The Kickstart Podcast

In this episode, we talk with Domenic Maiani, Founder of Lazio Search Group, a Recruitment Firm that specializes in IT, Supply Chain and Logistics. We talk briefly about his experience starting a catering business, how he was able to leverage his experience as an athlete to find success and how he was able to scale fast in the first year. He shares alot of great insights and tips in this episode a...

In this episode, we talk with Zack Frost, the Founder of Laboris Tech, a Tech focused Recruitment Agency out of Sweden. We talk about his semipro hockey career, his time as a Ranger and how both of these experiences helped him to find success with his growing recruitment business. Zack shares alot of great insights and tips in this episode and we are excited to see where his business will go into...

In this episode, we talk with Jeanna Barrett, the founder and Chief Remote Officer at First Place Strategy, a global growth marketing agency that partners with product-led companies looking to achieve high-volume, sustainable growth. In this exciting episode, we talk about what her professional marketing experience was like at companies like Capital One and Kabbage, how she made the jump to work f...

In this episode, we talk with Steve Merritt, the Dir of Engineering at Tenet, a sustainable financial platform that is helping you lower your EV Payments. In this exciting episode, he shares his experience as a Software Engineer at Google, why he left that job to cofound his company, the biggest lessons he learned from being a founder, his take on a 4 day work week vs a 5 day work week and why he...

In this episode, we talk with Arnaud Lucas, the CTO of Wanderu, a travel booking startup that offers the simplest way to book bus and train travel. In this episode we go over how he was inspired to pursue a career in engineering, what it was like working at companies like TripAdvisor and Wayfair, how he made the jump from a stable job at a large company to a small startup and why he is very excite...

In this episode, we talk with Chris Mitchell, the Co Founder and CEO of Float, a company that is building a platform that will transform the market for mental healthcare. In this episode we go over what inspired him to pursue a degree in Foreign Service and Chinese Studies, how he got a job at top investment banks and consulting firms and what he liked and disliked about both experience and how he...

In this episode, we talk with Rachel Sanders, CEO and Co-Founder of Rootine, a startup that helps you understand what your body needs to perform optimally and then provide the solutions to help you get there through precision lab tests, nutrients, and guidance. In this exciting episode, we talked about her main takeaways from attending Harvard Business School, how to find the perfect balance betwe...

In this episode, we talk with Liam Kinney, the Co-Founder of Canal, a company that is on a mission to guide and empower digital merchandisers to activate and manage brand partnerships and capitalize on 3rd party merchandising opportunities. In this episode we talked about his experience pursuing a masters in AI and what he thinks the future of AI will be, his experience working both as a software...

In this episode, we talk with Akhila Satish, the CEO of Meseekna, a metacognitive assessment and talent development platform that measures and trains “how” participants think. In this episode we talked about what first inspired her to pursue a degree in biotechnology, her thoughts on how companies can create and maintain stronger team engagement and lower turnover at the same, how Messekna's platf...

In this episode, we talk with Jacob Esparza, the Dir of Design at BigEye, an industry-leading data observability platform that gives data engineering and science teams the tools they need to ensure their data is always fresh, accurate and reliable. In this episode, we talk about how he went from a degree in biochemistry to pursuing design, how he was able to work both as a product manager and prod...

In this episode, we talk with Ali Nichols, the co founder of Getaway, a real estate investing platform that empowers you to invest in premier vacation rental properties at an affordable cost. In this episode we talked about how her passion and interest in real estate earlier in her life, her tips on how she got amazing jobs at companies like IBM, Uber and Bungalow, the biggest lessons she learned...

In this episode, we talk with Syed Hamid, The founder of Sofy, a modern nocode testing platform designed for Engineers to test mobile apps and websites. In this episode we talked about how he got into test engineering, his thoughts on QA and Test Engineering as a career in today's landscape, what his experience was like at Microsoft and how he was able to learn and leverage his experience to creat...

