Giants & Crowns

Jordan Menashy (feat. AvenueHQ)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:19:00 +0000

Jordan Menashy is a tech entrepreneur and revenue leader specialized in transforming service industries through automation. In 2012, he cofounded Bench Accounting, an automated bookkeeping service for small businesses. There he led marketing, helping grow the company to 300 people and raise $53m in capital. Bench is now the largest bookkeeping service in North America. In 2017, he joined AvenueHQ as Chief Revenue Officer, an automated marketing agency transforming the $10.5 billion Realtor marketing industry.

Vlad Vukicevic (feat. Meural)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:19:00 +0000

Vladimir Vukicevic is a Co-Founder & CEO of Meural. Meural combines the best of art, technology, and design to create a new platform for visual expression. We are making art universally accessible by turning it into dynamic, diverse, and personal content. Our first product is a connected digital canvas. Vladimir is also a Co-Founder (& former CTO) of RocketHub, the world's crowdfunding machine. Acquired by EFactor Group Corp. in April, 2015.

Levi King (feat. Nav)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:19:00 +0000

Levi King is the Co-founder and CEO of Nav.com, a venture-backed company that helps small business owners get more funding and lower their costs. Raised on a farm in rural Idaho, King is a self-taught, serial entrepreneur who has started businesses in the manufacturing, franchising and retail financing spaces (and invested in many more). During this time, he had to work to overcome the same issues faced by most small business owners – access to capital, financing, and marketplace credibility. After getting a handle on how business credit works, Levi was able to get business loans and financing more than 30 times.

Levi’s columns appear regularly in publications such as Inc., Entrepreneur, and BizJournals, and he has been quoted in numerous news interviews.

James Jenkins (feat. B-Reel)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 17:19:00 +0000

James Jenkins oversees the global operations for B-Reel, a creative agency network that combines storytelling and technology to connect modern brands and audiences. James has been at the forefront of the digital media and technology revolution, working closely over the last 15 years with leading brands such as Bang & Olufsen, Spotify, Nike, Xbox, Red Bull, and many more.

Harry Ritter (feat. Alma)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 17:19:00 +0000

Harry Ritter M.D., J.D. is founder and CEO of Alma, a co-practicing community for mental health care providers. Harry founded Alma to simplify and elevate the therapy experience. Alma is pioneering a new mental health care model that brings together top quality therapists into co-practicing communities powered by shared technology and services. Alma’s members hail from an array of disciplines and areas of clinical focus to offer a more holistic approach to mental health care.

Connor Folley (feat. Downstream)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:19:00 +0000

Connor Folley is CEO and co-founder of Downstream, an ecommerce advertising technology company based in Seattle, WA. Co-founded by a pair of Amazon veterans, Downstream’s Amazon marketing platform applies machine learning to provide brands with an overwhelming competitive advantage on Amazon. And as someone who has lead teams internally at Amazon and on the agency side, his understanding of Amazon and its unique demands is truly one of a kind. The world’s largest consumer brands have sought Connor’s ability to decode the confounding black box that Amazon represents and hundreds more use Downstream's technology to drive share on the platform. Connor lives outside of Seattle with his wife and four children.

Jeff Zhou (feat. Fig Loans)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 9 Jan 2019 17:19:00 +0000

Jeff is a co-founder and CEO of Fig Loans. He previously worked at the Boston Consulting Group, specializing in strategy for consumer facing products. Jeff has an MBA from the Wharton School in Applied Data Analytics and holds a bachelors degree from MIT in Chemical Engineering.

The Future Project (feat. Gemar Mills)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Tue, 8 Jan 2019 17:19:00 +0000

Gemar Mills is an American author and speaker, and is the Chief Education Officer of the Future Project. He obtained a Bachelors of Science degree in Math Education from Montclair State University. In 2005, Gemar Mills began teaching math at East Side High School in Newark, New Jersey. While working fulltime, he began his graduate studies at American Intercontinental University where he earned a Master's of Educational Leadership. A true educational scientist at heart, Mills earned his doctorate degree in administration, policy, and curriculum from Seton Hall University.

