Great Entrepreneurs with RJ Lumba

In this episode, we speak with Sanish Mondkar, the Founder and CEO of Legion Technologies, an industry-leading workforce management platform that maximizes labor efficiency and employee engagement simultaneously.

The Company was founded in 2016 and led by Sanish to create The Legion WFM platform. With this easy-to-use app, employers maintain efficiency and productivity while hourly employees get gig-like schedule flexibility and co...

In this episode, we speak with Felipe Capella, the Co-Founder and CEO of Loadsmart, which leverages cutting-edge technology and industry expertise to deliver optimized, reliable, and transparent freight services and solutions.

Loadsmart was founded in 2014 and went on to gain capital backing from investors like Maersk, Ports America, TFI, CSX, BlackRock and Softbank. From day one, Felipe has been responsible for all product strateg...

In this episode, we speak with Bill Martiner, the Co-Founder and CTO of Avenue One, a technology service platform and investment marketplace for institutional owners, buyers, and sellers of residential rental real estate.

With deep experience in driving growth and innovation for the financial services industry, Bill co-created Avenue One in 2020. The company’s platform connects local experts to institutional capital, making investi...

In this episode, we speak with the Founder and CEO of Masterworks, Scott Lynn. Specializing in the art investment market, Masterworks securitizes blue-chip artworks between $1-20 million per painting and sells shares to over 200,000 investors via their site.

Blue-chip art has historically retained its value and appreciated in times of high inflation. Masterworks was founded in 2017 by Scott to make the art market more accessible to...

In this episode, we speak with Hari Balakrishnan, the Founder and CTO of Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), the world’s leading telematics and analytics provider for insurers, rideshares, and fleets.

CMT was founded in 2012 based on research at MIT.  It subsequently received significant backing from SoftBank Vision Fund.  CMT’s platform uses innovative mobile sensing, statistics, AI, and behavioral science to accurately measure dri...

In this episode, we speak with the Founder and CEO of Papa, Andrew Parker. Papa provides vital social support by pairing older adults and families with Papa Pals, who are trained and vetted companions who provide a helping hand and an open ear, resulting in less loneliness and better health.

Andrew and his family were struggling to balance the daily demands of life with supporting his grandfather Joseph, whom they referred to affec...

In this episode, we speak with Florian Douetteau, the Co-founder and CEO of Dataiku, the platform for Everyday AI, enabling data experts and domain experts to work together to build data into their daily operations, from advanced analytics to Generative AI.

Florian co-founded Dataiku in 2013 - he envisioned a future for businesses with AI to become mainstream through the collaborative effort of everyone in the company, not just dat...

In this episode, we speak with the Founder and CEO of Gelato, Henrik Müller-Hansen. Gelato represents the world's largest network of print on demand and logistics options. They produce personalized print products in 33 countries, reaching more than 5 billion people.

Gelato’s mission is to empower the rapidly growing “creator economy” with local production and delivery of customized items to every consumer on the planet. The company...

In this episode, we speak with Tianyi Jiang (TJ), CEO and Co-Founder of AvePoint, an independent software vendor of SaaS solutions to migrate, manage and protect data.

More than 17,000 customers trust AvePoint’s Confidence Platform to optimize their SaaS operations and secure collaboration. AvePoint’s SaaS solutions are also available to managed service providers via more than 100 cloud marketplaces.

TJ co-founded AvePoint in 2001 ...

In this episode, we speak with Quinn Slack, the Co-founder and CEO of Sourcegraph, a leading code intelligence platform revolutionizing how developers understand, fix, and automate their code.

Founded in 2013,  Sourcegraph uses the power of AI with Cody, their AI coding assistant, to help developers better understand their code. Over one million engineers use Sourcegraph to improve code security, efficiently onboard developers, pro...

In this episode, we speak with the Co-founder and Co-CEO at Public.com, Leif Abraham. Public.com is an investing platform that helps people become better investors. Members can build a diverse portfolio of stocks, funds, and crypto within a single platform.

Launched in 2019, Leif and his team’s main vision started by introducing the world to fractional investing. Public.com became the first broker-dealer to introduce commission-fre...

In this episode, we speak with Dileep Thazhmon, the Founder and CEO of Jeeves, an all-in-one corporate spend and expense management platform for businesses in global markets. The platform allows clients to open multi-currency accounts, issue corporate cards, send cross-border payments, and manage expenses.

More than 3000 companies across the world trust Jeeves with their financial payment stack. Jeeves has raised $380 million from ...

In this episode, we speak with the Founder and CEO of Pendo, Todd Olson. Pendo’s software product experience platform allows companies to make product intelligence actionable with speed and scale, giving rise to a new generation of companies that put product at the center of everything.

A three-time entrepreneur, Olson teamed up with fellow product leaders and technologists from Red Hat, Cisco, and Google to launch Pendo in October...

In this episode, we speak with Paul Zhang, the Co-Founder and leader of technology of Avant, a credit-first financial technology company that provides access to innovative financial solutions, including personal loans and credit cards.

Since its founding in 2012, the company has connected almost 3 million customers to $8 billion in loans and 1 million credit cards.  Avant has raised over $600 million of equity capital.

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In this episode, we speak with Raj De Datta, the Co-Founder and CEO of Bloomreach, a leading software platform for digital commerce experiences that powers brands representing 25% of retail E-Commerce in the US and the UK. He is also the best-selling author of "The Digital Seeker" - a playbook for digital teams to win big.

Founded in 2009 by Raj De Datta and Ashutosh Garg, Bloomreach was primarily focused on creating products cente...

In this episode, we speak with Taylor Rhodes, CEO of Applied Systems, the leading global provider of cloud-based software that powers the business of insurance. Recognized as a pioneer in insurance automation and an innovation leader, Applied is the world’s largest provider of agency and brokerage management systems.

Taylor joined Applied in 2019 after serving as Chief Executive Officer of SMS Assist, the leading cloud-based softwa...

In this episode, we speak with Krishna Depura, the Co-Founder and CEO of Mindtickle, a sales-readiness platform that helps fast-growing companies prepare their sales and customer success teams effectively, through building seller knowledge, skill sets, and winning behaviors.

Created in 2011, Mindtickle’s goal was to create frameworks and solutions to help influence revenue leaders who want to create high-performance teams. These wo...

In this episode, we speak with Palmetto’s Founder and CEO, Christopher Kemper. Palmetto offers a Clean Energy Operating Platform, which makes it easier and more affordable for homeowners to source their energy from renewables like solar power.

Chris sees Palmetto as the ultimate platform to make the most significant impact on mitigating climate change and he is constantly seeking ways to compound their impact for the betterment of ...

In this episode, we speak with Raghu Ravinutala, Co-Founder and CEO of Yellow.ai, a global leader in generative AI-powered customer service automation.

Raghu co-founded the company with a vision to make customer and enterprise interactions more effective and effortless. Since its inception, Raghu and his team have successfully expanded Yellow.ai’s presence across the U.S., Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Japan, Australia a...