Building The Future Podcast

Brian Bailys, founder, is in recovery from substance use disorder. He has been a certified public accountant since 1983. In 1993, Brian formed The Bailys Group, a consulting firm, to provide tax and financial planning services. Brian also has been involved in many aspects of private equity, including investment analysis, due diligence and transaction structure. http://ourascent.com https://www.facebook.com/OurAscentApp/?ref=hl https://twitter.com/_Ascent_ https://www.linkedin.com/company/our-ascent?trk=biz-companies-cym

How did I become a lecturer in one of the most prestigious medical universities in Japan, when I failed all of my school examinations, and left school at 17 virtually illiterate? The story of my life reflects much of what is wrong with education today, as it did when I was a child. The answer to the above question is presented in the accompanying five books. The writing of these books, and the 20 years of research that went behind them, was given impetus when I overheard a teacher remark how stupid the children were in his class. The children, I interrupted him, were not stupid. It was simply that they did not understand what he meant. The teacher responded by telling me there was nothing wrong with the way he taught, and that his students were more or less born the way he marked and so graded them. The problem is that the teacher did not understand what I meant. It was to explain what intelligence is, how it develops, and why it is not what we think it is that I devoted 20 years in research to produce these now six books. The danger, and our failing in this, is that we do not realise that the ways we educate children today are based on a modified design that is 100 years out of date. Very simple, we do not now educate our children for the kind of world they will most likely live and work in. I now travel as much as I can about the world demonstrating the new system of teaching I have designed, and show the need to change the curriculum. We need to teach children how to think the moment they enter the school system, so that we can help them leave with higher grades and a greater understanding of their responsibility first to themselves, then their society and then to our planet. For it is these children that will make the decisions that will affect later generations. For my part, I would briefly explain here that two years after I had left school, as a complete failure, I went back into education, and after three years of study passed all of 14 examinations with an average pass of 96%. Having qualified with distinction as an electronics engineer, and noted as the best student in my first year, I went to sea and so through a host of experiences of people, countries, jobs, and life. http://andersenroy.com

Born and raised in West Philadelphia and currently residing in Southern California, Nareg’s humble approach and passionate drive are some of the markups within his DNA. An endless student in many aspects of life, Nareg is always striving on “how to make it better” using both conventional and unconventional approaches to problem-solving. Nareg started his career eight years ago as a hardware and software tech with Apple Computers. After about 3 years with Apple, he left and co-founded Entrance Studios, a video/marketing based startup company. Entrance Studios collaborated with many early stage startup companies in developing different types of online marketing campaigns--this enabled Nareg to collaborate with many teams and learn different types of strategies through more than one perspective. To date, Nareg has been involved in developing nearly 20 different types of startup companies and non-profit organizations - both in the US and abroad. Within the last few years Nareg has held positions within SaaS-based startup companies serving as CTO, COO, business development, a consultant and providing mentorship. Armenia is also a significant part of Nareg’s identity. His ancestral homeland became a place where he would spend a few months at a time during his college years volunteering for non-profit organizations. Throughout the years Armenia also would become one of Nareg's most favorite vacation destinations. Naturally he always dreamed Armenia would one day be an extension of his professional career - into years down the road this idea becoming a reality. Since 2012, Nareg has invested much of his time both in and out of Armenia advising and consulting both for-profit and non-profit organizations. Stay true, never get old, and always be passionate is what Nareg lives by. This reminder has helped achieve many milestones both in his professional and personal life. When Nareg is taking a break from work he's either planning a trip, surfing the web, playing the guitar, barbecuing, or taking photographs. The collection of images seen below are some of Nareg's most recently edited photographs. http://www.naregso.com/

Michael Williamson is an accomplished technologist and business analyst with more than eighteen years in software development. In September of 2015, Longleaf Solutions merged with CaseNEX/Datacation supported by an investment from LLR Partners. Prior to Longleaf Solutions, Michael served as President of Horizon Software International. Horizon, initially founded in 1992 by Michael's father, became one of the largest institutionalized food service technology companies in the world, currently installed in some 18,000 facilities worldwide. Michael served as President until his resignation in 2010 to start Longleaf Solutions. Michael founded Longleaf Solutions to meet the growing challenges that educators face managing disparate data across many systems. https://ioeducation.com https://twitter.com/ioeducation https://www.facebook.com/ioeducation https://www.linkedin.com/company/io-education

