New York Launch Pod: A Podcast Highlighting New Start-Ups, Businesses, and Openings in the New York City Area
2016 NEW YORK PRESS CLUB AWARD FOR BEST PODCAST! Highlighting start-ups, disruptors, innovators, and other nontraditional businesses in the New York City area, the New York Launch Pod is a monthly podcast featuring conversations with a diverse group of entrepreneurs, who share their experiences and insights building new businesses in and around the Big Apple. From business strategy, to dealing with logistical and financial obstacles, to the sometimes painful growth process, the podcast covers key issues facing entrepreneurs and their businesses. Hosted by Hal Coopersmith, a practicing attorney in New York City, the podcast is designed to address the unique opportunities and challenges presented by doing business in and New York City. For anyone who owns a business, is thinking about starting one, or is simply interested in learning more about this endlessly fascinating (and terrifying) subject, the New York Launch Pod is required listening. The New York Launch Pod is a production of Bull Path Media, Inc. www.nylaunchpod.com | @NYLaunchPod ABOUT HAL COOPERSMITH: Born and raised in New York City, Hal Coopersmith has entrepreneurship in his blood. With a mother who started a personal training company and a father who manages a law firm, it’s only natural that he would feel an affinity for risk-takers and innovators. A graduate of Brown University, where he majored in economics, and Fordham University School of Law, Hal spent several years working in advertising for Fortune 500 companies before settling into his current role as an attorney. This diverse educational and professional background, plus his belief that there has never been a better time to start a business, gives him a unique perspective and ensures that his interviews are always informative, insightful and thought-provoking.
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May 1, 2023 • 12 mins
JoAnna Hartzmark, Founder of Revelle steps back on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss her data driven platform that helps women find brands of jeans that fit well. We first spoke to JoAnna on in March of last year, and since we spoke with her the start-up has seen success in their category and with their target demographic.
Why is it so hard to find a pair of jeans that fit properly? Different brands are cut to different shapes...
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April 1, 2023 • 10 mins
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February 1, 2023 • 13 mins
Looking to find the ideal customer? Scout helps with just that by engaging you with your ideal customers 10x faster using AI. With a focus on real estate transactions, Scout has a database of over 300M profiles and can automate an entire outreach in just seconds. For individuals and businesses, this can not only save valuable time but also helps increase productivity. Find out how Drew Fabrikant and his team at Scout are saving th...
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December 1, 2022 • 18 mins
In this day and age who wouldn’t like the benefit of not having to stand in a line at the bank to draw money or risk that your building’s service staff might not receive their holiday tip? Zach Colonder realized this gap in the market and thought of a way to make this process better and simpler by creating Grazzee and now tipping has never being more convenient. Find out how Zach thought of this business opportunity, how he is over...
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November 1, 2022 • 24 mins
Night markets are exciting local events that showcase local vendors. But they weren’t always that way. Our guest in this episode, Marco Shalma, speaks about how he started the Bronx Night Market, from what he considered a side gig into a full time company, MASC Hospitality Group. Find out how Marco overcame the challenges of the pandemic, and how he created a night market in the Yankee Stadium, parking lot, and a whole lot more.
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October 1, 2022 • 17 mins
Let's face it, food in the office isn't that great. When you are in the office, the lunch repetoir is familiar salads and sandwiches, having to pick up food or paying for delivery fees. Our guest in this episode, Tximista Lizarazu, thought that the same old song needed to change. He came up with Fraiche an innovative vending machine that brings top quality local New York City restaurants straight into the office without having t...
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September 1, 2022 • 22 mins
Jonathan Rosen, Co-Founder of NY Forever, steps onto the New York Launch Pod to discuss his celebrity studded and corporate sponsored non-profit initiative which is encouraging New Yorkers to commit to New York City, support our front line workers and give what you can to keep the city strong.
As the successful founder of a PR company, BerlinRosen, and a New Yorker for over 20 years, Jonathan has seen the way the city has been hurt...
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August 1, 2022 • 21 mins
Lindsay Liu, Founder of Super, steps on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss her new property management platform. Lindsay was on the board of her own Co-Op and was frustrated by the way the building was operating (and not because of the people).
