Best Grant Ingersoll Podcasts (2024)

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#83-Christian Giordano, Mancini Duffy 56:00

3y ago56:00

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When Christian Giordano joined Mancini Duffy, he was attracted to working with a well established architecture firm with a top shelf list of customers and a stellar reputation. He would eventually take a majority ownership stake and help the company transform the industry by embracing technology. Christian hosts The Anti-Architect podcast. He and J…

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#82 - Jeff Wickersham, The Morning Fire 46:54

3y ago46:54

46:54

Jeff is a podcast host and executive coach who focuses on helping executives perform better by improving their daily habits. In this episode Jeff tells his story of a life changing event that made him walk away from a successful corporate career to figure out how to improve his own health and effectiveness. He ultimately turned that into a business…

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#81 - Amy Buckner Chowdry, AnswerLab 54:47

3y ago54:47

54:47

Amy is the founder and CEO of AnswerLab, a design strategy firm that she started after working with a design-focused startup in Japan. In this episode she talks about starting and scaling AnswerLab. She discusses challenges that female founders face and also talks about her ongoing efforts to support diversity and inclusion. Amy created The Human-C…

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#80 - Mac Lackey, 6 Exit Founder 1:08:42

3y ago1:08:42

1:08:42

Mac has started multiple successful business in industries ranging from apparel to internet software to soccer agency and many others. He has six total exits and in this episode tells the story of how his career has shaped up. He also talks about his interest in blockchain, what role soccer has played in his life, and what he is currently working o…

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#79 - Grant Ingersoll, Lucidworks 53:07

3y ago53:07

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Grant is one of the founder of Lucidworks, a leading search engine platform. In this episode he and John discuss the evolution of search and big data, starting a business with a group of friends, scaling that business and raising money, contributing to and starting new Apache open source projects, and becoming the CTO of Wikimedia and some of the u…

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#78 - Laura Smailes, Ventureprise (UNCC) 1:14:25

3y ago1:14:25

1:14:25

Laura is the Assistant Director at Ventureprise, an entrepreneurship center at UNCC. In this episode she discusses working on a radio show, creating a radio program for NASCAR, joining a startup, and eventually joining Ventureprise after working closely with it at her startup. She discusses entrepreneurship in Charlotte, building an ecoSystem, and …

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#77 - Aaron Bock, Opkalla 1:29:48

3y ago1:29:48

1:29:48

Aaron is one of the founders of Opkalla, an IT services company based in Charlotte. In this episode Aaron talks about going out on his own, surviving a pandemic, and scaling a business in a rapidly changing IT landscape.

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#76 - Jonathan Kite, Rent Ready 1:26:32

3y ago1:26:32

1:26:32

In this episode John talks with co-founder and CEO of Rent Ready, Jonathan Kite. Rent Ready is a turnkey solution for multi-family real estate owners. Jonathan discusses the origin story of the company, when he and two friends with very complementary skillsets came up with the concept and turned it into a reality. He discusses raising angel and VC …

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#75-Lee Arthur, Blenheim Chalcot 40:05

3y ago40:05

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Blenheim Chalcot is the UK's leading venture builder and much of the inspiration for Defiance Ventures. In this episode Lee Arthur gives an overview of several of BC's portfolio companies. He also talks about what it takes to make it in early stage companies.

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#74-William Bissett, Portus Wealth Advisors, Charlotte Angel Connection 1:01:30

3y ago1:01:30

1:01:30

William hosts one of the most popular early stage investment podcasts in the SouthEast. In this episode he and John discuss angel investing in Charlotte, entrepreneurship broadly, and how the Charlotte early stage community has changed through the years.

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#73 - Desmond Wiggan, BatteryXchange 1:04:30

3y ago1:04:30

1:04:30

BatteryXchange is a Charlotte-based startup that provides portable charging solutions for mobile devices in popular venues. Desmond is the founder and CEO. In this episode he describes the process that led him to create the company. He talks about building a supply chain in China, raising money, and the challenges that minority founders face throug…

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#72 - Matteo Collina, NearForm, Creator of Fastify, and Node.js Steering Committee Member 52:52

3y ago52:52

52:52

Matteo is a JavaScript expert, having created and maintained multiple open source frameworks including Pino and Fastify. Matteo is also a Technical Director at NearForm, a leading application development consultancy that focuses on JavaScript and Node.js in particular. In this episode Matteo talks about the popularity of JavaScript, speaking at con…

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#71 - Juston Burris, Carolina Panthers, Real Estate Investor 42:44

3y ago42:44

42:44

Juston Burris talks in this episode with John about making it in the NFL and planning for the future. Juston purchases and up-fits homes in towns that he knows and turns them into income producing short term rentals.

