Phi Pham is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Building Beats, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering young people through DJing, digital music production, and creative workshops that integrate entrepreneurial, leadership, and life skills. Since its founding in 2009, Building Beats has reached thousands of youth across New York, Los Angeles, and beyond, helping them discover their creative voice while preparing them for success far outside the music studio.

In this episode, Phi shares how his journey as a DJ and music producer led him to see DJs not only as entertainers but as community organizers—bringing people together, sparking movements, and building culture. That perspective became the foundation for Building Beats, where music becomes both a passion and a tool for personal growth.

Phi reflects on the early challenges of launching a music-focused nonprofit, including shifting from a grant-giving vision to hands-on teaching and building sustainable models where schools directly invest in programming. By approaching the nonprofit like a small business—treating schools and students as clients—Building Beats ensures accountability, quality, and long-term impact.

We also dive into the role of technology in shaping music education: from the days of Winamp, CDs, and mashups, to the rise of MP3s, Serato, and social media, and now into a future transformed by AI music tools. Phi explains how technology continually reshapes DJ culture and how Building Beats adapts, ensuring that youth learn not only music but also digital fluency and resilience.

A highlight of our conversation is the story of Jada, a student from Far Rockaway who began as a high school participant and eventually became a teacher and leader for Building Beats’ Los Angeles programs. Stories like hers illustrate how music workshops can grow into pathways of leadership, mentorship, and community change.

Phi emphasizes that impact isn’t just about numbers: It’s about transformation. Whether working with students in schools, youth in transitional housing, or young people navigating the justice system, Building Beats creates spaces where passion meets possibility. The organization also embraces cultural relevancy, designing lessons around artists, platforms, and trends that resonate with students today—from TikTok challenges to K-pop and anime.

Looking forward, Phi envisions a “Building Beats University”—a place where learning is driven by passion, whether in music, skateboarding, design, or digital creation. With unlimited resources, he would scale interest-based education that empowers students to “learn what they love until they love to learn.”

This episode is an inspiring look at how music, technology, and community can combine to shape the next generation of leaders. Phi reminds us that while algorithms and AI may influence creativity, authentic human connection and shared passion will always remain at the heart of transformation.

About Phi Pham

- https://buildingbeats.org/

About Federico Ramallo ✨👨‍💻🌎

🚀 Software Engineering Manager | 🛠 Founder of DensityLabs.io & PreVetted.ai | 🤝 Connecting 🇺🇸 U.S. teams with top nearshore 🌎 LATAM engineers

- 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/framallo/

- 🌐 https://densitylabs.io

- ✅ https://prevetted.ai

🎙 PreVetted Podcast 🎧📡

- 🎯 https://prevetted.ai/podcast

- 🐦 https://x.com/PrevettedPod

- 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/prevetted-podcast

00:00 Introduction to Building Beats and Its Mission

07:00 Transformative Stories: Impact on Students

09:24 Challenges in Nonprofit Music Education

12:57 The Role of Music in Life Skills Development

17:56 Sustainability and Business Mindset in Nonprofits

22:00 Impactful Partnerships and Collaborations

22:50 Transformative Impact on Students' Lives

29:40 Engaging the Next Generation

36:04 Building a Community of Creatives

41:55 The Soundtrack of Building Beats

Mustafa Qutub is the co-founder and CEO of PaloBio, a Silicon Valley startup using AI to unlock human resilience and improve neurological health. In this thought-provoking conversation, Mustafa shares how his journey through law, philosophy, and technology led him to focus on one of humanity’s biggest challenges: helping individuals and organizations thrive in the age of AI.

We explore the roots of resilience—what it really means to persevere, how it goes beyond simple perseverance, and why it’s deeply tied to our cognitive, emotional, biological, and social environments. Mustafa draws on thinkers like Thomas Hobbes to explain how human will, consciousness, and creativity emerge from sensory input, and why those very qualities may become the line between human uniqueness and machine intelligence.

At PaloBio, Mustafa and his co-founder are building what he calls an AI advocate—a system that doesn’t just coach or cheerlead but truly understands the individual. By combining personal health, cognitive, and behavioral data, PaloBio aims to provide tailored insights for family caregivers, patients, and eventually broader populations. Their vision is to create a persistent companion that remembers who you are, adapts to your goals, and can even represent you in medical or therapeutic contexts with more accuracy than you could yourself.

The conversation also tackles the ethical and social challenges of AI:

• Could positive reinforcement from AI become addictive and isolating?

• How do we balance risk vs recklessness in resilience-building?

