The Insurance Growth Lab

Matt Farrell is the COO at Niobium Microsystems, a trusted hardware design company developing high-performance microelectronic components to enable the secure collection, processing, and distribution of critical data. Matt is a multi-time founder and early-stage executive. Before the startup world, Matt was a coach for the University of Dayton Men’s basketball team and later the Assistant Athletic...

Suresh Rachuri is the Founder of Maven. Maven is an IT Solutions and Consulting business based in Columbus, Ohio. Maven has been solving business challenges through technology and people since 2010. Suresh immigrated from India to Columbus, Ohio, at the age of 4 with his parents and younger brother. Suresh is an avid community leader and has spent the last 17 years volunteering as a big brother wi...

Mary Wiegand is the CEO and Founder of Boon LLC. Founded in 2017 and run by women, Boon LLC is a hands-on demand planning consultancy. They believe all product-based businesses, regardless of size, deserve access to exceptional merchandise planners. Mary brings over 16 years of demand planning experience across many retail product types and selling channels. Before Boon, Mary worked for industry l...

Nick Sadler is the CEO of DOmedia. DOmedia is the out-of-home advertising industry’s largest marketplace platform for planning, buying, and selling media. The world’s leading ad agencies and media companies rely on DOmedia’s enterprise solutions, while small businesses use http://www. BillboardsIn.com to plan and execute OOH campaigns online. Before joining DOmedia, Nick handled IT Process Improve...

Jill Koziol is the Co-Founder and CEO of Motherly. Motherly is a wellbeing destination empowering mothers to thrive. An Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company and a Parity.org Best Company for Women to Advance, Motherly is built for mothers, by mothers.  Engaging an audience of 40 million+ readers and viewers a month, Motherly offers on-demand parent education classes, Webby-award winning video...

Ryan is the Founder and CEO of SHARE Mobility. SHARE Mobility empowers businesses, municipalities, and mobility organizations with software and solutions that equip workforces and communities with reliable transportation options. Ryan is a two-time founder. Before starting SHARE Mobility, he founded ContentVia to help tech startups with all things marketing. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to r...

Julia Regan is the Co-Founder and CEO of RxLightning. RxLightning digitizes, automates, and streamlines the historically manual specialty medication onboarding process.  Julia has over 15 years of experience delivering innovative healthcare solutions that disrupt the status quo and remove friction for patients, providers, payers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.  She is an Endeavor Entrepreneur,...

Jeff Graley is the Co-Founder and President of Mile 2. Mile 2 builds custom software for a range of diverse clients, including startups, Fortune 500 companies, and the US government. Jeff is a veteran and serial entrepreneur. His 13 years with the Air Force reinforced his strengths as a problem solver and communicator, allowing him to turn existing projects around or lead new projects to success. ...

Sarah Sylvester is the EVP of Marketing at Victoria’s Secret and PINK. She is responsible for telling the product and brand story to customers through all marketing channels, including social, app, email, campus events, direct mail, and in-store activations. Sarah has a tenured career with the company that began in 2005 when she joined Victoria’s Secret public relations team. Sarah played an integ...

Luis Estevez is the founder and CEO of Advanced & Innovative Multifunctional Materials (AIMM). AIMM enables porous materials to be scientifically tailored to target big problems. More specifically, AIMM focuses on a water filter that can target and treat hard-to-remove “forever chemicals” from water. Before founding AIMM, Luis completed his Materials Science Ph. D. at Cornell University, obtai...

Nathalie Lussier is the founder of AccessAlly. AccessAlly is a digital course and membership solution for industry leaders. Nathalie believes that access to education can help defy stereotypes and make the world a better place while providing a sustainable livelihood for enterprising teachers. Nathalie is an award-winning entrepreneur who has been making websites since she was 12. She has been fea...

Nick Ripplinger is the Founder and President of Battle Sight Technologies. Incorporating his role as a former US Army Soldier and Operations NCOIC, Nick created Battle Sight to protect the warfighter by developing new technologies and innovative ideas.    Nick is also the best-selling author of Front Line Leadership – Applying Military Strategies to Everyday Business. As a Service Disabled Veteran...

