This week Emre Toker interviews Dr. Tim Iorio who currently is an adjunct professor and management consultant. He lives in Scottsdale with his wife, Sue. He and Sue just published a book entitled: The Penn state Walk-On: Overcoming the Pain and Legacy of Suicide Through Football, Faith, and Family (Amazon Books).

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We interview Björgvin Benediktsson -- a musician, audio engineer and best-selling author. Björgvin helps musicians and producers make a greater impact with their music by teaching them how to produce and engineer themselves.

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In this episode Matt Mars and Emre Toker interview Connor Eckhauser, an EDM music producer and a student at the University of Arizona.

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This episode features Liz Pocock, CEO of StartUp Tucson (https://www.startuptucson.com/). Liz talks with Emre and Matt about her background as a Research Attorney with the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade and the path that led her to Startup Tucson. She goes to describe a number of SUT initiatives that are designed to contribute to the development and enhancement of the entrepreneurial landscape of Southern Arizona, as well as ways in which students can become more involves in the entrepreneurial community that surrounds the UArizona.

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This episode interviews Chris Squires, Managing Partner of Ten55 Brewing Co., and Alina Mouritsen, Beertender with Pueblo Vida Brewing Co.. Chris tells the entrepreneurial story behind Ten55 and he and Alina discuss their innovative vision for community and economic development in Uganda that centers on… you got it… beer!

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Matt and Emre interview Conrad Plimpton, with over 50 years of experience as a global business owner, entrepreneur and angel investor and with a deep passion for the application of science and technology towards sustainable agriculture.

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Bob Charles, a 1962 graduate of the University of Arizona in horticulture, has been a problem-solver his entire life, building many successful entrepreneurial enterprises. Listen to the lessons he learned and his advice to student innovators and entrepreneurs.

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Meet Ryann Oakley, a University of Arizona student, who wants to establish an art studio at the Innovation Collaboratory for everyone to de-stress.

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Have you ever wondered about what will happen to all of the trash bags and plastics in our landfills? The fungals have, and they've discovered a possible solution... plastic eating mushrooms! To find out where their idea came from, and to hear as many puns as we could fit into 18 minutes, listen to this episode!

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