Culture: Founders, Entrepreneurs & Innovators: Recent Episodes
Charlie Stephens
Conversations with Business Founders, Innovators & Entrepreneurs on how their Journey has Inspired, Created & Evolved CULTURE. Hear the background of these leaders, pick up on tips for growth, lessons learned, raising capital, company culture and their words to live by. Get Inspired.
PrimeTimeVC is headlining TechDay 2024 highlighting 4 Venture Capitalists going head to head debating startup growth strategies, investment thesis and recent tech news.... while founders will vote them off the stage and crown one winning VC! Featuring Defending Champion Zehra Naqvi, Investor at Headline Ventures, along with former PrimeTime Champions Chris Cunningham GP at C2 Ventures, Erica Duignan Minnihan Co-Founder & General Partner at Reign Ventures and returning contestant Aubrie Pagano from Alpaca Ventures.
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Featured Venture Capitalists : Jesse Middelton is a GP at Flybridge Capital, Olivia O'Sullivan is a Partner at Forum Ventures, Zehra Naqvi is an Investor at Headline Ventures, Victoria Kennedy is a GP a Seed to Harvest an early stage fund investing in software companies.
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Electric VC lineup: Erica Duignan Minnihan, Founder & General Partner at Reign Ventures, Adam Mastrelli, Partner at Woodstock Fund US, Carolina Rojas, Principal at Distributed Ventures, Austin Flon, Portfolio Development Leader at IBM Ventures. In this special edition for IBM Z Day, selected StartUp Investors will be answering questions on topics related to how a startup improves its investibility while solving for security and data privacy.
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Top VCs MatchUp: Elliott Robinson Bessemer Ventures Partners, Ashley Aydin Vamos Ventures, Jason Scott ANIM Fund and Samantha Rodriguez Google for Startups.
Venture Capitalists debate the state of venture funding, Ai wave, Cloud computing, tips for the best founder intro calls, moving the needle on driving more $$ to diverse founders & funders, habits of the best founders, unpopular investment verticals, and Elon Vs Zuck!!
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Top VCs MatchUp: Nihal Mehta Partner at Eniac Ventures, Nia Johnson Investor, Olivia O’Sullivan Forum Ventures and Ollen Douglass VC & Board Advisor (Formerly Motley Fool Ventures)
Investors debate:
What should investors consider when making a bet on Ai during this frenzied environment?
How should founders structure their fundraise?
Will VCs start using ChatGPT or Google’s BARD as an investment tool?
How important is it for founders to understand exactly how they will build a defensibility moat around their product at the pre seed / seed stage?
Cap table: What’s the ideal number to allocate for an employee option pool, why is it important and do you require the pool to be implemented before your investment?
bet a billion on anything, where you placing your chips?
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Top Venture Capitalists Elana Dickman at Red Beard Ventures, Saka Nuru at Funnder, Megan Ananian at H/L Ventures & Pete Mathias at Alumni Venutes matched up April 13th to debate the following Topics: + Current VC Mindset w/ SVB Disrupting Market Conditions + Most Exciting Verticals to Invest In & New Unicorns to look out for + Advising Portfolio Companies on how to handle Competition + PreSeed to Seed, What are most important Hires? + How to Navigate your Cap Table + What Role did VCs play in SVB debacle & what are the Long term Effects? + What New Jobs will be Born from ChatGPT + What are the Best StartUp Analogies /Stories for Success
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Soraya Darabi, General Partner & Founder of Trail Mix Ventures an early stage investment firm focused on the future of living well. We talk through qualifying startup investments, the process of raising capital & traits of successful founders. As a 3x Mentor of the Year by Techstars, we discuss the secrets mentorship & finding a good mentor. Advice for female founders, tips for networking & the opportunities open for collaboration.
https://www.trailmix.vc/
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Kai is a partner at Courtside Ventures is an early-stage fund focused on sports, fitness and gaming. Kai talks about his past work as 3x Founder, working at Comcast Ventures leading investments focused on investing underrepresented founders, Hear his process in qualifying startups, founders who stand out, building teams, hiring to motivate & align company culture. He explains thoughts on raising capital, building a network & metrics for performance. Learn the opportunities that Courtside is looking to collaborate on & his words to live by.
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Venture Capital Investor Panel, from Angel to IPO w/ speakers
Nikita Singareddy Investor @RRE Ventures | Kunal Mehta Principle @Hearst Ventures & Mario Gabriele @Charge Ventures Panel Presented by Entre CEO Michael Marra
Talking Covid-19 Impact on investing, raising capital & how to best strategies approach investors. What Qualities they look for in successful founders, networking & build strong relationships. Technology, healthcare tech, transportation mobility, esports and religious tech? Yes its all here!
Mario's Newsletter: https://readthegeneralist.com
Kunal’s Book https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Genius-Venture-Capital-Betting-ebook/dp/B07YCZH3NS
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Laura Chau is a Principal at Canaan Partners who focuses on investing in early stage consumer technology companies that are changing the way we live, work, and think. Laura has partnered with category-defining startups in various roles, including Coterie, Kabam, Cuyana, Branch Metrics, Greenhouse, Kustomer, and KonMari Media.
Canaan is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs with visionary ideas. With $5B under management, a diversified fund and over 190 exits to date, Canaan has invested in some of the world's leading technology and healthcare companies over the past 30 years. Canaan’s focus areas include fintech, enterprise/cloud, marketplaces, frontier tech, biopharma, digital health and medtech.
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Jeremy Levine is a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) in NYC. BVP supports entrepreneurs who want to create revolutions of their own by investing in technologies companies seed, early stage, and growth stage. From his early business career at McKinsey to working with BVP for near two decades, Jeremy gives us his principals on communication, customer acquisition, raising capital and networking. Jeremy shares a few great stories on Founders Jeremy Stoppelman at Yelp, Tobi Lutke at Shopify and the key insights that help BVP look for the roadmaps to invest.
