#yesphx Presents

We're back...with more to come! On this new episode, Vincent Orleck (#yesPHX) and Neda Hassanzadeh (PHX Startup Week) chat about the upcoming PHX Startup Week event happening the last week of April 2023. Topics include:As a newcomer to the local startup scene and as someone who's part of the event organizing team what is Neda looking forward to the most?As a veteran of the community, what's Vincent excited about for the week?Event details and some historyVisit phxstartupweek.com for all the info and to get your tickets, including a special buy one/get one free offer on tickets (use code BOGO at checkout)---------This is #yesPHX Presents... a podcast produced by, for, and about founders, entrepreneurs, and startups in Phoenix, Arizona: the Valley of the Sun.#yesPHX is the world's most generous startup community for entrepreneurs. For more information and updates from the #yesPHX community:Visit our website - yesphx.comFollow the #yesPHX hashtag on Twitter and/or InstagramFollow us on our Facebook page, Twitter, and/or Instagram Join our Slack groupJoin our active Facebook GroupRead our Medium publication

We had our notes prepared for this show to discuss how Ampsy helps businesses manage event and influencer marketing, along with the power and the future of conversion marketing... ...and then we started actually talking. Yes, we still hit those topics BUT we also dove into: the impact of the Facebook data security "breach" (it actually wasn't that) the pre-yesPHX days the current Phoenix startup scene from a company that's IN it Check out THEIR new podcast here, plus their informative company blog here, and of course they're on social media (and you should follow them) on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.   This is #yesPHX Presents... a podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. #yesPHX is the world's most generous startup community for entrepreneurs. For more information and updates from the #yesPHX community: Visit our website - yesphx.com Join our active Facebook Group Follow us on our Facebook page, Twitter, and/or Instagram  Read our Medium publication Join our Slack group Follow the #yesPHX hashtag on Twitter and/or Instagram Recorded live at The Armory in downtown Phoenix. Many thanks to Raz Yalov and ZCast for show production, and to our sponsor 48 Startups.

Jonathan Cottrell sits down with Jerrod Bailey, CSO at IntraEdge, for a discussion about love, life, and more philosophical than business-specific. Recorded live at Chase Basecamp during Techstars Startup Week PHX 2018 powered by Chase.  A huge thanks to sponsor 48 Startups, and major props to Raz Yalov at ZCast for show production. This is #yesPHX Presents... a podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. #yesPHX is the world's most generous startup community for entrepreneurs. For more information and updates from the #yesPHX community: Visit our website - yesphx.com Join our active Facebook Group Follow us on our Facebook page, Twitter, and/or Instagram  Read our Medium publication Join our Slack group Follow the #yesPHX hashtag on Twitter and/or Instagram

Jeff progressed through the ranks of Tuft & Needle in just under four years after starting as a software engineer there in 2014. He is an integral part of the team, currently serving not only as Vice President of Amazon but also as VP of Analytics...two hugely important roles. His dedication to the Greater Phoenix startup community didn't start there though as he was the founder/executive director of the Arizona Microcredit Initiative for almost 3 years while attending Arizona State University after moving here from Oregon. Jeff sits down with Vincent to discuss: WHY he believes in the #yesPHX community as a top destination for tech, startups and business his high-level and day-to-day duties how it feels when legacy competitors in your industry start taking notice of what you're doing to steal their market share and disrupt the status quo some of what was behind the T&N decision to make their product available on Amazon (article quoted here) Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn here. Learn more about the Tuft & Needle story here.  See how a marketing campaign by a legacy competitor against T&N didn't quite work out as planned.  ~ This is #yesPHX Presents... a podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. #yesPHX is the world's most generous startup community for entrepreneurs. For more information and updates from the #yesPHX community: Visit our website - yesphx.com Join our active Facebook Group Follow us on our Facebook page, Twitter, and/or Instagram  Read our Medium publication Join our Slack group Follow the #yesPHX hashtag on Twitter and/or Instagram Recorded live at Galvanize Phoenix. Thanks to Raz Yalov and ZCast for show production, and to sponsor 48 Startups.

Vincent is joined by Rick McCartney, Publisher at InBusiness and CEO at InMedia Company in Phoenix. Rick and his team are about to launch their own video podcast titled, "InBusiness Weekly Podcast with Rick McCartney" on March 12, and we're lucky enough to get the first glimpse at what the show will consist of weekly. Recorded live at Chase Basecamp during Techstars Startup Week PHX 2018 powered by Chase.  A huge thanks to sponsor 48 Startups, and major props to Raz Yalov at ZCast for show production. This is #yesPHX Presents... a crowd-sourced community podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. #yesPHX is the world's most generous startup community for entrepreneurs. For more information and updates from the #yesPHX community: Visit our website - yesphx.com Join our active Facebook Group Follow us on our Facebook page, Twitter, and/or Instagram  Read our Medium publication Join our Slack group Follow the #yesPHX hashtag on Twitter and/or Instagram

This is #yesPHX Presents: a podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. Day 5 of PHX Startup Week 2018 is the final day of our PHX Startup week and the Street Pitch competition.  Major props to the entire podcasting crew for their help with these morning shows including Heather Lee, JP Taxman, Meagan DeMenna, Adam Leidhecker, Jack Heald, Vincent Orleck, Raz Yalov, the Startup Week PHX team and of course a huge thanks to 48 Startups for sponsoring the show. #yesPHX is the world's most generous startup community for entrepreneurs. For more information and updates from the #yesPHX community: Visit our website - yesphx.com Join our active Facebook Group Follow us on our Facebook page, Twitter, and/or Instagram  Read our Medium publication Join our Slack group Follow the #yesPHX hashtag on Twitter and/or Instagram  

Rebekah Brubaker, founder and CEO of RealTimeSTEAM, talks with Vincent about teaching kids STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) through her non-profit and the use of fun projects. They bridge Traditional Science studies with Sci-Fi and motivate kids to bring Sci-Fi to life at events like ComicFest. Recorded live at Chase Basecamp during Techstars Startup Week PHX 2018 powered by Chase.  A huge thanks to sponsor 48 Startups, and major props to Raz Yalov at ZCast for show production. This is #yesPHX Presents... a podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. #yesPHX is the world's most generous startup community for entrepreneurs. For more information and updates from the #yesPHX community: Visit our website - yesphx.com Join our active Facebook Group Follow us on our Facebook page, Twitter, and/or Instagram  Read our Medium publication Join our Slack group Follow the #yesPHX hashtag on Twitter and/or Instagram

Vincent sits down with the Chief Organizer of the event, Stephen Viramontes (better known as "V") to discuss: - how an event like Startup Week happens (spoiler alert: not without an amazing team) - Startup Weekend Nogales and how the Arizona/Mexico economic partnership can further develop - how and why Startups on Central in downtown Phoenix came to be Head to phxstartupweek.com for more details. Recorded live at Chase Basecamp during Techstars Startup Week PHX 2018 powered by Chase.  A huge thanks to sponsor 48 Startups, and major props to Raz Yalov at ZCast for show production. This is #yesPHX Presents... a podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurs and startups in the Valley of the Sun. #yesPHX is the world's most generous startup community for entrepreneurs. For more information and updates from the #yesPHX community: Visit our website - yesphx.com Join our active Facebook Group Follow us on our Facebook page, Twitter, and/or Instagram  Read our Medium publication Join our Slack group Follow the #yesPHX hashtag on Twitter and/or Instagram