In Progress is intended to give you an inside look into the challenges that entrepreneurs and leaders face. Agency owners, Kyle Narducci and Tyler Morian, interview business owners, non-profit leaders, innovators and creators to capture their stories and to give you an inside look to their process.
Hamid Shojaee is an entrepreneur and investor. He moved to Arizona from Iran when he was 10 years old, and has called Arizona his home ever since. Since he was 12 years old, Hamid was passionate abou…
Mike Spangenberg is the co-founder and CEO of State Forty Eight. The company was founded in 2013 and has evolved into being more than just an apparel line. State Forty Eight is about having community…
Will Shaw is the CEO of Better Agency, an all-in-one insurance CRM platform. Growing up, Will had one focus: football. He spent the first part of his career playing in the NFL. After his time playing…
Jake Shaefer is the CEO of Elevato, a new company serving all things web. The new brand encompasses several different brands that Jake and his business partner have acquired, in order to create one l…
During our conversation, Lawrence shares where his vision started with coffee and community. He talks about his future goals for the business and how he values his employees. If you are local to the …
During our conversation with Scott, he shares what fascinated him in the marketing industry, how he started, and what the future of his new company looks like.
Scott’s intrigue in marketing:
“I got in…
Brief background on Scott Gates:
Scott spent close to 10 years working at Western Window Systems. During his time there, he took the company from 6 million to 150 million revenue. One key growth initi…
Gabe Cooper is the CEO of Virtuous, a responsive nonprofit fundraising platform and CRM. Virtuous gives nonprofits the ability to activate new supporters, deepen existing partnerships, assist with ma…
Tammy Abernethy is the CEO of Hope Women’s Center. The center exists to encourage, engage, and equip women and teen girls facing difficult life situations. They offer classes, support groups, and one…
Megan Greenwood is the owner of Greenwood Brewing. The brewery is located in downtown Phoenix in a brand new building on Roosevelt St. Greenwood Brewing is a woman owned and operated brewery, which y…
Drew Mercer is the CEO and co-founder of PayGround, a payment platform for healthcare practices of all sizes. During our conversation with Drew, we discuss his background, how he started PayGround, a…
Brad Casper is the CEO of Heart and Soul Marketing, which he started with his business partner, Matt Moore, in September this year. In our conversation with Brad, we talk to him about his past career…
“What you like as a creative or a marketer is really irrelevant, it’s what works for the business. You have to marry what you like or what your art is with a business objective and figure out how to …
Seth Troutt is the Associate Pastor of Ministries at Redemption Church Gateway. He started his career working for a different church in the valley within their music department at 18 years old. Since…
Chris Cardinal, the co-founder of Synapse Studios, shares his experience starting a web application development agency in Arizona. He started the company at 18 years old with his business partner Bob…
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http://www.parkststudio.com/
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For a quick overview of their work in Chandler, AZ check out this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T6dPv…