Marianne Bulger

In this episode, Chris interviews our new Toronto-based Talent Partner, Marianne Bulger.  Last year, while we were all working remotely as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Chris interviewed everyone on the team for their own episode of Differential. Today, we're back in the office, but we decided to continue the "meet the team" season with our recent hires.

In this episode, Chris interviews our new Toronto-based Talent Partner, Marianne Bulger. Last year, while we were all working remotely as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Chris interviewed everyone on the team for their own episode of Differential. Today, we're back in the office, but we decided to continue the "meet the team" season with our recent hires.

Ep. 49. Marianne Bulger - Meet the Team at Drive

In this episode, Chris interviews our VP of Finance, Isabel Chirase.  Last year, while we were all working remotely as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Chris interviewed everyone on the team for their own episode of Differential. Today, we're back in the office, but we decided to continue the "meet the team" season with our recent hires.

In this episode, Chris interviews our VP of Finance, Isabel Chirase. Last year, while we were all working remotely as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Chris interviewed everyone on the team for their own episode of Differential. Today, we're back in the office, but we decided to continue the "meet the team" season with our recent hires.

Ep. 48. Isabel Chirase - Meet the Team at Drive

Annie Dunn

In this episode, Chris interviews our new Denver-based Talent Partner, Annie Dunn.  Last year, while we were all working remotely as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Chris interviewed everyone on the team for their own episode of Differential. Today, we're back in the office, but we decided to continue the "meet the team" season with our recent hires.

In this episode, Chris interviews our new Denver-based Talent Partner, Annie Dunn. Last year, while we were all working remotely as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Chris interviewed everyone on the team for their own episode of Differential. Today, we're back in the office, but we decided to continue the "meet the team" season with our recent hires.

Ep. 47. Annie Dunn - Meet the Team at Drive

Steven Galanis

Our guest this episode is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Chicago startup, Cameo. If you haven’t heard of Cameo, you really have to check it out. It’s a marketplace for personalized celebrity shout outs. You can pay Brett Favre a few bucks to tell your dad "happy birthday" or hire Gilburt Gottfried to announce you're having a baby. Cameo is an exciting company and Steven is a wonderful leader for the Chicago startup community. Enjoy! follow us: twitter.com/drivecapital -- sponsor: integritypowersearch.com

Our guest this episode is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Chicago startup, Cameo. If you haven’t heard of Cameo, you really have to check it out. It’s a marketplace for personalized celebrity shout outs. You can pay Brett Favre a few bucks to tell your dad "happy birthday" or hire Gilburt Gottfried to announce you're having a baby. Cameo is an exciting company and Steven is a wonderful leader for the Chicago startup community. Enjoy! follow us: <a href="http://twitter.com/drivecapital" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/drivecapital</a> -- sponsor: <a href="http://integritypowersearch.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">integritypowersearch.com</a>

Ep. 46. Steven Galanis is disrupting Hollywood from Chicago

Steve Case

Our guest this episode is Steve Case. Steve is the Co-Founder and former CEO of America Online. He's currently the Chairman and CEO of the venture capital firm Revolution, the Rise of the Rest seed fund, and many, many philanthropic efforts. Steve and Chris cover everything in this conversation from AOL, to investing between the coasts, to life during the Coronavirus Pandemic. follow us: twitter.com/drivecapital -- sponsor: integritypowersearch.com

Our guest this episode is Steve Case. Steve is the Co-Founder and former CEO of America Online. He's currently the Chairman and CEO of the venture capital firm Revolution, the Rise of the Rest seed fund, and many, many philanthropic efforts. Steve and Chris cover everything in this conversation from AOL, to investing between the coasts, to life during the Coronavirus Pandemic. follow us: <a href="http://twitter.com/drivecapital" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/drivecapital</a> -- sponsor: <a href="http://integritypowersearch.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">integritypowersearch.com</a>

Ep. 45. Steve Case is fighting to change the geography of tech

Cathy McDonough

We're a close-knit bunch at Drive, but the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to remain socially distant from one another. As a fun way to stay connected, Chris is interviewing each member of the team. That way we can continue to learn about each other. Enjoy!

We're a close-knit bunch at Drive, but the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to remain socially distant from one another. As a fun way to stay connected, Chris is interviewing each member of the team. That way we can continue to learn about each other. Enjoy!

Ep. 44. Cathy McDonough - Meet the Team at Drive

Van Jones

Ep. 43. Van Jones - Meet the Team at Drive

Robert Hatta

Ep. 41. Robert Hatta - Meet the Team at Drive Capital

Zach Boerger

Ep. 40. Zach Boerger - Meet the Team at Drive Capital

Nick Solaro

Ep. 39. Nick Solaro - Meet the Team at Drive Capital

Differential shares the stories of artists and innovators from the Midwest.

Really enjoyed the interview with Luis von Ahn, keep up the great work!

