Story in a Bottle
By Dan Maccarone
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Description
One of the best things about the world of technology is that you can end up in it having come from any direction. The stories behind how some of the most successful founders, venture capitalists, designers, etc are fascinating and every week Charming Robot's Dan Maccarone sits down over our guests favorite cocktail, wine or beer to hear their where they came from and what they've learned along the way.
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CleanJo Piazza | Jo Piazza is an award-winning journalist and writer - known for her approach to covering the behind the scenes perspectives of the world’s most taboo or inaccessible topics. From fiction to non- she’s explored a lot of unchartered territory; the world | 5/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBart Mroz | As the tech industry has evolved there is one thing that has separated those who have been successful from those who were not - and that is their adaptability to change. This is a quality that Bart Mroz, CEO of SUMO Heavy Industries, | 5/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSehreen Noor Ali | At the height of the information age, emphasis on education is also at an all-time high and conversations about the best approach and paths to success are in abundance. Sehreen Noor Ali, VP, Business Development at Kaplan, | 4/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlex Zalben | When it comes to content - on the internet or otherwise - people usually fall predominantly into a category of “consumer” or “creator,” but can you be both? Alex Zalben’s passion for entertainment started at a young age - with a love of Monty Py | 4/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanArikia Millikan | Arikia Millikan is a journalist and entrepreneur with a resume that boasts digitizing traditionally print-centric brands. It’s a career that’s given her a fair share of behind-the-scenes experiences with the epidemic that’s overtaking the industry - | 4/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAustin Smith | If you’ve ever dreamed of your hobby becoming a career, Austin Smith’s story will resonate with you. Growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, Austin’s earliest interest was music, which led him to be the music director at his dad’s church at the ripe old a | 4/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlex Leo | Alex Leo is a news content and product development expert - with a resume that includes roles at ABC news, Reuters, and most recently as VP of Audience Development at the Daily Beast. And while there’s no shortage of great experience in the field, | 3/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGabriel Snyder | As technology has evolved, the distribution channels for audiences and consumption of content are at an all time high, the world of journalism is facing unprecedented pressure to “evolve or die.” This problem, however, is not new. | 3/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNisha Chittal | As both a journalist and digital strategist, with a background in social media marketing for large brands and a passion for politics, the stars seemed to align for Nisha Chittal during this past election cycle. | 3/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDerek Parham | As the dust settles on a historical election season and people continue to comb through all of the factors that lead to its results - one thing remains top of mind: the role of digital. Derek Parham, who acted as Deputy CTO of the Hillary Clinton campa... | 3/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDana Schwartz | As the world of journalism continues to evolve, so does the role of writers who exist within it. Enter Dana Schwartz. While her resume calls her an Arts and Entertainment writer for the Observer, that’s hardly encompassing of her “day job.” At 24, | 3/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCharles Adler | Charles Adler embodies the true spirit of being a maker in the age of the internet - starting with the inception of an idea through prototyping, beta testing and ultimately launching and evolving as he goes. | 2/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSara Chipps | Sara Chipps is, first and foremost, a developer. At a very young age, growing up in New Jersey she was intrigued with the internet and all the possibility it held. As a student, she pursued coding with a passion - overcoming the hurdles that come along... | 2/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSoren Bowie | One of the themes of Story in a Bottle is that there’s no one path to a career in ___. Soren Bowie, a writer and editor at Cracked, is certainly the embodiment of that. While Soren was always interested in entertainment, | 2/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEve Peyser | Gizmodo Night Editor Eve Peyser always knew she wanted to be a writer. However, it was a chance encounter at a bar with a college friend paired with her talent for comedy that has landed her firmly at the intersection of journalism & comedy, | 2/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRobert Simonson | Author Robert Simonson always knew he wanted to be a writer, but even in his early career, never imagined where he ultimately ended up. Starting out as a theatre reporter in New York, but he grew tired of the beat and made a bold move into the world wi... | 1/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSusan McPherson | “We’re living in an era where companies can stand for something,” says Susan McPherson, founder of McPherson Strategies, a consultancy that connects brands and social good. Starting out as a journalist at USA Today, | 1/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMerrill Brown | Merrill Brown has worn many hats over the course