{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Parallel Entrepreneur with Mark Cleveland","title":"He built a global brand from his basement | Tim Ozgener","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b2f2aba6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3484,"description":"Looking for inspiration on juggling multiple business passions? Tim Ozgener might just be your blueprint. He helped take CAO Cigars from a basement startup to a global best-seller and then founded OZ Arts, a cutting-edge contemporary arts hub in Nashville. Now launching Oz Family Cigars, Tim blends art, science, and storytelling into every venture.\nIn this episode, he and Mark Cleveland explore:\n\n• Following Your Heart: Why Tim chose cigars and contemporary art\n• Improv & Entrepreneurship: Leveraging “Yes, And” to handle surprises & spark creativity\n• Exiting at the Top: Inside the CAO sale, key lessons in valuation & deal structure\n• Nonprofit vs. For-Profit: Contrasts in building teams, mission, and sustainability\n• Staying Centered: Yoga, mindful scheduling, and choosing environments that fuel innovation\nParallel Entrepreneurs, subscribe now and tell us in the comments which Oz insight struck your fancy—was it engineering meets art, or harnessing improv in daily business?\nChapters List:\n\n00:00:00 Meet Tim Ozgener: Nashville’s Multi-Passionate Unicorn\n00:01:14 Why Follow Your Passions?\n00:02:23 The Art & Science of Cigars\n00:05:09 Improv Skills in Business\n00:07:14 Launching OZ Arts: A Different Kind of Startup\n00:09:22 The Power of Authentic Connection\n00:12:13 Lessons from Dad: Engineering Meets Entrepreneurship\n00:15:18 Time Management & Team Trust\n00:19:00 Nonprofit vs. For-Profit: Contrasting Cultures\n00:22:00 Building Global Distribution\n00:29:08 The CAO Exit Story\n00:37:14 Yoga, Flow & Mindful Entrepreneurship\n00:42:00 Embracing Failure & Authenticity\n\nShow Notes:\nShare and engage with this interview on LinkedIn: Click here\nCAO Cigars - https://www.caocigars.com/ \nOZ Arts - https://www.ozartsnashville.org/ \nCrowned Heads Cigars - https://www.crownedheads.com/ \nOz Family Cigars - https://ozfamilycigars.com/ \nThe Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering by Malcolm Gladwell -...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GFjjD1lfhpKjrRFvBYjircTm7KmxUyXiCMmVziPGajg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMTUw/ODg2ZjMyN2I5YjZj/ODFlMDU2MGI2ZTA4/Zjc2My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}