Best Johannes & Max Podcasts (2024)

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Johannes Kraus, Co-Founder at YOUTH Healthtech - PIR Ep. 588 25:44

2h ago25:44

25:44

Tony chats with Johannes Kraus, Co-Founder at YOUTH Healthtech, a smartphone-based health screening. With just your phone and 2 minutes of your phone using a face video, an audio recording, and a picture of your eye, and with that they screen for 23 biomarkers in seven health areas 🤯. Johannes Kraus: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannes-kraus-94804…

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[TEASER] Palestine Pt. 12: Resistance in the West w/ Max Geller and Sanyika 18:43

1h ago18:43

18:43

This is a free preview of the episode "Palestine Pt. 12: Resistance in the West w/ Max Geller and Sanyika." You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast As a Patreon subscriber you will get access to at least one bonus episode a month (usually two or three), our entire back catalog o…

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Sandeep Haridas, EVP Business Head of Chief Strategy Officer at IntellectAI - PIR Ep. 587 33:31

1d ago33:31

33:31

Tony chats with Sandeep Haridas, EVP Business Head of Chief Strategy Officer at IntellectAI, they are focused on helping financial institutions build wealth management and insurance products. Within insurance they are a niche player focused on truly creating an underwriting ecosystem in the commercial insurance space. They are devoted and dedicated…

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Kahden pivotin kautta PLG-menestykseen. Vieraana Johannes Karjula, Trustmary 1:31:30

11h ago1:31:30

1:31:30

Tässä episodissa käydään läpi yrityksen tarina työn myyntiin perustuvasta palvelu- ja projektibusineksestä, skaalautuvampaan myyntivetoiseen softabusinekseen ja siitä erittäin skaalautuvaan tuotevetoiseen ns. Product-Led Growth (PLG) kasvumalliin, jossa asiakas löytää ja ostaa itse. Trustmaryn perustajaa ja toimitusjohtajaa Johannes Karjulaa haasta…

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Insurtech Innovation in Israel & Gerontology With Dr. Yael Benvenisti- (PiR E586) 29:05

3d ago29:05

29:05

The episode of Profiles in Risk features Dr. Yael Benvenisti discussing Israel's innovative culture in the insurtech sector. Key topics include: 1. Israel's entrepreneurial spirit in insurtech 2. Technology's role in transforming insurance, especially in gerontology 3. The need for new underwriting models incorporating predictive technologies 4. Gl…

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Lloyd Peters, Head of Revenue at Send - PIR Ep. 584 23:40

6d ago23:40

23:40

Lloyd Peters, Head of Revenue at Send, an underwriting workbench which is a single desktop that gives all underwriting a team a single place to work and progress core underwriting activity from broker submission all the way to binding and booking the policy. It includes all the activities you need in one place. Lloyd Peters: https://www.linkedin.co…

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Toimiva hallitus SaaS- ja startup-yrityksissä. Vieraana Ilkka Kaikuvuo, hallitusammattilainen 1:26:18

14h ago1:26:18

1:26:18

Hallitus on halvin konsultti. Mutta milloin kunnon hallitus kannattaa ottaa? Miten se saadaan toimivaksi? Entä miksi joku lähtisi hallitukseen tai advisoriksi?Tässä episodissa on tarjolla syvää kokemusta ja käytännön vinkkejä erityisesti startupeja ja SaaS-yrityksiä silmälläpitäen, muita kasvuhaluisia pk-yrityksiä silti unohtamatta. Startup-realist…

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Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 1:43:38

4d ago1:43:38

1:43:38

In this week's episode Dave, Craig, Stef, and Liv look at the 70s classic Dog Day Afternoon which unites Al Pacino (The Godfather and Serpico) and Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men and The Wiz) for a film filled with drama, dark comedy, and a surprising amount of progressive attitudes! How did each of us read the ending? What were the real events that inf…

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Breaking the Chains of Empire w/ Abby Martin (Live Show) 1:28:23

3d ago1:28:23

1:28:23

U.S. empire—the world’s greatest enemy. U.S. imperialism is not a "single issue," it's directly connected to hundreds of millions of people's lives, capital accumulation and global inequality, climate change, fascism in the US, crumbling infrastructure, monopolies, and much, much more. U.S. imperialism is the issue that ties all of the other issues…

