CTStartup Podcast

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  • #37 Hopewell Health Solutions
    At the core of every startup is a desire to disrupt the status quo for the better. The mental health industry has remained more or less the same for decades, but Dr. K of Hopewell Health Solutions is taking a fresh approach to helping people's well-being with great success.
    By making mental healthcare more accessible through technology, and using new services to hold clients more accountable, Hopewell Health Solutions has seen rapid growth and positive results from its unique approach. Our conversation with Dr. K spans many topics as we cover her passion for helping people feel better.
    53 min
  • Episode 36: How startups should deal with troublesome employees
    Deciding to become a business-owner and entrepreneur is a big, and often intimidating step, especially when it comes to securing funding for your idea. While there are always traditional bank loans, Connecticut offers a number of other financing options for new businesses, including the Community Economic Development Fund. 
    In this special podcast, we sit down with members of the CEDF and Murtha Cullina employment consul Mike Harrington to discuss the topic of how to deal with troublesome employees. The first half of the cast is an interview with Mike, followed by a question-and-answer session where business owners ask Mike for answers regarding their own employment issues. 
    This cast is a must-listen for any Connecticut entrepreneurs looking to hire their first employees.
    1 hr 11 min
  • Innovation Summit Series- I Need Home Care Now
    There are only two certainties in life, death and taxes, and as the Baby Boomer generation continues to mature, millions of Americans find themselves asking "How do I take care of my parents?" 
    For many, the answer lies in private in-home healthcare, but finding "the right fit" has remained a challenge.  For Ira Yellen, founder of I Need Homecare Now, the catalyst for his startup was the lack of collected information about home healthcare services. Charged with taking care of his 90-year old mother, who lived 1,200 miles away, Ire spent two years researching the home healthcare industry before launching his company.
    We spoke with Ira at the Innovation Summit last fall, and though the topic of old age and death can be intimidating for some, Ira's mission to make it more accessible made I Need Homeare Now one of the most compelling interviews of the day.
    28 min
  • The Super Bowl and Startups
    After our holiday hiatus, we're back in the recording studio for our first cast of 2017.
    We're kicking things off with a round table discussion that includes the Superbowl, drones, Lady Gaga, and Ford bicycles.
    We have a lot of exciting interviews and new content on the way. Join us for a discussion that includes a potentially million-dollar idea.
    Seriously. It's a good one.
    19 min
  • Yellowbrick.me
    The saying "It takes a village to raise a child" has been around for a long time, yet it rings just as true today as any other period in human history. Yet despite social media and and the Internet, the "village" mentality has suffered as parents have taken on new roles and tasks in their daily lives.
    Thankfully, the rise of parenting experts has given parents new resources to guide them through the journey of raising children, and online community Yellowbrick.me is helping share this wealth of information.
    Founded by Matt Connell and John Christiansen, Yellowbrick.me gives both experts and parents a place where their voices, questions, and advice can be heard. In our interview, we discuss how this Bloomfield-based startup is applying new technology and ideas to parenting.
    51 min
  • Innovation Summit Series- Language Zen
    New year, new you, same CT Startup podcast! We're still working through a backlog of content, including Language Zen, another of the innovative startups we met at the Innovation Summit put on by the Connecticut Technology Council.
    Language Zen utilizes a unique AI program to help users learn Spanish in a fun, unique and natural way. We spoke with Language Zen CEO Micah Greenberg and asked him what makes his second language-learning software so special.
    31 min
  • Innovation Summit Series: WillowWORX
    Exercise equipment is a huge, international market with many well-established players, but it is also one of the markets most prone to disruption by clever startups.
    For the third entry in our Innovation Summit Series, we spoke with Dr. Marien Zanyk about her unique exercise device, the WillowWorx. Inspired by her favorite tree, which Dr. Zanyk frequently used for stretching, the fiberglass tree that "enables freeform workouts that improve overall fitness, flexibility and balance"
    It's a step away from "intimidating" metal machines and crowded gyms, it takes up comparatively little space, and it's both durable and maintenance free. We spoke with Dr. Zanyk to see where she got her inspiration, and the challenges of building an exercise startup from scratch.
    29 min
  • Innovation Summit Series: STEM Pilot
    The second entry from out time at the Connecticut Technology Council's Innovation Summit comes from STEM Pilot, an innovative education program that wants to engage students in science, technology, engineering and math.
    STEM Pilot seels to egages kids with an exciting video game-like experience that demonstrates real-world usefulness of STEM courses as they apply to aviation. The preloaded courses and curriculum presents challenges with clear goals and feedback in guided missions.
    We spoke with Jay LeBoff about how STEM Pilot can help get kids more engaged in these important courses.
    28 min
  • Innovation Summit Series: Diameter Health
    In November the Connecticut Technology Council hosted its annual Innovation Summit at the Connecticut Convention Center, inviting startups and investors from all over the region to pitch their ideas in a supportive and creative environment.
    We set up shop in one corner of the convention hall and invited a number of startups to sit down and talk shop in something of a podcast blitz. Over the next couple of weeks we'll be sharing these casts with you, starting with today's show featuring Diameter Health.
    Diameter Health wants to "...transform healthcare through clinical intelligence" and "leverage clinical analytics to normalize and understand the wealth of data in Electronic Health Records." With Connecticut being the unofficial center of the healthcare universe, Diameter Health is well-positioned to innovate and streamline the traditional healthcare industry.
    22 min

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