Welcome to our podcast series, From Day One. Each episode features a conversation with the founder of a pioneering Brooklyn business or civic organization, who reveals what it takes to launch, persevere and thrive. From Day One is hosted by Nick Baily, founder and principal of Dumbo-based Complex Ventures. The podcast was launched with a grant from the Made in New York Media Center, where the series is recorded. Please join us for an intriguing look at how things get started in New York City’s most innovative borough.

From Day One host Nick Baily interviews Brooklyn Bowl founder Peter Shapiro (Photo by Kim Thornton)

Episodes:

• 11/8 | Episode 34 Joel Hamilton, co-owner, Studio G Brooklyn
  The music producer built a first-class sound studio from a gritty starting place

• 10/3/18 | Episode 33 Morris Levy, co-founder and CEO, The Yard
  The co-working trailblazer believes hospitality is the heart of the business

• 8/17/18 | Episode 32 Boaz Gilad, founder and CEO, Brookland Capital
  The pioneering real-estate developer has produced more than 2,000 apartments

• 7/27/18 | Episode 31 Danny Aronson, CEO and co-founder, Even headphones
  Based on a unique hearing test, his products provide 'glasses for your ears'

• 7/17/2018 | Episode 30 Ro Gupta, co-founder and CEO, Carmera
  His startup is creating a "street-intelligence platform" for self-driving vehicles

• 6/28/18 | Episode 29 Andrew Walcott, founder, Fusion East restaurant
  The restaurateur brought fine Caribbean and soul food to East New York

• 6/14/18 | Episode 28 Brian Vines, founder and host, ‘Going In With Brian Vines’
  His BRIC TV magazine show is designed to "get into the stream" of Brooklyn

• 6/1/18 | Episode 27 Jacqueline and Scot Tatelman, co-founders, State Bags
  They put a new twist on the buy-one, give-one business model

• 5/25/18 | Episode 26 Susan Povich, co-founder, Red Hook Lobster Pound
  In a quirky neighborhood, she helped inspire an urban craving for lobster rolls

• 5/18/2018 | Episode 25 Roberto Gil, founder and chief designer, Casa Kids
  The former architect found a market for his well-crafted children's furniture

• 5/7/2018 | Episode 24 Erik Johnson, co-founder and president, Argosy Designs
  The painter-turned-craftsman is launching a bold new line of hand-crafted furnishings

• 4/26/2018 | Episode 23 Penda Aiken, founder and CEO, Penda Aiken Inc.
  Her staffing agency has been a pioneer in bringing diversity to the workforce

• 4/10/2018 | Episode 22 Marissa Evans Alden, co-founder and CEO, Sawyer
  She created a solution for scheduling your kids' educational adventures

• 3/30/2018 | Episode 21 Jim Munson, co-founder and CEO, Brooklyn Roasting Co.
  He launched a coffee brand that pays tribute to the borough's past and present

• 3/16/2018 | Episode 20 Chelsea Brownridge, co-founder, Dog Parker
  Her venture created a safe place to put your pet while you're shopping

• 3/8/2018 | Episode 19 Emma Straub, co-founder, Books Are Magic
  How a Brooklyn novelist and her husband launched a thriving indie bookstore

• 2/27/2018 | Episode 18 Steve Koepp, editor and founder, The Bridge
  As the Brooklyn business-news site marks its first year, the editor reflects on a changing borough

• 2/13/18 | Episode 17 Dave Bolotsky, founder and CEO, UncommonGoods
  His e-commerce marketplace for arts and crafts is a company with a conscience

• 2/7/18 | Episode 16 Nasir Memon, co-founder, NYU Center for Cybersecurity
  A pioneer in computer science aims to make the field affordable and open to all

• 1/11/18 | Episode 15 Jenna Weiss-Berman, co-founder, Pineapple Street Media
  The podcast pioneer has come up with ideas so crazy, they actually work

• 12/21/17 | Episode 14 Jeremy McCool, founder and CEO, HEVO Inc.
  He envisioned cordless charging for electric vehicles—and he's making it happen

• 12/12/17 | Episode 13 Allison Kopf, founder and CEO, Agrilyst
  She created a digital dashboard for indoor farmers to fine-tune their crops

• 12/5/17 | Episode 12 Joseph Lubin, founder, ConsenSys
  A visit with the tech wizard behind Ethereum, a new vision for the internet

• 11/9/17 | Episode 11 Steve Hindy, co-founder, Brooklyn Brewery
  He pioneered the craft-beer revolution and helped turn Brooklyn into an icon

• 10/26/17 | Episode 10 Peter Shapiro, founder, Brooklyn Bowl
  This precocious nightclub impresario created a whole new kind of venue

• 10/18/17 | Episode 9 Sean Hoess, co-founder, Wanderlust Festival
  How he turned the yoga boom into a healthy, eco-friendly party

• 10/11/17 | Episode 8 Brian Streem, co-founder and CEO, Aerobo drones
  How a former art student helped create an industry that puts movie cameras in the sky

• 10/3/17 | Episode 7 Regina Myer, president, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
  How a pioneering urban planner is shaping the face of Brooklyn today

• 9/26/17 | Episode 6 Michael Lebowitz, founder and CEO, Big Spaceship
  How he launched into digital marketing in Dumbo at a time long before either one was cool

• 9/19/17 | Episode 5 T.R. Ludwig, CEO, Brooklyn SolarWorks
  At a time when solar power is coming of age, he found a way to make it work on urban rooftops

• 9/8/17 | Episode 4 Meghan Ritchie, founder, Megpies pastries
  How the baked creation she first sold on a Brooklyn stoop became a national brand

• 8/31/17 | Episode 3 Gerard Masci, co-founder, Lowercase eyewear
  He leaped into a business that had become virtually non-existent in America: manufacturing frames

• 8/25/17 | Episode 2 Hana Getachew, creative director, Bolé Road Textiles
  Her products are designed in Brooklyn and hand-made in Ethiopia, with vibrant results

• 08/16/17 | Episode 1 Peter Lawrence, principal owner, the Wythe Hotel
  How a visionary in the hospitality business launched Brooklyn's first boutique hotel and helped shape a famous neighborhood