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Lance Dowdell and Max Smith, Co-Founders at Motive Engage - PIR Ep. 583 29:02

15d ago29:02

29:02

I chat with Lance Dowdell and Max Smith, Co-Founders at Motive Engage, they can help insurance agencies and insurtechs establish the foundation for their sales force: Proper sales processes, proper sales tech stack, understanding your ideal customer, onboarding your salespeople, sales enablement, getting your product/market fit right. Getting this …

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Rob Jacomen, Founder and Chief Growth Officer at HPX - PIR Ep. 582 33:18

16d ago33:18

33:18

I chat with Rob Jacomen, Founder and Chief Growth Officer at HPX, they help insurance agents and brokers go from commoditized generalists to highly valued and respected specialist. They offer consulting and coaching to help you niche down, build, grow, and scale a book of business that dominates specific niches. Rob Jacomen: https://www.linkedin.co…

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[TEASER] Oil, Monopoly Capitalism, and Imperialism w/ Adam Hanieh 19:10

11d ago19:10

19:10

This is a free preview of the episode "Oil, Monopoly Capitalism, and Imperialism w/ Adam Hanieh." You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast As a Patreon subscriber you will get access to at least one bonus episode a month (usually two or three), our entire back catalog of Patreon …

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John Loeber, Co-Founder & Ceo at Limit - PIR Ep. 581 37:57

21d ago37:57

37:57

Tony chats with John Loeber, Co-Founder and ceo at Limit, a digital platform that gives insurance brokers AI tools to make their day-to-day lives easier. Limit helps insurance professionals do deals faster, easier, and cheaper by taking care of the time-consuming things that kill their time. It offers a digital wholesale insurance platform with a u…

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Better Lives for All w/ Jason Hickel 1:06:03

18d ago1:06:03

1:06:03

We’re often told that it would be unfeasible for everyone on the planet to live good lives—that if there wasn’t some degree of poverty—or at least lower living standards—in the rest of the world, then we’d blow right through the ecological limits of the planet. Even if it’s not said explicitly, the argument is that some people need to be poor in or…

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Daniel Laguado, Founder & CEO at Ai Risk Management Solutions - PIR Ep. 580 26:52

24d ago26:52

26:52

Tony chats with Daniel Laguado, Founder & CEO at Ai Risk Management Solutions, they help property owners negotiate insurance claims independently. Born out of the frustration as an independent adjuster of not having pre-loss details on the property Daniel developed a system using drones and high-quality cameras to create 3D documentation of the ent…

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Pat West, Carrier Relations Leader at GloveBox - PIR Ep. 579 29:42

29d ago29:42

29:42

Tony chats with Pat West, GloveBox's Carrier Relations Leader. Pat is an insurtech veteran who gives us an update on what's going on at GloveBox. Pat West: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-west-977501102/ GloveBox: https://glovebox.app First PIR Episode with GloveBox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LoiFTv6B8s Original Episode with Pat West: https:…

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Jim Schubert, CEO at Southern States Insurance and Headmaster at Agents Growth Academy - PIR Ep. 578 46:06

1M ago46:06

46:06

Tony chats with Jim Schubert, CEO at Southern States Insurance and Headmaster at Agents Growth Academy. Jim runs a second-generation family agency in Georgia which is very unique in the way they hire and retain their people. My team has recruited for SSI for about 18 months so I've personally seen how well it works and that's why I invited him on t…

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[TEASER] Nathan Fielder's "The Curse" w/ Carlee 24:53

24d ago24:53

24:53

You can listen to the full episode "Nathan Fielder's 'The Curse'" by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast As a Patreon subscriber you will get access to at least one bonus episode a month (usually two or three), our entire back catalog of Patreon episodes, early access to certain episodes, and other benefits like…

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Richard Look and Marcus Cudd of Insurance Media Exchange IMX - PIR Ep. 577 50:16

1M ago50:16

50:16

Tony chats with Richard Look and Marcus Cudd of Insurance Media Exchange IMX. A great discussion about marketing in the insurance world. Richard Look: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlook/ Marcus Cudd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcuscudd/ Insurance Media Exchange: https://insurancemediaexchange.com/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/okYMTqkL3k4…

