Inkandescent Entrepreneur Show

From modern classics to items that are great for gifting, BeGood Clothing on Union Street in San Francisco will have you responsibly dressed from beanie to socks. Every item purchased donates back, which is still a somewhat novel concept in the world of retail, explain say founders Dean Ramadan and Mark Spera. “We started BeGood Clothing because of our fascination with sustainability in fashion,” says Spera. “Our buyers seek fashionable and contemporary lines that are affordably priced so that weClick here to listen to the podcast!

Educator Charles Best came up with a very big idea one day back in 1999 while eating lunch with his fellow high-school teachers in the Bronx. “My colleagues and I were talking about books that we wanted the students to read, field trips we wanted to take them on, and art supplies that we needed—but we all knew these ideas wouldn’t go beyond the teacher lunchroom because of funding issues,” explains the founder of www.DonorsChoose.org, one of the nation’s firstClick here to listen to the podcast!

Hello! This is Hope Gibbs, your host for the Inkandescent Entrepreneur Show. We are thrilled to be here to today with marketing master, author, and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki. We first met Guy at the Empowered Women’s conference in Miami soon after he published his 2011 book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions. In it, he explains: “Enchantment transforms situations and relationships. It converts hostility into civility and civility into affinity. It changes skeptics and cynics into believersClick here to listen to the podcast!

Banana Republic founders Mel and Patricia Ziegler insist that living life on the wild side is the only way to fly. Five years after opening their exotic retail company, they’d sold it to The Gap, had opened 101 stores, and were doing $250 million in business. But then, the former journalist and illustrator for the San Francisco Chronicle got out almost as fast as they got into the clothing business. Why? We learned all about it when we sat downClick here to listen to the podcast!

Buddy Teaster is changing the world—one pair of shoes at time. As the CEO of Soles4Souls.org, Teaster runs the Nashville-based charity that collects shoes from the warehouses of footwear companies and the closets of people like you. The charity distributes these shoes to people in need, regardless of race, religion, class, or any other criteria. Since 2005, Soles4Souls has delivered more than 19 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes. The shoes have been distributed to people in moreClick here to listen to the podcast!

JANUARY 1, 2013 Our spotlight today is on: Barefoot Wine’s Co-founder Michael Houlihan Click here to LISTEN NOW! Our hot topic: Can an entrepreneur really start a business on less than a shoestring budget? Your host: Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher of Be Inkandescent magazine, and founder & president of The Inkandescent Group On this episode of the Inkandescent Radio Show, we interview Michael Houlihan, co-founder of Barefoot Wine, a company that he and Bonnie Harvey started in their laundry roomClick here to listen to the podcast!

DECEMBER 9, 2012 Our spotlight today is on: David Feldman, executive director, Bethesda Green Click here to LISTEN NOW! Our hot topic: Is Dave Feldman Optimistic about the future of the green movement? Your host: Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher of Be Inkandescent magazine, and founder & president of The Inkandescent Group On this episode of the Inkandescent Radio Show, we interview David Feldman, executive director of Bethesda Green—an organization that incubates green companies, educates the community, and supports a strongClick here to listen to the podcast!

NOVEMBER 26, 2012 TODAY ON THE INKANDESCENT RADIO SHOW Our spotlight is on: Seth Goldman, co-founder and president, Honest Tea. Click here to PLAY NOW! Our hot topic: How do you build a company you started in your garage into a $90 million firm that Coke wants to buy? Your host: Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher of Be Inkandescent magazine, and founder & president of The Inkandescent Group, LLC We are here today with Seth Goldman co-founder, and president and TEOClick here to listen to the podcast!

NOVEMBER 1, 2012 TODAY ON THE INKANDESCENT RADIO SHOW Our spotlight is on: ERIC DYE, founder of EPN: The Entrepreneur Podcast Network. Our hot topic: The power of podcasts—Why they are such a valuable tool, and why the interviews and shows on ENP are a great resource for ideas and inspiration for entrepreneurs. Your host: Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher of Be Inkandescent magazine, and founder & president of The Inkandescent Group We are excited today to be interviewing seasoned broadcastClick here to listen to the podcast!