The Inflection Podcast

Brian Skowron, President of the digital agency Lullabot, takes us on a candid journey from his dreams of sports broadcasting to navigating the cutthroat world of New York media sales on a non-living wage. He shares the intense "crushing anxiety" of his first tech sales job—cold-calling to sell complex server hosting to clients who knew more than he did. This pivotal moment of feeling &qu...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Pia Khandekar , founder of PsychPro Consulting , to explore her inspiring journey of building a modern psychology practice centered on care, connection, and clinical excellence. Dr. Khandekar shares what it was like to start her own practice, the lessons learned along the way, and how she designed PsychPro to meet both the emotional and practical needs of clien...

Welcome back to another episode of The Inflection Podcast . Our lives are shaped by various turning points that can significantly change our paths. We dive into these pivotal moments in the lives and careers of respected leaders to provide actionable insights for those seeking more happiness, success, and fulfillment. I am your host, Anebi Agbo . Let’s dive in. This month, our guest is Jacob Taylo...

Welcome back to another episode of The Inflection Podcast . Our lives are shaped by various turning points that can significantly change our paths. We dive into these pivotal moments in the lives and careers of respected leaders to provide actionable insights for those seeking more happiness, success, and fulfillment. I am your host, Anebi Agbo . Let’s dive in. This month, our guest is Ryley Randa...

Welcome back to another episode of The Inflection Podcast . Our lives are shaped by various turning points that can significantly change our paths. We dive into these pivotal moments in the lives and careers of respected leaders to provide actionable insights for those seeking more happiness, success, and fulfillment. I am your host, Anebi Agbo . Let’s dive in. Our guest this month is Joel Polanco...

Welcome back to another episode of The Inflection Podcast . Our lives are shaped by various turning points that can significantly change our paths. We dive into these pivotal moments in the lives and careers of respected leaders to provide actionable insights for those seeking more happiness, success, and fulfillment. I am your host, Anebi Agbo . Let’s dive in. Our guest this month is Chad Bellin...

Welcome back to another episode of The Inflection Podcast . Our lives are shaped by various turning points that can significantly change our paths. We dive into these pivotal moments in the lives and careers of respected leaders to provide actionable insights for those seeking more happiness, success, and fulfillment. I am your host, Anebi Agbo . Let’s dive in. Our guest this month is Sean Richard...

Dominik Nitsch is an entrepreneur, athlete, & writer. Most recently, he built the international business for Sdui , one of Europe's fastest growing EdTech companies. Before that, he bootstrapped a social startup called Linguedo , bringing unemployed nurses from Italy to Germany. In this episode, you will learn:  How consistency, time management, and energy management are keys to success....

Mathias Davidsen has been working in commercial leadership for the past 8 years. Today, as the Director of Revenue at Uizard (a gen AI startup that empowers product teams to create visuals without design resources), he helps product teams in mid-market and enterprise companies that struggle with accessing design resources.  In this episode, Mathias shares:  The importance of entrepreneur...

Jaeden Schafer, globally recognized as the top AI podcaster, leads the conversation in AI innovation. He hosts the acclaimed podcasts "AI Chat," "AI Applied," and "AI Hustle," attracting over 2 million annual listeners. As CEO of AI Box, Jaeden champions the democratization of AI through a user-friendly no-code app builder and marketplace, making AI accessible to all. Check out this episode if you...

Anthony Sarandrea is recognized as one of the top customer generators in the world, specializing in the insurance & financial services space. He recently went through an acquisition by a public strategic company MediaAlpha (NYSE: MAX). He is currently serving on the advisory board of Arizona’s largest VC fund as well as the Colangelo College of Business advisory board for Grand Canyon Universi...

Alan Stein is the Founder, CEO & Chief Accelerator at Kadima Careers. With over 30 years of leadership experience at Google, Meta, Salesforce, and American Express, Alan knows how to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the job market. He's uniquely skilled at empowering ambitious professionals to land better jobs quickly, confidently and with lots more money. Check out this episod...