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From Wall Street to working with Scott Harrison CEO of Charity Water. Lessons from interviewing the Founders of Betterment, Pintrest, Yippit, Eniac Ventures and others in the Venture Capital Ecosystem. We discuss his role at Hearst Ventures and their history of Investments in Netscape, Roku, Pandora & Buzzfeed. Thoughts on Investment strategy for Transportation Mobility, FinTech, Cyber Securities and emerging areas in Media. Tips on a collaborative company culture and effective communication.
“Realizing Optionality. Embrace your failures and understand their are options and bounce back paths. Theres always more options.”
Pick up- Finding Genius https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Genius-Venture-Capital-Betting-ebook/dp/B07YCZH3NS - Insight on How does venture capital operate and how to get funding from VCs.
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Named as Crain's most influential business woman, Kathy Wylde sits down to talk the future on NYC. We discuss mentor David Rockefeller and partnering w/ Fred Wilson of Flatiron Partners & Union Square Ventures. Thoughts on NYC becoming the world hub of transit innovation, FinTech & Life Sciences. "Know where your going and know how to bring others along with you!"
New York City's Silicon Alley is taking over SF Silicon Valley and Kathy is leading the way!
The Partnership for NYC represents the city’s business leadership &its largest private sector employers. We work together with government, labor and the nonprofit sector to promote economic growth and maintain the city’s position as a global center of commerce and innovation.
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Heather Hartnett CEO & Founding Partner Human Ventures a venture fund & startup studio investing in exceptional founders who are defining our future. We talk about her mentors Chris Sacca , David Z. Solomon & Beth Comstock - She explains the fund strategy, the type of talent the they like to back, what is the StartUp Studio & the Importance of Adding Value to others first.
http://humanventures.co
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Live at Microsoft Start Up Investor Series w/ Nihal Mehta, Founding General Partner, Eniac Ventures talking StartUps, Fundraising, Networking, Company Culture, & Partnerships. So many Gems in this one! Nihal is a 5x Tech Founder & Highly Successful Investor in Uber, Admob and Tapad. Eniac Ventures leads seed rounds in bold founders who use code to create transformational companies.
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Sean Petterson CEO StrongArm Tech on LinkedInLive at New Lab in the Brooklyn Navy Yard! Sean is a Forbes 30 under 30 nominee and CEO of StrongArm Technologies, Inc. develops data collection, assessment, and safety solutions for the industrial worker. The company offers a risk monitoring device that uses machine learning to capture and analyze physiological and environmental risk; and FUSE Risk Management Platform, a cloud-based IoT enabled software informed by an array of motion-interpreting sensors that allow organizations to monitor, assess, and intervene
StongArm Tech http://www.strongarmtech.com
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Lo talks about his mentors Shellye Archambeau & Ken Coleman (Mentor to Ben Horowitz) & starting Plexo Capital, a venture fund formed inside GV (formerly Google Ventures). The fund is based on GV's strategy to increase access to differentiated deal flows and seeks to make investments into women and minority seed stage VCs. This Live show was broadcasted from Studio at Rock Center!
Plexo Capital invests as an LP into emerging seed stage VCs and also invests directly into select companies sourced from the Plexo Capital VC Network.
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LinkedInLive w/ Andrea Turner Moffitt CoFounder Plum Alley Investments , Author & Entrepreneur - Plum Alley Investments is a private membership that gives you access to influence innovation and shape the future by investing in private companies. Our goal is simple: get capital to the most promising women entrepreneurs and provide a powerful experience and return to the women and men who invest in them.
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Two Time Founder Lio Slama is launching SquarePlan out of the NYC TechStars Accelerator Program. Revolutionizing Property & Facility Management, SquarePlan is making intelligent properties through ai and better communication between landlords and tenants. Check out this episode on the company that is bringing tech to the real estate world straight outta NYC.
http://www.thesquareplan.com
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Cogent Entertainment is a non-traditional marketing agency connecting brands with the most authentic influencers, celebrities, and experiences. Cogent's headquarters are in New York City and Los Angeles, specializes in talent procurement, brand strategies, influencer marketing and experiential activations.
Mark is former Head of Sports for Platinum Rye Entertainment – the worlds largest buyer of celebrity talent for corporate America – where he was responsible for procuring many of the biggest names in sports/entertainment for some of the most recognizable campaigns on TV for Fortune 500 companies
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From Beer Vendor at MSG to business lawyer and serial entrepreneur, Michael gives us all the Tips and Tricks on his success. Michael founded 6 different business including a multi-million dollar Tech company. He talks about best practices for pitching Investors, the importance of engagement and common pitfalls young founders can avoid. This show was filmed in front of 80 aspiring entrepreneurs at the Entre Networking Event at Microsofts' HQ NYC on LinkedIn Live. Watch replay here: www.CharlieNYC.com
Connect w/ Michael on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwieser/
From helping grow Seamless, to CoFounding Julius with Tiki Barber and becoming the CEO of Thuzio, Jared lays out the playbook on how to create a great product, lead and grow. Thuzio is hiring & Jared talks about what he wants in an ideal employee, collaborating with other companies and tips on how he built his network. Thuzio is currently partnered with Seedvest in a crowdfunding campaign to grow Thuzio into new markets.
https://www.thuzio.com/
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Talking how to handle rapid growth at VaynerMedia, inception of VaynerSports and providing maximum value for the NFL players he's representing. AJ discusses the importance of patience, communication and perspective. VaynerSports is the top sports agency for modern day athlete. http://www.vaynersports.com/
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Stephanie Manning, Director of Platform at Lerer Hippeau talks about her early business life at AppNexus and WorkBench into her current role at NYC's top VC Fund. We discuss the funds values, networking tips, business growth, pitch decks, raising capital and being a dot connector. Gems all around on this episode!
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Christopher J. Kelly Co-Founder & Vice Chairman Convene Convene offers award-winning flexible-term office spaces, coworking locations, meeting spaces, and event venues across the country.
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Live Show from Microsoft's NYC HQ w/ David Meltzer CEO & CoFounder of Sports 1 Marketing talking about empowering others, Gratitude, Empathy, Attitude, and Effective Communication. David brings us through his past business experience from launching the world's first smart phone to becoming CEO of the world’s most notable sports agency, Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment to CoFounding Sports 1 Marketing with NFL Hall of Fame QB Warren Moon. David's been honored as Humanitarian of the Year, leads as Chairman of the Unstoppable Foundation and ranked by Forbes at a top Keynote speaker.
