Two agency owners and friends talk about cybersecurity, design, and the continuous small efforts it takes to build a business.
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Andrew Askins Podcasts
Life and business partners Marie Poulin and Ben Borowski explore the highs and lows at the intersection of business and emotional well-being, chatting with entrepreneurs who lead their ventures with a blend of ambition and humanity.
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EXECUTIVE COACH + GLOBAL BUSINESS LEADER ADVISOR. SPEAKER. AUTHOR. GUIDING SMART PEOPLE TO GROW INFLUENCE & CREATE OPPORTUNITIES Over 30 years, I have had the opportunity to work with fantastic organizations, impressive individuals and key industry leaders across six continents. Sitting in the corner office in both corporate and non-profit environments, I’ve attained, delivered and coached success in both the C-Suite and international board rooms. My diverse experience has provided cross-cul ...
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Andrew doubles MetaMonster customers in one week and is launching credit-based free trials! 🚀 Sean's still drowning in Miscreants growth (by the way Miscreants is hiring). Plus: LinkedIn strategy shifts, AI acquisition dynamics, and Sean just figured out what "I have to charge" actually means. Links: Andrew’s Twitter: @AndrewAskins Andrew's website…
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Episode 306: Choose Audacity & Bold Success
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When life throws chaos at you like typhoons, tech meltdowns, or 87 million live viewers; Anne Marie Anderson’s rule never changes: work the problem. In this week’s energizing conversation, broadcaster and author Anne Marie Anderson joins Allison to explore the mindset behind her book Cultivating Audacity: How to Dismantle Doubt and Take Bold Risks.…
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Episode 305: Head Down to Chin Out: Building Trust in Business
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What does it mean for business leaders to not just keep their heads down—but lift their chins up? In this episode, we explore how CEOs and entrepreneurs can step into authentic leadership that unites, inspires, and drives change. In this thought-provoking conversation, we sit down with Neil Ghosh, President of MGR Professional Services and author o…
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Season 4! Repositioning MetaMonster and Miscreant's explosive growth
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Andrew moved to Atlanta and is going all-in on MetaMonster while Sean drowns in Miscreants sales calls! 🚀 They dive into repositioning struggles, the push vs pull dilemma, and why lead magnets might be the answer. Plus: DEF CON madness, Webflow disasters, and someone made an AI review of MetaMonster. Links: Andrew’s Twitter: @AndrewAskins Andrew's …
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Episode 304: Modern Leadership and Mental Resilience with Dr. Andrew Wittman; St. Petersburg, FL, USA
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What does it mean to be the kind of leader who doesn’t break even in the face of chaos, uncertainty, and relentless pressure? In this episode of Disruptive CEO Nation, we sit down with Andrew Wittman, PhD– author, speaker, and founder of the Mental Toughness Training Center. With a background ranging from U.S. Marine Corps combat to protecting high…
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Episode 303: Mission First, People Always: Leading with Empathy and Grit with Angie Morgan, Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker, and Executive Coach; Traverse City, MI, USA
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What does it really take to lead with empathy in today’s fast-paced world? Today we invited Angie Morgan, a New York Times bestselling author and Marine Corps veteran. She reveals how blending mission-driven leadership with genuine care for your people creates unstoppable teams. In this insightful conversation, Angie dives deep into the evolving wo…
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Ep 302 Orchestrating Connections, Culture and Business Results with Noah Askin; Irvine, CA, USA
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What if your biggest business breakthroughs aren’t just about strategy or hard skills but about building real, meaningful connections? In this thought-provoking episode, Noah Askin, a professor and leadership expert at UC Irvine, explores the powerful intersection of culture, vulnerability, and connection in the business world. Through a detailed d…
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Episode 301: Beyond the Warehouse: E-Commerce, Tariffs & Entrepreneurial Grit with Abel Horvath, Founder & CEO of Fulfillment Hub USA; Miami, FL, USA
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What happens when a former automotive executive pivots into e-commerce logistics and builds one of the fastest-scaling fulfillment companies in the world? You’ll find out in this revealing conversation with Abel Horvath. In this episode of Disruptive CEO Nation, Abel Horvath, Founder and CEO of Fulfillment Hub USA joins the conversation. Starting o…
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Episode 300: A Special Conversation with host, Allison Summers
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It’s the 300th episode of Disruptive CEO Nation, and Allison Summers is flipping the script! Join her as she’s interviewed by Seth Greene, CEO of Market Domination LLC, for a special celebration filled with powerful leadership insights, behind-the-scenes stories, and a look at the incredible journey that led to this milestone. You won’t want to mis…
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Episode 299: Linking Crypto Consumers to Home Ownership with Josip Rupena, Founder and CEO of Milo; Miami, FL, USA