Sarah Hart is the Founder and Chief Brand Designer at Hart & Co. Sarah has built a successful agency over the past 14 years. Starting as a freelancer, Sarah's entrepreneurial spirit led her to experiment with various projects and despite some failures, she persisted and eventually grew her agency by bringing on a team. Listen to this episode if you want to learn: The importance of seeking...

Enoch Weng is the CEO & Co-Founder of Rise Above Finance. Enoch is a highly sought after speaker, consultant, and board member for his work in the non-profit and business world. With his unique background blend of entrepreneurship, finance, and the creative arts, Enoch has been pioneering interdisciplinary innovation throughout his career. Listen to this episode if you want to learn: The impor...

Josh Colter is the CEO of CardBoard. With over 15 years of experience building comprehensive and strategic marketing programs in competitive markets, Josh is motivated to lead teams with a solid strategic narrative. Josh is skilled in areas such as Strategic Product Analysis, Business Operations Analysis and C-Suite Level Consulting. Listen to this episode if you want to learn: How conducting surv...

Yana Welinder is the CEO of Kraftful. Her background as a product leader at various tech companies has provided her with firsthand experience of the challenges faced by product teams. Throughout her journey, she's identified several pain points that product managers and team members encounter while developing products. These insights led her to create Kraftful as a solution for product teams t...

Ruchi Varshney is the Co-Founder at Maple Billing. She is passionate about making business billing better by leveraging her extensive technology background and leadership skills built over several years of experience in leading engineering and product teams, developing new products, and growing user bases at large companies like Dropbox and startups like Hearsay Systems. Listen to this episode if...

In this episode of the Inflection Podcast, I chat with Co-Founder @ Digitanity, Dane Vignjevic. Dane shares the inspiration behind Digitanity, explaining how the team noticed a need in the industry while working together in IT. They wanted to provide a solution where clients could hire employees through Digitanity, allowing for better management and retention of staff. Throughout our conversation,...

In this episode of the Inflection Podcast, I chat with the Founder of Chakra UI, Segun Adebayo. Segun shares his unexpected journey from a designer with no coding experience to the mastermind behind one of the most popular open-source projects out there. His story began with a simple desire to build a web app for designing resumes, which led him to gather a team and confront the challenges of tran...

In this episode of the Inflection Podcast, I chat with Product and Technology leader, Cameo Doran. Cameo shares her unconventional journey from being a musician to becoming a veteran in the product management space. Her story is a testament to the power of adaptability and the unexpected paths our careers can take. Cameo draws parallels between her time as a musician and her current role, highligh...

In this episode of the Inflection Podcast, I chat with Product Manager at Kraftful, Anna Carmichael. Anna shares her unique journey into the world of product management, highlighting the value of diverse experiences and the importance of being user-centric. Anna emphasizes the similarities between sales (where she got her career start) and product management, particularly the focus on understandin...

In this episode of the Inflection Podcast, I chat with Chief Operating Officer of Blend Me, Inc. and remote work advocate, Kaleem Clarkson. Kaleem and I tackle the hot topic of remote work and its evolution post-pandemic. We talk about the drop in remote work from the pandemic to now. Yet despite the decrease, remote work is still prominent in the workplace. Kaleem shares the challenges of remote...

In this episode of the Inflection Podcast, I chat with the Co-Founder & CEO of Botco.ai, Rebecca Clyde. We discuss Rebecca's journey from working at Intel to becoming an entrepreneur. Rebecca shares that she initially had no plans of going down the entrepreneurship route and simply followed the traditional path of getting a job with a Fortune 500 company, until her passion for entrepreneur...

In this episode of the Inflection Podcast, I chat with Co-Founder and CEO at Join: Co. Lab, Sefunmi Osinaike. Sefunmi shares his background in electrical engineering and his desire to solve the problem of lack of electricity in his home country of Niger. However, he soon realized that the issue was more complex and required addressing political and institutional challenges. Sefunmi then talks abou...

In this episode of the Inflection Podcast, I chat with President at K2 Electric, Jared Kredit. Jared shares his journey in the construction industry, starting from his various roles at K2 Electric to eventually becoming the CEO. He emphasizes the importance of giving back to the community and the value of building relationships. He also talks about the significance of challenging the status quo an...