Built in Ohio
Welcome to Built in Ohio - an Ohio tech podcast. We talk with, and about, the people, companies and ideas building the future. From startup founders building the next unicorn to someone leading innovation at a Fortune 500 company. Experts in emerging technologies or people creating the cities of the tomorrow. In each episode we talk with innovators and creators to learn what they're working on and how they're doing it. The one thing they all have one thing in common is they're building in Ohio. Built in Ohio is brought to you by OhioX - a statewide nonprofit working to build Ohio into a tech hub.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 99
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
38. Nicole Paolozzi on building an on-demand care community
Nicole Paolozzi is the Founder and CEO of OndeCare, a technology platform that finds pre-vetted, Professional Care Providers that can be at your home in as little as two hours. In this episode we tal…
37. Jessica Cohen on 5G and the opportunities it creates
Jessica Cohen currently leads Verizon's philanthropy and community engagement efforts in Northern Ohio. In this episode we talk to Jessica about the power of 5G, how the it's building Ohio's cities,…
36. Bob Fenner on helping customers solve problems and working for Silicon Valley in Ohio
Bob Fenner is currently a sales leader in the Midwest for Arista Networks, a publicly traded Silicon Valley based networking and security company. In this episode we talk with Bob about helping cust…
35. Jacob Glenn on innovative solutions at the intersection of business and technology
Jacob Glenn is the Founder and President of M Genio. In this episode, we talk with Jacob about the path which led him to starting his own firm eight years ago and how his company brings innovation so…
34. Molly Reams Thompson on educational entrepreneurship
Molly Reams Thompson is the Co-Founder of Perrysburg Energy Solutions. In this episode we talk with Molly about her passion for educational entrepreneurship and how a career in tech and startups acro…
33. Naveed Iqbal, PhD on solving the student loan debt problem
Naveed H. Iqbal, PhD is the co-founder and CEO at Dolr. In this episode we talk with Naveed about solving the big issue of student loan debt, his path to founding Dolr, and why Columbus was the perfe…
32. Craig Borkowski on building technoloy inspired by the U.S. Military
Craig Borkowski is the CEO of Terra Sound Technology, a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Columbus.
Terra Sound was founded on a passion for creating thoughtful…
31. Pete Blackshaw on making Cincinnati the #1 startup hub in the Midwest and a top innovation center in the USA
Pete Blackshaw is the CEO of Cintrifuse, a syndicated venture fund and startup catalyst organization dedicated to making Greater Cincinnati the #1 startup hub in the Midwest and a top innovation cent…
30. Rick Pollack on career pivots and high tech manufacturing
Rick Pollack is the founder and owner of MakerGear LLC. MakerGear engineers and manufactures desktop and benchtop 3d printers. In this episode we talk with Rick about the career pivot that led to Mar…
29. Don Wright on Mental Health, Suicide and Artificial Intelligence
Don Wright is the Founder and CEO of Clarigent Health. Clarigent Health uses artificial intelligence to detect biomarkers in speech that can detect potential mental health risks.
In this episode we …
28. Forlefac Fontem on co-founding a company as a college student and creating opportunities for all
Forlefac Fontem is the Co-Founder and Technical Lead at Bingo Insurance and a 4th year undergraduate student studying Computer Science at The Ohio State University.
In this episode, we talk with Forl…
27. Ann Marie Fisher on selling Silicon Valley
Ann Marie Fisher is the Director of Strategic Alliances for Jitterbit. In this episode, we talk with Ann Marie about working remotely for Silicon Valley based companies and selling to Midwest and Can…
26. Faris El-Khider, MD, on how practicing medicine on three continents led him to startup world
Faris El-Khider, MD, says he is 60% doctor, 40% data nerd. In addition to being a Cleveland Clinic trained gastroenterologist, Faris is also Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer of Hyr Medical.
Hyr M…
25. Mike Walker on a career in Big Tech and their incredible ecosystems
Mike J. Walker is an accomplished architect with a vast amount of experience as a leader, innovator and technology expert.
Currently, Mike is Senior Director, Applied Innovation and Digital Transform…
24. Ann Toews on changing careers, the Army, and Tech
Ann Toews is an Operations Manager at Upstart, the leading AI lending platform partnering with banks to expand access to affordable credit. Based in Columbus, Ann graduated from Stanford University b…
23. Jason Gintert on "networking"
Jason Gintert is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of WAN Dynamics, a technology company founded to help organizations find their way in the nascent "NetDevOps" technology space.
In this epi…
22. Matt Buder Shapiro on moving his company from NYC to Cleveland
Matt Buder Shapiro is a co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of venture-backed startup MedPilot Inc. He is responsible for developing MedPilot's brand and patient engagement strategy. MedPilot has …
21. Jeff Leo Herrmann on media technology and creating brain gain
Jeff Leo Herrmann is the CEO of The Youngstown Publishing Company and also the President of Madison, Michigan and Market. The YPC publishes The Business Journal, Brain Gain, and After Hours Youngstow…
20. Grant Schneider on bringing Silicon Valley to Columbus
Grant Schneider is the Head of Upstart Columbus and a Data Scientist. With a PhD in Statistics, Grant leads the HQ2 for Upstart, a technology company based in Silicon Valley which is the leading AI l…
19. Tonjia Coverdale, Ph.D. on fearless leadership and innovation
Tonjia Coverdale, Ph.D. is an executive, professional, and scholar who has cultivated her unique perspective of technology through the combination of academic theories, applied research, industry pra…