Also, his take on AI vs. brands over yet another coffee where I get an inside view.

For this episode, I interviewed Matt Sabljak of SRH, a brand / creative / media agency in the heart of the Walker’s Point Innovation District.

• Matt describes SRH as an agency that helps brands become more memorable, with an in-house media team that gets real results.

• SRH was one of the first tenants in the Eagleknit Building and the team now has 20 more people than when the agency started in Matt’s condo kitchen.

• Matt’s been getting louder on LinkedIn with a video series with a thesis that brands that get remembered get chosen. He wears magenta in all of these videos.

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For this episode, Steve Glynn interviewed Wes Taylor, Director of Autonomous Vehicle Platform for Komatsu.

• Wes and his team develop Komatsu’s next generation autonomous system for its mining portfolio.

• He studied mechanical engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), started at Komatsu as an intern, and never left.

• His team works across Komatsu’s factories around the world from a base right here in the MKE!

Wes and Steve talk about what's behind what's happening in autonomous vehicles at Komatsu, the talent required, the global perspective, and how it's all happening here in Milwaukee!

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For this article and audio recording Steve interviewed Grady Buchanan, Co-Founder & Managing Director at NVNG Investment Advisors, a venture capital firm based in Milwaukee.

• NVNG stands for Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained. It comes from the team’s roots at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).

• The NVNG fund is ~$50M and raised from Wisconsin corporations.

• NVNG invests in venture capital managers, not directly into startups.

• The NVNG portfolio includes ~24 venture funds and ~430 startups.

• Grady created +Venture North, an invite only event that brings venture funds, corporate investment groups, family offices, and more to Milwaukee every fall for the past four years. Experience Milwaukee is an invited partner.

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