Ep25: Danielle Strachman | Founder and General Partner at 1517

Will Robinson is the CEO of Encapture, which is a fast-growing SaaS platform that helps banks automatically pull important information from documents. By using machine learning to process large amounts of data, it helps companies like Wells Fargo, Frost Bank, and Truist save time and money. Encapture's easy-to-use automation helps banks save time and reduce compliance risk by processing documents quickly and correctly in an easy-to-access format. Before joining Encapture, Will worked at Dynata in a number of executive management roles. Will worked as an investment professional at The Carlyle Group, which is one of the largest and most successful investment firms in the world, before he joined Dynata.

14 Feb 202322min

Sharon Handelman-Gotlib is the Healthcare and Aging Business Manager at Sompo Digital Lab TLV as well as a leader in the Israeli FemTech community promoting women's health and Israeli FemTech ecosystem.

4 Feb 202321min

Roi is CEO and Cofounder of Received, a startup building a revenue management platform for finance teams. Before that, Roi built Visa's Partnerships team in Tel Aviv, and was part of the Visa Ventures global team. Roi holds an LL.B. in Law and Accounting from TAU, and an MBA from Chicago Booth.

3 Feb 202321min

Steve Weinberg has spent his life selling and helping others sell better, more, and faster. He recently led the Accuity sales team to new sales accomplishments for twelve years. Accuity is a British-Dutch technology company that is now part of Lexis Nexis Risk Systems and is a RELX subsidiary. It provides anti-money laundering and electronic payment solutions to financial institutions and corporations. While at Accuity as a salesperson and simultaneously as a manager of a team of salespeople, Steve closed the largest sale in the company’s history.

2 Feb 202322min

Peter Mann is the CEO & Founder of Virginia-based Oransi, a leading air purification company known for its efficient, intuitive and reliable products for consumers, schools, organizations and businesses. He also is the Chair of the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers. In 2021, Oransi merged with Aviemore Technologies and is now a motor technology company with a clean energy mission. Oransi’s new manufacturing facility in Radford, Virginia is making products in the USA with advanced motor technologies. Previously, Peter was the Founder & CEO of the Austin, Texas-based Alen Corp., an air purification company he built, and after 7 years had a successful exit. He went to college on a Navy ROTC scholarship and then served 4 years, including a tour in the Red Sea during the First Gulf War.

31 Jan 202321min

Dr. Ruth Dagan is a partner and head of the environment and climate change practice at Herzog Law Firm. Ruth was recently appointed as a consultant on carbon markets for the United Nations Climate Change Convention Secretariat. Ruth has been a leading environmental and climate law practitioner in Tel Aviv and New York for over two decades. She holds a doctorate from NYU's School of Law, specializing in environmental finance. Her practice is deeply focused on climate-related technological innovation, the development of carbon offsetting projects, and carbon market transactions. Ruth works closely with a multitude of international corporations, tech companies, financial institutions, and investors to develop curated carbon strategies tailored to their unique needs and targets. Ruth is a firm believer in markets, and she works with both national and international groups to develop tools and policies for the carbon market.

30 Jan 202321min

Maya Huber spent the last 15 years in the HR Tech industry in practice and research, meeting thousands of desperate job seekers and recruiters, all trying to find their perfect match. She leverages her expertise in recruitment with the power of artificial intelligence to create a new job matching standard.

30 Jan 202319min

Amy Clark is an executive coach and a leader in human resources. She helps people improve their management and leadership skills, which leads to measurable business results. She has more than 20 years of valuable corporate business experience at various Fortune 500 companies and national non-profit organizations, serving in positions such as vice president of management and chief human resources officer. Amy has a deep passion for connecting with and developing others, and she is an all-in thought partner with a track record of being in the trenches and walking alongside leaders. She has had a lot of valuable first-hand experience that has led her to believe that teaching people skills through coaching makes a big difference in their lives. As a leadership development coach, she works one-on-one with visionary, growth-minded leaders to identify key behaviors they want to gain awareness of and help them understand what they can do today to be more successful tomorrow.

27 Jan 202322min