Tyler Schrodt (feat. Electronic Gaming Federation)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

Tyler Schrodt is the founder and CEO, of the Electronic Gaming Federation. Tyler started in esports in 2001 as a Counterstrike 1.6 player and tournament organizer and spent 6 years working in higher education before founding EGF in 2013 while studying finance at RIT. Today, EGF oversees a national league for some of the largest colleges in the United States and the first-state endorsed national high school esports league in the country.

Sarah Tuneberg (feat. Geospiza)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

Geospiza Co-Founder and CEO, Sarah Tuneberg is passionate about harnessing data, analytics, and technology to solve complex challenges. After more than a decade in emergency management and public health, Sarah founded Geospiza to transform the way emergency management decisions are made.
Sarah leads our interdisciplinary team of problem solvers focused on developing data-driven, evidence-based solutions, models, and processes that reduce risk and enhance resilience, especially for the most vulnerable.
Sarah holds a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Georgia and a Master’s degree in Public Health from Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

Sean Braacx (feat. StoryTap)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

Sean Braacx is a startup product manager, accidental full stack developer, and dad of two rambunctious boys. He is the co-founder and Chief Product Officer at StoryTap, a platform that works with brands like Canadian Tire, UCLA, and Remax to capture authentic video reviews and stories at scale.

Mars Mundy (feat. CarServ)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

Mars Mundy spent 18 months traveling abroad on his own before earning my Master's in Political Science at the University of Chicago. He then moved to Austin to attend law school at the University of Texas, where he focused on human rights and defended a Guantanamo detainee in front of the United Nations Human Rights Commission. He wrote a novel while I was in law school, and then he founded CarServ after a series of frustrating experiences while trying to get his car repaired. He spent a year working in repair shops learning about the pain points in their business. He hired a small development shop to build an MVP, and was accepted into Techstars as a solo founder. He has have been building the team and the product ever since.

Ross Ingram (feat. Maslo)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

Ross Ingram is an award-winning technologist known for his work launching category-defining consumer products. At Sphero he helped ship over two-million robots around the world alongside the Star Wars and Disney brands. His contributions to advancing technology and STEM in the classroom have been recognized by leaders in the education industry, including President Barack Obama and the National Science Foundation. More recently he spent time at the Advanced Technologies & Projects (ATAP) lab focused on redefining the way Google builds, sells, and markets consumer phones and hardware. His work has been covered by countless media outlets such as the Wall St. Journal, Fast Company, CNET, AdWeek, and The Huffington Post. In work and in life Ross presents himself as an uncompromising renegade devoted to further advancing the relationship between people and machines. He is currently working on Maslo in LA.

David Heimann (feat. Purple)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

David Heimann is a Co-Founder and CTO of Purple, a platform that helps journalists and influencers connect directly with their audience over text messaging. David is a constant learner who loves building products and helping people connect with the world around them. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife Katie and dog Obi.

AJ Glassberg (feat. Novele)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

AJ Glassberg co-founded Novele in 2015 with Lorenzo Zemella to address sustainable technology in urban environments with an initial focus on energy technology. Previously, AJ was on the founding team of Incroud, a social entertainment technology application which was acquired by Veriown Global in October 2017. AJ was also a co-founder of Decade, an entertainment technology company focused on musical artists online presence and technology. Their clients included Warner Music Group, Universal, Ticketmaster, Violator Management, and many major artists. AJ has over a decade of experience building high profile teams and boards and has served as an advisor to other start-ups and teams. AJ’s passion in life is skyscrapers and motorsports, having self managed and secured sponsorship from the largest Ferrari group in the United States along with other sponsors to race formula cars at the age of 19.

Abinash Tripathy (feat. Helpshift)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

Abinash Tripathy is the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Helpshift, Inc., a SaaS company bridging the disconnect between conventional customer service channels, like email and phone support, and a growing consumer base with a strong preference for messaging. Tripathy has more than 20 years of experience in artificial intelligence, internet, mobile and enterprise software. Prior to founding Helpshift, he was the managing director at Yahoo as a part of the acquisition of Zimbra, a leading open source email platform. He has also created and run a number of early and growth stage companies and held several product and technology leadership roles at Openwave Systems. He began his career at Oracle.

