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Archived Success Theory Episode

On this episode of Success Theory, I interviewed my friend and mentor, Kevin Youngblood. Kevin and his wife, Margie, have been married for 34 years and have 3 grown children. In their early years of marriage, Kevin served our country in the military in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm where he earned 8 medals. He was Mayor of Carl, Georgia, and started and operated several businesses, the most recent being Odysseyware, Inc, an educational software company focused on reaching at-risk students. This company was founded in 2001 and sold to a Venture Capital Fund in 2016 for over $100 million. For the last four years, Kevin has been investing in the Phoenix startup community by way of coaching or financial investment. He has served on the Advisory Board at the Arizona State University Center for Entrepreneurship, coaching MBA candidates as they pitch their ideas to investors. Most recently, he’s been helping Grand Canyon University launch their Canyon Ventures program – an innovation center for startups in the valley – where he serves as the Entrepreneur in Residence. The goal is to help these businesses grow from a napkin idea to sustainable revenue as quickly as possible. Through this process, Kevin realized that a lot of startup founders struggle with selling their ideas, selling their products, and getting in revenue. To respond to this need, he launched Youngblood Works, which provides sales training and mentoring to startup founders and executives, with the goal of preparing business leaders with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to generate sustainable revenue. If you're an entrepreneur looking to gain an edge in sales and business development, this episode is for you.

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In this episode of Success Theory, I sat down with Robert Vera, NYT Best Selling Author, former investment banker, and director of the Innovation Center at America's largest Christian University. Robert and I discussed topics ranging from mergers and deal making, the various levels of startup funding, to discussions about some of the brilliant companies at GCU's Innovation Center. I look forward to you listening to this episode and remember if you get any value out of it at all, please leave a review and subscribe to stay connected with all the best entrepreneurial insights and interviews with world changers!

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On this episode of Success Theory I had the privilege of interviewing my friend and mentor Joshua Denne. Joshua has been through so many tests and trials in his life as he went from quitting his job to entrepreneurship full time. Joshua has experienced everything from getting evicted from his home, to having made millions. Josh is now an investor, full-time father, and philanthropist, and he spends his time helping people build and scale their own businesses. I hope you enjoy this podcast and I hope you get value from it. Please remember to subscribe and leave a review!

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