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THE 505 PODCAST156. Kallaway’s Genius 100k Subscriber Strategy (Copy This)The 10 Minute Personal Brand Kickstart (FREE): https://the505podcast.courses/personalbrandkickstartWhat’s up, Rock Nation! Today we’re joined by Kane Kallaway — the creator and strategist behind one of the fastest-growing YouTube channels on the internet. After his first channel flopped, Kane rebuilt from the ground up, hit 100K subs in under 5 months, and turned his content into a full-blown business. In this episode, we go way beyond surface-level advice and break down the real blueprint: why most creators fail, how to build a six-figure audience, and what it takes to turn your conten...
2025-05-141h 40
UploadingRhythm, Hooks, and a Billion Views: Kane Kallaway’s Short-Form Video Content SecretsAbout the Episode:Kane Kallaway is a content creator specializing in tech, AI, and cult brands with over 550K followers and 1B+ views. Founder of WavyStudios, Kane helps companies enhance their video content for audience growth and conversions. He also leads WavyWorld, a community/course on short-form storytelling, and shares insights into the creator entrepreneur world through his newsletter Blueprint.In this episode of “Uploading...,” Kane shares his strategies and workflow for creating engaging short-form video content. He discusses the importance of creating curiosity loops, placing strategic hooks throughout the video, and tailoring content to each plat...
2024-08-2839 minTHE 505 PODCAST118. Cracking Instagram's Algorithm in 2024 w/ Kane KallawayWhat's up Rock Nation, today we welcome Kane Kallaway. Kane is a short form content master, and has documented his journey of going full time as a creator for a full year through his weekly newsletter, Blueprint. Kane is one of the most analytical guests we've had on when it comes to content, and truly knows what makes a piece of content viral. We love his thought process when it comes to being a creator, and how he looks at his journey in decades, instead of months or years. Check out Kallaway here:
2024-07-301h 39
Guyset#61 - Building Your Dreams with Kane KallawayKane Kallaway is here to talk about how he went from his consulting job one year ago to gaining over 500k followers on social media and building his dream life. He talks about his morning routine, confidence, hard skills, drive, fitness, sacrifice, his interview with Mark Zuckerberg, and so much more. Kallaway is a gold mine of advice and I’m grateful for the time with him. Subscribe, give the podcast 5 stars, and leave a review! Kallaway’s Recommendations: Meditation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF2FOYM0eNk Creati...
2024-07-301h 08
Kickoff Sessions#229 Kane Kallaway - How To Beat The Algorithm in 80 minsJoin my 8-week podcast coaching program: https://www.voics.co/coachingEverybody wants to go viral nowadaysBut, why is building an engaged audience so challenging?In today’s episode, we're joined by Kane Kallaway, a content creator and former consultant, who shares his journey from the corporate world to becoming a successful content strategist. Kane shares the lessons learned from his entrepreneurial journey, the importance of developing hard skills, and the challenges of transitioning from a consulting career to content creation.We also dive into the art of...
2024-07-101h 15
The Scrimba PodcastCreator of #100DaysOfCode, Alex Kallaway: Here's How to Embrace Discomfort for GrowthMeet Alex Kallaway 🇷🇺🇨🇦! Alex is a Lead Full-Stack Developer, but he hasn't always been a coder. First, he was a violinist; then, he was interested in having a business; he worked in product management and digital marketing. At one point, he was determined to become a developer and was looking for a way to accelerate his learning, and he thought of a coding challenge you might have heard of. Believe it or not, Alex created #100DaysOfCode just for himself - he never thought it would become something that other people would want to do. But then Quincy Larson of freeCodeCamp...
2024-05-0848 min
Sweat Equity017 - Stop trying to go VIRAL. How to Build a TRUE fanbase with Kane Kallaway.Alex and Brian sit down with Kane Kallaway to discuss the secrets to his success after just 1 year of full-time content creation (and why he doesn't care about going viral anymore). They discuss the value of an ENGAGED audience for any entrepreneur or business, the importance of "content minutes", if high production quality REALLY matters, and the pros and cons of building in public and sharing your secret sauce. If you're thinking of starting to create content for yourself or your brand, you can't afford to miss this episode.If you enjoyed the episode, consider giving us...
2024-02-2759 min
TKS: The Karnjanaprakorn Show#9: Kane Kallaway — Reaching 1B Views as a CreatorKane Kallway is a content creator who has reached 1B views in less than a year. We thought it would be fun to do a "dual coaching" episode where we talk through challenges of building a personal holding company. I helped him think through monetization and he helped me think through content strategy. This episode is packed with the nitty gritty of what it's like to build a company.
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2023-12-201h 19
The Calum Johnson ShowViral Creator Reveals How To Quit Your Job and Be A Content Creator Without Going BROKE | KallawayHow To Quit Your Job and Be A Content Creator Without Going Broke. 12 months ago, Kane Kallaway was a Consultant at Deloitte who had not produced a single short form video. Just one year later, he has amassed over 430,000 followers across his social media platforms, gone viral over 50 times and got nearly a billion views through his short form content.
In this episode we cover:
00:00 Intro
03:47 You must detach from the matrix in your 20s
07:02 Why do businesses fail?
13:16 Advice from Kamara Usman (UFC Champion) - Go all in
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2023-11-271h 40
Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup foundersKallaway: 100mil+ Views, Growing on TikTok & Vertical Video Deep DiveKallaway is creator with a passion for producing content centered around tech and cult brands. He has generated over 100 million views and amassed a large following across social media. Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/etQpm_bQJH8 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:22) - Kallaway’s Backstory (00:17:07) - Distribution is King (00:20:57) - Why Short-Form Video? (00:28:56) - Actionable Advice on Creating Content (00:44:53) - Sponsor: LinkedIn Jobs (00:46:04) - Comedy & Storytelling (00:52:41) - Why Writing is the Most Important Skill (01:03:33) - Inside Look at Kallaway’s Script Layo...
