The Entre Podcast

Wade Foster is the CEO and Co-founder of Zapier, the multi-billion dollar software company that helps people automate things on the internet.

We dive into his full story on how he started Zapier at a Techstars Startup Weekend and was accepted into Y Combinator before raising a seed round from many prominent investors. After the seed round, his company grew organically through its customers without needing any additional capital. We discuss hiring and how startups can build their team culture.

Prior to Zapier, Wade worked as a customer development lead for The Idea Works, Inc. in Missouri. He has degrees in industrial engineering and business administration from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Andrew W. Hannah, MBA – Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Partnership Officer at Othot Inc

Adjunct Professor of Analytics and Entrepreneurship and Executive-In-Residence, University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

Andy and Team founded Othot– an AI-driven Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics company that helps organizations predict, understand and change the future. Othot deploys a proprietary machine learning process and leverages state of the art data mining and analytics tools to develop and sustain “Explainable AI” programs for institutions of higher education clients. Andy is also a Senior Advisor and Faculty member of the International Institute of Analytics – the leading research and advisory organization in the field of data analytics.

Since 2014 Andy has been an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Analytics and an Executive-In-Residence at Pitt Business. His primary responsibilities in these roles include developing and delivering curriculum at the intersection of analytics and entrepreneurship, mentoring students that are creating new ventures, fostering an entrepreneurial environment, and developing students into leaders in the development and deployment business analytics strategies and programs. He is also on the advisory board of Pitt’s Master of Science in Quantitative Economics degree program - an intensive program that prepares students to inform economic decision making with sophisticated data analysis. Andy has also been on the Katz Board of Visitors since 2010.

One of Andy’s greatest passions is building teams that win but that also enable the individuals to reach their potential. Leadership, innovation, vision and ethics are the values he instills in his teams and these are the basic ideals of his actions and communications.

He has been a keynote/guest speaker for the National Academy of Sciences, University of Pittsburgh CBA Commencement, Bayer Material Science Innovation Day, University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) Startup Weekend, Pitt Big Idea Contest (twice) and many others. The topics of his talks include innovation, new venture creation and growth, and international competitiveness. Andy is a regular guest lecturer at Pitt and CMU (where he was an Adjunct Professor of entrepreneurship in the 2000’s).

He holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh with a concentration in Marketing and Finance and a B.S. in Accounting from Penn State and in 2003 completed the Carnegie Mellon University Entrepreneurial Management Program. Andy began his professional career at Deloitte and since 1996 has been a C-level executive (including twice as founding CEO) for five entrepreneurial ventures.

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Brian is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine. He is a strong believer in ongoing personal and professional development, and likes to show others how to use goal-setting to take the lead in their own business.

In this episode Michael Marra dives into Brian's entrepreneurial journey, how he started 1-800- GOT-JUNK?, and what the future holds for Brian.

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Arabian Prince is a songwriter, rapper, producer, DJ and technologist, Arabian is best known for pioneering west coast electro music and being a founding member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted rap group N.W.A. His passion for technology led to him create a 3D animation and special effects studio in the 90’s working with companies like Saban Entertainment and Fox; including 100+ video game titles for Fox interactive and Vivendi Universal. As a consultant, Arabian has advised many companies on bridging the gap between technology and the youth, while bringing new product innovations to market.

Inov8 Next is a product innovation incubator and technology center designed to empower the brightest inventors by leveraging the power of industry experience, strategic resources and advanced mentorship.

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In this episode of The Entre Podcast, Michael Marra and David Meltzer interview Randy Garn, a New York Times Best-Selling Author, Investor, Entrepreneur, and Chief Strategy Officer at Arieli Capital. We hope you enjoy and learn something new!