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Innovation Freak

48 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings

Bring more light to the great new innovations that will impact the world.

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E47: Where The Wind Takes You

November 21, 2018 12:27 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MB

This is an awesome episode on wind and solar energy.

Announcement 10/18

October 10, 2018 11:10 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MB

Announcement 10/18

E046: How To Prevent mosquitoes From Biting

October 04, 2018 13:33 - 35 minutes - 33 MB

Let's dive into how mosquitoes work.

E45: Its Time For An Electric Off Road Beast

September 26, 2018 07:30 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

Finally, an amazing truck/SUV that is a beast on and off the road.

E44: Everyone Wants A Personal Assistant

September 19, 2018 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

Let's dive into AR.

E43: Have You Used A Radius Yet?

September 12, 2018 07:30 - 8 minutes - 8.38 MB

It's time to talk about the Radius.

E42: Wouldn't It Be Cool To See Your Brain Waves?

September 05, 2018 16:12 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MB

It's time to talk about brain waves.

E41: Let's Enter The Future Home

August 29, 2018 07:30 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MB

As our home devices get smarter we find it hard to manage all of these devices. Smart Homes is an integration company that ties all of these smart devices into one seamless integration app. 

E40: Smart Devices For Visually Impaired

August 22, 2018 10:42 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MB

I got to chat with Jimin Ryu from Dot and the mission of the company blew me away. This company isn't just making a smartwatch for the visually impaired, they are also tackling some other devices for the visually impaired like a Kindle.

E39: The First True Intelligent Textile

August 15, 2018 10:47 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

After 10 years of development, smart textiles is here.

E38: This Is How I Imagined Virtual Reality

August 08, 2018 07:30 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

Have you seen Ready Player One?

E37: Time To Grow Some Plants

August 01, 2018 07:30 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

Today I get the amazing pleasure of chatting with Michael Eaton who is one of the co-founders of Íko. Most of us wouldn't sign up to work 80 hour weeks on our company while finishing your degree at Cornell but that's exactly how Íko came to life.  

E36: Have You Ever Wanted To Listen To Music Underwater?

July 25, 2018 07:30 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

Yes, you heard me right, this weeks guest has made it possible to listen to music underwater! 

E35: What's Cooler Than A 3D Printed Organ?

July 18, 2018 07:30 - 54 minutes - 50 MB

Just the concept of 3d printing an organ or tissue is crazy, let alone having this crazy idea come to life. In this episode, I get to talk to one of the amazing innovators leading this new endeavor.

E34: Turning Rehabilitation Into A Game

July 11, 2018 07:30 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

In this episode, I get to chat with the amazing innovator behind the Rafael smart glove. This smart glove is changing the way we think about the physical therapy rehabilitation process by gamification. 

E33: Do You Know How Hard It Would Be To 3D Print A Bike?

July 04, 2018 07:30 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MB

Sometimes companies will take an existing product and make it marginally better but Arevo is not one of those companies. Arevo has taken an amazing technology and took it to a completely new level. This new technology is a 6 axis 3d printer. 

E32: Keep Calm Like Never Before

June 27, 2018 07:30 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

A wearable device that can reduce or eliminate your stress or anxiety in 30 seconds? It almost sounds too good to be true but after chatting with Vicki Mayo from Touchpoint Solutions I learn the true science behind their device... Now I need to try one.

E31: How Would You Charge A Moving Electric Car?

June 20, 2018 07:30 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

When thinking about a solution to any problem, I'm sure many ideas run through your head but how do you narrow down those ideas to find the best option? This dilemma was one of the biggest hurdles Säll Hans and his team faced at eRoadArlanda in helping solve the issue of how to charge a moving electric vehicle.    

E30: Dive Deep With This Underwater Drone

June 13, 2018 07:30 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

As we all know technology is moving at lightning speed and its not going to slow down any time soon. In this episode, I chat with an amazing innovator that has created an underwater 4k drone.

E29: I Wish I Was Outside Grilling Right Now!

