Prepare for takeoff into the world of entrepreneurship with 'The E-Commerce Flight' podcast. Navigating the soaring $160 billion e-commerce industry, your captain, RJ Supriya, is a seasoned radio host, podcaster, and influencer. Here, we uncover the untold stories behind the industry's evolution, shedding light on the unsung heroes propelling India's economic ascent. We will also explore how Amazon plays a crucial role in supporting SMBs, providing them with tools, technology, and a marketpl ...
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Jack Hatcher Entrepreneurship Podcast
Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach
Listen and learn from successful alumni & other business leaders in a 1-hour weekly talk presented by successful entrepreneurial alumni and other guests invited to speak. They will share their background, how they built their business, and general insight into overcoming challenges critical to being an entrepreneur in today’s world. This program is made possible by the Jack Hatcher Endowment for Entrepreneurship, the Bagley College of Engineering, and the Center for Entrepreneurship & Outrea ...
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Decoding the Secrets Behind the Amazon Great Indian Festival
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33:14The Amazon Great Indian Festival isn’t just a fun shopping event for buyers; it’s also a huge opportunity for sellers, with 80% of their sales coming from this exciting occasion! So, what’s the secret behind this success, and what ideas make it all happen? Today, we have Mr. Gaurav Bhatnagar, Director of Sales, Amazon India, joining us to share the…
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Glowave: From Small Beginnings to a 100 Crore Dream
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18:36Join us in this episode of E-Commerce Flight, where we sit down with Neelima Gupta, the visionary founder of Glowave Lights, an affordable lighting brand dedicated for bringing stylish and functional solutions to every home. With a background in engineering and a passion for home decor, Neelima made the bold transition from a government job to entr…
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Connecting Indian Handicrafts with the World
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20:08In this episode of E-Commerce Flight, we sit down with Himanshu Wardhan, the visionary founder of Thevasa, a clothing brand on a mission to redefine Indian fashion. With years of experience in the corporate world, Himanshu made a bold leap into entrepreneurship, driven by his passion to uplift Indian artisans and take their craft beyond borders. Hi…
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Crafting Change: Weaving Dreams Beyond Threads
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19:58Explore the remarkable journey of Poorvi, the creative force behind Hues Studio, a brand committed to blending style with utility. Poorvi shares her journey from a leather design student to leading a thriving business dedicated to empowering women through personalized accessories. Tune in to discover how Poorvi and her brand, Hues Studio, are commi…
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Play can be Fun, Inspiring, Innovative and Inclusive
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21:47Meet Pooja Ratnakar, the creative force behind POTLI - A Bag Of Wonders - a brand that captivates young minds with its experiential interactive DIY kits. These kits are not just about fun; they're about weaving learning and culture together; fostering a deep appreciation for India's diverse traditions. POTLI's mission goes beyond mere education; it…
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An engineer turned certified nutritionist left her high-paying job to build a health grocery staples company that addresses women’s unique needs. Richa Goel’s own struggles with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) led her to build BCOS Foods, this is her story.By HT Smartcast Originals
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In this episode, meet Minal Pareek, a seasoned architect and urban planner, whose life took a transformative turn post-marriage. Discover how her Rajasthani heritage fueled a passion for design. In 2022, her love for mandalas birthed Astitva Homes, a journey from personal discovery to entrepreneurial success.…
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Elevate, Innovate, Integrate: Wellness in E-Commerce
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23:01After spending about a decade in the corporate world, Sarika Panchhi left her world of comfort to embark on her own journey. A single mother, Panchhi started Jivisa Wellness. In this episode, RJ Supriya and Sarika discuss Sarika’s journey as a woman entrepreneur who’s taking a homegrown brand global through e-commerce.…
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Dr. Nashlie Sephus, Principal AI/ML Evangelist, Amazon AI
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53:24"Some of the AI technologies we are using today, were already being used in the government and military," says Dr. Nashlie Sephus. "But what is the difference? Someone came up with an interface to make it where anybody can access the technology, and not just people who know about technology. And that was the difference." Tune in as the MSU computer…
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Dr. Shahram Rahimi, Co-Founder of Potentia Analytics
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1:05:11"Today between 20-25% of the hospitals in the nation use technologies that Potentia Analytics offers," says Dr. Shahram Rahimi, co-founder of the company. Join us as the Head of MSU's Department of Computer Science and Engineering shares insights learned from the entrepreneurial side of his career!