• What happens when AI knows us better than we know ourselves?

• How can individuals retain control and even economic value from their most personal data?

Mustafa argues that the future lies in empowering individuals to own and license their resilience data, making it both impactful for healthcare and meaningful in a world where automation is redefining human contribution.

We also discuss how too many possibilities can overwhelm innovation, why avoiding “new paradigms” that limit creativity is critical, and how serendipity and flexibility are essential traits for founders navigating uncharted waters.

By the end of the episode, you’ll gain a deeper appreciation for resilience—not just as a buzzword, but as a core human capacity that can be measured, supported, and enhanced with technology. And you’ll see how PaloBio is working to become a trusted advocate for individuals, caregivers, and society at large.

👉 If you’ve ever wondered about the intersection of AI, healthcare, resilience, and human purpose, this conversation with Mustafa Qutub is one you won’t want to miss.

About Federico Ramallo ✨👨‍💻🌎

🚀 Software Engineering Manager | 🛠 Founder of DensityLabs.io & PreVetted.ai | 🤝 Connecting 🇺🇸 U.S. teams with top nearshore 🌎 LATAM engineers

- 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/framallo/

- 🌐 https://densitylabs.io

- ✅ https://prevetted.ai

🎙 PreVetted Podcast 🎧📡

- 🎯 https://prevetted.ai/podcast

- 🐦 https://x.com/PrevettedPod

- 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/prevetted-podcast

00:00 Introduction to PaloBio and Mustafa Kutub

01:37 The Inspiration Behind PaloBio

07:52 Understanding Resilience and Its Importance

10:27 Defining Resilience: A Deeper Look

17:25 The Role of AI in Personal Resilience

25:14 The Future of AI and Human Interaction

39:34 PaloBio's Vision for the Future

In this episode of the PreVetted Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Tanguy Chau, Founder and CEO of Paxton, the AI-powered legal platform making waves in the industry by helping lawyers work 10x more efficiently.

With a PhD from MIT and a background in engineering, venture capital, and early-stage investments in groundbreaking companies like Ironclad, Tanguy brings a rare blend of technical precision and business insight to the world of legal tech.

We dive deep into:

• The broken state of traditional legal research and why Boolean queries are holding law firms back

• How Paxton eliminates AI “hallucinations” to ensure 100% citation accuracy in legal work

• Why legal-specific AI models are the future — and how they protect sensitive client data

• The three pillars of Paxton’s platform: legal research, document analysis, and rapid drafting

• The secrets behind finding product–market fit in complex industries

• Patterns Tanguy has seen in successful legal tech startups from his years as an investor

• His vision for the next 5 years of AI in law and why ignoring AI could become an ethical breach for lawyers

Whether you’re a solo attorney, part of a small law firm, or working inside an AmLaw 100 giant, this conversation is packed with insights on how AI can transform your legal practice making it faster, safer, and more cost-effective than ever.

Learn more about Tanguy Chau and Paxton:

- https://paxton.ai

About Federico Ramallo:

Software Engineering Manager | Founder of DensityLabs.io & PreVetted.ai | Connecting U.S. teams with top nearshore LATAM engineers.

- 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/framallo/

- 🌐 https://densitylabs.io

- ✅ https://prevetted.ai

PreVetted Podcast:

- https://prevetted.ai/podcast

- https://x.com/PrevettedPod

- https://www.linkedin.com/company/prevetted-podcast

00:00 Introduction to Paxton AI and Its Vision

01:57 Challenges in Legal Research

06:30 Expanding Features Beyond Legal Research

08:44 Understanding Hallucination in Legal AI

14:07 Ensuring Citation Accuracy in Legal AI

16:41 Differentiating Paxton AI from Competitors

18:23 Accessibility for All Law Firms

21:25 The Future of AI in the Legal Industry

23:31 Advice for Law Firms on AI Adoption

29:28 Insights on Successful Legal Tech Startups

35:41 Customer Research for Product Development

38:16 Future Developments for Paxton AI

Tara Maddala, Founder & CEO of Pandora Bio, joins us to explore how smartphone signals, wearables, and emoji-simple check-ins can spot early shifts in student mental health and nudge the right next step. We talk privacy-first design (individual data stays with the student), campus-level insights, and why limiting recommendations to three clinically vetted options prevents overwhelm. Tara explains how a biostatistician’s rigor—study design, bias control, real-world evidence—translates from cancer diagnostics to digital mental health, and why catching changes “upstream” matters. We also unpack social-media incentives, cultural differences in support systems, and the power of small, hopeful actions.

