The Wharton Launch Pad podcast was part of Wharton Business Radio on the SiriusXM network for a decade. That partnership ended in 2024. I may or may not keep adding episodes. It was a lot of fun to do the podcast, but it’s also a lot of work, and there is a lot of similar content now out there done by excellent hosts.
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Julian Maha | Co-Founder KultureCity
Anna Mowbray | Co-Founder Zuru | Founder Zeil
Wouter Bruins | Founder InOvo
Dan Miller | Founder Steward
Ariel Kaye | Founder Parachute Home
Ritu Narayan | Founder Zum
Shawn Nelson | Founder Lovesac
Amanda Doamaral | Co-Founder Fiveable
Randy Goldberg | Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer Bombas
Seth Goldman | Co-Founder JUST Ice Tea
Karl Ulrich | The Wharton School (Interview on Metacast Podcast)
John Geary | Co-Founder Abodu
Kathryn Minshew – Founder The Muse
Nick Green – Co-Founder Thrive Market
Steve Galanis – Co-Founder Cameo
Carey Smith | Founder Big Ass Fans
Here are a few other sample episodes, which I think are particularly interesting.
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Upside Foods (fka Memphis Meats) (alternative protein) – Uma Valetti Interview
Original Air Date: January 25, 2017
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Boom Supersonic (aerospace) – Blake Scholl Interview
Original air date: January 11, 2017
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Cotopaxi (outdoor gear / apparel) – Davis Smith Interview
Original air date: December 12, 2018
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JUST ICE Tea – Eat The Change (food and beverage) – Seth Goldman Interview
Original air date: October 25, 2022
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Carrot Fertility (health) – Tammy Sun Interview
original interview October 11, 2017
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Flava Naturals (Nutraceuticals) – Alan Frost
Original Air Date April 10, 2019
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The Infatuation (restaurant info) – Chris Stang and Andrew Steinthal
Original Air Date: November 18, 2019
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Frutero Ice Cream (food) – Mike Weber and Vedant Saboo
Original Air Date – April 10, 2022
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Rebellyous Foods (alternative protein) – Christie Legally
Original Air Date – March 13, 2023
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East JUST (food, alternative protein) – Josh Tetrick Interview
Original air date May 13, 2023
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Olipop (beverage) – David Lester Interview
Olipop is a healthy prebiotic soft drink in traditional flavors like root beer. (Originally aired September 12, 2022.)
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Shef (food) – Joey Grassia Interview
Joey Grassia tells the story of food prep and delivery service Shef, allowing individual chefs, mostly working from home, to create exciting food. (First aired September 12, 2022.)
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Mercury (banking app) – Interview with Imad Akhund
Interview with Imad Akhund, CEO, Mercury. Includes interesting discussion on Thiel’s 10x rule.
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Whoop (health and fitness) – Will Ahmed Interview
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Magic Spoon (packaged food) – Gabi Lewis Interview
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Orbillion (Alternative Protein) – Patricia Bubner Interview
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Hydrow (fitness) – Bruce Smith Interview
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Better Chew (Alternative Protein) – GW Chew Interview
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Goodr (sunglasses) – Stephen Lease Interview
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Coravin (Consumer Hardware) – Greg Lambrecht Interview