Brains Byte Back

In today’s episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, we speak with Bryan Janeczko, Co-Founder and CEO of Nunbelievable, a mission-based baked goods company striving to combat hunger in America; “one cookie at a time”.

Long-term listeners of Brains Byte Back will remember Janeczko from our episode back in 2020 titled “How Anyone Can Turn an Idea Into a Startup.” Janeczko kicks off the show by sharing what has been keeping him busy since we last spoke, and talks about his work with Nunbelievable. 

He talks about how the company has a one-for-one giving model. While he admits the one-for-one giving model is no longer unique, Janeczko argues that Nunbelievable sets itself apart as a for-purpose business that combines the best of running a for-profit business and supporting a cause that people care about. 

Janeczko goes on to add that their mission, to end hunger in America, is a major issue that everyone can get behind, regardless of their background or political affiliation.

To date, Nunbelievable's one-for-one model has provided over a million meals to those in need. Janeczko also goes into detail about the company's partnership with Feeding America, an organization that aims to eliminate poverty and reduce hunger, particularly in densely populated urban areas and communities of color.

And finally, we talk about the importance of conscious consumerism, and Janeczko shares why he believes it is important to be impact-focused and sustainable when it comes to business practices. 

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Our Guest🙋:

Find out more about Bryan Janeczko here (LinkedIn) -

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

Find out more about Nunbelievable (website) -

https://nunbelievable.com/

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In today’s episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, we speak with Adam Lawrence, Co-Founder and CEO of Boom & Bucket, a trusted digital dealer for buying and selling used heavy equipment. 

In this episode, Lawrence kicks off by sharing how Boom & Bucket is the largest website for buying and selling used construction equipment online, ranging from tractors to bulldozers to cranes. 

He then details how the company got started, when the two co-founders, Aaron and Samir, sold a company to Caterpillar in 2017 and stayed on to help with Cat Digital Labs, the innovation department of Caterpillar. 

During this time, Lawrence was running a large payments business which he left in 2020. Lawrence and Samir met, and with Lawrence's desire to stay in e-commerce, and Samir's insights on using data to better understand the quality of the equipment being sold, the founding team started working on Boom & Bucket.

Despite the company having only been around for two years, Lawrence shares that they have achieved a lot in this short space of time. He highlights this by pointing out that they have raised a venture round in 2021 and built a team that includes a head of operations and a head of engineering. Boom & Bucket officially launched in February 2022 and since then has become one of the fastest-growing companies of its type.

Lawrence also shares the backstory behind the name "Boom & Bucket," which Lawrence advocates was chosen from a list of 50 names. The alliteration, as well as the fact that both a boom and a bucket are components of the construction equipment being sold, made it a winning name. 

Lawrence claims that they set out to build an iconic logo and brand around the name, with a red, white, and blue color scheme and a simple line drawing of an excavator that evokes movement. He explains that the goal was to build an Americana brand that would still resonate 50 years from now.

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Our Guest🙋:

Find out more about Adam Lawrence here (LinkedIn + Twitter) -

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

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

Find out more about Boom & Bucket (website) -

https://www.boomandbucket.com/

Watch the “Gorge Video” Adam references here - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA8z7f7a2Pk

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In today’s episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, we speak with Mateo Zimmermann, Investment Manager at CEMEX Ventures, a company that invests in innovative construction startups aiming to foster the construction revolution.

Zimmermann shares how the company started in 2016 with the idea of partnering with top minds and entrepreneurial spirits to bring innovation to the construction industry, which is lagging behind other industries. They also aimed to capture most of that innovation and change the productivity gap in the industry.

During the conversation, Zimmermann discusses the challenges faced by young people in finding affordable housing. He notes that in many countries, including Spain where he is from, the culture is to buy a home rather than rent, and young people are struggling to afford even renting a place due to the high costs. This leads to uncertainty for the future and delays in pursuing careers and personal lives.

Zimmermann advocates that the solution is more housing, but he also notes that the problem goes deeper, with the construction industry contributing to almost 30% of CO2 emissions, making climate action and sustainability a critical issue for the industry to address.

Mateo discusses the various ways that CEMEX is tackling this issue, including focusing on new construction materials with a lower carbon footprint. He draw on an example from one of their portfolio companies which uses plastic waste in concrete to create a sustainable landfill where the waste is buried into the structure of buildings or different elements of the construction. 

Another focus is on carbon capture utilization and storage, which involves capturing CO2 emissions and finding ways to process, store, or utilize them. 

And finally, Zimmermann speaks about the future of the construction industry, where he talks about how they are exploring the use of automation and robotics in construction, which could increase productivity and reduce labor costs.

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Our Guest🙋:

Find out more about Mateo Zimmermann here (LinkedIn) -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mateozg/?locale=en_US

Find out more about CEMEX Ventures (website) -

https://www.cemexventures.com/

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In today’s episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, we speak with Walter Paliska, Walter Paliska, Vice President of Marketing at dotData, a company that democratizes the use of AI and Machine Learning by making it simple for organizations to leverage the power of their data through fast, unique, and easy-to-use tools.

In this episode, we discuss the company's origin story, its target customers, and the solutions it offers. We also explore predictive data mining and how it helps businesses leverage historical data to make accurate predictions about future events.

Additionally, Paliska shares how dotData was founded as a spin-off from NEC Corporation in Japan in 2018, after the company's CEO and founder, Ryohei Fujimaki, noticed that his team of data scientists would spend an inordinate amount of time on the feature engineering process. Since this was the most time-consuming and manual part of the data science process, Fujimaki turned to automation to solve this problem, giving birth to dotData.

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Our Guest🙋:

Find out more about Walter Paliska here (LinkedIn) -

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

Find out more about dotData (website) -

https://dotdata.com/

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In today’s episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, we speak with Sean Whitley, Vice President of Sales, Americas at Mitto, a leading provider of global, omnichannel communications solutions, supporting business growth with advanced customer engagement technology. 

From this episode, you’ll learn why active listening is vital in order for sales success and how it can give you ammunition to sharpen your value proposition. Whitley also covers how you can measure the effectiveness of omnichannel communications and track ROI, alongside best practices for training and empowering sales teams to effectively communicate with customers across all channels.

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Our Guest🙋:

Find out more about Sean Whitley here (LinkedIn) -

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

Find out more about Mitto (website) -

https://www.mitto.ch/

Find their The Two Sales Guys here - 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-two-sales-guys/id1539596883

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In today’s episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, we speak with Rakshith Rao, Co-Founder and CEO of APIwiz, a low-code, API automation platform allowing developers to build and release reliable APIs quickly.

During our conversation, we discuss what an API Driven economy is, how to tell if your API portfolio is well managed, and some API security tests you should be using. We also go into how APIwiz first started and the story behind the company’s name.

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Our Guest🙋:

Find out more about Rakshith Rao here (LinkedIn) -

https://in.linkedin.com/in/rakshithgrao

Find out more about APIwiz (website) -

https://www.apiwiz.io/

Find their blog post here - 

https://www.apiwiz.io/resources/blogs/7-questions-to-ask-yourself-for-top-api-security

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In today’s episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, we are joined by Dave Remy, CEO of Event Store DB, an open-source state-transition database, designed for businesses that are ready to harness the power of event-driven architecture.

You will learn why Dave advocates that we need a new category of database now and what makes this type of database different. Alongside this, we discuss how you can leverage the event store platforms to drive growth, efficiency, and innovation. And finally, he shares some practical ideas and pitfalls of a data engineer when implementing event storage databases.

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Our Guest🙋:

Find out more about Dave Remy here (LinkedIn) -

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

Find out more about Event Store DB (website) -

https://www.eventstore.com/

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In the episode we cover: 

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Our Guest🙋:

Find out more about Agnieszka Wilk here (LinkedIn) -

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

Find out more about Decorilla (website) -

https://www.decorilla.com/

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In today’s episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, we are joined by Sarah Howell, SVP of Partner Programs of Infinant, a FinTech company developing tools to help banks thrive in the digital fintech and finance markets, to discuss BaaS, what it is, and how it stands to impact our banking services.

In the episode we cover:

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Our Guest🙋:

Find out more about Sarah Howell here (Twitter) -

https://twitter.com/sarahlhowell06

Find out more about Infinant (website) -

https://www.infinant.com/

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In today’s episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, we are joined by Dr. Bilge Gregory, CEO and Founder of Vital Connection MD, a high-end services in a spa environment that is designed to not only help you feel great, but look even better, to talk about how she is using the metaverse to educate and build connections with her clients.

In the episode we cover:

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Our Guest🙋:

Find out more about Dr. Bilge Gregory here (Instagram) -

https://www.instagram.com/vital_connection_md/?hl=en

Find out more about Vital Connection MD (website) -

https://vitalconnectionmd.com/

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