The Big Idea Box

Maxeme (Max) Tuchman is focused on global domination as one of the leaders in early childhood education. She is the CEO and co-founder of Caribu, an education platform that helps parents, extended family, and mentors to read and draw with children when they're not in the same location. So think Facetime meets Kindle for families! Max was named one of 100 Top Female Founders by Inc. Magazine, is now the first female CEO, Latinx founder, and first company based in FL to raise $1M in Reg CF. 

She has had a 15+ year career in Education and Management and knows almost every level of education from being a public school teacher in Liberty City, a consultant at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Executive Director of Teach For America, and manager of education projects under NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and DC Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee. She is a first-generation American college student, and a graduate of the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs and the Miami Fellows Leadership Program. Max is a 2018 Toyota Mother of Invention and received her MBA & MPP from Harvard. This conversation is moderated by Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan, Esq., founding Executive Director of Venture Cafe Miami; a hub for inclusive innovation through high impact programming events based out of CIC Miami.

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:11 Introduction to CEO and Co-Founder Maxeme Tuchman; Vision for Caribu and the American Education System 12:10 Important Entrepreneur Characteristics and Helpful Support for Women Funded Companies 24:55 Diversity Shifts in the Ecosystem 37:16 Deal Flow in Miami 40:31 Breaking Down Silos 46:43 Q & A plus Advice

Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami @endeavormiami #BrainfoodMIA on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Connect with our guests @caribu @maxeme305 @leighann.buchanan @venturecafemia Share your feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!!

Brainfood Speaker Series is a monthly, hands-on discussion with local entrepreneurs who share the secrets of their success and failures. This monthly event takes place at The LAB Miami, helping Miami startups as well as entrepreneurs understand the opportunities alongside the challenges of launching and growing a business. We’re sharing these amazing stories that provide new ideas and key, practical advice to advancing one’s own entrepreneurial career. Brainfood is brought to you by The LAB Miami in partnership Endeavor Miami.

Caribu

Venture Cafe Miami

CIC Miami

Amazon Kindle

Facetime

Teach for America

Harvard Business School

Babson WIN Lab

Aminta Ventures

Imalac

Brian Raquin 

Edward Headrow

On Bathroom Talks 3, your host Tami dives into a fun yet insightful conversation on millennial dating and dating trends of our time with her guests, Sam Atherley, Siera Jackson, and Elisa Trujillo. All three ladies are members of The LAB Miami representing Stargazer, Five67, and Connectiv. Dating has a different meaning to everyone, considering that it’s a broad term that has evolved throughout generations. Today, millennials have been labeled for encouraging the hookup culture and are leading the shift of dating trends. On the contrary, the longer we’re taking to commit may be leading to more successful marriages and lower divorce rates.

Financial circumstances due to high student loan debt, the rising cost of living, and the lack of well-paying jobs have changed our priorities when seeking a love interest. With various apps to find a mate, and digital saturation with seemingly endless options, the new approach to dating seems convoluted, but perhaps, our perspective has new meaning and positive change and more than anything, a reflection of our society today. Bathroom Talks creates a space to share the reality of women's everyday lives and how we process our experiences. Feel free to share this with all your lady friends! You never know how this information can help.

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:56 Guest Introductions, Definition of Dating, and Perceptions 16:51 Expectations and Dating Trends 28:15 Commitment and Dating Intentions 49:46 Hookup Culture, Dating Apps, Finances 1:16:01 Preparing for Marriage and Dating in the Workplace 

Be sure to share this episode with your friends and family! Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Connect with our hosts and mentions @theonlytamit @sam_ann19 @siera.jxx @elisa_marie313 Give us feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!

