Type A comedian Alexis Gay interviews influential folks from tech, media, business and beyond about everything except their resumes. Who are the people building, funding, and running the tech companies shaping our daily lives? And like, has [INFLUENTIAL PERSON] ever kept a plant alive? Is [VERY IMPRESSIVE FOUNDER] actually afraid of the dark? What was [STALWART OF VC TWITTER] known for in high school? Tune into Non-Technical with Alexis Gay to find out.

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Vanessa Liu, Founder and CEO of Sugarwork. They talk about Involuntary Airplane Mode, kettlebell SNATCHES!!!, April 20th (“lol”), Winkle43, sending an Uber to WIN, and the LTV of a light blue blazer.  You can find Vanessa on Twitter at https://twitter.com/vanessawliu. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, and tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or you can sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis. This episode is brought to you by Mercury, the banking stack for startups. With Mercury, protecting your money doesn’t have to mean settling for a clunky, complicated banking experience. Through partner banks and their sweep networks, Mercury offers up to $5M in FDIC insurance — 20x the per bank limit. They also make it easy to invest any cash above the FDIC-insured amount in a money market fund, giving you even more peace of mind. Visit mercury.com to join more than 100,000 startups that trust Mercury with their finances.

106. Vanessa Liu (CEO & Founder, Sugarwork) was (very casually) handpicked by NASA

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Rashad Assir, Content Creator! They talk about the West Village Pickleball Bully, DEEP savasana, curating ~the vibe~, Mitch Hedberg, CHAMILLIONAIRE!!!, what if Troy Bolton worked at McKinsey?, and—of course—the NPH 2013 Tony Awards opening.You can find Rashad on Twitter at https://twitter.com/corporayshid. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, and tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or you can sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.This episode is brought to you by Mercury, the banking stack for startups. With Mercury, protecting your money doesn’t have to mean settling for a clunky, complicated banking experience. Through partner banks and their sweep networks, Mercury offers up to $5M in FDIC insurance — 20x the per bank limit. They also make it easy to invest any cash above the FDIC-insured amount in a money market fund, giving you even more peace of mind. Visit mercury.com to join more than 100,000 startups that trust Mercury with their finances.Ooo, a disclosure! Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group and Evolve Bank &amp; Trust®; Members FDIC.

105. Rashad Assir (Content Creator) is wondering if we could dim the lights JUST a touch, thank you!!!!!

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Matthew Berry, writer, columnist and fantasy sports analyst at NBC Sports. They talk about being stuck in the friendzone, the Reindeer Awareness Association of America (RAAA), being a twin dad!!!, Eyes on Coach, and THE highest-grossing actor of all-time on a PMB (per movie basis). You can find Matthew on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MatthewBerryTMR. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, and tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or you can sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis. This episode is brought to you by Mercury, the banking stack for startups. With Mercury, protecting your money doesn’t have to mean settling for a clunky, complicated banking experience. Through partner banks and their sweep networks, Mercury offers up to $5M in FDIC insurance — 20x the per bank limit. They also make it easy to invest any cash above the FDIC-insured amount in a money market fund, giving you even more peace of mind. Visit mercury.com to join more than 100,000 startups that trust Mercury with their finances.

104. Matthew Berry (Writer & Analyst, NBC Sports) is swimming in a sea of Hot Todds

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Heather Hartnett, CEO and Founding Partner of Human Ventures. They talk about Sims maximalism, Letting It Be, gamifying the human experience, fried Oreos (ok!!!), Odyssey of the Mind, and no white tablecloths.You can find Heather on Twitter at https://twitter.com/HeatherHartnett. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, and tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or you can sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.This episode is brought to you by Mercury, the banking stack for startups. With Mercury, protecting your money doesn’t have to mean settling for a clunky, complicated banking experience. Through partner banks and their sweep networks, Mercury offers up to $5M in FDIC insurance — 20x the per bank limit. They also make it easy to invest any cash above the FDIC-insured amount in a money market fund, giving you even more peace of mind. Visit mercury.com to join more than 100,000 startups that trust Mercury with their finances.Ooo, a disclosure! Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group and Evolve Bank &amp; Trust®; Members FDIC.

