Podcast appearances and mentions of scot mactaggart

Scot MacTaggart and I discuss the challenge of understanding the "how do we do what we do?" and "why do we do what we do?" The answers may be terrifying. When you're too close to a thing it makes it difficult to see where you can apply the least damaging force to get the outcome you need and want. "This is a job about the data ... in the sense that there is a definite right and a definite wrong ... we're living in a period of shamelessness ... reluctant to open the door to vulnerability ... " It's a pair of grizzled old lags discussing what's wrong with sales, about living in the real world which is a rough place, and where real feedback is hard on you. We dig into the importance of the qualification steps. "It acts as a get out of jail free card when you come up against a wrong customer. You have the right to say no" Lively, entertaining and packed with clear questions that will stretch your thinking. Contact Scot via linkedin.com/in/mactaggart Websites: pitchwerks.com  (Founder) krnls.co  (Cofounder) Twitter: krnlsco Pitchwerks -- I'm on marcus@laughs-last.com or DM me on LinkedIn

With over 20 years of sales, marketing, management and consulting expertise, Scot MacTaggart was the perfect fit for the Selling Through Partnering Skills podcast. We discuss how partnering skills contribute to maximising potential in business, with notable points including:   - ROI: 'Return on Ideas' - Let's learn from Millennial and Gen Z - Your customer should be skeptical   Connect with Scot on LinkedIn, and contact your host, Fred Copestake, at https://linktr.ee/fredcopestake. 

  As a pitch doctor, a veteran management consultant, a business advisor and an expert communicator, Scot MacTaggart has experienced various different roles throughout his career. By combining strong management techniques along with the use of powerful technology, he has helped multiple companies with his advice and strategies. In this episode, Scot goes over how to create a unique sales pitch that connects to your customers’ identity.    Here are some topics covered in this episode: Personalizing a sales pitch   Analyzing prospect motivation Tailoring a pitch to customer identity  Habits for success in sales   About the Guest: Scot MacTaggart is the brand new Sales Director at EagleDream Technologies, where he helps clients with their cloud architecture, design, and data transformation to push the boundaries and redefine their business. He is also the Creator and Host of the Pitchwerks Podcast, a weekly show discussing topics such as marketing, sales and startups. As the Co-Founder of KRNLS, Scot also helps startups, organizations and government agencies bring their goals to life.    Listen to more episodes of the Outside Sales Talk here and watch the video here!   If you love the Outside Sales Talk podcast, you’ll also love Badger’s newsletters!  Our 95,000+ subscribers stay at the top of their game with actionable tips from top sales experts.   Are you in? Subscribe to Badger Maps’ newsletters now! 

Scot tells you how to keep up with the Jones. You can check him out at https://EagleDream.com/

