This is going to be the last episode of The Black Box Podcast, more of a goodbye than a full episode. The podcast has achieved what it was set out to do. Provide content to anyone, but especially the younger audience via stories and experiences from successful investors, business owners, entrepreneurs as well as providing updates on tech, web3 at times. Need to clear some bandwidth for upcoming plans, and if the new experiences provide value we will return to share them! Thanks for all the suppo...
Apr 18, 2023•11 min•Ep. 90
Today on Black Box, we are talking with a previous guest, Juan Tomayo, JD. Last time we spoke about his journey to becoming a lawyer and being in the profession. Now we’re bringing him on to help us discuss the legal aspects of the recent Tik Tok Congress Hearing we’ve all been seeing online. I try to approach from a Technical standpoint, explaining how some of the discussed technologies really work, and Juan helps from legal. Be sure to check out Blvck Ice for any Jewelry needs! • Email us at b...
Apr 13, 2023•40 min•Ep. 89
Today on Black Box, we sit down with our boy Alberto Monges, an Accountant/Business Analyst. We do cover a bit about the job and work in general but it’s more in regards to adjustment. We talk about the struggles some can go through when adjusting to the adult world, especially during the period where WFH was forced because of COVID restrictions. To compliment this, we also cover work-life balance and how that can help the adjustment to working full time. It wouldn’t be Black Box if we didn’t di...
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 88
Today on Black Box, we sit down with Ryan Brady, 2x TEDx speaker who brings a surprising amount of experience to the table for his age. Ryan is Head of Sales @digitalprodigee but his story starts long before that when he was still in high school. A car accident that left him in a coma due to a TBI caused him to look at life differently. We discuss his role at Digital Prodigee, his experience recovering from the accident, his time spent studying and living abroad and how he was able to land TEDx ...
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 87
Today on Black Box, we sit down with a previous Black Box guest from way back, and a great friend, Luca Abatemarco. Don’t worry Luca is on to talk about something entirely different this time! Luca has changed his career path pretty drastically over the past year or so, going from process engineering at a chip manufacturer to playback engineering in audio/visual productions. We cover the career change and new job responsibilities but also cover the decision making process Luca went through in or...
Mar 22, 2023•46 min•Ep. 86
Today on Black Box, we sit down with Robert Kerbeck, author of Ruse: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street, which is a detailed memoir about his experience as a corporate spy. Robert started his career as an actor, initially doing stage performances on Broadway, but then moving out to Los Angeles where he later went on to appear in many shows that we all grew up watching… examples being Melrose Place and NYPD Blue. As Robert goes on to explain, acting can be a difficult field wh...
Mar 14, 2023•41 min•Ep. 85
Today on Black Box, we sit down with Scott Smith, Founder of Royal Legal Solutions. Scott has extensive experience an an aggressive litigator prior to starting up his own firm. Royal Legal Solutions specializes in protecting clients’ Real Estate assets throughout the US and Canada. Scott uses his experience as an attorney as well as his experience as a Real Estate investor to provide a well rounded approach for the best protection. https://royallegalsolutions.com/ This episode is interesting bec...
Mar 07, 2023•54 min•Ep. 84
Today on Black Box, we sit down with Jeremy Cordon, Founder of Goldback, which is the world’s first physical, interchangeable, gold money where the value of the mint is in the bill itself. Both Investors and Collectors buy Goldbacks because they are spendable, physical 24k gold bills, each with beautifully unique designs, available in five denominations. This is supposed to solve the age old problem of how to use gold in smaller transactions. Goldbacks are already accepted and used in 5 states a...
Feb 28, 2023•38 min•Ep. 83
Today on Black Box, we chat with an SEO professional that has over 14 years experience in digital marketing and SEO, Brandon Leibowitz. Thanks again for coming on Brandon! Brandon is the Founder & CEO of SEO Optimizers which focuses on helping small and medium-sized businesses get more online traffic, which in turn converts into clients, sales, leads, etc. https://seooptimizers.com/about/ Be sure to check out Blvck Ice for any Jewelry needs! • Email us at [email protected] • Check...