103. Heather Hartnett (CEO & Founding Partner, Human Ventures) is channeling Meditation Bob

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Natasha Mascarenhas, Senior Reporter at TechCrunch. They talk about disassociating on vacation, croissant gate!!!, angsty re-tumbling teens, Love in the Time of Pregaming, BBQ (Bad Bunny Quarter), and spiritually attending the Taylor Swift concert. You can find Natasha on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nmasc_. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, and tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or you can sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis to stay tuned for upcoming stand up shows and other exciting announcements.

102. Natasha Mascarenhas (Senior Reporter, TechCrunch) is a 1 (ok, 20…) Bite Wonder

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Scott Galloway, Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern, Author, Podcast Host, and Entrepreneur. They talk about visiting Cloud Nine, Yung Bruce Dern, juggling!!, jailbreaking the 305, and being dairy promiscuous. You can find Scott on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/profgalloway" rel="nofollow">twitter.com/profgalloway</a>. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, and tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or you can sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis. Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nontechnicalpod/" rel="nofollow">instagram.com/nontechnicalpod</a>, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.

101. Scott Galloway (Professor & Entrepreneur) is the U2 album Apple put on our phones

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Ali Bonar, CEO and Co-Founder of Oat Haus. They talk about JUICY weeks off, feeling pink!!, ordering from the Expanded Menu, “my therapist,” actually flossing, and when you could(n’t???) care less.You can find Ali on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ali_bonar. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, and tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or you can sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.This episode is brought to you by Async, the first platform that helps replace unnecessary meetings with voice notes you can read, share and react to—allowing you to spend your time wisely without sacrificing personal connection. Be the first to know when Async launches by joining the waitlist now async.com!

100. Ali Bonar (CEO & Co-Founder, Oat Haus) is riding the (emotional!!) wave

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Joshua Browder, Founder and CEO of DoNotPay. They talk about double bubbled water, falling off a chair lift, Shakira!!!, passive aggression (just a touch!), and Equi-torial Guinea. You can find Joshua on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jbrowder1. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, and tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or you can sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis. This episode is brought to you by Async, the first platform that helps replace unnecessary meetings with voice notes you can read, share and react to—allowing you to spend your time wisely without sacrificing personal connection. Be the first to know when Async launches by joining the waitlist now async.com!

99. Joshua Browder (Founder & CEO, DoNotPay) is enjoying his view… of the M&M’s store

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Evelyn Rusli, President &amp; Co-Founder of Yumi. They talk about PSP (Pot Stirring Playlists), Wikipedia Anxiety, (sassy) talking dogs, and writing a SQL query for restaurant recs. You can find Evelyn on Twitter at https://twitter.com/evelynrusli. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, and tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or you can sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis. This episode is brought to you by Async, the first platform that helps replace unnecessary meetings with voice notes you can read, share and react to—allowing you to spend your time wisely without sacrificing personal connection. Be the first to know when Async launches by joining the waitlist now async.com!

98. Evelyn Rusli (President & Co-Founder, Yumi) is army crawling her way out of the happiest place on earth

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Bobby Marhamat, CEO of Raydiant. They talk about being CEO of the football team, Al Pacino’s stunt double, tequila ghosts, the filler of sushi (!), “being” money, and RACOONS!!!!You can find Bobby on Twitter at https://twitter.com//bobbymarhamat. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay" rel="nofollow">tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay</a> or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nontechnicalpod/" rel="nofollow">instagram.com/nontechnicalpod</a>, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.This episode is brought to you by Async, the first platform that helps replace unnecessary meetings with voice notes you can read, share and react to—allowing you to spend your time wisely without sacrificing personal connection. Be the first to know when Async launches by joining the waitlist now <a href="https://async.com/" rel="nofollow">async.com</a>!

