VelocityTX Vital Signs

This week on Vital Signs: Cowboy hats and CAR-T therapy Join us as we sit down with Vincent Pham, Co-Founder & CEO of Powerhouse Therapeutics and Director of Special Projects for Nucleate Texas, to talk cell therapy, liver cancer, and the stylistic nuances that make a properly Texan hat.Vincent brings equal parts scientific vision and strategic insight — and he doesn't shy away from the hard questions around talent, ecosystem, and what the future of this city could look like.If you're building here, betting on biotech, or just curious what's brewing in San Antonio — you’re gonna want to check this one out. Watch it here, then subscribe to Vital Signs wherever you get your podcasts!#bioscienceinnovation #carttherapy #livercancer

San Antonio's startup ecosystem has a superpower: it's a true "one-degree community." The right intro, the right room, the right moment, and everything can change for a founder.This week on Vital Signs, we sit down with Leslie Chasnoff to talk about Geekdom doubling down on bold, high-growth builders, and how their partnership with the City of San Antonio Economic Development Department is making Launch SA the front door for anyone ready to start. We also continue our conversation about the traits of successful founders: communication, grit, and the self-awareness to know what you don't know.If you're building something in San Antonio, or thinking about it, this episode is for you.

When injured operators need to get back to the mission, the system around them matters just as much as their will to recover.This week on Vital Signs, we sit down with Marc Esposito — former Air Force Special Operations and now a leader in human performance — to talk about what it really takes to rebuild after catastrophic injury.After surviving an IED blast in Afghanistan, Marc’s journey took him through Walter Reed and ultimately to the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio — a place he describes as one of the few truly patient-centered rehab models in the world. Not just built to heal, but to return people to purpose.But recovery isn’t just “right of bang.” Marc also shares a powerful perspective on what happens before injury — how we train, measure, and optimize human performance across special operations and beyond.🎧 Tune in to hear Marc’s story and follow our Vital Signs podcast wherever you get your podcasts.#humanperformance #militarymedicine #traumacare #rehabilitation

“I learned critical care through podcasts.” On this week's episode of Vital Signs, Dr. Lucas Bryant shares how a lack of burn education resources inspired he and cohost Jacob Swann, MD, FS, FACS to start the TBSA (Total Body Surface Area) Burn Surgery & Critical Care Podcast. Created for anyone who wants to further their understanding of burn care, TBSA fills a void in the medical podcasting landscape, while also drawing attention to this critical--but often overlooked--area of healthcare.

Big ideas don’t happen in isolation. They happen when the right people, the right capital, and the right convictions collide.On the latest episode of Vital Signs, we sit down with Juan Sebastian Garzon, Managing Partner of Alamo Angels, for a conversation that feels bigger than just venture. It’s about how startup ecosystems truly thrive when connectivity isn’t an afterthought — it’s the engine.Sebastian shares how Alamo Angels is evolving the way angel investing works — building a model that moves at the speed of founders while doubling down on what matters most: real relationships, shared vision, and a community that shows up. The result? A network that’s both dynamic and deeply rooted.If you care about where early-stage investing is headed — and how ecosystems can unlock their full potential by working in sync — this episode is worth your time.

This week on Vital Signs, VelocityTX CIO Jeremy Nelson continues the conversation with Wesley Okeke, CEO of CUBIO Innovation Hub and Headway Idea Labs.From founder blind spots to why Texas is gaining momentum, Wesley shares real talk on what it takes to move ideas from concept to impact—and why mindset matters as much as technology. 

On this week’s Vital Signs podcast, we welcome back Freyya CEO & Co-Founder Gabriele Niederauer, PhD as guest host for a wide-ranging conversation with Wesley Okeke, CEO of CUBIO Innovation Hub and Headway Idea Labs.From the future of women’s health and innovation to the connection between the entrepreneurial mindset and Montessori education, this episode covers a lot of ground and offers plenty of insight along the way.