Episodes
Jan. 27, 2024
Building teams that scale, investing in the future, and falling in love with Miami - Emil Michael
Listen in to our interview with Emil Michael, former Chief Business Officer at Uber and current Chairman & CEO of DPCM Capital. Topics on deck: Lifelong leadership lessons Building teams that love you Scaling and taking big …
Sept. 19, 2023
Building OpenStore In Miami, Working At Google & A New Creator Marketplace with Jeremy Wood
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Jeremy Wood founder at OpenStore. While working at Google, he watched as companies like Shopify brought small businesses online and was re-energized by the space. When …
Aug. 14, 2023
Changing The Future Of Work For Mobile Professionals w/ Cary Gahm and Ed Thomas
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Cary Gahm and Ed Thomas Co-founders of Tempmee. TempMee is a new and easier way to connect Licensed Dental Professionals with Dental Offices in need of temporary help t…
Aug. 8, 2023
A True Underdog Story w/ Edrizio De La Cruz
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Edrizio De La Cruz. Edrizio is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, investor and occasional stand up comic :-) He’s a Dominican immigrant who grew up in Harlem. He dropped ou…
Aug. 1, 2023
Riding Unicorns and Supercharging SaaS w/ Javier Ramirez Lugo
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Javier Ramirez Lugo of Cuota! Javier is the founder of Cuota which is a company of B2B Sales consultancy, he has helped over 40 venture backed-startups. His B2B Sales e…
June 6, 2023
Building a Finance Super App, Thiel Fellowship & Investing In Miami w/ Zaid Rahman
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Zaid Rahman Founder/CEO of Flexbase Topics on Deck: - Who Is Zaid Rahman? - Dropping Out Of College For The Thiel Fellowship - Working In A.I. Before It Was Cool - Buil…
May 22, 2023
Revolutionizing Gift Giving with Katy Carrigan CEO at Goody
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Katy Carrigan CEO of Goody. Topics on Deck: - Revolutionizing Gift Giving at Goody - Working out of Pareto Holdings Venture Studio - Miami Over SF - Big Hairy Audacious…
March 20, 2023
Supporting Startups, Nurturing Tech Ecosystems and Why Miami Drivers Suck w/ Chester Ng of Atomic
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Chester Ng General Partner at Atomic. Topics on Deck: - Chester's incredible Entrepreneurial Journey - What is @JoinAtomic - Tips to Evaluate Talent - Atomic's Builders…
Feb. 6, 2023
Andrew Parker on Papa, $1.4 Billion Valuation, Getting Access to All with a Health Plan & more!
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Andrew Parker Founder and CEO of Papa. Topics on Deck: - What is @join_papa - Being a Pal to a Papa - Coming out of Y Combinator - Building in Miami becoming a Super Po…
Nov. 22, 2022
Changing The Public Relations Game w/ Greg Galant - CEO & Cofounder of Muck Rack
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Greg Galant CEO and Cofounder of Muck Rack Topics on Deck: - Bootstrapping @muckrack to an $180M Series A - Going Viral With @shortyawards - Will Miami Survive The Cryp…
Nov. 13, 2022
Using Tech To Create The Ultimate Musical Experience w/ Beatriz Ayala - Founder and CEO of Musicasa
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Beatriz Ayala - Founder and CEO of Musicasa. Topics on Deck: - Bea's Incredible Journey As A Founder - Building The First Peer-to-Peer Platform for Live Music - Helping…
Nov. 3, 2022
Onboarding The Masses To Web3 w/ Magdalena Kala Founder of Double Down
