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Summary: Alex Bandar founded the Columbus Idea Foundry, a community of makers, designed to inspire creativity and help their members bring out new ideas and unleash their passion to make things; from learning to weld, make video games, launch a startup, or even just take a class or two, you can do it all at …

Summary: John Young is the CFO for BOLD PENGUIN, an insurance focused startup. Prior to BOLD PENGUIN, John garnered extensive experience as the CFO for several other technology startups such as Nikola Labs, SestraSystems, Micropact, RedCloud Security, and more. He’s also an alumni of The Ohio State University! Milestones: (00:00:00) Opening remarks (00:00:42) Small Biz …

Summary: Lindsay is a Partner, as well as Chief Legal Counsel and Fund Manager, for NCT Ventures, a Midwest-focused venture firm based here in Columbus, Ohio. Milestones: (00:00:00) Opening remarks (00:00:52) Small Biz Cares (00:01:30) The SunDown Group (00:01:52) FMX (00:02:27) Conquering Columbus Intro (00:03:20) Introduction to Lindsay Karas Stencel (00:04:10) Background and path to …

Summary: Joe Kahn created Condado Tacos in 2014. Joe began his restaurant experience as a busboy at Sizzler in Chicago. After bussing, washing dishes, and serving at several more restaurants, Joe went all the way to Colorado for his first bartending experience (but not before he spent some time as a roller-skating server in Boulder). …

Summary: Doug Ulman is the CEO at Pelotonia, and Joe Apgar is the COO. We had Doug on the show a couple of years back to talk about his story and how he ended up leading the Pelotonia team. Today, we’re here to talk about how things have changed since then, and learn more about …

Summary: Bob Otter is a longtime Firefighter for the Granville Township Fire Department, as well as the founder of CitizenAID – a platform designed to train everyday people to save lives between the time a person is wounded and the time help arrives. CitizenAID has developed several disaster prevention tools for citizens, including a free …

Summary: Nils is a Partner at Drive Capital, one of the most influential venture capital firms in the country. Before joining Drive Capital, Nils founded Bookbag Video, a commercial video production agency. Milestones: (00:00:00) Opening remarks (00:00:46) Small Biz Cares (00:01:21) The SunDown Group (00:01:43) Facilities Management eXpress (FMX) (00:02:18) Conquering Columbus Intro (00:03:13) Introduction …

Summary: Mark is the President and Founder of Simple Times, LLC, and previously Karate Cowboy Spirits. Milestones: (00:00:00) Opening remarks (00:01:05) Small Biz Cares (00:01:40) The SunDown Group (00:02:06) Facilities Management eXpress (FMX) (00:02:39) Conquering Columbus Intro (00:03:33) Introduction to Mark Tinus (00:04:21) Mark’s background and upbringing (00:08:15) MBA at NYU while juggling a full-time …

Summary: Rick Harrison Wolfe is the Executive Director of the historic North Market. Annually, over 1.5 million people visit The North Market, making it one of the most successful public markets in the country, and a big economic driver for central Ohio; not to mention, many of the Columbus’ most well known brands in food …

Summary: Michael Moran is the President and CEO of Affiliated Resource Group, a cybersecurity, managed compliance, and IT support firm located in Dublin, Ohio. Mike is one of the areas foremost experts on cybersecurity and network solutions. He is a regular speaker at the Ohio Association of CPA’s and the OHCA. Milestones: (00:00:00) Opening remarks …