City Talk: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on How Municipalities Can Grow Tech Hubs
Office Hours with Spencer Rascoff
English - June 17, 2022 07:01 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsBusiness leadership business companyculture management tech Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Spencer speaks to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on this episode of Office Hours. In this conversation he talks about his broad based views on the city’s tech economy, why he supports cryptocurrency, and took his salary in crypto (the city even has its own MiamiCoin). Mayor Suarez talks about the evolution of the local technology ecosystem through Venture Miami and its growing fintech, medtech, and greentech sectors. He is the son of former Miami Mayor, Xavier Suarez and is the first Miami-born mayor, and currently also serves as the president of the US Conference of Mayors.