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Latest Episodes

Telling people about your idea to attract talent, funding and feedback with Andrew Konya, founder and CEO of Remesh
June 23, 2021

Andrew Konya is the founder and CEO of Remesh, a web-based platform that lets institutions have live conversations with their audiences, or customers at scale, using AI to analyze and organize their responses in real-time. Since the days of that first inv

Finding pain points that you believe in with Alex Yakubovich, co-founder of Scout RFP
June 01, 2021

Alex is the co-founder of two tech companies. His first company, Onosys – was a comprehensive, enterprise-level digital ordering platform for restaurant chains. Note that Alex started Onosys in 2008, so he was on the bleeding edge of the digital revolutio

Leveraging listening as a marketing strategy with Diane Hessan, founder and Chairman of C Space (Communispace) and CEO of Salient Ventures
May 17, 2021

Diane Hessan is a successful entrepreneur, researcher and author. She is the founder and Chairman of C Space, formerly Communispace, which was the first company to build online communities for market research, and which was ultimately sold to Omnicom. Dia

Identifying a space or product that you can relate to with Sandi Lin, CEO and co-founder of Skilljar
May 06, 2021

Sandi Lin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Skilljar, the leading customer education platform used by enterprises like Cisco and Verizon to accelerate product adoption and deepen customer engagement. She has raised over $50M in venture capital from Insight Par

Turning your unique experience into a strength with Tristan Walker, Founder and CEO of Walker & Company
April 08, 2021

Tristan is the Founder and CEO of Walker & Company, a leading CPG company making health and beauty simple for people of color. Walker & Company products included the Bevel shaving line for Black men and FORM Beauty, a women’s hair care collection

Discovering your power as a founder and operating with confidence with Esther Crawford, CEO and co-founder of Squad
April 01, 2021

Esther is the CEO and co-founder of Squad, a screen-sharing social platform that drives real connection and engagement.  Esther found early success on YouTube and became a pioneer in influencer marketing and spearheaded award-winning digital campaign

Generating momentum for the first raise and why it makes fundraising easier later with Tammy Sun, CEO and co-founder of Carrot Fertility
March 23, 2021

Tammy Sun is the CEO and co-founder of Carrot Fertility, the leading global fertility benefits provider for employers. Carrot’s mission is to improve access to high-quality fertility care and dramatically reduce the emotional and financial strain for empl

Selling ahead of building and landing your first customer with a PowerPoint pitch with Shadiah Sigala, Founder and CEO of Kinside
March 11, 2021

Shadiah Sigala is the Founder and CEO of Kinside, a platform to provide modern childcare benefits for today’s working parent. Childcare issues cost the United States’ economy an estimated $4.4 billion in lost productivity each year and also impact employe

Starting a company with a co-founder vs. on your own and building the initial team with Julia Collins, Founder and CEO of Planet FWD
February 26, 2021

Julia Collins is the Founder and CEO of Planet FWD, a company on a mission to tackle climate change by expanding regenerative agriculture adoption. The company is building a software platform for regenerative agriculture alongside Moonshot Snacks, its cli