Speaking of Startups

Speaking of Startups


Latest Episodes

Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 132: Dmitry Norenko, CEO and co-founder of upSWOT
January 12, 2022

- Today we welcome Dmitry Norenko, CEO and founder of upSWOT, to the podcast. Dmitry and the team at upSWOT have been hard at work building a platform to help small and medium sized businesses (SMB

Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 131: BJ McAndrews, CEO and co-founder of Flyp
December 16, 2021

Today, we welcome BJ McAndrews, co-founder of Flyp, to the podcast. - BJ was introduced to me by Todd Buelow from Dualboot Partners (who was on Episode 95). I always enjoy meeting startup founders in

Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 130: Blake Wood, Co-Founder of APAY
December 02, 2021

Today, we welcome Blake Wood, co-founder ofAPAY, to the podcast. - Blake reached out to me back in 2018 to discuss the beginnings of what would become APAY and asking for advice. At that point, Blak

Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 129: Justin Adams and Pat Morrell, Co-Founders of Anduin
November 11, 2021

- Today we welcome Justin Adams and Pat Morrell, co-founders of Anduin. Many of you know this is their second startup together as they sold Digitize.ai back in 2019 which is now part of Waystar.

Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 128: Haley Sutton, Founder of Box Babe Gift Co.
October 01, 2021

Today, we welcome Haley Sutton, Founder of Box Babe Gift Co., to the podcast.  I first met Haley when she was an intern for Packard Place a few years ago.  She was regularly at Packard Place as we rec

Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 127: Ben Boyer, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of R-Zero
September 10, 2021

Today we welcome Ben Boyer, co-founder and Executive Chairman of R-Zero Systems, to the podcast.  Prior to March 2020, Ben had worked in Venture Capital – getting his feet wet with Lehman Brothers as

Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 126: Noam Mani, Co-Founder and CEO of Quartix
August 27, 2021

Today we welcome Noam Mani, Co-Founder of Quartix.  Quartix is a company combining technology with institutional cash to transform vendor early payments into a true win-win for both the buyer and the

Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 125: Jim Roberts, Founder of Network for Wilmington Entrepreneurs and much more
July 15, 2021

Today, we welcome Jim Roberts to the podcast.  Jim is a familiar name in the Charlotte area startup and investor ecosystem.  Today, Jim runs the Wilmington Angels for Local Entrepreneurs (WALE), Netwo

Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 124: Luke Wilcox, Founder and CEO of Ethos
June 25, 2021

  - Today we are pleased to welcome Luke Wilcox, CEO and founder of Ethos, to the podcast.  Luke was part of the most recent RevTech Labs program and we got the chance to sit down with him and a few o

Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 123: Nish Krishna, Founder and CEO of Lend-Grow
June 24, 2021

Today we are pleased to welcome Nish Krishna, CEO of Lend-Grow, to the podcast.  Nish was part of the most recent RevTech Labs program and we got the chance to sit down with him and a few of his class