Fervent Four

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Hunter Walsh, Director of  757 Startup Studios . 757 Startup Studios is a vibrant and inclusive Downtown Norfolk community full of energy, inspiration, programming, and resources to support startup companies and founders. Watch this week's episode to hear about getting started in the 757, helping companies grow, the entrepreneurial community,...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Markella Mitcheison, Founder of  Hampton Roads Networking Group (HRNG) , a networking group that helps people meet clients, have fun, and be known by more professionals in Hampton Roads. Watch this week's episode to hear about Markella's marketing and advertising techniques, launching HRNG, the desire to connect people, and much more!   Show n...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Beau Turner, Founder and CEO of  757 Makerspace , a community and shared space that empowers individuals to give form to their ideas through membership, education, access to tools, equipment and the space to prototype and work. Since 2013, the Makerspace has provided tools, equipment and space for designers, technologists, innovators, artists...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with John Paris, Corporate Attorney at  Williams Mullen , a regionally based, full-service law firm with more than 240 attorneys in offices across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. For more than 30 years, John Paris has acted as a trusted partner and quarterback for his clients, both public and private, in various stages of growth. Watch...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Jarrell Williams, Founder of  Nomarama , a   culturally influencing brand that highlights a lifestyle of adventure, fun, play & education. Working directly with Destination Marketing Organizations, Nomarama showcases a lifestyle of adventure, local love & play via travels through organic and real content creation. Watch this week's episode to...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Ben Munson, Mortgage Loan Officer at Tidewater Mortgage Services, Inc , a privately held mortgage company dedicated to facilitating the dream of homeownership from the first-time homebuyer to the seasoned real estate investor. Ben's desire is to find the best solution for his client's situation, whether it's Down Payment Assistance or strategi...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Crystal Lugo, CEO of  B & C's Gloves LLC , an innovative fish-handling and scaling glove for all fishing individuals. This product is a completely new type of fish scaling glove, offering a faster and safer way to descale fish by providing better protection against fish handler's disease. Watch this week's episode to hear about Crystal's entre...

Hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down to discuss everything entrepreneurship in the 757. StartWheel Corporation and Hampton Roads Innovation Collaborative (HRIC), two of the region's most influential players in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, are merging their education programs. Watch this week's episode to find out what this merger means for the region!   Show notes:   (0:00) Zack's...

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This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Carly Buxton, Co-Founder and CEO of  Nessle , a digital health platform that serves both sides of the parent support marketplace. The online platform makes it easy for birth workers, parenting coaches, and other expert consultants to launch, run, and grow their parent-support businesses. Watch this week's episode to hear about Carly's journey,...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Pamela Rosara Jones, Founder of  The Branding Icon , the first Innovation Brand Marketing Consultancy in the Hampton Roads area. The ICONIC Formula is applied to every client's campaign to bring out their brand's authentic and unique DNA. Pamela is giving businesses, organizations, nonprofits, and solopreneurs a complete and comprehensive bran...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Adam Sledd and  Braden Croy , Executive and Program Directors of Dominion Energy Innovation Center (DEIC) , an affiliated innovation center of Activation Capital that supports early-stage advanced technology companies by providing them with collaborative space, guidance, and resources needed to accelerate their growth . DEIC supports great ide...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Aakash Shah, Founder and CEO of  Wyndly , a modern medical practice that specializes in helping allergy sufferers achieve allergy-free lives. Wyndly is replacing antihistamines and nasal sprays that don't solve the underlying problem with accessible allergy immunotherapy, a proven way to train the immune system to ignore allergy triggers. Watc...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Howard Hesson, Founder and CEO of  Fun1st , an education technology company specializing in integrating technology and wellness practices into schools. Fun1st incentivizes students to achieve academic success by tracking their behavior & performance and rewarding them with tokens that can be spent in Fun1st's digital school store. Watch this w...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Drew Keever, Co-Founder of  AdvisorFinder , an online marketplace to help people find a financial advisor. AdvisorFinder makes financial advice more accessible by helping people understand what financial advisors do, how much they cost, and more, giving them more confidence in choosing the right advisor. Watch this week's episode to hear about...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Jeanette Prophyl, Founder and CEO of  The B.O.B.O. Collective , a supply chain collective and brokerage for black owned consumer packaged goods businesses looking to grow their distribution. Watch this week's episode to hear about Jeanette's journey, how black consumers disproportionately outspend on products in the consumer packaged goods spa...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Adquena Faine, Founders of  Bäro My Keys Inc. , an on-demand key-exchange solution using a web app integrated with an intelligent locker system. The app allows guests to safely and conveniently reserve various types of rentals, whether a car or a house, in one place and pick up all keys at any time of the day. Watch this week's episode to hear...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Katy Schuck & Sean Worden, Co-Founders of  Reelist , a software company helping companies attract and engage Gen Z and Millennial job seekers for entry-level jobs. With Reelist, companies create short-form videos about their jobs and company, deliver them to targeted job seekers, and use data to improve the effectiveness of their recruiting ef...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Ricky Eckhardt, Co-Founder and CEO of  Cliqket , a creator-led social marketplace that empowers communities to interact with the people, brands, and retailers that matter to them most. Each Clique is an invite-only, fully social experience first with a complete P2P marketplace one swipe away. Watch this week's episode to hear about Ricky's jou...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Chase Austin, CEO of  OverAchieving Tea , a brewing and blending craft tea company focused on quality, innovation, and pushing the boundaries of what you think tea is. OverAchieving Tea offers a healthy alternative to coffee and energy drinks. Watch this week's episode to hear about how Chase Austin started his company with just a few hundred...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Ikeobi Ekwevi, Founder and CEO of Rooa, an app that allows you to dynamically manage and store all your interactional media data. Its goal is the preservation of your interactional data and the extension of human presence on earth. Watch this week's episode to hear about Ikeobi's background, providing indefinite access to social data, becoming...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Brian Owens, Program Manager of  B-Force Accelerator , a 12-week business development course with workshops, one-on-one technical assistance, and direct access to capital. Watch this week's episode to hear about Brian's background in music and business, the opportunity B-Force provides, the growing community, and much more!   Show notes:   (0:...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Emanuel Perez, Co-Founder and CEO of Novus , a startup that builds anti-phishing tools for end users, beginning with non-custodial wallet owners in web3 . Watch this week's episode to hear about Emanuel's why, the need for elevating operational security for users on the internet, lessons learned from mistakes, and much more!   Show notes:   (0...

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down to discuss everything entrepreneurship in the 757. Don't miss out on the news regarding the latest startups, events, and jobs! Watch this week's episode to hear about Zack's Texas trip, the staples locations in the region, the highs and lows of business, and much more!   Show notes:   (0:00) Zack's San Antonio Trip   (8:56) Advertising + How differ...

This week hosts Tim Ryan, and Zack Miller sit down with Erica McMannes, Founder, Chief People, and Community Officer of  Instant Teams , a talent marketplace that uses innovative technology, career development, and a focus on skills-based hiring to create employment solutions for companies and remote careers for military and veteran spouses. Watch this week's episode to hear about the growth of In...