

Non-Technical
Alexis Gay
Type A comedian Alexis Gay interviews influential folks from tech, media, business and beyond about everything except their resumes. Who are the people building, funding, and running the tech companies shaping our daily lives? And like, has [INFLUENTIAL PERSON] ever kept a plant alive? Is [VERY IMPRESSIVE FOUNDER] actually afraid of the dark? What was [STALWART OF VC TWITTER] known for in high school? Tune into Non-Technical with Alexis Gay to find out.
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Nov 2, 2022 • 44min
91. Brianne Kimmel (Founder, Worklife Ventures) is taking the lion’s path (whether he likes it or not)
This week, Alexis (finally!) gets non-technical with Brianne Kimmel, Founder and Managing Partner at Worklife Ventures. They talk about founding a Center for People Who Can’t Cook Good, the Game of Phones, AirBri-nB, high-stakes Shanghainese pug-sitting, a lion-shaped obstacle, and THE most surprising background actor of all-time.You can find Brianne on Twitter at https://twitter.com/briannekimmel. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, instagram.com/nontechnicalpod, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.This episode of Non-Technical is brought to you by Knock, the most powerful notifications infrastructure you'll never build. Designed for scale, Knock's single API empowers product teams to create delightful user notifications across all channels with minimal engineering upkeep. Get started today for free at knock.app/nontechnical

Oct 26, 2022 • 44min
90. Packy McCormick (Founder, Not Boring) is the [NAME REDACTED] of Park Slope
This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Packy McCormick, Founder of Not Boring and advisor at a16z. They talk about Ballbasket, foot babies, Catholic guilt, NOT responding on Twitter, “who needs a mouth?,” Mr. Monopoly’s material assets, and that guy from that movie with the girl neighbor.You can find Packy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/packyM. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, instagram.com/nontechnicalpod, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.--This episode of Non-Technical is brought to you by Knock, the most powerful notifications infrastructure you'll never build. Designed for scale, Knock's single API empowers product teams to create delightful user notifications across all channels with minimal engineering upkeep. Get started today for free at knock.app/nontechnical

Oct 19, 2022 • 42min
89. Amber Illig (General Partner, The Council) didn’t bring a sous vide to the birthing suite
This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Amber Illig, General Partner at The Council. They talk about non-toxic ordering, CPK (Cauliflower Pizza Kitchen), forks up and knives DOWN, cute emergencies, and Bucatini (not the pasta).You can find Amber on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AmberIllig. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, instagram.com/nontechnicalpod, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.--This episode is sponsored by Acrisure, a Fintech and global leader in Insurance, Real Estate Services, Cyber Services, Asset & Wealth Management and more. Acrisure combines human and high-tech to help businesses and people grow and protect what they worked so hard to build. And they are no stranger to growth either – increasing revenue by 100x in less than a decade and operating as the 6th largest insurance broker in the world. Sounds interesting? Go to www.acrisure.com to request a quote or find a solution.

Oct 12, 2022 • 40min
88. Shannon Fiedler (Writer & Comedian) is certainly NOT covering up a crime in Telluride
This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Shannon Fiedler, Writer, Comedian, Content Creator, and Actress. They talk about is-it-cake disease, unmistakable only child energy, being a seven-year-old hopeless romantic, ice cold betrayal, and Rudolph the red-nosed Maid of Honor.You can find Shannon on Instagram at instagram.com/shannonfiedler13. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, instagram.com/nontechnicalpod, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.This episode is sponsored by Acrisure, a Fintech and global leader in Insurance, Real Estate Services, Cyber Services, Asset & Wealth Management and more. Acrisure combines human and high-tech to help businesses and people grow and protect what they worked so hard to build. And they are no stranger to growth either – increasing revenue by 100x in less than a decade and operating as the 6th largest insurance broker in the world. Sounds interesting? Go to www.acrisure.com to request a quote or find a solution.

