Middle Tech Podcast
1) 324 | ElectraMet: How University Research Launched a Hard-Tech Startup to Remove Metals from Wastewater
In this episode, we sit down with Cameron Lippert, co-founder of ElectraMet, and Chris Young, President of Bluegrass Angels, to explore how a hard-tech startup spun out of university research is solvi...Show More
2) 323 | Nuclear Energy In Action: Inside TVA's Sequoyah Nuclear Plant with Chief Nuclear Officer Tim Rausch
Tim Rausch is the soon-to-be-retired Chief Nuclear Officer for the Tennessee Valley Authority - the utility responsible for providing power to homes and businesses across the Tennessee Valley. In this...Show More
3) Parasight Systems: Eric Hauck on Building Biotech Hardware to Fight Parasites in Pets & Livestock
In this episode, we sit down with Eric Hauck, founder and CEO of Parasight Systems, to explore how a biotech hardware startup based in Lexington is solving one of veterinary medicine’s most overlooked...Show More
4) 321 | Invest Blue: How Raechele Smalls and Eric Hartman are Building a Mission-Driven Angel Community for Kentucky Startups
In this episode, we sit down with Raechele Smalls, Director of Invest Blue, and Eric Hartman, Senior Associate Director at UK Innovate, to explore how Invest Blue is building a mission-driven communit...Show More
5) 320 | TVA’s Nuclear Milestone: Justin Maierhofer on Advancing the Nation’s First SMR Construction Permit
Justin Maierhofer is the Senior Vice President of Government Relations at the Tennessee Valley Authority and serves as TVA’s representative on the newly formed Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Auth...Show More
6) 319 | Lexington AI Meetup Live: The Story of AlphaFold with Founding Member Steve Crossan
In this special live recording from our Lexington AI Meetup, we sit down with Steve Crossan, a founding member of Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold team and former Google product leader. Steve helped launch...Show More
7) 318 | Content Credits: Adam Koehler on How Dotloop’s $108M Exit Led to Content Credits Taking on Paywalls
What happens when Cincinnati’s first nine-figure startup exit gets reinvested into the region’s next big opportunity?In this episode, we’re joined by Adam Koehler, the Covington-based entrepreneur beh...Show More
8) 317 | Gun Interactive: Wes Keltner on Creating Viral Multiplayer Horror Hits from KY
In this episode, we sit down with Wes Keltner, founder & CEO of Gun Interactive, to unpack how his Lexington-grown studio turned cult-classic horror IPs like Friday the 13th and The Texas Chain Saw Ma...Show More
9) 316. Valent: Evan Knowles and Ryan Rudd on Enabling Human-AI Collaboration to Win More RFPs, Faster
In this episode, we sit down with Valent co-founders Evan Knowles and Ryan Rudd to explore how their Lexington-based startup is transforming how teams respond to RFPs. Through a concept they call Deci...Show More
10) GAME Change Mini Series | Part 3: From Vision to Action
This episode marks Part 3 of a special mini-series - produced by Middle Tech in collaboration with the GAME Change coalition. Over the course of three episodes, we’ll explore how Kentucky and Tennesse...Show More