
Business paths, told while still unfolding.
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Entrepreneur Perspectives is a business conversation series built around people explaining how they got here and what they are wrestling with now. Its best moments connect practical operating questions with life experience, from military-influenced leadership to college costs, insurance, commercial real estate, and media.
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About Entrepreneur Perspectives
Entrepreneur Perspectives is a business conversation series centered on how people actually arrive at their work. It is less interested in polished success stories than in the path underneath them. Guests talk through careers that began sideways, problems that became companies, and the personal experiences that changed how they lead. The show’s range is broad. Episodes move from insurance agencies and commercial real estate to college admissions, trading media, military spouse entrepreneurship, and leadership lessons drawn from military mentors. The pacing is informal and often associative. A conversation about Pittsburgh football can sit beside a discussion of years in insurance, while a story about a frustrating airline experience can become a point about why brokers, founders, and operators still matter. That looseness is part of the texture. The show gives guests room to explain what they have seen from inside their industries. It repeatedly returns to service, trust, accountability, and the cost of ignoring broken systems. In one thread, military thinking becomes a way to talk about uncompromising safety standards without dehumanizing management. In another, college tuition and student debt become a lens for examining financial pressure on younger adults. Episodes on AI and admissions look at personalization, college brands, enrollment anxiety, and the changing signal of a degree. Conversations with builders focus on creating opportunity, solving neglected problems, and staying connected to people affected by the work. The show can be blunt, but its editorial center is practical curiosity. It suits listeners who like business ideas explained through stories, not slide decks. It also has a relationship-driven feel, with repeated attention to insurance, sales, content, entrepreneurship, and long-term reputation. The strongest episodes make operating decisions feel personal because, for these guests, they usually are.
Made for: For founders, operators, salespeople, advisors, and business-curious listeners who enjoy practical conversations with room for personal history. It especially fits people interested in entrepreneurship beyond startup clichés.
What sets it apart: The show stands out by letting business lessons emerge from lived paths, detours, and industry-specific stories. It connects leadership, sales, education, service, and resilience without forcing every guest into the same founder narrative.
In their own words
Entrepreneur Perspectives is a podcast about leaders think right now. No prep. No rehearsed answers. Just real conversations about what’s on their mind when the mic goes on.Hosted by Eric Kasimov, founder of KazSource and creator of QuietLoud Studios, the show features founders, creatives, operators, and curious minds — all sharing what they’re working through, building toward, or rethinking in real time.I’m Eric, and I ask people what they’re seeing from where they stand — in this moment.
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Episodes
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EP164 | All the Feels: Hip Hop and The Sound of Business with Dr. Tori Ellis
·41m - 2
The Long Game: Meet Mitch Long
·34m - 3
Is College Still Worth It?
·14m - 4
Bob Knakal on Selling Buildings, the Future of CRE, and Owning the Streets of NYC | EP193
·55m - 5
David Selinger on AI Security, $15M Series B, and the Deep Sentinel Mission | EP192
·1h - 6