of his career in journalism; beginning at the Washington Post to founding editor-in-chief of MSNBC.com, he’s seen first hand the evolution of the industry. From printing to mass distribution and the impr. | 1/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRebecca Soffer | One of the unfortunate, universal truths of humanity is that, at one point or another, everyone deals with the loss of a loved one. Be it a family member, close friend, spouse or partner, grief can manifest in many forms and stages, | 1/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTony Mugavero | A natural entrepreneur is someone who, despite his best effort, can only excel in business when he works for himself. However, when he can also focus that drive with the clear vision to see opportunity where others do not, | 12/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJenna Matecki | One of the most valuable characteristics an entrepreneur can possess is having a well-rounded background of roles and perspectives over the course of his or her career - establishing a baseline of context and experiences to better serve in business pur... | 12/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWill Mayo | As technology continues to evolve and consumer habits shift so do trends in content creation in order to reach people in myriad ways. And while there is no end in sight, Will Mayo, founder of Spoken Layer is doubling down on sound. | 11/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGillian Morris | Gillian Morris, founder of travel app Hitlist, has a story that is unsurprisingly filled with travel; from family trips to Canada as a kid, a stint living in a bell tower in Paris, and journalist gig in Turkey, | 11/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBrad Svrluga | A strong investment thesis can help VCs sift through the plethora of companies that come their way. With Primary Ventures, Brad Svrluga’s second venture firm, he’s focused on companies that are solving real problems with SAAS products for both busines | 11/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCaitlin Strandberg | Caitlin Strandberg has a resume that spans many industries and roles -- from studying history in undergrad and a MBA from Harvard post-grad, to a stint in content creation and publishing in the music world, | 11/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCharlie O’Donnell | In the high risk world of venture capital, investors need to not only be savvy, but also innovative. Charlie O’Donnell stands out in the crowd as one such VC whose process is nothing less than unorthodox. The native New Yorker and sole partner of Brook. | 11/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBianca Caampued | Bianca Caampued, one of two small girls who founded the aptly named Small Girls PR, began her career under the equally appropriate internet pseudonym BiancaRocksOut. In those early days, she rocked out in every aspect of her life, | 10/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMichael Cervieri | If there are two sides to every story, it seems that at the speed in which information travels these days, and the multitude of sources, perspectives are, more than ever, in great conflict. Enter Michael Cervieri. | 10/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRenee DiResta | Renee DiResta's career has been far from conventional; from a government gig to programmer-turned-trader on Wall Street to a stint as a VC in Silicon Valley, she's certainly appreciated many points of view. Today, | 10/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTomer Sharon | In the world of User Experience, the argument of formal education vs. on the job training is bigger than ever. One could argue that Tomer Sharon began his education in User Experience long before the field even existed. | 10/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDrew Grant | Drew Grant has spent the better part of her professional career at the forefront pop culture; from her early days as an editorial assistant at 236.com to establishing one of Observer’s most successful verticals, | 9/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFirat Parlak | Firat Parlak is a true problem solver, but his path to becoming a professional User Experience Designer came about through a series of unconventional steps. As a 14-year-old, he immigrated to the United States from Turkey, | 9/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanElizabeth Osder | If anyone has been at the forefront of innovation in media and technology for as long as the World Wide Web has existed, Elizabeth Osder can certainly claim that title. Growing up in Englewood, New Jersey, one of her earliest memories was spending time... | 9/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCody Brown | It’s been said that “if you do what you love, you never work a day in your life” and Cody Brown is the true embodiment of that. Not to discredit the hard work he’s done, but in always allowing his passions to drive his pursuits, | 9/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPrita Kumar | Prita Kumar boasts an impressive resume where her academic accolades are only surpassed by her practical experience. As a NYU Stern graduate, her trajectory seemed clear as she embarked on a life in the world of finance. However, | 8/31/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJesse Middleton | Jesse Middleton is, at his core, a problem solver. Early in his career, he used this ability, in addition to his natural curiosity of the internet, to found and “pivot” several companies. Ultimately, his trial and error of his businesses lead him to | 8/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJocelyn Leavitt | While Jocelyn Leavitt has had a clear goal throughout her academic and professional career - to make education more accessible - her path to achieving it has been anything