Innovation City
213 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsInnovation City is a podcast featuring the innovators, disruptors and creators behind the innovation movement. Imagine a place where you can break through the status quo of business as usual and realize your life's purpose. A place where you can have an impact and shape the future. This place exists in cities across the world. In this innovation podcast we introduce you to the disruptors, innovators, and creators behind the movement.
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Scaling Your Business w/ a Serial Entrepreneur - Freddy Sidi (Miami, FL)
November 06, 2018 08:30 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB“You’ve just got to be able to stand back up and keep going.” — Freddy Sidi Today’s guest is Freddy Sidi, President and CEO of Chargello. Freddy is a serial entrepreneur whose first company (started when he was just 20 years old) quickly became one of the largest CLECs in the entire United States. Chargello is a free phone-charging battery service and advertising platform designed for public spaces like restaurants, hotels, and airports. Freddy sits down with us to talk about being a s...
Bridging the Corporate-Startup Gap - Kim Plank (St. Louis, MO)
October 30, 2018 07:30 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB“Corporates and startups, they need each other, but... there’s something about the way they communicate; they just can’t seem to figure out how to do that well.” — Kim Plank Today’s guest is Kim Plank, Midwest Regional Director at Captains of Innovation, a Venture Cafe Global program. Captains of Innovation helps corporations accelerate innovation by introducing them to emerging talents and startups. Kim has a long history of entrepreneurship and economic development. She is the former...
How to Find Traction & Get Funded - Blake Marggraff (St. Louis, MO)
October 23, 2018 07:30 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MB“The secret to raising venture capital is long-term relationships… I’ve never received money from someone with whom I’ve had a shorter than six-month relationship.” — Blake Marggraff Today’s guest is Blake Marggraff, CEO at Epharmix. Blake founded Epharmix the year he graduated from Washington University. Epharmix is a digital health company that provides automatic remote patient monitoring for medically underserved patient groups. Blake joins Innovation City to share his insights on s...
Building Inclusive, Prosperous Cities - Meena Jagannath (Miami, FL)
October 16, 2018 07:30 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MB“I believe that legal victories alone are not going to get us to where we need to be in terms of social change.” — Meena Jagannath Today’s guest is Meena Jagannath, Co-Founder and Co-Director at Community Justice Project. Meena has been a human rights advocate for nearly 20 years, working in places like India, Guatemala, and Haiti in addition to her work in communities around the U.S. A movement lawyer with an extensive background in activism, Meena also has a Master’s in International Aff...
Positioning Your City for Growth - David Nicklaus (St. Louis, MO)
October 09, 2018 07:30 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB“Don’t think you’re going to get funded right away just because you have a great idea; you’ve really got to hone it and focus it a lot more before you get to that point.” — David Nicklaus Today’s guest is David Nicklaus, Business Columnist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. David has worked at the Post-Dispatch for 36 years, writing three columns per week on business and economic issues. He also appears on The Bottom Line, a weekly video feature covering business topics, and writes other onli...
Connecting Creatives with Their Communities - Miriam Dorsett (Miami, FL)
October 02, 2018 07:30 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB“My role is to go out and find people that are… on fire, doing really good things... and accelerate that.” — Miriam Dorsett Today’s guest is Miriam Dorsett, Connection Doctor at Chibur. She is a full-time artist, entrepreneur, and community activator focused on building community, creating connections, exploring how technology can support artists, and highlighting sustainability. Chibur is a Hebrew word that means “attachment” or “connection from heaven to earth.” Miriam is also a prol...
Building Startup Growth in Small Towns - Megan McKisson (St. Louis, MO)
September 25, 2018 07:30 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB“A person just in their basement working hard is great, and they might have traction and success, but if they do it’s because they’re leveraging past relationships. If you don’t have those relationships, or you need to make new ones, you’ve got to be out in the community doing that.” — Megan McKissen Today’s guest is Megan McKissen, Director at OPO Startups and Founder and Managing Partner at Clustered Economic Development. As Director of OPO (an incubator focused on technology and des...