Offshore Trusts, Global Team, Media Mindset: Blake Harris Is Not Your Typical Lawyer | EP191
·45m - 7
How AI Is Changing College Counseling and Admissions with Senan Khawaja, CEO of Kollegio | EP190
·52m - 8
Tastytrade: How a Trading & Media Empire Was Built by Giving Everything Away | Scott Sheridan CEO — EP189
·59m - 9
Dr. Shalabh Gupta | Unicycive Founder on Biotech, Careers, Pill Burden, AI in Healthcare | EP188
·1h - 10
Ankit Somani | From Google to Conifer: Rare-Earth-Free Motors, $20M Seed, and Rethinking College | EP187
·52m - 11
Fatherhood and Untangling Expectations with Vin Infante | EP186
·1h - 12
Bitcoin Life Insurance? How Zac Townsend and Meanwhile Are Rebuilding a $1T Industry | EP185
·56m - 13
EP184 | Remote Work in Today’s Financial Advisory Industry | Joe Cantanucci
·45m - 14
EP183 | Yehuda Niv | Democratizing Publishing with AI & The Future of Books
·52m - 15
EP 181 | AI Content Detection & Digital Ethics with Madeleine Lambert
·49m - 16
EP 180 | Eric Jorgenson | Serious People Will Always Read
·1h - 17
EP 179 | Going to the Canvas with Jodie King
·46m - 18
EP 178 | Developing Soft Skills and AI at Work with Robin Daniels
·1h 3m - 19
EP 177 | Gordon Hayward | Life After the NBA & Youth Sports Reform
·51m - 20
EP 176 | The Future of Customer Engagement with Conversational AI | Gupshup and Mike Donohue
·48m - 21
EP 175 | Make the World Less Grey with Footwear Legend “Sneaker” Steve Patiño
·54m - 22
Episode 174 | Infrared Technology Meets Performance Wear with Seth Casden
·32m - 23
Episode 173 | A Full Leaf Tea Entrepreneurship Story to Boost Your Day
·25m - 24
Content Marketing Series: How Online Content Is Affecting Our Lives For the Worse
·12m - 25
EP172 | Trust the Written Work with Caroline Ailanthus
·50m - 26
EP171 | Food Culture and Podcasting After Hours with “Eat Your Content” Host
·46m - 27
EP170 | Recognizing the Drama in the Ordinary with Alexander Concepcion
·1h 2m - 28
EP169 | Kevin Anderson & Associates on the Formative Process of Reading, Writing, and Publishing
·55m - 29
EP168 | SAT & ACT Resilience with Prep Expert Founder Shaan Patel
·46m - 30
EP167 | WhatsApp Is the Future of Communication with César Martín of ChatWith
·34m - 31
EP166 | Embracing the Freelance Economy with Angie Moody of Ruby Money
·58m - 32
Unscripted | The Art of Questioning Everything Without Falling into Cynicism
·57m - 33
Unscripted | Podcast Analytics, Reviews, NPCs, Narrative Wars
·37m - 34
EP165 | The Cybersecurity Episode | Former NSA Leader and Trackd Founder | Mike Starr
·34m - 35
Content Marketing Series: Regrets to Realization
·4m - 36
Content Marketing Series: Attention Spans and Short vs Long Form Media
·12m - 37
The Long Game | Episode 1: Wes Connor on 50 Years in Business
·26m - 38
EP163 | Broadway Podcast | Sean Cercone Brings Broadway From NYC to Your Theatre and On Demand
·50m - 39
Content Marketing Series: The Transformative Power of Content Creation
·5m - 40
Content Marketing Series: Authenticity and Relationships in Content Creation
·11m - 41
Unscripted | It’s a Mind Bender
·1h - 42
Content Marketing Series: Transcending Metrics
·8m - 43
Content Marketing Series: Creating Content Changes Lives
·5m - 44
Content Marketing Series: Creating Content with Purpose
·13m - 45
Unscripted | It’s Time to Call Yourself Out!
·1h 23m - 46
Content Marketing Series: Branding and Content for Startups
·8m - 47
EP162 | The Art of Managing Expectations | Dominey Drew
·1h 5m - 48
Essentials | The Man Who Did a TED Talk in Flip-Flops | Michael Brody-Waite
·9m - 49
EP161 | Minimalism, Embodiment, and Right Now | A Conversation with Jermane Cheathem
·32m - 50
Content Marketing Series: Content Production Return on Investment
·7m - 51
Unscripted | The Shirtless Man’s Guide to Reality
·1h 40m - 52
EP160 | Sports Science Startup AIM7 | Dr. Erik Korem
·39m - 53
EP159 | Sales is Not a Dirty Word + Letting Go | Shawn Shewchuk
·32m - 54
Unscripted | We Have an Overconsumption of Media Problem!
