{"podcast":{"title":"The Nearshore Cafe","slug":"the-nearshore-cafe-7063903","podcast_index_feed_id":7063903,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2417050.rss","website_url":"https://www.nearshorecafepodcast.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/cl88yg3n0366iad89k8bqsnq61nf?.jpg","author":"Brian Samson","episode_count":94,"summary":"Hear from Nearshoring veterans about what it's like living and doing business in LATAM. Join our hosts and numerous guests from LATAM & the U.S. with interesting real life experiences. This podcast is full of great stories and useful advice on how to navigate the world's most untapped talent market along with travel tips.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T12:22:44.407985+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903"},"episode":{"title":"Scaling high-performing teams in Costa Rica staffing legend Doug Firestone on growing to 225 LATAM","slug":"scaling-high-performing-teams-in-costa-rica-staffing-legend-doug-firestone-on-growing-to-225-latam","published_at":"2026-04-27T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903/scaling-high-performing-teams-in-costa-rica-staffing-legend-doug-firestone-on-growing-to-225-latam","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2417050/episodes/19029366-scaling-high-performing-teams-in-costa-rica-staffing-legend-doug-firestone-on-growing-to-225-latam.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2417050/episodes/19029366-scaling-high-performing-teams-in-costa-rica-staffing-legend-doug-firestone-on-growing-to-225-latam.mp3","summary":"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 found in the jungles of Costa Rica. In this episode, Doug shares his transition from a Pennsylvania-based founder to a nearshoring pioneer. We explore the logistical and cultural \"must-haves\" for setting up shop in Latin America, from choosing the right free trade zones to hiring talent directly from tech hubs like IBM and Amazon. Doug als...","meta_description":"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 foun…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1677,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903/episodes/scaling-high-performing-teams-in-costa-rica-staffing-legend-doug-firestone-on-growing-to-225-latam/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903/scaling-high-performing-teams-in-costa-rica-staffing-legend-doug-firestone-on-growing-to-225-latam.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}