Greg Besner (feat. CultureIQ)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

Greg Besner is the Founder and CEO of CultureIQ and an adjunct professor at New York University Stern School of Business. CultureIQ provides software and services to more than 350 companies around the world helping them strengthen their organizational culture. Prior to launching CultureIQ, Greg was the Founder and CEO of Computershare Executive Services, formally known as Restricted Stock Systems (“RSS”). RSS delivers equity compensation software to more than 400 companies. During his tenure as CEO of RSS Greg was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in New Jersey and sold RSS to Computershare Limited.

Greg is also an investor and Board member for numerous companies. Of note, he was an active investor and consultant for Zappos.com until the company's sale to Amazon.com. Greg also serves on the Board of Directors of several non-profit organizations including the Willa’s Wish Foundation, Inc. and the Young Presidents’ Organization (“YPO”).

Greg earned his M.B.A from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and earned his B.A. from Rutgers University.

Nicole Centeno (feat. Splendid Spoon)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

Nicole Centeno is a French Culinary Institute–trained chef and the founder and CEO of Splendid Spoon, the wellness brand combining the power of plants and the art of mindfulness in ready-to-eat meals delivered to your home. At Boston College, she studied diet therapies as treatment for illness and has taught cooking and nutrition courses at Columbia University. Nicole lives in Brooklyn, NY with her two sons, Grover and Caleb. She is also the author of Soup Cleanse Cookbook.

Nidhi Kapur (Feat. Maiden Home)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Fri, 7 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

Nidhi Kapur is the Founder and CEO of Maiden Home, a direct-to-consumer furniture brand that was launched in 2016. After years working alongside the best minds in e-commerce, she was inspired to build her own disruptive concept, this time in the furniture space. Maiden Home is built on her vision for a better way in furniture: heritage quality and traditional craft for the modern lifestyle. The brand offers high-quality, handcrafted pieces at prices and lead times unheard of in custom furniture. Since its launch, Maiden Home has redefined the custom furniture category, achieving profitability in the first month of business and contributing to the revitalization of regional craftsmanship in North Carolina, where each piece is hand-made by local artisans.

Before launching Maiden Home, Kapur was the Head of Business Development at Birchbox. Previously, she worked in Operations and Strategy roles at Google and McKinsey & Co.. She holds a B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University.

Eunice Byun (feat. Material)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Thu, 6 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

Eunice Byun is the Co-Founder and CEO of e-commerce brand, Material. Eunice grew up in a family that believed the kitchen was the center of all activities – from eating, to celebrating, to playing, to catching up on the day’s events. Eunice's career started in finance at Goldman Sachs, which later led her to a position in new business development at Maidenform. Her diverse professional experience built the foundations for starting her own company.

Prior to launching her buzzed about kitchenware brand, Eunice served as VP of Global Digital Marketing at Revlon and held numerous senior leadership positions in the beauty, shape wear and finance industries. So why leave that all behind to build a startup? Eunice believes that home cooking how the power to inspire community, connection and create beautiful memories. With Material, Eunice wants to provide the fundamental tools that at-home cooks can grab any day, for any meal and focus on the joy of cooking rather than striving for mastery.

Juan Delfino (feat. Sunlight)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 5 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

Juan Delfino is currently working on his way to empower employees education in a transparent and accountable way with Sunlight. Sunlight is a venture backed company that is providing "learning as a benefit" to employees in the UK, Europe, Australia, Singapore, Costa Rica & the US. Juan has been coding since 15 when he worked for his uncle’s consulting firm. He started working with Perl back when PHP 3 was a novelty (and a relief). He worked his way into Ruby on Rails and got through college building all sorts of websites for 3rd parties. He went on to become a developer and project manager at Barcelona's PIC, creating graphic monitoring software that served scientific laboratories such as CERN.