·1h 35m - 55
Content Marketing Series: Creating Content Works
·11m - 56
EP158 | How AI Security Could Save Lives with Vicon CEO, Saagar Govil
·37m - 57
EP157 | Self-Expression Through Podcasting | Christine Amerman
·18m - 58
Unscripted | Space-Time Shenanigans, UFO Tattle-Tales, and Apple’s Vision
·1h 32m - 59
EP156 | Embracing Unscripted Human Connection in TV and Beyond | John Ehrhard
·50m - 60
EP155 | Share Your Damn Stories, Take Risks, Be Curious | Chris Heivly, MapQuest Co-Founder
·38m - 61
Foundation | Balancing Summer Work, Estate Planning Questions, and LTC Insights
·32m - 62
EP154 | Ego Awareness Conversation | Jim James, The Unnoticed Entrepreneur
·46m - 63
EP153 | Intuition, Trust, and Entrepreneurship: Unveiling Jerald Kasimov’s Fictional Universe in Altered State of Affairs
·20m - 64
Content Marketing Series: About Long-Form Podcast Conversations
·13m - 65
Content Marketing Series: Share Your Company Story
·5m - 66
Content Marketing Series: Podcast Interviews Offer Way More Than You Think
·9m - 67
Unscripted | The Unparalleled Intimacy of Podcasts! + 90’s Rock Rebellion, Power Skills, AI Shenanigans | SOM23
·1h 3m - 68
EP152 | Revolutionizing Sports Betting Through Web3 Integration
·1h - 69
Unscripted | College ROI + Gotham City, Cleveland, The Butt Naked Emperor | SOM22
·1h 29m - 70
Unscripted | ChatGPT Impact, Human Identity & Juice Jacking
·55m - 71
Essentials | The Enormous Demand For Mental Health Care
·7m - 72
Essentials | The 80/20 Breakthrough Episode with Perry Marshall
·54m - 73
EP151 | Give Yourself Permission to Write Badly with Caroline Ailanthus
·1h - 74
Unscripted | The Sports Metaverse, Virtual Coca-Cola, and More ChatGPT Please | SOM20
·1h 31m - 75
Unscripted | The Sports Metaverse, Virtual Coca-Cola, and More ChatGPT Please | SOM20
·1h 31m - 76
Unscripted | No Bathroom Breaks Allowed!
·1h 13m - 77
Unscripted | No Bathroom Breaks Allowed!
·1h 13m - 78
Unscripted | Simultaneously Sipping Coffee With Our New Friend ChatGPT
·1h 15m - 79
Unscripted | Simultaneously Sipping Coffee With Our New Friend ChatGPT
·1h 15m - 80
EP150 | Soccer as Religion: An Entrepreneur’s Perspective on Brazil’s Passion for the Game
·46m - 81
Unscripted | Simulation Theory and Living for “Friday”
·1h 8m - 82
Unscripted | Simulation Theory and Living for “Friday”
·1h 8m - 83
Essentials | The Moment That Changed Everything for a Rising College Basketball Program with Thad Matta
·4m - 84
Unscripted | 69% of Men Don’t Wash Their Hands After Using the Bathroom!
·1h 1m - 85
Unscripted | 69% of Men Don’t Wash Their Hands After Using the Bathroom!
·1h 1m - 86
Essentials | Be Uncommon with Tim Kight
·6m - 87
EP149 | Medicating Normal Documentary Discussion | Lynn Cunningham
·41m - 88
Essentials | A Message for Young Women
·7m - 89
Essentials | Don’t Be an Amateur at Your Life with Tim Kight
·9m - 90
Essentials | One Negative Comment Can Threaten My Safety | Michael Brody-Waite
·9m - 91
Essentials | Possible Recession: How to Talk to Your Team During a Difficult Time | with David Meltzer
·8m - 92
EP148 | Why You Need to Pay Attention to the Rise of Web3 and Cybersecurity
·46m - 93
EP147 | SimWin Sports is Rocking the Game in the Creatively Focused Metaverse
·50m - 94
Essentials | Make Some Really Good Small Decisions First as Told by US Army Combat Veteran
·7m - 95
Essentials | Coach John Wooden’s Appetite to Learn as Told by Steve Lavin
·13m - 96
EP146 | Therapist Shortage + Consuming Bad News
·28m - 97
EP145 | “How Podcasts Saved My Life” with Mark Metry
·1h - 98
EP144 | Mark Metry Talks Social Anxiety, Bullying, and Meditation
·30m - 99
EP143 | Bad Grades in School to Sports Business Founder With Dan Soviero
·46m - 100
EP182 | Resilience, Rosie the Riveter, and Military Spouses with Lisa Bradley
Lisa Bradley discusses her experiences with Shark Tank, a marketing scam, and her mission to create opportunities for military spouses through her business.
