Atlanta Startup Podcast

What if being terminated were less, well, terrible? That's what motivated Sarah J. Rodehorst, co-founder and CEO of ePerkz, a Startup Runway finalist. With ePerkz, people find dignity, better opportunity, and more clarity. Hear Sarah share how she was drawn this to high stress opportunity and what she knows about making termination less terrifying for managers and employees alike.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Background tracking system Pruuvn blew away the competition winning the investor's grant at the most recent Startup Runway. Hear from Brian Hobbs about his journey as a founder and why he's intent on building the best background tracking platform in the world, right here in Atlanta.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Money laundering. Fraud. Politically exposed persons. Welcome to the world of Kristin Stafford, CEO of Vital4, an Atlanta software firm relied on by some of the largest banks and employers in the world to monitor risk, including employee backgrounds, negative media and more. Hear how she thinks about the work from anywhere economy in this interview with her investor Lisa Calhoun of Valor Ventures.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Co-Founder Tammy Farley of The Rainmaker Group build and sold a successful software business in hospitality revenue management by taking a road less traveled. Learn about her unique insights into building a world-class software business in Atlanta.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

David Cummings, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Atlanta Tech Village, is on a mission to empower unemployed Georgians through his new initiative, Start It Up Georgia. He shares his journey from childhood entrepreneurship with baseball cards to building websites in college. Cummings reveals valuable lessons from his startup experiences and highlights the innovative 12-week mentorship program aimed at launching 100 companies and creating over 1,000 new jobs. He also recommends key community leaders to connect with in Georgia's vibrant startup scene.

Valor Ventures Cariana Morales and Erik Stapel dive into surprising discoveries about the state of startups in the Southeast--many of which run counter to the news you'll hear in traditional West Coast startup news channels.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Atlanta software engineer, military spouse and founder Sheffie Robinson created WP Clover to make regular websites work like Superwoman. Hear her discuss how she's built her firm into a scaling b2b software resource powering dozens of fast growing firms that thrive on her platform. Sheffie is a part of our Startup Runway Finalist series. Finalists are competitively selected by the Startup Runway Foundation from hundreds of startups as highly investable.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Eller Mallchok runs one of the most successful early-stage healthcare funds and accelerators that serves the Atlanta region, Jumpstart in Nashville. Learn about what she looks for in break-out healthcare startups.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Get the straight scoop from Atlanta founder George Azih on how he's built LeaseQuery into an enterprise SaaS legend, and keeps scaling the firm to new heights after a first investment of $42 million led by Goldman Sachs.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Sandy Welfare has worked in C-suite technical roles across the world. Today, leading at a Fortune 100 firm, she shares how she sees leadership and inclusion with wisdom, experience, and grit. You'll get tremendous take-aways on some of the toughest issues confronting business leaders like hiring and firing, managing for inclusion and more.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.