97. Bobby Marhamat (CEO, Raydiant) runs a good lawn, okay folks???

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(Recorded October 2021) This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Joe Posnanski, author of many books, including the New York Times Bestseller The Baseball 100. They talk about “real weather,” Paul Giamatti vs. Nicolas Cage, the ultimate conversation-stopper, and the healing powers of mall Chinese food. You can find Joe on Twitter at twitter.com/jposnanski and Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay or instagram.com/yayalexisgay and twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod. You can also sign up for Alexis’s email list at https://bit.ly/hellofromalexis to stay tuned for upcoming stand up shows and other exciting announcements.

Joe Posnanski (Author, The Baseball 100) knows better than The Boss

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(Recorded November 2021) This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Arielle Zuckerberg, General Partner at Long Journey Ventures. They talk about yard sales, ZuckNet, putting the A in Arielle, disco cowboys, a sour patch kids taste test (!), and her Ode to Coconut.You can find Arielle on Twitter at twitter.com/ariellezuck and Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay or instagram.com/yayalexisgay and twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod. You can also sign up for Alexis’s email list at https://bit.ly/hellofromalexis to stay tuned for upcoming stand up shows and other exciting announcements.

Arielle Zuckerberg (General Partner, Long Journey Ventures) is serving up double black diamond bangers

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(Recorded November 2021) This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Logan Ury, author of How to Not Die Alone and Director of Relationship Science at Hinge. They talk about the teachings of RuPaul, whether skeletons are real, leggings privilege, one minute of Jingle Bell Rock, and which picture she accidentally sent to her favorite childhood author. You can find Logan on Twitter at twitter.com/loganury and Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay or instagram.com/yayalexisgay and twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod. You can also sign up for Alexis’s email list at https://bit.ly/hellofromalexis to stay tuned for upcoming stand up shows and other exciting announcements.

Logan Ury (Author & Dir. of Relationship Science, Hinge) is dying to debrief that dinner party

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(Recorded November 2021) This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Howard Lindzon, General Partner at Social Leverage and Co-Founder of StockTwits. They talk about friendly British ghosts, the case of the missing “puffy pants,” shorting $TSLA (heh), and the only two words you need to sustain a 26-year marriage. You can find Howard on Twitter at twitter.com/howardlindzo and Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay or instagram.com/yayalexisgay and twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod. You can also sign up for Alexis&#39;s email list at https://bit.ly/hellofromalexis to stay tuned for upcoming stand up shows and other exciting announcements.

Howard Lindzon (General Partner, Social Leverage) has the body of a ghostbuster

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Brooke Hammerling, Founder of The New New Thing. They talk about the fold-and-roll, Marlboro Lights in the PanAm building, Potato!, a Middle English Party Trick, hotel bathrobe BETRAYAL, and going with The Flo.You can find Brooke on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/brooke?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/brooke</a>. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay" rel="nofollow">tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay</a> or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nontechnicalpod/" rel="nofollow">instagram.com/nontechnicalpod</a>, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.This episode of Non-Technical is brought to you by Knock, the most powerful notifications infrastructure you&#39;ll never build. Designed for scale, Knock&#39;s single API empowers product teams to create delightful user notifications across all channels with minimal engineering upkeep. Get started today for free at knock.app/nontechnical

96. Brooke Hammerling (Founder, The New New Thing) said she’d buy the flowers herself

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Carl Pei, CEO of Nothing. They talk about the hedonic emoji treadmill, Tetris-imitating-life, flame wars (!), the purple translucent GameBoy Color, Gen-Z whisperers, and a Backstreet Boys karaoke comeback. You can find Carl on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/hutchins" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/getpeid</a>. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay" rel="nofollow">tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay</a> or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nontechnicalpod/" rel="nofollow">instagram.com/nontechnicalpod</a>, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.This episode of Non-Technical is brought to you by Knock, the most powerful notifications infrastructure you&#39;ll never build. Designed for scale, Knock&#39;s single API empowers product teams to create delightful user notifications across all channels with minimal engineering upkeep. Get started today for free at knock.app/nontechnical

