The Innovator

Peter Frelinghuysen, Co-founder of Earth Brands

Creator, Director, and Entrepreneur - Wubetu Shimelash

Lily Geiger, founder and CEO of Figlia.

Cam Serigne, the founder of vQuip, and Jack Freudenthal join us to talk about vQuip’s rapid growth and expansion. vQuip seeks to provide recreational rental operators the safety technology, data and per trip renter coverages that de-risk their businesses and enable them to access affordable, comprehensive commercial insurance coverage.

There were moments when Michael Zimmerman had to wonder what else the world had to throw at him while starting his race management business, but you’d never know it from his infectious positive spirit. The resilience he shows while launching Rip Roar Events exceeds that of even the most successful entrepreneurs.

Sam may look like an overnight success to those looking at a just-graduated 22 year old with an innovative student storage company in many universities across different states, but he’s been working for an opportunity like this since before many being to think about their life’s direction.

Mike Bolos brings much to the table as he shares his experience coming up with the idea for and then launching DeskView (you may have seen him pitch on SharkTank). The DeskView story is filled with ups and downs, but Mike makes it look easy with the finished product.

In this episode we hear from Kristen McClellan, the founder of Snappy Screen, as she shares the history of how the automated sun screen application booth was dreamed up, and then brought into being.