James Haluszczak founded SteelBridge Consulting in 2008. The boutique consultancy exclusively focuses on serving as a strategic advisor to Private Equity and Venture Capital fund managers, investors, and administrators. He is also a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of SteelBridge Laboratories, which he and his partners founded in 2016 as an investment firm focused on early-stage Fintech companies. James has 20 years of experience in Financial Service operations, finance, and technology roles, and is a seasoned Fintech founder and investor. James has held management roles inside of four currently operating Fintech startup companies, and he and his team have invested in more than 10 Fintech companies since 2016. In this conversation, James and Aaron discuss scaling a consulting firm, finding deal flow for investing, and helping a young company grow. ____ Attend our One Day Summit https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/ Work with Piper Creative at https://pipercreative.co/ Edited by Dan Lampmann https://www.instagram.com/danlampmann/ We'd love to meet with you. We are looking for creative talent in Pittsburgh to join our growing team. Our DMs are open. Follow Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/company/24999468/ https://twitter.com/PiperCreativeP https://www.instagram.com/piper_creative/ ___ Aaron Watson, Chief Executive Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbwatson/ https://twitter.com/AaronWatson59 https://www.instagram.com/aaronwatson59/ Aaron has an obsession with storytelling, business building, and creating media that leads to sales. Aaron’s experience in media creation and strategy started at the age of 23 when he launched a podcast, Going Deep with Aaron Watson. In the subsequent 3 years, he has built a powerful network, executed profitable events around Pittsburgh, and started a paid public speaking career on the back of his digital media brand building. As the co-founder of Piper Creative, Aaron is passionate about leveraging his expertise to help others build healthier company cultures, execute effective storytelling, and master distribution of their content. Hannah Phillips, Chief Creative Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-phillips-52bb87a3/ https://twitter.com/hannahpmedia https://www.instagram.com/hpmedia/ Hannah is our brilliant visual media artist that produces genre-defining work across digital video, photography, graphic design, and fine art. From an early age, she developed a love for art and creating, and has grown those passions into hard skills that build businesses. She started her first media company in 10th grade and was dedicated to growing it part-time throughout high school. At Piper Creative, she guides and mentors the next generation of creatives whil ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH7d44zmSXo

Prepare for the Braze IPO. #Braze, Inc. is an American cloud-based software company based in New York City, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, Singapore, Chicago and Tokyo. It is a customer engagement platform used by businesses for multichannel marketing. #PiperRundown TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 02:20 STATS 06:28 Competitors 08:40 Meme Factor 11:20 Bull vs Bear ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns5EaAKjiWg

Piper Creative had a fun day running around Pittsburgh meeting the entrepreneurs shaping the future. Niche.com CEO Luke Skurman's site generated 50,000,000 unique visitors last year. They just announced a $6.6M Series B round of fundraising in February 2018. We discuss the challenges of raising venture capital as an established company, the marketing & business development talent in Pittsburgh, and importance of aiming at a big target. Then, we headed to the Abbey on Butler Street to meet Moop founder Wendy Downs. She's growing her business of handmade bags and shared how it all started. Want to work with us? www.pipercreative.co Shot and Edited by Hannah Phillips ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffjth8HJReE

#astonmartin #formula1 Aston Martin has accepted investment from the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Timestamps: 00:00 Aston Martin is losing a lot of money 01:53 Aston Martin's Stats 05:01 Competitors 08:15 Bull vs Bear ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBT_gaQv3Sc