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services.   While the City of Pittsburgh may be in a state of self-quarantine, the crew can still gather on the internet! We've got Sorg, Katie, Ryan Haggerty, and Chilla on to talk this week in tech news, including: Katie is sharing her present and future Awesome Thing of the Week to help her get through her isolation - - Animal Crossing! More video game options - - Ryan Haggerty is sharing Castlevania Symphony of the Night as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is actually Scot MacTaggart and his great use of Zoom and Slack to keep people connected. Sorg is sharing Netflix Party as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Thanks to Amanda for sharing how to clean our Apple products! We're getting some really great updates on Apple TV (just in time for our self-quarantine) including Central Park from the co-creator of Bob's Burgers. Speaking of great options to cut the cord, there's a Beastie Boys documentary coming out, too. Among many things that have cancelled, E3 2020 hit the list. We're sharing some general thoughts. Apple's WWDC is getting ahead of the curve by moving to an online format. Pornhub is giving away free premium access during the Coronavirus outbreak. We're checking out Concept Board as an online whiteboard option. We're checking out some of the things content creators like Stephen Colbert are doing to do their shows without an audience. Can't go to the zoo or aquarium? A few places are live streaming options. Headspace and other meditation and calming platforms have free options to help people re-center during this period of uncertainty. Did you know you could share your digital movie library on iTunes? Nvidia is using spare GPU clock cycles to help fight COVID-19. KIVA is running a webinar to help small business adapt to changes during the Coronavirus shutdown. Looking for an app to keep you up to date with location-based news alerts? Everbridge is a great option. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Michael Sorg (@Sorgatron), Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), Ryan Haggerty (@haggertymedia), and John Chichilla (@chilla) You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the The 405 Media (@The405Radio), and Postindustrial Audio (@post_industry) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services.   While the City of Pittsburgh may be in a state of self-quarantine, the crew can still gather on the internet! We've got Sorg, Katie, Ryan Haggerty, and Chilla on to talk this week in tech news, including: Katie is sharing her present and future Awesome Thing of the Week to help her get through her isolation - - Animal Crossing! More video game options - - Ryan Haggerty is sharing Castlevania Symphony of the Night as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is actually Scot MacTaggart and his great use of Zoom and Slack to keep people connected. Sorg is sharing Netflix Party as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Thanks to Amanda for sharing how to clean our Apple products! We're getting some really great updates on Apple TV (just in time for our self-quarantine) including Central Park from the co-creator of Bob's Burgers. Speaking of great options to cut the cord, there's a Beastie Boys documentary coming out, too. Among many things that have cancelled, E3 2020 hit the list. We're sharing some general thoughts. Apple's WWDC is getting ahead of the curve by moving to an online format. Pornhub is giving away free premium access during the Coronavirus outbreak. We're checking out Concept Board as an online whiteboard option. We're checking out some of the things content creators like Stephen Colbert are doing to do their shows without an audience. Can't go to the zoo or aquarium? A few places are live streaming options. Headspace and other meditation and calming platforms have free options to help people re-center during this period of uncertainty. Did you know you could share your digital movie library on iTunes? Nvidia is using spare GPU clock cycles to help fight COVID-19. KIVA is running a webinar to help small business adapt to changes during the Coronavirus shutdown. Looking for an app to keep you up to date with location-based news alerts? Everbridge is a great option. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Michael Sorg (@Sorgatron), Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), Ryan Haggerty (@haggertymedia), and John Chichilla (@chilla) You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the The 405 Media (@The405Radio), and Postindustrial Audio (@post_industry) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. Scot MacTaggart joins Chilla and Sorg in studio to talk this week's tech headlines, including: Scot is sharing some fun things with AWS as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Chilla is sharing an audio AI option for podcast transcription. We're comparing Descript to Lyrebird. Sorg is checking out OpenEMU as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Have you checked out the NeuralCamPro NightMode Camera app? Apple's Swift Playgrounds coding app is available on Mac. Find yourself stuck at home sick? There's a gaming - - - bed that's perfect for that situation. Konami Code's creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto has passed away at age 61. Steven Seagal was fined for pimping a not Bitcoin "Bitcoiin." Chilla is sharing the world's shortest horror story with us. Chilla is questioning whether people are still playing Mario Kart Tour. Stop what you are doing - - - Missile Command is making a comeback! We're checking out some Amazon Go news. Walmart+ is setting up to take on Amazon Prime. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Scot MacTaggart (@Pitchwerks), John Chichilla (@chilla) and Mike Sorg (@Sorgatron) You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the The 405 Media (@The405Radio), and Postindustrial Audio (@post_industry) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST  

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. Scot MacTaggart joins Chilla and Sorg in studio to talk this week's tech headlines, including: Scot is sharing some fun things with AWS as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Chilla is sharing an audio AI option for podcast transcription. We're comparing Descript to Lyrebird. Sorg is checking out OpenEMU as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Have you checked out the NeuralCamPro NightMode Camera app? Apple's Swift Playgrounds coding app is available on Mac. Find yourself stuck at home sick? There's a gaming - - - bed that's perfect for that situation. Konami Code's creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto has passed away at age 61. Steven Seagal was fined for pimping a not Bitcoin "Bitcoiin." Chilla is sharing the world's shortest horror story with us. Chilla is questioning whether people are still playing Mario Kart Tour. Stop what you are doing - - - Missile Command is making a comeback! We're checking out some Amazon Go news. Walmart+ is setting up to take on Amazon Prime. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Scot MacTaggart (@Pitchwerks), John Chichilla (@chilla) and Mike Sorg (@Sorgatron) You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the The 405 Media (@The405Radio), and Postindustrial Audio (@post_industry) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST  

