The Friday Nooner
The Friday Nooner
GrepBeat
The Friday Nooner covers the week in tech in the Triangle and beyond—when it’s not diving down random rabbit holes—in a fast-paced half-hour-and-change. This program is produced by GrepBeat and co-hosted by GrepBeat Managing Editor Pete McEntegart and GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy. In addition to this podcast, The Friday Nooner can also be viewed live each Friday at Noon (ET) on LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube, or watched afterward on those same platforms.
Pendo CEO (And Grep-a-palooza Keynote Speaker) Todd Olson
Todd Olson, Pendo CEO and Co-founder, is chatting LIVE with the folks of Grepbeat this Friday! Pendo is a product analytics platform that helps software companies develop products that resonate with customers. Some of the world's leading software companies and digital enterprises—such as Verizon, OpenTable, and LabCorp—use the platform. Before Pendo, Todd worked at Rally Software Development, which he led through its public offering. He also co-founded 6th Sense Software, which was later acquired.
Jun 3, 2022
36 min
Need A Plumber? A Welder? Ask BlueRecruit’s Rich Camacho
BlueRecruit CEO Rich Camacho is chatting live with the folks of GrepBeat, plus tech reporter Chantal Allam. The BlueRecruit platform is the future of skilled trade talent. Job seekers create profiles that highlight their experience, certifications, and licenses. Employers can then execute targeted searches for their individual talent needs. Prior to launching Blue Recruit, Rich worked at Alliance Careers and served in the US Army.
May 27, 2022
36 min
K4Connect’s Scott Moody Empowers Older Adults, Loves Letter “K”
K4 Connect Co-founder & CEO Scott Moody is chatting live with the folks of GrepBeat, plus Triangle entrepreneur (among other things) Sarah Glova. Raleigh's K4Connect is a mission-centered company that integrates the latest advances in technology to serve and empower older adults and those living with disabilities. The company has raised over $25M in venture capital including investors like Intel Capital and Sierra Ventures. Prior, Scott was the co-founder and former CEO of AuthenTec, a leading provider of fingerprint sensors and security solutions. It was acquired by Apple in 2012.
May 20, 2022
49 min
Serial Entrepreneur Matt Williamson Talks New Vacation Home Venture
Pete, Joe and GrepBeat Report Suzanne Blake talks Tesla CEO  Elon Musk’s ever evolving Twitter takeover before welcoming featured guest Matt Williamson. Matt recently launched Plum CoOwnership, a platform to make vacation homeownership more accessible to the average American family. However, he is no stranger to the Triangle tech scene. Matt was an early employee at Durham-based Bronto Software, then the Co-Founder and CEO of predictive marketing startup Windsor Circle, which was acquired by Output Services Group in 2018.
May 13, 2022
41 min
A Bobblehead Surprise, Written Word Media’s Ricci Wolman Says Hello
Pete, Joe and Chantal discussed recent developments on the Triangle tech scene before welcoming featured guest Written Word Media CEO and Founder Ricci Wolman.
May 6, 2022
45 min
Women Empower X's Alexa Rose Carlin Shares Inspiring Story, Plus Joe's Vespa Gang
Pete, Joe and Jackie talk about how the Triangle benefits from the global shift to remote work before welcoming featured guest Alexa Rose Carlin, the founder and CEO of Women Empower X.
Apr 29, 2022
44 min
Raleigh-Durham Startup Week’s Chris Heivly Recaps Event
Pete, Joe, and Chantal talk CNN+ shutdown and Pete's parody Twitter account before welcoming featured guest Chris Heivly. You may know him best for co-founding MapQuest, his current venture Build The Fort, or of course, one of the organizers for Raleigh-Durham Startup Week.
Apr 22, 2022
44 min
GDC’s Bill Spruill Shares What Secrets He Can About Acquisition
Pete, Joe and Chantal talk Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s public offer to buy Twitter for about $43 billion before welcoming featured guest Bill Spruill, CEO of Raleigh fintech Global Data Consortium.
Apr 15, 2022
45 min
Serial Entrepreneur And Tweener Titan Scot Wingo Stops By
Pete, Joe and Chantal talk about CED’s 2022 Venture Connect, the big-money exit by Raleigh’s Global Data Consortium, and the first Black woman to be confirmed on the Supreme Court (Ketanji Brown Jackson, who went to Chantal’s high school in Miami). They welcome featured guest Scot Wingo, founder of RTP-based Spiffy, an on-demand, mobile car care service for individuals and car fleets nationwide. 
Apr 8, 2022
48 min
Sharat Nagaraj, CEO Of Raleigh’s Lower-Case celito
Pete, Jackie and Innovate Raleigh's Clark Rinehart talk the potential formation of Amazon's first US worker union before welcoming featured guest Sharat Nagaraj, CEO of celito.
Apr 1, 2022
38 min
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