but. The spark was ignited while she was majoring in geography at Dartmouth, | 8/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNihal Mehta | Nihal Mehta has been investing in the mobile space for the last 15 years, long before he became General Partner of Eniac Ventures. In fact, he started his career founding one of the earliest mobile ad products, | 8/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanElizabeth Green | It’s been said that “knowledge is power” and no one embraces that more than Elizabeth Green. She has dedicated her life and career to bringing information to the masses in the hopes of bettering the US education system. | 8/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRob Markman | Rob Markman is the storyteller’s storyteller. Growing up in the in the heart of the cultural epicenter that was Brooklyn in the 80s & 90s, during the birth of rap music, he was hooked on to the genre early on. However, | 7/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaddy Maxey | Maddy Maxey boasts a career path that spans a variety roles and industries - from Tommy Hilfiger to General Assembly she has covered the fashion and technology realms with fluidity and ease, and at 23, it’s only just the beginning. | 7/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAndy Ellwood | Andy Ellwood started his first company at the age of 12 - a lawn care business unlike your typical teen gig - one that stayed in the family, and passed from brother to brother for 19 years. That experience, paired with his focus on finance at Texas A&M, | 7/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAllison Goldberg & Jen Jamula | Alli Goldberg and Jen Jamula have made a career out of coaching people to face their greatest fear; public speaking. It's a position they ended up in almost by happenstance. As Yale University theater grads, | 7/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDennis Mortensen | Dennis Mortensen is a serial entrepreneur, despite his best efforts to avoid it; seemingly ingrained in his blood, Dennis comes from a lineage of business owners and seeing their painstaking efforts while growing up, originally hoped to avoid that path. | 6/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJackie Cuscuna & Brian Smith | When Brian Smith and Jackie Cuscuna met, they were teachers. However, as time would have it, their relationship and careers have evolved to a place they could’ve never imagined. Over a decade later, as their relationship evolved, | 6/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJenny Boylan | Jenny Boylan has spent her life and career in constant transition. She embodies this evolution not only as a personal motivator and measure for progress as a notable member of the transgender community, but professionally, | 6/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStephen Elliot | It has been said that often the truth is stranger than fiction, and no one demonstrates that more than Stephen Elliot, founder of The Rumpus. He has spent his life using writing and filmmaking as an outlet for expression when he often had nothing else. | 6/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMichele Serro | Michele Serro’s career has been driven by finding and seizing opportunities as they are presented to her. As a kid, this meant that a natural singing talent turned into a pursuit of an Opera career and training at both Julliard and Indiana University. | 6/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOz Lubling | Oz Lubling’s lifelong obsession with the internet began at its inception; in a time when there were no rules or standards, he split is passions between graduate school years focused on Computer Science and a love for creating products and pushing the | 5/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAllison Schrager | Allison Schrager doesn't see obstacles, only opportunities. As a student with no mathematical background she set out and earned a PhD in economics from Columbia University. When her graduate advisor failed her, | 5/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWesley Verhoeve | Wesley Verhoeve has made a career of helping others tell their story: from his time in the music industry, to partnering with startups, and most notably as a photographer, he finds the gifts that each brings to the table and helps to emphasize them. | 5/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAndrea Syrtash | One of the ever-growing concerns as the digital world expands is what effect it will have on relationships; from business correspondence to social media to online dating, we’re constantly changing the way we interact with one another. | 5/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJohn Gardner | If there’s one constant in the startup world it’s that no two companies can follow the same path to reach the same conclusions; LearnVest is no different. Over Ridge Three Valley Zinfandel, CFO and cofounder John Gardner recounts their very comprehens | 4/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLiz Wessel | Some people have an entrepreneurial sense ingrained in their very persona, and Liz Wessel is a perfect embodiment of that. In fact, she has been systematically starting and pioneering companies and thought leadership in a real way since her days in col... | 4/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDan Frommer | Dan Frommer, editor-in-chief of ReCode, has made a career at the crossroads of technology and journalism. Growing up as a tech enthusiast-turned-developer, on the surface it would seem surprising that he ended up in journalism. However, | 4/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanElizabeth Spiers | When it comes to content and the internet, Elizabeth Spiers is one of the most influential names in the business. Born and raised in rural Alabama, Elizabeth changed the face of writing