Scot MacTaggart joins Eric in the Boogie Street Studio for a conversation on Business Sales, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Influencers and much more! Scot is the Co-founder of KRNLS a business growth strategy firm. Scot’s extensive consulting background includes Sales, Sales Training, Marketing, Copy and Start-ups as areas of his expertise. Scot also is the […]

Scot MacTaggart joins Eric in the Boogie Street Studio for a conversation on Business Sales, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Influencers and much more! Scot is the Co-founder of KRNLS a business growth strategy firm. Scot’s extensive consulting background includes Sales, Sales Training, Marketing, Copy and Start-ups as areas of his expertise. Scot also is the … Continue reading Show #68 – Scot MacTaggart →

This is our last episode of the year, and we've brought in a big guest for it!  Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto is in the studio, telling Scot MacTaggart about how he and the city are working to attract top businesses and individual talents with a “4P” strategy that goes above and beyond the usual thinking.  Mayor Peduto shares his ideas of how the city will further promote entrepreneurship, and cites Andrew Moore of Carnegie Mellon and Google fame in his argument for clean air and clean water as key tools to bring the best employers and opportunities to the city. 

In honor of Thanksgiving, we're giving you a giant feast of information to sink your teeth into!  Leah Jakaitis is the head of marketing science at Tulco Labs, which uses data science to help their companies to compete in certain targeted industries.  This week, Leah tells Scot MacTaggart all about the accountability and “janitorial work” of her job, and the ways in which she sees marketing - online and offline - getting better at serving everyone involved. 

When it comes to telling stories by producing videos and other types of content, very few people can match Jordon Rooney, just in terms of sheer numbers alone.  Whether you're talking about impressions, conversions, engagement, or clients, Jordon has an incredible track record. He started off as a young guy making positive content for younger audiences, and now he's a slightly-older young guy who makes content for all kinds of people, including well-known brands that take in billions in revenue each year.  This week, Jordon shares tons of insights and observations with Scot MacTaggart and the Pitchwerks audience.

This week, John Dick, CEO of the super-advanced market research firm CivicScience is in the Epicast studios, and he's got the goods, turning his appearance into one of the strongest shows we've ever done. Talking with Scot MacTaggart about everything from unexplored market connections to the specific mechanics of the CivicScience sales funnel, John gives a master class in managing your business, explaining mature tactics and philosophies that are making CivicScience into the obvious choice for major consumer brands.

A few years ago, Jon Shanahan was making a good living, following a fairly mainstream career path, and decided to start a YouTube channel called The Kavalier, where he reviews and recommends mens clothing, shoes, watches and more.  He's now produced well over 600 videos, he has 90,000 subscribers, and The Kavalier is his full-time job. This week, Jon comes in to talk to Scot MacTaggart about how he mustered the courage and energy to pivot out of a perfectly good career situation, overcome the predictable doubts about his new path, and put food on the table for his kids. 

This week, we take it a little easy and let Scot MacTaggart's friend Mitch Turck bring Origin, his new card game into the studio so our celebrity panel can try it out!  Origin is a combination of history trivia and poker, where the players guess when events happened, and try to convince other players that their guesses are correct. By day, Mitch is a transportation and autonomous vehicles expert, but in his spare time, he has been developing Origin to launch on Kickstarter where it can now be found.  The other players in the room are Jared Raszewski, the CEO of Dissolves from last week's show, and Marta Mazzoni from the popular Epicast travel and entertainment podcast Marta on the Move.

Whether you call it “people operations”, “human resources”, or something else entirely, you have to admit that there seems to be a lot more marketing floating around in the department that deals with people and talent and such lately.  This week's guest is Anessa Fike, the founder and CEO of Fike and Co, and she's here to tell Scot MacTaggart all about that marketing mindset that has taken hold, and is now called “employer branding”. Anessa was once in charge of recruiting for The Motley Fool, one of the best-loved employers in the country, and has shared her knowledge with employers of all sizes ever since.