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Coyote Ugly (2000) 1:47:47

1M ago1:47:47

1:47:47

Dave, Craig, Mary, and Liv watch the late-night TV classic - Coyote Ugly (2000) to decide whether it should be remembered for all time. Will last week's guest Paul be happy with the result? Will we fight the moonlight? And what crazy businesses will Mary and Liv make from different movie genres? All this and more in this week's episode! #coyoteugly…

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Josh Levine, Founder & CEO at Cake & Arrow - PIR Ep. 576 52:41

1M ago52:41

52:41

Tony chats with Josh Levine, Founder & CEO at Cake & Arrow. They are an experienced design and product innovation firm that works exclusively with the insurance industry. They partner with carriers, distributors, and service providers to leverage human-centered design and strategy throughout all stages of the product life-cycle. A great conversatio…

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The Logical Case for Socialism (and Against Capitalism) w/ Scott Sehon 1:58:06

1M ago1:58:06

1:58:06

Facts don’t care about your feelings. Logic isn’t fair. Reason isn’t concerned with your emotions. These oft-regurgitated cliches hurled at the left by those on the right might sound familiar to you. Hey, maybe they’ve even been directed at you personally. And, aside from seeing these claims from the right as simply funny, they’re also quite ironic…

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[UNLOCKED] Capitalism and the Weight Loss Industry w/ Johann Hari 58:10

1M ago58:10

58:10

Weight loss has become a fully fledged industry in the United States—another classic trick by the capitalist class: manufacture a problem to make profits, and then sell a half-solution back to the population to purportedly address that problem. Are you experiencing health issues from the poisonous food manufacturing industry in the United States? N…

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Vishal Rohra, CEO at Kay.AI - PIR Ep. 575 25:08

1M ago25:08

25:08

Tony chats with Vishal Rohra, CEO at Kay.AI. They are on a mission to save thousands of hours from agency-side insurance professionals by building AI Coworkers that work with your people helping you grow your book of business. Their AI Coworkers can work with your existing system whether it's EZ Lynx, Applied, Vertafore, or any carrier portal witho…

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Timo Loescher, VP of Strategy at DMI - PIR Ep. 574 1:01:04

1M ago1:01:04

1:01:04

Tony chats with Timo Loescher, VP of Strategy at DMI. We have a GREAT conversation about the insurance talent crisis and how technology might help. Timo Loescher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timoloescher/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/VOjJpXaEfHYBy Insurance Nerds

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[TEASER] The Liberal Virus 24:08

2M ago24:08

24:08

You can listen to the full episode "The Liberal Virus" by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast As a Patreon subscriber you will get access to at least one bonus episode a month (usually two or three), our entire back catalog of Patreon episodes, early access to certain episodes, and other benefits like stickers a…

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Mike Mensch, Co-Founder and CEO at Agency Brokerage Consultants - PIR Ep. 573 34:20

2M ago34:20

34:20

Tony chats with Mike Mensch, Co-Founder and CEO at Agency Brokerage Consultants. They are a merger and acquisition advisor to independent agencies. Mike Mensch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmensch/ Agency Brokerage Consultants: https://www.agencybrokerage.com/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/8kqiHyHvJkE…

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Michael Fiedel, Co-Founder and COO at PolicyFly - PIR Ep. 572 51:52

2M ago51:52

51:52

Tony chats with Michael Fiedel, Co-Founder and COO at PolicyFly, a specialty insurance focused policy management platform that is specifically distribution enabled unlike policy management systems of the past that were more back office enabled. It's fully capable of providing a fully digital experience for both underwriters and agents/brokers. Mich…

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Walter Rodney, Marxism, and Underdevelopment with D. Musa Springer & Charisse Burden-Stelly 1:22:42

2M ago1:22:42

1:22:42

Pan-African Marxist, underdevelopment theorist, guerrilla intellectual, father, husband, radical—these are all terms that we could use to describe Walter Rodney. You may know him from his classic text, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, you may know that he was assassinated at the age of 38 for his activism, or you may not know who he was at all—eit…