·48m - 101
Essentials | No Compromise: What Military Thinking Taught This Tech Founder About Leadership
A tech founder discusses how military concepts like 'left of bang' and a no-compromise mindset shape his leadership and crime prevention approach.
Apr 17, 2026·4m - 102
The Long Game | Episode 1: Wes Connor on 50 Years in Business
Hidden gemWes Conner explains how a 1975 insurance opportunity paying $12,000, $16,000, and $20,000 over three years became a 51-year career.
Mar 26, 2026·26m·2 clips - 103
The Long Game: Meet Mitch Long
Hidden gemEntrepreneur Perspectives features Mitch Long discussing how a criminal justice and political science education led him into insurance sales through aptitude tests, family influence, and work ethic.
Feb 5, 2026·34m·2 clips - 104
Is College Still Worth It?
A discussion on the declining value of a college degree due to rising tuition, student debt, and economic challenges for graduates.
Nov 11, 2025·14m - 105
Bob Knakal on Selling Buildings, the Future of CRE, and Owning the Streets of NYC | EP193
Bob Knakal discusses his book on commercial real estate, prospecting, and his career journey in NYC.
Aug 14, 2025·55m - 106
David Selinger on AI Security, $15M Series B, and the Deep Sentinel Mission | EP192
Aug 7, 2025·1h - 107
Offshore Trusts, Global Team, Media Mindset: Blake Harris Is Not Your Typical Lawyer | EP191
Jul 30, 2025·45m - 108
How AI Is Changing College Counseling and Admissions with Senan Khawaja, CEO of Kollegio | EP190
Hidden gemSenan Khawaja says Kollegio keeps student access free while universities pay about $3,000 per student in marketing, creating a marketplace built around targeted outreach and privacy-aware opt-ins.
Jul 23, 2025·52m·2 clips - 109
Tastytrade: How a Trading & Media Empire Was Built by Giving Everything Away | Scott Sheridan CEO — EP189
Hidden gemScott Sheridan traces Tasty Trade back to Thinkorswim in 2000, when the dot-com crash made brokerage competition harder but also created demand for something new.
Jun 6, 2025·59m·2 clips - 110
Dr. Shalabh Gupta | Unicycive Founder on Biotech, Careers, Pill Burden, AI in Healthcare | EP188
May 29, 2025·1h - 111
Ankit Somani | From Google to Conifer: Rare-Earth-Free Motors, $20M Seed, and Rethinking College | EP187
May 22, 2025·52m - 112
Fatherhood and Untangling Expectations with Vin Infante | EP186
May 15, 2025·1h - 113
Bitcoin Life Insurance? How Zac Townsend and Meanwhile Are Rebuilding a $1T Industry | EP185
May 8, 2025·56m - 114
EP184 | Remote Work in Today’s Financial Advisory Industry | Joe Cantanucci
Apr 7, 2025·45m - 115
EP183 | Yehuda Niv | Democratizing Publishing with AI & The Future of Books
Mar 25, 2025·52m - 116
EP182 | Resilience, Rosie the Riveter, and Military Spouses with Lisa Bradley
Hidden gemLisa Bradley says Our Riveter moved from "an attic in 2011" to a national network of military spouses.
Feb 25, 2025·48m·2 clips - 117
EP 181 | AI Content Detection & Digital Ethics with Madeleine Lambert
Feb 7, 2025·49m - 118
EP 180 | Eric Jorgenson | Serious People Will Always Read
Jan 27, 2025·1h - 119
EP 179 | Going to the Canvas with Jodie King
Jodie King discusses how she used art and journaling to heal from a traumatic divorce that triggered childhood wounds.
