In this episode of Big Swing, Jeremy and Corey sit down with Eric Anderson, CEO of SynMax, for a conversation that goes from Colorado roots and commodity trading to AI, satellite imagery, maritime intelligence, and the reality of building a company that is hard to put in one box.
Eric shares how his background as a quant shaped SynMax’s core mission: turning massive amounts of data into real intelligence. The conversation explores why AI is not just another checkbox, how subject matter expertise still matters, and why the best technology companies do not walk into industries assuming they know more than the people doing the work.
The episode also digs into SynMax’s work across energy, trading, and government, including how its maritime intelligence platform helped support one of the largest drug seizures in Irish history. From there, the conversation turns to entrepreneurship, the underrated value of operations, and the role Bill Perkins played in Eric’s path from hedge fund tools to building a company with global reach.
It is a wide-ranging episode about risk, intelligence, startups, and what happens when the right data finally becomes actionable.
What is Big Swing Podcast?
Big Swing features unfiltered conversations with operators and go-to-market leaders on growth, execution, and the swings that matter.
Hosted by Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott, the show blends real-world business experience, candid takes across marketing, sales, and leadership, and the side conversations that make it all human, from career swings to sports, bets, and everything in between.