Juan complemented his expertise in software development by developing strong business foundations and attending several leadership and negotiation courses in renowned universities such as Harvard Law school, ESADE andCharles III University of Madrid. He founded Akdemia in 2011, a school management platform focused on improving communication within K-12 schools in South America. It was initially funded by Wayra (wayra.org), later became part of Techstars Berlin in 2015 and was named one of Latin Americas most innovative startups by IDB. Juan is a firm believer that education is the best investments towards a better world and a better future.

Tivan Amour (feat. SaveMySales)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 5 Dec 2018 01:12:00 +0000

Tivan Amour is the co-founder and CEO of SaveMySales, an AI-powered SMS sales team for online brands. As a serial entrepreneur, Tivan has started companies in urban transportation, real estate, and e-commerce. He currently serves on the FedEx Entrepreneur Advisory Board and loves to kite surf.

John Furneaux (feat. Hive)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 3 Dec 2018 17:19:00 +0000

John Furneaux is the CEO and co-founder of Hive. John’s obsession with workplace collaboration led him naturally to found Hive as the long-awaited solution to drive business productivity forward. Before fulfilling the dream of using his lessons learned to power smarter teams with the Hive platform, John started out as a strategy consultant to Fortune 500 companies and drove the national implementation of Sharepoint for the UK’s Department of Education. He left the consulting world to join Huddle, and rose to lead Global Customer Success, growing the company through its Series D to become Europe’s largest collaboration platform.

Spotting a huge gap in the team productivity space for a tool users loved and leaders needed, John taught himself to code to build the first prototype of Hive. John received his MA in Mathematics and Law from the University of Cambridge.

Christopher Miglino (feat. SRAX)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:19:00 +0000

Christopher Miglino, founder, CEO and chairman of SRAX. Based in Los Angeles, SRAX is a digital marketing and data management platform company delivering the tools to reach and reveal valuable audiences. Publicly-traded on the NASDAQ, Chris founded SRAX to deliver a digital competitive advantage for brands and content owners to surpass today’s marketing challenges.

Some of the companies Chris has helped launch programs for include Diet Coke, Bank of America, Nestle, General Mills, HBO, National Geographic, Target, Aflac, and Bayer. In addition, from August 2008 until March 2010, Chris was CEO of the Lime Ad Network, a subsidiary of Gaiam, Inc. (Nasdaq: GAIA), where his responsibilities included management of interactive and innovative advertising programs for 250 green and socially conscious websites.

Andela (feat. Jeremy Johnson)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Fri, 9 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Jeremy Johnson is the founder and CEO of Andela, a global talent accelerator that produces developers and connects them with top employers. He is also the co-founder and former chief strategy officer of 2U, which partners with leading colleges and universities to deliver online degree programs so students everywhere can reach their full potential.

Ryan Harwood (feat. Gallery, PureWow & One37pm)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Thu, 8 Nov 2018 23:00:00 +0000

Ryan Harwood is the CEO of Gallery Media Group, a portfolio of media brands, including PureWow and ONE37pm. Its overall mission is to ‘Make Positivity Louder.’ Prior to starting PureWow, Harwood worked for Goldman Sachs & Co. for five years and was instrumental in the development of the then newly formed Goldman Sachs Private Bank.

The core of our conversation focused on PureWow since One37pm had not launched at the time of recording. Great gems throughout around growing media companies, positioning, and recruitment.

Freshly (feat. Michael Wystrach)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 12:00:04 +0000

Michael Wystrach is the CEO and co-founder of Freshly, a subscription-based food company that provides customers with delicious, fully prepared meals. Prior to founding Freshly, Wystrach honed his natural entrepreneurial skills by working in every stage of business, from launching startups to equity sales with Wall Street trading companies.