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#70 - Cassmer Ward, Nexagy, Intelligent Design 1:23:24

3y ago1:23:24

1:23:24

Cassmer is the founder of multiple companies throughout his career. He is also a professor at Queens University and hosts a popular entrepreneurship video series. He also has written a book on cost accounting.

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#69 - Chris Shipferling, Global Wired Advisors 1:05:00

3y ago1:05:00

1:05:00

Chris is one of the founders of Global Wired Advisors, an investment bank with a particular focus on e-commerce. In this episode Chris discusses starting Global Wired Advisors with partners, watching COVID unfold and the incredible effects it had on his clients, and he talks about growing, scaling, and exiting an e-commerce business.…

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#68 - Farhan Hussain, Axcelinno, Open Source Architects 1:01:23

3y ago1:01:23

1:01:23

Farhan is the founder and general manager at Axcelinno, a software consulting shop based in Dallas and Charlotte. In this episode he and John discuss the growth of open source, the disruption of public and hybrid clouds, OpenShift, and the Red Hat/IBM acquisition.

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#67 - C-Trax 1:27:04

3+ y ago1:27:04

1:27:04

C-Trax is a cannabis POS solution developed by the founding team of Sean and Kiah Tolliver and Michael Clinton. In this interview, the team talks about weed legalization, social justice, raising money as minority founders, and the future of legalization in this country and globally

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#66-Steve Amedio TKXS, All In to Fight Cancer 1:11:45

3+ y ago1:11:45

1:11:45

Steve has founded, invested in, run, and exited multiple companies through the years. He is the founder of All-In to Fight Cancer. In this episode he talks about his philosophy on business, work life balance, fitness, and especially on the progress being made against cancer.

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#65 - Duncan Littlefield 1:30:29

3+ y ago1:30:29

1:30:29

Duncan operates multiple companies related to marketing and sales. In this episode he explains how he started each company and where he is taking them.

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#64, Tony Mecia, Charlotte Ledger 1:19:57

3+ y ago1:19:57

1:19:57

Tony decided to build a subscription news service focused hyper-locally on Charlotte. In this episode he talks about new business models in media enabled by Substack. He talks about creating a free service and converting it into paid. And the two discuss the changing landscape of tech and media broadly.…

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#63 - Meggie Williams, SkipTown 1:14:04

3+ y ago1:14:04

1:14:04

Meggie joins John for her second appearance to talk about pivoting during a pandemic and having to dig deep. She also talks about the various stages of fundraising as the company has matured. She also discusses growth strategy as we come out of lockdown.

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#62 - Solosode - Health Hacks 46:46

3+ y ago46:46

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John discusses the various ways he seeks to improve his health. This includes a fairly extensive list of supplements, self quantification devices and tests, dietary approaches, mindfulness, and hormetic stressors.

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#61 - Joseph E. Pizzorno, ND - Bastyr University, ICMJ, Institute for Functional Medicine 1:10:02

3+ y ago1:10:02

1:10:02

Dr Pizzorno is a Naturopathic Doctor and the founder and director of Bastyr University, founder and director of the Institute for Functional Medicine, and editor in chief of PubMed Indexed IMCJ. He has authored 13 books as well. In this episode he and John discuss functional medicine (also known as naturopathic medicine) and its history in the Unit…

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#60 - Solosode, Get in the Game 6:44

3+ y ago6:44

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In this episode John discusses how it is often more important to "get in the game" than to figure out every detail and wait for perfection.

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#59 - Kyle Hepp, Boxmagic 1:18:31

3+ y ago1:18:31

1:18:31

In this episode John interviews Kyle Hepp, founder of Boxmagic, the leading gym management software platform in Latin America. John and Kyle discuss starting a gym in Chile as an American female and then starting a software business to support gyms. They also discuss handling the business in a pandemic when gyms were forced to shut down.…

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#58 - Jeff Wanner, PairPEO 1:28:57

3+ y ago1:28:57

1:28:57

Jeff is the founder of PairPEO, a PEO brokerage that helps clients save money on health and dental benefits. In this episode he explains how PEOs work and why they are so popular, and he talks about scaling a business through building his network meticulously.

