Sound BITES (Business, Innovation, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Strategy)

In this episode of Sound BITES we talk with Hugo and Meredith Nolasco founders of Elite Human Performance; Durham’s premier private personal training studio. They talk us through moving from NYC to Durham to launch their business and how they survived the pandemic. They take us through what they learned about growing and scaling such a personalized experience with world class service and attention...

On this episode of Sound BITES we chat with Paul Pritchard CEO of Overdose. Overdose is a global digital commerce consultancy and anti-agency. Paul takes us through his impressive career in marketing and advertising for some of the world's most iconic brands. We talk about modern leadership, goal setting, and building culture within a rapidly growing globally-distributed team during a pandemic...

On this episode of Sound BITES Byron Bennett, CEO of Zergratran takes us through his incredible story. Byron’s story starts in Jamaica, moves through Philadelphia, New York, Colombia, and at each step he shows how he overcomes adversity and recognizes opportunities. His latest business venture is reimagining and revolutionizing the way the global supply chain works. Listen in to hear how Byron tra...

On episode 25 of Sound BITES we talk with Jacklyn Phillips, founder of Action vet tech services. Jacklyn has a degree in veterinary technology and founded her company in 2019 to help clinics rapidly have access to trained and experienced vet techs to augment their staff. We cover everything from unexpected paths to starting a business, recognizing opportunities, building and collecting skills that...

On episode 24 of Sound BITES we talk with Kurt Stein, President and COO of DCT Strategy. DCT Strategy is a digital transformation consulting company specializing in AI, that helps organizations leverage the latest tech to drive growth and optimize performance. Kurt walks us through his entrepreneurial journey and how packing trucks at UPS developed (or exposed) the grit that helped him excel at AT...

On episode 23 of Sound BITES we talk with Scott Tinkoff, Sr. VP of Strategy at Anteriad.  Scott is a strategy and marketing leader that takes us from playing baseball, to lessons learned during the explosive growth at Uline, to navigating the modern marketing landscape to deliver amazing results. Thanks for joining, Scott! Scott Tinkoff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-tinkoff-3430806/ Business...

On episode 22 of Sound BITES we talk with Adam Miller , chief revenue officer of EVoke Systems . Adam is a technologist, innovator and sales leader that walks us through his path from tinkering with electronics to being on the leading edge of several transformative technologies (mobile phones, semiconductors, LED, EV charging). We somehow managed to talk about David Grohl and Taylor Swift as well....

On episode 21 of Sound BITES we talk with Jason Feimster, Managing Director at Moonshine Capital. Jason is a Marine veteran, entrepreneur, problem solver and venture capitalist. He talks us through what he (and others) look for when evaluating a business for funding, how AI use cases are touching every industry, and his advice to a younger him summed up in a Hunter S Thompson quote. Really great p...

On episode 20 of Sound BITES we talk with Jonathan Rodriguez, Director of Technology & Operations at ENDEAVOUR. Jonathan talks us through digital twins, mentorship, his path and the challenges along the way to becoming a leader and the importance of great mentors. We get to hear about the future of construction and infrastructure as well as what advice he would give a younger version of himsel...

On episode 19 of Sound BITES we talk with Jamie Dixon , executive coach, author, and founder of Shaping Paths. https://www.linkedin.com/company/shaping-paths/   Jamie talks us through his journey from making coffee after graduation to picking up his life and moving to China to help leaders grow with improved communication skills. We talk through his new book, “The Story Habit” and what he’s l...

On episode 18 of Sound BITES we talk with Chris Kinner, founder of Osprey Equity. Chris walks us through his journey from cognitive neuroscience, hedge funds, bicycles (fun story), running e-commerce business units and starting his own search fund, Osprey Equity. What’s a search fund? Glad you asked, Chris takes us through it with obvious passion for his new entrepreneurial journey! Thanks for cha...

On episode 17 of Sound BITES we sit down with Adam Constantine, CEO of ACE Creatives. Adam is a people leader, world traveler, and magnetic storyteller. We walk through his journey from professional athlete to entrepreneur leveraging his unique ability to tell engaging stories. We talk about leadership, transitioning from ‘player’ to ‘coach’ and how to manage life changes. We talk about philosophy...

