Category: Podcast
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Tampa Bay Takeaways: A Convo with TampaBay.Ventures
Tampa Bay boasts beautiful beaches and affordable cost of living, but did you also know about their thriving startup ecosystem? On today’s episode of Venture City, VC and TampaBay.Ventures founder Andreas Calabrese shares his perspective on the bay area’s thriving startup scene. His fund’s mindful and holistic approach to investing is centered on founders themselves,…
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The One with all the Pivots
GrowthMatch founder Shelby Stephens has had his fair share of rolling with the punches – from evolving business plans to global pandemics, Shelby and his cofounder Zach have navigated through it all! At the core of remaining successful throughout all of these changes, though, is the customer. On today’s episode, Shelby shares 3 tips for…
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Shark Tank, IRL – Working in Venture Capital
On this week’s episode, we speak with Nandini Agarwal, an Associate with ffVC. The path to venture capital can take a thousand different paths, but on today’s episode, Nandini walks us through her journey to her role in venture. Plus, she’ll share some advice for founders on what to look for in professional partnerships! Like…
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How Sensing Stress can Optimize Wellness
The human experience as we know it today can be overwhelming; with constant stimuli in both work and leisure, we’re inundated with content constantly. On this week’s episode, we chat with founder Mike Dannheim about how his product, Sensie, can measure the felt experience, and help users to amplify emotional intelligence to optimize wellness. Using…
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Procurement Problems? The Procoto Solution!
The existing procurement software market is complex, clunky, and, only adequately serves enterprise clients. The solution? Procoto makes sourcing simple and affordable for small businesses by simplifying the streamlining the procurement process. Today’s guest and Procoto founder Michael Otis discusses his past experiences in procurement, the sourcing challenges facing small businesses, and how he’s meeting…
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Seamlessly Connect with Friends IRL, Somewhere Somehow
Welcome to Venture City, your source for innovative ideas, as told by founders. Tune in to hear how this week’s guest created a digital platform that empowers users to seamlessly spend quality time together in real life.
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Buy and Manage Real Estate from Here, There, and Anywhere
Welcome to Venture City, your source for innovative ideas, as told by founders. Today’s guest, “Steve” Verma, shares the founding story of Areezo, a real estate investment platform that makes real estate investment data accessible, and rental management seamless. Through clear accurate data, users can connect with local vetted realtors through a designated network, as…
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Finding Funding! Twos Guys are Financed
Twos is THE place to remember and share things! On this week’s episode, returning guests Parker and Joe share some exciting updates on their fast-growing app.
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Beat the ATS with JobStars
With thousands of job opportunities available on sites like LinkedIn or Indeed, the job application process can feel incredibly overwhelming. One place to start clearly defining a job search, and and enhancing our odds is with a 5 star resume! On this week’s episode of Venture City (formerly Yuptown), we speak with resume writer and…
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Clear Guidance in the Mental Health and Wellness Marketplace
Consumer demand for mental health and wellness services has skyrocketed, and, as a consumer, finding the right services at the right time can feel like navigating a maze. To better inform consumers in our ever-evolving world, Keel aims to provide transparent and unbiased guidance in the mental health and wellness marketplace. Keel’s mission is to…
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Empowering Africa’s Energy Grid
Nearly 600 million people in Africa don’t have access to energy; NeedEnergy is looking to change that. NeedEnergy is the Energy Architecture of the future. As an energy-tech start-up company, NeedEnergy energy allows consumers to use Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning and AI to Provide Smart and Clean Energy Solutions. On today’s episode, we chat…
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Excelling as an Influencer
When describing Excel, the first adjective to come to mind probably isn’t fun, but Kat Norton might just change people’s minds. Kat Norton, also known as Ms. Excel, is truly one of a kind. Somehow, she’s made Excel tips and tricks incredibly engaging and accessible through social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. On this…
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Revolutionizing Remembering Things Pt. Twos
Re-introducing Joe and Parker of Twos, a new way to remember things. On this week’s episode of Venture, they’ll share some exciting app updates!
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Disrupting the U.S. Mortgage Market
Tim Herman’s career has been dedicated to serving the American Dream, first as a fighter pilot in the US Navy, and today, in the world of business. While on duty to duty service, Tim and his family moved often, and experienced the challenges that come with buying a home. It was during his time as…
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A Virtual Space for Female Musicians. That Rocks!
