"Data, AI and the Future of Well-Being"
Kate Cordell, the founder of Opeeka (https://www.opeeka.com/) , has been working in the mental illness and research space her entire career. Her quest to create a better and more unified model for mental health care fueled by her passion for data, statistics, and artificial intelligence led her to create Opeeka’s Person-Centered Intelligence Solution.    P-CIS is a transformative software solu...
49m Jul 28, 2021
49m
Smart Plates: License to Thrill
“The day I took my first dollar. I was 100% in, and I promised myself that I would never stop until this was successful based on the money that was taken. So, when I think about success in business, the only time you fail is when you quit.” -- Neville Boston, Founder of Reviver Whether you are a founder, an investor or…a car owner, you’ll want to tune into this segment! Mark talks with Nevill...
49m Jul 21, 2021
49m
Cannabis Entrepreneurship: a Growth Opportunity
In this episode, Mark has a fascinating discussion with the dynamic and talented Ross Haley about entrepreneurship in the Cannabis space.  Ross shares a little about his journey that includes growing up in a Northern California community of cannabis growers, to an early job selling Kirby vacuums, to tremendous success via the sale of his company, General Hydroponics, to Scott’s Miracle Gro (SMG...
49m Jul 07, 2021
49m
Growth Factory: Power of With....
 Nobody builds a truly great company alone.   This “Markism” has been the driving force behind the work at HaneyBiz over the last many years and is now serving as the guiding light for a new venture called the Growth Factory that Mark and the team are launching.  The Growth Factory is a nonprofit startup accelerator and an accompanying early-stage venture fund with a mission to build an entrepr...
49m Jun 23, 2021
49m
Winning: It's OK to be Great!
Scott Drummond, President, and Founder of Party Center Software has a winning mindset, a successful track record, a passion for entrepreneurship, and a desire to pay it forward.    His entrepreneurial career effectively started with the launch of a web design firm in 1998 (pre-Google) when he was just 1 year out of high school! In 2005, Drummond and his wife purchased a small indoor children’s ...
1hr 6m Jun 09, 2021
1hr 6m
Founding, Failing, Funding and Exiting With Sonny Mayugba
 Mark talks about founding, failing, funding and exiting companies with the amazing Sacramento entrepreneur, Sonny Mayugba, whose new adventure as VP of Growth at Swimply has him on the company building journey once again. Swimply is the world’s first marketplace for homeowners to rent out their underutilized pools to local swimmers. Prior to Swimply, Sonny spent a year in venture capital, firs...
40m May 26, 2021
40m
PRIDE Industries' Entrepreneurial Approach to Building Business and Transforming Lives
PRIDE Industries, based in Roseville, CA, is a social enterprise founded in 1966 with the mission to create employment for people with disabilities. Through its innovative and entrepreneurial approach, PRIDE has grown into a world class organization that provides facilities operations and maintenance services, custodial services, contract manufacturing, supply chain management, packaging and fu...
34m May 05, 2021
34m
Brothers Together in Success | Family and Career
In this episode, I am joined by Lokesh Sikaria, founder of local venture capital firm, Moneta Ventures and his younger brother, Hemant Sikaria, founder of Sibros, a rapidly growing connected vehicle software company that Moneta is invested in. In this wide-ranging discussion, we cover everything from family to founding companies to value-added investors. As they share their unique insights and ...
47m Apr 21, 2021
47m
Talking Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital with Moneta Venture’s Sabya Das
 From the romanticized college drop-out to the mid-life corporate exec who makes the leap, startup founders come from a wide range of backgrounds. Is there an ideal path to becoming a successful entrepreneur? In the episode, I talk with Sabya Das, a partner at Moneta Ventures, who shares his journey from pre-med student at Berkeley to interning at tech startups, and then becoming a partner at a...
