Building The Future Show - Radio / TV / Podcast
593 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAM/FM RADIO/PODCAST & TV SHOW
With millions of listeners a month, Building the Future has quickly become one of the fastest rising nationally syndicated programs. With a focus on interviewing startups, entrepreneurs, investors, CEOs, and more, the show showcases individuals who are realizing their dreams and helping to make our world a better place through technology and innovation.
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Episode 143 with Domingo Guerra
February 28, 2017 16:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBAppthority is a pioneer in enterprise mobile security and the leader in the Mobile Threat Defense category. The comprehensive Appthority Mobile Threat Protection (MTP) solution helps customers keep their data private and secure from mobile device, app and network threats. More Fortune 1000 companies trust Appthority to secure their enterprises from mobile threats because Appthority delivers best-in-class mobile threat protection and unparalleled enterprise visibility and control of m...
Episode 142 with Felecia Hatcher
February 23, 2017 16:39 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBCreated to transform the perception of minority innovation and increase the number of venture-backed, minority-led firms across the country. Code Fever has an innovative and demonstrated approach to increasing exposure to STEM fields through Career Jams that take students from low opportunity areas into the offices of major Tech Companies, as well as digital literacy and Full-stack development training bootcamps. Our adult programs offer training, and a minority entrepreneurship pip...
Episode 141 with David & Susan Nethero
February 21, 2017 16:03 - 50 minutes - 70 MBBased in Atlanta and NYC, David Nethero is President of Nethero Management Company which is actively involved in high potential new start ups. In addition he serves as Managing Director at Golden Seeds, the largest angel investor network in the US. David authored Mental Mastery of Chemotherapy (www.yourmentalmastery.com) a book designed to help chemo patients develop and maintain positive mental imagery through the use of meditation. In 2001 David joined his wife Susan in the mana...
Episode 140 with Michael Kryton
February 16, 2017 16:23 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBMICHAEL KRYTON is the author of "A Brilliant Idea Every 60 Seconds", (Gildan Media New York available at Amazon.com). As a creative communications producer/writer/director (36 yrs) and ideation expert, he applies his skill set for a broad range of clients ranging from media to corporate, government and retail. He works on camera and is a voice artist (narrations & commercials). He is also the Director of Creativity & Communications on the board of the Alberta Council of Technologies...
Episode 139 with Rishi Chowdhury
February 14, 2017 16:03 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBThe Momentum Programme is a growth platform for later stage startups looking to make the shift from selling into SME’s, to acquiring large enterprise customers. This Medium blog is where we can share news, updates, insight and advice from the Momentum programme team, cohorts and mentors. The Momentum London programme helps startups with commercial pilot opportunities and shortening sales cycles. https://www.momentumlondon.com https://twitter.com/Momentum_London https://www.linkedin....
Episode 138 with Rob Belcher
February 09, 2017 16:28 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBSoftware-as-a-Service companies have unique revenue and operating characteristics that do not fit traditional banking underwriting criteria. SaaS Capital understands the nuances of the subscription economy, and our unique line of credit structure enables companies to leverage future recurring revenue to access more flexible, cheaper and simply more, capital now to fuel growth. We lend between $2M and $10M to SaaS companies in the US, Canada and UK who have at least $250k in monthly...
Episode 137 with Maura Sparks
February 07, 2017 15:59 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBSiliconic Home is developing a voice-activated smart, Internet connected product for children. The engineering design & speech/language teams are experts in their field. SmartCreature (Smarty) is a hardware device and cloud platform. Our platform utilizes advanced electronics and software in the device and the Cloud that recognize and respond to speech for a fully hands-free experience. The front-end has an invisible UI and enables voice interaction anywhere in a room, including: a...
Episode 136 with Alan Alden
February 02, 2017 03:06 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBSeries-A Partners works with and advises overseas family offices and investors on Silicon Valley and US-based technology investments, as well as working closely with their existing investments. Series-A also works closely with early stage technology companies to help assess and facilitate liquidity opportunities (Capital Raises, M&A, Recaps, etc) as well as provide outsourced Corporate Development (Strategic Partnerships, Alliances and Sales) and Corporate Strategy consulting to US-b...