for the web when she became Founding Editor of Gawker, | 4/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlbert Wenger | As the startup world continues to expand, with it the myriad opportunities and options for success do as well; and no one process suits everyone. As a partner at preeminent VC firm Union Square Ventures, Albert Wenger navigates that everyday, | 3/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMeghan Graham | As interconnectivity of the world increases, so does the call for authenticity and two-way, flexible, communication. Brands who once dominated the marketing conversations are now struggling to find meaningful ways to engage with their customers, | 3/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTony Hendra | Tony Hendra is, without question, one of comedy’s living legends. Described by the Independent of London as “one of the most brilliant comic talents of the post-war period,” Tony boasts a career including being one of the original editors of the Nat | 3/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRachel Sklar | One of the paramount needs of an industry so dependent on innovation as tech is the ability to understand varied perspectives and experiences; and yet still, the issue of diversity, specifically gender representation, is longstanding. It’s an issue that | 3/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAvi Flombaum | With exponential growth in innovation and tech, the world around it has shifted, leaving opportunity for new jobs and new fields that never existed before; it’s a sector that was created by a generation of makers who saw the early days of the internet . | 3/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJessica Beck | By her resume alone, it’s no surprise that Jessica Beck is a successful startup founder: from her roots at Harvard Business School and experience at McKinsey, she has been brought up with a sustainable business acumen. However, | 2/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJustin McLeod | Online dating is a crowded space and becoming increasingly so across platforms. Seemingly a new phenomenon over the past few years, this extreme growth could be attributed to a time in 2011 when, within two weeks of each other, | 2/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHilary Mason | One of the most important and valuable commodities in the digital world is data. However, accessing and harnessing this powerful resource can be intimidating; that’s where Hilary Mason and her team at Fast Forward Labs step in with their goal to demyst. | 2/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNick Chirls | The world of venture capital in New York City tech has changed significantly in the past decade with access to investment for early stage companies becoming more and more challenging. Enter Notation Capital and it’s co-founder, Nick Chirls, | 2/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlanna Gregory | As we’ve learned, there is no clear path to successful entrepreneurship and Alanna Gregory’s story is a shining example of that. With an engineering background and beginnings in the world of finance, she was unexpectedly struck with inspiration. Now, | 1/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChris Messina | Chris Messina is the Developer Experience Lead at Uber, a role he attributes to a life “peppered with serendipity.” A native New Englander, he’s also lived a life that truly embodies the spirit of the internet - a place where everyone has an equal v | 1/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlexandra Cavoulacos | There comes a time when a person struggles with the “What If” moment in their life and/or career. For Alexandra Cavoulacos, that fork in the road came when she had to decide between continuing down the stable and successful partner track as a consulta | 1/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJay Parkinson | The medical industry, while growing and innovating all the time, appears to be stuck in the past; often leaving patients needing something more user friendly. Jay Parkinson, MD, is trying to rethink that world, | 1/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLindsey Green | Lindsey Green has a life checklist and she’s quickly making her way through it. Currently, as the VP of Corporate Communications at Bustle, she is embracing being a millennial - a point of personal pride - as she helps manage the most successful site f. | 12/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMatt Lieber | While he's probably best known from Gimlet Media's StartUp podcast, Matt Lieber's relationship with the audio world harkens back to his undergraduate days, where he ran the radio station at his alma mater, Bowdoin College. | 12/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBrooke Moreland | As a second-time founder, Brooke Moreland has been through it all. She’s watched her former company, Fashism, skyrocket to the front page of the fashion section of the New York Times, receive endorsement and investment from celebrity investors like Ash. | 12/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMike Rothman | “There are no shortcuts to enlightenment.” That quote by Mike Rothman sums up his approach to the impressive career and life that he has lead thus far. In this episode, Mike, the co-founder of Fatherly, a new parenting product that takes a unique a | 11/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaya Baratz | Maya Baratz spent her childhood filling up dozens of notebooks passionately writing. At the time, she had no idea that what seemed to be a necessary reality for her own personal psyche could translate into a career. Her love of content, however, | 11/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanErick Schonfeld | Over the past twenty years, journalism as an industry has evolved significantly. Erick Schonfeld