Great Entrepreneurs with RJ Lumba

Conquering Digital Assets Trading: Talos’ Anton Katz

In this episode, we speak with Anton Katz, Co-Founder and CEO of Talos. Founded with Ethan Feldman in 2018, Talos provides an institutional-grade technology infrastructure that supports the full lifecycle of digital assets trading, from price discovery to execution through to settlement.
The original vision of Talos was to build an intuitive system from the ground up, leveraging the latest technology and harnessing the power of blockchains to surpass what could be done in traditional markets.
Before co-founding Talos, Anton was Head of Trading Technology for AQR Capital Management. Before that, he was the Director of Software at Broadway Technology.
Anton supports Wall Street Rides FAR. To know more about this organization click here.
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Accessing Global Talent: Oyster’s Jack Mardack

In this episode, we speak with Jack Mardack, the Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer of Oyster, a human resources platform for globally distributed companies.
Oyster automates cross-border employment and makes it easy for growing companies of all sizes to tap the global talent pool and provide a great employment experience to remote hires around the world.
Jack Mardack’s mission was to redress the unequal distribution of job opportunities by encouraging organizations to think more globally about their talent. He is motivated by a vision of the world in which no talent is wasted because of location.
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Transforming Healthcare: ModMed’s Daniel Cane

In this episode, we speak with Co-Founder and CEO of ModMed, Daniel Cane. Founded in 2010, ModMed is a healthcare technology company that is transforming healthcare through specialty-specific, intelligent platforms to increase practice efficiency and improve patient outcomes.
An entrepreneur, Daniel has a Bachelor of Science in applied economics from Cornell University, where as an undergraduate he co-founded Blackboard Inc., raised over $100M in venture capital, and, in 2004, helped take the company public. In 2011, Blackboard was sold for over $1B.
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Serial EdTech Entrepreneur: Degreed’s David Blake

In this episode, we speak with David Blake, the Co-Founder and CEO of Degreed, which is an education technology company that delivers better daily learning experiences with personalized pathways, targeted skill development, data, insights, and reporting.
Prior to Degreed, David helped launch a competency-based, accredited university and was a founding team member at Zinch. David also co-founded both Learn In and BookClub. In 2022 he returned as CEO of Degreed when the company acquired Learn In.
David supports various organizations including Americans for Common Ground, Tech-Moms and Top of the Hill Secondary School.
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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.
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