In this episode, Inc. staff reporter Ali Donaldson interviews Ashley Kirkwood, founder of Speak Your Way to Cash, which is No. 370 on the 2024 Inc. 5000. The company aims to help speakers, experts, and entrepreneurs land speaking contracts.
Ashley talks about balancing her work life and her married life, her trick to staying productive, and how she's learned to incorporate self-care into her daily routine.
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Keeping It in the Family
In this episode, Inc. executive editor Diana Ransom chats with Sheila Janakos, CEO of Healthy Horizons Breastfeeding Centers, which is ranked No. 1,698 on the 2024 Inc. 5000.
Healthy Horizons focuses on workplace lactation programs for big and small companies— any organization that wants to support their working moms and parents. In this conversation, Shelia describes how she started setting up these centers, what the company did during the pandemic to pivot, which eventually helped it grow, and what it's like working so closely with her daughter.
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Recognizing a Gaping Need in the Marketplace
In this episode, Inc. executive editor Diana Ransom chats with Anupam Satyasheel, the founder of Occams Advisory. Ranked No. 1,804 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, the company has made the list eight times in the past nine years.
Occams is a financial advisory firm bringing Fortune 500-level expertise to smaller businesses and partnering with clients through their business life-cycle. Anupam tells Diana how the idea came to him to start the company, which included building deeper know-how in the tax credit space and starting a book club.
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Harnessing Innovation to Maintain Your Competitive Edge
Keeping abreast of the latest technology and incorporating it into your company can be cumbersome and cost-prohibitive. In this episode, you'll hear from Sheila Lirio Marcelo, founder and CEO of Ohai.ai and founder of Care.com, and Luan Cox, president and CEO of FinMkt, as Inc. editor-in-chief Mike Hofman chats with them about how they strategically harnessed technology to develop unique business platforms and saw their businesses grow exponentially. Learn concrete tactics on how you can utilize the latest digital innovations, such as AI, to scale your business.
You'll also hear from Sarah Lynch, recognition program manager at Inc., along with Capital One Business VP of brand and acquisitions marketing Caryn Bonner.
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Realizing That Liftoff Moment
In this episode, Inc. recognition program manager Sarah Lynch talks to Lizeth Velez, the founder and CEO of the construction management company LJV Development. Last year was the company's first time on the Inc. 5000, and it landed at No. 115. It’s based in Boston and specializes in both exterior and interior renovation.
Lizeth chatted about needing a good foundation as a business, investing in specific tools that will help your company perform, and that liftoff moment when you realize you're unlocking growth.
Your Next Move features authentic and insightful conversations with some of today’s most innovative and exciting entrepreneurs and business leaders, and Capital One Business is proud to produce this series in partnership with Inc.
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