Jim Krenn is the creator and co-host of the successful “No Restrictions” podcast, now produced by the team at the Pittsburgh Current.  He has stayed local to his hometown of Pittsburgh and still remained successful in his entertainment career, which now spans more than 30 years.  Jim Krenn will always be a comedian -- many Pittsburghers think of him as the personality that put the WDVE morning show on the map, others as the backbone of Nickelodeon's cult hit “Action League Now!”   This week, Jim comes into the Epicast Studios to talk with Scot MacTaggart about his many innovative and entrepreneurial reinventions - from his new “Yinzer” line of cards and candy to a brand-new live show in December that will feature him doing musical impressions - and the mindset that he uses to stay grounded so he can succeed. 

There was a time, not that long ago, when selling ads and sponsorships in a “pro-cannabis lifestyle magazine” would have sounded like an insurmountable challenge in Western Pennsylvania.  Things are changing though, because Gina Vensel is bringing Sensi - a free, pro-cannabis lifestyle magazine - to her hometown of Pittsburgh. Gina has assembled the sponsors and advertisers necessary to make Sensi Pittsburgh successful, and this week she answers Scot MacTaggart's questions on messaging, strategy and how Gina and her team target prospective clients as they build the Pittsburgh version of a well-known publication.

This week, we get a call from New York City!  Elyce Henkin jumps on the line with Scot MacTaggart to talk about how marketing and advertising work in the world's most competitive theater market.  Elyce is the director of partnerships and brand experience at AKA NYC, and her firm handles the marketing for major Broadway shows like Come From Away, The Prom, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.  Elyce and Scot spend quite a bit of time talking about how important it is to find and use an authentic voice and approach when you're marketing art with a specific message and point of view, and also analyze how partnerships are formed with brands like Kenneth Cole.

Later this year, Ingrid Cook and the SHzoom team will bring their long-awaited “Uptime” product to market to assist fleets with minor accidents and other types of service.  Uptime's release is the latest milestone on a 10-year journey that began when Ingrid had a regular job working for someone else. Along the way, Ingrid's team has assembled a portfolio of patents, performed extensive customer discovery and market validation, and taken a beta version of the offering to test users.  This week, Ingrid comes into the Epicast Studios to talk to Scot MacTaggart and the Pitchwerks audience about self-discipline, to debate about luck, and talk about some of the other paths that SHzoom could have taken.

Conturo Prototyping is a crazy place.  They create the first few versions of new components so that inventions can be perfected and turned into new products.  Right now, while you're reading this, they're building parts for new products that you probably haven't even imagined, and they're still a very young company.  This week, John sits down with Scot MacTaggart to explain his company's rapid success, the challenges of cash flow, and the business of building parts for autonomous trucks and mechanical lungs, and trying to level up so he can equip the International Space Station. 

This week we're talking strategic investment with our old friend Kevin Kelly, CEO of Rhabit Analytics, and Doug Reynolds, EVP of Development Dimensions International (DDI), who counts technology and innovation efforts among his responsibilities there.  They came in the Epicast Studios to talk about their collaborative efforts, as DDI's Venture Fund has now made a strategic investment in Rhabit, and to let Scot MacTaggart ask everything you ever wanted to know about strategic investment arrangements and the motivations behind them.

Kurt Schnieders has had the kind of career that most of us can only dream of.  He is best known for having been the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Dick's Sporting Goods, and before that he was the CIO of L Brands, the corporate parent of Victoria's Secret.  This week, Kurt stops into the Epicast Studios to talk to Pitchwerks host Scot MacTaggart about his post-corporate life as a consultant, the trends he sees in the technology space, and the frightening details of the stroke that he suffered in December of 2017.  Kurt explains something most of us will never fully understand - the corporate CIO's work day - and what the product, marketing, and sales landscape looks like from his perspective.  

