JoAnna Hartzmark, Founder of Revelle steps back on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss her data driven platform that helps women find brands of jeans that fit well. We first spoke to JoAnna on in March of last year, and since we spoke with her the start-up has seen success in their category and with their target demographic. 

Why is it so hard to find a pair of jeans that fit properly? Different brands are cut to different shapes, which are usually based from a “fit model“ and conformed to a linear standard. With many brands in existence, there's no easy way to find the right shape, which is what Revelle has been helping solve for its women customers. What is the start-up doing right? Find out how on this episode of How You Doin’?

Looking to find the ideal customer? Scout helps with just that by engaging you with your ideal customers 10x faster using AI. With a focus on real estate transactions, Scout has a database of over 300M profiles and can automate an entire outreach in just seconds.  For individuals and businesses, this can not only save valuable time but also helps increase productivity. Find out how Drew Fabrikant and his team at Scout are saving their clients time, increasing their productivity, and increasing their revenue. 

In this day and age who wouldn’t like the benefit of not having to stand in a line at the bank to draw money or risk that your building’s service staff might not receive their holiday tip? Zach Colonder realized this gap in the market and thought of a way to make this process better and simpler by creating Grazzee and now tipping has never being more convenient. Find out how Zach thought of this business opportunity, how he is overcoming the challenges of gaining traction in the market and how the app can make your life easier especially entering the holiday season. 

Night markets are exciting local events that showcase local vendors. But they weren’t always that way. Our guest in this episode, Marco Shalma, speaks about how he started the Bronx Night Market, from what he considered a side gig into a full time company, MASC Hospitality Group. Find out how Marco overcame the challenges of the pandemic, and how he created a night market in the Yankee Stadium, parking lot, and a whole lot more.

Let's face it, food in the office isn't that great.  When you are in the office, the lunch repetoir is familiar salads and sandwiches, having to pick up food or paying for delivery fees.  Our guest in this episode, Tximista Lizarazu, thought that the same old song needed to change.  He came up with Fraiche an innovative vending machine that brings top quality local New York City restaurants straight into the office without having to pay or wait for delivery.  After facing challengs during Covid, Fraiche is now poised to be an office amenity for office workers and employers.  Listen to the episode to find out how!

Jonathan Rosen, Co-Founder of NY Forever, steps onto the New York Launch Pod to discuss his celebrity studded and corporate sponsored non-profit initiative which is encouraging New Yorkers to commit to New York City, support our front line workers and give what you can to keep the city strong.

As the successful founder of a PR company, BerlinRosen, and a New Yorker for over 20 years, Jonathan has seen the way the city has been hurting since the Covid-19 pandemic started last year. In order to support the city he loves, he’s started NY Forever to give back by leveraging his network, getting people involved and supporting organizations which are helping struggling New Yorkers in this unprecedented situation. Taking their motto from a New York Magazine cover from the 1970’s, “We’ve Got to Help Ourselves”, Jonathan has recruited top fashion brands like Public School, tech companies like SalesForce and prominent celebrities like Jerry Seinfeld and Amy Schumer to get involved and help promote volunteer and fundraising opportunities that are alleviating the dire circumstances many New Yorkers face. His goal is simple: to get half a million New Yorkers to sign the pledge at nyforever.nyc in order to receive updates that will connect them with practical ways in which they can help the city.

In this episode we talk about the overwhelming support Jonathan has received from the New York business community, how NY Forever is giving back to the city, and much more!

Transcript available at: nylaun.ch/nyforevertr

For more about NY Forever and to sign the pledge visit: nyforever.nyc

This episode has been sponsored by RezCue, the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act compliance software for landlords. For more information on RezCue visit: rezcueme.com