Going Deep with Aaron Watson

Going Deep with Aaron Watson

441 Large Firms Need an Ethical Intruder to Test Cybersecurity w/ David Kane

Aug 10 • 33 min

White Hat Hacker explains his business.

440 Brent Johnson explains Dollar Milkshake Theory for Entrepreneurs

Aug 3 • 43 min

Santiago Capital founder talks about currency risk.

439 Mortgage Master Dan Green is building HomeBuyer.Ai

Jul 27 • 56 min

Mortgages should be easier and less stressful.

438 How to Build a Multi-Million Dollar Consultancy w/ Ben Wilson of Rivers Agile

Jul 20 • 39 min

Pittsburgh-based software development agency.

437 First Generation High School Grad to Top Financial Advisor, The Mindset of Tyrone Ross

Jul 13 • 39 min

Talking Finance, Crypto, and Hustle.

436 Deploying $750 Million into Established Businesses w/ Stephen Gurgovits of Tecum Capital

Jul 6 • 38 min

Pittsburgh Private Equity Firm invests across central US.

435 Juneteenth, Retaining Diverse Talent, and YNGBLKPGH w/ Brian Burley

Jun 29 • 45 min

How will diversity influence talent retention in cities and corporations?

434 Billionaire Henry Schuck just IPO’d ZoomInfo during a Pandemic

Jun 22 • 48 min

13 years after founding, ZoomInfo is worth nearly $20 billion.

433 Upgrading Legacy Financial Technology w/ Joe Hipsky of iraLogix

Jun 15 • 30 min

Modernizing financial infrastructure is long overdue.

432 Bringing Tech to Waste Management w/ Charlie Dolan

Jun 8 • 38 min

Sequoia Waste Solutions founder explains his business.

431 Augmented Reality will Unlock Human Creativity w/ John Feghali (Toaster Pets Cartoons)

Jun 1 • 47 min

Toaster Pets founder talks animation.

430 Tapping into the Billion Dollar Market of Land Rights w/ Luke Glass & RealX

May 25 • 38 min

Marketplace for solar, wind, water, energy, and timber land rights.

429 How to Raise $35 Million w/ Luke Skurman of Niche.com

May 18 • 40 min

Large Series C for one of Pittsburgh’s top tech entrepreneurs.

428 Saving Small Bars & Restaurants w/ Keith Harmon (Alchemy Financial)

May 11 • 62 min

Menu Pricing, Inelastic Labor challenges, and Dealing with Delivery

427 Ben Hunt of Epsilon Theory talks Seeing Through Fake Statistics, Hope, and Being a “Girl Dad”

May 4 • 41 min

Epsilon Theory writer shares thoughts on 2020.

426 Making Crypto More Useful w/ BlockFi’s Flori Marquez

Apr 27 • 35 min

Cash loans for crypto assets

425 Marcellus Shale and Natural Gas w/ Matt Wieszczyk & Par City Holdings

Apr 20 • 36 min

The Coronavirus (rightfully) gets most of the headlines. However, we are also living through an oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia that has worldwide ramifications. Matt Wieszczyk is the Managing Member of Par City Holdings, a land…

424 Building the Blockchain Version of YouTube w/ Jeremy Kauffman, LBRY founder

Apr 13 • 43 min

A new platform cutting out the middleman (Google)

423 Managing Your Startup Through a Crisis and Making Face Shields for Healthcare Workers w/ Ian Rosenberger

Apr 6 • 40 min

Must listen for every entrepreneur (text me 412-278-7680)

422 2020 Financial Crisis, Bitcoin, and the Halving with Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano

Mar 30 • 47 min

two enormous financial events are coinciding.

421 Livestreaming, Digital Coaching, and Listening to your Clients w/ Kyshira Moffett

Mar 23 • 46 min

Google Digital Coach shares her best advice.

420 Teaching Kids with Robots w/ Tom Lauwers

Mar 16 • 36 min

BirdBrain Technologies founder and Chief Roboticist

419 Blow Up Your Business Plan w/ JD Ewing (more than $70 million in revenue)

Mar 9 • 46 min

INC 5000 fastest growing company for 6 consecutive years.

418 Marketing Elliot, Hip Hop Collaborations, and Modern Marketing Principles w/ Marco Marandiz

Mar 2 • 54 min

Elliot’s Head of Marketing talks commerce and branding.

417 $35 to Visit a Doctor When Your Have No Insurance w/ Dr. Timothy Wong (iHealth Clinic)

Feb 24 • 36 min

Pittsburgh doctor won’t take your insurance.

416 Throwing Axes & Ice Curling w/ Jack Welsh

Feb 17 • 29 min

Formerly a bartender and union worker, now an entrepreneur.

415 Building a Candy Powerhouse w/ Bill Sarris

Feb 10 • 41 min

Sarris Candies is a family business doing millions in revenue.

414 Storing Family Memories Forever & Losing $1 Billion w/ Glen Meakem

Feb 3 • 84 min

Founder of FreeMarkets and Forever.com

413 Building a Billion Dollar Company Treating Rare Diseases w/ Dr Gordon Vanscoy

Jan 27 • 46 min

Panther Rare founder talks about new cures and entrepreneurship.

412 How to Raise $40 Million to Build Robots w/ Jake Loosararian

Jan 20 • 37 min

Gecko Robotics founder

411 Saving Lives w/ Robots w/ Kent McElhattan & Discovery Robotics

Jan 13 • 41 min

Robots that clean industrial buildings.

410 How to Develop Voice Recognition Technology w/ Anthony Gadient

Jan 6 • 40 min

Product development to a niche vs to breadth.

2019 Going Deep Wrap Up

Dec 30, 2019 • 11 min

thank you for listening

409 Fighting Fake Chocolate w/ David Levine, NuGo Nutrition Bars

Dec 23, 2019 • 34 min

Holding dark chocolate to a high standard.

408 Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis with Design, Empathy, and Modern Financing w/ Brian Gaudio

Dec 16, 2019 • 43 min

Modern home design.

407 Saving a Company from Bankruptcy, Millions in Revenue, and Buying a 300,000 Sq Foot Warehouse w/ JD Ewing

Dec 9, 2019 • 43 min

Enormous office furniture wholesaler.

406 Precision Medicine, Blue Collar Work Ethic, and Better Healthcare w/ Jessica Gibson, Ariel Precision Medicine

Nov 25, 2019 • 40 min

Genetic testing to create better health outcomes.

405 Life Altering Medical Devices w/ Matt Kesinger

Nov 18, 2019 • 36 min

Leveraging time to save people.

404 Planning Surprise 3-Day Vacations w/ Lillian Rafson, Pack Up + Go founder

Nov 11, 2019 • 33 min

Founded a company at 23, four years of growth and learning

403 Trusting your Gut, Firing Clients, and 20 Years Growing an IT Business w/ Michele McGough

Nov 4, 2019 • 39 min

solutions4networks founder talks millions in revenue and keeping your team around.

402 Owning & Operating a Family Business Building Custom Closets w/ Michelle Walters

Oct 28, 2019 • 30 min

Custom closet maker relies on referrals.

401 How to Go from Consulting to Investing in Startups w/ James Haluszczak

Oct 21, 2019 • 34 min

Fintech Consultant, Investor, and Incubator

400 Can Vertical Farming Change the World? w/ Austin Webb

Oct 14, 2019 • 43 min

$35 million raise for Pittsburgh vertical farming startup

399 Saving Truck Driver Lives w/ Hayden Cardiff

Oct 7, 2019 • 42 min

B2B Software that saves lives.

398 Kindness Over Everything w/ Denise DeSimone, founder C-Leveled

Sep 30, 2019 • 38 min

Branding agency founder & serial entrepreneur.

397 Team Building, Creativity, and Polymaths w/ Nathan Martin, Founder of Deeplocal

Sep 23, 2019 • 39 min

Creative experiential agency founder shares team building advice.

396 $2 Million to $80+ Million Family Business w/ Kristy Knichel

Sep 16, 2019 • 32 min

Top Performing 3rd Party Logistics Provider

395 Self-Driving Semi Trucks w/ Çetin Meriçli

Sep 9, 2019 • 41 min

Autonomous trucks in Pittsburgh?

394 How to Buy Small Companies w/ Ryan Kulp, Fomo & Fork Equity

Sep 2, 2019 • 47 min

Inside the mind of a micro private equity investor.

393 Whiskey, Beekeeping, and Hiring 100+ People w/ Meredith Meyer Grelli

Aug 26, 2019 • 34 min

Pittsburgh’s top craft whiskey distillery.

392 eCommerce Secrets, $6.8M Series A, and Revolutionary Flower Delivery w/ Ajay Kori

Aug 19, 2019 • 33 min

Addressing an ecommerce vertical with wicked low customer satisfaction.

391 Corporate Innovation, Human Centered Design, and Better Patient Health w/ Sarah Ahmad

Aug 12, 2019 • 33 min

Highmark Health’s SVP of Innovation & Transformation

390 Fintech, Innovation, and Corporate Strategy w/ David Passavant, CEO of Numo

Aug 5, 2019 • 30 min

Numo (PNC Bank subsidiary) is driving innovation & new fintech products.

389 How Lily Whispers ASMR Built Her YouTube Channel

Jul 29, 2019 • 32 min

65 million YouTube views

388 $70M in Fundraising, $10k Speaking Fees, and Timeless Business Strategies w/ Dave Nelsen

Jul 22, 2019 • 60 min

Successful entrepreneur and speaker shares numbers.

387 Journalism & New Media w/ Matt Stroud, founder of Postindustrial Media

Jul 15, 2019 • 38 min

Postindustrial Media is covering the Midwest from a new perspective.

386 Men’s Fashion Reviews, YouTube, and Building a Brand w/ Jon Shanahan

Jul 8, 2019 • 46 min

The Kavalier reviews menswear and is growing fast.

385 Revolutionary Bras w/ Sophia Berman

Jul 1, 2019 • 27 min

Trusst Lingerie founder talks about producing better bras.

384 Hannah + Aaron Reflect on 16 Months of Piper Creative

Jun 24, 2019 • 19 min

Piper Creative is now a toddler. What does that mean?

383 How to Get Ahead in Your Career w/ Zak Slayback

Jun 17, 2019 • 35 min

Zak wrote a great book about building a career.

382 Master Vodka Distiller Barry Young

Jun 10, 2019 • 34 min

Creator of Boyd & Blair Vodka and BLY Silver Rum talks liquor.

381 Life as a Fortune 500 CIO w/ Kurt Schnieders

Jun 3, 2019 • 31 min

Former CIO of Dick’s Sporting Goods & L Brands shares stories from his career.

380 How to Run a Lobbying Firm w/ Joe Kuklis

May 27, 2019 • 30 min

The business model behind Wellington Strategies

379 Custom Cookies & Raising Prices w/ Jasmine Cho

May 20, 2019 • 28 min

Yummyholic founder designs custom cookies and learns business strategies.

378 VaynerMedia’s Chief Heart Officer Claude Silver

May 13, 2019 • 24 min

Claude is leading a revolution in the way companies approach HR & People Relations

377 Robots, Fundraising, and Company Culture w/ Joel Reed

May 6, 2019 • 31 min

IAM Robotics is deploying $20M Series A to develop cutting-edge robots.

Tammy Thompson on Imposter Syndrome, Poverty, and Overcoming the Odds at the Going Deep Summit 2019

Apr 29, 2019 • 33 min

Executive Director of Circles Greater Pittsburgh

“How to Quit your Job” Joe Vennare at the Going Deep Summit

Apr 22, 2019 • 29 min

Fitt cofounder talks about how to start quitting

Allen Gannett at the Going Deep Summit 2.0

Apr 8, 2019 • 32 min

Can you make yourself more creative? Yes.

376 Influencer Marketing Origins w/ Cooper Munroe

Apr 1, 2019 • 38 min

18 years of influencer marketing experience.

375 Resettling Refugees, Making an Impact, and Launching a Nonprofit w/ Sloane Davidson

Mar 25, 2019 • 34 min

Must listen for anyone in the nonprofit space.

374 Envisioning the Future of College w/ RMU President Dr. Chris Howard

Mar 18, 2019 • 38 min

Robert Morris University’s President Chris Howard shares his story.