Amanda Epp is a founding team member and the CEO of ScriptDrop. ScriptDrop is the only healthcare IT company specializing in medication access that serves patients in all 50 states. ScriptDrop works alongside its healthcare partners to deliver medication access opportunities through technology, empathy, and healthcare expertise. Previously, Amanda was an early employee of CoverMyMeds, moving up th...

Tom Bruce is the Founder and CEO of Conversion Path. Conversion Path provides e-commerce brands competitive advantages in remarketing, Google Shopping, and paid search engine optimization.  Tom started his career as a CPA and CFO for early-stage ventures. As a former CFO turned marketer, he saw an opportunity to use his financial background to optimize digital marketing efforts.  In this episode,...

Christine Rogers is the President and COO of Aspireship. Aspireship is a career development platform that helps you launch and grow your career in tech sales, software engineering, customer success, and many more positions. Christine is a seasoned sales and marketing leader specializing in recruiting, hiring, training, and managing high-performing sales teams. She’s a people leader who maximizes t...

Derrek Seif is the Chief Strategy and Product Officer at VPL. VPL delivers visibility and resiliency to clinical supply chains.  Derrek has built, launched, and managed B2B software products throughout the product lifecycle in several industries. He is doing the same for healthcare at VPL, leading the product and engineering teams to build the future of the healthcare and pharmaceutical supply cha...

Ali Schwanke is the Founder and CEO of Simple Strat. Simple Strat is a marketing and sales firm that helps you get more out of HubSpot. From CRM strategy and setup to marketing automation and content creation, their services are tailored to fuel customer acquisition and retention. Simple Strat is also a HubSpot Diamond Solutions Partner and the host of HubSpot Hacks, the #1 unofficial YouTube chan...

Brett Buchanan is the CEO of Pathfinder Product Labs, a team of experienced product leaders on a mission to develop products that create lasting customer and business value.  Brett is a product expert. He has extensive experience as a Chief Product Officer, ranging from pre-revenue startups to large enterprises. Through that experience, he’s developed a deep understanding of the balance between pr...

Julie Zimmer is the CEO of LuckyTruck. LuckyTruck makes it easy for trucking companies to buy and manage commercial trucking insurance through an all-in-one digital platform.  Julie is an Insurtech veteran with 30 years of experience in insurance, with 15 of those years in Insurtech. She was most recently the Head of Insurance at Flexport and the COO of Embroker.  In this episode, you’ll learn: Ho...

Albert Wang is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bearworks. Bearworks is a revenue intelligence startup that supercharges sales teams to be more productive, leverage insights, and feel more connected. Albert was previously VP of Product at Materialize and Director of Product at Datadog through their IPO.  Prior to Datadog, Albert co-founded Perssist, an on-demand virtual assistant service, was the first e...

Jill Apgar is the founder & CEO of Coco Beans.  Coco Beans is a luxury children's brand transforming bedtime into peaceful magic. Coco Beans' 100% silk crib sheets create "icky-free," whimsical bedding and sleepwear. They have earned features in top publications, including US Weekly, Business Insider, and Good Housekeeping. Earlier this year, Jill was named to the Entreprenista 100 list.  In t...

Marcus is the Founder of Venli Consulting Group, where he helps account executives sell and earn over $100,000+ each year through his coaching and training programs.  Marcus is an official member of the Forbes Business Council and has been featured in Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, and many others. He is a 3-time Salesforce Top Sales Influencer and the Wall Street Journal Best Selling author...

Sarah Kallile is the founder and CEO of Lunnie, a postpartum intimates brand for modern mothers. Lunnie disrupted the market with their innovative All-Day Leakproof Nursing Bra. This community-led brand is not only creating products but launching a movement to support postpartum women who have been underserved.  Lunnie is the 2023 Soin Award for Innovation winner, the 2022 University of Dayton Fly...

Stephanie Cartin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Entreprenista. Entreprenista is a media company and membership community that impacts the success of women by celebrating and sharing the stories, lessons, and business insights of female leaders while creating a community that cultivates meaningful business connections and support. Stephanie is also the Co-Founder of Socialfly, Co-Founder of Markid, a...

Rich is the Founder of Catalyst Planning Partners. Catalyst Planning Partners is a wealth advisory and financial planning firm that manages over 400 million dollars of client assets and works with executives, closely held business owners, and business leaders. Rich is a highly sought-after public speaker. He’s given over 100 talks at national and local conferences about financial planning, investm...