Show Notes:

The LAB Miami

Stargazer.co

Five67

Connectiv

Tinder

Tinder U

Bumble

Hinge.co 

The League

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Bathroom Talks is a segment created and hosted by Tami that covers the interactions women tend to have in the bathroom. That space is a sacred, safe place where sudden conversations lead to understanding, healing, and solutions. Feel free to share any topic ideas you may have by emailing [email protected]

Eric Malka is a renowned serial entrepreneur, business operator and published author with more than 30 years’ experience in the luxury Branded Consumer-Packaged Goods arena. As co-founder and former CEO of The Art of Shaving he is one of the world’s foremost experts on men’s shaving and grooming, having developed the company from start-up to an internationally recognized men’s grooming brand leader sold in over 1000 prestigious stores worldwide and 150 company-operated US retail shops. In 2009, The Art of Shaving was acquired by Gillette/Procter & Gamble – Eric was tapped by P&G to continue in his role as CEO through the end of 2010. Today, as SBI’s Managing Partner Eric shares his vision and experience with his partners and their management teams, working closely with them to pioneer and develop winning strategies that build iconic brands and grow businesses. The moderator, Aryan Rashed, is the co owner of JETSET MIAMI, a chain of boutique fitness studios with 8 operating locations in South Florida and growing.

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:36 Who is Eric Malka and the Beginning of The Art of Shaving 17:31 Private Ownership, Becoming a Brand, Building a Team and Expansion  29:07 Company Roles, An Experience- Based Business, and Selling the Company to Proctor and Gamble 42:35 Business Reinvention, Starting a Family, and the Ingredients Company 55:50 Q & A

Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami @endeavormiami #BrainfoodMIA on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Connect with our guests @theartofshaving Share your feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!!

Brainfood Speaker Series is a monthly, hands-on discussion with local entrepreneurs who share the secrets of their success and failures. This monthly event takes place at The LAB Miami, helping Miami startups as well as entrepreneurs understand the opportunities alongside the challenges of launching and growing a business. We’re sharing these amazing stories that provide new ideas and key, practical advice to advancing one’s own entrepreneurial career. Brainfood is brought to you by The LAB Miami in partnership Endeavor Miami.

Show Notes:

The LAB Miami

Endeavor Miami

The Knight Foundation

The Art of Shaving

Eric Malka

Jetset Miami

Aryan Rashed

Procter & Gamble

Entrepreneur's Organization

Welcome to 2020 with your favorite cast! In this episode, Tami, Rachael, Bryant and Sebastian reminisce on how far we have come since our launch in February 2019. We discuss the impact this platform has, who we've reached, and what we envision for the new year! 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:31 Welcome back, One Word for 2019, What Have We Learned 15:31 First Time Hosting Podcast Episodes 29:51 Our Favorite Bloopers and Episodes 42:51 Listener Feedback and Listener Reach 51:01 David Martin Co., Marketing Consultation, and Our Values

Be sure to share this episode with your friends and family!! Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Connect with our hosts and mentions @theonlytamit @ranch.rachael @arrurru @brybellinger Give us feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!!

Show Notes: 

The LAB Miami

Yellow Tail Wine

David Martin Co.

Episode 1 Learn, Act, Build! 

Episode 3 Mompreneurs

Episode 5 A Hol New World 

Episode 7 Mindful Dreaming 

Episode 9 Bathroom Talks 1 Menstruation in the Workplace

Episode 11 Destigmatizing Mental Health 

Episode 13 Financial Responsibility

Episode 15 Drinkpreneurs with Five Drinks Co. 

Episode 21 Gender Neutral

Johanna and Juha Mikkola are CEO and co-founders of Wyncode, a coding bootcamp teaching HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ruby, Ruby on Rails in the Wynwood Art's District of Miami. This powerful and optimistic couple moved to Miami from Toronto, Canada in 2014 to start Wyncode without knowing a single person in the city. Their mission was simple - they wanted to transform the way education works and chose Miami because it presented an opportunity to have a huge impact. Six years later, Wyncode is ranked 12th in Course Report's Best Bootcamps around the world! Their Wyntalent hiring program has provided quality jobs to over 700 developers and counting. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:14 Who is Johanna and Juha Mikkola? What is Wyncode? 5:54 How Wyncode Began, Relationship with The LAB Miami, Partnerships, and Entrepreneurship 21:57 How has Wyncode evolved and program growth 31:48 Miami's ecosystem changes, local technology talent, and diversity 39:58 Tech education in schools, access to quality tech education, Miami business analysis 50:12 Salary Differences vs local talent, tax codes, and venture capitalism

Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami @endeavormiami #BrainfoodMIA on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Connect with our guests @wyncode Share your feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!!

