The Big Idea Box

Coworking has disrupted the executive office space industry- offering entrepreneurs, startups, and creatives a place for community, resources, and collaboration. Today, Tami and Rachael sit down with two amazing women who are pioneering the affordable workspace movement, and shaking up the coworking industry, offering unbeatable, affordable membership options. Thynk Global, founded by Maghan Morin and Jeanine Suah, aims to create economic stability for growing companies by keeping rates at a price that’s accessible for all- allowing all entrepreneurs the platform to chase their dreams. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:19 How Jeanine and Maghan's Professional Backgrounds; and Business Partner Roles 8:19 Birth of Doyenne Company 9:50 Becoming Thynk Global, Memberships, and Affordable Workspace Movement 21:36 Challenges, Partnerships, and Marketing 31:37 Business Advice

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

Show Notes:

Thynk Global Co-Working Space

Jeanine Suah

Maghan Morin 

LaVazza

The LAB Miami

Jan Bednar is the founder and CEO of Shipmonk, a global order fulfilment supply chain for any e-commerce business. Providing services from inventory management to supply chain optimization all controlled by a cloud server has allowed Shipmonk to revolutionize the industry. Moderated by Aryan Rashed, co-owner of Jetset Miami, a boutique fitness studio chain with 8 operating locations in South Florida. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 2:10 Intro and Jan's Story & College Experience 8:58 How Competitions Led to the Birth of Shipmonk 18:28 What Makes Shipmonk Different, Business Growth, and Support  31:00 Funding, Investors, and Failure 44:08 Industry Shifts, the Future of Shipmonk, and Startup Advice 52:57 Q & A

Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami @endeavormiami #BrainfoodMIA on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Connect with our guest @theshipmonk @jan_and_shipmonk 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: 

Jan Bednar https://www.linkedin.com/in/janbed

Shipmonk https://www.shipmonk.com

Aryan Rashed https://bit.ly/2mloBo4

Jetset Miami https://www.jetsetmiami.com

Endeavor Miami https://endeavormiami.org

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

This episode highlights the shifting food industry, our options as entrepreneurs, and the advantages of technology today. Food defines cultures, sparks heated debates and emotions, and drives a trillion dollar industry. Your hosts Rachael, Tami, Sebastian, and Bryant discuss our relationship with food, diets, and mindfully eating on a budget. Join us as we take a moment of introspection to see if you're nourishing yourself to best utilize your time, productivity, and overall mental and physical health.  

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:35 Intro and Personal Diets 18:13 The Flowstate and Nutritional Needs 25:01 Trending Diets and Diet Culture 35:35 New Apps and Meal Replacements 42:36 Meal Prepping, Budget Friendly Options, and Millennial Financial Responsibility 48:36 Changes in the Food Industry 58:09 Mindful Eating 1:06:57 Food Desserts and Community Gardens

This episode is packed with tips and perspectives on what we eat. 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 @be_meals @wyncode @littleflowerfarmvt Give us feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!!

Felipe Sommer is the president and co-founder, of Nearpod, Inc., a mobile platform empowering educators to create learning experiences that engage and inspire millions of students around the world. This platform enables teachers, schools and districts, to use their iPads to manage content on students' iPads, iPhones, iPods or Macs. It seamlessly combines interactive presentation, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated solution. Moderated by Matt Haggman, an award-winning journalist at The Miami Herald and Daily Business Review, Miami Program Director at Knight Foundation and, most recently, a candidate for U.S. Congress...Let’s dive in!

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 2:02 Interview Intro; What is Nearpod? 11:37 Creating a startup in Miami 15:45 B2C to B2B Business service to business product 25:10 Funding and Miami venture investors 44:40 Q & A

Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami @knightfdn@startupfiu @endeavormiami #BrainfoodMIA on Instagram and Twitter! Connect with our guest @nearpod 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 Endeavor Miami in partnership with The LAB Miami, LAB Ventures, Knight Foundation, and Startup Florida International University (FIU).

This episode highlights entrepreneurs in the beverage industry, focusing on challenges, marketing, and growth. As Wynwood, Miami grows as a tourist attraction and hub for drinks, food, and nightlife, local beverage entrepreneurs have found new opportunities worth taking. Your host Bryant sits down with the Founder & CEO of Five Drinks Co., Felipe Szpigel, and Lucas Cravero, Director of Sales and Business Development. Five Drinks Co. is a Miami-based start-up making craft, ready-to-drink cocktails that don’t suck. These drinks are locally farmed and sourced, made with five simple ingredients. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:16 Introduction to Five Drinks Co. and guests 3:46 Creating and branding 9:34 Box Cold Brew Coffee 16:20 Business challenges 20:53 Funding options 26:53 Opening a distillery in Wynwood 33:10 Partnerships, marketing, and promotions 44:40 Beverage business laws and licenses 52:24 Advice to other drinkpreneurs

This episode dives into the ins and outs of launching a successful beverage business from local experts.  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 guests @fivedrinksco Give us feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!! 

