Bytes Over Bagels

Interviews and news with Chicago's biggest players in technology, design, and venture capital. A Unicorn Road production.

S3 - EP4: The Mission Economy 08/18/2020

S3 - EP4: The Mission Economy 18 Coffees https://18coffees.com/ is building the backbone of the mission economy through consulting, content, and community. Caleb Gardner joins us from his walk-in closet to discuss how their team is pairing creatives and business leaders with clients to provide mission-driven companies a stronger strategic footing. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/15581714

S3 - EP3: Cognitive vs Affective Empathy 05/12/2020

S3 - EP3: Cognitive vs Affective Empathy Joining us from Cyprus, Dr Theano Kalavana is an author and professional development and leadership coach. She discusses the differences between cognitive and affective empathy and how they apply to leadership and team communication. To learn more about Dr Kalavana check out her website at http://mindthreading.com. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/14298479

S3 - EP2: Creating An Empathetic Brand 03/03/2020

S3 - EP2: Creating An Empathetic Brand Author of The Empathy Edge and Founder at Red Slice, Maria Ross join us to talk about her 3-year journey in researching the data behind making empathy actionable. "If we want to create a more empathetic world, why not start in the place where we spend the bulk of our time: our work.” She talks about how to build an empathetic brand, leadership, culture and how to effectively start delivering it. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/13382417

S3 - EP1: Empathy - Interpersonal, Organizational, End-User 02/04/2020

S3 - EP1: Empathy - Interpersonal, Organizational, End-User We kick off season 3 of Bytes Over Bagels introducing this season's theme: Empathy. Don Bora, John Ostler, and Steve Polacek join us from Eight Bit Studios to discuss how their 10-year journey in the website and mobile consulting space went from why they started: to create a great studio for collaboration and work-life balance, to today, why does Eight Bit exist? They discuss their team's approach to empathy, the different approaches to the research, and the reasons behind pivoting this very podcast. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/13010975

S2 - EP18: Making transportation smarter, safer and more useful 12/17/2019

S2 - EP18: Making transportation smarter, safer and more useful Who knew driving data could be so useful? Gary Hallgren shares how Arity is changing the insurance game with data. Right out of college, Gary's been in transportation, starting at the DOT of Minneapolis. Join us to hear how he's now helping Arity improve driving for all of us. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/12395585

S2 - EP17: Anonymity and honest opinions 11/26/2019

S2 - EP17: Anonymity and honest opinions Kaben Clauson, Founder of True Public, slid right into entrepreneurship wanting to find a better way for companies to get real, accurate data. As he points out, there had to be a better way to get authentic data from a population. Join us as he shares his insights and tells us how he learned to build a power surveying tool. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/12142574

S2 - EP16: Percent Pledge: Making Giving Easy 11/20/2019

S2 - EP16: Percent Pledge: Making Giving Easy Joel Pollick, Founder of Percent Pledge, shares how a simple phone call with his father turned into a solution that makes donating to charity fool-proof. Join us as we talk about how he researched the market before he even drafted a solution, how he learned as he went, and how Percent Pledge has evolved to meet user needs. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/12106859

(LIVE 2 of 2) Chicago Inno State of Innovation: The Future of Cannabis 10/23/2019

(LIVE 2 of 2) Chicago Inno State of Innovation: The Future of Cannabis Coming to you live from the Chicago Inno State of Innovation: The Future of Cannabis event in downtown Chicago hosted at WeWork on September 25th, 2019. In this 2-part series, you’ll get to hear up and coming companies Tom Gavin - Vice Chairman and CEO of CannTrac Technology, Inc Kurt Akers Co-founder / CEO of Kannatopia James Yi Founder / CEO of Leaf Trade Aristotle Loumis Co-founder of Fyllo /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/11750573

(LIVE 1 of 2) Chicago Inno State of Innovation: The Future of Cannabis 10/23/2019

(LIVE 1 of 2) Chicago Inno State of Innovation: The Future of Cannabis Coming to you live from the Chicago Inno State of Innovation: The Future of Cannabis event in downtown Chicago hosted at WeWork on September 25th, 2019. In this 2-part series, you’ll get to hear from some impressive Chicago companies in the cannabis space and from Cresco Lab’s Entrepreneur in Residence, Zach Marburger. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/11750381