Jopwell (feat. Porter Braswell)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:00:05 +0000

Porter Braswell is the CEO & Co-Founder of Jopwell a technology platform that helps Black, Latinx, and Native American students and professionals unlock opportunities for career advancement.

b8ta (feat. Vibhu Norby)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:00:05 +0000

Vibhu Norby is co-founder and CEO of b8ta, a software-powered retailer designed to make physical retail accessible for all. Norby was a lead engineer at Nest, a company acquired by Google which makes smart thermostats. Previously, Norby worked for MySpace and founded the family social network Origami Labs.

Pilot Fiber (feat. Joe Fasone)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 12:00:04 +0000

Joseph is the founder of Pilot, a fiber-optic internet provider for businesses in New York City. Prior to founding Pilot, Joseph was the Director of Information Technology for WeWork from 2010-2014.

Frame.io (feat. Emery Wells)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:00:04 +0000

Emery Wells is the co-Founder and CEO of Frame.io, a video review and collaboration platform used by over 300,00 media professionals and companies like VICE, BuzzFeed, and Facebook. Recipient of an Apple Design Award at Apples 2016 World Wide Developer Conference.

Gotham Greens (feat. Viraj Puri)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:00:05 +0000

Viraj Puri is the CEO & Co-Founder of the Gotham Greens, a worldwide pioneer in the field of urban agriculture and a leading regional producer of hyper-local, premium-quality, greenhouse grown vegetables and herbs.

Humbleriot (feat. Anthony Demby)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 12:00:05 +0000

Anthony Demby is the founder of HumbleRIOT an Audible Idea Shop that collaborates with companies of all kinds to discover the their Musical Reflection through Music Strategy & Curation.

Rubicon MD (feat. Gil & Carlos)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:00:04 +0000

Gil Addo and Carlos Reines are the co-founders of Rubicon MD a web-based eConsult service that enables primary care providers to quickly and easily discuss their cases with top specialists, so they can provide better care—improving the patient experience and reducing costs.

Soulection (feat. Julio Galvez (Whooligan))

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 12:00:04 +0000

Julio Galvez aka “The Whooligan” is the Director of Worldwide Bookings and Partnerships for Soulection. The Whooligan is also a DJ on the roster with over 15 years of performance experience. Since joining Soulection in the summer of 2013, Julio has executed and managed 25+ domestic and international tours, as well as countless one-off events, reaching 6 continents and over 150+ cities, for over 15 artists and DJs.

x.ai (feat. Dennis Mortensen)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Fri, 8 Jun 2018 12:00:04 +0000

Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and co-founder of x.ai a hardcore technology company with a mission to democratize the personal assistant.

Stadium Goods (feat. John McPheters)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Thu, 7 Jun 2018 12:00:05 +0000

John McPheters is the CEO & Co-Founder of Stadium Goods, a global online marketplace for sneakers and apparel with a brick and mortar store in soho, NYC.

Omaze (feat. Ryan Cummins)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 6 Jun 2018 12:00:02 +0000

Ryan Cummins is Co-Founder/Co-CEO of Omaze, a cause marketplace that raises money and awareness for charity by offering the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

Daily Harvest (feat. Rachel Drori)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Tue, 5 Jun 2018 12:00:02 +0000

Rachel Drori is the Founder & CEO at Daily Harvest, the direct-to-consumer brand that delivers real, unprocessed, unrefined foods in the most convenient format possible: frozen. Prior to starting Daily Harvest, Rachel harnessed her skills as a customer-centric marketing executive, leading teams at Gilt Groupe, American Express, and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

Meural (feat. Vladimir Vukicevic)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 4 Jun 2018 01:45:13 +0000

Vladimir Vukicevic, CEO of Meural, which produces a digital art frame, discusses lessons learned building a hardware platform that delivers content.

VTS (feat. Donald DeSantis)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 3 Jan 2018 22:51:57 +0000

Donald Desantis is the co-founder and SVP of Product Design at VTS, --- the world's leading asset management and leasing platform built to provide real-time portfolio analytics to the top landlords and brokerage firms around the world. Before co-founding VTS, Donald was the cofounder of 7Hill Studio, Team Lead at Redfin, and a User Experience Designer at AppStoreHQ. https://www.vts.com/ — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process.

