Agents of Innovation

Fernando Pontaza is the co-founder and managing general partner of Invariantes Fund. As Guatemala’s first venture capital fund and one of the most active venture capital funds in Latin America, Invariantes focuses on connecting founders and investors with the best opportunities across the Americas.

Fernando was born and raised in Guatemala City, is a graduate of the Universidad Francisco Marroquin, and has personally invested in over 75 startups.

You an learn more about Invariantes at: https://www.invariantes.com

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Ronak Patel is the founder & CEO of Patel Digital, a nationwide web solutions company specializing in user experience, SEO, e-commerce, and fundraising. He is also the author of "Generation Startup: Become the CEO of Your Life."

Ronak is a a first generation American. His parents came to the United States from India. Ronak started a company at 18 years old, during high school, experimenting with different digital services and platforms. He found a niche market within political realm by accident

Ronak has also participated in mission trips in Guatemala and Panama and setup clinics to take blood pressure, glucose levels and diagnose hypertension and diabetes, public health education.

He has also been part of cancer research at John’s Hopkins, an opportunity he discovered through networking.

He has also launched his own publishing company, Innovation Publishing, to have control over publishing content and inspiring people.

Ronak was recently accepted into medical school in Antigua and will be doing his clinicals in Miami, as part of getting a Master's in public health.

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You can find out more about Ronak Patel and Patel Digital at: https://www.pateldigital.com/

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Erin Collins is the Executive Director of the Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking. The Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking is a non-profit organization created by the Florida Legislature to provide funding, support and assistance to the statewide effort to end human

trafficking.

Prior to this role, Erin served as the External Affairs Manager for the Agency for State Technology overseeing all legislative affairs and communications efforts. She has previously worked as a consultant with National Strategies, a state and local government consulting firm,

assisting clients with business development and procurement-related activities. She also held various positions with Florida TaxWatch, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit taxpayer research institute and government watchdog; including Director of Membership and External

Relations.

In 2022, Erin was recognized by the Tallahassee Democrat as one of 25 Women You Need to Know, as an honoree of the University of Florida Alumni Association’s 40 Gators Under 40, and as a finalist for the Servant Leadership Award presented by Leadership Tallahassee.

You can watch this full episode on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/_lLUcXekXAM

You can find out more about Erin Collins and the Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking at: https://floridaallianceendht.com/

The National Hotline to End Human Trafficking is: (888) 373-7888 or Text BEFREE to: 233733

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On Episode 118 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, host Francisco Gonzalez recaps 2022, with quick highlights of the previous 17 episodes released in 2022 and the activities in the Fearless Journeys community, including books and travel.

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Matt Stone is 19 years old, skipped college, got married, and performs as an Elvis Tribute Artist. He also does additional work in social media for political and media companies. Born and raised in Palm Beach County, Florida, he now lives in Hobe Sound, Florida. Matt was recently named one of Graceland's Top 10 Elvis Tribute Artists in the World. With his performances dubbed "The Elvis Presley Experience," Matt continues to sell out theaters across the country.

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You can find out more about Matt Stone at: https://www.mattstoneaselvis.com

Find him on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/realmattstone/

Find him on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/c/MattStoneAsElvis

Find him on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MattStoneAsElvis

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Katie Williams is a 3 Star Director and independent consultant for Tupperware, the built-to-last food storage and innovative kitchen tools that have been enhance cooking and food storage since Earl Tupper developed his first bell-shaped container in 1942 and the brand products were introduced to the public in 1946. Katie is a wife and mother of three. She began her career in the teaching field before moving over to direct sales of children's books and now Tupperware. She is a native of Minnesota and currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida.

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You can find out more about Katie Williams at https://www.whereisthelid.com

Find her Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/easy.quick.family.recipes

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Carter Fowler is the founder & CEO of Agile Brand Lab, a creative agency that creates inch-perfect website messaging that helps entrepreneurs and businesses to get their audience to say "yes" faster. They help you get the words right.

Agile Brand Lab was who Francisco Gonzalez host of the Agents of Innovation podcast turned to when he was starting his brand strategy discovery that ultimately led to the creation of Fearless Journeys. We talk about this and more on Episode 115.

This full episode is also available to watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FjfOSogGVks

You can find out more about Carter Fowler and Agile Brand Lab at: https://www.agilebrandlab.com

Find him on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cfowlaa/

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Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. And, consider connecting with many of our previous (and future!) guests at: fearlessjourneys.org.

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Thank you to Dan Lesniak for being a sponsor of the Fearless Journeys community! Check out the HyperFast Agent podcast and HyperFast coaching program at: hyperfast-agent.mykajabi.com

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Episode 114 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, hosted by Francisco Gonzalez, features a conversation with Jean-Yves Aubone, founder & CEO of Aubone Tennis. JY was previously on Episode 2 of the Agents of Innovation when we were just getting started in 2015. Since that time, he has had many different experiences, including being on the coaching team for the second-highest ranked American men's tennis player, Reilly Opelka. Recently, JY started his own company, Aubone Tennis, which approaches coaching with innovations that use modern technology to observe match play and focuses on many aspects of a junior player's development, including mindset. Also, JY breaks some news on this episode: he was recently nominated to the Florida State University hall of fame! He is only the third men's tennis player in FSU history to receive that honor.

You can watch this full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ncdcQ894ysw

You can find out more about JY and his company at: hthttps://www.aubonetennis.com

Find him on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/aubonetennis/

Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. And, consider connecting with many of our previous (and future!) guests at: fearlessjourneys.org.

Subscribe to this channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRFF3p8qmrEG4l4uR1BDZQg

You can also subscribe to the Fearless Journeys travel channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwAHpA_AXxBafhI2jH8_rtg

Thank you to Dan Lesniak for being a sponsor of the Fearless Journeys community! Check out the HyperFast Agent podcast and HyperFast coaching program at: hyperfast-agent.mykajabi.com

You can support this podcast and our Fearless Journeys community on our Patreon account: www.patreon.com/fearlessjourneys

Episode 113: Steve Cesari, President, Cesari Companies by Francisco Gonzalez

Episode 112 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, hosted by Francisco Gonzalez, features a conversation with Bart Herbison, executive director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI).

This full episode is also available to watch on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/u7Ctlsvc3mY

You can find out more about NSAI at: http://www.nashvillesongwriters.com

Subscribe to their newsletter at: https://musicrow.com

Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. And, consider connecting with many of our previous (and future!) guests at: fearlessjourneys.org.

Subscribe to this channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRFF3p8qmrEG4l4uR1BDZQg

You can also subscribe to the Fearless Journeys travel channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwAHpA_AXxBafhI2jH8_rtg

Thank you to Dan Lesniak for being a sponsor of the Fearless Journeys community! Check out the HyperFast Agent podcast and HyperFast coaching program at: hyperfast-agent.mykajabi.com

You can support this podcast and our Fearless Journeys community on our Patreon account: www.patreon.com/fearlessjourneys