#26 Finding Strategic Investors: Eric Aaronson (Mark Cuban Companies) & Anya Freeman (Kind Designs)

#29 Boatyard's Exit to MarineMax ft Nathan Heber @ Fort Lauderdale Tech Meetup

Join us for fireside chat with Nathan Heber, Founder of Boatyard, a boating services software platform, who ultimately exited to MarineMax — the world's largest recreational boat and yacht retailer. Under Nathan's leadership, Boatyard grew into a platform used by dealers, marinas, and marine professionals across the U.S. and Canada, helping power over $1 billion in sales and earning recognition as one of the most innovative companies in the marine industry. Recorded at the Fort Lauderdale Tech Meetup Learn more: https://www.foundertactics.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0trVFlJeG9jZVd0VDhKY0hqeVJtQksycTVOZ3xBQ3Jtc0trOEwtQXp2QWRGNUh2Skt6YmhyUmNZS0VvejNRM1F3d0pqZjdFcTVsSGhWdGZLb2FnamRKYU1BZFAyVWJNcUdxQktkbnd1S3NFX0hKSmdYU3ZKOUJucVc2bElkeXFIbjcyTktIcmxCWGxaa1NfVEhzaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundertactics.com%2F&v=NRFj5HOQaPU]

#28 Blockchain Adoption ft Steven Walbroehl @ FTL Tech Meetup

Steven Walbroehl is the cofounder and CTO of Halborn — a global cybersecurity firm specializing in securing blockchain and Web3 organizations. With over 20 years of experience, Steven is a recognized industry expert, technical leader, and educator in penetration testing, ethical hacking, cloud and web application security, infrastructure security, vulnerability management, IT compliance, and risk mitigation. In 2022, Halborn completed a $90 million Series A funding round. This special edition is led by a special guest host, Fritz Spencer — Startup Services EisnerAmper Recorded at the Fort Lauderdale Tech Meetup | FTL Tech Meetup www.ftltechmeetup.com

#27 Faith Tactics ft. Don Campion, Banyan Air Services

Faith Tactics is a series of interviews on the Founder Tactics Podcast, focused on entrepreneurship through the lens of faith. Don Campion, raised in Nigeria as a missionary kid, discovered aviation early while flying to boarding school. After earning pilot and maintenance training at Seneca College, he moved to South Florida in 1979 and saw the need for better aircraft service. Starting with one hangar and a small team, he founded Banyan Air Service, now 200+ strong. https://www.banyanair.com/https://egbemedicalmission.org/

#26 Finding Strategic Investors: Eric Aaronson (Mark Cuban Companies) & Anya Freeman (Kind Designs)

Eric Aaronson is a Senior Investment Analyst for Mark Cuban’s investments on ABC’s Shark Tank. He also conducts full due diligence on non–Shark Tank companies for potential investment and has worked across a wide range of industries, including consumer tech/SaaS, B2B tech/SaaS, real estate, e-sports, food, medical, hospitality, media, and cryptocurrency.Eric supports and advises portfolio companies, including the Dallas Mavericks, on legal and non-legal matters such as business strategy, operations, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, insurance, employment, supply chain and distribution, commercial leasing and land use, and inventory management. Anya Freeman is the Founder & CEO of Kind Designs. Born in Ukraine and raised across Israel, South Africa, and China, she later settled in Miami to attend law school. After working at the U.S. Attorney’s Office and clerking at the U.S. District Court, she founded her own environmental law practice. Confronted with the lack of scalable solutions to rising sea levels threatening Florida, Anya transitioned from policy to building a technology-driven company addressing climate resilience. Her superpower is selecting the right investors—and leveraging those relationships through strategic communication to accelerate growth.www.foundertactics.comRecorded at the Fort Lauderdale Tech Meetupwww.fortlauderdaletechmeetup.com

#25 Anna Skaya + Miriam Altman-Reyes: Founders Who Built, Exited, and Now Invest

Founders Who Built, Exited, and Now Invest: Anna Skaya⁠ — General Partner, AniVC; Founder & former CEO of Basepaws; a pet HealthTech startup invested by Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary, acquired by Zoetis. Miriam Altman-Reyes — Managing Partner, Brass Ring Ventures; Founder & former CEO of Kinvolved, an EdTech startup acquired by PowerSchool. https://www.ftltechmeetup.com/