Hillside Ventures – WHUS Radio

EP 018 – Jack Navarro on servicing 2M+ mortgages – Giving back and leading Hillside Ventures

March 20, 2024

Hillside Ventures EP 018 - Jack Navarro on servicing 2M+ mortgages | Giving back and leading Hillside Ventures Jack is the founder of MysticRiver LLC where he uses his extensive background and experience wi...

Hillside Ventures EP 017 – Professor Greg Reilly on kickstarting Hillside Ventures and its future

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February 29, 2024

Hillside Ventures, Podcasts

Greg Reilly is the Head of the Boucher Management & Entrepreneurship Department while also leading Hillside Ventures at the University of Connecticut. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Ma...

EP 016 – Michael Loeb on the idea of entrepreneurship | The effects of world events

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December 8, 2023

Business, Entertainment, Hillside Ventures, Podcasts, Talk

Michael Loeb is the CEO of Loeb.nyc a venture collective based in NYC. He started it with Rich Vogel, CFO and COO of Loeb.nyc, after selling his previous company, Synapse Group, to Time Inc. Michael ...

EP 015- Meeting the STEM Fund Founders

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December 6, 2023

Business, Featured, Hillside Ventures, Podcasts, Talk

The STEM Fund started operating in the Fall semester of 2023 and is led by our own UConn students. In this episode, we talk with seniors Joseph Roberts, a Finance major, and Nicholas Janus, an Electrical Engin...

EP 014 – Cole Clark on running a company at 26 | The impact of genuine relationships

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October 23, 2023

Business, Featured, Hillside Ventures, Podcasts, Talk

Cole Clark is the President of AmygdaLaunch, a part of Loeb.nyc a venture collective based in NYC. Cole is also a sports model for Wilhelmina with his background being a D1 track athlete at William and Mary wh...

EP 013 – Rich Vogel on starting Loeb.nyc | His philosophies on business

WHUS Staff

October 6, 2023

Business, Hillside Ventures, Podcasts, Talk

Rich Vogel is the COO and CFO of Loeb.nyc a venture collective based in NYC. As startup investors Rich and his business partner, Michael, have invested in many successful startups with Fetch Rewards being one ...

EP 012 – Noah Friedman on raising a fund at 28 years old | How execution is everything

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September 14, 2023

Business, Hillside Ventures, Podcasts, Talk

Noah Friedman currently runs Top Shelf Ventures, an alcohol focused VC, and the Uncharted community, which brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and other influential people. He started his journey by meet...

EP 011 – Building an AI Startup as a Technical Founder

WHUS Staff

May 1, 2023

Entertainment, Podcasts, Talk, Technology

Today we talk with Keyur Shah, a UConn alum building an AI startup at Cornell Tech. Coming from a CS background, he went on to work at Amazon and being a part of the development of Alexa. He has now pivoted to...

EP 010 – From Engineering to VC

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April 25, 2023

Entertainment, Health and Science, Podcasts, Public Affairs, Talk, Technology

Today we talk with Akira Dunham, an investor at Connecticut Innovations. Akira is a Hillside and UConn alumni with an engineering background. His interests and passions lie within helping underserved founders ...

EP 009 – Seasoned Venture Capitalist Making a Huge Difference Within Climate

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April 17, 2023

Entertainment, Featured, Health and Science, Podcasts, Public Affairs, Talk, Technology

Today we talk with Cody Simms, a highly experienced venture capitalist within the sustainability space. Cody is a Partner at MCJ Collective and provides invaluable advice for venture capital and insights into ...