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Shakin' Hands
Jack Moran
79 episodes
1 day ago
Jack sits down in Panama City with Johan Castellanos founder of Verifik, to unpack the hard lessons of building, pivoting, and staying honest with the numbers. They explore the realities of operating in LATAM—Panama’s tax advantages, payment-rail gaps, hiring where talent density lives—and why raising capital locally demands extra grit. The through-line is discipline over ego: treat entrepreneurship like a vocation, listen harder than you speak, and let the market set the brief. They dig into...
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Jack sits down in Panama City with Johan Castellanos founder of Verifik, to unpack the hard lessons of building, pivoting, and staying honest with the numbers. They explore the realities of operating in LATAM—Panama’s tax advantages, payment-rail gaps, hiring where talent density lives—and why raising capital locally demands extra grit. The through-line is discipline over ego: treat entrepreneurship like a vocation, listen harder than you speak, and let the market set the brief. They dig into...
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Entrepreneurship
Business,
Management
Episodes (20/79)
Shakin' Hands
Ep 79 | Building Trust into the Product - Johan Castellanos
Jack sits down in Panama City with Johan Castellanos founder of Verifik, to unpack the hard lessons of building, pivoting, and staying honest with the numbers. They explore the realities of operating in LATAM—Panama’s tax advantages, payment-rail gaps, hiring where talent density lives—and why raising capital locally demands extra grit. The through-line is discipline over ego: treat entrepreneurship like a vocation, listen harder than you speak, and let the market set the brief. They dig into...
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1 week ago
29 minutes

Shakin' Hands
Ep. 78 | Turn Purpose Into Your Growth Engine - Grecia Medina
Jack sits down with Grecia Medina of Bloom Innova in Panama City to unpack how companies can bake measurable environmental and social impact into the core business without sacrificing profitability. She lays out a practical roadmap, strategy, partnerships, and concrete activities that help founders unlock grants, risk capital, and impact investment, with real SME wins and a KPI mindset that tracks both revenue and impact. Zooming out to Panama’s SME-driven economy, they connect climate and bi...
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2 weeks ago
41 minutes

Shakin' Hands
Ep. 77 | Winning with transparency - Norman Coburn
Jack sits down with the co-founder and CTO of Darien Technologies, Norman Coburn, in Panama City to unpack 11 years of building a “software factory” across banking, fintech, and startups. They contrast capital-rich comfort in the U.S. with the scrappy, bootstrapped edge of LATAM, then dig into how AI shifts the craft from deterministic builds to generative experiments, plus when to use each. Beyond code, they cover senior product coaching, ruthless scoping, and early user feedback loops that ...
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3 weeks ago
35 minutes

Shakin' Hands
Ep. 76 | The Business of Better Habits Through Recycling - Andrés Iglesias
Jack sits down in Panama City with Andrés Iglesias, founder of Convierte Panamá, a zero-landfill recycling company focused on transforming both waste systems and mindsets. He traces the spark back to traveling the country, witnessing pollution, and deciding to build a service that keeps material out of landfills while educating people to change behavior. The conversation delves into partner selection, alignment, loyalty, and emotional maturity, as well as the importance of prioritizing peace ...
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4 weeks ago
33 minutes

Shakin' Hands
Ep. 75 | Turning Content Into a Finance Company - Juan Hun
Jack Moran sits down with Panamanian entrepreneur and financial educator Juan Hun, co-founder of Fyros and founder of JHG Media, to unpack how he built a thriving business around simplifying money management. Juan shares how he transformed a pandemic-era YouTube hobby into a multi-stream brand, leveraging TikTok consistency, content repurposing, and financial education for Latin America. The conversation explores building a team, designing monetization funnels, and striking a balance between ...
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1 month ago
31 minutes

