Tech Therapy
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Tech Therapy is a long-form conversation, hosted by CEO of Teleport Group, David Ingraham, with friends and guests that include founders, executives, investors, and advisors in the technology industry. These conversations give a platform to unpack feelings, thoughts, and opinions that allow an exclusive lens of the tech industry and the people that comprise it.
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Jill Koziol: Empowering Women, Educating Families, and Redefining Motherhood
September 28, 2020 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBJill Koziol is the co-founder and CEO of Motherly a modern lifestyle brand redefining motherhood with its 30M+ monthly audience. She is also the co-author of "The Motherly Guide to Becoming Mama: Redefining the Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Journey" and "This Is Motherhood: A Motherly Collection of Reflections and Practices". In this episode, Jill and Dave begin by discussing her professional and personal background and her recent move to Park City, Utah. Jill also deeply discusses her r...
Jonathan Matus: Entrepreneurship Requires a Growth Mindset
September 23, 2020 13:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBJonathan Matus is the mission-driven CEO of Zendrive. Founded in 2013, Zendrive is a company that is making roads safe through data and analytics. In this episode, Jonathan discusses with Dave his college experience and professional background. Jonathan talks about his mental journey as well realizing he wanted a more mission-driven career that made a real positive social impact. He also relays the hardships and challenges that arise at each stage of entrepreneurship and bringing a company...
Anu Nigam: Improving the Often Lonely Journey of Entrepreneurship
September 21, 2020 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBAnu Nigam is an experienced entrepreneur, investor, and engineer. He is currently a Partner at Enjoy The Work. Anu and Dave discuss deeply the causes and possible solutions to the loneliness of entrepreneurship in each stage of success and/or failure. Anu also describes his professional background and his time working with startup founders. More about Anu Nigam at: Website: www.enjoythework.com Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/anigam Twitter: anigam More about the host, Dave Ingraham, at: Webs...
John Vars: The Art of Continuous Improvement
September 16, 2020 12:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBJohn Vars is an experienced musician, software engineer, CPO, and is currently the CEO at Mixhalo. In this episode, John describes his professional journey as a college student, software engineer, founder, and business leader. John dives deeply into his philosophies and lessons learned as a CEO & leader, such as the lean management philosophy. He also speaks about the importance of continuous improvement within a company and through personal development. How do we do this on a daily level?...
Katie & Jeremy Neilson: Their Journey of Founding Assure - Mixing Marriage & Business Management
September 14, 2020 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBKatie & Jeremy Neilson are the Co-Founders of Assure. Assure is a company that provides professional, high-quality private transaction administrative services at volume. In this episode, Katie and Jeremy discuss how they met and how they've learned to balance their marriage with their business. They also discuss the unique aspects of running a business with your partner, such as, how they've found they compliment each other in a business environment and how they've adjusted managing Assure t...
Adam Simons: Working with Founders - Leading with Empathy & Decisiveness
September 09, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBAdam J. Simons experienced investor, advisor, and board member describes his professional experiences and his journey taking his business from side hustle status to his full-time job. Dave & Adam also discuss: -Adam's experience working with founders -How COVID has affected the way Adam does business & his personal life -The fundraising environment right now -Startup ecosystem differences based on geography -How to lead a company with empathy, decisiveness, and clear communication More ab...
Bindu Reddy: The Truth About the Future of AI
September 07, 2020 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBWhen the majority of individuals think about the near future of artificial intelligence, it's often much more unrealistic then what it's applications will truly look like. In this episode, Bindu and Dave dive into topics like her life growing up in India, the culture shock she experienced moving to the United States, and how Bindu believes the future of AI will be incredibly transformational. Bindu Reddy has a very unique perspective of the tech world and how it has and will continue to tr...
Joe Kaiser: Honing the Skill of Collaboration & Navigating Life During COVID-19
September 02, 2020 15:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBJoe Kaiser is a senior investor with Mercato Partners, previously having nearly 20 years of experience as both an operator and investor. In this episode, Joe & Dave, discuss themes of: -Keys to success in investing. -Building honest business relationships. -Joe's personality and interests growing up and in college. -Primary communication styles based on geography. -The importance of well-balanced collaboration. -The effects of COVID-19 on business and lifestyle. More about Joe Kaiser at:...
Cameron Steele: Leading Innovation in the Real Estate Industry
August 31, 2020 12:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBCameron Steele is the Co-Founder/CEO of Leaseable, a data management platform exclusively for commercial real estate owners. In this episode, Cameron relays his professional background and experiences, such as living all over the world, how he got into the tech industry, and the creation of Leaseable. More about Cameron Steele at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/csteele555/ Twitter: cameronsteele Website: leaseable.com More about the host, Dave Ingraham, at: Website: https://www.tel...
Ev Kontsevoy: The Power of Decentralizing Computing
August 24, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBIn this episode, we had the pleasure of hosting, Ev Kontsevoy, CoFounder, and CEO of Gravitational. Gravitational helps companies to securely deliver their applications into multiple clouds, on-premises, and even 3rd party infrastructure. Dave and Ev discussed Ev's journey of moving to the United States from Siberia to become an engineer. Specifically, discussed is the learning curve he experienced with language and culture. Along with this, Ev shares his career background leading up to the...
Joni Klippert: The Journey of Becoming a Founder & CEO
August 19, 2020 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBFinding the right business idea within your domain and finding the right co-founder is extremely difficult. Not only that, but then navigating that co-founder relationship, creating work-life balance, and learning to communicate with understanding, empathy, and self-awareness is often just as much an internal journey as the startup itself. CEO/Founder of StackHawk and company growth expert, Joni Klippert, speaks with Dave in this episode about her journey of becoming a CEO of her own compan...
