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The Startup Showdown Podcast gives you an in-depth look into pitching, raising your first round of funding, and scaling a startup. Join us as we discover how you can take your startup to the next level by listeningto interviews of Startup Showdown winners, mentors and advisors, and our guest investor judges. We discuss everything from web2 to web3 trends, fundraising 101 to signing the term sheet, and how to navigate startup life.! Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at raising capital, from both sides of the table. Just in-case you're new here, Startup Showdown is a monthly $120,000 pitch competition for early-stage tech startups to present to well-known investors and innovators in the tech ecosystem. To learn more and apply, visit startupshowdown.vc.

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    Jeremiah Smith And Ed Carroll With Edison Marks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023


    Jeremiah Smith, CEO and Cofounder at Edison Marks Jeremiah brings more than 15 years of diversified marketing and sales leadership experience and a documented history of creating hyper-growth in technology driven environments – ranging from SaaS, B2B tech, cybersecurity, and machine learning. For him, it's all about authentic communication of your story and just the […] The post Jeremiah Smith And Ed Carroll With Edison Marks appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Stefanie Diaz With She Conquers Capital Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023


    Stefanie Diaz is the Creator and Host of She Conquers Capital podcast. Disrupting the future of healthcare at Catalyst by Wellstar. Amplifying Women in VC through She Conquers Capital. Sought-after advisor for founders in tech for Atlanta Tech Village and the greater ecosystem. Connect with Stefanie on LinkedIn and Twitter. What You’ll Learn In This […] The post Stefanie Diaz With She Conquers Capital Podcast appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Yash Daftary With FanBasis Inc.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022


    Yash Daftary is the CEO & Co-Founder of FanBasis, the first Content Creator Monetization Ecosystem & Social Equalizer, designed to eliminate the barriers separating content creators from their fans. Yash is a serial entrepreneur who started his first business when he was 16 and has been fascinated with entrepreneurship since he was young. Prior to […] The post Yash Daftary With FanBasis Inc. appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Robert Daniel With ATDC

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022


    Robert Daniel received his Bachelor of Science in Management at Georgia Institute of Technology and is an MBA candidate at Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech for the class of 2022. He is a seasoned executive in financial services, management consulting, hedge funds, payment operations, wealth management, and fintech. He's current focus is on […] The post Robert Daniel With ATDC appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Anthony Gantt With At Ease Rentals

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022


    Anthony Gantt, a 22+ year Marine Major, founder & CEO at At Ease Rentals, Distinguished Combat Veteran w/ Bronze Star Medal with Valor from Fallujah Iraqi. Degreed Electrical Engineer with experience in leading diverse teams in accomplishing assigned tasks and missions. Since 2004 he has led the nation’s best. Today, he is fixing a huge […] The post Anthony Gantt With At Ease Rentals appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Anastassia Laskey With Ground Control Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022


    Anastassia Laskey has spent her career helping startups and entrepreneurial teams make better and faster decisions by effectively applying customer insights to the way they operate. She has a unique perspective on all things entrepreneurial. She has held leadership roles at multiple startups, founded multiple companies, worked with venture capital and private equity on due […] The post Anastassia Laskey With Ground Control Research appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Madison Long With Clutch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022


    Madison Long is the CEO and Co-Founder of Clutch where she drives the company's vision of building a world where authentic, engaging work supports a more sustainable, equitable lifestyle. Her passion for entrepreneurship and helping the next generation thrive began in childhood including spending her high school summers creating a math mania programmatic instruction class […] The post Madison Long With Clutch appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Kelly Anne O’Neill With Dualboot Partners

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022


    Kelly Anne O’Neill has a passion for connecting great people, helping entrepreneurs, and serving the local community. With a diverse background in non-profits, healthcare, and tech startups, she is currently working with Dualboot Partners in Atlanta. Previously, she spent the last 5 years building programs to serve entrepreneurs and bringing in strategic partners such as […] The post Kelly Anne O’Neill With Dualboot Partners appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Serge Kadjo With PERSA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022


    Serge Kadjo, Founder at PERSA. Born and raised in Africa, Serge is tech-savvy with expertise in hardware development. From renewable energy to IOT Devices, Serge has invented, founded, led and co-develop advanced technological devices like MOONA in Sleep Tech, Nanonap in Brain Enhancement and Presso in AI and Robotics. Today Serge is making a pivot […] The post Serge Kadjo With PERSA appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Alla Adam with Biohack.yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022


