Today I am here with the University of Pittsburgh’s 18th chancellor, Pat Gallagher. He oversees a community of more than 34,000 students and 13,000 faculty and staff members across five distinct campuses, all working to advance Pitt’s mission t

E011 - Ryan Philips

Jul 25th, 2018 24m 54s

Today I am here with the super insightful, former Microsoft employee turned Entrepreneur in Residence, Ryan Philips. I met Ryan as a University Innovation Fellow back in early 2017 and caught up for the first time since then here on episode 11.

E010 - Alex Lee

Jul 3rd, 2018 58m 9s

Today I am here with Alex Lee , who has joined me at the Nissan Research Center in the bay area as a fellow intern. Alex is a summer associate for the Alliance Venture capital group, a former Boeing engineer, and now turned MBA student at Colum

E009 - Eric Dunn

Jun 5th, 2018 1h 9m

Made popular by the infamous vine app, Eric has continued his successes through various brand deals, moving his large following from Vine to Instagram, starting his own apparel company (Eric Dunn brand), and joining a partnership with the found

E008 - Dancing Gnome Brewery

May 9th, 2018 55m 22s

This week I talk to Andrew Witchey, the owner and brewer at Dancing Gnome Brewery in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. We talk about the early stages of starting a brewery and some of the complications that Andrew had faced. If you like beer, you'll lo

E007 - 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

May 1st, 2018 43m 31s

This week I sit down with multi-franchise 1-800-GOT-JUNK? owners Eric Blum and Alan Klug to discuss the trials and tribulations of buying into an early-stage franchise. We talked about the importance of building the right team from the start an

E006 - Robert Schlueter

Apr 23rd, 2018 56m 26s

Today I talk to Robert Schlueter, Vice President and CMO at Saddleman and Co-Founder of American Cargo, two very successful motorcycle and lifestyle brands. He is very deep in the social media space, not only with the two companies previously m

E005 - Babs Carryer

Apr 3rd, 2018 29m 48s

This week, we talk to Babs Carryer, of the University of Pittsburgh's Innovation Institute, about what the Innovation Institute's role on campus consists of, as well as the upcoming programming available. Also a special announcement is made! Yo

E003 - Andre Wyze

Mar 7th, 2018 35m 25s

This week we talk to poet, storyteller, and film maker Andre Wyze. We dive into the importance of positivity and self love, and how to create sustainable progress while blocking out the noise of other people and negativity.

MakerHUB E002 - Pitt Security Lab

Feb 21st, 2018 56m 1s

This week, we talked to two world-renowned security experts who have just launched a new lab in Benedum; Pitt Security Lab! These two have been hacking locks since they were in diapers and their knowledge base shows for it. Tune in to hear thei