95. Carl Pei (CEO, Nothing) has gotta catch ‘em all

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Dana Gibber, Co-Founder &amp; CEO of Flowcarbon. They talk about FOBC (Fear of Being Cold), getting papped in Israeli tabloids, a high stakes peanut butter situation, Zabar’s (obviously), inviting someone else’s husband to a concert, and NO MORE Thank You notes!!!!! You can find Dana on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/hutchins" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/danagibber</a>. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay" rel="nofollow">tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay</a> or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nontechnicalpod/" rel="nofollow">instagram.com/nontechnicalpod</a>, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.--This episode of Non-Technical is brought to you by Knock, the most powerful notifications infrastructure you&#39;ll never build. Designed for scale, Knock&#39;s single API empowers product teams to create delightful user notifications across all channels with minimal engineering upkeep. Get started today for free at knock.app/nontechnical

94. Dana Gibber (Co-Founder & CEO, Flowcarbon) is making lemonade out of vegan leather

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(Recorded January 2022) This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Jenny 8. Lee, CEO of Plympton. They talk texting-before-calling (!), “boring” diaries, Eeyore vs. Tigger (vs. Piglet), famous bus passengers, and SHIFT + OPTION + HYPHEN, baby!!!!!!You can find Jenny on Twitter at twitter.com/jenny8lee and Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay or instagram.com/yayalexisgay and twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod. You can also sign up for Alexis&#39;s email list at https://bit.ly/hellofromalexis to stay tuned for upcoming stand up shows and other exciting announcements.

Jenny 8. Lee (CEO, Plympton) can turn ketchup into cold, hard cash

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Chris Hutchins, Host of All the Hacks Podcast and Head of New Product Strategy at Wealthfront. They talk nametag placement, Mai Tais at Monkeypod, being a 4-month vegan, (st)optimization, a fermented brick of tea, xylophone bangers, and FAKE (!!!!) Prince William.You can find Chris on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/hutchins" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/hutchins</a>. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay" rel="nofollow">tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay</a> or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nontechnicalpod/" rel="nofollow">instagram.com/nontechnicalpod</a>, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.--This episode of Non-Technical is brought to you by Knock, the most powerful notifications infrastructure you&#39;ll never build. Designed for scale, Knock&#39;s single API empowers product teams to create delightful user notifications across all channels with minimal engineering upkeep. Get started today for free at knock.app/nontechnical

93. Chris Hutchins (Host, All the Hacks Podcast) has never injured himself in an embarrassing way, ok???

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Justin Kan, Co-Founder of Twitch. They talk about officiating weddings at Burning Man, The Elements of Sliding In, going brain-to-brain, and an oxford comma BOMBSHELL you won’t want to miss.    You can find Justin on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/justinkan" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/justinkan</a>. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay" rel="nofollow">tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay</a> or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nontechnicalpod/" rel="nofollow">instagram.com/nontechnicalpod</a>, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.--This episode of Non-Technical is brought to you by Knock, the most powerful notifications infrastructure you&#39;ll never build. Designed for scale, Knock&#39;s single API empowers product teams to create delightful user notifications across all channels with minimal engineering upkeep. Get started today for free at knock.app/nontechnical

92. Justin Kan (Co-Founder, Twitch) is an Excited Cult—I mean—Community Leader

Type A comedian Alexis Gay interviews influential folks from tech, media, business and beyond about everything except their resumes. Who are the people building, funding, and running the tech companies shaping our daily lives? And like, has [INFLUENTIAL PERSON] ever kept a plant alive? Is [VERY IMPRESSIVE FOUNDER] actually afraid of the dark? What was [STALWART OF VC TWITTER] known for in high school? Tune into Non-Technical with Alexis Gay to find out.