The Mid-Point

By One America Works

Conversations with the extraordinary people building the American innovation economy from the inside out. Hosted by Patrick McKenna, founder of One America Works.... more

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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

The Mid-Point episodes:

July 10, 2023 Ana Kraft, Xena Workwear
OneAmerica Works Founder Patrick McKenna interviews Ana Kraft, founder of Xena Workwear.

About Ana
Ana Kraft is the founder of Xena Workwear, a manufacturer of workwear safety boots that are both fashionable and comfortable. Ana never expected to be in the industry, but her background in #manufacturing sparked the idea one day. She initially started her business in Detroit and moved to #Milwaukee where most of her team lived.
Listen in as she discusses her approach to growing her team of investors, expanding her product line as well as her tips to overcoming fear and approach to building relationships.
Xena Workwear is based in Milwaukee, WI.
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23min
July 10, 2023 Aaron George, Supply Now
OneAmerica Works Founder Patrick McKenna interviews Aaron George.
About Aaron
Aaron George is co-founder of Supply Now, an innovative solution for restaurants to help streamline their processes including food ordering, supplies, delivery, staffing and logistics. He was born and raised in Dubai and came to the U.S.in 2015 to study at Case Western University. Aaron was inspired by his mother, an entrepreneur in Dubai with a beauty business. He often helped her with marketing, sales and operations. Watching his mother pioneer into her own success gave Aaron the drive he would later use to pioneer his own ideas.
The Supply Now story highlights the evolution of an idea in times of crisis. Aaron’s background in civil engineering and procurement helped develop his processes and approach to building his business. He also studied abroad in Madrid where he connected with a mentor and learned about the food supply chain in the European market.
Aaron experimented with several tech powered food supply innovations and the impact of covid-19 was the catalyst which helped Aaron and his partners tap into their networks and create a new solution - Supply Now.
Hear more about how Aaron reached out to his network to reinvent and pivot from crisis to opportunity.
Supply Now is based in Cleveland, OH.
#startups #startupfounder #founderfriday #cleveland #oneamericaworks #founders #venturecapital
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31min
July 10, 2023 Will Kaigler, sovaSage
One America Works' Patrick McKenna interviews startup founder and and CEO Will Kaigler.
About Will:
Will is a serial entrepreneur and has launched 4 successful tech companies. His fourth venture, sovaSage, a digital healthcare platform used to treat sleep apnea patients and other chronic conditions.
As a seasoned entrepreneur, Will offers solid advice in this episode on his philosophy on solving customers problems and adapting to risk. He discusses the power of building a trust network and shares insight on overcoming hardship and his thoughts on distributed teams. Will teaches entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon and shares what he believes in the key to serving your market.
Will describes his methodology and approach to how and why he decided to launch each new venture as well as his theory on what creates long term success.
sovaSage is based in Pittsburgh, PA.
#startups #founderfriday #venturecapital #techstartups #oneamericaworks #startupfounder #CarnegieMellon
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22min
July 10, 2023 Will Young, Sana Benefits
OneAmerica Works Founder Patrick McKenna chats with Will Young.

About Will
Will Young is co-founder of Sana Benefits. His company is building a new model of health insurance in the heartland.
From a young age, Will grew up surrounded by friends and family members who were entrepreneurs. Will has a broad work history employed by large companies like Google, working in Hollywood and also doing consulting.
He also had the experience of working on the founding team for an early stage venture backed company which grew from 10 to over 100 employees. With solid experience and having always admired entrepreneurship, Will decided to step out and launch his own venture - Sana Benefits.
He envisioned he would start a bay area company or in a traditional venture capital hub, having lived in New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco. However, his first intro into the heartland was meeting his co founder who was based in Columbus, OH. That led Will to start hiring remote talent from all over the country - this changed his framework.
Listen is as he talks about his unique journey and his thoughts on the advantages of growing in the heartland. He’s raised over $100M for his startup.
Sana Benefits is based in Austin, TX.
#startups #healthcare #insurance #Austin #founders #venturecapital #Columbus
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18min
May 25, 2023 Steve Case, Revolution
Steve Case is one of America’s best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs, and a pioneer in making the Internet part of everyday life. For the past 15 years, Steve’s focus has been on starting and scaling Revolution, the Washington DC-based investment firm that now backs entrepreneurs at every stage of their development. Revolution Growth has invested nearly $1 billion in growth-stage companies. Steve’s entrepreneurial career began in 1985 when he co-founded America Online (AOL).
Steve discusses his new book, Rise of the Rest and how founders in smaller cities are pioneering the next wave of innovation.

Revolution is based in Washington D.C.
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14min
May 24, 2023 Kyle Maggard, Over Easy
Kyle Maggard is the CEO & Founder of Over Easy, a manufacturer of an innovative new collection of breakfast foods. Historically, the morning breakfast category has been dominated by a handful of companies and Kyle and his team are tackling breakfast in a brand new way. Over Easy products are distributed in nationally.

Over Easy is based in Chagrin Falls, OH.
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10min
May 24, 2023 Ray Leach, Jumpstart
Ray Leach is the CEO of JumpStart. JumpStart Ventures deploys Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A funding to tech startups. The organization has supported over 140 startups with more than $140M under management across multiple funds. Ray discusses the advancements and opportunities in the Ohio market as well as JumpStarts unique approach to economic development and innovation.
JumpStart is based in Cleveland, OH.

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14min
May 24, 2023 Brandy Burch, Benefit Bay
Brandy Burch is the founder of Benefitbay
With a background in operations and finance, Brandy discovered a unique opportunity in the healthcare industry. Listen in as Brandy talks about her journey in building her vision in the heartland.

Benefitbay is based in Omaha, NE.
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12min
May 24, 2023 Nida Ansari, Karmic Partners
Nida Ansari is CEO of Karmic Partners. Listen in as Nida discusses the innovation happening in Indianapolis and the launch of the Hardtech corridor.
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10min

FAQs about The Mid-Point:

How many episodes does The Mid-Point have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.