30 Apr
Podcasts

Podcast_011: Paul Van Metre – Co-Founder of Proshop ERP

This week we talk with Paul Van Metre, co-founder of ProShop ERP. The company didn’t originally start as an ERP systems company but rather was founded in 1997 as a CNC shop. As their CNC business grew, Paul realized early on that their spreadsheet record keeping was not going to scale laterally with the business. For this reason, they developed their own system and through 8 years of organic growth eventually became Proshop ERP. The history of Proshop ERP is truly a story of “What doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger.” Proshop was heavily involved in Aerospace in 2001 and the 9/11 attacks nearly bankrupted their company. They learned from this and adapted because during the 2008 financial crash, they didn’t furlough nor let go any of their workforce. Fast forward to the Covid19 Pandemic, they are thriving. Proshop ERP has doubled their workforce in 2020. Listen this week and learn how Proshop ERP overcame these obstacles.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulvanmetre/

https://www.proshoperp.com/contact-us/

https://www.proshoperp.com

https://www.loveyourerp.com

https://www.fsaeonline.com/

https://www.e-myth.com/pub/htdocs/about_meg

https://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto/

https://americassbdc.org/

https://www.score.org/

30 Apr
Podcasts

Podcast_010: Joe McDermott – Co-Founder at Carma.net

This week we bring in Joe McDermott of Carma. Joe is the COO/CFO and the co-founder of Carma with his brother Frank. Carma was formed to provide professional services for telecom and data centers, creating a platform to inventory data collection systems to reduce ridiculous defect rates and improve the efficiencies. Joe has experience with startups and was also the co-founder of Arcanum Alloys, a steel venture. Joe has seen and experienced what it takes to be a good leader. He knows how to build a good company and instill a positive culture so the employees are excited and engaged in their work. Joe also spent time in the Air Force, went on to graduate from Princeton and later attend the prestigious Harvard Business School. Carma ‘s path is a bumpy one, but doing well now. Enjoy this week’s episode!

https://carma.net/

https://carma.net/contact

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjosephmcdermott/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fhmcdermott/

 

17 Apr
Podcasts

Podcast_009: Bailey Kramer – Managing Partner of Property Dogs LLC

This week we talk with Bailey Kramer of Property Dogs (also a student at University of Central Florida). Bailey is a Managing Partner with Frank LaMark Jr. whom he met on an online networking platform facing a common problem of lead gen. After many zoom calls and emails, Bailey and Frank decided to start Property Dogs which debuted about a year ago and now currently has 4 employees working full time. Property Dogs focuses on Residential and Commercial real estate. They have isolated their approach to the market and instead of being a “Jack of all trades, master of none”, they have taken the opposite approach. They become a master in one area before moving onto the next. Listen this week to learn more about Property Dogs as well as about the power that networking and social media can bring to those that want to start a business but don’t know where to begin.

27 Mar
Podcasts

Podcast_006: Louie Sharp – Founder of The Gifted Leader & Sharp Auto Body

In this episode, we welcome Louie Sharp of The Gifted Leader and Sharp Auto Body in Greater Chicago area. Louie has built successful businesses including an auto body shop and consulting practice, but more importantly, he has defined what it is and what it takes to be a great leader. Louie’s life experiences and military background helped mold his leadership skills. His businesses thrive today because he repeatedly goes the extra step to be a great person, not just a great leader and therefore, his team that he has built will go the extra mile for him. You will enjoy this week’s interview! Links are available at the end of the interview to contact Louie if you want to reach out to Louie or book him for an event.

If you prefer podcast (audio) over video, click here: https://anchor.fm/opsqc-inc/episodes/OPSQC-Podcast_006-Louie-Sharp—Founder-of-Sharp-Auto-Body-and-The-Gifted-Leader-etj6lg

louie@thegiftedleader.com

louie@sharpautobody.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/louiesharp/

https://thegiftedleader.com/

https://www.sharpautobody.com/

Additional Links discussed:

https://thegiftedleader.com/speaking/

https://www.audible.com/pd/OM20-Louie-Sharp-Lead-Like-A-Rock-Star-Podcast/B08WC9JGSZ

https://www.amazon.com/Eleven-Rings-Success-Phil-Jackson/dp/0143125346

https://www.kaleenmarshall.com/

https://www.marines.mil/

https://www.jimcollins.com/books.html

https://www.jackcanfield.com/

https://www.fbla-pbl.org/

04 Feb
Podcasts

Podcast_004: Jason Jacobsohn – Founder Propellant Ventures/ Founder Institute/ Adjunct Professor Depaul University

Join us as we interview Jason Jacobsohn of Propellant Ventures. Jason is in capital investment focusing on early stage healthcare, future work, supply chain, fintech, and edtech startups. Propellant Ventures is a seed and pre-seed stage VC firm. Jason relied heavily in face to face meetings, personal meetups, & networking with goal oriented business / individuals but had to quickly change due to the Covid19 pandemic. Propellant now focuses on virtual networking and envisions this is will be the future. Listen today to this great interview!