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Hosted by Gregg Scoresby · business · EN-US
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. PHX FWD is on a mission to prove Phoenix a top city for sustainable, high growth software companies to start, scale, and succeed. We've seen firsthand how software ventures can be a force for good for individuals, families, and communities. We believe Phoenix is the best city to start a company, with the best talent, and without a doubt the very best company builders. Watch us prove it.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWe 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.
PHX Founders is hosted by Gregg Scoresby. The show has published 29 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Why Great Founders Obsess Over the Problem, Not the Product" (6 April 2026, 49 minutes), "AI for Apartments: How Jacob Carter Built Nurture Boss" (30 March 2026, 47 minutes), and "Focus Wins: How STAX AI Found Product Market Fit" (23 March 2026, 54 minutes).
PHX Founders publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 50 minutes across 29 episodes.
Booking probability for PHX Founders is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. PHX Founders requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. PHX Founders's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for PHX Founders are IT Services & Software Development. PHX Founders has a business audience.
Gregg Scoresby hosts PHX Founders, a business podcast with 29 episodes published.
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Episode #5
<p>In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Jeff to talk about the lessons he learned building companies, starting from a working class upbringing in Chicago.</p><p>Jeff shares how...
Episode #4
<p>In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Jacob Carter, founder of Nurture Boss, to talk about building one of the leading AI platforms in the multifamily housing...
Episode #3
<p>In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Naru, founder of STAX AI, to discuss the real journey to product-market fit.</p><p>STAX AI didn’t originally start in the retirement...
Episode #2
<p>What does it take to refound a company and rebuild its culture?</p><p>In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Josh Turley, CEO of RTA Fleet, to talk about leadership, culture...
Episode #1
<p>In this episode of the PHX Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Reid Hiatt founder of Tactic<b>,</b> to talk about what it takes to build and scale a startup.</p><p>Reid shares the story behind Tactic and...
PHX Founders
<p>In this episode of the Phoenix Founders Podcast, we sit down with <b>Trevor Larson</b>, Co-Founder and CEO of <b>Nectar</b>, to explore how employee recognition fuels engagement and retention in companies of all...
PHX Founders
<p>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...
PHX Founders
<p>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...
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<p>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...
Episode #6
<p>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...
Episode #5
<p>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...
Episode #4
<p>Few things can prepare someone for being a founder. But poker might be one of the exceptions. In this interview with Bryce Deeney, founder and CEO of Equipifi, Gregg learned that paying millions of hands (yes...
Episode #3
<p>When we think about the worst epidemics in this country, “loneliness” doesn’t usually top the list. But it should. 44 million Americans struggle with loneliness. And not just older Americans. For the first time in...
Episode #2
<p>Anthony Kennada tells us his story of learning how to be resilient. He got bit by the startup bug early in his career, working for some of the fastest growing tech companies in Silicon Valley. Then decided that...
Episode #1
<p>We kick off Season 2 of the PHX Founders Podcast with one of the most successful founders in Arizona, Matthew Pitinsky, CEO of Parchment.<br/><br/>Matthew found tremendous success with his first ed tech venture...
Episode #12
<p>In our final episode from S1 of the PHX Founders Podcast, we continue our conversation with Chris Ronzio, founder and CEO of Trainual, and we're also joined by his co-founder, CMO, and brother, Johnathan Ronzio...
Episode #11
<p>Our conversation with Chris veered into some interesting places. From starting any business he could imagine as a kid, to learning to live with Type 1 Diabetes, to distance running in Antarctica. In Part 2 of our...
Episode #10
<p>It’s hard to be around Chris Ronzio, founder and CEO of Trainual, and not feel energized. He brings that excited, passionate energy everywhere he goes, and it’s infections. He’s also a workhorse, who never stops...
Episode #9
<p>Scarlett Spring is building a software company in a sector of healthcare that is notoriously underfunded and difficult to navigate. Or is it? Scarlett might know something about the future of personalized care and...
Episode #8
<p>When you’re a seasoned healthcare executive, biotech founder, and prominent board member, starting a software company should feel easy, right? When you’re Scarlett Spring, founder and CEO of Taproot, it feels like...
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