Episode 135 with Joy Randels
January 31, 2017 16:03 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBCitizinvestor is a crowdfunding and civic engagement platform for local government projects. We empower citizens to invest in their community and create real change. Any government entity or their official partners can post projects to Citizinvestor.com. These are projects that have support from City Hall and citizens, but simply lack the necessary funds to be completed. Once a project is posted to Citizinvestor.com, citizens can donate tax-deductibly to the projects of their choic...
Episode 134 with Mark Volchek
January 26, 2017 17:43 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBLas Olas Venture Capital is a new Florida-based early stage fund that invests in startups in a variety of industries. Our mission is to find outstanding entrepreneurs in non-obvious places and maximize their impact by connecting them to networks of capital, talent, and customers in well-established startup ecosystems. We invest in extraordinary people who are building the future. This means technology that can redefine existing industries and create new ones. We call these people su...
Episode 133 Rachel Braun Scherl
January 24, 2017 15:52 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBRachel Braun Scherl is a proven expert in business-building for female health companies. Through SPARK Solutions for Growth, Rachel has driven innovation and created revenue growth for leading pharma, beauty and consumer health companies, including Allergan, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Bayer, Merck, and Church & Dwight. Her brand experience includes Advil, Aveeno, Botox, Carefree, Centrum, Chapstick, Coppertone, Johnson’s Baby, Listerine, Neutrogena, ob, Splenda, Stayfree, Trojan, Tyl...
Episode 132 with Brian OliverSmith
January 19, 2017 15:50 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBBrian OliverSmith brings the Voice of Experience, Inspiration, Performance, and Leadership to every project. With more than 30-years developing global companies, high performing teams, and a wealth of international cross-industry relationships, BOS Performance leads you, your team, your company to performing at top levels, consistently, achieving and surpassing your goals. http://bosperformance.com https://www.facebook.com/BOS-Performance-294747384229668 https://twitter.com/BOS_perf...
Episode 131 with Robert Delman
January 17, 2017 16:12 - 36 minutes - 50 MBGolden Seeds is a network of angel investors dedicated to investing in early stage companies founded and/or led by women. Golden Seeds has more than 250 accredited investors, with locations in New York, Boston, Silicon Valley, and Dallas. Members invest directly or through a managed fund in sectors that include consumer products, technology, software and life sciences. Members also participate in screening and supporting these new businesses with their expertise and experience. Ou...
Episode 130 with Michael Li
January 12, 2017 16:10 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBI headed up data science monetization at Foursquare and have worked as a data scientist and quant at Andressen Horowitz, Google, and JPMorgan. I founded The Data Incubator, a data science education company based in NYC, DC, and SF with both corporate training as well as recruiting services. For data science corporate training, we offer customized, in-house corporate training solutions in data and analytics. For data science hiring, we run a free 8 week fellowship training PhDs to bec...
Episode 129 with The Alphalab Gear Team
January 10, 2017 17:29 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBAlphalab Gear is a hardware and robotic startup accelerator that provides physical product companies with investment, mentorship and connections. http://www.alphalabgear.org The AlphaLab Gear National Hardware Cup application is open to early-stage startups that create at least one physical product. 6 teams will be selected in each city to give a 4-minute pitch to judging teams made up of local VCs and Hardware CEOs. http://alphalabgear.org/hardwarecup
Episode 128 with Bryan Zmijewski
January 05, 2017 16:14 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBBryan is ZURB’s original mid-westerner, growing up in Minnesota and finally trekking to California when he was accepted into Stanford University. Not only did Bryan make it out of Stanford with a degree in product design, but the university eventually asked him back to teach in the Product Design Department. Besides teaching at Stanford for 10 years, Bryan worked as a toy designer in the early days of his career, designing toys for Skyline Toys, which IDEO eventually bought out. Aft...
