Get (sh)it done. That’s the story of this week’s Wild Business Growth podcast guest, Greg Fisher. Greg is the Kelley Professor of Entrepreneurship and Author of The Principles of Entrepreneurial Progress. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms, and watch on YouTube.
Episode 320: Greg Fisher – Kelley Entrepreneurship Professor, The Principles of Entrepreneurial Progress
Greg Fisher, the Kelley Professor of Entrepreneurship and Author of The Principles of Entrepreneurial Progress, joins the show to share his journey from accountant in South Africa to teaching the next generation of entrepreneurs at Indiana University (IU). Hear how to become a college professor, the mistakes many new entrepreneurs make, how to keep things simple as an entrepreneur, how to maintain a sense of urgency, and the moment Greg felt truly at home in Bloomington. This episode covers everything from simplicity to Indiana Football. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:
- What appealed to Greg about the Kelley School of Business & Indiana University
- Where did the idea for The Principles of Entrepreneurial Progress come from
- Sara Blakely
- Hustle Culture
- How do you grow your business
- Why should you consider cycling
- How do undergrad students compare to graduate students
- Hoosier Gameday Lager
Connect with Greg on LinkedIn and check out his book on Amazon.
Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail. You can also find the full transcript here.
Show Notes
- Intro, Learninglab, and Kelley Professor of Entrepreneurship
- [0:28] Email me at to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool
- [0:40] Connect with Greg on LinkedIn and check out his book on Amazon
- [1:44] Blake Sorensen – Wild Business Growth podcast #146: Snack Tackler, Founder of Blake’s Seed Based
- [2:51] What was Learninglab
- [3:05] MBA (Masters of Business Administration), Deloitte
- [5:35] Kelley Direct Online MBA
- [5:42] How do you become a college professor
- [9:14] What appealed to Greg about the Kelley School of Business (KSB) at Indiana University (IU)
- [9:31] PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), Foster School of Business, University of Washington (UW)
- [9:59] Grey’s Anatomy, Sleepless in Seattle, Frasier
- [10:28] College Town
- [11:05] Johannesburg, South Africa
- [12:38] Bloomington, IN
- [13:08] Kirkwood Ave
- The Principles of Entrepreneurial Progress
- [14:09] Where did the idea for The Principles of Entrepreneurial Progress come from
- [17:38] Shoutout, Dana!
- [18:22] What’s something many new entrepreneurs struggle with
- [19:33] Super App!
- [20:48] How do you keep things simple as an entrepreneur aka S.I.M.P.L.E
- [23:18] K.I.S.S.
- [23:25] What’s another principle of entrepreneurial progress
- [24:46] Hustle Culture
- [25:12] How I Built This
- [26:05] Excel
- [26:36] Spanx: Sara Blakely
- [26:50] Neiman Marcus
- [28:13] Is urgency innate or does it have to be learned
- [29:33] Liftoff by Eric Berger
- [31:19] How do you grow your business
- [33:24] Prototype
- [33:59] The Wild Business Growth podcast is on YouTube! Subscribe @MaxBranstetter to watch full video interviews with Wild entrepreneurs like Greg
- [34:00] Sign up for the Podcasting to the Max newsletter at MaxPodcasting.com/Newsletter and receive How to Edit Your Podcast in Audacity. It’s where podcasting meets entrepreneurship – and terrible puns
- [34:02] Such an honor speaking at Podcast Movement ’23 in Denver! Sign up to grab the slides from my session at MaxPodcasting.com/PM23
- Rapid-Fire Q&A
- [34:20] Why should you consider cycling
- [34:42] How do undergrad students compare to graduate students
- [35:23] How do you teach students online
- [36:10] What does Greg miss about Johannesburg, South Africa
- [36:35] Afrikaans
- [37:20] What was the moment Greg first felt truly at home in Bloomington
- [39:03] Shoutout, N Fee Ln
- [39:25] Upland Brewing Co
- [40:25] Three Lil’ Pigs, Hoosier Gameday Lager
- [40:42] Indiana Football
- [41:19] Connect with Greg on LinkedIn and check out his book on Amazon
- [42:53] What are Greg’s Final Thoughts
- [43:25] Follow the Wild Business Growth podcast and tell a friend about the podcast. And show love (or roast me) by leaving 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify
- [43:34] The Wild Business Growth podcast is on YouTube! Subscribe @MaxBranstetter to watch full video interviews with Wild entrepreneurs like Greg
- [43:38] Check out the Wild Business Growth podcast on Goodpods, where you can see what your favorite people are listening to
- [43:41] Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter (aka X), and Threads @MaxBranstetter and TikTok @WildBusinessGrowth
- [43:43] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
- [43:48] Sign up for the Podcasting to the Max newsletter at MaxPodcasting.com/Newsletter and receive How to Edit Your Podcast in Audacity. It’s where podcasting meets entrepreneurship – and terrible puns
- Theme music: Freestyle Percussion Magik – “Jungle Tribe” – provided by Jamendo
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Thanks for listening to Greg Fisher on the Wild Business Growth podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, follow the Wild Business Growth podcast and tell a friend about it. And read The Principles of Entrepreneurial Progress with them. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!
