EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Puerto Rico Wrap Up Series 9
Series 8: Exploring the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem. Episode 178 Building Global Startup Accelerators that Create Impact with Sebastian Vidal
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Growing Up in Concepcion, Chile Being a Curious Child The Road to Start Up Chile Deep Dive into Start Up Chile Building Playbooks for other countries Puerto Rico Calls Why Ecosystems Don’t Grow w/o Money Innovation Challenges Faced by Puerto Rico The Glocal Experiment Model Moving to the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & […]
Series 8: Exploring the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 177: Meet Jahannie Torres-Rodriguez, the Engineer & Entrepreneur Creating Tech with Purpose
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Get to Know Jahannie: Focussed Driven University Experience & Discovering Computer Engineering Passions for Education, Technology & Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship as a Means to Make Changes Being a University Innovation Fellow at Stanford University The Gender Lens & Imposter Syndrome in the Engineering Field Entrepreneurship Skills as 21st Century Skills Language to Bridge the […]
Series 8: Exploring the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 176: Erica Reyes, Founder of Puerto Rico’s First School of Coffee and Barristas
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Growing Up on a coffee plantation as the daughter of coffee growers. The Coffee Culture in Puerto Rico Maintaining the Essence of Coffee in the Shop The School of Coffee and Baristas of Puerto Rico The Challenges of Running a Coffee Business Coffee Traveling Around the Globe Being the First Spanish Speaking Barrista […]
Erica Reyes, Puerto Rico
Erica Reyes is the owner of Cafe Cola’o and The School of Coffee and Baristas of Puerto Rico. This is the first and only educational institution dedicated to fostering the growth and training of baristas in Puerto Rico. She has more than 15 years of experience as a coffee entrepreneur. The school’s main educational resource […]
Sebastian Vidal, Chile/Puerto Rico
Sebastian Vidal is the Chief Innovation Officer at the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Innovation Trust. He is the former Executive Director of Parallel18 an international Startup Program based in Puerto Rico where they support and invest in 80 global companies per year with the goal of having an economic and social impact in the […]