Great Entrepreneurs with RJ Lumba

In this episode, we speak with Snejina Zacharia, Founder and CEO of Insurify, a virtual insurance agent that uses AI and real-time integrations to help consumers compare, purchase, and manage their insurance policies. Insurify partners with hundreds of carriers and serves tens of millions of quotes each year across auto, home, pet, and renters insurance. Its platform enables consumers to receive accurate, personalized rates, access...

In this episode, we speak with Doug Ricket, Founder and CEO of PayJoy, a mission-driven credit provider operating across emerging markets. PayJoy serves customers who lack formal credit history by using patented secured-credit technology, point-of-sale financing, and credit cards designed to open a pathway into the modern financial system. The company has deployed more than $3 billion to over 17 million customers worldwide, achievi...

In this episode, we speak with Melbourne O’Banion, Co-Founder and CEO of Bestow, an insurtech company that builds the software infrastructure life insurers use to digitize operations, launch products, and modernize underwriting and policy administration. Bestow partners with major carriers, providing technology and data solutions that streamline processes from origination through back-end administration.

O’Banion co-founded the com...

In this episode, we speak with Taylor Matthews, Co-Founder and CEO of Farther, a wealth management firm that combines experienced advisors with advanced technology to deliver a more comprehensive service for high-net-worth clients. Farther has grown quickly, now managing over $5 billion in assets through more than 100 advisors serving thousands of clients nationwide.

Taylor co-founded Farther in 2019 after helping scale fintech ret...

In this episode, we speak with Andrew Feldman, Co-Founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, a company developing high-performance AI compute infrastructure for training and inference. Cerebras is known for its Wafer Scale Engine—currently the largest processor built for AI—and for its CS-3 systems, which can be clustered into some of the world’s largest AI supercomputers. Enterprises, research institutions, and government agencies use C...

In this episode, we speak with Melissa Solis, CEO of Inbenta, an AI customer experience platform used by more than 1,000 companies worldwide. Founded in 2005, Inbenta offers a suite of Conversational AI tools—including Chat, Search, Assist, Knowledge, and Learn—that help enterprises automate user interactions, improve support workflows, and serve customers across 100+ languages.

Melissa brings more than three decades of leadership ...

In this episode, we speak with Alex Bouzari, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of DataDirect Networks (DDN), a company specializing in large-scale data infrastructure for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. DDN has supported over 500,000 GPUs and has enabled tens of exabytes of data across enterprise AI, analytics, and research workloads. Its technology underpins critical operations for organizations such as NVIDIA,...

Today, we speak with Andrew Adams, Founder and CEO of Headway, a platform building a new mental healthcare system by making it simple for therapists to accept insurance and for patients to find affordable care.

Andrew comes to the problem first as a patient and then as a builder, grounding the company’s mission in lived experience and a focus on practical fixes to cost and access.

Founded in 2019, Headway now powers 600,000+ appoin...

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Today, we speak with Jean-Louis Warnholz, Co-Founder and CEO of Future, a fintech building the most rewarding way to pay in the sustainable economy, incentivizing consumers to make climate-friendly purchases and support the shift toward a low-carbon future.

Jean-Louis is a seasoned entrepr...

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Today, we speak with Alex Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Truewind, an AI-powered platform that automates bookkeeping and financial modeling for accounting firms. By focusing on complex accrual accounting tasks—such as prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and deferred revenue—Truewind helps firms sa...

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Today, we speak with Pushkar Mukewar, Founder and CEO of Drip Capital, a fintech transforming trade finance and facilitation for small and medium-sized businesses. Drip provides working capital solutions that allow exporters and manufacturers to access credit quickly and without collateral...

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Today, we speak with Prem Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO of Humanly, an AI-powered recruiting platform that helps hiring teams streamline sourcing, automate candidate screening, and simplify interview scheduling, while keeping essential conversations truly human-driven.

Prem brings over a decade of experience building...

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Today, we speak with Vicky Demas, Founder and CEO of identifeye HEALTH, a company leveraging AI-driven retinal imaging to quickly and non-invasively detect diabetic retinopathy, cardiovascular risk, and early neurodegeneration.

Vicky brings over two decades of experience developing advan...

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Today, we speak with Nima Roohi Sefidmazgi, CEO and Co-Founder of Blooming Health, a SaaS-enabled marketplace helping community organizations and social workers deliver essential services—from food and housing to transportation and prescription support.

Nima founded Blooming after caring...

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Today, we speak with Anis Bennaceur, Co-Founder and CEO of Attention, an AI-native sales platform that turns conversations into insights and automates CRM updates, follow-ups, and real-time coaching.

Anis is a self-taught coder and product builder with experience leading growth at Tinder and running lean sales t...

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Today, we speak with Max Goldman, Co-Founder and CEO of Carefull, an AI-powered financial safety platform helping families protect aging loved ones from fraud, scams, and money mistakes. 

Max is a seasoned product leader with a track record in building and scaling B2B2C platforms across fi...

In this episode, we speak with Andrei Georgescu, Co-Founder and CEO of Vivodyne, a biotechnology company accelerating drug discovery by testing treatments on lab-grown 3D human tissues.

Andrei co-founded Vivodyne in 2020 after recognizing the limitations of animal testing in predicting human outcomes. He brings deep expertise in tissue engineering, robotics, and AI, with prior work that includes sending lab-grown tissues into space...

In this episode, we speak with Kimberlie Le, Co-Founder and CEO of Prime Roots, a sustainable protein company using koji fungi mycelium to craft meat and seafood alternatives that nourish both people and the planet.

A lifelong food lover and the daughter of a chef, Kim studied agricultural microbiology at UC Berkeley and became a passionate food systems innovator. She’s a member of the Institute of Food Technologists and the James ...

In this episode, we speak with Jack Hooper, Co-Founder and CEO of Take Command Health, a Dallas-based SaaS company that helps employers reimburse employees for health insurance and empowers individuals to find coverage tailored to their needs.

Jack spent six years as an analyst for the CIA and FBI, helping top officials unravel data to understand risk and opportunity. He twice received an innovation award from the Director of the F...