Innovation

Matt Hires describes himself as an “introvert.” He was homeschooled, so it’s likely he didn’t have a guidance counselor advise him that earning a living playing music in front of live audiences might not be the best career choice. Born in Orlando, raised in Tampa, Matt’s first introduction to playing music was when his parents first […]

Episode 27 of the Agents of Innovation podcast features an interview with Evan Marcus, co-owner of a Delivery Dudes franchise in midtown Miami. Delivery Dudes is the nation’s premier restaurant food delivery service, delivering for the best local restaurants in your local town. With 46 franchises in 4 states (37 of them in Florida), Delivery […]

John Crossman is the youngest inductee into the Florida State University Business School Hall of Fame (he was just 43 when they inducted him in 2013). He is the President of Crossman & Company, one of the most successful commercial real estate companies in Florida. He has an honorary degree from the University of Florida […]

Episode 25 of the Agents of Innovation podcast features the first repeat guest we’ve had — we caught up with Dan Lesniak, co-founder of Orange Line Living, the hottest real estate company in Arlington, Virginia. Since we last spoke to Dan in June 2015, a lot has happened in his life. His first child was […]

Jason Harle grew up on a farm in Iowa – while farming isn’t actually the norm for most Iowans, he certainly fits “the Iowa stereotype.” He participated in many sports throughout his life and between farming and athletics, Jason built his body in the process. While he didn’t play college sports, he continued to hang […]

Steinhauser Strategies is a full service public relations company based in Austin, Texas. We were privileged to have co-founders Brendan and Randan Marie Steinhauser on the Agents of Innovation podcast to share their story with us. A husband-wife team with an 8-month old daughter, the Steinhausers formed their company four years ago. Between the two of […]

“Our story is the story of thousands of teams, communities, and families across the country every single year who lose someone they love to a detectable heart condition,” said Evan Ernst, co-founder of Who We Play For. This unique nonprofit not only provides awareness about the risk that student-athletes have to encountering deadly sudden cardiac […]

Meet Jimmy and Tommy and their cousin Galen — otherwise known as The Currys. Three Florida dudes inspired by folk, rock, funk, and roots music. They never did figure out a name for their band, so people kept referring to them by their shared family name: The Currys. It stuck. They joined us on Episode 21 […]

On Episode 20 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, we sat down with 21-year-old musician, Houston Keen, of Chiefland, Florida. He joined us live in person to record an interview and performed two songs live on the podcast. Houston first picked up a guitar at the age of 11, took some guitar lessons, and began performing […]

If you haven’t yet heard of Amper Music, then Episode 19 of the Agents of Innovation podcast will likely be your first introduction to a new world where human beings collaborate with artificial intelligence to compose original music. If you’re looking to create and add unique music to video content, you will soon be able to […]