HeyJaredUnbankable with Alex Shvarts
Most businesses don’t fail because of bad ideas.They fail because they run out of capital.Unbankable is a business podcast for entrepreneurs who don’t wait for permission - especially from banks.I’m Alex Shvarts, Founder & CEO of FundKite.
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From Doctor to CEO | How To Build a Medical Business (opens the original)
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How do you turn medical expertise into a successful business? On this episode of Unbankable, Alex Shvarts, CEO and founder of FundKite, sits down with Dr. Bernard Ashby, cardiologist, physician entrepreneur, and CEO of Comprehensive Vascular Care in Miami, to discuss business funding, small business growth, healthcare entrepreneurship, and building a medical practice from the ground up. Dr. Ashby shares his journey from academic medicine at Columbia University to becoming the owner of his own me
The Music Industry Lie Every Artist Needs to Hear | Third World Don (opens the original)
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What does it really cost to bet on yourself? I’m Alex Shvarts, founder and CEO of FundKite. In this episode of the Unbankable Podcast, I sit down with Third World Don—a Billboard-recognized, platinum-certified artist, producer, director, and entrepreneur—to talk about ownership, independence, entrepreneurship, money, creativity, and building a business beyond the music. Instead of relying on record labels, Third World Don chose to build ownership at every level of his career. After experiencing
From Soviet Immigrant to Luxury Art Entrepreneur (opens the original)
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How do you turn creativity into a real business? On this episode of Unbankable, Alex Shvarts, CEO and founder of FundKite, sits down with Elena Bulatova, luxury artist and entrepreneur, to discuss entrepreneurship, business growth, small business challenges, and building a company around your own vision. Elena transformed her passion for art into a multi-location luxury art business with galleries across the U.S. Her story is about taking risks, building a personal brand, managing cash flow, and
From Bankruptcy to a $350M Hospitality Project | Emi Guerra’s Unbelievable Comeback (opens the original)
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Can losing millions become the best thing that ever happened to your business? I’m Alex Shvarts, founder and CEO of FundKite. In this episode of the Unbankable Podcast, I sit down with Emi Guerra, co-founder of Breakwater Hospitality Group, to talk about entrepreneurship, bankruptcy, hospitality, business funding, leadership, risk, and building one of Miami’s most recognizable hospitality brands. Whether you’re starting your first business, recovering from setbacks, or looking for business fundi
He Knew Nothing About Furniture, Then Built a Million-Dollar Business (opens the original)
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What if the best business opportunity is hiding in an industry everyone else ignores? I’m Alex Shvarts, founder and CEO of FundKite, and in this episode of the Unbankable Podcast, I sit down with entrepreneur Terry Briggs to talk about business funding, cash flow, failure, and finding opportunity in unexpected industries. Terry knew nothing about commercial furniture when a hospital asked him to source 100 medical recliners. He figured out the product, secured the capital, completed the order, a
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