Andie Aronov is the OG Woman that rocks! Growing up, Andie always had a passion for music, and has turned that passion into a platform for female musicians. What started as a profile on Instagram has evolved into an entire community that lifts up lady artists through features, articles, and events. On this week’s episode,…
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Revolutionizing Remembering Things
Whether it’s a recipe, a list, or an idea, Twos allows users (or as some might call them, Twosers) to track and share information in an organized and user-friendly design. As the best place to write things down, the Twos app is revolutionizing the way we remember things. I first met co-founders Parker Klein and…
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But First, Coffee – then Creator Economy
Early in his career, Josh Kaplan took a chance on a budding media company with a mission to deliver digestible business news to subscribers’ inboxes every morning. Fast forward a few years and a few million subscribers, the Morning Brew has established itself as a leading source of business headlines, valued at $75 million by…
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Updating the Office Rental Industry at WeWork
Ben Dunham has always had a knack for numbers, and found his footing in the world of corporate finance through traditional experiences in established companies. But in 2018, Ben was ready for a change of pace, and took on a new opportunity as regional CFO with WeWork. On today’s episode, we’ll discuss Ben’s career path…
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Public Policy and the Evolving Healthcare Industry
We all may have made plans for last year, and for the one ahead, but the global pandemic changed everything. For one determined New York City nurse, it hasn’t stopped her from pursuing her educational and career goals. Erin Hartman is a Penn Graduate in Nursing with a passion for public policy work. After spending…
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Founding a Fund
From campaign coverage to cryptocurrency, Ashwini Anburajan has done it all. Her wide array of impressive experiences include public policy work, a fellowship with NBC News, and an MBA at Cambridge University. From Cambridge, Ashwini pivoted into the business side of media. Eventually, she joined a small company of 90 employees called Buzzfeed and after…
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Building a Band Brand ft. Mt. Joy
If you’re like me, or, I think I can safely say any other person in the working world, you’ve day dreamed about quitting your job to move to a new city or pursue an ambitious dream. Sam Cooper was brave enough to do just that when he quit his job as a lawyer, moved from…
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Prop Tech Modernizes a Dusty Industry
Who’s the customer, what’s the problem, how do we solve it? This is the line of thinking that brought Omri Stern to build a company addressing a major problem in the “dusty” space of commercial real estate insurance management. I first met Omri in 2019, when I attended a founder’s panel at a WeWork Labs…
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Fueling Female Founders
Elise Crawford Gallagher is the CEO and founder of RINGLET, an integrated marketing agency with a mission to empower female entrepreneurs and small business owners to dream big. Many owners, female entrepreneurs in particular, voiced to Elise that they needed a marketing agency with inclusive, cohesive services to achieve their goals for growth. Elise quickly…
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The Evolving Education Industry
To say that COVID-19 has impacted our lives would be an understatement – this pandemic has changed the world as we know it. And at the center of those most affected, may also be the ones who might not fully understand it. While children have shown incredible resilience, the pandemic has posed unique challenges for…
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Calling all Career Changers! Making the Move to Tech
Today’s employment market is incredibly demanding, and requires any competitive employee to be equipped with a wide array of technical skills. In order to meet this need and to close the skills gap, General Assembly established itself as a pioneer in career education, offering coursework ranging from software engineering and data science to digital marketing…
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Girl, Talk! Building Sisterhood
Julie Larkin is an entrepreneur, coach, and storyteller. Through founding and fostering Girl Talk, she is most passionate about building a sisterhood of self-worth. Girl Talk began for Julie in college, when she noticed the women in her residence hall experiencing loneliness, worthlessness, and shame. To combat this crisis of self-worth, Julie hosted her first…
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Messin’ Around in the Food Incubator Space
This week’s episode of Venture City (formerly Yuptown) features Al Goldberg, a food entrepreneur with a mission of launching food concepts from kitchen to market. From his own experience in starting his own venture, Al noticed a gap in the market for early-stage food entrepreneurs and sought to fill it with the Mess Hall concept. …
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Innovation in Chocolate -Please Eat Responsibly
Matt Dixon is a Washington, D.C.- based chocolate maker with a passion for socioeconomic stability in the cacao industry. Matt navigated the culinary world by trial and error, working first in a bakery, next in a brewery, and finally in a chocolate factory. He then landed his dream job as assistant chocolate maker at Harper…
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A Fresh Approach to Wine
The wonderful Julia Coney is a wine journalist, speaker, and founder with a mission of amplifying black voices in wine. Check out our conversation about Julia’s career journey from office desk to tasting table PLUS professional advice on navigating any company happy hour with finesse. Be sure to check out Julia’s work at juliaconey.com and…
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