During the rush to scale AI, innovators, entrepreneurs, and engineers are identifying the bottlenecks that hinder progress. Easy access to quality data is emerging across various industries, fueling a timely search for solutions.

Balint Pasztor is the co-founder and CEO of DiffuseDrive, a next-generation physical AI company transforming how Fortune 500 companies access real-world, high-volume data with unprecedented speed.

Within a year of launching the physical AI startup, the company is disrupting a $124 billion market with a platform already adopted by Fortune 500 companies. It converts generative AI into high-throughput, synthetic data generation pipelines, replacing data chaos with clarity and data scarcity with abundance in days rather than years, providing safety-critical synthetic data for camera-first autonomy, robotics, and defense systems.

Balint offers a compelling story of how innovative entrepreneurs seize opportunities when they see firsthand the technology challenges faced by large corporations.

Hear how he and his co-founder put in their sweat equity and leveraged their relationships to move past a minimum viable product to end-user Fortune 500 clients, gaining timely funding to scale their startup.

Join me on Experienced Voices as I talk with serial entrepreneur Jim Phillips, Co-Founder and CEO of Graymatter, a cognitive wellness company leading the movement to make daily cognitive supplementation mainstream.

Jim shares his journey, driven by navigating intense entrepreneurial stress, to create Bright Mind drink mix, a plant-based brain health drink to help you achieve peak performance.

In this episode, we dive into:

• The origin story and development process of their proprietary nootropic formula.
• The strategy and key metrics of launching a consumer product online, conducting market testing, and achieving product market fit (PMF).
• Jim's insider strategy for targeting venture capital and completing a seed funding round.
• Invaluable advice for first-time entrepreneurs on avoiding common startup pitfalls.

If you're interested in cognitive function, startup fundraising strategy, or establishing and marketing a wellness venture, this episode is a must-listen.

Learn how Jim Phillips is helping thousands of people achieve mental clarity and think clearer, naturally.

All startups face the same fundamental challenge: having enough capital to grow and achieve their goals. At the center of navigating that challenge is the role of a seasoned CFO—someone who can align financial strategy with the company’s ambitions.

For those fortunate enough to reach the stage of considering going public or being acquired, the journey becomes even more complex, involving rigorous financial, regulatory, and strategic milestones.

Bal Bhullar, CFO and Board Member at NASDAQ-listed Damon Inc. and Independent Board Member at Lexaria BioScience, brings over 25 years of leadership experience across public and private companies in technology, manufacturing, automotive, e-commerce, blockchain, energy, and health and wellness.

Her expertise spans IPOs and reverse takeovers, capital raises and market-cap expansion, risk and operational discipline, investor relations and storytelling, and a steadfast commitment to governance, ESG, and diversity.

Don't miss hearing a CFO's firsthand insight about how to address funding needs from startup through exit.

In the latest Experienced Voices episode, serial entrepreneur Miles Spencer takes us inside the making of Reflekta—an innovation racing to be first to market with a bold new use of AI: preserving the voices and stories of loved ones across generations.

Miles shares why urgency matters in pioneering innovation, how the power of word-of-mouth can impact adoption, and the delicate process of finding true product-market fit when you’re building something entirely new.

We also dive into his belief that in entrepreneurship, the best idea wins—but only if you know how to execute fast, listen to your early users, and scale with purpose.

Tune in for a conversation about visionary AI that is enabling people to stay connected to loved ones across time.

On this episode of Experienced Voices, we’re joined by Hillary Boyce, Founder and CEO of BAFO Services, who has spent more than twenty years mastering the procurement, execution, and management of government contracts.

Hillary’s path is a powerful blend of entrepreneurship, expertise, and service. After building and acquiring her own small government contracting business, she led the award of numerous services-related contracts.

A U.S. Army veteran, Hillary began as an Engineer in the National Guard before serving in the active Army’s 3rd Infantry Division. Her dedication and excellence have been recognized with the Emerging Star Award (2016) and the Stellar Award (2017) from the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce—both honoring top federal suppliers demonstrating exemplary growth and leadership.

Tune in as Hillary shares her unique insights on navigating the federal contracting landscape, growing as a business leader, and bringing the discipline of military service into the world of entrepreneurship.

Experienced Voices's guest Steve DeMatteo is a Wealth Advisor, Certified Exit Planning Advisor®, and Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor.

In this HOW-TO segment Steven breaks down what owners need to know before they sell. With an MBA in finance and deep experience guiding business owners and executives through growth, sale, and IPOs, Steve answers the question he hears most often: Is now the right time to sell and how should I prepare?

From Mom & Pop shops to built-to-sell ventures and long-established companies, Steve shares:

• What makes a business valuable in today’s M&A market
• The “4 Ds” that can force or accelerate an exit
• Who’s involved at every stage of a sale—from planning to post-close
• How valuations are done and whether you can pre-screen your sale potential
• Why even a failing company’s database can be a hidden goldmine

If you’re a founder or executive contemplating an exit—or just want to maximize your company’s future value—don't miss Steve’s insights that make the sale of a business successful.

David Duguan is a Ghanaian-born founder and CEO of Voxify whose customer service approach to innovation is culturally grounded in something timeless: hospitality. As David shares that same belief in the power of relationships inspired him to tackle a critical pain point for small businesses delays in responding to customer calls and unclear communication.

Blending this passion for service with his expertise as a seasoned CTO, David launched Voxify in 2022. The company’s flagship product, Aurora Hub, is a turnkey AI voice assistant that integrates seamlessly with any phone system to ensure no customer is ever left unheard…no business opportunity missed.

Hear how David identified this pain point of small businesses and how Voxify is redefining how small and mid-sized businesses engage with customers. While meeting their many other challenges, Voxify strengthens trust by improving responsiveness that enables owners focus on growth.

Marcus Weller is the visionary founder behind DeepInvent—an AI-powered platform that’s revolutionizing how intellectual property is created, scaled, and commercialized. By slashing the time and cost of invention, DeepInvent is accelerating innovation across industries and delivering transformative value to the global economy.

With a background in cognitive science and data science, Marcus has driven innovation across sectors including AI, semiconductors, consumer electronics, transportation, and augmented reality. His multidisciplinary experience led to a breakthrough insight: AI isn’t just a tool for productivity—it can be a catalyst for invention itself.

Now, Marcus is on a mission to empower a new generation of inventors, entrepreneurs, and companies with the AI engine that could reshape the future of innovation.