Bob Manasier is a serial entrepreneur and brand builder, with experience in over 130 international startups and 100s of acceleration/commercialization campaigns, as the CEO of In Focus Brands (a branded go-to-market acceleration firm). In addition to In Focus, Robert currently serves as Entrepreneur-in-Residence of the NYS Innovation HotSpot Program, UAlbany Innovation Center and the Sage Colleges, and Managing Director of the EDA Fund and the Diamond Point Co-Development Fund. He has appeared in numerous articles including: Billboard, Washington Times, Newsday, NY Times, Entrepreneur Magazine and Hollywood Reporter. Currently, he is strategically and tactically formulating deliverable go-to-market action plans for startups, Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits. With over $100 million raised for startups, an average of 20—25% uptick in revenue for his acceleration clients and a 2.6x return on his management of the DPCD Fund and a nearly 100% retention of staff over decades, strong culture creation and fiscal controls are coupled with clear and direct revenue results.In Foucs Brands: https://www.infocusbrands.com/ EDA Funding LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eda-funding/ Bob’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertmanasier/ Article on Bob’s Serial Entrepreneurial Ventures: https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/03/05/meet-saratoga-s-serial-entrepreneur Intro/Outro Music by The Pass: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1YZ8Q9yDeYWrCDPFSz3crB SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/the-pass iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-pass/354059612 sonaBLAST! Records: http://www.sonablast.com/ Subscribe to the podcast and emails from Evan: www.evanholladay.com