SquareFoot (feat. Jonathan Wasserstrum)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 3 Jan 2018 00:42:27 +0000

Johnathan Wasserstrum is the CEO and co-founder Sqaurefoot. SquareFoot is the marketplace that connects businesses with their ideal space. By re-engineering the leasing process --- from initial search all the way through touring and lease negotiations, SquareFoot is fast becoming the go-to destination for commercial real estate leasing. Before co-founding Squarefoot, Johnathan was an RE200 mentor at Metaprop NYC and a fellow at the Startup Leadership program. https://www.squarefoot.com/ — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process.

Sofar Sounds (feat. Rafe Offer)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 15:58:31 +0000

Rafe Offer is the CEO & Co-Founder of Sofar Sounds, a company reimagining live events through curated, secret performances in intimate settings in more than 350 cities around the world. Rafe brings 15+ years in global brand marketing at Disney, Coca-Cola and as a consultant for Microsoft, Diageo and a few UK based startups before founding Sofar. It was a joy talking with Rafe about they've built and are building at Sofar. Something special indeed! www.sofarsounds.com — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process.

SALIDO (feat. Shu Chowdhury)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 02:03:06 +0000

Shu Chowdhury is the founder & CEO of SALIDO, a restaurant operating system that manages every aspect of a restaurant business. Prior to Salido Shu’s career spanned finance and software engineering. www.salido.com — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process. — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride.

Cleanly (feat. Tom Harari)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Sat, 9 Dec 2017 01:10:20 +0000

Tom Harari is the CEO & Co-Founder of Cleanly. Cleanly's mission is to reduce the time and stress associated with dirty laundry, saving people 8+ hours every month. Once an order is placed, Cleanly sends out a Valet to pickup and deliver your laundry or dry-cleaning, at the time requested, with a branded Cleanly laundry & garment bag. Tom shares the story around how Cleanly got started, what it’s taken to get it to scale, and he shares his thoughts about building team and product in the on demand economy. www.cleanly.com — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process. — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride.

&pizza and JWALK (feat. Doug Jacob & Michael Lastoria)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Sat, 9 Dec 2017 01:10:06 +0000

Doug Jacob and Michael Lastoria are co-founders of JWALK a creative agency based out of the NYC. Michael, is also the co-founder of &pizza and trail blazing, rapidly growing fast casual pizza restaurant based out of DC. Both Doug & Michael share years of experience as colleagues and entrepreneurs. We spend our time expanding on their philosophies, and how they think about starting and growing their respective businesses. www.jwalkny.com www.andpizza.com — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process. — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride.

Daybreaker (feat. Radha Agrawal)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 04:47:16 +0000

Radha Agrawal is CEO & Co-Founder of Daybreaker, an early morning dance movement in 18 cities around the world and growing. Radha is also early stage investor, author, and co-founder of THINX. www.daybreaker.com — Sponsors — www.claralabs.com www.breather.com www.taskbullet.com?aff=tbgiantsandcrowns — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process. — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride.

Helix Sleep (feat. Adam Tishman)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 04:47:11 +0000

Adam Tishman is Co-founder of Helix, an innovative direct-to-consumer sleep brand aiming to change the way people sleep by bringing customization to the sleep category through individually personalized, custom-made product for you, based on how you sleep. Since launching in August of 2015, Helix has sold tens of thousands of mattresses, has over 150 million hours slept on our beds, and was identified as Internet Retailers "#1 Fastest Growing eCommerce Company" in 2016. www.helixsleep.com — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com?aff=tbgiantsandcrowns www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process. — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride.

Managed by Q (feat. Dan Teran)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 04:47:01 +0000

Dan Teran is the CEO and co-founder of Managed by Q, the platform for office management. Founded in 2014 with a vision for building the operating system for the built world, Q now powers office operations for thousands of top companies nationwide, ranging from fast growing start ups to the Fortune 500. Managed by Q has been recognized as a standard bearer of good jobs in the on-demand economy. The hallmark of Q’s business is its commitment to creating good jobs, and using technology to not only increase efficiencies, but economically empower communities. Dan has spoken about this business strategy at MIT Sloan, NYU, and Parsons School of Design, and has been recognized by the White House, Department of Labor, and others as a leading voice in the national conversation around the future of work www.managedbyq.com — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride. — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com?aff=tbgiantsandcrowns www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process.

