Apr 2, 2026

From Clinical Need to Market: How Medical Devices Are Built w/ Stuart Broyles of MDM2

- AZ TRT S07 EP06 (288) 3-29-2026    

What We Learned This Week: 

Medical devices can take a decade to reach patients

Bringing a medical device to market isn’t quick.

Phoenix is quietly becoming a major MedTech hub

The Valley...

Mar 19, 2026

Designing Disruption: Electric Motor Bikes for Your Lifestyle w/ Tim Seward of Onyx Motors

- AZ TRT S07 EP05 (287) 3-15-2026    

Things We Learned This Week

Friction Creates Opportunity - Tim’s parking problem in San Francisco sparked the entire company.

Build the Prototype First - Instead of over-pitching,...

Jan 22, 2026

Cybersecurity, Ransomware, + AI Usage Guardrails

w/ Gary Perkins of CISO Global

- AZ TRT S07 EP01 (284) 1-18-2026    

What We Learned This Week:

·         Most cyber attacks are preventable
Basic controls, training, and awareness can stop the majority of threats.

·         Humans are both the weakest link...

Oct 23, 2025

Startups from Funding to Community w/ Daniela Santagelo

of Freeway

- AZ TRT S06 EP15 (277) 10-19-2025    

What We Learned This Week:

• Freeway - Helping Startups - Talent • Capital • Community
• Talent Retention & Reinvestment are key to building a Flywheel
• Phoenix Tech Ecosystem is growing, but not yet...

Aug 29, 2025

The New Wave of AI-First SaaS Companies Serving SMBs w/ Cooper Simson of Martell Ventures

- AZ TRT S06 EP16 (278) 8-24-2025    

What We Learned This Week:

·         Political & product risk can kill a business overnight.

·         AI is lowering barriers to software creation while eliminating low-value...