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Jonathan Schemmel, Co-Founder of SBL Ventures
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1:06:30"Do you have what it takes to make it real?" asks Jon Schemmel, co-founder of SBL Ventures. In this episode, listen as the MSU industrial engineering alum shares his story of leaving a lucrative corporate management career handling over a billion dollars of P&L to launching a fast-growing laundromat empire.…
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Bo Bounds, Founder & Host of the Out of Bounds Show
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58:50"If rejection doesn't phase you, you're unstoppable," says Bo Bounds, founder and host of the Out of Bounds Show. Listen in as the MSU alum shares how early career advice, a little luck and timing, and perseverance helped him build an empire with millions of dollars of sports marketing sponsorship and a podcast with over 3 million downloads a year.…
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RJ Reed, Founder of Reed Food Technologies
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47:36"I invested $25,000 in 1995, and today I've got a $75M company. How did that happen?" asks RJ Reed, Founder of Mississippi-based Reed Food Technology and TasteMaker. Listen in as he shares the story of his insights from difficulties early in college to a titan in the food industry.
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Jabari Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, J5 GBL
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43:32"I knew I wasn't going up crystal stairs, but I was ready to climb a mountain." Listen as Jabari Edwards, CEO of J5 GBL, talks about his "why" and tells his story from rising out of the projects in Columbus, Mississippi to build a company with more than 350 employees across seven states.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Dr. Henry Jones, Co-Founder of Kopis Mobile, LLC
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59:14The path from A to B is made up of lily pads, not "following your passion", asserts Dr. Henry Jones, Co-Founder of military hardware and software provider Kopis Mobile. Listen as Dr. Jones shares his career advice, details about Kopis Mobile's story, and how to become rich.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Todd Gandy, Regional Sales Manager at Cisco Systems
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1:01:07The world is changing for MSU industrial engineering alumni Todd Gandy, who leads a team at Cisco Systems responsible for more than $200M in annual sales. Listen as he shares how the digital landscape is presenting more entrepreneurial opportunities than ever before and how Cisco is thinking about the future of technology.…
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For MSU-alum Kimberly Brown, simply designing structures wasn’t enough. Listen as she shares how she cofounded Strata Architects, which focuses on making a healthier and happier productive workforce within the buildings they design.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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MSU-alumni Michael Bloesch joins the Fall 2016 Hatcher Entrepreneurship Seminar to tell his story of once working for famed-MSU alum David Swalm and how he continued on to raise $500M to launch Next Wave Energy.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Ever wondered how you heat and cool giant, unique buildings such as the giant pyramid in Memphis, TN? Join us as Chris Ewing, co-founder and CEO of Ewing Kessler shares his story with the Fall 2016 Jack Hatcher Entrepreneurship Seminar of building one of the country's largest HVAC engineering firms.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Great restaurant flavors don't just create themselves, they're carefully designed by companies like Reed Food Technologies, based in Pearl, MS. Listen as MSU-alumni founder RJ Reed shares the story of how he built a multimillion-dollar food empire.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Danny Windham, CEO of Digium, Inc didn't originally plan on becoming an engineer or an entrepreneur. Listen as he shares his story of leading one of today's most disruptive telcom companies.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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In the heart of Mississippi, one company is creating technology to make tomorrow's military work smarter. Hear CEO Dr. Henry Jones share with the Fall 2016 Hatcher Entrepreneurship Seminar his advice to students on growing wealth, as well as the story of Kopis Mobile.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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After building a successful career in space systems, it took a layoff to push three founders to start a highly successful aerospace training company. Listen as MSU-alum, co-founder and CEO Shawn Linam tells her story of how she launched Arizona-based Qwaltec.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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What started as a simple idea, led to an acquisition by one of the largest financial companies in the world. Listen as MSU-alum Tal Clark kicks off our Fall 2016 Hatcher Entrepreneurship Seminar.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Retired CEO of Knology, Inc, Rodger Johnson joins to share his story of taking a company from losing $20M/yr to a $1.5B exit with the Spring 2016 Jack Hatcher Entrepreneurship Seminar.