The Mindset Podcast

Dr. Matthew Sowcik has been teaching for over 20 years and is currently an assistant professor of Leadership Development at the University of Florida. Originally from Wilkes-Barre, PA, Dr. Sowcik earned his Bachelor of Arts at Wilkes University, majoring in psychology and business, his Master of Arts is in organizational leadership from Columbia University. He followed that up with his doctorate i...

Sergio is a dynamic leader, Speaker, and Executive Coach with over twenty years of domestic and international business leadership experience. He is a former Student Body President as well as former President of the State Council of Student Body Presidents. His passion for coaching individuals and teams to maximize their potential has led him to break numerous national and international sales recor...

TJ Villamil is the Sr. Vice President of the International Trade and Development unit at Enterprise Florida, Inc. The International Trade and Development (ITD) unit is headquartered in Miami and maintains offices/representation in six Florida cities as well as twenty cities around the world. EFI’s ITD division is widely considered one of the best statewide international economic development organi...

Thank you for tuning into the Mindset Podcast! Today we have the one and only, Dwight Taylor Sr. join us on this episode. He is best known as “The Encouragement Expert” as well as the a teacher on effective communication. He is a #1 Amazon Best Selling author, TED-talker and award winning professional communicator who has been seen and heard on SHOWTIME, FOX, CBS, BET, and ESPN

Saif is a Miami native and expert on how the forces of disruption are transforming how we learn, work, and play. He previously served as the Vice President for Engagement at Florida International University and as the founding Senior Advisor for Innovation & Technology to City of Miami Mayor, Francis Suarez. As VP for Engagement, Saif built transformational partnerships for the university and gene...

THE HONORABLE ROBERT T. WATSON HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AS A JUDGE FOR OVER THREE YEARS.  JUDGE WATSON WAS APPOINTED TO THE CIRCUIT COURT BY GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS ON DECEMBER 16, 2019, WHERE HE HAS PRESIDED OVER FELONY CRIMINAL MATTERS – INCLUDING DRUG TRAFFICKING, BURGLARY, GRAND THEFT, BATTERY, CHILD ABUSE, FRAUD, AND HOMICIDE CASES. JUDGE WATSON P...

The first question we get; who's Dave?  Dave is our founder, Joshua Rittenour.  He acquired the nickname in high school and has since used it as a business alias. Dave attended the University of Florida and graduated in 2017 with an Economics degree.  He was operating Dave's while in school and continued it into his full-time career.  Dave has over a decade worth of buying and selling experience,...

Grant is the publisher of Miami’s Community Newspapers.  Grant was born and raised in Miami, Florida for the past 54 years. During his volunteer time he has been the President of Howard Palmetto Baseball & Softball and the Greater Miami Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading. He is on the Board of the Miami-Dade County Parks Foundation, is a trustee of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, Chamber S...

Gus Cabrera is the managing director for Marin and Sons, Inc., where he is responsible for day-to-day operations on both the campaign and consulting service offerings. Prior to working at Marin and Sons, Cabrera worked at MasTec, Inc., a national infrastructure construction company serving the energy, water/sewer, communications and government sectors. He held several positions in his 18 years wit...

What's up Mindset Fam and Happy New Year! On today's episode we have our good friend Andre Dunand on the Pod! He is the founder of Stay Tranquilo! A brand that focus' on representing the “stress free” lifestyle. The life you live when you are at peace. When you are 'Tranquilo' the worries seem to drift away, drift as if they never seemed to exist. See, the thing is, we all have our own problems. D...

Juan Carlos “JC” Bermudez is the founding Mayor of the City of Doral and served in that capacity for the first 9 1/2 years of the city’s existence. He was re-elected as Mayor of Doral in 2016. He is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the United States Conference of Mayors, as well as the Vice Chairman of the Miami-Dade County Transportation Planning Organization. Thank you to today's spon...

Co-Founder & CEO of ThroughYOU, Inc., a nonprofit on a mission to create equal access to quality education & clean water around the world. ThroughYOU currently build schools & water systems across Africa, Asia & Central America. Chris is also the Founder & CEO of Quantum Talent Group, a VC Search firm specializing in building full stack Executive, Engineering & GTM teams for VC-Backed SaaS & Crypt...

