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Innovators + Entrepreneurs

business · EN-US · 20 episodes

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This podcast illuminates insights from leaders across the spectrum of industries and sectors.

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Booking probability

29%

Guest openness

Selective

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What has Innovators + Entrepreneurs covered recently?

Recent episodes include "How can universities transform breakthrough research into real-world impact?" (19 August 2026, 30 minutes), "Inside the AI Infrastructure Race: How CoreWeave is Building the Future with Corey Sanders, SVP, Product." (22 July 2026, 34 minutes), and "Inside the AI Infrastructure Race: How CoreWeave is Building the Future with Corey Sanders, SVP, Product." (22 July 2026, 34 minutes).

How often does Innovators + Entrepreneurs publish?

Innovators + Entrepreneurs publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 20 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Innovators + Entrepreneurs?

Booking probability for Innovators + Entrepreneurs is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Innovators + Entrepreneurs requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Innovators + Entrepreneurs's contact route on record: public web form.

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Innovators + Entrepreneurs is a business show with 20 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    How can universities transform breakthrough research into real-world impact?

    Aug 19, 202630 min

    In this episode, Jim Barrood sits down with Craig Arnold, ViceDean for Innovation and University Innovation Officer at Princeton University, to discuss the evolving role of academia in entrepreneurship...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    Inside the AI Infrastructure Race: How CoreWeave is Building the Future with Corey Sanders, SVP, Product.

    Jul 22, 202634 min

    Inside the AI Infrastructure Race features Corey Sanders , Senior Vice President of Product at CoreWeave and former Microsoft executive, in a wide-ranging conversation with Jim Barrood about the technology powering...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    Inside the AI Infrastructure Race: How CoreWeave is Building the Future with Corey Sanders, SVP, Product.

    Jul 22, 202634 minS0

    <p>Inside the AI Infrastructure Race features Corey Sanders, Senior Vice President of Product at CoreWeave and former Microsoft executive, in a wide-ranging conversation with Jim Barrood about the technology powering...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    FoodTech: Hype vs. Reality: Top investors reveal what's next featuring Tom Mastrobuoni (CIO, Big Idea Ventures), Jay Bhatti (Food/CPG Investor), Robert Grey (PlugnPlay) + Steven Finn (Siddhi Capital).

    Jul 7, 202630 min

    The conversation explores why investors are once again prioritizing fundamentals over hype, where the biggest opportunities are emerging across food, agriculture, ingredients, and sustainable technologies, how founders...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    FoodTech: Hype vs. Reality: Top investors reveal what's next featuring Tom Mastrobuoni (CIO, Big Idea Ventures), Jay Bhatti (Food/CPG Investor), Robert Grey (PlugnPlay) + Steven Finn (Siddhi Capital).

    Jul 7, 202630 minS0

    <p>The conversation explores why investors are once again prioritizing fundamentals over hype, where the biggest opportunities are emerging across food, agriculture, ingredients, and sustainable technologies, how...

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    From worm poop to one of the planet's most innovative recyclers with TerraCycle founder and CEO, Tom Szaky.

    Jun 24, 20261h 1m

    In this conversation with Jim Barrood, Tom Szaky shares his remarkable journey from a Princeton student selling worm-casting fertilizer in used soda bottles to leading a global recycling and reuse company operating in...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    From worm poop to one of the planet's most innovative recyclers with TerraCycle founder and CEO, Tom Szaky.

    Jun 24, 20261h 1mS0

    <p>In this conversation with Jim Barrood, Tom Szaky shares his remarkable journey from a Princeton student selling worm-casting fertilizer in used soda bottles to leading a global recycling and reuse company operating...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    Why AI security can’t be ignored as the technology advances at lightning speed with Jonathan Dambrot, CEO of Cranium AI

    Mar 19, 202631 minS0

    <p>Jonathon Dambrot, cofounder and CEO of Cranium AI, shares his journey from teenage magician and chocolatier to cybersecurity entrepreneur. He explains how Cranium secures enterprise AI systems, why AI security is now...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    From Hubs to Grants to Growth: The State of Startups and Innovation in New Jersey with Judith Sheft, Medina Citi and David Stengle

