Episodes

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Channel 3 Gaming founder, Joel Willis. Joel worked at GE for nearly 10 years. From there he became a humor writer, editor, and social media manager for Scary Mommy and then eventually editor in chief for The Dad....

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Cincinnati reporter and news personality Bob Herzog. Bob has been in the media business since the mid 90s. He joined WKRC, Local 12 in 2005 and currently anchors Good Morning Cincinnati with Sheila Gray. In 2023,...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Cincinnati Local Favorite, actor, podcaster, and director, Mark Borison. Mark & Mark discuss Joe Rogan, the Jungle Jim's International Market Podcast, various commercials starring Mark Borison, bad jobs,...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes 20-year investor, advisor, and CEO at Ubiquitous Energy (UE), Susan Stone. Mark & Susan talk about how Susan became CEO of UE, climate tech/clean tech, the secret of VC's, rating metrics 10+ yrs into a company...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Andrew Amann, the CEO and co-founder of , a two-time Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company in the United States, and the leading mobile app development agency in Boston as ranked by . Since co-founding NineTwoThree...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes stand-up comedian and Cincy Shirts co-founder, Josh Sneed. Josh is making his mark as one of the top young comics in the business. He quit his comfy day job at Procter & Gamble and followed his passion to make...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Mike McFall, co-founder/co-CEO of Biggby Coffee, back to the show. Mike just released his new book "Grow". Mark & Mike talk about growing vs getting better, CFO disease, the calm in business, being a chameleon,...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes speaker & author, Julie O'Neill. Julie spent 30+ years in broadcast news where she interviewed Mother Teresa and other global icons in addition to chasing the news of the day. She recently released her debut book...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Co-Founder & Head of Racing at Commonwealth Markets, Chase Chamberlin for a conversation. Chase found a passion in horses at the age of 4 and it never went away. He gave up a promotion and a high paying job to start...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes president & CEO of Further Concepts & Investors, Tyler Wogenstahl. Tyler is the promoter behind the Voices of America Country Music Fest coming to West Chester, OH August 10-13, 2023 with acts such as Alabama, Dan &...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes tv & comedy writer Taylor Kay Phillips. Taylor is from Kansas City, MO, a Harvard graduate, a writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and is on tour promoting her book "A Guide to Midwestern Conversation"....

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Jeff Speck. Jeff is the principal at the award-winning urban design and consultancy firm, Speck & Associates, serving municipalities, non-profits, and private developers. Jeff is a city planner and urban designer...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Current HR, CEO, Charlie Vance. Current HR provides comprehensive solutions for managing administrative employment tasks including benefits and benefit administration, payroll processing, HR management, and workers'...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes John Jonas, Founder of OnlineJobs.PH. John is an outsourcing pioneer and virtual work guru who helps small businesses outsource their tasks so they can focus on what matters most: running their company. Many people...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes writer Craig Grossi. Craig is an eight-year Marine Corps veteran, and a recipient of the Purple Heart. After returning from Afghanistan, he worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency and attended Georgetown...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes John Gallucci Jr., MS, ATC, PT, DPT. John is the dynamic CEO of JAG-ONE Physical Therapy. He is in demand for his expertise in injury prevention, rehabilitation, and sports medicine. He appears often in the media,...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Natalia Rachel. Natalia is a author, speaker, trauma-informed therapist & consultant promoting her new book "Why Am I Like This?"  Find out more about Natalia Rachel: https://www.nataliarachel.com/...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes branding expert, Ernie Harker. Ernie is an illustrator, snack food junkie, and is addicted to working out. Ernie's purpose is to be a visual communicator. His job is to come up with ways for peopple to by stuff they...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes writer/editor/theater critic, Rick Pender to talk about the newest edition of his book 100 Things to Do in Cincinnati Before You Die, his love for theater, Stephen Sondheim, and even sports. Rick began reading and...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Will Jackson, CEO of Willpower Inc. Will is an Author, Motivational Speaker, Life and Business Coach, and serial entrepreneur who had a life changing health scare in 2000 where a sinus infection led to him having a...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Andy Walter of AJW-Advisory LLC. Andy Walter is a business results-driven professional with extensive experience in strategy, development, execution, and operations across Global Shared Services, Analytics, and IT....

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Jenna Guarneri to the podcast. Jenna is one of America’s leading voices on public relations for startup companies and an award-winning publicist. She is author of You Need PR, an Inc. Original Imprint and #1 Best...

In this episode, Mark talks about 8 Business Principles that he lives by professionally and personally. Each principle has one of the top entrepreneurs discussing the principle followed by Mark's take on it. Hope you enjoy! Start With Why - Simon...

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Pat Galyan, former owner of Galyan's Trading Company, for a conversation. Pat took over the family business when his dad was dying in the mid 1970s. Pat talks about converting his business model from selling boats...