Romero Britto is an international artist that uses vibrant, bold and colorful patterns to reflect his optimistic view of the world around him. His playful themes and hard‐edged compositions, combined with his unique talent, unshakable resolve and belief in his art, has granted him worldwide recognition, with exhibitions in galleries and museums in over 100 countries and counting. Moderated by Laura Maydon, former Managing Director of Endeavor Miami. She’s a business executive with experience in sales, product and business development, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investor relations and private equity within multinational environments. Without further a due, let’s dive in! 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 2:11 Interview Intro, choosing Miami & becoming an artist 7:35 Collaborations, future projects, and philanthropy 20:18 What is unique about Miami? 21:10 Q & A  

Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami @knightfdn@startupfiu @endeavormiami #BrainfoodMIA on Instagram and Twitter! Connect with our guest @romerobritto 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 Endeavor Miami in partnership with The LAB Miami, LAB Ventures, Knight Foundation, and Startup Florida International University (FIU).

This episode highlights financial responsibility today as millennials lead our shifting economy. According to a recent Charles Schwab survey, almost two-thirds of millennials say they are living paycheck to paycheck and only 38% feel financially stable. This statistic alone brings up some questions. Your hosts Tami, Rachael, Sebastian, and our special guest, Marty Jacobs, discuss the various factors that affect our financial decisions today. Marty is a high school senior who provides marketing and advertising services. He shares vital financial tips and advice throughout this episode. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 3:10 What is financial responsibility and irresponsibility? 14:54 Value of Money 24:41 Emergency funds and retirement 35:05 Investments 41:05 Cryptocurrency and other new technologies 54:34 Healthy credit 1:03:50 Resources and financial freedom 

This episode is jampacked with tips, factors, and perspectives on how millennials handle their finances.  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 guest @martyjacobss Give us feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!! 

Albert Santalo is a computer scientist, Internet entrepreneur and angel investor with experience in high growth, venture-backed technology companies. He is the founder and CEO of 8base, a developer acceleration platform that enables web and mobile developers to create enterprise applications on a serverless back-end. His passion lies in designing products and building companies that disrupt traditional business models. Moderated by Matt Haggman, an award-winning journalist at The Miami Herald and Daily Business Review, Miami Program Director at Knight Foundation and, most recently, a candidate for U.S. Congress...Let’s dive in! 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 2:15 Interview Intro 4:15 Why become an entrepreneur? 10:25 Why launch a tech business in Miami? 18:00 Importance of new information 26:40 Challenges and reason 8Base was created 36:00 Present and future of 8Base 43:15 Q & A 

Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami @knightfdn@startupfiu @endeavormiami #BrainfoodMIA on Instagram and Twitter! Connect with our guest @8Base 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 Endeavor Miami in partnership with The LAB Miami, LAB Ventures, Knight Foundation, and Startup Florida International University (FIU).

This episode highlights mental health and better understanding trauma in a society that faces high suicidal rates alongside issues from heavy social media use. Your host, Rachael, sits down with James Garcia, a Marine veteran and therapist who is the CEO and co-founder of Starts Here Wynwood. His startup business, based in The LAB Miami, focuses on providing research-based trauma informed care in the heart of Wynwood. 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:56 Intro; 2:24 Why Mental Health?; 4:00 Mental health today; 10:04 Understanding therapy; 18:18 Trauma informed care; 24:36 What is trauma?; 26:39 What to look for in a therapist; 36:24 Avoidance tactics

This episode covers a sensitive topic that is truly relevant and provides vital information to seek the proper help. 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 guest @startsherewynwood Give us feedback with this link: bit.ly/2C3fwFj and enjoy the show!! 

Mary Biggins is co-founder of MealPal, a lunch subscription service  launched in Miami in 2016. Biggins is also co-founder of ClassPass, where she helps thousands of fitness studios grow their businesses by facilitating over 10 million reservations for ClassPass customers in 35 cities around the world. Alan Norton, Director of Engineering at MealPal, joins Biggins in the conversation and discusses his technical perspective. Moderated by Thomas “Tigre” Wenrich, CEO of The LAB Miami alongside the CEO and co-founder of LAB Ventures; a B2B venture builder company. Tigre is also an active angel investor and a mentor to several local emerging technology companies, having invested in more than two dozen startups...Let’s dive in! 

Here are the topics addressed and timestamps: 1:58 Intro to Classpass and Mealpal; 7:09 Starting a business in Miami; 11:24 Fundraising for a startup; 14:08 Advice on how Miami can better support its ecosystem; 15:51 Q & A 35:58 Growth vs Profitability followed by Q & A 

Remember to follow us @thebigideabox @thelabmiami @knightfdn @startupfiu @endeavormiami #BrainfoodMIA on Instagram and Twitter! Connect with our guest @classpass @mealpal 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 Endeavor Miami in partnership with The LAB Miami, LAB Ventures, Knight Foundation, and Startup Florida International University (FIU).