Joni Klippert: The Journey of Becoming a Founder & CEO
August 19, 2020 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBFinding the right business idea within your domain and finding the right co-founder is extremely difficult. Not only that, but then navigating that co-founder relationship, creating work-life balance, and learning to communicate with understanding, empathy, and self-awareness is often just as much an internal journey as the startup itself. CEO/Founder of StackHawk and company growth expert, Joni Klippert, speaks with Dave in this episode about her journey of becoming a CEO of her own compan...
Daniel Pupius: Keys to Managing and Creating a Sucessful Company Culture Starts with Analyzing Needs
August 17, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBTwo of the hardest challenges as CEOs and leaders- overcoming imposter syndrome and being able to create an empowering and high-quality company culture. Daniel Pupius, Founder of Range, former head of engineering at Medium, and Staff Software Engineer at Google, gives his insights on how to create and lead an effective and empowered team. He explains that good management and everything in business starts with finding and analyzing needs. Dave and Daniel also discuss topics like the necessi...
Larry Chu: How to Build a Career with Loyalty and Care
August 10, 2020 12:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBLarry Chu is one of the most accomplished tech M&A lawyers in Silicon Valley, where he has advised on over 200 transactions with a total value of over $125B. Along the way, Larry has cultivated one of the best technology networks of anyone I know. In this episode, he reveals how painfully shy he was as a child, but decided early in his career to be a good listener, and used that skill to develop lasting and valuable business relationships. Listen to Larry's stories about panicking on a la...
Anthony Minessale: Changing What it Means to Work Remotely
August 05, 2020 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBCovid-19 has been the cause for millions of employees to begin working remotely under circumstances most of us have never experienced before. Anthony is an expert at efficiently working remotely and his company has been doing it for years before it was a common practice. In this episode, Dave and Anthony, also discuss Anthony's time creating companies- SignalWire and FreeSWITCH. He just launched SignalWire's most recent service, SignalWire Work. SignalWork is a virtual office space that is m...
Edward Lerner: Filling Gaps in the Gaming Industry
August 03, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBEdward Lerner has been part of the gaming industry for decades. He wrote the game that Electronic Arts based its IPO on in 1987. He is currently the CEO of Hearo.live. In this episode, Dave and Ned, not only talk about Ned's experience in the gaming industry but also about the effect creating a startup can have on the stability of your life, your marriage, your lifestyle, and your personal growth. More about Edward Lerner at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nedlerner/ Email: ned@venff...
Bebe Chueh: Entrepreneurship takes Patience and Humility
July 27, 2020 13:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBBebe Chueh is an experienced Co-Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the legal services industry. She is skilled in Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Legal Writing, Corporate Law, and Intellectual Property. In this episode, Dave and Bebe talk through her journey moving from Shanghai to the United States, her experiences growing up and as a college student, her entrepreneurial journey, and the financial planning software for high growth companies that she's currently working o...
John Richards: Silicon Slopes & Silicon Valley
July 22, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBJohn Richards is an entrepreneur, educator, mentor, and angel investor. He has a publisher background in the Yellow Pages industry, was an entrepreneurship professor at Brigham Young University, and is now the Founder/CEO of Startup Ignition. In this episode, Dave & John discuss the differences and similarities between Silicon Valley and Silicon Slopes. As well as each region's pros, cons, and everything in between relating to business and entrepreneurship. More about John Richards at: Li...
Sung Hu Kim Part Two: Side Effects from a Rapid Accumulation of Wealth
July 20, 2020 14:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBThis is part two of last week's episode. Last week, Sung Hu and Dave discussed the negative side effects caused by the rapid accumulation of wealth. In this episode, Sung Hu and Dave dive deeper into this topic on a more personal level. They discuss how their personal backgrounds, parental relationships, and childhoods affected how they view wealth and their careers. More about Sung Hu Kim at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunghukim/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunghu?lang=en Mo...
Sung Hu Kim: Side Effects Caused by the Rapid Accumulation of Wealth
July 06, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBAlthough the title of this podcast episode is definitely a first world problem, the negative side effects caused by the rapid accumulation of wealth are very real and especially prevalent here in San Francisco. In this episode, Sung Hu and Dave dive into topics like imposter syndrome, tech culture, early retirement, socioeconomic issues, and the relativity of wealth and the unhappiness it can potentially cause. Sung Hu Kim has a very unique perspective of the tech world because of when and ...
Chase Little: Tech Banking and The Effects of Covid-19
June 28, 2020 17:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBChase Little is SVP, Technology Banking at Bridge Bank, and oversees the Rocky Mountain Region from Denver, CO. He has worked 13 years in venture banking covering a variety of innovation sectors, markets, company life stages from pre-revenue to public companies. More about Chase Little at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaselittle/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChaseLittle More about the host, Dave Ingraham, at: Website: https://www.teleportgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin....
Stephen Blackwell: Music and Media
June 28, 2020 17:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBStephen Blackwell is a talented Operator and Entrepreneur in the media and music industry. He is currently the President of Alpha Data at Penske Media Corporation. More about Stephen Blackwell at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenxblackwell/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeathAndTaxes Website: https://pmc.com/ https://alphadata.fm/ More about the host, Dave Ingraham, at: Website: https://www.teleportgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dsingraham/
Mike Porath: Creating the World's Largest Online Health Community
June 24, 2020 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBMike Porath has a long background of working as an editor, producer, and journalist. Six years ago he founded, The Mighty, after his daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease called Dup15q syndrome. The Mighty has since provided connection, clarity, and comfort for individuals and families worldwide. More about Mike Porath at: Website: https://themighty.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-porath-00347820/ More about the host, David Ingraham, at: Website: https://www.teleportgr...