June 06, 2018 07:30 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MB

I hope your not hungry right now because in this episode I chat with Mark Graham from Grilla Grills to talk about their amazing new pellet grill. We dive into where the idea of this pellet grill came from and how Mark took his idea and turned it into a thriving company.

E28: A Must Have For Your Water Adventures This Summer

May 30, 2018 07:30 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MB

This new innovative life preserver is a must have if you are going to be near any body of water this summer. In this episode, I get to chat with Luis from the OneUP team that has created a life preserver the size of a soda can that inflates as soon as it hits the water. I know many of you right now are thinking that this is too good to be true but it is here, so tune into this episode to see how this amazing device came to life.

E27: No More Needles!

May 23, 2018 07:30 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

I don't know about you but I can't stand needles! During this episode, I get to chat with Patrick Anquetil who is the CEO of Portal Instruments, a company that has developed an amazing needleless injection device. I might actually consider getting my flu shot next year if they have one of these devices.    

E26: Meet Temi Your Friendly Personal Robot

May 16, 2018 07:30 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

Wouldn't it be cool if you had an AI assisted personal robot? What would a personal robot even do? How could it make life easier? And what does AI (artificial intelligence) assisted robot mean? All of these questions are tackled in this interview with Danny Isserles from a company called Temi. 

E25: A Straw That Lets You Drink From Any Source Of Water

May 09, 2018 07:30 - 44 minutes - 44.5 MB

As I search the internet I am always coming across amazing products, but sometimes I run into products that just make me say "wow". That is exactly what happened to me when I came across LifeStraw. 

E24: The Next Gen Security Camera

May 02, 2018 07:30 - 27 minutes - 28.8 MB

In this interview with Alex Teichman, CEO and co-founder of a company called Lighthouse, he shows one great example of how AI systems can be used in many amazing ways. Alex and his team have built an AI-assisted security camera system that puts security on a whole new level. Lighthouse is a fundamentally new type of security camera that combines computer vision and voice.

E23: Is 3D Printing The New Era Of Recycling

April 25, 2018 07:30 - 37 minutes - 37.7 MB

By now most of you have heard of a 3d printer and have a general idea of how they work. You also know there are many areas where 3d printers can be improved and as you will soon find out re3D is making a huge leap to the next level.

E22: Are You Ready To Be The Next YouTube Star?

April 18, 2018 08:00 - 31 minutes - 32.9 MB

Will the new Idolcam replace most of the YouTubing/video equipment? In this episode I get to chat with Jason Lam who is the inventor of the Idolcam, which is an all in one video recording tool. Some of the features that the Idolcam has is lights, a 3 axis gimbol, 4k resolution camera, an app that allows motion control of the camera, and a unique small size compared to most of the 4k vlogging cameras out there. The story of how Jason got to the Idolcam is amazing and you dont want to miss it.

E21: Turn Those Calories Into Electricity

April 11, 2018 09:00 - 29 minutes - 30.9 MB

Today's guest has taken innovative technology and combined it with fitness at the Sacramento Eco Fitness gym in California. This unique gym is using their equipment, specifically their spinning bikes, to create electricity for their building. By harnessing the energy created from people working out on these spinning bikes, Sacramento Eco Fitness has taken their electric bill that was through the roof and reduced it to about $30/month. 

E20: A Smart Helmet That Could Save Your Life

April 04, 2018 09:00 - 33 minutes - 34.6 MB

After watching the kickstarter campaign video for the new Quin Essential Design helmets, I was hooked immediately! This new helmet could potentially save lives of people involved in motorcycle crashes, especially if the rider was by himself. And of course this concept all came from one specific motorcycle accident.

E19: Finally A Safe Metal 3D Printer

March 28, 2018 09:00 - 48 minutes - 47.9 MB

As I was chatting with Jonah Myerberg from Desktop Metal, I realized that there is a much larger mission behind the company than what meets the eye. Jonah dives into some of the pains that his team has set out to eliminate in regards to metal 3D printing and have succeeded with flying colors.