Howard Herring - President & CEO at New World Symphony (Miami, FL)
September 18, 2018 07:30 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB“In a 10 year stretch, $1 Billion was invested... No other city in the United States has put $1 Billion into cultural infrastructure for 50 years.” — Howard Herring Today’s guest on Innovation City is Howard Herring, President and CEO of New World Symphony. Since 1987, the NWS has been a driving force for culture in Miami. Under Herring’s leadership, the NWS has helped revitalize the cultural and architectural landscapes of Miami Beach, delivering cutting-edge performances both inside its ...
Jamey Edgerton - CEO of Nvsted and Senior VP at St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
September 11, 2018 07:30 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MB“There’s a lot of focus for non-traditional financiers to invest in these startups, because, quite frankly, the big banks aren’t really doing it.” — Jamey Edgerton Today’s guest is Jamey Edgerton. Jamey is the CEO of Nvsted and the Senior Vice President at St. Louis Economic Development Partnership. Nvsted is a St. Louis-centric crowdfunding portal. The Economic Development Partnership, where Jamey is responsible for directing the business development and finance divisions, is the econ...
Uri Fleyder-Kotler - Co-Founder & CEO at Narya Security (St. Louis, MO)
September 04, 2018 14:54 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MB“At the end of the day, all of us are people. People want to help each other.” — Uri Fleyder-Kotler Today’s guest is Uri Fleyder-Kotler, Co-Founder & CEO at Narya Security. Narya helps enterprise businesses solve the damage caused by ransomware with a single click. Uri is an experienced manager and security researcher, previously serving as Manager of the Advanced Threats Research Lab at RSA Security. He also has a top military record from a special technology unit in the Israeli Defense F...
Robin Rath - Co-Founder & CEO at Pixel Press (St. Louis, MO)
August 30, 2018 07:30 - 19 minutes - 18 MB“I believe that we’re all constantly telling stories to each other… and if a student is able to refine their storytelling abilities through technology, because they’re using our product, I think we’re having a very positive impact on the world.” — Robin Rath Today’s guest is Robin Rath, Co-Founder & CEO at Pixel Press. Pixel Press is building the next generation of creation tools for kids to create, share, and play video game-based content by leveraging the integrated power of toys and...
Jeff Mazur - Executive Director at LaunchCode (St. Louis, MO)
August 28, 2018 07:30 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB“This false notion has developed over the years that there are certain people who are born to code… we approach it as a skill that can be learned and taught, like many other job-focused skills.” — Jeff Mazur Today’s guest is Jeff Mazur, Executive Director at LaunchCode. LaunchCode is a growing national nonprofit that is building the tech workforce by providing free, high-quality training and job placement to driven individuals who lack typical tech credentials. Jeff previously served a...
Mauricio Ferrazza - Chairperson of Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex (MAGIC) at Miami Dade College (Miami, FL)
August 23, 2018 07:30 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MB“VR has been here for 20 years… I think that we are on the brink of the whole worldwide community understanding these technologies.” — Mauricio Ferazza Today’s guest is Mauricio Ferrazza, Chairperson of Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex (MAGIC) at Miami Dade College. Mauricio has over 25 years of experience working in animation production for film and TV. After a 14 year career at Univision, he founded MIA ANIMATION and launched the MIA Animation Conference & Festival, and...
Anastasia Mikhalochkina - Founder of Lean Orb (Miami, FL)
August 21, 2018 07:30 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB“It’s not a business that I’m building for myself. That business builds a community for everybody—it builds a new city—and we’re building it for everyone.” — Anastasia Mikhalochkina Today’s guest is Anastasia Mikhalochkina, Founder at Lean Orb. Anastasia is an advocate for sustainability in South Florida. Lean Orb offers food service packaging made from plant-based materials, with a goal of ultimately replacing plastic and styrofoam with greener, more sustainable options. Anastasia joi...
