VelocityTX Vital Signs

About VelocityTX Vital Signs

VelocityTX Vital Signs explores the people and ideas shaping the future of health and medical innovation. Hosted by VelocityTX Chief Innovation Officer Jeremy Nelson, PhD, the show features relaxed, conversational interviews with leaders across medtech, military medicine, research, and entrepreneurship. Each episode dives into the stories behind breakthrough ideas, the realities of building and scaling health technologies, and the growing role of San Antonio’s innovation ecosystem in advancing medical solutions that impact both civilian and military communities. From startup journeys to translational research to regional economic development, Vital Signs offers an inside look at the innovators, investors, and institutions working to transform healthcare—locally and globally.

Publisher

VelocityTX

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Mar 2026

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Episode 1: Sebastian Garzon - Alamo Angels

   Big ideas don’t happen in isolation. They happen when the right people, the right capital, and the right convictions collide. We see this firsthand every day on our campus with the Alamo Angels team located in the Merchants Ice building. On this week's episode of VelocityTX's Vital Signs, we sit down with Managing Partner Juan Sebastian Garzon for a conversation that goes way beyond traditional venture capital. Sebastian breaks down how they are building an investing model that moves at the...

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Episode 13: Chad Carey - Empty Stomach Group

   San Antonio has everything it needs to compete on the national stage: innovative companies, leading universities, and a unique confluence of military assets and installations. But talent doesn't just choose a job. It chooses a city. That's where Chad Carey comes in. Through his Empty Stomach Group, Chad now operates 18 bars, restaurants, and music venues across San Antonio, and together, they've helped make our city the kind of place where people want to build a life, not just take a job.&n...

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Episode 12: Dr. Amanda Ramirez - UT Health San Antonio

   She's a psychologist turned student success director who's spent years helping researchers turn their training into real-world careers. In this episode of Vital Signs, Amanda Ramirez PhD talks about her work to prepare young scientists for careers beyond academia — and why getting out of the lab is step one. She also gets into brain drain, what San Antonio is doing well, and what it'll take to build the infrastructure to keep great scientists here. Also — she had the perfect response to our...

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