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SmarterUmedia - Guarantees to make you smarter in 2 minutes ... or double your time back!

SmarterUmedia is hosted by Steve Lipscomb — the entrepreneur who transformed poker into a global sport and was featured on the cover of Inc. Magazine as well as above the front-page fold of The Wall Street Journal for creating “the hottest business in America.” Our mission is to provide free, reliable, and entertaining information to anyone who wants to tap into the innovative energy of entrepreneurship to improve their businesses, their work, or their lives.

SmarterU is broadcast from the hallowed halls of Texas Tech University, interviewing world-class entrepreneurs, top academics, bold innovators, and Hollywood Stars — diving deep into the insights only they can provide.

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