yesPHX Presents

CEO of Sprouter and Sprouter Studios Daniel Everist joins host and yesPHX Executive Director Katie Sieker to talk about his ecosystem and community experience in yesPHX as a founder and entrepreneur. Thanks to Daniel and the team at Sprouter for enabling us to use their awesome tool on all of our yesPHX social media! Visit https://getsprouter.com today to check it out for yourself. --------- This...

Spencer Ramirez, associate creative director at Oxy (oxy.co) and Emily Soccorsy, owner and lead brand strategist at Root + River join host and yesPHX executive director Katie Sieker to talk about how the generous spirit of the yesPHX community inspired them and their teams to give back in a huge way with the community brand and website resources. We need to add here a HUGE thank you to Emily, Spen...

We're back...with more to come! On this new episode, Vincent Orleck (#yesPHX) and Neda Hassanzadeh (PHX Startup Week) chat about the upcoming PHX Startup Week event happening the last week of April 2023. Topics include: As a newcomer to the local startup scene and as someone who's part of the event organizing team what is Neda looking forward to the most? As a veteran of the community, what's Vinc...

We had our notes prepared for this show to discuss how Ampsy helps businesses manage event and influencer marketing, along with the power and the future of conversion marketing... ...and then we started actually talking. Yes, we still hit those topics BUT we also dove into: the impact of the Facebook data security "breach" (it actually wasn't that) the pre-yesPHX days the current Phoenix startup s...

Jonathan Cottrell sits down with Jerrod Bailey , CSO at IntraEdge , for a discussion about love, life, and more philosophical than business-specific. Recorded live at Chase Basecamp during Techstars Startup Week PHX 2018 powered by Chase.  A huge thanks to sponsor 48 Startups , and major props to Raz Yalov at ZCast for show production. This is #yesPHX Presents... a podcast produced by, for and abo...

Jeff progressed through the ranks of Tuft & Needle in just under four years after starting as a software engineer there in 2014. He is an integral part of the team, currently serving not only as Vice President of Amazon but also as VP of Analytics...two hugely important roles. His dedication to the Greater Phoenix startup community didn't start there though as he was the founder/executive director...

Jeremy Chevallier and Kyle Thomas of Conscious Creative sit down for a talk with Kate Rogers , startup and tech veteran and the founder/CEO of CoVibe who was in charge of event programming at Startup Week PHX 2018. Head to phxstartupweek.com for more details. Recorded live at Chase Basecamp during Techstars Startup Week PHX 2018 powered by Chase.  A huge thanks to sponsor 48 Startups , and major p...

Vincent is joined by Rick McCartney , Publisher at InBusiness and CEO at InMedia Company in Phoenix. Rick and his team are about to launch their own video podcast titled, "InBusiness Weekly Podcast with Rick McCartney" on March 12, and we're lucky enough to get the first glimpse at what the show will consist of weekly. Recorded live at Chase Basecamp during Techstars Startup Week PHX 2018 powered...

This is #yesPHX Presents: a podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. Day 5 of  PHX Startup Week 2018  is the final day of our PHX Startup week and the Street Pitch competition.  Major props to the entire podcasting crew for their help with these morning shows including Heather Lee, JP Taxman, Meagan DeMenna, Adam Leidhecker, Jack Heald, Vincent Orleck...

Rebekah Brubaker , founder and CEO of RealTimeSTEAM , talks with Vincent about teaching kids STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) through her non-profit and the use of fun projects. They bridge Traditional Science studies with Sci-Fi and motivate kids to bring Sci-Fi to life at events like ComicFest . Recorded live at Chase Basecamp during Techstars Startup Week PHX 2018 powered...

Vincent sits down with the Chief Organizer of the event, Stephen Viramontes (better known as "V") to discuss: - how an event like Startup Week happens (spoiler alert: not without an amazing team) - Startup Weekend Nogales and how the Arizona/Mexico economic partnership can further develop - how and why Startups on Central  in downtown Phoenix came to be Head to phxstartupweek.com for more details....

Its National "Be Humble" Day (Feb 22nd)! Jonathan, Matt and Vincent  riff on what the word "humility" means to each of them. Recorded live at Phoenix Startup Week 2018 in the ZCast Pop-Up Podcast Studio at Chase Basecamp Major props to Raz Yalov  of  ZCast  for producing all of the podcasts live during Startup Week! And a huge thanks to 48 Startups for sponsoring the show. #yesPHX is the world's m...