Natalia Martinez-Kalinina - General Manager of CIC Miami & Latin America Lead of CIC Global (Miami, FL)
August 16, 2018 07:30 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB“Making entrepreneurship accessible… can be an incredible way of driving economic development.” — Natalia Martinez-Kalinina Today’s guest is Natalia Martinez-Kalinina, General Manager of CIC Miami and Latin America Lead of CIC Global. Natalia is also the Founder of Awesome Foundation MIAMI, a micro-grant leader in South Florida, Co-Founder of Aminta Ventures, and she was appointed by Governor Rick Scott to serve on the Florida Commission on Community Service. She is also the Co-Creator...
Mvstermind - Hip Hop Artist (St. Louis, MO)
August 14, 2018 07:30 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MB“Work. Perfect and present your craft. And just keep putting your love into it.” — Mvstermind Today’s guest is St. Louis Hip Hop Artist, Muhammad “Mvstermind” Austin. Mvstermind is a rapper, producer and songwriter who is about to take the hip hop world by storm. He’s toured over 20,000 miles; opened for Travis Scott, Chance the Rapper, G-Eazy, and Currency; and played at A3C, SXSW, and Brooklyn’s MCA Day. His breakout video, Mali Moolah, brought him his first taste of national attent...
Mark Prendergast - President of AB Mauri North America (St. Louis, MO)
August 09, 2018 07:30 - 33 minutes - 31.5 MB“It starts with a why: why are you doing it? Are you actually passionate about doing it, or is it just a job?” — Mark Prendergast Today’s guest is Mark Prendergast, President of AB Mauri North America. Headquartered in St. Louis, ABMNA is the largest division of AB Mauri, the global yeast and baking ingredients business. AB Mauri is also home to AB Biotek, a yeast innovation startup. Mark has over 20 years in the baking industry and he is also a non-executive director of Bridge Bread B...
Farzana Chohan - Executive Director at Leadership IN Women (St. Louis, MO)
August 07, 2018 07:30 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB“The world which women will be leading will look like a harmonious, collaborative, calm, peaceful world.” — Farzana Chohan Today’s guest is Farzana Chohan, DMGT-ABD, Executive Director at Leadership IN Women. Farzana is a futurist and a global leader in nonprofit development, management, and design. A published author, accomplished Toastmaster speaker, and Doctor of Management, Farzana’s work focuses on Mentorship and Leadership. She shares the story of her professional development, wh...
Genera Moore - Founder of Motorparts Nation (St. Louis, MO)
August 02, 2018 07:30 - 28 minutes - 26.9 MB“If it’s crazy, run for it — do it… You don’t get a lot of crazy visions." — Genera Moore Today’s guest is Genera Moore, Founder of Motorparts Nation. Motorparts Nation is a U.S.-based company that exports aftermarket auto parts to Africa. Genera also took Lexani Motorcars to dealerships in Dubai through the Deals on Wheels program, and recently launched Tano Travel a travel company for tourists visiting West Africa.
Dan Lauer - Founding Executive Director of UMSL Accelerate (St. Louis, MO)
July 31, 2018 07:30 - 32 minutes - 30 MB“I always say 95% of companies fail, 75% of companies who go through accelerators succeed. That’s kind of the new way of entrepreneurship.” — Dan Lauer Today’s guest is Dan Lauer, Founding Executive Director of UMSL Accelerate. Dan is also the founder of Lauer Toys and the inventor of Waterbabies. UMSL Accelerate is working to change the university’s culture by giving students a way to test and grow their entrepreneurial dreams. Dan sits down with Tyler and Michael to talk about his own en...
William MacMillan - CTO & Co-Founder of Prattle (St. Louis, MO)
July 26, 2018 07:30 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MB“One of the challenges people face with information and data really is – you kind of don’t know how important things are… and it becomes really difficult to decide where to allocate your attention.” — William MacMillan Today’s guest is William MacMillan, Ph.D., CTO & Co-Founder of Prattle. Bill joins Innovation City to discuss the development of the field of data science, Prattle’s role in bringing attention to under-researched central banks and large companies in countries all over th...
