In this episode of Automate and Grow we chat with entrepreneur Dennis Mortensen. Dennis is the CEO and Founder of x.ai. He’s a pioneer and expert in leveraging Data and a serial entrepreneur who has successfully delivered a number of company exits on that theme. Dennis’s long term vision of killing the inbox triggered the…
Author: Michael Devellano
Michael is a Sr. Cloud and App Consultant and the founder of Cloud Advisory LLC. Started working on custom mobile and Salesforce projects in 2010 under the iworkdigital.com LLC banner, winning top 5 at the Salesforce Appquest developer competition with Portable Intelligence. Has lead the strategy, design and development of over 150 mobile, Salesforce and digital or marketing automation projects. Rebranding iworkdigital.com LLC to Cloud Advisory LLC is part of the company’s increased focus on providing small medium and large companies with the best cloud and app based sales, marketing and business automation solutions.
Episode 16 Tom Asacker Author and Consultant on Creativity, Change and Innovation
In this edition of Automate and Grow we talk to Tom Asacker the author of I am Keats and The Business of Belief. Tom has a background in Silicon Valley as a successful start-up veteran and he now writes and consults on Innovation, Creativity and Change. Tom is based in Manchester, New Hampshire. We talk…
Episode 15: Stephen Kane Bringing dispute resolution online with FairClaims
In this episode of the Automate and Grow podcast I chat with Los Angeles Silicon Beach entrepreneur Stephen Kane from FairClaims. Ever had someone that owes you money? Ever have to go to small claims court? Small Claims covers in most places disputes for under $25,000 and is a daunting dragged out process if you…
Episode 14: Johannes Waldstein using A.I. to power fan experiences in e-sports
My guest in this episode is Johannes Waldstein of fan.ai who have created a platform that uses big data and Artificial Intelligence to create loyalty and analytics around the tens of millions of e-sports fans in the world. e-sports as I learned is a huge space that is only growing. This is basically a electronic…
Episode 13 Nick Hughes Building the Global Founders Live Community
In this episode I talk to Nick Hughes the CEO of Founders Live Founders Live is a community and media channel created to inspire, educate and entertain entrepreneurs around the world. The Founders LIVE movement includes 99-second pitch competitions each month in cities like os Angeles, Seattle, Arizona and now New York. How to contact…
Episode 12 Virginie Glaenzer Soho Places
Virginie Glaenzer is the CEO and Founder of New York based SoHo Places. Soho Places is a co-working space in New York’s Silicon Alley start-up community. SoHo places at it’s simplest is a coworking facility that operates on an almost on demand as needed basis for entrepreneurs. Virginie however is far from a simple person.…
Episode 11 Phil K.James Bringing a Good Milkshake to the World via FB bots
In this episode we talk to Phil K. James the Chief Milkshaker of Good Milkshake Digital. I have been scouring the Interwebs for weeks looking for someone, anyone who can talk knowledgeably about chat bots and I scored with this conversation with Phil. Phil describes himself by stating that he helps people and companies sell…
Episode 10 Steve Hoffman Pioneering Start-up Incubation in China and Innovation by Making Elephants Fly
In this episode of Automate and Grow we talk to Steve Hoffman (also know as Captain Hoff). Steve is an angel investor, partner at FOUNDERS.VC, Eminence Ventures (China), LP in August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of the book Make Elephants Fly. Hoffman is also the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the…
Episode 9: Athan Slotkin Helping a Socially Challenged World Connect with SquadCierge
In this episode of Automate and Grow we talk to an early stage business leader Athan Slotkin of SquadCierge. SquadCierge is a mobile app that helps you connect with friends in the real world at restaurants, bars and social spaces. You know, not online. SquadCierge has been in product development and is set to launch.…
Episode 8 DJ Hapa Disrupting Radio w/ Dash Radio and DJing with Scratch Academy
On Episode 8 of the Automate and Grow podcast, we take a small diversion into the world of music and entertainment to talk to DJ Hapa. Hapa is a pioneer in the digital music space as founder of the acclaimed Dj Academy Scratch and the morning voice on Dash-1 Radio on the Dash Radio platform.…
Episode 7 Victor Belfor Creating sales opportunity and new jobs using A.I.
In this the seventh (7th) Episode of Automate and Grow we talk to Victor Belfor the Senior Vice President of Chanel Sales and Business Development for Conversica about his entreprenuerial journey and his current work with the ground breaking Artificial Intelligence lead response platform Conversica. Conversica is the category creator in AI-assisted business conversations. https://www.conversica.com/about-accolades-awards-reviews-company-milestones/…
Episode 6 Shawn Bouchard Growing your sales using systems and technology
Shawn Bouchard formerly of Hootsuite and now the lead behind CapacityFlux a automation and grow agency. Shawn works with early stage ventures and their founders to create systems and technology that scales marketing, sales and customer success. We talk about Salesforce, Pardot, Service Cloud and implementing outbound sales efforts in the start-up space. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnbouchard/ http://www.capacityflux.com/…