Lay of The Land
By Jeffrey Stern
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Telling the stories of entrepreneurship and builders in Cleveland and throughout Northeast Ohio. Every Thursday, Jeffrey Stern helps map the Cleveland/NEO business ecosystem by talking to founders, investors, and community builders to learn what makes Cleveland/NEO special.
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#194: Hanna Kassis (Babylon Asset Management) — Business Financing, Private Credit, and Growth Capital
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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[In Honor Of] Bob Sopko
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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#193: Ryan Schreiber (Streamline) — The One-Stop Streaming Guide
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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#192: Jim Weisman (Ingine) — Revolutionizing Knowledge Generation for a Healthier Tomorrow
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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#191: Lance Hill (Within3) — Raising >$100 Million to Breakdown Healthcare Communication Barriers
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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[Bonus] Marketing Moves — Investing in Ohio's Future: Ft. Jeffrey Stern
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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#189: Chas D. Withers (Dix & Eaton) — Running Towards the Fire
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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#188: Joe Pulizzi (Tilt Publishing & Content Entrepreneur Expo) — Content Marketing, Community, and Cleveland
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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#187: Aaron Hoffman & John Zinno (DeliverThat) — The Future of Catering Delivery
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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#186: Andrew Rising (Encore Venture Labs) — Bridging Cleveland's Industrial Heritage To Its Industrial Future
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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#185: Franco Kraiselburd (Asclepii Inc.) — Building the Next Generation of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Cell Therapeutics to Improve Human Health
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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#184: John Vickers (Blue Abyss) — Building the World’s Foremost Extreme Environment R&D Facilities for Space and Deep Sea Exploration
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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#183: Laura Bennett & Alex Krooglik (Embrace Pet Insurance) — The Story of A Cleveland Unicorn
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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#182: Dan Nitowsky (Tiger21) — Wealth Preservation, Legacy, and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Peer Support
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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#181: Fred DiSanto (Ancora) — Connecting Dots, Activist Investing, Mentorship, and Deal Making
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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#180: Taylor Evans (Rust Belt Recruiting) — Talent, Reindustrialization, and Manufacturing Recruiting
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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[Bonus] Weekly Impact: Craig Hassall (Playhouse Square), IoVs and, Innovation Summit
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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#178: Jared Anderson & Sandor Gyerman (Andor Creative) — 100M+ Organic Views, Gen Z Marketing, and Social Media Authenticity
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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#177: Joshua Edmonds (DigitalC) — Bridging the Digital Divide in Cleveland & Internet as a Human Right
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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#176: Mike Malley (Malley’s Chocolates) — Coco, Milk, Sugar, and Cleveland
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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#175: Craig Hassall (Playhouse Square) — Surprise & Inspire the World — Cleveland’s Artistic Renaissance
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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#174: Keith Gerchak & Marisa Guterman (Lost & Found In Cleveland) — The Making of a New American Fable on Hope & the Post-Industrial American Dream in the Industrial Midwest
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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#173: Mitchell Vargo (Forward Hospitality Group) — The Business of Hospitality & Entertainment in Cleveland
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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#172: Ian Maurer (GenomOncology) — Precision Oncology, Convergence of Genomics & AI, and Improving Cancer Care
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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#171: Umberto Fedeli Round II — Lifelong Learning, Happiness, Wealth, and Investing
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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#170: Matt Buder Shapiro Round II — Investing in Cleveland, Storytelling, and Reflections on Vytalize Health's MedPilot Acquisition
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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#169: Aaron Slodov (Atomic Industries) — Techno-Industrial Optimism and Exascaling American Manufacturing
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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#168: Darren Small (Oko) — Simplifying Logistics and Automating Supply Chains
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May 30, 2024 |
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#167: John Kempf (Advancing Eco Agriculture) — Regenerative Agriculture
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May 23, 2024 |
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#166: Adam Graybill (Journey Biosciences) — Shifting the Future of Diabetes & Care
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May 16, 2024 |
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#165: Phil Londrico (Jatango) — Livestream Shopping — Fostering Intimacy & Connection in E-Commerce
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May 09, 2024 |
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#164: Dr. James Kenyon (NASA Glenn) — To the Moon, Mars and Beyond, From Cleveland — The Future of Aviation & Space Exploration
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May 02, 2024 |
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#163: Ryan McManus (SHARE Mobility) — Mobility as a Service & The Future of Transportation
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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[REWIND] #89: Lila Mills (Signal Cleveland) — Local Journalism in Cleveland
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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#162: Andre Cisco (MGK's Manager, XX Brands, Dead Logic, 27 Club) — Killing Ordinary, Art & Business
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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#161: Rick Stockburger (BRITE) — Unleashing the Energy Revolution
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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#160: Kyle Maggard (Over Easy) — Fixing a Broken Food System & Disrupting Breakfast
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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#159: Azadeh Hardiman (Level20 — Progressive Insurance) — Intrapreneurship & New Business Development
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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#158: Nick Dadas (University Tees, SISU Lifestyle, Acton Academy Lakeside, ISI, MasterPlan Coach)
