PHX Founders
by Gregg Scoresby
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Why Great Founders Obsess Over the Problem, Not the Product
Why Great Founders Obsess Over the Problem, Not the Product
About this podcast
We sit down with remarkable founders who are making Phoenix a top software city. In these interviews, we dig in to the highs and lows of company building, and get a little vulnerable to find out what makes these founders keep going.
The PHX Founders Podcast is a production of PHX FWD.
PHX FWD is on a mission to prove Phoenix a top city for sustainable, high growth software companies to start, scale, and succeed. We've seen firsthand how software ventures can be a force for good for individuals, families, and communities.
We believe Phoenix is the best city to start a company, with the best talent, and without a doubt the very best company builders. Watch us prove it.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 29 episodes
- Why Great Founders Obsess Over the Problem, Not the Product · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 5In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Jeff to talk about the lessons he learned building companies, starting from a working class…
- AI for Apartments: How Jacob Carter Built Nurture Boss · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 4In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Jacob Carter, founder of Nurture Boss, to talk about building one of the leading AI platforms in the…
- Focus Wins: How STAX AI Found Product Market Fit · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 3In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Naru, founder of STAX AI, to discuss the real journey to product-market fit. STAX AI didn’t…
- How Josh Turley Refounded RTA Fleet · 58 min · Season 3 Episode 2What does it take to refound a company and rebuild its culture? In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Josh Turley, CEO of RTA Fleet, to…
- How Reid Hiatt Built Tactic and Navigated the Challenges of Scaling a Startup During COVID · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 1In this episode of the PHX Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Reid Hiatt founder of Tactic, to talk about what it takes to build and scale a startup. Reid shares the…
- From Startup Grit to Culture-Driven Growth: Trevor Larson on Building Nectar · 56 minIn this episode of the Phoenix Founders Podcast, we sit down with Trevor Larson, Co-Founder and CEO of Nectar, to explore how employee recognition fuels engagement and retention…
- Scaling with Heart: How Culture Fuels High-Growth Companies with Anita Grantham of BambooHR · 45 minIn this episode of the Phoenix Founders Podcast, we sit down with Anita Grantham, Head of HR at BambooHR, to explore the critical role of culture in high-growth companies. With a…
- From Side Hustles & Cold Emails to CRM Powerhouse: Cayden Phipps and Kieran O’Brien on Building and Scaling Shopgenie · 1 h 15 minIn this episode of the Phoenix Founders Podcast, we sat down with Cayden Phipps and Kieran O’Brien, co-founders of ShopGenie, to discuss their journey of building an innovative…
- From CIO to Climate Tech Pioneer: Kentaro Kawamori on Building Persefoni and Raising $175M · 48 minIn this episode of the Phoenix Founders Podcast, we sat down with Kentaro Kawamori, CEO of Persefoni to discuss his entrepreneurial journey and the impressive development of his…
- PHX Founders interview with Clate Mask, Co-Founder & CEO of Keap · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 6Before Phoenix became one of the fastest growing tech markets in the country, we had a handful of visionary, ambitious founders building software companies. One of them is Clate…
- PHX Founders Interview with Rachel Mertensmyer & Elizabeth Furst, Co-Founders of Rivia Health · 1 h 6 min · Season 2 Episode 5When Rachel started working on a solution to the headache that is patient payments in healthcare, she knew she had a tall mountain to climb. And climbing is always easier when…
- PHX Founders Interview with Bryce Deeney, CEO & Founder of Equipifi · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 4Few things can prepare someone for being a founder. But poker might be one of the exceptions. In this interview with Bryce Deeney, founder and CEO of Equipifi, Gregg learned that…
- PHX Founders Interview with Cindy Jordan, Founder and CEO of Pyx Health · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 3When we think about the worst epidemics in this country, “loneliness” doesn’t usually top the list. But it should. 44 million Americans struggle with loneliness. And not just…
- PHX Founders interview with Anthony Kennada, Founder and CEO of AudiencePlus · 1 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 2Anthony Kennada tells us his story of learning how to be resilient. He got bit by the startup bug early in his career, working for some of the fastest growing tech companies in…
- PHX Founders interview with Matthew Pittinsky, CEO of Parchment · 1 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 1We kick off Season 2 of the PHX Founders Podcast with one of the most successful founders in Arizona, Matthew Pitinsky, CEO of Parchment. Matthew found tremendous success with…
- PHX Founders Interview with Chris and Jonathan Ronzio · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 12In our final episode from S1 of the PHX Founders Podcast, we continue our conversation with Chris Ronzio, founder and CEO of Trainual, and we're also joined by his co-founder…
- PHX Founders Interview with Chris Ronzio, Part 2 · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 11Our conversation with Chris veered into some interesting places. From starting any business he could imagine as a kid, to learning to live with Type 1 Diabetes, to distance…
- PHX Founders Interview with Chris Ronzio, Part 1 · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 10It’s hard to be around Chris Ronzio, founder and CEO of Trainual, and not feel energized. He brings that excited, passionate energy everywhere he goes, and it’s infections. He’s…
- PHX Founders Interview with Scarlett Spring, Part 2 · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 9Scarlett Spring is building a software company in a sector of healthcare that is notoriously underfunded and difficult to navigate. Or is it? Scarlett might know something about…
- PHX Founders Interview with Scarlett Spring, Part 1 · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 8When you’re a seasoned healthcare executive, biotech founder, and prominent board member, starting a software company should feel easy, right? When you’re Scarlett Spring…
