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Stories
by Shawn Ketcham
A podcast about entrepreneurs and their stories. In Season 1, we travel to Nashville to talk with a diverse group of founders and uncover their story.
Episodes
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Bonus 5: Mark Beylin, The Bounties Network
Mark Beylin is the Founder of The Bounties Network, which allows anyone to put up a crypto bounty to incentivize people to complete a task assigned by the creator of that bounty. In the interview, Mark shares his story, discusses early startup projects he created, working with Etherium Co-Founder...
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Bonus 4: Leah La Salla, Astral AR
Leah La Salla is the Technical Founder & CEO of Astral AR, which builds drones that stop bullets. In the interview, Leah talks about growing up in Illinois, her dad's influence on her as an engineer and his Hell's Angels affiliation, why she pivoted to drones that stop bullets, and much more. You...
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Bonus 3: Mike Maples, Jr (Floodgate)
Mike Maples, Jr. is a founding partner at Floodgate, a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments in tech companies. A few of Mike and Floodgate's notable investments include being the first investor in Twitter, as well as early investors in Lyft, Digg, Taskrabbit, and Twitch,...
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Bonus 2: Matt Loper, Wellth
Matt Loper is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wellth, which uses behavioral economics to drastically improve care plan adherence in patients with chronic conditions. Said more simply, Wellth has a mobile app that helps people to remember to take their medicine. And they have a very high success rate at...
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Bonus 1: David Mendlewicz, Butterfly
David Mendlewicz is a serial entrepreneur who is the co-founder and CEO of Butterfly, which uses chat bots to offer real-time leadership training to managers based on their team's feedback. In the interview, we discuss a lot of things including how David had a challenging time with the school...
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S1 E17: Marcus Cobb, Jammber
Marcus Cobb is the co-founder and CEO of Jammber, whose software helps record labels streamline their payment processes. In the interview, Marcus details his entrepreneurial journey including what he learned from his first exit and how he landed in Nashville. You can find the show notes and photo…
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S1 E16: Mark Montgomery, Flo Co
Mark Montgomery is a serial entrepreneur and investor, known for his imprint in the music tech space. Mark is also the founder of Flo Co, which was birthed as a consulting firm and evolved into a startup factory of sorts. Mark has had multiple exits and has worked with the likes of Google, Under...
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S1 E15: Meredith Edmondson, Glass Artist
Meredith Edmondson is one of Nashville's leading glass artists. Whether she's creating a fused glass vase for an interior designer or putting glass macaroons in the oven, Meredith is known for incorporating vibrant colors into many of the pieces she creates. In the interview, we learn about...
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S1 E14: Kevin Grosch, Made In Network
Kevin Grosch is the co-founder and CEO of Made In Network, a video-first media company that develops, grows, and monetizes YouTube channels. In the interview, we learn about how tragedy changed Kevin's path that eventually led him to becoming an entrepreneur. You can find the show notes and photo…
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S1 E13: Ryan Schemmel, Fort Houston
Ryan Schemmel is the co-founder of Fort Houston, a makerspace which he founded with a handful of friends in 2011. In the interview, Ryan details the full Fort Houston story, while incorporating multiple noteworthy digressions along the way. You can find the show notes and photo I took of Ryan on...
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S1 E12: Mark Cleveland, Hytch
Mark Cleveland is a serial entrepreneur who was recognized as entrepreneur of the year at the 2014 NEXT Awards. Mark was also recognized by the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization with the 2016 Innovation Award, was recognized as "Most Admired CEO" in both 2014 and 2015 by the...
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S1 E11: Mike Harder, Green Hills Church
In Season 1, we're exploring entrepreneurship in Nashville. In each episode, I speak with a different founder to uncover their story and how that led to them starting their company. Mike Harder, is the co-founder and lead pastor of Green Hills Church, which he started in Nashville with his friend...
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S1 E10: Vic Gatto, Briovation
Vic Gatto is the co-founder and CEO of Briovation, which launches and supports stratups that address flaws in the health ecosystem. Brio operates a number of brands and businesses, one of which is Jumpstart Foundry, a seed-stage healthcare innovation fund which has invested in many dozens of…
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S1 E9: Bob Bernstein, Bongo Productions
Bob Bernstein is the founder & CEO of Bongo Productions, which is both a collection of cafes and restaurants in Nashville as well as a wholesale business for both organic coffee and gourmet baked goods. Bongo is the company behind locally famous coffeehouses Fido and Bongo Java. The latter of the...
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S1 E8: Travis Gravette, Know Think Act
Travis Gravette is the Vice President of Business Development at Nisolo, which makes handcrafted leather shoes and other leather goods. However, Travis is probably best known for being the founder of Know Think Act, a non-profit he started to serve the needs of impoverished communities in Africa....
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S1 E7: Mollie Decktor, mbody
Mollie Decktor is the co-founder and CEO of mbody, which creates custom fit bras. And when I say custom fit, I mean that the bra is made specifically for your body. Mollie was having a difficult time finding bras that fit well and after hearing similar stories from friends, decided to start mbody...
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S1 E6: Emily Mahoney, BRANDED Collective
Emily Mahoney is the co-founder of BRANDED Collective, which hand crafts pieces of jewelry, all of which are made by survivors of human trafficking. In today's show, Emily tells the story behind BRANDED and also goes into detail about her career as an actress. If you'd like to view the notes on...
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S1 E5: Ben Stewart, Louder Agency
Ben Stewart is the co-founder of Louder Agency, a digital marketing and web agency which he started in 2010 along with his co-founder Kurt Aschliman. Ben discusses how he went from doing freelance web design projects to running one of the hottest digital agencies in Nashville. And as always, if…
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S1 E4: Rhonda Pinkerman, Poo Doo Leash
In this season, we explore entrepreneurship in Nashville. In each episode, I speak in depth with someone who founded a company there. My goal is to learn about their story and how that led them to starting their company. And today's episode is with Rhonda Pinkerman. Rhonda is the Founder and CEO…
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S1 E3: Ben Bredesen, Fat Bottom Brewing
In this season, I take a trip down to Nashville to learn about the city's vibrant startup and entrepreneur culture. In each episode, I speak in depth with someone who founded a company there. My goal is to learn about their story and how that led them to starting their company. In this episode, I...
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S1 E2: Ashlee Ammons, Mixtroz
In this season, I take a trip down to Nashville to learn about the city's vibrant startup and entrepreneur culture. In each episode, I speak in depth with someone who founded a company there. My goal is to learn about their story and how that led them to starting their company. Ashlee Ammons is…
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S1 E1: Dan Hogan, Medalogix
In this season, I take a trip down to Nashville to learn about the city's vibrant startup and entrepreneur culture. In each episode, I speak in depth with someone who founded a company there. My goal is to learn about their story and how that led them to starting their company. In this episode, I...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast about entrepreneurs and their stories. In Season 1, we travel to Nashville to talk with a diverse group of founders and uncover their story.
HOSTED BY
Shawn Ketcham
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Stories have?
Stories currently has 22 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Stories about?
A podcast about entrepreneurs and their stories. In Season 1, we travel to Nashville to talk with a diverse group of founders and uncover their story.
How often does Stories release new episodes?
Stories has 22 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Stories?
Stories is created and hosted by Shawn Ketcham.
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