373 Zillow’s Top Real Estate Agent in Pennsylvania, Brian Teyssier

Mar 11, 2019 • 41 min

What does a modern, digital real estate agent look like?

372 Tori Meglio + Aaron discuss Linkedin in 2019

Mar 10, 2019 • 22 min

If you’re in business, you need to be using Linkedin.

371 Building a Pizza Empire w/ Nick Bogacz

Mar 4, 2019 • 34 min

Decades in the pizza industry translates into success.

370 Establishing Company Culture at a Electronic Manufacturer w/ Teresa Huber

Feb 20, 2019 • 30 min

Tech CEO thinks long-term and builds a connected team.

369 Using Instagram DMs and Tech to Put Power Back in the Hands of Music Artists w/ Nick Merich

Feb 18, 2019 • 41 min

The music industry is undergoing a massive transition.

368 Understanding the Transportation Revolution w/ Courtney Ehrlichman

Feb 13, 2019 • 43 min

How will cities deal with changes in transportation?

367 Computer Vision, Startup Acquisitions, and Learning to Sell w/ Aaron Morris

Feb 11, 2019 • 43 min

Will his third startup be his biggest?

366 Custom Suits, Betting on Yourself, and Dealing with Adversity w/ David Alan

Feb 4, 2019 • 44 min

Start a custom suit business and learn a lot along the way.

365 Chili, Diners, and Cold Calls w/ Jordan Robarge

Jan 28, 2019 • 41 min

Learn how someone in their 20s bought a business for less than $100k

364 Journalism and Sustainable New Media w/ Tracy Certo

Jan 21, 2019 • 29 min

Entrepreneur with a proven model for sustainable journalism.

363 A/B Testing Everything at a DTC Makeup Startup w/ Rachel Reid

Jan 14, 2019 • 37 min

Hustling to get a cosmetics company off the ground.

362 What Do You Do After 4 Successful Tech Startups? w/ Jason Wolfe

Jan 8, 2019 • 22 min

Why Jason thinks GiftYa could be his biggest startup yet.

361 Don’t Marry Your Business, Commit to Your People w/ Jason Wolfe

Jan 7, 2019 • 30 min

Insights from an entrepreneur with multiple exits over $20M

360 Transforming Lives & Teaching Tech w/ Anthony Hughes

Dec 26, 2018 • 36 min

$15k to change your earning for life.

359 Esports, Pittsburgh, and the Future w/ Rob Lee

Dec 19, 2018 • 31 min

Pittsburgh is a sports town. But, is the city ready to rally for gaming?

358 The Education of an Executive Chef w/ Jamilka Borges

Dec 17, 2018 • 44 min

How do you become an executive chef of a restaurant group?

357 Self-Driving Cars, Paying for Parking, and Learning to Code w/ Jim Gibbs

Dec 10, 2018 • 35 min

MeterFeeder CEO & co-founder talks tech.

356 Mentoring, Maneuvering within a Corporation, and Making an Impact w/ Toni Murphy

Dec 3, 2018 • 34 min

Comcast VP on Leadership

355 Revolutionary Top Restaurateur Kevin Sousa & the Story of Superior Motors

Nov 26, 2018 • 30 min

Braddock + a James Beard semifinalist chef.

354 Timeless Lessons for a 27-year-old

Nov 20, 2018 • 8 min

What do you wish you knew when you were 27?

353 Creating Innovative Childcare Solutions w/ Priya Amin

Nov 19, 2018 • 32 min

Meet the startup making parents rejoice!

352 Grit & Nail Salons w/ Kate Zarvis

Nov 12, 2018 • 26 min

Hustle and persistence leads to owning your own business.

351 Aaron Talks to Professional Sales Class About LinkedIn (Duquesne University)

Oct 22, 2018 • 44 min

Example of Aaron’s public speaking.

350 Marketing, Storytelling, and Enabling Intrapreneurs w/ Dave Mastovich

Oct 17, 2018 • 41 min

Massolutions founder talks about being in business for more than a decade.

349 Defying the “Death of Retail” w/ Brianne Conley

Oct 15, 2018 • 35 min

Starting a business in the 2010s using Snapchat & Instagram.

348 Can the XPrize make I, Robot a Reality? (w/ Amir Banifatemi)

Oct 10, 2018 • 31 min

Telepresence, robotics, and haptics will change the way we live.

347 How a Convenience Store & a Band Built an Entrepreneur w/ Mike Hruska

Oct 8, 2018 • 36 min

Modern polymath restoring a regional economy.

346 World Leading Image Recognition Artificial Intelligence w/ Sandra Mau

Oct 3, 2018 • 26 min

There are plenty of things computers can do better than humans. Looking up patents is certainly one of them.

345 Treating Addiction by Building a New Rehabilitation Center w/ Dr. Gina Marchando

Oct 1, 2018 • 30 min

Addressing the opioid crisis head on.

344 Saving Your Commute & Solving Traffic Congestion w/ Griffin Schultz

Sep 26, 2018 • 23 min

Exciting technology startup making traffic lights smarter.

343 Piper Creative Went to a Steelers Game

Sep 24, 2018 • 2 min

New video by Piper Creative

342 Transitioning from Management Consulting to a Sports Technology Startup w/ Norma Nieto

Sep 19, 2018 • 32 min

Developing a go-to-market strategy for a new company.

341 Creating Jobs & Stimulating the Economy at Idea Foundry w/ Mike Matesic

Sep 17, 2018 • 29 min

What does a non-profit economic development organization do?

340 $275M Acquisition from University Technology Transfer, Building a Loyal Team, and Helping the Next Generation w/ Craig Markovitz

Sep 11, 2018 • 52 min

CMU Entrepreneur-in-Residence shares some wisdom.

339 Grit, Hustle, and Persistence while Selling Coffee w/ Jim DeCicco

Sep 6, 2018 • 30 min

The DeCicco brothers are hustling to build a modern, healthy coffee company.

338 Building a Lean, Effective Medical Device Company w/ Courtney Williamson

Sep 4, 2018 • 37 min

Break into a new industry with no background or network.

337 Fixing Small Business Lending w/ George Cook

Aug 27, 2018 • 32 min

Rethinking the finances of Main Street America.

336 Better Backpacks, Haitian Earthquakes, and Using Your Privilege w/ Ian Rosenberger

Aug 22, 2018 • 41 min

Turning garbage in Haiti into a backpack you can wear to work.

335 Building Distinct CoWorking Spaces w/ Zach Ciccone

Aug 20, 2018 • 36 min

2018 is a good time to be a coworking brand.

334 Startup Exits, America’s Moneyball City, and Your Phone’s Geo-Tracking w/ Alison Alvarez

Aug 15, 2018 • 33 min

Alison Alvarez knows a lot about a lot.

333 Tenacity, Patents, and Glass Ceilings w/ Ingrid Cook

Aug 13, 2018 • 37 min

Changing the way the world deals with fender benders.

332 Making Maps for Startups, Governments, and Large Corporations w/ Emily Mercurio

Aug 8, 2018 • 32 min

Geospatial expert shares perspective on her industry.

331 Bringing the Internet of Things to Consumer Packaged Goods w/ Adhithi Aji

Aug 6, 2018 • 35 min

Smart, cheap sensors are changing everything.

330 21 Years of Business “Built to Evolve” w/ Lou Camerlengo

Aug 1, 2018 • 41 min

If you’ve been in business for more than two decades, you know a thing or two about business. That’s why I wanted to talk with Lou.

329 Unpacking Creativity & Collecting Spare Change w/ Josh Corcoran

Jul 31, 2018 • 40 min

If you identify as a creative, this conversation will resonate with you.

328 Chocolate Factory Over 100 Years Old & Four Generations w/ Chris Edwards

Jul 26, 2018 • 35 min

Can you imagine running a chocolate factory?

327 Behind-the-Scenes of Launching a New Transportation Startup w/ Bharath Krishnamoorthy

Jul 23, 2018 • 31 min

New transportation company shares the details of their strategy for launching in a new city.

326 Revolutionary Restaurant Incubator w/ Galley Group co-founder Tyler Benson

Jul 16, 2018 • 30 min

Food halls are making a comeback. The Galley Group believes they will transform the restaurant industry.

325 Artificial Intelligence & the Most Used Document on Earth w/ Kevin Miller

Jul 11, 2018 • 34 min

How will the legal industry be disrupted by machine learning & AI?

324 Drone Company Helping Farmers Monitor Crops w/ Brendan Carroll

Jul 9, 2018 • 26 min

How will agriculture be changed by drones.

323 Sharing the Secrets of a NYT Bestseller w/ Tucker Max

Jul 2, 2018 • 34 min

Author of “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell”

322 Industrious Fireside Chat Post-Talk Q&A

Jun 27, 2018 • 33 min

After the fireside chat with Anthony Freeze, we took questions from the audience about Instagram, podcasting, and running kickass events. Some video from this event is at the end of Episode 015 of This Is Piper.

321 Fireside Chat at Industrious (Aaron interviewed by Anthony Freeze)

Jun 25, 2018 • 43 min

Rare look into a bit of my public speaking.

320 Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Road Maintenance w/ Mark DeSantis

Jun 20, 2018 • 41 min

Improving the world’s infrastructure with sensors and AI algorithms.

319 Scientific Skincare Recommendations w/ Nicki Zevola Benvenuti

Jun 18, 2018 • 31 min

A skincare blogger talks about 10 years of being in business.

318 A Year of Twitch Streaming, SEO Fundamentals, and Advice from Scott Adams w/ Brad Driscoll

Jun 13, 2018 • 42 min

One of the world’s biggest Twitch streamers and an all-around marketing maestro.

317 Fighting Homelessness & Poverty through Social Connections & Love w/ Tammy Thompson

Jun 11, 2018 • 41 min

Raw honest look into poverty and the impact of social support.

316 Learning the Laws of Creativity w/ Allen Gannett

Jun 6, 2018 • 27 min

Software CEO read thousands of pages about creativity in academic journals.

315 Accounting, Legal, and Business Basics from #PiperAnswers

May 30, 2018 • 23 min

All the boring stuff behind starting a business and getting it off the ground.

314 Polling, Politics, and Developing Empathy w/ John Dick of CivicScience

May 28, 2018 • 43 min

What can a digital polling powerhouse teach us about ourselves?

313 Mission-Driven Mobility Revolution w/ Serial Entrepreneur Lynsie Campbell

May 23, 2018 • 32 min

Making roads safer for bikers and cities better places to live.

312 Regional Reinvention in Pittsburgh w/ Bill Flanagan

May 21, 2018 • 38 min

There is no substitute for experience. Bill Flanagan has lived through the rebirth and revitalization of western Pennsylvania’s economy.

311 Deploying $80M to Accelerate the U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance (People & Robots) w/ Jay Douglass

May 16, 2018 • 31 min

What do you do with $80M from the Department of Defense?

310 Reimagining the Future of Work w/ Stephen Warley

May 14, 2018 • 34 min

Is self-employment an essential part of a 21st century career?

309 Real Estate Real Talk w/ Joe Calloway

May 10, 2018 • 33 min

Joe Calloway has no time for BS real estate gurus standing in front of Ferraris.

308 Driving Nine Figure Acquisitions through Sales w/ Dinesh Kandanchatha

May 7, 2018 • 28 min

Sales skills, building multi-million-dollar companies, and having strong values.

307 A Grand Tour of Cryptocurrencies w/ Bill Laboon

May 2, 2018 • 41 min

What’s up with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Monero, Zcash, Ripple, and Dash.

306 Building a Self-Driving Car Company w/ Argo AI CEO Bryan Salesky

Apr 30, 2018 • 32 min

What are the implications of cars that drive themselves?

305 Masterfully Made Handbags in the US with Wendy Downs

Apr 25, 2018 • 38 min

Ethical fashion brand growing out of Pittsburgh.

304 Getting People without College Degrees a $42,000/year Job in Manufacturing w/ Neil Ashbaugh

Apr 23, 2018 • 37 min

City of Steel still has opportunities for those willing to build.

303 Generating 50,000,000 Unique Visitors & Raising a $6.6 Million Series B w/ Luke Skurman

Apr 18, 2018 • 33 min

From CMU dorm room to multi-million dollar boardroom.

