PHX Founders Podcast

We sit down with remarkable founders who are making Phoenix a top software city. In these interviews, we dig in to the highs and lows of company building, and get a little vulnerable to find out what makes these founders keep going.

The PHX Founders Podcast is a production of PHX FWD, on a mission to prove Phoenix a top city for sustainable, high growth software companies to start, scale, and succeed.

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April 6, 2026

Why Great Founders Obsess Over the Problem, Not the Product

In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Jeff to talk about the lessons he learned building companies, starting from a working class upbringing in Chicago. Jeff shares how early experience...

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March 30, 2026

AI for Apartments: How Jacob Carter Built Nurture Boss

In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Jacob Carter, founder of Nurture Boss, to talk about building one of the leading AI platforms in the multifamily housing industry. Nurture Boss is ...

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March 23, 2026

Focus Wins: How STAX AI Found Product Market Fit

In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Naru, founder of STAX AI, to discuss the real journey to product-market fit. STAX AI didn’t originally start in the retirement industry. The compan...

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March 19, 2026

How Josh Turley Refounded RTA Fleet

What does it take to refound a company and rebuild its culture? In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Josh Turley, CEO of RTA Fleet, to talk about leadership, culture, and transforming a legacy company. Josh shares the story of how RTA evolved into what they …

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March 5, 2026

How Reid Hiatt Built Tactic and Navigated the Challenges of Scaling a Startup During COVID

In this episode of the PHX Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Reid Hiatt founder of Tactic , to talk about what it takes to build and scale a startup. Reid shares the story behind Tactic and how the company helps ...

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Feb. 20, 2025

From Startup Grit to Culture-Driven Growth: Trevor Larson on Building Nectar

In this episode of the Phoenix Founders Podcast , we sit down with Trevor Larson , Co-Founder and CEO of Nectar , to explore how employee recognition fuels engagement and retention in companies of all sizes. From humble entre...

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