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In this episode of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, author and happiness expert Chris Butsch pitches the Kickstarter for his new book The Millennial's Guide to Making Happiness, a guide to creating sustained happiness in today's modern world. Chris quit a successful job in corporate America to write his book and launch his crowdfunding campaign. In our interview he shares what that decision was like, how he researched and wrote his book, and what crowdfunding strategies he has used to ensure a successful launch.  

In this session of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, Bluffworks CEO Stefan Loble pitches his new line of wrinkle (and frustration) free men's blazers. This is Stefan's third successful crowdfunding project on Kickstarter and he shares some of his best tips and tricks to meeting and exceeding funding goals. 

In this session of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, Sarah Warman pitches BrewDog's Equity For Punks USA, their fifth equity crowdfunding offering. BrewDog started out as just two guys and a faithful dog brewing beer out of a shed in rural Scotland. Since then, they have used the more than $30 million in funding raised from four different Equity for Punks crowdfunding campaigns to grow into one of Europe's largest independent breweries, with 600 employees and more than $50 million in annual sales. Now BrewDog has their sights set on America. 

In this session of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, Marina Barnes pitches her Kickstarter project for RacySuits, a line of 80's inspired double-lined unitards that her grandfather first wore during competitive ski races. Marina is turning to crowdfunding to launch three new patterns of RacySuits and hopes to raise $20,000 for manufacturing. 

In this session of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, Antony Evans pitches Taxa Biotechnologies, a biotech startup that is genetically engineering plants to do some amazing things. After crowdfunding Taxa's first product, the glowing plant, on Kickstarter in 2013, Antony is back for more on WeFunder, now offering backers a chance to invest in Taxa at the ground floor. 

In this episode of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, whiskey entrepreneur Tom Lix pitches Cleveland Whiskey, a distillery from Ohio that is using a patented pressurized maturation process that "ages" whiskey in days, not years. Cleveland Whiskey is one of the first companies to raise money through Title III investment crowdfunding, which lets crowdfund backers become actual shareholders in the businesses they invest in. 

In this session of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, Julie Yenichek pitches Petrol for Dogs, a new "nectar of the dogs" liquid treat for your favorite four legged friend. Julie has been working on Petrol for more than 8 years and is now turning crowdfunding to bring her product on the market. In the Q&A session, Julie and I discuss why she picked IndieGoGo over Kickstarter, what Petrol actually tastes like, and why she picked a name some may associate with gasoline for her product that dogs love. 

In this session of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, Reid Covington from Brooklyn-based product design company FCTRY pitches the Bernie Sanders action figure. In the Q&A session, Reid and I discuss FCTRY's previous Kickstarter successes, how they have gotten so much press coverage for the Bernie project, and future crowdfunding plans for FCTRY on Kickstarter. 

In this episode of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, James Clark and Lucy Bartlett pitch Bundle Beds, a great new way to get a good nights sleep on the go. James and Lucy were looking to raise $36,000 on Kickstarter to help launch Bundle Beds and discuss the crowdfunding strategies they used to meet their goal within just 65 hours. 

In this episode of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, Aaron Walls of Brewjacket pitches the Immersion Pro, a device that helps beer brewers regulate the temperature of their beer during the crucial fermentation process. Aaron also talks about the entrepreneurial journey that led him to this point, the crowdfunding strategies and best practices he used to previously raise over $100,000 on Kickstarter, and much more.  Interested backers can pre-purchase their own Immersion Pro on Kickstarter at a discount to the future $349 retail price. 

In this session of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, Hong Kong based entrepreneur Kelly Chan pitches the Elements Collection, her new line of fashionable yet functional dry bags that keep your belongings dry without sticking out like a sore thumb. After pitching her Kickstarter project, Kelly goes into the finer details of her business including what the manufacturing and design process was like and how she built buzz for her crowdfunding campaign. Kickstarter backers can reserve their own Elements bag with a pledge level starting at $70.

In this session of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, Michael Williamson pitches his new line of technical hoodies he is crowdfunding on Kickstarter. Michael also provides listeners with an overview of some successful crowdfunding strategies including crowdfund marketing services Backerclub and KickBooster. Backers of Michael's Kickstarter project can pre-order a Sentri hoodie for $99 through March 12th.

On this session of the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, Hill Schroder comes on the show to pitch his new children's book Blue: A Mindfulness Tale.    Like many other millennials, Hill Schroder spent much of his childhood overly medicated. Yet it wasn’t until he ditched the medication for meditation that he finally began feeling calm and centered. To help future generations develop a mindfulness practice at an earlier age, Hill spent his final days during a six-month stint at Mississippi’s Magnolia Grove Monastery writing a poem about Blue, an injured bluebird that is guided to physical and mental health by a zen-master chipmunk. The poem, now in hardback form and accompanied by illustrations from Archer artist Nuri Keli, can be pre-purchased on Kickstarter.

In this introductory episode, host Thomas Schroder does the pitching, explaining his goals and vision for Krowdfund.com and the Krowdfund Pitch Podcast, as well as providing an overview of the crowdfunding industry's shifting landscape.