Ali Borowick and Lauren Borowick the sibling Co-Founders of Fatty Sundays step on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss their delicious, gourmet chocolate covered pretzels. Inspired by their mother’s recipes, Ali and Lauren set out on a journey to bring their favorite snacks, the chocolate covered pretzel, to the world. The sisters first […]
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Episode 44: Alli Young, Founder of The Forem
Alli Young, Founder of The Forem, steps on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss her accelerator designed to get women further, faster in their careers. By connecting professional women to coaches and experts, The Forem provides hands on support and advice through workshops and one-to-one training. Through The Forem training, women at […]
Episode 43: Lisa Skye Hain and Brian Hain, Co-Founders of Primary
Lisa Skye Hain and Brian Hain the husband and wife co-founders of Primary step on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss their coworking and shared office space located at 26 Broadway in Manhattan. Coworking and shared office space is big business. According to Lisa the industry itself has grown between 300% and 400% […]
Episode 42: Sarah Sheehan and Toby Hervey, Co-Founders of Bravely
Sarah Sheehan and Toby Hervey, co-founders of Bravely, step on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss their platform that connects employees with professional coaches outside of their workplace to encourage better conversations and healthier organizations. Workplace culture has an increased emphasis in today’s business world. No matter how hard companies try to create […]
How You Doin’? Vol 3 Andy Jacobi, Co-Founder of Untamed Sandwiches
Andy Jacobi, Co-Founder of Untamed Sandwiches, steps back on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss the growth of his braised meat sandwich shops. Since we first spoke to Andy in July 2015 for Episode 6, a lot has changed. Untamed Sandwiches now has three locations (Bryant Park, DUMBO, and Midtown East) and 40 […]
Episode 41: Alessandro Biggi and Francesco Brachetti, Co-Founders of Avocaderia
Before they appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank, Alessandro Biggi and Francesco Brachetti stepped on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss Avocaderia “the world’s first Avocado Bar” located in Industry City in Brooklyn. About one year ago, the thirty year old Italian co-founders were in search of healthy and tasty food and fell in […]
Episode 40: Ron Bergamini, CEO of Action Environmental
Ron Bergamini, CEO of Action Environmental, steps on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss one of the most sophisticated recycling facilities in the world which is located in the Bronx, New York. Action Environmental is the largest private waste and recycling services provider in New York City and invested heavily to build New […]
Episode 39: A Summer Inside the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
This summer we took an inside look at the New York office of the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship, also known as NFTE. NFTE is a non-profit organization providing educational entrepreneurship training to high school students from low-income, urban communities. This podcast is the story of high school students throughout their journey through an eight-week intensive […]
Episode 38: Kalle Simpson, Co-Founder of NIGHT
Kalle Simpson, founder of NIGHT, steps onto the New York Launch Pod to discuss her $150 pillow. Is this price tag crazy? Kalle says no, and she’s here to tell you why. In fact, Kalle thinks you should rethink your strategy if you are sleeping on a $20 pillow. The NIGHT Pillow is meticulously designed […]
How You Doin’? Vol 2: Ryan Babenzien, Founder of Greats
Ryan Babenzien, Founder of Greats, steps back on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss the growth of his vertically integrated Brooklyn based sneaker company. Since we first spoke to Ryan in March 2016, his company has more than doubled in revenue, the headcount of the employees has doubled, opened their first retail location […]