Imagine living without a safe home, having your family exposed to life-threatening dangers, no clean water, living in your own filth. This is real life for over 828 million families living in slums without adequate housing, in need of a better solution. With this understanding Brett Hagler of New Story Charity knew he needed to help find a solution. His solution came in the form of a nonprofit — New Story Charity. Not only would it provide incredible housing to those who need it the most, but it would also provide them with clean water, sanitation, and protection. And the best part; the ability for New Story Charity to do this at scale for countless families. We talk with Brett, our first nonprofit guest, about making a difference, turning the nonprofit sector inside out, his time at Y Combinator, operating with transparency, hiring the best, and the very important partnerships that make creating new, sustainable housing at low costs a reality. Enjoy our 40th episode of #thePawdcast! New Story Charity’s Website: http://newstorycharity.org New Story Charity’s Donation Page: http://newstorycharity.org/donate New Story Charity’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/newstorycharity New Story Charity’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newstorycharity New Story Charity’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newstorycharity Brett Hagler’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrettHagler Y Combinator’s Website: http://www.ycombinator.com Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-040-brett-hagler-new-story-charity Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast//episode-040-brett-hagler-new-story-charity About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Dan DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

In less than four years, Simon Payne's company grew from just two other founders and himself; to over one hundred and fifty employees worldwide, with over $38,000,000.00 in venture capital raised. In case that isn't impressive enough for you, Simon would soon after that leave his company, challenging himself to do it all again with his second venture. This time, all by himself. We're joined this week by Simon, the founder of both LeadPages and his newest company, ConvertPlayer, to discuss all things partnership, entrepreneurship, scaling, generating venture capital, creating revenue, and maximizing efficiency and output with large teams. We discuss his fundamental output that translates to exponential growth. We cover what makes a great co-founder, and what to look for in your initial hires. We even chat about how to handle operations when being remote. You're in for a treat this week, #PawdcastNation, as we bring you Episode 039 of #thePawdcast, with Simon Payne, straight from Prague! ConvertPlayer Website: https://convertplayer.com LeadPages Website: https://www.leadpages.net Simon Payne’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonPrague Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-039-simon-payne-convertplayer-leadpages Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-039-simon-payne-convertplayer-leadpages About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Dan DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

We're joined this week on #thePawdcast with entrepreneur, football fanatic, shoe connoisseur, and finance enthusiast, Cole Oliver, to discuss CHDR, a free, automatic financial management startup that helps you make the most out of your money. Cole founded CHDR (pronounced cheddar) to solve a real issue that he was facing as a college student. Spending too much money after a night on the town, he wanted to understand better his purchasing habits. The solution? CHDR, the app. CHDR breaks down your personal spending habits, where you’re spending the most money, the major sinkholes draining your bank account without ever noticing, and helps you make small corrections over time. Cole also details how he crafted a technical product with little to no technical experience, claimed the #1 spot on ProductHunt’s homepage, and raised a little over $1,000,000 from investors in less than a year. Prepare not only to be inspired this episode, #PawdcastNation but to be better budgeters, and budget conscious folks too. So without further ado, Episode 038 of #thePawdcast with Cole Oliver of CHDR! CHDR’s Website: http://chdr.com Savings Radar’s Website: https://savingsradar.com Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-038-cole-oliver-chdr Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-038-cole-oliver-chdr About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Dan DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

Imagine being the one responsible for generating an additional $9,000,000 in leads for your company, and in less than one business quarter at that. Not unbelievable enough for you yet? How about closing over $1,000,000 in additional revenue for that same company, in less than six months. Surely, you do not believe this is something one person could do. However, for one man, the guest on #thePawdcast for this week, Alex Berman, this is simply the norm. Alex Berman dives deep into his past, learning how to not only become one of the top marketers, influencers, and well-rounded hustlers on the internet, but how he is helping agencies around the world scale their revenue dramatically with fewer ad dollars, and with less time, than ever before. We chat a lot on this podcast about how any company, any startup, any enterprise can become better marketers. What goes into a great marketing strategy? What is the most overrated thing that most of you are doing? What about the most underrated? What are the small things that you can start applying to your business, today, that will have compounding interest on your growth in the coming months? We cover this all on Episode 037 of #thePawdcast with Alex Berman, and the only thing that you need to do is listen. Bon appetite to the knowledge that awaits you! Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-037-alex-berman-expertment27 Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-037-alex-berman-expertment27 Experiment27 Website: http://www.experiment27.co Alex Berman’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/alxberman Alex Berman’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/alxberman About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Dan DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

