Innovation City

"We are not here to see through people, we are here to see people through." - Uhriel Bedoya

Today's guest is Uhriel Bedoya, Florida General Manager at Lime. Lime is a micro-mobility company that is changing how we move in cities. With over a million rides, Lime is one of the first and leading scooter start-ups. In this episode, Tyler and Leigh-Ann sit down with Bedoya to get the juice on how micro-mobility is improving communities, why designing and building products that break barriers create smarter cities, how the start-up is tackling the competition, and much more!

Today's guest is Rebecca Danta, Managing Director at Miami Angels. Miami Angels is the largest and most active angel network in Florida, which funds Seed and Series A technology companies with early traction across various sectors. At Miami Angels, Rebecca has helped deploy over $4.5 million into 18 deals while building a sustainable, independent business model for the organization. Rebecca is a Miami native and passionate about investing into markets and teams that are often overlooked in traditional venture capital. She serves on the board of the Florida Venture Forum, Refresh Miami, and is a Class XI member of Miami Fellows. In this episode, Rebecca sits down to discuss being a minority investor, the ways she is providing opportunities for women and people of color through investments, what she looks for in a company before investing, and much more!

"Procedures change, principles don't." - Jayson Wells

Today's guest is Jayson Wells, Experience Teller, Author, and Enhancement Coach. Jayson is a former professional basketball player who now travels around the country developing extraordinary winners so they can go inspire and motivate the world. He is the author of "The Things We Know, But Do Not Do", a book to help educate parents, athletes and coaches about what's most important during your journey through sports. In this episode, Jayson sits down with the Innovation City team to discuss his "why," how his years of playing basketball have shaped who he is, his key to being an effective storyteller, and much more!

A good team member is not going to join an idea that doesn't have traction. A good idea solves everything. - Jimmy Hendricks

Today's guest is Jimmy Hendricks, General Manager of Lee Labs and Founder of Agency Maestro. Lee Labs is the technology venture group of Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news, information and advertising in 50 markets across 21 states. His newest venture, Agency Maestro, is a SAAS platform designed to help any type of agency to manage their clients, track client work, store documents, and assets, create invoices, and bill their clients. Jimmy sits down with the Innovation City team to discuss his entrepreneurial background and journey, St. Louis' busy and growing entrepreneurial ecosystem, the importance of raising capital after you've proven traction, his 2 biggest takeaways from his career thus far, and much more.

"Inclusion allows people to not only be at the table, but to play a role and feel like they are a part of the ecosystem." - Leigh-Ann Buchanan

Welcome to Season 3 of Innovation City, a podcast featuring innovators, creators, and disruptors to discover how business is changing in the modern world.

Today's guest is Leigh-Ann Buchanan, Executive Director of Venture Café Miami. Leigh-Ann is the founding Executive Director of Venture Café Miami. Under her leadership, VCM's innovation programming has attracted over 45,000 innovators, resulting in content partnerships with 1000+ organizations and 1500+ free educational sessions. She is also the founder of the Nyah Project, an author, facilitator and frequent speaker on strategies for inclusive innovation ecosystems, entrepreneurship-led economic development, experiential leadership development and impact models and social justice innovation. We are so excited to have Leigh-Ann joining us not only for this first episode of season 3, but to be joining Tyler as a co-host of the show!

Today's episode is the last of several highlight shows where we took a look back at our top 20 favorite interviews and conversations of all time. Our last featured guest of this series 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.

Today's episode is the fourteenth of several highlight shows where we are taking a look back at our top 20 favorite interviews and conversations of all time. Today's featured guest is Ashkan Karbasfrooshan, CEO at WatchMojo. WatchMojo is one of the largest YouTube channels in the world when measured by all-time views (13 Billion) and subscribers (22 Million). Ashkan has a track record of launching, building and scaling content companies with advertising supported models.

Today's episode is the thirteenth of several highlight shows where we are taking a look back at our top 20 favorite interviews and conversations of all time. Today's featured 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 performs groundbreaking research in the field of cancer research, including the invention of cancer goggles, which were developed to help surgeons see and remove cancer in patients.

Today's episode is the twelfth of several highlight shows where we are taking a look back at our top 20 favorite interviews and conversations of all time. Today's featured guests are Freddy Sidi, President and CEO of Chargello and Janisse Rosario-Schoepp, M.P.H., Ph.D., the Vice President of Operations and Strategy at Health Foundation of South Florida. 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. Janisse plays a critical role in the Health Foundation's work to improve the health and economic well-being of communities in South Florida. Tune in as both featured guests discuss common challenges around entrepreneurship, business scaling, community engagement, and more!

Today's episode is the eleventh of several highlight shows where we are taking a look back at our top 20 favorite interviews and conversations of all time. Today's featured guests are Ben Mizes, CEO and Co-Founder of Clever Real Estate and Miriam Dorsett, Connection Doctor at Chibur. Ben is a serial entrepreneur with experience in business development for institutional homebuyers, working with startups, and raising venture capital raising investments. Miriam is a full-time artist, entrepreneur, and community activator focused on building community, creating connections, exploring how technology can support artists, and highlighting sustainability. Tune in as both guests discuss common themes around the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, growing strong businesses, community engagement, and more!