302 Marine turned State Representative Jake Wheatley

Apr 16, 2018 • 31 min

Lessons in public service, discipline, and breaking barriers.

301 Evaluating Record-Breaking Investment in Southwest Pennsylvania w/ Rich Lunak

Apr 11, 2018 • 38 min

How is Pittsburgh becoming a hotbed of seed investments?

300 Who is Hannah Phillips? (Hint: My Business Partner)

Apr 9, 2018 • 28 min

Piper Creative’s 20-year-old co-founder and Chief Creative Officer.

299 Timeless Leadership Lessons w/ Lisa Slayton

Apr 4, 2018 • 38 min

Can leadership be learned? Or is it an innate talent?

298 Painting the Software Startup Blueprint w/ David Cristello

Apr 1, 2018 • 36 min

How do you find a problem your business can solve?

297 Robot Pioneer Saving Lives & Improving Quality of Life w/ Jorgen Pedersen

Mar 27, 2018 • 37 min

I got a tour of a robotics lab, and it was pretty cool.

296 #PiperAnswers How Long it Takes to Start a Company & Making Honest Media w/ Hannah Phillips

Mar 26, 2018 • 12 min

Questions submitted via video about Piper Creative.

295 Sustainable Bowties & the Facebook Small Business Council w/ Nisha Blackwell

Mar 21, 2018 • 33 min

Bowtie business, Facebook Headquarters, and leaving nursing school.

294 The Difference Between Development & Gentrification w/ Michael Skirpan

Mar 19, 2018 • 41 min

How did a Computer Science PhD end up building community in an old elementary school?

293 Search Funds Offer You the Opportunity to Run a Business w/ Jamie Van Buren

Mar 14, 2018 • 36 min

Private equity takes many firms.

292 Pittsburgh #HQ2 & Running a Profitable Media Business w/ Todd Bishop

Mar 12, 2018 • 37 min

Does Geekwire’s Pittsburgh HQ2 signal more to come?

291 Making Uber & Lyft Drivers 39% more $$$ w/ Gridwise & Ryan Green

Mar 7, 2018 • 29 min

Navy officer and Forex trader turned startup founder.

290 Writing $750,000 Venture Capital Checks at Birchmere with Ned Renzi

Mar 5, 2018 • 30 min

One of the biggest VC in Pittsburgh sits down with us for 30 minutes.

289 Keeping Pittsburgh Dope with Chancellor Humphrey

Feb 28, 2018 • 33 min

The man behind Keep Pittsburgh Dope.

288 Motherhood Blogger & Instagram Sensation Erin Bachman

Feb 26, 2018 • 36 min

Who could have imagined this was a career opportunity 20 years ago?

287 Announcing Piper Creative

Feb 26, 2018 • 6 min

Introducing a brand new company & vlog.

286 “Second Chances through Entrepreneurship” with Dan Bull & Damon Tooey

Feb 19, 2018 • 22 min

Check out this awesome session on YouTube.

285 “LESSONS From The LAND: What Nature can Teach Us About, Happiness, and Success ” Adam Haritan’s 2018 Going Deep Summit

Feb 14, 2018 • 53 min

Watch this fantastic keynote on YouTube.

284 Ed Latimore’s 2018 Going Deep Summit Keynote

Feb 12, 2018 • 27 min

Check out video of the keynote on YouTube.

283 Audrey Russo Reverse Interview w/ Aaron Watson

Feb 7, 2018 • 44 min

Talking Going Deep Summit with the Pittsburgh Technology Council President.

281 Leah Lizarondo Keynote @ the Going Deep Summit

Feb 5, 2018 • 35 min

Check out Leah’s performance on YouTube.

280 “#ABCD - Connecting at the Speed of Life” Larry Gioia’s Going Deep Summit Keynote

Feb 1, 2018 • 26 min

Check out what the Massive Multiplayer Thumb War looked like on YouTube.

279 “How to Get Ahead When You Have Nothing to Offer” Zak Slayback’s Going Deep Summit Keynote

Jan 30, 2018 • 34 min

We cut out the audience questions at the end. Check that out on YouTube.

278 John Fetterman Speaking Truth About the Opioid Crisis and Running an Entrepreneurial Political Campaign

Jan 24, 2018 • 28 min

PA candidate for lieutenant governor.

277 In the Mix with Samuel Andres

Jan 22, 2018 • 56 min

Listen to 40 minutes of sexy sounds.

276 Transforming Education in Africa and Beyond with Audrey Cheng & the Moringa School

Jan 17, 2018 • 27 min

Reinventing the way that coding is taught across the African continent.

275 Learning from Basic Business Mistakes & Building a Network with Beth Caldwell

Jan 15, 2018 • 37 min

Pittsburgh business and life strategist shares wisdom from decades of entrepreneurship.

274 Teaching Moms to Code, Business Leaders to Hire, and Everyone to Empathize with One Another with Erica Peterson

Jan 10, 2018 • 32 min

YOU are undervaluing moms, at your peril.

273 “Pittsburgh is the Silicon Valley of Nonprofits” says Ryan Gayman

Jan 8, 2018 • 36 min

Pittsburgh’s engine behind nonprofit activity shares his views on the sector.

272 Unpacking the Instruments of Our Self-Deception with Kevin Simler & Robin Hanson

Jan 3, 2018 • 32 min

Evolution has trained us to have blind spots for our selfish interests.

271 Transhumanism, Fighting the Opioid Crisis, and the Future of Wearable Tech with Ryan O’Shea

Jan 1, 2018 • 36 min

Will you implant technology under your skin to augment your senses and abilities?

270 Going Deeper with Brent Beshore on Chasing the Right Goals, CryptoCurrency, and Why You Should be a Plumber

Dec 20, 2017 • 47 min

One of the best interviews I’ve ever done.

269 Brent Beshore, The Relationship Between Entrepreneurship & Investing

Dec 19, 2017 • 29 min

Adventur.es CEO & founder talks about the foundation of his investing philosophy & entrepreneurial experience.

268 The 2017 Reading Review w/ Mike Dariano

Dec 15, 2017 • 50 min

Best books of 2017 with voracious reader Mike Dariano.

267 Unleashing Messaging in Your Marketing Strategy with Michael Sabat

Dec 11, 2017 • 33 min

A new marketing channel that is just starting.

266 Flipping Fast Casual Food on its Head at Choolaah Indian BBQ with Raji Sankar

Dec 4, 2017 • 29 min

Reinvention of a tech executive into a restauranteur and food innovator.

265 Kelauni Cook, a Coding Bootcamp Transformation & Building More Diversity in Tech

Nov 29, 2017 • 47 min

A wide-ranging conversation about race, blockchain, travel, and teaching.

264 Taylor Monahan, Building a Wallet on Ethereum + Common Security Mistakes

Nov 27, 2017 • 33 min

It’s still really early. Taylor explains how you can still catch a ride on the fast-moving trend.

263 Audrey Russo, Lessons from Leading the Oldest Technology Trade Association on Earth

Nov 21, 2017 • 46 min

The Pittsburgh Tech Council Leader shares her best advice for building your career.

262 Why You Should Freeze Your Stem Cells Today, According to Dr. Mark Katakowski & Steven Clausnitzer of Forever Labs

Nov 19, 2017 • 41 min

Forever Labs stores your stem cells so you can live healthier, longer. How does that work? I brought in the founders to explain.

261 Tren Griffin, Timeless Lessons from the Best Entrepreneurs on Earth

Nov 15, 2017 • 32 min

Learn from Peter Thiel, Andy Rachleff, Marc Andreessen, and Paul Graham.

260 Anthony Vennare, Building a Fitness Media & Technology Company the Right Way

Nov 13, 2017 • 36 min

One of Pittsburgh’s young entrepreneurs on the rise.

259 In the Mix with Totally Normal

Nov 8, 2017 • 38 min

Pittsburgh Dj & music producer shares a mix and the insights from his experience.

258 Amy Baglan, Can She Beat Tinder, Match.com, and Bumble with her Mindful Dating Site?

Nov 6, 2017 • 37 min

Female CEO trying to fix dating or yogis, Budhists, and more.

257 Lisa Fetterman, Revolutionizing Cooking in the Home

Oct 30, 2017 • 26 min

Bringing sous vide technology to kitchens around the world.

256 John Rosso, Building a Foundation of Empathy to Become a Great Salesperson

Oct 25, 2017 • 37 min

Veteran Sales Trainer shares his secrets.

255 Dan Munro, Exposing the Casino Healthcare System

Oct 22, 2017 • 34 min

Investigative journalist pulls back the curtains on price fixing, stupefying inefficiency, and more.

254 Jordan Selleck, from $250 million Investment Banking Deals to Mid-Market Debt Innovation

Oct 15, 2017 • 34 min

Jordan shares the stories of his entrepreneurial roots, the challenges of raising a family as an entrepreneur, and the market he wants to disrupt.

253 Li Jiang, How to be an Angel Investor & Win an AUDL Championship with the San Francisco Flamethrowers

Oct 10, 2017 • 32 min

Investing, community building, and ultimate frisbee, all in one episode.

252 Foo Conner, New Media Pioneer of Pittsburgh

Oct 8, 2017 • 36 min

Photojournalist, activist, and social entrepreneur Foo Conner shares lessons from his trade.

251 Underrated/Overrated

Oct 4, 2017 • 16 min

Let’s start rating things properly!

250 Iba Masood, Building Artificial Intelligence to Solve the Problem of Who to Hire

Oct 2, 2017 • 29 min

Interview with a brilliant Pakistani-born entrepreneur aiming to completely disrupt recruiting technical talent.

249 Blockchain Panel w/ Joe Bender, Chris Wilmer, and Tom Marnik @ Thrival 2017

Sep 27, 2017 • 47 min

I moderated a panel at Thrival Innovation on the topic of blockchain security and the implications of this new technology.

248 Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, Everybody is Lying about their Sexual Preferences, Racism, and Sexism

Sep 25, 2017 • 21 min

Combing through Google’s data to reveal deep human truths.

247 Scot MacTaggart, Timeless Sales Skills & Protecting Yourself from the Robot Takeover

Sep 20, 2017 • 52 min

20 years of sales and marketing wisdom distilled into 50 minutes of audio.

246 Joe Calloway, Real Estate Real Talk

Sep 18, 2017 • 33 min

Rags-to-riches for Pittsburgh $40 million real estate master.

245 Brendan Eich, Edward Snowden Recommends Internet Browsers like his for Privacy PART TWO

Sep 12, 2017 • 21 min

Do you know who is tracking you when you surf the web?

244 Brendan Eich, JavaScript Creator Protects Your Privacy When Browsing the Internet PART ONE

Sep 11, 2017 • 32 min

A history of internet browsing and how to prevent being tracked.

243 Mark Leslie, from Zero to Billion Dollar Company in 10 Years

Sep 6, 2017 • 30 min

Secrets of sales and building a billion dollar company in less than 15 years through strategic mergers and acquisitions.

242 Darrin Grove, 20 Years of Reinvention as an Entrepreneur

Aug 30, 2017 • 38 min

Truefit’s CEO talks reinvention, culture-building, and the secrets to a great company culture.

241 Michael Gibson, Learning from Peter Thiel, Starting a VC Fund, and Investing in Youth

Aug 28, 2017 • 43 min

High level conversation around venture capital, the “infantilization” of young adults, and the future of business.

240 Kenny Chen, the Intelligent Intersection of Humans & Tech at Thrival 2017

Aug 23, 2017 • 32 min

Interview with the next Mark Cuban.

239 Erik Voorhees on Bitcoin, ICOs, and the Future of the Internet

Aug 21, 2017 • 31 min

Bitcoin hard fork? ICO bubble? Crypto tribalism? Erik explains it all.

238 Going Deep Summit

Aug 16, 2017 • 5 min

Just the start of something really big.

237 Mark Heckmann, Google Adwords, Local Business, and Shitty Job Boards

Aug 14, 2017 • 35 min

Every aspiring entrepreneur and college grad needs to hear this one.

