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
Rent bikes wherever and whenever you want
Twisted Road CEO Austin Rothbard spent 20 years in corporate America before hitting the open road. He became addicted to motorcycles after his first ride in 2015. Then he realized that it was difficu…
G2 Crowd: from Iowa farms to P2P reviews
G2 Crowd CEO Tim Handorf came from humble beginnings. Like a graduating from a class of 19 in Iowa kind of humble. But it's there where he found some of his greatest entrepreneurial lessons. So what…
The inside scoop on Home Chef's $700 million merger
Home Chef CEO Patrick Vihtelic led his company to a big 2017. The fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service saw 150% growth and $250 million in revenue. Host Scott Kitun talks with Vihtelic about …
Alcohol tech is finally catching up to the rest of the world
Provi Founder & CEO Taylor Katzman is in the business of booze. He helps give alcohol distributors a leg up in the industry by making their systems more efficient. The platform serves as a one stop …
A global political advocacy platform to serve local needs
CityBase CEO Mike Duffy is giving political advocacy a big leg up. CityBase CityBase is creating a common language and consistent interface for government services. There are 1,000+ constituent acti…
ClearCover founder Kyle Nakatsuji
Lease a car (never buy!) to your front door
Carlease.com CEO Andy O’Dwyer is here to talk some pressure off host Scott Kitun. Carlease connects users with the right car, solid dealerships and good offers while delivering the car to your door. …
Print photos straight from your phone
FOTO ATM lets you print your favorite pics directly from your phone. Co-Founders Eric Michael’s and Brian Gardner join the show to talk about how they built the special little app. Find out how this …
Making social media happy again
Curiosity CEO Lisa Weinstein makes content that trends. The content they create is both positive and eye-opening. Weinstein opens up about the glut of online content and how negative media can be com…
Connecting Chicago through easy parking
Yona Shtern is CEO of ParkWhiz and he’s connected garages, consumers and major brands together in order to streamline the parking process. ParkWhiz recently had to decide whether to host their own se…
(Finally) Easy leasing for tenants and landlords
Avail makes renting easier and less daunting for landlords and tenants. Co-founder Ryan Coon found an archaic leasing industry and saw a path for innovation. Potential tenants even have an opportunit…
John Roa: "Everything is there to stop you." Fight back.
It’s been a long trip to building Roa Ventures for multi-time Founder John Roa. He endured years of struggle before selling his startup Akta to Salesforce. Currently, Roa Investments deploys early-st…
Become the one in charge of your life again
Cara CEO and President Maria Kim is helping the underserved find quality work. Enduring domestic violence, poverty and incarceration should not be an end to finding a quality career. The process also…
Quality of service should be your top goal
Hunt Club CEO Nick Cromydas is passionate about building napkin ideas into companies. He’s appeared on Forbes 30 under 30 and founder of New Coast Ventures. Cromydas and host Scott Kitun talk about h…
All your data, one cloud-based engine
Justin Ullman is on a mission to organize your company. The RhinoDox software is a cloud-based document solutions software that organizes your files and propels your business processes. The company h…
Survival lessons from a 25-year-old tech company
alligatortek is software that addresses business bottlenecks. Founder and CEO Sid Bala took his 90s enterprise-application company and updated it, getting it named as one of the top 50 Employers for …
Have a happier, healthier dog
Stephen Hauer has created a tasty new GOO for your dog that re-calibrates their immune systems, letting them live happier, healthier lives. Doggy Goo is a goo-licious treat that you feed to your dog …
A holistic student-teacher relationship formed through tech
Otus COO Keith Westman is giving you more insight into the classroom. Host Scott Kitun is joined by GoCivic Chicago’s Beth Bond to talk about what’s new in tech overseas in London and Stuttgart. The …
Office gym memberships to increase productivity
Gympass is gonna get your office ready for beach season. The program allows offices to sign up together for a gym membership. US General Manager Sean Flynn and Midwest General Manager Fabio Salim joi…
Whole30 approved, keto-friendly, 100% beef sticks
Chomps is the better for you meat snack. Gas station meats have historically left consumers wanting for better, healthier options. CEO Peter Maldonado and COO Rashid Ali join the show. Host Scott Kit…