E18: A Kayak That Fits In A Backpack.... No Way

March 21, 2018 09:00 - 25 minutes - 26.6 MB

Being an outdoor enthusiast, I was instantly drawn to the innovation behind a folding kayak. I was lucky enough to chat with Pete Flood, who is the founder and creator of the Coho Folding Kayak. I never realized how much time and effort goes into bringing some of these special products to market but Pete lets us in on the crazy journey of his folding kayak. 

E17: This Isn't Your Ordinary Drone

March 14, 2018 09:00 - 35 minutes - 36.4 MB

At this point everyone has heard of aerial drones and have most likely seen one at some point and many of you innovation freaks out there have one. But we have not heard much about underwater drones yet. Well today I am bringing to you an episode where I get to chat with Danny Vessells who in one of the co founders of the Fathom One, an amazing underwater drone that is helping us discover our water ways around us.

E16: When It Comes To 3D Printers The Possibilities Are Endless

March 07, 2018 10:00 - 38 minutes - 39.3 MB

From Harry Potter to 3d printing?.... Wait what? Today's guest, Tyler Caros from Air Wolf 3D shares his amazing story of how he went from working for Warner Brothers creating Harry Potter artwork to becoming totally fascinated with 3d printing, which led him to Air Wolf 3D. 

E15: Who Doesn't Love A Good Mosquito Bite?

February 28, 2018 10:00 - 28 minutes - 30.1 MB

Thermacell is a company that is at war with one of the deadliest animals on the planet, the Mosquito! The Mosquito accounts for 1 million deaths a year according to the World Health Orginization. Now Thermacell is not trying to make the Mosquito extinct, they have narrowed their research into how to keep the Mosquito's away from you. I got to chat with Adam Chojnaski who is the VP of Product and Innovation at Thermacell. Adam goes into detail about how the company continues to think outside ...

E14: The First "Flying Race Car" Race: Will You Be There?

February 21, 2018 10:00 - 34 minutes - 35.1 MB

I never know what kind of stories the person has on the other end of that skype call before I hit that record button. And it only took about 30 seconds to realize that Matt Pearson from Alauda Racing had an amazing story to tell but I guess you should expect that from someone that is making the first "flying race car" come to life.

E13: What You Didn’t Know About CO2

February 14, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutes - 42.8 MB

I got the pleasure of chatting with Evan Price who is the CEO of a company called CO2 Solutions. As the name implies Evan and his team work around the clock trying to solve one of the worlds biggest problems and that is CO2 levels. We all have heard of how CO2 negatively affects the world as a whole but it makes your day that much better when you hear about companies like CO2 Solutions.

E12: A Crazy Name For Some Crazy Innovators

February 07, 2018 10:00 - 39 minutes - 39.8 MB

Crazybaby is just as innovative as their name implies. I got to chat with Matt Nelson who is the VP of Marketing and Sales and has been with the Crazybaby from day 1! Matt shares a sneak peak behind the scenes of how crazy baby continues to be so innovative. Matt also talks about the Mars speak which is a speaker that levitates above the base, clearly making it one of the most innovative speakers out there. Trying to come out with an innovative product that is on the same level as the Mars s...

E11: 3D Printing Noob or Expert? You Tell Me

January 31, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 24.3 MB

I got the pleasure of getting to speak with Joe Casha who is also known as the 3D Maker Noob on YouTube. Joe has helped 1000’s and 1000’s of people with his 3d printing videos. His videos range from individual settings on the printer to doing full on live builds for his audience. Joe shares one of his craziest moments while he was doing a live build!!

E10: Exotic Concept Cars

January 24, 2018 10:00 - 25 minutes - 27 MB

When most people think of the future one of the first things that pop in their minds is transportation and more specifically cars. Rinspeed has been doing this for the past 40 years except they were making their dreams of a future car a reality. One of their most innovative vehicles in their fleet is the squba a sports car that can also dive like a submarine. If that's not innovation I don't know what is.

E9: Need A Hand?

