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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>The Company Podcast</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/kuriens-show</link><description><![CDATA[This podcast is about Kurien's experiences at Junior Achievement's Company Program and documents his efforts in building a startup company.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/2134685/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Business</category><copyright>Copyright Kurien</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92a5475c0ab15b152bd2d1bb083e11f.jpg</url><title>The Company Podcast</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/kuriens-show</link></image><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 04:32:54 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Kurien</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Kurien</itunes:name><itunes:email>feeds@spreaker.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92a5475c0ab15b152bd2d1bb083e11f.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>This podcast is about Kurien's experiences at Junior Achievement's Company Program and documents his efforts in building a startup company.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This podcast is about Kurien's experiences at Junior Achievement's Company Program and documents his efforts in building a startup company.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Business"/><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><googleplay:author>Kurien</googleplay:author><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92a5475c0ab15b152bd2d1bb083e11f.jpg"/><googleplay:email>feeds@spreaker.com</googleplay:email><googleplay:description>This podcast is about Kurien's experiences at Junior Achievement's Company Program and documents his efforts in building a startup company.</googleplay:description><googleplay:category text="Business"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><item><title>Meeting 8: "The Pick-Me-Up Era"</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/9537350/thecompanypodcast-meeting8</link><description><![CDATA[In this final episode, Kurien wraps up the Company Podcast with the Pick-Me-Up Team sharing their experiences selling the Pick-Me-Up Box and competing in the JA National Student Leadership Summit. Learn more about our journey at getpickmeup.com. <br /><br />Follow me on Twitter @theKurien or Linkedin (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurien-thomas-30b009103/)" rel="noopener">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurien-thomas-30b009103/)</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13754975</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 04:32:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13754975/thecompanypodcast_meeting8.mp3" length="18197860" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Kurien</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this final episode, Kurien wraps up the Company Podcast with the Pick-Me-Up Team sharing their experiences selling the Pick-Me-Up Box and competing in the JA National Student Leadership Summit. Learn more about our journey at getpickmeup.com....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this final episode, Kurien wraps up the Company Podcast with the Pick-Me-Up Team sharing their experiences selling the Pick-Me-Up Box and competing in the JA National Student Leadership Summit. Learn more about our journey at getpickmeup.com. <br /><br />Follow me on Twitter @theKurien or Linkedin (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurien-thomas-30b009103/)" rel="noopener">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurien-thomas-30b009103/)</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>759</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>education,career,business,startup,student,entrepreneurship,mentalhealth</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92a5475c0ab15b152bd2d1bb083e11f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Kurien</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>In this final episode, Kurien wraps up the Company Podcast with the Pick-Me-Up Team sharing their experiences selling the Pick-Me-Up Box and competing in the JA National Student Leadership Summit. Learn more about our journey at getpickmeup.com. &#13;
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Follow me on Twitter @theKurien or Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurien-thomas-30b009103/).</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92a5475c0ab15b152bd2d1bb083e11f.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Meeting 7: "Launch the Business"</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/9537350/thecompanypodcast-meeting7</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Kurien and the JA Company Program team make a pivot in their product idea as they enter the market for teenage mental health.<br /><br />Follow @getpickmeup on Twitter and email us at <a href="mailto:getpickmeup@gmail.com">getpickmeup@gmail.com</a> to donate or pre-order the Pick Me Up Box now!]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11485472</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2017 21:17:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/11485472/thecompanypodcast_meeting7.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Kurien</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Kurien and the JA Company Program team make a pivot in their product idea as they enter the market for teenage mental health.&#13;
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