What The Teck?

Dr. Arshia Khan is a Professor of Computer Science and the Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD). Her academic research involves deploying wearable sensors and assistive robotics to help maintain the quality of life for individuals affected with Alzheimer's, bipolar disorder, and pressure sores and to facilitate recovery after open heart surgery. Passionate about...

Chad Rubin is the Founder and CEO of Profasee, a dynamic pricing platform enabling brands to predict the optimum price for every product. He has built several successful companies, including Deep and Sassy, Think Crucial, and Skubana, which was acquired by 3PL Central. As a speaker and world-class Amazon expert, Chad gives presentations about e-commerce, SaaS, and Amazon at global conferences and...

Chad Franzen is a podcast host, writer, and Project Manager at Rise25, a company that helps B2B business owners connect with their ideal prospects, referral partners, and strategic partners through a done-for-you podcast service. As an experienced journalist, broadcaster, and storyteller, he has worked in news writing, sports broadcasting, and video and podcast production. Chad has also done play-...

Dan Maccarone is the Co-founder and CEO of Charming Robot, a product design company creating digital experiences. For the past 20 years, he has been helping startups and media companies shape their online product strategies, including creating Hulu's original strategy and user experience. Dan also has experience in television, music, and print media, having worked with Late Night with Jimmy Fallon...

Charinna Kushnir is the Executive Vice President of Sales at Data Canopy, a company that offers infrastructure as a service to deliver data center solutions for the new economy. In her role, she has increased Data Canopy's sales productivity and improved vendor and client relationships. With more than 20 years of experience in channel sales, Charinna specializes in helping clients architect custom...

Nicole Middendorf is the CEO and Wealth Advisor at Prosperwell Financial, a woman-owned financial practice that provides wealth management advice to help individuals and companies develop financial independence. She is also the author of five books, a world traveler, a philanthropist, and a public speaker. As Prosperwell Financial's wealth advisor and certified divorce financial analyst, Nicole he...

Tyler Jefcoat is the Founder and CEO of Seller Accountant, a company that helps Amazon sellers achieve maximum profitability through bookkeeping and strategy services. He provides financial coaching for sellers exceeding $100 million per year in e-commerce sales. Tyler also leads the Sellers Roundtable, an exclusive mastermind for seven and eight-figure sellers. Before founding Seller Accountant,...

Richard Blank is the CEO, President, and Bilingual Telemarketing Trainer for Costa Rica's Call Center, a state-of-the-art BPO telemarketing outsourcing company. Through his motivational public speaking style and appropriate rhetoric, Richard has been a proven bilingual trainer for 12 years.  He also manages a school for advanced telemarketing and soft skills and is often sought-after for private t...

Seneca Hampton is the Founder of Hampton Adams, Amazon's leading athletic tape brand. Hampton Adams serves over 600,000 customers and has produced over $15 million in revenue. As an entrepreneur and Amazon expert, Seneca has built multiple seven and eight-figure businesses in e-commerce, logistics, consulting, and speaking. He gained notoriety by appearing on Shark Tank, where he demonstrated how...

Stephen G. Pope is the Founder and CEO of SGP Labs, which helps businesses create, scale, and distribute persuasive video content to build an audience. He helps busy people and organizations build automated content systems through coaching, consulting, and done-for-you solutions. Before SGP Labs, Steven founded and sold Project Ricochet, where he helped startups, mid-sized, and large companies cre...

Aron Sogi is a TikTok content creator sharing daily video and smartphone content creation tips. He has 13 years of experience in the film industry, having worked on prominent films, including The Dark Knight Rises, Murder on the Orient Express, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. In this episode… Do you have what it takes to be a professional content creator? 50% of TikTok users exit a video within the...

Will Christensen is the Co-founder and President of DataAutomation, a software company that automates data-heavy processes and builds custom integrations. He is also the Interim Product Manager for SellerLabs, which he manages through his holding company, EquityHammer. SellerLabs enables Amazon sellers to automate their manual processes around messaging, advertising, and data. As a go-to-market sp...

Todd Miller is the VP of Technology Solutions at Nitel, a next-generation technology services provider. Nitel simplifies enterprise organizations' complex technology challenges to create seamless and integrated managed network solutions. Todd has held various roles at Nitel, including VP of Product and Sales Engineering and VP of Information Technology and Product Engineering. Before Nitel, he was...

