Scott Melker isn’t your conventional trader. With a decades long career as a musician/DJ, he isn’t what you’d expect to be an investor, crypto enthusiast and “Influencer of the Year” according to Binance (a major crypto trading platform). Scott shares his story how he transitioned from music to finance, how he caught onto the crypto…
Kayla Kilbride aka ‘Robinhoodkid‘ on Twitter and ‘girlstalkstocks‘ on Tik Tok is part of the new wave of influencers talking about investing and making finance a mainstream conversation for regular people. Kayla shares her story quitting her job to focus on her influencing career, why increasing financial literacy can address the wealth gap, joining the…
Stonks, Davey Day Trader, Roaring Kitty, Wall Street Bets – you’ve heard the names and the meme stock trades going to the moon. While the groundswell of retail investors piling into $GME may seem like a one-time deal, the rise of retail investor influencers is here to stay. Iris Finance sees this moment as pivotal…
If you live your life on Twitter or pay attention to any social media platform for long, you’re bound to see more than a few people saying they’re starting a podcast! A couple weeks go by, their episodes start out hot but immediately dwindle and within 60 days they are out of the podcast game…
Jimmy Odom, co-founder of Bit Capital Group, longtime friend of the program, entrepreneur, crypto-expert and business leader joins the show to catch up with Scott on everything from business to babies (and having the right mindset for adoption). They dive into tendencies of VC to play kingmaker on founders in the trenches, working inside and…
Who said brushing your teeth doesn’t come with benefits? Beam Dental CEO Alex Frommeyer joins the show to talk about how his company is taking a different approach to dental insurance by incorporating user behavior, AI-underwriting and using the Beam-connected electric toothbrush for consumer wellness. Alex talks about how they increased their user base with…
Former NBA basketball player turned investor C.J. Watson joins the show to talk to Scott about his business pursuits after basketball. C.J. talks about how his parents were entrepreneurs and having the “entrepreneur gene” was always interested in things outside of sports and started getting into angel investing halfway through his playing career. C.J. shares…
Shayna Harris from Supply Change Capital, a fund focused on the future of food, culture and sustainability, joins the show. Shayna shares how by 2045 when the “minority” becomes the “majority”, food choices will change and the founders that serve minority communities in the food industry today will be incredibly successful then. She also talks…
ActiveCampaign CEO and founder Jason VandeBoom joins Scott back on the pod to talk about the latest news – announcing a whopper $240 million Series C round led by Tiger Global to scale up its operations and continued growth with customers (up to 145,000 active customers). As an 18-year old business, ActiveCampaign is hardly an…
For many of us, it’s been a long long time since we experienced the office setting. The pandemic has pushed large swaths of the labor force into work from home settings, some permanent and some companies promising flexible policies. So just what is the return to the office going to look like? We dive into…