Join us on the BeAtento Podcast as we sit down with Edna Martinson, the decorated co-founder of Boddle Learning, to showcase the next educational game app helping K-6 kids be engaged towards education. Lean into Edna's entrepreneurial journey t

Venture Voices: Venture Studios, Global Living, and VC Tactics with Dallas Price of Forum Ventures

Nov 14th, 2023 21m 41s

Welcome to the Be Atento Podcast series, Venture Voices! Join us as we delve into the dynamic world of venture capital and entrepreneurship by sitting with leaders in venture capital who are sharing insights on VC Trends experiences and lessons

Tulsa-based Sneakerhead turned Tech Revolutionary: Venita Cooper shapes an honest marketplace through AI start-up, Arbit

Oct 10th, 2023 17m 52s

Dive into the journey of one of Tulsa’s, Venita “Coop” Cooper. Hear how a passion to create a space for sneakers on Historic Black Wall Street turned into a startup called Arbit that is bringing honest transparency in the world of sneaker valua

SquadTrip: The Future of Group Travel Management with Founder Darrien Watson

Sep 21st, 2023 20m 12s

In this episode of the Be Atento Podcast, we sit down with Darrien Watson, the visionary founder of SquadTrip, a SaaS platform revolutionizing group travel. Explore how SquadTrip simplifies booking and payments, making group trip planning a sea

Payfactory: Pivoting Through the Advancement of the Payment Revolution

Apr 18th, 2023 22m 11s

In this podcast episode, Michael Basch, Founder and Managing Partner at Atento Capital, interviews Ruston Miles, CEO of Payfactory, and Marvin Jones, Head of Strategic Partnerships / Co-Founder of Payfactory, a company that empowers leading pla

The Journey to Making a Tulsa-Based Start-Up a "Boardroom-Name"

Mar 27th, 2023 13m 36s

Host: Adele Weaver, Managing Partner of Pre-Seed Investments at Atento Capital. Guest: Jamie Ostroe, Co-Founder & Head of Content at B2B Reviews. She/Her/Hers Pronouns. In this podcast episode, Adele Weaver, Managing Partner of Pre-Seed Investm

First-Time Founders Solve for the Future of Compliant Texting

Feb 16th, 2023 31m 55s

Matt Morfopoulos and Martin Langelo Lien recognized the demand for compliant SMS text messaging for businesses to engage with their consumers effectively. To meet this need, they founded Volt, an innovative platform that is revolutionizing busi

Launching a Female-Founded Relationship App

Jan 26th, 2023 19m 11s

Founder and licensed therapist Jordan Green shares her story about founding Remble, a relationship and mental health app that allows users to master their mental health, improve their relationships, and become their best selves with hundreds of

Creating a Venture Studio in Tulsa

Jan 12th, 2023 22m 58s

Tulsa’s newest Venture Studio, 19 Days, identifies problems and builds businesses to solve them! Atento’s founder and General Partner, Michael Basch, interviews Joey Wignarajah about their first year and first business.

Athletes to Entreperneurs: Their Route to Building a Start-Up (Part 2)

Dec 22nd, 2022 27m 8s

We're back with part 2 of Athletes to Entrepreneurs: Their Route to Building a Start-Up. In this episode, Fansub founders Brandon King and Chris Davis give voice to their experience in the ACT House accelerator program. They also give insight i

Athletes to Entreperneurs: Their Route to Building a Start-Up (Part 1)

Nov 17th, 2022 24m 17s

oin us this month's episode of "Be Atento" as Will Gray, Managing Director, has a conversation with Brandon King and Chris Davis, a couple of the founders of Fansub. Fansub is an online platform enabling live stream events, discovering, booking

From Operations to Investments with Jordy Albert

Oct 27th, 2022 29m 11s

This month on the “Be Atento” podcast Susan Spears, Investment Partner, will be interviewing Jordy Albert, co-founder and General Partner of Walkabout Ventures. Walkabout Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage fund that focuses on FinTech. Take

PatchRX on Building a Startup

Sep 22nd, 2022 24m 30s

This month Atento’s Managing Partner, Michael Basch, hosts one of the founders from Patch RX! PatchRx is improving prescription adherence and helping their users remember to take their medication through data-driven technology. Their universal

DéVon Christopher Johnson and BleuLife Media Group

Jun 9th, 2022 43m

This week, DéVon Christopher Johnson, the founder and CEO BleuLife Media, joins Aaron Whigham in an inspirational discussion. They talk about their shared history of being entrepreneurs since they were young, why DéVon founded BleuLife Media, a

Victor Hwang and Right to Start

Mar 31st, 2022 36m 29s

In this episode of the Be Atento podcast, Aaron is joined by Victor Hwang, CEO of Right to Start. Victor is an economic growth expert. His ideas have shaped the economic lives of millions of people worldwide. His work has helped over 300 commu

Growing with InTulsa

Feb 17th, 2022 47m 48s

Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Aaron is joined by Aaron Miller, Head of Strategic Partnerships, and Louie Napoleone, Director, Partner Operations of InTulsa to talk about how to recruit both people and businesses and mos

Build In Tulsa with Ashli Sims

Feb 2nd, 2022 27m 31s

Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Aaron speaks with Ashli Sims, Managing Director of Build in Tulsa. They discuss how Build in Tulsa is working to create a scalable, replicable tech-forward ecosystem in Tulsa to catalyze the

Devon Laney and 36 Degrees North

Jan 20th, 2022 59m 23s

Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Aaron and special co-host and producer Jesse talk with Devon Laney, President & CEO at 36 Degrees North. Aaron and Jess talk with Devon about his entrepreneurial journey, his time in Alabama

Dominique Clarke, Tulsa Remote, and Building Community

Aug 27th, 2021 36m 37s

Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Sean and Aaron talk with Dominque Clarke, Director of Member and Alumni Experience for Tulsa Remote. She talks about the work Tulsa Remote has been doing, how many people the program have br

Jeanine Suah and Speaking the Right Language

Jul 22nd, 2021 36m 32s

Join Atento Capital for the tenth episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode, we talk to Jeanine Suah, Founder of Fynd, a platform for Black founders seeking capital, community, and content. Jeanine tells us her story from h

Tammy Torkleson and Bringing the Napkin to Reality

Jun 17th, 2021 41m 51s

Join Atento Capital for the tenth episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode, we talk to Tammy Torkleson, the founder of Indigo Technology, which is a business that helps people with tech ideas turn them into tech products.

Dominick Ard'is, ACT House, and Diligence Over Time = Growth

May 28th, 2021 49m 51s

Join Atento Capital for the ninth episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode, we talk to Dominick Ard’is, the founder of The ACT House, which is a global platform for team formation and startup creation. Dominick goes in dep

Malachi Blankenship, i2E and Investing in the Ecosystem

Apr 23rd, 2021 37m 1s

Join Atento Capital for the seventh episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode, we talk to Malachi Blankenship, the Venture Advisor & Director of Business Development at i2E, Inc. works in helping entrepreneurs build and dev

Libby Ediger and Tulsa’s tech talent of the future

Apr 8th, 2021 47m 22s

Join Atento Capital for the sixth episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode our two hosts Aaron and Sean talk to Libby Ediger, the Executive Director of Holberton School in Tulsa, which is a school built for software engine

Shelly Bell and Black Girl Ventures

Mar 11th, 2021 47m 23s

Join Atento Capital for the 5th episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode our two hosts Aaron and Sean talk to Shelly Bell, the CEO of Black Girl Ventures, a social enterprise for people who identify as black-woman entrepre