Alejandro Rioja

CEO

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I'm the founder of Future Sharks! Reach out to me with any questions or partnership ideas :)

Richard Lorenzen of Fifth Avenue Brands, a Truly Inspiring Story

Richard Lorenzen is a one of the top millennial entrepreneurs and investors in America. Heā€™s the founder and CEO of Fifth Avenue Brands, a public relations firm in New York City. He was ranked by both Inc. and Entrepreneur Magazine…

Josh Steimle: Speaker, Writer and BAUS entrepreneur

Uhmm where do I beginā€¦ Put simply, Josh Steimle is a straight BAUS.Ā  As a writer, speaker and businessman, Josh is a relentless entrepreneur that has written over 200 articlesĀ for Time, Forbes, Inc, Mashable, TechCrunch, and Entrepreneur, among others. He…

Joey Hubbard Shares His Passion for Music with Future Sharks

Tell us about your upbringing, what got you into music?Ā  Growing up just outside of Calgary I was active in music from a young age. Starting in piano when I was 6, quickly I progressed to violin, and then guitar.…

Samuel Poirier: ā€œStarting Extremely Young Is One Of The Best Investments Iā€™ve Made In My Life.ā€

Samuel F. Poirier is a young entrepreneur that was named aĀ Thiel Fellow. Samuel founded his first company at the age of 14, importing minerals to Montreal. Later, at age 18, he went and created the firstĀ debit card for Bitcoin. He…

Andy Hine Found His Dream Job After Working 107 Other Jobs

Andy Hine is the founder of MedalDisplays.co.uk and MedalDisplays.com.au. In this interview, he goes over what made him ditch his jobs and finally start his entrepreneurial journey. Most of the time, we wonā€™t find out what we truly like until…

Learn Dropshipping Step-By-Step with Adam Reed

Today we talk with Adam Reed about entrepreneurship and dropshipping. Hey Adam, why donā€™t you introduce yourself to the audience? Hey Alejandro. First of all, thanks for interviewing me! My nameā€™s Adam and Iā€™m a 22 year old Entrepreneur from…

Helping the Homeless. A Very Motivational Story with Sam Sawchuk

Sam Sawchuk is the co-founder of Sandwich for a Story, an initiative which focuses on using Virtual Reality as a tool to help immerse people coping with homelessness in job interview settings. Sam is also a TEDx speaker, startup advisor…

Talking with Mahbod Moghadam (Founder of RapGenius and Everipedia), the most eccentric person I know

Mahbod Moghadam: Founder of Rap Genius and Everipedia Thanks for being here Maboo, give the readers a 2-sentence pitch about yourself. Yo yoooo! I am an Iranian dude who is really into crowd-knowledge! I started Genius.com, which tells you the…

Sameer Jafri: Getting a Shark to Invest in Your Idea

Sameer Jafri is one of my good friends at UCLA. We met freshman year and connected because of our mutual interest in entrepreneurship. In 2014, Sameer started Twazer, an online marketplace for college students to buy and sell their items…

Dave Liebowitz, a viral content creator [Interview]

I started theseĀ interview series to get a chance to interviewĀ people that I respect, look up to and want to learn from. Over the next few months, I plan to interview friends, colleagues and industry leaders alike to pick their brain…