Stories

Shawn Ketcham
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Stories

A podcast about entrepreneurs and their stories. In Season 1, we travel to Nashville to talk with a diverse group of founders and uncover their story.

  1. 09/08/2021

    Bonus 5: Mark Beylin, The Bounties Network

    Mark Beylin is the Founder of The Bounties Network, which allows anyone to put up a crypto bounty to incentivize people to complete a task assigned by the creator of that bounty.   In the interview, Mark shares his story, discusses early startup projects he created, working with Etherium Co-Founder Joe Lubin at ConsenSys, the important of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, and more.   You can find the show notes and photo I took of Leah on the Stories website (thestoriespodcast.com).

    1h 51m

  2. 10/08/2019

    Bonus 4: Leah La Salla, Astral AR

    Leah La Salla is the Technical Founder & CEO of Astral AR, which builds drones that stop bullets.   In the interview, Leah talks about growing up in Illinois, her dad's influence on her as an engineer and his Hell's Angels affiliation, why she pivoted to drones that stop bullets, and much more.   You can find the show notes and photo I took of Leah on the Stories website (thestoriespodcast.com).

    2h 1m

  3. 05/21/2019

    Bonus 3: Mike Maples, Jr (Floodgate)

    Mike Maples, Jr. is a founding partner at Floodgate, a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments in tech companies. A few of Mike and Floodgate's notable investments include being the first investor in Twitter, as well as early investors in Lyft, Digg, Taskrabbit, and Twitch, just to name a few.   In addition to being an investor, Mike is a serial entrepreneur. And in the interview, Mike tells us about his first business, how he got into investing, some of his best investments, as well as a couple he regretfully missed out on.   You can find the show notes and photo I took of Mike on the Stories website (thestoriespodcast.com).

    2h 3m

  4. 03/05/2019 · BONUS

    Bonus 2: Matt Loper, Wellth

    Matt Loper is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wellth, which uses behavioral economics to drastically improve care plan adherence in patients with chronic conditions. Said more simply, Wellth has a mobile app that helps people to remember to take their medicine. And they have a very high success rate at doing so. In the interview, we discuss a lot of things including Matt's experience sleeping three hours a night while working at an investment banking firm prior to founding Wellth, why Matt chose to start this company in particular, how he got his first investor and adviser to the company, and many many more things. This is definitely not an episode you want to miss. You can find the show notes and photo I took of Matt on the Stories website (thestoriespodcast.com).

    1h 40m

  5. 10/03/2018 · BONUS

    Bonus 1: David Mendlewicz, Butterfly

    David Mendlewicz is a serial entrepreneur who is the co-founder and CEO of Butterfly, which uses chat bots to offer real-time leadership training to managers based on their team's feedback.   In the interview, we discuss a lot of things including how David had a challenging time with the school system early on, but how he eventually found his footing in entrepreneurship working on passion projects of his, starting and selling multiple businesses, and eventually moving to the US and co-founding Butterfly in 2014.   You can find the show notes and photo I took of David on the Stories website (thestoriespodcast.com).

    1h 39m

  6. 06/08/2018

    S1 E17: Marcus Cobb, Jammber

    Marcus Cobb is the co-founder and CEO of Jammber, whose software helps record labels streamline their payment processes. In the interview, Marcus details his entrepreneurial journey including what he learned from his first exit and how he landed in Nashville.   You can find the show notes and photo I took of Marcus on the Stories website (thestoriespodcast.com).

    1h 46m

  7. 04/03/2018

    S1 E16: Mark Montgomery, Flo Co

    Mark Montgomery is a serial entrepreneur and investor, known for his imprint in the music tech space. Mark is also the founder of Flo Co, which was birthed as a consulting firm and evolved into a startup factory of sorts. Mark has had multiple exits and has worked with the likes of Google, Under Armor, Nissan, General Motors, as well as others.   You can find the show notes and photo I took of Mark on the Stories website (thestoriespodcast.com).

    2h 6m

  8. 03/20/2018

    S1 E15: Meredith Edmondson, Glass Artist

    Meredith Edmondson is one of Nashville's leading glass artists. Whether she's creating a fused glass vase for an interior designer or putting glass macaroons in the oven, Meredith is known for incorporating vibrant colors into many of the pieces she creates. In the interview, we learn about Meredith's story, how she became passionate about glass, and what the glass creation process entails.   You can find the show notes and photo I took of Meredith on the Stories website (thestoriespodcast.com).

    1 hr
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About

A podcast about entrepreneurs and their stories. In Season 1, we travel to Nashville to talk with a diverse group of founders and uncover their story.

Information

  • Creator
    Shawn Ketcham
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2021
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2021 Stories
  • Show Website
    Stories

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