This week's a two-fer, as we talk about the business of professional consulting and also dig into the concepts and practices behind the economic development policy decisions that cities and states make as they move to foster entrepreneurship and create new jobs.  Our guest is Courtney Zaugg, founder of Plaka (plakaassociates.com). Courtney is an economic development consultant based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and knows Scot MacTaggart after partnering with him and KRNLS on a couple of projects.   While visiting Pittsburgh on one such collaboration, Courtney brought her wealth of experience into the Epicast Studios, and shared information on how she became an independent consultant, and the differences between top-down economic development decision making and the “bottom-up” kind that Courtney recommends.

The last time Vivek Kumar was in the studio, this fine program was celebrating its 40th episode, and Qlicket was primarily selling into the hospitality space.  A lot has happened since then, including the addition of John Goldschmidt, who brought a history of sales, business development, and customer success. The company has been tested several times, and in several ways, since Vivek's last visit.  This week, Vivek and John come in to speak with Scot MacTaggart about pivots and struggles, and the huge month-over-month gains that they're now seeing since they've adapted and survived.

This week's episode has it all!  Journalism, market validation, crowdfunding, Donald Trump, tasers, rocket-propelled grenades, the NFL, coal mines and steelworkers!  Our guests this week are Matt Stroud and Carmen Gentile from Postindustrial Media, and they sit down with Scot MacTaggart to talk about the Kickstarter campaign they are doing with Scot and his partner Olga Pogoda, for a product that they are reluctant to call “slow news”.  The trio talks about the value of telling “the full story” in the postindustrial region, which they define as the Rust Belt and Greater Appalachia, and use 2016 election coverage to illustrate the difference between what is available now, and what they seek to provide in the future.  The campaign starts 4/22/2019 and will run for 30 days!

Curtis Wadsworth has been working in patent law for the last 12 years, and if he has his way, his new product Dorothy is going to change that field forever.  This week, Scot MacTaggart gets under the hood of Curt's very young patent search company to help Curt and Dorothy to get ready for the market. Just based on the sheer number of hours that law firms spend on patent searches, and the money they pour into that labor, there's a lot of evidence to suggest that Dorothy will get a warm reception from IP attorneys throughout the country when its user interface is finished.  Curt and Scot put their heads together to make sure that it all goes according to plan.

This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Krause and Sorg are joined by Scot MacTaggart of KRNLS and Jon Providence of Eagledream Technologies as they talk this week in tech, including: Krause is sharing WeightWatchers as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Krause is also pairing his WeightWatchers app with a Fitbit tracker - to make the most of his weight loss journey. Scot is sharing a KRNLS crowdfunding campaign for #ClairtonGrows as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Jon of Eagledream Technologies is sharing Veracity VRcade in Rochester as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Sorg is sharing a jet-powered RC plane from his travels with SAE as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Scot is sharing some of what he's working on with KRNLS. We're talking with Scot of KRNLS and Jon of Eagledream Technologies - an AWS partner - about some of the cool things they're doing together. When you get 1500 new features at once, how do you keep track of them? The digital marketing spectrum has made a massive impact on how quickly things grow. The package is less important than knowing where the package is to customers. Apple's Tim Cook changed his last name (on social media)! There's a giant vending machine for cars. Sony released an official PS4 remote play app for iOS devices for game streaming. Full Sail University is putting $6M into an eSports arena for pro gaming. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Scot MacTaggart (@mactaggart), KRNLS (@krnlsco), Eagledream Technologies (@EagleDreamTech), Sorg (@Sorgatron), and Krause (@KrazyKrause) Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST

