Joining us today is Terrel Sanders, MD and Lieutenant Commander with the U.S. Navy, Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 working as Lab Director in Infectious Diseases and with the Navy’s Global Health Engagement, currently stationed in Ghana. He was named to UGA’s prestigious 40 under 40 list in 2021, and was a graduate of…
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This week, Rebecca Jones is joined by the CEO of United Way of San Diego, Nancy Sasaki. Having been in the nonprofit world for all of her professional career, Sasaki discusses the realities of being a woman of color in a leadership role. The women discuss how the realities of the pandemic have impacted the…
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In this week’s episode, Rebecca Jones is joined by the founding President of the Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce North San Diego and Pre Development Land Specialist with Professional Land Corp, Femie Villaflores. Growing up in the Philippines as the only daughter in her family, Villaflores learned a lot about making connections and being an entrepreneur….
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In this week’s episode, Rebecca Jones is joined by the CEO of the T School, Tara Shah. Growing up, Shah always saw herself as a future lawyer and was relentless in her pursuit of that goal. Describing herself as a genuine and persuasive person, Shah reiterates the importance of trust in both professional and personal…
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In this week’s episode, Rebecca Jones is joined by Kathy Padilla of Dream Hahn. As an experiential marketing company, Padilla works hard to ensure that they are providing fun opportunities for clients and curating brand awareness. Born and raised in La Mesa, Padilla describes herself as a passionate individual who is fiercely devoted to those…
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Rebecca Jones is joined this week by the Vice President and Co-Founder of the California Sibling Leadership Network and the Founder of the Natalie Project, Julie Neward. Neward, a councilwoman with the California State Council of Developmental Disabilities, is also a retail real estate management team leader. In the United States, 9 out of every…
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In this week’s episode, Rebecca Jones is joined by the Athletic Director from the University of Saint Katherine, Alyssa Ramos. Growing up an athlete herself, Ramos quickly found her passion and purpose in her job at Saint Katherine. As a woman in a predominantly male field, Ramos understands that any difficulties she may face are…
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In this week’s episode, Rebecca Jones is joined by the CEO and President of V&A Consulting Engineers, Inc, Debra Kaye. After becoming the majority owner of her firm in 2019, one of Kaye’s major goals as a leader is to provide her employees a healthy and sustainable work environment, where they are able to provide…
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This week, Rebecca Jones is joined by Alisa Vialpando, the President of Hunsaker & Associates. Originally from Wyoming, Vialpando tells us the in’s and out’s of her experiences growing up and how she came to relocate to the West Coast. When asked how she measures success, Vialpando explains that she takes stock of the happiness…
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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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