48m Apr 07, 2021
48m
The Sacramento Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Entrepreneurs are the heroes of the American economy and now, more than ever, they are on the front-lines in the battle to revive our economic vitality.   For the past 7+ years, I’ve shared my passion for entrepreneurs via this podcast, my investing activity, as president of Entrepreneurs Organization and more.  In the wake of COVID, I am excited to dive into efforts that elevate the importanc...
50m Mar 24, 2021
50m
Classic Interviews - Taro Arai & Scott Syphax
In this classic interview I talk with my good buddy Taro Arai, the Chief Dreaming Officer of Mikuni Restaurant and Sushi Bar and Scott Syphax,  President of Syphax Strategic Solutions.  Enjoy! 
46m Mar 24, 2021
46m
Fundraising: The Importance of Investor Communication
 According to AngelSpan (https://angelspan.com/), 83% of investors agree that founders who communicate perform better. Why is this and when and how should startup founder approach investor communications? In this episode Julie Arsenault, Founder of Panty Drop and Che Voight, CEO of Altwork, talk with Mark about the value of investor communications. They talk about how it's helped them to lead t...
49m Mar 10, 2021
49m
Classic Interviews - Urijah Faber & Tom Kandris
A bit of a throw back today.  Here are a couple classic interviews.  The first is my very first interview from our old show Entrepreneurs Unlimited, Urijah Faber.  The second interview is with my good buddy Tom Kandris.  I hope you enjoy.
46m Mar 04, 2021
46m
The Roadmap of a Venture Funded Startup
 For first-time founders, in particular, raising capital can be a daunting task. Just learning the what, when, and hows of venture funding is a challenge. Then, factor in the mindset piece. Taking other people’s money to fuel your vision can feel weighty or as Chris Peacock, Founder and CEO of Aquaoso say in this episode, “terrifying.” So, how do founders overcome their fears, create a plan, fi...
45m Feb 24, 2021
45m
The Basics of Angel Investing
 Originally a term used to describe investors in Broadway shows, "Angel" now refers to high-net-worth individuals who invest their own money in exchange for equity in an entrepreneurial company (unlike venture capitalists, who invest other people's money). About $24B is deployed via Angel Investors in the U.S. each year. While these investments are high risk, they can be high reward. Several re...
46m Feb 10, 2021
46m
Democratizing Investment Opportunities
From fund managers and accredited investors to startup founders and their boards, diversity has been severely lacking in the venture capital community since inception. As a result, the US has lost billions of dollars of untapped economic opportunity and sidelined immense amounts of valuable human capital. In this episode, Mariah Lichtenstern, Emerging Manager and Founding Partner of DiverseCit...
1hr Jan 13, 2021
1hr
A New Model for Building a Business in Sacramento – The Sacramento Growth Factory
Starting a business in Sacramento has become easier with entrepreneurs having access to multiple programs and resources. Building and scaling that business is still hard. In addition to raising capital, which is a challenge, founders also need support in finding customers and building operational capacity.  In this episode, I am joined by Steve Boyle, Founder, and CEO of Essential Aero, and Ri...
45m Dec 30, 2020
45m
The Impact of COVID On Women's Entrepreneurial Career
In this episode, I sit down with Margaret Strong, the President of NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) as well as President at Afineol IT consulting.     Margaret and I talk about the important work that NAWBO is doing in connecting, promoting, educating, and supporting women entrepreneurs. She’ll share a little about her own journey and talk about how empowering female found...
41m Nov 25, 2020
41m
Veteran Entrepreneurship | Unique Challenges and Opportunities
Today, as we celebrate Veterans Day, I sit down with my main man, the Marine entrepreneur Marcus Haney, to share the latest updates in his journey from serving our country as a marine to building his company as an entrepreneur.  We talk about the opportunities and challenges he has faced on and off the battlefield and reflect on our book called” ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE” which documents Marcus’ stor...
41m Nov 11, 2020
41m
Economic Opportunity for the Sacramento Region
Sacramento has come a long way from relying primarily on government jobs to drive the economy and is beginning to gain recognition for key accomplishments in both the public and private sectors. Unfortunately, Entrepreneurs in the region still struggle to find local capital and revenue. In this episode, James Beckwith, President and CEO of Five Star Bank, will share his assessment of key region...