Feb 21, 2023•47 min•Ep. 82
Today on Black Box, we chat with James Woodall CFP, Founder & CEO of Woodall Wealth Management. James has 10+ years experience in Financial Analysis and Wealth Management, working for Fidelity and other prestigious firms. In 2022 James decided to embark on his own journey, providing Wealth Management that is tailored to each individual client. In this interview, James proves his in depth understanding and knowledge on all investment vehicles including some alternative ones you may have not h...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 81
Today on Black Box, we have Daniel Alfon, a specialist in understating LinkedIn and specifically how to leverage the tool in order to acquire the most impactful connections. During the episode, Daniel shows us a bit of his process when he inspects and offers some improvements to Jon and Ahmed's profiles. Daniel has services to teach and offer his insight on the professional tool, LinkedIn, so you can leverage it to the best of your ability. Daniel helps get your profile in front of who it ne...
Feb 07, 2023•47 min•Ep. 80
Today on Black Box, we have Jack Allweil, a many of many talents to say the least. In this episode we cover a few different topics, but mostly real estate investing as it pertains to the common person trying to invest while still working a day job. Jack is an Actuary by profession, but also a Real Estate investor, an author (15 Weeks to Pass an Actuarial Exam) and Co-host of The Brothers on Books Podcast. Be sure to check out Blvck Ice for any Jewelry needs! • Email us at blackboxsubmission@gmai...
Jan 31, 2023•59 min•Ep. 79
Today on Black Box, we have on a good friend from college who also happens to be a financial engineer for environmental modeling, Jordan Rothstein. We catch up and discuss how the future of the environment plays into financial engineering, as well as it's future potential in large portfolios. Be sure to check out Blvck Ice for any jewelry needs! • Email us at [email protected] • Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFmvklDGay2iYOeRQ6wy0Ug • Instagram: ...
Jan 24, 2023•42 min•Ep. 78
Today on Black Box, we chat with Mark Herschberg about his work educating about reaching your highest potenital in your career. Mark has extensive experience as a Tech/Startup CTO with an education from MIT. From this experience, Mark started sharing how he was able to grow, improve and excel at what he did. This leads us to now, where Mark is still a CTO but additionally an instructor at MIT, a Creator/Speaker and the Author of “The Career Toolkit” which bundles everything he’s learned and cont...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 77
Today on Black Box, we chat with Brendan Kumarasamy, an accounting major working at IBM turned career coach and content creator on YouTube. Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, where he coaches some of the top performers and executives at major companies worldwide on mastering public speaking and communication. This is paired with a plethora of content available for free on his YouTube channel, covering a lot of the same topics without the consulting and appointments offers via his services! Be...
Dec 02, 2022•59 min•Ep. 76
Today on Black Box, we chat with Daniel Blue, owner of Quest Education. Quest Education helps its clients access and make alternative investments to make the most out of their retirement savings. Often, people are restricted to what funds their retirement account provider offers, which consists of the usual stocks, bonds, ETFs, etc. Daniel shows us how to leverage some of that capital into cash flow. Be sure to check out Blvck Ice for any jewelry needs! • Email us at [email protected]...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 75
Today on Black Box, we chat with Brandon Neely, an entrepreneur and infinite banking enthusiast. Brandon is a podcast host, business advisor/coach and successful entrepreneur that leveraged infinite banking to create cash flow! This is definitely a great episode for anyone who wants to create cash flow and passive income efficiently, as well as learning some of the unique benefits to infinite banking. Be sure to check out Blvck Ice for any Jewelry needs! • Email us at [email protected]...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 74
Today on Black Box, we got to chat with Jerry Fu, a Pharmacist/Manager turned leadership coach who also happens to be a stand up individual. Jerry opens up about his story and really talks us through what was going on in his mind as he was experiencing some turbulence in his career. Fast forward a bit, and Jerry has been able to find both passion and success in conflict resolution and leadership coaching. Jerry also shows us some examples of this in the episode! Be sure to check out Blvck Ice fo...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 73
Today on Black Box, we chat with Daniel Martinez, the Founder of Hivemind CRM and the Host of The Hive With Us Podcast Network. We discuss Daniels path to entrepreneurship, which started in Trucking when he went from an employee to a business owner. Daniel then transitioned to Real Estate and Wholesaling and that led to him creating Hivemind CRM which is catered to RE investors and wholesalers. Thanks for coming on Dan and best of luck! Make sure to tune into a game this season and watch Rondell...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 72
Today on Black Box, we sit down with Rondell Payne, a member of Stony Brook's Division 1 Soccer team to discuss his journey thus far and hopes of making it to the professional level. Rondell grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, so we also discuss the recruitment process and moving to the United States and how he's gotten by despite being far form home. We even cover some of the day to day responsibilities of a Division 1 athlete compared to non-athletes! Make sure to tune into a game this sea...