Jan 14, 2025·46m - 120
EP 178 | Developing Soft Skills and AI at Work with Robin Daniels
Robin Daniels discusses developing soft skills and AI at work, touching on college and evolving perspectives.
Jan 6, 2025·1h 3m - 121
EP 177 | Gordon Hayward | Life After the NBA & Youth Sports Reform
Dec 12, 2024·51m - 122
EP 176 | The Future of Customer Engagement with Conversational AI | Gupshup and Mike Donohue
Nov 15, 2024·48m - 123
EP 175 | Make the World Less Grey with Footwear Legend “Sneaker” Steve Patiño
Oct 23, 2024·54m - 124
Episode 174 | Infrared Technology Meets Performance Wear with Seth Casden
Aug 27, 2024·32m - 125
Episode 173 | A Full Leaf Tea Entrepreneurship Story to Boost Your Day
Aug 8, 2024·25m - 126
Content Marketing Series: How Online Content Is Affecting Our Lives For the Worse
May 1, 2024·12m - 127
EP172 | Trust the Written Work with Caroline Ailanthus
An interview with novelist Caroline Ailanthus about her new book Bifurcation Events and her writing career.
Apr 25, 2024·50m - 128
EP171 | Food Culture and Podcasting After Hours with “Eat Your Content” Host
A conversation about entrepreneurship, the creative economy, and the host's day job selling paper packaging, leading into a discussion about food culture and podcasting.
Apr 17, 2024·46m - 129
EP170 | Recognizing the Drama in the Ordinary with Alexander Concepcion
Apr 10, 2024·1h 2m - 130
EP169 | Kevin Anderson & Associates on the Formative Process of Reading, Writing, and Publishing
Apr 3, 2024·55m - 131
EP168 | SAT & ACT Resilience with Prep Expert Founder Shaan Patel
Mar 28, 2024·46m - 132
EP167 | WhatsApp Is the Future of Communication with César Martín of ChatWith
Feb 29, 2024·34m - 133
EP166 | Embracing the Freelance Economy with Angie Moody of Ruby Money
Feb 14, 2024·58m - 134
Unscripted | The Art of Questioning Everything Without Falling into Cynicism
Feb 9, 2024·57m - 135
Unscripted | Podcast Analytics, Reviews, NPCs, Narrative Wars
Feb 2, 2024·37m - 136
EP165 | The Cybersecurity Episode | Former NSA Leader and Trackd Founder | Mike Starr
Jan 3, 2024·34m - 137
Content Marketing Series: Regrets to Realization
Dec 27, 2023·4m - 138
Content Marketing Series: Attention Spans and Short vs Long Form Media
Dec 20, 2023·12m - 139
EP164 | All the Feels: Hip Hop and The Sound of Business with Dr. Tori Ellis
Dec 15, 2023·41m - 140
EP163 | Broadway Podcast | Sean Cercone Brings Broadway From NYC to Your Theatre and On Demand
Dec 8, 2023·50m - 141
Content Marketing Series: The Transformative Power of Content Creation
Nov 29, 2023·5m - 142
Content Marketing Series: Authenticity and Relationships in Content Creation
Nov 22, 2023·11m - 143
Unscripted | It’s a Mind Bender
Nov 15, 2023·1h - 144
Content Marketing Series: Transcending Metrics
Nov 8, 2023·8m - 145
Content Marketing Series: Creating Content Changes Lives
Nov 1, 2023·5m - 146
Content Marketing Series: Creating Content with Purpose
Oct 25, 2023·13m - 147
Unscripted | It’s Time to Call Yourself Out!
Oct 16, 2023·1h 23m - 148
Content Marketing Series: Branding and Content for Startups
Oct 11, 2023·8m - 149
EP162 | The Art of Managing Expectations | Dominey Drew
Oct 3, 2023·1h 5m - 150
Essentials | The Man Who Did a TED Talk in Flip-Flops | Michael Brody-Waite
Sep 29, 2023·9m