From the Beginning

Jenn and Griffin close out season 1 of From the Beginning.

In this episode we’re talking with Sherry Walling, clinical psychologist; creator of ZenFounder, LLC, a trailblazing company that works with entrepreneurs and their families. Sherry is also the co-host of the ZenFounder podcast which was recently named by Forbes as one of the “12 Best Podcasts for Entrepreneurs.”

In this episode we’re talking with Jeremy Diemer, co-host, producer, and engineer for the Wrigleyville Nation Podcast, which is celebrating it’s 5th anniversary this month!

In this episode we’re talking with Tyler Jefford, software engineer, entrepreneur and host of the Shots & Bytes podcast, which focuses on the intersection of technology and business.

In this episode we’re talking with Coraline Ada Ehmke, a well-known speaker, writer, open source advocate and technologist. She is also a founding panelist of Greater Than Code, a popular program that focuses on the human elements of software development.

In this episode we’re talking with Carrie Conover, founder of educators 2 educators (e2e), an organization established to inspire, motivate and connect educators. She is also the creator and host of the e2e podcast with the mission to shine a spotlight on incredible teaching and learning and to provide relevant and digestible professional development for educators.

In this episode we’re talking with Noel Rappin, Principal Software Engineer at TableXI and host of Tech Done Right, which is Table XI’s podcast about building software to develop better careers, companies, and communities.

This week we’re speaking with Colin Keeley, CEO and founder of Bevy. Since early 2016, Colin has also hosted the Tech in Chicago podcast where he sits down with Chicago's top founders and investors to talk about the amazing companies being built right here.

This week we’re speaking with Ashley Davidson, a law student and aspiring podcaster. She works at the Prinz Law Firm with Kristin Prinz, whom we interviewed for our 5th episode. Working with Kristin on Around the Watercooler was one of the reasons Ashley became interested in starting a podcast of her own.

This week we’re speaking with Amanda Neely, coach to entrepreneurs and a business activist entrepreneur herself along with her husband and business partner Brandon. In this episode, we talk with Amanda about her passion for creating a community where entrepreneurs realize they aren’t alone, why she and Brandon are building their second social enterprise, and the importance of remembering the business basics of branding and marketing when starting your podcast.

In this episode we talk with Nathan Webster, host of the Social Entrepreneur podcast, about his hometown of Vancouver, Washington, why he started the podcast as a way of giving back to the community, and the benefits of mixing in 'quick tip-style' episodes alongside long form interviews.

In this episode we’re speaking with Paco Garcia Jaen, founder and host of G*M*S Magazine Podcast, joining us from Valencia, Spain. We talked with Paco about podcasting, role playing and tabletop games, the need for greater diversity in RPG character creation and gaming in general and Paco encouraged Griffin to come out of the gaming closet.

In this episode we’re speaking with Chuck Feerick, former host of the Innovation Rising podcast presented by Healthbox. We have a great conversation about why he started a podcast, Innovation Risings unique podcast format and what’s next for his podcast career.

This week we’re speaking with Kristen Prinz, owner of the boutique Chicago based law firm “The Prinz Law Firm“ which specializes in business law. Kristen is also the host of the Around the Watercooler podcast where she shares not only the success stories, but also the horror stories that she has encountered along her journey as an attorney.

In this episode we’re speaking with Allison Manley, creator of the Manleywoman SkateCast. Which she hosted for 8 years starting in early 2007, before taking a well deserved hiatus. We had a great conversation with Alison about launching a podcast, the world of figure skating, unexpected answers to interview questions, and why she’s been itching to get back into the podcast game.

In this episode we’re speaking with Randy Burgess and Don VanDermark, cohosts of both CTO Think and This Old App. We cover a lot of ground in this conversation including how Randy and Don nearly decided not to create a podcast, how they went from there to deciding to create a second podcast and what they see as the gaps in podcasting today.

Our guest in this episode is Andrea Klunder of The Creative Imposter Studios and producer/host of Podcast Envy. We talk with Andrea about the unexpected way owning a yoga studio led her into podcasting, how one podcast led to two and then into a full podcast production studio, and her thoughts on the recent boom in podcast popularity.

Today we’re speaking with Adam Mutschler (Much-ler). Adam is a friend of ours, having worked with Jenn at a previous startup. We talk with Adam about his podcast, The Founders Mind, fatherhood and why he’s already planning two more podcasts.

In this intro episode of our podcast, we go over what this podcast is, why we're doing it and who we're talking to.