Rikki Byrd - Writer, Educator, Scholar (St. Louis, MO)
July 24, 2018 07:30 - 37 minutes - 35.7 MB“Whenever you find that thing that wakes you up in the morning, that thing that you cannot live without, you have to commit yourself to it.” — Rikki Byrd Today’s guest is writer, educator, and scholar, Rikki Byrd. Rikki’s academic focuses include Black studies, visual culture, fashion history, and cultural studies. Most recently, Rikki was a faculty member at Washington University, where she created new courses on the intersections of fashion and race. In the Fall of 2018 she will begin he...
Dennis Lower - President & CEO at Cortex Innovation Community (St. Louis, MO)
July 19, 2018 07:30 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MB“It’s all about developing horizontal relationships and creating an innovation community. The buildings will come if you create the community of innovators.” — Dennis Lower Today’s guest is Dennis Lower, President & CEO of the Cortex Innovation Community. Dennis has been involved in technology-based economic development since 1995, planning and developing university-sponsored urban innovation districts in Louisiana and New Jersey before coming to the Cortex. Dennis sits down with Tyler...
Sam Abbassi - Partner at BUSHIDO Lab (Miami, FL)
July 17, 2018 07:30 - 31 minutes - 30 MB“It’s kind of the idea of what the internet should have been… but now we’re actually building it.” — Sam Abbassi Today’s guest is Sam Abbassi, Partner at BUSHIDO Lab. A software engineer with a background in neuroscience and economics, Sam leads blockchain initiatives at BUSHIDO, where he works with a small team to turn Miami into the epicenter of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. He joins us to talk about where blockchain technology is now, where it’s going, and the specific str...
Heather Monahan - Founder at Boss in Heels (Miami, FL)
July 12, 2018 07:30 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MB“Your heart telling you to do something—and you following through—is an act of building your self-confidence.” — Heather Monahan Today’s guest is Heather Monahan, Founder of Boss in Heels. Heather’s first career was a successful 20-year stint in media and sales that ended with a surprise termination. As she wrestled with what to do next, she chose to devote herself completely to helping women take control of their careers, taking Boss in Heels to the next level. Heather is the author of th...
Pilar Guzman Zavala - CEO at Half Moon Empanadas (Miami, FL)
July 10, 2018 07:30 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB“What does ‘success’ mean? If you wake up and you feel happy about what you’re doing in your life; that’s success. That’s how I define it. And I feel happy about what I’m doing.” — Pilar Guzman Zavala Today’s guest is Pilar Guzman Zavala, CEO at Half Moon Empanadas. Half Moon Empanadas is a serious innovator in the food space, offering 20+ flavors of Argentinian empanadas, and leading the charge to create a whole new food category in the national fast-casual market. Pilar is also a mentor ...
Janisse Rosario-Schoepp, PhD - VP of Operations and Strategy at Health Foundation of South Florida (Miami, FL)
July 05, 2018 07:30 - 28 minutes - 26.8 MB“You need to have the right people at the table, because you have to have a shared value and a shared vision. Without that, you’re not going to get the job done.” — Janisse Rosario-Schoepp Today’s guest is Janisse Rosario-Schoepp, M.P.H., Ph.D., the Vice President of Operations and Strategy at Health Foundation of South Florida. She also recently attended the Young American Leaders Program at Harvard Business School. Janisse plays a critical role in the Health Foundation’s work to improve ...
Nicole Denil - GM Global Channel Sales, Internet of Things at Microsoft (Miami, FL)
July 03, 2018 07:30 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MB“It seems like it’s in the future... but the future is here, the future is now. It’s actually happening. It’s happening in pockets.” — Nicole Denil Today’s guest is Nicole Denil, GM of Global Channel Sales for Internet of Things at Microsoft. Nicole has extensive experience in both corporate and startup environments, working in marketing, sales, product development and partner development in the fields of cloud computing and IOT. Nicole sits down with our team to talk about building cuttin...
