by Lewis Schiff | Jul 10, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Podcast, Small Business
When Greg Theroux launched an innovative new program to his commercial cleaning company, Heritage Building Maintenance, his goal was to position his Des Moines, Iowa based business to scale in both revenue and its regional footprint. When the growth came, however, it...
by Lewis Schiff | Jun 5, 2019 | Fellowship Program, Kill the Legacy, Podcast, Sales Amplification, Small Business, Technology
For the latest Birthing of Giants podcast I interviewed Alex Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Azulle and a graduate of the Birthing of Giants Fellowship program. Azulle is a Miami, Florida based manufacturer of mini PC’s – a low power, fanless PC that’s right on...
by Lewis Schiff | Apr 17, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Family Business, Marketing, Podcast, Technology
When 1-800-Flowers.com founder, Jim McCann, bought a single flower shop in Manhattan, he knew that he wanted to be more than just a florist. Forty years later his small NYC shop is now a $1 Billion dollar giant. With his recent decision to move from CEO to Executive...
by Lewis Schiff | Mar 20, 2019 | Company Culture, Entrepreneurship, Podcast
In 2004 Dr. Charles (Chip) Mok founded Allure Medical in the metropolitan Detroit area, and quickly established a very successful practice. When he decided to expand into a national company with multiple practices in major cities, Chip made the decision to implement a...
by Lewis Schiff | Feb 6, 2019 | Employee Owned, Entrepreneurship, Fellowship Program, Government Contractors, Partnership, Podcast, Stakeholder Capitalism, Technology
This week I’m shining a spotlight on Birthing of Giants Fellowship graduate, Bill Roark. Sixteen years ago, Bill co-founded Torch Technologies, a technical services provider for the U.S. Defense Department. His mission was to create a company where every employee...
by Lewis Schiff | Jan 30, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Podcast, Women in Business
As we begin a new year at Birthing of Giants, we want to take a moment to celebrate the brilliant, GIANT entrepreneurs who’ve graduated from our Fellowship program. Several of them were brave enough to come onto our podcast and share their challenges, failures,...
