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Thu, May 07 2020

That Startup Story LIVE,

Dallas, Texas, United States Dallas, Texas, United States

  • About the event

    Leave your headphones at home and join the phenomenally successful podcast, The Startup Story LIVE at the Ford Center in Frisco on Thursday, May 7th, 2020. Doors will open at 5:30 PM with the main stage event taking place from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM CST. Tickets are currently being sold at a discounted early bird rate of $150.00 for general admission seating and $225 for VIP seating up to April 1st, 2020. The event will feature major entrepreneurial names such as Jamie Schmidt of Schmidt Naturals, Luke Fox of Whitefox Defense Technologies; and NBA All-Star, Investor & Entrepreneur Baron Davis. To purchase early bird tickets before they sell out visit (https://www.thestartupstory.co/events/startup-story-live-dallas#event).

    THE EVENT: The Startup Story Live event is geared specifically for the ears of startups, entrepreneurs, wantrepreneurs, and founders in the thick of their business journeys. Like The Startup Story podcast, the evening will include some raw and transparent stories of how these successful founders dealt with the challenges that every startup or small business encounters when trying to build their business. Whether you’re an entrepreneur who’s in the thick of it and not making much progress, or feeling stuck in the fear of failure, not sure if you have what it takes, this even this event is for you.

    THE SPEAKERS:
    Baron Davis: Baron is a 2x NBA All-Star, an early-stage investor in Vitamin Water, and a serial
    entrepreneur. His current ventures include Black Santa, SLIC Sports, and BIG Ventures.


    Jaime Schmidt: As the creator of Schmidt’s Naturals, Jamie’s startup focused on natural deodorants and hygiene products and was acquired by Unilever for hundreds of millions. “From Kitchen to Acquisition” in just 7 years.


    Luke Fox: Luke is the genius behind WhiteFox Defense Technologies, a defense and security company, detects and intercepts all drone technologies to protect governments, people, and property. Founded in 2015, over $25 million in funding along with numerous government contracts.

    Why should you sponsor?

    This Startup Story LIVE event is perfect for anyone with a product or service that growing businesses, startups or entrepreneurs can benefit from.

    The Startup Story is a phenomenal podcast bringing an audience of 1500+ to this Texas stadium field. All attendees will be startups, entrepreneurs, wantrepreneurs, and founders in the thick of their business journeys. For those that are business-minded the event activation will be engaging and full of excitement for both attendees and sponsors alike.

    Our goal for 2020 is to solidify long term sposnorship packages that truly help offer our listeners the products and services that they need to support them in growing their businesses.


    MONIQUE TATUM

    At age 15 James found himself without a home, but never without hope.

    From the moment his birth-mother kicked him out of the house to fend for himself, James knew that the next set of decisions he needed to make would have a massive impact on the rest of his life. James had to decide (as he walked to a local 7-11 to use a payphone because there were no cell phones back then) if he was going to play the role of the victim, the opportunist, or the warrior. He chose the warrior.That decision, at age 15, set him on a course that surrounded him with people that gave him hope and an unwavering belief in himself. He started to learn the real power of community and brotherhood. The people that surrounded him early on gave him so much more than just shelter or food. They gave him a vision for what his life could be like as long as he decided to put in the work.

    While circumstances were certainly working against him, James refused to believe he had to give up on his goals and dreams; dreams like going to college. With tenacity and resilience, James knew there was one way he could make that dream come true, through enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. Did he chose the Marine Corps because of his warrior mindset? James would like to think so, but he also knew his distracted mind needed structure and accountability. It also didn’t hurt that as James would authentically share, “the dress blues would get the ladies.”

    James describes his time in the Marine Corps as life-altering. His service allowed him to see just how much he is truly capable of. He saw in others how much a human can endure if they have a “no quit” perspective. He saw just how powerful it can be to have someone fully committed to your personal success, so much so that they would be willing to die for you. The unselfish service of thousands in the Marine Corps shaped how James sees his service to everyone he meets.

     

    James achieved his goal of a college degree but knew he wanted more than a “job”. His dad was an entrepreneur and that “gene” was deeply rooted in James. In fact, James had been starting various ventures as early as 7th grade when he would buy a 5-piece Bubble Yum pack for $0.50 and sell each piece for $0.50. Or in 8th grade, during the Persian Gulf War, when his Dad and he designed Patriotic flyers and sold them for $1 each. Then in High School when he started a direct-to-consumer music CD business.

     

    James’s entrepreneurial journey has failures and successes. His story has moments of absolute joy and crushing defeats. His journey includes moments where the rewards were abundant and moments where he lost everything. Everything except his belief in himself.

    The Startup Story isn’t about James’s entrepreneurial journey, it’s about every Entrepreneur's journey. This podcast is for the active Entrepreneur that finds themself grinding alone and not making much progress. It’s for the Entrepreneur-in-waiting that has unaddressed uncertainty and fear and is reluctant to move forward. It’s for the defeated Entrepreneur that has failed numerous times and is unsure if they have what it takes to do anything.

    James as a serial entrepreneur that has ventured,  stumbled, ventured, succeeded, and then ventured again. Similar to the path of many entrepreneurs and founders heard speaking to him on The Startup Story. As we hear The Startup Story of some of the most successful companies in the world our focus is singular…

    To give you the belief and courage to Start Your Story

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  • 1001-2500 attendees expected


    50% Male Attendees


    50% Female Attendees

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3 available packages from US$10000 to US$15000

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