Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNearshoring Yourself; step by step to building an expat life in Mexico
In this episode of the Nearshore Cafe Podcast, Brian Samson sits down with Jen from Expatsi to explore what it really looks like to leave the U.S. an…
5 months, 1 week ago
Scaling high-performing teams in Costa Rica staffing legend Doug Firestone on growing to 225 LATAM
What does it take to grow an IT staffing firm to $28M in revenue while competing against giants like Tech Systems? For Doug Firestone, the answer was…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Chile Wins & Brazil is Complex: A Founder's Guide to LATAM
How do you handle a land deal with a duffel bag of cash? Brendan Quirk, Founder of LACPA, joins Brian Samson to share the wild, "boots-on-the-ground"…
6 months, 1 week ago
AI agents aren’t plug-and-play and that’s where most companies get it wrong.
In this episode of the Nearshore Cafe Podcast, hosted by Brian Samson, we sit down with Oleg Baranov, Founder & CEO of FlameTree AI, to break down ho…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Venezuela: The Most Exciting High-Risk Talent Market?
In this short clip from The Nearshore Cafe Podcast, Brian Samson discusses why Venezuela may become one of the most exciting high-risk, high-reward t…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
How A Founder Built A 24/7 Call Center In Latin America
In this episode of The Nearshore Cafe Podcast, Brian Samson speaks with Joe Helleny, Founder & CEO of CourtMoney, about building a 24-hour nearshore …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Doing Business in Medellín, Colombia (Expat Founder Story)
In this episode of The Nearshore Cafe Podcast, host Brian Samson sits down with entrepreneur and expat founder Chad Smalley to explore what it really…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Latin America M&A Outlook 2026: Deal Trends, Risk Architecture, and Nearshoring Opportunities
In this episode of The Nearshore Cafe Podcast, host Brian Samson is joined by JP Trouillot, Deal Advisory Partner and Regional Advisory Leader for th…
8 months, 1 week ago
AI Automation Without the Hype. Real Nearshore Workflows That Scale
Welcome to The Nearshore Cafe Podcast, hosted by Brian Samson and sponsored by 💻 Plugg Technologies (plugg.tech), a nearshore talent partner connecti…
8 months, 1 week ago
Discover how nearshore hiring is evolving in 2026
In this final episode of 2025, Brian Samson sits down with Ruben Santana, President of Plugg Technologies, to break down how nearshore hiring evolved…
9 months ago