Leavitt and Taylor

Leavitt and Taylor

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Leavitt and Taylor episodes

  • Episode 29: Customer service, where art thou?

    Jesse steps out of his cave and records a podcast! Joshua and Jesse discuss two new startups in town: a rental car company and a 3D printer service. Is customer service dead? New fiber Internet tech, old tech company scheduling. Also, we finally get a chance to review Top Gun: Maverick, and Josh sings!

    43 min
  • Episode 28: The Moose outside should have told ya!

    Josh and Jesse are back! They go over the previous predictions about 2021 for technology in Las Vegas. Jesse talks about getting lost at check-in at the Disneyworld Resort, and they discuss “Keeping the Status Quo” versus being Strategic.

    Recorded on January 31st, 2022

    44 min
  • Episode 27: James Rupe

    Joshua and Jesse are visited by James Rupe from CardanoMint, who discusses in depth the state of Cryptocurrency. We also discuss how automation folds into Cryptocurrency, NFT's being used for important documents, and overall adoption in our world. In our current events segment, we discuss the technology supply chain issues and the Facebook papers without the piano music!

    Recorded on October 25th, 2021

    1 hr 3 min
  • Episode 26: Chris Foltz

    Chris Foltz, Director of Founder Institute and Managing Director of Responsible Solutions, joins Joshua and Jesse to discuss the startup ecosystem in Las Vegas. Jesse discusses investments around chip makers in Arizona. Josh discusses what drives him in his quest for a dynamic startup and tech community in Vegas. Chris and Jesse suggest modifications to Josh's wardrobe.

    Recorded on 09/25/21

    1 hr
  • Episode 25: Secret Squirrel!

    Joshua and Jesse invite Secret Squirrel "David" to the show to discuss the privacy, ubiquitous data collection, and ethics of the products and online services that are commonly used.

    Recorded on August 14th, 2021.

    56 min
  • Episode 24: Ryan Smith

    Joshua and Jesse invite Ryan Smith from the City of Las Vegas to the show! We discuss the articles in the news about people returning to California (not), TechAlley, and the impact that downtown has had on the startup and technology scene here in Las Vegas!

    49 min
  • Episode 22: Legislative wrap-up

    Joshua and Jesse invite Joshua Barousse back to the show to discuss the legislative session wrap-up in Nevada. Jesse goes over current events about Apple and the DOJ, which turns into a discussion about privacy when data is in the hands of private companies. Best of all MAVERICK is back.

    Recorded on June 12th, 2021

    57 min
  • Episode 21: Joshua Copeland

    Joshua and Jesse interview Joshua Copeland of Remote Dev Force to discuss growing up in Technology in Las Vegas. Joshua (Maverick) discusses the local success of the Tech Alley kickoff, and we briefly discuss the colonial pipeline hack.

    Recorded on May 17th, 2021.

    42 min
  • Episode 20: Nick Scheib

    Joshua and Jesse speak with Nick Scheib, a longtime Las Vegas technologist who recently moved to LA. Nick talks about growing up as a local, his experience shaped by his earlier roles in IT in Las Vegas, and how that has grown into a successful career. We also discuss the importance of building camaraderie with organizational business partners and how Batman is still better than Superman, to Josh's protests.

    Recorded on May 1st, 2021

    50 min

About Leavitt and Taylor

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Joshua Leavitt and Jesse Taylor are well known Las Vegas technologists who have held positions from c-suite to volunteer. Both are advocates of IT workforce development, new businesses, technology education, and diversifying the local economy.