Growth Capital Podcast

🧩 Growth Capital Podcast - Episode 38 🧩

What does it really take to launch a medical device company without outside funding? In this episode of the Growth Capital Podcast, Justin Dixon sits down with Téa Phillips, Founder & CEO of ATS Innovations, to share her remarkable journey from engineering student to first-time founder—and what it meant to risk everything to build a product that could change lives.

Téa developed the Metaflex Glove—now an FDA-registered medical device — that combines compression, grip strengthening, and finger stretching for individuals with arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, and other conditions.

💥 But getting to market wasn’t easy. Téa shares:

Whether you're a founder, investor, or operator—this is a masterclass in grit, creativity, and purpose-driven building.

🛠 Learn more about Metaflex: https://www.metaflexglove.com

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📉 Growth Capital Podcast - Episode 37 📉

Is venture capital always the right move? Or is it just a shortcut to pressure, burn, and misalignment?

In this episode of the Growth Capital Podcast, host Justin Dixon sits down with four-time founder and prolific angel investor Adam Spector, now Founder & CEO of Chore, a bootstrapped startup helping founders offload the back-office work that slows them down.

Whether you're an early-stage founder, PE-backed CEO, or VC investor, this episode challenges conventional wisdom around fundraising, automation, and the real cost of growth.

🔍 What you’ll learn:

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🔧 Growth Capital Podcast - Episode 36 🔧

Most founders in the trades don’t hit a ceiling because of demand—they stall because the business depends entirely on them. In this episode of the Growth Capital Podcast, Justin Dixon is joined by David Forster, Founder and CEO of Systems Over Sweat, a strategic advisory firm helping home service businesses escape founder dependency and build scalable operations.

David shares how he transitioned from building and selling multiple companies (including landscaping, logistics, and a bike shop) to helping others systematize everything from job site decisions to customer communication. This conversation is a must-listen if you're scaling past $2M in revenue or trying to make your business less reliant on you.

📌 What You'll Learn:

🧰 Learn more about Systems Over Sweat:

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🧠 Growth Capital Podcast - Episode 35 🧠

In this episode of the Growth Capital Podcast, host Justin Dixon sits down with Steven Atkins, Co-Founder & CEO of Ease AI, a sales enablement platform using AI to upskill reps and optimize the sales journey, without relying on massive teams or external funding.

Steven shares his journey from high-performing sales leader to startup founder, how he met his co-founder through YC’s Co-Founder Matching tool, and why they’re betting on lean, scrappy growth powered by AI, not venture capital.

🔍 What you’ll learn:

📨 Connect with Steven: [email protected]

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🧠 Growth Capital Podcast - Episode 34 🧠

What if your biggest growth opportunity is hiding in plain sight—inside the customer experience?

In this episode of the Growth Capital Podcast, host Justin Dixon sits down with Evan Steele, Founder & CEO of Rater8, to explore how real-time feedback and reputation management are reshaping the way healthcare practices grow.

Evan shares his founder journey—bootstrapping two companies, scaling to thousands of clients, and building a fully remote team before it was mainstream. From the spark of a bad hotel check-in to managing 30+ million data points across healthcare practices, his story is a masterclass in turning insights into innovation.

🔍 What you’ll learn in this episode:

Whether you're scaling a SaaS company, investing in vertical software, or just trying to align product with real customer need, this episode delivers.

🎧 Available now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

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🔗 Contact their team at [email protected]

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💸 Growth Capital Podcast - Episode 33 💸

What separates a founder who pitches from one who closes?

In this episode of the Growth Capital Podcast, host Justin Dixon sits down with Jeffrey Fidelman, Founder & CEO of Fidelman & Co., to decode what it really takes to raise money from investors in today’s market.

From creating pitch decks that resonate, to navigating investor psychology and structuring effective calls, Jeffrey shares tactical insights from his years of experience in investment banking, family offices, and now as an advisor to founders raising early-stage capital.

🚀 Whether you're preparing for your seed round or looking to level up your Series A pitch, this episode will show you how to approach fundraising like a pro—from story, to structure, to strategy.

🎯 What you’ll learn:

🔗 Connect with Jeffrey: [email protected]

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What if the key to productivity wasn’t doing more, but choosing less?

In this episode of Growth Capital Podcast, Justin Dixon sits down with Steven Puri—former Hollywood executive turned tech founder of The Sukha Company, a productivity platform designed to help people and teams find focus and flow.

Steven shares what he learned from two failed startups, how that pain reshaped his product philosophy, and how the idea of “doing less to finish more” became the foundation of his work. From lessons in listening to users, to designing a product around neuroscience and flow states, this episode is a goldmine for founders, operators, and investors alike.

🔍 What you’ll learn:

🚀 Whether you're scaling a PE-backed company, building your MVP, or just trying to reclaim your workday, this episode will resonate.

📩 Connect directly with Steven: [email protected]

🎁 BONUS: Use code JUSTIN25 for 25% off for life when you create your Sukha membership.

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🛡️ Growth Capital Podcast – Episode 31 🛡️

In this episode, we sit down with Rekha Shenoy to explore Scaling Secure: Building Smarter, Safer Tech Companies. Rekha shares her deep expertise in cybersecurity, data privacy, and scaling tech ventures with security built into the foundation—not as an afterthought.

We dive into how today’s fastest-growing companies can balance innovation with protection, why trust is a competitive advantage, and the leadership strategies that ensure long-term, secure growth.

🎧 Tune in now to learn how Rekha is helping companies scale with confidence—by putting security at the center of their success.

🔋 Growth Capital Podcast – Episode 30 🔋

In this electrifying episode, we’re joined by Madhav Ayygari, Co-Founder and CEO of Inductive Robotics, to explore Charging the Future: Autonomous Power at Every Parking Spot. Madhav shares how his team is redefining the EV charging experience with fully autonomous, wireless power delivery—turning every parking spot into a charging station.

We dive into the technology behind the innovation, the infrastructure challenges it solves, and the bold vision required to scale a solution at the intersection of robotics, energy, and mobility.

🎧 Tune in now to discover how Inductive Robotics is powering the next frontier of clean, connected transportation!

🔥 Growth Capital Podcast – Episode 29 🔥

In this episode, we sit down with Brad Medford, CEO and Co-Founder of Imperium Technologies, Inc., to explore Boiling Point: Innovating an Industry Left Behind. Brad shares how he's tackling one of the most overlooked sectors—industrial water heating—with breakthrough technology and bold vision.

We discuss the challenges of modernizing legacy systems, driving innovation in a slow-to-change industry, and the power of grit and persistence in bringing meaningful solutions to market.

🎧 Tune in now to hear how Brad is turning up the heat on industrial innovation and transforming a space that’s long overdue for disruption!