[A] Growth Ventures Podcast with Hamlet Azarian

Welcome to the [A] Growth Ventures Podcast, the go-to platform for entrepreneurs, innovators, and change-makers. I'm your host, Hamlet Azarian. In this podcast, we delve into the world of business, technology, and innovation. We bring you conversations with industry leaders, disruptors, and visionaries who are shaping the future and making a difference in their fields. Each week, we explore the challenges and opportunities of growth, from startup to scale-up, and everything in between.

[A] Growth Ventures Podcast with Hamlet Azarian is a business podcast hosted by [A] Growth Ventures Podcast, with 36 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

[A] Growth Ventures Podcast hosts [A] Growth Ventures Podcast with Hamlet Azarian, a business show with 36 episodes published.

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  Episode #34

  Rachel Lawler: "The Operating System Behind Growth" – Why Revenue Traceability Is the New Driver of Enterprise Value

  Sep 24, 202638 min

  In this episode of the [A] Growth Ventures Podcast, Hamlet Azarian sits down with Rachel Lawler, Founder and Managing Director of Aperture Growth, a firm that designs and builds commercial operating models for mid-market businesses.With more than 20 years as a founder, operating investor, and advisor, Rachel has assessed hundreds of businesses for investment and worked alongside deal teams deploying more than $3 billion in capital.This conversation unpacks why most companies can report their revenue but can't reconstruct how they produced it. Rachel covers the red flags buyers spot in diligence, what turns a rollup into a platform, and where AI and automation are delivering real results today.Her central insight: your operating model is now a strategic asset. The businesses that can trace every step from first lead to cash collected will be the ones that command a premium at exit.

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  Episode #33

  "Better Leads Come From Better Decisions" — How Behavioral Economics Is Reshaping Lead Generation

  May 25, 20261h 6mS1

  In this episode of the [A] Growth Ventures Podcast, Hamlet Azarian sits down with Tom Thompson, Chief Economist at Havas Edge - the world's largest full-service performance marketing agency - and Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs.With roots in naval intelligence, game theory, and behavioral economics, Tom spent over two decades applying the science of consumer decision-making to how the world's biggest brands generate leads and convert customers.This conversation unpacks Tom's unconventional journey - from submarines and Gulf War intelligence operations to the U.S. Department of Treasury's housing crisis response, to becoming the in-house economist reshaping performance marketing strategy at global scale.His central insight: most conversion friction isn't informational - it's psychological. And until marketers understand that, they'll keep optimizing the wrong things.

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  Episode #32

  Michael Slawson: Professionalizing Sales at First Institutional Capital

  May 8, 202646 minS1

  In this episode of the [A] Growth Ventures Podcast, Hamlet Azarian sits down with Michael Slawson, President of Apparel Advisors, and the go-to expert PE firms call when their portfolio companies need a serious go-to-market overhaul.With a background spanning international consulting, the World Bank, clean energy entrepreneurship in Kenya, and hypergrowth stints at Hum Capital and Clipboard Health, Michael brings a rare blend of global perspective and on-the-ground sales execution to every engagement.This conversation explores Michael's journey — from co-founding a pyrolysis-based clean energy charcoal company in East Africa and learning hard lessons about willingness to pay, to doing door-to-door pest control sales, to now building full GTM systems from scratch for sponsor-backed B2B companies.His central insight: go-to-market is never just a hire — it's a system built around four pillars: accounts, channels, messaging, and RevOps. And if you're not building that system with flexibility baked in, you're accumulating GTM debt that future you will regret.

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  Episode #31

  Jason Jones: From Investor to Builder: Launching Ventures and AI in Accounting

  May 13, 202559 minS1

  In this episode of the [A] Growth Ventures Podcast, Hamlet Azarian sits down with Jason Jones , serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Tellen , a vertical AI company reinventing how accounting firms conduct audits.With a background in venture capital, hedge funds, fintech, and DeFi, Jason brings decades of experience in identifying disruptive trends and translating them into scalable businesses.This conversation explores Jason’s journey - from investing in early Web 1.0 companies and launching Lending Robot , to pioneering securitization protocols on the blockchain, and now building AI-powered tools for the audit and accounting space. His central insight: disruption always follows a recognizable pattern, and opportunity lies in spotting it early.

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  Episode #27

  Dennis Mortensen: Build a Better Startup - Obsess Over the Pain, Not the Tech

  Mar 23, 202551 minS1

  In this episode of the [A] Growth Ventures Podcast, Hamlet Azarian sat down with Dennis Mortensen , a serial entrepreneur with four exits and a deep passion for building AI-powered products that solve real, tangible problems.As the founder of Launchbrightly , Dennis is tackling a unique but widespread issue in the SaaS world: outdated help docs caused by constant product updates. Beyond that, this episode is packed with powerful lessons for founders who want to build, validate, and scale startups correctly.

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