The Turning Pro Podcast

Samir Shergill is the Co-Founder and CEO of Highbeam, a neobank for fast-growing Shopify brands. They’ve raised over $7 million dollars in funding from some leading early-stage venture funds including FirstMark Capital and Mayfield.In this episode, we cover Samir’s real-time fundraising journey, why ecommerce brands have been largely failed by traditional banking options, his internal process to make tough decisions, and taking a leap of faith to build Highbeam.

Matt Mullenax is the Co-Founder and CEO of Huron, a New York-based consumer brand built on the premise of making great men’s personal care products. The startup aims to help guys help themselves by providing grooming essentials that actually get the job done.In this episode, we cover Matt’s daily fitness regimen and early morning routine, his ‘turning pro’ moment of launching Huron to the public, and the outsized value of investing in the right relationships with other founders.

Kelsey Moreira is the Founder of Doughp, a fast-growing edible cookie dough company that has scaled incredibly quickly over the past 5 years - with a notable feature on Shark Tank.In this episode, we cover why Kelsey got sober, the depths of her mental health journey, and how she’s leveraged this experience to scale a startup and sell over $13 millions dollars worth of product to date.

Anna Whiteman is a Principal at Coefficient Capital, a venture fund based in NYC that leads early growth investments in digitally powered consumer brands – including household names like Magic Spoon, Oatly, Hodinkee, and Hawthorne, among countless others.In this episode, we cover how to design your physical environment for optimal happiness, why she decided to move out of Manhattan to New Jersey, and her own ‘turning pro’ moment.

Andy Cloyd is the Co-Founder and CEO of Superfiliate, an ecommerce platform that helps brands supercharge word of mouth marketing through co-branded landing pages. Founded less than 2 years ago, the company closed over $3 million dollars in funding and is already working with some of the top e-commerce brands in the world – including Mud/Wtr and Dr. Squatch. In this episode, we cover Andy’s real-time lessons from raising venture capital, what he learned from shifting his physical environment from LA to New York, and what’s next for Superfiliate.

Andrew Case is the Co-Founder and CEO of Noonbrew, a wellness brand loaded with superfoods & adaptogens designed to increase natural energy, enhance your focus, and help you sleep better - without the crash or jitters. Over the past year, Noonbrew has become one of the fastest growing supplement brands in New York – and they’re only just getting started. In this episode, we cover how to deliver insane amounts of value to your customer, getting more intentional with relationships and your time, and the ROI on morning routines and journaling.

Prince Ghosh is the Co-Founder and CEO of Factored Quality, a digital quality control platform that helps 100+ brands run quality control, testing, and compliance anywhere in the world. To date, Prince has raised over seven million dollars from Y-Combinator, Amity Ventures, Vinyl Capital, Dynamo Ventures, Pari Passu, and 40 plus leading supply chain technology & e-commerce founders.In this episode, we cover how to make high-stakes decisions as a founder, the importance of building a strong support system of peers, and why you should start trusting your gut instinct.