In this episode, James talks with entrepreneurs who have struggled with saying "no" and shares ten ways to say no that might be comfortable for you.  James shares this Better Up article, How To Say No To Others (And Why You Shouldn’t Feel Guilty), by Elizabeth Perry. James heard from founders Allison Byers, founder of Scroobious, and Jennifer Price, founder of Disabiity Media Network.   Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke from Tajuanna Taylor, founder of Virtual Asyst, which helps you find an amazing virtual assistant! If you love the podcast, plea ..read more

In this episode, James shares five important lessons for new entrepreneurs.  James discusses this Entrepreneur Magazine article, I Started My Business In My Mom's Basement at the Age of 17. Here are 5 Rules I Wish I Had Known, But Had to Learn the Hard Way, By Jon B. Becker. Here's the book James mentioned to help with your marriage or relationship, The Seven Principles For Making a Marriage Work.  And the podcast episode James mentioned, Filling the hole in your heart.  Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke!   To get two free months of podcasting service ..read more

In this episode, James endeavors to inspire you if you've been grinding on your business but haven't gotten the results you expect.  James discusses this article, People who become successful later in life usually have these 10 unique strengths, by Ethan Sterling, on GlobalEnglishEditing.com. Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad joke by James' daughter, Zoe!   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on socia ..read more

In this episode, James talks with Marie Roker-Jones about how introverts can tap into their super-power, the joy of missing out, or JOMO! Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad jokes!   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.  P.P.S., And check out Jam ..read more

In this episode, Lavelle Smith Hall and James talk about regrets people have at the end of their lives and try to inspire you to live a life of no regrets! The conversation was inspired by an article, Top five regrets of the dying, By Susie Steiner, and by a chapter in James' book.  Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad jokes!   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". This podcast is ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!  If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast pl ..read more

In this episode, Lavelle Smith Hall was out of action, so you got stuck with James talking about how you know when it's time to shut down your startup or pivot.  The conversation was inspired by an article, 5 Signs It’s Time to Quit (Or Pivot) Your Startup, By Rachel Greenberg.  We heard from two friends of the podcast, Dana Fry, of Ujamaa Financial, and Demetrius Curry, of College Cash who shared their stories about when they had to decide to pivot or shut down their startups.    Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad jokes!   To get two free months of po ..read more

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall talk with Melvin Freeman, Director of Data and Strategy at Camelback Ventures about how to use data for social impact.  We also talked about Camelback Ventures' upcoming application openings on Feb 5th for their $40K fellowship. You can learn more and apply here. James and Lavelle shared some important life updates that happened while they were on hiatus from the podcast.  And stick around to the end for the dad jokes!   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". Please join us in celeb ..read more

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall talk with the Wall Street Journal's Family & Tech columnist, Julie Jargon, about the negative impact social media has on our kids.  And stick around for the end, as Julie uses technology to tell us a dad joke.   To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! If y ..read more

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall talk with Wefunder's self-proclaimed VP of Banter, Jonny Price, as he shares tips with you to execute your community fundraising round (AKA equity crowd-funding, which apparently is now a bad word).  During the show, Jonny convinced James that he should spin up a Wefunder community round for his startup, Kabila. So James did it! You can check out Kabila's Wefunder here and contribute if you like.  Stick around for the dad joke at the end, as Jonny got in on the action.   To get two free months of podcasting service on ..read more

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall help you learn how to effectively use a virtual assistant (VA) to free up more of your most precious asset, your time.  They interviewed VA expert, TaJuanna Taylor, of Bootstrap Dreams to help you out. Here's a free VA onboarding checklist from TaJuanna.  And stick around for the dad joke shenanigans! Dad joke hater, Lavelle Smith Hall, finally tells us a dad joke. And Tajuanna may or may not have regurgitated because of it.    To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS". Please join ..read more