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Operate Podcast

A behind-the-scenes look at company building from the perspective of builders themselves - this is how we operate! With host Carey Ransom.

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43:18

Deepa Krishnan - Co-founder & CEO of Spoonful

Operate Podcast ·

2021/03/03

Deepa Krishnan is the co-founder and CEO of Spoonful, a company focused on leading the “food as medicine” movement. Deepa, her co-founder, Sam, and her team have developed a leading and fast-growing application that helps consumers increase their confidence and safety when selecting foods to eat, based on health restrictions, allergies or their diets. We talked much more about her and the company’s path on the show, including how food is becoming more and more prevalent as powerful health

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47:12

Kelly Perdew - Co-founder & Managing Partner of...

Operate Podcast ·

2021/02/09

I was super excited to have Kelly Perdew on the podcast. He has been an entrepreneur, an executive, an Apprentice, and for the last several years, a venture capitalist. He’s currently Managing Partner of Moonshots Capital, an early stage venture firm. He’s been a fixture in the So Cal startup and venture community for a long time. Kelly is a graduate of West Point and a JD/MBA from UCLA. He and I met years ago through the UCLA network, where he remains an active participant. He and his partner,

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54:42

Jennifer Friend - CEO of Project Hope Alliance

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2021/01/25

I was super excited to finally have Jennifer Friend join me on the podcast. She has been a leader in our business, legal and non-profit community for a long time, and has really asserted herself over the last year, during this challenging time. Jennifer's story, perspective and wisdom was so profound - this episode resounded with me on so many levels! I'm so grateful to her for sharing her whole self with me and the audience - there is a ton of life wisdom to be learned from her. Jennifer became

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43:16

Ben Kuo - Founder & Publisher of socalTECH

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2021/01/20

Ben Kuo has been a fixture as an evangelist for startups and innovation in Southern California for many years, and I've appreciated our nearly 20 year friendship. We actually recorded this conversation several months ago, and yet it's almost timeless, as the challenges we face in business, in startups and in the ecosystem largely persist. Ben is the founder of SOCALTECH LLC, a company that provides regional high tech news, interviews, venture deal flow tracking, and more. SOCALTECH's flagship

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47:22

(Part 2) John Dearie - President of Center for...

Operate Podcast ·

2021/01/12

John Dearie joined me for Part 2 of our discussion on the dire need for more entrepreneurs in our country, and how his work at the Center for American Entrepreneurship is bringing this awareness to our lawmakers in Washington, DC, and how he's creating energy and opportunity for communities around the country to join in the effort as well. It's been a pleasure to get to know John in the last year, and I appreciate his leadership on this important topic. We need more entrepreneurs! Thanks also to

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53:00

Giorgi Chigogidze & Chris Steege - Co-founders & CEO,...

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2021/01/06

I was excited to have my longtime friends, Giorgi Chigogidze and Chris Steege with me on the podcast to discuss Purlin, their startup for personalizing the homebuying experience. They try to address the #1 problem for potential buyers - finding the actual home to buy, making that easier, more personalized and aided by AI. We met nearly 20 years ago at UCLA Anderson, where we were not only in the same class, but same section (Go, Section B). It was amazing to now be talking about Purlin all these

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43:30

Nick Bucheleres - Founder & CEO of Grin Gaming

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2021/01/04

Nick Bucheleres is the founder and CEO of Grin Gaming, a startup focused on revolutionizing the way fans interact with their favorite live video content by allowing users to compete on every play of the action. Grin is now available for several eSports like CS Go and Dota, and traditional sports like the NFL, with others coming soon. Nick is also the CTO, with a tremendous background as a machine-learning engineer at well-known LA companies like Sweetgreen and Flo Technologies. He was also an

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57:22

Jeremy Redman - Founder & CEO of Vone

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2020/12/19

Jeremy Redman and I did a podcast crossover, and we talked about meeting a year ago, how v.one is his 3rd no-code startup and doing great, his entrepreneurial roots and thoughts, and his Not Boring Business podcast, and many other things. It was a fun conversation. I can assure you it was not boring. If you know about the rise of no-code, you'll enjoy this chat. If you don't know what no-code is, you'll find this super interesting. Bottom line - this one is for everyone. This is the first

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46:05

JP La Torre - Co-Founder & CEO of Caylent

Operate Podcast ·

2020/12/15

JP La Torre is co-founder & CEO of Caylent, a managed services provider for growing software teams. We met several years ago when he was initially developing the idea. He’s a classic entrepreneur in how he came upon the idea, how he pursued it through the help of an accelerator, and how he's navigated losing a co-founder along the way, adjusting course and reaching the "survive then thrive" stage where he is today. JP is very focused on his customers and the rapid evolution of technology, and as

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51:45

Larry Gulko - Brand Strategist & Brand New Day Retreat

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2020/12/10

Larry Gulko is a brand guy. He architects them, coaches executives about them, and positions them to compete more effectively in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape...across stages and sizes of companies. Larry founded and moderates the annual CEO Brand Leadership Roundtable at the Harvard Business School, now celebrating its 12th year. He also created and moderates CEO Fireside Chats showcasing iconic leading brands brands and their dynamic business leaders driving growth. Larry created

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45:43

(Part 2) Ian Hathaway - Co-Author of The Startup...

