Welcome to Another Bite hosted by Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, Leslie Green, and Jon Dick.Each week, Another Bite breaks down the latest & greatest pitches from Shark Tank.Relive old favorites like Squatty Potty, Pavlok, Mensch on a Bench,

Introducing... The Shake Up

Aug 9th, 2021 2m 19s

The Shake Up explores the decisions that dared to be different and the leaders who are shaking up their industries. Hosted by Alexis Gay (Comedian, formerly Biz Ops, Patreon) & Brianne Kimmel (Founder, Worklife VC). New episodes each week start

Welcome to the Mirror World

Nov 17th, 2020 32m 32s

Kevin Kelly is a futurist and co-founder of Wired Magazine. His latest article looks at augmented reality's role in our future lives, in a world he calls the Mirror World.Kevin talks about how business leaders can be better futurists, and why

How Minnesota Freedom Fund Scaled Quickly Under International Spotlight

Nov 10th, 2020 28m 33s

Following the death of George Floyd, Minnesota Freedom Fund found itself in the international spotlight. Over 900 thousand donations, from around the globe, came pouring in. And celebrity endorsements from folks like Mark Ruffalo guided their f

How Aequales Is Closing the Gender Gap

Oct 21st, 2020 25m 14s

On a global scale, women only hold 29 percent of senior management positions. Not to make any sweeping assumptions, but that’s a far cry from gender equality. But 29 percent is also the highest percentage ever recorded in that category. And i

Black is Beautiful

Oct 2nd, 2020 13m 10s

Marcus Baskerville created Black is Beautiful -- a collaborative beer initiative amongst the brewing community and its customers -- in an attempt to bring awareness to the injustices that many people of color face daily. And you can now find

Why Personalization Makes BarkBox Leader of the Pack

1 Sep 22nd, 2020 24m 1s

If you have a dog, then you know BarkBox. It’s customizable monthly subscription boxes are your dog’s favorite pieces of mail. Co-founder Matt Meeker believes the secret to the company’s success is putting every four-legged (and two-legged) fri

The Future of How We Buy is Sound

Sep 10th, 2020 24m 43s

Rodney Williams founded LISTNR with one thing in mind: simplicity. He saw that the way we buy items involves too many steps. And it could all be solved through the use of sound. LISTNR uses ultrasonic sound to transfer data. That means truly co

Why Binging with Babish Says Audience Knows Best

1 1 Sep 3rd, 2020 30m 16s

Andrew Rea started Binging with Babish almost by accident. And nearly 8M subscribers later, he’s grown it into one of the biggest shows on YouTube. His secret ingredient? His audience. Andrews talks about the show’s steady feed of audience insi

Real Corporate Anti-Racist Training Starts at the Top

Jul 24th, 2020 26m 38s

Kim Crowder is a consultant, whose expertise covers diversity, equity, and inclusion. In particular, she’s a corporate anti-racist trainer. To say the least, Kim has been busy lately. The recent protests in the US that started back on May 26 in

Yes, You Too Can Become a Servant of Pod

Jul 17th, 2020 26m 50s

Nick Quah is almost synonymous with podcasts. His newsletter Hot Pod gives a weekly rundown on all things podcasts. And he recently partnered with LAist Studios to create his first podcast called Servant of Pod. And yes, it’s about podcasts. Wa

Trading Camp Canoes for Virtual Classrooms

Jun 26th, 2020 23m 45s

Tinashe Blanchet is the founder of The Learning Lab, a New Orleans-based non-profit organization and education space that hosts two summer camps. But given the need for social distancing, Tinashe had to quickly move both camps to fully virtual.

Why The Lean Startup Is More Essential Than Ever for Businesses

Jun 18th, 2020 24m 13s

Steve Blank is not a prophet. But as one of the minds behind the highly influential Lean Startup movement, when Steve starts to look at the future of how we do business, people listen. Steve returns to explain why The Lean Startup is even more

How Indie Theaters Are Bringing the Silver Screen to Your TV Screen

Jun 11th, 2020 26m

The Coolidge Corner Theater opened in 1933 during the Great Depression and has become a landmark in the city of Boston. But as non-essential businesses were ordered to close, it left many in the film industry wondering: Is it curtains for the i

Part Two: Reading Is a Revolutionary Act

Jun 3rd, 2020 24m 39s

Bookshop is an online platform where you can buy books from local and independent bookstores. But founder Andy Hunter never imagined how quickly he’d need to scale the company after only launching in January. That’s because what bookstores were

Part One: Reading Is a Revolutionary Act

May 29th, 2020 25m 46s

Danielle Mullen is the owner of Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery -- Chicago’s only black woman-owned bookstore. She’s worked tirelessly to build a community and improve literacy in the city. As the current crisis closed bookstores around the count

Same Business. New Flavor.

May 20th, 2020 24m 41s

Ryan Spaccavento, founder of Coffee on Cue, saw an opportunity for an underserved market of coffee drinkers -- business subscriptions and live events. But as companies closed its doors and live events locked its gates, Ryan found his businesses

How a Community Has Taken the Weight off One Gym’s Shoulders

May 13th, 2020 23m 52s

Luke Milton of Los Angeles’ top fitness center Training Mate knew he needed to act quickly. His three gym locations were ordered to close and his entire staff’s livelihoods hung in the balance of uncertainty. Luke not only moved his gym online

Keeping Spirits High and Communities Safe

May 5th, 2020 22m 48s

Listoke Distillery is a gin and distillation school located just north of Dublin, Ireland. Owner Bronagh Conlon, herself a former healthcare worker and survivor of breast cancer, has a unique perspective on the need to protect essential workers

How Piera Gelardi is Refining 29Rooms

May 22nd, 2019 31m 32s

Piera Gelardi founded Refinery29 as a catalyst for women to claim their power. And today, she leads a digital media and entertainment empire. Piera talks about the important role her customers play in Refinery29 and 29Rooms, and how being a new

Bringing Transparency to Women’s Health

May 15th, 2019 30m 36s

When Kat Schneider set out to raise funding for her company Ritual, she was four months pregnant. And she was given the choice: Start a company. Or start a family. You cannot do both.Kat talks about the early struggles in securing funding, ho

How The Success of Canned Wine Nearly Cost Its Founder Everything

May 8th, 2019 27m

Ryan Harms and his Union Wine Company were the toast of Oregon. They’d done something so crazy, they figured it was only a matter of time until the novelty wore off. Ryan and his team were responsible for putting wine in a can. And people went

Hipcamp Is a Breath of Fresh Air. Literally.

May 1st, 2019 30m 9s

Whether you prefer glamping, treehouses, or the trusty old tent, camping is all about getting outside. But navigating the trail to book public or private camping spots is a hassle. So Alyssa Ravasio founded Hipcamp, an online booking site conne

The Platform Revolution Is Here

Apr 24th, 2019 29m 45s

Uber. Amazon. Airbnb. Today’s top platforms all understand the power of connection. And Geoffrey Parker believes the greatest exchange in value comes from companies that put their customers first.Geoffrey’s latest work, “Platform Revolution:

Taking Care/of Your Health Just Got Easier

Apr 17th, 2019 30m 11s

Let’s be honest. There’s no such thing as a magic pill. But the vitamin industry sure makes it seem like a miracle cure is right there inside every bottle.Akash Shah co-founded Care/of, a subscription vitamin company, to make personalized hea