Tara has a PhD in Statistics and 25+ years across pharma, biotech, and genomic diagnostics. She builds cross-disciplinary teams and ML-based personalized diagnostics from feasibility through commercialization. With Pandora Bio, she’s applying that playbook to empower young adults on their mental-health journey.

Learn more about Tara Maddala:

- https://pandorabio.com

- https://www.linkedin.com/company/pandora-bio-inc/

- https://www.instagram.com/pandora.bio/

About Federico Ramallo ✨👨‍💻🌎

🚀 Software Engineering Manager | 🛠 Founder of DensityLabs.io & PreVetted.ai | 🤝 Connecting 🇺🇸 U.S. teams with top nearshore 🌎 LATAM engineers

- 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/framallo/

- 🌐 https://densitylabs.io

- ✅ https://prevetted.ai

🎙 PreVetted Podcast 🎧📡

- 🎯 https://prevetted.ai/podcast

- 🐦 https://x.com/PrevettedPod

- 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/prevetted-podcast

00:00 Introduction to Dr. Tara Madala and Pandora Bio

00:59 Understanding the Mental Health Crisis Among Young Adults

04:12 The Role of Technology in Mental Health Solutions

08:46 Empowering Students Through Personalized Resources

12:36 Cultural Differences in Support Systems for Young Adults

15:05 Normalization of Mental Health Issues and Seeking Help

20:32 Early Detection and Proactive Mental Health Strategies

23:49 Gathering Mental Health Data

26:28 Personalization in Mental Health Solutions

28:52 Implementing Meet Pandora in Colleges

30:40 The Meaning Behind the Name 'Pandora'

32:02 The Role of Hope in Mental Health

32:57 Future Availability of Meet Pandora

34:00 Goals and Milestones for Pandora Bio

37:59 Her Biostatistics Backbone

40:47 The Importance of Early Detection in Mental Health

Narasimha Krishnakumar explains how QuantMomo translates institutional-grade factor models into simple, rules-based portfolios that everyday investors can follow. He breaks down the “why” behind momentum, all-weather, and value strategies, emphasizing process over hunches: position sizing, risk controls, and a clear rebalance cadence. By connecting directly to a user’s brokerage, QuantMomo helps investors execute consistently and reduce the stress that comes from discretionary, emotion-driven decisions.

Narasimha is a hands-on technologist and financial strategist with 15+ years of experience in software engineering, product development, and algorithmic trading. Currently he is serving as the part-time CEO of QuantMomo, where he architected and deployed multi-strategy, rule-based systems across U.S. and Indian markets using real-time data pipelines and execution layers.

About Narasimha Krishnakumar:

- https://quantmomo.com

About Federico Ramallo ✨👨‍💻🌎

🚀 Software Engineering Manager | 🛠 Founder of DensityLabs.io & PreVetted.ai | 🤝 Connecting 🇺🇸 U.S. teams with top nearshore 🌎 LATAM engineers

- 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/framallo/

- 🌐 https://densitylabs.io

- ✅ https://prevetted.ai

🎙 PreVetted Podcast 🎧📡

- 🎯 https://prevetted.ai/podcast

- 🐦 https://x.com/PrevettedPod

- 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/prevetted-podcast

00:00 Introduction to QuantMomo and Nara Narasimha Krishanakumar

04:14 Exploring the Indian vs. US Market Dynamics

09:07 Investment Opportunities in the Indian Market

13:44 Understanding Rules-Based Investing Strategies

20:01 Understanding Rules-Based Investment Strategies

24:25 The Role of Backtesting in Investment

28:23 Navigating Investor Emotions and Market Drawdowns

33:48 Position Sizing and Risk Management

40:14 The Future of Financial Coaching with AI

Linda Baker has guided hundreds of devoted clients since 2003 through the biggest financial milestones of their lives—always with a blend of genuine care and strategic, forward-thinking execution. A former director of finance who oversaw marketing events at the Silicon Valley Business Journal, Linda brings uncommon rigor to every transaction: innovative marketing, design sense, and tech savvy on the sell side; a visionary, collaborative approach on the buy side that helps clients see potential in neighborhoods and properties they might have overlooked. It’s why her repeat-and-referral flywheel keeps spinning—and why she founded Milestone Realty in 2021 to deliver a more vibrant, client-first experience.