Great work

Highly recommended

Differential

Mark Kvamme

Mark Kvamme has worked for Steve Jobs, started his own company that went public, invested in major wins from Silicon Valley, and now he's starting his own Venture Capital firm, Drive Capital. In this episode we'll hear Mark's remarkable story and learn why he's excited to spend the prime of his life in Central Ohio.   Please subscribe to Differential and review us wherever you listen to Podcasts. Thanks!   http://twitter.com/_differential_

Mark Kvamme has worked for Steve Jobs, started his own company that went public, invested in major wins from Silicon Valley, and now he's starting his own Venture Capital firm, Drive Capital. In this episode we'll hear Mark's remarkable story and learn why he's excited to spend the prime of his life in Central Ohio. Please subscribe to Differential and review us wherever you listen to Podcasts. Thanks! <a href="http://twitter.com/_differential_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/_differential_</a>

Ep. 3. Mark Kvamme and why the heck he picked Ohio

Alex Frommeyer

Alex Frommeyer is the founder and CEO of Beam Dental. Beam is a startup that uses a smart toothbrush to more efficiently price dental risk by measuring brushing behavior. Fro's first challenge in his entrepreneurial career was coming up with an idea that he could "be obsessed about". Once he had that obsession, it was finding a product-market-fit before cash ran out. In this episode, you'll hear how the former undersized linebacker tackled tackled both of those problems. http://twitter.com/_differential_

Alex Frommeyer is the founder and CEO of Beam Dental. Beam is a startup that uses a smart toothbrush to more efficiently price dental risk by measuring brushing behavior. Fro's first challenge in his entrepreneurial career was coming up with an idea that he could "be obsessed about". Once he had that obsession, it was finding a product-market-fit before cash ran out. In this episode, you'll hear how the former undersized linebacker tackled tackled both of those problems. <a href="http://twitter.com/_differential_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/_differential_</a>

Ep. 6. Alex Frommeyer is a young CEO who won't give up

Doug Ulman

Doug is the President and CEO of the massively successful non-profit, Pelotonia, and the former President and CEO of another massively successful non-profit, Livestrong. In our conversation you’ll hear about how Doug handled adversity that came from the brutal news that Armstrong had been using performance enhancing drugs during his seven Tour De France victories. You’ll also hear how Doug used that experience to grow as a person and now leader of Pelotonia, which is a Columbus based cancer research foundation that consistently raises over $20m a year for cancer research.   Sponsor: integritypowersearch.com  Follow us: twitter.com/drivecapital

Doug is the President and CEO of the massively successful non-profit, Pelotonia, and the former President and CEO of another massively successful non-profit, Livestrong. In our conversation you’ll hear about how Doug handled adversity that came from the brutal news that Armstrong had been using performance enhancing drugs during his seven Tour De France victories. You’ll also hear how Doug used that experience to grow as a person and now leader of Pelotonia, which is a Columbus based cancer research foundation that consistently raises over $20m a year for cancer research. Sponsor: <a href="http://integritypowersearch.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">integritypowersearch.com</a> Follow us: <a href="http://twitter.com/drivecapital" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/drivecapital</a>

Ep. 16. Pelotonia CEO Doug Ulman has seen some incredible highs and lows

Sean Lane

Our guest this episode is very special to person to us because he is one of the first entrepreneurs we partnered with when we started Drive, and he has proven to be an incredible investment. That person is the founder and CEO of Olive, Sean Lane.  drivecapital.com twitter.com/drivecapital

Our guest this episode is very special to person to us because he is one of the first entrepreneurs we partnered with when we started Drive, and he has proven to be an incredible investment. That person is the founder and CEO of Olive, Sean Lane. <a href="http://drivecapital.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drivecapital.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/drivecapital" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/drivecapital</a>

Ep. 13. Sean Lane knows that the twenty-seventh time's the charm

We're lucky to have on the show this week the world class golfer, Jason Day.   Jason grew up in Australia, but at 17 he met his now wife at an Irish Pub in Ohio. Jason moved to Ohio soon thereafter and has been taking the United States and the golf world by storm ever since.   We cover a lot in this episode. From athletics, to personal challenges, to business, we touch it all in our first episode for the second season of Differential.   http://twitter.com/drivecapital

We're lucky to have on the show this week the world class golfer, Jason Day. Jason grew up in Australia, but at 17 he met his now wife at an Irish Pub in Ohio. Jason moved to Ohio soon thereafter and has been taking the United States and the golf world by storm ever since. We cover a lot in this episode. From athletics, to personal challenges, to business, we touch it all in our first episode for the second season of Differential. <a href="http://twitter.com/drivecapital" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/drivecapital</a>

Ep. 8. Jason Day treats his body like a business

Ben Milne

Our guest this episode is Ben Milne, the founder and CEO of the startup Dwolla.  Ben Milne grew up in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has been running his own business his entire working career. While running his first business, he noticed how much money he was paying out in credit card fees, so he started a new company to fix that problem. That idea for improving the way money flows would become Dwolla.   twitter.com/drivecapital drivecapital.com

Our guest this episode is Ben Milne, the founder and CEO of the startup Dwolla. Ben Milne grew up in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has been running his own business his entire working career. While running his first business, he noticed how much money he was paying out in credit card fees, so he started a new company to fix that problem. That idea for improving the way money flows would become Dwolla. <a href="http://twitter.com/drivecapital" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/drivecapital</a> <a href="http://drivecapital.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drivecapital.com</a>

Ep.12. Ben Milne raised $30M and then pivoted his business.

