The Entre Podcast

On this episode of The Entre Podcast Michael Marra interviews David Meltzer at SoFi Stadium during LA Tech Week in partnership with Fidelity Private Shares, Zendesk for Startups and SVB. David is the Chairman of the Napoleon Hill Institute and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. He is a glo...

In this episode of The Entre Podcast, Michael Marra interviews Ike Shehadeh, the founder of Ike's Love and Sandwiches. We hope you enjoy and learn something new!

In this episode of The Entre Podcast, Michael Marra and David Meltzer interview Simon Squibb, an Investor, Entrepreneur, & Founder of HelpBnk. We hope you enjoy and learn something new!

In this episode of The Entre Podcast, Michael Marra and David Meltzer interview Randy Garn, a New York Times Best-Selling Author, Investor, Entrepreneur, and Chief Strategy Officer at Arieli Capital. We hope you enjoy and learn something new!

On this live episode, Michael Marra interviewed Nathan Beckord , CEO of Foundersuite , a venture-backed company that makes software for raising capital. Users of the platform have raised over $3 Billion in seed and venture capital. Prior to starting Foundersuite, Beckord spent ten years working with over 150 startups as interim CFO, Business Developer, and Advisor. Beckord has an MBA in Entreprene...

On this live episode, Michael Marra interviewed Zécca Lehn , General Partner at Responsibly.vc , a California-based PreSeed VC Impact Fund. Zécca is an experienced Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, and impact Angel investor in over 40 Seed investments.  https://responsibly.vc https://joinentre.com/profile/zecca https://joinentre.com/profile/michael This episode was recorded live on Ent...

On this live episode, Michael Marra interviewed Rob LoCascio , the Founder & CEO of LivePerson Inc. (LSPN). As one of the longest-running Tech Founders in the world, he had an incredible founding story to share with us. His first company flamed out. Ended up sleeping on a couch inside a t-shirt shop and eating ramen while he built Live Person because he couldn't afford an apartment. He then gr...

On this live episode, Michael Marra interviewed Marshall Sandman , the Managing Partner of Animal Capital .  As the first venture firm with access to 100M+ engaged consumers across the world, they are driving growth by leveraging proprietary marketing channels and increasing consumer awareness.   This episode was recorded live on Entre Rooms . Sign up to start hosting rooms and share you...

Lyndsey is a Principal at Better Ventures , a pre-seed/seed-stage VC firm in Oakland, CA backing mission-driven founders. She leads their investments in edtech and workforce development and is focused on solutions supporting underserved communities and enabling access to economic opportunity and mobility.   https://joinentre.com/profile/lyndseyb   This episode was recorded live on Entre...

Wade Foster is the CEO and Co-founder of Zapier , the multi-billion dollar software company that helps people automate things on the internet. We dive into his full story on how he started Zapier at a Techstars Startup Weekend and was accepted into Y Combinator before raising a seed round from many prominent investors. After the seed round, his company grew organically through its customers withou...

Yong Kim is the co-founder and CEO of Wonolo , an on-demand staffing app that has raised over 50 million. In this episode we discuss the future of work, staffing and flexible remote work.   After attending the University of Chicago and Harvard Business School, he spent several years as an investment banker. He co-founded and ran the Coca-Cola accelerator. He is a scout for Sequoia. ...

Joe Foster is the Founder of Reebok , the legendary shoe company. We dive into the full Reebok story: How it all started and how it has grown to what it has become today. Joe’s perspective of the company and where they should go in the future is fascinating to hear. This episode was recorded live on Entre’s Future Of Work Club on Clubhouse, lead by Michael Marra and Simon Squibb . Michael is the F...

Ben Zises , aka The Super Angel… is an angel investor, advisor, syndicate lead and fund manager. Ben is known for being the first investor and founding advisor to Quip , Caraway , and Arber (among others).  Ben shares his professional background, his own founder journey, how he got started as an angel investor and what he looks for when investing in founders through his new fund, SuperAngel....

