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Episode 295: Keith O'Briant, CEO of Hydrinity

 Get ready for an extraordinary episode of Behind Company Lines, hosted by Julian Torres. In this captivating interview, Julian sits down with Keith O'Briant, the visionary CEO of Hydrinity, a revolutionary skincare brand. Brace yourself for a fascinating discussion as Keith shares his remarkable journey and unveils the groundbreaking regenerative skin science behind Hydrinity. Discover the secrets behind their exceptional products that have transformed the lives of countless individuals worldwide.

Keith and Julian dive deep into the innovative advancements that have propelled Hydrinity to the forefront of the skincare industry. Prepare to be amazed as they discuss the company's origins, its cutting-edge research, and its unwavering commitment to making your skin healthy. 

Don't wait any longer – click now and join us for an enlightening conversation that will revolutionize your skincare routine.

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Episode 294: Tomer Molovinsky, CEO & Co-founder at Per Diem

Get ready to dive into the captivating world of Per Diem, the revolutionary white-label mobile app solutions transforming the restaurant industry. In this episode of Behind Company Lines, host Julian Torres interviews Tomer Molovinsky, the CEO and co-founder of Per Diem. Discover how Per Diem evolved from Tomer's previous experiences at OpenTable and Resy, and how they seized the opportunity to create a Starbucks app-like service.

Explore the incredible traction Per Diem has gained, with over a hundred stores, including renowned establishments like Chip City in New York. Gain insights into the risks they face in today's ever-changing world and learn about their ambitious long-term vision. Don't miss this enlightening conversation that will challenge your perspective on the future of the restaurant industry. 

Tune in now to unlock the secrets behind Per Diem's success!

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Episode 293: Antti Nivala, Founder & CEO of M-Files

Get ready for a jaw-dropping episode of Behind Company Lines as Julian Torres sits down with Antti Nivala, the visionary founder and CEO of M-Files, the groundbreaking metadata-driven document management platform. In this captivating interview, Antti reveals his incredible journey from zero to a hundred million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) as a SaaS business. Discover the challenges he faced, the lessons he learned, and the secrets behind M-Files' skyrocketing success.

Don't miss out on this exclusive interview with Antti Nivala, the man who turned M-Files into a game-changing industry leader.

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Episode 292: Sourabh Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO at Skit.ai

In this exclusive episode, our host Julian Torres sits down with Sourabh Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO of Skit.Ai, a global conversation voice AI startup. Join us as we uncover the incredible early journey of Skit.Ai, starting from its roots in India and growing into a prominent player in the voice AI industry.

In this thought-provoking interview, Julian and Sourabh delve into the transformative power of AI in the voice AI environment. They explore the various AI elements that have reshaped the landscape, discussing how these advancements are revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. Prepare to be inspired and gain valuable insights into the future of voice AI technology. 

Don't miss this captivating episode of Behind Company Lines with Sourabh Gupta of Skit.Ai!

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Chai Nadig has a bias for action and is skilled at building tangible tech for good products. His expertise in software and logistics, and keenness for social impact make him the perfect candidate to found a company such as LiquiDonate. LiquiDonate is a sustainable social impact solution for retailers and businesses to donate unsellable goods to nonprofits.

Diz Petit is the Founder and CEO of LiquiDonate, a sustainable social impact solution for businesses and nonprofits. She received her BA in Organizational Communication and her MBA in Sustainable Social Impact.

LiquiDonate combines Diz's years of experience working with tech companies to implement social impact programs that leverage their existing business model and evolving technologies with her love for the work and people of nonprofits. With an ambitious mission, Diz set out to reduce landfill waste and enable circularity by connecting retailers’ excess, unsold, and returned inventory to nonprofits via seamless technology with the founding of LiquiDonate.

Prior to founding LiquiDonate, Diz was employee 15 at Postmates, spoke at the UN on Food Security, and won the Time Magazine Invention of the Year award for one of the social impact products she helped build.

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Lee Blaylock is the co-founder of ConstructionBevy,  GolfBevy, and Annandale Capital.

Starting his career at Dell (badge #244) for 7 years mostly in R&D, Lee was their 2nd ex-pat and worked two years in London and Frankfurt. He then went to Oracle, where he left as a consulting group Practice Director.

The first company he started, ServiceLane, was venture backed and sold to NYSE:OC. He is the co-founder and former Managing Director of Annandale Capital, a Financial Times 300 Registered Investment Advisor managing $1.2b in institutional and private client assets.   

He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, was named by D Magazine as a Top 20 Entrepreneur, has been the volunteer Dallas Chapter Director for StartUp Grind since 2012 and serves on several civic boards, mostly focused on helping entrepreneurs.  

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After starting out as a CPA at Deloitte, Brett Turner worked in a financial reporting & GAAP specialist in Controller roles prior to his time at Amazon managing SEC reporting. After leaving Amazon, Brett developed a strong track record for building, financing, and growing tech startups as a CFO. Prior to starting Trovata in 2016, he raised over $100M through equity and debt financings with successful exits at 3 enterprise startups generating over $500M in shareholder value.

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A serial entrepreneur, Mike Jacobs excels at inventing new technologies for the restaurant sector. Through founding Tap.in2, Ordermark, Nextbite, and Team Kitchens he honed his expertise in combining high-tech with experiential marketing for food, sports, and entertainment brands to create new business modalities. He brings to KDS a commitment to innovation and fostering a positive company culture, accompanied by skills in product development and marketing. Mike enjoys getting in the trenches, particularly digging into KDS’ underlying data science. Indeed, his background with the FBI gives him a unique vantage point on data-driven tech: as a counterintelligence analyst, he was responsible for a task force that worked with the U.S. DoD & Intelligence Community. For this service, he was nominated for the Director of National Intelligence’s National Counterintelligence Award. Mike is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley.

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Meade Lewis is an Eagle Scout with a passion for the environment and a hardware and sensor expert. As the CEO of mIQroTech, he leads the team in predicting oil and gas pipeline leaks before they occur. With a background as the Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO) of multiple successful oil and gas firms, as well as experience in "Big Data" analytics, Meade also knows the value of intelligence gathering and the capabilities of massive analytic platforms on that data. Over $30 Billion worth of products is lost due to oil and gas pipeline leaks. With those, irreparable damage is done to the environment. What they are accomplishing at mIQrotech isn't just saving their customers these billions of lost dollars, they are helping protect the environment and changing the world. 

Learn more about his work using the links below: 
www.mIQroTech.com 
www.miqroaware.com 
www.miqt.com 

Here is a link to his TEDx Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/meade_lewis_teaching_old_industries_new_tricks

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Ravi Parikh is a 2x founder with over a decade of experience building and scaling B2B SaaS startups from the ground up. Ravi is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Airplane, the developer platform for building internal tools. Prior to co-founding Airplane, Ravi co-founded Heap, a digital insights platform, in 2013 with a former classmate from Stanford. During his time at Heap, he led go-to-market efforts and helped scale the company to a $960M valuation and 350 employees. Before building Heap, Ravi started his career as a musician with several published tracks.

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