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2020/12/02

It was fun to have Ian back on the podcast. We talked about how important entrepreneurs are to startup communities. Do you know what "complex contagion" is in a startup community? Listen to find out. We discussed how networks actually operate - real relationships, showing up again and again, and providing value. Do you care about building your startup community? Ian shared so many great insights. Check out his book Startup Community Way . It's great!

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42:04

Nick Cromydas - Founder & CEO of Hunt Club

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2020/11/24

Nick Cromydas is the co-founder and CEO of Hunt Club, a new category of search firm for talent, using technology and intelligence, plus a big trust network, to build a new way to do recruiting for startup and growth companies. Over the last 5 years, he’s been through a great entrepreneurial journey that we discussed on the show. He is also the founder of New Coast Ventures, which both invests in and co-creates new companies. We both have worked closely with founders and in the early stages of

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29:39

David Meltzer - Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing;...

Operate Podcast ·

2020/11/18

I felt his energy and excitement from the start - David Meltzer joined me with me on Operate and we had a great conversation. He lives by 4 key principles: gratitude, empathy, accountability, and effective communication—and these principles have allowed him to communicate and mentor everyone from college students to c-suite executives. These four principles in everyday practice allow David to live by his mission to “make a lot of money, help a lot of people, and have a lot of fun.” He’s the

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45:22

Luke Cooper - Founder & CEO of Fixt

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2020/11/16

Luke Cooper is the founder and CEO of Fixt, an innovative mobile device support and repair business that he sold earlier this year (for 11 times revenue!). Over the last 7 years, he’s been through a great entrepreneurial journey that we discussed on the show. Luke is the kind of entrepreneur and leader that makes you lean forward and pay more attention - his honesty, authenticity and clarity were inspiring. He shared a lot of wisdom that new and current entrepreneurs can immediately use, and

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56:30

Nick Bradley - Co-founder & Director at Fielding Group

Operate Podcast ·

2020/11/12

Nick Bradley is Co-founder and Director at Fielding Group, a growth accelerator and investing company. He's been a business owner & investor who has built, bought, & sold multiple businesses over the last decade. He also spent 15+ years with corporate organizations - as a CEO, Board Director, & senior commercial leader - working in both large & small companies all over the world. Nick loves to work with ambitious entrepreneurs, with the sole purpose of creating value from growth and scale-up. He

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51:23

(Part I) John Dearie - President of Center for...

Operate Podcast ·

2020/11/03

John Dearie joined me to discuss the critical need for more entrepreneurs in our country, to drive forward more economic growth, innovation and jobs in our country. He is currently the President at the Center for American Entrepreneurship in Washington, DC. John founded this organization in 2017 as a nonpartisan research, policy, and advocacy organization. CAE’s mission is to engage policymakers in Washington, and at state and local levels, regarding the critical importance of entrepreneurs and

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58:00

(Part I) Ian Hathaway - Co-Author of The Startup...

Operate Podcast ·

2020/10/31

Ian Hathaway has been a founder, an investor, an author, a professor and an advisor, just to name a few roles he’s played. He’s currently an executive at Techstars, a fellow at Brookings Institution, a board member at the Center for American Entrepreneurship and recently co-authored a book, The Startup Community Way, with his friend, Brad Feld. Ian is the type of thinker, connector and advisor that we need in our country to help us better understand entrepreneurship, investment and how we

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41:19

Anthony Saba - Executive Director of Samueli Academy

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2020/10/19

Anthony Saba is currently Executive Director at Samueli Academy, an amazing charter high school in Santa Ana that uses an innovative, student-centered approach to education. As a public charter school, it’s available for all students and no tuition fees. The students can even take high school and college classes at the same time. Their new facility includes on-site housing for foster youth who need a stable living environment to excel academically. They’ve recently added junior high as well. We

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44:35

Andy Wilson - Executive Director at Alliance for...

Operate Podcast ·

2020/10/15

Andy Wilson is currently the Executive Director of the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, a group formed to pull together the talent and ideas in all of SoCal to help more innovators to emerge and succeed in bringing their breakthroughs to the world. We talked a lot about the mission and activities of the Alliance on the show. Andy has also been an executive in a number of venture-backed, high-growth companies, such as Yahoo!, as well as an investor, advisor and startup community

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53:03

Katrina Ghazarian - Founder & CEO of Gameday HR

Operate Podcast ·

2020/10/06

Katrina Ghazarian is founder & CEO of Gameday HR, an HR solutions provider to small and mid-sized companies. She recently renamed the company to reflect the perspective they have - "IT'S GAMEDAY... EVERY DAY. We're changing the way the world thinks about HR." They offer both hands on consulting and an online subscription service. Katrina unveiled the new name and her views on HR, people leadership, culture and other topics in our conversation. She is also an advisor to the Professional Collegiate

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