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May 14, 2024

Alloy, Founder & CEO Brandon Aversano | Founding Philly Ep. 40

In this episode, I interview Brandon Aversano, Founder and CEO of Alloy, a platform revolutionizing the way individuals sell gold and other precious metals. Driven by personal hardships from a cancer diagnosis and substantial...

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April 16, 2024

Tribaja, Founder & CEO Shannon Morales | Founding Philly Ep. 39

In this episode, I interview Shannon Morales, Founder & CEO of Tribaja and the curator of Diversitech, one of the largest inclusion and tech conferences on the East Coast. Tribaja is a vibrant community of professionals advan...

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April 2, 2024

BioCurie, Co-Founder & CEO Irene Rombel, and Lithero, Co-Founder & CE…

In this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing Irene Rombel, Co-Founder and CEO of BioCurie, and Nyron Burke, Co-Founder and CEO of Lithero. Recorded live on 3/28 at Venture Cafe in front of an audience, we explored the...

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March 19, 2024

Plain Sight Capital, Managing Director Sylvester Mobley | Founding Ph…

This episode is sponsored by J.P. Morgan . -- In this episode, I interview Sylvester Mobley, Managing Director of Plain Sight Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that specializes in investing in product-led, pre-seed...

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March 5, 2024

ZeroEyes, Mike Lahiff CEO and Co-Founder | Founding Philly Ep. 36

In this episode, I interview Mike Lahiff, CEO and Co-Founder of ZeroEyes, an AI-based weapons detection solution born from a mission to prevent mass shootings and enhance public safety. Founded in 2018 by a team of Navy SEALs...

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Feb. 20, 2024

StretchDollar, Co-Founder and CEO Marshall Darr | Founding Philly Ep.…

In this episode, I interview Marshall Darr, co-founder and CEO of StretchDollar, a platform that provides instant, budget-friendly health benefits for small businesses. StretchDollar dramatically simplifies the group health i...

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Feb. 6, 2024

Jawnt, Co-founders Jeff Stade and Will Sanderson | Founding Philly Ep…

In this episode, I interview Jeff Stade and Will Sanderson, co-founders of Jawnt, a platform that provides access to the city through unified transit. Their innovative platform bridges the gap between mobility providers and o...

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Jan. 23, 2024

Exyn Technologies, COO Ben Williams | Founding Philly Ep. 33

In this episode, I interview Ben Williams, the Chief Operating Officer of Exyn Technologies. Exyn is a leading company in autonomous systems, specializing in navigation and data creation in unstructured environments. Exyn is ...

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Jan. 9, 2024

Center for Breakthrough Medicines, Co-Founder and Chief Business Offi…

In this episode, I interview Audrey Greenberg, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of the Center for Breakthrough Medicines (CBM), an innovative organization specializing in cell and gene therapy-focused contract developmen...

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Dec. 5, 2023

Soom Foods, CEO and Co-Founder Amy Zitelman | Founding Philly Ep. 31

On this episode, I interview Amy Zitelman, CEO and Co-Founder of Soom Foods, a sister-owned company renowned for its tahini and tahini products. Soom Tahini, known for its silky-smooth texture, is made from sesame seeds and h...

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Nov. 21, 2023

Fashionkind, Co-Founder & CEO Nina Farran & Rego, Co-Founder & CEO Jo…

In this episode, I interview Nina Farran, Co-Founder and CEO of Fashionkind, and Josh Mastromatto, Co-Founder and CEO of Rego, following their participation in the Lion's Den event at the 2023 Capital Conference, hosted by PA...

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Nov. 7, 2023

Guru, Co-founder and CEO Rick Nucci | Founding Philly Ep. 29

On this episode, I interview Rick Nucci, Co-founder and CEO of Guru. Guru is the all-in-one tool that keeps your team connected and puts all the information they need in one place. As a collaborative knowledge management solu...

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Oct. 24, 2023

PACT, President & CEO Dean Miller | Founding Philly Ep. 28

On this episode, I interview Dean Miller, President & CEO of PACT, the Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies. PACT provides its members with valuable connectivity to capital, talent, and customers, fostering grow...

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Oct. 10, 2023

Common Paper, Co-founder & CEO Jake Stein | Founding Philly Ep. 27

On this episode, I interview Jake Stein, Co-founder & CEO of Common Paper. Common Paper helps you create and sign contracts faster. Their structured contract platform helps you build trusted templates using their standard agr...

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Sept. 26, 2023

Chain.io, Founder & CEO Brian Glick | Founding Philly Ep. 26

On this episode, I interview Brian Glick, Founder and CEO of Chain.io. Chain.io is connecting the software that moves supply chains. Their platform connects systems so businesses have better control over the information they ...

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Sept. 12, 2023

Live Episode @ Venture Cafe | CampusESP, Co-Founder & CEO Dave Becker…

Live Episode @ Venture Cafe | Founding Philly Meetup 9/7 This episode was recorded LIVE at the Founding Philly Meetup in partnership with Venture Cafe. On this episode, I got to sit down (in-person) with Dave Becker, Co-Found...

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July 25, 2023

Stimulus, Founder & CEO Tiffanie Stanard | Founding Philly Ep. 25

On this episode, I interview Tiffanie Stanard, Founder and CEO of Stimulus. Stimulus uses data & analytics to help companies make better (diverse, equitable, and inclusionary) purchasing decisions. Stimulus is all about trans...

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July 11, 2023

Mural Health, Co-Founder & Co-CEO Sam Whitaker | Founding Philly Ep. …

On this episode, I interview Sam Whitaker, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Mural Health. Mural Health is a clinical trials technology company that is dedicated to making it easy to be a participant in clinical trials. Mural Health’s t...

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June 27, 2023

CampusESP, Co-Founder & CEO Dave Becker | Founding Philly Ep. 23

On this episode, I interview Dave Becker, Co-Founder & CEO of CampusESP. CampusESP is your all-in-one solution for college parent engagement. CampusESP turns parents into partners and is focused on student success. CampusESP ...

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June 13, 2023

LifeBrand, Co-Founder and CEO T.J. Colaiezzi and Co-Founder and COO J…

On this episode, I interview Co-Founders T.J. Colaiezzi and Jemma Barbarise-Kelley of LifeBrand. LifeBrand is the world leader in AI social media detection. LifeBrand’s mission is to empower all social media users to reach th...

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May 31, 2023

Juno Search Partners, Co-Founder Mikal Harden | Founding Philly Ep. …

On this episode, I interview Mikal Harden, Co-Founder of Juno Search Partners. Juno Search Partners is a women-founded and women-led talent solutions firm working every day to connect the right people with the right kind of p...

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May 16, 2023

LLUNA, Co-Founder & CEO Jess Podgajny | Founding Philly Ep. 20

On this episode, I interview Jess Podgajny, Co-Founder & CEO of LLUNA. LLUNA is building the new operating system for hybrid and remote teams. The company's Team Operating System (TeamOS) is designed to deliver real-time insi...

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May 2, 2023

Carbon Reform, Co-Founder & COO Nick Martin | Founding Philly Ep. 19

On this episode, I interview Nick Martin, Co-Founder & COO at Carbon Reform. Carbon Reform is designing the Carbon Capsule, a modular carbon dioxide capture device that helps building owners reduce CO2 and contaminant levels ...

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April 18, 2023

Employee Cycle, Co-Founder & CEO Bruce Marable | Founding Philly Ep. …

On this episode, I interview Bruce Marable, Co-Founder & CEO at Employee Cycle. Employee Cycle combines disconnected workforce data from different HR systems into one user-friendly HR dashboard, empowering HR leaders to view,...

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