AZ Tech Podcast

Pat Sullivan has built several successful companies in his almost 40-year career as an entrepreneur. One of his biggest successes was ACT, the very first CRM software. With his newest venture Defendr…

Keap, formerly known as Infusionsoft, is one of Arizona’s most successful software companies, but the company's had really high highs and really low lows. In this episode of AZ Tech Podcast, Keap co-…

This week, Hamid talks to AZ Tech producer Adrienne St. Clair about what it takes to build, lead and exit a startup. 

We're trying something a little different this week. Hamid invites Mike Roberts and Bob LaLoggia back on the podcast to "shoot the shit." They discuss the nature of a founder, how to be happy and the…

Jamie Baxter's company Qwick was almost a casualty of the pandemic. As an on-demand staffing startup for food and beverage contract employees, the shutdown of the food and beverage industry was nearl…

Howard Lindzon is an expert in investing and has bet on a wide range of startups, from Robinhood to Manscaped. 

In this episode, Hamid and Howard talk about investment strategies, the problem with mil…

We're 11 episodes in on the AZ Tech Podcast and we're having the best time. The conversations have been insightful, inspiring, funny, emotional and raw. Here's a  quick glimpse into what's happened s…

Kelly Smith is changing the way America thinks about education. He founded Prenda, a company that empowers parents to choose the learning that's best for their children.

Listen to Hamid and Kelly talk…

Kate Sieker loves Arizona. Like really loves Arizona. She loves it so much that she's made it her job to convince others to love Arizona, too. 

One of Kate's projects is PHX StartupWeek, where she's t…

Brad Thomas's company Evercast grew more than 10x during the pandemic. How did that happen?

Hamid talks to Brad about things like Evercast's success over the past year, the intense fear entrepreneurs …

Francine Hardaway is a force to be reckoned with. She's always known how to make things happen, though she credits a lot of the success she's had in her life to karma. 

During the pandemic, Francine b…

Mat Sherman knows how to hustle. He calls himself a "startup guy," because he's so passionate about startups, entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley. He's willing to do what it takes to make things happen,…

Jenny Poon has been running CO+HOOTS, a co-working space in Phoenix,  with her husband for more than 10 years. During that time, she's found several opportunities to give back to her community by hel…

This discussion is guaranteed to entertain! Hamid interviews Mike Roberts, founder of Arizona-based SpyFu, an ad-tech and SEO tools company for marketing teams. Discussions range from how he built hi…

Hamid and Todd Belfer discuss investing strategies, the stock market, and Bitcoin. Belfer also opens up about the wins (and losses) he’s seen in his long investing career.

Watch the interview on YouTu…

Your host, Hamid Shojaee (https://twitter.com/hamids) interviews Bob La Loggia, founder of Arizona-based Appointment Plus, an appointment scheduling software company. Discussions range from the sale …

This first episode details Hamid Shojaee's plans for the AZ Tech community.