Middle Tech

Justin Hall of BitSource and Awesome Inc U sees the benefit of a technically skilled workforce for the modern era and is changing the landscape of Kentucky labor by teaching coding to everyone: from seasoned minors to young children. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Josh Lau of Lexington-based Nymbl Systems is changing the game for a myriad of businesses with his practice management software. But after raising money and building a team, the company is thinking about getting out of Lexington for a number of reasons. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Dean Crockett and Danny Perry both specialize in new forms of digital media and are based in Lexington, highlighting the continued top-caliber creatives that come out of the area. On this episode we talk everything from motion graphics, to drones, to content quantity, to VR, and so much more. Learn about what's next for Lexington creatives. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Abigail Cheek and Adie Preston got the idea for DoseDefense, a physical in-bottle pill limiter, after a scary family incident with Abigail's brother. Years later, after help from Kentucky's GSE and other organizations, these two young entrepreneurs are working to make their invention as ubiquitous as the current child lock on the pill bottle. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

In this episode we each discuss our backgrounds and experiences leading up to Middle Tech and why we're interested in entrepreneurship in Kentucky and beyond. We each have unique perspectives, so what are they? Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Odds are, you or someone you know has had a sports related concussion. Did you know the majority of concussions are not reported and the ones that are were likely not electronically documented for future reference? It's a huge issue in the medical space and the consequences of poor data management around concussions could lead to devastating brain trauma for athletes. Kate Van Pelt, Doug Van Pelt, and James McCullum are working hard to improve the space and they explain it all on this podcast. Take a listen to hear their story and where plan on taking Synaptek in the future!  Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Awesome Inc just finished up Lexington Entrepreneurship Day which is one of their biggest events of the year. On this episode, Keith McMunn, Garrett Fahrbach, and Evan will give you a behind the scenes look into what it takes to make an event like that happen and we will recap 5 Across, a pitch competition where 5 companies have 5 minutes to pitch for a prize of $500 and a chance to make it to the finals.  Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Microsoft US CTO Jennifer Byrne announced a multi-year, multifaceted partnership to embrace automation and act as a model for creating the smart city of the future. This landmark partnership will focus on AI, IoT, and Data Science and has the potential to impact the region for generations, if it's done right. Nate and Evan give their takes on this episode. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

WeatherCheck is Kentucky's first ever YC company, and they're changing how consumers and insurance providers alike check for property damage and handle claims. We talk to Co-Founder and CEO Demetrius Gray in this episode to learn about his career journey and starting the Louisville-based company. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

We sit down with Joe Barnard of BPS Space to discuss how his company that started as a project to get a job at SpaceX turned into a full-fledged business building small-scale reusable rockets. Visit us at middletechpod.com Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod  Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Evan interviews Lexington entrepreneurship mainstay (and his current boss) Randall Stevens, Founder of AVAIL, ArchVision, Base 110, Base 163, and more about his journey and where he sees the Lexington community moving forward. Visit us at middletechpod.com Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod  Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Alex Reed, Co-Founder and CMO of Truman's, joins the show this week to talk about his journey from the University of Kentucky to Big Ass Fans to starting a cheeky brand that is innovating in the consumer cleaning space. Learn more about Truman's at trumans.com and follow on social @trumanscleans! Visit us at middletechpod.com Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod  Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

This week we sit down to discuss all the stories happening in the Kentucky tech and entrepreneurship scene: Xometry raises $50 million BatBNB raises $100,000 on Shark Tank Amazon breaks ground at CVG And more. In addition, after recording, previous guest VividCharts was awarded a $250,000 investment as the winner of ServiceNow's CreatorCon Challenge! Visit us at middletechpod.com Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod  Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

This week we're thrilled to be joined by Dave Knox: Cincinnati entrepreneur, author, and investor. Dave covers topics including his career, the Cincy startup community, The Brandery accelerator, and his book Predicting the Turn. Learn more about Dave at predictingtheturn.com! Visit us at middletechpod.com Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod  Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

As the world gets more demanding, we're demanding more flexibility from our spaces and services. That's why we're talking about The We Company this week, as they file for an IPO, and look forward to the continuing growth of the Space as a Service model. We also look at how WeWork is or is not influencing smaller markets like Lexington. Visit us at middletechpod.com Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod  Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

VividCharts is creating a ServiceNow reporting visualization tool and is headquartered in downtown Lexington! Interesting enough, but they're about to pitch the platform itself for a quarter of a million dollar investment... Visit VividCharts at vividcharts.com Visit us at middletechpod.com Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod  Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to the guys atmiddletechpodcast@gmail.com  Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Is there a culture clash happening in Lexington, KY as the city sits at a tipping point? We think so. Visit us at middletechpod.com Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod  Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to the guys atmiddletechpodcast@gmail.com  Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Nate and Evan are joined this week by Wendy Lea, an esteemed entrepreneur with several major successes, the former CEO of Cincinnati's Cintrifuse, advisor to the Commonwealth’s LEAP Initiative in Louisville, and a Techstars board member. This is a CANNOT MISS episode! Visit us at middletechpod.com Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod  Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to the guys atmiddletechpodcast@gmail.com  Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Nate goes one on one with the Chief Marketing Officer of Keeneland Association, Inc, Christa Marrillia. The Spring Meet this Thursday, April 4th, and the two discuss the changes this year, Keeneland's increasing involvement in the Central Kentucky community, Railbird Fest, and more. Learn more at keeneland.com. Visit us at middletechpod.com Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod  Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to the guys atmiddletechpodcast@gmail.com  Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

We're joined this week by Tatiana Holifield, the VP/Head of Digital Strategy for Pacers Sports & Entertainment. PS&E includes the NBA's Indiana Pacers, the WNBA's Indiana Fever, the G-League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the NBA 2K League's Pacer's Gaming, the Pacers Foundation, Inc., and Banker's Life Fieldhouse. With all of these brands and properties, Tatiana is continually defining and evolving digital strategy for the company. We talk all about her work and what it's like getting it done in Indianapolis. Follow the pacers on social @Pacers. Visit us at middletechpod.com Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod  Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to the guys atmiddletechpodcast@gmail.com  Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_