It's remarkable to think how underrated communication is when it comes to leadership, management, and of course, entrepreneurship. Most aren’t taking the time to appreciate this skill, or more importantly, learn to better apply this incredible asset to their daily lives. Without being able to communicate properly, express feelings, and share ideas, no matter how talented your team is, no matter how driven you are, you're setting yourself up to fail. That is why this week's episode of #thePawdcast is so exciting for us to bring to you, #PawdcastNation. This week we’re bringing you one of the top speech pathologists in the world. Erik X. Raj joins us to discuss how you can become a better communicator through the use of the written word, your vocals, and body language! Erik is a fully certified speech-language pathologist (Ph.D., CCC-SLP) that works with school-aged children with verbal language and articulation deficiencies. Erik is also a professional speaker, entrepreneur, and app developer. We’ll dive deep into Erik's upbringing, what put him on his path to becoming a speech pathologist, learning and pursuing app development, and becoming a better communicator. This episode will provide you the perfect blend of actionable steps, insights, and motivation to succeed. With that said and without further ado, enjoy Episode 036 of #thePawdcast with the renowned, Jersey-native, Erik X. Raj! Erik X Raj's Website: http://erikxraj.com Erik X Raj's Mobile Apps: http://erikxraj.com/apps Erik X Raj's Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikxraj Erik X Raj's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikxraj Erik X Raj's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erikxrajslp Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-036-erik-x-raj Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-036-erik-x-raj About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

Imagine a student-run venture fund, backed by a prestigious venture capital firm, focused on supporting the nationwide community of student entrepreneurs. Seems cool, right? Here is the best part, you don't need to imagine this. It already exists, and it is called the Dorm Room Fund, backed by First Round Capital. We're joined this week on #thePawdcast with the Director of the Dorm Room Fund, Rei Wang and discuss all things student entrepreneurship, investing, raising capital and education, wrapped into an incredible one and a half hour podcast of pure and practical bliss! We discuss Rei’s upbringing, living in multiple countries, her career path from the early days of General Assembly, and joining the First Round and Dorm Room Fund team. We learn about students becoming entrepreneurs and the keys to a student's success. We cover the insights that venture capital firms look for, and how to get noticed on an investor's radar, especially in the perspective of the Dorm Room Fund. With that said and without further ado, enjoy Episode 035 of #thePawdcast with the one, the only, Rei Wang! Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-035-rei-wang-dorm-room-fund Listen to this episode on ChopDawg.com: http://chopdawg.com/podcast/episode-035-rei-wang-dorm-room-fund/ Dorm Room Fund Website: http://dormroomfund.com First Round Capital Website: http://firstround.com Rei Wang's Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyreiwang Rei Wang's Website: http://www.reiwang.com About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com. Episode Background Music Provided by BenSound.com. #thePawdcast Theme Song Provided by the talented Eddie Contento of ChopDawg.com.

We're back and more excited than ever to bring you Season Two of #thePawdcast. We can't believe it's already been a full calendar year since we started. This year, it is going to be better even than the last. We will have new guests, returning favorites, new episode themes and so much more! Without further ado, let's jump into Season Two. We're kicking things off in 2017 with the talented Pam Didner, who is a well-known, best-selling author, professor, keynote speaker, and arguably one of the top content marketing experts in the world. Pam brings a wealth of energy, enthusiasm, and practicality to the world of marketing. We discuss her journey from leaving the corporate world to deciding to create her own book and the processes involved. We chat about how she became a professor and a speaker. This episode is full of motivation, practical advice, and marketing insights. We know that you're going to fall in love with this episode, #PawdcastNation. We're back for 2017 so come join us for Episode 034 of #thePawdcast with the talented Pam Didner and begin your year on a high (and educational) note! Pam Didner's Website: https://www.pamdidner.com Pam Didner's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PamDidner Pam Didner's Twitter: https://twitter.com/PamDidner Pam Didner's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamdidner Global Content Marketing Book: https://www.amazon.com/Global-Content-Marketing-Customers-Worldwide/dp/0071840974 Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-034-pam-didner About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

