StartupNation Radio

Winners in Business: StartupNation Radio feat. Bruce Liebowitz and Marci Taran

Episode Summary

This episode of StartupNation Radio is brought to you by Pappas Financial On today’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff is joined by co-host, Norm Pappas, president and CEO of Pappas Financial. Together, they interview two guests who have both been living and breathing entrepreneurship for years: Bruce Liebowitz and Marci Taran.

Episode Notes

This episode of StartupNation Radio is brought to you by Pappas Financial 

On today’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff is joined by co-host, Norm Pappas, president and CEO of Pappas Financial. Together, they interview two guests who have both been living and breathing entrepreneurship for years: Bruce Liebowitz and Marci Taran.

First up is Bruce Liebowitz, president of Post Guard, a company that manufacturers a variety of bollard products, including plastic bollard covers, bollard sleeves and more.

During the interview, Bruce shares:

• What is a bollard?
• When he first knew entrepreneurship was for him
• How he pivoted from the healthcare industry to selling bollard covers
• The common elements that apply in business across the board, regardless of industry
• Customer-employee connection
• What drives him
• His expert advice for aspiring entrepreneurs

Next up on the show, Jeff and Norm interview Marci Taran, CEO of Bradley + Company, a certified woman-owned, Michigan-based, promotional marketing company.

During the interview, Marci discusses:

• How Bradley + Company helps its clients share their story while driving engagement
• Her background and how her father mentored her in the family business from a young age
• The work she’s done since taking over as the company CEO in 2014
• The pressure and challenges that come along with taking over a family business
• The importance of continued learning
• What drives her