Tacos and Tech Podcast

Cody Barbo is Co-Founder & CEO of Trust & Will, an online service making it easy, fast and secure to set up your estate plan. Listen in to hear all about his experience building multiple startups and get the scoop on his favorite local taco spot. Thanks to our partners at Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

Alexa-Rae Navarro is the new Executive Director of Startup San Diego, a non-profit that supports entrepreneurs and startups in the local ecosystem. Listen in to hear all about her journey to becoming Startup San Diego’s new Executive Director and send her your best taco recommendation! Thanks to our partners Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

Rob Rast, Co-Founder & CEO of FLX Bike and Miles Board, which make electric bikes and skateboards that make commutes kinder to the air that we breathe. Listen in to hear all about his experience moving to and building a business in China, and get the scoop on his favorite local tacos. Thanks to our partners Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

Kim Walpole is the Co-Founder & CEO of Trials.ai, a startup that’s developing frontier technology that helps research teams develop their clinical trial protocols. Listen in to hear all about her founding story, and get the scoop on her favorite local eats and brews. Thanks to our partners Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

Ashok Kamal is back in the studio to discuss recent happenings in the local startup scene. Listen in as he and Neal chat about venture funding, startup news, and more. In case you missed it, School of Rap, which was co-founded by Ashok, helped us come up with a new Tacos & Tech theme song. Give it a listen in this episode and let us know what you think! http://theschoolofrap.com/ Thanks to our partners Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

Ashok Kamal is the Executive Director of Tech Coast Angels (TCA) San Diego, one of the largest and most active angel investment groups in the country. Listen in to hear all about his experience transitioning from being an entrepreneur to becoming an investor, and get the scoop on his favorite local tacos. Thanks to our partners Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

Soon-Aik (SA) Chiew is the Chief Product Officer of Softinn Solutions and a Startup Melaka leader. Listen in to hear all about his experience working in the Malaysian startup ecosystem, his key takeaways from his recent fellowship in San Diego, and his local favorite experiences. Thanks to our partners Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

Elle Hempen and Ellory Monks are the founders behind The Atlas for Cities, an online community where local government officials and staff share their success stories, learn what’s working in other cities and build relationships with partners. Listen in to hear all about their journeys as entrepreneurs, their plans for the future of Atlas, and their local favorite eats and brews. Thanks to our partners Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

Ana and Octavian Florescu In Diagnostics (InD) is a biotech company that is commercializing a single-use chemistry panel. Listen in to hear all about their journeys as entrepreneurs, their plans for the future of InD, and their local favorite eats and brews. Thanks to our partners Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

Recently, Startup Grind San Diego interviewed Blink UX CEO and Co-founder Karen Clark Cole at Blink UX’s new office. Fresh Brewed Tech’s Rachel Gauvin hosted and moderated Karen through her history of co-founding and her many learnings along the way. Listen in to how she grew the business, including its expansion to San Diego. Stay tuned until the end for a Q&A with the event’s live audience.

Kendra Dixon is the program manager of Techstars Anywhere, the one (mostly) virtual accelerator within Techstars. Techstars is a global network that helps entrepreneurs succeed through its many accelerators around the world, startup events, and more. Listen in to hear all about Kendra’s journey to her current role and her local favorite eats and brews.

Brenton Sullivan is the co-founder & CEO of FieldLevel, a collaborative athletic recruiting tool that helps athletes find the right colleges, and college coaches find the best athletes for their rosters. Listen in to hear all about Brenton’s journey as an entrepreneur, his plans for the future of FieldLevel, and his local favorite eats and brews. Thanks to our partners Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

Dmitry Shapiro is the co-founder & CEO of GoMeta, a platform that aims to democratize app development. The GoMeta team believes that the general public are at a point where they are ready to get familiar with, and create things from, code. Listen in to hear all about Dmitry’s journey as an entrepreneur, his plans for the future of GoMeta, and his local favorite eats and brews. Thanks to our partners Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

Welcome to a special edition of the Tacos & Tech Podcast, where we recorded live during the annual Top Tech Awards on May 16, giving you a backstage pass to the show. Alongside our great ecosystem partners at Cox Business, we set up backstage to briefly interview each of the recipients shortly after receiving their awards. 

Brad Chisum is the co-founder & CEO of Launch Factory, an entity that creates startup companies, focusing specifically on business execution. This focus, Brad says, makes Launch Factory startups better suited to handle the business challenges in front of them. Listen in to hear all about Brad’s journey as a two-time founder, his plans for the future of the company, and his local favorite eats and brews. Thanks to our partners Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem