Gritty and Curious

In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats with Dr. Michael Johnson. Michael is the CEO and Co-Founder of Visikol Inc., which is a bio-imaging company that spun out of Rutgers University in 2016 and that Michael founded along with his fellow PhD candidate Thomas Villani and colleague Nick Crider.

They discuss...

(1) Bridging the gap between science and business

(2) What it's like starting your own company while pursuing a PHD

(3) The effects of COVID-19 that NO ONE is talking about

...and so so so much more.

Dr. Michael Johnson

CEO of Visikol

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-johnson-ph-d-6839b724/

Website - https://visikol.com/

Austin Schlessinger

Co-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious Podcast

Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/

Newsletter - https://grittycurious.substack.com/

In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats with Michael Lau. Michael is the Co-Founder of The Prehab Guys.

They discuss...

(1) How to cure all of your injuries

(2) How to learn anything in a world of abundance

(3) The journey of the Prehab Guys

...and so so so much more.

Michael Lau

Co-Founder of The Prehab Guys

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljlau/

Prehab IG - https://www.instagram.com/theprehabguys/?hl=en

Prehab Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ThePrehabGuys/?_rdc=1&_rdr

Prehab YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZOrpZTHi21RZpnxXdlJbgQ

Prehab Twitter - https://twitter.com/theprehabguys

Website - https://theprehabguys.com/

Austin Schlessinger

Co-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious Podcast

Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/

Newsletter - https://grittycurious.substack.com/

In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats with Ben Dziwulski. Ben is the CEO/Head Coach of WODprep.

They discuss...

(1) How to get 100k subscribers on YouTube

(2) Why CrossFit will change your life

(3) Why CrossFit Sucks

...and so so so much more.

Ben Dziwulski

CEO/Head Coach of WODprep

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wodprep/?hl=en

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/wodprep

Website - https://wodprep.com/

Austin Schlessinger

Co-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious Podcast

Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/

Newsletter - https://grittycurious.substack.com/

In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats with Abheek Pandoh. Abheek is the CEO/Founder of Knowt.

They discuss...

(1) How to build a #1 product on Product Hunt

(2) Artificial intelligence and machine learning

(3) Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs

...and so so so much more.

Abheek Pandoh

Founder of Knowt

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abheek-pandoh/

Email - [email protected]

Website - https://knowt.io/

Austin Schlessinger

Co-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious Podcast

Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/

Newsletter - https://grittycurious.substack.com/

In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats with Kevin Sun. Kevin is the Founder of Dex.

They discuss...

(1) What it was like being a member of Y Combinator - the #1 startup accelerator

(2) How to overcome startup struggles

(3) Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs

...and so so so much more.

Kevin Sun

Founder of Dex

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kgsun/

Dex Website - https://getdex.com/

Austin Schlessinger

Co-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious Podcast

Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/

Newsletter - https://grittyandcurious.substack.com/

In this episode of Gritty and Curious, Austin chats Arman Hezarkhani. Arman is the CEO of Parthean.

They discuss...

(1) Bill Gates's secret to building billion-dollar businesses

(2) The future of education

(3) The importance of meditation

...and so so so much more.

Arman Hezarkhani

CEO of Parthean

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahez/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ArmanHezarkhani

Parthean Website - https://www.parthean.com/

Austin Schlessinger

Co-Founder of Gritty & Curious | Host of Gritty & Curious Podcast

Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/

Newsletter - https://grittyandcurious.substack.com/

In this episode, Austin interviews the gritty and curious Ari Lewis. He's the co-founder of GreenBlock Group, a strategic communications firm, and OhioX, Ohio’s Technology and Innovation Partnership. His writing is primarily focused on the Attention Economy - he's been quoted in publications like the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Forbes and Business Insider.

They discuss...

1. Content strategy
2. Owned platforms vs. social media platforms
3. Quality vs. quantity when it comes to content creation
4. How to promote your work effectively
5. Why goal setting sucks
6. How to create effective systems

Ari Lewis

Co-founder of GreenBlock Group | Co-Founder of OhioX

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ari-lewis-5b2b82140/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/amlewis4

Website - https://www.arilewis.com/

Austin Schlessinger

Host of Gritty & Curious

Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/

Newsletter - https://grittycurious.substack.com/

In this episode, Austin interviews the Grant Taleck. Grant is a trailblazer in the audio space. He is known for sending prospective clients audio messages and sharing his unique perspective on using socials to leverage new business.

They discuss...

1. How to build your network on LinkedIn?
2. How to stay consistent on socials
3. Attending the best entrepreneurship college in the USA
4. The future of education
5. The true value of attending college
6. Tesla stock and volatility
7. How to stay focused on what you are

Grant Taleck

Co-Founder of AuthentIQ

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/granttaleck/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/gtaleck

AuthentIQ

Website - https://www.authentiqmarketing.com/

Austin Schlessinger

Host of Gritty & Curious

Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinschless

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinschlessinger/

Newsletter - https://grittycurious.substack.com/