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Startup Show
on October 17, 2025

Fam and Keri Mirza Are Turning Children’s Creativity Into a Movement with Draw Pillows

In a world increasingly dominated by screens, few brands have managed to reconnect families with the simple, timeless act of creation. Draw Pillows, founded by entrepreneur Fam Mirza and his wife Keri Mirza, is doing exactly that, transforming children’s artwork into huggable keepsakes that carry profound emotional weight. At its core, Draw Pillows is built […]

Startup Show
on October 6, 2025

Adam Bergman Is Helping Investors Break Free from Wall Street

Most people think of retirement investing as a narrow lane. You open an account, pick a few mutual funds, and hope the market does the rest. Adam Bergman saw how limiting that was. He built IRA Financial to prove that retirement money can do much more than track an index. IRA Financial helps individuals use […]

Startup Show
on September 30, 2025

Oliver Trevena’s Caliwater Is Taking On Coconut Water (And Winning)

In a marketplace overflowing with beverages promising wellness, sustainability, and taste, Caliwater has carved out a unique position, one driven by vision, persistence, and authenticity. At its helm is actor-turned-entrepreneur Oliver Trevena, who, alongside longtime friend Vanessa Hudgens, set out to create more than just another drink. Their mission: to redefine hydration through a cactus-based […]

Can Tech Fix Motorcycle Safety? Inside Damon Motorcycles
Startup Show
on August 25, 2025

Can Tech Fix Motorcycle Safety? Inside Damon Inc

In an industry where innovation often centers on four wheels, Damon Inc. has chosen a different path that reimagines what’s possible for riders. At the heart of this mission is Dom Kwong, the company’s co-founder and CEO, whose journey from consumer electronics to mobility technology reflects both pragmatism and vision. From Engineering Roots to Entrepreneurial […]

Jonathan Lowenhar
Startup Show
on August 11, 2025

Jonathan Lowenhar and the Art of Building Great CEOs

Jonathan Lowenhar has spent decades inside the engine rooms of companies at every stage, from running divisions of large public corporations to steering private equity portfolio firms and co-founding startups. In the process, he noticed something fundamental: the companies that run well tend to share the same underlying systems. They have a clear reason for […]

Harish Chandramowli Brings Workflow Discipline to Fashion Brands
Startup Show
on July 29, 2025

Harish Chandramowli Brings Workflow Discipline to Fashion Brands

Fashion often draws attention for its creativity and constant trend cycles. Behind the scenes, though, running a fashion label involves a set of operational challenges that can be as demanding as any other industry. Managing production schedules, tracking shipments, and aligning marketing campaigns all take careful planning. Harish Chandramowli, founder of Flaire Software, saw an […]

David Duguan and Voxify Bring AI-Powered Voice Solutions to Small Businesses
Startup Show
on July 28, 2025

David Duguan and Voxify Bring AI-Powered Voice Solutions to Small Businesses

Artificial intelligence is often associated with large-scale enterprise systems and complex automation, but for David Duguan, founder and CEO of Voxify, AI is just as critical for small businesses. Based in Austin, Texas, Duguan has built Voxify to help companies manage voice communications, one of their most critical customer touchpoints. From Ghana to AI Entrepreneur […]

Norman Stewart Brings Science Back to the Climate Change Conversation
Startup Show
on July 28, 2025

Author Norman Stewart Brings Science Back to the Climate Change Conversation

Climate change discussions often focus on politics, opinion, and emotion. Norman Stewart, a physicist and trained meteorologist, wants to bring the focus back to science. His new book, Freed From the Iron Grip of Frost, explores the greenhouse effect and its history, while offering a clear, evidence-based perspective on how we understand climate change. Stewart’s […]

Marcus Weller Wants to Revolutionize Invention With an AI That Invents Itself
Startup Show
on July 14, 2025

Marcus Weller Wants to Revolutionize Invention With an AI That Invents Itself

In a time when startups are racing to integrate generative AI into their platforms, Marcus Weller built something entirely new in Deepinvent, a cognitive architecture that does what no other system has done: it invents. Not repackages. Not summarizes. It creates original intellectual property, identifies underexplored areas of science and technology, and drafts patent filings […]

How Rekt Went from Meme to Movement with Ovie Faruq
Startup Show
on June 30, 2025

How Rekt Went from Meme to Movement with Ovie Faruq

It’s not every day a former distressed credit trader at Barclays ends up reinventing the beverage aisle. But for Ovie Faruq, the path from high-yield bonds to non-alcoholic seltzers is less of a pivot and more of an evolution that merges crypto, culture, and consumer branding in ways most legacy brands have yet to grasp. […]

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