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Hosted by Bryan McCannon · business · EN-US
The aspiration is to disseminate knowledge, share experiences, and inspire. The focus is on entrepreneurship - shedding light on the innovation and creativity that sparks prosperity. Why Prometheus? We at Illinois Wesleyan are the Titans. Prometheus was a Titan. He aided humanity by giving us fire. Prometheus promoted knowledge and cared for human prosperity. Fire is energy, it is transformation, it is prosperity. IWU strives to be the leading entrepreneurially liberal arts university in the country. We shed light on entrepreneurship and innovation. Like the light from Prometheus’ fire.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe aspiration is to disseminate knowledge, share experiences, and inspire. The focus is on entrepreneurship - shedding light on the innovation and creativity that sparks prosperity. Why Prometheus? We at Illinois Wesleyan are the Titans. Prometheus was a Titan. He aided humanity by giving us fire. Prometheus promoted knowledge and cared for human prosperity.
Prometheus is hosted by Bryan McCannon. The show has published 11 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 10: Finn Shannon" (29 April 2026, 20 minutes), "Episode 9: Paul Halvorsen" (29 April 2026, 24 minutes), and "Episode 8: Brenda Lessen Knoll" (10 December 2025, 31 minutes).
Prometheus publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 24 minutes across 11 episodes.
Booking probability for Prometheus is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Prometheus requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Prometheus's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Prometheus are Business & Professional Training and Business & Management Consulting. Prometheus has a business audience.
Bryan McCannon hosts Prometheus, a business podcast with 11 episodes published.
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Episode #11
<p>Finn is a current IWU student majoring in finance and president of the PE/VC student club. Finn talks about the creation of the student club, their work in venture capital, and the value of experiential learning...
Episode #10
<p>Paul Halvorsen is the CFO of SMF, Inc a metal fabrication and machining company. Paul talks about his journey from an accounting major at IWU and entrepreneurship in supply chains.</p>
Episode #9
<p>Dr. Brenda Lessen Knoll is a nursing professor at IWU and innovator of the PIOMI therapy. It is a method used on preterm babies to help them transition to oral feeding allowing them to leave the hospital days...
Episode #8
<p>Chris is an IWU alum and co-founder of Bottleneck Management. We talk about the necessity of distinctiveness, providing value, and data-informed decision making. </p>
Episode #7
<p>Hadi is a computer science major and co-winner of the 2025 Titan New Venture Challenge. He has developed an app that helps people control their overuse of their phones. Hadi talks about the app's creation and how he...
Episode #6
<p>Will Jenkins is an IWU alum and serial entrepreneur. Will discusses a career in sales and how important sales is to an entrepreneur. We discuss how a curricular program in professional sales matches the skills...
Episode #5
<p>Marc Talluto is an IWU grad and serial entrepreneur. Marc talks about his journey as an entrepreneur and his thoughts on the strategies of a successful entrepreneur. He also emphasizes the value of experiential...
Episode #4
<p>Dr. Zachary Rodriguez is currently a professor at Union College but as an undergraduate started a nonprofit, Embrace it Africa, which strives to address poverty in Uganda. Zach talks about fundraising for their...
Prometheus
<p>Caleb Martinez is a student-entrepreneur at Illinois Wesleyan and a co-winner of the 2025 Titan New Venture Challenge pitch competition for his search optimization company Bear SEO. Caleb talks about his experiences...
Episode #2
<p>Professor Tara Gerstner talks about the entrepreneurship curriculum at IWU, her path to teaching entrepreneurship, and her thoughts on the future of higher education instruction.</p>
Episode #1
<p>This is the introductory podcast explaining our aspiration.</p>
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