Sound BITES (Business, Innovation, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Strategy)

E37 Sonjoy Ganguly | Digitalzone Today on soundbites we have Sonjoy Ganguly - Chief product officer of Digitalzone. Sonjoy has an interesting journey from leading product businesses to strategy at large consulting firms. Sonjoy has a track record of delivering results for product and marketing teams that he carries into his CPO role at Digitalzone. Sonjoy Ganguly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonjoy/ Digitalzone: https://digitalzone.com/ Trends in B2B lead nurture: https://digitalzone.com/thought-leadership/dynamic-nurture-report/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanochomp nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ #Business #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Strategy #Consulting #leadership #wellness #digitaltransformation #marketing #digitalmarketing #AI #artificialintelligence #agile #leadgen #sales #growth #productowner #productmanagement

On this episode of Sound BITES we talk with Adam Coffey. Adam is an entrepreneur, experienced leader, private equity expert, and best selling author. His Latest Book Empire Builder is a must read for anyone trying to take their business to 8, 9, or even 10 figures. Adam talks us through his background, servant leadership, getting your data systems in place, scaling your business to levels most people would never believe is possible, and how to manage work life balance with a priority on family. Adam Coffey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamecoffey/ Get Empire Builder on Amazon Get Empire Builder on Audible Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanochomp https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ #Business #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Strategy #Consulting #leadership #privateequity #digitaltransformation #marketing #digitalmarketing #AI

Today on Sound BITES - The podcast where we talk about business, innovation, technology, entrepreneurship, and strategy; we have CJ Casselli. CJ is the co founder and CEO of Truss Vet - a veterinary urgent care that reimagines animal hospitals by bridging the gap between standard office visits and veterinary emergency visits.CJ takes us through his team’s growth, the challenges of creating a new segment, creating awareness for a service that you need to ‘know of now, but use later’, building trust, and convincing the first team members to join you on the ride.CJ Casselli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjcasselli/Truss Vet: https://www.trussvet.com/Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship StrategySpotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcastnanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpthttps://www.nanochomp.comHosts:Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/

Today on Sound BITES - The podcast where we talk about business, innovation, technology, entrepreneurship, and strategy; we have Daniel Myers. Dan is the co-founder and CEO of Flair, a company specializing in smart climate control solutions for homes and businesses. Dan has an unique background with a combination of computer engineering and music from Northwestern University. The flair team is working on interesting solutions that are the intersection of comfort, savings and optimization with an IoT platform.Daniel Myers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieltmyers/Flair: https://flair.co/Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship StrategySpotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcastnanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpthttps://www.nanochomp.comHosts:Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/

John Rossman Today on Sound BITES we have John Rossman. John is an author, business advisor and keynote speaker. He was an early Amazon executive who played a key role in launching the Amazon marketplace business in 2002. His books include: The Amazon Way - https://a.co/d/cCC1by0 Think Like Amazon - https://a.co/d/hfooDjc and his latest book, Big Bet Leadership is an actionable guide for leaders who want to succeed in complex transformations. - https://a.co/d/ccYOup3 John Rossman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-rossman/ Rossman Partners: https://rossmanpartners.com/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/

Andrei Oprisan Agentic AI, LLMs and Generative AI are extremely exciting spaces with exciting possibilities. Today on sound bites we have Andrei Oprisan. Andrei is a technology leader with over 15 years experience in software engineering, AI, and machine learning. He’s held leadership roles at brands like Wayfair and Hubspot and is currently the engineering lead at Agent.AI. Agent.AI is transforming the way people hire solutions by creating a marketplace for AI agents. Really fun chat and excited to see the future Andrei is building. Andrei Oprisan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreioprisan/ Agent.AI: www.agent.ai Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/

Ravi Kurani On this episode of SoundBITES we chat with  Ravi Kurani, Founder of Sutro. Sutro is an IoT platform that monitors the water in your pools and spas to make sure the chemistry is in order. And keep your water crystal clear. Ravi has a strong background in entrepreneurship, growth hacking, IoT, and AI. Ravi takes us through his journey from working for his parents' pool business to consulting in India and even a short stint with Nasa before founding Sutro. With water at the center of the human experience, it's amazing to think of all the markets and use cases Ravi and Sutro can address. Ravi Kurani: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuraniravi/ Sutro: https://mysutro.com/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/

