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Principles for Treps. Told through your stories.

Can a Trep raise their own pay? Make a hobby into a viable business? What is a Trep?! “Trep” is just short for enTREPreneur, and in this podcast we interview Treps to seek answers to our burning questions about the impact of entrepreneurship.

Innovating a new business is hard, but many of us have found that it’s worth it. We talk to Treps with different goals and suss out the principles that we can all use to do better. We find out what skills these Treps have used and how we can add them to our own stockroom.

Join us on our journey as we interview Treps, and find answers to our most persistent question: Can Treps save the world?

Episodes…

Can Treps save the world with Laughter? with Greg Kettner of WorkHappy Nation

Can Treps save the world with Laughter? with Greg Kettner of WorkHappy Nation

How important is happiness in your business? In this episode we chat with Greg Kettner, a standup comic who has shared the stage with Robin Williams, Norm MacDonald, Gilbert Gotfied, and more. Find out what happened when he was told he was no longer essential at the beginning of COVID. Greg’s Ted Talk is a moving, impactful one that everyone should see. Join us as we ask the question: Can Treps save the world with Laughter?

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What’s working? What’s not? What’s missing? 2021 in review, looking forward to 2022

What’s working? What’s not? What’s missing? 2021 in review, looking forward to 2022

Every year, as the calendar changes over, we take the opportunity to look back and forward in our businesses. In this episode Sarah and Russell share the technique they use for a high level approach to this meeting, and we apply it to the Trep Story podcast. We bring in our producer, Ed Bejarana, who became part of our team this year, to gain more insight into what’s working, what’s not, and what’s missing.

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Can you Trep inside an established company? with Shaun Brown & Sunil Prajapati of Itron

Can you Trep inside an established company? with Shaun Brown & Sunil Prajapati of Itron

We chat with Shaun Brown & Sunil Prajapati of Itron who work in the Idea Labs intrepreneurial incubator. Treps with corporate jobs! What are the advantages and disadvantages to pursuing your Trep journey within a company? Shaun helps with many projects, and Sunil brought an idea to Itron, and is currently pursuing it from within the company. How can Treps save the world from their corporate job? Listen to find out more…

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What is an Angel investor? How can I get investment in my business? With Tim Ledford of Safeguard Equipment and Linda Olson of M+L Advisors

What is an Angel investor? How can I get investment in my business? With Tim Ledford of Safeguard Equipment and Linda Olson of M+L Advisors

We speak with Tim Ledford & Linda Olson about investing in startup businesses. Tim’s startup company Safeguard Equipment has raised investment capital to start and grow. Linda has managed investment capital and is an Angel investor. In this episode we learn about what an Angel investor really is, and what they’re looking for in a company to invest in. Safeguard Equipment is a perfect example of our #1 premise…

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How can Treps get money for their business? With Megan Hulsey from Craft3

How can Treps get money for their business? With Megan Hulsey from Craft3

Can a Trep with poor credit borrow from the bank? What about Shark Tank, how can a Trep get money like that? In this episode we learn about various ways of raising money for your business from Megan Hulsey, Business Lender at Craft3. Megan teaches us about CDFI, and covers what types of businesses and Treps can get funding this way. Sarah’s tomato story starts the episode.

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