Dingman Bootstrapped Podcast
1) Lauren Foundos: FORTË Fights COVID by Bringing the Gym to You
This episode of Bootstrapped features UMD alumna Lauren Foundos ’06, a former Maryland varsity field hockey player, and Founder and CEO of FORTË. After years of working in the finance industry, Found...Show More
2) Oliver Schlake: Coping with COVID: How to Sustain a Business During Quarantine
On this episode of Bootstrapped we discuss running a business in a post-COVID world with Oliver Schlake, Clinical Professor at the Robert H. Smith School of Business. With years of academic and profes...Show More
Oliver Schlake: Coping with COVID: How to Sustain a Business During Quarantine
27:32 | May 14th, 2020
3) Harry Geller: How to be a Startup Millionaire: Lessons from a Serially Successful Entrepreneur
On this episode of Bootstrapped, we sat down with our Entrepreneur-in-residence Harry Geller ’81, who has over forty years of experience as a serial entrepreneur, investor, and mentor. Geller shares i...Show More
4) Aaron Epstein: The Y Combinator Effect: From Dorm Room Hustle to Thriving Business
This episode of Bootstrapped features the story of University of Maryland alumni entrepreneur Aaron Epstein ’03, founder of Creative Market. From small beginnings in his college dorm room, Epstein sta...Show More
Aaron Epstein: The Y Combinator Effect: From Dorm Room Hustle to Thriving Business
31:08 | Apr 21st, 2020
5) Mary Schulman: PYT Beauty: Building a Beauty Brand Without the BS
On this episode of Bootstrapped, we talk PYT -- not the Michael Jackson song, but rather the clean beauty brand. Maryland Smith alumna Mary Schulman ’97 discusses her entrepreneur journey as the found...Show More
6) Amanda Nachman: Growing College Magazine from a Student Project to Nationwide Publication
On this episode of Bootstrapped, we dive into the story of Amanda Nachman ’07, founder and CEO of College Magazine. A QUEST Honors Program alumna and English major, Nachman began her venture with an i...Show More
7) Sahil Rahman: From Finance to Fast-Casual: Building a Restaurant Chain
This episode of Bootstrapped follows the story of QUEST alumnus Sahil Rahman ’12, co-Founder of RASA, an Indian Fast Casual restaurant located in Washington, D.C. Equipped with a bachelor’s degree in ...Show More
8) Lauren Filocco: Setting the Barre High: Building an Exercise Studio
This episode of Bootstrapped features University of Maryland alumna Lauren Filocco '12, Founder of OpenBarre in College Park. Filocco’s background in supply chain and operations management from the Un...Show More
9) Sergio Malarin: Building a Kombucha Brand with Mobtown Fermentation
Kombucha may be sour, but to our guest entrepreneur it's a sweet business opportunity. On this episode we interviewed Sergio Malarin ’13, Co-Founder of Mobtown Fermentation, the brewery behind Wild Ko...Show More
10) Ori Zohar: Serial Entrepreneur Turns Struggle to Scalable Spices
On this episode of Bootstrapped, we interviewed serial entrepreneur Ori Zohar ’07, co-founder of spice company Burlap & Barrel. A University of Maryland alumnus who majored in Marketing and participa...Show More