Straight To It

In this episode, I interview Shadi Bakour, the CEO and Co-Founder of Pathwater. Shadi founded Path in 2015 with two friends, Ali and Amir. We had a great conversation about how he started Path, how his business works, and the future of reusables. If you like to purchase Pathwater, here is the link . I enjoyed our conversation a lot and hope you do too! 

In this episode, I interview Kim Behrman, an advisor, writer and employment officer at the International Rescue Committee (IRC). She talks to us about her experiences working with refugees in Africa, as well as the current Ukrainian refugee crisis. She shares both lessons learned, and thoughts about the future. I hope you learn as much as I did from this episode! Here is a link to the IRC where yo...

In this episode, I interview Grant Behrman, the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Behrman Capital. This is an inspiring story that I'm sure you will love hearing as much as I did. 

I recap the past five episodes with Spencer Thompson, Kellee James, Dennis Littky, Michel Nischan and Peter Bencivenga - Enjoy! 

In this episode, I interview Peter Bencivenga, the founder and CEO of Datacation, which uses data from school districts to help improve the performance of schools. Peter is the President of Operoo, which enables thousands of schools around the world to manage operational tasks on a single platform. He tells the story of Datacation and shares his vision for the schools that run better. I really enj...

In this episode, I interview the founder of Wholesome Wave and Wholesome Crave, Michel Nischan. WW is a non-profit that helps people gain access to healthy food, and WC is a company that sells affordable and delicious plant-based soups, while supporting Wholesome Wave with a portion of its revenues. Michel has won numerous awards as a Chef, published multiple bestselling cookbooks and founded a re...

In this episode, I interview Dennis Littky, the founder of Big Picture Schools and College Unbound. With 150 schools around the world, BPS  focuses on educating one student at a time and helping students get real world experience. Dennis tells about how he came up with the ideas for BPS and CU, the challenges he's faced along the way, and his amazing vision for education. I particularly love...

In this episode, I interview Kellee James, the founder and CEO of Mercaris, a company helping organic food pricing become more transparent. Kellee worked at the World Bank and the Chicago Climate Exchange prior to starting Mercaris. She tells the story of building the company, helps explain the agriculture supply chain, and shares her long-term vision for the industry. I really enjoyed our convers...

In this episode, I interview Spencer Thompson, the Founder and CEO of Prelude. He explains cybersecurity to us through his unique perspective. He teaches us about the modern day threats of cyberattacks and his vision for the industry. I really enjoyed talking to Spencer and learned a lot. I hope you enjoy our conversation. 

In this episode, I recap the past 5 episodes with Zach Posner, Shane Emmett, Poorvi Patodia, Andrew Cohen, and Gary Stern. I share the 8 biggest lessons learned - Enjoy!

In this episode, I interview Andrew Cohen, the CEO and Founder of Brainscape, an awesome learning app that that has been used by millions of students. Andrew discusses his journey to starting Brainscape, his vision for the company and some of the ways he thinks our education system needs to change. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Andrew as much as I did. 

In this episode, I interview Poorvi Patodia, the Founder and CEO of Biena. She started Biena in 2012 while searching for a healthy snack for her kids. Poorvi talks to us about the challenges of scaling a business, her advice to young entrepreneurs, and her vision for a better snack industry. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. 

In this episode, I interview Shane Emmett, Co-Founder of Health Warrior. After reading two life-changing books, (Born to Run and The Omnivore's Dilemma), Shane and his two best friends started Health Warrior. We talk about successes and mistakes, working with partners, and his vision for the food and beverage industry. 

In this episode, I interview Zach Posner, the former CEO of Engrade and Founder of the LegalTechFund . I talked to him about selling companies, his vision for the EdTech and Legal Tech industries, fundraising and more! I really enjoyed learning from Zach's experiences and hope that you enjoy listening!

In this episode, I share the ten biggest lessons I learned from the first five episodes of Explain -- Enjoy!

In this episode, I speak with Steven Van Alen, the CEO and Founder of Sleepyhead . He shares with us his experience starting businesses, from the time he was a ten year old to his amazing launch of Sleepyhead during college. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it. 

In this episode, I interview Brian Johnson, Founder and CEO of Heroic Public Benefit Corporation. Brian shares amazing advice on entrepreneurship, habits for success and finding great mentors. He also describes his vison for Heroic. We had a awesome time recording and hope you enjoy our conversation!

In this episoide, I interview Barry Uphoff, the founder of Martis Capital. We learn about his bussiness expriences as a kid, the traits he looks for in entrepreneurs, the challenges of scaling a business, and his advice to kids who want to be entrepreneurs.

In this episode I interview the founder of Sokanu & Prelude, Spencer Thompson. You will get his take on both entrepreneurship and life. He is a kind and generous person who has taught me a lot. In this episode you'll learn: The importance of reading, the impact of mentors, and Spencer's unique view on the change he wants to see in the world. 

In this epsiode, I interview the founder and CEO of NationSwell, Greg Behrman.  Greg talks to us about his time in the military, his inspiring views on service and his vision for NationSwell.