{"podcast":{"title":"Coffee with Jon - Think Big. Get Unstuck. Grow Your Business","slug":"coffee-with-jon-think-big-get-unstuck-grow-your-business-521729","podcast_index_feed_id":521729,"rss_url":"https://thinkbusiness.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://jondwoskin.com/jons-think-business-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/b/5/b/6b5baeb4c822714016c3140a3186d450/CoffeeWithJon-AlbumArt-2026-08b1-20260818-tv4n9px6g1.jpg","author":"Jon Dwoskin","episode_count":2927,"summary":"Coffee with Jon -Formerly THINK Business Deep, soulful conversations with executives, managers, and sales professionals who are making a real difference — in their companies, their communities, and within themselves. Inspired by the legendary Larry King, Coffee with Jon brings you 1:1 interviews built around curiosity, authenticity, and the art of truly listening. Like King, host Jon Dwoskin puts the guest and their journey at the center of every conversation — asking the questions that uncover not just what people do, but why they do it, and what drives them to show up and lead the way they do. Every episode is a chance to see the bigger picture, shift your perspective, and find the spark that moves you to your own next level. Pull up a chair. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and let's - Get Unstuck & THINK BIG!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T14:17:29.739610+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-with-jon-think-big-get-unstuck-grow-your-business-521729"},"episode":{"title":"The Moonshot Idea That Could Change Manufacturing with Deniz Kent","slug":"the-moonshot-idea-that-could-change-manufacturing-with-deniz-kent","published_at":"2026-09-01T08:16:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-with-jon-think-big-get-unstuck-grow-your-business-521729/the-moonshot-idea-that-could-change-manufacturing-with-deniz-kent","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-with-jon-think-big-get-unstuck-grow-your-business-521729","url":"https://thinkbusiness.libsyn.com/the-moonshot-idea-that-could-change-manufacturing-with-deniz-kent","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thinkbusiness/Jon_Dwoskin_Coffee_with_Jon_Deniz_Kent_JG_7-1-2026.mp3?dest-id=620882","summary":"3 Takeaways from my conversation with Deniz Kent, CEO of Prolific Machines: 1. Moonshot thinking starts with a real problem. Deniz saw conflict over resources and asked: what if cells could make everything we need? That question built a company. 2. The best technology has the lowest cost AND highest quality. When those two things align — adoption follows. Every time. 3. Assemble people smarter than you. Deniz conceived the idea. Then got out of the way and hired scientists better than himself. That's leadership. --- About Deniz Kent, PhD • Co-Founder & CEO, Prolific Machines (Oct 2020–Present). Conceived the core technology, built the leadership team, and secured $90 M+ from top-tier investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Ki Tua Fund, Mayfield. • GSK, Scientist (Sep 2014–Sep 2015). Developed in-vitro monocyte-derived dendritic cell models to investigate tolerogenic receptors. • University of Bristol, Tumour Immunology Researcher (Sep 2014–Sep 2016). Investigated adenosinemediated suppression of CD8⁺ T cells. • UMass Medical School, Visiting Scholar (Jun 2019–Dec 2019). Advanced collaborative research on hepatic cell models. Domain expertise & credentials • Conceived the vision for optogenetic bio- manufacturing and moved to the U.S. to co-found and lead Prolific Machines. • PhD, Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine, King's College London ('16–'20). Co-discovered a novel human liver stem cell population (Segal & Kent et al., Nat Comm 2019). Led first high-throughput small-molecule screen on iPSC-derived hepatocytes—identifying 7 novel hits, 2 under patent. • Technical specialties include optogenetics, single-cell RNAseq, iPSC differentiation, AI-driven bioprocess optimization Notable awards & recognitions • Deniz is a member of Founder's Pl…","meta_description":"3 Takeaways from my conversation with Deniz Kent, CEO of Prolific Machines: 1. Moonshot thinking starts with a real problem. Deniz saw conflict over resou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1556,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coffee-with-jon-think-big-get-unstuck-grow-your-business-521729/episodes/the-moonshot-idea-that-could-change-manufacturing-with-deniz-kent/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-with-jon-think-big-get-unstuck-grow-your-business-521729/the-moonshot-idea-that-could-change-manufacturing-with-deniz-kent.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}