High Drive Network

05/12/2021

Leisa Holland Nelson visits with Dr. Juliet Breezze, Founder and CEO of Next Level Urgent Care ..... the medical company that is changing the way healthcare is delivered.

02/15/2019

The Cannon

Congrats! Loved having y'all on BusinessMakers last year. It's great to watch your company thrive. https://www.highdrive.tv/businessmakers/brooks-powell-thrive/

Really proud of our members Cheers!! Keep up the great work!

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11/10/2018

Mayor Sylvester Turner - HighDrive Network

Our leader talks about innovation and Houston's INCLUSIVE diversity.

We’re pulling out the big guns now! Mayor Sylvester Turner, a major supporter and driving force behind the growth of Houston’s innovation ecosystem, offers an update on his mission to promote technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. His message is one of diversity and inclusion, a message re...

11/09/2018

Houston Exponential

Houston Exponential

David Gow, founder and CEO of Gow Media, is prepared to upgrade Houston’s innovation ecosystem by featuring stories about Houston’s entrepreneurs with InnovationMap. We sat down with him to talk about the new media outlet telling the story of innovation in Houston, launching November 15.

11/06/2018

Mayor Sylvester Turner

"If you're asking yourself where the future of this country is, that's right here in the city of Houston." Mayor Turner talks customizing the city's resources to meet innovators' needs:

We’re pulling out the big guns now! Mayor Sylvester Turner, a major supporter and driving force behind the growth of Houston’s innovation ecosystem, offers a...

10/24/2018

David Gow - Gow Media

A cool new way to hear about Houston innovation! David Gow is launching Innovation Map.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnQPdHvKIQ4

Houston is home to a very influential innovation community and has been for years. Why aren’t we FAMOUS?! David Gow decided to do something about that. So, m...

09/15/2018

Larry Shaffer - SVP Marketing & Business Development, Insperity

Larry Shaffer talks about Insperity's focus on innovation and the upcoming HX Growth Summit.

Insperity’s all-in support of entrepreneurs, innovators and startups includes participation with Houston Exponential. Larry Shaffer introduces the HX Growth ...

09/04/2018

Sheel Tyle - Founder & CEO at Amplo

Houston has a new $100M venture capital firm! Check out Gina Luna's interview with Sheel Tyle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnPEqPslrXY

Twenty- seven year old Sheel Tyle, founder and CEO of Amplo, explains how he established his $100 million dollar global venture capital firm to help build co...

08/26/2018

HX TV with Jeff Reichman - January Advisors

Data Science for great causes! Jeff Reichman January Advisors.

If you want diversity, launch your startup in Houston. With our amazing demographics, there is no better place for a data science consulting firm. January Ad...

08/17/2018

HXTV with Gabriella Rowe of Station Houston

HOUSTON, WE HAVE GABY!

Houston has been a hotbed of entrepreneurism and innovation for some time; Gabriella Rowe is planning to expand this great history going forward. As the (NEW...

08/09/2018

HXTX with Billy Cohn at the Center for Device Innovation at TMC

Cardiovascular Surgeon, Dr. Billy Cohn, aka The Tony Stark of medical device innovation. Listen to how in the not too distant future he will be able to replace a 'broken heart' with a continuous-flow inplantable artificial heart.

Dr. Billy Cohn, noted Cardiovascular Surgeon, Vice President for Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, and the Executive Director of the Center for De...

07/11/2018

Launching HXTV!

Many of you might (or might not) know that High Drive Network founder, Russ Capper recently joined Houston Exponential as Executive Director, doing what he does best; championing the stories of innovators and entrepreneurs in Houston.

Introducing HXTV's inaugural episode, which features the stories of Houston innovation dating back over 100 years.

We're excited to announce the launch of HXTV, a new channel built to tell the Houston innovation story; news, insights and updates on all things innovative h...

07/09/2018

Did you know we also do live interviews in front of an audience? Here's a recent one with Navin Goyal of LOUD Capital in Columbus, OH, generously brought to you by Insperity.

