Gritty Frontlines: Authentic Stories on Starting a Company

Rami Essaid started Distil Networks in 2011 and after a navigating through a very turbulent start, they started seeing 3x growth. Rami covers the journey of bringing a company full circle - from idea and initiation to hiring for growth mindset, and selling with a successful outcome in 2019.

Recorded May 7, 2020

Carleigh Berryman is a first-time entrepreneur and recent grad. She goes into how to formulate and build upon an idea to turn it into a company. Viva Vita brings VR tech to seniors to help fight depression, anxiety, and loneliness.

Recorded March 25, 2020

Rae Lewarne started Health Freelance after working in healthcare earlier in her career. The idea came as she watched other companies like Uber enable people to turn their side hustle into a full time job and wanted to do the same for healthcare consultants. Plus, Rae is in the midst of a real-time pivot so Health Freelance can help support the community during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Recorded March 27, 2020

In this episode, Derek Harp discusses what it takes to be a serial entrepreneur after starting various cybersecurity companies for 23 years. He goes into when to start a company, how to get investing, how to build a team, and at what point to exit.

Recorded March 5, 2020

Hans Miller is a long-time entrepreneur who has done many pivots to help build the company Airside. Starting as one of the first employees at TSA after 9/11 he's dedicated his company to helping improve the travel experience.

Recorded March 4, 2020