Red Antler (feat. JB Osborne)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 04:46:56 +0000

JB Osborne is a partner at Red Antler. Fiercely committed to differentiation and success, Red Antler builds brands for start ups that are changing how the world works. Before becoming a partner at Red Antler, JB was an account supervisor at advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi and the US director of marketing agency Consortium. www.redantler.com — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com?aff=tbgiantsandcrowns www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process. — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride.

Charbeat (feat. John Saroff)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 04:46:50 +0000

John Saroff is CEO of Chartbeat, the leading content intelligence platform used by more than 50,000 of the world's top media properties in over 60 countries. Chartbeat believes that meaningful stories matter wherever they live, and that in an increasingly mobile, social world, Chartbeat is the only analytics solution newsrooms rely on to understand consumer attention and make the most of their quality content on site and offsite. Saroff has worked on the cutting-edge of media and technology for 17+ years, setting the daily operations and business development agendas of companies as diverse as Google, NBC-Universal and vente-privee. www.chartbeat.com — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride. — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com?aff=tbgiantsandcrowns www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process.

Capsule (feat. Eric Kinariwala)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 01:54:58 +0000

Eric Kinariwala is the CEO and Founder of Capsule, a full-scale pharmacy and technology platform that is fundamentally rebuilding the healthcare experience. Prior to founding Capsule, Eric invested in global healthcare, technology, and retail companies as part of the investment teams at Bain Capital and Perry Capital. Eric is also an investor in and advisor to early stage businesses and entrepreneurs including Harry’s, Aviate, Funding Circle, and Maple. www.capsulecares.com — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride. — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process.

Ovenly (feat. Agatha Kulaga & Erin Patinkin)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:09:20 +0000

Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin are co-founders of Ovenly, a two-woman-owned bakery based in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood. We explore their beginnings, their energized rise, and talk building with purpose. www.oven.ly www.instagram.com/ovenly — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride. — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com?aff=tbgiantsandcrowns www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process.

Expa (feat. Eric Friedman)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:08:12 +0000

Eric Friedman is Head of Expa Labs, an early stage accelerator program for companies to get the right start, help they need, and time to build. Prior to Expa, Eric was Global Senior Director of Sales and Revenue Operations at Foursquare. He joined as Foursquare first got started, focussed on growing the merchant community, and was responsible for the first scalable revenue, first sales teams, and the ad tech product Pinpoint. Eric has combined his entrepreneurial interests and experience in product management, finance, marketing, and account management in his work. Eric has a BBA from George Washington University. www.expa.com — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride. — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com?aff=tbgiantsandcrowns www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process.

Troops (feat. Dan Reich)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:07:51 +0000

Dan Reich is CEO & Co-Founder of Troops. Dan has started and been involved with companies that have collectively raised over $100M in venture capital and have exited for close to $1B in M&A, including companies like Buddy Media, Spinback and Lotame. As a result, he has extensive experience in startups, technology, business operations, financing, management, and scaling large teams. In this episode we dive into recruiting his team, the processes they’ve built out to scale, his take on product. www.troops.ai — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride. — Sponsors — www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process.

Experiment (feat. Cindy Wu)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:06:32 +0000

Cindy Wu is the CEO & Co-Founder of Experiment, a platform for funding scientific discoveries. Cindy co-founded experiment right after school. We talk about her journey to launch, her time at Y-combinator, and discuss how she built her team, thinks about product, and her views on growth. www.experiment.com — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride. — Sponsors — www.breather.com www.claralabs.com www.taskbullet.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns/ The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process.

