My Biggest Lesson

Hosts Adam and Chris speak with Michael Joseph who is the founder and CEO of Scratch Kitchen a a vertically integrated, on-demand restaurant platform built for customers that want everyday healthy meals. Michael is also a serial entrepreneur and angel investor based in Colorado for the last 20 years who previously founded and led Green Chef to a $120m run rate with 800 employees before selling to Hello Fresh. On this episode, Michael shares his passion for some of his favorite "unicorn" startups in the Denver tech ecosystem, tips on how he built up his investor network and when to know which idea is the one. Plus he details key parts of his career journey that led to learning his biggest lessonListen now on: Podopolo | Amazon Music (Alexa) | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google PodcastsCheck out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with hosts Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/range-ventures/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kelly Schaefer is Product Director & Domain Lead at Google's Boulder office, where she builds new products in the productivity suite including Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, and many more. Kelly has an entrepreneurial past and valuable experience from the Bay Area including leading a division at Stripe and with startup non-profit in South Africa. Kelly shares how and why she was very intentional about becoming apart of the Colorado's tech ecosystem. Host Chris and Adam learn some new tips from Kelly on how to start new products, engage with new connections, and about how her lesson on how envisioning a great impact with her work has fueled amazing outcomes in her career and personal life.Learn more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with hosts and the Range VC team on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/range-ventures/Listen on: Podopolo | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music| iHeartRadio | Google PodcastsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our guest this week is Matthew Wetschler who as CEO of Plume, empowers teams to provide world-class trans-healthcare and create more equitable health experiences for everyone. Matthew shares stories from his unique career from Stanford-trained physician, entrepreneur, and healthcare innovator. Plus Chris and Adam learn what attracted Matthew to Denver and its tech community.Listen now on: Amazon Music (Alexa) | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google PodcastsCheck out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with hosts Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, hosts Chris and Adam talk with Rory San Miguel who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Propeller Aero, a Sydney-based 3D mapping and data analytics solutions company with a North American office in Denver. Rory shares his story on how he went from "drone guy" to co-founder overnight plus provides 3 tips on how to price your product(s).Listen now on: Amazon Music (Alexa) | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google PodcastsCheck out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with hosts Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian Egan is our guest this week. Brian is the Co-Founder and CEO of Evolve, a Denver-based hospitality company with a vision to become the most trusted brand in vacation rental. Before launching Evolve, Brian began his career as a VC/startup lawyer in the Bay Area which gave him unique exposure to the startup ecosystem. On this episode, hosts Chris and Adam learn how Brian's "levers" to culture ultimately impact a company's success plus insight how he has refined and improved Evolve's company culture during its growth.Learn more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with hosts and the Range VC team on LinkedInListen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music| iHeartRadio | Google Podcasts See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Chris and Adam speak with Scott Rupp, who is a Founding General Partner of BITKRAFT Ventures, a leading early-stage investment platform for gaming, esports, and interactive media with over $800m under management. On this episode, Scott shares how his biggest lesson around combining strengths impacts what investments he funds and why he ultimately chose Denver's ecosystem.Learn more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with hosts and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our guest this week is Yancy Spruill, who is currently serving as the CEO of DigitalOcean and has the unique distinction of taking three Colorado tech companies public in recent years, Prior to DigitalOcean, Yancy has spent the last 15 years in senior executive roles at technology companies including DIgitalGlobe and SendGrid (NYSE:SEND) where he profitably grew revenue from $50 million to over $170 million. Hosts Adam and Chris explore Yancy's thoughts on the future of Colorado tech ecosystem and learn exactly why Yancy believes growing a company based off their values is so important in various aspects. Check out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with hosts and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gary Calega is our guest this week. Gary is the Founder and Co-CEO of Revel One, a specialized marketing, recruiting and strategy firm based in Denver. Prior to starting Revel One, Gary has a wide range of experiences in e-commerce and marketing, holding senior your roles at Craftsy, Coupons.com, and E-Bay. Hosts Chris and Adam reveal some positive signals about Denver's tech ecosystem with Gary, who shares some personal experience on how he implemented his biggest lesson.Learn more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with hosts and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode Adam and Chris speak with Lawrence Hester who was the founder and CEO of FareHarbor, the leading online booking platform for tours and activity providers. Under Lawrence leadership, FareHarbor grew from a small family run business to ultimately being acquired by Booking Holdings in 2018. Lawrence shares how his experience selling croutons has led to his biggest lesson.Check out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with hosts and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's guest is Luke Beatty who is a partner at TCG and has been one of the fixtures of the Colorado tech ecosystem over the past 20 years. Her has a unique distinction that he successfully founded and sold two companies based in Colorado (Associated Content and BrandFolder.) and was also the managing director at Techstars Boulder. On this episode Luke shares with Adam and Chris why being a "People