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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#157: Reilly Berk (Berk Enterprises) — 3rd Generation Entrepreneurship
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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#156: Mary Cowan (NCS Credit) — 2nd Generation Entrepreneurship & Getting Paid for Work That You Do
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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#155: Ethan Holmes (Holmes Mouthwatering) — Applesauce Done Different
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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#154: Mohamed Kamara (InovCares) — Modernizing Healthcare for Women of Color
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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#153: David Tirpak (Miracle K9 Training) — The Business of Dogs
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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#152: Jim Pshock (Bravo Wellness)
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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#151: Kaleb Dumot (Integrity Power Search)
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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#150: Jeffrey Stern on Entrepreneurship, Product Management, Investing, Passion & Ambition, the Race to the Bottom of Attention, Founding Insights, Flanuering and lots more (Wisdom, Wealth, and Wellness Podcast)
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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#149: Andrew Maurer (Rise)
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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#148: Patrick Ghilani (MRI Software)
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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#147: Erin Singh (Options Naturopathic)
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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#146: Megan Mayhugh (People Architects)
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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#145: Brian Krusz (Sgt. Clean Car Wash)
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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#144: T.J. Gliha (Journey Wealth)
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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[REWIND] #21: Tom Lix (Cleveland Whiskey)
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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#143: Todd Goldstein (Whoa Dough)
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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#142: Gerald Hetrick Part II (Docket (formerly Bezlio) & EOS)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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[Bonus] Jack Greco (ACV Auctions) — building a multi-billion-dollar company in Buffalo, NY
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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#140: Tracy Strobel (Cuyahoga County Public Library)
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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#139: Ethan Karp (MAGNET)
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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#138: Mike Maczuzak (SmartShape Design + Walking Across the U.S. & World)
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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#137: Adam Rakestraw (MediView)
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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#136: Michael Sirpilla (Society Brands)
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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#135: Umberto P. Fedeli (The Fedeli Group)
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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#134: Andrew Wolfe (Bloomfilter)
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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#133: Mike Schroeder (Roundstone Insurance)
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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#132: David Levine (Wireless Environment & My Home Park)
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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#131: Stewart Kohl (The Riverside Company)
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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#130: Bill Manby (Interstate Fusion Ventures)
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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#129: John McKenna (PeachTree VA)
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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#128: Mitch Kroll (Findaway — Acquired by Spotify)
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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#127: Michael Crawford (Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company | NASDAQ: HOFV)
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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#126: Michael Goldberg (Case Western Reserve University & CWRU Alumni Venture Fund)
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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#125: Angie Dianetti (Radcom)
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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#124: Andrew Spott (HR Signal & VividFront)
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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[GREATEST HITS] #23: Justin McLoughlin (airCFO)
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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#123: Tory & Michael Waxman (Sundays)
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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#122: Dom Raban (Xploro)
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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#121: Michael Bruckman (Haima Therapeutics)
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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#120: Brendan Anderson & Donnie Bedney (ScaleCo)
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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#119: Tanya Budler (Rise Together)
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May 25, 2023 |
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[GREATEST HITS] #30: Lindsay Watson PT, MPT (Augment Therapy)
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May 18, 2023 |
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#118: Dr. Onas Bolton (Octet Scientific)
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May 11, 2023 |
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#117: Anees Pretorius & Cono Onorato (Bean)
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May 04, 2023 |
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#116: Julia Solooki & Lior Shafir (Smart Soda)
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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#115: Adrian Bota (ORIGIN Milk)
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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#114: Ed Largent (Westfield)
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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#113: Bill Wichert & Matt Crowley (TonDone)
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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#112: Daniel Isenberg & Dan Hampu (Burton D. Morgan Foundation & Scalerator NEO)
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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#111: Brian Folmer (FirstLook VC)
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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#110: Afif Ghannoum (BIOHM Health)
