Future Tide Conversations

In the final installment of our three part Future Tide Conversations series with Angelo Stracquatanio , we widen the lens to explore impact, inclusion, and legacy.   After hearing how Angelo started Apprentice.io in Part 1 and how he scaled it in Part 2, we now ask a different question. What does it mean to use that success in service of others.   Angelo shares how he is investing in inclusive inn...

In Part 2 of this Future Tide Conversations series, we continue our in depth conversation with Angelo Stracquatanio , Co-Founder and CEO of Apprentice.io , and delve into the next chapter of his entrepreneurial journey. If Part 1 explored how Angelo broke into the pharma industry with a mission driven idea, Part 2 focuses on what happened as that idea grew.   Angelo shares how he raised the capita...

In the first episode of this special three-part Future Tide Conversations series, we meet Angelo Stracquatanio , the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of Apprentice.io . Angelo's story begins with a bold vision in 2014 and unfolds into the early steps of an outsider entering the high-stakes world of pharmaceutical technology with a mission to challenge long-standing assumptions.   In Part 1, Angelo share...

Welcome back to Future Tide Conversations for Part 2 of our enlightening discussion with James Johnson- Piett , Principal and CEO of Urbane Development and Board Chair of Mangrove Community Wealth, Inc . If Part 1 was about how James planted the seeds of a new idea, Part 2 is about how those ideas blossomed and spread. This episode picks up the thread, so if you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, we...

In Part 1 of this Future Tide Conversations episode, we meet James Johnson- Piett , the dynamic Principal and CEO of Urbane Development and Board Chair of Mangrove Community Wealth, Inc , and uncover the beginnings of a journey that is transforming communities. James's story starts with a question: What if the key to reviving neighborhoods lies with the people who already live there? With that que...

In this Special Edition of our podcast, Alfa Demmellash speaks with Preston D. Pinkett III—President of P3 Collective and Chair of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation—about the role of purpose and proximity in ethical investing.   Together, they explore the power of relationship in funding, the role of trust, and why it matters who's closest to the solution.   🎧 Available now on Spotify, Apple Podc...

"Hilda Mera on Driving Change in the Auto Industry" – In this episode of Future Tide Conversations , we meet Hilda Mera, the dynamic co-founder and CEO of S&A Auto Center. Hilda's story is a journey of courage and resilience: arriving in the U.S. as a young immigrant and ultimately thriving as an entrepreneur in the male-dominated world of auto repair. She recounts how she overcame the skeptics (o...

In this episode, Alfa Demmellash sits down with Towanda McEachern, founder of The Empowerment Studio in Newark, NJ, to explore how personal healing can lead to community transformation.   Towanda shares her journey from trauma to empowerment and how creating spaces of care—like A Life Recycled—can support others in reconnecting with their purpose. Together, they reflect on how the systems we carry...

In this inaugural episode of Future Tide Conversations with Alfa Demmellash , CEO and Co-Founder of Rising Tide Capital sits down with Myani Lawson, an education entrepreneur, to explore her journey into entrepreneurship, education in today's world and instilling resilience in a rapidly changing world. The candid conversation is intended to share dreams in progress as they unfold to change the wor...