The Founders Live Podcast

Nick Hughes is joined by Thane Marcus Ringler, a Development Coach from Denver, Colorado. "Are you stuck, in a transition, or wanting to level-up? Thane Marcus is dedicated to helping us: take ownership and never settle through coaching, online courses, blogs, books, and podcasts, Thane Marcus has the resources you need to live and work better." Nick and Thane jump into a great conversat...

Nick Hughes is joined by Emmanuel Chukwuebuka of CEO Softwork from Lagos, Nigeria. Softwork is an educational learning platform that delivers tutorials in audio-visual format for courses offered by students in Nigeria universities. Nick and Emmanuel start this conversation by talking about Emmanuels experience and thoughts about pitching at Founders Live Lagos in late 2020 and his quick tips and l...

This interview was filmed as a Founders Live Conversations video. Nick Hughes sits down with Ash Bhoopathy of Lab Ventures and FriendlyFace to talk about his journey as an entrepreneur, how they originally met, Ash's thoughts on creating an innovation Labs/Studio and when to pivot. We also hear about their newest project FriendlyFace, which is a personalized mask people can from a selfie they...

Nick Hughes is joined by Paola Ortega from Mexico City, Mexico who is the Founders Live Prime Time 2020 Global winner and cofounder of Air. They provide employee-centered decisions in Real time and an AI tool to assist transformation within your company based on your employee characteristics. Nick and Paola have a great conversation that starts back where Paola grew up in Mexico, her early educati...

Nick Hughes is joined by Emily Cheng, CEO and cofounder of MedVenture from Seattle. MedVenture is a mobile app designed to unite all traveling healthcare professionals. Nick and Emily have an incredibly touching and real conversation around Emily's history and her experience in the pandemic as a traveling nurse. She shares very real and painful perspective of what health care professionals ar...

Nick Hughes is joined by Priyanka Raha, Founder and CEO of PopSmartKids from Seattle, WA. PopSmartKids transform screen-time into a learning adventure for kids. They give you powerful tools to mentor the future generation. In a time where we have more intimate relationships with our devices than our loved ones, PopSmartKids was built with a mission to transform screen time into making a human conn...

Nick Hughes is joined by Daniela Applegate, who is cofounder and VP of marketing at rThreat from Seattle, WA.  rThreat is a cybersecurity breach and attack simulation platform that tests the effectiveness of your cyber defenses. They validate across the entire spectrum of cybersecurity, including an organization’s security staff, processes, and controls that are protecting critical assets. Doing s...

This interview was filmed as a Founders Live Conversations. Nick was joined by Jeroen Corthout, co-founder and CEO of Salesflare who is from Belgium. Salesflare - Less work, more sales. A simple yet powerful CRM for small businesses selling B2B. In this interview we got an in depth look at his journey as an entrepreneur, how he built his company, as well as discover what it takes to stand out from...

Nick Hughes is joined by Ariel Lipschutz, CEO, and Martin Kaler, COO of PoolPo from Buenos Aires, Argentina. PoolPo - in spanish means octopus or a word for play - is a digital insurance broker. Using artificial intelligence, analyze the insurance policies of the users and look for offers in the best companies, selecting the best options. Nick, Ariel and Martin have a fun conversation starting wit...

In this Founders Live Conversations video interview, Nick Hughes is joined by Destiny Njoki from Nairobi, Kenya who is founder and CEO of Lamazi Tribe, and also a Founders Live Prime Time Global Finalist and one of five presenting Founders at the Founders Livefest 2020 event on December 2nd, 2020. Lamazi Tribe means Beautiful Community and they are on a mission to provide environmental content to...

In this Founders Live Conversations video interview, Nick Hughes is joined by Amanda DoAmaral of Milwaukee Wisconsin, founder and CEO of Fiveable, is a Founders Live Prime Time Global Finalist and is one of five presenting Founders at the Founders Livefest 2020 event on December 2nd, 2020. Fiveable is a social learning network where students and teachers create and curate content while building co...

In this Founders Live Conversations video interview, Nick Hughes is joined by Irene Velasco of helKi from Guadalajara, MX, founder of helKi, who is a Founders Live Prime Time Global Finalist and is one of five presenting Founders at the Founders Livefest 2020 event on December 2nd, 2020. helKi has created eli, a virtual AI assistant for working parents and helping busy families make better and mor...

