
A former mobile-software marketer and editing-service founder found his subject in an old Oregon software company: how to turn customer trust, clear choices and good stories into a durable brand.

A New Orleans catcher turned Harvard computer-science graduate built his career across Shazam, Tumblr and two startups before choosing commercial insurance paperwork as his next problem. Now, after an Acturis acquisition, he is teaching old workflows new tricks with Broker Buddha AI.

After helping scale two Columbus startups, Priyang Shah returned to a stubborn piece of household math. His answer became Healia - and a case study in building ambitious software from Ohio.

From a mango supply chain in Senegal to a desk inside an Instacart house, Wynn learned to look for the work hiding between people and systems. Ascend is his attempt to clear that work from insurance - one invoice, reconciliation and payment at a time.