Farris Bukhari - Founder & Creative Director at 10b live arts incubator, Inc. (Miami, FL)
June 28, 2018 07:30 - 24 minutes - 23.2 MBSweat equity. It’s the blood, sweat, and tears that you put into a project that really offers the trust and the appreciation of the people that you are doing this for. — Farris Bukhari Today’s guest is Farris Bukhari, Founder and Creative Director of 10b live arts incubator, Inc. Farris is a multi-disciplinary theater practitioner with over 20 years of experience as a writer, actor, director, producer, coach, and workshop leader. Farris sits down with the Innovation City team to talk a...
Alejandro Burgana - President & CEO at Brickell Energy (Miami, FL)
June 26, 2018 07:30 - 31 minutes - 29 MB“It took seven years to sell the first million electric cars here in the U.S. But at this rate of growth, it will take only two more years to sell the second million.” — Alejandro Burgana Today’s guest is Alejandro Burgana, President and CEO of Brickell Energy and Founder of OBE Power Networks. Alejandro is building the commercial electric vehicle charging infrastructure in South Florida. He shares his insights on the rapidly changing economic models of electric vehicles and charging s...
Mikhaile Solomon - Director of the Prizm Art Fair (Miami, FL)
June 21, 2018 07:30 - 36 minutes - 34.3 MB“I was like, ‘Well, why doesn’t something like this exist? Why don’t I take it upon myself?’” — Mikhaile Solomon Today’s Innovation City guest is Mikhaile Solomon, Founder and Director of the Prizm Art Fair, which promotes the work of contemporary artists from Africa and the global African Diaspora. Mikhaile received her BA in Theatre Arts from the University of South Florida and her Master’s of Architecture from Florida International University. She joins Innovation City to talk about som...
Tina Brown - Executive Director at Overtown Youth Center (Miami, FL)
June 19, 2018 07:30 - 28 minutes - 26.8 MB“I wanted to make sure kids knew that they could make it.” — Tina Brown Tina Brown is the Executive Director of the Overtown Youth Center, a Mourning Family Foundation charity. Tina is also a Co-Chairperson of the Overtown Children & Youth Coalition, Co-Chairperson of the Equity Advocacy Coalition, and a Board Member of both the Commonwealth Institute and Urban Philanthropies. Tina sits down with the Innovation City team to talk about her journey and how she uses her own experience to help...
Brandon Curry - Founding Partner at Moonbase Market (St. Louis, MO)
June 14, 2018 07:30 - 25 minutes - 36.1 MB“I know who I was when I was playing video games, and why I was playing them, and that’s the guy I’m rooting for.” — Brandon Curry Today’s episode was recorded at 39 North at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and today’s guest is Brandon Curry, Founding Partner of Moonbase Market. Moonbase Market is the first E-sports arena in St. Louis. Located in the Soulard neighborhood, Moonbase provides a physical arena for playing and spectating tabletop and video game competitions. Brandon ...
James C. Carrington, Ph.D - President of Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St. Louis, MO)
June 12, 2018 07:30 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MB“If you put the time and patience and effort in, you can learn some pretty spectacular things.” — Dr. James Carrington Today’s episode was recorded at 39 North in the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and today’s guest is Dr. James Carrington, President of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Dr. Carrington is one of the most highly-cited plant scientists in the world, and he was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2008. Dr. Carrington leads the Center’s m...
Dr. Samuel Achilefu - Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology (St. Louis, MO)
June 07, 2018 07:30 - 27 minutes - 26 MB“The bottom line is: there are always going to be challenges, but that’s why you are there.” — Dr. Samuel Achilefu, PhD Today’s guest is Samuel Achilefu, PhD, the Director of the Optical Radiology Laboratory at the Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Achilefu is a professor of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics. He holds the Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Endowed Chair in Radiology, and serves as Vice Chair of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at ...
Daniel Ravicher, Esq. - Director of the Startup Practicum (Miami, FL)
June 05, 2018 07:30 - 25 minutes - 24.2 MB“We’ve actually had several students go on to full-time positions with the startups that they worked with through this experience.” — Daniel Ravicher On today’s episode, Tyler and Michael are at the eMerge Americas conference, recording at the University of Miami booth. Today’s guest is Daniel Ravicher, Director of the Startup Practicum at University of Miami School of Law. Daniel is a patent attorney who has worked on patents, intellectual property rights, and more. He began his legal...