Nick Hughes is joined by Tendai Mupaso, cofounder of Yaita, from Harare Zimbabwe. Yaita is an incredibly user friendly and clever application that helps traders in Africa fulfil their orders with great efficiency. Yaita is building an infrastructure for the future of commerce in Africa. Nick and Tendai have a fun conversation starting with talking about Zimbabwe and Tendai's experience pitchi...

This is a special Founders Live Conversations episode which was recorded as a video interview.  Nick Hughes is joined by Gianender Khanna of Brain Racers from Toronto, Canada who is a Founders Live Prime Time Global Finalist and is one of five presenting Founders at the Founders Livefest 2020 event on December 2nd, 2020. GK is the CEO of Brain Racers - The world's first massive multiplayer co...

Nick Hughes is joined by Christopher Lawrence of Founder and CEO Natural Based Supplements, in Portland Oregon. Natural Based Supplements create supplements to support your body’s health. Their first product is CRESCENT - Fall asleep relaxed & wake up feeling refreshed.  CRESCENT is a sleep supplement that promotes healthy sleep habits that help you relax, drift off into sleep and wake up feel...

This is special Founders Live Conversations episode which was recorded as a video interview. Nick Hughes is joined by Paola Ortega from Mexico City, Mexico who is a Founders Live Prime Time Global Finalist and is one of five presenting Founders at the Founders Livefest 2020 event on December 2nd, 2020.  Paola is founder of Air - Employee-centered decisions in Real time and an AI tool to assist tra...

Nick Hughes is joined by Rasia Noelle, who is Global Event Program Lead of Women in Cloud. Women in Cloud is a community-led economic development organization, and has a massive mission: to take action with global leaders, corporations and policymakers to help women entrepreneurs create $1 billion in economic access and opportunity by 2030. And they won’t stop until we get there.  Nick and Raisa s...

Nick Hughes is joined by Chaitra Vedullapalli, Cofounder and President of Women in Cloud. Women in Cloud is a community-led economic development organization, has a massive mission: to take action with global leaders, corporations and policymakers to help women entrepreneurs create $1 billion in economic access and opportunity by 2030. And we won’t stop until we get there. Nick and Chaitra start o...

Nick Hughes is joined by George Wauchope of GiftGoat from the Cayman Islands. Gift Goat helps you never forget to send a card again! Customize your cards. Schedule them to be sent throughout the year. We take care of the rest! Nick and George jump into a fun conversation first talking about The Cayman Islands, what people might not know about them and how the pandemic created massive drop in touri...

Nick Hughes is joined by Derek Ricciuto who is the founder of Gaggle, which helps you meet friends nearby. Reliable local activities, delivered. Nick and Derek start off the conversation talking about Boston and how much both of them think about the New England area. They then dive into Gaggle and how Derek managed to launch an app to help people connect with others around them - during the pandem...

Nick Hughes is joined by Daniel Salinas and Juan David from Bogotá Colombia who are the  cofounders of TREELIFE. TREELIFE is a non-profit organization which is in charge, through new emerging technologies and the capacity for action of citizens based on their ecosystem,  as well as with the control of  sustainable economies to preserve and increase forests in the different regions of Colombia. Nic...

Nick Hughes is joined by Nicholas Zeisler, Principal of Zeisler Consulting from Denver, Colorado. Zeisler Consulting moves you beyond simply surveying. You interact with your Customers in diverse ways throughout their journeys with your brand.  We’ll tailor a program of listening and learning to find genuine insights into what your Customers want from your brand, and where you can improve what you...

Nick Hughes is joined by Mel Blatt of Phoenix Arizona, Founder and CEO of indipop. Indipop is Affordable Healthcare  for the Independent Population such as Freelancers, Independent Contractors,  and Solopreneurs. You get corporate health benefits without the corporate rates. Nick and Mel start off the conversation with Mel talking about her early experience growing up, getting into in corporate/en...

Nick Hughes is joined by Allie Reitz Founder and CEO of Good Elephant from Denver. Colorado. Good Elephant is a family of teachers and local businesses who believe in making a mindful lifestyle inclusive and affordable for everyone. Nick and Allie start off this conversation with their thoughts on one of the most beautiful places in the world - Denver and Boulder Colorado - and then jump into Alli...

Nick Hughes is joined by Katie Diasti, Founder and CEO of Viv from Boston Massachusetts. Viv's goal is to build an educational brand that empowers all womxn to live healthier and more sustainable lives. They are dedicated to offering safe and eco-friendly menstrual products delivered straight to your door, and they aim to remove all stigmas and shame in talking about our V’s! Period should no...