The Necessary Entrepreneur

Most people think successful investors spend their time chasing the next big opportunity. Jacob Vanderslice believes the best investors do the exact opposite; they spend more time thinking about what could go wrong.In this episode of The Necessary Entrepreneur, Mark Perkins sits down with Jacob Vanderslice, Principal and Co-Founder of VanWest Partners, to discuss the mindset, discipline, and decision-making behind successful real estate investing and long-term wealth creation.Jacob shares ho

Most entrepreneurs think success comes from having the perfect idea. Sam Eitzen believes it comes from something far less glamorous: learning to adapt before you have to.In this episode of The Necessary Entrepreneur, Mark Perkins sits down with Sam Eitzen, Co-Founder and CEO of Snapbar, to discuss how a simple photo booth business evolved into an AI-powered experiential marketing platform serving more than 10,000 brands, including Microsoft, Google, and Toyota.Sam shares the unfiltered story

Most entrepreneurs don't fail because they lack great ideas. They fail because they spend too much time working in their business instead of on it.In this episode of The Necessary Entrepreneur, Mark Perkins sits down with Adam Spector, Founder and CEO of Chore, to discuss why delegation, hiring, communication, and leveraging AI have become essential skills for entrepreneurs who want to build companies that scale.Adam shares lessons learned from building Chore, a business operations platform

What separates businesses that continue to grow from those that hit a ceiling?In this episode of The Necessary Entrepreneur, Mark Perkins sits down with John Sampogna, CEO and Co-Founder of Wondersauce, to explore the leadership principles, growth strategies, and mindset shifts required to build and scale a modern business.John shares lessons learned from leading a fast-growing agency through economic shifts, technological disruption, acquisitions, and the rapid rise of artificial intelligen

What if the next great resource boom isn't on land, but thousands of feet below the ocean's surface?In this episode of The Necessary Entrepreneur, Mark Perkins sits down with Oliver Gunasekara, founder and CEO of Impossible Metals, to discuss one of the most controversial and potentially transformative industries of the next decade: deep-sea mining.As demand for AI, electric vehicles, data centers, batteries, and advanced technologies continues to surge, the need for critical minerals has ne

What if the life you've worked so hard to build isn't actually the life you want?In this episode of The Necessary Entrepreneur, Mark Perkins sits down with Kenyada Meadows, leadership coach, former executive at Deloitte, JPMorgan, and Bank of America, and author of The New Alpha.After spending more than 25 years climbing the corporate ladder, Kenyada realized something uncomfortable: success on paper does not guarantee fulfillment. The paycheck was growing. The titles were impressive. But th