Episodes
Tony Luke, Jr., Part 1: High School Dropout, Hollywood Hopeful
Tony Luke, Jr. is a cofounder of Tony Luke's, a cheesesteak franchise with multiple locations. He's also an actor, TV personality…
Nicole Marquis: Introducing Philly to Plant-Based Comfort Food at Hip…
Nicole Marquis is the creator of the plant-based fast casual restaurant chain HipCityVeg, currently with locations in Philadelphi…
Liz Brown: From High School Dropout to Award-Winning Tech CEO
Liz Brown is the Managing Director at Backstage Philadelphia, an arm of Backstage Capital, a venture capital investment firm that…
Conrad Benner: Changing the Way Philly Sees Public Space
Conrad Benner is the creator of Streets Dept, an online platform that highlights street art. It includes a photoblog, a podcast, …
Emily Foote Williams: Leading an Education Startup Through Tragedy
In 2011, Emily Foote Williams co-founded an online education platform to help prepare students for the professional world. That c…
Kiera Smalls: Creating City Fit Girls and Leading the Philly Tech Sce…
Kiera Smalls is the Executive Director of Philly Startup Leaders, a nonprofit that connects Philly entrepreneurs to the resources…
Richard Vague: Businessman, Art Enthusiast, and Philanthropist Who Be…
Richard Vague is currently one of the managing partners of Gabriel Investments and the president of the Philadelphia Live Arts an…
Rebecca Rhynhart: Navigating the Great Recession as Treasurer and Era…
In January 2018, Rebecca Rynhart was sworn in as the first woman City Controller in Philadelphia history. Before that, she served…
Ben Thomas: Prodigy Music Producer who's worked with Post Malone, Bri…
Ben Thomas is and one of most sought after audio engineers in Philadelphia. At only 23 years old, he’s worked with artists such a…
Rob Lawless: The Quest to Make 10,000 Friends
Rob Lawless is a Philly-based influencer who loves getting to know new people. He loves it so much, that for the past 3 years, Ro…
Lauren Nolan-Sellers: From HGTV Dreamer to Best of Houzz in 3 Years
Lauren Nolan-Sellers is an interior designer. In 2012, Lauren left her career as a teacher to start Trust the Vision Decor, an in…
Jane Golden: Making Philly a Public Art Gallery through MuralArts
Jane is the Executive Director of Mural Arts Philadelphia, the nation’s largest public art program that employs over 300 artists …
Josh Kopelman: Founder of First Round Capital & Early Investor in Ube…
Josh Kopelman has been an active entrepreneur and investor in the Internet industry since its commercialization. In 1992, while h…
Governor Ed Rendell: Rescuing Philly from Bankruptcy as Mayor
Governor Ed Rendell is a lawyer, author, and politician. From 1992 until 2000, he served as the Mayor of Philadelphia. Shortly af…
Max Tuttleman: Fighting the Opioid Epidemic through Philanthropy and …
Max Tuttleman is an investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who’s focused on studying and developing cannabis products. He’s c…
Jesse Ito: 30 Under 30 Sushi Chef of Royal Izakaya & Sushi
Jesse Ito is the Co-owner and chef of Royal Izakaya and Royal Sushi, a 2-in-one restaurant combo in Queen Village. Jesse’s claim …
Nisiar Smith: Empowering Philly Through Free Financial Literacy Educa…
Nisiar Smith is the CEO and Founder of The People’s Innovation Movement, a nonprofit that provides free financial literacy classe…
Lyonzo Vargas: Bringing Wellness to Urban Communities via the Global …
Lyonzo Vargas is the CEO of GLBL VLLG (pronounced "Global Village"), an entertainment and wellness company whose mission is to re…