Linda Baker shares how authenticity, clear communication, and “high-road” ethics earn trust that lasts decades. We dig into her negotiation tactics, contract discipline, and the Silicon Valley practice of upfront inspections to reduce surprises. She explains how to set healthy boundaries in a 24/7 business, why “location, lifestyle, and livability” beats checkbox shopping, and how a timely nudge—grounded in trust—can help clients seize the home that truly fits. Along the way, we touch on market shifts (inventory rising, buyers pausing), pricing realities, and practical advice for first-time buyers, emotional sellers, and new agents learning the craft. Linda is a YWCA Tribute to Women and Industry honoree; outside work she’s with her husband, two sons, and two dogs—often at their mountain getaway, Baker’s Acres—playing games, traveling, or savoring a chilled glass of wine.

What you’ll learn with Linda Baker

• How to market a listing with design, data, and story to attract the right buyers

• When (and how) to guide hesitant clients toward the decision they already want

• The “location, lifestyle & livability” framework for smarter home choices

• Why upfront inspections and contract rigor prevent renegotiation drama

• Boundary-setting tactics that keep you responsive and sane in a 24/7 business

About Linda Baker:

- http://www.remilestone.com

About Federico Ramallo ✨👨‍💻🌎

🚀 Software Engineering Manager | 🛠 Founder of DensityLabs.io & PreVetted.ai | 🤝 Connecting 🇺🇸 U.S. teams with top nearshore 🌎 LATAM engineers

- 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/framallo/

- 🌐 https://densitylabs.io

- ✅ https://prevetted.ai

🎙 PreVetted Podcast 🎧📡

- 🎯 https://prevetted.ai/podcast

- 🐦 https://x.com/PrevettedPod

- 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/prevetted-podcast

00:00 Introduction to Linda Baker and Her Journey

02:47 Launching Milestone Realty: A Personal Milestone

05:37 The Importance of Client Relationships

08:29 Building Trust Through Genuine Care

11:31 Navigating the Real Estate Market

14:02 The Sensory Experience of Home Buying

17:03 Funny and Impactful Stories in Real Estate

20:06 Advice for Success in Competitive Markets

22:46 Guiding Clients Through Their Decisions

25:34 Finding the Right Home: Balancing Needs and Wants

31:40 The Emotional Landscape of Home Selling

37:05 The Spirit of the House

42:05 Balancing Work and Family Life

50:39 Navigating Market Imbalances

Bilal Asif—founder of ConnectGenie AI and Kikbits, full-stack developer, and long-time Upwork Top-Rated-Plus freelancer—shares how he stepped beyond marketplace dependence to build a durable personal brand and a product that helps others do the same. He traces the origin of ConnectGenie from a simple Chrome extension into an AI assistant that personalizes LinkedIn connection notes, comments, and posts at scale—born from his own realization that he was “known on Upwork” but virtually invisible elsewhere.

We dive into persona-driven content: defining background, tone, writing tics, words to use/avoid, even how you express agreement—so AI outputs actually sound like you. Bilal explains why multiple personas matter (formal for first touches, casual for ongoing threads, and a distinct voice for company pages) and offers a realistic cadence: 25–30 minutes of daily engagement, with a focus on thoughtful comments if time is tight.

On the engineering side, Bilal opens the hood: years of building Chrome extensions (since 2016), selecting resilient DOM selectors to avoid breakage, and reverse-engineering LinkedIn post and comment scheduling rather than relying on restrictive APIs. The goal: give creators more control without sacrificing reliability.

We unpack Bilal’s C.L.I.E.N.T. Framework for profile optimization—coined with help from ChatGPT and inspired by Evan H. Fisher—which he used to revive a dormant Upwork presence and which others have used to land projects:

• C – Capture Attention: Treat the first 250 characters like prime real estate—skip “Hi, I’m…” and hook the reader.

• L – List Your Skills: Make relevance obvious at a glance.

• I – Instill Trust: Proof, outcomes, badges, testimonials, recognizable logos.

• E – Explain Value: What the client gets, not just what you do.

• N – Narrate Experience: Curated wins aligned to the work you want.

• T – Tell Your Story: Human context once credibility is earned.

Bilal also reflects on returning to a changed Upwork economy (higher boosting costs, tougher competition), why founder-led marketing became essential, and how selling, storytelling, and brand work humbled his “pure engineer” mindset. Looking ahead, he’s focused on improving persona quality with newer models and expanding scheduling workflows—so consistent, authentic branding becomes effortless for founders, marketers, and executives.

About bilal Asif:

- Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-bilalasif

- Public IG: https://www.instagram.com/bilal.asif_official

- ConnectGenie Website: https://connectgenie.ai/

- ConnectGenie IG: https://www.instagram.com/connectgenie_ai/

- Extension Install Page: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/connectgenie-linkedin-ai/inloipbahbmhelpokmejailbmcegccal?installationSource=Fredrico-PC

About Federico Ramallo:

Software Engineering Manager | Founder of DensityLabs.io & PreVetted.ai | Connecting U.S. teams with top nearshore LATAM engineers.