236 Barry Rabkin, Selling Drones, Building Brands, and Setting Progress Goals

Aug 9, 2017 • 34 min

Chief Marketing Officer reflects on branding, marketing basics, and goal setting.

235 Kim Scott, Radically Candid Leadership Lessons from Google & Apple

Aug 7, 2017 • 34 min

Upgrade your communication skills and practice more honesty.

234 Aaron Klein, Managing Risk, Common Investing Mistakes & the Future of Financial Advising

Aug 2, 2017 • 34 min

How tech will disrupt the financial services industry.

233 Ka Sundance, Traveling the World with 6 Kids!?!

Jul 31, 2017 • 41 min

German ex-pat explains digital nomadism and un-schooling.

232 Christian Simmons, Changing the Liquor Landscape in Pennsylvania

Jul 26, 2017 • 39 min

Lobbying, hustling, and changing the landscape for PA distilleries.

231 Andy Rachleff, Wealthfront CEO is Revolutionizing Financial Planning with Software

Jul 24, 2017 • 29 min

Who will win the robo-advisor space? Lessons on investing and entrepreneurship.

230 Fantasy Education Scenario

Jul 19, 2017 • 16 min

Apprentiveships vs Education

229 Bryce Conway, How to Save $27,000 on International Trips through Travel Hacking

Jul 17, 2017 • 27 min

Save money, build your credit, AND travel the world.

228 Molly Keyser, Boudoir Photographer Shares Her Secrets to Six Figures

Jul 12, 2017 • 29 min

Building a photography business and finding a niche.

227 Jack du Rose & Aron Fischer, Rethinking the Future of Work on the Blockchain and Ethereum with Colony.io

Jul 10, 2017 • 35 min

Applying Ethereum’s network to disrupt the freelancer and gig economy.

226 Ed Latimore, Writer, Physicist, and Professional Heavyweight Boxer!?!

Jul 5, 2017 • 51 min

Boxing, masculinity, writing, and Mayweather v. McGregor.

225 Tom Mulliez, Building the “Uber of Outdoors”

Jul 3, 2017 • 32 min

Getting more people outdoors by connecting people with wilderness guides.

224 Melissa Witmer, Digital Nomad Launching New Products

Jun 28, 2017 • 32 min

Traveling the world and teaching ultimate frisbee.

223 Kevin Bupp, Wiped out in 2008, Now Owns a Mobile Home Real Estate Empire

Jun 26, 2017 • 36 min

Sharing the secrets of effective real estate investing.

222 Simple, But Hard

Jun 21, 2017 • 5 min

Most keys to success are not complex.

221 Ryan Snowden, Ethereum’s Rise and What Happens Next

Jun 19, 2017 • 45 min

What’s up with cryptocurrency, Ethereum, and the blockchain?

220 Marta Mazzoni, Solo Travel and Near-Death Experiences

Jun 14, 2017 • 34 min

World-traveling Pittsburgh podcaster drops by.

219 Jennifer Briney, Dropping Knowledge Bombs About Congress

Jun 11, 2017 • 30 min

Do you know what your legislators are up to?

218 Kevin Van Eekeren, SWAT Tactical Training, Sustainable Farms, and Angel Investing?!?

Jun 7, 2017 • 23 min

Former SWAT trainer has fully blossomed as an entrepreneur.

217 Laurens Bensdorp, How to be a 30-Minute Trader

Jun 5, 2017 • 28 min

Your intro to transactional analysis.

216 Noah Kagan, Facebook #30, Fired, Now a Millionaire Entrepreneur

May 31, 2017 • 35 min

Entrepreneurial triumphs and lessons learned along the way.

215 Langdon Morris, Technological Innovation, Cultural Revolution, and How to Deal with it All

May 29, 2017 • 45 min

Founder of Innovation Labs.

214 Should You Try Intermittent Fasting?

May 23, 2017 • 23 min

An exploration of fasting.

213 Lin Eleoff, Wants to Keep You from Getting Sued while Conducting Business Online

May 15, 2017 • 27 min

A must-listen for online entrepreneurs.

212 Jesse Gruschack, Revolutionizing the Music Industry with Ethereum & Ujo Music

May 10, 2017 • 30 min

Ujo Music is using Ethereum to fix the broken music industry.

211 Jessica Rhoades, Queen of a Podcasting Empire

May 8, 2017 • 24 min

Jessica is a master of podcast PR.

209 Steve Hall, Bringing a Venture Capital Mentality to the AUDL

May 1, 2017 • 21 min

Steve is ready to make Atlanta and AUDL force.

208 Mike Denardis, Raleigh Flyers, Trading Options, and Marketing Channels

Apr 26, 2017 • 39 min

Raleigh Flyers owner and UNC Darkside coach.

207 Mark Walker, Escaping the Rat Race by Investing in Real Estate

Apr 24, 2017 • 31 min

Practical real estate investing lessons.

206 Aaron + Ashley talk Asia

Apr 20, 2017 • 27 min

Reflections on 3.5 months living as digital nomads in Asia.

205 Josh Elledge, Mastering PR, Serial Entrepreneurship, and the Need for Empathy

Apr 17, 2017 • 36 min

Josh Elledge is the Founder of Angel of SavingsAngel.com, which bolsters the buying power of the average U.S. family by combining technology, coupons and smart thinking for extreme savings on household consumables and everyday items. He is also…

204 Tim Held, 5 Years in the AUDL with the Indianapolis AlleyCats

Apr 12, 2017 • 24 min

Tim is owner of the Indianapolis AlleyCats, who have a five year record of 41-33 in the regular season and a 1-3 record in playoffs. Indy is one of the “original eight” teams that started the league in 2012. Only Detroit and Indianapolis are…

203 Damion Lupo, Alternative Financial Products and Total Control of your Finances

Apr 10, 2017 • 31 min

Over the last quarter century Damion Lupo has started and owned more than 30 different companies including an insurance agency, a precious metals firm, a venture capital company, a financial consulting firm, and more than a dozen real estate…

202 The Nine Iron Rules of Podcasting

Apr 5, 2017 • 7 min

After 200 episodes, I’ve learned a thing or two about podcasting. Here are the 9 rules any one, newbie or pro, can follow to see better results. Listen and learn. Let’s connect. Twitter - Instagram - Snapchat - Newsletter -

201 Jon Westenberg, on Writing for a Living and Building a Following on Medium

Apr 3, 2017 • 30 min

Jon Westenberg is an entrepreneur, a passionate creative and a business and transformational consultant. He started his first company at 18, walking off the grill of a McDonald’s to create a music management company. Since then, he has worked with…

200 Storytelling is Everything

Mar 29, 2017 • 6 min

I wanted to reflect on what I’ve learned from 200 episodes of my podcast. I hope it helps you. Let me know what you think. Twitter - Instagram - Snapchat - Newsletter -

199 Steve Gordon, Gearing Up for the 2017 AUDL Season + MLU Reflection

Mar 27, 2017 • 37 min

Steve Gordon is co-founder and President of Ultimate Xperience Ventures, LLC, a sports and entertainment holding company that owns a majority interest in the American Ultimate Disc League. Steve also serves as the AUDL League Commissioner.Steve is…

198 Kristin Lindeen, Setting Personal Accountability as a Core Value and Asking the Question Behind the Question

Mar 22, 2017 • 25 min

Kristin Lindeen is the daughter of author John Miller who wrote, QBQ! The Question Behind the Question. So growing up, Kristin was steeped in the QBQ! message of personal accountability. With this background, she is uniquely equipped to share it with…

197 Jordan Goodman, Answering Personal Finance Questions with America’s Money Answers Man

Mar 20, 2017 • 38 min

Jordan E. Goodman is “America’s Money Answers Man” and a nationally-recognized expert on personal finance. For 18 years, Jordan was on the editorial staff of Money magazine, where he served as Wall Street correspondent. While at Money, he…

196 Elaine Heney, the Blueprint of a Merch Entrepreneur (No Upfront Investment Required!)

Mar 15, 2017 • 23 min

Elaine Heney grew her Merch by Amazon business to 6 figures, selling over $128,295 with profit of $53,000 in her first 10 months . Elaine is the CEO of Merch Entrepreneur and host of the Merch Entrepreneur podcast. Over the last 3 years, Elaine…

195 Felix Hartmann, Revolutionizing Modern Crowdfunding

Mar 13, 2017 • 29 min

Coming from a marketing and sales background, Felix was part of the founding teams behind the Next Gen Summit and Sup-X, where he ran the Marketing and Sales division. As a branding consultant, Felix worked with countless startups and has had #1 best…

194 Andrew Gardner, Running the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds

Mar 8, 2017 • 31 min

Andrew Gardner was born and raised in northeast Ohio before moving to Pittsburgh in 2014, graduating from Miami University in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Sports Leadership & Management. His passion for working in sports started when as a…

193 Graham Hill, Rethinking Real Estate with Minimalism

Mar 6, 2017 • 27 min

Graham Hill is the founder of , dedicated to helping people design their lives for more happiness with less stuff. When he started the company in 2010, it brought the ideas of his previous project, the eco-blog and vlog , into design and architecture….

192 Alex Chua, Lessons from a Chess Master

Mar 1, 2017 • 28 min

Alex Chua works at Ecolab as a Manager in Finance Planning and Analysis. Alex began his nonprofit experience at various organizations including College Houses in Austin, Junior Achievement, The Woodlands Marathon, The Houston Rodeo, and the Evelyn…

191 Wisdom on Millennials, Blockchain, and Finance from Venkatesh Rao

Feb 27, 2017 • 17 min

Learn more about Venkatesh and Ribbonfarm

190 My Influences - An Exercise in Mapping Modular Mentorship

Feb 22, 2017 • 8 min

A friend of mine inspired me to do this episode. We were having coffee and I rattled off a few names of folks that I read or listened to and he hadn’t heard of a few of the names. He encouraged me to share my influences so that others could learn…

189 Tucker Matheson & Pichon Duplan, Breaking Down the Value of the College Degree

Feb 20, 2017 • 34 min

Tucker Matheson and Pichon Duplan are management consultants at PriceWaterhouseCooper. They are passionate about helping college students, and recent grads, understand how to get the most out of their degree. They’ve brought their diverse…

188 Amy Oestreicher, Overcoming a Ruptured Stomach and a Coma on a Beautiful Detour

Feb 15, 2017 • 27 min

“I was not able to fully appreciate the beauty of my detours until I was able to share them. As a performer, all I’ve wanted to do was give back to the world. But now I have an even greater gift to give: a story to tell.” Amy grew…

187 Grant Oliphant, Fighting for a more Just Community at the Heinz Endowment

Feb 13, 2017 • 39 min

Grant Oliphant is president of The Heinz Endowments. For nearly two decades, Grant held several senior management posts with Heinz family foundations, including vice president for programs and planning at the Endowments, his position before taking…

2017 Callahan Announcement

Feb 9, 2017 • 2 min

Head over to goingdeepwithaaron.com/callahan for more information. Vote for Carl Morgenstern in 2017.