Kevin Dean On this episode of SoundBITES we have Kevin Dean, the CEO and founder of manobyte. Manobyte is a technology services company specializing in AI-driven business transformation. Kevin has a background and passions in Data Science, change management, ocean conservation and shares some of my old stomping grounds of West Michigan before relocating to Florida. ManoByte has worked with some incredible brands and we are excited to have Kevin talk through his amazing growth story. Kevin Dean: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjdean/ Kevin’s personal site:https://kjdean.com/ Manobyte: https://www.manobyte.com/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/

Somehow today’s episode of Sound BITES  managed to start and end with baking conversations. Our guest, Bob Buda, is the CEO and founder of Buda Consulting - Specializing in database management, security, disaster recovery, and business analytics. Bob has been an expert in the field for a while now and was actually among the First Certified Oracle database administrators. Bob walks us through identifying opportunities, optimizing businesses, how baking became the domino that ultimately kicked off Buda Consulting, hiring well, creating a high-trust culture, and being adaptable in high-stakes environments. Bob and his team design and deliver solutions that help organizations safeguard and optimize their data. So it makes sense that trust and adaptability are high on the list of values. After you listen to the episode, tell us your favorite bite, then go to the link below and get your free ebook from Buda Consulting titled “Is Data Your Downfall” Bob Buda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertbuda/ Buda Consulting: https://budaconsulting.com/soundbites/ Free ebook - “Is Data Your Downfall?” Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/

Today on the podcast we have our friend Craig Baldwin, Co-founder and partner at Upsourced Accounting. Upsourced provides robust financial surfaces for creative agencies. Before Unsourced, Craig had experiences in consulting, VC backed startups, SAAS products, the IoT internet of things space, as well as building several other ventures (high tech and low tech). Craig takes us through his journey, his wins, some of the challenges faced along the way and talks through his superpower of endurance and grit being able to withstand the moments of struggle and challenge better than anyone else. Great episode for anyone creating anything, product managing, selling, or needing advice on enduring adversity.  Craig Baldwin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-baldwin-aab37821/ Upsourced: https://upsourcedaccounting.com/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/

E41 Phil Ou | Blossomer This episode resonates extra with us and this week's guest has an incredible story. MIT? Check, YCombinator? Check, Google/Youtube? Check and Check. What if I told you, at different points, Phil Ou walked away from all of those (in fairness, he returned to MIT). Phil, CEO of Blossomer walks us through what drives him, his approach to product management and innovation, how he approaches complex problems and the formation of his company. A great episode that is a masterclass at identifying and navigating life's transition points while recognizing one way and two way doors. Thanks Phil! Phil Ou: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipou/ Blossomer: https://blossomer.io/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ #Business #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Strategy #Consulting #leadership #wellness #digitaltransformation #marketing #digitalmarketing #AI #artificialintelligence #agile #leadgen #sales #growth #productowner #productmanagement #digitalexperience #digitaloptimization

E40 Roger Einstoss | Braintly Ever struggle to fight the right development resources for your team? Our podcast guest Roger Einstoss, CEO of Braintly, built his team to solve that exact problem. Roger has a great story about growing up interested in computers, learning to code and eventually building his Braintrly in Buenos Aires Argentina. Near-shore development resources are becoming critical to many businesses because you gain the advantages of lower cost at a high quality of work while also being almost the same timezone as US based businesses. Roger talks us through forming the company, finding their first clients and growing deep relationships with their customers in the US. Roger Einstoss: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogereinstoss/ Braintly: https://braintly.com/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/\ #Business #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Strategy #Consulting #leadership #wellness #digitaltransformation #marketing #digitalmarketing #AI #artificialintelligence #agile #leadgen #sales #growth #productowner #productmanagement #digitalexperience #digitaloptimization

E39 Jon MacDonald | The Good Today on sound BITES we have Jon MacDonald CEO/Founder of The Good, a digital experience optimization firm. Jon has a great story that all starts with struggling to find shoes that fit correctly and blooms into launching his company, and authoring several books including his latest ‘Behind The Click’ The Good has achieved results for some of the largest online brands including Adobe, Nike, Xerox, The Economist, and more. Author of three books on digital journey optimization and a frequent keynote speaker, he has been invited to share his expertise on important stages including Google and Autodesk.  Listeners can get 50% off a digital copy of Behind The Click with the code BTCPODCAST50 at checkout: https://thegood.com/btc-podcasts/  Jon MacDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonnymac/ The Good: https://thegood.com Behind The Click (book): https://thegood.com/btc-podcasts/  Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ #Business #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Strategy #Consulting #leadership #wellness #digitaltransformation #marketing #digitalmarketing #AI #artificialintelligence #agile #leadgen #sales #growth #productowner #productmanagement #digitalexperience #digitaloptimization

