614Startups

Building an enterprise solution is one thing. Selling to enterprises and getting them to buy is another. The rubber really meets the road when the proverbial question comes up, do you integrate with our existing suite of software solutions? Ryan Lunka and his team at Blended Edge are helping software teams deliver product integrations faster, easier, and more cost-effectively while address the security implications of being part of an enterprise’s suite of applications. Enjoy!

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https://www.blendededge.com/

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With the post-pandemic reopening ramping up, Kevin Lloyd, Co-Founder and CEO of MYLE and his team want to Make Your Life Entertaining. The restaurant, entertainment, and tourism industries were hit hard in 2020, which had the benefit of giving MYLE an opportunity to pivot and position themselves for growth in 2021 and beyond. The app helps users find fun and memorable entertainment options while helping entertainment venues, restaurants, and cities compete for the highly coveted and competitive discretionary spending of consumers. Enjoy!

Kevin Lloyd is also the Co-Founder of ColumbusBlack.com and Director at Venture Suite. 

You can find  Kevin Lloyd on  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinlloydtheleader 

https://twitter.com/kevinllloyd?lang=en 

https://columbusblack.com/  

You can find Elio Harmon on 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elio-harmon-ba4a8747/ 

https://twitter.com/614startups 

https://www.614startups.com/loyd

The global professional hair care market is projected to grow to over $26 billion by 2026. The black hair care market specifically is valued at over $2 billion. Maurice Womack, Founder of HairDrop is helping barbers, beauticians, and stylists get the hair, beauty, and styling products they need in one hour or less. No need to leave the shop or wait a whole day to get what you need, HairDrop is like the DoorDash of hair care. Maurice discusses the idea behind HairDrop, how he and his team are solving for inventory and logistics, and why HairDrop should be on your startup watchlist. Enjoy!

Brands have always striven to be part of their customers' lives. Think Tide, Dawn, Nike, and all the other brands that help us make it through our day. Ron and the team at Huumanize help brands tell their stories in ways that resonate with their customers and drive early adoption and lifetime customer value. Over the next decade, brands will not only have to compete to be part of our lives, they will have to compete to become part of our reality. Are you and your company ready for a fully augmented world? Enjoy!

Why does health insurance cost what it costs? Why does the cost go up every year? And with the ever rising cost of health care why do health outcomes for Americans still lag behind the rest of the world? On this episode, Elio interviews Ross Klosterman, Co-Founder of UnifiHealth, a health insurance company working to transform the experience of the 160 million Americans who receive their insurance through their employer. Ross discusses costs, risk, incentives, health outcomes and so much more. Enjoy!

People today are busier than ever. Companies are scrambling to find ways to bring their services to us instead of us going to them. The list is long. From dinner to groceries, everything is at our fingertips. Vohnt, a Columbus, Ohio-based, automotive care company is bringing automotive maintenance and detailing to you. Well not exactly. It feels that way since Vohnt picks up your vehicle, performs the service, and then drops it back off to you. Check out our interview with Andrew Hulse, Co-Founder of Vohnt as he shares Vohnt's story and strategy as another B2C company launches in Test City, U.S.A.

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On this episode, Elio interviews Natalie Moretz, Vice President of Bernstein Private Wealth Management. Natalie discusses why planning and management matters for non-profits especially small-to-medium sized non-profits without a full-time financial manager. Natalie also delves into the world of planning and private wealth management for founders who are building successful businesses with an exit in the near future or those who intended to keep their company in the family. Enjoy.

On this episode, Elio interviews Lauren Parker, President & CEO of FrazierHeiby. FrazierHeiby is an award-winning PR and marketing communications agency with staff in Columbus and New York City. Lauren shares her insights into why startups need to think about marketing, communications, and PR as three very distinct disciplines that need to work together to solve business challenges. From aligning goals to crisis management, having a clear communications plan is indispensable for fast-growing companies. Enjoy!

On this episode, Elio interviews Paul Reeder, Executive Director of the Center for Innovation Strategies at The Ohio State University. Center for Innovation Strategies (CIS) is an academic center housed at the Fisher College of Business. CIS collaborates across campus and in the community as a facilitator and connector to promote innovation at Ohio State and beyond. CIS programs are designed to help our students and industry partners learn from academic and industry experts, engage with and influence the talent pipeline and connect with the broader innovation ecosystem. Paul shares his experience building and exiting a swimwear company that was sued by Speedo, an encounter he wears as a badge of honor. Paul now spends his time teaching the next generation of entrepreneurs by developing innovation projects for some of the world's biggest brands. Enjoy!

On this episode, Elio interviews Doug McCullough, Co-Founder of Color Coded Labs, Co-Founder of Black Tech Columbus, and CIO of the City of Dublin, Ohio. Color Coded Labs finds, trains, and sets people of color up at companies ready to innovate at a greater scale. Doug shares his passion for jazz, how musical composition translates to coding, and why Color Coded Labs is what we need to close the wage gap in this country and increase the number of people of color working, leading and founding companies in the tech industry. Enjoy!