Pick up David's #1 best selling book, Game-Time Decision Making
This event was held in partnership with Entre - Community for Entrepreneurs.
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Live show w/ Aidan about SKOUT CyberSecurity, having a thoughtful company culture, hiring process, the importance of service & growing your network through relationships. Hear some take aways from business partners Stephen Ross of Related Properties & Miami Dolphins and Matt Higgins at RSE Ventures/ Shark Tank. Also Aidan give 3 great pro tips for growth!
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidankehoe/
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Talking with Industry Leader John Frankel, Founding Partner of ff Venture Capital live from the Empire State Building. We discuss company culture, technology, drones, artificial intelligence & Die Hard.
ff Venture Capital ("ffVC") focuses on advising & growing technology & tech-enabled companies across emerging industries, including ai, cyber security, drones, enterprise software, crowdfunding, and data analytics.
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Live talk from the North 6th Agency office w/ Al DiGuido. Al brings high energy into this discussion talking the future of Public Relations, Communication, Company Culture & having foresight. Hear some great stories on their CEO Matt Rizzetta & Al's thoughts on the importance of having a Unique Selling Proposition.
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NYC Commercial Real Estate Pilot Episode
Talking recent lease transactions, News you can Use & Interviews with Industry Leaders Commercial Real Estate Brokers.
CW RunDown Episode Coming Soon!
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From the LeadersLive on LinkedInLive show with serial entrepreneur Mark French Co-Founder of Twenty App, Founder of Mission Athletecare, Inventor of Court Grip, Member of the Board of Advisors at Block Six Analytics, Member of the Board of Advisors at Ad Age, Board of Advisors at The Players Tribune, Board Member at K+ Organics.
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Mark on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-french-28a37049/
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Leaders Live on LinkedIn Live show. Talking Venture Capital, E-Sports team FazeClan, E-commerce and disrupting industries. David was one of the youngest partners at Deloitte before starting his new VC fund. David is rapidly becoming a leading advisor, visionary and investor.
https://www.gtifcapital.com/
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An MIT grad & an electrical engineer meet at UPENN grad school to form a powerful team in building technology for new moms. We talk their business journey into winning numerous start up contests and tips for presenting to investors. Sujay and Adriana explain the company values that supports mom and the science to help them.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666138126/lilu-massage-bra-pump-more-milk-hands-free
Lilu, a company that's setting out to make breast-pumping better for all moms. Lilu is developing a breast pumping bra that automates breast compression for pumping mothers, so mothers can pump truly hands free.
John has been named to Business Week's List of Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs and Silicon Alley's List of Top People in NYC Tech. John's company Project X has been recognized by Crain's Fast 50 list and named Top 10 on Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies. Listen to his journey, his mentors along the way, growth tips and the culture he's creating at Project X.
Project X brings brands' stories to life in the physical world by using its industry leading tech platform to launch Out-of-Home (i.e. billboards, transit/airport ads, etc.) advertising campaigns.
PJXmedia.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlaramie/
Kison Patel CEO & Founder of DealRoom talks about his early business experience as an M&A advisor to building up the tech software platform DealRoom. Kison walks us through his hiring process, company growth and blending cultures in the M&A process. Listen to his growth tips, creating content for lead generation and the importance of LinkedIn for business development.
DealRoom is a SaaS platform that replaces the inefficient, manual, mistake-prone processes that occur when using spreadsheets, email and standalone virtual data rooms to manage due diligence.
www.dealroom.net
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kisonpatel/
Jasmine Shells, CEO & CoFounder of Five to Nine, millennial entrepreneur & TEDx Speaker. We talk the inception of the company, early business experience & starting a mentoring program at EY. She gives us growth tips on communication, strategy & being a good story teller. "Affinity Matters"
A Culture of Inclusion. Five to Nine is a culture engagement solution that increases workplace connectivity & inclusion while providing analytics to drive strategy.
https://fivetonine.co/
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Talk with James Stovall, CEO & CoFounder of Little Bird HR. Ranked #5 Insurance Company on Inc. 500 and #508 on the Inc 5000 List which ranks the country's top 5000 fastest-growing private companies. James breaks down the company’s success, inception, building our the software behind the product and growth. He explains the importance behind hiring smart people, the business ideals and culture.
Little Bird HR provides professional employer services with a focus on Pre-K to 12 schools, such as charter, private, and preschools.
https://littlebird.hr/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/little-bird-hr/
https://twitter.com/Stovall4Kids
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesstovall/
Entrepreneur Mark Kalkwarf CEO & Founder of ATYPICAL talks about his journey from starting in software sales into building his current marketing company.
Mark details creative strategies when approaching a successful marketing campaign, growing the business while not compromising the company culture and importance of having fun with his team while achieving the sales goals. We discuss technology in real estate, the best advice received, lessons learned from his father and pro-tips for business growth.
"If you want to get noticed, you got to do something atypical!"
ATYPICAL is a full service sales marketing agency working exclusively in the commercial real estate technology (CRETech) space.
www.AtypicalCompany.com
Recommended Book- Contagious: Why Things Catch on by Jonah Berger
Conversation with Dileep Thazhmon COO & CoFounder of PowerInbox a highly successful trusted audience engagement & digital monetization platform for the best publishers and marketers in the world. The company has 8,000% growth over the last three years with a revenue run-rate over $35M. We talk about building the company, the hyper growth, and the business culture. Also speak about the growing NYC Startup ecosystem, lessons learned from mentors, proTips for growth and his words to live by.
