Don Wells, Chief Empowerment Officer for Just in Time for Foster Youth (JIT), and Brad Livingston, JIT Board Chair, discuss the organization’s garnering of the Kaleidoscope Award for Good Governance, awarded by the USD Nonprofit Institute.

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Dave Koontz, Director of Marketing of the record-setting and nationally recognized USS Midway Museum, chats about the museum’s emergence from the pandemic; the 100th Anniversary of the U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier; and the museum’s upcoming Spring Break experiences for families.

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Tony Teravainen, CEO and Co-Founder of Support The Enlisted Project (STEP), and Barb Fiorina, STEP’s Southern California Development Manager, chat about STEP’s mission; 10-year anniversary; expanded services to other states; and upcoming events.

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Suzy Requarth, Self-Determination Project Manager for the San Diego Regional Center, discusses the life-changing Self-Determination service of the State of California Department of Developmental Services that enables those with intellectual and developmental disabilities to have choices and controls over eligible services. Requarth talks about how this news services has had a huge impact since July 1 when it became an official option.

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Monte Kalisch, Director of Technology for the Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education at the University of San Diego, is joined by his colleague, Bianca Alvarardo, Program Specialist for the Institute, to chat about the Institute’s ImPactful Teen Innovation Sandbox pilot program; the Pactful social good innovation curriculum; and the annual Jacobs Teen Innovation Challenge.

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Herbert J. Stern, an attorney and co-author of the historical thriller, Sins of the Fathers, chats about his career as a former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey and as a judge of the United States Court for Berlin. Stern talks about how Sins of the Fathers tells the true story about how Hitler, the Holocaust and WWII could have been prevented.

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Dr. Mary Walshok, Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs at UC San Diego, will be spearheading the development of UC San Diego’s newest building in downtown San Diego: UC San Diego Park & Market. Dr. Walshok, whose storied 40-year career as Dean of UC San Diego Extension has significantly enhanced myriad facets of our region from education to diversity to innovation, will work with leaders to shine a light on Park & Market’s three C’s: Connections, Catalyst and Commitment.

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Frank Urtasun, a member of the Port of San Diego Board of Commissioners, discusses the myriad responsibilities of the Port in being an environmental steward of the 34 miles of San Diego Bay waterfront, and providing economic vitality to the Port’s maritime industry, tourism, water and land recreation and public safety.

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Listen to Neal Bloom, aka Mr. San Diego, the man who knows that “start-ups get the party started” give a master class interview!! Neal, the Managing Partner of Interlock Capital, as well as the Founder of Fresh Brewed Tech, Founder & Chairman of Start-Up San Diego, Managing Partner of Rising Tide Partners and the Host of one of the great podcasts, Tacos and Tech, covers everything from launching astronauts, launching companies, talent acquisition, and the importance of recognizing connections as capital.

Important sound bites:

1. It’s not just monetary capital; there is also knowledge capital (domain expertise) and connectivity capital (the people and doors that can accelerate growth)

2. The need for permanent and San Diego based capital pools is vast; while a great deal of capital is flowing into SD, the need for successful local company exits with founders recycling their capital is critically important

3. The tech ecosystem in San Diego on a 1 to 10 scale received a “6” from Neal

4. Interlock Capital is closing on its first early-stage VC fund with a target of $10mm, leveraging expertise it has built in running a successful angel investing platform for a number of years

Neal, who has compiled a taco shop directory from SD to Ensenada, shares his two go-to places for some great Mexican grub: Sombrero’s for the Cali Burrito and Oscar’s for Fish Tacos.

To stay on top of all ventures Neal Bloom, be sure to visit:

www.FreshBrewedTech.com

www.Interlock.Capital

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Becky LeBret, Founder of Lotus Launch, discusses her company’s passion to support the growth of female-founded companies. LeBret talks about the importance of community in helping entrepreneurs navigate through their journey.

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