Jose Gaztambide, CEO of Goodmaps highlights the importance of caring about people, knowing the value you bring, and work-life balance as a founder. 

Goodmaps is furthering the cause of accessible navigation with its digital indoor mapping solution. They provide a customer portal where venue owners can access and edit their digital maps in multiple views: 2D floor-plan, 3D model, and LiDAR point cloud.

Matt Langan, CEO of Stuccco hopped back on the podcast to talk about growth - personal and professional. Stuccco is a startup in the 2021 Fellowship spring cohort and we are excited to see where this company is headed. 

Listen to Matt Langan's first episode on Awesome Inc's podcast here (episode 39). 

Ben Smock with Canopy Kentucky in Louisville, KY sat down with Garrett and Liz to share how they are a driving force for encouraging Kentucky companies to be better and why this matters. 

Stay tuned for Ben's dad joke at the end of the episode (27:51).

Rebecca Webb of Community Inspired Solutions, Inc. (CIS) (and co-working member of Awesome Inc) shares why a Facebook post led her to make a difference in Lexington after an outbreak of youth violence in 2014. 

Listen to CIS's podcast Through Their Eyes, In Their Words.

Taylor Sears, COO of Silent Guard (and a co-working member of Awesome Inc) shared his team's story and why working around other startups have been valuable for a growing company. 

The Awesome Inc team honors Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame inductee Kent Taylor who recently passed away. retells his business story as told in the chapters of Unbridled Spirit: Lessons in Life and Business from Kentucky's Most Successful Entrepreneurs.

Thank you to Noah Wonder for providing the music in this episode.

In part 2, John Fox wraps up his conversation focusing on how he helps people. He shares his coaching method and questions he asks to add value to companies and find the burning desire behind a person's why.

In part 1, After running his own business for over a decade, Jon Fox became passionate about helping business owners who are pressing their noses to the grindstone day in and day out. In this episode, Jon shares his background along with how he didn't spend unnecessary time in school, gained experience, went through a business drought, and came out more effective on the other side.

This episode is for founders.

In part 2, Jake Miller wraps up his conversation with Liz and Garrett by sharing about his journey from being a corporate innovator to startup founders, what prompted the career jump, and advice he’d give to others.

This is for innovators. 

In part 1, Jake Miller, co-founder, and CEO of Toggle Health in Louisville, KY is a corporate innovator turned startup founder. He gives extensive insight and practical advice that can only come from someone who has experienced both sides of the innovation spectrum.