This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Krause and Sorg are joined by Scot MacTaggart of KRNLS and Jon Providence of Eagledream Technologies as they talk this week in tech, including: Krause is sharing WeightWatchers as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Krause is also pairing his WeightWatchers app with a Fitbit tracker - to make the most of his weight loss journey. Scot is sharing a KRNLS crowdfunding campaign for #ClairtonGrows as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Jon of Eagledream Technologies is sharing Veracity VRcade in Rochester as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Sorg is sharing a jet-powered RC plane from his travels with SAE as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Scot is sharing some of what he's working on with KRNLS. We're talking with Scot of KRNLS and Jon of Eagledream Technologies - an AWS partner - about some of the cool things they're doing together. When you get 1500 new features at once, how do you keep track of them? The digital marketing spectrum has made a massive impact on how quickly things grow. The package is less important than knowing where the package is to customers. Apple's Tim Cook changed his last name (on social media)! There's a giant vending machine for cars. Sony released an official PS4 remote play app for iOS devices for game streaming. Full Sail University is putting $6M into an eSports arena for pro gaming. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Scot MacTaggart (@mactaggart), KRNLS (@krnlsco), Eagledream Technologies (@EagleDreamTech), Sorg (@Sorgatron), and Krause (@KrazyKrause) Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST

This week, Alison Falk gives us a glimpse of the future by explaining her advocacy of “sex tech” - and no, it isn't just VR and robots.  Alison is the brains behind SexTechSpace (.com), a digital publication that talks about everything related to the intersection between technology and human sexuality.  Alison talks to Scot MacTaggart about her mission, the “boring realities” of building an industry, and in doing so details a very credible vision of future of what will eventually be a multi-billion-dollar space.  Alison has one master's degree and is a candidate for a second, and while she does that and runs SexTechSpace, and on top of all that, she runs Women In Tech Pittsburgh. Don't miss this episode!

Francois Gau has managed major initiatives for some huge worldwide corporations including Honeywell and Kennametal, but he started out as an accountant and innovator in Toulouse in Southern France.  He now owns Levy Industrial, which helps companies from $25 - $200 million per year to upgrade their processes and integrate their departments so that they can attract new clients, keep existing ones and multiply their revenues.  In this extended-length episode, Francois tells Scot MacTaggart about his “sweet spot” method for quickly identifying opportunities for improvement, the value of ethnography (cultural study), and a practice he swears by called “hard listening”.  These tactics have served him well over the years, and resulted in major improvements for manufacturing and industrial firms as well as their clients.

Sports teams spend a lot of time and money on their annual drafts, trying to get their hands on top talent at rookie prices.  It's exciting. Done well, it can literally change the trajectory of your team forever. This week's guest is Katie Grimm, Pittsburgh director of Venture for America, and VfA brings that kind of excitement to the startup scene by making similarly promising talent available to entrepreneurial ventures.  In this episode, Scot MacTaggart talks to Katie about the sports draft analogy as a way to simplify the pitch and clarify the value that Venture for America brings to the 14 cities it supports.

In Western Pennsylvania, even people who don't work in startups and entrepreneurship know this week's guest Catherine Mott, and Blue Tree Allied Angels. We're excited to have Catherine in the studio with Pitchwerks host Scot MacTaggart, talking about angel investment, including common mistakes that startup founders make, due diligence, matching up to the right angel group, and what Catherine looks for in a CEO.

RoadBotics CEO, Carnegie Mellon professor, and veteran entrepreneur Mark DeSantis is our guest this week, sharing educational and inspiring insights with Scot MacTaggart in an extended edition of the Pitchwerks podcast.  RoadBotics is an AI company, focusing on the “big and boring” problem of road inspection and analysis, saving municipal clients millions and millions of dollars. In just 20 months they have built a list of 80 clients and raised millions of dollars.  

Fun show this week, as Nadyli Nuñez and Scot MacTaggart have a bunch of laughs talking about the UpPrize pitch competitions, the well-funded and socially responsible results of the combined efforts of BNY Mellon and the Forbes Funds to empower people that are working to assist non-profits and at-risk populations.  Nadyli is a great guest, serving up a buoyant enthusiasm as well as shrewd analysis as she explains how UpPrize got where it is now, and how the program plans to expand.

THIS WEEK:  Dr. Noah Snyder gives us an inspiring peek into Interphase Materials, a company that specializes in the many places where technology interfaces with biology, which makes for a wide-ranging set of applications.  During this week's show, Noah speaks with Scot MacTaggart about how Interphase improves outcomes in medicine, and improves the efficiency of both Navy ships and HVAC systems. Be sure to listen for Noah's advice about customer discovery, the pitfalls of startup fashion, and the quest for true purpose he thinks is key to his happiness as well as his success.

