BIZ/DEV

By Big Pixel

David Baxter has over fifteen years of experience in designing, building, and advising startups and businesses, drawing crucial insights from interactions with leaders across the greater Raleigh ar

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The podcast currently has 229 episodes available.

BIZ/DEV episodes:

July 14, 2026 Love, your business Mom w/ Anna Bullock | 227
In this episode of Biz/Dev, we sit down with Anna Bullock, portfolio founder and the voice behind your business Mom, to talk about entrepreneurship, business strategy, and what it takes to build a business with intention.
Anna shares lessons from working with founders, including how to make confident decisions, build systems that support growth, and stay focused on what matters most.

LINKS:
START HERE (newsletter + everything): https://yourbusiness.mom
PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@loveyourbusinessmom
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabullock/
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/annabullock_cs
WORK WITH ME: https://annabullock.com/contact
WORK WITH ABx2 AGENCY: https://abx2.agency/contact
FREE WEBINAR RESOURCES: https://www.annabullock.com/content/webinars
FEATURED BY: https://www.annabullock.com/features
EMAIL: [email protected]
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[email protected]

OR comment on our YouTube videos! - Big Pixel, LLC - YouTube

Our Hosts
David Baxter - CEO of Big Pixel
Gary Voigt - Creative Director at Big Pixel

The Podcast

David Baxter has been designing, building, and advising startups and businesses for over ten years. His passion, knowledge, and brutal honesty have helped dozens of companies get their start.

In Biz/Dev, David and award-winning Creative Director Gary Voigt talk about current events and how they affect the world of startups, entrepreneurship, software development, and culture.

Contact Us
[email protected]
919-275-0646
www.thebigpixel.net
FB | IG | LI | TW | TT : @bigpixelNC

Big Pixel
1772 Heritage Center Dr
Suite 201
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Music by: BLXRR

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33min
June 30, 2026 The Entrepreneur Whisperer w/ Katie Gailes | Ep. 226
In this episode of Biz/Dev, we sit down with Katie Gailes, entrepreneur, business counselor, and founder of Katie Gailes & Company, to talk about entrepreneurship, business growth, and what separates thriving companies from those that struggle to gain traction.
Katie shares lessons from decades of working with founders and small business owners, including how to find your competitive edge, avoid becoming the bottleneck in your own business, and build a company that aligns with your goals and values.
Along the way, we discuss leadership, strategy, and why entrepreneurial thinking is valuable whether you're running a business or simply navigating life.

LINKS:
Katie on LinkedIn
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Submit Your Questions to:

[email protected]

OR comment on our YouTube videos! - Big Pixel, LLC - YouTube

Our Hosts
David Baxter - CEO of Big Pixel
Gary Voigt - Creative Director at Big Pixel

The Podcast

David Baxter has been designing, building, and advising startups and businesses for over ten years. His passion, knowledge, and brutal honesty have helped dozens of companies get their start.

In Biz/Dev, David and award-winning Creative Director Gary Voigt talk about current events and how they affect the world of startups, entrepreneurship, software development, and culture.

Contact Us
[email protected]
919-275-0646
www.thebigpixel.net
FB | IG | LI | TW | TT : @bigpixelNC

Big Pixel
1772 Heritage Center Dr
Suite 201
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Music by: BLXRR

...more
34min
June 23, 2026 Magnetic Appeal w/ Emily Gerhardstein | Ep. 225
In this episode of Biz/Dev, we sit down with Emily Gerhardstein, CEO and Co-founder of LS Adaptive, to talk about building a mission-driven company at the intersection of healthcare, fashion, and innovation.
Emily shares how her experience as a caregiver inspired the creation of LS Adaptive, why inclusive design benefits more people than we realize, and what it takes to build products that solve real-world problems with dignity and independence in mind.
Along the way, we discuss bootstrapping a startup, creating a new category in the market, and how personal experiences can become the foundation for meaningful innovation.

LINKS:
Emily G on LinkedIn
LS Adaptive on LinkedIn
LS Adaptive Website
___________________________________
Submit Your Questions to:

[email protected]

OR comment on our YouTube videos! - Big Pixel, LLC - YouTube

Our Hosts
David Baxter - CEO of Big Pixel
Gary Voigt - Creative Director at Big Pixel

The Podcast

David Baxter has been designing, building, and advising startups and businesses for over ten years. His passion, knowledge, and brutal honesty have helped dozens of companies get their start.

In Biz/Dev, David and award-winning Creative Director Gary Voigt talk about current events and how they affect the world of startups, entrepreneurship, software development, and culture.

