Episodes

On this episode, I interview Justin Rosenberg, Founder & CEO of honeygrow. honeygrow is a Philadelphia-based fast casual restaurant chain that specializes in stir-fry, salads and honeybars (a delicious fruit-based treat). Made with only the highest quality ingredients, honeygrow's stir-fry, salads and honeybars offer the perfect combination of quick and healthy flavors to satisfy whatever you're craving for lunch, dinner, or a mid-day snack. Did you know honeygrow is a play on the phrase “hone...

On this episode, I interview Nathan Buchbinder, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer of Proscia. Proscia is a software company that is accelerating pathology’s transformation toward a data-driven discipline. Their digital pathology platform and powerful AI applications are unlocking new insights that accelerate discovery, improve patient outcomes, and fulfill the promise of precision care. Digital pathology is giving today’s forward-thinking pathology organizations the means to overcome our colle...

On this episode, I interview Tracey Welson-Rossman, Founder and CEO of Journal My Health. Journal My Health helps people with chronic conditions tell their health stories to their health providers, for better health outcomes. Tracey brings her years of experience in the technology and entrepreneurial space, along with her own healthcare journey, to create Journal My Health for patients. Tracey has played an integral role in strengthening the Philadelphia startup and technology communities duri...

On this episode, I interview Keith Leaphart, Founder of Philanthropi. Philanthropi is leading the next generation of philanthropy through its innovative giving platform, which democratizes giving for everyone and amplifies its impact. They foster new levels of engagement by tapping into the largest donor segment – the everyday philanthropist. Listen to Keith share his career journey from medical school to the entrepreneur he is today, how meeting his mentor Gerry Lenfest shaped his career, and...

On this episode, I sit down with Ali Bonar, CEO & Co-Founder of Oat Haus. Oat Haus has created the world's first oat-based spread — Granola Butter. Granola Butter has the texture of a nut butter & tastes like liquid oatmeal cookies. Plus — it's nut-free, gluten-free, organic & vegan. Listen to Ali share her story creating Oat Haus, her determination that got them into Whole Foods early on, her experience being on Shark Tank and how she managed the company through a rebrand. Try it yourself! It...

On this episode, I interview Mike Petrakis, Founder and CEO of Bach. BACH is the leading group travel platform for bachelor and bachelorette experiences. Their focus is on inspiring adventure while reducing the inherent pain points of group travel related to accommodations, activities, nightlife, payments, logistics, and beyond. Listen to Mike share his journey of being an entrepreneur, how planning surf trips with his friends sparked the idea for Bach, and how he plans on disrupting the group...

On this episode, I interview Carolyn Mooney, Co-founder and CEO of Nextmv. Nextmv is a developer platform for automating and optimizing decisions from vehicle routing to workforce scheduling and beyond — allowing you to make better decisions with the time and resources you have. Nextmv is the first real-time, end to end decision automation platform. It makes it easier to build, test, deploy, and operate custom decision services for any use case. Listen to Carolyn share her experience from her ...

On this episode, I interview Adam Pardes, Co-founder and COO of NeuroFlow. NeuroFlow is a digital health company combining workflow automation, patient engagement solutions and services, and applied AI to promote behavioral health integration in all care settings. With NeuroFlow, health care organizations can finally bridge the gap between mental and physical health in order to improve outcomes and reduce the cost of care. Listen to Adam share his journey building NeuroFlow, how he navigated s...

On this episode, I talk with Alex Kane, CEO and Founder of Sporttrade. Sporttrade is a Philadelphia-based sports betting and trading company poised to disrupt the sports betting industry with the first legal sports betting exchange in United States history. Their mission is to elevate the sports betting industry, and provide a truly inclusive platform designed for all sports bettors. Built just like a financial exchange, their platform allows customers to trade on sports outcomes by buying and ...

On this episode, I sit down with Co-founders Josh Mastromatto and Brandon Castagna of Rego. Rego is a hassle-free marketplace to sell, donate, and responsibly dispose of second-hand furniture. Their mission is to build cleaner communities across the world by first reducing the amount of furniture that ends up in landfills or dumped on the street. Listen to Josh and Brandon share their story about how they met, the importance of diversity of thought and how they turned local Philly clean up grou...

On this episode, I interview Carl Starkey, CEO and Co-founder of AWSM Sauce. AWSM Sauce is on a mission to change the sauce game forever. Listen to Carl's career journey from Minnesota to Philadelphia, how a lacrosse career led him to meeting his future Co-founder and their experience getting chosen for Techstars and Fox's Billion Dollar Idea. AWSM Sauce is a food-based sustainability company focused on eliminating single use plastic bottles from the kitchen - this is a critical problem for ou...