GSD Factor Podcast

2025 has truly been a year for the books! Over the last four years, the GSD Factor Podcast has brought you 129 incredible conversations with GSDers from around the world, visionaries, entrepreneurs, and innovators across every industry who are doing the work and getting shit done. We’ve shared laughter and tears. We’ve unpacked resilience, creativity, and leadership. And through every story, our g...

Azin van Alebeek is a co-founder and general partner at Emmeline Ventures , an early-stage fund investing in businesses that empower women to manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world. With over 30 years of experience as an executive and board-level advisor, she leverages her strategic planning and coaching skills to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses, achi...

Azin van Alebeek is a co-founder and general partner at Emmeline Ventures , an early-stage fund investing in businesses that empower women to manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world. With over 30 years of experience as an executive and board-level advisor, she leverages her strategic planning and coaching skills to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses, achi...

Joy Kolin, founder of Giving Joy, a nonprofit supporting women entrepreneurs worldwide through micro-grants and mentorship. She is a multilingual international development leader with over two decades of experience managing projects across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. She’s worked with global organizations to strengthen institutions, develop leaders, and build cross-sector partnerships and i...

Joy Kolin, founder of Giving Joy, a nonprofit supporting women entrepreneurs worldwide through micro-grants and mentorship. She is a multilingual international development leader with over two decades of experience managing projects across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. She’s worked with global organizations to strengthen institutions, develop leaders, and build cross-sector partnerships and i...

Abigail “Abbie” Goddard is a 16-year-old entrepreneur, storyteller, and changemaker on a mission to make the world safer — one drink at a time. She’s the founder of Spikey, a discreet keychain that can detect common date-rape drugs in seconds. The idea was born from a deeply personal experience when her family member was drugged in college.  Since launching Spikey less than a year ago, Abbie has g...

Kavya Sharman, PhD is a data scientist and founder of Phase Capital, with a unique edge at the intersection of biotech, data, and early-stage investing. She is passionate about equipping scientific founders with the strategic skills and capital to scale transformative technologies. With over a decade in Nashville’s growing life sciences ecosystem, she has played a catalytic role in connecting foun...

Kavya Sharman, PhD is a data scientist and founder of Phase Capital, with a unique edge at the intersection of biotech, data, and early-stage investing. She is passionate about equipping scientific founders with the strategic skills and capital to scale transformative technologies. Her background includes a PhD in data science with research in neuroscience, fractional analyst work, and strategic c...

Lynn Reckamp is the Executive Director of Holiday Heroes, where she channels her passion into bringing joy and comfort to pediatric patients—work that truly lights her up. For Lynn, life is about spreading happiness, staying connected, and making the most of every moment. The mission of Holiday Heroes is to provide joy and improved quality of life to pediatric patients through a combination of in-...

Lynn Reckamp is the Executive Director of Holiday Heroes, where she channels her passion into bringing joy and comfort to pediatric patients. The mission of Holiday Heroes is to provide joy and improved quality of life to pediatric patients through a combination of in-person and virtual programs in Chicagoland and Nashville.  Reach out to lynn@holiday-heroes.org to learn how you can get involved t...

Steve Ramona is a unique super-connector specializing in building impactful partnerships through personalized introductions. With a remarkable portfolio involving $5 billion in projects and over $125 million in partner deals, showcasing the incredible value he brings to every partnership.   In addition to his partnership work, Steve hosts the popular podcast, Doing Business with a Servant's Heart,...

My daughter and fellow author, R.C. Farrish is joining me on this special Get Stuff Done episode to talk about L.E.A.D. and what is means.   Tune in with your tiny humans and learn about listening, engaging, achieving, and demonstrating.   Also be sure to check out R.C.’s book and coloring book: https://a.co/d/95ZsvRr  

Have you thought about your second act? Are you in your relentless era?  Ann Kimmel is a wife, mom, and Gram loving her second act in sports media. Ann is a writer and radio co-host for Penalty Box Radio and co-host of the Locked on Predators podcast covering the Nashville Predators hockey team. Over her reporting career she has written for Sports Illustrated and The Hockey News.  On today’s episo...

