Futureproof Founder Podcast

Andrew Forman is the Founder and CEO of Givz, an organization that helps businesses, including SaaS companies, drive revenue and loyalty by allowing customers to choose donations over discounts. It’s a brilliant concept that many of your clients have never seen before, especially in the sales process. Today, Andrew joins the show to discuss his background as an investment banker, his experience wi...

Liziana Carter is the founder and CEO of GROW AI, a chatbot agency that uses conversational artificial intelligence (AI) to instantly connect consumers to eCommerce businesses via Facebook Messenger, Instagram DM Automation and WhatsApp automation. Today, Liziana joins the show to discuss how she’s helping people solve problems faster, purchase easier and create frictionless experiences. Liziana e...

Greg Vetter is the Founder and CEO of Tessemae’s, a flavor-forward, organic fresh food company considered to be a lead innovator and disruptor in the Clean Food Movement. Today, Greg joins the show to tell the story of how an idea became a family business and grew to be the number one organic salad dressing brand. Greg and Jeff talk about the challenges of growing a brand from scratch, the value o...

Erik Rind is the Founder and CEO of ImagineBC, a media company and a digital experience platform that keeps data private, compensates for content and gives back. Today, Erik joins the show to talk about how blockchain technology has changed the overall landscape of Information Technology, creating meaningful content, and Erik’s vision for the future of data security technology. Episode Sponsor Sma...

Colton Griffin is the CEO of Flourish Software, a leading supply chain management and ERP system for the cannabis, CBD, and hemp verticals. In a highly regulated industry, Flourish Software tracks and optimizes the entire supply chain from seed to sale. Today, Colton joins the show to talk about the cannabis industry, the challenges posed by operating in such a highly regulated industry and why th...

Anne Cheng is the Founder and CEO of Supercharge Lab, a leading US-incorporated Artificial Intelligence company, applying their cognitive AI technologies to client acquisition and marketing strategies for their clients globally. Anne is a serial entrepreneur who sold two of her previous startups and is all about innovation, social enterprise and humanitarian causes. She spends her time helping sma...

Michael Redd is the Chief Marketing Officer at Quala, a customer success platform for SaaS businesses that is powered by intelligence mined from interactions between customers and frontline teams. Prior to his time at Quala, Mike led the Marketing team at Constant Contact. Today, Mike joins the show to discuss Marketing strategy and how SaaS companies can uplevel their market presence. He touches...

Art Shaikh is the Founder and CEO of CircleIt, a generational platform that gives you the ability to send cards, media and gifts to your loved ones - for any future date - even long after you’re gone. Art is using twenty years of experience building teams and maintaining strategic relationships to impact the world. He’s created an amazing business over the last few years and has shown no signs of...

Joshua ‘JD’ Drake is the Founder and President of Command Prompt, the oldest Postgres company, and host of the podcast, More Than A Refresh. JD lives life way outside the traditional corporate norm, traveling with his family across the world and living as a digital nomad in their converted school bus. Today, Jeff and JD discuss Postgres and other database management systems work. JD expounds on th...

Sara Well is the Founder & CEO of Dropstat, an organization that solves staffing issues in hospital systems in a way that ensures safe patient care and delivers better outcomes. Today, Jeff and Sara discuss her truly unique journey from critical care trauma nurse to SaaS Founder. Sara highlights the risks associated with understaffed hospitals and healthcare centers, the value she places on ta...

Andrew Butt is the Co-Founder and CEO of Enable, a modern cloud based B2B software solution for rebate management. Launched in 2016, Enable is used by companies across over fifty sectors to analyze, negotiate and execute complex trading agreements to drive profitable growth. Today, Jeff and Andrew discuss the challenges of expanding into international markets, the process of raising funds through...

Jan Kamiński is the co-Founder & Head of Sales at Applover, a Full-Stack Digital Agency that builds technology solutions for all industry needs, including MedTech, FinTech, Streaming, Entert ainment, and Blockchain to name a few. Today, Jeff and Jan talk about UX-UI, the benefits and negatives associated with outsourcing versus hiring internally, and the biggest lessons Jan learned through fai...

