Engauge's DIG:This Podcast

On this week’s podcast Engauge’s Rene Smith and Chad Elkins speak with Adam Hoffman, Director of Marketing and Community Development at Zaarly, Inc & Maria Joyner, a Zaarly User.

Zaarly is a proximity based, real-time buyer powered market or a virtual bazaar. Buyers make an offer for an immediate need and sellers cash in on an infinite marketplace for items and services they never knew existed, like a Cupcake Singing Telegram.

In this podcast they’ll discuss:

• The idea behind Zaarly
• Growing the company
• User benefits and actual user experiences
• Great uses and helping charity with the services
• Zaarly connection with start-up We & Co
• The City Leader Board
• What’s to come

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On this week’s podcast Engauge’s Katie Melick and Rene Smith speak with Mac Helms, Founder of Tex’s Tacos, part of the Food Truck Phenomenon in Atlanta.

Tex’s Tacos began when Atlanta resident and Texas native Mac Helms shared a meal out west in San Antonio with now business partner Harrison Jones. Helms lamented the lack of his Texas favorites in Atlanta and so the idea was born to bring the tacos to the people.

In this podcast they’ll discuss:

• Where the idea of Tex’s Tacos came from
• The Tex’s Tacos team
• Food truck vs. freestanding restaurant
• Successes and failures
• The use of social media and mobile technology
• The future of Tex’s Tacos

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On this week’s podcast Engauge’s Chad Elkins and Katie Melick speak with Jared Malan, CEO and Co-founder of We&Co, a location-based app for people who provide and enjoy great service.

By encouraging users to build a relationship with their favorite service professionals, We&Co aims to change the way the world says “Thank You.” The We&Co app, currently available to iPhone users, let’s customers thank their favorite server, sommelier, hair stylist – you name it, for a job well done. Businesses can also choose to reward regulars, creating a mutually beneficial relationship for both patron and professional.

In this podcast they’ll discuss:

• The idea behind We&Co
• Growing the company
• User benefits
• We&Co’s connection with start-up Zaarly
• Building out a social graph
• What’s to come

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On this week’s podcast Engauge’s Rene Smith and DrewHawkins speak with Caleb Elston, CEO and Co-founder of Yobongo, a location based app that allows users to chat about common interests in real time.

With users in San Francisco, Austin and New York, Yobongo helps people make new connections by grouping them into chat-rooms based on location and interest. By doing this, Yobongo has opened up a new way for people to meet, create new relationships, and share experiences.

In this podcast they’ll discuss:

• How Yobongo started
• Chat placement
• Engagement and time spent in the app
• Building value and monetization
• New features

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In this week’s podcast, Engauge’s Kaitlyn Dennihy and Rene Smith speak with Jonathan Yagel, Center Midfielder at LifeKraze. Jonathan is in charge of communications within LifeKraze, a social networking website where users share accomplishments, get rewards and encourage others!

LifeKraze motivates users to “live like it counts” by posting descriptions of their activities with images, videos, or links. Other users can then provide virtual encouragement by distributing up to 200 points a day to friends for sharing their activities. These points can be redeemed to get discounts on products and promote an active and healthy lifestyle.

In this podcast they’ll discuss:

• How LifeKraze works
• The benefits of using LifeKraze
• LifeKraze growth
• What differentiates LifeKraze
• How LifeKraze works with brands

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