2023-07-272h 15
Kallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR NoInternetNoTV 062022We sooo take it for granted...having TV and Internet..well Tom's is on the blink since our storms last week..and STILL won't have it for another week..what do ya do??? And Lorenzo Cain fans will be happy with how the Brewers parted ways with him..they did a nice thing..you have to hear about this! Here's our "6:20am Round Table" from Kallaway On The Rise this morning on WIFC!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-06-2002 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The620YellowstoneIsClosed 061422You rarely if ever hear about a National Park being shut down..but Yellowstone is shut down due to major rain and flooding out there. We discuss what could happen now and what does it really mean to have an "Off Day" in Brewer Baseball...this is "The 620" from Kallaway On The Rise!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-06-1402 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The620LizzoBoutDamnTimeCatchWithBeer 052522The super fun thing that happens with songs "Mis Understood Lyrics" really comes to light with Lizzo's "It's About Damn Time"..and you have to hear the new lyrics!!! Also..don't you think that those baseball fans that catch baseballs with their beer glass really tick off baseball players that have problems catching the ball with their baseball mitt??? Check out our 6:20 Break from this morning's Kallaway On The Rise..with Dave Kallaway, Nikki Montgomery, and Tom King!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-05-2502 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The620MemorDayTrafficJams 052422Memorial Day Weekend Traffic is normally NUTS!! We talk about what Triple A is saying about that..and how to roll your Rs...RRRrrrrrRRight?? Whew...here we go with the 6:20 break from this morning's Kallaway On The Rise!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-05-2402 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The620SNLCastLeavingSports 052322Saturday Night Live said goodbye to some cast members this weekend..we discuss those people and name the cast member who's sort of the after thought when it comes to saying goodbye to a show..LOL. And the biggy news in Brewer Baseball..all on the 6:20 break on Kallaway On The Rise..with Dave Kallaway, Nikki Montgomery, and Tom King!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-05-2302 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The620BucksLoseNoHitterAndLost 051622Sad to see the Milwaukee Bucks end their season this way..but we have a lot to rebound on (see what I did there) for next year!! Plus..the strangest outcome for a baseball game..the team that threw a no-hitter and lost anyway!!! The stories on our "6:20am Break" from Kallaway On The Rise!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-05-1601 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The620 BaseballWkendKentuckyDerby 050622The weather determines if you can get your kids baseball games will get played. I suggested to PLAY ALL THE GAMES this weekend..because the weather is great!! Tom updates us on Brewer, Bucks games and his hot tip for who will win this weekend's Kentucky Derby..on our 6:20am break from Kallaway On The Rise!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-05-0601 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The620RockAndRollHallOfFame 050522The latest inductees to the Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame have been announced..and for the most part..they are not Rock n' Roll at all in the true sense...like Dolly Parton??? We discuss...it's our 6:20am Break from Kallaway On The Rise!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-05-0503 min
All In: Student Pathways ForwardSeason Finale - Panel discussion with Oregon leaders who shaped state Benefits Navigator policy -- Venus Barnes, Elizabeth Guzman Arroyo, Dan Haun, Emma Kallaway & Kate KinderIn the season finale of the All In: Student Pathways Forward podcast, host Marc Goldberg facilitates a panel discussion with leaders in Oregon who were instrumental in landmark legislation that funds Benefits Navigators at all 24 public community college and universities to help students access benefits and resources that will support them to complete college and gain careers with economic mobility. The panelists include: Venus Barnes, Organizer-Community Food Justice at Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, Elizabeth Guzman Arroyo, Statewide Pathways to Opportunity and Community College STEP Consortia Director, Dan Haun, Director of Self Sufficiency...
2022-05-051h 17Kallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The620BucksBadDaveChapelle 050422Milwaukee Bucks drop one in their series with Boston..AND whoa..did you hear that Dave Chapelle was attacked on stage?? That story and more..it's our roundtable to get your day started..the "620" from this morning's Kallaway On The Rise!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-05-0402 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The620DraftStoryColdBaseball 042922The NFL Draft...the "Care Factor" is all over the board on who pays attention. And what is baseball weather??? Tom King knows...on this "6:20 Break" from this morning's Kallaway On The Rise....See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-2902 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The620 LotteryWinBrewersAndDraft 042822The Lottery was nuts....493 Million!! We know what we'd do if we would have won..and whoa..it's DRAFT day for football!! You'd think it was Christmas!! Tune in here for "The 6:20am Break" on WIFC with Dave Kallaway, Nikki Montgomery, and Tom King from this morning....See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-2802 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The 620 DruggedAtWeddingBrewersBarTab 042122The story of a bride and her caterer drugging all the guests at her wedding..a joke that didn't turn out right at all!!! Also..the Brewers have a new cool thing for those who watch their games at a bar...you'll LOVE this!! Check out "The 6:20am break" from Kallaway On The Rise this morning!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-2102 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR TopicWhatsTheBestFeelingEver 041922What's the best feeling ever?? WIFC listeners had a ton to say about that!! Check out our segment here from Kallaway on the Rise this morning..with me and Nikki Montgomery!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-1902 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR BrewersHomeOpenWindy 041522Today on "The 620 Break" we get you up to date on the Brewers opener, the Bucks in playoff mode, and the Packers giving Aaron Rodgers a great target for throwing the long ball!!! Check out me, Nikki Montgomery, and Tom King for our daily roundtable we do at 6:20am on Kallaway On The Rise!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-1502 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR StreamingShowsYouSuggest 041222How many streaming services do you have?? Do you have one, 5, or more than 10?? It's a crazy thing..keeping track of all you could watch. Today on "The 620" we discuss "what streaming movies or shows are you suggesting to others??" Listen to our segment here with me, Nikki Montgomery, and Tom King on Kallaway On The Rise!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-1202 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The 620 WorldsLargestTrivia 041122Nikki Montgomery, Tom King and I all have a connection to the World's Largest Trivia Contest. Nikki and Tom both worked at 90FM where the contest comes from..but I also love going to Stevens Point to answer phones. It's the end of an era with Jim Oliva's last official year putting the trivia questions together. We wrap it all in "The 620" on Kallaway On The Rise!!! Check out our segment here...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-1102 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR TopicWhatWasAHitButUDontKnowKallaway On The Rise Today...what was a hit..but you have no idea why?? LOL. So much fun hearing all your suggestions...give this segment a listen....See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-0805 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR The 620 BrewerFirstGameBeerDayOur WIFC roundtable..where we catch up on things and sports..it's "The 620" because it happens at 6:20am on Kallaway On The Rise! Today..how 'bout those Brewers?? First Game recap and the strange thing that happened ON National Beer Day!! Listen here....See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-0801 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR Topic What Used to be Awesome 040422Today we ask "What used to be awesome but isn't so much anymore?" and WHOA..you came through with tons of things. check out our topic today on Kallaway On The Rise with Dave Kallaway and Nikki Montgomery....See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-0411 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR Problem Solvers Flirting Gone Wild 032422Major Problem Solvers this morning on Kallaway On The Rise! Amber called us on Kallaway on the Rise with me and Nikki Montgomery..said she had been flirting with someone at work..loving the attention..but her fiance has a problem with it...listen!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-03-2405 minKallaway on the RiseKALLAWAY AIR Topic Do You Pay Family Babysit 032122A huge problem for families is daycare or babysitting. Our question today "do you PAY family to baby sit your kids??" Here's what everyone was saying on Kallaway On The Rise This morning..with Dave Kallaway and Nikki Montgomery!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-03-2103 min
The Founder55. Kendrick Nguyen | Republic (democratizing startup investing)Kendrick Nguyen is the Co-Founder & CEO of Republic.During the episode, we break down:The origin story for building Republic and what makes it different from other crowdfunding platformsHow the team thinks about building products for the next wave of Millennial and Gen Z investors The Republic platform product mix including access to private companies, crypto projects, real estate deals, video games and moreRepublic’s autopilot project which acts as a pseudo robo-advisor for private deals on their platformThe biggest trends in the investment space and how VCs, solo capitalists and micro-investors will all have a seat at...