S2 - EP14: Transformational Tech Training 10/16/2019

S2 - EP14: Transformational Tech Training Miguel Guerrero, a recent grad and now at Discover Financial, shares how he leveraged this opportunity to redirect his life and provide real value to companies and his community. Also with us is Amanda Moore, Director of Corporate Partnerships to share some insight on how the program works and what makes it so successful for both grads and the employers who hire them. Oh, and hear about the upcoming Techie Prom being held by i.c.stars. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/11654858

S2 - EP13: Chamberlain: Opening Doors to Innovation 10/02/2019

S2 - EP13: Chamberlain: Opening Doors to Innovation Jeff Meredith, President and COO of Chamberlain, jumped from a standard IT field and into garage doors with a clear focus: smart access solutions that provide convenience and security for a seamless, uninterrupted life. Listen in as he shares the importance of solving everyday problems, the power of shifting a business from product to problem-solver. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/11478791

S2 - EP12: Closing the Gender Gap in Tech 09/17/2019

S2 - EP12: Closing the Gender Gap in Tech Emily Heist Moss from Girls Who Code shares how you can help close the gender gap in tech, the trends that caused us to get here, and why it's important to get a variety of voices at the tech table. More importantly, she shares how it's not too late to get into the tech space. Join us as we lean into this important topic with a group that's focused on empowering those who identify as female at the most critical time in their lives. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/11190302

S2 - EP11: The growth of Chicago Tech into a key player 09/10/2019

S2 - EP11: The growth of Chicago Tech into a key player Scott’s seen firsthand how the state of Chicago tech scene grew from a niche area to a key player. Join us as he explains why east and west coast investors are now putting their money into Chicago companies, what Mayor Lightfoot can to do to ensure the tech scene continues to thrive, and how you can get involved. Bonus footage: Scott shares the cost of using f-bombs on-air, apologies to the people of Minnesota, and shares what Technori is up to next. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/11190290

S2 - EP10: LIVE from Whiskey Acres: AgriTech 08/20/2019

S2 - EP10: LIVE from Whiskey Acres: AgriTech Live with leaders in Agricultural Tech at the AGTech Nexus conference. Philippe de Laperouse with the direction of robotics in farming. CEO of RowBot, Kent Cavender-Bares how technology can increase the versatility of crops in a single field and decrease the percentage of crop failure. Jonah Kolb from Moore & Warner helps us understand the management aspects of farming. As the AgTech space continues to grow, learn why collaboration between investors, entrepreneurs, and farmers is important. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/10924761

S2 - E9: Tech pioneering the fast casual food space 08/08/2019

S2 - E9: Tech pioneering the fast casual food space We've got exclusive news from Wow Bao, so tune in this week as Geoff Alexander, President of Wow Bao joins us in the studio. He shares how he got into the foray of the food business, how Wow Bao continues to be a pioneer in the fast-casual food industry through tech, and how Ricky Bobby from Talledega Nights inspires him daily. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/10815191

S2 - EP8: Using Data in the Mental Health field 07/17/2019

S2 - EP8: Using Data in the Mental Health field Danny Freed, CEO of Blueprint, seeks to improve mental health care through his proven data-driven tech. Join us as he shares how this cause became close to his heart, how he's navigated the highly regulated waters of working in mental health tech, and the impact his tech is having. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/10548434

S2 - EP7: Amazon for Family Entertainment 06/25/2019

S2 - EP7: Amazon for Family Entertainment Desiree Wrigely, Founder & CEO of Pearachute, shares how she is taking her platform from Class Pass for Kids to Amazon for Family Entertainment. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/10278707

S2 - EP6: Selfies are the New Autograph 06/11/2019

S2 - EP6: Selfies are the New Autograph Co-founder and CEO Steven Galanis shares how he turned the idea of personalized shoutouts into Cameo, a site where thousands of celebrities make themselves available for these more human interactions with their fans. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/10119363

S2 - E5: Code Platoon for Veterans 05/23/2019

S2 - E5: Code Platoon for Veterans Rod Levy, Executive Director of Code Platoon joins the Bytes Over Bagels crew to discuss the dev bootcamp he founded for veterans and military spouses. Listen in to learn how Call of Duty shaped the future of Code Platoon, and how the program develops skills that these veterans and spouses already have to drive success in the software development field. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/9882647

