Episode 53:
Featuring: Christopher coy & joshua stanley, partners of cartwheel startup studio
Co-hosted by Endeavor NWA
Canem Arkan, Managing Director of Endeavor NWA sits down with
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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
ABOUT JOSH STANLEY AND CHRIS COY
Josh Stanley and Chris Coy are serial entrepreneurs whose respective product and design careers combine their talents and perspectives into a singular approach to ideation validation and business creation.
After leaving Zappos in 2015, they founded Teamvvork, a digital product studio and consultancy that was acquired by RevUnit in 2017. Josh then lead RevUnit as President, and Chris co-led Design and Business Development. With their leadership and support, RevUnit went on to achieve 80%+ CAGR, grew 3x to over 100 employees, and was purchased by Mountaingate Capital, a Private Equity firm, in 2019.
Josh and Chris also co-founded and were the first investors in ZenSales, a software-as-a-service platform serving independent fashion retailers. Together with a technology co-founder they identified a market opportunity, recruited and built the team around that individual, and helped lead ZenSales to over $10 million in annual top line revenue prior to sourcing a strategic acquisition in 2020.
Cartwheel Startup Studio is Josh and Chris’ third venture together. Cartwheel is focused on new venture formation -- creating and launching B2B SaaS companies. The studio's validated software products serve essential workers and distributed teams across Retail, CPG, Healthcare, and Transportation and Logistics. For a multitude of reasons they’ve chosen Northwest Arkansas, home to Walmart, J.B. Hunt, and Tyson Foods as studio headquarters.