This is #yesPHX Presents: a podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. Day 4 of  PHX Startup Week 2018  = "Blockchain Conference: Educate & Enable" brings together dedicated delegates across key industries for one day of world-class content from leading brands embracing and developing cutting edge blockchain technologies.  Major props to Raz Yalov and h...

Vincent is joined by Neel Mehta, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at EpiFinder. Neel thoughtfully opens up about how the startup came to be, along with some discussion about how local entrepreneurs can make the most of all the resources that Arizona has to offer.  Recorded live at Techstars Startup Week PHX 2018 powered by Chase. Head to phxstartupweek.com for more details. Major props to Raz...

This is #yesPHX Presents: a podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. Day 3 of  PHX Startup Week 2018  = SaaS Day! All kinds of amazing things happening at Chase Basecamp and Galvanize Phoenix around software-as-a-service speakers and topics. Major props to Raz Yalov and his team at ZCast for producing the entire show live all week in near-real time! A...

With a global reach, Shawn Shewchuk is founder and president of Change Your Results!  Through his speaking, publications, articles and videos his message has impacted millions. During his session titled "Influence", attendees will learn the difference between managing a business and being an entrepreneur.  Recorded live at Techstars Startup Week PHX 2018 powered by Chase. Head to phxstartupweek.co...

This is #yesPHX Presents: a podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. (Recorded live on-site at Chase Basecamp) Its Day 2 of  PHX Startup Week 2018 , and some of our podcast team (Vincent, Heather, Meagan and Raz) are here for it. Day 2 features time with Governor Doug Ducey, plus MedTech Day and tons of other sessions on startup-related topics. Major...

CEO/Founder at Scaling Point Greg Head talks to hosts JP Taxman and Raz Yalov about his history, his view of startups in the area and how to grow a business over time. Check out how Scaling Point helps companies go from startup to scale-up  here . Recorded live at Techstars Startup Week PHX 2018 powered by Chase. Head to phxstartupweek.com for more details. Major props to Raz Yalov and his team at...

This is #yesPHX Presents: a podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. (Recorded live on-site at Chase Basecamp) Heading into PHX Startup Week 2018 , our podcasting crew is discussing the upcoming week, and what they are most excited for. Head to phxstartupweek.com for all the details on speakers, sessions, registration and more, all for free for the en...

Local Valley entrepreneur, photographer, and UX designer JP Taxman  brings on  Scott Ferreira , Managing Partner at cmdR Consulting , CTO at Sourcely , and host of the web series " Man in the Model X" . This is #yesPHX Presents, a crowd-sourced community podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. #yesPHX is the world's most generous startup community fo...

Hosting this episode is JP Taxman , a local Valley entrepreneur, photographer, and UX designer. His guest is Quinn Tempest , a digital strategist and designer based in Downtown Phoenix working with small businesses and entrepreneurs, and a presenter at Phoenix Startup Week 2018. Quinn's session is titled "Scaling as a Solopreneur Through Productivity and Process" and will focus on shifting from be...

Your host for this episode is Jack Heald , Founder of Cult Your Brand and Managing Partner at 38 Atoms . In this episode we feature three key contributors to the launch of Phoenix Startup Week in 2015, back when it was just one of three Startup Week events nationwide (there are now 30, and growing): - Jonathan Cottrell , Venture Mentor at Arizona State University and Partner/Entrepreneur-in-Reside...

Hosting this episode are Meagan DeMenna , Community Manager at ClearVoice , and Heather Lee , Owner/Partner at PurpleCRM . We talk with a couple of the many important contributors to our Greater Phoenix business community (#yesPHX) who have provided valuable help and inspiration, demonstrated generosity, and supported local startups: - Francine Hardaway , co-founder of Stealthmode Partners and a c...

Hosting this episode are Meagan DeMenna , Community Manager at ClearVoice , and Heather Lee , Owner/Partner at PurpleCRM . In episode 1 we're bringing you insight into what makes our local startup and tech community tick, as told through the experiences of some contributing members:  - Adam Mann , a freelance graphic designer who is currently Director of Design for two local startups, Chassi and T...

In this introductory episode we give you a brief look into how this show came to fruition, along with the people who will be bringing you content as we lead up to Phoenix Startup Week 2018 and beyond. This is #yesPHX Presents: a community based, crowdsourced podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurship and startups in the Valley of the Sun. #yesPHX is the world's most generous startup commu...