Thirty-three episodes later, and we're finally calling 2016 a wrap. We end this year with a bang, as we are joined by the talented, motivating and inspiring serial-entrepreneur, Lisa Wang. Not only is Lisa a 3x National Champion and U.S. Hall of Fame Gymnast, but she is the founder of SheWorx, a global collective of ambitious female entrepreneurs that are redefining leadership. We cover how Lisa became who she is today. What motivated her to not only become a gymnast, becoming a hall-of-famer, barely missing the Bejing Olympics and how she overcame it. We cover her adventures at Yale, joining a hedge fund and leaving for a career in food tech, to eventually SheWorx. In just a short period of time, SheWorx has reached over 16,000 women across the globe. We chat about its origins, and Lisa's experiences being both a woman and a minority in her entrepreneurial endeavors. You're going to feel inspired, hungry to do more, and most importantly, motivated to make a difference, both in your life and socially after listening to this episode. Lisa is one of our favorite guests to date and no one we would rather have to close out our podcast year strong! SheWorx Website: www.sheworx.co SheWorx Twitter: www.twitter.com/SheWorx SheWorx Facebook: www.facebook.com/SheWorx Lisa Wang Wikipedia: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Wang Lisa Wang Twitter: www.twitter.com/lisawang007 Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-033-lisa-wang-sheworx About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

It's not every day that you can say you have the king of all things social media on #thePawdcast, but today isn't your ordinary day. We're joined this week by the one, the only, the talented Geoff Desreumaux straight from London to discuss all things social media, social networking, trends in the industry, and of course, WeRSM (We Are Social Media). We cover Geoff's origins, how he began WeRSM, how social media has grown from just a way to connect with friends to literally one of the biggest tools for change, what we should expect in the future. We even discuss how it has influenced recent events such as Brexit and the United States Presidential Election. This episode isn't your average episode of #thePawdcast. Though we do spend a lot of time talking about Geoff and his story, we spend just as much talking about the state of social media and how to execute in the modern social environment. You're going to love this change of pace, #PawdcastNation, just as much as we loved recording it. So, let's hit it. WeRSM Website: www.wersm.com Geoff's Facebook: www.facebook.com/GeoffDesreumaux WeRSM's Twitter: www.twitter.com/WeRSM Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-032-geoff-desreumaux-wersm About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

If you're a fan of #thePawdcast, you're most certainly a fan of Startup Grind. After all, it only makes sense right? Arguably two of the most impactful startup-related, content generating platforms on the internet (wink wink!). This week's episode we interview the Editor in Chief of Startup Grind and our good friend, Michael Gasiorek. A lot of incredible content is jammed into this hour and a half long episode. We discuss Michael's personal journey towards Startup Grind, growing up in New Jersey, then relocating to Thailand, China, and many other locations, living abroad, entering Startup Weekend and coming out of it with a company. We discuss what happened to this company and the lessons learned, bringing his knowledge and know-how into consulting, which eventually brought him to Derek Anderson, the founder of Startup Grind. We chat a lot about content marketing. Michael leverages great content to scale Startup Grind and it's brand and we discuss important strategies such as how the blog, Medium, and even a podcast (like this one) and how it has helped grow Startup Grind over recent years. We dive deep into where Startup Grind is heading, how the organization has grown in just a few short years into the dominant brand that it is today, and how it is all about the people that have made it into what it is. Michael is a networking, content and impacting wizard, and someone you will learn a lot from on this episode. So sit back, relax, kickstart the brand new week, and enjoy Episode 031 of #thePawdcast with Michael Gasiorek! Startup Grind Website: www.startupgrind.com Michael Gasiorek's Twitter: www.twitter.com/gasiorekm Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-031-michael-gasiorek-startup-grind About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.