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#57 - Bobby Robinson, IntellyDoc 1:31:05

3+ y ago1:31:05

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Bobby is the founder of IntellyDoc, a contract management system. He also is an attorney with a history in M&A and a current focus on social media influencers. In this episode he gives the background on building IntellyDoc and selling it to Defiance. He also talks about challenges minorities face in law and entrepreneurship and how to turn those ch…

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#56 - 2ULaundry, Dan D'Aquisto and Alex Smereczniak 1:05:16

3+ y ago1:05:16

1:05:16

The founders of 2ULaundry came back to the studio to chat about a pivot, managing during a crisis, how their board of directors helped them react to COVID, and the future of laundry.

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#55 - Stu Brauer, WTF GymTalk, UrbanMvmnt 1:41:51

3+ y ago1:41:51

1:41:51

In this episode John sits down with Stu Brauer, his first guest on the show and now his first repeat guest. They cover a wide range of topics including workout modalities, using workouts to mentally prep for a tough day, franchising vs licensing, the changes at CrossFit HQ in 2020, and a host of other topics. Stu also talks about navigating the pan…

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Jody Mulkey - C-Level Exec at Shopzilla, GoodRx & Ticketmaster (edited) 53:12

3+ y ago53:12

53:12

Prior to GoodRx, Jody Mulkey (@jodymulkey) was the Chief Product Officer at Aspiration. An accomplished technologist and inspirational engineering leader, Jody is known for building high-performance systems and teams. Prior to Aspiration, Jody spent 5 years as CTO of Ticketmaster leading the global product and technology transformation. Prior to Ti…

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Eric Bowman - Video Game Developer of THE SIMS (edited) 41:21

3+ y ago41:21

41:21

Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Eric Bowman. Eric Bowman is SVP Engineering at TomTom, which he rejoined in 2019 to help shape TomTom’s engineering culture for an increasingly online future. Previously, Eric was Zalando’s first VP Engineering, where he drove Radical Agility and led the engineering team into the cloud an…

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#54 - Jim Roberts, WALE and NEW 1:13:42

3+ y ago1:13:42

1:13:42

Jim has been involved in and started numerous organizations throughout the Southeastern United States. He currently runs an entrepreneurial network and an angel fund in Wilmington, NC. In this episode Jim talks about starting eco-systems, the wild success Wilmington is currently having, early stage funding, and gives his thoughts on how NC cities c…

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Daniel Tunkelang - The Founding Story of Endeca (edited) 59:39

3+ y ago59:39

59:39

Daniel Tunkelang is currently an independent consultant or, in his words, a 'high-class consultant' for technology companies. Previous to this, he was a data science and engineering executive who has built and led some of the strongest teams in the software industry. Daniel studied computer science and math at MIT and has a PhD in computer science …

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Caine Tighe - DuckDuckGo and Search Privacy (edited) 49:11

3+ y ago49:11

49:11

Caine Tighe is the CTO and first employee of DuckDuckGo, the Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs. This private search engine is #4 in the U.S., Germany, Australia and dozens of other countries, answering over 9 billion queries in 2018. Prior to DuckDuckGo, …

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Chris Bouton - Serial Entrepreneur In Big Data, Deep Learning, and AI 29:48

3+ y ago29:48

29:48

Today's guest is Dr. Chris Bouton. Dr Bouton is the CEO of Vyasa Analytics, applying novel deep learning (ie A.I.) approaches for life sciences and healthcare clients. "Deep learning algorithms are basically the reason that everyone is talking about AI right now." --Dr. Bouton As a kid, Chris Bouton loved sharks. Sharks turned into biology and biol…

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Camille Fournier - Engineering Manager at Startups & Corporations (edited) 43:44

3+ y ago43:44

43:44

Camille joins us on Develomentor to talk about her path in technology. She offers incredible insight to anyone navigating the world of technology with an engineering background, especially those looking to manage and lead. Camille was on the fast track to becoming a booming success in technology - she graduated from a prestigious university with a …

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#53 - West Kept Secret 1:11:10

3+ y ago1:11:10

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West Kept Secret is a boutique gym that combines cardio with pilates and strength training in a High Intensity Interval (HIIT) format. In this interview John interviews Marissa West and Heidi Hillman. They discuss how Marissa parlayed her experience as a Panthers cheerleader into doing personal training and then partnering with Heidi as a client. T…

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Kelsey Hightower - Tech Support to Dev Advocate to Keynote Speaker (edited) 36:49

3+ y ago36:49

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Kelsey Hightower has worn every hat possible throughout his career in tech, and enjoys leadership roles focused on making things happen and shipping software. He is a developer advocate and a strong open source advocate focused on building simple tools that make people smile. Kelsey is an expert in Kubernetes and has written a book about it called …

