Discover how these entrepreneurs achieved success in both business and life, hosted by Alan Olsen, CPA, MBA.
Each week, Alan Olsen invites accomplished individuals to share the secrets behind their success stories. Tune in and be inspired by real-world insights, life lessons, and practical tips you can use to pursue your own American Dream.
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The American Dreams show was the brainchild of Alan Olsen, CPA, MBA. It was originally created to fill a specific need; often inexperienced entrepreneurs lacked basic information about raising capital and how to successfully start a business. Alan sincerely wanted to respond to the many requests from aspiring entrepreneurs asking for the information and introductions they needed. But he had to find a way to help in which his venture capital clients and friends would not mind. The American Dreams show became the solution, first as a radio show and now with YouTube videos as well. Always respectful of interview guests’ time, he’s able to give access to information and inspiration previously inaccessible to first‑time entrepreneurs who need it most. They can listen to venture capitalists and successful business people explain first‑hand how they got to where they are, how to start a company, overcome challenges, envision future opportunities, balance work and life, and so much more.
Topics from guests have included:
- Creating purpose in life
- Building a foundation for their life
- Solving problems
- Finding fulfillment through philanthropy and service
- Becoming self‑reliant
- Enhancing effective leadership
- Balancing family and work
American Dreams discusses many topics from some of the world's most successful individuals about their secrets to life's success.
Recent American Dreams Episodes
Building a Foundation for Success | Mark Gottfredson
About Mark Gottfredson Mark Gottfredson is a partner of Bain and Company at the Dallas office, the office he founded in 1990. Mark’s client work is primarily focused on full potential programs, revenue enhancement, cost reduction, complexity management and major change programs. Mark is the author of The Breakthrough Imperative book, and has written extensively…
Molekule | Dillip Goswami
About Dillip Goswami Dilip is the Co-Founder and CEO of Molekule, a company he helped start based off of his father’s research in air filtration at the molecular level. The project began when Dillip’s father began the quest to help his son’s problem with asthma, now they’re bother working to bring it to the…
Autonomous Stuff | Wolfgang Juchmann
About Wolfgang Juchmann Wolfgang Juchmann is the Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Autonomous Stuff, a company to dedicated to providing hardware and platforms to companies wanting to program autonomous vehicles. He has more than 16 years’ experience working in the field of technical sales and business development. Wolfgang attended Heidelberg University…
The Power of One Buying Collective | Rod Smith
About Rod Smith Rod is the founder and CEO of Green Polkadot Box, a the nation’s first and currently the only “Health Merchant” network. His Company’s mission is empower professions to become Health Merchants in order “To help all people, young and old, learn about and understand true principles and practices that foster healthy…
Eliminating the Retail Mindset | Vaughn Peterson
About Vaughn Peterson Vaughn Peterson, the the founder and CEO of The Cambeo Group, a company the focuses on performance management in the retail industry. Prior to founding The Cambeo Group, Vaughn worked at Attensity Corporation and NexTalk Inc, Tenfold & Nortel Networks where he gained extensive experience in sales, HR and executive leadership.…
Inergy: Bringing Solar to Consumers | Sean Luangrath
About Sean Luangrath Sean Luangrath is the CEO of Inergy, a company dedicated to bringing solar energy to the consumer. Sean background is in business strategy, operations, finance and product development. Over the years he’s been highly involved in both large companies such as Apple as well as startups in the Tech industry. Prior…
Impacting Others Through Music
About Kurt and Katie Braun Kurt Braun is the President of the Higgins Braun Foundation. Kurt gained his appreciation for music as a student in Alameda, CA where he learned to play the trumpet- a talent that helped him earn the Bank of America Fine Arts Achievement Award. In 1982 he graduated from UC…
Gemlust | Rénee Kubryk
About Rénee Kubryk Rénee Kubryk has always had a passion for Gems. At a young age Rénee found herself working at a jewelry store owned by her parents. She received her degree in nursing from City University of New York City College and later a Master’s in Human Resources & Organizational Development from the…
Academic Deep Learning | Dr. Karen Walker