Simon Squibb is a purpo-entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor, podcast host, founder and Chief Purpose Officer at  The Purposeful Project. He has started 18 companies, invested in over 60 startups, and mentored hundreds of entrepreneurs! He's mentored hundreds of entrepreneurs, having sold his award-winning branding and digital agency Fluid to PwC . Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating,...

Diane Prince is a serial entrepreneur who has started more than 7 companies (one of which sold for $28M), had 5 exits, and has hired over 2,000 people. As a founder coach, on this episode Diane shares how you can start a business, hire/fire people, bootstrap/raise capital, and the tools that entrepreneurs need to grow a successful business! Join Our community of thousands of entrepreneurs at https...

Geoff Cook is a serial entrepreneur and currently the CEO and co-founder of The Meet Group (NASDAQ: MEET), a social dating and live streaming company. You may have heard of some of their platforms, like MeetMe , LOVOO , Skout , Tagged , and Growlr . He recently sold the company for $500 million in September of 2020. He started his first company from his Harvard dorm room and sold it for millions o...

In this episode Michael Marra interviews Samanah Duran Samanah Duran  is a British entrepreneur and media personality with a fierce emphasis on inspiring each individual to embrace their identity and to take pride in their individuality. First known for the crafting of indulgent streetwear brand Critics Clothing established back in 2012, Samanah is best known for her work within female entrep...

Arabian Prince is a songwriter, rapper, producer, DJ and technologist, Arabian is best known for pioneering west coast electro music and being a founding member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted rap group N.W.A. His passion for technology led to him create a 3D animation and special effects studio in the 90’s working with companies like Saban Entertainment and Fox; including 100...

Brian is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine. He is a strong believer in ongoing personal and professional development, and likes to show others how to use goal-setting to take the lead in their own business. In this episode Michael Marra dives into Brian's entrepreneurial journey, how he started 1-800- GOT-JUNK?, and what t...

Charlie O'Donnell , Founder & General Partner of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures Charlie O'Donnell has been an active member of the NYC startup community for over 15 years, with a reputation of being the most accessible early stage investor in New York. After being hired as the first analyst at Union Square Ventures and helping to open First Round Capital's first NYC office, he founded Brooklyn Bridg...

Alexandra Fasulo is a 6-figure copywriter, serial entrepreneur, and business mogul, best known for the CNBC coverage of earning "$150,000 in 6-months on freelancing site Fiverr.com." Having scaled her Fiverr business to over $400,000 per year as a 27-year-old entrepreneur, Alexandra shares her insight and tricks of the trade with followers through TikTok and Instagram as the "Freelance Fairy." She...

Five entrepreneurs share their experiences in the social entrepreneurship ecosystem. They explain the best methods for bootstrapping and fundraising your social impact startup. Panelist: Agnes Malatinszky , Chief Operating Officer of CommonLit Farrukh Lalani , Founder & Creative Director at Daria Day Rachel Klausner , Founder & CEO of Millie Patrick Schmitt , Co-founder of FreeWill Melissa...

Bart Macdonald, as managing partner of Bloom Venture Partners, Bart's been operating, investing in and acquiring software companies for more than a decade, and still believes we're in the earliest innings of SaaS. More about Bloom Venture Partners: Bloom is an early-stage venture fund, backing remarkable teams on their quest to change the way we work, live + create We are generalist investors with...

Nash Ahmed, Founder and CEO of Undock Nash Ahmed is a serial telecom executive and the Founder and CEO of Undock, an artificial intelligence-enabled meeting platform built for the future of work. Nash raised a $1.6M seed round from Lightship Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Lerer Hippeau, and other notable investors. Prior to Undock, Nash ran a company that started providing telephony solutions...

Andrew W. Hannah , MBA – Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Partnership Officer at Othot Inc Adjunct Professor of Analytics and Entrepreneurship and Executive-In-Residence, University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business Andy and Team founded Othot– an AI-driven Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics company that helps organizations predict, understand and change the f...