Welcome to Swartz Shorts, the pod all about the entrepreneurial ecosystem at CMU and the larger Pittsburgh community. We interview local founders, innovators, and community leaders to bring awareness to entrepreneurial successes at CMU, expose students to the CMU alumni network, and give local innovators a platform to promote their projects to a broad audience.
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Arman Hezarkhani, Parthean - Delivering Outcome-Based Financial Education
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Brian Feldman [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-feldman/ Tyler Gilcrest [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylergilcrest/ Arman Hezarkhani [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahez/By Brian Feldman, Tyler Gilcrest
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Pat O’Donnell, Glen Lake Pioneering - Applying An Intentional Discovery Process To Identify And Solve Problems
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Tyler Gilcrest https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylergilcrest/ Brian Feldman https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-feldman/ Pat O’Donnell https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-o-donnell-78993267/By Tyler Gilcrest, Brian Feldman
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Chelsie Hall, ViralMoment - Empowering Brands To Understand Their Modern Audiences
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Brian Feldman https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-feldman/ Tyler Gilcrest https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylergilcrest/ Chelsie Hall https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsie-hall/By Brian Feldman, Tyler Gilcrest
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John McElligott, York Exponential - Democratizing Access To Collaborative Robots
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Brian Feldman https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-feldman/ Tyler Gilcrest https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylergilcrest/ John McElligott https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrmcelligott/By Brian Feldman
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Mathew Polowitz, Equa Health - Bringing Personalization To The Journey Of Mindfulness
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(0:17) Rob introduces Mathew Polowitz, Co-Founder of Equa Health. (1:04) Mat discusses his journey from a startup in San Francisco that was acquired to Carnegie Mellon for his graduate degree and launching his own startup. (3:59) Rob asks Mat about his decision to strike out on his own. (4:22) Mat shares that his failures were a major influence on …
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Ken Hicks, Broadwing - Driving A Positive Talent Process
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(0:17) Rob introduces Ken Hicks, Founder of Broadwing. (1:17) Ken shares a bit about his journey from the Marine Corps to Broadwing, which was inspired by a desire to interact with others while having freedom from rigid regulations. (5:24) Rob comments on how the freedom from rigid regulations must have been an influence in choosing to recruit in t…
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Matt Spettel, CoPilot - Personalizing Fitness For Long-Term Lifestyle Change
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(0:17) Rob introduces Matt Spettel, Co-Founder and CEO of CoPilot. (1:02) Matt discusses his journey from early videogame and robotics development to attending CMU where he worked on a few different startup ideas. (2:45) Rob asks Matt what led him from videogame and robotics development to fitness. (3:04) Matt shares that he attended an engineering…
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Dane Pieri, Benchling - Making Biotech Research Faster And More Collaborative
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(0:17) Rob introduces Dane Pieri, Product Manager at Benchling. (1:02) Dane shares that he attended CMU and was involved with local Pittsburgh startups until he graduated and moved to Silicon Valley after graduation. Since then he’s been involved with a few startups but product management has been a major focus of his throughout his career. (2:51) …
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Daniela Osio, Kloopify - Closing The Loop On Supply Chain Sustainability
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(0:17) Rob introduces Daniela Osio, CEO and Founder of Kloopify. (1:05) Daniela delves into her journey into starting Kloopify and how it was influenced by her background as a first-generation American who had always wanted to make the leap of becoming an entrepreneur. (2:15) Rob asks about her motivations and what inspired her interest in the supp…
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Nadyli Nuñez, Ascender - Creating A Community Of Helpers
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(0:17) Rob introduces Nadyli Nuñez, Executive Director of Ascender. (1:01) Nadyli shares how she got involved in the local entrepreneurial community and how she started to help local founders grow. (3:00) Rob comments on how she is involved in nearly all aspects of the Pittsburgh founder community and asks her to share what motivates her to be so i…
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Alex Baikovitz, Mach9 Robotics - Building The Cities Of The Future
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(0:17) Rob introduces Alex Baikovitz, Co-Founder and CEO of Mach9 Robotics. (1:08) Alex delves into his journey into robotics and how they can be used to monitor critical infrastructure following a tunnel collapse. (3:10) Rob asks Alex about his motivation and how that one tunnel collapse led him to start an intelligent mapping startup. (4:00) Alex…
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Asha Banks, CheerNotes - Representing Communities Through Inclusive Design
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(0:20) Rob introduces Asha Banks, Founder of CheerNotes. (0:55) Asha delves into her journey so far and how she moved away from a career in chemical engineering to creating greeting cards. (2:23) Rob asks, “...from chemical engineering to greeting cards,” what brought you to that level of creativity and motivated you to perform that career switch? …
(0:20) Rob introduces Asha Banks, Founder of Cheernotes. (0:55) Asha delves into her journey so far and how she moved away from a career in chemical engineering to creating greeting cards. (2:23) From Chemical Engineering to Greeting Cards. Subscribe to make sure you see the full episode when it releases. Pat O’Donnell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/…
The VincentsGo3on3 boys asked two questions to “El Mago”, Javi Baez, infielder of the Chicago Cubs, and they discuss his answers and talk about the upcoming season.
The VincentsGo3on3 boys met Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson and they share his answers to who his favorite QB was growing up and they learn how he stays so fast!
The VincentsGo3on3 boys met 🏀 HOFer Dennis Rodman at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills and ask him 4 questions about basketball and wrestling!
The VincentsGo3on3 boys met up with Bears 🐻 punter Pat O’Donnell at WhirlyBall in Vernon Hills. They ask him about his longest punt and if he’s ever tackled anyone on a punt.
VincentsGo3on3 boys met Chicago Bears wide receiver, Taylor Gabriel, on 1/1/19 and talk about his answers to their burning questions! Who’s faster, you or Tarik Cohen? What’s your favorite memory of the season?
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James Daniels - Chicago Bears 🐻 - VincentsGo3on3 premier their new Podcast
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VincentsGo3on3 boys met Chicago Bears rookie offensive lineman, James Daniels, and talk about his answers to their burning questions after meeting him on February 2nd!