Casey Lau (Co-Host Rise Conference) and I discuss the conference business post-Covid: Are people getting Zoom fatigue? How the conference industry will change post Covid New competition models such as Clubhouse, Podcasts, Webinars Revenue models behind the conference industry Growth areas in the industry
Maria Nguyen (Founder of the Art of Plating) and I talk about this unique aspect of the culinary experience: What is plating? The personal expression involved in serving your food Simple tactics to up your plating experience The shift to 'At home' culinary experiences and new business models because of Covid 3d printing in food
Dr. Rabindra Watson (nationally renown medical GI) and I talk about why the Gut is so interesting and as important as the brain, we discuss: The comparisons of the complexities and unknowns of the Amazon forest to the Gut How to think about probiotics, vitamins, and supplements Enhancing your system vs. Fixing your system - and the marketing and lobbying behind the decisions you make Tips to clean and healthy living Note: Dr. Watson is a Director of Bariatric EndoscopyInterventional Endoscopy Se...
Todd Gitlin of Safire Partners discusses the landscape for start-ups, the funding stages, and valuations, and: What companies are telling him about recruiting top talent The qualitative levers to pull to get hired: bring capital, or talent, or customers New business models are emerging A list of companies in LA that are hiring How to tell your story and get through the noise
This week I get to speak to Matthew Hertz (supply chain guru) on the impact of Covid on supply chains and how that affects the consumer, we talk about: The archetypes of supply chains AC (After Covid) Redundancies and contingencies in other places besides China Some industries have fast-tracked growth by 5 years AC (After Covid) New business models emerging from pressures on the supply chain Non-essential businesses using FBA (fulfilled by Amazon) have to look elsewhere The evolving delivery exp...
Miss Malini is Founder of Miss Malini Media: hear how she started as a back-up dancer, took a massive risk to jump on the radio, and then do it again to blog (when that wasn't a thing) How to draw the line between positivity, authenticity, and virtual equity How her risk profile has changed as her brand has grown How brands need to drastically evolve to be relevant Her view on platforms and control over her audience How the media landscape has and will continue to change post Covid...
Lydia Fenet is a MD at Christies Auction house, listen to how she wiggled her way into an internship with the top auction house in the world, The story of how she parlayed the internship into creating her own department, How Lydia got the confidence to renegotiate her salary, Her authentic sales approach that has lead to raising over $500M for non-profits, The insights that led to her book, The Most Powerful Woman in the Room is You
Excited talk to Yancy Strickler, founder of Kickstarter on the podcast to discuss a lot of topics around Bentoism and the flow state of life, How kickstarter was founded in the last downturn, Bentoism and our limited view of self-interest, The relationship between the concepts of 'Now me', 'now us', 'future me', 'future us', The flow state of life, How to make your weekly 'to do' list, more than administrative items, How to apply Bentoism to Covid...
Jason Baumgarten is part of the leadership team at Spencer Stuart, The premier executive search firm places board members, executives and CEOs for some of the most important global companies, He highlights the effects of COVID-19 on businesses and how they are reacting, Discusses new industries and needs that are being formed in front of our eyes Discusses what it takes to be a “good leader” in times of crisis and how to stay relevant, Explores what industries can do to bounce back...
Looking at his life as seasons of a TV series or chapters in a book led Shaan Puri to make waves in various different industries. His philosophy is that you should follow your curiosities and passions, try new things, take risks and experiment. Shaan has opened a sushi restaurant, founded a bio-tech startup, ran an idea lab in Silicon Valley and most recently sold his startup Bebo to Twitch. He’s also the host of The Hustle's podcast ‘My First Million’, where he talks to self-made millionaires t...
Chasing The White Rabbit is all about sharing stories of incredible and inspirational people who’ve achieved success. It’s about digging into the life-altering moments that culminate in something beyond your wildest imagination. Success is so much more than hustling; as you climb your way to the top you need to change the way you view the world. This show has just hit its milestone 10th episode, so join me for a double-digit celebration as I reflect on some of the most thought-provoking quotes f...
It began as an intense passion for gaming and grew into a philosophy – a way of life. Yu-Kai Chou is one of the earliest pioneers of a concept called ‘gamification’. Having put his “heart and soul” into the game ‘Diablo II’ and spending countless hours levelling up his character, he realized that time would’ve been better spent levelling up in real life. Turning the daily grind into a game, he became his own RPG character, and was hooked on the thrill of honing and enhancing his skills. This rea...