Oct 5, 2022 • 40min
87. Laura Behrens Wu (Founder & CEO, Shippo) is just one cat away from the danger zone
This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Laura Behrens Wu, Founder and CEO of Shippo. They talk about Winston Churchill, utilitarian knitting, filthy hobbits!!, roller skate swag, and the next big YouTube star (you’ll never guess who it is). You can find Laura on Twitter at twitter.com/LauraBehrensWu. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, instagram.com/nontechnicalpod, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.--This episode is sponsored by Acrisure, a Fintech and global leader in Insurance, Real Estate Services, Cyber Services, Asset & Wealth Management and more. Acrisure combines human and high-tech to help businesses and people grow and protect what they worked so hard to build. And they are no stranger to growth either – increasing revenue by 100x in less than a decade and operating as the 6th largest insurance broker in the world. Sound interesting? Go to www.acrisure.com to request a quote or find a solution.

Sep 28, 2022 • 41min
86. Brian Tyler Cohen (Political Commentator) doesn’t wanna die at lunch
This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Brian Tyler Cohen, one of the most-viewed political commentators online. They talk about brooding middle school talent shows, PLAIN SALAD, the soothing New Jersey accent, dogs with socks (!!!) and searching for top-notch psychics in Energy Capital, USA. You can find Brian on Twitter at twitter.com/briantylercohen. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, instagram.com/nontechnicalpod, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.This episode is sponsored by Census, a reverse ETL tool that syncs trusted data from the data warehouse into your CRM, marketing automation platform, advertising platforms, finance tools, and more! If you're a scaling product-led growth company looking to increase the productivity of your sales reps, personalize your customer communications and reduce churn, you can learn more at getcensus.com/nontechnical

Sep 21, 2022 • 42min
85. Ryan Petersen (Founder & CEO, Flexport) is on that antemeridian cappuccino drip
This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Ryan Petersen, Founder & CEO of Flexport. They talk about being an N of 10, Batman’s business model, CTRL + command + space, $1,000 stuffed animals, getting robbed at machete point, and the juice-smoothie-bowl matrix.You can find Ryan on Twitter at twitter.com/typesfast. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, and tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, instagram.com/nontechnicalpod, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.This episode is sponsored by Census, a reverse ETL tool that syncs trusted data from the data warehouse into your CRM, marketing automation platform, advertising platforms, finance tools, and more! If you're a scaling product-led growth company looking to increase the productivity of your sales reps, personalize your customer communications and reduce churn, you can learn more at getcensus.com/nontechnical

Sep 14, 2022 • 51min
Sam Reich (CEO, CollegeHumor) has a couple tricks up his sleeve
(Recorded July 2021) This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Sam Reich, CEO of CollegeHumor and its subscription platform, Dropout. They talk about the lamest way to die, Order & Law, that time everything was a cake, Pogs (a lot), taking magic lessons over Zoom, Weird Al’s cultural influence, and which THREE architects they can both name (you won’t believe your ears!!!).You can find Sam on Twitter at twitter.com/samreich and Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay and tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay and Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, instagram.com/nontechnicalpod, tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.You can also sign up for Alexis’ email list at https://bit.ly/hellofromalexis to stay tuned for upcoming stand-up shows and other ~exciting~ announcements!

Sep 7, 2022 • 47min
Sahil Lavingia (CEO & Founder, Gumroad) is painting his own tree
(Recorded November 2021) This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Sahil Lavingia, the Founder and CEO of Gumroad. They talk about the first principles of Hamilton, Starbucks’ secret menu, an unhinged return of the Vibram Five Finger, and (almost!!) joining the Church of Scientology.You can find Sahil on Twitter at twitter.com/shl and Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay or instagram.com/yayalexisgay and twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod. You can also sign up for Alexis’ email list at https://bit.ly/hellofromalexis to stay tuned for upcoming stand-up shows and other ~exciting~ announcements!

Aug 31, 2022 • 40min
Kara Swisher (Journalist, Podcaster) says “No.”
(Recorded January 2022) This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Kara Swisher, journalist, podcaster, and opinion writer for The New York Times. They talk about shrimp scampi & caviar (obviously), floral decay, ‘Arcadia,’ shoulder pads, and why getting a tattoo is like ordering a sandwich.You can find Kara on Twitter at twitter.com/karaswisher and Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay or instagram.com/yayalexisgay and twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod. You can also sign up for Alexis's email list at https://bit.ly/hellofromalexis to stay tuned for upcoming stand up shows and other exciting announcements.


