Aris Yeager and Philip Davis, two co-founders at influencer marketing software company Lefty, have started their own business Storytime, aiming to make $3M in the coming years. They met when they worked together a year ago when Davis hired Yeager as an Influencer Marketing Specialist on his team at Lefty. They saw how luxury brands manage influencers with high budgets and high-profile platforms like Louis Vuitton and Sephora, while Yeager was struggling to connect with local brands and found the need for more automated communication. They decided to create a more efficient system for location-based businesses.