Transcript, Academic Deep Learning | Dr. Karen Walker Alan Welcome back. I’m here today with Dr. Karen Murray Walker. She’s the author of the book, The Deep Learning academic success planner. And we’re on the campus of Southern Virginia University. Dr. Walker, welcome to the show. Thank you. So I’d like your background, you know…
Jenny Oaks Baker- Developing Talents
About Jenny Oaks Baker America’s Violinist, Jenny Oaks Baker is a Grammy Nominated, Billboard No. 1 performer and recording artist. She received her Master of Music degree from the renowned Juilliard School in New York City and her Bachelor’s Degree in violin performance from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She has performed as…
How the Internet Became Commercial: Patterns in the Deployment of Technology | Shane Greenstein
About Shane Greenstein Shane Greenstein is a Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard School of Business and is the MBA Class of 1957 Professor of Business Administration. Professor Greenstein is also co-director of the program on the economics of digitization at The National Bureau of Economic Research. Professor Greenstein is the author of…
Approaching Star Trek Like Medical Technology | Joseph Deluca
Approaching Star Trek Like Medical Technology | Joseph Deluca This is just a short excerpt from the original interview, found “Here“. It contains over 23-minutes of interview along with a full transcript. We hope you enjoyed this excerpt form the interview of Joseph Deluca “Approaching Star Tek Like Medical Technology”. To receive our free newsletter,…
The Future of Healthcare | Joseph Deluca
About Joe DeLuca Joe has 30+ years of management, research, and advisory experience in health care, with a focus on enterprise performance management and affecting change through IT strategy and services. As Managing Practice Director, Joe provides advisory, project management, and leadership development services to health systems, hospitals, academic medical centers and independent physician…
Tad Taube – Advice to the Young Generation
About Tad Taube Bay Area businessman Tad Taube is the chairman of Taube Philanthropies and board president emeritus of the Koret Foundation in San Francisco. He is chairman and founder of the Woodmont Companies, a diversified real estate investment and management organization. At his alma mater, Stanford University, Mr. Taube is founder and advisory…
Noosheen Hashemi- Against All Odds
About Noosheen Hashemi Noosheen Hashemi is a business plan builder, angel investor, and advisor with a focus on disruptive ideas and platforms, Noosheen has more than three decades of experience building the leadership and execution capabilities of early stage companies to deliver growth and profitability on a global scale. As a private investor in…
Think Big, Act Bigger | Jeffrey Hayzlett
About Jeffrey Hayzlett Jeffrey Hayzlett is a global business celebrity and former Fortune 100 c-suite executive. From small business to international corporations, he puts his creativity and extraordinary entrepreneurial skills into play, launching ventures blending his leadership perspectives, insights into professional development, mass marketing prowess and affinity for social media. Jeffrey is a leading business…
The Man Who Can Grow Your Business | Chris Kibarian
About Chris Kibarian Chris is a proven business builder and global P&L leader with a strong track record of accelerating profitable growth across technology-driven B2B information, software and services businesses. A performance-oriented leader, Chris is known for creating and executing winning growth strategies across Big Data, SaaS, mobile and analytic domains. Working across many…
Replacing The Rainmaker | Ian Tonks
About Ian Tonks Ian Tonks is a business development consultant and author of the book “Replacing the Rainmaker.” He provides coaching and consulting services to accounting firms, helping them implement practices to ensure their long-term business development success. Interview Transcript: Alan Welcome back. I’m here today with Ian Tonks. He’s author of the book…
Creating a Meaningful Life | Wally Hawley
About Wally Hawley Wally Hawley is a co-founder of InterWest Partners (1979), one of the larger venture capital partnerships in the United States, formed to make equity investments in diversified U.S. growth companies. His prior experience includes seven years as President of SHV North America Holding Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of a Netherlands…
Liberal Arts in the 21st Century | Reed Wilcox
About Reed Wilcox Reed Wilcox is president of Southern Virginia University. He previously served as co-founder and chief development officer, and currently serves on the board of directors of Clene Nanomedicine, a science-based company with proprietary technology integrating nanotechnology, advanced materials science, plasma physics, and biotechnology. Clene’s proprietary nanomedicine technology is a new form of…
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