Burt White is the Managing Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at Carson Group. He helps steer the company’s strategic focus as a member of Carson’s executive board and is a prominent voice and advocate for the independent advisor. Drawing on decades of industry experience, Burt elevates the firm’s opportunities for growth across corporate and investment strategies. He works with Carson’s investment team to build and deliver an investment ecosystem that drives growth for the firm’s 120 partners, ...
Mar 22, 2023•42 min•Ep. 125
Kris McCarthy is the Co-Founder and COO of FanSaves. Kris played seven years of professional hockey and won two Championships before transitioning into the front office. He served as the Director of Sales for Two Minor League hockey teams in 2017. That’s when he and Shannon Ferguson came across a pain point that led to the creation of FanSaves. Kris works with teams and organizations to increase sponsorship sales and fan engagement through their award-winning digital platform. FanSaves allows te...
Mar 15, 2023•32 min•Ep. 124
Olivia Dreizen Howell is the co-founder of Fresh Starts Registry, the first-ever support registry and resource guide for anyone navigating life changes, including divorce or breakup, moving, career changes, stepping into your truth, or starting again after grief. When Olivia got married at 26, she didn’t think she’d find herself signing divorce papers eight years later. As she stood in her empty house, it dawned on her that we celebrate weddings but never the bravery it takes to restart your lif...
Mar 08, 2023•37 min•Ep. 123
Skye Warren is a New York Times bestselling author in the dangerous romance subgenre, and her works include “ The Endgame Trilogy. ” Skye shifted from starving a artist to a successful author and is always looking to share her knowledge and experience with others in the profession. Skye understands the importance of investing in yourself and your business and turned a $100,000 investment into over $850,000 in sales in one year. She’s used her skills to raise money for great causes, most recently...
Mar 01, 2023•45 min•Ep. 122
Jake Kelfer is the founder of “Big Idea to Bestseller.” He is a lifestyle entrepreneur, life elevator, and coach to ambitious entrepreneurs and freedom seekers helping them write and launch bestselling books to grow their businesses, boost their credibility, and create a massive impact. He is a 3x bestselling author, a high-energy motivational speaker, investor, and the founder of the Professional Basketball Combine which has helped 70+ NBA draft prospects turn their dreams of playing pro basket...
Feb 22, 2023•42 min•Ep. 121
Travis Roy—a 20-year-old hockey player with a promising future—sustained a life-changing injury in October 1995. 11 seconds into his first game as a Freshman at Boston University, a freak accident drove him into the boards, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. It ended his career and changed his life forever. As his accident became national news, an entire country became his fan club, cheering him on as he adjusted to daily life and rooting for him when he established the Travis Roy Foundat...
Feb 15, 2023•42 min•Ep. 120
Nzinga “Zing” Shaw is the first Senior Vice President and Global Chief Impact Officer of Velocity Global. She currently oversees their four centers of excellence: DEI, ESG, Community Engagement, and Philanthropy. Zing is an experienced C-suite executive with extensive hands-on experience and knowledge spanning change and crisis management to human capital management, employee relations, talent acquisition, organizational and strategic planning, branding, and community engagement. She is known fo...
Feb 08, 2023•49 min•Ep. 119
Ryan Vesce graduated from Cornell University in 2004 and went on to play 14 years professionally—over 700 games—across the NHL, AHL, KHL, and Europe. He is well known for his leadership, mental toughness, work ethic, and tireless drive to improve his game. Ryan had access to advanced healing techniques and some of the best rehab professionals in the world. After major back and hip surgery, Ryan started combining these techniques with Sean Sullivan’s training methodology and the results were imme...
Feb 01, 2023•38 min•Ep. 118
Theron Skees is a highly adaptive, solution-oriented creative executive with 30 years of experience assembling and leading multi-disciplined teams for both domestic and international projects in the Themed Entertainment Industry. Theron is a veteran of Walt Disney Imagineering and he has led diverse creation, design, and construction projects from hundreds of millions to multiple billions of dollars in a wide variety of experience types. He is a corporate culture evangelist who applies vision, s...
Jan 25, 2023•47 min•Ep. 117
Today’s guest is Rob Dube, the co-founder, owner, and Board Chair of imageOne and the Visionary/CEO of The 10 Disciplines for Managing and Maximizing Your Energy. Rob started his first business in high school selling Blow Pops out of his locker. In 1991, he founded imageOne with his best friend, Joel Pearlman. Rob helped guide the company with a focus on its purpose: to deliver genuine care that consistently drives extraordinary energy, actions, and experiences to every one, every day, every tim...
Jan 18, 2023•40 min•Ep. 116
Caleb Silver is the Editor-in-Chief of Investopedia and host of “ The Investopedia Express ” and “ The Green Investor ” podcasts. Caleb began his career producing wildlife documentaries in South America. His career in business news began at Bloomberg, where he was a Senior Television producer and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2003. He then joined CNN as a Senior Producer for “The Situation Room” with Wolf Blitzer. He was also the Executive Producer of CNN Money. He was nominated for an Emmy...
Jan 11, 2023•41 min•Ep. 115
Alessandra Torre is a Bestselling author who’s written twenty-three novels, including multiple New York Times bestsellers. Her first book, “Blindfolded Innocence,” was a hit, rising to the top of the eBook charts on Amazon. It attracted the interest of major publishing houses, landing Alessandra her first print deal with Harlequin HQN. In 2017, her New York Times bestseller “ Hollywood Dirt ,” was released as a full-length film by PassionFlix. Torre is also the founder of Inkers Con, an annual a...
Jan 04, 2023•39 min•Ep. 114
Dave Starman is a National TV and Radio Game and Studio Analyst for College Hockey and the World Juniors. He is entering his 20th year at CBS Sports Network as college hockey’s lead national analyst and his 15th year as the analyst for Team USA’s games on NHL Network at the World Junior Championships. This season will mark his 11th with ESPN as an analyst on their coverage of the NCAA Men’s NCAA National Tournament for Ice Hockey, The Frozen Four. Dave is a level 5 USA Hockey master’s coach (sin...
Dec 28, 2022•48 min•Ep. 113
Marty Strong is a retired Navy SEAL officer and combat veteran. He’s also an author, a practicing CEO, and Chief Strategy Officer. After 20 years as a Navy Seal, he joined UBS as an Investment Professional. During this time, he focused on high-net-worth individuals. 75% of his clients were self-made entrepreneurs, half of which had no college education. Marty learned key entrepreneurial lessons about what business leadership and success look like, and what attributes are shared by highly success...
Dec 21, 2022•42 min•Ep. 112
Today’s guest is Jeffrey Krentzman, the owner of The BBQ Cleaner and the host of the podcast, “ Mind Your Pucking Business .” Jeff looks to help future entrepreneurs start their own BBQ grill cleaning business by arming them with a proven turnkey business model. Jeff knew that he wanted his own business early on, but wasn’t sure what direction to go. He was an avid reader of the “International Franchise” magazines, which is where he first heard of the Ovenu cleaning franchise business (based in ...
Dec 14, 2022•33 min
Ryan Detrick is Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist. He is responsible for advancing Carson’s Investment Research team, delivering market insights, and expanding the firm’s investment platform. Beyond this, he provides research and guidance that drives growth for the more than 130 Carson partners who collectively manage $20 billion in assets. As a Carson partner firm, Mitlin Financial and myself are happy to have him aboard. His strong relationships and expertise help enhance Carson’s industr...
Dec 07, 2022•42 min•Ep. 110
Lisa Riggs is the founder and CEO of Spirit Sox USA. Known as the “Sock Queen,” Lisa founded her company to make a difference in the world with each pair of customized socks. By collaborating with her customers to design unique socks and incorporating their branding, Lisa has found a niche that allows her to use her background in fundraising, HR, and management. As a mom of two college-aged children, Lisa has been involved in fundraisers for a variety of their activities and sports. After creati...
Nov 30, 2022•35 min•Ep. 109
Daniel Felt is the Founder and CEO of Kura Home. Daniel grew up on a hobby farm and began working for the small family business starting at a young age. At age 16, he helped his parents build their dream home, learning everything from concrete pouring to siding installation. After studying business at Bethel University, he worked for several years in the business and home service industry. As a General Manager, he saw that there was a huge need for busy homeowners to have their home maintenance ...
Nov 23, 2022•41 min•Ep. 108
Today’s guest is Dr. Mark Penning, Vice President of Disney Animals, Science, and Environment for Walt Disney Parks and Resort. He oversees animal care and environmental initiatives around the world and leverages field conservation initiatives supported by the company. His team shares inspirational stories and experiences of nature and animals with theme park resorts and guests. He is a trained Veterinarian who owned and operated a veterinary and wildlife relocation business in South Africa befo...
Nov 16, 2022•46 min•Ep. 107
Today’s guest is Dr. Marc Adelberg, founding and Senior Partner of Adelberg Montalvan Pediatric Dental. When not seeing patients, he acts as the CEO/visionary for the team. He and his team are doctors of EOS—the Entrepreneurs Operating System—and credit a great deal of their growth to its principles. As a board-certified pediatric dentist, Dr. Marc has been delivering outstanding pediatric dentistry since 1998. He received his undergraduate education from the University of Albany, majoring in ps...
