Shop Smartie with Martie: Louise Fritjofsson with Scott Hartley
In this episode, four‑time founder Louise Fritjofsson discusses Marty, a two‑sided marketplace that rescues surplus food and household goods, selling them at 40‑80% off to consumers while reducing waste. She explains how Marty leverages technology—especially the Marty Agentic Trade Engine—to analyze thousands of SKUs weekly, enabling a tiny buying team to efficiently source overstock and match it to shopper preferences. The conversation also covers the company’s growth strategy of partnering with aspirational brands to attract affluent, primarily female shoppers, and how AI is amplifying their operational speed and scalability.
Not My First Rodeo: Alfie Pearce-Higgins with Jenny Fielding
In this episode, co‑founder and CEO Alfie Pearce‑Higgins walks through his unconventional path from finance and international development to launching Rodeo, a London‑based startup that uses AI to give job seekers personalized career planning tools. He explains how traditional job...
Maro of the Minds: Kenzie Butera Davis with Jenny Fielding
In this episode, founder Kenzie Butera Davis discusses Morrow, a platform that provides early‑intervention mental‑health screening and risk detection for K‑12 students. She traces her journey from nonprofit work and accelerator experience to launching Morrow, highlighting a pivotal win at...
The Ultimate Revive-Al: Allison Lee with Jenny Fielding
In this episode, co‑founder and CEO Alison Lee walks through Revive’s evolution from a fitting‑room tech startup (originally called Hamster) to a full‑stack virtual tailoring, refurbishment, and resale platform that helps fashion brands cut returns, recover damaged inventory, and sell...
The Car Warranty Chaiz: Reto Bolliger with Harm-Julian Schumacher
In this episode, Julian interviews Reto Bolliger, co‑founder and CEO of Chase, an online marketplace that lets consumers compare and purchase extended car warranties at prices up to 40% lower than dealership offers. Reto shares his eclectic entrepreneurial journey—from classical...
Riding the Wave: Helaine Knapp with Pau Sabria
In this episode, Helaine Knapp shares how she translated tech‑startup playbooks from her roles at Buddy Media and Olapic into building CityRow, a brick‑and‑mortar rowing fitness franchise that was later acquired. She examines the rise and fall of the connected‑fitness...