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Podcast: Out of Nowhere
Ever spotted a new brand in the tech sphere and thought “Wow, they came out of nowhere?!”
That backstory is what this show is all about. We talk with tech’s movers-and-shakers emerging from unexpected places. We talk about where they’ve been and where they’re going next.
CleanTech
Patrik Frisk of Reju – working to solve polyester textile waste
Varsha Ramesh Walsh of Offstream – streamlining compliance for carbon project developers
David Zamarin of Detrapel – safe and sustainable surface protection
Dillon Baxter of PlantSwitch – turning plants into compostable plastic
Chris Tolles of Yardstick – measuring soil carbon accurately, instantly, and affordably
Grant Canary of Mast Reforestation – making reforestation scalable
John Felts at Cruz Foam – regenerative, earth-digestible materials
Tessa Callaghan at Keel.Labs – lowering environmental footprints with seaweed-based yarn
Jean-Louis Warnholz at Future – more cash, less carbon
Mike Newman of Returnity Innovations – making single-use packaging extinct
Alex Liegl of Tenet – saving money for electrifying our lives
Amy Barzdukas of WiTricity – wireless charging for EVs
James Eberhard of Fluid Truck – peer-to-peer truck sharing platform
Teodor Hällestrand of Candela – electrifying maritime transport
Pierre-Yves Paslier of Notpla – making packaging disappear
Luke Henning of Circ – returning clothes to their raw ingredients
Julia of Sway – plastic-free future via regenerative power of seaweed
EnergyTech
Conrad Oakey of NovaTech Automation – solving automation challenges for the evolving power grid
Leon Farrant of Green Li-ion – fully rejuvenating Lithium-Ion batteries
Frederico Rauter of Reactive Technologies – making renewable grids possible
Chris Underwood of 1898 & Co – clean energy transitions for critical infrastructure
Claudio Spadacini of Energy Dome – storing electricity cost-effectively
Don Whaley of OhmConnect – saving energy and getting paid via smart meter analytics
Tim Hade of Scale Microgrids – powering the world with distributed energy
John O’Donnell of Rondo Energy – delivering the world’s lowest cost zero-carbon industrial heat
Brad Davis of Omnidian – accelerating solar with cash-back performance guarantees
Brad Langley of GridX – making it easy to know the value of clean energy choices
AgTech
Darren Anderson of Vive Crop Protection – making proven products cutting edge
Gary Schaefer at Enko – crop health changing how the world grows
Pavle Stojkovic of Omeat – making meat better in every way
Reza Bloomer of Innerplant – enabling crops to communicate with growers
Carter Williams of iSelect Fund – investing in agtech and human health
Travis Parman of AppHarvest – building a robust, climate-resilient food system
Michael Guirguis of Seso – modernizing H-2A for US agriculture
Brian Wenngatz of Sentera – delivering time-sensitive insights to improve ag outcomes
Gilad Gershon of Tropic Biosciences – evolving agriculture to sustain people and planet
Clark Bell of Aqua-Yield – solving plant uptake with nano-liquid fertilizers
Tim Yandel of Regrow Ag – unlocking the profit potential of resilient agriculture
Mike DiPaola of Taranis – helping growers maximize crop yield through precise aerial computer vision
Ben Cicora of Vestaron – improving crop protection with the power of peptides
Alexia Akbay of Symbrosia – reducing methane with a sprinkle of red seaweed
Brad Fruth of Beck’s Hybrids – agtech innovation for farmers by farmers
Cam of Pattern Ag – mapping microbes in soil to grow the bottom line
FoodTech
Lisa Curtis of Kuli Kuli Foods – nourishing you, nourishing the world
Daniel Kurzrock of Regrained – rescuing healthy food to craft delicious ingredients
Jacek Prus of Current Foods – feeding the world’s next billion people via plant-based seafood
FinTech
Akshay Krishnaiah of Beem – plan, spend and save better
John Thomson at PayIt – simplifying doing business with the government
Jason Barsema of Halo Investing – creating protective investment opportunities
Zach Anderson Pettet of Money 20/20 – uniting to change the future of money
Sunil Singh of Tallied – operating system for modern credit cards
Jack Swift of TIFIN – shaping the future of investor experience
Tim Metzner of Coterie Insurance – helping SMBs get the coverage they need #insuretech
Katie of GeoWealth – asset management platform for advisors
Vlad of Clearcover – faster, smarter car insurance
Thea Neal of Coinbase – building a talent brand for the digital currency wallet
blooom’s Chris Costello – a platform to fix 401k’s and keep them fixed
B2B SaaS
Bryan Murphy of Smartling – creating multilingual communications
Toby Kraft of Teren – pioneering the environmental twin
Matt Polega of Mark43 – modernizing public safety
Trevor of Roboflow – computer vision made easy
Peep Laja of Wynter – customer feedback tool for B2B brands
Richard Valtr of MEWS – a welcoming cloud platform for hoteliers
Urska Blagojevic of Carto – unlocking the power of spatial analysis
Nick Topping of SafetyCulture – keeping people safe in the workplace
Mark of Airmeet – event-based marketing with the virtual events platform
EdTech
Estelle Mense of Ascend Learning – discussing a personal project studying longevity in marketing
Skillable’s Jenny Davis – virtual labs and challenge-centric learning.
Udemy’s Will Polese – growing the marketplace for learners, instructors, and enterprises
LEANLAB’s Katie Boody – launching innovation into K12 schools
HealthTech
Caroline VanDeusen of ModRn Health – providing employer groups with access to 24/7 healthcare
Jacque Engle of Digital Diagnostics – pioneering autonomous AI to improve patient outcomes
Matt Condon & Doug Dickerson of Bardavon – redefining worker’s comp
Intelycare’s Ken Yanhs- transforming how healthcare heroes work through choice & flexibility.
Sam of Level Ex – challenging physicians to perform at the top of their game
PropTech
Lauren Salz of Sealed – electrifying every home
measurabl’s Brian Martorana – ESG for commercial real estate.
Homebase’s Blake Miller & RaeAnn Lovall – enabling smart building connectivity
Bonus Content
Jaclyn McCarthy of 1% for the planet – putting people and the planet over profit
Marc Prensky – author, speaker and creator of the term “Digital native”