoys consulting other entrepreneurs in their quest for financial independence and business ownership. He hopes that his latest project, Value Buddy, a fintech software, can be a catalyst to help those he mentors be able to scale their businesses and leverage technology to advance their overall business objectives. Recorded March 2024 Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: • ⁠Ace McGill on Linkedin • ⁠⁠⁠Value Buddy on Linkedin • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guide Book⁠ website Leave Some Feedback: • Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@awesomeinc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with what you want to hear about next. • Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with Us: • Subscribe to our podcast • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠awesomeinc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Instagram -- @awesomeinclex • Twitter -- @awesomeinclex • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube

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  2. One in Thirty-Six Diagnosed With Autism | Awesome Inc Podcast - Episode 144

    20/12/2023

    One in Thirty-Six Diagnosed With Autism | Awesome Inc Podcast - Episode 144

    Amanda (“Mandy”) Ralston is a queer, neurodivergent serial Founder. She is a 25-year veteran practitioner and has been certified as a behavior analyst since 2002. During her career she has founded two clinics that provided applied behavior analysis services to hundreds of families, schools, and individuals with autism or other developmental or intellectual disabilities. She successfully exited to the 4th largest ABA provider group in 2019.  Mandy has served as a Subject Matter Expert to several international workgroups and panels related to Behavior Analysis, Ethics, Outcomes, and Practice. She is a featured speaker in several mediums globally.  She has twice been nominated for Small Businessperson of the Year in 2015 and 2017.  She was the recipient of the Autism Innovation Award at the Autism Investor Summit in 2023.Ralston creates unique solutions by synthesizing her own history of reinforcement and punishment with evidence-based practices, Clinical and Business Intelligence, and Technology to further support clinicians, funders, businesses, and founders in changing the world for Quality of Life, Outcomes, neuro/diversity, equity, and inclusion.Her behavior continues to be shaped by its impact on a world where autism exists, and the field of behavior analysis.Her most recent venture is NonBinary Solutions - a data analytics and technology firm making Clinical Decision Support Systems for providers and other constituents of Applied Behavior Analysis and neurodiversity. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: • ⁠NonBinary Solutions⁠ website • Founder, ⁠⁠⁠Mandy Ralston⁠⁠⁠ on Linkedin Leave Some Feedback: • Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@awesomeinc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ with what you want to hear about next. • Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with Us: • Subscribe to our podcast • ⁠⁠⁠⁠awesomeinc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Instagram -- @awesomeinclex • Twitter -- @awesomeinclex • ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube

    26 phút
  3. Donna Salyer's 2023 Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Induction Speech | Awesome Inc Video Podcast - Episode 141

    24/11/2023

    Donna Salyer's 2023 Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Induction Speech | Awesome Inc Video Podcast - Episode 141

    Donna's speech from the 2023 Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame ceremony in Lexington, KY on November 2, 2023. Donna Salyers President and Founder, Fabulous Furs Beginning with a faux fur sewing kit she designed and assembled in their basement, Donna Salyers Fabulous-Furs has grown into a majority asset of Salyers Group, a diversified investment company. Her products are sold through catalog, Internet, retail, and wholesale accounts in over 4,000 hotels, stores, and boutiques including Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, plus TV shopping networks Shop HQ and Australia’s TVSN. Inspiration occurred in the late 80’s when, on her way to purchase a mink coat, Donna chanced to hear a broadcast describing kittens being skinned alive for “mink” teddy bears. Instead of buying a coat, she set out to create a luxurious alternative. Known as the World’s finest faux furs, her designs have appeared in hundreds of Broadway productions, movies, and TV shows, plus every major fashion magazine. Donna was profiled in People Magazine and twice in the Wall Street Journal. A retail showroom in Covington houses Donna Salyers Fabulous-Furs and Fabulous-Bridal. Salyers Group opened Hotel Covington in late 2016 and added 23 suites in 2023, complementing the Madison Event Center they opened in 1989. Donna wrote a syndicated newspaper column for 17 years, leading to a video series, a national TV show and eight books. Links: • Donna Salyer's Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame profile

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  4. Tony Lamb's 2023 Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Induction Speech | Awesome Inc Video Podcast - Episode 140

    23/11/2023

    Tony Lamb's 2023 Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Induction Speech | Awesome Inc Video Podcast - Episode 140

    Tony's speech from the 2023 Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame ceremony in Lexington, KY on November 2, 2023. Tony Lamb Founder & CEO, Kona Ice Founder & CEO, Travelin' Tom's Coffee Tony Lamb is the founder and CEO of Kona Ice and Travelin' Tom's Coffee Truck. When Tony launched Kona Ice in 2007, he wanted to give families a better ice cream truck experience after his 3-year-old daughter had an awful encounter with an ice cream truck man. Since then, Tony Lamb has revolutionized the food truck space and Kona Ice has grown to the World's Largest Food Truck Company with more than 1,700 franchisee-owned trucks in 49 states and Canada. Keeping the same vision, Tony launched Travelin' Tom's Coffee Truck in 2020. With 150 franchised trucks on the road by the end of 2023, Tom's Coffee is growing exponentially with over 300 reservations for future trucks. Kona Ice has been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500, rated #1 New Franchise in the US in 2013, and regularly in the Top 25 Fastest Growing Franchises. Kona Ice has been consistently ranked #1 and #2 in Franchisee Satisfaction by Franchise Business Review for the past 12 years. Additionally, Tony was named the 2021 Chief Executive Officer for a Large Private Company by Cincinnati Business Courier. This program honors executives who’ve shown outstanding leadership and stellar performance at Greater Cincinnati businesses and nonprofits.Links: • Tony Lamb's Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame profile

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Our mission is to help people pursue their definition of AWESOME by building community around the creation and education of technology and entrepreneurship. Episodes will focus on those who have been inspirations to our entrepreneurial ecosystem throughout Kentucky. Additionally, we aim to highlight up-and-coming entrepreneurs, innovators, and tech-savvy individuals. Email podcast@awesomeinc.org for inquiries.

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