Episode 42: Startup Maven Garry Smith

Episode 42 of the Mavens Do It Better Podcast features Garry Smith, CEO, and Founder of Revealit an interactive video platform employing AI and the power of blockchain, micro-payments, and the crowd to deliver innovative zero-interruption advertising inventory to the future of video.Garry and Heather caught up in person in Marina del Rey, CA.Listen in as Garry and Heather talk about:Working in the worlds of startups and a look into new platforms in video, marketing, and advertising. And his start in technology as an Excel support technician at Microsoft Australia in Sydney.Garry’s new company Revealit, which has created a brand-new video platform that caters to their needs and delivers multiple interactive viewing experiences, like augmented reality in every frame of video. The Revealit platform is natively social and respects the viewer by delivering information, entertainment, and shopping research that is always self-directed and in context.A discussion on entrepreneurship and how starting a business needs time, care, contracts, and how free work is really never free.To follow Garry: LinkedIn | RevealitTranscriptOriginally working at Microsoft in software after gaining a formal education in business, Mr. Smith gained a strong and formative foundation in enterprise consulting in the Microsoft ecosystem as a gold certified partner specializing in collaboration and finance. As CEO, Garry brings a strong and formative foundation in enterprise consulting and software development from time spent in the Microsoft ecosystem as a Gold Partner. Garry has a passionate focus on software entrepreneurship and is a proven leader in leading teams from idea to successful exit, including hands-on product development and enterprise sales growth.