2021-08-101h 10The Founder54. Kevin Lee | Immi (healthy ramen)Kevin Lee is the Co-Founder of Immi.During the episode, we break down:Immi’s origin storyLaunching the #1 community for product managers (Product Manager HQ) and top 3 keys to community buildingThe massive market opportunity for healthy ramen and other “better for you” Asian American foodUsing a data driven approach to unlock the core product attributes of Immi (low carb, high protein, plant based)Biggest food & beverage trends for the next 5 years“Sleepy” food categories (other than ramen) that are ripe for disruptionKevin’s angel investing criteria and getting into deals like Sweetgreen, The Hustle and SpaceXThe common trait that g...
2021-07-201h 11The Founder53. Lucie Fink | Lucie Fink Media (lifestyle influencer)Lucie Fink is a lifestyle influencer and Founder of Lucie Fink Media.During the episode, we break down:Her journey to go from neuroscience major to lifestyle influencerHer experience working as the lead on-camera talent for Refinery29How to think about leaving your corporate job and starting on your ownGoing beneath the hood and breaking down the most important revenue streams for a content creatorThe struggles in life as an influencerHow to build a content team that supports brand deals with companies like Adobe, TikTok and moreThe top 5 most important lessons for a content creatorThe playbook for...
2021-06-291h 19The Founder52. Oliver Zak, Selom Agbitor | Mad Rabbit (tattoo aftercare)Oliver Zak and Selom Agbitor are the Co-Founders of Mad Rabbit.What started as a side project during their senior year at Miami University, turned into a DTC juggernaut that’s taking over the tattoo industry. Mad Rabbit does $4M/year in sales and recently inked a deal with Mark Cuban on Shark Tank. During the episode, we break down the playbook to starting a company in college, the power of building community and go behind the curtain of what it’s really like to film an episode of Shark Tank.Tune in to hear Oliver and...
2021-06-1558 minThe Founder51. Robbie Bent | Inward (guided breathwork)Robbie Bent is the Co-Founder & CEO of Inward.Inward is a next generation mental health company, combining physical spaces (ice baths + saunas) and the largest library of breathwork content in the world. Prior to Inward, Robbie spent 4 years working on growth at the Ethereum Foundation, a $300 billion cryptocurrency. He also runs a Clubhouse Show on Psychedelic Medicines and loves resilience challenges. You can learn more about him here and follow him on twitter @robbiebent1. Tune in to hear Robbie’s incredible story!And remember, at the end of the episode, we ask Robbie to brainstorm other bu...
2021-06-011h 20The Founder50. Anne Mahlum | solidcore (high intensity pilates)Anne Mahlum is the Founder & CEO of solidcore.solidcore is an intense, full body workout that combines pilates and strength training. With over 70 corporate-owned studios nationwide, it's one of the biggest winners in the boutique fitness industry. And for good reason! Their workouts live up to their name as they generate a core burn unlike any other.Tune in to hear Anne’s incredible story!And remember, at the end of the episode, we ask Anne to brainstorm other business ideas that she’d explore if solidcore was gone tomorrow. Our brainstorm included the future of beaut...
2021-05-181h 12The Founder49. David Roger | Felix Gray (blue light blocking glasses)David Roger is the Co-Founder & CEO of Felix Gray.Felix Gray is the pioneer of mainstream blue light blocking glasses and a dominant player in the digital wellness category. Their lenses are 15x more effective than competitors and 9/10 customers report a significant improvement in digital eye strain when wearing the product consistently.In the digital age, many of us are glued to screens 24/7. One of the best gifts you can give yourself is a pair of blue light blocking glasses to protect your eyes and minimize headaches, dizziness and fatigue throughout the day. Get 10% off Felix...
2021-05-041h 00
Biz Success RadioLouise Kallaway InterviewWould you let a 5 year old run your business?Sadly, as you will find out from this fascinating chat with Louise L Kallaway, many of us do.Louise helps us understand that it's often the scared, not good enough inner child that makes our adult decisions and provides some great insights and tips into using our full power for creating the success we desire.
2021-05-0323 minThe Founder48. Jeremy Cai | Italic (affordable luxury shopping club)Jeremy Cai is the Founder & CEO of Italic.Italic is positioned to disrupt the traditional retail value chain by giving consumers access to high-end products at cost. That means you only pay what it costs the manufacturer to make and deliver it to you – no markups for branding or retail middlemen. Imagine getting access to products from Burberry, Prada, Alexander Wang, Tumi and All Clad for 80% off the traditional retail price! [Italic has officially entered the chat]How do they do it? Italic built relationships with the same manufacturers that make the raw goods for your favorite lu...