Sascha Segan is the Senior Public Relation Manager at Qualcomm, the world's leading wireless technology innovator. Previously, he was the Lead Mobile Analyst for PCMag at Ziff Davis. PCMag covers the latest technology, product reviews, news, tips, and deals. During his time at PCMag , Sascha wrote and directed coverage of mobile phones, tablets,  wireless carriers, wrote opinion columns, developed...

CJ Rosenbaum is an Attorney and Partner at Rosenbaum & Segall, PC, which helps Amazon sellers protect their accounts from suspensions and trademark, patent, and copyright infringements. With over 25 years of experience representing entrepreneurs, he has written six books on Amazon product sales and account suspensions and has participated in dozens of global Amazon speaking events.  CJ started the...

Adam Mastrelli is a Partner at Woodstock Fund, a Web 3.0 investment fund. In this role, he focuses on business development and investor relations for DeFi, Web 3.0, gaming, and the metaverse. Adam is also the Founding Partner of Deal. Game and held various roles at IBM, including Digital Assets and Banking, Blockchain Lab Services, Global Client Executive, and Account Services. In this episode… Wi...

Dr. Jeremy Weisz is the Co-founder of Rise25, a company that helps B2B business owners connect with their ideal prospects, referral partners, and strategic partners through a done-for-you podcast service. Dr. Weisz has been involved in podcasting for 11 years and was a senior producer for one of the early business podcasts; he assisted in putting all of their systems in place and helped them add v...

Scott Houston is the Field Sales Engineer at EPOS, a company that delivers high-end audio solutions designed for enterprise and gaming. In his role, he provides experience in telecom peripherals, including headsets, speakerphones, video collaborations, and asset management software. He also assists with troubleshooting and communicating with a global support team to resolve customer issues and com...

Charinna Kushnir is the Executive Vice President of Sales at Data Canopy, a company that offers infrastructure as a service to deliver data center solutions for the new economy. In her role, she has increased Data Canopy's sales productivity and improved vendor and client relationships. With more than 20 years of experience in channel sales, Charinna specializes in helping clients architect custom...

DeLaine Clifford is the President of Communication Ace, where she helps businesses transition from an on-premise phone system to the cloud. As the most wanted woman in telecom, she has spent more than 16 years educating and navigating her clients' communications. DeLaine consults companies on evaluating multiple providers, identifying the best price, mapping out the deployment, and planning for em...

Aqeel Shahid is the Vice President of Global Strategic Partners at Vonage, a company that delivers communication devices and platforms to businesses. In his role, he works with and supports key strategic channel partners and distributors globally to develop and implement a successful distribution channel. With over 20 years of experience building sales channels and programs for business cloud solu...

Tara Campbell Lussier is the Founder and Realtor at Pearson Smith Realty, a full-service residential real estate brokerage firm. As a serial entrepreneur, she is the former Founder and CEO of Arrow, an employer-sponsored family benefits platform she built from ideation through scaling. Tara has been named both a Loudoun 40 Under 40 honoree and a DC Power Woman of Tech by DCA. Her accomplishments h...

Sally Thornton is the Founder and CEO of Forshay, a firm that offers executive recruiting, interim consulting, and diversity and inclusion consulting. The company was awarded #290 on the Inc. 5000 "Fastest-Growing Private Companies" list for 2015. Before founding Forshay, Sally was the Co-founder and CEO of Flexperience, which — under her leadership — grew into a nationally-acclaimed firm and was...

Eva Reid is the Owner of Eva Reid Consulting, where she provides professional life and career coaching to women in STEM and other fields where they are underrepresented. She is also the IT Data Manager at the DC Department of Health. With over 25 years of experience in information technology, project management, and training, Eva has been recognized for the caliber and creativity of her work as a...

Barbie Brewer is the Global Executive of People and Culture at LG Ads Solutions, a TV data company with the industry's largest TV viewership footprint. As a passionate and resilient leader in the HR space, she has pioneered, nurtured, and grown some of the most innovative and successful workforces around the globe while becoming an industry thought leader in remote and hybrid work.  With over 20 y...