Stl Tech Talk Podcast

Host - Kevin Harvell   About Our Guest Nathan Lucy loves being involved. Whether he is behind the camera capturing moments on video or photos, or simply lending a helping hand, Nathan enjoys helping others with whatever the situation calls for. When I first met Nathan at Product Camp 2015 this past March, I found we have many similar interests. In this discussion we talk about his involvement with the St. Louis startup scene, the importance of creating relationships as a freelancer, what sort of equipment he uses on his video shoot and more. Make sure to visit his website, NathanLucy.com and also reach out to him via Twitter at @_nathanlucy.   About our sponsor Looking to further your career in IT and not liking the idea of having to submit your resume to numerous online job boards? Contact TEKSystems and let them help you with taking your career to the next level. With over 100 locations in North America, Europe and Asia, there is likely one near you. But if you are in the

Host - Kevin Harvell As a content creator, I value fast internet speeds. With the need to upload large video files to cloud storage or for publishing, the upload speed of your internet connection means everything. Sadly, unless you are a big business, you do not have many affordable options here in St. Louis which will allow you to upload large files without bringing your connection to a crawl. Thanks to David Sandel & the Loop Media Hub that may soon no longer be an issue. In this interview David explains what the Loop Media Hub is all about, why he pursued the project & why the Delmar Loop is the first, hopefully of many, location in the St. Louis area for a project such as this. Have a listen and we would love to hear your thoughts on the project & show. You can send them to contact@stltechtalk.com.   About our guest David Sandel has lived in the University City area for a number of years. He is passionate about the area and hopes that the Loop Media Hub will help

When it comes to websites, you have a few options. One, you can dive in headfirst and learn as you go. This route can be troublesome if you are not really tech savvy and do not have a lot of time before you would like to launch it. The second option is that you can find someone that can do this for you. Of course, you need to make sure you have enough funds to pay the person or company to do it for you, but when you consider how many hours it can take to learn how to do it yourself & you find you are still not happy, you may find that your time & peace of mind is worth the going rate. Enter Spry Digital.   About our guest I met Ken Moire some time back here in St. Louis. Ken is one of the co-founders of a web design & application development company called Spry Digital. Spry Digital has been in business now for just over 5 years and judging by their portfolio, do some pretty impressive work. In this episode Ken talks about: How Spry Digital started Some of the services that they of

Have you been to a conference or trade show lately? If so, did the event have a mobile app for your smartphone that helped you choose your schedule, find your way around with a map or update you with show news? There is a good chance that the software was created by a local St. Louis company, BusyEvent. Founded by Brian Slawin & David Schenberg, BusyEvent can help not only attendees, but also event organizers & sponsors by giving them important information that is relevant to their position. As mentioned before, attendees like having the schedule & map right in their hand. Organizers like knowing which sessions were most popular and how well they did with planning. Sponsors of course want to know that their money was well spent and how many qualified new contacts they made amongst other data. Have a listen to the episode and make sure to contact Brian & David if you have any other questions you would like answered. Make sure to visit BusyEvent.com for more in

When it comes to broadcasters in St. Louis that have been involved in both radio & podcasts, it is difficult to find a host who has been around as long as our guest here, Mark Bland. Mark has been involved in broadcasting for just over 20 years in some form or fashion and is one of, if not the only show from St. Louis that started as a podcast and made the transition to radio. His current show, which can be found over at TheQNow.com & MarkBland.net is a "mix of current affairs, current events & pop culture with a political twist". As a host, Mark is definitely someone who likes to get conversations going and has a lot of great insight into topics that affect society today. Whether on his show, or on social media, you know where you stand with Mark. Often times that may not be a good thing, but sometimes you need to refer back to the old adage of "Not judging a book by its cover". Make sure to visit TheQNow.com to listen & get more information about

