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From Garage to Public | Joe Cecala

By Rick JordanPosted on June 24, 2025Posted in Business, Culture, Cyber Episodes, Ethics, Podcast, Pyschology, SocietyTagged capital markets, Dream Exchange, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, investment capital, investor education, IPOs, liquidity, Main Street Growth Act, marketplace access, public offerings, regulatory compliance, securities, stock markets, venture exchangesNo Comments

About the Episode This conversation with Joe Cecala will blow your mind. We’re talking about the real barriers keeping brilliant entrepreneurs from accessing capital markets. Joe’s not just some financial guy throwing around theory. He’s a former US Army cavalry officer, civil rights lawyer, securities lawyer, AND CPA who’s literally creating new stock exchanges. Most […]

Fashion to Fintech to Fighting Hackers | Benjamin Netter

By Rick JordanPosted on June 3, 2025Posted in Business, Culture, Cyber Episodes, CYBERSECURITY, Ethics, Podcast, Society, TechnologyTagged cyber attacks, cyber awareness programs, cybersecurity, employee training, entrepreneurship, fintech, hacker pragmatism, onboarding process, phishing simulation, ransomware, small businesses, startup funding, tech humanization, VC firms, virtual crisis modeNo Comments

About the Episode This episode is different because Benjamin Netter gets it. This dude went from fashion to fintech to cybersecurity. Not because he planned it that way. Because he saw problems that needed solving. Benjamin founded Riot after running a fintech company handling hundreds of millions of euros. While he was spending massive money […]

Broke to Multi-Millionaire

By Rick JordanPosted on May 29, 2025Posted in Business, Culture, Ethics, Podcast, Pyschology, Society, TechnologyTagged building teams, constant learning, creative time, dreaming big, emotional load, entrepreneurship, financial goals, information consumption, listening more, mental health, millennials, peak performance, prioritizing health, self-made millionairesNo Comments

About the Episode: Millennials think they need a million dollars a year just to feel rich. And honestly? They’re not wrong. With inflation crushing everything and home prices through the roof, a million a year is becoming the new baseline for financial freedom. I didn’t start as a multi-millionaire twelve years ago. Had to learn […]

Drunk Politics, Government Waste & Raising Free Thinkers | Krista Hilton

By Rick JordanPosted on April 29, 2025Posted in Business, Culture, Ethics, Podcast, Politics, Pyschology, Society, TechnologyTagged adhd, CARES Act, Drunk Politics, entrepreneurship, government spending, online school, parental responsibility, pigeon gambling, political career, private school, property management, property taxes., public school system, school choice, term limitsNo Comments

About the Episode I had a killer conversation with Christa Hilton, the conservative single mom and entrepreneur behind Drunk Republic. We didn’t get political. We got real. Christa started reading the entire CARES Act during COVID when her business consulting for small businesses had to shut down. What she discovered sent her down a rabbit […]

Resilience, Risk, and the Power of Purpose | Jeannette Linfoot

By Rick JordanPosted on February 4, 2025February 3, 2025Posted in Business, Culture, CYBERSECURITY, Ethics, Podcast, Pyschology, Society, TechnologyTagged AI technology, business challenges, business growth, business transformation, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, human trafficking, Leadership, media exposure, mentorship, personal branding, public offering, purpose, resilience, social mediaNo Comments

About the Episode We’re going ALL IN on business, resilience, and playing to win. I sat down with Janette on the Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast, and we dug into everything…. Entrepreneurship, taking a company public, cyber security, and the mindset it takes to push through setbacks and come out stronger. I break down what […]