Dawn Dickson is a serial entrepreneur that has launched four successful cash flow positive companies since 2002. Most recently, she splits her time between Flat Out of Heels (rollable flats for women to get relief from painful heels) and PopCom (a software solution to make vending machines more intelligent). Dawn has an expertise in raising traditional and non-traditional business capital. In 2019, Dawn became the first female CEO globally to raise over $1 million using equity crowdfunding. This style of fundraising was made available by the JOBS Act, which was signed into law in 2012. In this conversation, Dawn and Aaron get into a deep discussion of the stairstep approach to entrepreneurship. By starting as a consultant, graduating to a product business, and then moving on to software, Dawn has been able to build upon the knowledge, reputation, and capital she earned in each business. ____ 0:00 - Interview with Dawn Dickson 1:29 - What is PopCom? 8:23 - Becoming a Marketing Expert by Accident 17:41 - How to Build Your Community 21:08 - How to build Wealth ?Text Me 412-278-7680 Attend our One Day Summit https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/ Work with Piper Creative at https://pipercreative.co/ Sign up for our weekly newsletter https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind Edited by Aaron Thompson https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-thompson-78961b133/ We'd love to meet with you. We are looking for creative talent in Pittsburgh to join our growing team. Our DMs are open. Follow Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/company/24999468/ https://twitter.com/PiperCreativeP https://www.instagram.com/piper_creative/ ___ ?Aaron Watson, Chief Executive Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbwatson/ https://twitter.com/AaronWatson59 https://www.instagram.com/aaronwatson59/ Aaron has an obsession with storytelling, business building, and creating media that leads to sales. Aaron’s experience in media creation and strategy started at the age of 23 when he launched a podcast, Going Deep with Aaron Watson. In the subsequent 3 years, he has built a powerful network, executed profitable events around Pittsburgh, and started a paid public speaking career on the back of his digital media brand building. As the co-founder of Piper Creative, Aaron is passionate about leveraging his expertise to help others build healthier company cultures, execute effective storytelling, and master the distribution of their content. ??Hannah Phillips, Chief Creative Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-phillips-52bb87a3/ https://twitter.com/hannahpmedia https://www.instagram.com/hpmedia/ Hannah is our brilliant visual media artist that produces genre-defining work across digital video, photography, graph ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc8CDGNZb4E

Kenny Chen is one of the country’s leading experts on Artificial Intelligence. He shared his knowledge with the attendees of the Going Deep Summit on March 23rd, 2019. Kenny is also the Innovation Director at Ascender, a coworking space and startup incubator in Pittsburgh, PA. Ascender is responsible for running the Thrival Innovation + Music festival. Attend the next GOING DEEP SUMMIT https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/ The Going Deep Summit is a one-day conference geared to help entrepreneurs, innovators, and connectors take their thinking to the next level. Shot and Edited by Hannah Phillips ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3mZDtg7u6s

Michael Mayer is the co-founder and CEO of Bottomless, a company that uses wifi connected weight sensors to do automatic home restocking. Their first, and only, offering is freshly roasted coffee. Every customer pays an annual fee (like an Amazon Prime membership) and receives a coffee scale. The scale measures the amount of coffee remaining in your bag and automatically sends you the next one when you’re running low. Over time, Bottomless learns your coffee preferences and sends you personalized selections. This is not a paid endorsement. Bottomless was founded by Seattle-based by Mayer and his wife Liana Herrera in 2016. In 2018, they were admitted into the Y Combinator accelerator program. In this episode, Aaron and Michael discuss the constraints Bottomless has had to overcome, the future products that Bottomless might sell, and what he learned at Y Combinator. ____ Time Stamps 0:00 ?Text Me 412-278-7680 Attend our One Day Summit https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/ Work with Piper Creative at https://pipercreative.co/ Sign up for our weekly newsletter https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind Edited by Kelsee McHugh https://www.instagram.com/kelsee_mchugh/ We'd love to meet with you. We are looking for creative talent in Pittsburgh to join our growing team. Our DMs are open. Follow Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/company/24999468/ https://twitter.com/PiperCreativeP https://www.instagram.com/piper_creative/ ___ ?Aaron Watson, Chief Executive Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbwatson/ https://twitter.com/AaronWatson59 https://www.instagram.com/aaronwatson59/ Aaron has an obsession with storytelling, business building, and creating media that leads to sales. Aaron’s experience in media creation and strategy started at the age of 23 when he launched a podcast, Going Deep with Aaron Watson. In the subsequent 3 years, he has built a powerful network, executed profitable events around Pittsburgh, and started a paid public speaking career on the back of his digital media brand building. As the co-founder of Piper Creative, Aaron is passionate about leveraging his expertise to help others build healthier company cultures, execute effective storytelling, and master the distribution of their content. ??Hannah Phillips, Chief Creative Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-phillips-52bb87a3/ https://twitter.com/hannahpmedia https://www.instagram.com/hpmedia/ Hannah is our brilliant visual media artist that produces genre-defining work across digital video, photography, graphic design, and fine art. From an early age, she developed a love for art and creating, and has grown those passions into hard skills that build businesses. She started her first me ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ei1zQJ_FPk

Prepare for the #PAG private equity IPO in Hong Kong. PAG has around $50 billion in assets under management. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 04:57 Stats 06:12 Competitors 08:09 Meme Factor 09:59 Bull vs Bear ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSlFNspxw3Q