We're a team of coffee connoisseurs looking to shake things up with the world's first smart coffee mug. Currently the coffee industry is pretty much ruled by giants. Well, we are far from a giant, but we aim to make a big impact. The environment is drastically impacted by the 11 Billion, non-recyclable, plastic K-Cups put into the earth each year. We want to provide a recyclable alternative that can help reduce some of our impact on our planet. Secondly, we want to make your experience with coffee as perfect as possible. Mug Specs: • Height: 9.5" with battery or 6.75" without • Weight: 1.7lbs with battery, 0.75lbs without • Fits in all standard cup holders • 2 temperature settings: 150° F and 160° F • Time to brew: 4-8 minutes • Volume: 10 fluid ounces • Battery: 45 minutes to recharge http://www.heyjoecoffee.com/ https://twitter.com/heyjoebeans

Steve Greenfield is a graduate of the 2004 EvMBA program and received his undergraduate degree from York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Emory Alumni Board and has actively served on the Goizueta Alumni Board, rolling off as past president in July 2014. Steve recently left his position as vice president of product development for Atlanta-based AutoTrader.com to start his own business, Automotive Ventures. He currently co-leads the Emory Entrepreneur Network with Sarah O’Brien 03B. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevegreenfield416 http://www.automotive.ventures http://www.carlingo.com

Spirit was initially created by our Co-Founder, Connor Ford, when he was a sophomore at Mount Pisgah Christian School in Johns Creek, GA. It evolved through a vision for enhancing communication between faculty and students, and creating the perfect platform to engage them in school life. Today Spirit is increasing participation in extra-curricular activities, bridging the communication gap between school administration and the student body, and giving a huge boost to school spirit and pride. https://www.spiritapp.co https://www.facebook.com/spiritappllc https://twitter.com/spiritappllc https://www.linkedin.com/company/spirit-app-llc

Growing up heavily involved in athletics I have always wanted to make my impact to that world. I am excited to bring technology and the youth sports world together which really allow me to combine my two passions. http://www.moxiesports.com https://twitter.com/MoxieSportsInc https://www.facebook.com/moxiesports

Erik Caso is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Entangled Media, a San Diego-based consumer software company and maker of younity, a patented personal media streaming platform that allows consumers to access, stream and share all owned files and media libraries across multiple devices. Erik brings over 15 years of industry leadership, product management expertise, and executive management experience to his role. Erik oversees company strategy for Entangled Media, driving organization development, marketing strategy and product innovation. He has also led the company through the company’s West Coast expansion and multiple funding rounds. Prior to founding Entangled Media and launching younity, Erik was founder and principle consultant for Blueprint, where he advised large multinational software companies and emerging startups on go-to-market strategies, business process optimization, risk management and security. Erik’s passion for unique business and security solutions is evident through his work at NT OBJECTives, Inc., acquired by Rapid7, NASDAQ: RPD, where he was co-founder and president, and Foundstone, acquired by McAfee. In these roles, Erik launched industry-leading technology with marquis reference customers including Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Intuit, Oracle, NASDAQ, the US Navy, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, and dozens of Global 2000 customers. Erik is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), in San Luis Obispo, where he studied Finance and Economics. When Erik isn’t at work, he enjoys outdoor recreation including surfing and snowboarding. https://www.getyounity.com https://www.facebook.com/getyounity https://twitter.com/getyounity

Karen is a proud Atlanta native who has the honor of managing our incredible team and beautiful space. Karen is the voice of the Village, developing the culture and resources needed to keep 250+ startups running strong. From spearheading strategic marketing initiatives, organizing member events, and connecting with investors and sponsors, Karen has her finger on the Village pulse. She is passionate about well crafted emails, paying it forward, and relationship building. Karen also loves Vanilla Ice lyrics, great wit, and podcasts. What I wanted to be when I grew up: a photographer for National Geographic. Two truths, one lie: I led adventure trips in Australia, have founded a non-profit, and auditioned for American Idol. http://atlantatechvillage.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenchoughton https://twitter.com/kc_houghton