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Sean Merat, Founder & CEO at Owl.co PIR Ep. 571 48:34

2M ago48:34

48:34

I chat with Sean Merat, Founder & CEO at Owl.co. They utilize advanced models in order to provide deterministic indications for insurance carriers to make really accurate claims decisions as quickly as possible. They are one of the leading claims intelligence tools and are now serving 14 of the top 20 carriers in North America. Sean Merat: https://…

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Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) 1:35:30

2M ago1:35:30

1:35:30

This week Dave and Craig are joined by our very own dynamic duo and recent winners of the Endgame Centenary Special - Aaron Potter and Paul Klein, to discuss another Disney Channel Classic, Hannah Montana! How much detail can we go into about this teen-orientated story? How much does Aaron know about the original show? And does Hannah Montana: The …

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David Gritz, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Insurtech NY and the MGA Lab - PIR Ep. 570 30:00

2M ago30:00

30:00

I chat with David Gritz, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Insurtech NY and the MGA Lab mostly about the lab and how they help MGAs launch and grow. This is masterclass on MGA creation and you cannot miss it! David Gritz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgritz/ Insurtech NY: https://www.insurtechny.com/ MGA Lab: https://www.insurtechny.com/mga-la…

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[TEASER] Sex, Desire, and the Neoliberal Subject 15:48

2M ago15:48

15:48

You can listen to the full episode "Sex, Desire, and the Neoliberal Subject" by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast As a Patreon subscriber you will get access to at least one bonus episode a month (usually two or three), our entire back catalog of Patreon episodes, early access to certain episodes, and other be…

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Rashid Galadanci, Co-Founder and CEO at Driver Technologies - PIR Ep. 569 31:29

2M ago31:29

31:29

Tony chats with Rashid Galadanci, Co-Founder and CEO at Driver Technologies. They are a technology company that deals with driving and driving-related activities. They started with a mobile app with the idea of bringing AI safety and connectivity into the cars of today, including video and telematics. Putting all this info in the hands of the consu…

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Zehra Cataltepe, PhD, CEO at Tazi AI Systems - PIR Ep. 567 1:12:28

2M ago1:12:28

1:12:28

Tony chats with Zehra Cataltepe, PhD, CEO at Tazi AI Systems. Returning to the show 2 years after her original appearance on Profiles in Risk. In this episode, Zehra and I discuss the real-life use cases she's seeing in the real insurance world. If you're at all interested in AI and its effects on insurance this is an ABSOLUTE must watch episode! Z…

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Breaking Up with Capitalism w/ Malaika Jabali 54:46

2M ago54:46

54:46

As socialists in the United States one of our most important tasks—at least under our current material conditions—is to raise class consciousness among the mass of people: the basic work of tuning people in to the existence of structures and systems that define and limit our lives. As much as we on the left might take these things for granted, it’s…

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Jeff Radke, Co-Founder and CEO at Accelerant Holdings - PIR Ep. 566 41:31

2M ago41:31

41:31

Tony chats with Jeff Radke, Co-Founder and CEO at Accelerant Holdings. Accelerant has been around for 5 years and exists to improve the specialty insurance value chain. They are "replatforming" the specialty insurance market. They serve specialty underwriters (MGAs and MGUs) and on the other side they serve risk capital sources. Their vision is an …

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Nicole Nwesigwa, Co-Founder and COO at iCover Insure - PIR Ep. 565 37:26

2M ago37:26

37:26

Tony chats with Nicole Nwesigwa, Co-Founder and COO at iCover Insure, they deliver the best life insurance buying experience. They offer and e-app and algorithmic underwriting to small and medium-sized life carriers. They can get the consumer through the process in 5 minutes, guaranteed! They started in the fraternal space and then grew into the mi…

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Recess: School's Out (2001) with Charlie Gardiner 1:45:08

2M ago1:45:08

1:45:08

School's out for Summer (almost)! After experiencing Halloween during June we decided to switch back to Summer with the ultimate film about Summer Vacation - Recess: School's Out (2001). What are our memories of the show? What are our favourite characters and moments? And why is that John Jacob song so damn catchy!? Joined once again by film fan Da…

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