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Ep. 11 - Gaming, Government, and Growth: A German Founder's Playbook (feat. Thorsten Unger)
Thorsten Unger has been building companies since 1999, starting as a video game developer in Germany and eventually leading the German Games Industry Association as it...
Ep. 10 - From Side Hustle to Acquired; A Solo Founder's Take on Timing, Grit, and Letting Go (feat. Kelly Parker)
Kelly Parker turned a side hustle in corporate gifting into a fully bootstrapped business that caught the attention of Urban Stems, a venture-backed floral and gifting...
Ep. 9 - The Art of the Pivot: Lessons from an AI Entrepreneur (feat. Joseph Hanna)
In this episode of Exit-Ed: Stories from Grind to Sale, Gabriela Smith interviews Joseph Hanna, a seasoned technology executive, founder, and author whose career spans...
Ep. 8 - Seasoned, Not Done: Turning Decades of Experience into a Successful Exit (feat. Tom McKeown)
In this episode of Exit-Ed: Stories from Grind to Sale, Gabriela Smith interviews Tom McKeown, founder and former CEO of Trend Data. Tom shares how, at age 56, he left...
Ep. 7 - Scaling Smart: From Rustic Wedding Chic to Empowering Female Founders (feat. Maggie Lord)
In this episode of Exit-Ed: Stories from Grind to Sale, Gabriela Smith interviews lifelong entrepreneur Maggie Lord about her journey from childhood ventures to sellin...
Ep. 6 - Nearshore Founder Story: No Loans, No VC—Just 15 Years of Grit (feat. Iago Rodriguez)
In this global edition of Exit-Ed, host Gabriela Smith sits down with Iago Rodríguez, a technical founder whose quiet persistence helped grow a boutique software devel...
Ep. 5 - Legal Battles and Cocktails: THIS Founder is Raising the (Can!) (feat. Tatiana Chamorro)
In this energizing and honest episode of Exit-Ed, host Gabriela Smith speaks with Nicaraguan-born founder and Dallas-based entrepreneur Tatiana Chamorro. Tatiana opens...
Ep. 4 - Faith, Finance, Growth, and REAL Life (feat. Skip Johnson)
In this deeply candid episode of Exit-Ed, host Gabriela Smith sits down with entrepreneur Skip Johnson for a raw, reflective, and highly practical conversation about w...
Ep. 3 - Charisma, Grit & the Grind (feat. Andy Smith)
In this episode of Exited: Stories from Grind to Sale, host Gabriela Smith welcomes Atlanta-based entrepreneur Andy Smith to explore the candid highs and lows of build...
Ep. 2 - Disrupting ‘I Do’ (feat. Ashley Hawks)
Episode 2: Disrupting ‘I Do’: How This Exit-Ed Founder Revolutionized the Wedding Industry Hosted by Gabriela SmithIn this episode of Exit-Ed, Gabriela Smith sits do...
Ep. 1 - Not Just Unicorns
In this debut episode of Exit-Ed, host Gabriela Smith lays the foundation for a bold new podcast that dives deep into the untold stories of everyday entrepreneurs who’...
Exit-Ed: Behind the Curtain of Exits
In the trailer for Exit-ed, host Gabriela Smith introduces a podcast dedicated to shining a light on the untold, real stories of entrepreneurs who have built and sold ...