At just 23 years old, Alex Masmej is already making waves in the crypto space. He believes technology has the ability to change the world and views the blockchain revolution as the key to achieving this. His main focus is decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs. These are self sovereign, open source organizations which reside on the Ethereum blockchain, and allow decision making to be coordinated at an unprecedented scale. In this in-depth interview, Alex explains how DAOs can make donat...
This week’s white rabbit is health, one which we are forever chasing, whilst often going in the wrong direction. Professor Kevin Folta is on a mission to help people make sense of the rights and wrongs of what to eat. Kevin is a horticultural sciences professor at the University of Florida, and also hosts the weekly podcast ‘Talking Biotech’. Spending much of his childhood growing and eating vegetables from his garden, his passion has developed over many years, and that enthusiasm really cuts th...
From extensive work with nonprofits, to work on the Riordan fellowships at Anderson Business School, Alex Lawrence now sits as the assistant dean of Anderson and has built his life around giving back to the community. He’s made mentoring and helping people his life’s mission, and believes that staying connected to all of the communities you’ve been a part of in your life is the key to fulfilment and success. In this compelling discussion, Alex describes why he’s so passionate about creating a be...
Following a long career in sales and trading at Goldman Sachs and Nomura, Karan Wadhera went on to make a string of exciting career moves. In college, he worked with the likes of Snoop Dogg and John Legend on raising their digital profiles. He also co-founded, and still works with, MissMalini.com, one of India's best-known digital media and entertainment brands. Karan now works within the cannabis industry as managing partner at the leading venture capital firm Casa Verde Capital, whilst sitting...
What began as a last-minute attempt to do something good grew into an initiative spanning 150 cities around the world. HashtagLunchbag was born one Christmas in LA when AJ Fresh gathered his friends and headed to the local grocery store to buy enough food to feed 100 people. Following a challenging year, AJ’s therapist prescribed volunteer work, but he struggled to find meaning through traditional methods. So he decided to give back on his own terms, preparing the food with his friends over a ba...
When you’re looking to quit your job to start something big, you can’t take an average approach. Whether you want to be an operator, an investor, an advisor or director, or to lead an organization, Todd Gitlin has a six-dimensional framework you can operate from. Todd is the founder of Safire Partners, an executive search firm focused on early stage and growth companies. In this episode, hear how to put into practice his six-pronged approach for evaluating career options. You’ve got to look at p...
It started as a desire to create an epic after-party, a space to bring together creatives and like-minded individuals. But Xenii quickly became one of the most exciting production companies in Los Angeles, and the local nightclubs feared the competition so much they’d have SWAT teams in full riot gear sent to try and shut them down. Pia Lindstrom is one of the founders of the company, which arranged parties hosting the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jessica Alba, starting ...
Having no knowledge of jewellery didn’t stop Jason Arashben from becoming one of LA’s most successful jewellers. Now CEO of Jason of Beverly Hills, he has tapped into his incredible skills as a communicator, creating a multi-million dollar operation in the process. Jason took a deep dive down the rabbit hole, and launched his first six-figure business from scratch selling trinkets in his senior year at college. Ignoring jibes from his father that he was ‘throwing his life away’, Jason took a ton...
The road to success can be fraught with difficulties, but for Dee Murthy it truly has been a journey of discovery. He is co-founder of the LA-based fashion brands Five Four Group and Young & Reckless, and is also a presenter of the Deetour podcast and co-host of the Group Chat podcast. In this fascinating conversation, he explores how he had to shift his mindset to create a brand that really connects with its customers. He realised that to front this brand he needed to become famous – so he ...
Dr Michael Gillam is CEO of HealthLab The company uses AI to analyse “dark data” He highlights the enormous scale of data available to us Explains the power of “backcasting” in decision making Discusses our move into the “biotech age”
In this episode, we meet two people who consider themselves cyborgs. The cultural challenges of being born colorblind led Neil Harbisson on a mission to create a system that would allow him to defy his limitations. Astonishingly, he did it! When he met Manel De Aguas, who designed the two fins attached to his skull which allow him to hear changes in the weather, they decided to set up the Transpecies Society, an association that gives a voice to people with non-human identities. Both describe th...
