#140: Disrupting the Traditional Law Field

This week hosts Tim Ryan, and Zack Miller sit down with Tricia Dunlap, Managing Partner at Dunlap Law PLC, a law practice that serves small businesses and business owners, helping them start businesses, protect them while they grow, and sell them when they’re ready. Watch this week’s episode to hear about business owners’ common mistakes, the importance of a relationship with your lawyer, disrupting the broken traditional law firm, and more!

#139: Building Black Brand

This week it’s a special edition of the Fervent Four Show! Hosts Tim Ryan, and Zack Miller sit down with Blair Durham at the Mighty Dream Forum. Blair is the Co-founder and President of Black BRAND, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that stands for Business Research Analytics Networking and Development seeking to transform the local, regional, and national community through unity, education, access, opportunity, and development. This episode is part three of three Fervent Four Show episodes that were recorded at the Mighty Dream Forum. Watch this week’s episode to hear Blair talk about her experience building a community, the 757 ecosystem, and much more! 

#138: Strengthening Small Business

This week hosts Tim Ryan, and Zack Miller sit down with Jolie Spiers, Vice President and Executive Director of Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center, a local resource that provides free business advising and technical assistance, low-cost training, and connection to resources for existing and pre-venture entrepreneurs. Watch this week’s episode to hear about how Hampton Roads SBDC helps businesses of all stages, the importance of small businesses to our communities, the recent entrepreneurial growth, and much more!

#137: Showcasing your Vision through Storytelling

This week it’s a special edition of the Fervent Four Show! Hosts Tim Ryan, and Zack Miller sit down with Jacob Marshall at the Mighty Dream Forum. Jacob is the Head of Partnerships at Quantum Spin Studios, a majority woman-owned media company whose interdisciplinary expertise spans entertainment, worldbuilding, and emerging technology. This episode is part two of three Fervent Four Show episodes that were recorded at the Mighty Dream Forum. Watch this week’s episode to hear Jacob talk about his background as a musician, collaborating, connecting, storytelling, and much more! 

#136: Scaling Your Niche

This week hosts Tim Ryan, and Zack Miller sit down with Dominique Hawkins, CEO of Np on Demand LLC, a niche medical practice that provides medical clearances virtually via telemedicine to patients undergoing cosmetic surgery. Watch this week’s episode to hear about how Dominique got started in business, scaled her business from $0 to more than 270k in 15 months, and much more!

#135: Landing Corporate Access

This week hosts Tim Ryan, and Zack Miller sit down with Dan Bell, Officer/Chairman of The Hampton Roads Innovation Collaborative one of ten technology councils in the commonwealth of Virginia. Watch this week’s episode to hear about how Dan’s experience working in corporate with Apple and Canon has helped him grow the technology market and community in Hampton Roads.

#134: Never Allowing Failure to be an Option

This week it’s a special edition of the Fervent Four Show! Hosts Tim Ryan, and Zack Miller sit down with Antonio Dowe at the Mighty Dream Forum. Antonio is the co-Founder of High Tide Cannabis Summit, a one-of-a-kind event that aims to bring people from all walks of life together to elevate the conversation around cannabis. This episode is part one of three Fervent Four Show episodes that were recorded at the Mighty Dream Forum. Watch this week’s episode to hear Antonio talk about his background as a music and event promoter, discussion about failure, where to find guidance in business, and much more! 

#133: Prototyping an Adventure Park

This week hosts Tim Ryan, and Zack Miller sit down with David and Brittany Peregoff, Founder’s and Owner’s of Where2Wheel LLC, the nation’s largest crowd-sourced off-road trail database for Jeep & truck off-road enthusiasts with off-road trails listings in every state. The online trail database has been built over the last 8 years to make off-roading more accessible. Watch this week’s episode to hear about David’s story, the growing off-road market, how to bring attention to your business idea, and much more!

#132: Simplifying Dating

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Bretton Key, Founder and CEO of Date Jar, LLC, a dating app designed to change the challenge of figuring out what to do on a date. Date Jar gives date suggestions, plans, and is designed to be your pocket date guide and concierge service. Watch this week’s episode to hear about how Bretton’s 15+ years of IT and software development background has helped him create Date Jar, its features, and much more!

#131: Being a Serial Entrepreneur

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Chris Lyons, Chief Strategy Officer of Oats Global, a comprehensive industrial hemp producer that provides partners customized seeds and services to successfully cultivate industrial hemp crops and innovate hemp end-use products. Watch this week’s episode to hear about how Chris has started multiple companies, is expanding the hemp industry, and being a lifelong entrepreneur, and much more!

#130: Innovation in the Cannabis Market

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Carl Palme, Founder and CEO of Boundless Robotics a company that combines hydroponics, AI, and robotics into one to help customers solve the difficulties of growing at home. Watch this week’s episode to hear about how Carl got started, is solving a problem within the cannabis industry, how robotics and AI can help anyone grow at home, and much more!

