Dr. John Amaral is an esteemed chiropractor and the co-founder of The Well Being Center of Santa Cruz. As a practitioner of NSA, or Network Spinal Analysis, John has worked with thousands of people from over 50 countries around the world to reap the benefits of his holistic approach in order to eliminate pain and completely transform their lives. With his private practice in Santa Cruz, John continually seeks the most innovative methods for elevating the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual...
Apr 29, 2014•52 min
Matt Swafford is an award-winning photographer, artist and world traveler who has spent more than 20 years inspiring the world around him with his incredible images. He is the owner of fine art studio An Open Wall, where he captures images of nature, cityscapes and cultural portraits that have been exhibited in Illinois, New York, and California. Through his other studio, Swafford Imaging, Matt offers unique commercial photography services designed to capture the emotion that sells his clients’ ...
Apr 22, 2014•40 min
Tom Rodrigues is an artist and vintner and the owner of Artevino Winery and 180-acre Maple Creek Ranch in Maple Creek, California. Blending his passions for art and wine, Tom’s handcrafted, limited production and award-winning wines are adorned with labels featuring his unique art-nouveau inspired vineyard artwork. Artevino is committed to using sustainably sourced grapes to create the finest flavors and share them with fellow wine and art lovers.
Apr 15, 2014•38 min
Cathal Furey is a leader in the field of music technology and the Founder & CEO of Fan Footage, an online platform that enables artists and fans to collaborate in creating crowd-sourced live music videos with great audio quality. Previously, Cathal ran Present Tense Productions and has spent nearly ten years as a lecturer on IT, Multimedia & Enterprise at Dublin City University in Ireland, where he lives and works.
Apr 08, 2014•47 min
Anthony Cordova is a forward-thinker with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry, currently as Vice President of Artist Relations at Charity Partners, a free fundraising platform created to increase critical funding to some of the world's most admired charities and foundations. Anthony is the Founder & Principal of Story Road Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based artist management company with clientele that includes American Idol and TV Personality, Kimberly Caldwell. Previo...
Apr 01, 2014•40 min
Robert Fried is a Fortune 500 marketing strategist and best selling author who strikes a refreshing balance between making money and making meaning. Fried is the co-founder of Brandmark Inc., a marketing consulting firm whose client list includes bebe, Revlon, Coach, and Motorola. Fried currently serves as chief marketing officer for engajer.com, an emerging Silicon Valley firm, as well as co-founder of the ThirdWind Company, dedicated to empowering people to realize their professional goals and...
Mar 25, 2014•28 min
Chris Dotson, is a singer, songwriter, musician and producer and the founder and CEO of SoulRiver Records Corporation. He is also the founder and CEO of (CDI) Chris Dotson Inc, a multi media marketing promotion corporation that consists of several different companies including THE TOP, a digital network system/platform. Prior to launching CDI Chris provided tour management and negotiated corporate sponsorship deals on behalf of THE TOP artists in music, film, television, and Major Fortune 500 co...
Mar 18, 2014•54 min
David Pack is the Lead Singer/Writer/Guitarist for the legendary band, Ambrosia. David is also a respected solo artist and Grammy winning producer and music director of special events, including both of President Clinton's inaugurations. In addition to Ambrosia, David has been a key collaborator in the music industry. He is well known for his duet with Bette Midler on multiplatinum Beaches soundtrack on Atlantic, and collaborated and performed with Michael McDonald & James Ingram on “Maria” ...
Mar 04, 2014•31 min
Gene Lim has over 20 years experience in marketing and advertising and is a strategic leader win the fields of concept development, design, branding, marketing, promotions, and emergent technologies. Currently he is the CEO of the creative consulting group Mav12, “the go-to agency for the impossible,” whose diverse client list includes Red Bull, Mercedes-Benz, Walt Disney, and DreamWorks. Gene also serves as global committee chair of strategic alliances for Entrepreneurs' Organization, where he ...
Feb 25, 2014•31 min
Paul Myers is a Canadian author, journalist, musician and songwriter, and the brother of comic actors Mike Myers and Peter Myers. After a brief stint as songwriter and front-man for indie rock band The Gravelberrys (which enjoyed a moment of fame with their alternative hit “Wonder Where You Are Tonight”), Paul Myers began devoting most of his time to music journalism.
