139 episodes

The Agents of Innovation podcast features interviews with entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and artists.

Agents of Innovation Francisco Gonzalez

    • Business
    • 4.9 • 40 Ratings

The Agents of Innovation podcast features interviews with entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and artists.

    Episode 139: Alejandro Storni, Shock Your Cocktail, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Episode 139: Alejandro Storni, Shock Your Cocktail, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Alejandro Storni is a visionary rooted in the vibrant streets of Buenos Aires, effortlessly intertwines creativity into every facet of his life. Leading Shock Your Cocktail, he crafts immersive event experiences while championing CoolturaBA, a cultural cornerstone online honored by the City Government. As Senior Creative at Drago for IQOS global communication, Alejandro deftly navigates the dynamic realms of creativity, culture, and marketing.

    A respected educator at the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE), Alejandro's innovative teaching methods have earned him acclaim among peers and students alike. His entrepreneurial spirit expressed itself in Wimet, an inventive startup reshaping idle spaces for productions & events, sold in 2018.

    In all his endeavors, Alejandro's dedication to innovation and cultural enrichment shines through. With a fervent passion for turning ideas into reality, he seeks to inspire others and pushes the boundaries of creativity, enriching the cultural landscape one venture at a time.

    Alejandro is also a local advisor to Fearless Journeys and has helped organize so many great experiences in Argentina.

    He was our guest on Episode 139 of the Agents of Innovation podcast.

    You can also watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/BTG5of9vCNY

    You can learn more about Alejandro Storni at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandrostornithe Agents of Innovation podcast.


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    • 1 hr 46 min
    Episode 138: Alexander McCobin, Liberty Ventures

    Episode 138: Alexander McCobin, Liberty Ventures

    Alexander McCobin is a co-founder and General Partner of Liberty Ventures. He has helped start or led many organizations, both nonprofit and for-profit. He is best known for being the founder and President of Students For Liberty and CEO of Conscious Capitalism.

    In addition to Liberty Ventures, Alexander is the CEO of Leap, which helps organizations integrate their purpose, people, and profits to scale revenue and impact.

    Alexander received his BA and MA from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA from Georgetown University, and lives out of 2 suitcases when he’s not on the old family farm in Sullivan County, PA.

    He was our guest on Episode 138 of the Agents of Innovation podcast.

    You can also watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/2KtTACpSulg

    You can learn more about Alexander McCobin at: https://www.libertyventures.vc/alexander-mccobin

    Find more about some of his projects at the links below:
    https://www.libertyventures.vc
    https://www.goleap.us
    https://www.principledbusiness.org
    https://www.libertyventures.vc/podcast

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    0:00 Intro to episode
    01:32 About Liberty Ventures
    2:23 Students For Liberty
    6:20 Conscious Capitalism (CEO)
    7:18 Being Entrepreneurial
    9:45 Liberty Ventures
    13:03 Listening, Pivoting, Adapting
    14:40 Leap
    17:50 Mentorship
    19:40 Principled Business Network
    23:32 Capitalism
    29:04 Dunder Mifflin / The Office
    31:42 Liberty Ventures Angel Investor Network
    36:47 Productivity
    42:30 Challenging Yourself
    44:22 Teaming Up in Dushore, PA
    45:50 Positive Mindset
    50:30 Fearless Journeys Summary Challenge 2024
    51:50 The Comfort Crisis

    • 54 min
    Episode 137: Michael Sayman, former Facebook and Google and now author of "App Kid"

    Episode 137: Michael Sayman, former Facebook and Google and now author of "App Kid"

    Michael Sayman is the author of "App Kid: How a Child of Immigrants Grabbed a Piece of the American Dream," an inspiring and deeply personal story of one of Silicon Valley's most extraordinary entrepreneurs, who taught himself to code when he was thirteen and thus began his American dream.

    Watching his parents lose their jobs in the Great Recession, Michael Sayman, then thirteen, did a Google search: “How to code?” Within a year he had already launched an iPhone application and with it he was earning thousands of dollars a month, enough to keep his family afloat and without having to leave the United States.

    Completely self-taught, Michael went from high school straight into the professional world, and when he was seventeen, he was Facebook's youngest employee, creating new features that wowed Mark Zuckerberg. Three years later, he decided to go to Google, where he became a product manager and a founder in residence.

    After his stint in Silicon Valley, he now splits time between his hometown of Miami, Florida and Connecticut.

    He was our guest on Episode 137 of the Agents of Innovation podcast.

    You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VfDIt3ftqPg

    You can learn more about Michael Sayman at: https://twitter.com/michaelsayman

    Find his book, "App Kid," at: https://amzn.to/3Hdo1P3

    Special thanks to our friends at the Miami Book Fair. Learn more at: https://www.miamibookfair.com

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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Episode 136: Harold Hughes, Author, "A Kids Book About Blockchain" (Miami Book Fair)

    Episode 136: Harold Hughes, Author, "A Kids Book About Blockchain" (Miami Book Fair)

    Harold Hughes is the founder & CEO of Bandwagon, a South Carolina-based experience technology company. Under his leadership, Bandwagon has raised more than $3M in venture capital and successfully acquired IdealSeat, Inc. in 2020. Harold has had his ideas validated as a graduate of the Founder Institute Accelerator (and now serves as Director for their Austin chapter), one of the inaugural companies in Google for Startups Black Founders Exchange Program, and most recently, the inaugural cohort of the IBM Blockchain Accelerator in 2019.