186 Kyle Crawford, How to be a Fundraising Genius

Feb 8, 2017 • 30 min

Kyle Crawford is the CEO & Founder of Fundraising Genius, where he combines his love of design, technology, and social good into one of the most innovative organizations for people raising money. He has advised leaders from universities,…

185 Michelle Flynn, Capturing a City’s Soul on Snapchat

Feb 6, 2017 • 32 min

Raised in the home of a Pittsburgh entrepreneur, Michelle Flynn developed an interest for new creative development leading her to burghTV – Pittsburgh’s Snapchat Story and 2017 Winner of Pittsburgh’s PR Disruptor of the Year. She uses her training…

184 Day Bracey & Ed Bailey, Comedy, Business, and Role Models with the Drinking Partners

Feb 1, 2017 • 35 min

Born and raised in Cleveland, OH, Ed Bailey’s family noticed his quick wit early on in life. While that wit sometimes landed him in trouble, it often was the source of great entertainment for those who bore witness. After high school, the University…

183 Oliver Luckett, What The Chainsmokers and Mark Wahlberg can teach you about The Social Organism

Jan 30, 2017 • 31 min

Oliver Luckett is a bona fide tech mogul. Having starting multiple companies and worked for clients like Russell Brand, Steve Aoki, Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, the Chainsmokers, and Pitbull, he knows branding online. Oliver most recently…

182 Teresa Chahine, Harvard Professor Writing the Book on Social Entrepreneurship

Jan 28, 2017 • 29 min

Teresa Chahine, the Program Leader for Social Entrepreneurship at Harvard, literally wrote the book on Social Entrepreneurship. Social Entrepreneurship is a revolution occurring around the world today, where people from all walks of life are…

181 Reed Verdesoto, Building an Antifragile Skillset and Dealing with ADHD

Jan 26, 2017 • 35 min

Reed Verdesoto’s business is ReedVerde. For the past 5 years he has worked in ministry creating music, film, and photographs for the Church. He has met many artists and students through collaboration who have imparted their wisdom and…

180 Tom Corson-Knowles, Book Self-Publishing 101 from a Bestseller

Jan 26, 2017 • 26 min

Tom Corson-Knowles is an entrepreneur, blogger, and international bestselling author. Today, he teaches new and established authors and writers how to achieve incredible success by writing and selling ebooks on Amazon Kindle. Tom is the founder…

179 Matt DeSantis, Supercar Photographer and Serial Entrepreneur

Jan 19, 2017 • 23 min

Matt DeSantis is a New York native, born & raised in Long Island. He picked up my first camera around age 10 to film skateboarding, snowboarding & cliff jumping videos with friends. After buying his first DSLR I also began my working on my…

178 Kaelon Egan, Making the Jump into IT Entrepreneurship to Fix Schools

Jan 17, 2017 • 33 min

Kaelon started working in the public school sector when he was 19. He pursued business management in IT in college, but, like some well-known entrepreneurs, always found himself too entrenched in my work to focus on school. Kaelon held almost every…

MLK Day Mini Episode (Maladjusted)

Jan 16, 2017 • 3 min

Happy Martin Luther King Day.

177 Isaac Saul, Positive Journalism, the 2016 Election, and Healthy Political Discourse

Jan 12, 2017 • 41 min

I am a 25-year-old journalist based in Harlem, NY. I was born in Trenton, NJ and got my start in journalism as the sports editor for The Pitt News. I have lived, studied, traveled or written all over United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican…

176 Josh Moore, Founding the AUDL

Jan 11, 2017 • 23 min

Josh Moore founded the American Ultimate Disc League in April 2012. The American Ultimate Disc League is the first and largest professional ultimate league in the world. It strives to maintain the sport’s rich history, and its 24 franchises…

175 Robert Scoble, Get Ready for the Future and Virtual Reality

Jan 9, 2017 • 23 min

Robert Scoble is an American blogger, technical evangelist, and author. Scoble is best known for his blog, Scobleizer, which came to prominence during his tenure as a technology evangelist at Microsoft. He later worked for Fast Company as a video…

174 Jacob Zax, Generating Massive Music App Downloads

Jan 4, 2017 • 30 min

Jacob Zax’s company, Edify, develops technologies that make learning more fun, creative, and accessible for people around the world. Their current focus is music, with a new app, MusiQuest, that inspires beginners to love and understand music…

173 Calvin Wayman, Social Media Mastery and the Skills of Selling

Jan 2, 2017 • 36 min

Calvin Wayman is an author, speaker, sales expert and social media entrepreneur. In his early twenties, being awkward and shy, he held a company record for the WORST performance a sales agent ever had. After almost being fired, he found a mentor and…

172 Year End Wrap

Dec 27, 2016 • 13 min

Never miss one of our best episodes by . Going Deep with Aaron Watson is brought to you by Audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at . With over 180,000 titles to choose from, you can enjoy from any mobile device. —-…

171 The Best Books and Blogs of 2016 (with Mike Dariano)

Dec 22, 2016 • 51 min

Mike’s Best Books by Robert Coram by Phil Knight by Michael Mauboussin by David McCullough by David McCullough by Bill Bryson Aaron’s Best Books by James Andrew Miller by Nassim Nicholas Taleb by Richard P. Feynman by…

170 In the Mix with JRod

Dec 21, 2016 • 31 min

It was an honor to feature this mix. JRod is an emerging DJ out of Pittsburgh fresh off his festival debut at Thrival 2016. Stay tuned for big things from him in 2017. Track List Team - Krewella Get Low - Dillon Francis and DJ Snake Bangarang -…

169 Bonin Bough, from Fortune 50 to Small Business Success + How Your Phone has Changed Your Life

Dec 19, 2016 • 34 min

Bonin Bough is one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives in his field, the host of the CNBC reality show Cleveland Hustles, and the author of Txt Me (646) 759-1837. Throughout his illustrious career as one of the youngest C-suite executives in…

168 Ras Asan, Delivering Financial Education through Breaux Capital

Dec 14, 2016 • 25 min

Ras Asan is the cofounder and CMO of Breaux Capital, a fintech startup dedicated to serving black male millennials.Ras Asan is an early-stage business strategist and entrepreneur with a social conscience. Black Enterprise, CentricTV, Chicago Tribune,…

167 Louie La Vella, Master of Music Promotion and Media Marketing Strategies

Dec 12, 2016 • 25 min

Louie has been called a Media-preneur: Combining a successful TV executive producer and host role with being a sought after marketing/branding consultant in the nightlife and music industry. In his television days he had the opportunity to interview…

166 John Larracas, Sharing the Story of Boon Technical Clothing

Dec 9, 2016 • 21 min

Boon Technical Clothing started out as a two-man operation with founder Aldwin Ibanez and just one seamstress. In 2007, Boon began supplying limited-edition t-shirts and athletic apparel, primarily to sport climbers. The company experienced rapid…

165 Ryan Purcell, Lessons from the First Season of the Austin Sol

Dec 8, 2016 • 15 min

Ryan Purcell was an Assistant GM, Assistant Coach, and player on the 2016 Austin Sol. After playing at the University of Michigan and leading the program to three National Championship appearances in the mid-2000s, Ryan has since coached and played on…

164 Don Grage, On the Business Realities of the American Ultimate Disc League & DC Breeze

Dec 7, 2016 • 29 min

Don Grage is co-owner and managing director of two small data analytics and information technology companies in Northern Virginia. He is also majority owner and managing partner of the DC Breeze, a professional Ultimate Disc team that plays in the…

163 Young & Ivy Byun, Co-Owning the Dallas Roughnecks & Managing Star Power

Dec 5, 2016 • 31 min

Dr. Young Byun, MD is a neonatologist, an MBA student, and an expectant father. Ultimate frisbee is his passion, and he is a proud owner and general manager of the 2016 AUDL Champion Dallas Roughnecks. On occasion, he waxes nostalgic about days gone…

162 Kwame Christian, Master of Negotiation

Nov 30, 2016 • 26 min

Kwame is a business lawyer and the founder of the American Negotiation Institute. He is passionate about teaching entrepreneurs and business professionals the art of negotiation so they can get better deals and advance their careers. He is regularly…

161 Tim Summers, On Understanding How Hackers Think

Nov 29, 2016 • 34 min

A hacker, professor, and consultation expert, Dr. Tim Summers is a cyber and risk strategist specializing in identifying cyber risks and sensitivities within public and private organizations. He is a specialist in understanding the relationship…

160 Asia & Taking Action

Nov 28, 2016 • 5 min

Stops on the 2017 tour of Asia Include; Thailand Chiang-Mai Bangkok Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Taiwan Taipei China Beijing Shanghai Japan Tokyo Hiroshima Osaka Nagoya Nagasaki South Korea Seoul Singapore…

159 Joseph Lubin, on Ethereum, Decentralization, and the Future of Everything

Nov 22, 2016 • 23 min

In late 2013, Joseph Lubin co-founded the Ethereum Project, and has been working on Ethereum and more recently ConsenSys since January 2014. ConsenSys began as a blockchain production studio building decentralized applications, mostly on…

158 Roger Ver, Bitcoin Jesus

Nov 21, 2016 • 27 min

Roger Ver has been a long time proponent of voluntaryism, the idea that all human interactions should be by mutual consent, or not at all. He is most well known for his work promoting Bitcoin. In 2011, his company, Memorydealers.com, became the first…

157 Andrew Yang, Cultivating the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs with Venture for America

Nov 16, 2016 • 32 min

Andrew is the Founder and CEO of Venture for America, and has worked in startups and early-stage growth companies as a founder or executive for more than twelve years. He was the CEO and President of Manhattan GMAT, a test prep company that was…

156 Jim Lloyd, Going All-in on the AUDL

Nov 14, 2016 • 24 min

Jim Lloyd spent 28 years in IT before pushing his chips all-in on the AUDL. He is planning to draw on his experience in startups and at IBM to grow his three Canadian franchises. He stopped by the show to discuss. Connect with…

155 William Generett, Setting Up Zones for Innovation and Connection

Nov 9, 2016 • 27 min

William Generett has been working to connect the Pittsburgh region’s innovation economy to underserved communities as the first president and CEO of Urban Innovation21. Urban Innovation21 is a unique public-private partnership that is…

154 Xtehn Titcomb, the Future of Pro Ultimate, Gender Equity, and the Seattle Cascades

Nov 7, 2016 • 37 min

Xtehn Titcomb first played ultimate in middle school at Spring Reign in 1997. Soon after that, ultimate became his main sport and a lifelong passion! He played and captained at The University of Chicago and played for Chicago’s premier men’s club…

153 Nick Adkins, Digital Health Evangelizing Around the World

Nov 3, 2016 • 26 min

Nick Adkins is a passionate kilt-wearing leader with start-up experience & 5 acquisition adventures. He is focusing on manifesting/attracting like-minded people who are making a difference/changing the world! Nick’s Challenges If…

152 Rasu Shrestha, Chief Innovation Officer for UPMC Health Network

Nov 2, 2016 • 24 min

Dr. Rasu Shrestha is the Chief Innovation Officer at UPMC and Executive Vice President of UPMC Enterprises. As chief innovation officer for UPMC, Dr. Shrestha plays a leading role in driving UPMC’s innovation strategy, serving as a catalyst for…

151 Dr. Matt Keener, Exploring Telemedicine, Starting a Health Network, and Improving Brain Health

Oct 31, 2016 • 33 min

Dr. Keener is a board-certified psychiatrist passionate about applying neuroscience in non-traditional settings to help families and adolescents. He set out to work with “kids and brains” 20 years ago and never looked back. Matt completed his…

150 Isaac Asimov on Creativity

Oct 27, 2016 • 12 min

A letter to a friend to inspire and cultivate creativity. Thank you for your attention. @AaronWatson59 on Twitter and Instagram Never miss one of our best episodes by .

149 Ryan Stewman, Hardcore Closer

Oct 26, 2016 • 22 min

Ryan Stewman is a salesman. Ryan has not had a salaried job his entire life. By mastering the art of being a super effective communicator, Ryan has closed more transactions than he has time to add up. With his no BS approach to making things happen,…

148 Dinesh Kandanchatha, $200M Sales Master

Oct 24, 2016 • 28 min

Dinesh is a self-professed technophile, in addition to a speaker, mentor, and entrepreneur. He has taken part in three separate companies getting acquired, the third for over $200 million dollars. These days he stays busy investing, mentoring, and…

147 Steve Shelton, Offers 2nd Chances through Masonry @ the Pittsburgh Trade Institute

Oct 19, 2016 • 32 min

Steve Shelton was born and raised in Pittsburgh. In his early teens, he began working in the masonry field as a laborer during summers and weekends. After enlisting in the Navy at 19, he became a naval aircraft electrician and finished his four-year…

146 Bill Fuller, from Deadhead to Head Chef of the Big Burrito Group

Oct 17, 2016 • 26 min

Bill has been awarded both Chef of the Year and Restaurateur of the Year from Pittsburgh Magazine, in addition to sharing in the numerous awards received by the restaurants he oversees. He is dedicated to developing relationships with individual local…

145 A Personal Challenge from Aaron

Oct 13, 2016 • 6 min

Challenge = Change the Notification Settings on Your Phone Book Recommendation by Ryan Holiday

144 Clinton Senkow, on Building Businesses, Representing Canada Internationally, and Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

Oct 11, 2016 • 34 min

Clinton Senkow is a hustler. Being the Co-founder and COO of Influencive, an online publication for millennial entrepreneurs, would be enough for most people. He is also one of Canada’s representatives at the g20 Young Entrepreneur’s Alliance….

