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Now displaying: July, 2022
Jul 29, 2022

Jeff Grass knows how to get your hesitant employees back to the office. 

This serial entrepreneur is Co-Founder & CEO of Hungry Marketplace.

Based in Arlington VA, Hungry is tackling the $100 Billion business food & events industry with a food-tech marketplace & logistics platform that provides unparalleled food & engagement solutions for businesses, powered by top local chefs.

In short, Hungry partners with local chiefs to bring food to your office. So far, they operate in 9 markets with 250 employees.

Clearly, Jeff's onto something big. Hungry doubled revenues last year, despite the pandemic.

And he's raised capital from leading VC firms: 10X Capital, Bread and Butter Ventures, Evolution PC Partners, GP Ventures, James Madison Innovations, Marcy Venture Partners, Motley Fool Ventures, Sand Hill Angels, Sands Capital Ventures, The Heritage Fund, The Torch Fund

After earning his MBA at The Wharton School and a stint with McKinsey & Company, Jeff was Co-Founder of other successful companies LiveSafe and buySAFE, which enables online businesses to increase trust & confidence with site visitors.

In this 20-minute conversation, Jeff reveals how he's put a Rockstar in every seat of Hungry (and how he keeps them)

Jul 28, 2022

Whether your team is hybrid or distributed or global, you’ve got nothing on Chad Mattix.

He’s CEO & Founder of Kinettix, the leading IT field service support company.

Based in Cincinnati, Chad & his team deliver 24/7/365 IT field service support on-site in over 100 countries.

He’s built a fulltime team of 80 with a remote distributed team of thousands!

Their customers are large IT service providers. And for them, they Install & service cameras, digital signage, POS systems, kiosks, network equipment.

In this 20-minute conversation, Chad reveals how he’s built a global team of Rockstars.

Jul 10, 2022

(Hint: She didn’t click “Apply” on some job board)

Morgan Smith is Work Reporter with CNBC and its industry-leading careers website “Make It”

Previously, you’ve read her pieces in People Magazine, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and The Associated Press. 

Morgan discovered her passion for some meaty topics: the future of work, interviewing, hiring, job search.

So, she proactively went after the job she wanted. CNBC wasn’t looking. But she didn’t let that hold her back.

In this 20-minute conversation, she reveals step-by-step how she did it.

Plus, she reveals the most common mistakes that job-seekers make when looking for their next role.

 

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