Episode 127 with Chrissy Larsen
January 03, 2017 16:11 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBWhy The Health Not?™ wants affordable and preventative health care for all Americans, and hopefully the world. Our Health Oriented Pairing Engine (H.O.P.E.) matches individuals with professionals, services, and educational materials in a proprietary, HIPAA-compliant, ecosystem from your smart device. Specific input from users and providers creates tailored wellness solutions for personal lifestyle management spanning 6 Pillars of Wellness with real-time collaboration and gamificati...
Ep. 126 w/ Hampus Jakobsson helped designed Android, sold a company to Blackberry, & talks failures
December 22, 2016 15:30 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBWe talk about his successes, dive deeper on why he shut down a recent startup & a lot more. Builds businesses and people. Loves learning. -- Co-founded and built TAT 2002-2010 -- Acquired by Blackberry and ran M&A EMEA 2010-2012 -- Co-founded Brisk 2012-2016 -- Angel invested in >50 companies. Email: hampus dot jakobsson at gmail dot com. Just email me and I will respond. twitter.com/hajak www.hajak.se
Episode 125 with Erik Caso
December 20, 2016 16:15 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBYounity lets you access all your content, no matter where it is stored or where you are located. Whether you're at a friend's house, on the road, or enjoying a family vacation, younity is there. younity lets you push your video to any TV with Airplay or ChromeCast, edit photos in your favorite apps, listen to music on any nearby Bluetooth speaker and much more. https://getyounity.com https://www.facebook.com/getyounity https://twitter.com/getyounity Use the code: buildingthefuture ...
Episode 124 with Ammar Dayani
December 16, 2016 16:14 - 41 minutes - 57 MBAmmar is the Co-Founder and President at StockJocks, the world's first LIVE fantasy sports platform, where users can pick and drop professional athletes live in-game, in a market where player prices change in real time based on in-game performance. StockJocks is also the first fantasy sports app to feature multi-sport pools, where users can pick athletes across all major sports, in the same pool! For the first time ever, create your true fantasy team. StockJocks features a unique u...
Episode 123 with Andrea Picchi
December 15, 2016 03:21 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBI'm a strong-willed Designer with a Cognitive Psychology and Computer Science background and an extensive creative, managerial, and operational knowledge. Through my passion for design and empathy for others, I inspire smart creative professionals to conceive and develop delightful and meaningful experiences. With 20 years of experience in UX-UI and product design field, in the past 10 years I have been leading and motivating teams, and personally contributing to the creation of i...
Episode 122 with Sandra Dee Robinson
December 08, 2016 16:33 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBWe talk about how to present yourself online, in person & on camera. At the age of 17 Sandra Dee began a successful career in Television as an actress with major roles on Another World, Sunset Beach, Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Bay and guest starred on many prime time shows and films, like CSI Miami, Criminal Minds and Two and a Half Men… among others. As Founder and CEO of Charisma on Camera and author of “IMPACT! Secrets to Powerful Personal P...
Episode 121 with Brian Nickerson
December 06, 2016 19:43 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBMagicLinks empowers creators with tools for authentic social commerce. MagicLinks makes it really easy to share links to products you love with your fans, and earn income when they shop. More than 200 million products are linkable through MagicLinks at 1,500 leading retailers. Brian Bio Brian is co-founder and CEO of MagicLinks, which empowers YouTube creators with tools for authentic social commerce. Brian also founded Chippmunk, a coupon search engine, and built the Shopping Divi...
Episode 120 with Marlon Nichols
December 01, 2016 16:56 - 41 minutes - 57.8 MBMarlon Nichols is a co-founder and general partner at Cross Culture Ventures (CCV), an early stage venture capital firm with a focus on cultural investing (global trends and shifts in consumer behavior). Before founding CCV, Marlon was an investment director at Intel Capital where he completed his Kauffman Fellowship. Prior to his time in venture capital, Marlon led successful careers in software and strategy consulting in the technology, private equity, media and entertainment secto...