143 Podcast Panel at Thrival 2016 (Aaron, Marta + Knowledge)

Oct 10, 2016 • 62 min

For decades, radio was for many people the primary method of staying connected with the rest of the world. The ability to broadcast information over large distances constituted a major turning point in the course of human civilization, impacting…

142 Jean-Lévy Champagne, Earning Record-setting Attendance at Montreal Royal Games

Oct 5, 2016 • 27 min

Jean-Lévy ultimate player since 2002 and General Manager of the Montreal Ultimate Association from 2007 to 2012. Jean-Lévy comes from a family of ultimate players and is currently training the next generation. He was a Canadian Ultimate…

141 Octavia Payne, Leila Tunnell & Qxhna Titcomb on Gender Equity in Ultimate Frisbee & Beyond

Oct 4, 2016 • 54 min

I’m Qxhna Titcomb and I’ve been playing disc sports since I was 5 years old. I went to Tufts University in Boston, played on Boston Brute Squad and am now on my second year on Seattle Riot. I have three older brothers and one older sister - they are…

140 Richard Citrin, How to Build Resilience and Combat Stress

Oct 3, 2016 • 37 min

Richard Citrin, Ph.D., MBA brings more than 25 years of business leadership and consulting experience to his clients and their organizations, focusing on using a practical and pragmatic approach to his work. His unique perspective on leadership…

139 Jim Gerencser, Building an AUDL Champion Team

Sep 30, 2016 • 35 min

It was a pleasure to interview the 56-year-old co-owner of the Dallas Roughnecks. In their inaugural season, the Roughnecks won the 2016 AUDL championship in dominant fashion, beating the Seattle Cascades 33-27. The win capped an undefeated 17-0…

138 Mike Schiller, a Serial Entrepreneur talks Lessons Learned Along the Way

Sep 26, 2016 • 39 min

Mike was most recently the CEO at Green Building Alliance, and was previously the founder of Confluence, Venture Outdoors, and Kayak Pittsburgh. For the past decade, the Room Leopard team has been searching for places to hold classes, meetings,…

137 Hershey Hilado, on Escaping Sex Slavery and Starting her own Fashion Brand

Sep 21, 2016 • 21 min

Hershey Hilado is not your typical 24-year old. Her difficult upbringing enabled her to develop the resilience and natural drive to find success. Her father was murdered by her own uncle when she was 12. Her own mother traded her for money when she…

136 Justin Lafazan, the Secret Recipe of an Entrepreneurial Prodigy

Sep 19, 2016 • 23 min

At age 20, Justin is an experienced entrepreneur, consultant, speaker, and best-selling author.Justin began his adventure with the creation of Students4Students College Advisory, a full-service higher education consulting agency. Enjoying his…

135 Babs Carryer, Teaches Entrepreneurship Around the World

Sep 14, 2016 • 33 min

Babs Carryer teaches entrepreneurship, provides mentorship and coaching to early-stage companies, and writes about entrepreneurship. At the University of Pittsburgh, Babs works for the Innovation Institute, as Director of Education and Outreach. She…

134 Gisele Fetterman, Rebuilding a Community through Food Rescue, Friendly Street Signs, and a Free Store

Sep 12, 2016 • 25 min

Gisele was born in Rio de Janeiro and immigrated to the U.S. at age eight with her mother and was undocumented for many years. Growing up in the cities, she was acutely aware of the vast inequalities between Brazil and the United States, and between…

133 Squonk, Post-Industrial Outdoor Performers see the Art in Everything

Sep 7, 2016 • 27 min

Squonk has created and toured our outdoor spectacles around the world, with reviews that include “insane majesty” from The Scotsman, “surreal and poetic” from USA Today and “ingenious, hallucinatory, hypnotic” from The New York Times….

132 Sean Douglas, Emerging from Darkness to Inspire Others

Sep 6, 2016 • 31 min

Sean Douglas is a veteran of the United States Air Force, a certified Master Resilience Trainer, and a professional Motivational Speaker. He enlisted in the Air Force in 2001 right after 9/11, has been deployed to multiple locations, and performed a…

131 Connection University - How to Stop Networking and Start Connecting (with Larry Gioia)

Aug 31, 2016 • 45 min

Larry Gioia’s philosophy “Always Be Connecting the Dots” infects all of his relationships. In this episode, we discuss how to grow and connect a network with actionable tactics that he’d recommend to anyone. Larry and Aaron’s…

130 Raymond Gastil, Explains the Art & Science of City Planning

Aug 31, 2016 • 31 min

Ray Gastil is currently Director of City Planning for Pittsburgh. Previously, he was an urban designer in Seattle, where his work was focused on connecting innovative program and design concepts to the pragmatic challenges of making extraordinary…

129 A Letter from 22-year old Hunter S. Thompson

Aug 30, 2016 • 8 min

Found a gem that I wanted to share with you.

128 Ryan Lammie, Creating Spaces for Artists to Make some Magic

Aug 24, 2016 • 23 min

Radiant Hall founder Ryan Lammie was born in Pittsburgh and educated at the Pratt Institute in New York. In 2011 he was selected for the Yale / Norfolk Summer Residency in Connecticut and graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Lammie’s…

127 Jim Miller, Sharing the Untold Stories of Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency

Aug 22, 2016 • 19 min

James Andrew Miller is an award-winning journalist who has worked in politics, media, and entertainment in a career spanning more than 20 years. In 1985, he wrote the bestselling book . Later, he and co-author Tom Shales wrote , which spent…

126 Derrius Quarles, Million Dollar Scholar

Aug 17, 2016 • 29 min

Derrius Quarles makes things happen. Having grown up in a financially humble background and as an alumnus of foster care, his journey to becoming an award-winning entrepreneur and a globally recognized social change maker has been complex. His…

125 Dan Gilman, Transforming a City from the Ground Up

Aug 15, 2016 • 32 min

Dan Gilman is currently serving his first term as City Council member for the 8th Council District of Pittsburgh. Gilman has been very active in his first year on Council, having passed two pieces of legislation and a resolution aimed at reducing the…

124 Baron Batch, Connecting the Dots between Artist and Entrepreneur

Aug 10, 2016 • 36 min

Baron Batch is a cultural icon, community builder, dot connector, conceptual multimedia artist, and entrepreneur based out of Homestead, PA. He rose to fame through his street art and currently serves as Creative Director of Studio AM. Studio…

123 Tucker Max, Sharing the Secrets of a NYT Bestseller

Aug 8, 2016 • 34 min

Tucker Max is an American author and public speaker. He chronicled his drinking and sexual encounters in the form of short stories on his website , which has received millions of visitors since Max launched it as the result of a bet in 2000. I…

122 Kris Reid, Building an SEO Empire in Cambodia and the Philippines

Aug 3, 2016 • 21 min

Kris Reid is the founder of Ardor SEO and Media Factory. He founded the company after losing his job as a software engineer, opening offices in Cambodia and the Philippines. Ardor Media Factory is a multi-national backlink building company….

121 John Thornton, Talks Rockets, Space & Lunar Logistics

Jul 31, 2016 • 23 min

John Thornton is the CEO of Astrobotic, a company aspiring to be the logistics company for Space. Astrobotic delivers lunar payload and services to government and commercial customers. The company’s first Moon mission will carry customer…

119 Robin Hanson Prepares Us for the Age of Em & Artificial Intelligence

Jul 27, 2016 • 31 min

Robin Hanson is a professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. He is an expert on idea futures and markets, and he was involved in the creation of the Foresight…

118 Kevin Kelly, Preparing Us for the Inevitable Future of Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality

Jul 25, 2016 • 29 min

Kevin Kelly is the founding executive editor of Wired magazine and a former editor/publisher of the Whole Earth Review. He has also been a writer, photographer, conservationist, and student of Asian and digital culture. Kelly stepped down…

116 Isaac Morehouse & Aaron Watson Spar on Sports, Entrepreneurship, and Snapchat

Jul 20, 2016 • 61 min

Isaac Morehouse is an entrepreneur, thinker, and communicator dedicated to the relentless pursuit of freedom, and an advocate of self-directed learning and living. He is the founder and CEO of an intensive nine-month program combining a paid…

114 Dan Bull, Offers Inmates a 2nd Chance at ZeroSixEight

Jul 13, 2016 • 24 min

Dan Bull is the Founder of , an organization dedicated to developing entrepreneurs with ideas into companies that solve real problems in a socially responsible manner. 068 is one of the top resources in the city for employing ex-offenders and offering…

113 Todd Brison Wants to Get Real about the Creative’s Curse

Jul 11, 2016 • 30 min

Todd is an author who helps creative people find their untapped potential. He is the author of The Creative’s Curse, a book about the pains of being creative at every phase - Discover, Discipline, and Destiny. He is also the founder of Snap Swipe…

111 Kash Dhanda, Speculating on the Future of Virtual Reality

Jul 6, 2016 • 31 min

Kash Dhanda is an entrepreneur. He is currently the founder and CEO of (his digital marketing agency), previous co-founder of Upside Sounds (a concert promotion company). Kash is also an avid Virtual Reality enthusiast. We discuss a number of…

109 State of the Internet, June 2016

Jun 30, 2016 • 7 min

A brief essay on the current state of the internet. Over the past two decades, global internet users have increased from 35 million people to an astounding 3 billion today. More than three-quarters of all internet advertising revenue is…

108 Oren Klaff, on Pitching for Millions of Dollars & Professional Press Conferences

Jun 29, 2016 • 23 min

Oren Klaff is the Managing Director of Intersection Capital and a #1 Bestselling Author for his book Pitch Anything. With over $400M in deals on his resume, Oren is well-qualified to cut through sales guru BS and give it to you straight. His…

107 Bill Peduto, Leading the Pittsburgh Technology Evolution & Answers “How Many Self-Driving Cars are Riding Around Pittsburgh?”

Jun 27, 2016 • 18 min

Bill Peduto was elected to the office of Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh in November 2013. Prior, he worked for 19 years on Pittsburgh City Council. A self-described “Reform Democrat”, Bill Peduto wrote the most comprehensive package of government…

105 Declan Wilson Wants Millennials to Step Up

Jun 22, 2016 • 24 min

Declan is an author of the recently released “The Millennial Way: Step Up, Step Out, Step Forward”. Declan originally set out to write a book to debunk the misconceptions and stigma surrounding the Millennial generation. After interviewing…

104 Mike Vacanti, Working w/ Gary Vaynerchuk & Launching a Digital Fitness Business

Jun 20, 2016 • 31 min

This is a story of evolution. Or maybe revolution is more accurate. Mike Vacanti left his cushy corporate gig to pursue a life of fitness entrepreneurship. For the last 12 years, he has been studying nutrition and training for fat loss and muscle gain…

102 Hassan Osman Helps Virtual Teams Work Better & Teaches Email Etiquette

Jun 13, 2016 • 28 min

Hassan Osman is a PMO Manager at Cisco and a Carnegie Mellon and Harvard University graduate. My main area of expertise is in leading large and complex technology programs – particularly in a virtual team environment. At Cisco, he is…

101 A Reflection on 1 Year and 100 Episodes

Jun 9, 2016 • 14 min

I’ve been doing this less than a year. So much is happening for me and this is just the beginning. I want you to learn from my story and start aiming higher. I’ve got big things on my horizon, and I’m positive that you do, too. …

100 Brian Fanzo, How to Generate a Great Social Philosophy, LiveStream Effectively, and Get Excited about Snapchat

Jun 8, 2016 • 43 min

Brian helps enterprise technology companies utilize new technology such as Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud Computing to be more productive and become more involved in their communities as a social business. He hosts Twitter Hangouts #SbizHour…

99 Saba Sedighi, the Snapchat and Content Creation Maestro

Jun 6, 2016 • 24 min

Saba Sedighi is a Marketing Strategist and Video Content Creator. She takes on an innovative approach towards social selling to connect brands with their audience. Tech savvy, with a broad understanding of social media, influencer and email marketing,…

98 The #1 Snapchat Mistake I See People Making (featuring Ashley Chu!)

Jun 5, 2016 • 3 min

There is one mistake I consistently see people making on Snapchat. It was happening 2 years ago, and it continues to happen today. Be considerate, understand your context, and practice good Snap etiquette. Thanks to Ashley for helping! Follow…

97 Adam Haritan, Foraging for Wild Foods and Better Nutrition

Jun 1, 2016 • 29 min

Adam Haritan is the founder of Learn Your Land, as well as a wild food enthusiast, researcher, and forager. He learned the value of wild food foraging while studying nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh, where he discovered just how beneficial…

96 Jake Voelker, Making Great Beer and Advice for Vets

May 30, 2016 • 34 min

Jake Voelker is the driving force behind Voodoo Brewery’s expansion into Pittsburgh and opening of the Homestead location. Following the purchase and extensive renovation of the oldest fire and police building in Allegheny County, Jake has continued…

95 Dennis Mortensen, Saves Time with Artificial Intelligence at X.AI

May 25, 2016 • 27 min

Dennis is the CEO and Founder of x.ai, whose artificial intelligence driven personal assistant lets people schedule meetings using plain English and nothing more than a CC to amy@x.ai. Founded in 2014, x.ai is backed by blue chip investors, including…

94 How do I get a job at a startup?

May 21, 2016 • 8 min

When I explain to people what I do, this is always one of the first questions out of their mouth. It’s not hard, you just have to start looking in new places. Aaron’s Challenge; Make yourself an AngelList profile. Check out .

