What drives someone to start multiple companies with different products in different industries? Find out from Tanisha Robinson as we discuss her new company W*nder and why she keeps doing this startup thing.
W*nder
Founder
Tanisha (T) Robinson is currently the founder of W*nder (pronounced "wonder"), a sparkling beverage infused with vitamins, adaptogens and 20mg of CBD. W*nder has a social mission to re-invest 4.20% of its profits towards helping entrepreneurs who come from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by the prohibition of cannabis.
She worked as the Chief Disruption Officer of ...
Tanisha (T) Robinson is currently the founder of W*nder (pronounced "wonder"), a sparkling beverage infused with vitamins, adaptogens and 20mg of CBD. W*nder has a social mission to re-invest 4.20% of its profits towards helping entrepreneurs who come from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by the prohibition of cannabis.
She worked as the Chief Disruption Officer of BrewDog globally, and was the first CEO of BrewDog USA, where she built the USA business from scratch, laying the foundations for strong future growth, and launching the American bar division and DogHouse Hotel. She is is fortunate to have the founders of BrewDog as her first investors.
Before joining the BrewDog team, Robinson founded several successful companies, including Print Syndicate, a design, technology and marketing company known for lookHUMAN.com, which sold in excess of $40 million worth of products in its first four years and made Notorious R.B.G. a pop-culture icon. Robinson also co-founded TicketFire, a mobile app that allows consumers to use, transfer and sell paper tickets. She has also successfully built and sold two other companies and burned a few companies to the ground.
Robinson served in the US Army as an Arabic linguist and then studied Arabic at The Ohio State University. This gave her the opportunity to work in women's and human rights in Damascus, Syria for two years.
She is a featured international speaker on entrepreneurship, conscious capitalism, innovation, disruption, and leadership, and currently serves on the board of The Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD) and the Mount Carmel Health System. She lives in Columbus, OH with her wife and two dogs.
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Principal
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Ryan Frederick is a Founder and product person at heart. Ryan has had the privilege of being part of starting and growing several software and service companies. He has helped companies grow from inception, to viability, through to sustainability. During the evolution of these companies, Ryan has served on company boards and been instrumental in capitalization activities. He has also helped companies to expand to international markets. Ryan combines a unique blend of business acumen and technical knowledge having originally been a developer who migrated to the business side. He now helps companies build great software products and solve data challenges for competitive advantage as a Principal at the product and data consulting firm, AWH. Ryan is an active angel investor, mentors and advises entrepreneurs and startups, as well as corporate innovation leaders. He launched a non-profit workforce development program to train under-employed adults on digital skills called i.c.stars. Ryan has authored a book on increasing the odds of success in creating products, being a Founder, and starting companies called The Founder’s Manual: A Guidebook for Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur. Ryan speaks frequently about the product, Founder, and startup journeys.
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