    Alla Adam is a VC Coach at Biohack.yourself. She helps humans solve problems before they happen. Alla is the author of 3 Playbooks: Million Dollar Coach Playbook Million Dollar Investor Playbook Million Dollar Negotiator Playbook She has been successfully future-proofing humans across the globe since 2003. The service portfolio includes Lean Life | Career | […] The post Alla Adam with Biohack.yourself appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Rita Brooks with Palmly

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022


    Rita Brooks is a dynamic leader, speaker, and tech founder. Through her personal faith journey and years of serving in ministry, she and her husband, John recognized a need for people to build authentic relationships both inside and outside of the church. They also recognized the opportunity for churches to leverage technology to make a […] The post Rita Brooks with Palmly appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Kathryn O’Day With Atlanta Ventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022


    Kathryn O’Day is a partner at Atlanta Ventures where she empowers entrepreneurs to learn, build, and grow. She has been scaling Atlanta tech companies for over a decade as employee #9 at Pardot (acquired by Salesforce) and COO at Rigor (acquired by Splunk). Kathryn lives in Atlanta with her husband and two sons. She is […] The post Kathryn O’Day With Atlanta Ventures appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Joe Dupriest With NextUp Ventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022


    Joe Dupriest, Managing Partner at NextUp Ventures. Senior sports executive with 15+ years of progressive leadership experience driving market penetration and business growth. With an engineering degree from Georgia Tech coupled with an MBA from Duke University, he served as CMO for Monumental Sports & Entertainment during a period of explosive growth and change. Joe […] The post Joe Dupriest With NextUp Ventures appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Steve Gilman With Range

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022


    Steve Gilman, Co-Founder & CEO at Range Steve graduated Yale University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and was elected captain of the baseball team. He spent several years as a closing pitcher after being drafted in 2008 by the Detroit Tigers. Following baseball he spent time as an Intelligence Officer for the Department of […] The post Steve Gilman With Range appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Dennis Li With Reeske

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022


    Dennis Li is a credentialed actuary, ex-insurance business leader, and co-founder of Reeske. He strives to challenge the status quo and accelerate change. Dennis delivers a positive impact through innovation & technology, in a sustainable, meaningful, and scalable way. Connect with Dennis on LinkedIn What You’ll Learn In This Episode About Reeske and how it […] The post Dennis Li With Reeske appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Larry McHugh With Atlanta Technology Angels

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022


    Larry McHugh, Executive Committee at Atlanta Technology Angels. After over four decades of a successful career in marketing, advertising and sales, it’s time to pay it forward. Larry McHugh now focuses on supporting startup entrepreneurs with mentoring, leading seminars, making connections, and facilitating angel investments. His professional career demonstrated a consistent record of achievement in […] The post Larry McHugh With Atlanta Technology Angels appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Shawn D. Smith With 1 True Health – Care Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022


    Shawn Smith is the Chief Executive Officer of 1 True Health - Care Management. He has over 35 years of experience in corporate operations, executive management, sales/marketing, and business development, primarily in the healthcare, public health, emergency response, humanitarian aid, and information technology industries. Shawn has a proven ability to understand market requirements and to […] The post Shawn D. Smith With 1 True Health – Care Management appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Marcus Cooksey With DUKE.ai

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022


    Marcus Cooksey, CEO and Founder at DUKE.ai., has 25 years of software development experience, along with a broad range of expertise related to embedded systems design and software development of real-time applications. Previous roles included, Applications Engineer for TI’s VoCable, IPPhone, ThinClient and Automotive Infotainment product lines and Business Development Manager (China/Taiwan) for Texas Instruments’ […] The post Marcus Cooksey With DUKE.ai appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Joel Cahill With Calano VC

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022


    Joel Cahill is a co-founder and GP of Calano VC. Prior to forming Calano, he spent 10 years on Wall Street as a global macro portfolio manager and co-founded INFIMA Cybersecurity. He now splits time between supporting portfolio companies and hanging out with his 1 year old son. Connect with Joel on LinkedIn. What You’ll […] The post Joel Cahill With Calano VC appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Igor Gorlatov With Traction5

