On today's episode of High Growth Founders, Kasey chats with Brian Burkhart, founder of SquarePlanet and host of the Square Stories Podcast. Brian's mission is to help companies bring more beauty to their work.

He will talk about his experience after being fired from SquarePlanet despite working there for 17 years and the lessons he learned.

He will also discuss his unique perspective on beauty.

You will learn about the Mingei Movement during the Industrial Revolution in Japan.

He will discuss steps on how to infuse beauty into your product or customer experience.

You'll learn why Brian believes his book, Stand for Something: The Power of Building a Brand People Authentically Love, is wrong.

Brian will reveal his #1 resource for founders.

Join Kasey and Brian as they dive into a fascinating conversation about beauty in everything you do, fear, and the duality of function and beauty.

Enjoy!

What You Will Learn in this Show:

• Brian's company, SquarePlanet, and what it does. 
• How Brian started to figure out what he actually wanted to do.
• How to infuse beauty into your product or customer experience.
• The spotlight effect.
• And so much more...

Resources:

Kasey Jones LinkedIn

Newsletter (high growth founders.substack.com)

Stand for Something: Brian Burkhart

SquarePlanet ( squareplanet.com)

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Hardcover – Phil Knight 

In today's episode of High Growth Founders, Kasey chats with Rob Napoli, a soulful trainer and strategist, founder of Rise Up Media, author and podcast host of The Bear Necessities of Entrepreneurship.

Rob Napoli is passionate about helping startup founders make themselves and their brands stand out. Over the past three years, he has worked with over 500 startups.

Rob will talk about how he discovered his passion for entrepreneurship and what his most important lesson is. 

He will also talk about his OCD struggles and how he manages to balance all his interests and passions with his professional life.

You'll learn why his firing from his job was a defining moment in his life. 

You'll hear an interesting story about why Rob moved to Italy, gave up a six-figure job, and the valuable lessons he learned.

He'll share the kind of investors that funders should avoid.

Rob will also reveal the #1 resource he recommends for founders.

Join Kasey and Rob as they engage in an insightful conversation about finding balance in multitasking, investing in your personal brand, and necessity vs. accessory.

Enjoy!

What You Will Learn in this Show:

• Rob's company, Rise Up Media, and what it does.
• How incredibly lucrative your personal brand can be and how to grow your social media platforms. 
• Rob's book, The Social Soul: Mastering Your Personal and Professional Brand with Intentionality and Authenticity. 
• The most common mistakes founders make in the early stages
• How important it is to have social capital.
• And so much more...

Resources:

Kasey Jones LinkedIn

abetterjones.com/growthaudit

Newsletter (highgrowthfounders.substack.com)

Rob Napoli LinkedIn | The Social Soul ( amazon.com) | The Social Soul ( barnesandnoble.com)

Steal Like an Artist:Austin Kleon

In today's episode of High Growth Founders, Kasey chats with Kenzie Biggins, CEO and visionary of Worxbee. Kenzie is passionate about empowering executive assistants and the executives they support them. She will share how her dyslexia diagnosis at the age of 39 completely changed the game for her and her understanding of how she works and thinks. You will discover the limitations that corporate America and the education system have when it comes to accommodating everyone's unique abilities. You will learn about the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and how Kenzie discovered it. You will learn why she believes an entrepreneur trust workshop is necessary. She will also talk about her "golden rule" for entrepreneurship as well as her most difficult lesson. Both Kasey and Kenzie will share their thoughts on whether you're failing if you do not get promoted regularly.

Kenzie will talk about how moving from Atlanta to Greenville has opened up incredible opportunities for her. She will also discuss her feature in the Wall Street Journal and her interview on 60 Minutes. You will learn how she changed her mind about VC investing mindset shift and how the How I Built This podcast influenced her. They will talk about the challenges black women-owned businesses face in getting funding. Kenzie will reveal her #1 resource that has been critical to her growth as a founder.

Join Kasey and Kenzie for this thought-provoking conversation about entrepreneurship, self-awareness, and sexism in the corporate world.

Enjoy!

What You Will Learn in this Show:

• A look into Kenzie's company, Worxbee, and what it does.
• How important it is to have an implementer in your business.
• Why life, especially entrepreneurship, is so much like high school
• How do we make it so an entrepreneur can take time off?
• Why Kenzie moved to Greenville, South Carolina, of all places.
• How important it is for entrepreneurs to build an authentic culture.
• What Kenzie is most grateful as a founder 
• And so much more...

Resources:

Kasey Jones LinkedIn

Newsletter (newsletter.highgrowthfounders.com)

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less: McKeown, Greg

WORXBEE (worxbee.com)