PowerInbox was ranked the #2 in Software, Inc. Top 30 List, #3 Deloitte Fast500 List & #4 Crains Top50 List. The business has $18.4M VC funding, featured at TechCrunch Disrupt. Handles over 10B+ emails a month from clients that include CNN, Disney, HBO, NFL, Hearst etc that run PowerInbox code, reaching 75M+ unique users and serving over 800M pieces of content daily.
www.powerinbox.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thazhmon/
Talking with Jason Feifer, Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, keynote speaker, published author and host of 2 podcasts. We discuss his journey from working a small town newspaper to becoming the leader of Entrepreneur.com We discuss how to stay in touch with your network, cowriting the novel Mr. Nice Guy with his wife, and the Culture and mindset of today's entrepreneur. Also hear the ProTips and words to live by from an inspiring NY industry leader.
Entrepreneur magazine is the premier source for everything small business. Advice, insight, profiles and guides for established and aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide. www.entrepreneur.com
www.jasonfeifer.com
Insta: @heyfeifer
Mr. Nice Guy on Amazon!
https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Nice-Guy-Jennifer-Miller/dp/1250189888
Talking with Ben Wright the CEO Founder of Velocity Global the 4th Fastest Growing Private Company on the Inc. 5000 List. Ben discussing the importance of company Culture, hiring 10’s and helping companies grow internationally. We talk about the starting Velocity Global, the importance of speed, hiring talent, best advice received, protips for growth, favorite books, music and his words to live by.
Velocity Global is an international employment services firm ensuring companies get the fastest entry into market, reduce costs, and maintain the highest level of flexibility by adjusting to your business demands.
https://velocityglobal.com/
https://twitter.com/velocity_global
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bentwright/
Michael 'President' Anderson the CEO & Founder of MPAC Solutions sits down to discuss Venture Capital, FinTech, Investing, Advising and creating Investment Funds to Empowering Communities. Working his way up through Harvard, Wharton Grad, Wall Street to founding his own businesses and Michael talks through navigating his portal of high net worth individuals to reinvest into sustainable innovation.
Be Fearless.
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/presidentquadrillions/
https://www.mpacsolutions.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/presidentmpac/
Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD the Founder & CEO of the popular F-Factor diet talks about her humble beginnings from selling rocks in her front yard to starting one of the most popular weight loss and health programs in the world. Tanya educates us on the benefits of a Fiber based diet and how she started her own private health practice in NYC. We also learn about her mentors which include Maye Musk (Yes Elon's mom) and her advice on being your best self.
“Through education you empower and through empowerment you inspire!”
IG: @tanyazuckerbrot
@f_factor
https://www.ffactor.com/
Discussion with Whats the Move NYC, Founder and CEO Taqee Bond. The Bronx Native talks about his NYC Social Platform that is helping NYers find the best daily events in TriState including festivals, music, food and nightlife. Taqee explains how he made the leap into the business from the first steps to building a team, the impact of his mentor Combat Jack and the importance of focusing on your strengths.
“Your Network equals your Net Worth”
Books: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
The subtle art of not giving a f*ck by Mark Manson
Music - Nipsey Hustle - Album Victory Lap
Social Handles : @taqeebond @whatsthemovenyc
https://twitter.com/WhatsTheMoveNYC
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Interview with StartUp Founder Michael Marra, CEO of the ME GROUP that's providing the next generation with cutting edge community, education, and self development. Michael has created a network, ENTRE which is the hub for entrepreneurs to connect, learn and build businesses together.
We talk how he built this network of Entrepreneurs, helping founders find their passion, and how to build a business in a day. Entrepreneurship is a long road with ups and downs but its important to "have the willingness the learn and change".
ENTRE host networking nights with start ups, VC's and business Founders from Miami, Pittsburg to NYC.
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Insta: @Entre__
Email: michael@joinentre.com
Facebook ME Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/entreplatform/
A discussion with Adnan Pirzada and Tristan McCormick, the CoFounders of Clarify. Clarify is education technology company building a way to help schools and teachers make better sense of students data.
Tristan a software engineer and Adnan a teacher looking to innovate the education system, talk about how they built their product, how it's helping teachers and the future of technology in the classroom.
http://www.clarify.school/
Connect with the CoFounders on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristanmccormick/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adpirz/
Carlo is a serial entrepreneur who launched his first successful business in college, helping bring thousands of customers to local venues throughout Miami. He has helped build or grow startups of all sizes ranging from pre-development stage startups to Groupon. Most notably, he helped build Groupon Japan, turning it into one of the company's largest and most successful international markets in just two months.
He is currently the Founder & CEO of SELECT, a private membership community and concierge service that provides access to exclusive events, insider pricing and VIP perks at thousands of locations. SELECT partners with top rated local restaurants and nightlife venues as well as premier global brands in travel, retail, entertainment & more. SELECT's 15,000+ members receive exclusive benefits at over 600,000 partner locations. SELECT works with numerous leading brands across industries including TAO Group, H.Wood Group, SBE, The One Group, Lululemon, Bose, Hyatt, Kimpton, Priceline, Hawaiian Airlines and many, many others.
https://www.meetselect.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlocisco/
Insta: @CarloHimself
https://www.instagram.com/carlohimself/
Talking with Nick Woodhouse, President & CMO of Authentic Brands Group (ABG). We discuss his early business experience, the company culture his team is building and growing the celebrity entertainment fashion brand ownership company.
"When you’re green you're Growing & when your ripe you’re rotting. Be Green" - Nick Woodhouse
Authentic Brands Group owns such consumers brands as Juicy Couture, Jones New York, Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson (manages), Nine West, Nautica, Hickey Freeman, Aeropostale, Airwalk & Prince.
www.authenticbrandsgroup.com
YouTube Link to the Culture Show w/ Nick Woodhouse:
https://youtu.be/zpQ5qUJgWWw
Conversation with Jeff Berman a General Partner at Camber Creek. We discuss the Property Technology (PropTech) world, what he is looking for in founders and companies when investing, tips for growth and Flame Throwers. Camber Creek is a venture capital firm providing strategic value and capital to operating technology companies focused on the real estate market.
http://www.cambercreek.com/
Twitter: @Camber_Creek
Jeff on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-e-berman-7bbb0b4/
Recommended Book: Black Swan
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X
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In this special episode we go back and hear all the previous guests protips and advice on growth both professionally and personally. Hear the Founders of Venmo, the USA Network, Brooklyn Boulders, VaynerSports and many others including VC's .