E38 Herb Cogliano | Aspire Growth Advisors Today on soundbites we have Herb Cogliano, the CEO of Aspire Growth Advisors. Herb helps leaders of growth companies achieve more freedom by developing industry-leading strategies. Essentially, he helps businesses and their leaders get from where they are now to where they want to be while driving a culture of accountability. Herb Cogliano: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hcogliano/ Aspire Growth Advisors: https://www.aspiregrowthadvisors.com/ Scaling Up (book): https://a.co/d/6wzboP6 Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanochomp nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ #Business #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Strategy #Consulting #leadership #wellness #digitaltransformation #marketing #digitalmarketing #AI #artificialintelligence #agile #leadgen #sales #growth #productowner #productmanagement

E36 Peter Voss | AIGO On this episode of Sound BITES we have Peter Voss founder and CEO of AIGO.AI. Peter is a serial entrepreneur, innovator, and technologist that has been on the leading edge of AI technology for years and is credited with coining the term “Artificial General intelligence”. His company AIGO is driving the future of customer experience and engagement to deliver hyper personalization at scale. Peter Voss: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vosspeter/ Aigo: https://aigo.ai/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanochomp nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ #Business #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Strategy #Consulting #leadership #wellness #digitaltransformation #marketing #digitalmarketing #AI #artificialintelligence #agile #leadgen #sales #growth

E35 Tom Schwab | Interview Valet On this episode of Sound BITES we have Tom Schwab CEO of interview valet. Interview valet helps thought leaders, entrepreneurs, coaches/consultants, and non-fiction authors talk directly to their ideal clients on targeted podcasts to tell their story. Tom has a fascinating journey from Navy veteran, to medical devices industry to author and entrepreneur. We are thrilled to have him as a guest today Tom Schwab: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamtomschwab/ Interview Valet: https://interviewvalet.com/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanochomp nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ #Business #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Strategy #Consulting #leadership #wellness #digitaltransformation #marketing #digitalmarketing #AI #artificialintelligence #agile #leadgen #sales #growth

E34 Matt Clark | The Virtual Edge On this episode of Sound BITES we have Matt Clark. Matt is the founder of The Virtual Edge And helps entrepreneurs from all over the world  create systems for exponential growth. Matt is also a host of “The Rainmaker Show”, which is launching soon and aired on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon, Samsung & LG TV. Matt is on a mission to help service based entrepreneurs create freedom through systems and shares a ton of great actionable advice on the podcast Matt Clark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattclarkrainmaker/ The Virtual Edge: https://thevirtualedge.com/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanochomp nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ #Business #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Strategy #Consulting #leadership #wellness #digitaltransformation #marketing #digitalmarketing #AI #artificialintelligence #agile #leadgen #sales #growth

On this episode of Sound BITES we have two great guests Cesar Keller - CEO of Parux and Ken Mocabee - Sr. partner at Parux. Parux is a digital product studio that partners with startups and scale ups to help them innovate by helping Design, develop, and scale digital products. They take us through what they’ve learned developing digital products, best practices that unlock the most impact per amount of effort and how they use a modified flavor of Agile called SAFE to help clients get to value quickly.  Great episode full of good takeaways for anyone starting a venture, building a product, or testing an idea. Cesar Keller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cesarkeller/ Ken Mocabee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-mocabee/ Parux: https://parux.com/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanochomp nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Lauren Taber: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/⁠ Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ #Business #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Strategy #Consulting #leadership #wellness #digitaltransformation #marketing #digitalmarketing #AI #artificialintelligence #agile

On this episode of Sound BITES we talk with Ashley Duqué Kienzle, founder of wellness company Almma health. Almma health is making it easier for people to make healthier choices using a combination of AI and behavior change science. Before venturing into the wellness space, Ashley worked on optimizing data + AI products and experiences at companies such as amazon, Facebook and capital one. Ashley Duqué Kienzle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyduquekienzle/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanochomp nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ #Business #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Strategy #Consulting #leadership #wellness #digitaltransformation #marketing #digitalmarketing #AI #artificialintelligence

On this episode we are talking with Nancy Diautolo. Nancy is a serial entrepreneur and founder of YDM (your digital marketer). Nancy wanted to be a writer, but talks us through how one conversation with a teacher changed the trajectory of her life and sent her down the marketing path. Nancy talks about how AI is changing the world, just like the internet did, growing up in a pre-internet world, building her businesses, as well as finding and managing resources as a solopreneur. Nancy Diautolo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-daiutolo/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanochomp https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ #Business #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Strategy #Consulting #digitaltransformation #marketing #digitalmarketing