As a marketing and communications strategist with over a decade of strategic experience in B2B and B2C markets, Tami joined SalesLoft to scale the marketing team and lead branding, customer marketing, content marketing, and lead generation initiatives across multiple platforms. Tami delivers branding insights and channels collaborative discussion among internal and external audiences. A champion for guerilla marketing and taking big risks to gain traction in a dynamic market, Tami was named the 2014 B2B Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Marketing Innovator of the Year. A former NCAA Division 1 collegiate tennis player and All-Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete, Tami believes in the strength of collaboration and exudes passion for her career and teammates. She serves on the executive board for the Kula Project and the Global Conservation Corps, is an advocate for rhino conservation in Southern Africa, and drives the empowerment of women-led, business initiatives through mentorship programs. Rooted firmly in South African soil, Tami now calls Atlanta home, a city she believes holds exponential potential and a distinct flavor of home. A philanthropist, humanitarian, traveller, and perpetual optimist - join the conversation online @localATLast https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamimcqueen https://salesloft.com/

Nash is CEO & co-founder of Vallie, UK’s first on-demand parking service. Vallie launched in Nov 2015 to widespread acclaim and has gone on to expand its service through all of Central London. Prior to Vallie, Nash was CEO of G&R Technologies Ltd, where he grew the ad network to manage nearly a billion ads per month before it was acquired. Nash has been an active tech investor and startup advisor. He has invested in over 20 startups personally and through the fund he co-founded, Inflection Ventures. Prior to being an entrepreneur, Nash was Head of Mobile Ad Operations for Asia-Pacific at Google and a senior sales manager at Google USA. Nash was also an early team member at AdMob before it was acquired by Google. He started his career within Google’s AdWords sales team in 2007. Nash has a degree from Columbia University and was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He currently resides in London with his wife. https://www.vallie.co.uk https://twitter.com/valliemycar https://www.facebook.com/Vallie-468452029988177

Bolt Motorbikes Founder, Nathan Jauvtis, has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and has always had a passion for reducing our environmental impact, including founding non-profit A-Day-Without-Driving, a grassroots movement dedicated to educating the world about how we can decrease our carbon footprint. His passion for the environment has been one of the driving forces to create Bolt Motorbikes. As part of the core team at Zero Motorcycles, his contributions led to the production scale of their flagship X-model. Company background: Getting around a city is a real pain. Whether it’s nasty pollution or congested streets, innovations are coming to change the way people get around their cities. Bolt Motorbikes' first product, the M-1, is a smart, fully-electric motorbike that is fun and easy to ride. It is the highest performance and most motorcycle-like experience of any electric bicycle in production and it has the lowest barrier to entry of any motorcycle (gas or electric). The M-1 combines the fun and thrill of a motorcycle with the approachability of a bicycle. http://www.boltmotorbikes.com/ https://twitter.com/boltmotorbikes

Roland Ligtenberg, Co-Founder and VP of Growth and Business Development at HouseCall Pro, is passionate about finding scalable growth channels and mobile technology. HouseCall Pro is revolutionizing the home services industry by offering a cutting-edge SaaS platform for home service professionals to streamline business processes. Its sister app, HouseCall, is a mobile marketplace that makes it easy to book, schedule, and pay for home maintenance. Roland and the rest of the founding team behind HouseCall Pro met while founding a context awareness technology SDK, Gimbal, at Qualcomm Labs. After launching HouseCall, the free app for homeowners, the founders realized the need for an advanced, all-in-one mobile software program for field service management, so HouseCall Pro became the main focus. Through Roland's implementation of growth strategies and channel development, HouseCall Pro has grown from a small startup of five people to a company supporting thousands of home service professionals. http://tryhousecall.com/ https://twitter.com/housecall https://www.facebook.com/HouseCallApp