Episode 119 with Jigar Shah
November 29, 2016 05:07 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MBCo-Founder of Generate Capital; Founder of SunEdison, where he pioneered “no money down solar” and unlocked a multi-billion-dollar solar market, creating the largest solar services company worldwide; Author of Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy; Energy Gang Podcast. Executive with broad experience in all aspects of the renewable electricity and climate change solutions. Focused on deployment barriers of well tested solutions in distributed energy, food, water, an...
Episode 118 with Ken Wohl
November 25, 2016 16:10 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBCybrid Media connects publications, brands, and the world’s top social influencers. In the last 12 months, Cybrid Media has driven over 300,000,000 visitors to its publishers and distributed over 25,000,000 hours of video through partnerships with over 100 of the biggest social influencers in the world. We're proud to work with many of the internet's most popular websites, including BleachReport, EliteDaily, VICE, Bustle, Inverse, and dozens more. http://cybridmedia.com Johnny, Et...
Episode 117 with John Richards
November 22, 2016 20:26 - 42 minutes - 58 MBWe talk about his bootcamp, investing in companies, being a mentor & a lot more. Startup Ignition is a 13-week entrepreneurship startup bootcamp, including actual implementation of learned tools and skills, that prepares entrepreneurs, founders, and teams to properly launch a company and take the right steps towards mitigating risk and increasing success. We enable our students by removing the fluff from a traditional 4-year degree, or other out-dated programs, and delivering an int...
Episode 116 with Lora Ivanova
November 17, 2016 15:51 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBmyLAB Box is the first and only nationwide at-home STD testing service in the U.S. We empower users to take control of their health with easy and affordable testing solutions for over 70% of prevalent infection risks. The service is rapidly becoming the new standard for sexual health and has gained popularity among a large and diverse customer base. Fast, convenient and easy to use, the myLAB Box test service is available in all 50 states and produces diagnostic lab-certified results...
Episode 115 with David Finkelstein
November 15, 2016 16:21 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBBDEX is the first ever Data Exchange Platform (DXP). BDEX is a market-driven exchange platform combining all of the functionality, data and reach of a traditional DMP in a true marketplace environment. The BDEX DXP and DAAS platform enables companies to acquire impartially quality scored 3rd party data to target their audience like never before. http://www.bigdataexchange.com https://twitter.com/BDEX https://www.facebook.com/BigDataExchange
Episode 114 with Aaron Itzkowitz
November 10, 2016 16:08 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBWe talk his Social Entertainment app where advertisers & consumers connect through relevant video advertising, polls, calls to action & rewards for loyalty. Jinglz is THE destination where you watch short mobile video ads in their entirety & are entered into hourly jackpot style drawings for cash prizes. You WILL win COIN (our version of points) in every hourly drawing but the COIN amount will vary from game to game based on your RANK (position) which is chosen randomly using an aut...
Episode 113 with Ben Tarassoli
November 08, 2016 16:58 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBWe talk about his electric bike startup. Propella's mission is to bridge the gap between regular bikes and electric bikes (eBikes). We strive for simplicity, and our minimalist design allows us to achieve our goal by eliminating unnecessary features and focusing on essential elements. Adding enormous battery capacity and power to an eBike can discourage riders from pedaling, reduce safety, and add excessive weight and cost. The right amount of power, however, can transform a bicyc...
Episode 112 with Alex Choi
November 03, 2016 15:17 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBArlix is a group of teens from all around the world who have come together to build awesome things. Below are some of our projects. ArlixMeet is a series of conferences which will take place all around the world for teens that are interested in business or technology. Anyone can attend and hear our world class speakers share their stories. We hope to welcome you to one near you soon! http://arlix.co.uk http://arlixmeet.com
Episode 111 with Adam Force
November 01, 2016 16:35 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBChange Creator™, the premium digital magazine for entrepreneurs who are willing to challenge the status-quo and use business for meaningful change. Young people are changing how they see their careers. Fewer and fewer wish to climb the corporate ladder or take the conventional jobs of those who came before them. More and more want to flex their entrepreneurial muscles, start an enterprise, venture out on their own, and take risks. A recent study by Bentley University found that tod...