2021-04-2059 minThe Founder47. Leo Wang | Buffy (home goods - comfortable meets sustainable)Leo Wang is the Co-Founder & CEO of Buffy.Buffy is a breath of fresh air in the home goods space, optimizing their products for two things – comfort and sustainability. After iterating and testing various comforter concepts for months, Leo and Co-Founder Shoaib launched with a promise to use earth-friendly fabrics and manufacturing methods to redefine the definition of soft. Today their product suite includes comforters, pillows, bedding and sheets made from eucalyptus, hemp and recycled polyester.Tune in to hear Leo’s story!EPISODE TOPICS Sections(11:54) – The Origin Story(14:57) – The Build(49:57) – The Brainstorm(55:43) – The Founder...
2021-04-061h 11The Founder46. Alex Lieberman | Morning Brew (business and tech news)Alex Lieberman is the Co-Founder & CEO of Morning Brew.Alex is a first time entrepreneur and started Morning Brew during his undergrad days at University of Michigan in 2015.Morning Brew is a media company focused on delivering business and tech news to 3M+ subscribers. Alex and Co-Founder Austin grew Morning Brew into a household name on the back of their free daily business email. The team supercharged subscriber growth by building robust ambassador and referral programs and launching several other content products including Emerging Tech Brew, Marketing Brew, Retail Brew, Sidekick and their hit podcast, Business Casual...
2021-03-2357 minThe Founder45. Bilal Zaidi | Creator Lab (world-class creator stories)Bilal Zaidi is the Founder & CEO of Creator Lab.Bilal is a multi-time entrepreneur and creator, having previously built and scaled a successful ecommerce store as a teen and led partnership teams at Google and charity: water.Creator Lab is a podcast and digital marketing consultancy. On his weekly podcast, Bilal interviews world-class creators and entrepreneurs to break down the tactics behind how they built their businesses. Creator Lab has been listened to in over 100 countries and featured world renowned guests from Cenk Uygur and Gary Vee to Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano and Jack Butcher.Tune in to h...
2021-03-091h 22The Founder44. Marc Barros | Moment (creator marketplace)Marc Barros is the Co-Founder & CEO of Moment.Marc is a second-time founder, having previously launched Contour, a venture-backed action camera company that challenged GoPro in the early 2000s.Moment is building the largest marketplace for creators. Originally, Marc and his founding team launched the Moment Lens system on Kickstarter, a series of phone cases and external lenses aimed to level up your mobile photography. Since then, Moment has morphed into a marketplace that sells all the gear you need to create as well as lessons & trips from your favorite pros. In addition to their marketplace and...
2021-02-2357 minThe Founder43. Carly Bigi | Laws of Motion (custom womenswear)Carly Bigi is the Founder & CEO of Laws of Motion.Carly is a first-time founder who launched Laws of Motion while studying for her MBA at Columbia University.Laws of Motion is flipping the apparel industry on its head by providing access to data-driven custom womenswear. Contrary to the standard sizing offered by most apparel brands, Laws of Motion uses your personalized measurements and a robust dataset of 10,000 other women to create perfect fitting clothes. Today, they go-to-market with 144 micro-sizes to serve every customer shape and size. When Covid hit in early March 2020, Laws of Motion shut...
2021-02-1650 minThe Founder42. Rishi Mandal | Future (1-on-1 remote personal training)Rishi Mandal is the Co-Founder & CEO of Future.Rishi is a second-time founder, having previously launched Sosh, a recommendation engine that curated the must-do activities in a given city. Sosh was beloved by millions as a concierge on the cutting edge of culture and sold to Postmates in 2015.Future is revolutionizing fitness by enabling remote 1-on-1 personal training. New members are carefully matched with a world-class trainer who creates personalized workouts each week. While trainers aren't physically with users in person, Future’s app enables continuous dialogue through text and voice notes pre-recorded in workouts. Future’s rete...
2021-02-091h 16The Founder41. Brian Chen | Room (modern workplace solutions)Brian Chen is the Co-Founder & CEO of Room.Brian is a second-time founder, having previously launched Bluesmart, a smart luggage company built to supercharge your suitcase through advanced technology and connectivity solutions. Bluesmart was acquired by Travelpro in 2018.Room is on a mission to change the way offices are designed by creating modular, flexible solutions that transform the workplace. Today, they go to market with their flagship soundproof phone booth as well as newly launched meeting and focus rooms. In the spirit of convenient and adaptive solutions, their phone booth ships flat and assembles on-site with a...
2021-02-021h 15The Founder40. Mike Russell | Monument (online alcohol treatment)Mike Russell is the Co-Founder & CEO of Monument.Mike is a serial entrepreneur, having previously launched several businesses including VenueTap (positioned as a digital platform for club promoters) and Paintzen (a marketplace for buying paint and choosing paint contractors that was acquired by PPG in 2018). Monument is an online alcohol treatment program designed for users with low to moderate consumption habits. Mike and his team launched Monument to help democratize access to personalized and affordable treatment for those looking to change their relationship with alcohol. Monument's flexible subscription model enables patients of all consumption levels to access a...
2021-01-261h 20The Founder39. Jon Shooshani | JOON (corporate wellness benefits)Jon Shooshani is the Founder & President of JOON.Jon is a first time founder, having previously started Avo, a wellness based consumer spending card that pivoted into JOON in 2019.JOON is a corporate wellness program that makes it easy for companies to offer flexible benefits around wellbeing. Employers get the freedom to choose wellness and lifestyle options that are meaningful to them and the JOON software automates the reimbursement process to eliminate the administrative burden. JOON currently offers spending categories across fitness, food, mental health, family care, education, donations and student loan repayment.Tune in to...
2021-01-191h 15The Founder38. Dylan Beynon | Mindbloom (ketamine therapy)Dylan Beynon is the Founder & CEO of Mindbloom.Dylan is a third time founder with previous stints at Voter's Friend (acquired by Democracy.com) and Mighty.Mindbloom is a telemedicine company for clinician-prescribed psychedelic therapy. Their mission is to expand human potential and transform lives today to transform the world tomorrow. Mindbloom's primary offering today is guided ketamine therapy.As a special offer for our listeners, use code "kallaway" for $50 off your next treatment.Tune in to hear Dylan's story!EPISODE TOPICS: (2:00) – Mindbloom Snapshot(3:12) – Dylan’s Background(8:43) – Analyzing the market opportunity for Mindbloom(13:00) – Education(1...
