SYNOPSIS OF INTERVIEW: Ashley Scott interviews MT Strickland, an

entrepreneur who started a company called Metricmate that makes

sensors to track your workout data. They discuss Strickland’s journey to

starting Metricmate, overcoming challenges like the pandemic, appearing

on Shark Tank, and the importance of the Russell Innovation Center for

Entrepreneurs in supporting Metricmate’s growth.

SYNOPSIS OF INTERVIEW: Ashley Scott interviews Dr. Bianca Kiovati. They

discuss Dr. Kiovati’s journey from being a medical practitioner to becoming

an entrepreneur and launching her organic, gluten-free beverage company

called Simplicity Beverages. She talks about what inspired her business idea,

the challenges of balancing her medical practice and growing a new

company, her goals to make Simplicity Beverages a household name, and the

importance of sustainability in her production process. Overall, it’s an

interview about an entrepreneur’s story of starting a beverage business.