Wonderful People. Surprising Stories. All in 20 minutes. Award winning inventor and entrepreneur, Eric Cohen captures the backstories in Business and Technology- with some cycling on the side.
Adhithi Aji- From a Tic Tac box to a Successful Technology CEO
I’ve been following Pittsburgh based Adrich and its founder Adhithi Aji for a few years, and when we finally had a chance to record this podcast, I decided to let the conversation take its course. We had a blast talking about her story, the company’s journey, and recorded over 50 minutes. Feeling the content was too rich to cut down to 20, we broke this into 2 chapters for easy listening. This conversation is like a master class on start-ups, consumer products and perseverance. Hear the...
18 Dec 2022
Good Health and Good Planet. Reinventing the Smoothie.
Almost everyone loves a smoothie. Some like it as a treat and some as a health drink. For years there has been various approaches to commercializing this popular yet elusive combination of ingredients blended into a cocktail of flavors ranging from fruity to grassy. What I loved about this interview with the two founders of smoodi, was that it’s like a masterclass in scrappy start-ups that are worried more about consumer learning than writing business plans. Let’s hear how Pascal Kriesche and...
26 Nov 2022
Haywire Heart and co-author Chris Case
If you're a competitive athlete or weekend warrior in your later years, you might want to read Haywire Heart- a very clear and understandable book about the endurance athlete and who too much of a good thing can hurt you. I know I wish I had read it sooner, but truth be told, very little information about hearth health and the endurance athlete exists. Co-author Chris Case and I met in 2019 cycling in the Alps when I first learned about his book. Please join me for a conversation with Chris t...
10 Aug 2022
Lou Panaccione, CEO- How Oofos is redefining how you think about footwear.
Lou Panaccione and I worked together in 1988-1989 on the creation of the Reebok PUMP. He was the head of R&D and I was just barely out of college. We've kept in touch and when Lou started Oofos, I just had to find out more. I love footwear- design, technology, and anything out of the ordinary. Check out this episode and hear how Lou and his colleagues have taken a different approach to creating footwear that's good for the body, and the soul.
17 Jul 2022
Podcast with Logan Brown- Changing how women think about fashion.
Harvard Law student and Fashion founder, Logan Brown wants women to change the way they think about fashion. A candid conversation about being both a full-time student and business owner in and industry that hasn't yet caught up with the new way of working. For more information, go to https://spencerjane.com/
26 Jun 2022
Angella Goran- Canada's hope for the UCI world record and FinTech entrepreneur
Training for a world record isn’t easy, but neither is starting a new company. Angella Goran, a retired pro cyclist, is doing both at the same time. Hear how Angella’s training for the UCI one-hour record is going while she’s building and fundraising for a new consumer financial app to change the way athletes shop. For more information, go to https://athleticarewards.com/
4 Jun 2022
Davis Cutter- The man who ran 52 marathons in one year.
For many of us, running a marathon is a dream. We might train for one or two 26.2 mile marathon in our lifetime. In todays podcast, I speak with Davis Cutter, the Boston native, who in 2021, ran not one or two, but 52- yes- that’s one every week. In addition to his daily training runs of 6-8 miles and his marathon length runs, he also ran a number of longer runs, some up to 50 or 100 miles. And yes, that’s straight, and not over the course of days or a week. According the S...
2 May 2022
IPfor20 May Update
Hi everyone- I thought I’d give you a quick update on the IPfor20 podcast and what to expect in the upcoming months. So far, we’ve heard from Susan Conover about her skin AI company and from Ed Warren, the nuclear weapons officer turned entrepreneur. Coming soon, I chat with an expert on climate change, what we can do about it, and the technologies he hopes will both save the planet and a turn a profit. I’ll chat with an AI guru- first a bit about technology, and then a bit more about ...
2 May 2022
Podcast with Dan Goldman- How a mission to save the planet helps keep this VC focused on Clean technology
Climate change is real, and Dan Goldman is doing something about it. Hear how this venture capitalist is focusing on companies developing clean technologies, and as individuals, how simple changes can make a big impact. For more information on Dan and his Venture Capital firm, go to https://cleanenergyventures.com , and for information about the personal Netzero app Dan mentioned, go to https://www.joro.app//.
20 Apr 2022
Podcast with Dr. Rana el Kaliouby- CEO, Investor, mom, and swiper, on tech & dating in the 21st century
In today’s podcast I welcome Dr. Rana el Kaliouby, an AI pioneer who in received her PhD at Cambridge university, started a company called Affectiva, and has been developing technology for high tech applications like automobiles and healthcare. Behind every entrepreneur and success story is a person, a real live person who has needs and desires like everyone else. When Rana and I chatted about what she wanted to talk about, we decided on dating, and she wanted the conversation to be ope...
10 Apr 2022
Podcast with Susan Conover- From MIT engineer to digital health CEO and her mission to improve healthcare.
After a diagnosis of skin cancer when she was only 22, Susan Conover, an MIT trained engineer, saw multiple doctors before she got the right diagnosis and treatment. Using her own experience as inspiration, Susan shares how she set out to create a new company to help physicians properly diagnose and treat common skin conditions right the first time. To learn more, go to https://www.pictionhealth.com/
10 Apr 2022
Podcast with Ed Warren- How Covid forced this Zippity CEO to pivot his company to success
When Covid hit, it changed everything, especially how, and where we worked. Ed Warren was in the thick of building Zippity, a mobile car repair service that would fix your car while it sat in your company parking lot, whwn this new normal changed his company. With a quick pivot, Ed transformed Zippity into a software business and is now reaping the rewards. Hear how his military background kept him moving forward. To learn more about Zippity, go to https://www.getzippity.com/
20 Mar 2022
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