Founding Philly

In this episode, I interview Ben Williams, the Chief Operating Officer of Exyn Technologies. Exyn is a leading company in autonomous systems, specializing in navigation and data creation in unstructured environments. Exyn is focused on commercial applications involving GPS-denied navigation. This includes environments like underground mines and internal building surveys, where the company can rapi...

In this episode, I interview Audrey Greenberg, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of the Center for Breakthrough Medicines (CBM), an innovative organization specializing in cell and gene therapy-focused contract development and manufacturing (CDMO). CBM offers an integrated and comprehensive service, providing a one-source solution to accelerate the market delivery of advanced therapies. Their...

On this episode, I interview Amy Zitelman, CEO and Co-Founder of Soom Foods, a sister-owned company renowned for its tahini and tahini products. Soom Tahini, known for its silky-smooth texture, is made from sesame seeds and has become a versatile ingredient in both Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines, enhancing both savory and sweet dishes. Soom Foods' high-quality tahini has establishe...

In this episode, I interview Nina Farran, Co-Founder and CEO of Fashionkind, and Josh Mastromatto, Co-Founder and CEO of Rego, following their participation in the Lion's Den event at the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Capital Conference, hosted by PACT (Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies). Fashionkind offers a luxury shopping experience that's unparalleled, featuring a curated select...

On this episode, I interview Rick Nucci, Co-founder and CEO of Guru. Guru is the all-in-one tool that keeps your team connected and puts all the information they need in one place. As a collaborative knowledge management solution, Guru is at the forefront of empowering the next generation of knowledge workers. With hundreds of customers, including leading enterprises like Shopify, Square, Spotify,...

On this episode, I interview Dean Miller, President & CEO of PACT, the Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies. PACT provides its members with valuable connectivity to capital, talent, and customers, fostering growth acceleration and success. PACT plays a crucial role within the Philadelphia startup ecosystem, facilitating networking opportunities and helping entrepreneurs connect w...

On this episode, I interview Jake Stein, Co-founder & CEO of Common Paper. Common Paper helps you create and sign contracts faster.  Their structured contract platform helps you build trusted templates using their standard agreements, then negotiate, sign and manage contracts in a single workflow. Jake and his team felt that buying and selling technology is still harder than it should be.  Thr...

On this episode, I interview Brian Glick, Founder and CEO of Chain.io. Chain.io is connecting the software that moves supply chains. Their platform connects systems so businesses have better control over the information they need to manage their supply chain. Chain.io was founded out of necessity, not just desire. With 15 years of experience working with global retailers, logistics providers, and...

Live Episode @ Venture Cafe | Founding Philly Meetup 9/7 This episode was recorded LIVE at the Founding Philly Meetup in partnership with Venture Cafe.  On this episode, I got to sit down (in-person) with Dave Becker, Co-Founder & CEO of CampusESP and Catherine Griffin, Founder of ImpactableX.  CampusESP turns parents into partners and is focused on student success. Making it easy to keep the...

On this episode, I interview Tiffanie Stanard, Founder and CEO of Stimulus. Stimulus uses data & analytics to help companies make better (diverse, equitable, and inclusionary) purchasing decisions. Stimulus is all about transforming businesses into efficient decision-makers, with a strong focus on nurturing and growing supplier ecosystems. From impacting sourcing, to procurement, to purchasing...

On this episode, I interview Sam Whitaker, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Mural Health. Mural Health is a clinical trials technology company that is dedicated to making it easy to be a participant in clinical trials. Mural Health’s technology platform, Mural Link, is a patient-first technology that is primarily designed to benefit the study participant but also improves site operations and drives crit...

On this episode, I interview Dave Becker, Co-Founder & CEO of CampusESP. CampusESP is your all-in-one solution for college parent engagement. CampusESP turns parents into partners and is focused on student success. CampusESP makes it easy to keep the most important influencers of students informed, their families. From impacting enrollment, to student success, to annual giving, keeping parents...

On this episode, I interview Co-Founders T.J. Colaiezzi and Jemma Barbarise-Kelley of LifeBrand. LifeBrand is the world leader in AI social media detection. LifeBrand’s mission is to empower all social media users to reach their full potential by maintaining a meaningful digital presence.  Their AI powered software and user dashboard makes it simple to curate a powerful personal brand by bringing...

