The Founders Live Podcast

Nick Hughes is joined by Jordan Peacock from Minneapolis, Minnesota CEO and cofounder Becoming Machinic - which integrates existing IT infrastructure and business processes for enterprises. Nick and Jordan have a wide ranging and intriguing conversation starting with his thoughts on this Covid-19 outbreak and how you shouldn't waste a time for rebooting. This is a time for opportunity, reflec...

(Note: the reception and data connection on this episode was faulty at times) Nick Hughes is joined by Sharad Mittal, founder and CEO of Teracube, of Redmond, WA. Teracube is the world’s most reliable and sustainable smartphone. Nick and Sharad have an interesting conversation starting with his experience with the pandemic, what he is doing personally, and how their team is continuing through it....

Nick Hughes is joined by Ernanda White from Dallas Texas, founder and CXO of Black Girls Drone - Taking flight in pursuit of STEAM equality, education and visibility for underrepresented women and girls from underserved communities as they become FAA Certified UAV aeronautic drone pilots. Nick and Ernanda have an engaging conversation starting with her experience in Texas during the Covid-19 outbr...

Nick Hughes is joined by Ana Romero of Mooch (Moch) from Guadalajara, Mexico. Mooch offers everything you need for your pet. We are a platform that makes people who have a pet in their care the best owner, through a directory of services, a market and a fun social network. Nick and Ana have a fun conversation starting with a bit more description of Mexico and what entrepreneurship is like in Guada...

Nick Hughes is joined by Dan Kihanya, Entrepreneur and creator Founders Unfound - Exceptional founders of African Descent, stories of entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds. Nick and Dan have a very engaging and emotional conversation around a few topics such as the current covid outbreak, Dan's background in past downturns, as well as diving into the topic of his new Podcast about u...

Nick Hughes is joined by Claudius Mbemba of Seattle, who is the CTO of Neu. Neu is the hassle-free cleaning solution for vacation rentals. Nick and his good friend Claudius have a fun conversation starting with his background as a collegiate athlete and his views on how success in athletics influences entrepreneurship. They then dive into Neu, how they came up with the business, and what challenge...

Nick Hughes is joined by Ryan and Munya of Zimbabwe of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe who are the founders of FarmHut, which is Agricultural Investment Made Easy. Nick, Ryan and Munya have a great conversation firstly around how the covid-19 pandemic is brining major challenges to their life and business in Zimbabwe. They then jump into the agriculture business and what FarmHut is doing to improve the lives a...

Nick Hughes is joined by AJ Rice in Portland OR, Founder and CEO of Privo Mobile . Privo Mobile is a dumb phone designed for kids with a modern user experience and interface with a safe and private data experience. Nick and AJ have a very interesting conversation around a few topics such as the current covid outbreak, how AJ came up with the concept for a dumb phone, the current mobile industry st...

Nick Hughes is joined by Laura Clise of Seattle, WA who is the Founder and CEO of Intentionalist. Intentionalist is your local guide to diverse small businesses and the people behind them. Nick and Laura have very intriguing conversation around how the covid-19 pandemic is brining major challenges to the local business sector. They then dive into Intentionalist, what they envision is the future of...

This conversation was recorded live on Founders Live with audience participation. A conversation about entrepreneurship and the journey in the startup world. We interviewed Elizabeth Scallon of WeWork Labs in front of a live virtual audience as Nick and Elizabeth have an engaging conversation online. We hear about her background, her experience in the startup and technology industry, lessons learn...

Nick Hughes is joined by Amy Woidtke, owner and chief operator of Making Space For You from Seattle WA. Making Space For you is a Time Saving, Clutter Busting, Move Wrangling Organization service for Growth-oriented LGBTQ & Allied Professionals & Entrepreneurs. Nick and Amy dive into the conversation talking about Seattle and her Covid-19 experience, how it is changing the nature of travel...

Nick Hughes is joined by Femi Oloruntoba of Founder and CEO Esta Technologies from Toronto, Ontario in Canada. Esta is an on-demand home services platform for any project. Take photos and videos of your home issues, and match with a local contractor. Everything home services at your convenience. Nick and Femi have a great conversation first touching on his experience up in Canada with the Coronavi...

