Juan Rodriguez

Speaker
Executive Director – Winners Circle XR Academy

Juan Rodriguez is the Executive Director and Lead Instructor at Winners Circle XR Academy, Inc.. He provides diverse education and training based experiences under the Virtual and Augmented Reality umbrella. Juan was also a Career and Technical Education teacher at Hope High School with the Providence Public School Department.

As a Producer and Editor at the CW Providence (WLWC), Juan and the creative services team received the CW Model Affiliate Award.

Driven by his passion to mentor students and create timeless content, Juan is committed to providing students with access to develop 21st century skills, staying actively engaged in the XR industry while embracing innovative programs to educate and train students and educators.

In 2020 Juan was recognized by RI Monthly with a Digit Tech10 Award for his contributions to technology in the Ocean State. Juan is currently pursuing a Masters in Education with a concentration in technology integration from Southern New Hampshire University.

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February 24, 2022, 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM

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Articles

The Accidental Entrepreneur: When Life Hands You Lemons...

Being your own boss is potentially one of the most rewarding and liberating experiences. However, passion and a great idea are not enough to guarantee success; the likelihood of achievement is significantly enhanced with deliberate forethought and planning. When Elaine Dickson embarked on her entrepreneurial journey it was in response to an unpleasant and unexpected life event. Looking back there are critical enablers that could have made her startup journey less bumpy. Join us as Elaine shares her story and some of the building blocks that were crucial to her success.

Startup Story: Jaia Robotics

Join us for a Startup Story featuring Ian Estaphan Owen, Co-Founder of Jaia Robotics! Startup stories showcase local innovators, startups and small businesses with their own session dedicated to sharing what they've learned with the Venture Café Community.

The Future of... FinTech Data Analysis

Suraj Sait and Morgan Prior currently intern at Marstone, Inc., a leading provider of digital investing solutions. During their internship, they chose to analyze trends in user behavior related to risk tolerance questionnaires using a variety of statistical tools. Using their analysis, they then explored classification of users by persona and built a predictive model for classifying users by risk level. In this presentation, Suraj and Morgan will highlight their key findings, as well as the data science concepts which underpin them.

Thursday Gathering: The Future of FinTech Data Analysis (06/24)

Startup Story: USEFULL

USEFULL is on a mission to help colleges, corporate offices, campuses, and communities design plastic out of the day-to-day, starting with single-use cups and containers. USEFULL is a Boston-based circular solution that partners can implement. USEFULL provides the technology and inventory - returnable stainless steel cups and containers - to take the place of single-use to-go options. Watch the recording of their story below!

SeaAhead BlueGreen Innovation Challenge Finals

Join SeaAhead as they celebrate the Finalists from the 2020-2021 Blue Green Innovation Challenge. Finalists pitched their concepts and answered questions from the audience about their innovations.