Do you have a great idea in your head but aren't sure how to turn it into a reality? Or fear that you don't have the right background to make it a success? We've teamed up with Scot MacTaggart, creator and host of The Pitchwerks Podcast, to break down the common misconceptions about starting a business. In just 30 short minutes you'll be more confident in your ability for success, but also have a list of key actions you'll need to take before and during your product launch. Even better, you'll learn all about how Luke is going to be a successful taco truck mogul. What are you waiting for?! Press play!

This week marks the return of Scot MacTaggart of Pitchwerks. He is, of course, joined by our usual co-hosts, Katie, Chilla, and Sorg as they talk this week’s tech news, including: Katie is talking Anchor as her Awesome Thing of the Week – and their ability to find you a podcast co-host! We’re talking the Tinder of podcast hosts. Scot’s Awesome Thing of the Week is the Hardware Cup finals with Pittsburgh’s very own Velocity Robotics. If you’re in Pittsburgh, you should check out the Hardware Cup – an International event that right’s here! Sorg’s Awesome Thing of the Week is via Matt Carlins and comes to us as Uber’s Uber Movement project. Chilla is sharing Google AI Kit as his Awesome Thing of the Week. It may be the first time Sorg has a retraction from a show recommendation thanks to his DoorDash experience. Smallman Galley is cool enough on its own, but now they have a Guilty Pleasures offering – with a menu on View Master! Sure your music sounds okay on Home Pod and Echo, but does your extreme metal sound just as good? Snap launches new features for Lens Studio AR. A number of tech companies vow not to aid in cyber attacks. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Scot MacTaggart (@Pitchwerks), Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), John Chichilla (@chilla) and Sorg (@Sorgatron) Our good friend, Zach Rizza is raising money and awareness through the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation Team Pittsburgh 2018 Pittsburgh Marathon. Check out his fundraiser page at: https://www.crowdrise.com/dsgfpitt2018/fundraiser/zachrizza Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST!

This week marks the return of Scot MacTaggart of Pitchwerks. He is, of course, joined by our usual co-hosts, Katie, Chilla, and Sorg as they talk this week’s tech news, including: Katie is talking Anchor as her Awesome Thing of the Week – and their ability to find you a podcast co-host! We’re talking the Tinder of podcast hosts. Scot’s Awesome Thing of the Week is the Hardware Cup finals with Pittsburgh’s very own Velocity Robotics. If you’re in Pittsburgh, you should check out the Hardware Cup – an International event that right’s here! Sorg’s Awesome Thing of the Week is via Matt Carlins and comes to us as Uber’s Uber Movement project. Chilla is sharing Google AI Kit as his Awesome Thing of the Week. It may be the first time Sorg has a retraction from a show recommendation thanks to his DoorDash experience. Smallman Galley is cool enough on its own, but now they have a Guilty Pleasures offering – with a menu on View Master! Sure your music sounds okay on Home Pod and Echo, but does your extreme metal sound just as good? Snap launches new features for Lens Studio AR. A number of tech companies vow not to aid in cyber attacks. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Scot MacTaggart (@Pitchwerks), Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), John Chichilla (@chilla) and Sorg (@Sorgatron) Our good friend, Zach Rizza is raising money and awareness through the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation Team Pittsburgh 2018 Pittsburgh Marathon. Check out his fundraiser page at: https://www.crowdrise.com/dsgfpitt2018/fundraiser/zachrizza Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST!

How do you propose a large, complex project with a multitude of possible outcomes?  We brought in an expert to answer that very question. That expert is Darrin Grove, the founder and CEO of Truefit, a development firm that has to pitch and plan such projects every day.  This week's show started with Darrin giving Pitchwerks host Scot MacTaggart a tour of his offices and development process, and then the two went to the Epicast studios to record this very special episode, where the two discuss sales qualification, the benefits of an iterative process, and Truefit's historic headquarters.

