Carmen Pelaez's new romantic political comedy, The Cuban Vote, is partly personal and partly an investigation into the insane world of Miami politics.
Author - Ken Deckinger
Ken Deckinger is the co-founder and CEO of Startup Cuba and the executive producer and host of its namesake docuseries. A native of South Florida, Ken has been an entrepreneur for his entire professional career. Previously he was co-founder and CEO of HurryDate, pioneering the global concept of speed dating to 45 cities throughout the US, UK and Canada. HurryDate eventually evolved into online dating and was acquired by Spark Networks, the parent company of ChristianMingle.com and JDate.com. Ken is a graduate of Boston College and the University of Florida, where he was honored with the University’s Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Under 40 award and sits on the Board for the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He actively advises entrepreneurs and is a two-time protagonist of a Harvard Business School case study. Ken’s filmmaking and journalistic journey is inspired by a love of travel and authentic connections with other cultures. He believes that the more we know about each other, through stories, the closer we can become — thus the mission of Startup Cuba: to amplify the voices of the people sharing stories in the Latinx space. After living in New York City for 15 years, he encouraged his wife to move their family to Miami to get back to his South Florida roots. Needless to say, it was a short discussion and he and his family now call Boston, where his wife grew up, their home.
The Miami based Cuban-American entrepreneur leverages scrappiness, community and passion to achieve her goals with the deck stacked (statistically) against her.
Seoul, Korea's Habana Indie Club brings Cuban culture and a love story to the other side of the world.
For both Latinos and non-Latinos, it's a place to connect with others and feel at home surround by traditional food, music and culture.
Even in New York City just ten years ago it was hard to find real Cuban food so are cities like St. Louis or Pittsburgh ready? I really, really hope so.
Startup Cuba's Jami Erriquez talks about volunteering for World Central Kitchen in Poland to provide food relief for Ukrainian refugees.
Things heat up as Russia suggests that it could send a military deployment to Cuba, the island's vaccine is inspiration to low-income countries and more in this week's...
Startup Cuba talks with Cid Fernandez, the Co-Founder of La Espumita about their "espumita in a jar." Is it the perfect gift for your cafecito lover?
Guerra, the 3rd generation behind the family business welcomed us behind the scenes of the Cuban-American icon.
Mall Santa, all I want for Xmas is to interview Ana de Armas. That's all I need to believe in the miracle of the 1995 shopping mall Santa.
Other than a plate of ropa vieja and a bathtub full of pastelitos, what else should we include in our next project about Cuban food?
Curator Elizabeth Goizueta talks to Startup Cuba about Mariano Rodriguez's multi-decade exhibit at the McMullen Art Museum in Boston and soon the PAMM in Miami.
Emmy Park, the talented photographer behind The Dogs of Cuba Instagram account and book talks to us about cats and her new book The Cats of Cuba.
Introducing our next documentary: A crowdsourced film about Cuban food and identity.
Reuters: Cuba Approves Laws Granting Greater Rights as Criticism of Protesters’ Arrests Heats Up
Plus, furry baby animals, Cuba and crypto, the Cuban government blames the US for stoking flames and JFK's assassin trained by a Cuban exile.
Peloton's newest instructor, Camila Ramón, was born in Buenos Aires and raised in Miami. She brings passion, energy and connection to her culture as a pioneering voice...
Cuban cuentapropista Marta Deus, talks to us about how the private sector is doing in the midst of economic and COVID-19 pressure.
Now open again after a COVID hiatus, the combo bookstore, café and garden is the perfect place to relax, read and catch up with friends while connecting with the...