On this episode, I interview Mikal Harden, Co-Founder of Juno Search Partners. Juno Search Partners is a women-founded and women-led talent solutions firm working every day to connect the right people with the right kind of place. Juno is a team of experienced sourcers and recruiters specializing in assisting growing companies to build out their workforce through custom-built recruitment solutions...

On this episode, I interview Jess Podgajny, Co-Founder & CEO of LLUNA. LLUNA is building the new operating system for hybrid and remote teams. The company's Team Operating System (TeamOS) is designed to deliver real-time insights through comprehensive Team Boards powered by personal operating profiles (POPs). By showcasing team dynamics, TeamOS helps leaders more effectively manage and em...

On this episode, I interview Nick Martin, Co-Founder & COO at Carbon Reform. Carbon Reform is designing the Carbon Capsule, a modular carbon dioxide capture device that helps building owners reduce CO2 and contaminant levels internally, while saving energy on heating and cooling. The Carbon Capsule goes into a building's return air duct and as air moves through the building, it diverts pa...

On this episode, I interview Bruce Marable, Co-Founder & CEO at Employee Cycle. Employee Cycle combines disconnected workforce data from different HR systems into one user-friendly HR dashboard, empowering HR leaders to view, track, and analyze all their people data in one place. Employee Cycle’s approach to HR data management offers a cloud-based solution that automates end-to-end HR reportin...

On this episode, I interview Michael Beauchamp, Founder and CEO of GO. GO is a cheaper and easier alternative to traditional car ownership. GO created a better business model that allows them to provide drivers the best car for the lowest payment. GO is the best parts of a lease, a rental, and a subscription. They removed all the things that add cost and frustration to traditional car buying. By c...

On this episode, I interview Abe Kwon, Startup & VC Partner at Goodwin. Goodwin is a global law firm serving the innovators and the investors in a rapidly changing, technology-driven economy. Goodwin's Philadelphia office focuses on the life sciences, healthcare, and private equity industries, including where they converge with other sectors such as technology. Goodwin announced earlier t...

On this episode, I interview Catherine Griffin, Founder of ImpactableX. ImpactableX helps social entrepreneurs to quantify and forecast their social & environmental impact and drive capital towards the greatest good. ImpactableX is impact modeling for founders & funders. A digital suite of products that use the power of AI to define, quantify, forecast and report on social and environmenta...

On this episode, I interview Adit Gupta, Co-founder & CEO of Lula Convenience. Lula Convenience is a software company that enables delivery from convenience stores. They are building the operating system for the convenience industry with the goal to empower retailers to modernize and thrive.  Today, Lula is giving stores the specialized technology, data, and customer success merchants need to...

On this episode, I interview Ted Mann, Co-Founder and CEO of CollX. CollX (pronounced "collects") is the fastest way to find out what your trading cards are worth.  Snap a pic and instantly get the current market price. Add them to your collection to track your overall portfolio, and buy, sell, and trade your cards with other collectors. CollX helps answer one of the most basic questions...

On this episode, I interview Scott Nissenbaum, President and CEO of Ben Franklin Tech Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Ben Franklin Tech Partners is among the nation’s leading technology-based economic development programs. Covering the entire Commonwealth through four regional centers, BFTP accelerates the growth of technology-based industries in Pennsylvania. Ben Franklin Technology Partne...

On this episode, I interview Justin Rosenberg, Founder & CEO of honeygrow. honeygrow is a Philadelphia-based fast casual restaurant chain that specializes in stir-fry, salads and honeybars (a delicious fruit-based treat).  Made with only the highest quality ingredients, honeygrow's stir-fry, salads and honeybars offer the perfect combination of quick and healthy flavors to satisfy whateve...

On this episode, I interview Nathan Buchbinder, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer of Proscia. Proscia is a software company that is accelerating pathology’s transformation toward a data-driven discipline. Their digital pathology platform and powerful AI applications are unlocking new insights that accelerate discovery, improve patient outcomes, and fulfill the promise of precision care. Digit...