How Did You Do That?

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What does it take for an entrepreneur to go from an idea to a successful startup? Host Kathleen Gallagher talks with Wisconsin entrepreneurs about how — and why — they've succeeded.How Did You Do That? is no longer being updated, check out Midwest Moxie.

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How Kevin Conroy Transformed Exact Sciences With Three Guiding Principles

How Did You Do That?

05/28/19 • 17 min

After successfully growing and steering the $582 million sale of Madison-based Third Wave Technologies, Kevin Conroy went looking for another company to run. He found Exact Sciences — a struggling, publicly traded Massachusetts company with a DNA-based test for colon cancer that hadn’t been approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

How Mike Harris Jumped From No. 2 Job To Successful Entrepreneur

How Did You Do That?

04/22/19 • 20 min

Mike Harris was a middle-class kid from Racine with no family history of entrepreneurship. He played it safe at UW-Parkside by studying accounting, then got a job as an auditor with Ernst & Young and became a Certified Public Accountant. However Mike’s appetite for risk grew when he got a job at Wind Point Partners, the venture capital fund led by the Johnson Wax family at the time.

How CEO Bob Atwell Created One Of Wisconsin's Largest Banks

How Did You Do That?

03/25/19 • 17 min

Bob Atwell’s critical career decisions can be summed up in one word: contrarian.

How Ralph Kauten Leans Into Life Sciences Market Trends

How Did You Do That?

07/28/20 • 17 min

Ralph Kauten is a true serial entrepreneur. He co-founded two life sciences companies that sold for a combined $200-plus million and was involved very early in three more. The biggest of those, Promega, has about $450 million of revenue and operations around the world.

Introducing 'Midwest Moxie'

How Did You Do That?

03/14/22 • 29 min

Introducing Midwest Moxie, a new podcast about the successes, failures, insights and opportunities that shape some of the Midwest’s most exciting entrepreneurs.

How Craig Dickman Used Entrepreneurship To Solve Real Problems

How Did You Do That?

01/22/19 • 18 min

How Michael Major Grew From Chemist To A Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company Leader

How Did You Do That?

02/18/19 • 17 min

How Todd Dunsirn Grew His Company From The Ground Up

How Did You Do That?

12/22/18 • 13 min

How Loren Peterson Drove The Success Of A Drug Development Startup

How Did You Do That?

03/25/20 • 17 min

Loren Peterson’s path to a successful startup company began on a Nebraska farm. It was a half-mile from the nearest neighbor, 1 mile from where his Swedish ancestors homesteaded, and several miles from the closest town of 600 people. He spent a lot of time hanging out with his two siblings, stacking hay and irrigating cornfields in 100-degree heat, and reading books from the school library and the Bookmobile.

How James Phelps Grew His Own Construction Company

How Did You Do That?

03/02/20 • 14 min

James Phelps thought about starting his own business for a long time. He turned the idea over and over in his mind while: learning about the trades at Milwaukee Tech, working in the Milwaukee Public School district's facilities department, rehabbing houses on the side, getting his undergraduate degree in finance and finishing a commercial real estate certificate program.

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How many episodes does How Did You Do That? have?

How Did You Do That? currently has 25 episodes available.

What topics does How Did You Do That? cover?

The podcast is about Wisconsin, Startups, Podcasts, Entrepreneurs and Business.

What is the most popular episode on How Did You Do That??

The episode title 'How James Phelps Grew His Own Construction Company' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on How Did You Do That??

The average episode length on How Did You Do That? is 18 minutes.

How often are episodes of How Did You Do That? released?

Episodes of How Did You Do That? are typically released every 31 days, 3 hours.

When was the first episode of How Did You Do That??

The first episode of How Did You Do That? was released on Nov 19, 2018.

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How Did You Do That?

WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

Top 10 How Did You Do That? Episodes

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How many episodes does How Did You Do That? have?

What topics does How Did You Do That? cover?

What is the most popular episode on How Did You Do That??

What is the average episode length on How Did You Do That??

How often are episodes of How Did You Do That? released?

When was the first episode of How Did You Do That??

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