Bridge to Bridge podcast

We catch up with Bay Area entrepreneur Benjamin Jorgensen.  Ben is the CEO/Co-Founder of several Bay Area companies.  Constellation network and Lattice Exchange are in the crypto/defi space. A-Five meats and GOZU are in the culinary space.

On this episode we connect with Nick Kovacevich, Bay native and CEO of KushCO Holdings.  KushCo Holdings is the premier provider of ancillary products and services for the legal cannabis and CBD industries.  The company is based in Southern California and is traded on the stock exchange under the ticker KSHB.

We connect with MLB executive Brian Sabean from the San Francisco Giants.  For 18 seasons Brian served as General Manager of the SF Giants where he won 3 world series titles.  Prior to the Giants, Brian worked as a scout for the New York Yankees where he drafted  the likes Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and Deion Sanders.  

Whether it's evading captors abroad for Vice or riding a bike down Melrose on the hit series The L Word, Gianna and Jacqueline Toboni are two sisters leading from the front. They stop home at the Bridge to Bridge Podcast for episode 8.  Check them on Instagram for more of their work @GiannaToboni @Jtoboni

On the 7th episode of the Bridge to Bridge podcast we connect with NCAA head coach and NBA analyst Steve Lavin.  Lavin grew up in Marin country where he was a standout ball player at Drake high school.  After a playing career at San Francisco State and Chapman, Lavin decided to test the waters coaching men's basketball. Over the years Lavin has coached at top tier programs such UCLA and most recently St. John's.  In this episode we discuss his upbringing in the Bay, years at UCLA & St. John's, and the current landscape in college basketball.

In the sixth episode of the Bridge to Bridge podcast we connect with Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic.  We discuss his roots in the Bay, playing at Archbishop Mitty and the University of Arizona, the NBA dunk contest, and how his career has progressed while playing in the NBA. 

On the fifth episode of the Bridge to Bridge podcast we link up with Orchid Protocol CEO Dr. Steven Waterhouse - AKA "Seven".  We discuss Dr. Waterhouse's early years in crypto as a partner at Pantera Capital, we break down Bitcoin and Crypto to every day listeners, and dive into Orchid's attempts to bridge the VPN and blockchain space with their coin, OXT. Dr. Waterhouse expands upon his path to where he is today, some favorite crypto projects in the bay area, and the future of crypto's role in society.

In the fourth episode of the Bridge to Bridge podcast Beiwatch and myself link up with Rakuten's CEO Amit Patel.  Over the past several years Amit has led Rakuten down a path of growth and success here in the United States.  We discuss his move to the US from the UK, his journey to become CEO, the Rakuten/ Golden State Warriors NBA Jersey sponsorship, and the future of brick and mortar business in a digital era  

In the third episode of the Bridge to Bridge podcast we link up with Golden State Warriors GM Bob Myers.  We discuss growing up in the Bay Area, playing college hoops at UCLA, and going from one of the top sports agents in the business to leading the Warriors to 3 NBA championships.

In the second episode of the Bridge to Bridge podcast we interview former NABO jr welterweight champion Karim "Hard Hitta" Mayfield.  We discuss life before boxing, growing up in San Francisco's Fillmore district, and his break through into boxing.  This episode also features co-host Dominick Bei.  Dominick is a avid boxing fan with an amateur win under his belt.