2021-01-121h 13The Founder37. Ashley Nickelsen | B.T.R. Bar (superfood protein bars)Ashley Nickelsen is the Founder & CEO of B.T.R. Bar.Ashley got her start at NYU with a background in biochemistry and public health nutrition. About 5 years ago, both of her parents were diagnosed with rare forms of cancer. As their primary caretaker while juggling a full-time job, she found herself eating dinners out of vending machines and hospital cafeterias more and more often. For someone who dedicated her life to nutrition and food science, she knew that she was letting her own health suffer and began to notice the effects in a big way. She wanted...
2021-01-051h 12The Founder36. Taylor Nieman | Toucan (learning new languages)Taylor Nieman is the Co-Founder & CEO of Toucan.Taylor was born in Los Angeles and spent a lot of her time growing up playing competitive volleyball on a track for the Olympics. She eventually wound up at Cornell for school and after trying her hand in a couple of different fields, identified tech as an area she wanted to spend more time. She went to night school at YouTube University and taught herself how to code so she could bring her own ideas to life. After graduating from Cornell and returning to Los Angeles, she joined Headspace and...
2020-12-221h 07The Founder35. Sib Mahapatra | Branch (office furniture)Sib Mahapatra is the Co-Founder of Branch.Sib got his start studying philosophy at Yale during his undergrad, realizing a love for systems and technology at an early age. After school, he spent time at real estate tech startup Redfin and had a versatile role supporting several functions across the business including developing and launching new products. He quickly realized that he had an affinity for building and knew that for his next project, he wanted to try his hand at making something from scratch, without having a major corporation as a backstop. He spent some time exploring...
2020-12-151h 03The Founder34. Stephen Kuhl | Burrow (modern modular furniture)Stephen Kuhl is the Co-Founder & CEO of Burrow.Stephen grew up in upstate NY and spent the majority of his time in high school freestyle skiing - getting comfortable doing backflips at an early age. After graduating from Cornell for his undergrad, he bounced around at a few different jobs before landing in private equity and venture investing at Commonfund. He spent 2 years at Commonfund before leaving for business school at Wharton in 2015. When he got to school, he had a terrible experience buying furniture and met his now Co-Founder, Kabeer, who shared similar struggles. They took an...
2020-12-081h 11The Founder33. Farryn Weiner | Farrynheight (branding and marketing SWAT team)Farryn Weiner is the Founder & CEO of Farrynheight. Farryn spent the last 15 years mastering her craft as a storyteller through a variety of creative fields. After graduating from NYU film school, she spent time at different magazines and tech companies before ultimately landing at jetsetter.com and formally entering the world of marketing. When she worked at Jetsetter, social media was emerging as a game-changing portal for two-way brand communication and she was fascinated by the power it gave brands to own their narrative and talk directly to their customers. She then went on to work in marketing r...
2020-12-011h 04The Founder32. Kenny Haisfield | Kenny Flowers (modern resort wear)Kenny Haisfield is the Founder & CEO of Kenny Flowers. Kenny grew up in Florida with the sounds of Jimmy Buffet music ringing through the yard. After studying economics and international relations in college, he ended up working as a customer experience consultant at IBM, traveling across the northeast to serve his clients. One day, after wearing his dad’s vintage Hawaiian shirt for the millionth time, he wondered why no one had modernized it for the current day consumer. He realized that as social media began to grow in popularity and people were taking more and more pictures on...
2020-11-241h 13The Founder31. Chris Roth | Highline Wellness (CBD)Chris Roth is the Founder & CEO of Highline Wellness. Chris grew up in New York and went to Siena College on a lacrosse scholarship. Although sports were his main focus and he wasn’t a huge fan of school growing up, he eventually wound up as intern at an investment bank on Wall Street. He loved it. To him, the culture at the bank felt similar to his time playing sports – competitive, fast-paced and heavily reliant on a strong team. When he started full time on the sales side at the bank after college, he covered e-commerce and spec...
2020-11-171h 02The Founder30. Matteo Franceschetti | Eight Sleep (sleep fitness)Matteo Franceschetti is the Co-Founder & CEO of Eight Sleep. Matteo has always been an athlete and obsessed with recovery and performance. Growing up in Italy, he spent time as a competitive ski racer, tennis player and race car driver before jumping into the corporate world as a securities lawyer. After launching and exiting a couple of companies in the renewable energy space, his professional focus came full circle as he rediscovered his passion for optimizing performance. He explored the space and realized the massive opportunity for smarter sleep products to support the rapidly growing quantified self movement. It...
2020-11-1055 minThe Founder29. Ray Smith | BeApp (live streaming)Ray Smith is the Founder & CEO of BeApp. Ray grew up in West Philadelphia and always dreamed about traveling the world. After graduating high school and then USC for college, he found himself in Palo Alto, working in management consulting for the booming startup scene. One of the tech phenomenons at the time was peer-to-peer file sharing, birthing a new world of music discovery across sites like Limewire, Kazaa, and Napster, and opening Pandora’s box for those who had previously been constrained to local radio. Ray discovered a love for dance music and found that listening to Eur...
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2020-10-2826 min
Skip the QueueWhy PR and communication is vital to attractions and what you should be focusing on. With Willam KallawaySkip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is Kelly Molson, MD of Rubber Cheese.Download our free ebook The Ultimate Guide to Doubling Your Visitor NumbersIf you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcastIf you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others f...
2020-10-2850 minThe Founder28. Brian Verne | Wave.tv (sports media)Brian Verne is the Co-Founder & CEO of Wave.tv. Brian grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and has been in and around sports his entire life. After playing baseball throughout college and looking for another opportunity to compete in the professional world, he discovered startups and has be working on various businesses over the past decade, all at the center of sports and media. As he consistently heard the traditional sports media companies talk about decreasing fandom for younger generations, he knew there was an opportunity. What he knew, that they missed, was that fandom has never been stronger...
