The Era of Big Has Arrived in San Antonio
Growing up, I didn’t think big. I think a lot of us in San Antonio carry that, whether we realize it or not. I grew up in an inner-city neighborhood where most of my world existed within about a five-block radius. I didn’t get on a plane until I was 18. My life felt small, […]
The Logos Matter: What’s Next For San Antonio’s Tech Talent
Article 5 of a 5-part series on UT San Antonio’s hidden talent pipeline When I was CEO of Geekdom, San Antonio’s largest co-working space at the time, our mission was simple: help build the city’s tech scene one company at a time. I remember one meeting that taught me more about recruiting than any other. […]
When Netflix Discovered UT San Antonio
Article 3 of a 5-part series on UT San Antonio’s hidden talent pipeline Once you spend a day recruiting our students, you stop thinking about what San Antonio doesn’t have, and you start seeing everything it does. That’s exactly what happened when I reached out to Netflix. I knew our students had the talent to […]
When Facebook (Meta) Came to UT San Antonio
Article 2 of a 5-part series on UT San Antonio’s hidden talent pipeline When Meta (Facebook) came to recruit at UT San Antonio for the first time, the recruiter arrived polite but skeptical. We had been trying to bring them here for a while. Getting big tech companies to visit wasn’t easy because we weren’t […]
There’s a Tech Talent Boom Happening Under Our Noses
Article 1 of a 5-part series on UT San Antonio’s hidden talent pipeline My friend Diego Bernal once told me, “Talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not.” It’s one of those lines that stays with you, a sentence that explains an entire city in eight words. I thought I understood what he meant when […]
Explore the Core: Downtown West District
For decades, San Antonio’s central business district — downtown proper — felt like occupied territory. With nearly 90% of the foot traffic driven by tourists, it was easy to assume the area was off-limits to locals unless they were clocking in. But that’s changing. A new neighborhood energy is emerging in Downtown West, clawing back […]