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022


    Igor Gorlatov is the Founder of Traction5 He is an experienced marketing expert, a partner at health tech software agency Kepler Team, and Founder of Charlotte Fractional CMOs. Connect with Igor on LinkedIn What You’ll Learn In This Episode Get started with a SaaS product Sales expectations to be checked Funding SaaS and consulting Pursuing […] The post Igor Gorlatov With Traction5 appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Kim Seals With The JumpFund

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022


    Kim Seals, General Partner at The JumpFund Kim is an investor in early-stage technology, health care, energy, fintech, and consumer products companies. Since 2013, The JumpFund has invested in more than 30 woman-led, Southeast-based companies across our two venture capital funds. She has over twenty-five years of global expertise in human resource consulting, corporate and […] The post Kim Seals With The JumpFund appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Matthew Schmidt with Peoplelogic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022


    Matt Schmidt is Founder & CEO of Peoplelogic. As a lifetime serial entrepreneur and technologist, Matt was formerly the co-founder of DZone Media and AnswerHub where he helped grow the company from two partners on a couch to more than 50 people and a successful exit in 2017. He realized that the tools that the […] The post Matthew Schmidt with Peoplelogic appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Maija Ehlinger With Hypepotamus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022


    Maija Ehlinger, Editor at Hypepotamus Maija Ehlinger is a business reporter in Atlanta covering the startup and innovation economy. A native Southern Californian, she moved to Atlanta for college and has called it home ever since. Maija is passionate about telling the behind-the-scenes stories of founders and entrepreneurs in town. She is a graduate of […] The post Maija Ehlinger With Hypepotamus appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Jason Burchard With RootNote

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022


    Jason Burchard is a co-founder at RootNote where they're using data to help digital creators build better businesses. Prior to jumping into the complex world of creator data, he co-founded one of the first equity-based investment firms that invests directly into creators, worked at a seed stage social impact venture capital firm in London, and […] The post Jason Burchard With RootNote appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Clay Gordon With Stout Street Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022


    Clay Gordon is Managing Partner of Stout Street Capital, which he co-founded in 2016. Upon graduation from the University of Colorado, Clay joined a large Washington DC-based nonprofit where he led regional development efforts in the Southeast, contributing to annual fundraising of $25 million. Clay then served as the Business Development Manager for Denver-based Strata […] The post Clay Gordon With Stout Street Capital appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Dr. Pinkey Patel With SnapBack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022


    Dr. Pinkey Patel, CEO/Founder at SnapBack Dr. Pinkey Patel, a mama and clinical pharmacist who is also a certified NASM personal trainer, specializes in pre/post natal corrective exercise. Dr. Patel first hand experienced the gap in women’s healthcare and the lack of reliable, credible resources. From learning how to establish a business from scratch in […] The post Dr. Pinkey Patel With SnapBack appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Moh Noori with ScriptChain Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022


    Moh Noori is an underrepresented Founder of ScriptChain Health who is very passionate, driven and a visionary when it comes to reimagining healthcare in the world. He received a BS in Information Systems and Business Management and a MBA concentration in Data Analytics from Boston College. Moh is experienced in working for tech and biotech […] The post Moh Noori with ScriptChain Health appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Jake Schuster with Gemini Sports Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022


    Jake George Schuster, Founder of Gemini Sports Analytics, was born and raised in the Boston area. He lived in 6 different countries through 20s to get MSc + PhD and work in pro sports before burning out and moving to Miami to be closer to family and launch first business. Follow Gemini Sports Analytics on […] The post Jake Schuster with Gemini Sports Analytics appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Richard Harris With The Harris Consulting Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022


    Richard Harris, Founder of The Harris Consulting Group, brings 20+ years of sales and Saas experience to the table when working with clients. His passion is helping companies close the gap between the old school features and benefits approach to selling and focusing on the customers’ pains while maintaining individual authenticity for the seller. In […] The post Richard Harris With The Harris Consulting Group appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Rebecca Dixon And Verta Maloney With the*gameHERs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022


    Rebecca Dixon is an entrepreneur who is passionate about creating businesses that support and amplify women through engaged communities. As co-founder of the*gameHERs, Rebecca and her team have created the largest social network, media platform, and lifestyle brand for women who game and work in the gaming industry in North America. Of the 2.8 billion […] The post Rebecca Dixon And Verta Maloney With the*gameHERs appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Aly Merritt With Atlanta Tech Village

