Startup Unidos

Startup Unidos fifth episode featuring Rebecca Ryan of Next Generation Consulting, a one of a kind leader on a mission to leave the world a better place for future generations. Enthused about strategic foresight, empowering communities, data driven trends, and having a BLAST at work. Rebecca Ryan is a "Human Spark Plug", a futurist and economist who is supporting an intergenerational roundtable of leaders focus beyond the immediate and imagining Tucson one generation (20 years) from now as it relates to education. The future doesn't just happen to us. We also happen to the future. Rebecca shares with us what the trouble is, we’re not going to live our lives in the past. We’re going to live it in the future. So planning needs to less history-oriented and more future-oriented. Take a listen! Writer & Host: Stephanie Bermudez Editor & Audio Engineer: Jeff De La Roca

Startup Unidos fourth episode featuring a unique panel discussion from the Border Destination Tour, a weekend get-a-way in Ambos Nogales. One of a kind discussion hosted by Startup Unidos and Tucson Young Professionals. The goal was simple, we set to expose the truth about Ambos Nogales, one city divided by two countries (Mexico/USA). Is Nogales just another border town or a huge pillar of the global economy? Discussion includes: Sam Saunders of Holler & Saunders, Jaime Chamberlain of J-C Distributing, Jesse Gunn of Wholesum Family Farms and Eleazar Coronado of ARINAC. Writer & Host: Stephanie Bermudez Editor & Audio Engineer: Jeff De La Roca

Startup Unidos third episode featuring Fletcher McCusker of Rio Nuevo and Downtown Tucson, Arizona. Fletcher is widely known as downtown Tucson’s greatest fan. He is credited as one of the private sector leaders that has “skin in the game” and is determined to celebrate a vibrant, world class downtown Tucson. We are grateful for the opportunity to share this intimate interview with Fletcher previously the founder and CEO of Providence Service Corporation who relocated his then billion dollar company headquarters to downtown Tucson in May 2010, he renovated an entire block of abandoned buildings that now house the company headquarters, commercial lease space, residential apartments and a restaurant. Since then he has been engaged in all things downtown as a private sector catalyst for development, spending over $10,000,000. Have you noticed how many successful entrepreneurs are musicians? Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft. Steve Wozniak, cofounder of Apple. And yes, Fletcher McCusker! He’s in a cover band... with his co-workers! Take a listen! Writer & Host: Stephanie Bermudez Editor & Audio Engineer: Jeff De La Roca

Startup Unidos second episode featuring Rafael Cota Rivas of InnovaSON located throughout all of Sonora, Mexico. When it comes to Innovation, it takes a community! There is no better person than Rafa Cota to spearhead InnovaSON, a two-day learning and networking event that introduces methodologies and discipline to innovation projects and it also serves as a platform of opportunity for entrepreneurs and professionals to exchange knowledge, skills and aspirations. Rafa is a long time influencer in the region. His speciality is designing and developing innovation and technological strategies that strengthen the state of Sonora his work secures the region is suitable for small business and corporations to invest in talent and infrastructure that create jobs in high technology industries. Take a listen! Writer & Host: Stephanie Bermudez Editor & Audio Engineer: Jeff De La Roca

Startup Unidos first episode featuring Mauricio Madrid and Manuel Molina of sonora:lab located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. sonora: lab is about learning, creating and sharing knowledge from the bottom up and generating dignity, opportunity and equality throughout the state of Sonora Mexico. Founders Mauricio Madrid and Manuel Molina have teamed up and are connecting and organizing the people who want to undertake Sonora, through networks of entrepreneurs, meetups and events including a Harvard certification program at the University of Sonora in Hermosillo. Take a listen! Writer & Host: Stephanie Bermudez Editor & Audio Engineer: Jeff De La Roca