Parallel Entrepreneur with Mark Cleveland
by Mark A. Cleveland
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What It Takes to Lead More Than One Business | Dr. Tobias Kutzewski
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About this podcast
Mark explores the minds of visionary entrepreneurs who refuse to limit themselves to a single venture to learn how these trailblazers manage risks, innovate across industries, and turn ideas into impact.
Whether you’re scaling your first business or juggling several, this podcast is your ultimate guide to thriving as a parallel entrepreneur.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 45 episodes
- What It Takes to Lead More Than One Business | Dr. Tobias Kutzewski · 41 min · Episode 44What if running multiple businesses isn't a failure to focus, but a different way of operating altogether? Dr. Tobias Kutzewski has spent years studying entrepreneurs who build…
- The Science Behind Running Multiple Businesses at Once | Dr. Tobias Kutzewski · 1 h 1 min · Episode 43What if running multiple businesses isn't a failure to focus, but a different way of operating altogether? Dr. Tobias Kutzewski has spent years studying entrepreneurs who build…
- Fall in Love With the Problem, Not the Solution | Annie Cyr · 45 min · Episode 42Annie Cyr saw a gap in the textile industry, wrote the book she couldn't find, and years later built the technology she wished existed. In this episode of The Parallel…
- Inside the Mind of a Former Xerox CEO | Steven Bandrowczak · 59 min · Episode 41There are very few people who have led transformation at the scale Steven Bandrowczak has. After leading global technology businesses including DHL, Lenovo, HP and ultimately…
- The Comfort Trap Every Entrepreneur Must Escape | Joe De Sena · 45 min · Episode 40Joe De Sena has built one of the world's most recognised endurance brands. As the founder and CEO of Spartan, he's spent decades proving that resilience isn't something you're…
- How to Build an Extraordinary Life Without Following One Path | Ian Adamson · 59 min · Episode 39What do engineering, world championship sport, product innovation, television production, and the Olympic movement all have in common? In this episode of The Parallel…
- The AI Skill Every Working Adult Needs to Learn | Spencer Handley · 1 h 20 min · Episode 38What happens when a musician, software engineer, educator, and entrepreneur all show up in the same person? In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur, Mark Cleveland sits…
- Why Great Businesses Need Stewardship, Not Just Capital | Douglas Song · 1 h 21 min · Episode 37What happens when an entrepreneur spends decades helping founders transition, scale, and protect the businesses they've built? In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur, Mark…
- Stop Planning. Start Building. (His Rule Will Challenge You) | Daniel Innovaté · 54 min · Episode 36There's a new kind of builder emerging. Not slower. Not more careful. Just… faster, sharper, and a little harder to categorize. In this episode, we sit down with Daniel…
- What It Really Takes to Build a Brand People Love | Andy Marshall · 1 h 8 min · Episode 35Most people think they're building a business. But every now and then, you meet someone who's building something deeper, something rooted in people, place, and community. In…
- Why Mentorship Is Broken (And How to Fix It) | Eve Peeterson · 53 min · Episode 34There's a moment in every founder's journey where the question shifts. Not "What am I building?" But "Who am I becoming?" In this conversation, Mark sits down with Eve…
- Why Founders Don’t Succeed Alone | Dakota Simpson · 22 min · Episode 33In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur – Innovation Series, Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Dakota Simpson, Chief Program Officer at the Nashville…
- Operational Debt Is Slowing Your Company | Stephanie Johnson · 7 min · Episode 32In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur – Innovation Series, Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Stephanie Johnson, a fractional CEO and COO who specializes in…
- Strategic Alignment of Talent, Tech & Data | Amy Henderson · 10 min · Episode 31In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur, Innovation Series, Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Amy Henderson, Director of Infrastructure at HCA Healthcare…
- Women in Tech, Real Relationships & Nashville’s Growth Story | Meg Chamblee · 22 min · Episode 30In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur – Innovation Series, Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Meg Chamblee, Executive Vice President for Tennessee at UDig…
- Designing for Trust: Customer Experience, Bias & the Human–Automation Balance · 13 min · Episode 29Great experiences don't happen by accident. They're designed. In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur – Innovation Series, Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with…
- Why Today’s Leadership Playbook Breaks in the Age of AI · 18 min · Episode 28The leadership playbooks that built today's successful organizations were designed for a different world. In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur – Innovation Series, hosts…
- Why the Future of Entrepreneurship Starts in Schools | Dr. Jeremy Qualls · 16 min · Episode 27In this Innovation Series episode of Parallel Entrepreneur, hosts Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Dr. Jeremy Qualls, Executive Director of the Entrepreneurship &…
- Why AI Strategy Fails Before It Starts | Jon Hilton · 16 min · Episode 26Why do AI initiatives often stall? What does it take to build AI strategies that scale inside real businesses? What does responsible, human-centered AI look like in practice? In…
- Stop Doing Tasks AI Can Handle: Shauna Sprague on Automation & Human Potential · 11 min · Episode 25In this special Innovation Series episode of Parallel Entrepreneur, hosts Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Shauna Sprague, an AI strategist, architect, and TEDx…
