Sometimes you meet people who radiate a presence, a calm sense-of-self, and you know there is hard-earned wisdom waiting to be shared. Quang Pham, Chairman and CEO of Westwood Therapeutics, Inc., is such a person. Going from a child refugee of

Kristin Keen is Breaking the Chains of Sex Trafficking

Dec 16th, 2020 33m 30s

Maybe it took the Covid health crisis to make us all realize just how much we do deeply need each other. For some women here in Jax, who could be your neighbors shopping in the same aisle or praying near you in the same place of worship, their

Raghu Misra Has Exponential Goals for Jacksonville

Oct 7th, 2020 46m 21s

Raghu Misra isn’t one to think in near-term goals or small-scale impacts. A fan of Singularity University and the “abundance” mindset its founders espouse, Raghu, the founder and CEO of Wired2Perform and the Sapna Foundation, is certain he can

Andrew Rush is Manufacturing in Space and Changing the World

Jun 17th, 2020 27m 22s

The CEO of Made in Space declares that space is a team sport - and needs all professions to be successful.It takes a certain kind of genius to pack a payload for a trip to space, where it’s not just the cargo dimensions but how the materials wi

Jessica Santiago is Making Jacksonville an Art Destination

Mar 26th, 2020 41m 7s

Starting with a business-first approach, Jessica Santiago, the CEO and Curator of ArtRepublic Global, is on a mission to transform how business, cities and individuals see the world. With clients ranging from private corporations to local gover

Aundra Wallace is Making Generations of Success Possible in Jax

Feb 12th, 2020 30m 55s

Every single day, northeast Florida becomes home to 85 new residents - and Aundra Wallace, the president of JAXUSA Partnership, might be the magnet who drew them here. As head of the Jacksonville Chamber’s economic development arm, Aundra makes

Tim Cost is Catalyzing Change at Jacksonville University and Beyond

Jan 13th, 2020 59m 11s

Every university president is impressive, but Jacksonville University’s leader is truly exceptional. A c-level executive at the likes of Kodak, Bristol-Myers and PepsiCo, Tim Cost arrived at the helm of his alma mater in 2013 with decades of Fo

Cutler Knupp is Laying the New Foundation for Architecture, Engineering and Construction

Dec 16th, 2019 34m 26s

When it comes to technology adoption, a 2016 study ranked the construction industry at the bottom of the innovation heap - right next to agriculture and hunting. Jacksonville’s esteemed construction, engineering and architecture business, The H

Chris Solomon Is Making Golf Media Coverage Fan-Driven

Nov 20th, 2019 57m 43s

Proof of concept for any successful entrepreneur is table stakes - without this validation of your product’s feasibility, you’re stuck in the starting gate. For Chris Solomon, proof of concept for “No Laying Up,” the podcast and media company h

Mari Kuraishi is Advancing Entrepreneurship for Social Good

Oct 21st, 2019 43m 42s

You know that feeling you get when someone is looking at you? You tend to look around to see if your Spidey sense is right. Imagine then if you’re the person doing the looking, but the people you’re observing don’t bother to look up - because t

Maria Hane is Making Culture Inclusive

Sep 16th, 2019 42m 7s

Like Shark Week on TV, anything with big teeth is a barnstormer at the Museum of Science and History of Jacksonville (the MOSH to locals). But talk with MOSH’s president, Maria Hane, and you’ll soon discover her mission isn’t just to foster lea

Vic Nole is Creating Jacksonville’s Front Door for Innovation

Aug 19th, 2019 38m 32s

No one would contest that the Jaguars put Jacksonville on the map in 1993, but long-time residents will also recall the electricity that pulsed through the city in 1986 when The Mayo Clinic opened its Jacksonville campus, still one of just two

Dwight Cooper is Transforming the Workplace Environment

Jul 23rd, 2019 51m 11s

If you work for a company that values employee culture above all else, you might have Dwight Cooper to thank. In 2016, Dwight exited PPR Talent Management, a recruiting company he founded in 1996 and grew to $100 million in revenue, to focus hi

Donna Orender is Leveling the Playing Field

Jul 3rd, 2019 36m 22s

When Donna Orender was growing up in the 60's, if you were a girl who played sports, you had to wear boys’ shoes -- because who expected girls to play sports? Perhaps not even Donna’s father, who dismissed her afterschool stick-ball games as “u

Gwen Griggs is Making Law Practice Agile

Jun 27th, 2019 41m 14s

At ADVOS, Gwen Griggs' law practice she co-founded in Ponte Vedra Beach, forget chasing billable hours - really toss all the stereotypes that you typically conjure when you think “law practice". Replace it with an entirely new paradigm (not hyp

Brian Kornfeld is Building a Better Future for Florida

Jun 25th, 2019 44m 28s

When it comes to creating a new center of gravity for entrepreneurship and innovation in the U.S., Brian Kornfeld isn’t just going to stand by and let Florida be left in the proverbial dust. As co-founder and president of Synapse Florida, Brian

Craig Mandeville on the 'Why' behind Innovate Jax

Jun 20th, 2019 16m 20s

Forcura's founder and CEO isn't lukewarm about his adopted city - he's a full-on evangelist who wants everyone to know that Jax is ready for its close up! In our first episode, Craig shares how Innovate Jax will feature the city's change-makers

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