Robin is tasked with scaling the WaterSmart business and leads the team to improve water-use and operational efficiency for municipal and investor-owned water utilities globally. He has over twenty years of experience in leveraging technology to solve global problems. Prior to WaterSmart, Robin was CEO of Terracotta Inc., a big data software provider. He joined Terracotta from TIBCO Software Inc., a leader in analytics and infrastructure software, during which time he established and grew businesses in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. He also served on the boards of Software AG and DataSynapse Inc. Earlier in his career, he was an analyst, consultant and salesperson in capital markets technology. Robin graduated with honors in Economics & Italian Studies from Lancaster University in the UK. http://www.watersmart.com/ https://twitter.com/GetWaterSmart https://www.linkedin.com/company/852570 https://www.facebook.com/WaterSmartSoftware

Michael McAleenan is a Florida native, born and raised in the small beach town of New Smyrna. He's an avid surfer and he loves being on the water. Throughout his career he's started a number of businesses, from agricultural maintenance to his newest adventure in technology development Venue VIking! https://venueviking.com/ http://www.stationhousestpete.com/

Professional highlights 1. Amp Incorporated (now TE Connectivity) – Managed AMP’s GM accounts in Ohio, Delco Air, Delco Products, Delco Moraine, Inland, Frigidaire, responsibilities included connectors, subsystems, switches, fiber optics and other products for Amp’s largest auto-machine accounts. 2. Molex – Marketing Manager Data Division – lead the McKinsey restructuring team to restructure Molex from a product focused company into a customer based company, directed the company away from consumer durables to professional electronics (computer, telecom, datacom), created the Data Division, developed the product that remains their #1 seller over 20 years later, grew sales from $90M to over $2B, with the Data Division doing 20%+ net profit, won numerous company awards. 3. Crane Electronics (now Crane Connectors) – founder, President, developed and sold electronics components and subsystems for the military, telecom, datacom and computers, the company is still profitable over 30+ years later and left to create Compass. 4. Compass – single-handedly developed the world’s most advanced connector system and sold multi-million dollar licenses to 3M, LG and Litton (acquired by Northrop Grumman). 5. The Panda Project – founder, CEO, created the world’s best personal computers and servers, was the #1 IPO of 1996, disrupted the market so much that the company ran afoul of Intel and Microsoft, was the victim of a stock manipulation scheme aided by illegal activities of a major bracket firm forcing the sale of the company to a Silicon Valley venture firm in 1999, but saw no positive return on stock due to a series of missteps by the management team installed by the venture capitalists, never equaling the sales achieved by Panda. 6. Founded NewGuard Entertainment Corp in 2006 to develop content for the changing media landscape. The premier property developed and ready for full launch is World Moto Clash, on track for a $1B+ valuation. 7. Founded the Silicon Valley Incubator to launch large scale firms in hardware, entertainment content and consumer products. 8. In 2015, Crane founded the Cyber Security Incubator when he realized unless the industry started doing a better job, none of the internet would matter and much of our military might wouldn’t either. Achievements 1. Over 100 patents granted in computer architecture, semiconductor technology, robotics, thermodynamics and interconnect technology. 2. Won the ID Magazine and International Design Yearbook annual design awards. 3. Products designed by Crane have been displayed at the San Francisco MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum and the Modern Museum in Bremen, Germany. 4. Won product and marketing awards at Comdex, CeBIT, PC Expo and the Consumer Electronics show. 5. Jean Novell picked a Crane computer design as one of the top science/art object in the world. 6. Crane has been interviewed on NPR, CNBC, NBC and CNN regarding technology and products. 7. An accomplished Superbike racer and team owner for over 30 years, consistently finishing high up in the national standings. 8. Formerly High-Performance editor for BMW News. 9. Currently developing several TV and film properties associated with World Moto Clash. 10. Crane was an accomplished guitar player and DJ at Washington & Lee University radio while studying electrical engineering and playing varsity athletics at the Virginia Military Institute. 11. He has also developed a TV series, Vultures in the Valley, which is currently being developed for ITV Global. www.worldmotoclash.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/stanfordcrane