93 Phil Laboon, Winning at Business by Adapting, Mastering Social Media, and Baking Cookies

May 14, 2016 • 30 min

As an entrepreneur, Phil Laboon started his first company in my parent’s basement back in 2001. Back then, no one was thinking about SEO. 15 years later, SEO is one of the most sought after inbound marketing services, and his basement company is one…

90 Brad Kriel is Saving Builders’ Time with Velocity Robotics

May 9, 2016 • 27 min

Brad Kriel wants construction firms and Do-it-yourselfers to get projects done more efficiently. His company is dedicated to leveraging modern technology to help save builders time. At Velocity Robotics he used lean startup methods, developed…

89 Aaron Martinez Teaches People How to Use SnapChat

May 5, 2016 • 26 min

Aaron Martinez is a Snapchat storyteller, YouTube personality, and professional voice actor. A lot of people know him as “AaronFPS” or “That Snapchat Guy from YouTube” and he has been blowing up recently. He has been on YouTube scene for almost…

88 Sunny Lenarduzzi, Social Broadcasting on YouTube and Snapchat

May 4, 2016 • 20 min

Sunny works with entrepreneurs, personal brands, and corporations to help them bring their business online through social media and video marketing. After reporting at the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, she had an ‘a-ha’ moment and…

87 Snapchat is Having its Mainstream Moment

May 2, 2016 • 4 min

Pay attention, because Snapchat is going mainstream. The former sexting app is coming straight for Twitter, Facebook,andInstagram. I’ve got two huge interviews coming this week where we will be talking Snapchat and how to make moves on this new…

86 Chris Hill on Podcasting, Investing, and Finding the Quiet of Your Own Mind

Apr 27, 2016 • 46 min

Chris Hill is a podcast host at the Motley Fool. One of his shows, Motley Fool Money, airs every week on radio stations across America, including top-10 markets Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Boston and Washington, DC. Its companion podcast is…

85 Sean Ammirati, Studying the Sweet Science of Exponential Growth

Apr 25, 2016 • 26 min

Sean Ammirati joined Birchmere Ventures in 2012 to as the partner leading Birchmere Labs, a seed and studio fund focused on community driven commerce start-ups. Prior to that, he had over 12 years founding, building and selling businesses in the media…

84 Todd Tresidder, on Earning Financial Freedom

Apr 20, 2016 • 30 min

Todd Tresidder got a B.A. in Economics from University of California at Davis and is a member of the Economics Honors Society and Dean’s List. A serial entrepreneur since childhood, Todd has built many businesses and retiring at age 35 from his…

83 Kristi Woolsey, Designing Environments for Better Work

Apr 18, 2016 • 33 min

Kristi is the Creative Environments Lead at Maya Design consultancy and innovation lab. She pulls together interdisciplinary teams to think deeply about the interaction between physical and virtual space, and explores the widest possible definition of…

81 Russ Roberts, Straight Econ Talk

Apr 11, 2016 • 27 min

Russ Roberts has taught at George Mason University, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Rochester, Stanford University, and the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a regular commentator on business and economics for ‘s and…

80 Jason Hartman, Strategies for Building a Rental Income Empire

Apr 6, 2016 • 32 min

Have you ever wanted to get into real estate? Jason Hartman thinks that’s a great idea. Jason Hartman is the Founder and CEO of Platinum Properties Investor Network, The Hartman Media Company and The Jason Hartman Foundation. Starting with…

79 Chris Guillebeau, World Dominator, NYT Bestseller, and Master of Inspiration

Apr 4, 2016 • 29 min

Chris Guillebeau is a New York Times bestselling author and modern-day explorer. During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total)…

78 Jonathan Abrams, Delivering Critically-Acclaimed NBA Writing

Mar 31, 2016 • 16 min

Jonathan Abrams is an award-winning journalist who has covered the NBA for ESPN’s Grantland, The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California. His first book, Boys Among Men, chronicles the…

77 Steve Patterson, Freelance Philosopher Running from Academia

Mar 30, 2016 • 34 min

Steve Patterson is a rationalist philosopher and author who works outside of the academic establishment. He believes the internet is revolutionizing every industry, including the world of ideas and that the future of intellectual progress belongs to…

76 Neil Cybart, Analyzing Apple at Above Avalon

Mar 28, 2016 • 42 min

Neil’s site, Above Avalon, originated from a Tumblr blog about Apple in 2010. At the time, he was a Wall Street analyst focused on the financial sector, while all things related to Apple and technology were his evening and weekend projects. After…

75 Jessica Strong, Rethinking Coworking Spaces for Moms

Mar 25, 2016 • 37 min

Jessica Strong was engaged in the world of freelance work for years. She knew all about the never-ending to-do list of client requests, paperwork, social media updates, billing, tracking down receipts, fighting with WordPress plug-ins, and answering a…

74 John Beck, Designing the Internet of Things at TrueFit

Mar 23, 2016 • 41 min

John Beck leads the development of TrueFit’s human-centered design methodology and his team’s design research, information design, product interaction, and user interface design. Through John’s leadership, Truefit helps clients create innovative…

72 Mike Dariano, Creating Content and Chasing Personal Growth

Mar 16, 2016 • 31 min

Mike Dariano is a writer, an educator, and a creator. He writes about productivity and better work at and edits the site which features good things to read, watch, and use. He also writes at – a blog that shares in depth notes from podcast…

71 Bob Seawright, Using Red Teams to Fight Cognitive Biases

Mar 9, 2016 • 28 min

Robert P. Seawright is the Chief Investment & Information Officer for Madison Avenue Securities, a boutique broker-dealer and investment advisory firm headquartered in San Diego, California. At Madison, Bob’s role is a for the firm’s…

70 Michael Port, Stealing the Show

Mar 8, 2016 • 35 min

Michael Port has written six books, including and , the latter which—according to the former President of Starbucks—“might be the most unique and practical book ever written on the topic of public speaking.” He’s been called an “uncommonly…

69 Colin Wright, Living an Exile Lifestyle

Mar 2, 2016 • 31 min

Colin is a professional and international , and co-founded a . He travels full-time, moving to a new country every four months or so, with the country being determined by the of his . In the six years since starting his blog, Colin has lived…

67 Kit Mueller, Building Communities and Empowering Entrepreneurs

Feb 24, 2016 • 37 min

If there’s something interesting going on in Pittsburgh, Kit Mueller is probably involved in it. If there’s someone important you want to meet, he probably knows how to get an intro. Kit is a relentless self-starter, with recent projects…

66 Zak Slayback, Tearing Apart the College Pipeline

Feb 22, 2016 • 41 min

Zachary Slayback is an entrepreneur who writes on issues of education, innovation, and philosophy. He is an Ivy League dropout and speaks regularly on education, college, how and why to foster more entrepreneurship and issues related to professional…

65 James Osborne, Crafting the Future of Financial Services

Feb 16, 2016 • 34 min

James Osborne is a Certified Financial Planner who has spent his career in the investment management industry, helping clients manage their portfolios and plan for retirement, legacy, and lifetime goals. In addition to the CFP professional…

64 Frisbee Rob McLeod, Living Life Dedicated to Disc Sports

Feb 10, 2016 • 33 min

Rob McLeod is a competitive athlete and motivational speaker living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He competes in ultimate frisbee, disc golf, dog disc and overall flying disc competitions. He currently holds 13 World Records (including 6 Guinness World…

63 Tadas Viskanta, Chasing Abnormal Returns

Feb 8, 2016 • 33 min

Tadas Viskanta is the Founder and Editor of Abnormal Returns. His “forecast-free investment blog” has become for over nine years. Tadas is a private investor with over 25 years of experience in the financial markets. He is the co-author of over a…

62 Steve Gordon, Commissioner of the American Ultimate Disc League

Feb 4, 2016 • 34 min

Steve Gordon is co-founder and President of Ultimate Xperience Ventures, LLC, a sports and entertainment holding company. UXV owns a majority interest in the American Ultimate Disc League and has interests in video, print and digital services relating…

61 Ben Carlson, Providing Investors a Wealth of Common Sense

Feb 2, 2016 • 27 min

Ben is the Director of Institutional at He helps the team create detailed investment plans and manage portfolios for institutions and individuals to help them achieve their goals. Ben has been managing institutional portfolios his entire career,…

60 Mike Gable, The Building Material Reuse Revolutionary

Jan 27, 2016 • 35 min

Mike Gable has been running Construction Junction since 1999. The nonprofit collects and sells salvageable building materials around the Pittsburgh area. This environmental recycling mission has been growing consistently year by year and Mike deserves…

59 Aaron Walker, Coaching Entrepreneurs to Live a Life of Significance

Jan 25, 2016 • 33 min

Aaron T. Walker, a businessman and life coach, inspires through his leadership, mentorship, and consistent pursuit of excellence. 35 years of entrepreneurship and marriage have given Aaron an opportunity to broaden his perspective by examining his…

58 Jim Jen, Founding & Running One of the Top Accelerators in the World

Jan 20, 2016 • 35 min

Jim, Executive Director of Pittsburgh’s AlphaLab accelerator program, provides mentorship, education and network-building for technology startups. His accelerator helps companies rapidly iterate through early stages of product and customer…

57 Eric Brown, Raising Palestinian-Israeli Awareness with Impact Games

Jan 18, 2016 • 30 min

Eric Brown co-founded ImpactGames to influence society and promote change through interactive media. Toward this end, ImpactGames developed PeaceMaker, a video game simulation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to promote dialogue and…

56 Talking Kickstarter, Thank Yous, and Facing Your Fears

Jan 16, 2016 • 22 min

Hitting my Kickstarter goal in 3 days was exhilarating! I want to teach you exactly how I did it and what I learned along the way! Two Associated Posts Book Recommendation by Peter Diamandis Aaron’s Challenge; Spend…

55 Morgan Housel, Teaching Finance through History and Psychology

Jan 14, 2016 • 33 min

Morgan came on the podcast to talk cognitive biases, personal finance, and writing. He took an interesting path to his current career and uses that to his advantage when teaching through his writing. Morgan Housel is a columnist at and . His…

54 Patrick van der Valk, Beach Ultimate Trailblazer and Executive Consultant

Jan 11, 2016 • 42 min

Apart from his family, and new technologies, Ultimate Frisbee is Patrick’s biggest passion. He has been very involved in the World Flying Disc Federation, personally launched the Portuguese Beach Ultimate tournament (Bar do Peixe), and an…

52 Adriana Withers, Rocking Ultimate Frisbee Apparel w/ VC Ultimate

Dec 23, 2015 • 39 min

Adriana Withers is one of the partners in Vicious Circle Ultimate, an apparel company dedicated to custom manufacturing high performance gear for ultimate frisbee athletes. Her partner Don Cooper came up with the idea for VC just before Canadian…