    A man of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Harold is actively involved in his community, participating on the Board of Directors for BEAM, a non-profit that focuses on the advancement of women entrepreneurs as they grow their companies as well as a founding team member of Amass, an end-to-end wealth building platform for Black Americans. To that end, Harold is also an active angel investor, investing in women, people of color, and Black founder-led companies. Most notably, he has invested in Partake Foods, the Jay-Z-backed CPG company making allergy-friendly snacks, as well as companies like Goodr, Chipper, Journey Foods, Republic, and Stix.

    Harold is a graduate of Clemson University, where he received Bachelor’s degrees in both Economics (B.A.) and Political Science (B.A.). As a “Triple Tiger”, he also completed his MBA at Clemson before pursuing a graduate certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Stanford University.

    Harold is the author of "A Kids Book About Blockchain."

    He was our guest on Episode 136 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, filmed and recorded at the 40th Annual Miami Book Fair, on November 19, 2023.

    This can also be viewed on our YouTube channel here:
    https://youtu.be/3QlX_ch7DtY

    You can learn more about Harold Hughes at: https://bandwagonfanclub.com/team/harold-hughes/

    Find his new book at: https://amzn.to/4azCnqC

    Learn more about the Miami Book Fair at:
    https://www.miamibookfair.com

    Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgentsOfInnovationPodcast
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    You can support this podcast and our Fearless Journeys community on our Patreon account: www.patreon.com/fearlessjourneys

    You can also join our network through the Fearless Journeys community at: https://www.fearlessjourneys.org/

    • 9 min
    Episode 135: Chris Wilson, visual artist & author, "The Master Plan" (Miami Book Fair)

    Episode 135: Chris Wilson, visual artist & author, "The Master Plan" (Miami Book Fair)

    Chris Wilson was born and raised in Washington D.C, and grew up under extremely difficult circumstances. Poverty, drug addiction, and gun violence was the everyday norm in his community. At the age of 17, he was charged with a crime, convicted, and sentenced to natural life in prison. It was during times of isolation that he decided to not only to turn his life around, but to make a difference in the lives of people who currently live in poverty-stricken communities similar to his childhood surroundings.

    After serving more than 16 years in prison, Chris was released in 2012. He recently authored a book, "The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose."

    He was our guest on Episode 135 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, filmed and recorded at the 40th Annual Miami Book Fair, on November 19, 2023.

    This can also be viewed on our YouTube channel here:
    https://youtu.be/aAbejASmiuA

    You can learn more about Chris Wilson at: https://chriswilson.biz/

    Find his new book at: https://amzn.to/46tEzN7

    Learn more about the Miami Book Fair at:
    https://www.miamibookfair.com

    Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgentsOfInnovationPodcast
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innovationradio/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/agentinnovation

    You can support this podcast and our Fearless Journeys community on our Patreon account: www.patreon.com/fearlessjourneys

    You can also join our network through the Fearless Journeys community at: https://www.fearlessjourneys.org/

    • 26 min
    Episode 134: Brian Merchant, Author and Technology Columnist, L.A. Times (Miami Book Fair)

    Episode 134: Brian Merchant, Author and Technology Columnist, L.A. Times (Miami Book Fair)

    Brian Merchant is the technology columnist at the Los Angeles Times and author of the new book, "Blood in the Machine: the Origins of the Rebellion against Big Tech." He is also the author of the 2017 book, "The One Device: the Secret History of the iPhone."

    Brian is a founder of VICE’s speculative fiction outlet Terraform, and published a best-of anthology, "Terraform: Watch/Worlds/Burn, with MCD Books, in 2022."

    He was our guest on Episode 134 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, filmed and recorded at the 40th Annual Miami Book Fair, on November 19, 2023. This can also be viewed on our YouTube channel here:
    https://youtu.be/7m6mZUb6JUs

    You can learn more about Brian Merchant at: https://brianmerchant.org

    Find his new book at: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brian-merchant/blood-in-the-machine/9780316487740/

    Learn more about the Miami Book Fair at:
    https://www.miamibookfair.com

    Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgentsOfInnovationPodcast
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innovationradio/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/agentinnovation

    You can support this podcast and our Fearless Journeys community on our Patreon account: www.patreon.com/fearlessjourneys

    You can also join our network through the Fearless Journeys community at: https://www.fearlessjourneys.org/

    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
40 Ratings

40 Ratings

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Variety of guests

Francisco works very hard to find a variety of guests from musicians, to new innovations, to real estate, immigrant stories of success and various other business people and how they grow their businesses. A must listen! Also join Patreon for even more benefits.

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Lots of Content for Entrepreneurs!

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Worst podcast

This podcast is ran by a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Has the audacity to claim Jesus Christ as his Lord and savior yet supports corrupt politics and advocates for murderers like Kyle Rittenhouse. A disgrace!

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