S2 - EP4: A More Human VR Experience 04/16/2019

S2 - EP4: A More Human VR Experience Aaron Sawyer from Redline VR discusses how he is stretching VR technology to enhance everyday interactions, create new engagement opportunities, and extend our ability to connect to each other. Tune into this episode about how VR is no longer just about games, but a more human-centered experience. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/9408362

S2 - EP 3: Future of HR Tech 03/19/2019

S2 - EP 3: Future of HR Tech SitteryCity.com’s VP of Talent, Kelli Koschmann and Motivosity’s Jared Olsen discuss the future of HR tech on Bytes Over Bagels /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/9051866

S2 - EP 2: Diversity and Inclusion 11/16/2018

S2 - EP 2: Diversity and Inclusion We cover diversity and inclusion with interviews from, Bhatki Patel, 3D Artist at Facebook who did work on Marvel’s Black Panther among others, and Amanda Lannert, CEO at Jellyvision here in Chicago. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/7579646

S2 - EP 1: Back to the Bytes 02/28/2018

S2 - EP 1: Back to the Bytes Season 2.0 will bring some tasty surprises and awkward format changes as our colorful hosts open the time capsule from Season 1 to catch up with previous guests to find out what they've been doing for the last 5 years. How to get one Mary Brown married off to a fellow Chicago Techie. Season two kicks off with the original hosts welcoming you back, four year highlights, introducing Marry Mary Brown, and the spooky tale of the Loch Ness monster. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/6307430

EP 40: Shift-Gi-gi-goo 11/20/2013

EP 40: Shift-Gi-gi-goo Eddie Lou, CEO and Co-Founder, Shiftgig an online community for the service and hospitality industries. He and his co-founder wanted to create a proactive platform for potential employees and hiring managers to court each other. The result is a database of over 100K jobs and workers nationwide. He's also versed in VC and fundraising space, having spent some time working at OCA Ventures before blowing out Shiftgig. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/2559428

EP 39: Wowzzzerrrs 11/13/2013

EP 39: Wowzzzerrrs Today's interview is with Andrew Howard, Co-Founder and Sara Trice, Lead Developer, Wowzers. Wowzers is a complete cloud-based solution for 3-8th grade math studies. The Wowzers platform gives teachers a platform to help them curate learning for a student and spend less time grading papers and creating worksheets. The platform provides students with creative and immersive ways to understand math concepts at a level customized to the students' abilities. This week's music feature is Chicago's own Fal /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/2549496

EP 38: O to the C-A 11/06/2013

EP 38: O to the C-A Perk up Chicago Start-ups, tuck in your shirts, today we interview Jason Heltzer, General Partner, OCA Ventures. OCA is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and traditional venture capital investments...primarily investing in technology companies. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/2539160

EP 37: One eyed, one horned, flying purple plunger sharer 10/30/2013

EP 37: One eyed, one horned, flying purple plunger sharer This week's featured interview is with Greg Jaros, Founder and Gint Rudis, Co-Founder of Spare to Share, a hyper local-sharing platform on web and mobile for things you own or things you need. This week's music feature is Chicago's own The Locals. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/2529520

EP 36: Let's go ride a bike 10/23/2013

EP 36: Let's go ride a bike This week's featured interview is with Michael Anthony Salvatore, Owner Heritage Bicycles. Mike knows bikes - he's been building them for years in NYC and now at his shop here in Chicago. He also knows a thing or two about tech and building a Lifestyle Brand. The latter has provided him with a platform to dominate across numerous streams of media in the social web space, physical retail, and online commerce. This week's music feature is Chicago's own Best Witches. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/2520251

EP 35: What can (Chris) Brown do for you? 10/16/2013

EP 35: What can (Chris) Brown do for you? This week's featured interview is with Chris Brown, Group Vice President of Mobile at Orbitz Worldwide. Chris shares intriguing stats on mobile adoption for booking travel and Orbitz's mobile growth over the last 3 years. This week's music feature is Chicago's own Pink Frost. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/2515137

EP 34: Double Your Pleasure Double Your Fun 10/09/2013

EP 34: Double Your Pleasure Double Your Fun This week's featured interview is with the Divvy duo, Elliot Greenberger, Deputy General Manager at Divvy, and Scott Kubly, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation. If you haven't seen Divvy bikes somewhere around the city in your peripherals...you are a hermit...and probably need to get out of the house, in general. /episode/index/show/bytesoverbagels/id/2670675

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