Episode 110 with Robin Smith
October 27, 2016 14:22 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBNextPhase Foundation is an organization seeking to leverage responsibility-based partnerships among educational, governmental and industry stakeholders for the benefit of the overall southeastern U.S. regional economy. Our entry point inside this mission is to position NextPhase as a high tech transfer commercialization pipeline between governmental agencies, private citizens, corporations and various sources of funding with interconnected goals toward: • Stimulating high tech indu...
Episode 109 with Orie Enav
October 25, 2016 15:24 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBWe talk about his Free Online Geek Dating app. Somewhere in Lower Manhattan, a diabolical organization seeks to get geeks dates. It's top secret codename: Dragonfruit. No, not through mad science, secret weapons or brainwashing devices. Our brilliant billionaire scientist-industrialist founder (Okay, he’s not actually Lex Luthor) had this radical idea that there should be a dating app where geekiness of any forms is awesome. Dragonfruit will offer you an experience where you can b...
Episode 108 with Layne Fortenberry
October 21, 2016 00:32 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBWe talk about his framing startup, how they bring technology to the farming industry & let farmers sell their crops all over the world. Last year the United Nations reported the current world population of 7.2 billion is projected to increase by 1 billion by 2025 and reach 9.6 billion by 2050. Hunger is already a global crisis, so how will we feed billions more people in the years to come? The technological advancements in most areas of agriculture over the past decade are astoundi...
Episode 107 with Karl Sjogren
October 18, 2016 16:57 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBWe talk what is the Fairshare Model, a performance-based capital structure for companies that seek venture capital via a public offering. From 1996 to early 2001, I was CEO and co-founder of a company, Fairshare, that was a front-runner for the modern concept of crowdfunding. That experience, together with what I’ve learned as a consultant, provides the foundation for the book I’m working on, The Fairshare Model. Prior to moving to the San Francisco Bay area in 1983, I lived and wo...
Episode 106 with Mike Lingle
October 13, 2016 15:39 - 48 minutes - 67.8 MBWe talk sales, the art of teaching instead of selling, & a lot more. Mike Lingle is an experienced entrepreneur who’s passionate about helping companies grow. He’s also a recent transplant to Miami after 20 years in NYC. He has built companies, raised money, managed software projects, and sold startup technology to customers including HBO, Disney, Western Union, Sony, AT&T, PwC, and Ferrari. Mike is an optimizer, and spends most of his time helping founders figure out how to make t...
Episode 105 with Jamie Bianchini
October 12, 2016 01:00 - 41 minutes - 57.8 MBLuDela is the world's first real-flame smart candle company with a mission to deliver better light and better lives to people around the world. With innovative Wi-Fire technology, LuDela offers the convenience and increased safety benefits of LED candles, but with the real flame ambiance and scents of real flame wax candles. LuDela is using its smarter, safer candle as a vehicle to help those suffering from poor lighting and lack of education in developing countries. For every prod...
Episode 104 with Hampus Jakobsson
October 06, 2016 15:39 - 53 minutes - 75 MBWe talk about designing Android, selling a company to Blackberry & what he has learned from recently shutting down his startup. Builds businesses and people. Loves learning. -- Co-founded and built TAT 2002-2010 -- Acquired by Blackberry and ran M&A EMEA 2010-2012 -- Co-founded Brisk 2012-2016 -- Angel invested in >50 companies. Email: hampus dot jakobsson at gmail dot com. Just email me and I will respond. https://twitter.com/hajak https://hajak.se/
Episode 103 with Dillon Erb
October 05, 2016 01:15 - 37 minutes - 52 MBI am a programmer and designer. My work focuses on the ways that designers can benefit from high-performance computing and the development of novel simulation methods and user interfaces. My previous research focused on optimization problems with an emphasis on genetic algorithms and their application to structural simulation problems. I have consulted on a number of programming projects ranging from robotic fabrication platforms to mobile applications. I have also taught introduc...
