Great Entrepreneurs with RJ Lumba

Unleashing Human Potential with AI: SkyHive’s Sean Hinton

In this episode, we speak with Sean Hinton, CEO and Founder of SkyHive. SkyHive is a generative AI software company that rapidly re-skills companies and communities around the world.
SkyHive invented Quantum Labor Analysis, the application of Artificial Intelligence to analyze a workforce at its most granular and real-time level.
Sean is a member of the 2023 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute and he was recently named one of The Software Report’s Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2023.
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Enterprise-Scale AI: SambaNova Systems’ Rodrigo Liang

In this episode, we speak with Rodrigo Liang, the Co-Founder and CEO of SambaNova Systems.Customers turn to SambaNova to quickly deploy state-of-the-art generative AI capabilities within the enterprise.  Its purpose-built enterprise-scale AI platform is the technology backbone for the next generation of AI computing.
Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company was founded in 2017 by industry luminaries and is backed by investors including SoftBank, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Intel Capital, Google Ventures, and other notable investors. 
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Hiring The Best and Brightest: SmartRecruiters’ Jerome Ternynck

In this episode, we speak with Jerome Ternynck, the Founder and CEO of SmartRecruiters, a next-generation platform that serves as the hiring operating system for 4,000 customers like Bosch, LinkedIn, Skechers, and Visa.  The company is backed by Mayfield, Salesforce and Insight.
Jerome is an entrepreneur with a strong interest in recruiting and technology. His overall goal is to bring the economy to its full potential by removing friction in the labor market and eradicating unemployment. 
Jerome has also previously founded MrTed Ltd, Talents Technology, and Accord Group ECE.
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The Most Advanced Recruiting Platform: Gem’s Steven Bartel

In this episode, we chat with Steven Bartel, the Co-Founder and CEO of Gem, a leading recruiting platform that combines ATS, CRM, AI Sourcing, scheduling, and talent marketing. With nearly 100 integrations, Gem works alongside LinkedIn and other well-known job sources.
Co-founders Steven Bartel and Nick Bushak were previously engineering managers at Dropbox and Facebook, both companies that at the time were looking to rapidly hire and expand. Steven and Nick knew that managing and nurturing relationships with top talent was going to require a new kind of software—built specifically for recruiters—that could automate tasks, track touchpoints, show pipeline views, and offer analytics for forecasting hires.
Over 1,200 industry leaders, including Wayfair, Dropbox, Cintas, Robinhood, and UnitedHealth, trust Gem to fuel their growth.  The company is backed by ICONIQ, Greylock, Accel, and other notable investors.
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Serial Healthcare Entrepreneur: SonderMind’s Mark Frank

In this episode, we chat with Mark Frank, the CEO and Co-Founder of SonderMind, a company which has redesigned behavioral health to increase access, expand utilization, and improve clinical outcomes.
SonderMind's individualized approach to care starts with using innovative technology to help people not just find a therapist, but find the right, in-network therapist for them. From there, SonderMind's clinicians are committed to delivering best-in-class care to all people by focusing on high-quality clinical outcomes.
Prior to founding SonderMind, Mark founded three other successful ventures, including Next Oncology, TermScout, and SafeImageMD.
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Transforming Transcription: Verbit’s Tom Livne

In this episode, we speak with Tom Livne, CEO and Founder of Verbit, a provider of live captioning and transcription services. The company uses voice AI, integrations and professional transcribers to help businesses provide accessible, compliant meetings and events for a host of industries.
A leader in the $30 billion transcription industry, Verbit has raised $360 million to date after closing its Series E funding round.
A former lawyer, Tom founded Verbit knowing how much money was being spent on transcription. He saw that many more industries could benefit from access to accurate transcripts. He has expertise in enterprise software, as well as tech-enabled and SaaS businesses, and is an active investor in promising tech companies.
Tom supports Keshet. To know more about the organization click here.
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Transforming Hospitality Management: Cloudbeds’ Adam Harris

In this episode, we speak with Adam Harris, Co-founder and CEO of Cloudbeds, a leading cloud-based hospitality management system provider. Its software combines solutions for front desk, revenue management, distribution, guest acquisition, and guest engagement in a single unified system.
The company has been through four financing rounds, acquired multiple companies, and driven billions in revenue for tens of thousands of properties. Today, Cloudbeds is in more than 157 countries.
The company has raised over $240 million from investors such as Softbank, Viking Global, PeakSpan and other notable investors.
Adam co-founded Cloudbeds in 2012 after finding it difficult to book local accommodation while traveling in Brazil. He and co-founder Richard Castle envisioned a platform that would allow any property, no matter their size, type, or location, to run their lodging business successfully.
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Family-Tech Entrepreneur: Skylight’s Michael Segal

In this episode, we speak with Michael Segal, the Founder and CEO of Skylight, a smart home startup that creates products used by millions of families around the world, including Skylight Frame and Skylight Calendar.
The original aim was to create a device that made it easy to share photos with loved ones from anywhere in the world. Founded in 2014 as a side business, Skylight is a highly successful bootstrapped company.
Michael was previously a Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners, where he championed investments in companies that solve high-impact problems for individuals.
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America’s New Favorite Videos: Cameo’s Co-Founder & CEO Steven Galanis

In this episode, we chat with a unicorn entrepreneur who knows how to manifest just about anything.  Steven Galanis, along with co-founders Martin Blencowe and Devon Townsen, created Cameo, a marketplace where fans can book personalized video shoutouts from their favorite celebrities.
The idea for these videos was discovered in 2016 when a single recording was released by NFL player Cassius Marsh, who recorded himself congratulating his friend on the birth of his son. Steven and Martin turned this idea into a business and Cameo was launched in 2017.
Earning several awards, recognitions, and fast praise, Cameo currently partners with tens of thousands of the world's top actors, athletes, and influencers to create the most authentic and personalized fan experiences in the world.
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Data-Powered Consumer Brands: Amperity’s Derek Slager

In this episode, we speak with Derek Slager, the Co-Founder and CTO of Amperity, a customer data platform that helps brands build the unified first-party customer data foundation they need to grow revenue, reduce costs, save time, and stay compliant.
Founded in 2016, Amperity’s main drive in business is to enable larger consumer brands such as Wyndham and Alaska Airlines, to develop and maintain a unified view of their customer, using patented AI and ML methods. Now with more than 400 brands on their roster, Amperity is a trusted resource for turning data into business value.
The company has raised over $180 million and is backed by HighSage Ventures, Tiger Global, Madrona, and others.
Prior to Amperity, Derek was on the founding team at Appature and held engineering leadership positions at various business and consumer-facing startups, focusing on large-scale distributed systems and security.
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