B2B Tech Leaders Lounge

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the CEO, Co-Founder, and Chief Design Officer of LunarLab, Elizabeth Anderson, and Kelli Lucas. Elizabeth's path to UX was serendipitous. With a background in graphic design, she found herself in a role that required her to take on UX and UI responsibilities after her company laid off their specialized team. This twist of fate led her to discover her passio...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the Founder of Trinsic Technologies, Art Powell. Art's story begins in the realm of insurance sales, a field where he enjoyed early success. However, his true passion was ignited when his wife gifted him a computer in the early '90s. This seemingly simple act set Art on a path that would lead him to leave his mark on the tech world. He started a hardware co...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the CEO of iExcel, Chris Rodriguez. Chris's story is a symphony of unexpected turns, starting as a music major and then orchestrating his way into the digital marketing arena. His early days in the music industry during the 2000s were marked by hands-on community management and email marketing, setting the stage for his future expertise. Chris's narrative t...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the Owner and ECD of CLEAVER Creative, Chris Weiher. Chris began by recounting the early days of CLEAVER Creative, where animation and explainer videos were the bread and butter of their services. But as the market matured, so did the needs of companies. It became clear that a one-off video was not enough. Businesses craved a full-fledged video strategy tha...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the CEO of VezTek, Sani Abdul-Jabbar. Sani recounted a pivotal moment that occurred during a chat with his grandmother. She inquired about the real-world impact of his work in corporate process optimization, particularly on employees' livelihoods. This probing question sparked a profound reflection within Sani, leading him to a guiding principle: to create...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the CEO and Founder of Pro Valet, Peter Wasmer. Peter's journey into entrepreneurship is deeply rooted in his family history. His father, an immigrant from Cuba, embodied the American dream, overcoming language barriers and educational challenges to build a successful business in equipment leasing. Growing up in this environment, Peter naturally gravitated...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the Founder of Blue Goat Cyber, Christian Espinosa. Christian's path to becoming a cybersecurity expert was anything but ordinary. His chaotic upbringing instilled in him a yearning for stability and safety, a pursuit that initially led him to the military. However, it was this very desire for security that eventually propelled him to take the ultimate risk...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with Founder and CEO, Sanjay Sehgal. Sanjay's entry into the IoT space was serendipitous, a happy accident that led him down a path of innovation and leadership. He shared the pivotal moments that shaped his career, moments of self-discovery where he recognized his capabilities and gained the confidence to push forward. It's these stories of self-realization tha...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the COO and Vice President of SD Tech, Shane Mishler. Shane's interest in the Internet of Things (IoT) space was sparked by his passion for video gaming. He started gaming at a young age and eventually became involved in competitive gaming. As he got older, he began learning about computers and how they worked. This led him to start piecing together compute...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the CEO and Co-Founder of Gaggle Social, Jared Tang. Jared's journey into the tech space is an interesting one. He began his career studying advertising promotions in New York, where he developed a passion for business and entrepreneurship. His career path led him to technology recruitment, a field he found both challenging and rewarding. However, he soon i...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the CEO of Funnelytics, Mikael Dia. Mikael Dia is not just a tech founder, but a seasoned digital marketer with over a decade of experience in converting strangers into customers. He started his journey in 2015 with a marketing agency where he built marketing funnels for clients. However, he faced a significant challenge in visualizing his strategies to cli...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the Founder and CEO of Mavens & Moguls, Paige Arnof-Fenn. Paige's journey began in the corporate world, working with two of the best consumer products companies globally, Procter and Gamble and Coca-Cola. These experiences provided her with a strong foundation in marketing and branding. She learned the basics of marketing really well, especially from Pr...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the Principal Technical Advisor, Software Architect, and Fractional CTO, Brian Childress. Brian's journey into technology is a fascinating one, starting in graduate school and spanning over 12 years of developing skills in software development. His experience spans various industries, including healthcare, finance, and consumer products. Today, Brian uses h...

Your host, Liudmila Kiseleva, talks with the CEO and President of PayProundly, Jeff Maine. Jeff's journey in the payments business started in the late 90s after finishing school with a finance degree. Encouraged by his father, he followed his entrepreneurial spirit and started his first payment processing company. Over the years, he has had different businesses and experiences in the payments worl...

In this inaugural episode of B2B Tech Founders Lounge, Josh Elledge of UpMyInfluence speaks with Liudmila Kiseleva, the creator of the show and Founder and CEO of Rampiq. The Rampiq team is made up of over 20 uber-talented digital marketing consultants specializing in PPC, SEO, content marketing, and analytics. Rampiq's award-winning SEO department lives and breathes higher rankings and more organ...