has not only reported on tech throughout that process, but he’s been a major catalyst for innovation within the field as well. | 11/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMari Sheibley | It’s no secret that most successful products are born out of collaboration. Mari Sheibly has made a career of proving that time and time again as a designer for some of the internet’s best, including Foursquare, Rent the Runway, | 11/4/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMichael Pryor | When creating a product, often times the best approach is to start small with core group of users and use cases and grow. Michael Pryor successfully bucked that trend when he co-founded Trello, basing his company on the idea of “bringing structure to a. | 10/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKellee Khalil | Kellee Khalil grew up surrounded by entrepreneurs. Her father moved to America with a one-way ticket and an eye on the American dream. His business-minded attitude, paired with the creative influence of her florist mother, | 10/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInder Singh | Growing up, every kid wants to be an astronaut. For Inder Singh it wasn’t just a dream: he “did everything in [his] power to get there.” He threw himself into the field starting with attending Space Academy as a kid, learning to fly a plane at 16, | 10/14/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCarolyn Lanzetta | As a day trader at JP Morgan your life often resembles that of a startup founder: too much to do, constant pressure, and around the clock hours. What you may not see is a key difference in a lack of flexibility. | 10/7/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSam Kassoumeh | Unlike many of our guests, you won’t find Sam Kassoumeh on Twitter. In fact, you won’t find his profile on any social media sites. He removed them all before Snowden’s leaks, based on an inkling. Growing up in ‘Ford Country’ he was surrounded by | 9/30/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChristina Lewis Halpern | Much like many who found themselves in tech, Christina Lewis Halpern began her career in journalism. Unlike most though, it’s her first foray into tech from that world that is making the biggest splash. From covering crime in Stamford, | 9/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDennis Crowley | What if the games you played as a kid shaped your eventual career? Dennis Crowley grew up in a family that made everything into a game with the simple goal of adding an element of fun to everyday life. After graduating from Syracuse University he moved... | 9/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlexandra Klasinski | Alexandra Klasinski doesn’t play by anybody’s rules. As a Silicon Valley native, she grew up surrounded by technology and thought processes about innovation, but even immersed in the heart of it all, unsurprisingly veered away from the tech path and t | 9/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMark Mangan | Mark Mangan is the cofounder of Flavorpill Media, a company he started 15 years ago as a last ditch attempt to save a failing startup. He took one element of the existing business: an added value email newsletter, which, | 9/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTimoni West | As a digital designer, Timoni West’s portfolio started much like many others in the late 1990s: on Geocities. During those early days, when formal design education opportunities and mentorship eluded her, she applied self-motivation and a fearless appr. | 8/26/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFred Graver | It takes great skill to to be able to write consistently funny jokes on a day-to-day basis. To be able to do that across mediums as audiences adapt and technology evolves is a skill that surpasses the word ‘advanced.’ Over the past 30 years, | 8/19/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStacey Mulcahy | Stacey Mulcahy is a technologist of the masses who has built her career on “just figuring it out.” As a social worker in Ontario, Canada, her career originated both geographically and professionally far from where she is today. | 8/12/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBuzz Andersen | Buzz Andersen has a resume which reads like the starting lineup of a tech all-star team, boasting the likes of Apple, Tumblr, and Square. More impressively, however, is his learn-on-the-go attitude which got him in the door of each, | 8/5/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKelly Goldston | Kelly Goldston is a marketer after our own hearts: data-driven to the core, she’s changing the norms in the “fast fashion” space as VP of Marketing at ELOQUII.COM, her dream job. In her arsenal, the power afforded her as a digital retailer partnered | 7/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMark Graham | Many of our guests can trace their internet beginnings to one pivotal moment which changed their entire trajectory. For Decider.com’s Editor in Chief Mark Graham, it was his first search query on Netscape Navigator in 1994: “Björk. | 7/22/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAshley Granata | Ashley Granata has spent her career bringing her passion for fashion to the forefront of the tech world. As an FIT grad, she lept right in as a buyer for Bloomingdale’s (on the seemingly lowest rung of the web store) and has never looked back. However, | 7/15/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSeth Porges | Seth Porges is a jack of all trades; a journalist, tech entrepreneur, TV personality, and semi-professional karaoke enthusiast, who is constantly jumping between media in pursuit of his interests. As a young man he became interested in pursuing a caree... | 7/8/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlex Tryon | When Alex Tryon finally got her first bonus at