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
How do you become an influencer?
Matt Kamp is Senior Vice President of Influence & Co. The old adage goes “talent isn’t everything.” That’s because so many talented people have a hard time getting published. That’s where Kamp steps …
Rentgrata: Get real information about the apartments you’re searching
Rentgrata is letting you live welcome. Co-founders Zach Sloan and Sam McArtor built a platform that combines apartment searching with social networking. The differentiator for this startup is that it…
Outsource all your chores
CEO Jake Obremski and CTO Neil Glazier are helping you get your chores done with the Dablr app. The duo started Dablr as high school juniors and are helping you either find extra help or extra dough.…
Equal Pay Day Roundtable
Technori presents a special round table to recognize Equal Pay Day with Chicago women tech leaders. Host Scott Kitun and GoCivic Executive Director Beth Bond host the discussion. Terri Brax, Founder …
You can only fix the problems you're interested in
If your product fails, it means your people failed. That’s the problem Ethos CEO Alida Miranda-Wolf sets out to help companies avoid. Better people means a better business. Miranda-Wolf just came off…
Put these women on your Chicago tech radar
The Founder of Women Tech Founders Terri Brax joins the show to discuss the upcoming Midwest Conference. GoCivic’s Beth Bond co-hosts with Scott Kitun to run through the rolodex of star female leader…
How Blue1647 is building an education movement in Chicago
Give scheduling a break; let Shedwool handle it
ShedWool is changing the way employees schedule. CEO Cory Warfield has spent 20 years in the restaurant industry and he’s ready to modernize organization. Warfield used to rap and talks about his pas…
Actual, honest, patient-first health care
CEO Mike Pykosz is building a patient-first approach to health care with Oak Street Health. The centers, spread throughout Chicagoland, focus on medicare patients and underserved communities. 9 out o…
Eating well at work shouldn't be hard (or expensive)
Any new customers can download the app, or sign up at the fridge and get 50% off. For existing customers, they can use the code WGN10 to get 10% off.
Farmer’s Fridge creates automated “micro-restaura…
How Boomers can retire without fearing bankruptcy
Ten thousand baby boomers turn 65 each and every day. Genivity is allowing seniors to retire without having to worry about bankruptcy by getting the whole family on board. Founder and CEO Heather Ho…
Back up every photo you ever take
Founder Ercan Erciyes and Director of Customer Success Hardik Patel join the show to discuss easily storing your photos with Monument. The intelligent monument device backs up all the photos you take…
Why AI is your best sales rep
XSELL Technologies founder and CEO Matt Coughlin and Vice President Brad Bennett are revolutionizing sales. The platform utilizes AI to manage customer interactions. What if every customer talked wit…
Jiobit: safe, real-time GPS child monitoring
Jiobit CMO Lindsay Slutzky is helping to keep your kids safe. The company’s hardware gives parents peace of mind when they’re out in public with children. Parents can get GPS locating on their smartp…
Reverb Foundation is bringing music back to schools
Reverb Director Molly Fannin helps operate one of Chicago’s most musical startups. It’s a platform for trading musical equipment, but now it’s expanding. The company gives back with Reverb Foundation…
Chicago ranks #1 in returns to investors
A recent study shows that Chicago leads in returns to investors. Lightbank Managing Director Victor Pascucci III is one of those investors that opens doors for some of the hottest Chicago startups. H…
Two-time winner of “Most Effective IT Team," ISAC
ISAC has been around for 60 years and has sucessfully attracted new tech talent and has won Most Effective IT Team award for the second time, being the first state agency to do so. CIO Ramnath Cidamb…
Scout Alarm offers the complete personalized home security package
Scout Alarm Founder David Shapiro offers a new breed of home security. Shapiro was unimpressed when he saw the offerings on the market. They were too complicated. The other problem is that the major…
Why people are naturally lazy with passwords
Keeper Security Inc. Co-Founder Darren Guccione is on the frontlines defending against hackers. The company focuses on passwords because 80 percent of breaches are due to poor password care. Keeper S…
Look out March Madness, Chicago’s tech bracket is on FIRE
ChicagoInno Associate Editor Jim Dallke is competing head on with the NCAA with #techmadnessCHI, a bracket composed of Chicago’s top tech companies. Which competition has better jump shooters? The br…