#129: Merging with your “Competitor”

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Kevin Daisey, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Array Digital a digital marketing agency that provides highly targeted online marketing and advertising for home service companies, law firms and medical practices. Watch this week’s episode to hear about how Kevin got started, merged with his “competitor”, continues to expand his company, and much more!

#128: Running Your Way to Success

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Jake Maines, from Jake Maines Realty, a realtor from Virginia Beach who hosts a unique monthly networking happy hour event that connects people, young and old, from around the region. Watch this week’s episode to hear about how authenticity and building relationships can transform business, real estate in the Hampton Roads, and much more!

#127: Disrupting the Traditional Home Equity Process

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Mark Schacknies, CEO and Co-Founder of NYFTYDoor a digital home equity lender that offers a 1-minute application, instant pre-qualification, and closing in a few days. Watch this week’s episode to hear about how Mark is tapping into a 11 trillion dollar market, electric mortgages, and much more!

#126: The Future of Reentry and Second Chances

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Andre Peart, Founder and CEO of ConConnect, a justice technology company that excels in re-entry caseload management and fair chance hiring. Watch this week’s episode to hear about Andre’s journey from time in prison and his own reentry challenges to being founder and CEO!

#125: Tim Ryan & Zack Miller

This week, hosts Tim Ryan, and Zack Miller sit down and discuss common questions and behind-the-scenes of how the show gets produced. Watch this week’s episode to hear about the meaning of The Fervent Four Show, challenging parts of podcasting, channeling emotions, and much more!

#124: Drilling into Business

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Casey Grage, Founder and CEO of Hubly Surgical, a company that modernizes bedside intracranial access. Its first product is an integrated electric drill system designed to streamline bedside intracranial access. Watch this week’s episode to hear about Casey Grage’s innovation journey and much more!

#123: How’s My Body Language

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Rachel Cossar, Co-Founder and CEO of Virtual Sapiens a company that leverages browser-based AI/ML to provide client facing professionals with personalized insights and feedback on nonverbal communication clues during video calls. Watch this week’s episode to hear about these topics and much more!

#122: Mom’s Creating the Future Job Market

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Monica Banks, CEO, and founder of Gugu Guru, to discuss her journey launching a company to empower moms, content creators are the new generation of entrepreneurs, and how easy it is to become a professional content creator. Watch this week’s episode to hear about these topics and much more!

#121: Pro-Athlete turns Founder

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Nick Karwoski, professional athlete, Hydrow athlete, CEO, and founder of TAGALONG, to discuss his athletic and entrepreneurial journey as well as lessons learned, regarding perseverance, discipline, and commitment. Watch this week’s episode to hear about these topics and much more!

#120: Hydrating with a Purpose

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Megan Riggs & Kimberly Beachum of Crunchy Hydration, LLC to discuss their journey of finding a product niche and turning a company into a lifestyle. Watch this week’s episode to hear about these topics and much more!

#119: Supporting Innovation in the 757

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down Jeff Johnson, Director of Tech Center Research Park located in Newport News, Virginia, to discuss his journey and share wisdom about entrepreneurship, leadership, and tech. Watch this week’s episode to hear about these topics and much more!

#118: Wellness & Business

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down Madilynn Beck, Founder and CEO of The Better Spot, to discuss founding a wellness company, holistic wellness, and the problem The Better Spot solves. Watch this week’s episode to hear about these topics and much more!

#117: Tim Ryan Q&A’s

The show must go on! When the scheduled guest catches a stomach bug, and co-host Zach Miller out of pocket, Tim Ryan hosts episode 117 with a solo performance. This week, Tim discusses important components of a business, starting a company in the 757, and collaborative opportunities. Watch this week’s episode to hear about these topics and much more!

#116: Universities and Entrepreneurship

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down Graham Henshaw, Executive Director of the Alan B. Miller Entrepreneurship Center at William & Mary, joins the show to discuss equipping students with skills for life after graduation,  the Entrepreneurial thinking, and cracking the code for how early-stage entrepreneurs can get plugged. Watch this week’s episode to hear about these topics and much more!

#115: Increasing Women + Minority Led Company Funding

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Allison Byers, Founder of Scroobious to discuss her experience raising money for her medical device startup, and what launched her into her new venture to help women and minorities navigate the fundraising ecosystem. Watch this week’s episode to hear about these topics and much more!

#114: Solving Ground Level Problems from High Above

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Dennis Perreault, Founder of Pixelar LLC to discuss Precision Agriculture, 757 Entrepreneurship, and how drones and technology can aid farmers.  Watch this week’s episode to hear about these topics and much more!

#113: Relaunching America’s First Oyster

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Bay McLaughlin, Co-Owner of First Landing Seafood Company to discuss how, with his two brothers Bruce & Craig, they are cultivating an oyster to meet global exacting standards here on the Lynnhaven for the very first time and how the 757 can be known for founding profitable and scalable green/blue businesses.

#112: Building the Podcast Player of the Future

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Paul Bloch, Co-founder and Chief Design Officer at Fathom.fm to discuss technological innovations in the podcast industry which will be defining the next generation of podcast applications. And insights about creating a startup from Fathom’s own journey.