American Express, all she wanted to was buy a piece of art by Jock Sturges, her favorite artist. But the gallery world road blocked her and painted her into a virtual corner; thus, the idea for her startup, | 7/1/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUlrik Hogrebe | As Creative Director of one of the world’s most well-known and respected news organizations, BBC News, Ulrik Hogrebe definitely has his tasks set out for him. This is true especially when you consider the ever evolving landscape of how news is created, | 6/24/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLauren Leto | When Lauren Leto, at age 22, started a blog listing random text messages from her boyfriend and friends, she had no dream or idea that it would immediately turn into the massive success that Texts From Last Night became, | 6/17/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNeil Capel | As the founder and CEO-turned-Chairman of Sailthru, Neil Capel has spent many of his days helping brands personalize every interaction they have with consumers. In fact, thinking about these meaningful interactions is something he and his family have b... | 6/10/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAubrey Sabala | Aubrey Sabala is a leading marketer in tech, with many major brands who credit part of their success to her time there: Facebook, AOL, Digg, and currently, Google, to name a few. In fact, @Aubs, as she's known to her over 28 thousand Twitter followers, | 6/3/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKevin Kearney | Kevin Kearney is one of the foremost thought leaders of user experience in the industry. He studied literature and philosophy, but transitioned to a career in UX largely before the discipline existed. Websites were haphazardly assembled with few goals .. | 5/27/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlli Mooney | In the digital universe, Allison Mooney plays a role which is rare and invaluable in what makes and breaks a product’s success; in identifying trends, she has her finger on the pulse of how people are engaging, | 5/20/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJonathan Basker | Jonathan Basker has spent his career becoming an expert in people. As a self-described “dork” in his early years growing up in sleepy Issaquah, WA (fun fact: where Harry and the Hendersons was filmed) and majoring in poetry in University of Washington | 5/13/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKate Lee | Kate Lee is a Senior Editor at Medium.com; a role which is the perfect culmination of the career path that precedes it. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, she started her career as a reporter for US Weekly. However, | 5/6/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLockhart Steele | Lockhart Steele has spent his life taking a revolutionary approach to publishing. Even as an eight year old, his passion was well established as he spent his free time breaking local school news stories (by way of a typewriter and photocopier) with two... | 4/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKatie Welch | Katie Welch is the Executive Vice President of Global Brands at Weber Shandwick which is a hefty title and even more hefty responsibility. As a self-described steward of brands, she is responsible for how major companies communicate with their customer... | 4/22/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGavin Purcell | While it creates exceptional opportunities for growth, one of the biggest challenges in tech is helping older media embrace them, especially TV. Enter Gavin Purcell. As Producer of the Emmy-winning team behind the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, | 4/15/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLara Crystal | Lara Crystal is a founder amongst founders, and frankly, our hero. As one of the brains behind Minibar, she is bridging the gap of all things hot in tech startups at the moment -- mobile, on demand services ... and alcohol. That’s right, | 4/8/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRafat Ali | Rafat Ali is best known for his coverage of the New York tech scene -- which he’s done since dot-com boom 1.0 went bust. However, what’s amazing is that he began his career as a computer engineer, pre-internet in India and found his way into the indu | 4/1/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEllie Wheeler | As we’ve learned about the tech industry thus far, the road to success is usually unpaved. This week we learn that becoming a VC is not dissimilar. Ellie Wheeler is a principal at Greycroft Partners, where she is a Series A investor and has been invest | 3/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDavid Kassan | Early in his career, David Kassan lead a double life: interactive art director by day and painter by night. While designing and quickly rising through the ranks of one of dot-com 1.o's largest consulting companies, iXL, and later at Digital Club Network, | 3/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCaroline McCarthy | Spoiler alert: Caroline McCarthy ended up in tech despite her best efforts to avoid it. It’s true. After sitting down over Pine Barrens whiskey she shared her story of having an innate interest in tech, but after experiencing the isolating and stereoty. | 3/4/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChris O’Leary | One of the biggest, and often overlooked, challenges in product and brand building is that of identifying your audience, but beyond that, is reaching that audience. As technology advances and “touch points” are exponentially increasing, | 2/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCaroline Waxler | It’s our opinion that the best entrepreneurs, very simply, are greater than the sum of their experiences, and have found the best ways to extract value from each. Case in point: Caroline