The Defiance_ Ventures Podcast
1) #83-Christian Giordano, Mancini Duffy
When Christian Giordano joined Mancini Duffy, he was attracted to working with a well established architecture firm with a top shelf list of customers and a stellar reputation. He would eventual...Show More
2) #82 - Jeff Wickersham, The Morning Fire
Jeff is a podcast host and executive coach who focuses on helping executives perform better by improving their daily habits. In this episode Jeff tells his story of a life changing event that ma...Show More
3) #81 - Amy Buckner Chowdry, AnswerLab
Amy is the founder and CEO of AnswerLab, a design strategy firm that she started after working with a design-focused startup in Japan. In this episode she talks about starting and scaling Answer...Show More
4) #80 - Mac Lackey, 6 Exit Founder
Mac has started multiple successful business in industries ranging from apparel to internet software to soccer agency and many others. He has six total exits and in this episode tells the story ...Show More
5) #79 - Grant Ingersoll, Lucidworks
Grant is one of the founder of Lucidworks, a leading search engine platform. In this episode he and John discuss the evolution of search and big data, starting a business with a group of friends...Show More
6) #78 - Laura Smailes, Ventureprise (UNCC)
Laura is the Assistant Director at Ventureprise, an entrepreneurship center at UNCC. In this episode she discusses working on a radio show, creating a radio program for NASCAR, joining a startup...Show More
7) #77 - Aaron Bock, Opkalla
Aaron is one of the founders of Opkalla, an IT services company based in Charlotte. In this episode Aaron talks about going out on his own, surviving a pandemic, and scaling a business in a rapi...Show More
8) #76 - Jonathan Kite, Rent Ready
In this episode John talks with co-founder and CEO of Rent Ready, Jonathan Kite. Rent Ready is a turnkey solution for multi-family real estate owners. Jonathan discusses the origin story o...Show More
9) #75-Lee Arthur, Blenheim Chalcot
Blenheim Chalcot is the UK's leading venture builder and much of the inspiration for Defiance Ventures. In this episode Lee Arthur gives an overview of several of BC's portfolio companies.  ...Show More
10) #74-William Bissett, Portus Wealth Advisors, Charlotte Angel Connection
William hosts one of the most popular early stage investment podcasts in the SouthEast. In this episode he and John discuss angel investing in Charlotte, entrepreneurship broadly, and how the Ch...Show More