Please leave a comment and let me know what you think of this special episode! Thanks
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Jason Fox is the CEO & Founder EarBuds Music, a social music platform that offers fans a way to connect with their favorite athletes and musicians to share moments. The idea came from when Jason played in the NFL and saw Cam Newton warming up across the field jamming with his headphones on. What was he listening to? Jason wanted to find out and share it with fans across the world.
Jason is a natural born leader who has built a solid team around him and is looking to grow EarBuds Music across the globe by connecting fans and friends through sharing music.
Website: https://earbudsmusic.com
Insta: @EarBudsMusic
Twitter: @EarBudsLive
Recommended Book: Traction: How to run your business
https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837
Travis Grillo took his grandfather's pickle recipe and turned it into a multi-million dollar business. Started from a selling single pickle spears from a wooden pushcart in Downtown Boston, he worked his way up to be featured in Fenway Park and snuck his way into WholeFoods. Travis has taken his marketing and promotional skills to the next level to gain mass attention to his pickle brand. Travis is a true entrepreneur and hustler that provides amazing inspiration and motivation to those looking to build their own business. www.grillospickles.com ww.instagram.com/grillospickles https://twitter.com/GrillosPickles https://www.youtube.com/user/grillospickles/featured https://www.facebook.com/GrillosPickles/ contact: info@grillospickles.com
Kay Koplovitz Founded the USA Network and is currently the CoFounder & Managing Director of the Springboard Growth Capital. She is the Chairman of Springboard Enterprises, a non-profit accelerator that has fostered the investment of more than $8.3 billion in women-led firms, and has served as its Chairman since inception. Kay acted at CEO and Chairman of the USA Network, the Sci-Fi Channel, and USA Networks International which today is multi-billion dollar television cable television networks. Ms. Koplovitz ran the company for 21 years before stepping down in 1998, at which time it was sold for $4.5 billion. Not a bad run! "Great to be lucky but you make your own luck, its when preparation and opportunity converge, you can get really lucky." -KK https://sb.co springboardgc.com https://twitter.com/KayKoplovitz Author of Been There, Run That & Bold Women, Big Ideas. Link Below. https://www.amazon.com/Kay-Koplovitz/e/B001K8ESGS/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Jeanne Sullivan has been described in Forbes as “one of the women VCs changing the world – grooming the next generation of female entrepreneurs”. Jeanne is a General Partner at The Arcview Group and is a fierce advocate for legalization and regulation of the Cannabis industry. Jeanne talks about her philosophy on business life, mentoring growing entrepreneurs, raising capital, and her words to live by. Jeanne is an experienced keynote speaker on tech and the growing cannabis industry. https://arcviewgroup.com Twitter: @gianna2122 https://ense.nyc/jeanne_q_of_g
Discussion w/ ConCreates CoFounders Vincent Bragg and Janeya Griffin about giving inmates a purpose and helping rehabilitate into contributing members of society. ConCreates is a unique Creative Agency that crowd sources its ideas from the untapped talent pool currently locked up behind bars. Vincent Bragg, the Co-Founder and CEO of Concreates, has shaken off the title of Felon & redefined himself as an executive and innovator. Bragg has over 15 years’ experience in the entertainment and marketing industry, leading dozens of teams and overseeing hundreds of projects, including raising the listenership of X-Radio.Biz by over 37 million listeners during his time as VP of Marketing. Janeya Griffin, CoFounder & Chief Innovation Strategist of ConCreates balances her work with her day job at the National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA). Her direct ties to this nation’s criminal justice system stem from her life story, where both of her parents were incarcerated at the young age of 16, leaving her to temporarily care for her 6 year old younger brother. https://concreates.com/ info@concreates.com Twitter: @CONCREATES_ Instagram: @concre8tes www.JaneyaGriffin.com
Pete Gibaldi is the Founder & Host of the Premium Pete Show, CoFounder of YouGottaEatThis! and Founder SneakerTube. Pete talks about growing up in Brooklyn, starting in the podcast world from the Combat Jack Show and love for NYC pizza. He gives some inspiring pro tips, preaches never to question your passion and talks about lessons learned from his mentor Reggie Ossé. The Premium Pete Show is packed with captivating culture and the essence of optimistic growth. Premium Pete is devoted to creating comedic, momentous, and thought provoking conversations with established & notable figures around pop culture, family, entrepreneurial growth and more. The Premium Pete Show ™ New episodes drop every Thursday http://thepremiumpeteshow.com/ You Gotta Eat This! (YGET) is a website and digital platform dedicated to featuring food content from all across the world. Rap Legend Bun B and Tastemaker Premium Pete combined their talents to create www.YouGottaEatThis.com Premium Pete on Social Twitter: https://twitter.com/PremiumPete Ense: https://ense.nyc/premiumpete SneakerTube https://twitter.com/SneakerTubeTV YouGottaEatThis! www.instagram.com/yougottaeatthis
Christian Wierød talks digitalization and automation of the residential rental market from Norway and breaking into the NYC market. Christian was a squad leader in the Norwegian Armed Forces, a tour guide around the world, and a club coach ski instructor in Canada. We talk about the inception of Unite Living, lessons he learned along the journey, ProTips for growth, book recommendations and shares awesome Norwegian Folk Tales. Unite Living https://uniteliving.com/ Instagram: @uniteliving Twitter: @UniteLiving Facebook: www.facebook.com/uniteliving