▶️ https://www.highdrive.tv/businessmakers-usa/navin-goyal-live/

07/05/2018

Hannah Sim-Phan - HannaH Coffee & Sweets - HighDrive Network

Sometimes growing your business means being there for your customers as they grow up, especially if you're a neighborhood bakery like HannaH in San Jose, CA.

Find out more about how owner Hannah Sim-Phan found success on this episode of , brought to you by Insperity.

https://www.highdrive.tv/businessmakers-usa/hannah-sim-phan/

There’s nothing like community to make you feel like you belong. Hannah Sim-Phan, who always loved baking, opened her “neighborhood coffee joint” ten years ago. She gave a free cookie to the kids, chatted with the customers and her shop grew by word of mouth. Today, those kids come in on their...

07/02/2018

Jim Riggins - Technocom - HighDrive Network

How did two black labs named Starsky and Hutch become Technocom Business Systems' best sales reps?

Find out on this episode of , brought to you by Insperity.

Loyalty is important to Jim Riggins. Well… loyalty, copiers and business technology are important to Jim. Over the years, what was founded as a copier firm has become a full technology company of copiers/scanners/IT solutions—but always with a focus on customer experience. And what a great marke...

06/29/2018

Luther Dudley - Arzberger Stationers - HighDrive Network

"We’re all craftsmen over there and we really enjoy finishing the day and seeing a tangible product that we’ve produced. There’s a very important craft and art element to what we do and that’s the way we approach our business."

More from Luther Dudley of Arzberger Stationers in Charlotte, NC. Brought to you by Insperity.

In this age of immediate, digital communications, there remain those who still prefer to hand write a note, pen a letter or mail a special invitation. These people are Arzberger Stationers’ clientele and Luther Dudley’s passion. Since 1922, Arzberger has produced finely crafted stationery for th...

06/26/2018

Joel Slatis - Timesheets.com - HighDrive Network

Pivot is a word often-used in business, and Timesheets.com is a great example of how to do it successfully. Founder, Joel Slatis joined to explain how he started a company designing custom websites, and ended up on a completely new path.

Brought to you by Insperity.

Joel Slatis’ company needed a web-based time tracking capability and there weren’t many online timesheet services in the early 2000s. So he developed one for his own use and ultimately launched a company around it. And the rest is history.

06/20/2018

Ryan Kennedy - Atom Power - HighDrive Network

Ryan Kennedy started his career as a practicing electrician and saw first-hand the dangers that traditional, mechanical circuit breakers failed to prevent. Today, as Co-Founder and CEO of Charlotte, NC headquartered Atom Power, he is on a mission to improve the safety of commercial power distribution through solid-state circuit breakers. He joins to explain how the company is using semiconductor technology to shake up the industry. Brought to you by Insperity.

Seeing an arc flash—a type of electrical explosion—changed his life! As an electrical engineer, Ryan Kennedy saw hazard and risk in commercial building and felt that with today’s technology, he could develop a safer process. Startup Atom Power offers a solid-state circuit breaker system and a ...

06/19/2018

Candice Landry, PhD - 10e5 Solutions - HighDrive Network

Dr. Candice Landry is a scientist at heart, but she’s capitalized on her experience in the science, technology, finance and legal fields to create 10e5 Solutions. In this episode of , Dr. Landry describes how the company she founded aids in the creation of truly innovative products. Her commitment to a systemic approach helps organizations cultivate ideas, connect teams and engage markets as they transform ideas into assets.

“Innovation” is a word often overused; but when it happens, true innovation has no peer, no established process. From her early days as a research scientist, Candice knew she wanted to work with intellectual property—new concepts and products with no predecessor to show the way to market.

06/19/2018

Via Seremedi Inc. founder, Kim Bond Evans:

06/15/2018

Eli Stevens - Mobius Medical Systems - HighDrive Network

The software developed by Mobius Medical Systems, LP was a leap forward in evaluating the impact of radiation treatments. Chief Technical Officer Eli Stevens joins to explain how the company’s three-dimensional modeling is minimizing adverse side effects from a potent cancer treatment. Learn how work-life balance contributed to the continuity of the engineering team and why being acquired by an industry leader was the right move, in the latest episode sponsored by Insperity.