Feb 18, 2014•57 min
Albhy Galuten is a Grammy Award-winning American record producer, composer, musician, orchestrator and technology executive. He has produced 18 #1 singles, with songs and albums selling over 100,000,000 copies, among them the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever and the hit theme song from Grease. He’s worked with artists like the Bee Gees, Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin and the Eagles. In recent years he has worked at Universal Music Group and now Sony as a top technology...
Feb 11, 2014•45 min
Brent Bourgeois is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, whose second album, YoYo, was recorded together with esteemed producer Todd Rundgren and resulted in their biggest hit with its first single, "I Don't Mind At All". Brent went on to produce several solo albums and to serve as the Vice President of A&R at Word Records in Nashville from 1997–2001. He has recently become well known in the Contemporary Christian Mu...
Feb 04, 2014•45 min
Dick Wingate is the principal at DEV Advisors. Dick has worked in the music and entertainment industry for over 40 years with companies such as Columbia, Epic, Polygram, TAG Strategic, InTouch Group, and many more. He has spoken at a number of industry events such as SXSW, MEFCON, Jupiter Plug-in, CMJ, etc. For more information on Dick and his team at DEV go to: http://devny.vc/
Jan 28, 2014•41 min
Robert Fried is a Fortune 500 marketing strategist and best selling author who strikes a refreshing balance between making money and making meaning. Fried is the co-founder of Brandmark Inc., a marketing consulting firm whose client list includes bebe, Revlon, Coach, and Motorola. Fried currently serves as chief marketing officer for engajer.com, an emerging Silicon Valley firm, as well as co-founder of the ThirdWind Company, dedicated to empowering people to realize their professional goals and...
Jan 21, 2014•28 min
Frans Johansson is a keynote speaker and the best-selling author of The Medici Effect, Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts and Cultures; published by Harvard Business School Press in 2004. Translated into 18 languages, The Medici Effect was named one of the top 10 best business books by Amazon.com. He is also the author of The Click Moment. The Medici Effect has been hailed by innovation-guru Clay Christensen as, “one of the most insightful books about managing innovatio...
Jan 14, 2014•50 min
Peter Hoppenfeld is widely recognized as “the go-to” attorney for direct marketers, thought leaders, authors, domestic and international training companies, “information marketers” and their founders. He has been described as a "lawyer who really understands marketing" and "a marketer who happens to be a lawyer." His diverse client list includes fitness and nutrition expert JJ Virgin, ‘SuperHero You’ founder Jim Kwik, and personal finance guru Ramit Sethi. Peter takes a holistic approach that ai...
Jan 07, 2014•37 min
Tom Silverman is the founder of Tommy Boy and has served as CEO since 1981. He has over 30 years experience in the hip-hop, urban, alternative, dance, rock and gospel music markets. He founded Dance Music Report in 1978, the preeminent newsletter for DJs for over 15 years. He was a founder and partner in the legendary New Music Seminar, the world’s seminal music industry convention through the 80’s and is Co Executive Director of the recently revived New Music Seminar. Mr. Silverman serves on th...
Dec 24, 2013•42 min
Anthony Cordova is a forward-thinker with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry, currently as Vice President of Artist Relations at Charity Partners, a free fundraising platform created to increase critical funding to some of the world's most admired charities and foundations. Anthony is the Founder & Principal of Story Road Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based artist management company with clientele that includes American Idol and TV Personality, Kimberly Caldwell. Previo...
Dec 17, 2013•40 min
Scott Fox is a serial startup executive, online marketing expert, podcaster, and advisor to entrepreneurs and celebrities such as Bill O’Reilly and Larry King. He is the original "Click Millionaire" and the host of the Internet lifestyle entrepreneur and online marketing forum at ClickMillionaires.com. Scott's work been covered by the New York Times, Boston Globe, LA Business Journal, Wall Street Journal, Toronto's Globe & Mail, Forbes, Smart Money and SUCCESS magazines. He is also the best-...
Dec 10, 2013•35 min
Freddie Ravel is an award-winning jazz composer, pianist and educator who uses his lifelong passion for music to teach business leaders how to bring dissonance into harmony. A 10/21/13 All Access Radio Interview Freddie began performing worldwide with Brazilian master Sergio Mendes at the age of 23. He released three chart-topping solo albums, including the #1 hit in America, "Sunny Side Up", and his concert appearances have spanned three decades across six continents. After making music with le...