Special Episode Highlighting The Ignitia Open Pitch Competition. On Wednesday June 20th, 2018 Ignitia Office held their first annual pitch competition that featured the 7 finalist competing for $20,000 grand prize consisting of $10,000 in coworking space and $10,000 in cash. Below are the following contestants that we spoke with prior to the big pitch. Padspin, Inc. - Finding an apartment can be a real nightmare. Padspin helps cut down on the pain of the apartment hunt by cutting back broker fees and helps connect residential tenants and landlords directly and efficiently. Founded By Jeff Segal. https://padspin.com/ Geopipe, Inc. - Creates Immersive Virtual copies of real world built by algorithms, instantly downloadable for simulations, games architecture and beyond. Geopipe was Founded by 2 computer scientists Christopher Mitchell- Founder-CEO (PHD NYU) and Thomas Dickerson Founder-CSO (PHD candidate Brown). https://geopi.pe/ Lilu, Inc. is building the next generation of mom-tech products to help mothers pump, track and manage their breast milk supply. Founded By Adriana C Vázquez Ortiz (MIT Graduate) Sujay Suresh Kumar ( UPenn Graduate). http://www.wearlilu.com/ The Lieu– Beauty Bars for workspaces. From the founder Rebecca Lima: “We partner with office properties, workspaces, corporations and events to create self-care beauty bars for women.” https://www.thelieu.com/ Biotrak Therapeudics- Behavioral Therapy to assist with those who suffer from migraine headaches led by Adam Kirell and an incredible team of experts. https://www.haloheadache.com/ Podible. Founded by Sheldon Smickley, Podible uses machine learning to solve both discovery and monetization for podcast authors and listeners. https://podible.co/ Futureproof Retail - Creates high end shopping experiences for both customers and consumers through point of sale technology. Founded by Di Di Chan & William Hogben Futureproof is out to change the way we shop in a big way. https://www.futureproofretail.com/ Hosted by: IGNITIA OFFICE 1002 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Phone: 929-269-6777 www.ignitiaoffice.com
Andrew Ackerman Managing Director at Dreamt Ventures, one of the Top 5 accelerators in the world. Andrew is in charge of UrbanTech at Dreamit and investing, advising & mentoring Post-Seed start-up companies. Andrew previously founded Bunk1 and consulted at Booze Allen. Andrew talks about the qualities he likes to see when investing in companies, Dreamit Ventures customer emergence program, what separates his VC from others and finding that “one sentence” that hits the problem, solution & what makes you awesome! Dreamit Ventures Dreamit is a top-10 ranked global accelerator and venture capital firm. Dreamit drives traction and business velocity by providing startups with access to investors, a sales pipeline and a network of resources. Founded in 2008, Dreamit portfolio includes over 300 breakthrough technology companies across a variety of industry verticals. www.dreamit.com Andrew on Social Tiwtter: @andrewackerman
Interview w/ Trevor Sumner CEO at Perch Interactive. Previously Trevor was the President, CMO and CoFounder of LocalVox, a local social & mobile marketing platform for local businesses that was named one of the top startups in NYC by Business Insider, Forbes and Huffington Post, & was acquired by The Blackstone Group. Trevor is a NYC-based entrepreneur, product and marketing executive and recognized startup advisor and angel. We discuss growing up in NYC, tips for the hiring process with 'TopGrading', growing startups, being methodical, the company culture at Perch and words to live by aka the Trevorisms. Also Trevor tells a few great stories that include a live or death situation while scuba diving in Antartica. Perch is the leader in interactive retail marketing technology with proprietary 3D sensing technology and cloud platform enable traditional retail displays to detect and react whenever a customer approaches, touches or picks up a product - and deliver an experience that surprises and delights. www.perchinteractive.com Trevor on Social Twitter: @TrevorSumner Ense: @TrevorSumner http://www.accessoriesgal.com/
Interview w/ Rob Krauss CoFounder of Fortina which has 5 tri-state restaurant locations and growing. Rob used his digital marketing experience and customer retention strategies to create BoomLetGo, a new data/ mobile restaurant payment app. Rob talks about his affection for entertaining, pizza, rolling up dead bodies, his sports legacy & how his grandfather may have invented sausage? Rob gives his pro tips for growth, best advice & words to live by. Fortina https://fortinapizza.com Instagram: @fortinapizza Facebook: www.facebook.com/fortinaPizza Rob on Social: Instagram: @bobbypizzas Ense: @bobbypizzas Download Ense: https://ense.nyc/install
Interview w/ Josh Bobrowsky the CEO & CoFounder of Ignitia Office. Josh also founded Icons Consulting, owner and founder of Integrated Fitness and owned J.B. Landscaping. We discuss Josh's mentors in Ari Lightman, Digital Media & Marketing Professor at Carnegie Mellon, lessons learned along his journey, growth tips and the community and culture he is building at Ignitia Office in Brooklyn. Ignitia Office is a premium Coworking space that was recently ranked Top NYC Startups of 2018 and Top 7 Coworking spaces in NYC by Inc. Magazine. www.ignitiaoffice.com Josh on Social Media: Twitter: @joshbobrowsky Ense: @joshbobrowsky LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-bobrowsky-45834212/ Recommended Books: Shoe Dog - Phil Knight The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho The Hard Thing about Hard things - Ben Horowitz Download Ense to ask Josh any follow up questions: https://ense.nyc/install
Interview w/ Ramya Joseph, Founder of Pefin the worlds first AI financial advisor. We talks about the soul of her company Pefin and creating a people first culture. Ramya talk about getting into machine learning and AI from her business experience at IBM and Goldman Sachs. We also talk about growth tips, mentors, growing up in an immigrant family and the influence of her mother. "To do as your duty, let not the fruits of your actions, affect your actions." Ramya on social media: Twitter & ENSE @ramyajoseph www.pefin.com @pefininc
Interview w/ Jesse Levin, Founder of Tactivate which is combining special operation veterans and entrepreneurs to help in disaster relief efforts. Jesse also CoFounded Brooklyn Boulders, is the Founder Active Collaborative Workspace, Founder of Mortar & Pistil and Founder of the Archer Group. Jesse talks about Expeditionary Entrepreneurship, running into drug traffickers while helping in Panama, the importance of relationships, building local capacity and helping rebuild communities. Jesse on Social: Twitter: @ArcherGroupInv Ense: @Tactivate ww.tactivate.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/Tactivatex Jesse's YouTube PSFK Talk: https://youtu.be/cOpA2BPB6I4 Entrepreneur.com Article: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/310161
