The Mindset Podcast

Jorge Zamanillo is the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino, which Congress established in December 2020. In legislation establishing the museum within the Smithsonian, Congress stated the purpose of the museum is “to illuminate the story of the United States for the benefit of all by featuring Latino contributions to the art, history and culture of the nation since its early history.”

While the Smithsonian evaluates possible locations for the new museum, Zamanillo is providing leadership and strategic direction for the museum. In addition, he is guiding the museum’s comprehensive plan to preserve, document, display/interpret and promote knowledge of U.S. Latino history, art and culture. 

In this episode we go over what life is like in the museum business, where this passion of history came from for Jorge and if thinks history will indeed repeat itself. Stay tuned

What's up Mindset Fam! In this episode we get to chat with Matt Haggman, Matt leads Opportunity Miami, a community-wide initiative focused on imagining the Miami of 2040 and helping the community build it. He does this in his role as Executive Vice President at The Beacon Council, Greater Miami’s public-private economic development organization.

Matt has experienced wins and losses and in this episode he talks about the importance of taking smart risks! Stay tuned

David Suarez, MBA is the founder and lead facilitator for Interactive Training Solutions, LLC, a corporate training, team building and executive coaching firm, utilizing its unique methodology combining improvisation, experiential and applied learning.
An expert in business communication, David has worked with many organizations and professionals to create and implement, engaging and innovative communication training, team building, and coaching solutions. A South Florida native, Mr. Suarez has been in the field of professional development since 2002, and has developed and delivered a full compliment of workshops, programs, presentations and solutions for small to large sized organizations.

In this episode we sit down with Javi Borges! Javi is the EY Miami Office Managing Partner and a Global Client Service Partner, where he leads more than 450 professionals across EY service lines of assurance, consulting, strategy and transactions, and tax services. We get down and dirty into Javi'a story and how he got to climb the ladder at EY while also living such a hobby filled and fun life! Stay tuned

In this episode we have the pleasure of chatting with Victoria Wehling! She served as Executive Director of TEDxUF and got to learn and experience what its like being on stages and the writing room with some of the brightest speakers of our time! In this episode we go in depth about the power of Public Speaking and how people can master the skill. You don't want to miss this one!

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Leigh-Ann Buchanan is the President of the Miami-Dade Innovation Authority which works hand in hand with private sector investors to support startups, leveraging public and private dollars to drive equitable, sustainable economic growth.

She is also the Founder of the Nyah Project. Their mission is to unlock opportunities for underrepresented youth through college admissions + scholarship access tools and support, leadership development, and fellowships abroad.Since 2014, 100% of our fellows matriculate to college, more than 95% win scholarships we have helped unlock over $26 million in scholarships.

Not to mention she is also the Co-Host of the "Innovation City" Podcast!

Learn more about Leigh Ann here - https://www.leighannbuchanan.com/

In this episode we sit down with our good friend, Gabriel Cardona. Gabriel is not only a 2 time ironman athlete but he has also competed in several other triathlons and ultra marathon races. He talks about some of his deepest and darkest thoughts as a runner and how he finally found his breaking point which unleashed a whole new challenge for him!

Tune in to hear more about Gabriel's journey and how he got to this point!

Mark Llorente serves as Chief Administrative Officer and Head of MSO Operations for CareMax, Inc. In this role, Mark is responsible for leading several shared services departments, including: Onboarding, Call Center, Referral Management, Transportation, Sales, Marketing/Communications and Community Partnerships. Previously, Mark served as Chief Executive Officer and Partner of Alea Health, LLC, a privately held health services and technology company based in Dallas, Texas. Alea Heath works with employers, health systems, providers and payers to develop and deploy innovative technology solutions to address their greatest healthcare challenges. Prior to joining Steward in 2017, Mark served as the Director of Major Partnerships at Boston Children’s Hospital, the nation’s leading pediatric academic medical center. In this role, he was responsible for providing executive leadership with analytical, business planning, financial and operational support for the growth and development of key strategic initiatives, major investments and potential mergers and acquisitions.

In this episode, we take a dive deep int Mark's career journey and what it was like leaning in to the fear and discomfort of relocating for work several times. Mark's response? "it was the best decision of my life and I would do it again." Stay tuned to hear more from Mark and learn about his story.

Keith Carswell is the Senior Advisor to the City Manager for Venture Miami and Economic Development. Keith provides administrative oversight of Venture Miami, serves as the primary contact with the Mayor’s Office for tech and innovation initiatives, represents Mayor Suarez on the Miami-Dade Beacon Council’s Board of Directors and manage all aspects of branding the City of Miami as a regional hub for tech and innovation.

In this episode we talk all things tech in Miami and what we can expect to come from this great city as well as how can we get involved in this movement!

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On todays episode we are joined by Mr. James Haj! Mr. James R. Haj joined The Children’s Trust as president and CEO in April 2016. With Mr. Haj at the helm, The Trust has enjoyed one of its most successful periods. Trust investment in programs and services for children and families in Miami-Dade County has risen to its highest levels, while administrative expenses are at their smallest percentage in the history of the organization. Haj previously served as an assistant superintendent at M-DCPS, working as its chief negotiator with five labor unions representing more than 31,000 full-time employees. Before that, he served as administrative director for M-DCPS’ south and central regions, during which time he collectively oversaw 170 schools and nearly 200,000 students. In that capacity, he provided one-on-one support and guidance to principals and assistant principals regarding curriculum and instruction; state accountability and school improvement; teacher evaluations and professional standards; and crisis response plans and student safety.