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Gearflow brings the construction industry together with its online marketplace full of equipment and parts Sep 24, 2020

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It's 2020, everything is supposed to be online..and you'll still be surprised how many functions of our society are still on the outside looking in at E-commerce. Construction, an essential business these days, is no exception and Ben Preston and his cofounder Luke Powers saw a huge opportunity to address a major problem for contractors all over. His company, Gearflow, is an online marketplace for constructions equipment and parts. Typically contractors have to go to all different suppliers and sites to what Ben Preston calls "an information blackhole". When they realized that about 80% of the equipment suppliers were independently-owned businesses, the foundation for Gearflow - bringing all these suppliers under one umbrella - was set. Ben joins Scott to talk about the state of construction, injecting E-commerce into a fragmented industry and how the effects can impact real estate.

Podia helps you decouple from corporate and build your own career Sep 22, 2020

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Lockdowns, shrinking economy, closed gyms and offices have left people to get creative on maintaining their core business or building a new one altogether. It's part of the reason individuals, small businesses and "solopreneurs" are flocking to Podia, a platform provides a digital storefront to maintain memberships, online courses and transactions. In its own way, Podia is stabilizing the idea of the gig worker by removing barriers to entry to build your own revenue stream without the help of a larger company. Founder and CEO Spencer Fry joins the show to talk about how Podia's growth has exploded - up from 5% month over month to 20% - since the pandemic started, how its subscription model differentiates itself from Patreon and how he wants to create a space for entrepreneurs to have sustainable careers, not just one-time gigs.

Obie streamlines insurance and risk management for the real estate investor Sep 17, 2020

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Insurance tech has been an industry ripe for disruption with a slew of companies like ClearCover, CoverWallet, Kin and Vouch making waves recently. Obie, a combo insurance brokerage and risk management platform is geared to join the fray by focusing on serving real estate investors from multiunit to single family residences (SFRs). Aaron Letzeiser, founder and CEO of Obie, joins the show to share with Scott how he identified the pain point, the emergence of millenials rapidly joining the real estate investment market, why tech is expected to solve problems and how they are making management clean.

Proxfinity pivots to provide contact tracing to keep the workplace safe Sep 15, 2020

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Proxfinity, like almost all companies in the event space, got slammed by the consequences of the COVID-19 spread. However unlike most other event companies, Proxfinity had an existing product, their wearable tech badge that lights up when around people with like-minded interests at networking events, that they could reimagine to help achieve contact tracing and warnings for social distancing. As companies slowly get back into offices, Proxfinity badges called resCUE can help protect employees as they return to the workplace and provides data on movement to make informed decisions. Founder and CEO Lisa Carrel joins Scott on the podcast to run through the pivot, how she came up with the idea for the switch and what the pandemic means long-term for events businesses.

Entrepreneurs and the "unemployables" Sep 10, 2020

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Bryce Conlan and Scott share something of a kindred spirit, cleverly termed the "unemployable". That's not to say anyone is actually unemployable, but there's a certain type of a person that naturally gravitates towards new ideas, better ways to perform a service and work independently to do so that doesn't always jive with a corporate structures. Namely, this is their definition of an entrepreneur. Listen to Scott and Bryce talk about the lifelong pursuit of true entrepreneurship that allows you to building something from nothing with others in the service of others.

Pear Chef gives you the room service experience without the hotel Sep 08, 2020

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Founder Danielle Drabkin and COO Jennifer Wei join the show to catch up with Scott about the growth of Pear Chef, a private-chef service amenity serving fresh meals and spirits. The service is geared towards modern luxury apartment buildings, and already in 25 buildings in the Chicago area.

WMNFintech program by BMO Harris & 1871 evolves the accelerator concept for female founders Sep 03, 2020

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Ben Shack of BMO Harris and Shayna Atkins of ExpandHR join the podcast with Scott to talk about what founders truly need from a program, how the 1871 Innovation Program evolved into the female-founder driven program it is today. Shayna elaborates on her experience with the program and expectations going in, and how her company ExpandHR works with its unique approach to onboarding, compliance, health tracking and easy to access regulatory information.

Sports BLX lets sports fans invest in their favorite players Sep 01, 2020

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Ever wanted to benefit monetarily from watching your favorite sports teams and players? Sport BLX is pioneering a way for you to do that by investing in the teams and players themselves. Sport BLX CEO Joe De Perio joins the show to talk to Scott about how their platform lets you share in the profits of the athlete or team, how it's equitable for all parties and creating generational wealth.

Industrious shows what real office solutions will look like Aug 27, 2020

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Jamie Hodari, co-founder and CEO of Industrious, joins the show to talk with Scott about the rapid change in office space and why momentum was already turning towards increased remote work pre-COVID. Industrious provides premium flexible workspaces with a unique model that allows month-to-month terms and fully furnished, customizable spaces for your company needs.

Workbox provides the accelerator experience designed for our times Aug 25, 2020

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There's been a reckoning coming for the tech incubator space, and the pandemic has only accelerated that. Without the ability to host events or provide workspace, the value for founders to join these programs has declined. Workbox CEO John Wallace shares how they are providing more than a coworking space with services geared to help connect founders with other founders, investors and industry experts to put their best foot forward.

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