Mobius Medical Systems provides software to radiation oncology clinics that recalculates and recalibrates treatments to address potential mistakes and improve treatment outcomes. Its primary products, DoseLab and Mobius3D, were developed in an employee-centered culture that has served the company we...

06/14/2018

Brenna Bolger - PRxDigital - HighDrive Network

Brenna Bolger, Founder and CEO of PRxDigital, has had front row seat for Silicon Valley’s tech explosion. She started her firm with an eye toward the medical industry but quickly discovered that the most important aspect of choosing clients was a shared passion for their story. Learn more about Brenna and her contributions to San Jose's thriving business climate in this episode of , brought to you by Insperity.

Brenna Bolger was in the right place at the right time—in Silicon Valley when it was still just Santa Clara County. More than 40 years and 22 coffee markers ago, she (she!) launched her marketing communications strategy firm. They’ve grown with the times, but are still fiercely passionate storyt...

06/13/2018

You can check out Monica's interview here to learn more about her story and her organization, Bridge The Gap Syngap Education & Research Foundation 501c3
▶️ https://www.highdrive.tv/healthmakers/monica-weldon/

06/13/2018

Tabatha Barron - KYKS - HighDrive Network

Tabatha Barron wants to give children a much-needed voice when it comes to their own safety and security. Using RFID technology, she founded KYKS – Keeping Your Kids Safe – to help administrators, bus drivers and parents protect children against the complications and confusions of school transportation. In this episode of , she shares her inspiration for founding the company, and why the need for a proven process to track kids is growing.

Many parents have experienced that horrible moment of panic when their kid is not where he’s supposed to be. For Tabatha Barron, that moment involved her young niece being put on the wrong school bus—an awful situation by anyone’s standards. Her entrepreneurial mission, with the help of RFID t...

06/12/2018

Caleb Musser - Musser & Co. - HighDrive Network

With more than 50 offerings, and more on the horizon, Musser & Company is transforming business-to-business marketing with its hyper-customized approach and a focus on emotional intelligence. Founder and President Caleb Musser, joins this episode of , sponsored by Insperity, to discuss his success helping lead companies and professional sports organizations reach their prospecting and retention goals.

http://www.highdrive.tv/businessmakers-usa/caleb-musser/

Looking for a way to impress existing clients and bowl over prospects? You should be thinking outside the box—or inside the box as Caleb Musser tells it. Musser & Co. offers a “message box” that is certain to open doors and strengthen relationships. And it works!

06/12/2018

Huge congratulations to WorkFlourish, which recently combined forces with Craftwork Coffee Co, a Fort Worth company. The plan is to open 15 new locations throughout Texas by 2021!

Check out our interview with President and CMO, Trevor Hightower 👉🏼 https://www.highdrive.tv/businessmakers/trevor-hightower-founder-chief-flourishing-officer-workflourish/

06/11/2018

Navin Goyal – LOUD Capital - HighDrive Network

Since establishing his private practice, anesthesiologist Navin Goyal is embracing a passion other than medicine. As a co-founder of LOUD Capital, Goyal is finding inspiration in the entrepreneurial dreams of others. He joins Live to share his experience working with more than 24 companies through his active, early-stage venture firm. Find out why he thinks the confidence and collaboration of Columbus, Ohio make it an ideal hub for Midwest startups in this episode, sponsored by Insperity.

Entrepreneurism and collaboration are alive and well in the Midwest among the hardworking people of The Heartland. Navin co-founded Loud, early stage venture partners that invest time, capital and network resources to increase the success rate among startup healthcare and non-healthcare companies.

06/09/2018

06/08/2018

Brian Spitz - Big State Home Buyers - HighDrive Network

With a little push from his father, Brian Spitz discovered a passion for the home buying industry. Since founding Big State Home Buyers in 2008, the company has bought more than 3,000 homes and become the largest private home-buying company in Houston. He joins to talk about guiding a young company through the mortgage collapse, and how his experience benefited clients in the wake of Hurricane Harvey’s devastating flooding.