EllenMarie McPhillip - University of Miami Hyperion Council (Miami, FL)
May 31, 2018 07:30 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MB“Your approach to business has to be about doing the small things right.” — EllenMarie McPhillip On today’s episode, Tyler and Michael are at the eMerge Americas conference, recording at the University of Miami booth. Today’s topic is the Hyperion Council, which teaches future business leaders how to build strong moral compasses and gives them an opportunity to share business best practices with at-risk communities. Tyler and Michael’s guests today are EllenMarie McPhillip, Kyle Kingma, an...
Chris Nolte - Co-Founder at Per'La Specialty Roasters (Miami, FL)
May 29, 2018 07:30 - 27 minutes - 32.4 MB“Entrepreneurship has been a little glamorized… there’s a lot of grit and inconvenience in it. You’re delaying pleasure and tolerating pain. I think people need to understand that.” — Chris Nolte Today’s guest is Chris Nolte of Per'La Coffee. Chris is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Per'La Specialty Roasters, which just celebrated its 2nd anniversary and currently serves over 40 wholesalers. Chris’s background in business development, branding, and marketing made him a perfect fit w...
Xavier Gonzalez - CEO of eMerge Americas (Miami, FL)
May 24, 2018 07:30 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB“Understand that failure is not something to be afraid of.” — Xavier Gonzalez On today’s episode, Tyler and Michael are at the eMerge Americas conference, recording at the University of Miami booth. Today they’re talking with Xavier Gonzalez, CEO of eMerge Americas. Xavier is working hard to establish Miami as the technology hub of all the Americas; North, South, Central and Latin. In 2018, eMerge has grown to over 15,000 attendees from over 60 countries, with over 1 Billion impressions wo...
Monique D Hayes - Partner at Goldstein & McClintock (Miami, FL)
May 22, 2018 07:30 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MB“Miami is young enough that you can come in today with your amazing idea, in any sector, and leave a mark.” — Monique D. Hayes Today’s guest is Monique D. Hayes, partner at Goldstein and McClintock LLLP, where she practices business law, focusing on commercial transactions, business litigation, and corporate restructuring. Monique’s honors include 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County, IWIRC Rising Star Award, Top 20 Professionals Under 40 by Brickell Magazine, “Top Up And C...
Amanda Pizarro - Co-Owner of The Salty Donut (Miami, FL)
May 17, 2018 07:30 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB“Any obstacle that comes my way, I analyze it now, and I’m like, ‘Obviously this is showing up for a reason, I need to fix something or improve something.’” —Amanda Pizarro Today’s guest is Amanda Pizarro, Co-Founder of the Salty Donut. Amanda opened the Salty Donut, Miami’s first gourmet donut shop, in 2016. She was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2018, The Salty Donut was selected to be part of the South Beach Food and Wine Festival in 2016, and they won The Cooking Channel’s 2016 Su...
Julio Frenk - President of University of Miami (Miami, FL)
May 15, 2018 07:30 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB“Being generous to strangers is the biggest test of our humanity.” — Dr. Julio Frenk Today’s guest is Dr. Julio Frenk, President of the University of Miami. Dr. Frenk is a 4th-generation physician and the former Minister of Health of Mexico. Dr. Frenk has also served as Dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Founding Director-General of the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico, Executive Director of Evidence and Information Policy for the World Health Organizat...
Louis Quatorze - Video Artist (St. Louis, MO)
May 10, 2018 07:30 - 45 minutes - 53 MB“‘This is great music and people need to hear it.’ That’s the mentality that I like to take.” — Louis Quatorze Today’s guest is Louis Quatorze; video artist, music video director, and arts curator. He produces pro bono music videos for St. Louis’ up-and-coming hip hop stars. Big Louis, Louis the Shooter, Mike Roth; he answers to all these names and he is dedicated to building up the arts and hip hop scene in St. Louis. Find him at LouisQuatorze.org and on YouTube.
