3 Dec 2020
Episode #23 - Global Entrepreneurship week
Jerod Couch is a 2x regional Emmy Winner (12x Nominee) from Dallas, Texas. A Director/Producer/Writer/Editor, Jerod has completed two seasons, eighteen episodes total, of his award-winning series “#WASHED”. His agency, The Creative Couch, won Dell’s “Small but Mighty” contest for “#WASHED”. Couch’s career highlights consist of a five-year stint at ESPN including launching a network and three seasons leading creative for Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers. Jerod’s work has been featured in Inc Magazine, USA Today, Sports Illustrated and Yahoo! Sports. Despite 15 years of experience creating content, “#WASHED” is Jerod’s foray into filmmaking and long-form scripted content. Season 1 of the half-hour dramedy was selected to four festivals, won “Best of Fest: Audience Choice” at the Hip Hop Film Festival and nominated for “Best Comedy” at the Indie Series Awards. Couch relishes in the intricacies of organization/culture building, marketing/public relations and overall strategy of television/film which is fortified by his Radio-TV-Film and MBA degrees from The University of Texas at Austin.
Steph Bolton, the comic-loving creative behind Phoenix Michele Photography based out of Dallas, Texas, captures moments for a living, but her work extends well past the lens. She equips lady bosses with information that helps them build and scale sustainable brands…and she delivers it like only she can!
You know the feeling you get when your work day is over and you can finally unwind, engage in enlightening conversation, and of course, have a margarita to top it all off?
That’s what Steph brings to every speaking engagement (with or without the margarita) – a true happy hour vibe!
But don’t mistake her fun demeanor as an indication that she’s anything less than a badass when it comes to business. Steph’s impressive background as a small biz owner, fashion blogger and influencer coupled with a career as a business analyst has only solidified her acumen for content creation and process improvement. She desires to share her knowledge with other motivated female entrepreneurs looking to increase brand awareness, productivity, and of course, that bottom line!
Farhaj is the CEO of Kanna, an integrated hiring and training platform for the legal cannabis industry. He's a marketplace, and future of work/learning geek, who is very passionate about building infrastructure to help early stage founders in the OK & TX startup ecosystems. Prior to Kanna, Farhaj was an early employee at 3 startups (VR, Drone-tech, experiential marketing) and founded Fade, a personalized barber booking marketplace.
