What does it take to build a tech company in a country where everything seems to be falling apart?

In this episode of Mork Unfiltered, I sit down with Juan José Pocaterra, Founder & Chairman of Vikua and Co-founder & CEO of Wawa — two companies transforming how people live and move across Latin America.

Juan’s story is extraordinary. From navigating Venezuela’s political and economic chaos to scaling across 18 cities in three countries, he’s proof that purpose and perseverance can build light even in the darkest places.

We dive into:

• The birth of Vikua and Wawa, and why fixing broken systems starts with data and courage
• How he and his wife co-founded Wawa — and stayed married through it
• The faith that kept him going when he had only 10 days of cash left
• And why real entrepreneurs build not just for profit, but for people

If you’ve ever wondered how resilience really looks in practice, this is it.

If this episode moved you or gave you a different lens on adversity and growth, I want to invite you to go deeper.

I wrote Step Back and Leap for people exactly like us. People building through chaos. People trying to find meaning inside uncertainty. People choosing purpose over comfort. You can get it here:
https://a.co/d/e4nd8RT

And if you want practical tools you can use today to strengthen your resilience, I created a short, tactical guide you can download immediately. It’s called The Mork Guide to Resilience and it is designed to help you build inner strength, recover faster, and lead from a grounded place:
https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

Because sometimes the most powerful leaps forward start with stepping back, grounding yourself, and reconnecting to why you are here in the first place.

— Patrick