Episodes: 92
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: Canada
YouTube: 732 subscribers
Instagram: 2.6k followers
Publicly listed emails
info@startwell.co
Looking for the right person? Join Podseeker to find direct host and producer contacts and manage your podcast outreach.
Matt Espinoza - AI Growth Agents, Content Marketing At Scale, Outbound Sales, Advertising, And Startup Growth Targets.
Vitalii Dodonov - Stan's Zero-commission Business Model, Founder-led Content, Rapid Product Development, And AI Product Strategy.
Farhan Thawer - Shopify's Sidekick, Internal Tool Development, Engineering Culture, Large-scale Hackathons, And Internship Programs.
Saud Aziz - Building An Alternative To Traditional Business Banking, Fintech Expansion, Early-stage Hiring, And Fundraising.
Wayne Pommen - Affirm's Credit-card Alternative, Paybright's Growth And Sale, Consumer Credit, And Canada's Fintech Ecosystem.
Connor Renton Thinks Your Rec League Should Feel Like the NBA
September 29, 2026
Most adult rec leagues run on the same model: charge as little as possible, pay as little as possible, and hope the gym is unlocked. Connor Renton looked at that model and decided the cheapness was the problem. Renton, 29, is the founder and CEO of Brodie, the Toronto-born adult basketball league now running across 20-plus markets in Canada and the U.S. It started in 2019. He'd just graduated, signed up for a local league, and ended up in a church gym at 11:30 at night with a smelly pinny and...
His Ghost Army Posts for You, at Scale — Legally (Matt Espinoza)
September 11, 2026
Matt Espinoza sold his first software company the same week he graduated university — then did it again, faster. Now, at 23, he runs Clover Labs (AI), a Toronto startup that grew to 65 employees in a year by building AI "growth agents" that mass-produce content, run outbound, and manage ad spend for other companies. In this episode of the StartWell Podcast, Matt breaks down the mechanics most growth operators won't say out loud on camera: how "volume negates luck," why the same clip re-edited...
$600M Earned, Zero Commission: Why Stan Gives Away the Money
September 02, 2026
Stan has helped over 100,000 creators and entrepreneurs earn more than $600M online — and takes $0 in commission on any of it. Vitalii Dodonov, co-founder and CTO of Stan, explains why the team made that call on purpose, and what it's built on top of it since. Vitalii traces his path from arriving in Grand Prairie, Alberta not speaking English, to self-teaching his way into a software career at eBay, to co-founding Stan with John Hu after a chance customer introduction. We get into why Stan w...
Its publicly listed email is info@startwell.co. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed email for The StartWell Podcast: info@startwell.co.
Podseeker estimates The StartWell Podcast reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
The StartWell Podcast typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Startup founders and operators with demonstrated company growth, successful exits, significant fundraising, or distinctive go-to-market experience; senior engineering, product, revenue, and fintech executives with substantial operating responsibility. Common among recent guests: Founded or sold a technology company; Raised a significant venture round; Held a senior executive role at a major technology or fintech company. Recent guests include Matt Espinoza, Vitalii Dodonov, and Farhan Thawer.
Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.
Recent episodes cover Business, Entrepreneurship, Fintech, Software, and Artificial Intelligence. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
Publicly listed emails
info@startwell.co
Looking for the right person? Join Podseeker to find direct host and producer contacts and manage your podcast outreach.
Try us risk free with a FREE 3 days trial.
Join hundreds of PR teams using Podseeker to pitch and land bookings