Shakin' Hands
Welcome to 'Shakin' Hands,' the podcast where entrepreneurship meets fascinating stories from the most intriguing minds today. From proven business practices to groundbreaking ideas that challenge the status quo, Shakin' Hands' is not just about the handshake that seals a deal but about the shared experiences and values that unite us all. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a seasoned business owner, or someone who loves a good story about overcoming odds, Shakin' Hands' promises to deliver compelling content that shakes up the conventional and celebrates the extraordinary.
Tune in to Shakin' Hands' where leaders, thinkers, and doers come to share, inspire, and, most importantly, connect. Let's shake hands with the world, one story at a time.
Host: Jack Moran
Powered by DreamSpear
Episodes
94 episodes
Pairing Comedy and Hollywood
Jeff Howard and BJ Bales bring the kind of conversation that feels part comedy set, part Hollywood war story, and part masterclass in creative survival. The two comedians and actors break down how they met through indie films in LA, what it act...
Turning Comedy Into Viral Content
Harvardseye brings a raw, funny, and unique perspective to this conversation, unpacking how comedy became both his outlet and his vehicle. What starts as a conversation about skits and viral content turns into something bigger: a real look at B...
Why Keeping Relationships Is The Key To Success
Coady Cline sits down with Jack to unpack the mindset behind a life built on sales, access, relationships, and relentless competitiveness. From becoming a force in Boston nightlife through TheVIPHost to building in solar recruiting and premium ...
Leading a National Hemp Business
Brandon Gadles joins Jack for a conversation that goes far beyond hemp. What starts as a raw discussion on accountability and victimhood quickly turns into a sharp breakdown of toxic employees, business lawsuits, leverage, and the kind of minds...
Turning Content Into a Business
Madi Beumee joins Shakin’ Hands for a conversation that feels just as much about identity and confidence as it does content and business. What makes this episode hit is the way she strips away the shiny side of social media and gets ho...
How Gen Z approaches money
In this episode, Jack sits down with Diego Andres of Smart Boston for a conversation centered on money, mindset, and the power of human connection. Diego breaks down how Smart Boston is using street interviews and real conversations to understa...
Leading MassChallenge’s $16 Billion Startup Engine: Cait Brumme
Cait Brumme, CEO of MassChallenge, joins Jack for a sharp conversation on what founders actually need beyond funding: grit, customer proximity, the right network, and the ability to commercialize in hard markets. Drawing on her background acros...
Turning Local News Into Viral Stories
WBZ NewsRadio reporter, producer, and on-camera personality Matt Shearer joins Jack Moran to break down what it takes to turn everyday local moments into stories people actually care about. Matt shares how his early love of radio shaped the way...
They sold 1,200 Cars in One Month
Jamie McKay, a Massachusetts self-made car dealer who climbed from lot kid to owner by outworking everyone in the building. Jamie shares the moments that forged him, childhood adversity, getting thrown onto the sales floor at 18, and the painfu...
Former City Councilor: Politics Is All Theater
Ian Cain, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of QUBIC Labs, and former President & former City Councilor for Quincy, Massachusetts, pulls back the curtain on what politics looks like when the cameras are off. Why “public service” often turns...
Investigative Author: Interviewing a South American dictator's right-hand man
Investigative author and professional ghostwriter Cillian Dunne unpacks the reporting journey behind his book The Right Hand Man. After a call in October 2023, Cillian traveled in and out of Panama to interview Carlos Whitgreen, Manuel...
Ep. 83 | What the Younger Generation Really Needs to Learn - with Education Leaders of Panama City
Jack sits down in Panama City with four educators, Rick Hengelbrok, Ben Thorwaldson, Stephanie Hengelbrok, and Haley Herold Espino, to explore how the education system is evolving beyond the traditional classroom. Together, they unpack the wide...
Ep. 82 | Digital Wealth Building in Emerging Markets - Juan Kong
Jack sits down in Panama City with Juan Kong, the co-founder and CEO of Marian Exchange, an investment app built to help Latinos generate long-term wealth by tokenizing real assets and connecting local banking rails with crypto infrastructure. ...
Ep. 81 | Building Safety, Engineering, and Panama’s Future - Emilio Chi
Jack sits down in Panama City with Emilio Chi, the co-founder of Consultores IND, an engineering firm specializing in non-destructive testing and structural diagnostics. They break down how critical maintenance is in a market that loves to buil...
Ep. 80 | Using Interactive 3D software to sell real estate - Dan Burdman
Dan Burdman, co-founder of Hauzd, breaks down how interactive 3D and live inventory shorten the path from curiosity to commitment in new-build real estate. He shares franchising wins and scars the importance of documenting everything, aligning ...
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-ra...
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, p...
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 ...
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,...
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 pa...
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 transform...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, an...