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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#109: Adam Fleischer (The Wine Spot & Entrepreneur's Organization Cleveland)
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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#108: Michael Murphy (Cleveland Soccer Group)
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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#107: Aleksandra Brankov & Cole Worley (Cafilia)
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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#106: Jeremy Umansky (Larder)
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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#105: Artur Grabowski (Extendify)
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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#104: Chuck, Jeff, and Jamey Snider (Snider Recreation)
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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#103: Dr. Elad Granot (John Carroll University, Boler College of Business)
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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#102: Jan Jensen (Trailhead Biosystems)
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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#101: Aaron George (SupplyNow)
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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#100: Jeffrey Stern's Reflections on 100 Episodes — Entrepreneurial Motivations, Where Ideas Come From, and The Importance of Culture
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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#99: Steve Santamaria (Folio Photonics)
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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#98: Kris Snyder (Ninety.io, Impact Architects, & Vox Mobile)
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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#97: Raji Sankar (Choolaah // Wholesome International)
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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#96: Lukas Minkov & Logan Schouman (afters.io // IDRA)
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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#95: Ed Weinfurtner (Great Day Improvements & Blue Olive Partners)
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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#94: Chef Douglas Katz (Amba, Chimi, Zhug)
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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#93: Michael Kubinski (Cleveland Clothing Company)
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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#92: Leopoldo Peña (Presta)
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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#91: Heather Lenz (Sangfroid Strategy)
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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#90: Pat Conway & Mark King (Great Lakes Brewing Company)
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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#89: Lila Mills (Signal Cleveland)
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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#88: Anne Skoch (Anne Cate)
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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#87: Sherrill Paul Witt (Lolly The Trolley)
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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#86: Dallas Hogensen (Felux)
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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#85: Shawn Rech (Transition Studios, AGTV & TruBlu)
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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#84: Graham Veysey & Fisk Biggar (Graham+Fisk’s Wine-In-A-Can \\ Firehouse Can Co.)
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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#83: Tom Tyrrell (Great Lakes Biomimicry)
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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#82: Baiju Shah (Greater Cleveland Partnership)
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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#81: David Sylvan (UH Ventures)
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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#80: Dr. Colleen M. Lorber (Wraparound Experts)
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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#79: David Davis II (FBA Flip)
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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#78: William Littlefield II (Wizest)
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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#77: Dr. Chelsea Monty-Bromer (RooSense // SweatID)
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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#76: Mark D’Agostino (ConnectedHR)
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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#75: Chris Wentz (Everykey)
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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#74b: Dennis Althar (Althar Audio) (Full/Long Edit)
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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#74: Dennis Althar (Althar Audio) (Compressed/Short Edit)
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May 26, 2022 |
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#73: John Wetzel, Alex Hilleary, Brooks Sime (Gather — Acquired by ChartHop)
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May 19, 2022 |
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#72: Camille Heard (FELOH)
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May 12, 2022 |
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#71: Patrick M. Howard and Ben Kanelos (RustBit Studios)
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May 05, 2022 |
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#70: Eugene Malinskiy (Lazurite)
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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#69: Ray Leach and Hardik Desai (JumpStart)
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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#68: Nolan Gallagher (Gravitas Ventures)
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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#67: David Kennedy (Binary Defense and TrustedSec)
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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#66: Tony Pietrocola (AgileBlue)
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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#65: John Nottingham (Nottingham Spirk)
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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#64: Rick Simmons (the telos institute)
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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#63: Drew Kraemer (Code3)
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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#62: Jamie Van Doren (NeverEnding)
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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#61: Ryan Lambacher (Graffle)
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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#60: Cal Al-Dhubaib (Pandata)
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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#59: Daniel Brown (Rust Belt Riders & Tilth Soil)
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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#58: Ryan Young (Fello)
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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#57: Jack Grover (Grove Bags)