Shakin' Hands
Ep. 74 | Bringing Caapi to Market - Roberto Rodriguez
Jack sits down in Panama City with a co-founder of Happy Caapi to unpack why nervous-system regulation, not hustle, is the real unlock for clearer work and calmer relationships. Listeners will hear how he discovered the caapi vine and transformed it into a legal, non-inebriating daily ritual, as well as what it takes to source, produce, and educate responsibly in Panama. The two explore simple protocols that align with real life, fostering trust through consistency rather than hype, and posit...
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1 month ago
40 minutes

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Ep. 73 | Practices That Shape Your Reality - Paco Vasquez
Jack sits down with Paco Vazquez in Panama City for an honest conversation about aligning who you are with what you build, so strategy feels simpler and more sustainable. Together, they explore why service over spectacle fosters genuine trust, how recognizing recurring patterns and embracing reality more quickly leads to better decisions, and how your environment and inputs subtly influence outcomes. They also explore using clear go/no-go signals to reduce overthinking and turning hard-won ex...
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1 month ago
1 hour 2 minutes

Shakin' Hands
Ep. 72 | Puddles to Profit - Mary Quintero
In this episode, Jack sits down with Mary Quintero, founder of I Am Undercover, to distill practical, repeatable lessons from building a culture-led product brand. The conversation emphasizes the importance of protecting creative integrity and setting clear, non-negotiable boundaries, including saying no to misaligned capital and partnerships. Operational takeaways include validating demand with pre-sales, aligning design with logistics, and treating distribution and customer experience as co...
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1 month ago
40 minutes

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Ep. 71 | Partnering Your Way Up - Rob Gordon
This episode follows Rob Gordon, a Charleston real-estate operator who graduated from college, detoured through agency/PE marketing, and rebuilt his path, doubling down on discipline (literally running every day) and networking. He breaks into the investing game by offering value first, taking over project management, scopes, bids, timelines, and finishes for an established flipper, and scales from a handful of projects to under a year. The conversation centers on learning the craft on the gr...
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2 months ago
1 hour 8 minutes

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Ep. 70 | Stop Drinking the Startup Kool Aid - Crisobal Cortes
Cristóbal is a Panama City entrepreneur behind Degusta, a restaurant discovery platform, and he now focuses on a B2B reservation product. He walks through the building from B2C into B2B, explaining why WhatsApp is a real competitor in LatAm, and how treating marketing as a science and prioritizing retention features actually moves the needle for restaurants. The conversation becomes tactical, focusing on unit economics, making the case for lifetime value over broker-style one-offs, and valida...
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2 months ago
43 minutes

Shakin' Hands
Ep. 69 | Impact That Pays Back - Diego Diaz
In this episode, Jack sits down in Panama City with a Forbes 30 Under 30 social impact founder who leads ISTMO, a movement that turns recycled plastic and community action into a lifestyle brand and platform. The conversation touches on the creative agency, the recycling operation, the Impact Festival, and an app that rewards responsible actions. They dive deep into Panama’s early stage path to find funding, why bootstrapping, and how to structure capital without losing the mission. Brand cla...
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2 months ago
39 minutes

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Ep. 68 | Mastering Communication So People Listen - Juan David Guardia
In this episode of Shakin’ Hands, Jack Moran sits down in Panama City with international lecturer and illusionist Juan David Guardia to unpack the art of impactful communication. Juan reveals how he uses magic as a tool to captivate audiences, shares techniques for crafting stories that stick, and explains the psychology behind leaving a lasting impression. From performing in 12 countries to training Fortune 500 teams, he outlines how to adapt your message across cultures and connect with peo...
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3 months ago
43 minutes

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Ep. 67 | The Cost of Neglecting Yourself - Craig Stahlecker
In this episode of Shakin’ Hands, Jack Moran sits down with Craig Stahlecker, a former finance professional who transformed his life and career by launching OptiMale, a coaching platform for men focused on naturally optimizing testosterone and reclaiming their health. Craig shares how burnout and neglecting his own well-being catalyzed a major personal shift, leading him to explore health and high-performance routines. The conversation explores the intersection of entrepreneurship, physical h...
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3 months ago
32 minutes

