Great Entrepreneurs with RJ Lumba

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Today, we speak with Jean-Louis Warnholz, Co-Founder and CEO of Future, a fintech building the most rewarding way to pay in the sustainable economy, incentivizing consumers to make climate-friendly purchases and support the shift toward a low-carbon future.

Jean-Louis is a seasoned entrepr...

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Today, we speak with Alex Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Truewind, an AI-powered platform that automates bookkeeping and financial modeling for accounting firms. By focusing on complex accrual accounting tasks—such as prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and deferred revenue—Truewind helps firms sa...

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Today, we speak with Pushkar Mukewar, Founder and CEO of Drip Capital, a fintech transforming trade finance and facilitation for small and medium-sized businesses. Drip provides working capital solutions that allow exporters and manufacturers to access credit quickly and without collateral...

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Today, we speak with Prem Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO of Humanly, an AI-powered recruiting platform that helps hiring teams streamline sourcing, automate candidate screening, and simplify interview scheduling, while keeping essential conversations truly human-driven.

Prem brings over a decade of experience building...

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Today, we speak with Vicky Demas, Founder and CEO of identifeye HEALTH, a company leveraging AI-driven retinal imaging to quickly and non-invasively detect diabetic retinopathy, cardiovascular risk, and early neurodegeneration.

Vicky brings over two decades of experience developing advan...

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Today, we speak with Nima Roohi Sefidmazgi, CEO and Co-Founder of Blooming Health, a SaaS-enabled marketplace helping community organizations and social workers deliver essential services—from food and housing to transportation and prescription support.

Nima founded Blooming after caring...

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Today, we speak with Anis Bennaceur, Co-Founder and CEO of Attention, an AI-native sales platform that turns conversations into insights and automates CRM updates, follow-ups, and real-time coaching.

Anis is a self-taught coder and product builder with experience leading growth at Tinder and running lean sales t...

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Today, we speak with Max Goldman, Co-Founder and CEO of Carefull, an AI-powered financial safety platform helping families protect aging loved ones from fraud, scams, and money mistakes. 

Max is a seasoned product leader with a track record in building and scaling B2B2C platforms across fi...

In this episode, we speak with Andrei Georgescu, Co-Founder and CEO of Vivodyne, a biotechnology company accelerating drug discovery by testing treatments on lab-grown 3D human tissues.

Andrei co-founded Vivodyne in 2020 after recognizing the limitations of animal testing in predicting human outcomes. He brings deep expertise in tissue engineering, robotics, and AI, with prior work that includes sending lab-grown tissues into space...

In this episode, we speak with Kimberlie Le, Co-Founder and CEO of Prime Roots, a sustainable protein company using koji fungi mycelium to craft meat and seafood alternatives that nourish both people and the planet.

A lifelong food lover and the daughter of a chef, Kim studied agricultural microbiology at UC Berkeley and became a passionate food systems innovator. She’s a member of the Institute of Food Technologists and the James ...

In this episode, we speak with Jack Hooper, Co-Founder and CEO of Take Command Health, a Dallas-based SaaS company that helps employers reimburse employees for health insurance and empowers individuals to find coverage tailored to their needs.

Jack spent six years as an analyst for the CIA and FBI, helping top officials unravel data to understand risk and opportunity. He twice received an innovation award from the Director of the F...

In this episode, we speak with Kristen Valdes, Founder and CEO of b.well Connected Health, a platform that empowers consumers by unifying their health data and tools to take control of their healthcare journeys.

Kristen is an award-winning leader and acknowledged visionary in digital health. She has dedicated her career to creating inventive solutions that drive the industry toward a more consumer-directed future.

b.well’s comprehe...

In this episode, we speak with Eli Ben-Joseph, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Regard, a leading clinical insights platform helping hundreds of hospitals across the country improve patient care by closing the clinical insights gap.

The idea for Regard was born when Eli was a graduate student at Stanford, where he and his co-founders—Nate Wilson and Thomas Moulia—recognized the enormous pressure doctors face and set out to...

In this episode, we speak with Shyam Rajagopalan, Co-Founder and Technology Lead of Infinitus Systems, a company using voice AI agents to automate clinical and administrative tasks, easing the burden on healthcare staff and improving patient outcomes. 

Shyam is a hands-on technology leader who works closely with his team on everything from coding to product design. His collaborative approach is central to Infinitus’ mission and pro...

In this episode, we speak with Jennifer Fleiss, Co-Founder and Board Member of Rent the Runway, an online clothing rental service that is changing the way people get dressed by offering access to high-end fashion at a fraction of the cost.

Rent the Runway is disrupting the trillion-dollar fashion industry with its “Closet in the Cloud,” the world’s first and largest shared designer closet. Jennifer co-founded the company in 2008 an...

In this episode, we speak with Mo Al Adham, Founder and CEO of Frec, a company transforming complex financial products that have traditionally only been available through wealth advisors, into automated, easy-to-use technology.

Mo’s team has been funded by a long list of notable investors including Google, Meta, Brex, and others, with their biggest backer being Greylock.

Frec’s goal is for customers to reach financial independence....

In this episode, we speak with Matt Angle, the Founder and CEO of Paradromics, whose interface platform records brain activity at the highest possible resolution: the individual neuron.

Paradromics’  technology aims to help millions with unmet medical needs suffering from paralysis and movement disorders to chronic pain, addiction, depression and other mental health conditions.  Its AI algorithms decode massive amounts of brain-dat...

In this episode, we speak with Doug Brien, President of Roofstock and Co-Founder and CEO of Mynd.  

Roofstock is building the world’s leading single-family real estate investment platform. It has surpassed $6 billion in transactions and continues to disrupt the industry, deploying technology and innovation to build a vibrant, data-rich service for real estate investing.

Doug is a former professional athlete turned entrepreneur on a...

In this episode, we speak with Jason Guss, Co-Founder and CEO of Octane, a financing platform assisting fast and confident powersports purchases by making financing as easy as cash and creating access through fair credit products.

Under Jason’s leadership, Octane has raised both debt and equity amounting to approximately  $2.6 billion.  Prior to Octane, Jason worked at Capital One in Corporate Strategy. 

Since 2014, Octane has part...