The Scott Show
A podcast about tech, media and money. Hosted by Scott Kitun, featuring a rotating cast of internet personalities, founders, investors and media friends.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 441
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Using data visualization to give you the best investment advice
YCharts CEO Sean Brown joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to help our listeners with investing. YCharts isn't just some dude telling you what and what not to invest in; it's a cloud-based investment …
How two CEOs made a protein bar stand out among endless competition
JiMMYBAR! co-CEOs Jim Simon and Jason Wadler join Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to share how they became so successful in a market that is otherwise overflowing with competition. If you want a protein…
Challenge Accepted: How WeSolv is Disrupting ‘Diversity Recruiting’
WeSolv CEO and Founder Stella Ashaolu joins Scott in-studio to share their experiences with "diversity" in the workplace. Companies often talk about diversity, spread its values, and exclaim how impo…
What Tech Startups Need To Know About the Cloud
What was once a futuristic notion has turned into a scary place to store our data. The cloud can be a tough place to understand, and an even tougher place to keep your data secure. Without the right …
Fake It Til You Make It; Trader Edition
This past year has turned a lot of average Joes into less-than-average investors, and we can thank the crypto surge for this. So you bought a share of a company, and then the stock dropped 60%... wha…
6 Tips for Successful Company Parties, Benefits and Other IRL Interactions
Every time you throw an event, you make a statement about your company, your brand, and yourself. If you host a bad event, people will remember it and reference it whenever you come up in conversatio…
Startup Showcase: Talking with CEO Todd Unger
When Todd Unger was working for AOL many years ago, people told him he was nuts. "You're crazy! This is all a fad!" Well, who's nuts now? Media has come so far in the last couple decades, and Todd i…
Watching eSports in a bar just like football Sunday... that's FanHome
FanHome founder Lucas Pasch joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to talk about the rising world of eSports. FanHome brings people together to watch live eSports just like live sports: in bars with beer…
The trick to marketing is to treat it like a first date
Steel Croissant founder Matt Mroczek joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio for the second time in one year! On the show before with Scrub30, Matt makes the point that marketing is a lot like trying to l…
This startup just used video shoutouts to reinvent the autograph market
Cameo CEO Steven Galanis joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to talk about why Cameo is so far apart from Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. One day in the very near future, Snapchat might not exist. …
You ever order food? Chowly probably helped with that
Chowly, Inc. CEO Sterling Douglass joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to talk about Scott’s second-favorite thing after startups - food! You ever see those tablets at a restaurant that servers use to…
Carlease.com is shaking up the auto industry and making car leasing easier
Carlease.com CEO Hans Bodine joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to share in their common love for cars. Carlease.com provides consumers and dealers with the knowledge they need to make an informed de…
Kevin Leland connects scientists to research funding with Halo
Halo founder Kevin Leland joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to… confess their love to each other? Boasting a similar track record to Scott, Kevin’s company Halo helps connect scientists to research …
Why tech companies are flocking to legacy real estate
MB Real Estate managing director Andrew Davidson joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to talk popular real estate destinations for big-name business in downtown Chicago. The combination of older buildi…
How to enjoy better wine with Winestyr
Winestyr co-founders Scott Washburn and Bob Wilson join Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to drink wine. Headquartered in Chicago, Winestyr sends its members expertly curated wine right to the front door.…
SwipeSense is improving hospital efficiency and sanitation
SwipeSense is improving hospital efficiency and sanitationSwipeSense founder Mert Iseri joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to talk sanitation in hospitals. SwipeSense is like a GPS tracker for the in…
What top investors look for in founders
Lightbank Managing Partner Vic Pascucci joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to talk about what top VCs are looking to invest in; more particularly WHO they’re looking to invest in and why... A few epi…
The bar of the future is here with Bartesian
Bartesian CEO Ryan Close joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to discuss Scott’s second-favorite topic after startups: booze. Bartesian is basically an espresso machine for premium cocktails. Set it up…
Winston Privacy allows users to surf the web safely and keep your data secure
Winston Privacy founder Rich Stokes joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio to talk internet data privacy. Rich’s invention Winston randomizes your VPN data and scrambles it with other Winston owners’, ma…