Entrepreneurs on Fire

Danica Mason is an ENR Northwest 2024 Top Young Professional and Principal of Red Team Go. She has over 19 years leading A/E/C clients in winning proposals, DBE/inclusion strategies, and civil rights management for 15B dollar plus projects.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. Scaling as a woman -or BIPOC- owned AEC firm is hard but specializing and delivering exceptional work creates real paths to the top.
2. True equity isn't a box to check, it shows up when small and diverse firms gain cash flow, capacity, and repeat work.
3. The fastest-growing firms aren't afraid to outgrow "small business" status, they embrace competing with the big players.
Check out Danica's website to learn more about her work in AEC, equity, and major infrastructure projects - Red Team Go
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Ray Reddy is VP of Retail at Shopify, leading the company's retail business and championing local entrepreneurs. With a career focused on leveraging technology for commerce, he previously co-founded Ritual, a mobile commerce platform supporting local restaurants, and PushLife (acquired by Google), where he later led mobile product management for shopping and commerce. Ray is passionate about building products that simplify complexity and create new opportunities to help local entrepreneurs win.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. Retailers are entering a modern renaissance where AI and rapid innovation make entrepreneurship easier than ever.
2. Shopify POS Hub delivers near-perfect reliability by solving the long-standing pain of iPad-peripheral incompatibility.
3. Expanding delivery and payment capabilities, like Uber Direct and global Tap to Pay, helps merchants offer world-class customer experiences.
Learn more about Shopify's retail solutions and the Winter '26 Edition - Shopify Winter '26 Edition
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Joel Kocher is a transformational leader who drove Dell's rise to Fortune 100 and co-founded Human, a leading cardiovascular wellness brand, earning national recognition for innovation, impact, and entrepreneurship excellence.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. You are who you hire. Great companies are built through people, not products.
2. Focus is what makes the flywheel spin; follow one course until success.
3. True impact comes from disrupting for good, not chasing quick exits.
Check out Joel's website to learn more about Cardiovascular Health products - Humann
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Levi King is a self-taught entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience starting, owning, and operating small businesses. He is CEO and co-founder of Nav, a credit health platform for small businesses.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. Success without happiness isn't success. Money alone cannot fill the gap.
2. Curiosity and reinvention keep entrepreneurs alive; comfort breeds stagnation.
3. Mental health is not optional; ignore it long enough and it will break.
Visit NAV.com for tools to understand and improve your business credit and financial health - NAV
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From the archive - This episode was originally recorded and published in 2022. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant.
Derek Gallimore has built multiple 8-figure businesses based on a global workforce. With COVID, remote and offshore staffing has become a normalized part of business. Outsource Accelerator is the world's leading offshoring and outsourcing marketplace.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. Hard work and grit will lead you to success.
2. The world is moving towards a single global economy and workforce.
3. Options and opportunities for your business, the world, and how employment works are quickly changing.
Check out Derek's new book: an insider's view on why remote and offshore staffing is radically changing the future of work Inside Outsourcing
Sponsors
HighLevel - The ultimate all-in-one platform for entrepreneurs, marketers, coaches, and agencies. Learn more at HighLevelFire.com.
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