References to successful unicorn stories are rampant throughout media. But what about the slow and steady growth companies? What about the 90% of companies that fail? This podcast is to show the behind the scenes on building a startup and what it takes to embark on one.
Matt Carlson, CEO of Aquanta, joins the podcast to discuss his experiences leading two different startups, going through market changes, and building for a growing market. Matt also discusses how to manage effective investor relationships. Podcast recorded on October 14, 2020
Gavin Hubbard and Austen Malczewski are currently full-time students at Michigan State University and on their second company. In this episode, Austen and Gavin discuss what it's like being a student while building a company, dealing with unexpected challenges, and planning for their first product launch. Episode recording on October 13, 2020
Felix Brandon Lloyd had the idea for Zoobean when searching for books so his son could prepare for a little sister. Coming off a successful exit from his first company, Felix talks about his approach to hiring the right employees and pivoting. Plus, he goes behind the scenes from his experience of presenting Zoobean on Shark Tank and gaining investment from Mark Cuban. Podcast recorded September 8, 2020
Jeff Grass, CEO and Co-Founder of Hungry, walks through what he's learned after founding or leading four start-ups. He's known for righting a strategy with market pivots. Jeff gets into how to raise money, when to pivot, and build a lasting culture. Recorded August 12, 2020 See more at grittyfrontlines.com
Charles Miller is a serial space entrepreneur with a pretty massive list of accomplishments including sending over 700 payloads to the ISS and just had a major accomplishment with his most recent space startup, Lynk. In February, Lynk sent the first text message ever from a satellite. Needless to say, Lynk is doing really profound work in connecting the world through satellites and delivering on the vision to make service and broadband available to everyone, at all times, no matter where they are. In this podcast, Charles talks about what it take to start a space startup. Episode Recorded: June 19, 2020
Julie Basu is the founder and CEO of smartQED. Julie started smartQED around 4 years ago after seeing inefficiencies of teams solving complex problems. smartQED is an AI driven platform. Julie goes into the learnings on going from a technical founder to a business leader. Recorded on: June 3, 2020
Tobias Reiter is a second time entrepreneur. He started VieBeg after a successful exit on his first company and looking to make a bigger impact on the world. Viebeg mainly operates in Central and East Africa and offers high quality medical equipment through its marketplace and procurement software. Tobias goes into how he's made a profitable company with a globally dispersed team. Recorded on: June 4, 2020
Lisa Morales-Hellebo is a seasoned entrepreneur, product strategist, and creative director whose career spans 20+ years working with technology startups and Fortune 500 companies. In this episode, Lisa goes into what it takes to start a company before getting to the code, how to approach accelerators, and dives into her most recent venture: starting a fund! Learn more about RefashionD: http://www.refashiond.com/ Recorded on: May 18, 2020
Angela Packard is the founder and CEO of Verto, a mobile application that helps pair skilled sign language interpreters with deaf consumers. She details what it takes to build a company from the ground up and how the greatest strength of their team is their ability to pivot quickly. Recorded on: April 22, 2020
Rami Essaid started Distil Networks in 2011 and after a navigating through a very turbulent start, they started seeing 3x growth. Rami covers the journey of bringing a company full circle - from idea and initiation to hiring for growth mindset, and selling with a successful outcome in 2019. Recorded May 7, 2020
Carleigh Berryman is a first-time entrepreneur and recent grad. She goes into how to formulate and build upon an idea to turn it into a company. Viva Vita brings VR tech to seniors to help fight depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Recorded March 25, 2020
Rae Lewarne started Health Freelance after working in healthcare earlier in her career. The idea came as she watched other companies like Uber enable people to turn their side hustle into a full time job and wanted to do the same for healthcare consultants. Plus, Rae is in the midst of a real-time pivot so Health Freelance can help support the community during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Recorded March 27, 2020
In this episode, Derek Harp discusses what it takes to be a serial entrepreneur after starting various cybersecurity companies for 23 years. He goes into when to start a company, how to get investing, how to build a team, and at what point to exit. Recorded March 5, 2020
Hans Miller is a long-time entrepreneur who has done many pivots to help build the company Airside. Starting as one of the first employees at TSA after 9/11 he's dedicated his company to helping improve the travel experience. Recorded March 4, 2020
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