Brainfood Speaker Series is a monthly, hands-on discussion with local entrepreneurs who share the secrets of their success and failures. This monthly event takes place at The LAB Miami, helping Miami startups as well as entrepreneurs understand the opportunities alongside the challenges of launching and growing a business. We’re sharing these amazing stories that provide new ideas and key, practical advice to advancing one’s own entrepreneurial career. Brainfood is brought to you by The LAB Miami in partnership Endeavor Miami.

Show Notes:

Wyncode

Johanna Mikkola

Juha Mikkola

Magic Leap 

CareCloud 

Microsoft 

UltimateSoftware 

Broward County School Board 

Norwegian Cruise Line

Royal Caribbean Cruises

CareerSource Florida

Fusion Recruiting Labs

Peloton 

Offerup 

Jetblue

The Knight Foundation

Endeavor Miami

The LAB Miami

On Bathroom Talks 2, your host Tami embarks a conversation on the pressure on women around pregnancy and relative conversations in workplace with her guests, Monet Howard and Karla Torres. Monet Howard is a global makeup artist, hairstylist, and mother of one. Karla Torres is a CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) psychologist, health coach, and mother to be. Traditionally as women, we are expected to bare children, chase our dreams (if we get around to it), and bend to society's standards when approached regarding pregnancy. We discuss how everyday women are affected by unsolicited ideologies and the many decisions that shape how we navigate our lives and the workplace when parenthood is brought inot the picture. Bathroom Talks creates a space to share the reality of women's everyday lives and how we process our experiences. Feel free to share this with all your lady friends! You never know how this information can help.

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:45 Introductions and Relationships with Motherhood 18:53 Outside Questions around Pregnancy, Work, & Perspectives 55:45 Maternity Leave Options and Abortion 1:18:45 What is Postpartum and Experiences 1:31:25 Breastfeeding as a Working Mom 1:42:39 Advice and Takeaways 

Be sure to share this episode with your friends and family! Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Connect with our hosts and mentions @theonlytamit @theartistmonet @karlat88 Give us feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!

Show Notes:

The Artist Monet Beauty 

Yadrajamim

All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast with Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Children's Village Fort Lauderdale

The LAB Miami

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Bathroom Talks is a segment created and hosted by Tami that covers the interactions women tend to have in the bathroom. That space is a sacred, safe place where sudden conversations lead to understanding, healing, and solutions. Feel free to share any topic ideas you may have by emailing [email protected]

This episode highlights how self-publishing a book can be a great tool for entrepreneurs to expand their branding, reach, and as supplemental income. Rachael sits down with Miriam Dorsett, a serial entrepreneur, a full-time artist, and community activator. Her passions are the arts, our community, technology, and sustainability. She is the organizer for Product Hunt South Florida, the Community Manager for Entre, an Editor at Tropicult Magazine, the Founder of Chibur, Bootstrap Publications, and the CEO of Zen Zone Miami. She has more than 15 years of professional experience ranging in the fields of youth development, small business management, and digital engagement. Her second book The Lion and The Elephant has been well received by readers and she is currently working on her third book titled From Where I Stand. Courtesy of the author, receive 10% off The Lion and The Elephant today by using the code BIB10 on chibur.info/books

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:58 Who is Miriam Dorset, Cluttered Clarity Series, and Technology 11:09 The Lion and the Elephant, Gender Neutral Characters 16:57 The Process and Key Lessons on Writing a Book 21:13 How to Self Publish a Book, Creating a Team, Marketing Tactics, and Benefits

Be sure to share this episode with your friends and family!! Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Connect with our hosts and mentions @ranch.rachael @mdorsettnow Give us feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!!

