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Search & Replace S04E10: Karin Andrea Stephan
Karin Andrea Stephan shares her journey from burnout to balance, and learn how incorporating simple, actionable tools into your daily routine can significantly improve your mental well-being and productivity.
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Everything We Found Episode 1: Tracey Welson-Rossman
Tracey Welson-Rossman runs marketing for Philadelphia-based technology company Chariot Solutions. Many other folks know her as the founder behind TechGirlz — with a Z — a nonprofit that develops free technology workshops that help inspire middle school aged girls all over the world to explore careers in technology. She was also a founding member of Philly Startup…
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The Build #41: Transition
A Philadelphia high school teacher working with autistic students realized that, with the right approach, she could help her students learn crucial work skills, get good jobs and gain their independence. Michele McKeone has created a business that helps educators prepare neuro-diverse students for a technology-driven, highly social workforce. Michele joins me today to discuss…
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The Build #30: Cause
Cause. It’s what drives you. It’s the reason you make the choices you make. James Brobyn found a cause in his work as a helicopter crew chief and infantry officer for the United States Marine Corps. Then, something happened that would change his life — leading him to leave the military and enter the nonprofit world.…
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The Build #26: Fix
Think of all the things you’ve got to repair around your home right now. All the little paint chips, the projects you’ve been putting off. Now think about all the things you need fixed on your block. How about your neighborhood. Or your whole city? How would you even keep track of all that? For…
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The Build #23: Bridge
Bridge. It’s a great metaphor when you’re talking about the journey between where you are now and where you want to be. While growing teams at a few different companies, entrepreneur and marketing executive Tracey Welson-Rossman noticed a big gap in hiring between men and women for technology jobs. As a result, she founded a…
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The Build #20: Media
On his journey from beat reporter to startup co-founder, Christopher Wink has learned how journalism can positively impact communities and sustain careers—without resorting to clickbait. More about today’s guest: Connect with Christopher Wink on Twitter and LinkedIn. Technically Media Transcript Announcer: From 2820 Radio in Philadelphia it’s The Build, conversations with entrepreneurs and innovators about…
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The Build #14: Clean
Daniel Tobon‘s early experiences growing up in an entrepreneurial family shaped Starchup, a business that helps big brands and mom-and-pop laundry operations compete on a level playing field. Transcript Announcer: From 2820 Radio in Philadelphia it’s The Build, conversations with entrepreneurs and innovators about their dreams, their triumphs, and their challenges. Joe Taylor Jr: Clean.…
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The Build #11: Kids
Veteran Sylvester Mobley founded Coded by Kids to bring technical training into neighborhoods where access to new economy jobs can make a huge difference. More about today’s guest: Sylvester Mobley website Coded By Kids on Twitter Transcript Announcer: From 2820 Radio in Philadelphia, it’s The Build, conversations with entrepreneurs and innovators about their dreams, their…
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The Build #10: Experience
Interactive Mechanics specialized in bringing the best practices from app design back into physical spaces, like museums and libraries, so patrons can enjoy rich, multi-sensory experiences. More about today’s guests: Amelia Longo Christina Deemer Michael Tedeshi Transcript Announcer: From 2820 in Philadelphia, it’s The Build, conversations with entrepreneurs and innovators about their dreams, their triumphs…
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The Build #9: Hackathon
Joe talks to Pranav Vishnu, the undergraduate leading the team that stages the massive PennApps event twice each year. Transcript Announcer: From 2820 Radio in Philadelphia, it’s The Build, conversations with entrepreneurs and innovators about their dreams, their triumphs, and their challenges. Joe: Hackathon. If you don’t write code for a living, that word sounds…
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The Build #7: Access
At the moment when he thought he might never get to write another line of code, Ather Sharif found a community and a process that inspired him to make technology accessible to everyone. On this episode of The Build, learn how EvoXlabs takes on accessibility through technology. Transcript Announcer: 00:01 From 2820 Radio in Philadelphia.…