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Tales From The PROS
by Michael Georgiou: Imaginovation, Co-founder, Tech Entrepreneur, Podcaster, Influencer
Tales from the PROS is hosted by Michael Georgiou, Co-Founder, and Eric Lawrence, Director of Growth at Imaginovation, an award-winning app and software development company. Each episode dives into honest, unscripted conversations, hard-earned lessons, and educational insight into how to help bridge the gap between technology and people. If you’re a founder, exec, or innovator trying to navigate the tech world without getting burned, this podcast is your no-BS roadmap. Through real talk, personal stories, and insights from the front lines, you’ll pick up smarter ways to build software, steer clear of common mistakes, and choose the right partners in a crowded, often confusing space.Whether you’re scaling a startup, driving digital change at a larger company, or just love keeping up with tech innovation, Tales from the PROS brings you straight-shooting advice and inspiration without the fluff.
Episodes
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Ep 91 - How AI Is Changing the Way Businesses Buy B2B Services | Tim Condon
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence sit down with Tim Condon, CRO at Clutch, to talk about how B2B buying is changing. Tim shares what he has learned from growing products, working closely with product and revenue teams, and listening to what customers...
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Ep 90 - Building a Better Productivity App: The Story Behind MagicTask V3
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, hosts Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence sit down with Imaginovation co-founder and creator of MagicTask, Pete Peranzo, for a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it truly takes to build, launch, fail, and completely rebuild a digital product. While...
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Ep 89 - Homeless to SaaS Exit: Draven McConville on Building Klipboard
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, host Eric Lawrence sits down with Draven McConville, entrepreneur and former CEO of Klipboard, to discuss his journey from homelessness at 18 to building and successfully exiting two technology businesses. Draven shares how his early experiences shaped his...
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Where the Smart Money in Tech is Going (feat. Jim Ferry)
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, hosts Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence sit down with Jim Ferry, a partner at Volition Capital, to explore what investors are really looking for in AI and technology businesses in 2026. With experience evaluating thousands of companies and investing in...
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Ep 87 - The Decisions That Turn Dreamers Into Tech Founders
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, hosts Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence explore one of the biggest challenges aspiring entrepreneurs face: turning a great idea into a real business. Every day, countless people dream about launching the next successful app, SaaS platform, or startup—but...
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Ep 86 - How to Scale Your Funded Startup App for Success
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, hosts Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence sit down with Jonathan Maxim, founder of Viral App Launch, to discuss what it really takes to turn an app idea into a successful business. Drawing from hundreds of app launches and years of experience helping…
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Ep 85 - Leading Change: Turning Disruption Into Results
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, hosts Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence sit down with change management and enablement leader Cesar Viana Teague to explore one of the biggest challenges organizations face today: leading people through change. From ERP rollouts and CRM adoption to…
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Ep 84 - Discovery First: How Great Digital Products Get It Right Early
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, hosts Eric Lawrence and Zach Bruno dive into one of the most overlooked yet critical stages of product development—the discovery phase. While many founders rush straight into design and development, skipping discovery often leads to wasted budgets…
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Ep 83 - The Truth About Building Great Apps: Michael vs. Eric (Unfiltered)
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, hosts Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence have an unfiltered conversation about what actually makes great apps successful in today’s tech landscape. From overrated app features and startup mistakes to AI, user experience, and product strategy, the episode...
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Ep 82 — Fixing Software Code Is Too Slow. Can AI Save Us?
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, hosts Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence are joined by Gal Vered, co-founder and CEO of Checksum AI, to break down one of the biggest bottlenecks in modern software development—fixing bugs and ensuring code quality in an AI-driven world. AI can now generate...
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Ep 81 - How To Make Your Operations Flow With AI
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, hosts Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence are joined by Imaginovation’s co-founder and Head of Technology, Pete Peranzo, to break down how AI is actually impacting business operations and when it truly makes sense to implement it. AI is everywhere right now,...
