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Caleb Avery, CEO & Founder of Tilled Sep 07, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend speaks with Caleb Avery, CEO & Founder of Tilled. With experience in the payments industry for over a decade, Caleb Avery was often asked to help software companies who were looking to monetize their payments. Unable to find a solution that didn’t require his clients to compromise on either technology, user experience, or economics, he decided that he needed his own solution.That led him to build Tilled and create PayFac-as-a-Service.Caleb first started working in the payments industry while in college, co-founding a credit card processing independent sales organization, or ISO, with a few of his friends. Beginning with very traditional credit card processing customers including restaurants, salons, liquor stores, and other brick-and-mortar businesses, Merchant Services Done Right later expanded into processing services for e-commerce businesses, and software companies and now operates in 22+ states across the country.Over the years, he also consulted for larger software companies processing anywhere from $100 million to over a billion in annual payments volume. These clients needed a payments expert to help them negotiate agreements, develop new pricing models, and maximize their revenue from credit card processing.It was while working with these businesses that Caleb had a realization: software companies wanting to optimize their integrated payment processing solution were looking for two key things. One is an instant digital sign-up experience for their customers. And two, to maximize the revenue they could earn.Tilled’s revolutionary PayFac-as-a-Service platform allows software companies to enjoy all of the benefits of becoming a PayFac without any of the upfront investment or ongoing overheads, all while capturing the lion’s share of the economics.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Medved, Co-Founder & CEO of nft now Sep 06, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend chats with Matt Medved, the co-founder, CEO and EIC of nft now, the premier web3 digital media platform for NFT coverage and curation. Under his leadership, nft now has become the most trusted source in NFT media and made history as the first-ever digital media publication to curate a major auction house sale with Christie’s.Prior to nft now, Medved founded Billboard Dance and scaled the vertical into the leading dance/electronic music publication in North America. He subsequently ran SPIN magazine as Editor-in-Chief, where he directed the iconic music and culture title's 2019 rebrand, and served as the SVP of Content at lifestyle publisher Modern Luxury.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James West, CEO of Globe Sep 05, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend interviews James West, the CEO of Globe, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange. James is a technologist, digital assets pioneer, and former trader and investor. He led the quantitative team at a hedge fund for four years, growing it from a small family fund to $300m assets under management with incredible risk-adjusted returns. He earned his Ph.D. just across from DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis, and his research has now generated nearly 1,000 citations. He studied algebraic geometry at Cambridge University under 2018 Fields Medallist Birkar.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merit Valdsalu, CEO and Co-Founder of Single.Earth Sep 02, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend chats with Merit Valdsalu, CEO and Co-Founder of Single.Earth, building a nature-backed economy to save the world. She’s an early employee at the unicorn company Pipedrive, a passionate environmentalist, and an avid equal rights supporter.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rand Hindi, CEO of Zama Sep 01, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend speaks with Rand Hindi, CEO at Zama, a startup building homomorphic encryption solutions for web2 and web3 applications. Rand Hindi is an entrepreneur and investor. Prior to Zama, Rand was the CEO of Snips, an AI company acquired by Sonos. He is an investor in over 50 startups, ranging from blockchain to semiconductors to psychedelics. He holds a degree in computer science and a PhD in bioinformatics from UCL in London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Bennett, Co-founder and CTO of Stronghold Aug 31, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend interviews Sean Bennett, co-founder of Stronghold, a leading financial infrastructure company that provides fast, secure, and accessible financial services through a simple API. Stronghold, recently named as Forbes Fintech 50 company, works with businesses like IBM and Lyft to make payments quicker and easier while maintaining regulatory compliance and interoperability between payment systems. Sean is a renowned technology expert in the digital currency space, having designed and executed some of the first distributed cross-border transactions of sovereign currencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oleg Fomenko, Co-Founder at Sweatcoin Aug 31, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend speaks with Oleg Fomenko, Co-Founder of Sweatcoin, a virtual currency rewarding physical activity. Oleg is a serial entrepreneur who has launched a number of successful businesses, including a music subscription service that grew to 1.3 million registered users. Oleg played a key role in defining Sweatcoin as a health currency, driven by his extensive experience and knowledge of the behavioral change. Oleg believes that technology can positively impact a user’s health habits by leveraging human biology and sustainably altering behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edul Patel, CEO and Co-Founder of Mudrex Aug 30, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend speaks with Edul Patel who is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mudrex, the smartest way to invest in Crypto. Edul comes with over a decade of experience in finance, entrepreneurship, and building tech-driven applications. Prior to Mudrex, Edul was the Co-Founder of Niffler and served as Product Head of Tapzo.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Tirman, CEO of PARSIQ Aug 26, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend chats with Tom Tirman the CEO of PARSIQ, a high-speed data solutions powering the backends of dApps & protocols. Tom has extensive experience in business and finance, having worked in both traditional banking institutions and fintech companies as well as being an entrepreneur. Tom holds a law degree from TalTech University. As a co-founder of blockchain companies PARSIQ and IQ Labs, he focuses his business on bringing disruptive next-gen technologies to the masses.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brooker Belcourt, CEO of Covey Aug 25, 2022

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In this episode, Mike Townsend speaks with Brooker Belcourt, CEO of Covey, an investment community open to all, powered by the smartest analysts in the world. Brooker is a former Hedge Fund analyst at Citadel, Coatue, and a Tiger Cub. He is also an avid investor, building a place to track his ideas, share them and learn from others.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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