Nick Hughes is joined by Todd Edman of Eugene, OR Cofounder and CEO of Bitcork. BitCork Helps Restaurants Buy Artisan Wine One Bottle At A Time. Nick and Todd jump into the conversation talking about Portland, and his Covid-19 experience, then they talk about his company BitCork, what they were initially doing in the local restaurant space and how that is being affected during the current affects...

Nick Hughes is joined by Preeti Suri from Seattle, WA, who is the founder and CEO of AdventureTripr. AdventureTripr powers adventures for everyone, connecting you directly with local businesses to book extraordinary experiences. Nick and Preeti enjoy an engaging conversation that starts with them chatting about Seattle and her experience during the initial Covid-19 outbreak, then they talk about h...

Nick Hughes is joined by Rachel Kois from the Denver CO area, who is founder and CEO at simpleswitch.org, which powers Ethical and impactful purchasing with cause impact. Nick and Rachel jump into a very interesting and inspiring conversation around how Rachel identified the current issues with commerce and sustainability, how she started SimpleSwitch, the impact of Covid-19 on her startup (some p...

Nick Hughes is joined by Grace Tolley-Smith from London, UK who is head of product at Bippit.com, which empowers employees to take charge of their finances with expert guidance from a dedicated financial advisor. Nick and Grace enjoy an engaging conversation around the challenges and issues individuals have with personal finances, how Bippit got started and more on their vision in helping improve...

Nick Hughes is joined by Auxicillia Rabwi Business Dev associate and Tadzoka Pswarayi CEO of the Impact Hub Harare, who both are also the Founders Live Harare, Zimbabwe City Leaders. Nick, Auxi and Tadzoka have a fun conversation on how they first met, their decision to launch Founders Live Harare, Nick's experience in Zimbabwe when he visited in the fall of 2019, their experience growing Fou...

Nick Hughes is joined by Gopal Swamy from New York City who is the CEO of Conductiv, which increases approval rates on credit card and loan applications for banks. Nick and Gopal open the conversation touching on his experience living in NYC as it has become the new epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis and how he has been dealing with it. They then dive deeper into discussion on Conductiv, what they o...

Nick Hughes is joined by Lorena Soriano from Seattle, WA who is Founder and CEO of Every.1, which aims to change the stats to ensure the technology & products currently being designed are representative of the overall population. Nick and Lorena jump into an engaging and educational conversation around the status of equality (or inequality) in the employment, design and functioning of our tech...

Nick Hughes and Coach Joia Houheneka hosted this virtual group event on a Zoom call. They talked about tools, tricks and tips people are you using to make this time easier for yourself and your team. It's a useful group conversation on how to best approach this downturn as startup founders and offers some ideas on how to keep your momentum going. 

(This audio was pulled from a recent Founders Live Conversations interview with Kaitlin Christine. You can watch the interview here .) Nick Hughes is joined by Kaitlin Christine of Portland, OR who is the founder and CEO of Gabbi, which helps women take steps to take control of their health and be the expert on their bodies. Nick and Kaitlin have an extremely engaging and emotional conversation ar...

Nick Hughes is joined by Melanie Kong from Seattle WA, a High School STEM Teacher and CEO of Floop, a web app that saves teachers time and helps students see the value in feedback. Nick and Melanie dive into a great conversation that starts with her sharing about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected her high school teaching experience, how they are dealing with it as a district and what to expec...

Nick Hughes is joined by James Gray of Boston, MA who is CEO and cofounder of Tapple, an extremely powerful yet wonderfully simple marketing platform, and can deliver nearly any kind of message you can imagine, anywhere your audience is located, instantly. Nick and James have an engaging conversation around today's marketing, what's working today and what's not working, and how him...

Nick Hughes is joined by Enoch Olisa of Lagos, Nigeria who is Founder of Edsofta, which publishes past questions and study materials to secure offline apps that helps users to prepare for exams. Nick and Enoch start into an interesting conversation about his founder experience in Lagos, Nigeria. They begin by touching on how Nick wasn't able to make the flight from Zimbabwe to Nigeria due to...

Nick Hughes is joined by Mladen Gajic of Denver Colorado  co founder and CEO of Plasticscore, a mobile app to help diners reduce single-use plastic waste at restaurants through collective feedback. Nick and Mladen jump into a very intriguing and educational conversation that starts with Mladen describing the current state of plastic and waste in our world - the tragic nature of it all - and then t...