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Sound BITES takes a more conversational approach to chatting with business leaders about their journeys. In each episode you'll learn about our guest’s background, how they got to where they are, the use cases and problems they are trying to solve, as well as the bumps/pivots and learnings along the way. We discuss everything from marketing, products, services, startups, and the human aspect of work. Our guests share amazing advice and insights they picked up along the way.

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April 8, 2026Episode 5240 min

Sound BITES Podcast: E52 - Chris Hilgers | Founder of Peak Franchising

Today on the Sound BITES podcast we have Chris Hilgers, founder of Peak Franchising. Chris helps business professionals and high achievers find opportunities to elevate their performance and change their lives. He’s a business coach as well as franchise ownership matchmaker.Chris Hilgers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-hilgers-969b98/ Peak Franchising: https://podcast.peakfranchising.com/sb Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship StrategySpotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcastnanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpthttps://www.nanochomp.comHosts:Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/

March 4, 2026Episode 5151 min

Sound BITES: E51 - Natalia Zacharin | Zacharin Consulting

Today on the Sound BITES we have Natalia Zacharin. Natalia is the founder of Zacharin Consulting, a firm helping business owners gain financial clarity and build profitable, resilient companies. With expertise in CFO services, bookkeeping, and financial coaching, she empowers entrepreneurs to scale strategically. Natalia has an unconventional path to get where she is that required her to adapt and overcome a lot of obstacles.Natalia Zacharin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/growyourbottomline/Zacharin Consulting: https://zacharinconsulting.com/bites/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship StrategySpotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcastnanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpthttps://www.nanochomp.comHosts:Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/

December 4, 2025Episode 5049 min

Sound BITES: E50 - Mike Vindler, Alex Trader | Tronix3D

Today on sound BITES we have have two guests: Mike Vindler, CEO of Tronix3D with a really interesting background we will dive into and friend of the show, Alex Trader who is Tronix3d’s head of Growth/Sales.Tronix3D is a leader in the additive manufacturing space - specializing in rapid prototyping and low-volume production. Their focus spans design, engineering, and production with the ability to create parts out of plastics, composite and metal. Really exciting space to be in, especially how additive manufacturing is unlocking designs that you literally can’t produce by another process.Mike Vindler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikevindler/Alex Trader: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alextrader/Tronix3D: https://tronix3d.com/Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship StrategySpotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcastnanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpthttps://www.nanochomp.comHosts:Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/

October 29, 2025Episode 4945 min

Sound BITES: E49 - CJ Casselli | Truss Vet

Today on Sound BITES - The podcast where we talk about business, innovation, technology, entrepreneurship, and strategy; we have CJ Casselli. CJ is the co founder and CEO of Truss Vet - a veterinary urgent care that reimagines animal hospitals by bridging the gap between standard office visits and veterinary emergency visits.CJ takes us through his team’s growth, the challenges of creating a new segment, creating awareness for a service that you need to ‘know of now, but use later’, building trust, and convincing the first team members to join you on the ride.CJ Casselli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjcasselli/Truss Vet: https://www.trussvet.com/Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship StrategySpotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcastnanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpthttps://www.nanochomp.comHosts:Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/

April 30, 2025Episode 4853 min

Sound BITES: E48 - Daniel Myers | Flair.co

Today on Sound BITES - The podcast where we talk about business, innovation, technology, entrepreneurship, and strategy; we have Daniel Myers. Dan is the co-founder and CEO of Flair, a company specializing in smart climate control solutions for homes and businesses. Dan has an unique background with a combination of computer engineering and music from Northwestern University. The flair team is working on interesting solutions that are the intersection of comfort, savings and optimization with an IoT platform.Daniel Myers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieltmyers/Flair: https://flair.co/Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship StrategySpotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcastnanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpthttps://www.nanochomp.comHosts:Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/

