PHX Founders Podcast

PHX Founders Podcast

We sit down with remarkable founders who are making Phoenix a top software city. In these interviews, we dig in to the highs and lows of company building, and get a little vulnerable to find out what makes these founders keep going.

The PHX Founders Podcast is a production of PHX FWD, on a mission to prove Phoenix a top city for sustainable, high growth software companies to start, scale, and succeed.

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From Startup Grit to Culture-Driven Growth: Trevor Larson on Building Nectar
Feb. 20, 2025

From Startup Grit to Culture-Driven Growth: Trevor Larson on Building Nectar

In this episode of the Phoenix Founders Podcast , we sit down with Trevor Larson , Co-Founder and CEO of Nectar , to explore how employee recognition fuels engagement and retention in companies of all sizes. From humble entre...
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Scaling with Heart: How Culture Fuels High-Growth Companies with Anita Grantham of BambooHR
Jan. 31, 2025

Scaling with Heart: How Culture Fuels High-Growth Companies with Anita Grantham of BambooHR

In this episode of the Phoenix Founders Podcast , we sit down with Anita Grantham, Head of HR at BambooHR, to explore the critical role of culture in high-growth companies. With a career dedicated to building and sustaining c...
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From Side Hustles & Cold Emails to CRM Powerhouse: Cayden Phipps and Kieran O’Brien on Building and Scaling Shopgenie
Jan. 16, 2025

From Side Hustles & Cold Emails to CRM Powerhouse: Cayden Phipps and Kieran O’Brien on Building and Scaling Shopgenie

In this episode of the Phoenix Founders Podcast, we sat down with Cayden Phipps and Kieran O’Brien, co-founders of ShopGenie, to discuss their journey of building an innovative SaaS company in the auto repair industry. ShopGe...
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From CIO to Climate Tech Pioneer: Kentaro Kawamori on Building Persefoni and Raising $175M
Jan. 2, 2025

From CIO to Climate Tech Pioneer: Kentaro Kawamori on Building Persefoni and Raising $175M

In this episode of the Phoenix Founders Podcast, we sat down with Kentaro Kawamori, CEO of Persefoni to discuss his entrepreneurial journey and the impressive development of his company. Persefoni is an enterprise SaaS compan...
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PHX Founders interview with Clate Mask, Co-Founder & CEO of Keap
June 20, 2024

PHX Founders interview with Clate Mask, Co-Founder & CEO of Keap

Before Phoenix became one of the fastest growing tech markets in the country, we had a handful of visionary, ambitious founders building software companies. One of them is Clate Mask. He co-founded Infustionsoft, now Keap, at a time when no one was paying attention to the needs of small businesses,…
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PHX Founders Interview with Rachel Mertensmyer & Elizabeth Furst, Co-Founders of Rivia Health
June 12, 2024

PHX Founders Interview with Rachel Mertensmyer & Elizabeth Furst, Co-Founders of Rivia Health

When Rachel started working on a solution to the headache that is patient payments in healthcare, she knew she had a tall mountain to climb. And climbing is always easier when you have a partner on the adventure, which is why she sought out a co-founder for the journey. It wasn't long until she met…
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