2020-10-2745 minThe Founder27. CJ MacDonald | Step (teen banking)CJ MacDonald is the Founder & CEO of Step. CJ grew up in Bay area and always had the entrepreneurial itch. Whether it was his paper route or baseball card shop, he was always hustling and realized he loved building things, a characteristic that would serve him well throughout his career. After playing competitive hockey on the east coast during boarding school and college, he was ready to enter the business world and immediately gravitated towards startups. He spent time in the early stages at a couple of startups before founding Gyft, a digital solution for gift cards that h...
2020-10-201h 08The Founder26. Giorgos Tsetis | Nutrafol (hair wellness)Giorgos Tsetis is the Co-Founder & CEO of Nutrafol. Giorgos is incredibly talented – studying mechanical engineering in the Netherlands but winding up in New York pursuing a career as a fashion model. After getting the opportunity to travel the world on the back of a successful modeling career, he returned to New York eager to start his next venture. Throughout his travels and early career, he always felt a deep calling to help people and wanted to find a way to make the world a better place. After starting to experience some early signs of hair loss himself and re...
2020-10-131h 08The Founder25. Eliza Blank | The Sill (modern houseplants)Eliza Blank is the Founder & CEO of The Sill. Although Eliza grew up in a Massachusetts household full of plants, it wasn’t until she moved to New York City to go to school at NYU that she realized how important they were to her. After moving into her high rise apartment in the city, she was desperate to find a way to bring nature back into her life and realized it was a big part of her wellbeing. As she took frequent trips to the park to get her nature fix throughout the rest of her time in...
2020-10-0659 minThe Founder24. Zach Moreno | Squadcast (virtual collaboration)Zach Moreno is the Co-Founder & CEO of Squadcast. Zach is a dual-threat, getting his start at art school studying both graphic design and full stack computer engineering. After spending some time on Google’s Chrome team and being exposed to what’s possible on the internet across audio, video and cloud, he spent the next few years sharpening his skills, working for the government and teaching at Cal Berkeley. Ultimately, he found his way back to his creative roots and started a podcast as a side project, but when he tried to record remotely with his brother and best...
2020-09-2958 minThe Founder23. Matt Britton | Suzy (rapid consumer research)Matt Britton is the Founder of Suzy. Matt is a serial entrepreneur and hustler, getting his start at Boston University and becoming somewhat of a legend as a club promoter in the area. After building a reputation, he began to engage with local companies who wanted to advertise at his events and leverage his network of 75 college student promoters to help promote their businesses. That was the foundation for his first marketing agency, The Magma Group. After a couple of twists and turns and the dot com crash in the early 2000s, he ultimately started a second agency c...
2020-09-2251 minThe Founder22. Josh Clemente | Levels (metabolic fitness)Josh Clemente is the Co-Founder of Levels. Josh is a rocket scientist and worked at SpaceX for 6 years, managing the team that designed the life support systems in their space shuttles. Overtime, he started to notice extreme levels of fatigue and experienced volatile spikes and crashes of energy throughout his day. For someone that worked out consistently and followed the guidelines for what he believed to be healthy practices, things didn’t seem to add up. After experimenting with glucose monitoring, he realized that he was pre-diabetic, borderlining on fully-blown diabetic, and that the foods he was eating we...
2020-09-151h 11The Founder21. Michael Kranitz | Eventsquid (event management)Michael Kranitz is the Founder and CEO of Eventsquid. With a background in speech, standup comedy and radio in his early life, Michael went to law school in an attempt to figure out what he wanted to do longer-term. After graduating, he found himself practicing corporate litigation law for the next several years and experienced a broad exposure to a variety of different businesses and business models. Although he was building a successful law career, he always felt in the back of his mind that it wasn’t his calling and wanted to make the jump to technology. Thr...
2020-09-081h 06The Founder20. Dan Kurzrock | ReGrained (upcycled beer grain)Dan Kurzrock is the Co-Founder and CEO of ReGrained. Dan spent his free time in college brewing his own beer. After he was finished with each batch, he was blown away with the amount of grain was left over. For every 6-pack he brewed, he had almost a pound of grain that he would throw in the trash, a by-product of the brewing process. Overtime, he grew uneasy with how much waste the process was creating and wondered if there was a better way to utilize the grain. He started taking the leftover grain and used it to...
2020-09-011h 05The Founder19. Masha Titova | Titov (modern lingerie)Masha Titova is the Founder and CEO of Titov. Masha went to school for fashion design and after graduating, moved to LA to work for several fashion houses and startups including Marc Jacobs, BCBG Maxazria, and YEEZY. As a production manager at Yeezy, she found herself working long hours traveling all over to different manufacturing facilities. In the middle of a super hot day, she felt uncomfortable with her bra and took it off during work. After feeling embarrassed and annoyed, she made it her mission to create lingerie that didn’t distract her from her day. And th...
2020-08-2557 minThe Founder18. Matt Scanlan | Naadam (cashmere apparel)Matt Scanlan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Naadam. Despite getting kicked out of more schools than he was let into, Matt left college early after landing a great job in private equity. After 3 years and a lot of burn out, he decided to take a break and travel throughout Asia. When he got to his first stop in Mongolia, he wound up deep in the countryside, looking to experience the true nomadic lifestyle. After living with a family of goat herders for the next month, he started to notice some of the pain points of their lifestyle...
2020-08-1854 min
#100DaysOfCode Motivation PodcastDay 100/100 – The Journey Continues with Ryan Carson, Founder & CEO of Treehouse, & Alex Kallaway, Creator of #100DaysOfCode & Web Developer at JiffyOn Day 100/100 of the #100DaysOfCode Motivation Podcast, Ryan Carson, Founder & CEO of Treehouse, & Alex Kallaway, Creator of #100DaysOfCode & Web Developer at Jiffy, send you a big congratulations for completing the challenge! Take time to reflect on the journey and celebrate your accomplishments. Ryan and Alex share valuable next steps you could take on your learning journey to continue to grow your coding skills and career.
Go to join.teamtreehouse.com/100-days-of-code to launch your #100DaysOfCode Challenge with Treehouse today!
2020-08-1404 minThe Founder17. Kevin Gould | Kombo Ventures (beauty & venture)Kevin Gould is the Founder and CEO of Kombo Ventures and the Co-Founder of Glamnetic, Wakeheart and Insert Name Here. Kevin always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur, but when he graduated from college in 2007, he didn’t know exactly where to look. With his sights set on the entertainment industry, he beelined for LA and found himself working at William Morris Endeavor, one of the biggest talent agencies in the world. He started in the mailroom and ultimately worked as an assistant to several agents, building an unparalleled rolodex of Hollywood connections. In addition to the en...
2020-08-111h 16The Founder16. Carolyn Treasure | Peachy (wrinkle treatment & prevention)Carolyn Treasure is the Co-Founder and CEO of Peachy. Carolyn has no shortage of impressive credentials. After getting her undergrad degree at UNC Chapel Hill, she went to Harvard Medical School. It was at Harvard that people started asking her for advice on how to prevent wrinkles. Paired with her personal interest to explore the space, she dove deep into the scientific literature to find that there was a lot of strong data supporting 3 core products in successful wrinkle prevention. That’s when she got the idea to create Peachy.At Peachy, Carolyn and her team have cr...
2020-08-0452 min#100DaysOfCode Motivation PodcastWeek 18 | Day 91/100 – Learning to Code While Keeping a Full-Time Job with Alex Kallaway, Creator of #100DaysOfCode & Web Developer at JiffyOn Day 91/100 of the #100DaysOfCode Motivation Podcast, Alex Kallaway, Creator of #100DaysOfCode & Web Developer at Jiffy, shares from his personal experience about learning to code while keeping a full-time job.
Go to join.teamtreehouse.com/100-days-of-code to launch your #100DaysOfCode Challenge with Treehouse today!
2020-08-0303 minThe Founder15. Elizabeth Grojean | Baloo (weighted blankets)Elizabeth Grojean is the Founder and CEO of Baloo. Elizabeth bounced around several different industries before getting to where she is today. After graduating from University of Texas with a marketing degree, she held roles in politics, advertising, and finance before working for a startup tequila brand and ultimately in children’s book publishing at Scholastic. Throughout all her experiences, she still felt like she had a lot of untapped energy, drive and ambition to give that wasn’t being utilized. So she quit. She said she felt like a huge failure and decided to go to the one...
2020-07-2857 minThe Founder14. Shannon McLay | Financial Gym (financial fitness)Shannon McLay is the Founder and CEO of Financial Gym. Shannon never had a career as an entrepreneur in her life plan. Starting from when she was 14, she had one thing on her mind – making money. She started working in investment banking out of college and used to tell everyone, “I’m not changing the world, I’m just making money.” When she hit 30, she started questioning her purpose and realized she didn’t have a great answer for herself. As she started looking for a financial advisor of her own, she realized they all looked and felt the same. Af...
2020-07-211h 07#100DaysOfCode Motivation PodcastWeek 16 | Day 81/100 – The Story Behind the Challenge with Alex Kallaway, Creator of #100DaysOfCode & Web Developer at JiffyOn Day 81/100 of the #100DaysOfCode Motivation Podcast, Alex Kallaway, Creator of #100DaysOfCode & Web Developer at Jiffy, pulls back the curtain and shares the story behind the #100DaysOfCode challenge and how it has grown into a coder movement.
Go to join.teamtreehouse.com/100-days-of-code to launch your #100DaysOfCode Challenge with Treehouse today!
2020-07-2006 minThe Founder13. Steph Hon | Cadence (modern movement products)Steph Hon is the Founder and CEO of Cadence. Like many of us, Steph found herself always on the move. Whether public transit or rock climbing, across towns or between countries, she seemed to always face this pain point around transporting her personal care products when she was on the go. If it wasn’t the heavy second bag or the fear of leaks and spills, it was the general discomfort of buying single use plastics and their negative impact on the environment. She wanted to create a solution that would empower her on the go just like sh...
2020-07-141h 02The Founder12. Lisa Curtis | Kuli Kuli (moringa -> the new superfood)Lisa Curtis is the Founder and CEO of Kuli Kuli. While working for The Peace Corps in 2011, Lisa was stationed in Niger, West Africa. As a vegetarian in Africa, she found herself eating mostly rice and millet, a diet that left her feeling tired and weak for the majority of the day. When she mentioned it to a couple of women in her local village, they literally grabbed leaves off a nearby tree and mixed them with a West African peanut snack called Kuli Kuli. Turns out, that tree was a Moringa tree and those leaves were more...
2020-07-0742 min#100DaysOfCode Motivation PodcastWeek 14 | Day 71/100 – The Importance of Social Support When Forming Habits with Alex Kallaway, Creator of #100DaysOfCode & Web Developer at JiffyOn Day 71/100 of the #100DaysOfCode Motivation Podcast, Alex Kallaway, Creator of #100DaysOfCode & Web Developer at Jiffy, shares about the importance of social support systems when forming new habits. This is one of the keys that will help you effectively stick to new habits and succeed as a developer.
Go to join.teamtreehouse.com/100-days-of-code to launch your #100DaysOfCode Challenge with Treehouse today!
2020-07-0604 minThe Founder11. Olivia Landau & Kyle Simon | The Clear Cut (engagement rings & fine jewelry)Olivia Landau and Kyle Simon are the Co-Founders and CEO/COO of The Clear Cut. Olivia and Kyle are a dynamic duo power couple who met during their time studying at GIA, the Gemological Institute of America. A few years after graduating from gem school, they started noticing a lot of their friends were looking to get engaged and would often ask them for help, tips and even to design their custom rings. What initially started as an educational blog to help people better understand the do’s and don'ts of ring buying, quickly turned into a frenzy on...
2020-06-3059 minThe Founder10. Michael Markesbery | Oros (performance apparel)Michael Markesbery is the Co-Founder and CEO of Oros. Michael has always been a self-proclaimed science geek. During his sophomore year at Miami University, he took a backpacking trip to the Swiss Alps. After triumphantly making it to the top of the tallest mountain, he was disappointed to realize he looked like the Michelin Man, wearing layers upon layers of puffy goose down coats to keep him warm. He didn’t get it. With all this incredible innovation happening in other industries, why was outerwear the same old, same old? When he got back to school, he learned ab...
2020-06-2349 minThe Founder9. Ryan Denehy | Electric (SaaS for IT)Ryan Denehy is the Founder and CEO of Electric. Ryan is a 3x founder who got his start making extreme sports videos. He parlayed that into an online ad network and media company that eventually sold to USA Today Sports in 2008. After realizing he didn't want to spend the rest of his career in online advertising, he left USA Today and started his first software company, Swarm. The vision for Swarm was to build a google analytics type solution for small and medium sized retailers. Ryan sold Swarm to Groupon in 2014. During his time building Swarm, Ryan was s...
2020-06-161h 19#100DaysOfCode Motivation PodcastWeek 11 | Day 56/100 – Overcome the Urge to Quit with Alex Kallaway, Creator of #100DaysOfCode & Web Developer at JiffyOn Day 56/100 of the #100DaysOfCode Motivation Podcast, Alex Kallaway, Creator of #100DaysOfCode & Web Developer at Jiffy, shares helpful tips and tricks on how to overcome resistance when you're thinking of quitting.
Go to join.teamtreehouse.com/100-days-of-code to launch your #100DaysOfCode Challenge with Treehouse today!
2020-06-1505 minThe Founder8. Meg Maupin | Atolla (data-driven skincare)Meg Maupin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Atolla. After getting her start as a designer at places like FormLabs and Patagonia, she enrolled in a special dual degree program at MIT that enabled her to focus on both Product Engineering and Business. During her first year in school, she started to experience some autoimmune issues that led her to keep a detailed skin diary to help diagnose the problem. It got her thinking, why isn’t there a better way to figure out what’s wrong with my skin? When she combined her design background with the AI a...
2020-06-091h 21The Founder7. Justin Mares | Kettle & Fire (bone broth)Justin Mares is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kettle & Fire. After getting his start launching Roommate Fit, an eharmony type service that matched college roommates based on personality to prevent the classic “crazy random roommate” problem, Justin spent a few years in growth and marketing roles before launching Kettle & Fire in 2015. Along the way he wrote a book called Traction, launched a couple of online courses on growth hacking, acquired a couple of Shopify app based businesses and co-founded a second company, Perfect Keto, in 2017. At Kettle & Fire, Justin and his team are building and scaling the fast...
2020-06-021h 06The Founder6. Nis Frome | Alpha (rapid user feedback)Nis Frome is the Co-Founder and VP Product of Alpha. After starting his first business in web design and marketing when he was 17, Nis launched a couple of other companies in college and was able secure funding for Hublished, a platform that promised to help content producers market their content through webinars. Although Hublished in 2013 was too early for the webinar craze we’re experiencing today, he was able to meet his Co-Founder, Thor, and launch Alpha in 2014. At Alpha, Nis and his team are building and scaling a rapid consumer insights platform that allows teams to quic...
2020-05-261h 26#100DaysOfCode Motivation PodcastWeek 8 | Day 41/100 – Power of Habit with Alex Kallaway, Creator of #100DaysOfCode & Web Developer at JiffyOn Day 41/100 of the #100DaysOfCode Motivation Podcast, Alex Kallaway, Creator of #100DaysOfCode & Web Developer at Jiffy, shares some tips on how to harness the power of habit and consistency along your learning journey.
Go to join.teamtreehouse.com/100-days-of-code to launch your #100DaysOfCode Challenge with Treehouse today!
2020-05-2503 min
DJ Justin PitlikA Radio Legend - Interview with Dave KallawayIn Season 1, Episode 3 of my podcast, I interview Dave Kallaway from "Kallaway on The Rise", a morning radio show on 95.5 WIFC. Dave and I talk about his career in becoming a radio DJ.
2020-05-2125 minThe Founder5. Dan Morozoff | Vidrovr (video intelligence software)Dan Morozoff is the Co-Founder and CTO of Vidrovr. After growing up in the heart of San Francisco and getting early exposure to the boom and bust cycles of Silicon Valley, Dan went to UCLA to study physics and neuroscience and then ultimately pursued a PhD at Columbia to focus on modeling how the brain understands logic. On the side, he worked on a project called News Rover which laid the foundation for what would eventually become Vidrovr three and a half years later. At Vidrovr, Dan and his team build video understanding systems. What that essentially me...
2020-05-191h 18The Founder4. John Lee | Loopie (uber for laundry)John Lee is the Founder and CEO of Loopie. For John, his obsession has always been to create a dual-benefit venture. He loves the concept of a company that is able to benefit multiple parties, simultaneously. In 2018, he dreamed up the concept for Loopie, a mobile app for laundry that connects people who don’t have the time or desire to do their own with other people who can wash, dry and fold at home for a little extra cash. John dubs Loopie the "uber for laundry" in the sense that Loopie is the asset light marketplace that...
2020-05-121h 32The Founder3. Michael Schneider | Service (customer service automation)Michael Schneider is the Founder and CEO of Service. After getting his start at USC building and selling custom websites, Michael has spent the last two decades as a serial tech entrepreneur. In 1998, he founded Fluidesign, an award winning interactive digital agency. He proceeded to launch nesting.com, a Facebook style site for moms to keep track of their busy lives and then Mobile Roadie, a Wordpress style platform that enabled users to inexpensively build and maintain mobile apps. With Mobile Roadie, he focused on the music industry and powered the apps for Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Drake a...
2020-05-051h 10The Founder2. Connor Wilson | Thursday Boots (boots & leather goods)Connor Wilson is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Thursday Boot Company. What started as a business school surfing trip to Nicaragua in 2014 quickly turned into a quest for Connor and his future Co-Founder Nolan to reimagine the men's boot from the ground up. Their goal was to combine the durability of a work boot with the sophistication of a fashion boot to make a product that could stand up to the work and play of a Thursday. After raising 9x their initial goal on Kickstarter, the duo was off to the races. Over the past 6 years, th...
2020-04-281h 12The Founder1. Vicki Kotris | Cleveland Cookie Dough Company (edible cookie dough)Vicki Kotris is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cleveland Cookie Dough Company & Remixx (launching summer 2020). When she wasn't satisfied with the monotony of corporate America, she turned to entrepreneurship to satisfy her creative endeavors. On a trip to New York City with her husband Steve in 2018, Vicki discovered edible cookie dough and instantly knew it would be a hit in her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. What started out as a passion project has since seen tremendous growth and excitement throughout Ohio. Vicki and her team now have a bright pink food truck, pop-up shop and several exciting br...
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