Luis Andre Gazitua is a Miami-based attorney and lobbyist specializing in procurement in Miami-Dade County, the municipalities of the greater Miami area, and Miami-Dade Public Schools. He represents clients from pre-bid through bid protest, award, and project implementation stages. Gazitua represents clients in all industries, including technology, infrastructure, and transportation. Thank you to...

President Cruz is a strategic higher education leader who is focused on increasing educational opportunities, enhancing the student experience, and bolstering student success. Dr. Cruz uses a students 1st philosophy to create meaningful change. He is proud to serve the MDC Hialeah Campus - The Engine of Progress.

Jonathan Vega  is a savvy young agent and his deep passion is evident in all the work he does to help his clients, which is what makes him different from the rest. Being born and raised in Pinecrest and attending the public schools in the area, Jonathan is assisting clients right in his backyard. With Jonathan's determination and willingness to work hard, he quickly entered into the luxury market...

In this episode, Gabe and Anthony take your questions and answer them. We cover everything from how to get motivated to which one of our past guests impacted us the most! This is an episode like no other, and you definitely don’t want to miss it. 

Whattup mindset fam! And welcome to another episode of the mindsetpodcast! On today show we get to talk to Roberto Alonso. Roberto has had quite the colorful resume. Every positions he’s been in he has made an impact. Roberto has been and educator all his life. He found a way to combine with his love for education with technology and created something called schoolmint, an enrollment management Co...

Julianna Strout is an experienced Commissioner for North Bay Village with a demonstrated history of working in the Government Administration industry. She is a strong community and social services professional with a Bachelor of Science - BS focused in Marketing from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Thank you to today's sponsor Popl! Click the link below or head over to www.popl.co and use c...

What’s up everyone and thank you for tuning in to the mindset Podcast. On today’s episode we sit down with my good friend manny Martinez. While most people during quarantine were binging their favorite Netflix show, or doing puzzles manny was hard at work building a hedge fund, ya a hedge fund. Now don’t worry for those of you don’t know what a hedge fund is manny explains in great detail but he a...

Brittany has over 13 years of economic modeling, valuation, and financial feasibility expertise. A proven resource for both public and private sector entities, Brittany’s expertise encompasses advising on the development and management of large infrastructure projects in the areas of operational, performance, and profit enhancement. Beginning her career as a municipal finance analyst at an interna...

Welcome to the Mindset Podcast. Our guest for today's episode is Peter Schoenthal, CEO of Athliance. Athliance is a software program that easily helps and protects student athletes with sponsorships. In this episode, we discuss with Peter how important it is to make mistakes early on in creating a business. Peter shares that at the core of a successful businessman or businesswoman is the desire to...

What’s up mindset fam! Thank you so much for tuning to this weeks episode. Today we had the pleasure of talking with Jason Alvarez-Cohen, the CEO and co founder of popl. Have you ever been at an event and run out of business cards to give out? As technology continues to advance some tricks of the trade never did, until now. Jason and his cofounder wanted to revolutionize the way people network and...

What’s up mindset fam! Thank you so much for tuning to this weeks episode. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with Josh Pascual of Josh’s premium meats., Josh has been able to get his feet wet in several different career paths.. As a young cuban American much of Josh’s Early years were spent outside around the bbq with family and friends. Although being very successful in those other career...

Dr. Bledsoe is the founder of Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB), a national organization established to enhance the experiences of and instill a “spirit of care” in African American males in high schools, colleges and universities around the country. Dr. Bledsoe served as Vice President for Student Life and Special Assistant to the President at The University of Toledo as well as various...

Marlon migrated to the United States from Jamaica at the age of 14 and was raised in South Miami Heights. As a first generation American lawyer, he is a business and government law partner with the law firm of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L. For the last 25 years, Marlon has been passionate about serving as an outside general counsel to a number of artists, entrepreneurs, corporations, s...