January 17, 2018 10:00 - 29 minutes - 30.2 MB

This episode is very special because I get to chat with Jon Schull who is one of the volunteers that has helped e-NABLE become the movement that it is today. e-NABLE which is also known as Enabling the Future is a community of volunteers that have helped create a movement to help people that need prosthetic hands. Enable finds people that have 3d printers and are willing to print and donate a hand to someone in need.  

E8: Artificial Intelligent Farming?

January 10, 2018 10:00 - 21 minutes - 22.9 MB

In this episode Anna Henley explains how Hummingbird Technologies is using the combination of drones and an artificial intelligence farming platform they built, to optimize farming in almost every aspect when it comes to anything in the fields.

E7: 1.8 Million Pounds of Trash and Counting

January 03, 2018 10:00 - 46 minutes - 46.2 MB

This is a special episode where I get to chat with the inventor of Mr.Trash Wheel John Kellett as well as the director of WaterFront Partnership Adam Lindquist which is the non for profit company that runs Mr.Trash Wheel. For those of you who don’t know, Mr.Trash Wheel is an iconic trash collection machine that sits at the mouth of where the Jones Falls river meets the Baltimore bay. Mr.Trash Wheel has collected 1.8 MILLION pounds of trash since 2014 and counting.  

E6: Who Knew The Dangers of Drones?

December 27, 2017 10:00 - 26 minutes - 28.2 MB

As many of you know drones are everywhere. You can't go anywhere without seeing one for sale or someone flying one but most people don't see the danger that drones could pose if they were to fall into the wrong hands, which is where Droneshield comes in. Droneshield is a company that was started to protect  against drones threatening safety, security, and privacy.

E5: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Tune In To Find Out!

December 20, 2017 10:00 - 13 minutes - 15.7 MB

A Drone? A Helicopter? A flying car? The Surefly is an amazing example of innovation at its finest. The Workhorse team has taken advantage of the ever evolving and growing drone technology as well as advances in electric motors, batteries, and autonomous navigation systems to make an amazing reinvented helicopter.

E4: A World Record Holding Ebike

December 13, 2017 10:00 - 23 minutes - 25.6 MB

This podcast interview is where I get to talk with the CEO and founder of Delfast, Daniel Tonkopiy. Where out of necessity one of the best Ebikes on the market was born. Daniel and his team recently (10/17) broke a world record of longest distance traveled on a single charge and they don't plan to stop innovating there. Swing over to Itune or Stitcher to check out the podcast. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe, so you will be notified when a new podcast comes out.

E3: You Thought The Lily Drone Died Didn't You?

December 07, 2017 02:34 - 20 minutes - 22 MB

How cool would it be to have your own personal drone follow you around, while recording your most amazing moments, yeah that moment where you and your friends say “man I wish we had that on video, that was awesome!”. Well now you can thanks to the moto team. The original lily drone was born in 2015 with a lot of promises that went along with all of the excitement of drone. After 60,000 pre orders and some pretty big promises the original lily drone company (Lily Robotics) went belly up, but ...

E2: How to Remain Comfortable Despite The Environment

December 07, 2017 02:28 - 17 minutes - 19.8 MB

I got to interview a college grad from MIT who realized that the senior project him and his team were working on could turn into a business. This group of seniors set out to solve a very challenging problem of how to keep the body feeling comfortable even though the environment around them isn't at a satisfying level. Thus the Embr Wave bracelet was born. Have you ever been cold and ran your hands under warm water and instantly felt warmer? That is exactly sensation that the Embr Wave achiev...

E1: Olli Coming to a City Near You!

December 07, 2017 02:19 - 20 minutes - 22.4 MB

Ever think about 3d printing a bus? Have you ever thought of 3d printing a full autonomous bus? Well Local Motors has and they have made that dream and reality. Olli is a 3d printed fully autonomous electric bus that is changing the transportation system in large cities as we speak. I was lucky enough to interview their VP of marketing Brittany Stotler. During this interview we talk about how Local Motors continues to be a leader in innovation.