Co-Founder and CEO of Do Genius On, Charles Amashta, joins the show to share his background in mobile app development and the work he’s doing to leverage emerging technologies to generate effective solutions and introduce breakthrough innovations. Specifically, Charles speaks to his role in leading the development of Mobile Cascade Style Sheets (MCSS), which is changing how we build and update nat...

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Ridge, Jonathan Seelig, joins the show to share his background, insights, and perspective on startups and software technology. Jonathan works with early-stage technology companies as an investor, advisor, and board member. He was previously co-founder of Akamai, which was the world’s first content delivery network. Akamai absolutely changed the Internet as we k...

Founder and CEO of Z-JAK Technologies, Jeff Chandler joins the show to share his over thirty- five years of experience as a developer, systems architect, and consultant. Jeff is also an expert in cybersecurity, serving previously as Chief Technology Officer for Jefferson National Financial. Jeff was part of the startup team that built that company and, most recently, Jeff authored the book Hacked....

Founder and Creative Director of Gallery Design Studio, Caroline Petersen joins the show to share her expertise in curating messaging, branding and Creative that resonates with SaaS companies, highlighting them as the solution in a saturated market. Caroline is an expert communicator and makes sure that nothing gets lost in translation. Today, Caroline shares why Creative is critical in advertisin...

Founder and CEO of EstateSpace, Jonathan Fishbeck joins the show to speak to the work he is doing to simplify Estate Management by bringing families together and facilitating communication and business. In addition to his tech roles, Jonathan serves in a number of philanthropic organizations where his passion for helping veterans, children, and blood cancer research shines through. Today, Jonathan...

CEO at Achieve Today and Co-Founder of iCUE.tech, Joshua Christopherson, joins the show to share his over twenty years’ experience in Education Technology. Today, Jeff and Joshua discuss Joshua’s passion for cultivating a premier corporate culture. Joshua speaks to the value of one-on-one coaching, best practices for gamification and employee motivation and the importance of overcoming mental bloc...

CEO of illumisoft, Dan Prince, founded his first tech company in 1993 and hasn’t slowed down a bit since. Dan is a futurist who believes that, with technology, we can significantly increase our average lifespan. Dan values simplicity over perfection, people over processes and communication over documentation. Today, Jeff and Dan discuss Dan’s passion for improving healthcare and how he’s creating...

April LaMon is an experienced bootstrap founder who has pioneered the creation and growth of groundbreaking technology programs and services for residential and mixed-use communities nationwide. April’s innate curiosity with consumer behavior grew with her experience as a C- Level Marketing Executive with companies such as PepsiCo, Kraft Foods and Armstrong World Industries. A four-time founder, h...

Armando Biondi is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor who has invested in over two hundred and fifty startups. Armando is now the Founder and CEO of Breadcrumbs. IO, the first no-code scoring engine that finds hidden revenue in companies in minutes. Today, Jeff and Armando talk about identifying and accelerating revenue growth, the elusive concept of product- market fit, mergers and acquisiti...

Patrick McGuire is a creative entrepreneur, multi-time founder and executive leader who is focused on the sales and success of companies, including HR Tech, FinTech, Sports Tech, SaaS, along with Health, Wellness and Nutrition. Today, Jeff and Patrick speak to their shared passion for helping businesses grow and scale revenue. Patrick talks about some of the most exciting projects he’s working on,...

Rhett Doolittle is a multi-time founder with two successful exits. His first was Entrust Bankcard, a payment processing company with a remarkable 8500% growth. Rhett is all about boldly creating as an entrepreneur as he explains in this episode. Today, Jeff and Rhett speak to what it takes to launch a Minimum Sellable Product, challenges and obstacles that Rhett has observed his clients face and w...

Tami Wloch is a serial founder and business owner who currently serves as the Social Media Director at SC Marketing Inc., a marketing firm dedicated to assisting businesses in achieving their optimal sales by clearly defining their target market and creating powerful marketing messages that reach the right audience. Today, Jeff and Tami engage in a rich discussion on how the marketing landscape ha...

Keith Campagna is Chief Sales Officer and Equity Partner of the sales enablement company, The ROI Shop. In this capacity, Keith is solving some of the biggest challenges in enterprise sales: reducing no-decision outcomes, growing sales, and retaining salespeople. Today, Jeff and Keith engage in a discussion on selling simple solutions, the buyer journey and Keith’s concept of Lifework Integration....