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Ep 80 - How to Turn an MVP into a Revenue Machine
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, hosts Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence break down what really happens after you launch a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). For many founders, launching an MVP feels like the finish line. In reality, it’s just the beginning. The real challenge lies in turning...
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Ep 79 - Building Products with AI: Hype, Reality, and What Actually Works
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, hosts Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence sit down with Imaginovation Chief Product Officer Zach Bruno to unpack one of the most talked-about topics in technology today: building products with AI. AI is everywhere right now. Startups are launching…
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Ep 78 - Why Gamification Isn’t a Feature, It’s a Strategy
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence sit down with Imaginovation Co-Founder Pete Peranzo to unpack a topic that most product teams misunderstand: gamification. Too often, teams treat gamification like a cosmetic upgrade. Add some points. Throw in a…
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Building Businesses That Run Without You | Chris Ronzio | Ep 70 (A)
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, Michael Georgiou sits down with Chris Ronzio, founder and CEO of Trainual, to talk about what it really takes to build a business that can grow without breaking. Chris shares his journey from starting his first business at 14 to running a nationwide…
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Ep 77 - The Kaizen Trap: When Tech Growth Outpaces Your Well-Being
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence get real about a mindset many high performers live by but rarely question: continuous improvement. What happens when Kaizen stops being a strength and starts becoming a liability? Drawing from personal experiences scaling...
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Ep 76 - Leading Through Innovation: How Everflex is Redefining Physical Therapy at Scale
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence sit down with Andrew Cherry, COO of Movement for Life, to explore how innovation actually works inside a legacy healthcare organization. Andrew shares how COVID, clinician burnout, and access challenges forced Movement for...
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Ep 75 - Is Your Business Ready for Software Automation?
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence break down what software automation really means for growing businesses and how to know when an organization is actually ready for it. Moving beyond buzzwords, they share real-world examples of companies that automated...
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Ep 74 - Why SaaS Startups Fail: Lessons From the Trenches
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence open up about the hidden challenges that quietly derail SaaS startups. These issues often go unnoticed until it is too late, and they rarely have anything to do with funding or technology. Instead, the real problems show…
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Ep 73 - When to Rebuild Your Software Application for Growth
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, Michael Georgiou and Eric Lawrence dive into a topic every growing business eventually faces — when to stop patching old systems and start rebuilding from the ground up. Many organizations cling to outdated software because rebuilding feels risky — too...
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Ep 72 - Got Funding? The #1 Mistake That Sinks Startups
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, I sit down with my co-host and our Director of Growth, Eric Lawrence, to talk about something that hits home for many founders: what happens after you get funding. You’d think raising capital is the hard part, but what often follows can be even tougher. So...
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Ep 71 - How to Actually Choose the Right Development Partner
In this episode of Tales from the Pros, Eric and I dive into something every entrepreneur struggles with at some point: how to choose the right app development partner. If you’ve ever sat through vendor pitches, you know how overwhelming (and sometimes confusing) the process can be. We talk about...
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Understanding the Market and Setting Your Product for Success
In today’s episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Marwan Forzley, who is CEO of Veem.com, a next-generation global B2B payment network that enables a quick and secure way of sending and receiving money. Since its founding in 2014, Veem is backed by Goldman Sachs, Google Ventures, Silicon...
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Using Data to Overcome the Challenges of Growing A Company
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Dan McGaw, who is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker and CEO of McGaw.io, an analytics and marketing technology consultancy, and also the founder of a SaaS platform called UTM.io. In addition, he also finds time to be a 500 Startups…
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Overcoming Challenges and Generating More Business Through LinkedIn
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Anthony Blatner, who is the founder of Speedwork Social, a top LinkedIn Advertising agency. He is known as one of the top LinkedIn ads experts in the industry, having managed millions in ad spend and generating over 100,000 new sales...