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Ep. 66 | The Power in Your Own Story - Sydney Sprenger
In this powerful and personal episode, Jack sits down with Sydney Sprenger—content creator, former Miss Charleston County, and founder of the nonprofit Fear To Faith. Sydney opens up about her journey from a college grad working in visual communications to becoming a single mother and building a vibrant platform that uplifts moms in Charleston. She discusses the value of storytelling, the grit required to rebuild when life doesn’t go as planned, and her rapid growth on social media through au...
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3 months ago
42 minutes

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Ep. 65 | Taking The Leap with AI - Diego Duque
This week on Shakin' Hands, Jack sits down in Panama City with entrepreneur and problem-solver Diego Quque. From food trucks to software, Diego’s journey has always been about experimentation, learning, and building. Today, his energy is fully behind The Leap, a platform designed to transform the way entrepreneurs launch their businesses. Powered by AI, The Leap helps founders validate ideas, break limiting beliefs, and take faster, smarter action. In this episode, Diego breaks down the tools...
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3 months ago
36 minutes

Shakin' Hands
Ep 64 | From Corporate Hustle to Creative Freedom - Cesar Jimenez
In this episode, Jack sits down with César Jiménez in Panama City, a high energy operator who’s driven commercial success across Latin America and built a massive personal brand in the process. They talk about what it really takes to launch sales strategies and how to influence people in sales through relationships. He shares how he transitioned from leading corporate sales teams to launching his own men’s style and consulting project, where he grew audiences into the hundreds of thousands on...
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3 months ago
37 minutes

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Ep. 63 | This is What Passion Tastes Like - Chef Felipe Milanes
In this episode of Shakin' Hands, Jack sits down with Felipe Milanes, a Panama-born chef whose global culinary journey has taken him from working under legends like José Andrés in Washington, D.C., to competing internationally, before returning home. While Felipe shares pieces of his story, the heart of this conversation delves into the realities of building something authentic in an industry fraught with pressure and expectations. He and Jack unpack the emotional toll of entrepreneurship, th...
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4 months ago
40 minutes

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Ep 62 | Helping Founders Find Their Start - Boris Weinberg
In this episode of Shakin’ Hands, Jack Moran sits down in Panama City with Boris Weinberg, the entrepreneurial force behind PanamaStartups. The conversation explores the raw realities of starting a business in a country where institutional support for startups is still lacking. Boris shares the grassroots beginnings of PanamaStartups, a founder-led movement focused on peer mentorship, community support, and shared knowledge. They unpack the mindset shifts necessary for building in emerging ec...
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4 months ago
48 minutes

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Ep. 61 | Helping Students Choose A Smarter Path Forward - Karen Gibbs
In this episode, Jack sits down with Karen Gibbs, founder of Scholar Shine, a platform revolutionizing how students choose careers. Karen shares her journey from a decade in corporate marketing to launching an EdTech company in Panama. She explains how Scholar Shine uses AI and expert advice to match students with career paths and help schools better guide their students. The conversation dives into challenges in the Latin American education system, resilience in entrepreneurship, and the fut...
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4 months ago
19 minutes

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Ep. 60 | Modernizing Finance for the 21st Century - Felipe Echandi
In this episode of Shakin’ Hands, Jack Moran interviews Felipe Echandi, the co-founder and CEO of Cuanto. The conversation dives deep into Latin America’s fragmented digital economy and how Cuanto is building tools to empower small merchants to sell online and through social media. Felipe also shares his experience serving on Panama’s Banking Superintendency, helping reform outdated regulations to match the speed of internet innovation, and describing what it was like to be a Y Combinator rec...
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4 months ago
39 minutes

Shakin' Hands
Jack sits down in Panama City with Johan Castellanos founder of Verifik, to unpack the hard lessons of building, pivoting, and staying honest with the numbers. They explore the realities of operating in LATAM—Panama’s tax advantages, payment-rail gaps, hiring where talent density lives—and why raising capital locally demands extra grit. The through-line is discipline over ego: treat entrepreneurship like a vocation, listen harder than you speak, and let the market set the brief. They dig into...