Let’s talk menopause.   Sally Mueller is the Co-Founder and CEO of Womaness, the brand changing the conversation around aging and menopause. Recognized as an industry leader, Sally is renowned for her business acumen in the fashion, beauty and lifestyle sectors.   Sally and her team are helping us navigate the changes in our bodies and they are keeping us unstoppable, helping us get shit done duri...

Let’s talk about how women can and should embrace AI especially to stay ahead in this world.  Our guest today, Grace Francisco, is a seasoned tech executive with over 20 years of experience in software across enterprise, small business, fintech, consumer, and gaming. Grace is a sought out thought leader on APIs, AI, cybersecurity, developer trends and leadership.   Grace Francisco LinkedIn   Are y...

Annika Lundström, a woman who wears many hats: youth olympian, entrepreneur, Nordic Women in Tech Awards Rising Star of the Year winner, TEDx speaker, successfully led a pre-seed round of half a million, and the list goes on. With her background in molecular biosciences, she is trailblazing how mental health can be measured and assessed through her MedTech startup company, Reminded, as Founder and...

Susan Springsteen is an entrepreneur who has pitched on a world stage, has co-founded multiple companies that hold 60 patents worldwide that are based on revenue-generating inventions, is a mentor and influential leader within her revitalized community, and that’s just to name a few things.   Susan LinkedIn   Are you an influential leader who has a dream to write a book and put your words out into...

“I believe that everyone has an innovative idea that can be fostered with the right support.”   Destanē Garrett uses her skills in biology, educational entrepreneurship, and innovation as a whole to assist everyone that has an innovative idea. She has been doing scientific research for over a decade and has harnessed that experience to assist the thought processes of others to innovate on their te...

Téa Phillips witnessed her grandmother struggle with arthritis and wasn’t satisfied with doing nothing. She wanted to do something, anything to help provide relief.  When she couldn’t find a product that would help she decided to invent it. Téa founded ATS Innovations and is the inventor of the MedTech product MetaFlex, a grip-strengthening compression glove that’s helping her grandmother and many...

Speaking with power while stepping into your extraordinary.  Celeste Leon is on a mission to help people increase their confidence, develop their communication skills and live an empowered life by using the power of their voice. She has worked with brands like Goya, Valley Bank, Inca Cola, Miss World Peru USA, NBC and more. Connect with Celeste Leon: www.celesteleon.co   www.linkedin.com/in/celest...

Joy Hoover, an unapologetic innovator powered by delusion, passion, and the deeply held belief that bold ideas can change the world as we get shit done. She is revolutionizing safety with her patented tech enabled lipstick.  Esōes Cosmetics (pronounced S-O-S) is beauty with a purpose. Their lipstick doesn’t just make you look amazing—it’s designed to keep you safe. With built-in drink test strips...

Yesenia Sevilla, a TEDx speaker, has 20+ years of experience in leadership roles across varying global biotech and healthcare industries, consulting, and higher education.  She is now the CEO of CHALK Coaching, an EdTech startup that is the first ever teacher development platform driven by real, in-classroom data and is improving early-education outcomes. Yesi LinkedIn CHALK Are you an influential...

We are exploring mentorship with father/son team Eric Nordhoff and Kaden Nordhoff. After 10 years in Christian music, both in the corporate world and running an International music distribution and licensing company, Eric Nordhoff began creating podcasts around his interests, expertise, and passions. These podcasts resulted in 7-figures of revenue. Several of these podcasts had enough listeners to...

Today we are talking about how to step into your extraordinary through marketing and F.O.C.U.S. which stands for “Fix One Clearly Urgent Struggle.” Michael "Buzz" Buzinski has built several small businesses (two multi-million dollar ventures), and marketed for over 1200 companies. Dubbed a “marketing visionary” by the American Marketing Association, Michael is on a mission to eradicate entrepreneu...

Steve Ramona is a unique super-connector specializing in building impactful partnerships through personalized introductions. Steve has a remarkable portfolio involving $5 billion in projects and over $125 million in partner deals. Steve hosts the popular podcast, Doing Business with a Servant's Heart, which reaches an audience of over 50,000 people per episode and continues to grow! He also produc...