Episode 102 with Tyson Koska
September 29, 2016 15:50 - 40 minutes - 56.6 MB20 years experience designing and deploying systems that transform business across Financial Services, Banking and Insurance industries. Able to communicate complex ideas and realize those ideas through a balance of technical, business, and people‐skills. I am enthusiastic and passionate about creating an environment where IT and Business engage -- harmoniously and synchronously. https://www.ontrajectory.com https://twitter.com/OnTrajectory
Episode 101 with Tom Hunt
September 27, 2016 18:19 - 40 minutes - 57 MBTom Hunt is the founder of SaaS Marketer and bCast (B2B podcast hosting for high growth businesses). He lives and works in Hackney, London with his delightful partner Rebecca and little dog called Bear. https://saasmarketer.io/ https://bcast.fm/
Episode 100 with Kevin Horek w/ Bob Fitts Guest Hosting
September 22, 2016 15:15 - 47 minutes - 66.3 MBBob Fitts guest hosts the show & interviews me about the launch of Stacks, a fully-hosted web platform designed for libraries. SUP-X: The StartUp Expo, North America’s premier startup conference, is March 6-7, 2017, in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Affordably priced, SUP-X is a two day international conference featuring workshops, panels, speeches, a $50,000 startup competition and over 100 exhibitors. www.sup-x.org www.buildingthefutureshow.com/past-shows…global-llc www.building...
Episode 99 with Terry Cutler
September 20, 2016 18:05 - 44 minutes - 62.3 MBYou can call me a hacker, I don’t mind. It’s right there on my business card: Certified Ethical Hacker. Because that’s what I do. When asked, I’ll (Legally) break into your home desktop, your company’s computer system, or your corporation’s IT system. Why would you want me to do that? Well, wouldn't you rather that I do it before the unethical, evil hacker does it first? If the bad guy beats me to it, he’ll turn your life upside down in costly and cruel ways that you can’t even ima...
Episode 98 with Alan Amron
September 15, 2016 16:24 - 43 minutes - 60.9 MBI love great new ideas, and how happy it makes people to hear about and see them in action! I've been inventing for nearly 40 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Amron http://www.firstdownlaser.com https://twitter.com/Iinventedthat
Episode 97 with Rebecca Bamberger
September 13, 2016 15:32 - 44 minutes - 62.3 MBExperience: Beck is a proud Bruin of UCLA, where she nabbed her B.A. in economics in an unprecedented two years. Immediately following her undergraduate degree, Beck obtained her MBA and a marketing specialization at the University of Pittsburgh Katz Business School, a US Today top 50 ranked business school, as the youngest graduate to date. Beck founded BAM Communications, her first company, in 2006 and has since founded two other businesses, Bite San Diego and Pangea Pal. In 2011, ...
Episode 96 with Kevin Hutchinson
September 08, 2016 16:30 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MBKevin Hutchinson is founder and CEO of MyTaskit, provider of the easiest to use and most complete task sharing platform on the planet. Before founding MyTaskit, Kevin helped revolutionize how information is shared within the health care industry. From 2008 to 2011, until the acquisition by Navinet, Kevin served as CEO of Prematics, a leading provider of mobile technology improving care coordination for patients and physicians. Prior to Prematics, Kevin served as founding president ...
Episode 95 with Kwame Johnson
September 06, 2016 18:55 - 41 minutes - 58.4 MBKwame Johnson is the Executive Director of PowerMyLearning’s Greater Atlanta Region. Prior to joining PowerMyLearning, Kwame was the Director of Corporate Relations for the national non-profit Communities In Schools. Kwame also served as the Director of Donor Advised Services for the Charities Aid Foundation of America and as the National Director of Programs for the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise. Kwame was awarded the Social Entrepreneur Program of the Year Award from the Man...
Episode 94 with Jesus Lopez
September 01, 2016 17:22 - 41 minutes - 58.1 MBHe is passionate about entrepreneurship, technology and finance. He aims to bridge urging needs in society with technological solutions that create a lasting impact. His passion behind innovation comes from the idea of changing lives and doing so for the good of society. Longhorn Alumni, Stanford Fellow, programming geek and security enthusiast. Previous experiences include Bank of America, Chamber of Commerce and the Public Sector. His background comes from working at diverse comp...