Todd Belveal is a serial tech entrepreneur. He exited Silvercar, which he founded as one of the first connected car companies fully enabled by smart phones. His current venture, Washlava, brings tech to public laundromats - seemingly on a mission to put the quarter coin out of a job. He has some great advice for entrepreneurs.

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Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Todd Belveal

Trung Tran is an exceptional serial entrepreneur. Not only has he raised millions and generated billions of dollars with his product ideas, but he also served as a Captain of the United States Air Force. His latest venture is Amplio.ai - an artificial intelligence wellness solution that creates your digital twin to track your emotional, mental, and physical health. The AI wellness solution assesses what is working for you - or not - and suggests how you should adjust your exercise, sleep, water intake, and so on, according to what is best for your body.

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Trung Tran

Andrea Iervolino, international filmmaker and founder of TaTaTu, a social media platform that rewards you for being entertained by up and coming talent, was our guest. He spoke about data privacy and his films which have included celebrity actors like Al Pacino, James Franco, and more.  

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Andrea Iervolino

Meet Tracy Rookard, an army veteran and former US medic. This week's Grit Daily Like a Boss podcast guest trained to be a respiratory therapist, but then entered the field of information technology. Along the way, she developed eczema, an irritable skin condition aggravated by environmental conditions and stress. A fateful appointment with her dermatologist set her on her current course.

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Tracy Rookard

Meet Nadia Okhunova, co-founder of K917 media. Two is better than one, right? She's combining brands and linking efforts in NYC + Moscow for a new edge in marketing mash-ups. Nadia is also embracing the emerging future or work trend of polywork.

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Nadia Okhunova

Dr. Tatiana Fofanova is the founder of Koda Health which is a digital solution enabling people, particularly the lower income and overlooked population, to walk through a simple set of questions designed to answer the tough questions around end-of-life decisions. These conversations aren't easy - but they need to happen so that people can have their advanced directives registered with their healthcare team and families.

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Tatiana Fofanova PhD

Luciana Carvahlo is the VP of People and Performance at Movile, Latin America’s largest tech investment group and accelerator. She’s the engineer of The Movile Way, a culture-building methodology that has been taught to entrepreneurs at Harvard and Stanford universities for more than five years. She and her team created the Mobile Dream internship program to train and recruit young, bright and diverse talent for Movile’s expanding portfolio of leading global technology companies.

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Luciana Carvalho

You may think that you're "cleaning" your surfaces with bleach wipes ... but you may not realize that coverage and contact time (up to 5 min) may be required to disinfect the surface. Who knew?! Well, the three co-founders of Kinnos Inc knew. They saw an opportunity to tint bleach with a color-additive to make it easier to track what you cleaned. Katherine Jin, the company's Chief Technology Officer, joined the Like a Boss podcast to share her story as an entrepreneur and how she is operating beyond the prejudice and bias in society today.

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Katherine Jin

It only took seven years for Erik Huberman to build an $80 million marketing company with 220 employees supporting more than 3,000 brands. Big brands, too, like Red Bull, Proactiv, and many others. In parallel, he's launched Hawke Ventures which funds interesting technology that Erik's clients can benefit from but his team doesn't have the time or expertise to build. It's a triple-win. Tune in to learn more!

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Erik Huberman

Lynn Wood is the Chief Idea Spy at IdeaSpies. It's a tech platform for sharing good ideas and making them better. Students to seasoned entrepreneurs are invited to submit their ideas - in 100 words or less - and to mentor other entrepreneurs by offering constructive feedback. Lynn joins Loralyn to talk about innovation in society today.

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Lynn Wood

Miriam Rivera is one of fewer than one percent of Stanford University graduates to be decorated with a Stanford Medal. She earned both her MBA and JD degrees there then went on to build one of the largest LatinX venture capital funds in the world. The fund hosts eight unicorns in its portfolio. Miriam founded the VC fund based on the thesis that diversity is more than trendy - it's profitable. The firm is now seeking to expand its executive leadership team. She now holds the role: CEO, Co-Founder and Managing Director Ulu Ventures.

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Miriam Rivera

Katie Ferraro is a tour de force! She is the founder of Fortified Family and wildly popular Baby-Led Weaning Made Easy Podcast. As a registered dietician with a specialty in infant feeding and an educator at University of California San Diego, you'd think that would be enough credibility. But there's more ... she gave birth to seven children within three years! A singleton, quadruplets, and then twins Her sister has twins, too so multi-births are common in her family. Having that many mouths to feed required smart planning and uber efficiency. Tune in to this episode to learn more or tune in to her podcast here: https://blwpodcast.com/

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Katie Ferraro

Consuelo Valverde is the founder and managing partner SV Latam Capital. She is the driving force behind making capital more accessible to more founders: "SV LatAm Capital partners early with extraordinary entrepreneurs that have the grit and ambition to transform societies, the environment, and health on a global scale. Whether you are a serial founder, a tech entrepreneur, or a scientist, we are here to help you build a breakthrough company, from the moment of inception." https://www.svlatamcap.com/

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Consuelo Valverde

Meet Simon Cohen, Chairman of Henco Global, a happy company that "just happens to do supply chain and logistics work." After a life-threatening cardiac event and the realization that he missed many years of his daughters' lives and time with his wife, Mexico's most trusted CEO had a change of heart. He developed the "High Performance, Happy People" model which has been featured at Harvard Business Review. Simon shares his story and his heart in his new book, Fulfilled.

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Simon Cohen

Amanda Jacobson is the Chief of Staff for Oyster Financial, a neobank for SMBs that’s co-headquartered in Mexico City and San Francisco. Prior to joining Oyster’s executive management team, she managed a portfolio of nine fintech startups for Finlab, the innovation lab of Gentera, focused on generating sustainable solutions for financial inclusion. She also led the expansion of Village Capital, supporting 50 ventures and eight startups.

Like a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Amanda Jacobson

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