Not all homes—and homebuyers—are meant to be sold in the traditional way. Ten years ago, Big State began solving real estate problems and closing the deal, over time making the jump to digital marketing and enjoying growth over time as they polished their technique. Now, they’re teaching other...

06/06/2018

Biomagnetic Imaging Company Genetesis Closes $7.5M in Series A Financing

BIG NEWS for one of our featured interviews from Columbus, OH, Peeyush Shrivastava with Genetesis, Inc. Congratulations.

Revisit his interview here to learn more:
👉 http://www.highdrive.tv/healthmakers/peeyush-shrivastava/ 👈

Genetesis, a medical device company using biomagnetic imaging for ER chest pain triage, nets $7.5M in financing from CincyTech, Mark Cuban & others.

06/06/2018

Vanessa Vaughn - Asfalis - HighDrive Network

Since 2014, Vanessa Vaughn has been leading Asfalis Consulting as its founder and Chief Resilience Officer. Aptly named after the Greek word for secure, the firm takes a collaborative approach to crisis communications support and business continuity consulting. In this episode of , brought to you by Insperity, Vanessa shares her passion for the industry and how her own survival story inspired success.

Vanessa Vaughn survived a tornado and wants to help others do it too—although a bit more figuratively and at the company level. Would you know what to do if your company’s greatest assets were suddenly unavailable? Asfalis serves its customers as business longevity partners to help identify risk...

06/05/2018

Kim Bond Evans - Seremedi Inc. - HighDrive Network

Inspired by the experience of dealing with her mother’s illness, Kim Bond Evans envisioned bringing patient instructions and at-home care in line with the mobile, on-demand expectations of today’s consumer. The founder of Seremedi Inc. joins this episode to explain how her company is minimizing risks and reducing costs with its connected, virtual care platform.

We’ve all experienced that moment when a hospital, ER or doctor’s office hands you an information sheet that is poorly written, technical and hard to understand. Seremedi has organized such information into a virtual care platform that helps healthcare providers to better prepare patients for pr...

06/04/2018

Hiver van Geenhoven - Chromatic Coffee - HighDrive Network

Chromatic Coffee's unique approach of engaging with farmers on the ground in Central and South America has made it a favorite wholesale provider among San Jose’s tech companies. Co-founder Hiver van Geenhoven explains why he loves sharing the story of his products and how his customers are pushing the company to stay ahead of the coffee curve. Find out more in the latest episode of , brought to you by Insperity.

Coffee is an art and for those who are passionate about their brew, work knows no bounds. Chromatic exports, imports, roasts and produces its coffee very much in the “fork to table” philosophy. The company sells coffee wholesale, runs a café with an in-house chef, and works with San Jose’s lo...

05/31/2018

Kenny & Matt Duncan - U.S. Coins & Jewelry - HighDrive Network

Walk into U.S. Coins & Jewelry, and you’ll find some of the world’s rarest coins, precious stones, sought-after watches, and maybe even a Picasso hanging on the wall. Kenny and Matt Duncan Jr. join this episode of to discuss the business their father started more than 30 years ago, and how customer service is what truly sets them apart.

It’s one of the largest U.S. operations of its kind, but these guys are more focused on relationships and service. U.S. Coin is a family-owned exchange that trades precious metals, specializing in rare coins, for the greatly experienced dealer or the newby collector.

05/30/2018

Bob Staedler - Silicon Valley Synergy - HighDrive Network

Bob Staedler, Principal of Silicon Valley Synergy, is at the forefront of San Jose’s remarkable property development explosion. In a city with both a Google campus and groundbreaking transit station on the horizon, find out how he’s clearing a path to success for clients facing governmental hurdles. He explains the importance of authenticity, mutually beneficial partnerships and more in this episode of , brought to you by Insperity.

Silicon Valley is growing like crazy and it has been for years. Now Google has announced plans to open a 6-8 million sq. ft. campus in San Jose, which will affect transit, housing and all things downtown. What a perfect storm for Silicon Valley Synergy, a consulting firm that helps clients negotiate...