Startup Stories
Startup Stories is a podcast for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. Through the real, raw stories from our hosts as well as our guests, our goal is to inspire, educate and motivate entrepreneurs to start, maintain and grow their business. Hosted by Benemerito Attorneys At Law founder, John Benemerito, and Bold NYC founder, Jenna Taskin.
Episodes
16 episodes
Episode Seventeen: Pierre Laguerre
On this episode we had the pleasure of interviewing Pierre Laguerre, Founder & CEO of Fleeting. Pierre was selected as the top 1% out of 4,000 teams for Quake Capital’s Spring Cohort 2019 NYC. He is a multifaceted, astute and v...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:02:20
Episode Sixteen: Michael Robinson & Jennifer Peng
Today in the studio we had Michael Robinson and Jennifer Peng from Homebloc and THEDEx. We loved learning more about the crypto space and the problems they are solving in addition to their personal stories which were extremely inspiring. We can...
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Episode 16
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45:27
Episode Fifteen: Nestor Herrera
On this episode we talk to Nestor Herrera, Co-Founder & CEO of BitCaribe.BitCaribe’s mission is to provide innovative financial solutions to the emerging digital economies in the Caribbean and Latin America. His business consists of...
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Episode 15
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44:42
Episode Fourteen: Jenna Ricciardi
On this episode we talk to Jenna Ricciardi, Creator of Glitz & GlaMOM, Founder of Tri-State MAMApreneuer Networking, Influencer, Blogger, Content Creator, Wife and Mama to two beautiful girls. She created Glitz & GlaMOM to ...
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Episode 14
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52:13
Episode Thirteen: Joey Cioffi & Jerry Eicke
On this episode, we talked to Joey Cioffi & Jerry Eicke, owners of The Salad House franchise. The Salad House has been generations in the making. Growing up in the Cioffi family deli in Springfield, NJ, their founder, Joey Cioff...
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Episode 13
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59:06
Episode Twelve: Surya Viswanathan
On this episode, we talked to Surya Viswanathan, Co-Founder of NeonVest. NeonVest is a premier platform that connects high-quality startups in niche, cutting edge sectors to investors. These sectors include, but are not limited...
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Episode 12
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46:22
Episode Eleven: Caleb Beaty
On this episode, we talked to Caleb Beaty, Founder & Owner of Perfect Farewells. Caleb is arguably the most interesting man alive. He grew up in a small farm town in Selma, Indiana. After High School, he joined the U.S. Navy an...
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Episode 11
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1:08:58
Episode Ten: Tiffany Yau
On this episode, we talked to Tiffany Yau, CEO & Founder of Fulphil. Tiffany is a dedicated leader passionate about creating sustainable social impact through social entrepreneurship and more importantly, empowering people. She has ...
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Episode 10
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48:24
Episode Nine: Paul Munguia & Emma Gaedeke
All stories start somewhere. On this episode, we talked to two of the inspiring founders of Upright and learned how they grew from a service provider in one specific vertical to becoming full-on co-builders of your company who invest ti...
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Episode 9
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54:02
Episode Eight: Alex Morgan
At one point or another, being a magician is every kids' dream job. Through passion and perseverance, Alex turned it into his actual career! It was such a thrill to have Alex Morgan, Mentalist, on the show this week and we're so excited...
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Episode 8
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1:03:42
Episode Seven: Lynette Barbieri & Vanessa Coppes
Lynette Barbieri and Vanessa Coppes share the vision of helping others and mentoring women on how to accomplish their personal and business goals. Rooting on social entrepreneurship, their group ETTWomen supports women entrepreneurs in building...
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Episode 7
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51:43
Episode Six: Mahir Allan
On this episode, we find out how Mahir (Matt) Allan went from watching his bank account drop below the negative to being an accomplished Distressed Real Estate Investor that went from buying 0-50 units in just 2 years. In this interview, h...
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Episode 6
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57:02
Episode Five: FUEGO DON
On this episode, we find out how FUEGO DON went from being a young aspiring artist to opening up for Lil Mosey this March at the Starland Ballroom in New Jersey. If you don’t know him YET, FUEGO DON is an up-and-coming musician based out of New...
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Episode 5
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39:58
Episode Four: Mike DiBlasio & David Figueiredo
On this episode, we find out how Mike DiBlasio, Founder of Reble NY, started his brand as an idea for a clothing company on a note in his phone and grew it to a culture represented on stage by notable musicians in just over a year.
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Episode 4
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40:05
Episode Two: Sufian Chowdhury
On this episode, we find out how Sufian Chowdhury, CEO and Founder of Kinetik, turned down a major deal with Uber, what led him to that point and where saying no has led his business. He offers his perspective from the raw and valuable lessons ...
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Episode 2
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48:53
Episode One: John Benemerito
On this episode we talk to John Benemerito, the Founder and Managing Partner of Benemerito Attorneys at Law. Admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey, John represents small business owners and startups in the areas of Business and Securi...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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46:42