100Knoxville: Growing into Leadership with Harry Boston & Rob Cochran
11/17/22 • 39 min
Next up from our 100Knoxville conversations, Jalynn Baker sits down with long-time 100Knoxville mentors, Harry Boston (owner of Boston Government Services) and Rob Cochran (serial entrepreneur).
Jalynn and Harry discuss:
-Harry’s advice for budding entrepreneurs
-How leading with an inclusive, people-first approach has led to success
-Where Harry gets his best ideas and his values
-The significance of winning the KAUL Minority Business Award
-The impact of taking a collaborative approach to business and community work
-Why Harry doesn't dwell on failures
Jalynn and Rob discuss:
-Rob’s early business ventures and how he fell into the RV business
-Words of wisdom for different types of entrepreneurs
-Shifting from a mentality of micromanagement to trust and coaching
-Rob’s first mentors and the role they played in his career
In This Episode:
Jalynn Baker Instagram| Website | LinkedIn
100Knoxville Website | Instagram | LinkedInFirstBank WebsiteHarry Boston LinkedInRob Cochran LinkedIn
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KEC: Instagram | Facebook | Website I Twitter | Linkedin#MadeforKnoxville: https://www.madeforknoxville.com/Chris McAdoo: Instagram | LinkedIn | WebsiteSubscribe: Apple Podcast | SpotifyC
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Listen to all episodes of the Big Ideas Welcome podcast, available now on your favorite streaming platforms, YouTube, and at bigideaswelcome.com.
This Big Ideas Welcome podcast is brought to you by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, hosted and curated by KEC Chief Experience Officer Chris McAdoo, and produced and edited by Palm Tree Pod Co.
A special thanks to K BREW for making this episode possible.
Original theme music “Thinking of You” courtesy of and copyright Kelsi Walker.
Next up from our 100Knoxville conversations, Jalynn Baker sits down with long-time 100Knoxville mentors, Harry Boston (owner of Boston Government Services) and Rob Cochran (serial entrepreneur).
Jalynn and Harry discuss:
-Harry’s advice for budding entrepreneurs
-How leading with an inclusive, people-first approach has led to success
-Where Harry gets his best ideas and his values
-The significance of winning the KAUL Minority Business Award
-The impact of taking a collaborative approach to business and community work
-Why Harry doesn't dwell on failures
Jalynn and Rob discuss:
-Rob’s early business ventures and how he fell into the RV business
-Words of wisdom for different types of entrepreneurs
-Shifting from a mentality of micromanagement to trust and coaching
-Rob’s first mentors and the role they played in his career
In This Episode:
Jalynn Baker Instagram| Website | LinkedIn
100Knoxville Website | Instagram | LinkedInFirstBank WebsiteHarry Boston LinkedInRob Cochran LinkedIn
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KEC: Instagram | Facebook | Website I Twitter | Linkedin#MadeforKnoxville: https://www.madeforknoxville.com/Chris McAdoo: Instagram | LinkedIn | WebsiteSubscribe: Apple Podcast | SpotifyC
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Listen to all episodes of the Big Ideas Welcome podcast, available now on your favorite streaming platforms, YouTube, and at bigideaswelcome.com.
This Big Ideas Welcome podcast is brought to you by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, hosted and curated by KEC Chief Experience Officer Chris McAdoo, and produced and edited by Palm Tree Pod Co.
A special thanks to K BREW for making this episode possible.
Original theme music “Thinking of You” courtesy of and copyright Kelsi Walker.
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Leaving Room for the Right Things with Amelia Bartlett
Amelia Bartlett is an entrepreneur, writer, and consultant based in Knoxville, TN. She is currently serving as the Rural Outreach Coordinator for the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, the Operations Lead for Sheltowee Angel Network, and is a staff writer for Blank Newspaper. In her spare time, Amelia is an indie filmmaker, aspiring AI artist, and collector of vintage denim.
In this episode, Amelia and Chris discuss the following:
-Amelia's three budgets: time, resources, and attention
-What it means to be a facilitator
-Shark Tank entrepreneurship vs. everyday entrepreneurship
-The importance of taking risky bets ...and sometimes loosing
-Dismantling self-limiting beliefs
-Buying into your own program and creating your own best practices
In This Episode:
Amelia Bartlett Website | Instagram | LinkedIn- - - - - - - - - -
KEC: Instagram | Facebook | Website I Twitter | Linkedin#MadeforKnoxville: https://www.madeforknoxville.com/Chris McAdoo: Instagram | LinkedIn | WebsiteSubscribe: Apple Podcast | SpotifyCheck Us Out: Website
If you have any questions, comments, or big ideas of your own, email us at [email protected]
The show is Produced and Edited by Palm Tree Pod Co.
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Listen to all episodes of the Big Ideas Welcome podcast, available now on your favorite streaming platforms, YouTube, and at bigideaswelcome.com.
This Big Ideas Welcome podcast is brought to you by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, hosted and curated by KEC Chief Experience Officer Chris McAdoo, and produced and edited by Palm Tree Pod Co.
A special thanks to K BREW for making this episode possible.
Original theme music “Thinking of You” courtesy of and copyright Kelsi Walker.
Next Episode
Scaling Creativity, Delivering Kindness with David Harman
David Harman is a creative, artist, community leader, the founder of Native Maps, and is very thoughtful.
In this episode, David and Chris discuss:
-why David started Native Maps
-why creatives have learned to ask better questions
-the stereotype of artists not being good at business
-how David has kept his creative spirit nourished while growing and scaling a business
-the power of providing your customers and clients with kindness
-the history of the Maker City
-what it looks like and means as a consumer to support a maker
-why David believes scale is relative
-and much more!
In This Episode:
Native Maps Website | Instagram David Harman LinkedIn- - - - - - - - - -
KEC: Instagram | Facebook | Website I Twitter | Linkedin#MadeforKnoxville: https://www.madeforknoxville.com/Chris McAdoo: Instagram | LinkedIn | WebsiteSubscribe: Apple Podcast | SpotifyCheck Us Out: Website
If you have any questions, comments, or big ideas of your own, email us at [email protected]
The show is Produced and Edited by Palm Tree Pod Co.
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Listen to all episodes of the Big Ideas Welcome podcast, available now on your favorite streaming platforms, YouTube, and at bigideaswelcome.com.
This Big Ideas Welcome podcast is brought to you by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, hosted and curated by KEC Chief Experience Officer Chris McAdoo, and produced and edited by Palm Tree Pod Co.
A special thanks to K BREW for making this episode possible.
Original theme music “Thinking of You” courtesy of and copyright Kelsi Walker.
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