On episode 16 of Sound BITES we got the opportunity to talk with Dan Dahlen , Professor at Ohio University and founder of Dahlen Communications. Dan has helped shape iconic brands (Ahem, Wendy’s and Subway) and was influential in some of the most well-known marketing campaigns to-date. It was fascinating to hear his story that spans the agency side, client side, and as a professor and entrepreneur...

On episode 15 of Sound BITES we talk with Jason Garey, one of the founders of Meridian Financial. Jason walks us through his journey from professional soccer player with the Columbus Crew to running a wealth management firm, building trust with clients and leading in a way that propagates that trust through his team. He tells us how one seemingly small interaction 15 years ago (signing an autograp...

This is a special episode of Sound BITES. We sit down with Andrea Taber. Not only friend and collaborator, but twin sister to part of the nanaochomp team. Andrea might describe herself as an accidental entrepreneur, but we get to unpack her journey that brought her from working at an agency to helping run a strategic creative studio. Andrea walks us through content creation, delivering value for c...

This week on Sound BITES we talk with our friend John-Mark Bolton, co-founder of ClearDefense Pest Control. John-Mark is a lifetime entrepreneur with an amazing track record, an incredible ability to build teams, scale, stay impossibly positive through any situation and has become one of our great friends/sources of advice. We talk through what he’s learned growing businesses, developing a strong...

This week on Sound BITES we’re doing something a little different. We always ask our guests “What advice would you give a younger version of you, maybe at 18 or 25 years old?” But that section is at the end, in fact it’s the last question. Since we always get good answers and they have been different every time, we decided to stitch a few of them together for this bite-sized episode. Hope y’all en...

This week on Sound BITES we talk with our friend Clyde Autin, Account Executive at Gem. Clyde is an entrepreneur with ventures in gaming as well as automotive, an obsessed car guy, traveler, YouTuber and mentor. We talk through what he’s learned growing businesses, selling software platforms in the covid age, and we couldn’t help talking about GT3s and Supras for just a bit. Business Innovation Te...

Sometimes a single conversation can change your entire path. On our 10th episode of Sound Bites we chatted with Liz Clarke, Technical Marketing Manager and Food Scientist at Nitta Gelatin about just that. Liz talks about her path from being curious about food and the supply chain to diving head first into food science and marketing, with conversational pit stops in fermenting, Japanese fashion tre...

On Episode 9 of Sound BITES we got to chat with our friend Jenna Thompson, Digital Marketing Manager for Ford Motor Co. Jenna’s automotive journey moved from slinging hot dogs to marketing the most desirable vehicles for sale today, with a few fun stops along the way on the agency and client side. We discuss her journey through the auto industry, leading teams, managing stakeholders, the importanc...

On Episode 8 of Sound BITES we sit down with Daniel Price, CEO of Ioterra. Ioterra is a platform and ecosystem that helps companies develop products faster and get to market more effectively. We discuss his adventures building and selling companies, managing remote teams, creating a corporate culture, and how the most important IoT use cases probably aren’t the ones you’re thinking about. Business...

On Episode 7 of Sound BITES we sit down with Andrew Fraine, co-founder of Automata, an AI-assisted marketing content platform. We discuss the needs of modern marketing teams, how to generate high-quality content with the help of robots, took a little detour into quantum computing territory (we couldn’t help ourselves), then brought it back to learn what advice he would give a younger version of hi...

On Episode 6 of Sound BITES we sit down with our mutual mentor Mike Watson and talk about his current adventures in fintech, managing people, leadership, inventing solutions in Silicon Valley, meetings with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates and, somehow, 90s music.   Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Mike Watson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-ryan-watson/ Spotify/Apple: h...

On Episode 5 of Sound BITES we chatted with Clark Rinehart, interim executive director of Innovate Raleigh, founder of Steeple Collective and Coworking NC. We covered a ton of ground — everything from the future of the built environment, building inclusive communities, how data-driven everything is becoming the norm, to how Raleigh is uniquely positioned to be at the forefront of all of these init...

For Episode 4 of Sound BITES we sit down with our friend Jake Tabbert, segmentation and targeting manager for Kohl's to talk about data analysis, digital transformation, asking the right questions, AI, data-driven marketing and leadership. Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Jake Tabbert: LinkedIn Spotify Apple Podcasts   Instagram   nanochomp.com