42m Nov 04, 2020
42m
Redefining retail in a digital business world
In this episode, I talk with Matt Rollens, the Founder and CEO of Dragon Glassware, an innovative lifestyle brand offering a variety of handmade, artisan glassware for the home and kitchen.   Born and raised in the Sacramento region, Matt attended Sac State graduating during the great recession.  Facing a tough job market and with the encouragement of family and friends, he was inspired to star...
1hr 2m Oct 28, 2020
1hr 2m
Building a Local Economy, Lessons in Leadership
In this episode, I sit down with Scott Alvord, Roseville City Council Member and the founder and CEO of Advanced Development Concepts, LLC. ADC is a 34-year old consulting company that helps businesses break through the barriers that are holding them back, whether it be techniques to increase revenue, gain business exposure, reach target customers, or solve problems. He also has been voted “Fav...
1hr Oct 21, 2020
1hr
Creating a Better World. Lessons Learned from Tesla and Venture Funding
Can you use your mission to create a better world? I often talk about Rockstar Entrepreneurs. As far as legends go, Elon Musk is at the top of the mountain for Entrepreneurs. So, it often surprises many people to learn that he wasn’t the Founder of Tesla. In fact, he was their fourth CEO.   In this episode, we meet Marc Tarpenning, co-founder of Tesla, and Venture Partner at Spero Ventures. M...
54m Oct 14, 2020
54m
Why Diversity is Good for Business | Women in Leadership
With all the challenges of this year, we can tend to overlook progress. For most businesses in the US, leaders are taking a hard look at their diversity shortcomings, and why making diversity part of their strategy is good for business. As these companies outline their path, they are intentionally designing the policies and systems that will combine the collective capabilities of people from di...
48m Oct 07, 2020
48m
Is Sacramento ready to lead the World in food innovation?
In this episode, I talk with Paul Shapiro, author of the national bestseller book called “Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World”. Paul is also the CEO of The Better Meat Co., a four-time TEDx speaker, and the host of the Business for Good Podcast.   Paul and I talk about Health, food innovation here in the region of Sacramento, and how plant-based ...
56m Sep 30, 2020
56m
How Can Young Entrepreneurs Create a Better World?
2020 has turned into a year of crisis and hardship for many. When it seemed that we couldn’t take any more, our state was engulfed in historic wildfires. Whether we are dealing with a pandemic, social injustice, or disaster like wildfire, it can be hard for young people to imagine a world that is getting better. However, from ashes, something new can grow, if we build it right.  In this episod...
50m Sep 23, 2020
50m
Using an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Reframe the Discussion On Gun Ownership
Many people would say we live in difficult times. I would say we live in a time of opportunity. Change starts with your mindset, and how you apply that mindset to a problem. When most people discuss a topic like gun ownership, they feel social pressure to take a side. Unfortunately, that mindset, many times, can mean we are not talking about solutions.    In this episode, I sit down with Jess...
47m Sep 16, 2020
47m
Gen Z Will Be the Greatest Generation of Entrepreneurs
Why will Gen Z be the greatest at entrepreneurship? The young people of Gen Z value creativity, admire innovation and are not afraid to work hard. In this episode, I talk with Jake Longoria, a young entrepreneur, and CEO and founder of NoBrakes, an athletic apparel company focused on delivering a premium product through the use of innovative fabrics.  The NoBrakes ethos espouses perseverance ...
44m Sep 09, 2020
44m
A Holistic Approach to Entrepreneurship : Is Health the NEW Wealth?
Is Health the NEW Wealth? As an entrepreneur, we hear regularly that winning requires commitment to our dream, perseverance, hard work and some luck. What happens when the work gets really hard, and we don’t have a personal foundation of health? As COVID changed my routines, it opened up space for me to explore this question. This episode is the start of a new track for the Mark Haney Show, wh...
