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  • Growing Up in Foster Care, Re-Writing our Stories, and Bringing Business Back to People with Hutton Henry, Founder of Beyond

    #9: Today we sit down with Hutton Henry, Founder and Managing Partner of Beyond, a firm helping investors demystify technology. Hutton speaks to his experience in the Foster Care system, the early stories he was told about himself, and finding escape through coding beginning at age 8. He shares how he set his life on a different path by creating his own luck through a series of key encounters with his biological brother, an IT director, and a dentist. Hutton also discusses how his passion for electronic music and screenwriting inform his current M&A work, and how the most successful ventures always come back to people. If you’re looking to ‘make your own sunshine’ both within and outside the context of business, this is the episode for you.


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    Learn about suicide, how you can help prevent it, and resources for those affected from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention


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    Music By: Siddhartha


    Produced By: RevScience

    46 min
  • Entrepreneurship as a First Generation American with Ronjini Joshua, CEO of The Silver Telegram

    #8: Today we sit down with Ronjini Joshua, CEO and President of The Silver Telegram, a boutique PR agency for technology startups. As a daughter of immigrant parents, Ronjini discusses cultural and communication gaps within her own family and how she opted for a path less-traveled early in her career. She shares her experience of tokenism in the workplace and how this jump-started her journey in freelance PR and full-time entrepreneurship. Having worked directly with marginalized founders, Ronjini also speaks to the importance of creating early opportunities for minority groups and how this motivated the creation of The Social Equity Council, a nonprofit focused on enabling underprivileged groups with the resources and tools to develop careers in STEM.


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    Music By: Siddhartha

    Produced By: RevScience

    49 min
  • Noa Schein Kahalon, Co-Founder of hoggo: Rejecting the Silicon Valley Playbook, Building a Network from Scratch, Prioritizing Communication & More

    #7: Today we sit down with Noa Schein Kahalon, jurist, certified privacy professional, and co-founder of the AI compliance platform, hoggo. Noa discusses being undermined by Silicon Valley’s tech elite, alternative means of fundraising, and the real ‘behind the scenes’ work of building a startup. She also shares how she cultivated her own founder community following her time in the Israeli Army, and the importance of transparent communication and trust amongst co-founders. If you’ve always had an entrepreneurial itch, but are looking to build on your own terms, this is the episode for you!

    40 min
  • Daniel Carroll, Founder of MakeWell.ai: Living with Autism, The Importance of ‘Going Deep,’ The Future of AI & More

    #6: Today we sit down with entrepreneur and AI specialist, Daniel Carroll. He created MakeWell.ai, an AI-powered health companion that's breaking down barriers in personal wellness. Daniel discusses growing up impoverished, serving in the army, and getting diagnosed with Autism as an adult. He explains how these experiences both accelerated his entry into tech, and posed various challenges when building and fundraising for his latest startup. Daniel also speaks to the future of AI, and why it’s imperative to make meaningful impact and pursue our passions in the current moment.


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    Music By: Siddhartha

    Produced By: RevScience

    47 min
  • Nomiki Petrolla, Founder of PDS Lab: Building As A Mother of 4, Creating Access for Women in Tech, Setting Female Founders Up for Success & More

    #5: Today we sit down with Nomiki Petrolla, founder and CEO of PDS Lab, a tech accelerator for women. Nomiki shares her mission for bringing access to women creating software and closing the gender gap in tech. She speaks to her stance on female founders taking early investment and how her non-dilutive accelerator sets them up for long term success. She also explains how her role as a mother makes her a better business owner and vice versa, plus the impact that female founders can bring to the tech ecosystem more broadly.


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    Music By: Siddhartha

    Produced By: RevScience

    47 min
  • Rosalyn Mahashin, Cofounder of Resilient Moment: Bridging Cultural Divides, Making Mental Health More Accessible, Building with Intention & More

    #4: Today we sit down with Rosalyn Mahashin, cofounder of the mental health startup, Resilient Moment. Rosalyn shares how being a child of Vietnamese boat people, a first in her family to attend college in the US, and someone who went through her own mental health journey fueled her commitment to both technology and social justice. These life experiences culminated in the creation of Resilient Moment and her goal of helping more people in traditionally underrepresented communities gain access to mental health and well-being tools. Rosalyn also speaks to bridging generational and cultural divides, building with inclusivity, and prioritizing mindfulness both within and beyond the context of startups.


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    Music By: Siddhartha


    Produced By: RevScience

    43 min
  • Abby Schommer, Female Founder & Startup Activist: Being a Woman in Tech, Living with Chronic Disease, The Importance of Male Allies & More

    #3: On today’s episode, we sit down with our host and RevScience co-founder, Abby Schommer. Abby speaks to her experience in early-stage startups, her time in big tech (Meta), and her current pursuits as a female founder. She discusses the challenges she’s faced navigating these spaces both as a woman, and as someone with Type 1 Diabetes, and shares advice for those looking to offset issues of accessibility and representation in startup culture. Abby also uncovers much of the ‘why’ behind this podcast, and how it was one she could have very much used (but couldn’t find) at various points in her own startup journey.


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    Music By: Siddhartha


    Produced By: RevScience

    1 hr
  • Brian Krebs, Korean Adoptee and 5X Founder: Life After Incarceration, Lessons on ‘Failure,' The Power of Relationships & More (Pt 2 of 2)

    #2: On today’s episode, we continue our conversation with RevScience co-founder, Brian Krebs. He discusses mental health, race, and building resilience both within and outside the context of startups. We get into his entrepreneurial pursuits after he was released from jail, and how his upbringing uniquely equipped him for success in the startup realm. Brian also shares advice for others looking to venture into startups. If you haven’t already, be sure to listen to our previous episode to learn about Brian's life leading up to his adult incarceration.


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    Learn about suicide, how you can help prevent it, and resources for those affected from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention


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    Music By: Siddhartha


    Produced By: RevScience


    44 min
  • Brian Krebs, Formerly Incarcerated Serial Founder: Being Adopted, Life While Unhoused, The Early Entrepreneurial Itch & More (Pt 1 of 2)

    #1: On today’s episode, we sit down with RevScience co-founder, Brian Krebs. In addition to being a serial founder of 25 years, Brian identifies as formerly incarcerated and unhoused.  Brian is also a Korean adoptee and has spent a considerable amount of time as a student, mentor, mental health patient, and mental health advocate. This episode is one of two installments where we dive deep on Brian's backstory up through the completion of his adult jail sentence.  Be sure to listen to our next episode to learn about Brian's life and entrepreneurial pursuits following his release from jail. 


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    Learn about suicide, how you can help prevent it, and resources for those affected from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention


    For Detailed Show Notes Visit: marginalpodcast.com


    Music By: Siddhartha


    Produced By: RevScience

    47 min

About Marginal

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Marginal is a podcast that gives voice to the socially marginalized entrepreneurs you've likely not heard from, yet. Each week, Abby Schommer of CalPal interviews guests about their experiences…