December 4, 2024Episode 4751 min

Sound BITES: E47 - John Rossman | Rossman Partners

John Rossman Today on Sound BITES we have John Rossman. John is an author, business advisor and keynote speaker. He was an early Amazon executive who played a key role in launching the Amazon marketplace business in 2002. His books include: The Amazon Way - https://a.co/d/cCC1by0 Think Like Amazon - https://a.co/d/hfooDjc and his latest book, Big Bet Leadership is an actionable guide for leaders who want to succeed in complex transformations. - https://a.co/d/ccYOup3 John Rossman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-rossman/ Rossman Partners: https://rossmanpartners.com/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/

November 26, 2024Episode 4653 min

Sound BITES: E46 - Andrei Oprisan | Agent.AI

Andrei Oprisan Agentic AI, LLMs and Generative AI are extremely exciting spaces with exciting possibilities. Today on sound bites we have Andrei Oprisan. Andrei is a technology leader with over 15 years experience in software engineering, AI, and machine learning. He’s held leadership roles at brands like Wayfair and Hubspot and is currently the engineering lead at Agent.AI. Agent.AI is transforming the way people hire solutions by creating a marketplace for AI agents. Really fun chat and excited to see the future Andrei is building. Andrei Oprisan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreioprisan/ Agent.AI: www.agent.ai Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/

November 13, 2024Episode 4549 min

Sound BITES: E45 - Ravi Kurani | Sutro

Ravi Kurani On this episode of SoundBITES we chat with Ravi Kurani, Founder of Sutro. Sutro is an IoT platform that monitors the water in your pools and spas to make sure the chemistry is in order. And keep your water crystal clear. Ravi has a strong background in entrepreneurship, growth hacking, IoT, and AI. Ravi takes us through his journey from working for his parents' pool business to consulting in India and even a short stint with Nasa before founding Sutro. With water at the center of the human experience, it's amazing to think of all the markets and use cases Ravi and Sutro can address. Ravi Kurani: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuraniravi/ Sutro: https://mysutro.com/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/

November 6, 2024Episode 4447 min

Sound BITES: E44 - Kevin Dean | ManoByte

Kevin Dean On this episode of SoundBITES we have Kevin Dean, the CEO and founder of manobyte. Manobyte is a technology services company specializing in AI-driven business transformation. Kevin has a background and passions in Data Science, change management, ocean conservation and shares some of my old stomping grounds of West Michigan before relocating to Florida. ManoByte has worked with some incredible brands and we are excited to have Kevin talk through his amazing growth story. Kevin Dean: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjdean/ Kevin’s personal site:https://kjdean.com/ Manobyte: https://www.manobyte.com/ Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/ Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/

October 9, 2024Episode 431 hr 3 min

Sound BITES: E43 - Bob Buda | Buda Consulting

Somehow today’s episode of Sound BITES managed to start and end with baking conversations. Our guest, Bob Buda, is the CEO and founder of Buda Consulting - Specializing in database management, security, disaster recovery, and business analytics. Bob has been an expert in the field for a while now and was actually among the First Certified Oracle database administrators. Bob walks us through identifying opportunities, optimizing businesses, how baking became the domino that ultimately kicked off Buda Consulting, hiring well, creating a high-trust culture, and being adaptable in high-stakes environments. Bob and his team design and deliver solutions that help organizations safeguard and optimize their data. So it makes sense that trust and adaptability are high on the list of values. After you listen to the episode, tell us your favorite bite, then go to the link below and get your free ebook from Buda Consulting titled “Is Data Your Downfall” Bob Buda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertbuda/ Buda Consulting: https://budaconsulting.com/soundbites/ Free ebook - “Is Data Your Downfall?” Business Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Spotify/Apple: https://www.nanochomp.com/podcast nanochomp’s Strategic Mind GPT: https://nanochomp.com/strategygpt https://www.nanochomp.com Hosts: Lauren Taber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentaber/ Derek Loyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekloyer/