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Braden Ham w/ Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization

48 min · 31. März 2026
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The Nick and Nick Podcast features Braden Ham, Vice President of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization at University of Nebraska Omaha, sharing his entrepreneurial journey from teenage window washer to digital marketing specialist. Braden discusses his evolution from running a successful window cleaning business in high school to now helping business owners generate leads through Google Ads and web design. * Starting entrepreneurship at 13 with lawn mowing, scaling to pressure washing farm equipment * Building a window washing business that generated $1,500+ daily revenue as a high school student * Transitioning from physical services to digital marketing and web design in college * The importance of finding market gaps and solving real problems for customers * Why he chose college over going straight into business full-time * Three types of entrepreneurs: lifestyle, problem-solver, and naturally wired * The value of CEO organization for networking and community building * Business principles: simplify everything, take action over perfection, start before you're ready * Current focus on Google pay-per-click advertising for local businesses Resources and People Mentioned: Buck (motivational speaker), Zach Van Buren (Brighter Lighting), QA Studios, Big Red Fire, Stories Coffee (Dan Lautenheiser), Jake and Jackie pasta sauce, Royalty Roofing and Siding, University of Nebraska Omaha CEO chapter CHAPTERS * (00:00:00) - Meet Braden Ham * (00:02:10) - Leading with an Entrepreneur Mind * (00:05:24) - How to start a business at 16 * (00:07:35) - How Old Were You When You Started Washing Windows? * (00:09:21) - Nebraska Prowash: Starting a Business in High School * (00:13:38) - How to Build a Business on a Website * (00:13:59) - How to Start a Business in the Rural Community * (00:16:27) - How to start a business in the rural areas * (00:21:09) - How to pivot from e-commerce to business management * (00:25:58) - Being the VP of the CEO at UNO * (00:29:35) - In the Elevator With CEO * (00:31:16) - Are There Different Types of Entrepreneurs? * (00:35:24) - What unites Omaha's young entrepreneurs? * (00:40:22) - Do You Need a Business to Start? * (00:41:48) - Top Executives: Don't Be Afraid to Start a * (00:45:24) - How to Reach Your Goals

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