52m Sep 02, 2020
52m
The Story of a Local Farm to Fork (Glass) Innovator
Is Sacramento an innovator in Farm to Fork (or Glass)?    Patric Hillenbrand has built his new barn-turned-brewery, Hillenbrand Farmhaus Brewery on a bucolic 13 acre farm in Newcastle, CA.  Each of his handcrafted beers use fruits and honey harvested on-site!  Guests can take in views of the farm's 1-acre hop field, haystacks and rows of sprawling oak trees that encircle the property.    In...
50m Aug 26, 2020
50m
The Future of Sacramento
Is the future of Sacramento at risk? In this week's podcast, I sit down with Louis Stewart, The City of Sacramento's first Chief Innovation Officer. He is doing great things in The City to promote and drive long term economic growth and job creation through innovation.  Louis and I talk about The City’s support for entrepreneurs and how much has changed in 2020. We also talk about where the f...
50m Aug 12, 2020
50m
The Future of Entertainment and Gaming
Has COVID changed entertainment forever? In this week's podcast, I sit down with Mark Birtha, the President of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain and Todd Flowers the owner of Surveillance Systems Incorporated. We talk about the future of the entertainment and gaming industry and some of the technology tools and strategies that are helping entertainment providers respond...
47m Aug 05, 2020
47m
How to Make a City a Tier 1 Region for Entrepreneurs
What if Sacramento was nationally known as a Tier 1 region for entrepreneurs to start and grow companies?  As the HaneyBiz team launches the Sacramento Growth Factory (SGF), I sat down with Rick Spencer from our Leadership Team to discuss how SGF provides founders with a customized growth program designed to achieve tangible high priority milestones.  Every engagement is fueled by the hands-on...
46m Jul 29, 2020
46m
Hello Puddin' - The Future of Breakfast
What if you didn't have your health? How much would you fight and sacrifice to win back your health? Would you be willing to start a new company? In this week’s podcast, I sit down with a Danielle Gormley the founder and CEO of Hello Puddin'. She created this product out of her own necessity stemming from many years of medical ailments that no doctor could help her with. What started out as cr...
41m Jul 22, 2020
41m
The 3 Steps to Attracting Winners - My Entrepreneurial Journey Part 4
Rick and I are back for the fourth and final chapter of my entrepreneurial journey. In this final episode we will be talking about the importance of have a strong inner circle and how to attract the right people into yours. My inner circle helps overcome fear, doubt, and uncertainty in this crazy world of entrepreneurship. I don't think I would have been able to accomplish half of what I've do...
1hr 3m Jul 15, 2020
1hr 3m
CIty of Roseville Partner Spotlight
4m Jul 15, 2020
4m
How to Apply for PPP Loan Forgiveness: Update and FAQs, July 2020
In this webinar, we review most recent guidance (June 23, 2020) and highlight notable changes from the SBA with regards to the PPP Loan Program and specifically on the requirements for applying for loan forgiveness.
58m Jul 09, 2020
58m
100 Millionaire Business Partners in My Backyard - My Entrepreneurial Journey Part 3
I have always been a big dreamer. From the time I was a kid to this very day. I remember laying in bed talking to my younger brother almost every night about the day we would have the 10,000 sq ft house, circular driveway, and all the toys to go with it.  Today in part 3 of my entrepreneurial journey Rick Spencer is diving into the BIG dream I am trying to make come true today. If a dream is n...
40m Jul 08, 2020
40m
The Best Entrepreneurial Story in America Today – Nikola Executive Chairman Trevor Milton
Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg are all entrepreneurs that changed the world with their inventions. Have you heard of the entrepreneur that is in the process of changing the world right now and will soon be added to that list?  In this week’s podcast I sit down with the most interviewed entrepreneur in America right now, Trevor Milton the Founder and Chief Executive ...