Brandon Mills

Ep. 33. Brandon Mills - Meet the Team at Drive Capital

Molly Bonakdarpour

Ep. 35. Molly Bonakdarpour - Meet the Team at Drive Capital

Scott Dorsey

It's one thing to build one of the largest startups the Midwest has seen in the last few decades. It's another thing to do it with a thriving culture of teamwork and transparency, but that's what Scott Dorsey did with his Indianapolis startup, Exact Target.   http://twitter.com/_differential_

It's one thing to build one of the largest startups the Midwest has seen in the last few decades. It's another thing to do it with a thriving culture of teamwork and transparency, but that's what Scott Dorsey did with his Indianapolis startup, Exact Target. <a href="http://twitter.com/_differential_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/_differential_</a>

Ep. 4. Scott Dorsey nailed the product and culture

Ep. 34. Nils Root - Meet the Team at Drive Capital

Ep. 37. TJ Dembinski - Meet the Team at Drive Capital

Luis von Ahn

Luis von Ahn grew up during the 1980s in the war torn country of Guatemala. Thanks to his mother's encouragement to play on a computer over of a Nintendo, Luis learned to program at an early age. He would go on to study at Duke and then Canegie Mellon, where he would develop the technology for the human verification tool, reCAPTCHA. Luis sold reCAPTCHA to Google and is now building the language learning app, Duolingo, which was voted "App of the Year" by Apple.   http://twitter.com/drivecapital

Luis von Ahn grew up during the 1980s in the war torn country of Guatemala. Thanks to his mother's encouragement to play on a computer over of a Nintendo, Luis learned to program at an early age. He would go on to study at Duke and then Canegie Mellon, where he would develop the technology for the human verification tool, reCAPTCHA. Luis sold reCAPTCHA to Google and is now building the language learning app, Duolingo, which was voted "App of the Year" by Apple. <a href="http://twitter.com/drivecapital" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/drivecapital</a>

Ep. 9. Luis von Ahn and Duolingo are on a mission to provide free education for all

Sebastian Siemiatkowski

Our guest this week is Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Founder and CEO of the Swedish bank and payments company, Klarna. Sebastian is one of Europe’s most successful entrepreneurs -- his company, Klarna, today processes upwards of twenty BILLION dollars in payments annually. When I met Sebastian, he was just 28 years old, with almost no experience as a CEO, but it was very clear to me that he was a talented entrepreneur and someone who a lot of aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from. http://twitter.com/_differential_

Our guest this week is Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Founder and CEO of the Swedish bank and payments company, Klarna. Sebastian is one of Europe’s most successful entrepreneurs -- his company, Klarna, today processes upwards of twenty BILLION dollars in payments annually. When I met Sebastian, he was just 28 years old, with almost no experience as a CEO, but it was very clear to me that he was a talented entrepreneur and someone who a lot of aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from. <a href="http://twitter.com/_differential_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/_differential_</a>

Ep. 7. Sebastian Siemiatkowski is taking on the banks -- and winning.

Ashton Sullivan

Ep. 36. Ashton Sullivan - Meet the Team at Drive Capital

Masha Khusid

Ep. 38. Masha Khusid - Meet the Team at Drive Capital

Andy Jenks

Ep. 31. Andy Jenks - Meet the Team at Drive Capital

Levi Boulis

Ep. 32. Levi Boulis - Meet the Team at Drive Capital

Gordon Gee

Our guest this episode is the President of West Virginia University, Dr. Gordon Gee.   Dr. Gee is the former two-time president of Ohio State, and he’s also been the president at Vanderbilt, Brown, and the University of Colorado. In fact, he’s been president of more universities than any other American, and TIME Magazine has described Gee as one of the top university presidents in the United States.   twitter.com/drivecapital

Our guest this episode is the President of West Virginia University, Dr. Gordon Gee. Dr. Gee is the former two-time president of Ohio State, and he’s also been the president at Vanderbilt, Brown, and the University of Colorado. In fact, he’s been president of more universities than any other American, and TIME Magazine has described Gee as one of the top university presidents in the United States. <a href="http://twitter.com/drivecapital" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/drivecapital</a>

Ep. 11. Gordon Gee doesn't want to know about your successes if you don't have failures.

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