Jonathan Allen - President and Co-Founder of Longneck and Thunderfoot (St. Louis, MO)
May 08, 2018 07:30 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MB“Rather than compete to get recognition... with social media, you can collaborate. And that’s how we propose traditional businesses can survive extinction.” — Jonathan Allen Jonathan Allen is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of EQ. He is also the President and Co-founder of Longneck & Thunderfoot (L&T), a brand publishing company that incubated at the Columbia University Startup Lab in New York City. He moved to St. Louis in 2016 to open up a Midwest office after L&T won an Arch Grant. Fi...
TJ Hughes - Founder at Terrifying Jellyfish (St. Louis, MO)
May 03, 2018 07:30 - 28 minutes - 27 MB“Keep your scope small, and release your first product… that’s really what will get you in the door.” — TJ Hughes Today’s guest is video game designer and digital artist TJ Hughes, who produces and publishes games as the independent game company Terrifying Jellyfish. Terrifying Jellyfish is “bent on escaping the mediocre and mundane forever through the exorbitant use of color, playfulness, and a e s t h e t i c s.” His current project, the food game Nour, has brought him attention on the ...
Christine Handy - Accomplished Model and Author with Jim St. Germain - Author and Advocate - (Miami, FL)
May 01, 2018 07:30 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MB“There is strength in vulnerability.” — Jim St. Germaine “When I was diagnosed with breast cancer I had to figure out who I really was. Because my whole life was dependent on what I looked like.” — Christine Handy Welcome to Innovation City, powered by Venture Cafe St. Louis and Venture Cafe Miami. Venture Cafe is the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs who are making things happen, with locations around the world. Tyler Kelley and Michael Johnson of SLAM! Agency, a new media c...
Matt Menietti - Executive Director at GlobalHack (St. Louis, MO)
April 26, 2018 07:30 - 37 minutes - 35 MB“We asked, ‘How can we improve the St. Louis tech ecosystem? How do we get more entrepreneurs off the bench?" Today’s guest is Matt Menietti, one of the big names in the St. Louis startup scene. Matt is the Executive Director of GlobalHack. Before that, he was part of two nationally-ranked accelerator programs; serving first as the Director of Operations for Capital Innovators and then as Venture Partner at SixThirty. A former St. Louis Business Journal 30 Under 30 honoree, Matt is also a...
Zach Hatraf - Founder at Anchor Charter Services (St. Louis, MO)
April 24, 2018 07:30 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB“I actually make a list of 3-5 things that I need to do, and if I hit those… I know that I’ve won the day. And when I win the day, I just need to win a series of days to succeed. I guess that’s my whole strategy.” — Zach Hatraf Welcome to Innovation City, powered by Venture Cafe St. Louis and Venture Cafe Miami. Tyler Kelley and Michael T Johnson of SLAM! Agency, a new media content marketing company, interview innovators, disruptors, and creators to see how business is changing in the m...
Jennifer Pierre - Founder at Melanites (Miami, FL)
April 19, 2018 07:30 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB“I believe in the power of the pen. I believe crafting stories really does change people and change lives. That’s my favorite part.” — Jennifer Pierre Welcome to Innovation City, powered by Venture Cafe St. Louis and Venture Cafe Miami. Tyler Kelley and Michael Johnson of SLAM! Agency, a new media content marketing company, interview innovators, disruptors, and creators, to see through their eyes just how business is changing in the modern world. Innovation City gives you an inside loo...
Ben Triola - Serial Entrepreneur & Game Designer (St. Louis, MO)
April 17, 2018 07:30 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MB“Not everything is going to be sunshine and roses all the time, you’re going to have some hardships and failure along the way, and that’s ok.” — Ben Triola Welcome to Innovation City, powered by Venture Cafe St. Louis and Venture Cafe Miami. Tyler Kelley and Michael Johnson, Co-Founders of SLAM! Agency, interview innovators, disruptors, and creators, to discover how business is changing in the modern world. Innovation City gives you an inside look at how and why business and culture are ...