Professional highlights 1. Amp Incorporated (now TE Connectivity) – Managed AMP’s GM accounts in Ohio, Delco Air, Delco Products, Delco Moraine, Inland, Frigidaire, responsibilities included connectors, subsystems, switches, fiber optics and other products for Amp’s largest auto-machine accounts. 2. Molex – Marketing Manager Data Division – lead the McKinsey restructuring team to restructure Molex from a product focused company into a customer based company, directed the company away from consumer durables to professional electronics (computer, telecom, datacom), created the Data Division, developed the product that remains their #1 seller over 20 years later, grew sales from $90M to over $2B, with the Data Division doing 20%+ net profit, won numerous company awards. 3. Crane Electronics (now Crane Connectors) – founder, President, developed and sold electronics components and subsystems for the military, telecom, datacom and computers, the company is still profitable over 30+ years later and left to create Compass. 4. Compass – single-handedly developed the world’s most advanced connector system and sold multi-million dollar licenses to 3M, LG and Litton (acquired by Northrop Grumman). 5. The Panda Project – founder, CEO, created the world’s best personal computers and servers, was the #1 IPO of 1996, disrupted the market so much that the company ran afoul of Intel and Microsoft, was the victim of a stock manipulation scheme aided by illegal activities of a major bracket firm forcing the sale of the company to a Silicon Valley venture firm in 1999, but saw no positive return on stock due to a series of missteps by the management team installed by the venture capitalists, never equaling the sales achieved by Panda. 6. Founded NewGuard Entertainment Corp in 2006 to develop content for the changing media landscape. The premier property developed and ready for full launch is World Moto Clash, on track for a $1B+ valuation. 7. Founded the Silicon Valley Incubator to launch large scale firms in hardware, entertainment content and consumer products. 8. In 2015, Crane founded the Cyber Security Incubator when he realized unless the industry started doing a better job, none of the internet would matter and much of our military might wouldn’t either. Achievements 1. Over 100 patents granted in computer architecture, semiconductor technology, robotics, thermodynamics and interconnect technology. 2. Won the ID Magazine and International Design Yearbook annual design awards. 3. Products designed by Crane have been displayed at the San Francisco MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum and the Modern Museum in Bremen, Germany. 4. Won product and marketing awards at Comdex, CeBIT, PC Expo and the Consumer Electronics show. 5. Jean Novell picked a Crane computer design as one of the top science/art object in the world. 6. Crane has been interviewed on NPR, CNBC, NBC and CNN regarding technology and products. 7. An accomplished Superbike racer and team owner for over 30 years, consistently finishing high up in the national standings. 8. Formerly High-Performance editor for BMW News. 9. Currently developing several TV and film properties associated with World Moto Clash. 10. Crane was an accomplished guitar player and DJ at Washington & Lee University radio while studying electrical engineering and playing varsity athletics at the Virginia Military Institute. 11. He has also developed a TV series, Vultures in the Valley, which is currently being developed for ITV Global. http://www.worldmotoclash.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanfordcrane

Company Profile We set the seed bed for innovative thinking, providing worldwide incentive challenges open to anyone with the drive to create something unique. From the winning MVP concepts will emerge a company built on the creator’s vision and Fast Track’s execution expertise, capital investment and management services. Mission Fast Track forges unique MVPs into successful companies. Applying a proven business approach, we empower disruptive ideas with seed investment, execution expertise and market experience. https://fasttrack.vc/ https://twitter.com/fasttrackvc https://www.facebook.com/FastTrack.vc https://ca.linkedin.com/in/david-little-56757996

As a self-described unconventional CEO and driven entrepreneur, Mike Tatar is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of VyonCloud, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. But don’t call him CEO. Mike much prefers keeping things on a first name basis. Mike oversees corporate operations to ensure quality service and support for VyonCloud’s small to mid-sized business customers. VyonCloud offers custom cloud solutions and support services including: Application Hosting, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Office 365, Business Class Email and Virtual Private Servers. Before starting VyonCloud, Mike was co-owner and Sr. System Administrator of Invision Technology Solutions. Mike holds a BS in Information Systems from Western International University and an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix. http://vyoncloud.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Vyon-Cloud-1523754441205792/ https://twitter.com/vyoncloud