Interview w/ Ray Edwards, CEO & Founder of PNDULUM a fully integrated consumer product development, innovation company and incubator that is an accelerator for minority entrepreneurs. Ray is a LA-based entrepreneur and early-stage venture professional serving in strategic marketing, finance, and business development functions. Formerly CFO of Derek Jeter's Players Tribune and previously a Director of Finance & Strategy at Violator Management. Ray talks about growing up in Pittsburgh to working under legends like Violator's Chris Lighty, Hip-Hop Legend Busta Rhymes, DefJam CoFounder Kevin Liles, Warner Music Group' s Lyor Cohen and many others. We talk about PNDULUM's company culture, pro tips on personal growth and his famous red Nike's. "Crawl, Walk, Run" - Chris Lighty PNDULUM http://www.pndulum.com Ray on Social Media @CorpAmerica Ray on ENSE: https://ense.nyc/corpamerica To see all Recommended Books, Music and Food www.CharlieNYC.com
Interview w/ Peter Birsinger, CTO & CoFounder of Podible. Podible is a podcast listening app that learns what you love and recommends new podcasts for you. We also help authors grow their audience & monetize with analytics & (soon) programmatic audio ad insertion. https://podible.co/ Download Podible App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/podible/id1322101132?mt=8
Interview w/ David Kiddder, CEO & CoFounder of Bionic Solution. David is an experienced entrepreneur and angel investor in over 30 companies. Creator & CoAuthor of the two-time New York Times bestselling five book series, The Intellectual Devotional. Prior to Bionic, David CoFounded Clickable and SmartRay Network. David talks about leading the 8th fastest growing services company, his 5 Lenses of Entrepreneurial Success, interviewing Elon Musk and other innovators for his book the Startup Playbook, growth tips, book recommendations and words to live by. Bionic is a product enabled service company, an army of entrepreneurs, that installs a proprietary solution designed to unlock new growth and competitiveness for the world's largest enterprises, based on the models, methods, talent, and tools of venture capital and entrepreneurship. David on Social: Twitter: @davidskidder Bionic Solution http://bionicsolution.com/ Instagram: @bionicsolution David Helping Others: Defy Ventures: https://defyventures.org/ Venture for America: https://ventureforamerica.org/ Charity Water: https://www.charitywater.org/
Interview w/ Tom Meredith, CEO & CoFounder of BitMinutes (BTM) a new Crypto-currency, based on International (ISO) Banking Standards, that democratizes P2P lending to the street corner level in amounts as small as a $5- $10. BitMinutes use builds consumer credit and act as collateral for lending. MasterCard is one of our global partners, issuing virtual accounts based on BitMinutes. https://www.bitminutes.com/ Video on BitMinutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si8CB9nbVhs&feature=youtu.be
Interview w/ Jared Feldman, Founder & CEO of Canvs. Jared was named one the Forbes 30 under 30 Class of 2017. Canvs is an analytics company that measures and map emotions around content. Canvs has become the industry standard, informing social media strategy for television, research, production and ad sales. Canvs’ clients include HBO, Sony, Viacom and NBC Universal. Canvs has received funding from Gary Vaynerchuk, Ludlow Ventures and other well known investors. We discuss Jared’s journey from NYU Stern to working with the music & film industry leaders by mentoring them on how to use social media. We talk about the importance of culture as Canvs, building a team, his mentors, pro tips for growth and his words to live by. “Dont Forget to be Human” - Jared Feldman Jared on Social Media: Twitter: @iamjaredf ENSE: @iamjaredF instagram: @canvsai www.canvs.ai Book: Michael Lewis - The Undoing Project
Interview w/ Dan Ceniceros, Founder of Connect Media. Dan has 20 years of experience in commercial real estate branding, media, advertising and events. His focus has been on creating technology experiences for news delivery, data and analytics, and marketing for commercial real estate owners, developers, investors, and brokers. Dan talks about growing up in Southern California, the influence of art school, working at a full service advertising agency, transitioning into commercial real estate media, the inception of Connect Media, creating a squad of 'ass kickers' and growing his nationally recognized media company. www.connect.media Connect Media is dedicated to delivering the most concise, curated news and content, engaging event experiences, and tailored business marketing solutions to maximize your time. Connect with Dan on Social: Twitter @connectdjc Ense @connectdjc Recipe for Dan's Enchilada's which he suggests adding fresh garlic, onions inside and black olives to the top. Https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sHTwCE30ZpY
Interview w/ Andrew Kortina, CoFounder of The Fin Exploration Company and CoFounded Venmo. The Fin Exploration Company helps get your tasks, calls, emails, research and purchasing done for you. Fin combines human and machine intelligence to help you stay focused. Kortina talks about growing up in New Jersey, early jobs, UPenn, creating Fin with CoFounder Sam Lessin, his previous experience at Venmo, lessons from Yosha Bach, the brain as a pattern recognizer and protips for growth. Kortina on Social: Twitter: @kortina ENSE: @kortina www.fin.com Twitter: @finexploration Kortina's Essays and Writings: http://kortina.nyc/work/ Download ENSE the Social Audio Platform here: https://ense.nyc/install
Interview w/ AJ Vaynerchuk, CoFounder of VaynerSports. A sports agency for the modern day athlete. AJ previously cofounded VaynerMedia one of the fastest growing media companies. We discuss the inception of VaynerSports, changing the sports agency culture, the influence of John Madden Football, older brother Gary, cryptocurrency, the advice AJ passes along to his athletes and VaynerSports' 8 NFL Draft Prospects. Contact AJ on Social Media Twitter: @avj ENSE: @avj www.VaynerSports Twitter: @vaynersport Instagram: @vaynersports Du’Vonta Lampkin - Twitter @deechillen Josh Jackson - Twitter @Joshrando3 DJ Reed - Twitter @D7_Reed Isaac Yiadom - Twitter @isaacshowtime Michael Badgley - Twitter @MikeBadgley15 Christian Campbell - Twitter @chrisrocck1 Chris Jones - Twitter @Joneschosen1 Kyle Allen - Twitter @KyleAllen_10 Braxton Miller @BraxtonMiller5 @Play_Impossible #gameBall Download ENSE app here: https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1136044148?pt=118145801&ct