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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#56: Dr. Daniel German (orthobrain)
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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#55: Jane Alexander (Cleveland Museum of Art)
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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#54: Eric Diamond (Central Kitchen)
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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#53: David Boone Jr. (BlendED)
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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#52: Mike Belsito (Product Collective)
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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#51: Robert Baskette (Roundtable Learning)
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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[REWIND] Justin Bibb (Cleveland Mayor-Elect) (Episode 15)
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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#50: Jeffrey Stern’s Reflections on 50 Episodes & Startup Flywheels
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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#49: Michael DeAloia (Evergreen Podcasts)
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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#48: Scott Colosimo (LAND Energy & Cleveland CycleWerks)
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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#47: Stan Garber & Alex Yakubovich (Scout RFP)
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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#46: Steve Potash (OverDrive)
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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#45: India Johnson (UAVistas)
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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#44: Jake Bailosky (PROJiTECH — OnStation)
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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#43: James Barnes Jr. (Immaculate Cleaning)
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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#42: Charlie Lougheed (Axuall)
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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#41: Aaron Grossman (TalentLaunch)
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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#40: Brian Zimmerman (Cleveland Metroparks)
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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#39: AC Evans (Drips)
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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#38: Dan Collins (Wastebits)
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#37: Brent Zimmerman (Saucy Brew Works)
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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#36: Shane Bigelow (CHAMPtitles)
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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#35: Kate Volzer (Wisr)
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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#34: Jacob Sheridan (TPA Stream)
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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#33: Charu Ramanathan, PhD (vitalxchange)
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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#32: David Edelman (Thrivable)
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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#31: Terence McCarron (OpinionRoute)
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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#30: Lindsay Watson PT, MPT (Augment Therapy)
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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#29: Brandon and Jarred Smith (NOOMA)
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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#28: Todd Federman (North Coast Ventures)
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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#27: Brett Lindsey (Everstream & Snip Internet)
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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#26: Gordon Daily (BoxCast)
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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#25: Laura Steinbrink (Brilliency & Emerald Built Environments)
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May 27, 2021 |
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#24: Ryan Cleary (FloatMe)
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May 20, 2021 |
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#23: Justin McLoughlin (airCFO)
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May 13, 2021 |
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#22: Marisa Sergi (Red Brands & L'uva Bella Winery)
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May 06, 2021 |
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#21: Tom Lix (Cleveland Whiskey)
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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#20: Mac Anderson (Cleveland Kitchen)
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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#19: Manoj Jhaveri (Hyr Medical)
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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#18: Cullen Naumoff (Farm Fare)
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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#17: Anthony Hughes (Tech Elevator)
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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#16: Brandon Bryant (Harlem Capital)
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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#15: Justin Bibb (Mayor of Cleveland)
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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#14: Matt Buder Shapiro (MedPilot)
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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#13: Dan Whalen (INTRO Cleveland | HarborBay)
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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#12: Bob Sopko (LaunchNet - Case Western Reserve University)
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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#11: Nicole Paolozzi (OndeCare)
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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#10: Taher Hassonjee (RVshare)
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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#9: Steve Muszynski (Splash Financial)
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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#8: Joe DeLoss (Hot Chicken Takeover)
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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#7: Lee Zapis (Zapis Capital)
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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#6: Gerald Hetrick (Able)
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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#5: Mansfield Frazier (Chateau Hough & Neighborhood Solutions)
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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#4: Tagan Horton
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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#3: Ron Stubblefield (Jumpstart)
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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#2: Carrie Murphy (Venture for America)
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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#1: Ed Buchholz (Start in CLE)
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Dec 03, 2020 |