Episodes
July 25, 2024
Building an ElderTech Startup in Miami with Bianca Padilla of Carewell
Listen to the latest episode of The Miami Tech Pod with Bianca Padilla, CEO and Cofounder of Carewell. Hear: Bianca’s Miami story What led her to start Carewell The challenges & opportunities in the elder care market The roa…
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 …