We had the opportunity to sit down and talk with the organizers of the Parkway Spark! student entrepreneur program in the Parkway school district in west St. Louis county. In this audio only episode of the STLTechTalk Podcast, we bring you this compilation of interviews with the above mentioned organizers of the Parkway Spark! program, Jennifer Stanfill & Xanthe Meyer. We also have a pair of talks with some of the students participating in this "out of the box" High School offering to get their thoughts on their experience so far and what got them interested in signing up for the program. Then we finish the talk up with three interviews with different mentors who are volunteering to help guide these young entrepreneurs along. For more information about the Parkway Spark! program, and how you can get involved, make sure to visit their website at www.parkwayspark.com.   Mentors Businesses Todd Weinhaus - PulseSTL.com & VintageHwy.com Tony Spielberg - Red Label Accessories C

We are joined by Greg Hammond from minMOG Games here on Episode 63 of the STLTechTalk Podcast!   About our guest Greg Hammond has been involved in creative and management aspects of game development since 1981. Back in 1983, when there were only 6 colors (and nobody complained), Greg and his brother Eric made their mark with Julius Erving and Larry Bird Go One-on-One, the first sports game from Electronic Arts. Over the past 3 decades, Greg has lead or contributed to the development of more than 35 interactive projects, including games, educational titles, virtual worlds and mobile apps. While working at Lucasfilm Games / LucasArts Entertainment (1989-1991), he produced several award-winning games, including The Secret of Monkey Island, Loom and Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe. Greg was awarded Best Producer by his industry peers at the Game Developers Conference in 1991. After starting a game studio in Novato, CA, in 1991, and creating several original games for SEGA, in 1994 Greg moved with his wife an

In this episode of the STLTechTalk Podcast, we are joined by Mary Louise Helbig who was recently named CEO of the St. Louis based HealthyMe Mobile Solutions. What is HealthyMe Mobile Solutions? HealthyMe Mobile Solutions strives to help reduce hospital readmission rates by helping those discharged from the hospital keep up with their recommended discharge plans. Currently the service is geared towards those with diabetes, but they are looking to expand to include future services in 2015. For a full explanation, make sure to listen to Mary Louise explain everything HealthyMe has to offer you. If you would like to demo this product, you can do so simply by texting "HealthyMe" to 84700 (this is at no cost to you provided you have a texting plan with your cellular device).   About our guest Mary Louise Helbig was recently named CEO of HealthyMe Mobile Solutions. She was previously President at Virtual Nerd. She is a Senior executive with diverse management experience in the technology, healthc

Welcome back everyone! This week finds JJ & Kevin just talking about some pretty neat things going on in St. Louis that those of you into STEM may find interesting. If you know of some great things going on in the St. Louis tech scene, make sure to let us know so we can help promote those doing awesome things in St. Louis!     News Stories Discussed Protein that rouses the brain from sleep may be target for Alzheimer’s prevention Depression, overwhelming guilt in preschool years linked to brain changes Thakor sees opportunity in climate change $70 Million Amusement Park Project Next Phase for Union Station Redevelopment 4 questions to jumpstart your 'digital estate plan'   App Pick of the Week AR Flashcards - iOS & Android - Free, $2.99, $2.99   Sponsors Please make sure to visit our awesome sponsors UNIDEV & Heartland Homes Realty! Thank you to both for your continued support of the STLTechTalk Podcast!   Subscribe! iTunes TuneIn Radio Stitcher R

In this shorter episode of the STLTechTalk Podcast, we are talking with Amber Oliver from Globaloria. Globaloria is designed to help make computing and STEM learning fun through game design and coding. Imagine being able to have your child create their own software to learn from! With Globaloria, this idea is a reality.   About our guest As Vice President of Partnerships and Operations, Amber Oliver is responsible for identifying and managing partnerships with states, districts, schools, youth service associations, business and government. She focuses on scaling up with excellence the deployment of Globaloria Networks, both within and between states, to nurture a vibrant and sustainable social learning network. Prior to joining Globaloria, Amber managed UNICEF's interactive youth portal, Voices of Youth, which she grew to 3 million members in four languages. During her 15+ year career in international development, she also worked for the United Nations Secretariat, The World Bank, and