This week on The #MiamiTech Pod the hosts chat with Web3 Investor and Founder of Double Down, Magdalena "Mags" Kala. Topics on Deck: - Raising $30M & Building Double Down in Miami - Web3 Mass Adoption Thru Consumer Culture -…
Oct. 3, 2022
EP 77 | Nurturing A Tech Ecosystem w/ Antonio Delgado VP of Innovation & Tech Partnerships at Miami-Dade College
This week on The #MiamiTech Pod the hosts chat with Antonio Delgado VP of Innovation & Tech Partnerships at Miami-Dade College Topics on Deck: - Providing The Skills To Thrive in a Tech Ecosystem - Keeping Curriculum’s Relev…
Sept. 12, 2022
EP 76 | Mo' Money Mo' Opportunity
This week on The #MiamiTech Pod the hosts recap the summer in #MiamiTech and what to look forward to in Q4. Topics on Deck: - Cold Crypto Summer - Lux Capital Joins The Miami VC Party - Betr raises $50M led by Florida Funder…
Sept. 5, 2022
EP 75 | The Hunt for Web3 Alpha w/ Ralph Quintero
This week on The #MiamiTech Pod the hosts chat #web3 and #NFT's with Ralph Quintero of The Daily Ralpha Topics on Deck: - Filtering Out Noise In The #NFT Space - The Daily rAlpha - Rise Of The ENS Domains - Future Use Cases…
Aug. 29, 2022
EP 74 | Kaben Clauson Co-founder of Pigeon Loans
This week on The Miami Tech Pod the hosts chat with Kaben Clauson Co-founder of Pigeon Loans Topics on Deck: - What Is Pigeon Loans? - Going Through Y Combinator - Connecting People With #Fintech - The State Of Consumer Deb…
Aug. 15, 2022
EP 73 | The State Of The Crypto Market w/ Coinfund CEO Jake Brukhman
This week on The Miami Tech Pod the hosts chat with Jake Brukhman CEO of Coinfund. Topics on Deck: - What is Coinfund? - The state of the crypto market - Fortune 100 companies riding the Crypto Train - Wen NFT mass adoption?…
Aug. 7, 2022
EP 72 | Matt Haggman of Opportunity Miami
This week on The Miami Tech Pod the hosts chat with Matt Haggman of Beacon Council & Opportunity Miami Topics on Deck: - Matt’s early days at the Miami Herald & Knight Foundation - Building community in Miami for the past 10…
Aug. 1, 2022
EP 71 | Can Miami Tech Save The Choco Taco?
This week the hosts chat about recent headlines in Miami and #MIamitech Topics on Deck: - Insider trading rocks the crypto world - Time X City Of Miami NFT - Will Alexis Ohanian save the Choco Taco?? - Miami Proposes Plan fo…
July 24, 2022
EP 70 | Inside The Creator Economy w/ Trend CEO Ramon Berrios
On this episode the hosts chat with CEO of Trend.io and host of DTC Podcast, Ramon Berrios. Topics on deck: - Raising $3M to build creator marketplace - Building brands off of TikTok content - A16z sets up shop in Miami and …
July 10, 2022
EP 69 | The Future of Influencer Marketing w/Pixlee CEO Kyle Wong
In this episode, Maria, Cesar, and Brian catch up with Pixlee co-founder and CEO Kyle Wong to discuss: Future of influencer marketing and user generated content Building a company from a Stanford dorm room Kyle's foodie tour…
July 4, 2022
EP 68 | Keith Rabois' Key To Happiness: Miami
On this episode the hosts chat with entrepreneur, investor and contrarian, Keith Rabois of Founders Fund. Topics on deck: - Insight into Keith as an operator in tech’s biggest companies - State of VC - Secret to Keith’s happ…
June 26, 2022
EP 67 | Is Miami Officially The Capital Of Capital?
On this episode the hosts chat about what's been going on in the #MiamiTech ecosystem. Topics on deck: - Will shares insight about OnChain Studios raising a $23M Series A - Ken Griffin relocating Citadel to Miami - Will the …
June 18, 2022
EP 66: Building Authentic Community In Local Tech Hubs w/ Jeanine Suah XIR at Brex
On this episode the hosts chat with Jeanine Suah XIR at Brex & Investor at Rezilyent Capital Topics on deck: - Community and its role in business strategy - Empowering anyone to become an investor through @rezilyentcap - Ho…