- 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/framallo/

- 🌐 https://densitylabs.io

- ✅ https://prevetted.ai

PreVetted Podcast:

- https://prevetted.ai/podcast

- https://x.com/PrevettedPod

- https://www.linkedin.com/company/prevetted-podcast

00:00 Introduction to Bilal Asif and Connect Genie AI

05:56 The Journey to Building Connect Genie AI

09:09 Maximizing LinkedIn Engagement

11:41 The Persona-Driven Content Strategy

15:58 AI in Technical Interviews and Screening

18:59 AI in Interview Processes

21:56 Defining Personas for Effective Communication

26:32 Technical Challenges in Building Connect Genie

32:52 The CLIENT Framework for Upwork Success

40:48 The Power of Sales in Business

43:15 Personal Growth Through Entrepreneurship

Gidi Cohen joins the PreVetted Podcast to share his remarkable journey as a serial entrepreneur, cybersecurity veteran, and now Co-founder & CEO of Bonfy.AI. With over two decades of experience building Skybox Security into a global enterprise and advising leading security companies like OTORIO and Octarine, Gidi has spent his career at the intersection of technology, risk, and trust. Today, he’s channeling that expertise into solving one of the biggest challenges of the AI era: making unstructured data ( whether human or AI-generated ) secure, compliant, and trustworthy.

In this episode, we dive into:

• Gidi’s early fascination with technology and how it naturally led him into cybersecurity long before it was a buzzword.

• The rise of AI in 2023 and why he saw both massive opportunity and massive risk — sparking the creation of Bonfy.AI.

• Lessons from scaling Skybox Security to serve enterprises thousands of times larger than his startup team.

• Why accuracy is “the name of the game” in data security, and how traditional tools like DLP failed to meet enterprise needs.

• How Bonfy.AI is building real-time controls to analyze, label, and prevent risks in unstructured data across email, chat, SaaS apps, and more.

• The dual nature of AI: an incredible tool for innovation but also a dangerous weapon for attackers, fraud, and automated penetration attempts.

• His concept of techno-meritocracy vs. techno-feudalism — why the concentration of AI power among a handful of companies could reverse centuries of progress and create a polarized society.

• Practical advice for founders tackling highly technical, enterprise-focused problems: focus on product-market fit, simplicity, and delivering value quickly.

• His predictions for the next five years: tighter regulations, compressed adoption cycles, and a massive industry push to build trust and compliance into AI from the ground up.

• A personal reflection on what keeps him motivated: the thrill of tackling big problems, building organizations around deep technology, and shaping the future of enterprise security.

Throughout the conversation, Gidi emphasizes that the goal is not to slow down AI adoption, but to ensure organizations can embrace its benefits without taking on unbearable risks. With Bonfy.AI, he hopes to provide enterprises the tools they need to confidently harness AI while protecting their intellectual property, compliance obligations, and long-term trust.

This is a must-listen episode for anyone interested in cybersecurity, enterprise technology, and the future of AI governance.

About Gidi Cohen:

- https://www.bonfy.ai

About Federico Ramallo ✨👨‍💻🌎

🚀 Software Engineering Manager | 🛠 Founder of DensityLabs.io & PreVetted.ai | 🤝 Connecting 🇺🇸 U.S. teams with top nearshore 🌎 LATAM engineers

- 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/framallo/

- 🌐 https://densitylabs.io

- ✅ https://prevetted.ai

🎙 PreVetted Podcast 🎧📡

- 🎯 https://prevetted.ai/podcast

- 🐦 https://x.com/PrevettedPod

- 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/prevetted-podcast

00:00 Introduction to Gidi Cohen and Bonfy.AI

02:56 The Evolution of Cybersecurity and AI

05:47 Lessons from Scaling Skybox Security

08:42 The Birth of Bonfy.AI

11:09 Balancing Security and Business Operations

11:48 The Future of Compliance and Trust in AI

14:38 Bonfy AI's Role in Cybersecurity

17:22 Techno Meritocracy vs. Techno Feudalism

19:17 The Rise of Meritocracy and Its Challenges

26:27 Techno-Feudalism: The New Power Dynamics

29:29 Building a Successful Tech Enterprise

31:39 The Future of AI Trust and Compliance

41:34 The Joy of Solving Big Problems