Season 1

May 28, 2021

Episode 35: Taking Taxes To The Next Level w/ Ricky Lavina CEO @ Taxf…

Ricky Lavina is the co-founder and CEO of on-demand accounting platform Taxfyle. Born and raised in Miami, Ricky launched Taxfyle in Coral Gables in 2015 with the goal of modernizing tax prep and the accounting industry for b...

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May 14, 2021

Episode 34: Building A Better Boating Experience w/ Jaclyn Baumgarten…

Jacklyn Baumgarten combines two decades of experience as a startup expert, seasoned leader, change agent, founding member of new industries, new divisions, and always leading the charge for scalable growth. She's the Co-found...

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May 7, 2021

Episode 33: Building a Company focused on Connections, Companionship,…

I'm incredible excited for this week's episode as we have Andrew Parker, CEO of Papa on the show. Founded in 2017 in Miami, FL, Papa began due to a personal need that Andrew had with his own family. Recognizing the extreme di...

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April 21, 2021

Episode 32: Elevating Equity and Ecosystem w/ Leigh-Ann Buchanan, Pre…

Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan, Esq. is a writer, strategist, and a facilitator. She supports leaders and communities bridge systemic gaps in access, inclusion, opportunity and racial equity, with a focus on technology, innovation an...

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March 26, 2021

Episode 30: Taking Charge of Your Life and Business w/ Amanda Goetz -…

I'm really excited for this week's episode as we have an awesome guest on the show, Amanda Goetz, CEO and Founder of House of Wise. Amanda was formerly Head of Brand at The Knot and now is part-time CMO at Teal AND making hug...

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March 12, 2021

Episode 28: Mastering Startup Sales w/ Mark Crofton - Global VP @ SAP…

Mark Crofton is Global Vice President and leads the Sales Coaching team at SAP SE. Prior to his current role, Mark led the SAP Academy for Sales, the flagship SAP sales training program for Early Talent. Previously, he was VP...

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Feb. 18, 2021

Episode 26: Building The Next Big Thing By Creating and Connecting Co…

I'm really excited about this week’s episode as we have Alex Taub, CEO of Upstream on the show. I’ve recently had a chance to connect with Alex after he and his family moved to Miami in the this past find him to be one of the...

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Feb. 11, 2021

Episode 25: Creating Impact and Building in Miami w/ Keith Rabois, Ge…

Keith Rabois is a serial entrepreneur and investor working and investing in companies such as Airbnb, Lyft, YouTube, Wish, Yammer, DoorDash, Stripe, and Affirm (among many others) and has worked at companies like PayPay, Link...

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Feb. 3, 2021

Episode 24: Scaling Swag w/ Michael Martocci CEO @ SwagUp

I’m really excited for today’s episode because we have Mike Marotcci from SwagUp on the show. Michael is the CEO of SwagUp - a company that makes it simple to create high quality branded swag for companies to give as gifts to...

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Jan. 8, 2021

Episode 22: Innovating The Early Stage Investing Model with Rebecca D…

Rebecca Danta is the Managing Director of Miami Angels, the largest angel network in Florida, which funds Seed and Series A technology companies with early traction across various sectors. Miami Angels has deployed $13.6M int...

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Nov. 18, 2020

Episode 21: Succeeding At Sales Through Authenticity w/ Miles Varghes…

I am really excited for today's episode because we have my guy Miles Varghese, CEO @ Cargologik on the show. Miles and I go way back. He and I worked together at my previous company, LiveNinja where Miles where our very first...

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Oct. 16, 2020

Episode 20: Rethinking Education with Megan O'Connor, EIR @ Kaplan

Megan O’Connor is an entrepreneur that enjoys solving complex problems with a societal impact, especially related to education or the future of work. As the founder of Clark (acquired by Noodle), Megan set out to provide educ...

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Sept. 23, 2020

Episode 19: Fitness, Function, and Unlocking Your Best Self Possible …

Today on the show we have Matt Pack, the Owner and Head Coach at Primal Fit. Since 1999, Matt has been accompanying others on their health and fitness journey. His undeniable passion for helping others has helped him grow not...

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Aug. 13, 2020

Episode 18: A New Era of New Urbanism with Andrew Quarrie - CEO/Found…

I’m really excited for today’s episode as we have Andrew Quarrie,CEO/Founder of Urblandia and the Urbanism Summit, A platform and event serving as a catalyst for the future of conscious urbanization. Andrew has had an amazing...

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July 2, 2020

Episode 16: Increasing Inclusion in Startups & Venture Capital w/ Bri…

Today, I am joined by my friend Brian Brackeen, who is the general partner at Lightship Capital. Brian and I go way back in the #MiamiTech scene together. Brian was the co-founder and CEO of a facial recognition company calle...

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Jan. 22, 2020

Episode 5: David Lombardi - Lombardi Properties

Today we have an amazing guest on the show, David Lombardi for Lombardi Properties. I’ve known David for a few years now and he is one of the smartest people I know in the real estate world. He is known as a driving force in ...

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Jan. 9, 2020

Episode 4: Johanna and Juha Mikkola - Wyncode Academy

In this episode, we have two incredible guests. My good friends Johanna and Juha Mikkola. Johanna and Juha are the husband-wife founding team of Wyncode Academy - the leading technical school in South Florida dedicated to tra...

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Dec. 20, 2019

Episode 3: Sandra Orellana & Oswaldo Alvarez - The RAway

Today we have two amazing, amazing guests on the show, Sandra Orellana and Oswaldo Alvarez from The RAway. Sandra and Os are two amazing people with an incredible message which I'm looking forward to sharing with you today. A...

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Dec. 3, 2019

Episode 2: John Kelly - Live Free Crossfit

In Episode 2, we sit down with John Kelly from Live Free Crossfit. John has an incredibly interesting story and journey. He was a football player, then a firefighter Miami Dade County, and while was doing that started career...

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Nov. 6, 2019

Episode 1: Ben Azadi - Founder of Keto Kamp

Today on the show we have Ben Azadi the founder of Keto Kamp. In 2008, Ben Azadi went through a personal health transformation of shredding 80 pounds of pure fat. Ever since, Ben Azadi, FDN-P, has been on a mission to help 1 ...

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