    Jan 28, 202634 minS0

    <p>This episode brings together Judith Sheft (NJ Commissionon Science, Innovation & Technology), Medina Citi (Equal Space), and David Stengle (Startup Grind Princeton) to take stock of New Jersey’s rapidly maturing...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    Funding Trends: AI, Capital Crunch + New Funding Playbook with Carta's Hamza Shad and VC Mellie Chow

    Jan 5, 202634 minS0

    <p>Mellie Chow and Hamza Shad trace their winding paths into venture capital. Talking to Jim Barrood, they unpack today’s funding reality: AI-driven “haves vs. have-nots,” concentrated capital, longer fund cycles...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    Building an AI-first future with humans at the center of it with Udayan Bose and Jim Samuel

    Jan 5, 202637 minS0

    <p>NetElixir founder and CEO Udayan Bose and Rutgers professor Jim Samuel join host Jim Barrood to discuss AI’s transformative impact on business and society. They explore NetElixir’s evolution into an AI-first...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    The Hard Road to Autonomy: Lessons from Two AV Innovators Paul Lam and Ali Arab

    Dec 9, 202534 minS0

    <p>Entrepreneurs Paul Lam (Bot Auto) and Ali Arab (General Autonomy) discuss building safer, more practical autonomous vehicles—Bot Auto focusing on full-service L4 autonomoustrucking and General Autonomy advancing AI...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    Entrepreneurship, responsible AI content, brands, bias, marketing trends with Steve Jones and DeSean Brown

    Nov 25, 202529 minS0

    <p>Founders Steve Jones and DeSean Brown explain pocstock, acontent and responsible-AI data company delivering inclusive, culturally accurate visuals and datasets. They talk to Jim Barrood about their careers bridging...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    The Merck venture investing playbook with Bill Taranto and Joel Krikston

    Nov 12, 202548 minS0

    <p>Merck’s Global Health Innovation Fund leaders Bill Taranto and Joel Krikston trace nontraditional careers into CVC, explain GHI’s shift to pharma-services and “enterprise coverage,” and spotlight global IDEA Studios...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    Uniting Science, Policy and Innovation Across the Ecosystem with Andrew Zwicker and Kim Case

    Nov 12, 202534 minS0

    <p>R&D Council of NJ Executive Director Kim Case and NJ State Senator/physicist Andrew Zwicker join host Jim Barrood to explore New Jersey’s thriving innovation ecosystem. From building STEM talent pipelines to...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    Inside NJIT’s Innovation Engine: Building Startups from University Research with Michael Johnson and John Pelesko

    Oct 29, 202526 minS0

    <p>This episode features Michael Johnson, President of NJII, and John Pelesko, Provost of NJIT, sharing their unconventional paths into leadership. They highlight NJIT’s innovation culture, NJII’s venture studio...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    Entrepreneurship insights and lessons learned from fintech and AI serial entrepreneur Amos Winbush

    Oct 29, 202520 minS0

    <p>This episode features Amos Winbush III, serial entrepreneur and founder/CEO of bckrs.ai, the world’s first AI-native intelligence platform for the private capital market. He shares with Jim Barrood his remarkable...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    Catalyzing a large university into one of the nation's most innovative with Tony Lowman and Nidhal Bouaynaya

    Sep 30, 202537 minS0

    <p>This podcast episode features Rowan University leaders Tony Lowman and Nidhal Bouaynaya sharing their personal journeys, academic leadership, and entrepreneurial ventures. They discuss Rowan’s rapid innovation in AI...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    Succeed despite chaos and uncertainty with SOSV's Sean O'Sullivan

    Sep 30, 202537 minS0

    <p>SOSV managing general partner Sean O’Sullivan joins Jim Barrood to trace his path from MapInfo pioneer to global deep-tech investor. He explains SOSV’s studio model (HAX, IndieBio), Newark and Princeton plasma...

  • Innovators + Entrepreneurs

    Transforming a 100+ year-old family business into an energy powerhouse via startups with Teesee Murray and Darren Wolfberg

    Sep 26, 202533 minS0

    <p>Turtle’s innovation leader Teesee Murray and Triangle CEO Darren Wolfberg join Jim Barrood to share their journeys from global tech and finance to driving the energy transition. They explore Turtle’s 102-year legacy...

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