In Episode 59 of the STLTechTalk Podcast, we are joined by Jolijt Tamanaha (pronounced Yo-light) & Logan Sorrentino from St. Louis based Champio! Have a listen as these founders explain more about what Champio is, and why you need to be paying attention to what they are working on here in St. Louis.   About our guests Jolijt Tamanaha is currently enrolled at Washington University majoring in political science with a minor in writing & marketing who co-founded Farmplicity during her sophomore year and sold it during her junior year. Then she proceeded to co-found Champio and is a fast rising star in the St. Louis startup scene. Connect with her on Twitter at: @jolijtt Logan Sorrentino is a front end developer for Champio who has been through the Launchcode process and previously worked for Trackbill. Connect with Logan on Twitter at: @logan6792   Stories Discussed LaunchCode celebrates their one year anniversary St. Louis Days of .NET was a succes

In Episode 58 of the STLTechTalk Podcast we are joined by Juney Ham, co-founder & President of Upside Advisor! We will talking with Juney about what Upside is, how they ended up in St. Louis and what it was about St. Louis that persuaded him to move his family back here from San Francisco. All this and much more including some St. Louis tech news!   About our guest Juney Ham is the co-founder and President of Upside, a financial technology startup providing a robo-advisor for independent financial advisors. Upside's fully-automated, white-labeled managed account platform gives investment advisors what they need to manage emerging affluent clients cost-effectively and meet the expectations of the next generation of investors. Prior to co-founding Upside, Juney Ham was the Director of Online Marketing for Airbnb, responsible for driving supply and demand acquisition worldwide through digital channels. His domain of accountability included search engine marketing, search engine optim

In this episode, we are joined by Colleen Liebig & Kyle Welborn from Cultivation Capital. Cultivation Capital is a St. Louis based venture capital firm which is managed by a team of serial entreprenuers who had a strong track record of investing in successful technology companies across the Midwest. The goal of Cultivation Capital is to take businesses to the next level with their help, expertise, guidance and funding. Here is a list of some of their partners: T-Rex LaunchCode Donald Danforth Plant Science Center BioGenerator St. Louis Arch Angels VentureSTL Arch Grants StartLouis Missouri Venture Forum Capital Innovators   About our guests Colleen Liebig is the Portfolio Success Manager for St. Louis based Cultivation Capital who is a St. Louis native with Bachelors in Anthropology and International Studies from University of North Carolina – Charlotte. Upon graduating abroad in Chile, she returned to North Carolina to work in the music industry and co-founded Coma G

With the holidays coming up, many people who are single for whatever reasons, dread heading to their family get together's due to having to be asked the same old questions. We have all seen movies and television shows depicting scenes like this. Why are you still single? Is everything OK? Here in St. Louis, there is a company aiming to help people get around these questions. Invisible Girlfriend states on their website that it Gives you real-world and social proof that you’re in a relationship - even if you’re not - so you can get back to living life on your own terms. We are joined on this episode by Tyler Sondag and Matthew Homann to find out more about this interesting service and see if it will be something you, or someone you know, may be interested in using. Make sure to head over to InvisibleGirlfriend.com to learn more and get signed up for this service. For you ladies, there is also InvisibleBoyfriend.com if you need to show you are in a relationship as well. &n

In this episode of the STLTechTalk Podcast, Danielle Smith joins us to give us the scoop about how she came to start & run her business, Extraordinary Mommy. Have you thought about incorporating video into your business? Or are you curious about what sorts of apps are really good for your children to be using? Find out the answers to these, and many other questions as we talk with the Extraordinary Mommy, Danielle Smith!   About our guest Danielle Smith is a former award-winning television news anchor and reporter turned digital correspondent, host, spokesperson, media trainer, lover of all things video and public speaker who lives to empower women to utilize the power of social and media to follow their passions. She is the author of two books, Social Media Engagement for Dummies and Mom, Incorporated and is the founder and primary author of ExtraordinaryMommy.com and DanielleSmithMedia.com. She hosts and produces the original lifestyle series &