Contact Us
[email protected]
919-275-0646
www.thebigpixel.net
FB | IG | LI | TW | TT : @bigpixelNC

Big Pixel
1772 Heritage Center Dr
Suite 201
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Music by: BLXRR

...more
34min
June 16, 2026 CLEAR Vision w/ Jay Graves | Ep. 224
In this episode of Biz/Dev, we sit down with Jay Graves, founder and CEO of Leadership Canvas, to talk about what it takes to build high-performing organizations.
Jay shares lessons from his CLEAR™ methodology, why culture and leadership remain at the center of organizational success, and how leaders can create environments where people and performance thrive together.
Along the way, we discuss the growing role of AI in leadership, the importance of community, and why the strongest organizations are built on more than strategy alone.

LINKS:
Jay on LinkedIn
Leadership Canvas on LinkedIn
___________________________________
Submit Your Questions to:

[email protected]

OR comment on our YouTube videos! - Big Pixel, LLC - YouTube

Our Hosts
David Baxter - CEO of Big Pixel
Gary Voigt - Creative Director at Big Pixel

The Podcast

David Baxter has been designing, building, and advising startups and businesses for over ten years. His passion, knowledge, and brutal honesty have helped dozens of companies get their start.

In Biz/Dev, David and award-winning Creative Director Gary Voigt talk about current events and how they affect the world of startups, entrepreneurship, software development, and culture.

Contact Us
[email protected]
919-275-0646
www.thebigpixel.net
FB | IG | LI | TW | TT : @bigpixelNC

Big Pixel
1772 Heritage Center Dr
Suite 201
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Music by: BLXRR

...more
35min
June 09, 2026 Bob and Weave w/ Jake Harris | Ep. 223
In this episode of Biz/Dev, we sit down with Jake Harris, founder of buildwallet, to talk about trust, innovation, and what it takes to introduce entirely new ways of thinking to an established industry.
Jake shares his journey from construction entrepreneur to blockchain advocate, why trust remains one of the biggest challenges in project delivery, and what he's learned from building a new category around project wallets.

LINKS:
buildwallet
project wallets
___________________________________
Submit Your Questions to:

[email protected]

OR comment on our YouTube videos! - Big Pixel, LLC - YouTube

Our Hosts
David Baxter - CEO of Big Pixel
Gary Voigt - Creative Director at Big Pixel

The Podcast

David Baxter has been designing, building, and advising startups and businesses for over ten years. His passion, knowledge, and brutal honesty have helped dozens of companies get their start.

In Biz/Dev, David and award-winning Creative Director Gary Voigt talk about current events and how they affect the world of startups, entrepreneurship, software development, and culture.

Contact Us
[email protected]
919-275-0646
www.thebigpixel.net
FB | IG | LI | TW | TT : @bigpixelNC

Big Pixel
1772 Heritage Center Dr
Suite 201
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Music by: BLXRR

...more
26min
May 26, 2026 Riding the Next Wave w/ Bill Rollinson | Ep. 222
In this episode of Biz/Dev, we sit down with Bill Rollinson, Founder of Surfitlocker to talk about what it actually takes to build and scale products in fast-moving ecommerce and payments environments.
With more than a decade of experience across product management and marketing, Bill shares his perspective on launching products that not only solve problems, but actually drive adoption, revenue, and long-term growth.

LINKS:
Bill on LinkedIn
Surfitlocker on LinkedIn
___________________________________
Submit Your Questions to:

[email protected]

OR comment on our YouTube videos! - Big Pixel, LLC - YouTube

Our Hosts
David Baxter - CEO of Big Pixel
Gary Voigt - Creative Director at Big Pixel

The Podcast

David Baxter has been designing, building, and advising startups and businesses for over ten years. His passion, knowledge, and brutal honesty have helped dozens of companies get their start.

In Biz/Dev, David and award-winning Creative Director Gary Voigt talk about current events and how they affect the world of startups, entrepreneurship, software development, and culture.

Contact Us
[email protected]
919-275-0646
www.thebigpixel.net
FB | IG | LI | TW | TT : @bigpixelNC

Big Pixel
1772 Heritage Center Dr
Suite 201
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Music by: BLXRR

...more
32min
May 19, 2026 Chief People Officer w/ Erica Anderson Rooney | Ep. 221
In this episode of Biz/Dev, we sit down with Erica Anderson Rooney, founder of HER Collective and former Chief People Officer, to talk about what actually holds people back in their careers.
Erica shares her perspective from years in the C-suite making decisions on who gets promoted and paid, and why so many high-performing women still get overlooked.
We also get into how AI fits into career growth and what it takes to move from doing everything right to actually getting ahead.

LINKS:
Erica on LinkedIn
HER Collective on LinkedIn
HER Collective Website
___________________________________
Submit Your Questions to:

[email protected]

OR comment on our YouTube videos! - Big Pixel, LLC - YouTube

Our Hosts
David Baxter - CEO of Big Pixel
Gary Voigt - Creative Director at Big Pixel

The Podcast

David Baxter has been designing, building, and advising startups and businesses for over ten years. His passion, knowledge, and brutal honesty have helped dozens of companies get their start.

In Biz/Dev, David and award-winning Creative Director Gary Voigt talk about current events and how they affect the world of startups, entrepreneurship, software development, and culture.

Contact Us
[email protected]
919-275-0646
www.thebigpixel.net
FB | IG | LI | TW | TT : @bigpixelNC

Big Pixel
1772 Heritage Center Dr
Suite 201
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Music by: BLXRR

...more
37min
May 12, 2026 Hedge Your Bets w/ Mark Sears | Ep. 220
In this episode of Biz/Dev, we sit down with Mark Sears, founder of Sprout AI and former CloudFactory leader, to talk about building AI companies from the ground up.
Mark shares what it looks like to launch and support startups through a venture studio model, how AI is shaping the next generation of companies, and what founders need to think about beyond just the technology.
We also get into how to build with intention, where AI is actually creating value, and what it takes to turn early ideas into real businesses.

LINKS:
Mark on LinkedIn
Sprout AI on LinkedIn
Sprout AI Website
___________________________________
Submit Your Questions to:

[email protected]

OR comment on our YouTube videos! - Big Pixel, LLC - YouTube

Our Hosts
David Baxter - CEO of Big Pixel
Gary Voigt - Creative Director at Big Pixel

The Podcast

David Baxter has been designing, building, and advising startups and businesses for over ten years. His passion, knowledge, and brutal honesty have helped dozens of companies get their start.

In Biz/Dev, David and award-winning Creative Director Gary Voigt talk about current events and how they affect the world of startups, entrepreneurship, software development, and culture.

Contact Us
[email protected]
919-275-0646
www.thebigpixel.net
FB | IG | LI | TW | TT : @bigpixelNC

Big Pixel
1772 Heritage Center Dr
Suite 201
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Music by: BLXRR

...more
34min
May 05, 2026 Pellucid State of Mind w/ Nick Miller | Ep. 219
In this episode of Biz/Dev, we sit down with Nick Miller, founder of Pellucid Network and former AWS and In-Q-Tel leader, to talk about what actually slows companies down when adopting new technology.
Nick shares why procurement is often overlooked in digital transformation and where companies get stuck between proof-of-concept and real implementation. We also get into how AI is actually being adopted, why marketplaces are changing how software is bought, and what it takes for organizations to move faster with the right tools in place.

LINKS:
Nick on LinkedIn
Pellucid Network on LinkedIn
Pellucid Network Website
___________________________________
Submit Your Questions to:

[email protected]

OR comment on our YouTube videos! - Big Pixel, LLC - YouTube

Our Hosts
David Baxter - CEO of Big Pixel
Gary Voigt - Creative Director at Big Pixel

The Podcast

David Baxter has been designing, building, and advising startups and businesses for over ten years. His passion, knowledge, and brutal honesty have helped dozens of companies get their start.

In Biz/Dev, David and award-winning Creative Director Gary Voigt talk about current events and how they affect the world of startups, entrepreneurship, software development, and culture.

Contact Us
[email protected]
919-275-0646
www.thebigpixel.net
FB | IG | LI | TW | TT : @bigpixelNC

Big Pixel
1772 Heritage Center Dr
Suite 201
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Music by: BLXRR

...more
28min
April 28, 2026 Raphael the Sloth w/ Elizabeth Ruf | Ep. 218
In this episode of Biz/Dev, we sit down with Elizabeth Ruf of Elizabeth Ruf Consulting LLC for a fun and refreshing conversation on networking, relationships, and what it really means to be an introvert in a world that often rewards being the loudest in the room.
Elizabeth shares her perspective on building meaningful connections, showing up authentically, and finding your own rhythm in business without forcing a version of yourself that doesn’t fit.

Elizabeth on LinkedIn
Elizabeth's Website

___________________________________
Submit Your Questions to:

[email protected]

OR comment on our YouTube videos! - Big Pixel, LLC - YouTube

Our Hosts
David Baxter - CEO of Big Pixel
Gary Voigt - Creative Director at Big Pixel

The Podcast

David Baxter has been designing, building, and advising startups and businesses for over ten years. His passion, knowledge, and brutal honesty have helped dozens of companies get their start.

In Biz/Dev, David and award-winning Creative Director Gary Voigt talk about current events and how they affect the world of startups, entrepreneurship, software development, and culture.

Contact Us
[email protected]
919-275-0646
www.thebigpixel.net
FB | IG | LI | TW | TT : @bigpixelNC

Big Pixel
1772 Heritage Center Dr
Suite 201
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Music by: BLXRR

...more
27min

FAQs about BIZ/DEV:

How many episodes does BIZ/DEV have?

The podcast currently has 229 episodes available.