Great Entrepreneurs with RJ Lumba

In this episode, we speak with Guillermo Rauch, Founder and CEO of Vercel, the frontend cloud that gives developers the frameworks, workflows, and infrastructure to build a faster, more personalized web. Founded in 2015, the company has raised over $300 million dollars and is backed by GGV Capital, Accel, Bedrock Capital, CRV, and other notable investors. Vercel unlocks developer potential and ena...

In this episode, we speak with Rajeev Shah, the Co-Founder and CEO of Celona, the enterprise 5G company that enables a new generation of AI-powered business critical apps in the enterprise and helps organizations accelerate their digital transformation journey. Before founding Celona, Rajeev was the VP of product management and marketing for Federated Wireless, where he launched the industry’s fir...

In this episode, we speak with Vivek Sunder, CEO of Cuemath, an online supplemental learning platform. Cuemath started in India in 2013 with a mission to transform the way children learn math. The company started as an offline tutoring center with a small group of students but is now the world's leading online math education platform. Backed by marquee investors such as Google and Sequoia, Cuemath...

In this episode, we speak with Maxim Melamedov, the CEO of Zesty, which has developed the next generation of cloud management solutions. Maxim came to Zesty from a prior career in homeland security and is a veteran of the Israeli Air Force. Zesty helps cloud engineering teams to slash cloud costs, maintain perfect app performance, minimize the hassle of managing infrastructure, and fully realize t...

In this episode we speak with Saar Safra, CEO and Co-Founder of Beewise. 75% of all the fruit, vegetables, seeds and nuts that we consume around the globe are pollinated by bees. We’re talking for 8 billion people. Beewise’s mission is to help beekeepers pollinate  and produce honey by saving their bees, utilizing modern technology. The company has redesigned the beehive with today’s technology pr...

In this episode, we speak with Matt Schwartz, Co-Founder and CEO of Afresh. Afresh is on a mission to reduce food waste globally by transforming the fresh food supply chain. The company builds AI-powered solutions that meet fresh food’s many challenges to optimize grocery retail forecasting, ordering, and operations. Matt co-founded Afresh in 2016 while pursuing his MBA at Stanford.  He began his...

In this episode we speak with Sean Behr, CEO of Fountain. Founded in 2014, Fountain started with a vision to transform the hiring of hourly workers. The company’s purpose-built solution is designed to help companies hire high volumes of workers, faster by combining the power of automation with a data-driven applicant tracking system. The company is backed by B Capital Group, Softbank, DCM Ventures...

In this episode, we speak with Pawan Gupta, Co-Founder and CEO of Fashinza, a next generation supply chain and a fashion marketplace for brands and manufacturers. The platform supports everything from design to delivery, with end-to-end production and merchandising support. It provides direct access to vetted suppliers, real-time production tracking, digitized assembly lines, and data driven quali...

In this episode, we speak with Chris Miller, CEO of Everside Health, one of the largest direct primary care providers in the U.S., operating over 375 health centers in 34 states. Chris is a recognized leader and entrepreneur known for building and scaling companies. He offers a unique blend of business acumen, strategic vision and service delivery to achieve organizational success. Everside Health...

In this episode, we speak with Don Muir, Co-Founder and CEO of Arc Technologies. Founded in 2021, Arc provides a better way for software startups to raise capital without incurring costly dilution and risky debt.    Arc converts a startups’ future revenue into upfront capital, provides a cash management account to store, manage and spend funds, and delivers financial analytics to drive growth.   ...

In this episode, we speak with Bryan Mistele, Co-Founder and CEO of INRIX, the global leader in connected car services and mobility analytics. The Company is at the forefront of connecting cars to smarter cities in more than 60 countries around the world. Founded in 2004, INRIX pioneered the practice of managing traffic by analyzing data not just from road sensors, but also from vehicles. Prior to...

In this episode, we speak with Albert Nieto Riera, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Seedtag. Seedtag is the leading contextual advertising company in Europe and Latin America. With AI technology based on machine learning algorithms, the company powers the most relevant and engaging communications in a privacy-first world through contextual advertising. The company has raised over $300 million dollars from...

In this episode, we speak with Alexandre de Vigan, Founder and CEO of nfinite. nfinite is the leading e-merchandising platform for online merchants to create, display and manage product visual experiences to increase their online sales. The company has raised over $100 million dollars from leading investors including Insight Partners and U.S. Venture Partners. nfinite is all about helping the worl...

In this episode, we speak with Gregg Johnson, the CEO of Invoca.  Gregg is a seasoned software leader who previously led Salesforce Marketing Cloud’s social marketing product line, where he integrated $1 billion of M&A investments into the Salesforce product portfolio.  He is also a successful entrepreneur. Invoca is the cloud leader in AI-powered conversation intelligence for revenue teams that e...

In this episode we speak with Gigi Schweikert, CEO of Lightbridge Academy, a state-of-the-art child care franchise.  The company currently has over 120 child care centers open, under construction or in development throughout Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and several other states. Lightbridge Academy’s proprietary early childhood education curriculum impacts the whole child in a multitud...

In this episode we speak with André Vener, founding Partner of Dog Haus, a craft-casual hot dog concept known for its gourmet takes on hot dogs, sausages, and burgers; premium shakes and soft-serve ice cream; and a beer program that spotlights local brews. Vener, along with co-founders Hagop Giragossian and Quasim Riaz, share a passion for creativity, quality, and commitment to community. They ope...

In this episode we speak with Jon Cooper, Co-Founder and CEO of Overalls, a new kind of employee benefit platform that helps make employees’ lives easier by assisting on things like making financial and insurance decisions, choosing vendors for your home, and handling other personal time-draining tasks. Jon is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Life.io, a pioneer insurtech company that successfully...

In this episode we speak with Frédéric Fekkai, the world-famous celebrity hair stylist and Founder of FEKKAI Brands and FEKKAI 3.0, his newest brand of haircare products combining his legendary expertise on everything hair with his relentless focus on creating innovative, high-performance products that are clean, vegan, and sustainable.  Frédéric sold his namesake haircare brand to P&G in 2008, bu...

In this episode we speak with Scott Goodson, the Founder and CEO of StrawberryFrog, a powerhouse creative consulting company who has worked with iconic brands including Google, Mercedes, Heinekin, Emirates, Pepsico, LG, Truist and many others.  StrawberryFrog is behind the Purpose Power Index, the world’s first empirical study of Purpose driven companies. Scott founded the company over 25 years ag...

In this episode we speak with Michael Feldman, Co-Founder and Director of Operations of Choice New York, a multi-disciplined real estate management company offering a broad array of services, including commercial and residential property management, leasing, advisory and project management. Michael was filled with fear and anxiety when he started Choice New York in 2009.  He was inexperienced with...

In this episode we speak with Jonathan Rubinstein, the Founder and CEO of Joe Coffee, a unique specialty coffee company based in New York City.  In addition to brewing and serving the highest quality coffee out of 25 bespoke cafes, the company extends its offerings through a wide range of licensing and wholesale relationships.  Jonathan founded Joe Coffee in 2003, after a stressful career as a tal...

In this episode we speak with Steve Feldman, the Founder and Managing Director of Private Prep, an elite tutoring service offering individually customized lessons for a wide range of K-College school subjects, standardized test prep, college admissions consulting, executive functioning, and learning differences support.  Steve founded Private Prep in 2006, just three years after graduating from co...