LGBTQ Entrepreneur All-Stars: Michael Meo, Caio Buchalla, and Dan Cafiero
October 23, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
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Three LGBTQ founders pull back the curtain on building, funding, and scaling real companies.
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In this episode
- How StartOut connects LGBTQ entrepreneurs with venture opportunities
- What the early stages of starting and funding a company actually look like
- Ways to protect your mental and physical health while running a business
- Where LGBTQ commerce is headed and why it matters now
About this episode
On this episode, we have celebrities of a different kind…business all-stars; entrepreneurs fashioning other entrepreneurs, from the elite circle of StartOut: Michael Meo, the founder of Build Momentum Venture Studio and Queer Tech IRL, and power duo Daniel Cafiero and Caio Buchalla, co-founders of Ove Touch and Go. We talk about their early dive into the world of entrepreneurial dealings, the behind-the-scenes of starting and funding your company, their own business success, their relationship with StartOut connecting business owners and venture opportunities, upcoming Tech Week, maintaining mental and physical health in a busy world, the future of LGBTQ commerce, and more...with co-host model and musician Steven Dehler and your sassy host with the sassy most, Alexander Rodriguez. Raise a glass; it's On the Rocks!
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TV & Radio Personality Alexander Rodriguez sips and chats with your favorite celebrities from TV, film, Broadway, music, reality TV and pop culture in this weekly, entertainment, no holds barred talk show. Academy Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Tony Award, Golden Globe Award winners – he’s drank with them all!
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