Lindsay's building was using a hodgepodge of software (if any), sending out physical mailings, and keeping track of important building documents on Lindsay's own personal Google Drive. Li...
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Ben Gordon and Matt Bachmann, co-founders of Wandering Bear Coffee Co. step back on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss their cold brewed coffee brand. We first spoke to Ben and Matt in our fourth episode and in the 7 year...
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June 1, 2022 • 22 mins
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), autism rates are growing. By one estimate, autism now affects 1 in 44 children. Families who have children with autism have been looking for an effective therapy, oftenwithout success. Enter JelikaLite. Katya Sverdlov wanted a better treatment forautistic children so she teamed up with Dr. Eugenia Steingold to create a therapeutic weara...
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May 1, 2022 • 20 mins
In this episode we go behind wristwatches, wristwatch culture and the wristwatch business with Craig Karger, Founder of Wrist Enthusiast. But Wrist Enthusiast isn’t just the name of Craig’s blog and Instagram page, it’s a way of life for Craig. Craig’s passion around watches led him to start an Instagram page that currently has over 300,000 followers and a blog with an engaged and active readership. Now Craig has a voice in the w...
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March 31, 2022 • 17 mins
Why is it so hard to find a pair of jeans that fit properly? That’s the question that JoAnna Hartzmark, Founder of Revelle set out to solve. The result: a data driven platform that pairs women with brands that will fit well. Best part of all, it’s free for the users.
Different brands are cut to different shapes, which are usually based from a “fit model“ and conformed to a linear standard. Now with many brands in existence, t...
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February 28, 2022 • 19 mins
Going to the dentist isn't fun...and that's not necessarily because of what the dentist is doing to your teeth. Dentists haven't historically been a patient centered experience. The process has been opaque and difficult. Our guest, Tyler Burnett, Co-Founder of Wally wanted to change that (which may or may not have been related to being falsely diagnosed with eight cavities).
In this ep...
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February 1, 2022 • 11 mins
In this episode of How You Doin'? we catch up with David Suk,Co-Founder and CEO of Saint Luna Moonshine. We first spoke with David in January of 2020 and since then David has taken aggressive steps to grow his brand and business. Listen to the episode to find out more!
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January 1, 2022 • 19 mins
Rebroadcast of Episode 39: A Summer Inside NFTE, original airdate December 28, 2017.
This summer we took an inside look at the New York office of the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship, also known as NFTE. NFTE is a non-profit organization providing educational entrepreneurship training to high school students from low-income, urban communities.
This podcast is the story of high school students throughout their journey through a...
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December 1, 2021 • 20 mins
What's it like to grow a salsa brand? We check back in with Matt Bennett, Founder of Dreams Aren't This Good Salsa. We first spoke to Matt in 2019 when he was just starting off. Since then, Matt has developed a proprietary chip bag, several new flavors, and began selling on Amazon. However, things haven't been easy and we hear from Matt about his challenges in growing the brand and raising money.
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November 1, 2021 • 17 mins
New Yorkers are eating all wrong! That’s according to Elia Wolberger, Founder of Feed Your Sister. Elia is a private chef who saw New Yorkers had more in their pantries than they thought, yet still had high delivery and grocery bills. The solution according to Elia is Plan, Prep, Plate.
Meal planning doesn’t have to be hard, but a lot of New Yorkers just don’t know how to do it effectively. In this episode we speak about what Ne...
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October 1, 2021 • 25 mins
Social justice is in the news these days. Whether it's resulting from the pandemic, Black Lives Matter movement, or issues related to access, social justice is on the forefront of the minds of a lot of New Yorkers.
Who better to check in with than Seachange Collective, our guest in Episode 56. Seachange Collective has grown since we first spoke to them in 2019. In this episode, we speak about what social justic...
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August 31, 2021 • 15 mins
What’s it like to start a restaurant in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic in New York City? What about if that restaurant was in a subway station when ridership was at an all time low. Is it crazy enough to work?
In this episode we speak to Mario Vivas, the Founder of Criollas, a restaurant located in the Turnstyle underground marketplace in Columbus Circle. Mario immigrated from Argentina in 2012 to New York City in order to ...
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