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022


    Aly Merritt is a former copy editor with a residual addiction to journalism, and is currently the Managing Director of Atlanta Tech Village. She was previously the Head of Community at SalesLoft, an Atlanta-based sales engagement software company, and in past Lofter lives, she’s also been a part of customer experience, support and product management, […] The post Aly Merritt With Atlanta Tech Village appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Quest Moffat With Kadogo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022


    Quest Moffat, Digital Mercenary & Founder at Kadogo Quest, the Digital Mercenary is known for using BANDWIDTH for Good, Growth Hacking, and is a social impact entrepreneur who has a serious passion for helping UNDERESTIMATED individuals achieve economic independence through entrepreneurship, innovation, and skills development. Quest has assisted 36 founders in raising $5M in the […] The post Quest Moffat With Kadogo appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Anthony Joiner With Blooksy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022


    Anthony 'AJ' Joiner is a radio personality, entrepreneur, 3x Best-selling author, and is the founder of Blooksy – the software platform that makes writing books simple. AJ has published over 200 authors and helped thousands more through start writing their books over the last 5 years. His hobbies include reading and listening to story-telling podcasts. […] The post Anthony Joiner With Blooksy appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Logan Havern With Datalogz

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022


    Logan Havern, Founder & CEO at Datalogz Logan is an innovator in the data space, solving the biggest challenges with enterprise data management. Currently, he is the CEO & Founder of Datalogz, building out their vision to help companies 5x their ROI on data and create the most robust metadata pipeline available on the market. […] The post Logan Havern With Datalogz appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    John Yates With Morris, Manning & Martin LLP

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022


    John Yates, Partner, Chair of the Technology Group at Morris, Manning & Martin LLP Mr. Yates has practiced exclusively in the technology law field for 30 years. He chairs the Technology Group at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, one of the leading law firms in the country. The firm represents private and public technology companies, […] The post John Yates With Morris, Manning & Martin LLP appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Rebecca Taylor With GoCoach

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022


    Rebecca Taylor, Co-Founder / COO at GoCoach Rebecca brings her years of experience in the HR and People space to GoCoach as the first official employee and Co-Founder. Throughout her 10 years in HR, she developed programs that optimized talent acquisition, employee retention, upskilling/reskilling, employee engagement, employee experience, succession planning, and more. She used this […] The post Rebecca Taylor With GoCoach appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Tim Dorr With Techstars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022


    Tim Dorr is the Managing Director of Techstars Atlanta in partnership with Cox Enterprises. He is also a co-founder of Salesloft, one of the largest startups to come out of Atlanta, Georgia with a $2.3B valuation. Prior to that, he created the first coworking space in Atlanta, Ignition Alley, was an entrepreneur-in-residence at the Advanced […] The post Tim Dorr With Techstars appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Kevin Mobolade With Swipe Credit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022


    Kevin Mobolade is the founder of Swipe Credit, backed by Google, Panoramic Ventures, Techstars, Quake Capital, and Western Union. Swipe Credit is a mission-driven company aiming to accelerate the growth of the global economy by re-imagining the core infrastructure at the heart of credit. We are transforming the credit scoring system to provide fairer credit […] The post Kevin Mobolade With Swipe Credit appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Mike Gomez With Allegro Consulting

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022


    Mike Gomez is the founder and principal consultant of Allegro Consulting, a growth strategy and sales specialty firm based in Atlanta, GA. Mike has been helping privately held business owners and startup founders find avenues for sustained growth for 20 years. He is an advisor at Atlanta Tech Village, guest lecturer at Georgia Tech and […] The post Mike Gomez With Allegro Consulting appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Greg Reffner With Abstrakt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022


    Greg Reffner is the Founder and CEO at Abstrakt As one of the very first power users of Conversational Intelligence as an Account Executive, Greg fell in love with how technology-enabled his success. As Abstrakt’s leader, his vision and “why” is to help every sales rep and leader avoid the pain of missing their number. Connect […] The post Greg Reffner With Abstrakt appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

    Cory Yates With Recruiting Analytics LLC

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022


    Cory Yates, Co-founder & CEO at Recruiting Analytics LLC, is a passion-driven entrepreneur motivated by innovative problem-solving. He is the Co-founder & CEO of Recruiting Analytics, a sports tech and data company that is reinventing how the sports industry identifies and evaluates talent in order to achieve a 99.9% hit rate by 2050. Follow Recruiting […] The post Cory Yates With Recruiting Analytics LLC appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

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