Episodes

In this exciting episode of the #BeAtento Podcast’s Founders Forum series, we sit down with Gerardo Bluesky, founder of ByBug, a dynamic company that recently relocated to Tulsa from Argentina. Gerardo shares ByBug’s incredible journey, from its origins to its current plans for expansion and growth in the U.S. In this conversation, Gerardo offers insights into the opportunities and challenges of relocating a business, his vision for ByBug’s future, and what it means to be part of Tulsa’s growin...

Join host Vondell Burns as she continues the conversation with Haley Bryant of Hustle Fund in our Venture Voices series. In this episode, Haley dives deeper into Hustle Fund’s unique competitive edge and their hands-on approach to early-stage investing. She shares valuable insights on co-investment strategies, relationship building, and why venture capital is a long game. Whether you’re a founder, an aspiring VC, or simply curious about the inner workings of venture capital, Haley offers advice...

🎙️ Welcome to the Be Atento Podcast series, Venture Voices! Join us as we delve into the dynamic world of venture capital and entrepreneurship by sitting with leaders in venture capital who are sharing insights on VC trends, experiences, and lessons learned. In this episode, our host Vondell Burns sits down with Haley Bryant of Hustle Fund to explore her unique journey in the venture capital industry. From her roots at Apple to angel investing to becoming a pivotal figure at Hustle Fund, Haley ...

In this episode of the BeAtento Podcast, we welcome Tomas Silicaro, the Co-founder and CEO of Bioeutectics, who is leading a green revolution in the solvents industry. Bioeutectics is making a space for themselves in the development of sustainable solutions that replace traditional, environmentally harmful solvents.Tomas shares his journey from concept to commercialization, the impact of their solutions on the market, and the future of sustainable solvents. Tomas delves into the innovative appr...

Join us on the BeAtento Podcast as we sit down with Edna Martinson, the decorated co-founder of Boddle Learning, to showcase the next educational game app helping K-6 kids be engaged towards education. Lean into Edna's entrepreneurial journey to Tulsa and underscoring the importance of representation in the startup world. Get ready for an insightful discussion on the future of Boddle Learning.

Welcome to the Be Atento Podcast series, Venture Voices! Join us as we delve into the dynamic world of venture capital and entrepreneurship by sitting with leaders in venture capital who are sharing insights on VC Trends experiences and lessons learned. In this episode, our host and Community Outreach Manager Brentom Todd sits down with Venture Builder Dallas Price of Forum Ventures to explore his journey in the Venture Studio industry and gather his unique insights. Dallas shares his experienc...

Dive into the journey of one of Tulsa’s, Venita “Coop” Cooper. Hear how a passion to create a space for sneakers on Historic Black Wall Street turned into a startup called Arbit that is bringing honest transparency in the world of sneaker valuation. Learn more about Coop's climb, her impact and love for Tulsa, and the future for Atento Capital’s portfolio company Arbit, which is on the path to becoming a world acclaimed brand.

In this episode of the Be Atento Podcast, we sit down with Darrien Watson, the visionary founder of SquadTrip, a SaaS platform revolutionizing group travel. Explore how SquadTrip simplifies booking and payments, making group trip planning a seamless experience. Get to know Darrien's journey, from his early days in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the creation of SquadTrip. Get ready to be inspired and informed about the future of travel technology. Subscribe to the Be Atento Podcast for more thought-provok...

In this podcast episode, Michael Basch, Founder and Managing Partner at Atento Capital, interviews Ruston Miles, CEO of Payfactory, and Marvin Jones, Head of Strategic Partnerships / Co-Founder of Payfactory, a company that empowers leading platforms with immediate onboarding, payment acceptance, and payouts through a suite of restful APIs. Ruston explains how observing macro trends in the economy led him to the success of previous startups and how Payfactory is positioned for the future of paym...

Host: Adele Weaver, Managing Partner of Pre-Seed Investments at Atento Capital. Guest: Jamie Ostroe, Co-Founder & Head of Content at B2B Reviews. She/Her/Hers Pronouns. In this podcast episode, Adele Weaver, Managing Partner of Pre-Seed Investments at Atento Capital, welcomes Jamie Ostroe, Co-Founder & Head of Content at B2B Reviews. Jamie shares with Adele about her experience as a female founder starting B2B Reviews, a platform that offers real-world advice from industry experts and quizzes ...

Matt Morfopoulos and Martin Langelo Lien recognized the demand for compliant SMS text messaging for businesses to engage with their consumers effectively. To meet this need, they founded Volt, an innovative platform that is revolutionizing business-to-consumer communication. Volt not only enables businesses to maintain regulatory compliance but also provides users with in-depth analytics, transforming every conversation into a valuable connection. In this episode, Atento’s Managing Director, Wi...

