The First Customer

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Umair Khan, CEO and founder of Techamana.

Umair explains that Techamana is a vetted talent marketplace designed to stand apart from traditional freelan…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Melissa Sherman, founding CEO of MOBILion Systems, Inc.

Melissa shares how her Midwestern upbringing and early career at DuPont shaped her blend of sci…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Dan Abel Jr., the Chief Chocolate Officer of Bissinger’s Chocolate.

Dan shares how his family grew up immersed in the candy business—starting from a sm…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Adam Dakin, President and CEO of Keriton.

Adam’s entrepreneurial journey starts with selling hats and t-shirts in college before building multiple vent…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Paul Byrne, President of Razoyo, a Texas-based custom software development company. 

Paul shared how growing up in an entrepreneurial family in Wichita…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Nicky Senyard, CEO and founder of Fintel Connect. 

Nicky shared the journey behind Fintel Connect—a digital acquisition platform that helps financial i…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview serial entrepreneur Eric McHugh once again!

Eric dives into his latest venture, dataing.io, an AI-powered matchmaking app built to challenge the typica…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Keilian Knudsen and Prags Mugunthan, co-founders of Pangea.ai. 

Keilian and Prags explored their journey from university roommates in Scotland to build…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Aubrey Amatelli, Founder and CEO of PayRio—the first payment provider focused exclusively on alternative medicine.

Aubrey shared how her roots in Silic…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Ben Fellows, CEO and founder of Loop QA.

Ben shares how his company addresses the growing need for highly skilled, mid-to-senior QA professionals in a …

In this episode , I was lucky enough to interview Bill Douglas, CEO of Optic Wise, also known as “The Resilience Guy”.

From buying his first car at 15 with money he made running a newspaper hustle, to…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Steven Webster, CEO of asensei.

Steven reflects on the importance of learning through iteration. He shares how some of the company's earlier choices—wh…

In this episode, I was lucky  enough to  interview a longtime friend and startup expert Gregory Shepard.

Greg shares the story behind his new book, The Startup Lifecycle, which grew out of a four-year…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Terence Bennett, CEO of DreamFactory.

Terence shares his unconventional journey from a military intelligence officer to leading a developer-focused API…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview James Griffin, CEO of Invene.

James shares how he transitioned from a self-taught coder with early entrepreneurial tendencies to leading a successful h…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Jason Vego, co-founder and CEO of Bevz, a digital platform helping mom-and-pop liquor and convenience stores go online and manage inventory. 

Jason sha…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Brett Tiagwad, founder and CEO of Elevated Angles.

Brett shares his unconventional path from finance to drone media. After a challenging personal journ…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Christian Espinosa, founder and CEO of Blue Goat Cyber.

Christian shares his experience of growing up in poverty with an unstable home life, seeking st…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Dori Yona, Co-founder and CEO of Simple Closure.

Dori shares his entrepreneurial journey, which began with a childhood influenced by his entrepreneur p…

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Mark Wormgoor, CEO and tech coach at The Maverick CTO.

Mark shares that despite a successful 25-year corporate career in IT, he felt unfulfilled after …