The Bridge Justin Vandehey

Harry Tannenbaum, Co founder of Mill,  joins the show to talk about.
Harry's experience at Nest and building products that are really good for that planet.The Mill process of finding PM fit as a hardware startup.Harry's decision to go DTC, "core vs. context", and how he thinks about evaluating BD and partnership collaboration opportunities Lessons learned from Harry as a first time founder and the importance of ideating tactfully. 

Joel Pollick, Co founder and CEO of Percent Pledge, joins the show to talk about
The three main challenges that consumers wrestle with when it comes to giving back.Building a culture of giving, shifting from paycheck to purpose, and a generation that gives moreThe importance of reinforcing your mission...over, and over again.  

David Sauers, Co founder of Royal Restrooms, joins the show to talk about:
A porta potty mishap that led to building one of the largest and most successful portable sanitation companies.The explosion of the sanitation market post-COVID, and the market opportunity in public restrooms.Maintaining a high level of professioal services while scaling Royal Restrooms.Royal Restrooms franchise model and what David looks for in business partners to expand the company's footprint.

David Meltzer, author, coach, speaker and co founder of Sports 1 Marketing joins the show to talk about:
Growing up in a family with "not-enough" to a $3.5B exit and building the most successful sports  agency in the world. Losing everything (>$100M) and having to rebuild a sense of purpose in the founders' journey.Dave's model for prioritization and time management, as well as ways to create a better working relationship and deeper connection with your partner/spouse.

Chris "Tito" Sestito, CEO and Co founder of HiddenLayer, joins the show to talk about

- How prepared (or unprepared) companies and our government is for the evolution of AI

- Raising a $50M round from Microsoft, Booz Allen Hamilton, IBM, and Capital One, and Chris' thoughts around building a business with strategic capital and partnerships.

- How Tito and team think about prioritizing what HiddenLayer works on when the total addressable market is HUGE and customers want it all, now.

Tom McLeod, Founder and Executive Director of Arkive, joins the show to talk about:
Re-imagining the art museum and the founding story behind Arkive.Breaking down the collectibles space and the evolution of NFT's and digital creative works.Lessons learned from shipping 17 iPhone apps, and measuring "speed to learning" as Tom's ultimate KPIWhy the wave of Gen AI apps is very different than the rise of mobile apps.Keeping love, passion, and business separate.