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Welcome to the Managed Chaos podcast, where host, Katrina Purcell gives you the startup business rundown in less time than it takes you to get to work.
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S3 Ep 36 Stop Slapping AI on Broken Processes with John Sampogna (opens the original)
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Is AI actually making your business better, or just generating more stuff nobody reads? John Sampogna, co-founder and CEO of Wondersauce, scaled his agency to 100+ people, worked with brands like Nike and L'Oréal, and led the company through an acquisition. He joins Katrina Purcell to explain why slapping AI onto broken processes backfires, why he's done with 300-page AI deliverables, and how his "mental balance sheet" helps founders handle lost clients and surprise resignations without losing s
S3 Ep 35 Follow the Profanity (opens the original)
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Five AI subscriptions and your team is still drowning in manual work? Dr. Jen Blum, astrophysicist, cybersecurity expert, and founder of JenAI Group, has a simple way to find the tasks AI should actually be doing: listen for the profanity. Jen joins Katrina Purcell to break down how small businesses can adopt AI without the hype, why chasing every new tool is a security risk, how to write prompts that stop AI from guessing, and where humans still need to stay in the loop. If you want practical A
S3 Ep 34 How to Get Paid Faster: Fixing Unpaid Invoices as a Founder (opens the original)
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Most founders pour everything into landing the deal and forget the deal isn't done until they actually get paid. In this episode, Katrina Purcell talks with Grace Tabib, Founder and Head of Advocacy at DuePay, about why collections deserve the same rigor as sales, how to chase down unpaid invoices without burning the relationship, and the perfectionism spiral (and 4am breaking point) that nearly derailed her own business. 🎙️ ABOUT THE GUEST Grace Tabib is the Founder and Head of Advocacy at DUPA
S3 Ep 33 You Didn't Fail, You Pivoted (opens the original)
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Katherine Sprung, pastry chef, Chopped: Sweets winner, and founder of Squish Marshmallows, gets real about what it actually took to open (and eventually close) her NYC storefront. From a Christmas-week flood to firing her first contractor to building a retail team from zero, Katherine shares the messy middle behind the magazine features. Plus: why closing her shop wasn't a failure, and how the pivot made her business leaner, more profitable, and sustainable. 🎙️ ABOUT THE GUEST Katherine Sprung i
S3 Ep 32 Moving Beyond Check-the-Box DEI (opens the original)
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"Fair is not everyone gets the same. Fair is everyone gets what they need." In the final episode of this four-part series, Katrina Purcell and Ginaly Gonzalez move the DE&I conversation past compliance checklists and into what fairness actually means for a growing team. This wraps the four-part series on people, technology, and process for high-growth startups. Follow and subscribe so you don't miss what's next. 🎙️ ABOUT THE GUEST Ginaly Gonzalez is the Founder and CEO of Equivida, a people-firs
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