In his episode, we talk with Ryan Hamilton about Plus-Plus. Ryan is the CEO of Plus-Plus USA. Plus-Plus is an award-winning, educational, STEM construction toy that stimulates fine motor skills, creativity, focus, and patience! Plus-plus has been featured in Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal, and Today.

Ryan's story and his journey with Plus-Plus are both powerful and inspiring. If you want to launch a new idea or grow an existing venture, Ryan's story is for you. You can find Plus-Plus in most stores or online at www.plusplususa.com.

Also, Ryan helps other makers who are just starting out with developing a new product or people stuck somewhere in the process. He does this through his newest venture, Make Real Stuff. Be sure to check out www.makerealstuff.com.

In this episode, we talk with Alan Johnson. He is the Co-Founder of Cardinal and a software engineer. Cardinal helps teams save and track almost anything and organize everything you’d usually track with spreadsheets and documents in a real-time, searchable, filterable database.

Organization is critical to growing your business. Business processes and management can become a house of cards when you don't get organized. How you organize your business should be something you optimize and visit frequently. 

This show will show you how Cardinal sees organization and how they can help you with this critical business process. You can find Cardinal at www.withcardinal.com.

Relationships are the driver of businesses. And those relationships start with a connection. Connection comes through networking, and that is why Phil is here to share Tech After Five with everyone.

Phil Yanov is the founder of Tech After Five. A multi-location networking event that creates meaningful connections through live, face-to-face networking —  vibrant for over 15 years and going 663 events strong. Aside from being the founder of TA5, Phil is an award-winning community organizer, presenter, podcaster, speaker, and generator of applause.

You can find out more about Phil Yanov and TA5 at www.techafterfive.com.