Kanat Bektemirov, currently an Engineer with CaseStack joins the show. He shares experiences with his incredible internships at Google and Amazon, gives advice to young developers seeking a successful career, and makes comparisons between the technology environment in Silicon Valley vs. Northwest Arkansas.
Contact Kanat:
LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/5tIyGN
Email: bekt17@gmail.com
Hosts:
Jeff@startupjunkieconsulting.com
Michael@startupjunkieconsulting.com
Part 2/2:
Our typical host, Jeff Amerine has a long history of working with startup companies and holding leadership roles in the military and with fortune 500 companies. We thought our audience on the podcast would be interested in getting to know more about the host, and Jeff was willing to share.
Part 1: Childhood, militarty experience & Family
Part 2: Startups, Forune 500's, successes and failures, moving back to AR & the road ahead.
Contact:
Startupjunkieconsulting.com
Jeff@startupjunkieconsulting.com
Michael@startupjunkieconsulting.com
Part 1/2:
Our typical host, Jeff Amerine has a long history of working with startup companies and holding leadership roles in the military and with fortune 500 companies. We thought our audience on the podcast would be interested in getting to know more about the host, and Jeff was willing to share.
Part 1: Childhood, militarty experience & Family
Part 2: Startups, Forune 500's, successes and failures, moving back to AR & the road ahead.
Contact:
Startupjunkieconsulting.com
Jeff@startupjunkieconsulting.com
Michael@startupjunkieconsulting.com
Our guest this week is Brent Hale of Big Sexy Food! He talks about how he got his start in the NWA food scene, and describes his model of utilizing popup restaurants with a creative twist on classic foods.
His next event will be in Fayetteville on 5/20 and 5/21. Reservations are filling up quickly here:
http://www.bigsexyfood.com/popup.html
Contact:
brentrhale@gmail.com
www.bigsexyfood.com
Hosts:
Jeff@startupjunkieconsulting.com
Michael@startupjunkieconsulting.com
Amy and Chris from Collective Bias shed light on the early days at collective bias, and how far they've come in their 7-year journey as an influencer marketing company.
They also share how important it is to give back, and discuss GiveCamp NWA, an event they were hosting that weekend to develop a web presence for non-profit companies.
Guest contact info:
Amy Callahan
amycallahan@collectivebias.com
Chris Whittle
chriswhittle@collectivebias.com
Hosts:
Jeff@startupjunkieconsulting.com
Michael@startupjunkieconsulting.com