34m Jul 01, 2020
34m
Scaling the Entrepreneurial Mountain - My Entrepreneurial Journey Part 2
How do you learn to lead a business? There are more books, classes and podcasts than I can count that offer to answer this question. For me, it took painful business mistakes to find my ability and voice to lead. In this week’s podcast, episode 2 of a series where I am interviewed, I share my personal story on how I scaled a video surveillance company from 25 to 200 Million in annual revenue. ...
37m Jun 24, 2020
37m
Capital Rivers Commercial - COVID Response
4m Jun 24, 2020
4m
Legion AVS COVID Pivot - Partner Spotlight
Legion AVS, a full service event and video production house, and valued HaneyBiz partner shares how they've been impacted by and responded to COVID-19.  Learn more about how their pivot to producing differentiated virtual events has successfully leveraged their core skill sets to provide value to their clients and keep them busy throughout the crisis.
4m Jun 10, 2020
4m
My Entrepreneurial Journey Part 1 - Lessons Learned Early On
The tables have been turned and I have found myself in the hot seat. This is the first of a four part series where my teammate Rick Spencer, HaneyBiz's Vice President, sits down to get the full story of my entrepreneurial journey.  We go from my first entrepreneurial venture when I was a boy to vision/mission we are trying to make a reality today and everything in between. This four part series...
43m Jun 10, 2020
43m
PPP Forgiveness Q & A Following SBA Guidance - **Update in Description**
UPDATE AS OF JUNE 4th:  As a result of the Congressional bill that has now passed the Senate, the information in this webinar is no longer up to date. Please stay tuned.  We will be hosting an additional webinar shortly to review the changes and walk through new requirements and recommendations.  You can check in at https://www.haneybiz.com/ppp-forgiveness for additional updates and to register...
59m May 21, 2020
59m
Sacramento-Tech Company GRIN Helping Local Small Businesses - Save Small Sacramento
I sit down with Brandon Brown the founder and CEO of GRIN to talk about how he is leading his team through this crisis. What steps he is taking to make sure that he is able to come out of this on the other side stronger and positioned to thrive.  We also talk about Save Small, Sacramento which is a fundraising effort to help small businesses in Sacramento that are unable to operate during this ...
37m May 18, 2020
37m
Get the most out of your PPP Loan
You’ve secured your PPP loan and funds have hit your account. Congratulations!  NOW WHAT? The SBA has yet to release final guidance on reporting requirements for forgiveness (as of May 4th).  In the meantime, you likely feel a sense of urgency to make time sensitive decisions and take action in order to maximize the benefit of these funds for your business.  We're here for you. We've assembled ...
59m May 07, 2020
59m
Cash Action Plan | Cut Costs & Find Cash – Now
With revenues decimated by this crisis, many small business owners are having to employ new strategies to survive. In this webinar, we cover financial and strategic steps you can take to improve your business balance sheet and cash flows in the short term, including a process to model multiple scenarios for revenue and expense performance.
52m Apr 30, 2020
52m
Building and Leading a Community with Rob Williams from RAD Radio
Building a community is one thing, but how can you build a community that looks to you as a leader during times like this?   Rob Williams, the host of RAD Radio, has built one of the most loyal communities in the Sacramento region. He has developed a connection with his audience that keeps them coming back day in and day out. They are now looking to him during this time of crisis for not only e...
49m Apr 15, 2020
49m
What Businesses Should Expect in Coming Weeks with Sac Metro Chamber
 What you will learn on this episode:  1) The challenges small businesses are facing trying to secure the PPP and similar loans.  2) Will the government put more money into relief loans and when.  3) What will business look like as we come out of this  4) How Sacramento can recover faster than other parts of our country  We had Amanda Blackwood, the CEO & President of the Sac Metro Chamber, on ...
35m Apr 15, 2020
35m
Final PoW Five Star Bank Critical PPP Update
 We have Mike Rizzo, the Chief Banking Officer for Five Star Bank, back with us to talk about the most recent updates to the payroll protection program. He shares his thoughts on when more money will be made available through the government, why banks have stopped accepting applications, and what everyone can do to be prepared for the next round of funding. 
50m Apr 08, 2020
50m