Dec 03, 2013•45 min
Linda Ronstadt is a musical legend who began her career in the mid-1960s with the folk-rock group the Stone Poneys. By the 1970’s she’d become the top-selling female vocalist for that decade, and was widely referred to as “The Queen of Rock”. She has earned 11 Grammys, released numerous gold, platinum and multiplatinum records, and lent her voice to over 120 albums. Over the years she has collaborated with such diverse artists as Billy Eckstine, Frank Zappa, Flaco Jiménez, Philip Glass, Dolly Pa...
Nov 26, 2013•44 min
Zack Zalon is the Co-Founder of Wilshire Axon, a digital product design firm dedicated to helping clients win in a rapidly changing digital world. Zack also served as President of Virgin Digital, the global digital platform for Virgin's Entertainment Group, tasked with creating path-breaking consumer digital products for one of the world's most recognized brands. Zack first earned a reputation for breaking new talent as the manager of the legendary Troubadour club from 1992 to 1995. During his t...
Nov 19, 2013•38 min
FRED GOLDRING is an entrepreneur, strategic adviser and investor in media, technology, and brand marketing and development enterprises. He is also a former top music and entertainment industry lawyer, an Emmy-winning Executive Producer with will.i.am of the Yes We Can video, and was appointed a Member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities by President Obama. Fred is Co-Founder and Chairman of Aficionado Media, which is a multi-media tablet-based social media platform with c...
Nov 12, 2013•42 min
Steve Turnidge is the owner of Ultraviolet Studios and a talented mastering engineer with hundreds of albums to his credit. With over 25 years experience in the Pro Audio electronics industry, he specializes in mixed digital and analog printed circuit board design. Steve has been called “a philosopher of aesthetics,” and “an immensily talented musician [on] virtually all instruments” by colleague John Beezer, and is rumored to have expertise in all aspects of electronics manufacturing, including...
Nov 05, 2013•55 min
Jim Guerinot is a longtime music industry veteran and the owner of Rebel Waltz Inc., an artist management company that oversees the careers of No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, the Offspring, Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor, and Robbie Robertson. Previously, Jim was the general manager and the senior vice president of marketing at A&M Records, and prior to that was a longtime Southern California concert promoter. He is the owner of indie label Time Bomb Recordings and a co-author of the recently publish...
Oct 29, 2013•38 min
Jordan Glazier is an experienced leader and entrepreneur with proven success building new digital businesses in /local/mobile media, entertainment and e-commerce. Leadership roles include CEO at eventful.com, COO at ClientShop.com and General Manager of three of eBay's largest business units. Mr. Glazier built three new billion-dollar businesses at eBay from the ground up, including eBay's Computers, Consumer Electronics and Business & Industrial categories. He drove international expansion ...
Oct 22, 2013•36 min
Andrew Romans is the founder and general partner of The Founders Club. He is co-founder and co-chair at Georgetown Angels investing group, as well as the director at investment bank Rainmaker Securities. Previous Andrew was a managing partner at Georgetown Venture Partners (GVP), managing director of Sentito Networks and founder & president of The Global TeleExchange (The GTX), where he personally raised $47m in VC funding. Andrew is also the author of the recently released book THE ENTREPRE...
Oct 15, 2013•54 min
From his base at the FearLess Cottage in Boulder, CO, Alex Bogusky has expanded his role as brand advocate to also being a consumer and social advocate. This new relationship emphasizes transparency, sustainability, democracy and collaboration among businesses and consumers. In October, 2010, Bogusky called on the public to help write a new consumer Bill of Rights for the new Century. Partnering with friend Rob Schuham and his wife Ana Bogusky, their FearLess Revolution serves as a creative cons...
Oct 08, 2013•44 min
Bruce Burtch has been called the “Father of Cause Marketing” for his innovative work helping for-profit and nonprofit organizations develop win-win partnerships that maximize their strategic marketing and fund development success. He is responsible for designing the most successful cause marketing campaign on emergency preparedness in the history of the country: a partnership between Pacific Gas & Electric and the American Red Cross that raised $1Million, generated $3Million in free publicit...
Oct 01, 2013•32 min
Jay Samit is a technology pioneer and digital media innovator whose influence goes all the way back to the emergence of video and music on the personal computer. He has built his career around dreaming up new ways for Hollywood to capitalize on emerging media, prompting Wired to call him the guy with "the coolest job in the industry." He is responsible for transforming EMI Capitol Records into “the first digital label”, and building Sony’s online music store (Sony Connect) from scratch. Currentl...
Sep 24, 2013•37 min