Raised in Tampa Bay, Fred Rosario is the Site Director of Year Up Tampa Bay, a non-profit workforce training program, with an enterprising partnership with St. Petersburg College. Year Up’s mission is to close the Opportunity Divide through a training model that consists of career exploration, technical and organizational skill building, and an earned 6-month professional internship with a corporation for Opportunity Talent ages 18-26 years old.

Fred has 20 years of experience working in non-profit organizations, specifically working with Opportunity Talent, with several diverse organizations, to include, Alonzo Mourning’s Overtown Youth Center, Children’s Home Society of Florida, and Year Up South Florida. He is passionate about social change, race equity and focused on creating and investing in real change within the communities he lives and serves.

Previously residing in Miami for 15 years, Fred received his MS in International/Intercultural Education from Florida International University in 2012 and his BA in Liberal Studies in 2007. In 2019, he returned to Tampa Bay and continues to seek opportunities to connect, collaborate and participate in the community and the diverse people within it.

1Welcome to Ivy Podcast! On this Executive Leadership Podcast we interview top executives from Fortune 500 with a focus on strategy, innovation, negotiation and everything about leadership.Our Podcast for Executives features Thought Leaders who share practical insights for effective leadership, continuous innovation and strategy execution.Ivy Podcast is a rapidly growing Executive Podcast, which covers topics like Hiring and Retention Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Innovation, Digital Transformation and much more.On this Leadership Podcast, you will find conversations with the most accomplished executives from Fortune 100 companies. We aim to cover a broad range of industries and create a learning platform for the most ambitious and high potential professionals who are looking to learn from the most accomplished Executives on this Business Leadership Podcast.

Roger Whiteman began his career in recruiting in 1993 and has been in the IT staffing business for over 25 years. He worked for some of the larger agencies, small to mid-sized organizations that became large where he served as both branch and regional manager as well as managing director, and now finally his own company, Kolter Solutions, for the last 11 years. After a challenging period during the Great Recession of 2008 and for the next couple of years, Roger eventually founded Kolter Solutions in 2010. In the next couple of years Kolter began to experience a 48 % average ‘year over year’ growth between 2015 and 2020.

Today, Kolter has 20 internal employees including sales, recruiting, and administrative and operational staff. They have over 100 IT consultants, primarily in Central Florida and in 11 other states. Kolter won Staffing Industry Analysts “Best Places to Work” award in 2021, Best Places to Work in Central Florida in 2020, and the Fast 50 (fastest growing private companies in any industry in Central Florida) according to the Orlando Business Journal.

Roger’s focus today is primarily on the Operational Side, helping paint a shared vision, finance, compliance, legal and generally helping others to solve problems; keeping everyone rowing the boat in the same direction.

Welcome to Ivy Podcast! On this Executive Leadership Podcast we interview top executives from Fortune 500 with a focus on strategy, innovation, negotiation and everything about leadership.Our Podcast for Executives features Thought Leaders who share practical insights for effective leadership, continuous innovation and strategy execution.Ivy Podcast is a rapidly growing Executive Podcast, which covers topics like Hiring and Retention Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Innovation, Digital Transformation and much more.On this Leadership Podcast, you will find conversations with the most accomplished executives from Fortune 100 companies. We aim to cover a broad range of industries and create a learning platform for the most ambitious and high potential professionals who are looking to learn from the most accomplished Executives on this Business Leadership Podcast.

Lorie Camacho, MS is a LinkedIn coach, workshop facilitator, and corporate consultant who leverages a unique style to engage and motivate professionals to find more happiness in their current job, build an online presence and organize strategies for success in their career networking. Lorie has a master’s in teaching with technology and incorporates science-based learning and clear objectives into all of her engagements. Lorie manages a private coaching and corporate consulting business and can be found at: loriecamacho.com

Voigt joined Genesis in 2011, when he served as Administrative Fellow to Genesis Health System President & CEO Doug Cropper. Following completion of his Fellowship in 2012, Voigt was named Executive Director of Clinical Operations & Programs for GMC-Davenport. In May 2013, he was named to the position of Administrator, GMC-West Central Park, which expanded to the position of Administrator, GMC-Davenport. In 2014, he was named President of GMC-Davenport.

Voigt is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Business Administration, with a concentration in Management, at Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill. He also holds a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration, with a Certificate in Health Care Financial Management, from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also has previous experience from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, and HealthSouth Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. In his free time, he can be found running, biking or enjoying the outdoors with his Newfoundland dog, Bama.

Welcome to Ivy Podcast! On this Executive Leadership Podcast we interview top executives from Fortune 500 with a focus on strategy, innovation, negotiation and everything about leadership.Our Podcast for Executives features Thought Leaders who share practical insights for effective leadership, continuous innovation and strategy execution.Ivy Podcast is a rapidly growing Executive Podcast, which covers topics like Hiring and Retention Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Innovation, Digital Transformation and much more.On this Leadership Podcast, you will find conversations with the most accomplished executives from Fortune 100 companies. We aim to cover a broad range of industries and create a learning platform for the most ambitious and high potential professionals who are looking to learn from the most accomplished Executives on this Business Leadership Podcast.

Simon co-founded a ten-person boutique firm in 2004 that evolved into The Condo Store that now proudly hosts over fifty team members and more than 300 sophisticated high-net-worth clients from around the globe. Often recognized in Toronto as the architect of the pre-construction condo investment sector, with over $10 billion in transactions and a reputation that spans across North America as the creator of the bulk condo investment space.