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This week, Josip Rupena, Founder and CEO of Milo, reveals how his company is revolutionizing access to credit by letting clients use their crypto— without cashing it out. If you're curious about real-world crypto applications, borderless lending, and leading through regulatory headwinds, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for. Drawing on exper…
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Episode 298: The Drive to Keep Workers Safe and Secure with Kenny Kelley, Founder and CEO of Silent Beacon; Rockville, MD, USA
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From Hollywood stuntman to tech founder saving lives—Kenny Kelley’s journey is anything but ordinary. In this powerful episode, he shares how a motorcycle accident led him to create a game-changing safety tech company that’s revolutionizing workplace protection. We sat down with Kenny Kelley, founder and CEO of Silent Beacon, a personal safety tech…
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Louis Nicholls on the future of SaaS and the top 5 rom coms of all time
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We've got a special guest on the pod today! Louis from Sparkloop joins to share how they evolved from referrals to recommendations and sold to Kit! 🚀 Meanwhile Andrew gets Louis's take on MetaMonster's positioning struggles and they debate how and why the SaaS landscape is changing. Plus: the most detailed rom-com ranking you've ever heard, featuri…
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Episode 297: The Credible Leader - Do They Believe You? With Jenni Field, CEO of Redefining Communications; Sandhurst, England, United Kingdom
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What does that mean for leadership in today’s skeptical world? Communications expert Jenni Field joins us to explore how credibility, integrity, and intentional leadership are the cornerstones of organizational trust– and how to build them before it’s too late. In this powerful episode of Disruptive CEO Nation, founder of Redefining Communications …
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Black Hat deadline madness, AI-powered content tactics, and the auth provider dilemma
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Sean survives on 1.5 hours of sleep while juggling Black Hat submissions and client launches! 😴 Andrew discovers a new MetaMonster content strategy and shows off the new grid UI that's generating page titles and scoring them for engagement. Plus: should you delegate your therapy homework to Claude (hint: no), auth provider decision paralysis, and w…
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Pre-Black Hat crunch time hits Miscreants hard as brand audits pile up and Webflow goes down for half a day. Andrew's new MetaMonster grid shows AI's bipolar nature - brilliant one moment, baffling the next. 🤖 Plus: positioning challenges, category creation in the AI era, and why Poboy the cat makes a terrible hide-and-seek player. Links: Andrew’s …
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Episode 296: Reimagining Dignity in Addiction Care with William McKinney, CEO of Eleanor Health; Massachusetts, USA.
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What if addiction recovery was treated with the same compassion, personalization, and whole-person care as any other chronic condition? We sit down with William McKinney, CEO of Eleanor Health, to discuss a revolutionary approach to addiction recovery that goes far beyond medication. Eleanor Health is transforming how we treat substance use disorde…
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Fresh from a techno festival, Andrew's planning an escape to Lion's Head National Park in Canada while working through therapy insights about procrastination. 🏕️ Plus he's thinking about how to reposition MetaMonster away from tools that might be seen as cheap. Meanwhile Sean's juggling multiple client launches and working on mapping the security o…
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Episode 295: Magically Matching Nonprofits to Donated Goods with Disney Petit, founder and CEO of LiquiDonate; San Francisco, CA, USA
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What if your company’s unsellable inventory could become a lifeline for nonprofits instead of ending up in a landfill? In this episode of Disruptive CEO Nation, host Allison K. Summers talks with Disney Petit, founder and CEO of LiquiDonate, a groundbreaking platform turning excess retail goods and customer returns into powerful tools for social im…
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Building Beautiful Communities with Alex Hillman
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In this conversation, Alex Hillman shares his journey from web developer to co-founder of Indy Hall, one of the first co-working spaces in the United States, exploring how community building, meaningful relationships, and iterative learning have shaped his entrepreneurial path. Links Indy Hall 10k Independents Creators & Guests Marie Poulin - Host …
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Andrew and Sean talk about hiring tools, positioning MetaMonster, and Andrew's struggles to increase his publishing velocity. Meanwhile, Sean is slammed with inbound after RSA, is putting project management systems in place for Margins, and just got a pool table! Links: Andrew’s Twitter: @AndrewAskins Andrew's website: https://www.andrewaskins.com/…
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Episode 294: Building Financial Literacy & Investing Habits in Youth with Victor Wang, CEO of Stockpile, San Francisco, CA, USA
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What if your child could actually learn to manage money—not just play pretend with it? Teaching kids about money has traditionally involved games, fake dollars, and hypothetical situations. But what if the key to lasting financial habits was giving them real financial experiences? In this eye-opening episode, we talk to the CEO of Stockpile, a fina…
