As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S3E2- A Conversation with Jessica DeAngelo  Chief Hiking Officer 🌲 of Hike to Become™ 

Jessica DeAngelo is the Chief Hiking Officer and visionary behind Hike to Become™, where she guides business leaders to harness the power of nature to unlock their greatest potential. With a background in Global Sales and Strategy, Jessica has traveled the world and worked with top Fortune 500 companies, including Amazon, Nike, and Uber. Through her research, she discovered that breaking free from living on autopilot starts with learning to become powerfully present in nature.

As the creator of the HIKE31 Challenge, Jessica inspires people to step out of the office and into nature to solve their biggest business challenges and spark their most innovative ideas. In her TEDx Talk, “Why We Are Afraid to Walk Into the Woods,” she reveals that our greatest fears aren’t always what they seem—and the only way to uncover them is to take a walk in the woods.

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S3E1- A Conversation with Andy Yates, Technology & Corporate Strategist.

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E8- A Conversation with Deena Pierott, CEO iUrbanTeen.

As the CEO and Executive Director of iUrban Teen, Deena leads a nationally recognized program that brings STEM+C+A (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Computing, Arts) education to historically excluded youth ages 13 to 18. 

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E7 - A Conversation with Rose City Techies Co-Founders Annie Baker and Brooklyn Whittman.

Rose City Techies

We're an inclusive community of techies dedicated to building, creating, and exploring the future of technology together. This is a place for those who want to find inspiration and forge meaningful connections, all focused on the central theme of our work.

Rose City Techies is founded on non-traditional and creative perspectives, offering a fresh approach to the tech and startup scene.

We welcome all tech centric perspectives - UX designers, developers, founders, digital marketers, product managers, graphic designers, students, career switchers, or whatever tech role you’re in! Come join—you can sit with us.

Annie Baker, UX Designer | Marketing Manager

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E6 - A Conversation with Andrew Lekashman, AI LLM/Infrastructure, Product Owner. 

Andrew is a technical product manager with expertise in AI, product management, and eCommerce. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, launch innovative products, and drive business growth through strategic planning and market analysis. Strong background in developing and managing technical product roadmaps, enhancing customer engagement, and optimizing product lifecycle management.

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E5 - A Conversation with George Earle, Chief Growth Officer, Praxie, Inc.

George is the Chief Growth Officer at Praxie, a leading software company that provides hyperscaler-based Event Stack architecture with embedded enterprise AI for digital manufacturing, strategy and innovation solutions. With over 25 years of experience in the software industry, George has a deep domain expertise in machine learning and AI, agile development, business case creation, and enterprise solution development.

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E4 - A Conversation with Li Hong, AI Product & Solution Management.

Li made a career switch from the software side to the hardware universe! 

He researchs and evaluates the latest development in AI / ML and develop technical solutions for targeted enterprise customers:

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E3 - Part I - A Conversation with Erin Reddick, Founder of ChatBlackGPT

https://chatblackgpt.com/

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As part of the Retro21 Studios series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E2 - A Conversation with Kurt Schrader, CEO and Co-Founder of Shortcut

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A Focus on Outcomes, not Output

Shortcut is the only project management tool that lets you connect your company's Objectives (and Key Results) with your team's development work, together in one place. We call this The Shortcut Way, a new methodology that we've spent years researching and developing.   

Retro21 Studios podcast, introduces a second season by presenting S1E2 - Part 2 - A conversation with D’Angelo Senat, Founder and CEO of Allpeep

AllPeep is about giving Brands the power to engage with their communities on their own terms. We want to make it easier for your brand to talk regularly with your community and biggest supporters. We want your brand to build genuine relationships with your communities locally or around the world.

The AllPeep ecosystem empowers the connection between a brand having access to an ideal customer and leveraging their communities—because we believe in a brands’ village being the key to the Brands essential growth.