Waxler. In her career, | 2/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSteve Schlafman | In the ecosystem of the startup and tech world, VCs play a vital role to keep the community flourishing; with the ability to coach along the best and brightest into the future, they help to cultivate innovation in many ways. Amongst them, | 2/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChristina Wallace | Christina Wallace is a tried-and-true “jack of all trades.” A self-prescribed generalist, she’s made the successful leap through many different industries and roles; from degrees in mathematics and theater from Emory, to “diva management” at the | 2/4/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMatt Lee | Matt Lee is currently a Senior Usability Researcher for Booking.com, but in his remarkable career, he has played many other roles: a Business Administration graduate, a field researcher representing companies like Canon… and Vicodin, | 1/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLindsay Kaplan | This week is another first for Story in a Bottle; for the first time we are hearing the point of view of the arguably unfairly named redheaded stepchild of the internet, social media. (We’ll pause while you process that.) But seriously, | 1/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSteve Martocci: Part Two | Last week we met with Steve Martocci and heard about the challenges of being a first time founder in the early stages of a tech startup. This week, he continues his story (as he and Dan finish the bottle Angel’s Envy bourbon) about the evolution of Gro. | 1/14/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSteve Martocci: Part One | Steve Martocci is the co-founder of Splice, a technology platform for music creators which streamlines the fragmented process of creating and sharing music, freeing musicians to spend their time and energy on the creative process. | 1/7/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNaama Bloom | It’s said that true innovation is the reduction of complexity, and if that’s the case, Naama Bloom is an innovator amongst innovators. Most recently acclaimed as the woman who brought the period to virality status, | 12/31/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGene DeRose | We at SIAB call Gene DeRose the “O.G. of the New York Tech Scene.” In his 25 year career here, he’s surely seen and been a part of his fair share of the evolution of the industry. Hailing from Westchester and going to school in Virginia, | 12/24/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKristen Hawley | Kristen Hawley has one of the most diverse and inspirational stories we’ve heard to date. With a journalism degree, background in media, love of epicurean culture and experience dabbling in the tech world, she’s created a path for herself which only b | 12/17/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRichard Blakeley | In this week’s episode we hear from Richard Blakeley who is an award-winning internet innovator and entrepreneur. However, most noteably to us, Blakeley has pursued a career of pushing the boundaries of content as he navigated through the digital world. | 12/10/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSoraya Darabi | This week's episode features our friend Soraya Darabi, the co-founder of Zady. Zady is the online destination for conscious consumers. They source and sell and make stylish apparel for men and women, and detail the stories and origins of the items prod... | 12/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRex Sorgatz | Rex Sorgatz is a jack-of-all-trades; self-described as a media collector, product strategist, creative technologist, culture hacker, writer, designer, advisor, and consultant, but who is currently spending his time as the Founder & Partner of Kinda Sor... | 11/26/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChristina Mercando | Christina Mercando is the founder of Ringly, a wearable technology company based in Brooklyn, New York which launched in June of this year. However, with 10+ years in the technology industry, Christina has taken quite the interesting path to get here. | 11/19/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTom Clifton | Tom Clifton is co-founder and head of B2B at Animoto, a subscription-based web and mobile platform that enables businesses and consumers to create dynamic, professional videos. Launched in 2007, Animoto has grown through several rounds of funding to ov... | 11/12/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAmanda Peyton | Amanda Peyton is the co-founder of Grand St., a marketplace for creative technology that was recently acquired by Etsy. Peyton is a technologist at heart and has worked at the intersection of technology and design for her entire career. | 11/5/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScott Beale | Scott Beale is the founder and primary tentacle of Laughing Squid, as well as advisor to Selfie.com and All Power Labs. Scott took his early beginnings in film to create one of the biggest art, culture and technology blogs and hosting companies (which | 10/29/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBrooke Hammerling | Brew Media Public Relations founder, Brooke Hammerling, has created one of the go-to PR companies in the tech world. Her clients have included GroupMe, General Assembly, Oracle & Refinery29 and her philosophy about working with growing companies | 10/22/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRick Webb | Rick Webb is currently the VP of People Operations at Percolate and one of New York's most well known and respected figures in technology. As the co-founder of The Barbarian Group, an angel investor, a partner at Quotidian Ventures and a mentor to so | 10/12/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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