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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CEO of Nations Energy Solutions, Sean Roberts joins to talk about how he's built a company holding a portfolio of 1800MW of wind energy and natural gas to opening new renewable energy markets. Listen in with the Spring 2016 Jack Hatcher Entrepreneurship Seminar students.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Principal of HCS Consulting, Lloyd Solomon shares his career experience from the classroom to success as an entrepreneur growing sales for expanding multinational companies. Listen in with the Spring 2016 Jack Hatcher Entrepreneurship Seminar students.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Retired Vice President at ADTRAN, Inc., join us as Everette Ramage shares his story from early days founding Atlanta-based Tech 21, who developed automated fuel control systems, to his experience helping to growing ADTRAN from 20 employees to more than 150. Listen in with the Spring 2016 Jack Hatcher Entrepreneurship Seminar students.…
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Co-Founder and CTO of Babel Street, Shon Myatt shares the first steps that he took to found Babel Street, a technology company that provides intelligence from online and private sources that accurately detected the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks before it happened. Listen in with the Spring 2016 Jack Hatcher Entrepreneurship Seminar students.…
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Founder and President of Eutaw Construction, Tom Elmore tells his story of building a construction company with a fleet valued at more than $35M and 36yrs of projects in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. Listen in with the Spring 2016 Jack Hatcher Entrepreneurship Seminar students.…
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Founder, President and CEO of Neel-Schaffer, Inc., join Hibbett Neel as he shares how he grew one of the largest privately held engineering firms in the south with 37 offices in nine states with 400 professional and technical employees. Listen in with the Spring 2016 Jack Hatcher Entrepreneurship Seminar students.…
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Founder and CEO of Aerotec, LLC, Jim Dow shares his story of starting one of the most successful airborne remote sensing companies and wrote one of the first books describing CAD/CAM technology. Listen in with the Spring 2016 Jack Hatcher Entrepreneurship Seminar students.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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President/CEO of Innovate Mississippi, Tony Jeff is no stranger to technology companies. Listen as Tony shares his story of coaching more than 700 entrepreneurial ventures and helping companies raise more than $130M in private financing.By Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Gerald (Jerry) Thames, Founder of Global Telesystems
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1:02:40Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship & InnovationBy Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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SooTsong Lim, Co-Founder of Unistar-Sparco Computers
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55:46Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship & InnovationBy Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Martin Jue, Founder of MFJ Enterprises
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Matt Doude, Co-Founder of Spark Automotive
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53:56Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship & InnovationBy Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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James Beebe, Sr. IP Counsel at GE Oil and Gas
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1:11:48Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship & InnovationBy Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Dr. Henry Jones, Founder of Kopis Mobile
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1:08:24Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Summary Biography: Dr. Jones has almost two decades of experience in product commercialization, development of electromechanical systems, and software architecture and design. Prior to the founding of Kopis Mobile, Dr. Jones was the Director of the Center for Battlefield Innovati…
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John Walters, Co-Founder of Periscope Holdings
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1:06:49Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship & InnovationBy Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Wade Patterson, Co-Founder of Synapse Wireless
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1:10:39Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship & InnovationBy Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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Boyce Adam, Founder of BankTEL System
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1:02:14Mississippi State University Ctr for Entrep & InnovBy Mississippi State University, Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
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