Entrepreneurs are crucial participants in the global economy and play a pivotal role in a country’s economic security. Their ventures drive innovation, create new industries and employment opportunities, stimulate economic growth, and foster competition. It’s More Than Grit delves into the untold stories of entrepreneurs, highlighting how their success is shaped not just by grit, but by the economic, policy, and social environments of where they live. Through conversations with entrepreneurs, policymakers, investors, and industry experts from around the world, host Mariana Campero explores the stories of both triumphs and setbacks and learns how her guests leveraged every resource they had to find success.
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Entrepreneurs are crucial participants in the global economy and play a pivotal role in a country’s economic security. Their ventures drive innovation, create new industries and employment opportunities, stimulate economic growth, and foster competition. It’s More Than Grit delves into the untold stories of entrepreneurs, highlighting how their success is shaped not just by grit, but by the economic, policy, and social environments of where they live. Through conversations with entrepreneurs, policymakers, investors, and industry experts from around the world, host Mariana Campero explores the stories of both triumphs and setbacks and learns how her guests leveraged every resource they had to find success.
In this episode, Mariana and Andrew are joined by the "mother" of cognitive experience design, Joanna Pena-Bickley. Joanna is a design engineer who created one of the first video streaming players, invented AI-powered Alexa devices for Amazon, and recently founded her own company, Vibes.AI. The group discusses Joanna's journey to becoming a pioneer in generative AI, her outlook for the future of artificial intelligence, and her advice for aspiring Latina entrepreneurs.
It's More Than Grit
Entrepreneurs are crucial participants in the global economy and play a pivotal role in a country’s economic security. Their ventures drive innovation, create new industries and employment opportunities, stimulate economic growth, and foster competition. It’s More Than Grit delves into the untold stories of entrepreneurs, highlighting how their success is shaped not just by grit, but by the economic, policy, and social environments of where they live. Through conversations with entrepreneurs, policymakers, investors, and industry experts from around the world, host Mariana Campero explores the stories of both triumphs and setbacks and learns how her guests leveraged every resource they had to find success.
