The Turning Pro Podcast

The Turning Pro Podcast

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The Turning Pro Podcast episodes

  • #013: Sneh Parmar - The Art of Delegation for High-Performing Founders

    Sneh Parmar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lucky, a software platform that enables retailers and brands to work together to get products to consumers quicker. In 2022, Sneh and his team raised $3 million from Unusual Ventures and a host of founders in commerce infrastructure.

    In this episode, we cover the art and science of delegation and how it enables high-performing founders, time management tactics for entrepreneurs, and key GTM strategies for B2B startups.

    1 hr 1 min
  • #012: Chaz Flexman - The Future of Data-Driven Brands at Starday Foods

    Chaz Flexman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Starday Foods, where he’s building the next great food & beverage conglomerate using a customer focused, data centric approach. Previously, Chaz was on the founding team at Pattern Brands and a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz in SF.

    In this episode, we cover why Chaz believes in coaching and therapy, shifting consumer habits for healthy food options, and Starday Foods’ inherent data model advantages for massive scale.

    1 hr 7 min
  • #011: Tyler Swartz - How Endorphins Disrupted the Status Quo of Brand Building

    Tyler Swartz is the Founder and CEO of Endorphins, one of the fastest growing running communities in the United States. Previously, Tyler was a Principal Investor at AlphaMiner and the Director of Product at LEX, a commercial real estate marketplace based in New York City.

    In this episode, we cover how running completely reshaped Tyler’s life, why more brands are being built out of tight-knit communities, and his own transition from investor to founder.

    1 hr 2 min
  • #010: Sam Miller - Uncovering the Hidden Secrets of Founders & High-Performers

    Sam Miller is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kasheesh, a consumer fintech startup that allows users to split any payment across multiple debit and credit cards. At Kasheesh, Sam has raised funding from a stellar roster of investors, including VC firms Tribe Capital, Anthemis and Courtside Ventures alongside Odell Beckham Jr, Sahil Bloom, and Robin Wright. In this episode, we cover Sam’s approach to conflict resolution and problem-solving in the startup realm, building and selling multiple businesses from a young age, and the tactical secrets and habits of the highest-performing founders he’s met.

    1 hr 9 min
  • #009: Max Siegelman - Facing Your Fears, Engineered Virality, and Building Confidence

    Max Siegelman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Siegelman Stable, a racing & luxury sports fashion brand based in New York. Previously he served as Head of Cultural Relevance at Outfront Media. In this episode, we cover how Max and his partner built Siegelman Stable from scratch with a focus on organic virality and high-quality goods, how to build confidence through repetition, and why more people need to focus and face down their fears.

    59 min
  • #008: Jess Cervellon - The Argument for Trusting Your Intuition & Natural Instincts

    Jess Cervellon is the VP of Customer Experience at Feastables. Based in Chicago, Jess is obsessed with helping brands create CX strategies to build customer-centric cultures that drive trust and loyalty from day one. In this episode, we cover the importance of making decisions while trusting your intuition and instincts, why Jess left her corporate job to take a risk in the startup ecosystem, and her argument for pushing through discomfort to reach outsized success.

    1 hr 7 min
  • #007: Samir Shergill - Raising Millions to Build the Next Generation of DTC Banking
    Samir Shergill is the Co-Founder and CEO of Highbeam, a neobank for fast-growing Shopify brands. They’ve raised over $7 million dollars in funding from some leading early-stage venture funds including FirstMark Capital and Mayfield.In this episode, we cover Samir’s real-time fundraising journey, why ecommerce brands have been largely failed by traditional banking options, his internal process to make tough decisions, and taking a leap of faith to build Highbeam.
    1 hr 7 min
  • #006: Matt Mullenax - 3 AM Wake Up Calls and Unlocking Growth Through Discipline
    Matt Mullenax is the Co-Founder and CEO of Huron, a New York-based consumer brand built on the premise of making great men’s personal care products. The startup aims to help guys help themselves by providing grooming essentials that actually get the job done.In this episode, we cover Matt’s daily fitness regimen and early morning routine, his ‘turning pro’ moment of launching Huron to the public, and the outsized value of investing in the right relationships with other founders.
    1 hr 3 min
  • #005: Kelsey Moreira - Quitting Alcohol, Getting Sober, and Selling $13,000,000 of Product
    Kelsey Moreira is the Founder of Doughp, a fast-growing edible cookie dough company that has scaled incredibly quickly over the past 5 years - with a notable feature on Shark Tank.In this episode, we cover why Kelsey got sober, the depths of her mental health journey, and how she’s leveraged this experience to scale a startup and sell over $13 millions dollars worth of product to date.
    1 hr 3 min
  • #004: Anna Whiteman - Designing Your Physical Environment for Optimal Happiness
    Anna Whiteman is a Principal at Coefficient Capital, a venture fund based in NYC that leads early growth investments in digitally powered consumer brands – including household names like Magic Spoon, Oatly, Hodinkee, and Hawthorne, among countless others.In this episode, we cover how to design your physical environment for optimal happiness, why she decided to move out of Manhattan to New Jersey, and her own ‘turning pro’ moment.
    55 min

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Turning Pro is a weekly in-person podcast featuring top founders and creators uncovering real-time lessons on personal and business growth — including their own ‘Turning Pro’ moments. Hosted by Ben…