The Turning Pro Podcast

Yacine Sibous is the Co-Founder of Parker, a corporate card-focused fintech company targeting ecommerce brands. Earlier in 2023, the New York-based startup announced a massive $157 million funding round - across both equity and debt - to accelerate their impressive growth. In this episode, we cover Yacine’s path towards financial independence, lessons learned from Y Combinator’s Paul Graham, balan...

Steph Liu is the Founder and CEO of Levitate Foundry, the largest female-founded Shopify Plus Partner in North America that has helped grow hundreds of mid-sized brands. Based in Austin, Steph is also an active angel investor and entrepreneur - with more businesses in the pipeline. In this episode, we cover how Steph scaled Levitate into one of the fastest-growing agencies in the country, how to b...

Tom Worcester is the Founder and CEO of Lunchbox, which is now one of the leaders in wearable gear built to improve live event experiences. In addition, Tom serves as a community advisor to high-growth software startups like Northbeam that live at the intersection of online retail & digital commerce and hosts an exclusive dinner series called 'Operators Only'. In this episode, we cover Tom’s e...

Sneh Parmar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lucky, a software platform that enables retailers and brands to work together to get products to consumers quicker. In 2022, Sneh and his team raised $3 million from Unusual Ventures and a host of founders in commerce infrastructure. In this episode, we cover the art and science of delegation and how it enables high-performing founders, time management tact...

Chaz Flexman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Starday Foods, where he’s building the next great food & beverage conglomerate using a customer focused, data centric approach. Previously, Chaz was on the founding team at Pattern Brands and a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz in SF. In this episode, we cover why Chaz believes in coaching and therapy, shifting consumer habits for healthy food options, an...

Tyler Swartz is the Founder and CEO of Endorphins, one of the fastest growing running communities in the United States. Previously, Tyler was a Principal Investor at AlphaMiner and the Director of Product at LEX, a commercial real estate marketplace based in New York City. In this episode, we cover how running completely reshaped Tyler’s life, why more brands are being built out of tight-knit comm...

Sam Miller is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kasheesh, a consumer fintech startup that allows users to split any payment across multiple debit and credit cards. At Kasheesh, Sam has raised funding from a stellar roster of investors, including VC firms Tribe Capital, Anthemis and Courtside Ventures alongside Odell Beckham Jr, Sahil Bloom, and Robin Wright. In this episode, we cover Sam’s approach to con...

Max Siegelman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Siegelman Stable, a racing & luxury sports fashion brand based in New York. Previously he served as Head of Cultural Relevance at Outfront Media. In this episode, we cover how Max and his partner built Siegelman Stable from scratch with a focus on organic virality and high-quality goods, how to build confidence through repetition, and why more people...

Jess Cervellon is the VP of Customer Experience at Feastables. Based in Chicago, Jess is obsessed with helping brands create CX strategies to build customer-centric cultures that drive trust and loyalty from day one. In this episode, we cover the importance of making decisions while trusting your intuition and instincts, why Jess left her corporate job to take a risk in the startup ecosystem, and...

Samir Shergill is the Co-Founder and CEO of Highbeam, a neobank for fast-growing Shopify brands. They’ve raised over $7 million dollars in funding from some leading early-stage venture funds including FirstMark Capital and Mayfield. In this episode, we cover Samir’s real-time fundraising journey, why ecommerce brands have been largely failed by traditional banking options, his internal process to...

Matt Mullenax is the Co-Founder and CEO of Huron, a New York-based consumer brand built on the premise of making great men’s personal care products. The startup aims to help guys help themselves by providing grooming essentials that actually get the job done. In this episode, we cover Matt’s daily fitness regimen and early morning routine, his ‘turning pro’ moment of launching Huron to the public,...

Kelsey Moreira is the Founder of Doughp, a fast-growing edible cookie dough company that has scaled incredibly quickly over the past 5 years - with a notable feature on Shark Tank. In this episode, we cover why Kelsey got sober, the depths of her mental health journey, and how she’s leveraged this experience to scale a startup and sell over $13 millions dollars worth of product to date.

Anna Whiteman is a Principal at Coefficient Capital, a venture fund based in NYC that leads early growth investments in digitally powered consumer brands – including household names like Magic Spoon, Oatly, Hodinkee, and Hawthorne, among countless others. In this episode, we cover how to design your physical environment for optimal happiness, why she decided to move out of Manhattan to New Jersey,...

Andy Cloyd is the Co-Founder and CEO of Superfiliate, an ecommerce platform that helps brands supercharge word of mouth marketing through co-branded landing pages. Founded less than 2 years ago, the company closed over $3 million dollars in funding and is already working with some of the top e-commerce brands in the world – including Mud/Wtr and Dr. Squatch. In this episode, we cover Andy’s real-t...

Andrew Case is the Co-Founder and CEO of Noonbrew, a wellness brand loaded with superfoods & adaptogens designed to increase natural energy, enhance your focus, and help you sleep better - without the crash or jitters. Over the past year, Noonbrew has become one of the fastest growing supplement brands in New York – and they’re only just getting started. In this episode, we cover how to delive...

Prince Ghosh is the Co-Founder and CEO of Factored Quality, a digital quality control platform that helps 100+ brands run quality control, testing, and compliance anywhere in the world. To date, Prince has raised over seven million dollars from Y-Combinator, Amity Ventures, Vinyl Capital, Dynamo Ventures, Pari Passu, and 40 plus leading supply chain technology & e-commerce founders. In this ep...