{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Strong New York Podcast","title":"What It Really Takes to Build a Successful Business with Olivia Ormos","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2eb4fef9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3084,"description":"Olivia Ormos is the founder of Mavn and co-founder of Model Volleyball, an event that has become a staple of Miami culture.\nAfter years of producing events and managing influencer campaigns manually, Olivia decided to build the technology she couldn’t find anywhere else. Despite having no previous experience in tech, she bootstrapped Mavn, proved the concept and raised $1.5 million to continue scaling the company.\nIn this episode, Kenny and Olivia discuss: \n- How Model Volleyball became so successful\n- The story of paying Travis Scott $15,000 in cash to perform on the beach\n- Why friends and family may not understand the sacrifices required to succeed\n- What every successful founder is ACTUALLY doing\nChapters: \n00:00 Meet Olivia Ormos\n01:00 Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?\n02:42 Building Model Volleyball\n05:18 How Model Volleyball Makes Money\n08:01 Paying Travis Scott $15,000 Cash\n13:39 From Influencer Marketing to Mavn\n19:14 Building a Tech Company With No Tech Experience\n21:30 No Plan B and the Loneliness of Being a Founder\n27:28 The Connection That Closed Her Funding Round\n29:14 Raising $1.5 Million and Setting a $600 Million Goal\n32:56 Using AI to Design and Build Faster\n35:17 Women in Male-Dominated Business Rooms\n37:03 Why Olivia Ignores Her Competition\n39:28 Sending 20,000 Cold Emails Every Week\n43:32 Three Qualities Most People Are Missing\nFor more raw, unfiltered and strong conversations, subscribe to Strong New York to never miss an upload.\nFollow us on Spotify for exclusive content:\nhttps://open.spotify.com/show/7aZJACuPsaawNIbWTHUkBp?si=bbc2dde469e44982\nConnect with Olivia \nInstagram: @oliviaormos\nConnect with Kenny and Strong New York: \nInstagram: @kennysantucci\nInstagram: @strongnewyork\nFollow the Strong New York Podcast: \nInstagram: @strongnewyorkpod\nThis episode is sponsored by:\n🔥 Celsius — the energy drink that fuels every Strong New York workout. Follow @celsiusofficial on Instagram for all the new flavors.\n🩸 Marek Health — optimize your...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2Xk0ZfTav_YYXRVY33jR580T6b9XsLam3nbonxuWOrE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ODY5/ODY1MDY4ZWQyNzg0/OWQxOThmY2JlMTc3/MDExOC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}