The Dan Anderson Podcast

Founder Erica Rankin on Forced Extroversion

Great conversation with Erica Rankin, the Founder & CEO of Bro Dough, Canada’s first better for you, edible cookie dough! It’s 100% vegan, contains plant based protein, and uses natural sweeteners. Erica is just 26 years old and previously worked in the fitness industry as a personal trainer, and graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2017. On this episode, we talk about where Bro Dough is today, what lead her to entrepreneurship, challenges along her journey, and discovering passion. In addition, Erica touches on what it means to be an introvert in business, and why it's important to put yourself out there. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7mJrLjTF4EMTzBBEOJ6eXp Website: https://brodough.ca Instagram: @brodoughcanada Hope you enjoy!

Mid-Day Squares, $3.4 Million for a Functional Chocolate Bar!

Jake Karls is the Co-Founder and Chief Rover Officer at Mid-Day Squares, the first functional chocolate bar, “Everything a Chocolate Bar Isn't, Everything a Protein Bar Wishes it Was.” He was previously the founder of Chase & Hunter, a clothing brand dedicated to representing the stories of college students, and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science and Financial Economics. Founded in 2018, Mid-Day Squares has raised over $3.4 million in funding, is located in over 125 stores and has sold over 2 million bars to date.  Website: https://www.middaysquares.com [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.middaysquares.com&v=_lVzKxwG9VU&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHhJR1VWU1MxSlN0Nm1mdEpvVzZPSld6dVE3Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttOFl5aWwtNHBnczA2Rm9qZkFNQU1hTVQ1dU1Xc29BME4tX0FGWmdMRkw2V2VmRWZGU1BvNzNUZkVJMEh5OGMwVjZGM1BBeWM4aVBtU3FQNWc0LTNteFhfdTIyckxSNV9kYW93VHFNTjdEVHpPRDBFWQ%3D%3D&event=video_description] Spotify: Mid-Day Squares - UNCENSORED! Instagram: @middaysquares

$4 Million in Startup Funding, LÜM Co-founder

Elijah Isenberger is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at LÜM. He is a graduate of University of Wisconsin - Madison and previously worked in Investment Banking.  LÜM is a discovery and streaming platform that is built upon a social network. What they’ve found is 99% of all audio streaming goes to the most popular 10% of music, leaving the remaining 90% of music to fight for 1% of listeners. LÜM seeks to decrease this disparity in exposure between corporate and new music by giving users the ability to discover, share, and support music and their creators via a deeper connection. LÜM will become a digital “talent pool” for the music industry by letting fans control the direction of music.  LÜM Website: https://lum.fm LÜM iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lüm-discover-new-music/id1362731569 LÜM: Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.lum.lum&hl=en_US&gl=US

Launching a Sponsored Sports Show, Hosting Kyle Draper - Just Say Guay

George Guay is the Host and Founder of Just Say Guay, a sports show on the internet. George is a graduate of Providence College who started his show by aligning his passion of sports with media and has published over 100 videos on YouTube, has hosted guests like Kyle Draper, Coach Leaman of PC Hockey, and Mike Penberthy, assistant coach of the LA Lakers, and recently signed his first sponsorship deal with Edge Sports Group. Just Say Guay: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgan3Goi37puL7EaNdXh6eQ/featured George's website: https://www.justsayguay.com [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUJDWjVDNGpfZUFsckJWS1BaNXV1REMtQWJNUXxBQ3Jtc0trUW9ITndBdlpxUDVHQndzVmlMWU9rWG4wQ1NuNTcyQ0lVVUo3N0l1VVdwZl9hZW11dEJPZDJwVjdrb2lwYllqYTlENi10ODNLb2wzX293WUlDdWxQN3BxVWc2UXUtVGxic1FHY2V5amlBTnhfM05Oaw%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.justsayguay.com&v=nO2juYXu5a8&event=video_description] Instagram: @georgemguay

Raising capital for a college business - Joe Schnackertz

Joe is a brilliant entrepreneur who studies business at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. Joe has coached a number of startup teams helping them raise over $30,000. Joe also raised $8,000 for Ridgway Technologies where he co-founded the project, and now works for Movably tackling one of the biggest problems in office life that leads to healthcare concerns for employees. Today we talk about what’s required to raise money for a business, the importance of lifelong learning, and what role problem solving plays in entrepreneurship.