My Journey Here: Interviews with Entrepreneurs

In this episode, we sit down with  Jessica Willis , the founder and CEO of  Pocketnest , to learn more about her entrepreneurial journey in the financial literacy space. Jessica shares valuable insights on the most common financial mistakes young people make and offers practical advice on how to avoid them. She also offers her experience and tips on capital raising, an essential aspect of building...

If people can live comfortably on basic income alone, the market and the entire world would be much better. Josh Jones is a champion of this belief, stressing how the US government should focus more on increasing wages instead of distributing vouchers. Joining David Metz, the Co-Founder of Gondola Ventures discusses how to make money through investments by sharing lessons as an early player in the...

The healthcare industry typically falls short of providing a quality patient-centric experience. Unfortunately, this pushes many people to consult Dr. Google instead of actually seeing a physician. David Metz discusses possible solutions to this alarming situation with Dr. Brianna Rhue , Co-Founder of Dr. Contact Lens , TechifEYE and Myopia Patrol . She talks about equipping medical providers with...

Just when apps like Uber/Lyft started taking off and no one really had any idea what it was, one man saw an opportunity and made the most out of it.  Harry Campbell  is the owner/founder of  The Rideshare Guy . In his chat with David Metz, Harry shares how he went from aerospace engineer to starting a blog to help rideshare drivers navigate their new gigs. He started sharing his experience as a dr...

CEOs who take the reins of running a company from the founder know that the transition can be challenging. It takes a lot of patience on both sides and alignment. Shelli Taylor, the CEO of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, knows this to be true. In this episode, she joins David Metz to tell us her experience, along with her thoughts and dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. Shelli then shares her thoughts ab...

There is a massive difference between working for a traditional media agency versus working with a new media startup. When  Nick Miaritis  made the jump from his 10-year career at Saatchi to join  VaynerMedia , so many things were surprising to him. Thankfully almost all of those surprises have been absolutely friendly to creativity and career growth. Nick thrived in this founder-led startup envir...

Our guest for today was recognized as American Banker's "Digital Banker of the Year" and one of Independent Community Bankers of America's "40 under 40 Emerging Community Bank Leaders" in 2020. In today's episode,  Patrick Sells , the Chief Innovation Officer at  NYDIG , joins David Metz as he talks about his entrepreneurial endeavors. Patrick’s desire and conviction are what drives the change in...

For the past few years, the betting industry has been pretty cutthroat. It is a massive market with plenty of money to go around. Jai Maw is here to share what it is like to run a public company in this highly competitive world. Joining David Metz, he talks about co-founding Betting Hero , which only started as a small side hustle. Jai explains the major differences between online and offline acqu...