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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

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53:48

Turning Comedy Into Viral Content

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2026/04/20

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 Boston’s cultural divide, the city’s creative ceiling, and his mission to bridge both through humor. He talks about growing up in Dorchester, finding comedy through hardship, and learning that relatability is what actually makes content hit. The episode ...

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36:29

Why Keeping Relationships Is The Key To Success

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2026/04/13

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 suite experiences, Coady explains how reading people, handling rejection, and staying in motion became his real unfair advantage. The conversation moves through wild door-knocking stories, the realities of money and discipline, and what it actually take...

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39:53

Leading a National Hemp Business

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2026/03/30

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 mindset it takes to protect what you’re building. Brandon also shares how watching CBD and THC products help his mother through cancer treatment became the catalyst for launching Boston Hemp, giving the entire conversation real weight and personal conviction...

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56:23

Turning Content Into a Business

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2026/03/23

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 honest about what it really takes to build something with substance, staying power, and intention. There’s a real throughline around visibility — not just being seen online, but learning how to trust your voice enough to show up fully and turn that into real oppor...

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50:11

How Gen Z approaches money

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2026/03/16

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 understand how Gen Z thinks about wealth, relationships, confidence, and personal responsibility. He shares why he believes proximity, curiosity, and the willingness to feel uncomfortable matter more than resumes, credentials, or trying to look polished too ear...

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51:25

Leading MassChallenge’s $16 Billion Startup Engine:...

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2026/03/09

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 across impact investing and Harvard Business School, Cait breaks down why MassChallenge is built to help early-stage companies get to real traction, not just better pitch decks. The episode dives into hiring, leadership, and the balancing act every founder f...

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42:11

Turning Local News Into Viral Stories

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2026/03/02

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 he communicates today, treating the audience like a friend in the passenger seat, not a crowd he has to “perform” for. He unpacks the core storytelling principles that drive his work: earn attention fast, keep the pacing tight, and make sure every stor...

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52:32

They sold 1,200 Cars in One Month

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2026/02/02

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 painful lessons that came with rapid success. He breaks down his non-compete war and why he believes respect matters, but doing what’s right for you matters more. His biggest lessons are tactical: negotiate your pay plan, stop confusing loyalty with stagnatio...

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84:54

Former City Councilor: Politics Is All Theater

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2026/01/26

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 into optics, fundraising, and playing a role. You’ll hear what it actually costs to run for office, how ballot access works, and why donors and messaging can matter more than ideas. Ian also shares what led him to walk away after years in the system, a...

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76:53

Investigative Author: Interviewing a South American...

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2026/01/19

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 Noriega’s right-hand man, while tracking down long-hidden documents tied to the regime. They break down what it takes to earn trust with a source who can read people, how you write an “unreliable narrator” without losing the audience, and why stakes and pacing ...

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117:57

Ep. 84 | What the Younger Generation Really Needs to...

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2025/12/01

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 widening gap between curriculum and reality, and why mentorship, emotional development, and real-world readiness are becoming non-negotiable. The conversation dives into system-level pressures, shifting student needs, and how teachers today operate more lik...

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Ep. 82 | Digital Wealth Building in Emerging Markets...

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2025/11/24

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. He traces how organizing one of Panama’s first crypto conferences and seeing how many people remain unbanked, pushed him to design tools that make investing accessible. The conversation dives into his personal story of growing up Chinese in Panama and t...

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32:55

Ep. 81 | Building Safety, Engineering, and Panama’s...

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2025/11/17

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 build fast but rarely budgets for long-term health. The conversation expands into Panama’s unique advantages, from logistics and finance to a skyline boom that keeps technical inspection in constant demand. They explore cultural realities, the entrepreneuri...

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Ep. 80 | Using Interactive 3D software to sell real...

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2025/11/10

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 incentives, and how those lessons translate to everyday. The conversation shifts toward leadership over control: listen first, set the context, and teach people how to think so they can work independently without needing constant supervision. Through it...

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Ep 79 | Building Trust into the Product - Johan...

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2025/11/03

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-rail gaps, hiring where talent density lives—and why raising capital locally demands extra grit. The through-line is discipline over ego: treat entrepreneurship like a vocation, listen harder than you speak, and let the market set the brief. They dig into...

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Ep. 78 | Turn Purpose Into Your Growth Engine -...

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2025/10/27

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, partnerships, and concrete activities that help founders unlock grants, risk capital, and impact investment, with real SME wins and a KPI mindset that tracks both revenue and impact. Zooming out to Panama’s SME-driven economy, they connect climate and bi...

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Ep. 77 | Winning with transparency - Norman Coburn

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2025/10/20

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 scrappy, bootstrapped edge of LATAM, then dig into how AI shifts the craft from deterministic builds to generative experiments, plus when to use each. Beyond code, they cover senior product coaching, ruthless scoping, and early user feedback loops that ...

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Ep. 76 | The Business of Better Habits Through...

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2025/10/13

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, and deciding to build a service that keeps material out of landfills while educating people to change behavior. The conversation delves into partner selection, alignment, loyalty, and emotional maturity, as well as the importance of prioritizing peace ...

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Ep. 75 | Turning Content Into a Finance Company -...

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2025/10/06

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 pandemic-era YouTube hobby into a multi-stream brand, leveraging TikTok consistency, content repurposing, and financial education for Latin America. The conversation explores building a team, designing monetization funnels, and striking a balance between ...

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Ep. 74 | Bringing Caapi to Market - Roberto Rodriguez

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2025/09/29

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 transformed it into a legal, non-inebriating daily ritual, as well as what it takes to source, produce, and educate responsibly in Panama. The two explore simple protocols that align with real life, fostering trust through consistency rather than hype, and posit...

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