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Shifting the Paradigm of Members-only Social Clubs
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Rob Charles, who is the Founder and CEO of Goldfingr, a vetted and exclusive social network of business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and influential thought leaders working together and supporting one another for the common good and…
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What It Takes For A Company To Become SaaS Industry Leader
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Mike Welsh, who is a veteran leader in sales and revenue growth and has been named CEO of Uptime.com, a leader in website monitoring software He brings more than two decades of sales and revenue leadership experience to Uptime.com, driving...
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The Mistakes Businesses Make That Ultimately Lead to Failure
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Michelle Seiler Tucker, who is the Founder and CEO of Seiler Tucker Incorporated. She owns many other businesses in several different industries. As a 20-year veteran in the Mergers & Acquisitions industry, she is regarded as the leading...
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Discovering the Problems and Missing Pieces in Creative Content through Data
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Anastasia Leng, who is the Founder and CEO of CreativeX, a technology company that aims to advance creative expression through the clarity of data. CreativeX technology is used globally by Fortune 500 brands like Unilever, Mondelez, Heineken,...
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Growing A Nutrition Food Business with Consumer Health in Mind
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Mark Samuel, who is the Founder and CEO of IWON Organics, a thriving health, and wellness company that makes bold, flavor-infused snacks made from plant-based proteins. IWON's snacks can be found in over 5,000 stores nationwide, including...
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How Companies can Position Their People to Thrive in the Workforce
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Tim Salau, who is the CEO and Co-founder of Guide. Coming from humble beginnings, he is a business leader on the Future of Work, leadership, and innovation. Tim is also an accomplished international keynote speaker, and world-renowned global...
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Building, Growing, and Leading A SaaS Company Through Tough Situations
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Beerud Sheth, who is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and Founder and CEO of Gupshup, the world's leading messaging and bot platform. It is used by over 30K+ developers that handle nearly 4 billion messages per month. Gupshup also developed...
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Bootstrapping A Successful and Super Approachable Digital Marketing Company
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Erik Huberman, who is the Founder & CEO of Hawke Media, the company that has over 150 employees and has serviced over 2000 brands of all sizes. Erik was named The International Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year in the field of...
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The Challenges of Growing A Media Technology Company
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Jon Niermann, who is the CEO & Co-Founder of Loop Media with over 30 years of media and technology industry experience with teams at both the corporate and startup level. Jon co-founded Loop Media in 2016. The company acquired Screenplay...
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How to Attract and Engage the Right Leads the Right Way
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Brandon Bornancin, who is the best-selling author, a serial salesperson, entrepreneur, inventor of Seamless.AI, and motivational speaker who is obsessed with helping you maximize your success. Through Seamless.AI, he helps over 35,000+...
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Overcoming the Struggles of Growing and Scaling A Startup
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Tammuz Dubnov, who is an entrepreneur, international speaker, and the CEO and Founder of Zuzor. Tammuz has been pioneering innovative experiential-media software for the built environment to create-edge experiences with movement-driven...
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The Art of Offering Real Value and Serving Others | David Meltzer
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with David Meltzer, who is a 3x best-selling author, speaker, and entrepreneur. David is the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Chairman at Unstoppable Foundation, and Founder of David Meltzer Enterprises. David has done it all in business, going from...
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Generating Business Results With Effective And Strategic Digital Content
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Kelsey Raymond, who is the Co-founder and CEO of Influence & Co., an award-winning Inc. 5000 company and one of the leading content marketing agencies. Kelsey started her entrepreneurial journey at a very young age. She has been able to…
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How to Identify New Business Opportunities in the Market
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Norman Crowley, who is a successful serial entrepreneur, and the Founder and CEO of Crowley Carbon. Norman was listed among one of Ireland's top entrepreneurs and was nominated in the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year. He has...
