Dive into the minds of inventors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries to learn about their inventions, the failures they overcame, and how they took their ideas to market.
Secrets of Successful Women Inventors: A Conversation
“These women had never invented before and they did what women have a tendency, you know, to do what we have to do.
Breaking and Creating with Rodrigo Griesi
"It's not all the time, things you love, that you want to do, that you will succeed.
Inventivity Update: A Cade Prize Announcement
Today, Inventivity Pod Host Richard Miles brings us an Inventivity Update!
Dr. John Cotter’s Concrete Idea
“You have to go from a bunch of original ideas, then you have to find ones that people want to do.
Dr. Anthony Engler and the Vanishing Polymer
"It's important to make the most of what's in front of you at the time.
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Florida Innovation Speaker Series: DJ Schmitt & Michael Finkelstein
DJ Schmitt and Michael Finkelstein join host James Di Virgilio for a limited series that explores stories of innovation, patent protection, and product commercialization in the state of Florida.
Florida Innovation Speaker Series: Dr. Sylvia Wilson Thomas
Sylvia Wilson Thomas joins host James Di Virgilio for a limited series that explores stories of innovation, patent protection, and product commercialization in the state of Florida.
Florida Innovation Speaker Series: Paul Sohl
Paul Sohl, joins host James Di Virgilio for a limited series that explores stories of innovation, patent protection, and product commercialization in the state of Florida.
Stefano Alva: Chief Financial Officer of Farm to Flame Energy
Stefano Alva, joins host Richard Miles to discuss how Farm to Flame Energy is providing affordable and renewable power in areas across the country.
Tready Smith: CEO of Bayshore Capital and Chairman of the Board for USA Rare Earth
Tready Smith, CEO of Bayshore Capital and Chairman of the Board for USA Rare Earth, joins host Richard Miles to discuss rare earth metals, what its like running an investment firm, and what she looks for in potential investment companies.
Russell Donda: Great Lakes Innovation & Development Enterprise
Russell Donda, the Entrepreneur in Residence at Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise, joins host Richard Miles to discuss the secrets to startup success.
Meet The Hosts
Richard Miles
Richard Miles is a co-founder of the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention. A career Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Department of State, Miles’ assignments included serving with a provincial reconstruction team in Karbala, Iraq and on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House, along with postings in Argentina, Germany, and Barbados. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Mr. Miles served as a Latin America policy advisor to Governor Jeb Bush.
James Di Virgilio
James Di Virgilio is one of the country’s leading fiduciary investors and financial planners and is among the elite 1% of the finance industry to hold both CIMA® and the CFP® designations. He is the co-founder of Chacon Diaz & Di Virgilio Wealth Management and was named a Gator 100 Honoree for spearheading one of the fastest-growing companies founded by a University of Florida Alum.
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