Oct 18, 2022•48 min•Ep. 71
Today on Black Box, we chat with a fellow Stony Brook alumni Brian Clark about his career transition. Brian went to Stony Brook for Mechanical Engineering, but after graduating and working as a Process Engineer for some time the career trajectory didn't align with his long term goals. After some research and weighing of possibilities Brian decided to enter a Software Development Bootcamp, which is a program that lasts for ~3-4 Months and teaches you all the skills you will need to essentiall...
Oct 11, 2022•53 min•Ep. 70
Today on Black Box, we discuss Little Kings & Queens Entertainment with Walter King, Westchester New York native. Walter has family history of business owners, so he always gravitated towards the entrepreneur lifestyle/being his own boss. After college, this started with his gaming truck originally NY Console Kings and now Little Kings & Queens Gaming Truck as he expanded the LKQ Ent. brand. The next expansion was the Little Kings & Queens Party Patrol, a decommissioned fire truck th...
Oct 04, 2022•35 min•Ep. 69
Today on Black Box, we bring on a good friend and mentor to Jon and Ahmed, Jerry Li. Jerry is also a graduate from SBU where he wrapped up his masters back in May 2019. Since then, Jerry has been growing as a Software Developer... starting his career @ Trip Advisor and currently @ Amazon in Seattle. We cover the struggles of finding a job, the pros/cons of being a Software Developer and navigating the bumps along the way. Be sure to check out Blvck Ice for any Jewelry needs! • Email us at blackb...
Sep 27, 2022•45 min•Ep. 68
Today on Black Box, we discuss Joe Rockey's journey in Real Estate. Joe is the Founder of Rockey Real Capital which operated rentals, flips properties and offers ren-to-own rental options. Joe is also host of two podcasts, Father and Joe as well as Local Football Flavor. Big thanks to Joe for sharing his experience and showing no one path is the same! Father and Joe: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/father-and-joe/id1201053379 Local Football Flavor: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 67
Today on Black Box, we chat with our buddy from college Tyler Caffery about his career in Product Management and his passion for music. Tyler graduated from Stony Brook with Ahmed and Jon in May of 2022 with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering. Tyler has spent his entire life surrounded by music, served as Drum Major back in High School and now currently produces and releases music under the name "Same Company". This episode is a bit more laid back, but still focuses on someone chasing...
Sep 13, 2022•59 min•Ep. 66
Today on Black Box, we chat with Jon's neighbor and our friend Hans Vredeling about his endeavors throughout his illustrious career. Hans applied his learnings from university and his early career in the Netherlands to the companies he has built in the United States. To explain the visual/audio data reading technology that Hans has pioneered, think about Shazam. Be sure to check out Blvck Ice for any jewelry needs. • Email us at [email protected] • Instagram: https://www.instagram...
Sep 06, 2022•46 min•Ep. 65
Today on Black Box, we invite our friend Chris Odegard aka the Prolific Investor to discuss how he turned a tough time in his life into a turning point towards something better. Chris will explain his financial journey and how it brought him to alternative investments. Tune in to learn more! Be sure to check out Blvck Ice @blvckicenyc for any jewelry needs. • Email us at [email protected] • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blckboxpodcast/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/blckboxpodc...
Aug 30, 2022•59 min•Ep. 64
Today on Black Box, we interview our friend Alundas Havens about his journey that led him to serve in the U.S. armed services and how the spent the years following his time trying different jobs and feeling restricted. Alundas shares the story of founding Alpha Influence Media and hosting The Winner's Paradigm Podcast! Be sure to check out Blvck Ice for any jewelry needs. • Email us at [email protected] • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blckboxpodcast/ • Twitter: https://twit...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 63
Today on Black Box, our boy A.T. Bianco discusses his music career including producing and creating content through his brand Loud Music Only. As the title suggests, we'll touch on the brief period that A.T. hosted "Stony Brook Hot Ones," which was Stony Brook's rendition of the popular YouTube series. Be sure to check out Blvck Ice (@blvckicenyc) for any jewelry needs. • Email us at [email protected] • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blckboxpodcast/ • Twitter: ht...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 62
Today on Black Box, we have our friend Tim Shanley tell us about his experiences building his own brewing brand. Also, we are so excited to announce that Tim’s Run & Hide Taproom had its grand opening last week! Be sure to check out Blvck Ice for any jewelry needs. • Email us at [email protected] • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blckboxpodcast/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/blckboxpodcast • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blackboxpodcast This episode is sponsored by Zencast...
Aug 09, 2022•55 min•Ep. 61