Founder and licensed therapist Jordan Green shares her story about founding Remble, a relationship and mental health app that allows users to master their mental health, improve their relationships, and become their best selves with hundreds of therapist-created courses, activities, and tips.

Tulsa’s newest Venture Studio, 19 Days, identifies problems and builds businesses to solve them! Atento’s founder and General Partner, Michael Basch, interviews Joey Wignarajah about their first year and first business.

We're back with part 2 of Athletes to Entrepreneurs: Their Route to Building a Start-Up. In this episode, Fansub founders Brandon King and Chris Davis give voice to their experience in the ACT House accelerator program. They also give insight into their Tulsa experience and how their company has evolved since relocating to the heartland.Want to learn more or get involved check out their website!

oin us this month's episode of "Be Atento" as Will Gray, Managing Director, has a conversation with Brandon King and Chris Davis, a couple of the founders of Fansub. Fansub is an online platform enabling live stream events, discovering, booking and marketing for creatives. Here in part one the founders talk about their backgrounds and what it was like to transition into being entrepreneurs. They also discuss what it was like to build the team and how important it is to have a well blended team i...

This month on the “Be Atento” podcast Susan Spears, Investment Partner, will be interviewing Jordy Albert, co-founder and General Partner of Walkabout Ventures. Walkabout Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage fund that focuses on FinTech. Take a listen as Jordy walks through his journey from operator to investor and how that experience has helped him along the way. He gives insight into his fund and how they can help founders as well as what he believes the future of fintech will look like.

This month Atento’s Managing Partner, Michael Basch, hosts one of the founders from Patch RX! PatchRx is improving prescription adherence and helping their users remember to take their medication through data-driven technology. Their universal smart pill bottle device, patient-facing app, and web app help patients take medications on time, allows for refills, rewards patients for good adherence, and streamlines true adherence data back to care providers. Subscribe to the Be Atento Podcast anywh...

This week, DéVon Christopher Johnson, the founder and CEO BleuLife Media, joins Aaron Whigham in an inspirational discussion. They talk about their shared history of being entrepreneurs since they were young, why DéVon founded BleuLife Media, and their upcoming event, Black-Owned Media Weekend, on June 16 - 19, 2022, in Tulsa, OK. Subscribe to the Be Atento Podcast anywhere podcasts can be found, if you need help, check us out on Captivate at https://the-be-atento-podcast.captivate.fm.

In this episode of the Be Atento podcast, Aaron is joined by Victor Hwang, CEO of Right to Start. Victor is an economic growth expert. His ideas have shaped the economic lives of millions of people worldwide. His work has helped over 300 communities, cities, states, companies, and even entire countries in creating greater economic prosperity. Subscribe to the Be Atento Podcast anywhere podcasts can be found, if you need help, check us out on Captivate at https://the-be-atento-podcast.captivate....

Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Aaron is joined by Aaron Miller, Head of Strategic Partnerships, and Louie Napoleone, Director, Partner Operations of InTulsa to talk about how to recruit both people and businesses and mostly importantly how to retain them. They also speak on their journeys to Tulsa and back again. Looking for a new career? Make sure to join their Talent Network at https://jobs.intulsa.com/talent-network Also check out their podcast, Grow With Us at https:...

Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Aaron speaks with Ashli Sims, Development Lead at Build in Tulsa. They discuss how Build in Tulsa is working to create a scalable, replicable tech-forward ecosystem in Tulsa to catalyze the creation of generational wealth. They talk about how Black Entrepreneurs across America have been historically disenfranchised and how assisting them helps all Americans. Subscribe to the Be Atento Podcast anywhere podcasts can be found, if you need help,...

Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Aaron and special co-host and producer Jesse talk with Devon Laney, President & CEO at 36 Degrees North. Aaron and Jess talk with Devon about his entrepreneurial journey, his time in Alabama and the growth of 36 Degrees North over the past few years. Subscribe to the Be Atento Podcast anywhere podcasts can be found, if you need help, check us out on Captivate: https://the-be-atento-podcast.captivate.fm

Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Sean and Aaron talk with Dominque Clarke, Director of Member and Alumni Experience for Tulsa Remote. She talks about the work Tulsa Remote has been doing, how many people the program have brought to Tulsa and how many of them stay and how you build a community around moving to a new place. Subscribe to the Be Atento Podcast anywhere podcasts can be found, if you need help, check us out on Captivate: https://the-be-atento-podcast.captivate.fm

Join Atento Capital for the tenth episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode, we talk to Jeanine Suah, Founder of Fynd, a platform for Black founders seeking capital, community, and content. Jeanine tells us her story from her academic background in linguistics led her to see that many possible founders did not even know the right vocabulary to become successful entrepreneurs and how her and Fynd are trying to change that. Subscribe to the Be Atento Podcast anywhere podcasts...