collector" is vital to success.Check out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with hosts and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Adam and Chris chat with Liz Giorgi, an Emmy-Award Winner and Founder/CEO of soona, a revolutionary virtual photoshoot platform providing the fastest and most affordable way to create professional content online. Range Ventures were early investors of soona, making this an extra special episode and lesson.Check out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lisa Neal-Graves is a recognized senior technical executive and legal thought leader with more than 25 years of experience. Before her work in government, Lisa was the head of the Cloud Strategic Product Group for Zayo Group, where she led the integration of multiple corporate acquisitions to build a global cloud business. Lisa has led companies through IPOs and major M&A transactions and throughout her career, she has led new product introductions and deployment as well as corporate-wide technology strategic planning. On this episode, Lisa shares how a trip to China help shape her biggest lesson. Check out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, Josh Abdulla is the Head of Global Services for LiveRamp, Josh is responsible for leading the sales strategy, product development and services delivery functions supporting the LiveRamp Global Services business. Before joining LiveRamp, Josh held a number of leadership roles at Salesforce.Com -- most recently as Vice President and Global Head of Salesforce Marketing Cloud Services. On this episode, Josh shares stories of key moments that led to his biggest lesson including a near death car accident in his own home. Check out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with hosts Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rachel Romer Carlson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Guild Education, a company unlocking opportunity for America’s workforce through education and upskilling. Guild works with leading Fortune 1000 employers such as The Walt Disney Company, Walmart, Discover, Chipotle, Target and Macy’s to transform their education and upskilling programs through Guild's technology platform, payments system and learning marketplace. Prior to founding Guild, Rachel was the Founder and CEO of Student Blueprint and worked for the 2008 Obama campaign before serving in the Obama White House. Rachel speaks openly with Chris and Adam about why she choose the Colorado ecosystem and how how her biggest lesson of being a better manager has impacted her career in various ways. Check out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, hosts Adam and Chris speak with Ed Hallen, who is the co-founder of Klaviyo, a leading customer data and marketing automation platform. Klaviyo has raised over $670M in funding, and reached coveted unicorn status in 2020. Ed is also the co-founder of Team Engine, a text-first HR and Operations platform for industrial SMB's. Prior to Klaviyo and Team Engine, Ed held roles at Applied Predictive Technologies, Google and Accel-KKR, and received his MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. Check out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Katrina Benjamin currently is the CPO at Apartment List where she oversees Product Management, Design, Research and Analytics. Prior to Apartment List, Katrina spent 8 years at Upwork leading Operations, Marketing and Product teams. She was most recently VP of Product and GM of Talent Marketplace. She started her career in Operations and Strategy at Oportun Financial, a financial technology start-up. She is a graduate of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Katrina lives in Colorado with her husband and three young children.Check out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, hosts Adam and Chris speak with Mark Frank, the CEO and co-founder of SonderMind, whose focus is to democratize behavioral healthcare for both patients and practitioners by matching patients with highly qualified providers. Prior to founding SonderMind in 2015, Mark founded three other successful ventures, including Next Oncology, TermScout and SafeImageMD. Mark shares examples on why staying present along his career journey has lead to his biggest lesson plus his unique 12+ year perspective on Colorado's tech ecosystem is something you'll want to hear! Check out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elle Navarro Bruno is the Managing Director of the Techstars & Western Union Accelerator. Elle has been a founder and startup operator for 19 years. In 2004 she started her first company, an eBay ancillary marketplace, and since then she has been involved in building three venture-backed startups, including Trunk Club. Her expertise is in consumer tech, specifically revenue and growth. Elle has been an angel investor and advisor since 2015, with a focus on investing in female founded companies, and was an EIR in the 2020 Techstars & Western Union program. In this episode, Elle shares her perspective with (hosts) Adam and Chris, on the differences between the Chicago's and Denver's start-up cultures plus a few examples how her biggest lesson has impacted her life and impressive career. Check out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Loren Bendele has spent his career building, leading, and advising disruptor tech companies. He’s now the CEO of Arryved, an innovative fintech company going above and beyond standard point of sale systems. In this episode, hosts Adam and Chris learn how investing in people has made an impact in Loren's life and career and why Loren finds the Colorado's ecosystem so appealingCheck out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Host Adam and Chris chat with Allison Lowrie who is a seasoned marketing leader that has spent the last 20 years growing consumer brands like Volkswagen, Celebrity Cruises, Cars.com, HomeAdvisor and Angie’s List. Allison helped take Angi Homeservices public while increasing revenue from $200M to $1.4B. She currently leads the marketing organization at Vacasa which is expected to make its public debut in 2021. Find out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, Chris and Adam speak with Erik Mitisek, who is the Founder and CEO of the first open data platform for commercial insurance, Highwing. Erik has over two decades of experience leading ventures in the public, private, non-profit, and education spaces. Also a Colorado native, Erik shares his unique perspective on the growth in the Colorado tech ecosystem as well as his biggest lesson. Find out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jaclyn Hester is a Partner at Foundry Group, a venture firm that invests in tech companies and early stage venture