Simon has long-term relationships with hundreds of clients that include doctors, medical practitioners and business professionals across Canada. These clients account for over $500 million in annual investments. Simon’s long-standing relationships with leading developers continues to fuel The Condo Store’s investment engine.

Topics:

Strategies for winning competitive deals

Critical partnerships that promote successful business ventures

Supporting communities through corporate philanthropy initiatives

Based out of Denver, Colorado, Saba Karim is the Global Startup Pipeline Manager of Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed – responsible for helping source 150 of the 450 startups from across the world that are accepted into its distinguished accelerator.

Saba is a public speaker, often delivering keynotes on pitching, growth marketing and fundraising. Saba is also often called upon as a judge at startup pitch competitions such as Web Summit in Lisbon (considered the largest tech conference in the world), Denver Startup Week (the largest free event of its kind) and many more. 

Prior to Techstars, Saba was on the founding team of Evolve – the world’s first dating CRM, which went on to be acquired by Hubspot (NYSE:HUB). He is also part of the origin story of Orai – an AI powered public speaking app (backed by Comcast).

Additionally, Saba loves coaching founders, serving as a growth advisor to a number of consumer startups most commonly in the areas of Future of Work, Marketplaces, Mobile Apps and Retail. He also coaches founders through the recent creation of the Saba Says Podcast.

Topics:

Saba’s journey to becoming a coach, mentor, and advisor for startups worldwide. 

The mindset of giving without expecting anything in return.

Community as the unfair advantage for startups. 

Biggest misconceptions around building community around your startup. 

What Saba looks for when sourcing startups for Techstars Accelerator. 

Traits of a successful startup team. 

The art of a great pitch.

The importance of celebrating the small wins throughout the startup journey. 

Resources:

Techstars

Hacking Growth: How Today’s Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success

Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography

The Secret

The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life

Saba Karim

Nitin is a founding partner at Unshackled Ventures, a venture fund designed to help immigrant founders in the US succeed faster. Building on his lived experiences as a founder on visa, Nitin is dedicated to not letting the immigration journey slow down a founder’s entrepreneurial journey. 

Welcome to Ivy Podcast! On this Executive Leadership Podcast we interview top executives from Fortune 500 with a focus on strategy, innovation, negotiation and everything about leadership.Our Podcast for Executives features Thought Leaders who share practical insights for effective leadership, continuous innovation and strategy execution.Ivy Podcast is a rapidly growing Executive Podcast, which covers topics like Hiring and Retention Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Innovation, Digital Transformation and much more.On this Leadership Podcast, you will find conversations with the most accomplished executives from Fortune 100 companies. We aim to cover a broad range of industries and create a learning platform for the most ambitious and high potential professionals who are looking to learn from the most accomplished Executives on this Business Leadership Podcast.

Ryan Kovach is a 20+ year veteran of the staffing and recruiting industry.  He is currently the President and CEO of RKCMO, a fractional outsourced CMO agency dedicated to helping staffing and recruiting firms grow their businesses.

With 5 American Staffing Voice Awards, for Overall Excellence in Marketing under his belt, Ryan and his team can help your staffing agency reach your growth goals.

Matt Clifford MBE is cofounder and CEO of Entrepreneur First, the leading technology company builder in Europe, South East Asia and Canada. Entrepreneur First invests in top technical individuals to help them build world-class deep technology startups from scratch in six locations across Europe, Asia and Canada. Since 2011, Entrepreneur First has created over 300 startups worth over $3bn including Magic Pony Technology, Tractable and Transcelestial.

Matt sits on the board of Code First Girls, which he co-founded in 2013 to teach young women how to code, and is a member of the Innovate UK Council.

Matt started his career at McKinsey & Co. and holds degrees from Cambridge and MIT, where he was a Kennedy Scholar. He was awarded an MBE for services to business in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Welcome to Ivy Podcast! On this Executive Leadership Podcast we interview top executives from Fortune 500 with a focus on strategy, innovation, negotiation and everything about leadership.Our Podcast for Executives features Thought Leaders who share practical insights for effective leadership, continuous innovation and strategy execution.Ivy Podcast is a rapidly growing Executive Podcast, which covers topics like Hiring and Retention Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Innovation, Digital Transformation and much more.On this Leadership Podcast, you will find conversations with the most accomplished executives from Fortune 100 companies. We aim to cover a broad range of industries and create a learning platform for the most ambitious and high potential professionals who are looking to learn from the most accomplished Executives on this Business Leadership Podcast.

Jan is a technology entrepreneur born in Vienna, Austria. He is the co-founder and CEO of Candidately. At Candidately Jan and his team are building the digital storefront for staffing and recruiting companies. Jan graduated from Y Combinator 2017 and raised over $4M in venture capital from investors like Speedinvest, Beenext, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim among many others. Jan is also the co-founder of the World Staffing Summit, an annual online conference for staffing owners and operators.

Currently based in Vienna, Austria, Jan is passionate about the staffing industry as well as supporting other founders to help them succeed. He actively advises technology companies and is a Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund and Calm Storm Ventures.

Welcome to Ivy Podcast! On this Executive Leadership Podcast we interview top executives from Fortune 500 with a focus on strategy, innovation, negotiation and everything about leadership.Our Podcast for Executives features Thought Leaders who share practical insights for effective leadership, continuous innovation and strategy execution.Ivy Podcast is a rapidly growing Executive Podcast, which covers topics like Hiring and Retention Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Innovation, Digital Transformation and much more.On this Leadership Podcast, you will find conversations with the most accomplished executives from Fortune 100 companies. We aim to cover a broad range of industries and create a learning platform for the most ambitious and high potential professionals who are looking to learn from the most accomplished Executives on this Business Leadership Podcast.