Ready for an enlightening excursion into the pulsating world of start-ups and corporate innovation? This exciting episode will unfold the inspiring stories and insights from Josh Saffran, Director of Plug and Play Tech Center and Grant Waller, Account Executive for Arkestro. Plug and Play, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, has catapulted start-ups to the next level through strategic introductions and partnerships. Arkestro, on the other hand, is an innovative start-up revolutionizing the B2B commerce sector by creating an efficient marketplace. Get ready to explore the importance of external perspectives in resolving technology challenges and understand how to stay afloat in the rapid currents of today's business world.
Our conversation doesn't stop there! We further dig into the significant role Plug and Play plays in the success of start-ups. Our guests reveal the wealth of resources this venture capital firm provides, including invaluable networking opportunities that can drive your start-up to new heights. Towards the end, we steer towards the burgeoning innovation ecosystem in Northwest Arkansas, discussing the significance of relationships in this flourishing sector. This episode is packed with insights, inspiration, and insider's perspective - a must-listen for anyone passionate about start-ups and innovation!
Ep. 15 - Navigating Start-Ups and Corporate Innovation - with Josh Saffran and Grant Waller
Ready for an enlightening excursion into the pulsating world of start-ups and corporate innovation? This exciting episode will unfold the inspiring stories and insights from Josh Saffran, Director of Plug and Play Tech Center and Grant Waller, Account Executive for Arkestro
Related
Ep. 169 - Part 1: Fixing Broken Processes in Business
Globalize CEO Peter Holland explains how his team manages workforce operations across 160 countries, showing how standardized payroll, expense, and tax compliance processes help prevent costly errors during international expansion.
Ep. 168 - Faith at Work: Navigating Corporate Pressures
Fritz Steiger, former Walmart Foundation executive director, shares how to balance personal conviction with corporate pressure, from Sam Walton’s early philanthropy to the tactical fight behind the school choice movement.
Ep 167: Sustainable Growth: Escaping the Founder Trap
Garrett Peters and fractional CEO Tony Franco break down how Duncan and Stone moved from manual spreadsheets to reliable forecasting models, revealing why letting go of founder control is key to systemizing inventory planning.
Ep. 166 - Scale Globally Without the Chaos: The Automation Playbook
Globalise CEO Peter Holland breaks down how mid market operators can automate global payroll and HR while protecting data, introducing the Tiger Teams model that helps clients solve complex compliance problems fast.
Latest
The Human Side of Retail: Designing Stores for Real Customer Behavior
Explore how retail CX strategist Chuck Palmer and Scott Benedict discuss retail customer psychology, self-checkout friction, and store layout design.
Ep. 169 - Part 1: Fixing Broken Processes in Business
Globalize CEO Peter Holland explains how his team manages workforce operations across 160 countries, showing how standardized payroll, expense, and tax compliance processes help prevent costly errors during international expansion.
Ep. 26 -The Human Side of Retail: Designing Stores for How People Really Behave
Retail strategist Chuck Palmer joins Scott Benedict to explain why treating shoppers as data points erodes loyalty, sharing frontline lessons on self checkout failures, psychology based store design, and invisible in store technology.
Retail Is Moving From Personalization to Prediction
Scott Benedict explains how retail is shifting from passive personalization to proactive prediction, breaking down how anticipating household purchase rhythms reshapes inventory planning, retail media, and AI agent discoverability.