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Miscreants is growing fast! And Andrew is rebuilding MetaMonster
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Whoops! Our last recording got botched halfway through and only Andrew's audio was saved. So we recapped what we talked about in the last podcast and got into some new stuff in today's episode. Sean is back from his busiest RSA yet and growing Miscreants like crazy! In fact, they're growing so fast that Andrew is hiring a full-time product designer…
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Episode 293: Captivating & Charismatic Leadership with Richard Reid, Founder & CEO Richard Reid Enterprises; CapreTown, South Africa and London, England, UK
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What do you get when you cross a behavioral psychologist with significant experience in the business world? You get the insightful mind and wisdom of Richard Reid. Richard knows that commanding attention and influence while leading through change is more difficult than ever. He shares that the mind and thought processes of an employee today have mo…
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Episode 292: Empowering Self-Directed Investors with Alexander Harmsen, Founder & CEO of Global Predictions; San Francisco, CA, USA
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I love discovering founders who are using technology to democratize access to services that have traditionally been out of reach for many people. That's why I was so excited to speak with Alexander Harmsen, the founder and CEO of Global Predictions. Alexander created PortfolioPilot, an AI-powered financial advisor that helps individuals take contro…
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Enabling Autonomous Creatives with Jessica Abel
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Jessica Abel shares her extensive journey as a creative, starting as a cartoonist and evolving into a business coach for creatives. She discusses her experiences in the comics industry, the challenges of making a living as an artist, and the importance of teaching business fundamentals to aspiring artists. The conversation highlights the need for c…
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Episode 291: Stacking Up Success for Pharma and Rare Disease with Jonathan Ogurchak CEO and Founder of STACK and Co-founder Zeal Specialty Pharmacy; Pittsburg, PA, USA
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A few years ago we had the pleasure of speaking with Jonathan Ogurchak about the success of his company STACK. Now we have invited him back to see how the business has progressed and learn about his new venture, Zeal Specialty Pharmacy. As a pharmacist, Jonathan observed significant inefficiencies and a need to modernize processes. This set him on …
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Andrew is in Atlanta visiting friends and continuing to think about how to best integrate more AI features into MetaMonster to make the product stickier. Sean had his first demo of Margins and... everything broke! But that's okay! Links: Andrew’s Twitter: @AndrewAskins Andrew's website: https://www.andrewaskins.com/ MetaMonster: https://metamonster…
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Episode 290: Your Passport to Business with Jenny Fielding, Co-founder & Managing Partner of Everywhere Ventures; New York, NY, USA
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We always say your best business partner can be in the most surprising places. Today, we discuss why holding a global mindset and helping new companies with their first funding boost, regardless of location, makes for a healthier business ecosystem. Jenny Fielding, the co-founder and managing partner of Everywhere Ventures, is a big believer in the…
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Andrew and Sean have a bet to see who can write the best cold email copy for MetaMonster, and early results are in. Sean has a name and domain for his new product - Margins and is letting the Miscreants team handle the branding. Links: Andrew’s Twitter: @AndrewAskins Andrew's website: https://www.andrewaskins.com/ MetaMonster: https://metamonster.a…
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Episode 289: Predicting, Planning, & Protecting Your Family for a Long-Term Care Event with Lily Vittayarukskul, Founder & CEO of Waterlily; San Francisco, CA, USA
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What if you could look into a crystal ball and see exactly what your family’s long-term care needs will be in the future? In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Lily Vittayarukskul, the brilliant CEO and co-founder of Waterlily, an AI-powered platform that uses over 500 million data points to help families plan for the financial and e…
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The MetaMonster launch, pricing, and naming a product
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Andrew just launched MetaMonster! Andrew and Sean dig into how the launch is going so far (spoiler alert: not great), whether the product is overpriced, and what to try next. Then the guys talk about the demo for Sean's new product and what to name it. Links: Andrew’s Twitter: @AndrewAskins Andrew's website: https://www.andrewaskins.com/ MetaMonste…
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Bonus episode: Robots, reveals and rev shares
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In this episode Sean is finally ready to reveal the new product Miscreants is building! Meanwhile Andrew's robotics team is getting dangerously close to qualifying for the World Championships, and the guys debate marketing new products. This episode was originally supposed to go out a couple weeks ago, but we're playing with our publishing schedule…
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