funds. She helped launch Foundry's partner fund strategy in 2016 and works closely with Foundry's portfolio while also leading new fund investments. Prior to Foundry, Jaclyn was a practicing attorney, advising startups and private equity firms as well as M&A transactions. She also worked closely with her husband and his family on their SaaS startup, Fare Harbor which was acquired by Booking.com. On this episode, Jaclyn's biggest lesson speaks to exactly why Adam and Chris believe the Colorado tech ecosystem is so special and unique. Find out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Adam and Chris speak with Devin Tivona, a Colorado native and CO graduate who now is the Head of Travel at Coupa Software. Devon was the founder and CEO of Pana, a travel software company that went through Techstars Boulder in 2015 and subsequently raised over $15 million on its way to being successfully acquired by Coupa earlier this year. On this episode Devon shares tips for founders on how radical candor can build this type of "safe" environment and why company work culture has been so important to him, which you'll hear about in his biggest lesson.Find out more about what we're up to at range.vc and connect with Adam and Chris and the Range Ventures team on LinkedIn.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Chris and Adam speak with Jenn Knight - Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of AgentSync. Jenn leads the product and engineering teams as they develop a frictionless, modern solution to some of the biggest pain points associated with insurance producer management – broker onboarding, contracting, and compliance management. Jenn and her co-founder and husband, Niji Sabharwal, believe that using technology to solve back-office bottlenecks will empower scaled innovation across the massive, fragmented insurance industry. As one of the industry’s leading Salesforce developers, Jenn has helped solve back-office problems for leading technology companies including LinkedIn, Stripe, and Dropbox. Find out more about what we’re up to at range.vc and connect with Adam and Chris and the Range Ventures team on LinkedIn.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Chris and Adam speak with Sean Roberts the COO at Orchard who is responsible for overseeing the company’s activities pertaining to real estate, risk management, data science, business intelligence and more. Sean began his career at Goldman Sachs and was an investor at TPG, a leading global private equity firm. On this episode Sean shares his fresh perspective on the environment for start-ups and investors in Colorado plus a few examples of his biggest lesson.Find out more about what we're up to at range.vc and connect with Adam and Chris and the Range Ventures team on LinkedIn.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nicole Glaros is currently the Chief Investment Strategy Officer at Techstars, where she helped grow the portfolio from 10 companies to over 2,500 and from $300K to over $750M under management. On this episode, hosts Adam and Chris speak with Nicole as she shares how her persistence manifested a role with Techstars, what her thoughts are on how to manage risk as an investor and how her Biggest Lesson has shaped her careerFind out more about what we're up to at range.vc and connect with Adam and Chris and the Range Ventures team on LinkedIn.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In a very special episode, Adam and Chris speak with Eric Roza, the CEO of CrossFit who also serves on the boards of Crestone Capital, Endeavor, Sondermind, Spark Grills and as an advisor to Range Ventures.  He started his career at Bain & Company and worked for a number of technology companies in product, marketing, strategy, and general management. Eric led the team that built Datalogix to its sale to Oracle for over a billion dollars. Hear how Eric uses his intuition to help guide him through his biggest lesson.Find out more about what we're up to at range.vc and connect with Adam and Chris and the Range Ventures team on LinkedIn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode we hear from Danielle Wilkie, who has spent her 20+ year career following technology that transforms a variety of complex industries. Hosts, Adam and Chris find out what lead Danielle to her current role as Central Division President for Compass - a tech-enabled real estate brokerage firm. Danielle has been part of several successful startup exits including HomeAdvisor (f/k/a ServiceMagic sold to IAC in 2004), NetQuote (sold to Bankrate in 2010) and Craftsy (sold to NBCUniversal in 2018). She shares how she learned her biggest lesson and what she did to implement her biggest lesson into everyday life.Podcasts Danielle is listening to:The Knowledge ProjectTen Percent HappierFreakonomicsMaking Sense with Sam HarrisBooks Danielle recommends:15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman & Kaley KlempWho? The A Method for Hiring, Geoff Smart and Randy StreetCrucial Conversations, Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al SwitzlerRadical Candor, Kim ScottNever Split the Difference, Chris VossCoaching Habit, Michael Bungay StanierStart with Why, Simon SinekSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, hosts, Adam and Chris speak with Harsh Patel. A serial entrepreneur, who most recently led Galvanize as CEO, to a successful acquisition by Stride in 2020. Harsh shares his story on how he shifted from being a med student, to a tech founder. You'll hear deep insights on how being honest and direct impacted Harsh's time at Galvanize which ultimately taught him his biggest lessons he learned along his journey.Find out more about what we're up to at range.vc and connect with Adam and Chris and the Range Ventures team on LinkedIn.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to My Biggest Lesson, the podcast that brings you the key learnings from the most influential founders, executives and investors in the Colorado tech community.Hosts, Adam and Chris speak with Josh Scott, who serves as a board member for several high-growth technology companies. Previously, Josh was a board member for and then President of Guild Education and co-founded Craftsy, which was acquired by NBCUniversal in 2017. In this episode you’ll learn about what Josh is focused on currently and what makes a great ecosystem for a successful brand. Listen to hear some of Josh's biggest lessons on how to play your own game in your business and life.Find out more about what we're up to at range.vc and connect with Adam and Chris and the Range Ventures team on LinkedIn.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

My Biggest Lesson a podcast by Range VenturesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.