In this episode of the STLTechTalk Podcast, we have the pleasure of speaking with Dougan Sherwood from CIC St Louis. We will be talking with Dougan about how CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center) chose St. Louis as a location for expansion, along with more details of what CIC St Louis is and why you, as a startup, should consider them for your next office space. In the meantime, head over to the CIC St. Louis website to get connected, and schedule a tour! We are also pleased to have Brian Feldt from the St. Louis Business Journal join us in this episode to talk more St. Louis tech news.   About our guest Dougan Sherwood is Co-Founder and Managing Director of CIC St. Louis, the first expansion site of Cambridge Innovation Center, the world's largest single facility for housing startup companies. Before coming to St. Louis, Dougan spent five years leading CIC's Sales and Relationship Management team in Cambridge, MA. Prior to his work at CIC, Dougan spent several years working in

We are doing something a little different this week. We are combining shows to talk about one of the largest developer conferences in the midwest that is held right here in good old St. Louis. Which conference am I referring to? Why St. Louis Days of .NET of course! Join JJ, Gus & Kevin for this special crossover episode as we talk with Scott Spradlin, one of the organizers that helps make St. Louis Days of .NET possible! If you have any questions, you will be able to ask live during the show and we will answer them as best we can.   Important Information & links about the conference Location - Ameristar Casino & Resort, St. Charles, MO 63301 Dates - November 13-15, 2014 Pricing Early Bird registration is $200.00 (ends on October 13, 2014). Regular registration price is $300.00 Walk-up registration is $600.00 Links Conference website Registration Speaker list Sessions Precompiler sessions on Thursday, November 13 (extra fee in addition to registration fee) To contact the organiz

Yes, we know how amazing this sounds, but we are bringing you a second awesome episode of the STLTechTalk Podcast this week! In this episode, we bring your Vice President of Sales, Pat Hawn from MarketVolt which is based right here in St. Louis Mo! Some known clients that use MarketVolt's services include: Missouri Botanical Gardens St. Louis Science Center Fontbonne University InsideSTL.com To learn more about MarketVolt, head over to www.marketvolt.com. Also make sure to head over to 5in25.com to see what webinars MarketVolt offers About our guest Pat Hawn is the Vice President of Sales at MarketVolt, an interactive marketing agency specializing in email marketing, where he’s helped over 350 businesses and non-profits of all sizes and across the country with their marketing programs since 2011. With a varied background ranging from Collegiate Volleyball Coach to Car Rental Expert, Door to Door Salesman to Disc Jockey, Pat brings a unique perspective on business growth and prospect eng

In this episode of the STLTechTalk Podcast, we bring you Wesley Hoffman from TreehouseNetworkshop.com! If you have yet to hear about what the Treehouse Networkshop is all about, now is your chance to hear what you are missing! Wesley and his team are doing some amazing things here in St. Louis with these monthly meetups around the St. Louis area. Looking for something to do Wednesday, September 24? Stop by their next gathering at Urban Chestnut Brewing Company to see what the fuss is all about! You can get your tickets for this event here. To connect with Wesley, you can do so the following ways: Twitter - @Wesleyhoffman Instagram - wesleyhoffman   Also, you can read what our very own Ciara Brewer thought about her experiences at recent Treehouse Networkshop gatherings here.   About our guest Wesley Hoffman believes in the power of meeting people in person. After a few years of working in customer service and sales, across several different industries, he decided

On this episode of the STLTechTalk Podcast, we speak with two crucial members of GirlsAskGuys, co-founder & CEO Tolga Tanriseven & Director of Development, Leandro Mencias! GirlsAskGuys, in case you are unfamiliar, is a digital community founded in St. Louis that works by connecting girls and guys to help each other by sharing their experiences & opinions. Make sure to head over to GirlsAskGuys.com to see what is taking the internet by storm and growing at a rapid pace!   About our guests Tolga Tanriseven is the co-founder and CEO of GirlsAskGuys, a digital community connecting girls and guys to help each other by sharing their experiences & opinions. Tolga was born in Turkey and moved to US, St. Louis, in 2001 to receive his graduate degree in computer engineering at SIUE. Tolga also recently wrote an article on Forbes.com regarding leadership. Leandro Mencias is the Director of Development for GirlsAskGuys and leads a team of 8 people out