Scentbird (feat. Mariya Nurislamova)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:04:39 +0000

Mariya Nurislamova is the co-founder and CEO of Scentbird. Scentbird is a rapidly growing subscription for luxury fragrances. Each month members get a 30-day supply of a perfume of their choice (D&G, Gucci, Guerlain, etc). Prior to Scentbird, Mariya started a number of companies in and servicing the startup space. www.scentbird.com — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride. — Sponsors — Breather www.breather.com Clara Labs www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com Join the newsletter: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns/ The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process.

Dig Inn (feat. Adam Eskin)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:01:34 +0000

Adam Eskin is the founder and CEO of Dig Inn a chain of restaurants serving seasonal American food, mostly vegetables from local farmers and partners. Prior to Dig Inn, Eskin worked in finance at Merrill Lynch and Wexford Capital. www.diginn.com — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride. — Sponsors — Breather www.breather.com Clara Labs www.claralabs.com Taskbullet www.taskbullet.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com https://www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns/ The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process.

Zola (feat. Shan-Lyn Ma)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Thu, 1 Jun 2017 16:17:00 +0000

Shan-Lyn Ma is the CEO and Co-founder of Zola.com. Zola.com is the all-in-one wedding registry that is transforming how couples and guests share, buy, and ship wedding gifts. Before founding Zola, Shan-Lyn was a senior product marketing manager at Yahoo! After that, Shan-Lyn became the senior director of product management for Gilt Groupe and eventually became the Founder of Gilt Taste. After moving on from Gilt Groupe, she became the Chief Product Officer at Chloe and Isabel Inc. www.zola.com — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process. — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride.

Shine (feat. Naomi Hirabayashi and Marah Lidey)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Mon, 29 May 2017 16:41:46 +0000

Naomi Hirabayashi and Marah Lidey are the co-founders and co-CEOs of Shine. Shine is reinventing wellbeing for millennials through technology. Before co-founding Shine, both Naomi and Marah led teams at DoSomething.org. Naomi was the Chief Marketing Officer and Marah was the Director of Mobile Product and Messaging. www.shinetext.com — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process. — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride.

Voodoo (feat. Jonathan Schwartz)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Sun, 28 May 2017 23:37:30 +0000

Jonathan Schwartz is the co-founder and CPO at Voodoo Manufacturing. Voodoo Manufacturing is a young startup on a big mission to change the way things are manufactured. Voodoo helps companies bridge the gap between their first prototype and their first high volume production run. Before founding Voodoo Manufacturing, Jonathan was a Product Manager at MakerBot and the Director of Product at Body Labs. www.voodoomfg.com — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process. — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride.

Big Spaceship (feat. Michael Lebowitz)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Sun, 28 May 2017 14:51:38 +0000

Michael Lebowitz is the founder and CEO of Big Spaceship. Based in Brooklyn, studied by Harvard, and highly collaborative, Big Spaceship brings together product design, brand communications, social connections, and content to help businesses thrive. Michael is also a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School and the NYU Stern School of Business.

Red Antler (feat. Emily Heyward)

giantsandcrowns@harlm.com (Giants & Crowns) — Sun, 28 May 2017 14:41:21 +0000

On this episode we have Emily Heyward, partner at Red Antler. Red Antler builds brands for companies that are changing how the world works. Before becoming a partner at Red Antler, Emily began her career in advertising as a Strategic Planner, working on many top brands under General Mills and Procter & Gamble, as well as DeBeers. She started her career at D'Arcy, followed by Saatchi & Saatchi and JWT. www.redantler.com — Sponsors — www.taskbullet.com www.breather.com www.claralabs.com — Giants & Crowns — www.giantsandcrowns.com www.instagram.com/giantsandcrowns The Giants & Crowns Podcast is an interview driven series focused on unearthing stories from industry/cultural leaders while unpacking their learned lessons involving people, product, and process. — Credits — This episode of Giants & Crowns is hosted and produced by Nsi Obotetukudo. Editing by Duncan Gerow, Joe Fuller, and Nsi Obotetukudo. Special thanks to Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Joan De Jesus, Sunny Ou, Hannah Anokye, & Kiera McBride.