The Playhard Podcast

Armand Uno (@thenameisuno) sits down with Creative Director and Founder Chris Ritter (@c_90studio) to talk about creative philosophy, scaling a design studio, and destressing with sensory deprivation tanks. Did you know visual arts have “rhythm”? I thought it was only a music thing…  Give it a listen! ----- Show Notes: (13:00) - Brave vs. Ambitious clients (21:45) - How constrictions can be a...

Steven Pemberton started his 20’s in a basement, unable to feed his wife and newborn, living with, “spiders the size of head crawlers from Aliens.” Fast forward a few years and he’s making millions in sales through his company Hollow Co. Armand Uno (@thenameisuno) sits down with Steven to talk about stress triggers, “a-ha” moments, and why silver bullet solutions aren’t any good if you don’t have...

Buckle up and start your engines ladies and gents, you’re gonna want to make it to the finish line for this episode. Armand Uno (@thenameisuno) rides shotgun with Founder and CTO Derek Pocoroba (@dpocoroba) to talk about creating a culture that lasts, negotiating with cybergangs, and race car driving. ----- Show Notes: (06:00) - How to embed culture into your DNA as the company grows. (17:00) - Ha...

Armand Uno (@thenameisuno) sits down with Founder, CEO, and Rockstar Indiana Gregg (@indianagregg) to talk about her life as a singer-songwriter, 5x Founder, and the best meditation technique you’ll ever hear.  ----- Links: * Wedo Link: https://wedo.ai/ * Indy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/indianagregg/ * Ted Talk mentioned:   https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_langu...

Armand Uno sits down with Founder and CEO of KADO NETWORKS, Pati Recarte to talk about networking, fundraising, and why you shouldn’t go to bed staring at the ceiling for hours. ----- Links: * https://www.kadonetworks.com/ *  https://www.dreamersdoers.com * https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciarecarte/ ----- Show Notes: (10:00) - Getting in touch with VCs (15:00) - Get out there and build rela...

Armand Uno sits down with Wouter Delbaere to chat about growing a two-sided marketplace, running triathlons, and tools for dealing with stress. Mangtas, his company, has grown to 800+ vendors, performing over 100 successful projects in just a year. Tune in to hear how he does it! ----- Links: * Mangtas site: https://www.mangtas.com/ * Wouter’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wouter-delbaere/...

Armand Uno sits down with Kassandra Lauren Gordon to talk about goldsmithing and her jewelry business. Kassandra’s jewelry has been featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Forbes, and more. They also take a deep DDT dive into the world of professional wrestling. This one is for the creatives. The Artist Entrepreneurs. ----- Links: * Kassandra’s Jewelry: https://klgjewellery.com/ * The Artist Way book link...

Dan has gone from Network Engineer -> CISO -> CEO and Founder with some wild stories to go with it.  In this episode, we go over: Rocketansky’s pre-seed fundraising. Journey from Network Engineer to CISO to Founder. Dan’s hobby of building a Caterham car from scratch! Dan Frye has had his eyes on cyber security since the early 2000s. So, it was no surprise when he started a company base...

Thinker, teacher, doer. My man Joe does it all. Self-proclaimed "business swiss army knife" Joe Templin has a really remarkable skill set.  He's the founder of Exakty and The Intro Machine, Board Member of The Autism Society, and author of Every Day Excellence . Oh yeah, and he runs ULTRAmarathons.  It was so much fun talking to Joe, I learned a lot about what it takes to be excellent an...

My good people. Take a look at this bio. Laura DiBenedetto: Started Vision Advertising at 19. Awarded Fortune 40 under 40 at 23. Retired by 37. Then, became a best-selling author and Life Mastery Coach.  2020 TEDx Speaker. Currently has THREE businesses running. Happy as a ray of sunshine. Now, aren't you curious how one person has managed to live so many lifetimes?? I know I was, so I asked...

Maaan, Chris Wilson is cool as a cucumber. He's an elite performance coach who's studied stress's effects on the human body. As CEO and Founder of Stress Sciences, he's coached professional athletes, military special forces, and top-level execs on how to manage stress. Basically, you've got to be the best to work with Chris.  There are some incredibly insightful takes on stress management and...

WAIT! Before you listen, grab a pen and paper because Kyle Vamvouris drops some TRUTH behind early-stage company growth. Or, you know... maybe you want to take notes on my Country vs Rap music opinions. I'll allow it. Kyle is CEO and Founder of Vouris - a company that builds high-performing B2B sales teams. Vouris has worked with dozens of startups leading to $70M+ in funding raised.  In this...

In this episode, you will hear about Mavis' life-altering trip to the hospital that led to the birth of MCH Fashion, the awesome ways her company gives back to the community, and some wild travel stories: from narrowly escaping a volcano eruption while backpacking to cycling 100+miles in a day.  Mavis Herrera is the Founder of MCH Fashion, a sustainable fashion company that repurposes plastic...

Zeke is the CEO and Founder of Society Merch, an eCommerce company that does merchandise for Athletes, Influencers, Celebrities, and more. In his free time, Zeke lives a very healthy lifestyle, works out, catches rays, loves to read, and is currently working on rebranding Meditation. Listen to hear more how he does it...