Interview w/ Aaron Block, CoFounder & MD of MetaProp global real estate technology investment advisory and accelerator firm. Aaron is also on the leadership council at Tech:NYC and previously worked at Cushman & Wakefield winning awards including Top Producer & Most Creative Deal. Aaron served as CEO/Chairman of Chicago-based BayRu, LLC, the US-Russia ecommerce shopping and shipping specialist and eBay.com’s exclusive drop shipping partner for Russia/CIS consumers. Aaron talks about the the art of deal making, importance of teamwork, pro tips on growth, technology in commercial real estate, ecommerce and building teams around the world. Contact Aaron on Social Media: Twitter: @aaronnblock @MetaPropNYC ENSE: @aaronnblock Instagram: @metapropnyc https://www.linkedin.com/company/metaprop-nyc/ www.metaprop.org
Interview w/ Luan Cox, CEO & Founder of FinMkt, Mentor at Techstars, and Advisor at Springboard Enterprises. We discuss early business experience in Silicon Valley, inventing FinTech, her Mentors in Kay Koplovitz, Amy Millman and Debra Walton. Luan tells how she founded FinMkt, protips on growth, the importance of a good cofounder, company Culture and entrepreneurial traits. “Do the work the others aren’t willing to do & be good to people" - Luan Cox Follow Luan on Social Media: Twitter: @LuanCox ENSE: @LuanCox FinMkt Website: www.FinMkt.io Twitter: @FinMkt Netflix: Seeing Allred - Documentary on Gloria Allred EnseApp Install: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8
Interview w/ Chase Garbarino a media entrepreneur that founded multiple successful companies including CampusWord, Streetwise Media, American Inno, VentureApp and HqO. His recent real estate company HqO is a tenant engagement platform to help landlords optimize their property and build a community where people love to work. Chase previously founded BostInno & AmericanInno a digital media and events company that focused on strengthening local ecosystems and innovation. Also founded the Hamilton College Entrepreneurship Club, VentureApp & Fullstack Sports Ventures. HqO Website: www.hqo.co Twitter: @HqOapp Follow Chase on Social Media: Twitter: @cgarb ENSE: @cgarb Book: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. Brunswick Park: www.brunswickpark.co EnseApp Install: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8
Interview w/ Michael Beckerman, Founder of The News Funnel & CEO of CRETech. Mike also founded Beckerman Public Relations, which was tagged one of the fastest-growing independent PR agencies according to O'Dwyers. We talk ProTips for Growth, the best tequila, favorite books, movies, music, having compassion and the future of Technology in commercial real estate. "Be Kind, Be Compassionate and Love" -M. Beckerman The News Funnel: www.thenewsfunnel.com CRETech: www.cretech.com Twitter: @m_beckerman ENSE: @m_beckerman Instagram: @thenewsfunnel
Interview w/ Aleksey Kernes, CoFounder of HOOCH mobile subscription based cocktail app. From growing up in the Ukraine to managing multiple NYC clubs & restaurants and eventually creating the wildly popular cocktail app HOOCH. https://hooch.co/ HOOCH Invite Code: fromaleksey Twitter: @AlekseyKernes @hoochapp Aleksey speaks about the power of networking, growth Tips, Power of Habits, New Rock Bands, and reading an impressive amount of books. Record & submit questions to Aleksey on ENSE app. Alekesy @mrhooch Follow @Culture on ENSE Download the ENSE app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8 How to make Aleksey's favorite drink, the Gold Rush. https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/03/gold-rush-bourbon-honey-cocktail-drink-recipe.html The Regal. 163 Hope St, Brooklyn, NYC. https://www.theregal.nyc/ Hotel Chantel. 92 Ludlow St, NYC. www.hotelchantelle.com/
Interview with Dave Maloney, Founder of the D10 Decathlon, CharityBets and Norma Technology. The Decathlon includes 10 events: 400m run, football throw, 40yd dash, bench press, and more. The D10's community has raised over $9M for the Pediatric Oncology Experimental Therapeutics Investigator's Consortium (POETIC). POETIC is a consortium of leading academic institutions across North America directed by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In this interview we talk about Dave's entrepreneurial parents, how he partnered with RBC as a sponsor for the D10, building sincere relationships, his ProTips on growth, plant based food products, the best advice received along his joureny and words to live by. #BringIT " Necessity breeds creativity " Dave Maloney www.TheDecathlon.org Twitter: @theDecathlon @CharityBetDave Insta: @thedecathlon Ense: @d10Dave https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8 Plant Based Food Product recommended by Dave. Only What You Need. https://liveowyn.com/
Interview with Andrew Cohen Founder/CEO of mobile education startup @Brainscape. "Cognitive science & Economics geek". Mentor @TechStars. Instructor @GA. ProTips for growth, best advice received, morning routines & the importance of productivity and organization. Listen to the ups and downs of a true start-up leader through Andrew's journey on the Culture podcast. “Best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago and the 2nd best time is today” Check out the "Tech Start Up Genius" Flash Card on Brainscape https://www.brainscape.com/learn/tech-startup-genius www.brainscape.com Twitter: @acohenny https://ense.nyc/acohenny Have questions for Andrew? Record your voice & start a conversation via Ense! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8
In the first episode of CULTURE we interview Iqram Magdon-Ismail the CoFounder of Venmo, CoFounder of Ense and member of the band Iqram & the Immigrants Groove. We discuss growing up in Africa, UPenn, pitching Mark Zuckerberg, the untold story on how they created Venmo and his new venture Ense an audio platform social network. Culture is an Ense audio production where we interview Founders, Influencers & Entrepreneurs on how their Journey has Inspired, Created & Evolved Culture. Download Ense in app store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8 Record your questions and submit to Iqram Magdon-Ismail on Ense @Iqram Host Charlie Stephens on Ense @CharlieNYC Follow the CULTURE Show on Ense @Culture Listen to CULTURE highlights on Ense: https://ense.nyc/culture www.CharlieNYC.com
Welcome to the Culture Podcast Where we interview founders, influencers & entrepreneurs on how their journey has inspired, created & evolved Culture.