#111: Raising Money Using Video

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Jesse Hepburn, Founder and CEO of Fsh Tank to discuss crowdfunding and what it can do for their business and their personal network.

#110: Making Mistakes in Business

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Connor Swalm, CEO at Phin Security, to discuss making mistakes is evidence you’re doing something right. The only mistake you can’t afford to make is the mistake you never learn from.

#109: What’s a faster pace, racecar or running a business?

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Dion von Moltke, Co-Founder at BLAYZE & professional racecar driver, to discuss the power of 1 on 1 coaching and the importance of working with GREAT coaches. Startups are challenging, but are they more challenging than racing professionally?

#108: Paul Singh is Bullish on Startups

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Paul Singh, Founder of Results Junkies & Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Bump Health, to discuss that you DON’T need to raise money to start, grow, or “insert whatever most founders say”. Money doesn’t change the outcome of your company… only the speed of whatever’s already going to happen.

#107: Raising Money in Virginia

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Tom Weithman, Managing Director at Virginia Venture Partners, to discuss the funding available for VA’s high growth startups, what Virginia Venture Partners can offer your business, and the sustained success of the nation’s premier seed venture programs.

#106: The “Online” Off-Site Team Builder

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with James Warren, Founder at LetsVidya, to discuss James’ passion for helping people connect with each other, the current Fundraising environment, and how to gain early traction for your product/service.

#105: The Business (of) Climate

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Paul Robinson, Executive Director of RISE, to discuss RISE and the climate problem it’s working to solve, how to spot ‘optimist’ founders, and why ‘water’ is the theme & opportunity of Hampton Roads.

#104: Opening and Expanding a Business for Other Businesses

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Marko Frigelj, Founder at The IncuHub, to discuss The IncuHub and it’s 100+ member businesses, coworking spaces 101, and how they are different from WeWork.

#103: DE&I in the Startup Community

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Travis Young, from 757 Collab, to discuss all things Travis’ work experiences and journey to 757 Collab, rewriting the DE&I narrative, and how to give founders a voice.

#102: Opening a Business in 2020

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Julie Easterbrooks, Founder at Kitty Kingdom Cat Cafe, to discuss all things feline related, opening an in person business during the pandemic, and some heartfelt adoption stories (427 adoptions to date!).

#101: Disrupting the Middle Man

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Josh Rufolo and Stan Glover, co-Founder’s at Pocket Properties, to discuss launching the Pocket Properties Beta, lessons learned from running a WeFunder Campaign, and the ‘apprenticeship’ vs. ‘internship’ mindset.

#100: The Angel of Angels

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with legendary Angel Investor, Jason Calacanis, to discuss loyalty & friendship in entrepreneurship, the ‘Steph Curry’ of angel investing, and how the pandemic has changed venture capital & podcasting.

#99: The Business Side of Mortgages

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Kim Hasty, Mortgage Expert at CMS Mortgage Solutions, to discuss the current U.S. housing market, disruption in the mortgage industry, and advice for Founder’s who are thinking about home ownership.

#98: Digitizing the Physical

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Scott Janey, Founder at Magazine Jukebox, to discuss the recent launch of Magazine Jukebox, environmental benefits of digital magazines, and Magazine Jukebox’s fundraising journey.

#97: Using Technology to Connect Openings with Customers

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Tori Sullivan, Founder at BarnWiz, to discuss her startup that is disrupting the horse industry, the value of accelerator programs, and what it’s like to lead a tech company.

#96: Cleaning Up In Business

Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Lee Sheridan, Owner/Operator at Two Maids & A Mop, to discuss his transition from the insurance industry to business owner, what marketing strategies actually work, and how to retain talented employees in a hot job market.

#95: Movie Making in Virginia

Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Butch Maier of Sumbadhat Productions, to discuss his movie production company, the current state of the movie biz + the impact of streaming services, and the local movie scene in Virginia.

#94: Lessons from SWIMNERD

Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Nate Tschohl, Founder at SWIMNERD, to discuss Nate’s business that is tackling the global aquatics industry, the SWIMNERD podcast, and whether failure is the crucible of success.

#93: What Does the Conference Landscape Look Like Now

This week Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Mike Descher, Founder at MediaGroup, the current in-person conference landscape, how companies can better support their work from home employees, and the ‘QR code’ revolution.

#92: SaaS’ing the Grant Writing Process

This week Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Philip Deng, Founder at Grantable, to discuss Phillip’s startup that is fixing the broken grant system, Web 3.0 (2.5?), and how/why to find a co-Founder for your business.

#91: Creating a WOW Movement

This week Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Michelle Pippin, Founder at Women Who WOW, to discuss what is Women Who WOW, how to stay hungry once you achieve success, and the key to copy writing.

#90: ‘Hydrating’ Your Business

Allen Lim, Founder of Skratch Labs, joins the show to discuss his startup, skratch labs, the secret to ‘hydration’, and what it’s like to work alongside Lance Armstrong.