Jenn and Griffin close out season 1 of From the Beginning.

From the Beginning

Closing out Season 1 - Stay Tuned for Season 2!

In this episode we’re talking with Sherry Walling, clinical psychologist; creator of ZenFounder, LLC, a trailblazing company that works with entrepreneurs and their families. Sherry is also the co-host of the ZenFounder podcast which was recently named by Forbes as one of the “12 Best Podcasts for Entrepreneurs.”

Sherry Walling from ZenFounder

In this episode we’re talking with Jeremy Diemer, co-host, producer, and engineer for the Wrigleyville Nation Podcast, which is celebrating it’s 5th anniversary this month!

Jeremy Diemer from Wrigleyville Nation

In this episode we’re talking with Tyler Jefford, software engineer, entrepreneur and host of the Shots & Bytes podcast, which focuses on the intersection of technology and business.

Tyler Jefford from Shots & Bytes

In this episode we’re talking with Coraline Ada Ehmke, a well-known speaker, writer, open source advocate and technologist. She is also a founding panelist of Greater Than Code, a popular program that focuses on the human elements of software development.

Coraline Ada Ehmke from Greater Than Code

In this episode we’re talking with Carrie Conover, founder of educators 2 educators (e2e), an organization established to inspire, motivate and connect educators. She is also the creator and host of the e2e podcast with the mission to shine a spotlight on incredible teaching and learning and to provide relevant and digestible professional development for educators.

Carrie Conover from educators 2 educators

In this episode we’re talking with Noel Rappin, Principal Software Engineer at TableXI and host of Tech Done Right, which is Table XI’s podcast about building software to develop better careers, companies, and communities.

Noel Rappin from Tech Done Right

This week we’re speaking with Colin Keeley, CEO and founder of Bevy. Since early 2016, Colin has also hosted the Tech in Chicago podcast where he sits down with Chicago's top founders and investors to talk about the amazing companies being built right here.

Colin Keeley from Tech in Chicago

This week we’re speaking with Ashley Davidson, a law student and aspiring podcaster. She works at the Prinz Law Firm with Kristin Prinz, whom we interviewed for our 5th episode. Working with Kristin on Around the Watercooler was one of the reasons Ashley became interested in starting a podcast of her own.

Ashley Davidson from The Prinz Law Firm

This week we’re speaking with Amanda Neely, coach to entrepreneurs and a business activist entrepreneur herself along with her husband and business partner Brandon. In this episode, we talk with Amanda about her passion for creating a community where entrepreneurs realize they aren’t alone, why she and Brandon are building their second social enterprise, and the importance of remembering the business basics of branding and marketing when starting your podcast.

Amanda Neely from Business Activist Entrepreneur

In this episode we talk with Nathan Webster, host of the Social Entrepreneur podcast, about his hometown of Vancouver, Washington, why he started the podcast as a way of giving back to the community, and the benefits of mixing in 'quick tip-style' episodes alongside long form interviews.

Nathan Webster from the Social Entrepreneur

In this episode we’re speaking with Paco Garcia Jaen, founder and host of G*M*S Magazine Podcast, joining us from Valencia, Spain. We talked with Paco about podcasting, role playing and tabletop games, the need for greater diversity in RPG character creation and gaming in general and Paco encouraged Griffin to come out of the gaming closet.

Paco Garcia Jaen from G*M*S Magazine

In this episode we’re speaking with Chuck Feerick, former host of the Innovation Rising podcast presented by Healthbox. We have a great conversation about why he started a podcast, Innovation Risings unique podcast format and what’s next for his podcast career.

Chuck Feerick from Innovation Rising presented by Healthbox

This week we’re speaking with Kristen Prinz, owner of the boutique Chicago based law firm “The Prinz Law Firm“ which specializes in business law. Kristen is also the host of the Around the Watercooler podcast where she shares not only the success stories, but also the horror stories that she has encountered along her journey as an attorney.

Kristen Prinz from Around the Watercooler

In this episode we’re speaking with Allison Manley, creator of the Manleywoman SkateCast. Which she hosted for 8 years starting in early 2007, before taking a well deserved hiatus. We had a great conversation with Alison about launching a podcast, the world of figure skating, unexpected answers to interview questions, and why she’s been itching to get back into the podcast game.

Allison Manley from the Manleywoman SkateCast

From the Beginning is our show about podcasters, their origins and how they came to create their podcast. Speaking to a wide range of podcasters from executive coaches to software developers to die hard Cubs fans, From the Beginning takes a look behind the mic at the hosts of your favorite podcasts to find out why they do what they do.

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