Jim Chase's guest appearances

Jim Chase

Podcast – Health Business Group

Women of Substance Music Podcast

Pacific Union College

The Union Edge

Your True North

Second Act Career Coaching

iSmart Podcast

Women of Substance Music Podcast Volume 1

Alice Lee

Kaya Jones

Steven McDonald

Amy Allen

Jasmine Crowe

Laura Walker

James Butler

Laura Berman

Rosanne Cash

Andy Hill

Phil Black

John Kelly

Dave Johnson

Tina Smith

Jane Fallon

OwlTail

Canosus Ventures is a consulting practice that assists clients in the technology sector with commercialization strategy and execution. We offer project based and retained strategic advisory services to technology companies worldwide. With a strong focus on digital entertainment, wireless connectivity, embedded systems, and Internet of Things (IoT), Canosus Ventures provides actionable insights, investment guidance and go-to-market assistance to a wide range of organizations including Service Providers, Hardware Manufacturers, Software Vendors, OEMs, and investment firms.

Canosus Ventures is a consulting practice that assists clients in the technology sector with commercialization strategy and execution. We offer project based and retained strategic advisory services to technology companies worldwide. With a strong focus on digital entertainment, wireless connectivity, embedded systems, and Internet of Things (IoT), Canosus Ventures provides actionable insights, investment guidance and go-to-market assistance to a wide range of organizations including Service Providers, Hardware Manufacturers, Software Vendors, OEMs, and investment firms.

Technology Commercialization Strategy and Execution from Plausible to Possible to Profitable  with Jim Chase, Founder and Principal of Canosus Ventures

Jim Chase is the Founder and Principal at Canosus Ventures, a technology commercialization consulting practice. Jim has spent more than two decades helping IoT Digital Entertainment and high-speed wireless companies deliver connectivity and embedded computing solutions for consumer, industrial and mobile applications. As a longtime Silicon Valley, semiconductor veteran, Mr. Chase has defined and launched dozens of technology solutions, shipped hundreds of millions of units and generated over 2 billion in product revenue. Jim now advises a global client base in driving mass-market adoption of technology products from Carlsbad, California, where he resides with his wife of 28 years.    In this episode, Jim Chase talks about how he was able to “Flip the Script” in his 2nd Half utilizing his past corporate background into a successful technology consulting practice.   “Creating a loyal set of customers, whether internal customers or external customers, that will vouch for you, give you testimonials, bring you referrals. The network that you build over your career is the best source for getting new client business.” - Jim Chase     Key Takeaways for Second Act'ers on how to get out of the corporate stage and move on to this next point in life?    Know your financial situation. You have to take that into account Have confidence in your own abilities. Believe you're good at what you do. Jim shares a quote from  Jerry Garcia from the Grateful Dead that says, ‘It's not good enough to be the best at what you do, you have to be the only one that does what you do.’     Topics Covered:   01:52 - How Sequoia Venture Capital's ‘Slide-deck Of Doom called RIP: Good Times’ led Jim onto this next stage of his life, moving from corporate to his own consulting practice   03:56 - Jim describing his ‘flip the script’ moment that leads him to reinvent and repurpose the work he already knew   05:23 - His first dibs into the consulting practice,    06:47 - The benefits he enjoyed doing consulting work fulltime: variety and flexibility   07:44- Jim shares the things that were holding people back from pursuing the entrepreneurial route   09:23 - His advice to Second Actors on how to sell and market their service to clients   12:21 Jim’s share who his ideal client and the market he serves   13:24 - Connect with Jim Jim Chase   Connect with Jim Chase https://canosus.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realjimchase/  https://www.facebook.com/canosusventures/ https://twitter.com/canosus  https://www.instagram.com/canosusventures/   Connect with Tim Hansen http://www.secondactcareercoaching.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-hansen-185380/ 

Jim Chase is the Founder and Principal at Canosus Ventures, a technology commercialization consulting practice. Jim has spent more than two decades helping IoT Digital Entertainment and high-speed wireless companies deliver connectivity and embedded computing solutions for consumer, industrial and mobile applications. As a longtime Silicon Valley, semiconductor veteran, Mr. Chase has defined and launched dozens of technology solutions, shipped hundreds of millions of units and generated over 2 billion in product revenue. Jim now advises a global client base in driving mass-market adoption of technology products from Carlsbad, California, where he resides with his wife of 28 years.  In this episode, Jim Chase talks about how he was able to “Flip the Script” in his 2nd Half utilizing his past corporate background into a successful technology consulting practice. “Creating a loyal set of customers, whether internal customers or external customers, that will vouch for you, give you testimonials, bring you referrals. The network that you build over your career is the best source for getting new client business.” - Jim Chase Key Takeaways for Second Act'ers on how to get out of the corporate stage and move on to this next point in life? <ul> <li>Know your financial situation. You have to take that into account</li> <li>Have confidence in your own abilities. Believe you're good at what you do. Jim shares a quote from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Garcia#Career_with_the_Grateful_Dead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jerry Garcia from the Grateful Dead</a> that says, ‘It's not good enough to be the best at what you do, you have to be the only one that does what you do.’ </li> </ul> Topics Covered: 01:52 - How Sequoia Venture Capital's ‘Slide-deck Of Doom called RIP: Good Times’ led Jim onto this next stage of his life, moving from corporate to his own consulting practice 03:56 - Jim describing his ‘flip the script’ moment that leads him to reinvent and repurpose the work he already knew 05:23 - His first dibs into the consulting practice,  06:47 - The benefits he enjoyed doing consulting work fulltime: variety and flexibility 07:44- Jim shares the things that were holding people back from pursuing the entrepreneurial route 09:23 - His advice to Second Actors on how to sell and market their service to clients 12:21 Jim’s share who his ideal client and the market he serves 13:24 - Connect with Jim Jim Chase Connect with Jim Chase <a href="https://canosus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://canosus.com/</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/realjimchase/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/realjimchase/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/canosusventures/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/canosusventures/</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/canosus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canosus</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/canosusventures/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/canosusventures/</a> Connect with Tim Hansen <a href="http://www.secondactcareercoaching.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.secondactcareercoaching.com/</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-hansen-185380/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-hansen-185380/</a>

001: How Jim Chase Turned his Corporate Background into a Successful Consulting Practice

Jim Chase worked in factories for many years as a member of the Teamsters Local 406 and later became involved in union leadership as a Business Agent and Organizer. Buck Geno is a pipefitter and a member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union who served as a Principal Officer for that union. Dave Johnson has worked as a realtor, salesman, and entrepreneur throughout his working life, including being the co-owner of a cable company. All three are hosts for the Cut to the Chase radio show on WPRR in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Dave Johnson, Jim Chase & Buck Geno: The Dignity, the Demands, and the Rewards of Hard Work