In this episode, we talk with Steven McCall, the founder of Alleva, the leading EMR platform in behavioral health. In this episode, we talked about how he started his career in account management and how he pivoted to product management, how he was able to leverage his product background to kickstart the start of his company and why he and his team are so excited about the future of Alleva! Check...

In this episode, we talk with Tony Creech, the COO of Everlight Solar, a fast growing solar company that provides homeowners with simple and affordable clean energy. In this episode we talked about all of the interesting and unique businesses he ran throughout his career, his inspiring perspective on choosing a career that he was genuinely passionate about vs his title or how much he could've made...

In this episode, we talk with Nayan Behal, the Head of Strategic Partnerships at Nitra, a smart finance company for the next generation of healthcare. In this episode we talked about his earlier job experiences at Citi and at American Express, what inspired him to start angel investing and how he took a leap of faith to take a leadership role with a smaller and fast growth company! Check them out...

In this episode, we talk with Sheridan Clayborne, a serial entrepreneurial who is now the Co-Founder of Lendtable, a company that helps users take out cash to max out their retirement benefits. In this episode, we talked about what first inspired him to dive into the world of entrepreneurship, how he started his other businesses including a sneaker reselling business that he scaled to generate ove...

In this episode, we talk with Esther Wojcicki a well known and leading speaker, author, journalist, founder and mother! In this episode we talked about her unique upbringing, how she created one of the largest Journalism and Media Arts Program at Paolo High School in the US, her unique parenting perspective and views on how she was able to raise 3 successful children (CEO of Youtube, CEO, 23andMe...

In this episode, we talk with Alex Ursa, the Head of Product at Betr, the first direct-to-consumer micro-betting focused sports betting company. In this episode we talked about his impressive career in product, how he got into product management, how he worked at two other gaming/sports related companies FanDuel and Betfair, his honest thoughts about walking away from a leadership role at FanDuel...

In this episode, we talk with Coty Beasley, the Head of Product and Co Founder of Underline, a company that ensures the vibrancy of our nation through building intelligent community infrastructure. In this episode we talked about how he got into product design, his experience founding other previous companies in different spaces(consulting, sports etc), his tips on hiring top talent, his leadershi...

In this episode, we talk with Billy Huang, the co founder of Insomnia Labs, an Ad-Tech company that helps brands/creators create long-term successful campaigns with our expertise and tools! In this episode we talked about how we got jobs at well known companies like WeWork, how he got into Web3, his take on the state of Web3 and its future and what exciting projects his team at Insomnia are workin...

In this episode, we talk with Daniel Wallerstorfer, the founder and CEO of Novogenia, an Austrian biotechnology company in the field of preventive genetic testing, lifestyle genetic testing and individualized dietary supplements. In this episode, we talked about what inspired him to pursue a degree in molecular biology, how he started his company early on in his career, how his company pivoted to...

In this episode, we talk with Craig Rupp, the founder of Sabanto, a Farming-as-a-Service company that provides total turn-key agriculture services via their supervised autonomous equipment platform.  During our conversation, we talked about how he got started in electrical engineering and why he pivoted into systems engineering, the lessons that he learned from his previous companies, what he...

In this episode, we talk with Ann-Sophie Le Bloas, the founder of Ravacan, a Purchasing & Procurement software designed for commodity & supply managers, with a central place to analyze costs and manage suppliers. During this conversation, we talk about the whole purchasing and buying industry, her experience working at companies like Rolls Royce and Fitbit and her prior experience creating...

In this episode, we talk with Taly Matiteyahu, the founder of Blink, a new application that is building a dating space where a person’s personality, values, sense of humor, passions, and quirks are what set them apart.  During our conversation together, we talked about how she first got inspired to pursue a career in law, how she successfully leveraged her legal background to a career within...

In this episode, we talk with Alston Chiang, who is part of the talent acquisition team at Snowflake. He started his career at an agency than worked at impressive companies from Linkedin, WeWork, Streamlit and now Snowflake. In this episode, he shares how he was able to navigate a successful career, what life in the day is truly like recruiting in house, his thoughts on recruiting as a profession...