Straight to It

In this episode, I interview Dennis Littky, the founder of Big Picture Schools and College Unbound. With 150 schools around the world, BPS  focuses on educating one student at a time and helping students get real world experience. Dennis tells about how he came up with the ideas for BPS and CU, the challenges he's faced along the way, and his amazing vision for education. I particularly love this episode because Dennis is hilarious! I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I did. 

In this episode, I interview Kellee James, the founder and CEO of Mercaris, a company helping organic food pricing become more transparent. Kellee worked at the World Bank and the Chicago Climate Exchange prior to starting Mercaris. She tells the story of building the company, helps explain the agriculture supply chain, and shares her long-term vision for the industry. I really enjoyed our conversion and I hope you do too!

In this episode, I interview Spencer Thompson, the Founder and CEO of Prelude. He explains cybersecurity to us through his unique perspective. He teaches us about the modern day threats of cyberattacks and his vision for the industry. I really enjoyed talking to Spencer and learned a lot. I hope you enjoy our conversation. 

In this episode, I recap the past 5 episodes with Zach Posner, Shane Emmett, Poorvi Patodia, Andrew Cohen, and Gary Stern. I share the 8 biggest lessons learned - Enjoy!

In this episode, I interview Gary Stern, the Founder of Eagle Health Investments. Gary tells us about what inspired him to focus his career on healthcare, his experience running an investment firm and his vision for a more efficient and impactful healthcare system. I had a great time talking to him, and I hope you enjoy the conversation!

In this episode, I interview Andrew Cohen, the CEO and Founder of Brainscape, an awesome learning app that that has been used by millions of students. Andrew discusses his journey to starting Brainscape, his vision for the company and some of the ways he thinks our education system needs to change. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Andrew as much as I did. 

In this episode, I interview Poorvi Patodia, the Founder and CEO of Biena. She started Biena in 2012 while searching for a healthy snack for her kids. Poorvi talks to us about the challenges of scaling a business, her advice to young entrepreneurs, and her vision for a better snack industry. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. 

In this episode, I interview Shane Emmett, Co-Founder of Health Warrior. After reading two life-changing books, (Born to Run and The Omnivore's Dilemma), Shane and his two best friends started Health Warrior. We talk about successes and mistakes, working with partners, and his vision for the food and beverage industry. 

In this episode, I interview Zach Posner, the former CEO of Engrade and Founder of the LegalTechFund. I talked to him about selling companies, his vision for the EdTech and Legal Tech industries, fundraising and more! I really enjoyed learning from Zach's experiences and hope that you enjoy listening!

In this episode, I share the ten biggest lessons I learned from the first five episodes of Explain -- Enjoy!