51 Hahna Alexander, Spurned SpaceX and NASA to start her own company

Dec 21, 2015 • 32 min

Hahna is the Chief Technical Officer and cofounder of Sole Power Technologies. The company builds an shoe insole that charges a battery while the used walks. That battery can be used to charge a cell phone or other electronic device. As a…

50 Ilana Diamond, Running One of the World’s Top Hardware Accelerators

Dec 17, 2015 • 33 min

Ilana Diamond is the Managing Director of AlphaLab Gear, Innovation Works’ hardware start-up accelerator which provides physical product startups with connections, investment, mentorship and more. Ilana helps entrepreneurs rapidly progress…

49 Theresa Brown, Clinical Nurse & New York Times Best-Selling Author

Dec 14, 2015 • 43 min

Theresa Brown, BSN, RN, works as a clinical nurse in Pittsburgh and recently wrote a NYT best-selling book, The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients’ Lives. Theresa received her BSN from the University of Pittsburgh, but before that…

48 Leah Lizarondo, Veghacker at 412 Food Rescue

Dec 9, 2015 • 29 min

Leah Lizarondo is an innovator and food advocate. She is also the founder of , a food education practice and influential blog and the co-founder of , an innovative technology-driven nonprofit that fights hunger and waste. Leah received her…

47 Avi Geller, On the Future of Wearable Tech & Maven Machines

Dec 7, 2015 • 35 min

Avi Geller has taken a long and thoughtful route to entrepreneurship. During his time on Going Deep, he discusses how he moved to progressively smaller companies and developed a vision for the future of wearable tech. He is now focused on…

46 Taylor Pearson, Writing about the End of Jobs

Dec 2, 2015 • 43 min

Ever wondered what the path to being an Amazon #1 bestseller looks like? Meet Taylor Pearson. Taylor taught himself Portuguese while working as a freelance Spanish interpreter, then bought a one-way plane ticket to Brazil to teach English….

43 Dick Zhang, Sending in the Robots with Identified Technologies

Nov 23, 2015 • 33 min

Dick Zhang is President and CEO of Pittsburgh, PA based Identified Technologies. Dick leads his rapidly growing team’s efforts to deliver real-time job site updates to industrial companies around the world using robotic aerial drones. Prior…

42 Matt Zieger, Forbes Funds & The UpPrize

Nov 18, 2015 • 39 min

Matt Zieger moved to Pittsburgh to join The Forbes Funds in August of 2014 as the Executive-in-Residence for Social Innovation. As a former foundation CEO, small business owner, and long-time economic policy leader Matt has fifteen years of…

41 Sean McComb, from Food Stamps to 2014 National Teacher of the Year

Nov 16, 2015 • 52 min

Sean McComb’s rise to thought leadership in the realm of education started decades ago. Growing up outside of Philadelphia, what began as a comfortable childhood was later torn apart by strife. Facing chaos and despair at home, he turned to school as…

40 Bobby Zappala, Business Incubator, Party Thrower, and Reformed Lawyer

Nov 9, 2015 • 43 min

Bobby is the CEO and cofounder of Thrill Mill, Pittsburgh’s premier early-stage incubator/accelerator for entrepreneurs looking to turn that great idea into the next big thing. Thrill Mill, a non-profit organization, accepts applications annually,…

39 Tim Debyl, Running the Madison Radicals & AUDL Executive Board

Nov 4, 2015 • 37 min

Tim DeByl started the Madison Radicals franchise in the AUDL in 2012 and has coached the team to the championship game of the AUDL playoffs twice. He has leveraged his experience running a marketing and design company for over a decade to make…

38 Dan McCoy, Gold Medal-Winning Paralympic Hockey Stud

Nov 2, 2015 • 37 min

Dan McCoy was born with Spina Bifida, a birth defect caused by the incomplete formation of vertebrae, and hydrocephalus, a medical condition in which there is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain. He’s never let those conditions stop him…

37 Jenn Pharr Davis, Record-Setting Hiker & Author

Oct 28, 2015 • 33 min

Jennifer is the owner and founder of Blue Ridge Hiking Company. The speed-hiker set a new overall thru-hike record on the 2,181-mile Appalachian Trail by completing it in 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes. It was the quickest recorded completion of…

36 Sophia Berman, 3-D Printing Bras at Trusst Lingerie

Oct 26, 2015 • 30 min

Sophia is the CEO and co-founder of Trusst Lingerie, a company that has reengineered the bra for larger-busted women. She left her job as a product manager in August of 2014 to co-found her company and enter the AlphaLab Gear accelerator in…

35 Barry Ritholtz, CIO, Finance Blogger and Podcaster

Oct 23, 2015 • 61 min

Barry L. Ritholtz is the founder and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management. Launched in 2013, is a financial planning and asset management firm, with over $175 million in assets. The firm offers a variety of services to the investing…

34 John Craig, Professional Photographer & Beauty Within Foundation

Oct 21, 2015 • 31 min

Want to learn about the photography business? What about a creative foundation aimed at empowering women and sharing impactful stories? Meet John Craig. John has been a photographer for over 25 years and has photographed everything from weddings…

33 Scott Wolovich, Founder of New Sun Rising

Oct 14, 2015 • 38 min

Scott Wolovich started New Sun Rising to help incubate social enterprises and artists in the greater Pittsburgh area. The organization’s mission is to empower creative projects in the Pittsburgh region through fiscal sponsorship, mentoring, and…

31 Alan Charness on retiring at 35

Oct 7, 2015 • 37 min

Alan shared an hour of his time to explain how he was able to retire at 35 and lays out the principles by which he lived. Alan’s three core principles Keep your spending in check so you save a lot - preferably by automating your savings Seek out…

30 Mark Harris, Political Strategist & Co-founder at Cold Spark Media

Oct 5, 2015 • 47 min

Mark is a partner at a public relations and advertising agency based in Pittsburgh. He helps clients achieve results in a multitude of difficult environments. In episode 30, he talks about running a boutique advertising and public affairs firm that…

29 Erik Kulick, Wilderness Survival Expert & Owner of True North Wilderness Survival School

Sep 30, 2015 • 31 min

Erik Kulick is the owner, founder and chief instructor of the True North Wilderness Survival School. He drew upon his passion for the outdoors and his almost thirty years of teaching experience to found True North in 2011. Growing up as a backpacker…

28 Kate Stolzfus and Emily Levenson, Co-founders of Propelle

Sep 28, 2015 • 39 min

Kate and Emily founded Propelle in 2011, with the mission of bringing together the amazing female entrepreneurs in their community and to provide the tools and resources necessary to help women grow and evolve, both personally and professionally….

27 Henry Thorne, CTO & Co-founder of 4moms and USA Ultimate board member

Sep 23, 2015 • 58 min

Henry Thorne serves as a Mentor at AlphaLab Gear. He founded Aethon Inc. in 1997 and served as its President. He co-founded Thorley Industries LLC in 2005 and serves as its Chief Technology Officer. Henry is a mechanical engineer, electrical engineer,…

25 Evan Lepler, The Voice of Ultimate & the AUDL

Sep 16, 2015 • 59 min

Evan Lepler is the AUDL’s lead play-by-play announcer for ESPN3. He also calls games for USA Ultimate’s Triple Crown Tour and College Championships. His goal is to introduce more casual sports fans to ultimate, and getting league games broadcast…

24 Michael Batnick, Irrelevant Investor & Director of Research at Ritholtz Wealth Management

Sep 9, 2015 • 27 min

As Director of Research, Michael Batnick spends much of his time reading research publications and keeping abreast of the latest trends in the industry. He assists Barry Ritholtz and Joshua Brown with portfolio management and data analytics and works…

23 Nathan Chan, Starting a Digital Magazine & Interviewing Richard Branson

Sep 2, 2015 • 45 min

Nathan Chan is the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Foundr, a digital magazine for entrepreneurs. He launched the magazine in 2013 on Apple Newsstand and the Google Play Store and quickly built it into a 6-figure business. He has interviewed top…

22 Qxhna Titcomb, Organizer of the All-Star Ultimate Tour and Owner Five Ultimate & Seattle Cascades

Aug 31, 2015 • 43 min

Qxhna Titcomb was born the youngest sibling of a family that loves the sport of ultimate. In 2006, she and her siblings created the ultimate frisbee apparel company . The company’s mission? To “serve the sport of ultimate”. Over the next decade,…

21 Josh Lucas, Founder WorkHardPgh

Aug 26, 2015 • 36 min

Josh is the founder of Work Hard Pittsburgh formerly The Hardware Store. He is dedicated to making entrepreneurial opportunities available to underserved populations and demographics. Before starting the Work Hard Pittsburgh, Josh ran several startups…

20 Aaron Recaps the First 2 Months

Aug 24, 2015 • 24 min

Episode twenty recaps the launch of the show and the lessons I have learned along the way. Thank you so much for listening! Many more episodes to come. What I’ve learned Just Do It One of the hardest parts was getting started, I…

19 Ken Kaminski, Aero Ultimate President

Aug 19, 2015 • 47 min

Ken began playing Ultimate in the summer of 2007 and found leadership opportunity in organizing his high school ultimate club. Attending Kettering University in 2009, Ken quickly worked on establishing a team, pursuing varsity status and full funding…

18 Melissa Witmer, Ultimate Athlete Project Strength and Conditioning

Aug 17, 2015 • 42 min

Melissa is an NCSA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist who, through her online business The Ultimate Athlete Project, is on a mission to improve the training techniques of folks in the ultimate frisbee community. With a background…

17 Isaac Saul, Editor of A Plus and Master of halftime speeches

Aug 12, 2015 • 71 min

Isaac is currently an editor at A Plus, a digital media company co-founded by Ashton Kutcher. The site features stories that make a difference and create positive change that, in less than a year, has reached an audience of approximately 50 million…

16 Zach Malone, Draper Triangle Ventures

Aug 10, 2015 • 30 min

Zach is an Associate at Draper Triangle Ventures where he helps identify and conduct due diligence on potential investments. He spends his days meeting with entrepreneurs, attending tech-community events, and developing relationships in the…

13 Victor Jimenez, Cycling Entrepreneur and Podcaster

Jul 31, 2015 • 40 min

Victor is a recognized technical cycling expert and is co-host of the top-ranked podcast, . Which has a worldwide audience and downloaded by more than 40k listeners each month and over 2 million lifetime listeners. Victor also created several online…

12 Scott Rogerson, CEO of Community Elf

Jul 29, 2015 • 66 min

Scott Rogerson, Chief Executive Officer at Community Elf, specializes in strategic and business planning, data-driven decision making, process improvement, security, management, and compliance, as well as the development of custom applications for…

9 Po-Shen Loh, Founder of Expii, US Math Team Lead & CMU Professor

Jul 23, 2015 • 66 min

Po Shen Loh took an hour out of his day to sit down with the Going Deep podcast and discuss his company Expii that helps students learn difficult STEM topics. He represented the USA Math team at the International Mathematical…

8 Jason Miller, Side Hustling to Promote Active Cities

Jul 22, 2015 • 64 min

Jason is true kid at heart. Anything that involves play or being active is fair game for him. This very well could explain the hobbies and career path he’s taken throughout the years. In his professional life, Jason serves as the Assistant Director…

5 Charlie Eisenhood, Editor-in-Chief & Founder of Ultiworld

Jul 16, 2015 • 74 min

Charlie Eisenhood is the Editor and Founder of , “the premier media site for the sport of ultimate”. Charlie started in 2012 after graduating cum laude from NYU with a degree in economic theory. He grew up in Albuquerque, New…

3 Larry Gioia, Technology Strategist & Adaptive Paddling Proponent at Dynamic Paddlers

Jul 10, 2015 • 51 min

Meet the Mark Cuban of Pittsburgh

2 Michael “Mick” Van Ness, ZeroSixEight and Big Brothers/Big Sisters

Jul 8, 2015 • 72 min

Aaron and Mick go deep on second chances.

00 Introduction to the Show

Jul 5, 2015 • 11 min

Aaron lays out his plans for the show. Be sure to check out Twitter @AaronWatson59 Snapchat aaron_watson Please subscribe, like and leave us a review!