Gritty and Curious

Arena Studios

Conversations with founders, creators, and leaders on the grit it takes to build and the curiosity it takes to grow.

  1. What makes startups successful - Waj Gilani

    10/06/2020

    What makes startups successful - Waj Gilani

    In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats with Professor Waj Gilani. They discuss...(1) How the 2008 recession compares to the COVID 19 pandemic(2) What makes successful startups, successful(3) The future of higher education(4) Why you should invest in Tesla today!...and so so so much more.Waj GilaniPart-time lecturer (Columbia & Rutgers), quantitative investment data scientist, Tesla investorLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/strikevaluation/Austin SchlessingerCo-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/austinschlessLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/Newsletter - https://grittycurious.substack.com/

    1h 27m
  2. How to turn podcasting into a business - Sean McNulty

    09/29/2020

    How to turn podcasting into a business - Sean McNulty

    In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats with Sean McNulty. Sean recently launched the first daily news podcast for the Entertainment & Media Industry called THE WAKEUP, giving executives the news to know from the Hollywood Trades and Media Newsletters each morning in 7-10 minutesThey discuss...(1) The concept of podcasting as a business(2) Sean's career in the media/entertainment industry(3) The future of podcasting...and so so so much more.Sean McNultyVideo & Podcast Producer, Writer, Journalist hostLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/theseanmcnulty/Twitter - https://twitter.com/theseanmacWebsite - https://www.seanmcnultyportfolio.com/Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wakeup/id1514309212Austin SchlessingerCo-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/austinschlessLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/Newsletter - https://grittycurious.substack.com/

    59 min
  3. What the news isn't telling you about COVID-19 - Dr. Michael Johnson

    09/21/2020

    What the news isn't telling you about COVID-19 - Dr. Michael Johnson

    In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats with Dr. Michael Johnson. Michael is the CEO and Co-Founder of Visikol Inc., which is a bio-imaging company that spun out of Rutgers University in 2016 and that Michael founded along with his fellow PhD candidate Thomas Villani and colleague Nick Crider. They discuss... (1) Bridging the gap between science and business (2) What it's like starting your own company while pursuing a PHD (3) The effects of COVID-19 that NO ONE is talking about ...and so so so much more. Dr. Michael Johnson CEO of Visikol LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-johnson-ph-d-6839b724/ Website - https://visikol.com/ Austin Schlessinger Co-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious Podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/ Newsletter - https://grittycurious.substack.com/

    46 min
  4. The cure for all of your injuries - Michael Lau

    09/14/2020

    The cure for all of your injuries - Michael Lau

    In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats with Michael Lau. Michael is the Co-Founder of The Prehab Guys. They discuss... (1) How to cure all of your injuries (2) How to learn anything in a world of abundance (3) The journey of the Prehab Guys ...and so so so much more. Michael Lau Co-Founder of The Prehab Guys LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljlau/ Prehab IG - https://www.instagram.com/theprehabguys/?hl=en Prehab Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ThePrehabGuys/?_rdc=1&_rdr Prehab YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZOrpZTHi21RZpnxXdlJbgQ Prehab Twitter - https://twitter.com/theprehabguys Website - https://theprehabguys.com/ Austin Schlessinger Co-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious Podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/ Newsletter - https://grittycurious.substack.com/

    55 min
  5. Why CrossFit sucks (and why you need to start today) - Ben Dziwulski

    09/07/2020

    Why CrossFit sucks (and why you need to start today) - Ben Dziwulski

    In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats with Ben Dziwulski. Ben is the CEO/Head Coach of WODprep. They discuss... (1) How to get 100k subscribers on YouTube (2) Why CrossFit will change your life (3) Why CrossFit Sucks ...and so so so much more. Ben Dziwulski CEO/Head Coach of WODprep Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wodprep/?hl=en YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/wodprep Website - https://wodprep.com/ Austin Schlessinger Co-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious Podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/ Newsletter - https://grittycurious.substack.com/

    1h 2m
  6. How to build the top product on Product Hunt - Abheek Pandoh

    08/31/2020

    How to build the top product on Product Hunt - Abheek Pandoh

    In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats with Abheek Pandoh. Abheek is the CEO/Founder of Knowt. They discuss... (1) How to build a #1 product on Product Hunt (2) Artificial intelligence and machine learning (3) Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs ...and so so so much more. Abheek Pandoh Founder of Knowt LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abheek-pandoh/ Email - apanda0898@gmail.com Website - https://knowt.io/ Austin Schlessinger Co-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious Podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/ Newsletter - https://grittycurious.substack.com/

    51 min
  7. The truth about Y-Combinator - Kevin Sun

    08/24/2020

    The truth about Y-Combinator - Kevin Sun

    In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats with Kevin Sun. Kevin is the Founder of Dex. They discuss... (1) What it was like being a member of Y Combinator - the #1 startup accelerator (2) How to overcome startup struggles (3) Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs ...and so so so much more. Kevin Sun Founder of Dex LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kgsun/ Dex Website - https://getdex.com/ Austin Schlessinger Co-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious Podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/ Newsletter - https://grittyandcurious.substack.com/

    46 min
  8. The secret to building a billion dollar business - Arman Hezarkhani

    08/17/2020

    The secret to building a billion dollar business - Arman Hezarkhani

    In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats Arman Hezarkhani. Arman is the CEO of Parthean. They discuss... (1) Bill Gates's secret to building billion-dollar businesses (2) The future of education (3) The importance of meditation ...and so so so much more. Arman Hezarkhani CEO of Parthean LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahez/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ArmanHezarkhani Parthean Website - https://www.parthean.com/ Austin Schlessinger Co-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious Podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/ Newsletter - https://grittyandcurious.substack.com/

    57 min
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