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How to Turn Your Passion into A Successful Business with Jackie Hermes
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Jackie Hermes, a successful entrepreneur, speaker, investor, and founder & CEO of Accelity, a B2B Inbound Marketing Agency. She is also a LinkedIn thought leader hovering over 70,000 followers, a women's entrepreneurship advocate, and content...
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How to Tell Great Stories That Connect with Your Audience
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Tara Hunt, an author, speaker, and Founder & CEO of Truly and the CEO of Phlywheel. Tara is an executive-level digital marketing professional with over 20 years of progressive experience. She specializes in relationship and inbound marketing…
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How to Make the Best of A Difficult Situation in Business
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Brandon Steiner, a renowned media personality, author, speaker, and sports marketer. Brandon is the Founder & President of The Steiner Agency and CollectibleXchange. The Steiner Agency is the nation's premier independent athlete procurement...
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How to Create LinkedIn Content That Resonates With Your Audience?
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I talk with Shanee Moret, the CEO and Co-founder of MedSnake Media and the Founder of Growth Academy. Shanee is a stage 4 cancer survivor and is one of the top content creators on LinkedIn. She has successfully generated hundreds of millions of views…
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How to Stay Positive and Keep Persevering
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Brian Schulman, who is known as the Godfather of LinkedIn Video, and one of the world’s top video marketing experts. Brian is the founder and CEO of Voice Your Vibe. He is a Forbes Featured Entrepreneur, LinkedIn Top Voice, and LinkedIn Video...
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How to Build A Customer-Centric Brand that Provides Actual Value
In this episode of the Tales from the PROS, I talk with David Brier, Google’s #1 ranked rebranding expert. He has four decades of branding expertise working with companies of all sizes — from startups to global enterprises. He is also a keynote speaker and the bestselling author of his #1 Amazon...
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Rand Fishkin: Small Wins Are Key to Big Successes in the Startup World
In today's episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with the amazing Rand Fishkin. He is the Co-Founder of SparkToro, and previously the Co-Founder of Moz and Inbound.org. Rand has dedicated his professional life to helping people do better marketing. We talk about his entrepreneurial journey, how…
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How to Create Confidence and Shift Your Focus on Growth
In this episode of the Tales from the PROS, I chat with Heather Monahan. Heather is known as the “Boss In Heels”, teaching how to empower YOU to create YOUR confidence and live life to its fullest, and ultimately achieving success. Coming from humble beginnings, she has become a best-selling...
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How to Bootstrap A Successful Content Marketing Business
In this episode of the Tales from the PROS, I talk with Joe Pulizzi, a leading evangelist for content marketing, entrepreneur, speaker, Amazon bestselling author, podcaster, and storyteller. We talked about Joe's entrepreneurial journey and how he built a leading content marketing educational...
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The New Reality Of Customer Acquisition
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Dan Olson, who is the CEO of UpCity.com, a successful entrepreneur who has spent over 15 years in the digital marketing industry. He is passionate about creating and empowering successful relationships between businesses and trusted marketing...
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Giving Back With Good Intentions Can Lead To Greatness
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with John Rampton who was recently named #2 on the Top 50 Online Influencers in the World by Entrepreneur Magazine. Time Magazine recognized this serial entrepreneur as a motivational speaker that helps people find a "Sense of Meaning" in their…
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Tales from the PROS is hosted by Michael Georgiou, Co-Founder, and Eric Lawrence, Director of Growth at Imaginovation, an award-winning app and software development company. Each episode dives into honest, unscripted conversations, hard-earned lessons, and educational insight into how to help bridge the gap between technology and people. If you’re a founder, exec, or innovator trying to navigate the tech world without getting burned, this podcast is your no-BS roadmap. Through real talk, personal stories, and insights from the front lines, you’ll pick up smarter ways to build software, steer clear of common mistakes, and choose the right partners in a crowded, often confusing space.Whether you’re scaling a startup, driving digital change at a larger company, or just love keeping up with tech innovation, Tales from the PROS brings you straight-shooting advice and inspiration without the fluff.
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