Want to meet some of the most interesting and influential people in Pittsburgh, plus Pitchwerks host Scot MacTaggart?  Grab a ticket for the PACE Inclusive Voices event at the Fairmont on April 13th. Born of the 1960s civil rights era, PACE empowers non-profits that strengthen the community, and the Inclusive Voices program connects ticket holders with CEOs, museum directors, and community leaders.  Victoria Garner, Traci Thomas, and Hilary Ferencak are in the studio this week, pitching us all on PACE, the Inclusive Voices program, and the energy you get from talking to people from completely different backgrounds.

Brad Kriel, founder of Velocity Robotics, is just coming off a regional victory in the AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup, and will be moving on to the next round.  The Hardware Cup is a pitch competition for early-stage hardware startups, and Brad is one of six US regional winners. The regional winners as well as the international winners are all competing to win the $50,000 grand prize, in the form of a convertible-debt investment by Startbot VC.   On this week's show, Brad tells Scot MacTaggart about Autoset, a tool made by Velocity Robotics to make miter saw work more efficient.  The two also spend time discussing how a return-on-investment (ROI) pitch gets made, and how Shark Tank can be bad for the entrepreneurial ecosystem.  

This week, Dr. Rasu Shrestha, MBA comes into the Epicast studios to talk about his role as an innovation leader at both UPMC and its subsidiary, UPMC Enterprises.  If you're not already familiar with UPMC, it's a major healthcare organization that grew out of the University of Pittsburgh, and not long ago it became the largest employer in Pennsylvania.  UPMC Enterprises is the creative arm, building products and businesses with entrepreneurs.   Dr. Shrestha is a kind-hearted, design-thinking innovator, working to improve healthcare through technology and innovation in the age of defensive medicine and courtroom thinking.  In this episode, he tells our host Scot MacTaggart about the current state of healthcare, about his experience with entrepreneur pitches, and what he is ultimately looking for from the startup community.  

This week on The Pitchwerks Podcast we've got three young men working to save the world - Tanner Cook, Grant Halleran and Aakash Pathak from CleanRobotics.  Together with host Scot MacTaggart, the team analyzes buyer motivations, end user education, and a two-tiered demonstration strategy for their product, Trashbot.  Trashbot solves a problem you might not even know that you have - the complexity of proper recycling - by analyzing waste and sending it automatically to the landfill or the recycling plant based on a number of factors.  

This week, familiar face Greg Coticchia (Pitchwerks #47) brings Randy Eager into the Epicast Studios to talk about upcoming free seminars in Pittsburgh from the Founder Institute, an idea-stage accelerator program that originated in California's Bay Area.  Greg and Randy have both been successful as entrepreneurs, and host Scot MacTaggart takes advantage of their visit to pick their brains for some insight that Pitchwerks listeners can apply in the new year.  If you're in the Pittsburgh area, be sure to check out the Founder Institute event on January 10 at 6pm, in the Truefit offices at 500 Grant Street.  The event is free and the topic is the first step, ideation.

Scot MacTaggart is the creator and host of The Pitchwerks Podcast.  Having logged more than 20 years in sales, marketing, and entrepreneurship, Scot has built a diverse portfolio of experiences helping businesses of all sizes to get to the next level.     If you're in sales, biz dev, marketing, product management or politics, The Pitchwerks Podcast is a fast, easy way to sharpen your tools each week.   Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here.   Scot’s Challenges; 1. Find the reason why you can unleash your creativity. 2. Determine the reason you’re doing what you’re doing.   Connect with Scot Facebook Twitter Instagram Website   If you liked this interview, check out previous episodes with Pittsburgh podcasters Marta Mazzoni and the Drinking Partners Ed Bailey & Day Bracey. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay

Scot MacTaggart of Pitchwerks joins us in Mayhem Studio to discuss the concept behind the Podcast, the variety of creatives, polititians and more he's had a chance to talk with, and working as a salesman and consultant over the years while continuing to get getting sleep at night. Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook,Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Scot MacTaggart​ of Pitchwerks joins us in Mayhem Studio to discuss the concept behind the Podcast, the variety of creatives, politicians and more he's had a chance to talk with, and working as a salesman and consultant over the years while continuing to get getting sleep at night. Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook,Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!