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Nick Caldwell - How to Shift Your Career from Engineering to Product 39:21

3+ y ago39:21

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In today’s episode of Develomentor, we have Nick Caldwell. Nick has held almost every technical role one can imagine: software engineer, engineering manager, general manager and VP of engineering. Nick is currently the Chief Product Officer at Looker, a business intelligence company. But prior to this, he worked at major companies from Microsoft to…

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Kyle Campbell – High School Dropout Turned Developer & Founder #129 45:03

3+ y ago45:03

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Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Kyle Campbell Kyle Campbell is a high school dropout. He is also the founder and CEO of CTO.ai, a platform that helps DevOps teams scale through streamlining developer productivity 10x. Previous to CTO.ai, Kyle founded Retsly, a company that helped developers access real-estate data, whic…

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Tabitha Sable – Hacker and Systems Security Engineer #128 58:25

3+ y ago58:25

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Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Tabitha Sable Tabitha Sable has been a hacker and cross-platform sysadmin since the turn of the century. As Systems Security Engineer at Datadog, she can usually be found teaching adversarial techniques to other engineers, sharing systems engineering viewpoints with security staff, bicycl…

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Kiara Bickers – Caterer Turned SysAdmin & Bitcoin Author #127 57:40

3+ y ago57:40

57:40

Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Kiara Bickers Kiara is a writer and SysAdmin at the Bitcoin company Blockstream. Her gateway into tech and Bitcoin started as a slight obsession with Austrian economics. After first hearing about Bitcoin, she spent the next few years learning how to code with the aim of understanding it. …

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Jason Hughes – Rock Star Finds Career In Business Intelligence #126 40:07

3+ y ago40:07

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Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Jason Hughes. Jason Hughes has spent over 10 years in the data and analytics space in roles ranging from BI developer to business analyst, business intelligence, and management. He’s worked in a variety of industries and for Fortune 200 companies as well as companies with under 200 employ…

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Andrei Lopatenko - Head of Search at Zillow & eBay #125 53:00

3+ y ago53:00

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Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Andrei Lopatenko. Andrei is Vice President of Engineering at Zillow Group. He is the head of search and discovery engines. This including search science, development, infrastructure, and operations. As part of this role, he heads Zillow Group’s conversational AI efforts, which consist of …

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Ali Spittel - Software Blogger With Over 1.5 Million Readers #124 46:45

3+ y ago46:45

46:45

Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Ali Spittel Ali loves teaching people to code, and is currently doing so as a Senior Developer Advocate at AWS. She have been employed in the tech industry since 2014, holding multiple software engineering positions at startups, and a Distinguished Faculty and Faculty Lead role at General…

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Philip Noyed – Tech Creative Director & Multimedia Artist #123 45:17

3+ y ago45:17

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Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Philip Noyed. Philip Noyed is the tech creative director at Caring Bridge and a multimedia artist living in Minneapolis. Philip Noyed is an innovative multi-media artist living and working in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His art work represents the quintessential contemporary art movement maki…

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Nick Burling - Aspiring Lawyer Turned Head Product Manager #122 58:13

3+ y ago58:13

58:13

Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Nick Burling. Nick Burling, has steadily built a career in tech working in Product Management. He graduating Amherst College with a dual degree in French and History, a Master’s from Oxford University, also in history, and an MBA from Duke University. Throughout his career, Nick has held …

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David Wong - What is Applied Cryptography? #121 48:47

3+ y ago48:47

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Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is David Wong. David Wong is a security engineer working on the libra Blockchain at Facebook. He is an active contributor to internet standards like Transport Layer Security and to the applied cryptography research community. David is a recognized authority in the field of applied cryptograp…

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Peter McKee - Developer Relations Manager, Programming Mentor #120 46:22

3+ y ago46:22

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Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Peter Mckee. Peter McKee is the Head of Developer Relations and Advocacy at Docker and maintainer of the open source project Ronin.js. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA but currently residing in Austin, TX, Peter built his career developing full-stack applications for over 25 years. He has h…

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Luc Constantin - Former Drug Addict Becomes Programmer After 40 37:52

3+ y ago37:52

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Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Luc Constantin. Luc Constantin, our guest today, represents so much of what this show is about: there is a path for you in tech. Luc grew up in Romania, one of the poorest of the old Soviet Bloc countries. At 13 years old, Luc dropped out of school. By the time he was 18, he was addicted …

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