Nov 09, 2022•50 min•Ep. 106
Today’s guest is Mike Snee, the Executive Director of College Hockey Inc. He is a talented hockey executive with experience in amateur hockey and the NHL. Mike is College Hockey, Inc.'s Executive Director and guides their marketing efforts to promote men's college hockey and its work to help grow the number of institutions offering the sport. Mike spent nine years with Minnesota Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild. He served stints as Director of Corporate ...
Nov 02, 2022•47 min•Ep. 105
Mark Gillespie is the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast and founding partner of CaskStrength Media. Now in its 17th year, WhiskyCast is the world’s longest-running whiskey podcast series, enjoyed by listeners in over 180 countries. Mark has developed WhiskyCast into a worldwide online community, providing complete news coverage of the whiskey industry. Mark is a veteran journalist with four decades of experience in broadcast and online journalism and was awarded Communicator of the Year ...
Oct 26, 2022•37 min•Ep. 104
Joe Saul-Sehy is the creator and co-host of the Stacking Benjamins show and co-author of “ Stacked: Your Super Serious Guide to Modern Money Management. ” He was a financial advisor for 16 years and represented American Express and Ameriprise in the media. He fully admits that he was a money disaster before putting his financial house in order. He was “The Money Man” at Detroit Television WXYZ TV. He’s appeared online in 200+ places like CNBC and The Wall Street Journal. The Stacking Benjamins S...
Oct 19, 2022•48 min•Ep. 103
DC Glenn is the CEO of a Digital Marketing Company, CLG Investments Inc. You might know him as “DC the Brain Supreme” of Tag Team, who made music history with his multi-platinum hit single and album, “Whoomp There It Is.” You’ll likely also remember him from the popular Geico commercial, “Scoop There It Is.” DC is a talented musician, producer, DJ, marketer, and businessman. He excels at voice acting and is one of the top urban voices for Apple's iTunes radio. He worked from the ground up to dev...
Oct 12, 2022•46 min•Ep. 103
Jed Doherty is a former licensed social worker who is known around the world as Jedlie. He’s brought a magical message of caring and community to millions of hearts through on-stage performances at schools, libraries, and churches throughout the US. In 2017, Jedly launched the “Reading with Your Kids” podcast to help families grow closer through reading. It introduces parents, caregivers, and educators to authors of all genres of children’s literature. The podcast has been downloaded on every co...
Oct 05, 2022•33 min•Ep. 101
Ron Carson is not only the Founder and CEO of The Carson Group—but he was also the first guest on the Mitlin Money Mindset™! Ron has a tenacious focus on serving clients’ best interests, a relentless pursuit of excellence across every activity, and a burning desire to learn, grow intellectually, and innovate. Ron is a celebrated and respected financial advisor in the industry. Investopedia ranked Ron #5 in the Top 100 Financial Advisors! He’s a sought-after speaker and investment strategist. He’...
Sep 28, 2022•47 min•Ep. 100
Sergeant Kevin Briggs is the founder and CEO of Pivotal Points. Kevin is a retired highway patrol sergeant who spent many years patrolling the Golden Gate bridge. He encountered numerous individuals clinging to life by a thread. These individuals had lost hope and couldn’t see a way out of their current situation. They were ready to jump off the bridge to end their pain and hopelessness. One of the people Kevin Briggs saved was Kevin Berthia, a previous guest on the Mitlin Money Mindset™. Throug...
Sep 21, 2022•33 min•Ep. 99
Kevin Berthia is a suicide survivor and prevention advocate who was born with a genetic depression disorder. At age 22, he attempted to take his life by jumping from the golden gate bridge. It wasn’t until 8 years later at the American Foundation for Suicide Preventions Lifesaver’s Gala that he was reunited with the officer who talked him back to safety. Since then, his story of hope has touched audiences around the world. He’s shared his story with magazine outlets along with local and national...
Sep 14, 2022•36 min•Ep. 98
Today’s guests are Brooke and Jaimie DiPalma, Co-Founders and Directors of P.S. I Love You Day. They created P.S. I Love You Day after they lost their father to suicide. Brooke recalls her father saying, “I love you” the day he died, to which she responded “I love you” back. With the help of her high school classmates and family, she created PS I Love You Day. P.S. I Love You Day seeks to bring awareness to mental health and decrease bullying. Participants are asked to wear purple, stand up agai...
Sep 07, 2022•39 min•Ep. 97
Chris Van Tassel is the co-founder of J. Rockett Audio Designs. Chris and Jay Rockett created their business to provide the best guitar effects for players worldwide. They are both long-time session musicians with decades of experience in the recording industry. After years of being dissatisfied with what was available in the market, they decided to try and create products that satisfied their need for tone. J. Rockett Audio designs cover every aspect of tone—overdrives, distortions, delays, mod...
Aug 31, 2022•37 min•Ep. 96
