{"podcast":{"title":"The Reluctant Entrepreneur Podcast","slug":"the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244","podcast_index_feed_id":7049244,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6346062/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.mikekonrad.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0c0e18f8fee88bf987c05cd6e1532a66.jpg","author":"Mike Konrad","episode_count":127,"summary":"I’m your host, Mike Konrad, the author of The Reluctant Entrepreneur - Anatomy of a Business Start-Up - From Uncertainty to Unstoppable, available on Amazon as a paperback, e-book, and an audible book, and I’m excited to share real stories that reveal the many paths people take to build their own businesses. Whether you stumbled into entrepreneurship or you’ve always known it was your calling, this podcast is for you. Let’s start with what it means to be a reluctant entrepreneur. Many entrepreneurs don’t set out with a grand plan to build a business. Maybe you worked for a company that didn’t value your vision, and one day you thought, “I could do this myself”, that was my story. Or maybe life pushed you in an unexpected direction—losing a job, facing a personal crisis, or discovering a passion that grew into a business. Reluctant entrepreneurs often find themselves starting a business not because they always dreamed of it, but because it was the best—or only—option available. And then there are intentional entrepreneurs. These are the people who’ve known from the start that they were meant to create something of their own. They may have planned meticulously, crafted their vision,…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T16:18:29.568615+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244"},"episode":{"title":"Entrepreneurship Without Borders: Brian Samson's Nearshoring Revolution - Episode 77","slug":"entrepreneurship-without-borders-brian-samson-s-nearshoring-revolution-episode-77","published_at":"2026-05-10T01:30:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244/entrepreneurship-without-borders-brian-samson-s-nearshoring-revolution-episode-77","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/entrepreneurship-without-borders-brian-samson-s-nearshoring-revolution-episode-77--71943077","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71943077/re_bs_77_final_01.mp3","summary":"You know, many entrepreneurs start businesses because they’ve always dreamed of building a company. Others stumble into it almost by accident. But sometimes, the spark for entrepreneurship comes from something much simpler… curiosity about the world. Imagine visiting another country, falling in love with the culture, the people, and the possibilities, and realizing there might be an entirely new way to build businesses across borders. That’s exactly what happened to today’s guest. Brian Samson is the founder of Plugg Technologies, a company that helps U.S. businesses scale by connecting them with highly skilled tech talent across Latin America. His entrepreneurial journey took an unexpected turn after traveling to Argentina, where he discovered both the energy of the region and a massive untapped pool of technical talent. That experience eventually led him to build a company focused on nearshore staffing and global teams. Brian is also the host of The Nearshore Cafe Podcast, where he interviews founders, executives, and innovators about global hiring, remote teams, and the evolving tech ecosystem across the Americas. Today we’ll talk about Brian’s journey from traveler to entrepreneur, what he learned building companies across borders, and why the future of entrepreneurship might be far more global than many founders realize. Plugg Technologies: https://plugg.tech The Nearshore Cafe Podcast https://www.nearshorecafepodcast.com","meta_description":"You know, many entrepreneurs start businesses because they’ve always dreamed of building a company. Others stumble into it almost by accident. But sometim…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3400,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244/episodes/entrepreneurship-without-borders-brian-samson-s-nearshoring-revolution-episode-77/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244/entrepreneurship-without-borders-brian-samson-s-nearshoring-revolution-episode-77.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}