The Transform Tales Podcast

The Transform Tales Podcast

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The Transform Tales Podcast episodes

  • The Fisherman's Blueprint: How Olivia Suchko Is Using Tech to Fix Women's Fashion

    What if the reason your clothes never fit right isn't your body—but a 1930s male fisherman's sizing system?You've spent hours in dressing rooms frustrated by inconsistent sizing, clothes that gap at the waist or pull at the hips, and the endless cycle of returns. This episode reveals how outdated manufacturing standards have failed women for decades—and why the solution requires merging fashion with technology, Shop Olive!

    Three Main Benefits:

    1. Understand why women's clothing sizing is broken and how a body scanning technology is creating personalized fit solutions that actually work for diverse body types
    2. Learn how one entrepreneur combined fashion expertise with manufacturing innovation to challenge a multi-billion dollar industry over 10 years
    3. Discover the real barriers women founders face when pitching tech solutions in traditional industries, and how persistence through rejection leads to breakthrough moments

    Connect with our Guest:

    Olivia LinkedIn

    Shop Olive LinkedIn

    Shop Olive

    ⁠Pittsburgh Startup & Tech Events Calendar

    47 min
  • Miles Mufuka Martin: From "Why Do We Wait" to Hyperlocal Infrastructure, Relai

    What if the biggest obstacle to starting your dream venture isn't funding or connections—but simply waiting for permission?Whether you're sitting on a business idea or feeling stuck in the "someday" mindset, this episode addresses the gap between wanting to launch and actually taking that first step—plus the infrastructure challenges and solutions that real founders navigate when scaling physical technology across multiple markets.

    Three Main Benefits

    • Discover how to shift from endless planning to immediate action by understanding what really matters in the early stages of founding, including the technical trade-offs between scalability and logistics
    • Learn the blueprint for building modular, battery-powered infrastructure that works in extreme conditions—from Austin summers to Pittsburgh winters—and how to make strategic pivots as you identify new market gaps
    • Understand why delayed responses and "let's follow up later" culture damage your growth, and how to get (and give) help in real-time while maintaining sustainable commitment to your vision

    Connect with our Guest:

    Miles LinkedIn

    Relai

    Relai on LinkedIn

    0 to 1 Product Dash

    Pittsburgh Startup & Tech Events Calendar


    52 min
  • From the Locker Room to Media Innovation: StudioME Productions

    Brooke sits down with Joe and Keith co-founders of StudioMEProductions, to discuss the journey that got them to where they are today. What if the business partnership you need has been hiding in plain sight for years? If you're stuck in a career plateau or considering starting your own venture, this episode reveals how two entrepreneurs transformed casual gym acquaintances into a thriving production company partnership. Joe and Keith didn't just build Studio Me Productions from a basement—they're now a full-service production company AND they just dropped, the FIRST AI-operated podcast platform.Whether you need content creation, corporate marketing videos, or have wild ideas your communications team wants to bring to life—Studio Me is who you call. Learn about the journey from basement studio to AI-powered podcast platform development and how it mirrors the pivot you might be contemplating right now.

    Three Main Benefits:

    • Discover how complementary skill sets create business synergy and why finding your "yin and yang" partner matters more than perfect credentials
    • Learn practical strategies for managing rapid growth while maintaining team culture, including how to hire people better than yourself and let go of micromanagement
    • Understand the importance of building resilience and persistence as a business owner, plus how daily routines and self-care directly impact your ability to lead

    Connect with the Guests:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠The Site⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠StudioME Productions ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joe's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠Keith's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠Book Your Studio Session Now⁠⁠⁠

    @studiome_productions

    1 hr 12 min
  • From the Locker Room to Media Innovation: The StudioME Productions Story

    Brooke sits down with Joe and Keith co-founders of StudioMEProductions, to discuss the journey that got them to where they are today. What if the business partnership you need has been hiding in plain sight for years? If you're stuck in a career plateau or considering starting your own venture, this episode reveals how two entrepreneurs transformed casual gym acquaintances into a thriving production company partnership. Joe and Keith didn't just build Studio Me Productions from a basement—they're now a full-service production company AND they just dropped, the FIRST AI-operated podcast platform.Whether you need content creation, corporate marketing videos, or have wild ideas your communications team wants to bring to life—Studio Me is who you call. Learn about the journey from basement studio to AI-powered podcast platform development and how it mirrors the pivot you might be contemplating right now.

    Three Main Benefits:

    • Discover how complementary skill sets create business synergy and why finding your "yin and yang" partner matters more than perfect credentials
    • Learn practical strategies for managing rapid growth while maintaining team culture, including how to hire people better than yourself and let go of micromanagement
    • Understand the importance of building resilience and persistence as a business owner, plus how daily routines and self-care directly impact your ability to lead

    Connect with the Guests:⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠The Site⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠StudioME Productions ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joe's LinkedIn⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠Keith's LinkedIn⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠Book Your Studio Session Now⁠⁠

    @studiome_productions

    1 hr 12 min
  • Charles Mansfield III: Building Pittsburgh's Startup Flywheel- Capital Gaps, Founder Communities & Breaking Out the Excel Sheets

    Brooke sits down with Charles Mansfield III, Pittsburgh's Startup Ecosystem Manager at Innovate Pittsburgh, to discuss what it really takes to build a thriving startup community in a tier-2 tech city. Charles shares his journey from CMU mascot to becoming one of only two people in the city with his exact title, diving deep into the data behind Pittsburgh's startup scene. He reveals why the city is "absurdly under-capitalized" despite producing unicorns like Duolingo, and explains his systematic approach to solving it—one Excel sheet and coffee chat at a time.

    Three Main Benefits

    1. Discover the data-driven approach to systematically building startup ecosystem infrastructure, from strategic network management to connecting founders with external capital markets
    2. Learn why traditional accelerator programming often misses the mark and what founders actually need to succeed—from tactical sales and marketing support to strategic investor introductions
    3. Understand how to identify and leverage inflection points in your local tech scene, plus get actionable strategies for building meaningful founder communities that drive real outcomes

    Get Connected with our Guest:

    LinkedIn

    PGH Startup & Tech Events Calendar

    Geography vs VC Article

    Innovate PGH

    What's Your Business Idea

    0 to 1 Product Dash ⁠



    55 min

About The Transform Tales Podcast

From the publisher's feed

Host Brooke Addis of Transform Labs sits down with entrepreneurs, innovators, and executives who've been through it: the career pivots, the scary leaps, the breakthroughs that redefined success. This podcast digs into how change actually happens—the technology and tools that made it possible, the data-driven approaches to building communities, the unexpected conversations that opened new doors, and the messy middle parts people don't usually talk about.