Show Notes:

The Lion and the Elephant Book

Bootstrap Publications

Tropicult Magazine

Chibur 

Zen Zone Miami

Product Hunt South Florida

Entre

Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing

The LAB Miami

Jaclyn Baumgarten is the co-founder and CEO of Boatsetter, South Florida’s #1 boat sharing rental community. She leads with a focus on tactical strategy and clear leadership. Moderated by Raul Moas, the Miami Program Director at The Knight Foundation who leads the foundation’s initiatives in building a more dynamic, robust, and equitable community of entrepreneurs and startups.

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 4:47 What is Boatsetter, Airbnb Partnership & Startup Funding 18:30 Boatsetter Today, Vision & Lessons Learned 24:48 First Investments, Boat Sharing Community and Boatsetter Culture 35:38 Business Advice 39:08 Q & A

Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami @endeavormiami #BrainfoodMIA on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Connect with our guest @boatsetter @knightfdn Share your feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!!

Brainfood Speaker Series is a monthly, hands-on discussion with local entrepreneurs who share the secrets of their success and failures. This monthly event takes place at The LAB Miami, helping Miami startups as well as entrepreneurs understand the opportunities alongside the challenges of launching and growing a business. We’re sharing these amazing stories that provide new ideas and key, practical advice to advancing one’s own entrepreneurial career. Brainfood is brought to you by The LAB Miami in partnership Endeavor Miami.

Show Notes:

Jaclyn Baumgarten

Boatsetter

Raul Moas

The Knight Foundation

Endeavor Miami

The LAB Miami

This episode highlights gender equality in the workplace with Sebastian Arrubla, a proud member of the LGBTQ community, who leads this powerful conversation. Title VII of the United States Constitution prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Due to the fact that ‘sex’ is not specified in this statute, technically it is currently legal to discriminate against an employee based on gender. This reality has led to gender inclusion and overall inclusivity in any workplace to significantly shift traditional policies and ignorance. Your hosts Sebastian, Rachael, Tami, and Bryant discuss our personal experiences, perspectives on inclusion, and even taboo questions that should probably not be asked. Join us with tears and laughter as we debunk the importance of acceptance.

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 0:47 Intention Prayer 2:13 Coming Out and Self-Acceptance 10:01 LGBTQIA Definition and Politics 23:01 Workspace Inclusion Policies 31:18 Feminine Energy, Masculine Energy, amd Sexuality 48:23 Gender Pronouns and Taboo Questions 1:14:33 Workplace Discrimination 1:38:29 The Blank Project "I Am Human and It's Ok" and Inclusion Marketing

Be sure to share this episode with your friends and family!! Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Connect with our hosts and mentions @ranch.rachael @theonlytamit @arrurru @brybellringer Give us feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!!

Show Notes: 

The United States Constitution Title VII 

The Blank Project - I Am Human and Its Ok T-shirt

Lush Cosmetics

The LAB Miami

John Santiago is the co-founder of M8, a leading digital advertising agency throughout the Americas that combines storytelling, insights, and technology to create experiences that connect brands with consumers who are now living their lives on screens. Moderated by Andrew Quarrie, founder of Urbanism Summit, a web platform where digital marketers are creative agencies' source to freelance content writing.

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:55 Intro to M8, and Differences between Miami and New York 12:44 Latin American Business, Influence, and the Future of Advertising 23:46 Lessons as an Entrepreneur and Failure 32:53 Shifting the Influence of Advertising 46:09 Q & A

Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami @endeavormiami #BrainfoodMIA on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Connect with our guest @m8agency @urbanismsummit Share your feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!!

Brainfood Speaker Series is a monthly, hands-on discussion with local entrepreneurs who share the secrets of their success and failures. This monthly event takes place at The LAB Miami, helping Miami startups as well as entrepreneurs understand the opportunities alongside the challenges of launching and growing a business. We’re sharing these amazing stories that provide new ideas and key, practical advice to advancing one’s own entrepreneurial career. Brainfood is brought to you by The LAB Miami in partnership Endeavor Miami.

Show Notes:

John Santiago https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnasantiago/

M8 Agency https://m8agency.com

Andrew Quarrie https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewquarrie/

Urbanism Summit https://urbanismsummit.com

Endeavor Miami https://endeavormiami.org

The LAB Miami https://www.thelabmiami.com