Startup Knox Podcast

Today we talk with, Maranda Vandergriff, founder of Vagabondary and Creative Director at The Knoxville Entrepreneur. We discuss the future of the Maker City and the culture surrounding Knoxville’s gr…

Today I'm talking with Alaina Smith, founder of Cold Gold. We discuss the journey from side project to full-time jewelry making, along with pricing models, design evolution, and getting the courage t…

Today I'm talking with John Phillips, founder of Phillips Forged.  John is a blacksmith, artist, and entrepreneur, whose work has received numerous national and international awards, and been feature…

Today I’m talking with Paris Woodhull, artist, designer, maker, and entrepreneur. Her designs and work have been featured at prominent Knoxville landmarks and become a part of a distinct Knoxville ae…

Today I’m talking with founders that pitched for $10k at this years What's The Big Idea? competition. We speak with Rume Akong from Crwdn, Brandon Schrieber from Leviathan Aquarium Automation, and Be…

We continue our series of interviews with Black founders in partnership with 100Knoxville.  I’m talking with Angela Elder, founder of Smiles Professional Cleaning Services which offers janitorial cle…

I'm talking with Jorge Sanabria founder of  ExpoQuip, a worldwide distributor of quality heavy equipment replacement parts and components. We discuss the explosive growth his company has experienced …

I’m talking with, Meg Davis, Founder of Telling More Stories, a company that writes memoirs for families. She launched the company after her extensive work with Kreis Beall, founder of Black Berry Fa…

I’m talking with, Drew McKenna, Founder of Knox Pro Soccer. Today, we discuss how similar the formation of professional soccer team is to a startup, and what it really takes to bring such an ambitiou…

We continue our series of interviews with Black founders in partnership with 100Knoxville. Today, we talk with Peejay Alexander, Founder of Purple Mouse Smart House, an IOT automation company.  We di…

We continue our series of interviews with Black founders in partnership with 100Knoxville. Today, we talk with Richard Dapaah, Executive in Residence at Knoxville Entrepreneur Center and mentor for t…

We continue our series of interviews in partnership with 100Knoxville. Today, we talk with Angelique Adams, CIO at Aperam, mentor with 100Knoxville, and author of the recently released  You’re More T…

We continue our series of interviews with Black founders in partnership with 100Knoxville. Today, we talk with Reuben Mitchell, founder of NACI Construction. We discuss NACI’s mission, giving back to…

We continue our series of interviews with Black founders in partnership with 100Knoxville. Today, we talk with Sterling Henton, AKA Sterl the Perl, founder of Rev It Up. We discuss Sterl’s storied ca…

We continue our series of interviews with Black founders in partnership with 100Knoxville. Today, we talk with Deidra Harper, Director of Business and Community Relations at B&B Services, Inc. We dis…

We continue our series of interviews with Black founders in partnership with 100Knoxville. Today, we talk with co-founders Lee Sloan & Stephania Whitt with Hand N Hand Home Health Care. We discuss th…

We continue our series of interviews with black founders in partnership with 100Knoxville. Today, we talk with Jade Adams, founder of Oglewood Avenue, a modern plant boutique. We discuss her new medi…

We continue our series of interviews with Latinx founders. Today we talk with Edy Recendez, founder of Far Productions. We discuss the benefits of self-directed learning and the wide range of tools a…

We continue our series of interviews with Latinx founders. Today we talk with Karolina Trejos, founder of K-Candles, a handcrafted, scented soy wax candle company. We discuss the journey from hobby t…

We continue our series of interviews with Latinx founders. Today we talk with Christopher Morales, founder of Morales Outdoor Living, a hardscape company specializing in creating unique living areas.…