Daniel Porada and Charles Lankau are co-founders of Synapse, a finely crafted, fast-acting supplement designed to deliver exceptional memory function, increased focus, and improved mental clarity while providing the body with a physical energy

Episode 17: Carolyn (Film Connx)

Jan 21st, 2019 18m 29s

Carolyn Pitt, Esq. is the founder of Film Connx. In this episode, Shannon and Carolyn discuss how Film Connx is revolutionizing the film industry, being an entrepreneur from a young age, and more. Learn more about Film Connx: https://fil

Episode 16: Ruwan Subasinghe and Alex Weiss (Replantable)

Jan 14th, 2019 43m 48s

Alex and Ruwan are the co-founders of Replantable, a startup working to make growing your own food as easy as making a cup of coffee. In this episode, Alex and Ruwan chat about finding product/market fit, their passion for fresh food, running

Episode 15: Leslie Zinn (Arden's Garden)

Jan 4th, 2019 45m 31s

Leslie Zinn is the co-founder and CEO of Arden's Garden - a cold pressed juice, smoothie, and vegan foods company on a mission to cultivate an oasis of health and wellness. Arden's Garden started in Leslie's mother's (Arden'

Episode 14: Tony Riffel (Octane Coffee, Pancake Social)

Nov 2nd, 2018 37m 57s

Tony Riffel is a co-founder of Pancake Social, an all-day coffeehouse and breakfast restaurant set to open in late 2018 in Atlanta's Ponce City Market. Previously he co-founded Octane Coffee, where he served as CEO until Octane was aquired

Episode 13: Jeff Lane (Messner Lane Capital)

Oct 28th, 2018 15m 39s

Jeff Lane is a managing partner of Messner Lane Capital LLC. He also serves on the BME advisory board for the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory and provides mentorship to a variety of startups. P

Episode 12: Karen Anderson (Tiny Doors ATL)

Oct 19th, 2018 43m 54s

Karen Anderson is the co-founder, principal artist and director of Tiny Doors ATL. She holds a degree in visual art from Rutgers University. When she’s not working on doors, Karen does public speaking, corporate and private sculpture installat

Episode 11: Ned Hill (Square 1 Bank)

Oct 12th, 2018 25m 50s

Ned Hill is the managing director of technology at Square 1 Bank in Atlanta. Ned has over 25 years of experience as an operator, consultant and investor in technology companies. Prior to joining Square 1, he spent 15 years as a venture capitali

Episode 10: Daniel Roberts (Friendly Human)

Oct 5th, 2018 27m 49s

Daniel Roberts is the founder of Friendly Human, a video and media agency created around the idea that well-directed, authentic passion is the key to compelling storytelling. Through specialized direction and editing, Daniel and his team at Fri

Episode 9: Susan Davis (Improve International)

Sep 28th, 2018 30m 13s

Susan Davis is the founder and Executive Director of Improve International, a mission-driven research and consulting firm that seeks to improve the responses to the water and sanitation crises. Susan has 27 years of not saving the world exper

Episode 8: Josh Luber (StockX)

Sep 21st, 2018 55m 5s

Josh Luber is the co-founder and CEO of StockX, the “stock market of things,” where users can buy and sell authentic sneakers, streetwear, watches, and handbags. Josh, a self-proclaimed sneakerhead, began a data platform in 2012 under the na

Episode 7: Jordy Gamson (Icebox Cool Stuff)

Sep 14th, 2018 28m 44s

Jordy Gamson is the founder of The Icebox Cool Stuff. The Icebox began in 2001 and has steadily grown from a few employees to a full-service team of over 80 employees and over 7000 customers. In this episode, Sanjay and Jordy chat about ho

Episode 6: Missy Mostrom & Alixx Hetzel Smith (Vesta Movement)

Sep 7th, 2018 23m 8s

Missy Mostrom and Alixx Hetzel Smith are first time entreprenuers and co-owners of Vesta Movement, an Atlanta kickboxing and strength gym that has shown a 20x membership increase in the past three years. In this episode, Missy and Alixx about

Episode 5: Arun Mohan (Radix Health)

Aug 31st, 2018 32m 53s

Startup Daze is a weekly podcast providing a behind-the-lens look into the lives of founders and investors. This week's guest is Arun Mohan. Arun is a physician executive, entrepreneur and Angel investor with a passion for improving heal

Episode 4: Jasmine Burton (Wish For Wash)

Aug 24th, 2018 26m 25s

Jasmine Burton is the founder and president of Wish for Wash, a social impact organization that seeks to bring innovation to sanitation through culturally-specific research, design, and education.Shannon and Jasmine chat about the human cente

Episode 3: Dennis Hayes (Hayes Modems)

Aug 17th, 2018 23m 27s

Dennis Hayes is the founder of Hayes Microcomputer Products, which was a U.S.-based manufacturer of modems known for the Smartmodem. Today almost all modems use a variant of the Hayes command set.Dennis has worked with the Speaker of the Hou

Episode 2: Sanjay Parekh (Prototype Prime)

Aug 10th, 2018 27m 50s

This week’s guest is actually the host of the Startup Daze podcast - Sanjay Parkeh! Back in the late 90s, Sanjay invented IP location technology, which lead to his first startup, Digital Envoy. Since then Sanjay has founded numerous compani

Episode 1: Lara Hodgson (NowCorp)

Aug 3rd, 2018 39m 23s

Lara Hodgson is the President & CEO of NOW Corp - a revolutionary payments company for B2B, inspired by the success of her previous start-up, Nourish, which sold a patented line of spill-proof purified water for infants and toddlers. Lara and