Nick Bracks [16:16] He’s since developed a successful public speaking career on the topic of mental health, conducting over 1,000 talks at organizations around the world, including several TED talks. The “Neighbours” actor is also a successful entrepreneur, founding Move Your Mind Pty Ltd - a corporate wellness software for employees in construction and similar industries. He released his first book with publisher Wiley in 2021 & currently runs a podcast under the same name - Move Your Mind ...
Nov 23, 2023•49 min
Hiral Chandrana [0:45] He’s the CEO at Mastek Group, a trusted digital engineering and cloud transformation partner with ~6000 employees serving clients in more than 40 countries. With a rich experience spanning 30 years across diverse industries and expertise in IT Services, Hiral is at the helm of Mastek, responsible for the global P&L of the organization, which includes defining the strategic direction, executing the growth trajectory, improving returns for shareholders, enhancing employe...
Nov 22, 2023•42 min
Daniel Pantelo He is “the brain behind Marpipe”, which facilitates the creation of hundreds of ad variations & provides real-time insights about which components are most effective. It brings a desperately needed update to creative testing, which used to consist of just “guess & check.” Jeff Lambert Jeff has led eight acquisitions & acqui-hires in his career, including three in the last year. TiiCKER has been recognized as a Benzinga Fintech New Product of the Year Finalist & clo...
Nov 21, 2023•38 min
Tamás Kádár Tamás launched his first business, a cryptocurrency exchange, whilst studying Deep Info Comms at the elite Corvinus University in Budapest. Since then, he has launched a revolutionary machine-learning enabled fraud prevention software company called SEON Beth Lauren Beth is producing the Well-Tech World Summit in Dublin, Ireland in March 2022. This 3-day conference will bring the global technology & wellness communities together to reflect on the past year, and to share technolog...
Nov 20, 2023•51 min
Dr. Don Brown He founded Indianapolis-based cloud and mobile software company LifeOmic in 2016, investing $20 million of his savings to launch the health and wellness company. The LifeOmic Precision Health Cloud and LIFE mobile apps, enables healthcare providers to predict health issues, educate patients and help them establish disease-preventing habits. Twila True Twila currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of True Family Enterprises, a privately held investment firm develo...
Nov 19, 2023•56 min
Rob Stolker He is a serial entrepreneur who has started and exited, among others: a real estate development company, a day trading enterprise and a solar installation company. He is on a personal mission to convince USA Lacrosse, the governing body of lacrosse, to mandate that every girl playing lacrosse does so with their heads protected Doug DeVos He is Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for Amway, the world’s largest direct selling company with more than $8 billion in revenue. He previously s...
Nov 18, 2023•40 min
David Ciccarelli For the last decade, David, with the help of his team, has grown Voices.com from the ground up to become the leader in the voice over industry. As CEO, David is responsible for setting the vision, executing the growth strategy, creating a vibrant culture, and managing the company on a day-to-day basis. Jake Karls He is the co-founder of Mid-Day Squares with his sister and brother-in-law, and they say that Mid-Day Squares is what Hershey would be if it started in 2021. They creat...
Nov 17, 2023•32 min
Morgan J Ingram [6:22] Morgan is a distinguished sales educator and content creator with over 150,000 followers on LinkedIn and 3.3 million year-to-date views on his content. Recognized as a Top 50 Sales Leader by LinkedIn, a Top 25 Sales Development Thought Leader by Inside Sales, and a four-time LinkedIn Top Sales Voice. Paul Bramson [23:40] He’s a dynamic and highly sought after thought leader in the areas of communication, leadership, sales, interviewing, and negotiation as a keynote speakin...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr
Dr. Sam Adeyemi [0:00] Atlanta-based Dr. Sam Adeyemi is founder and executive director of Daystar Leadership Academy (DLA). More than 45,000 alumni have graduated from DLA programs, and more than 3 million CEOs and high performing individuals follow him on top social media sites. He also has a podcast called Fit to Lead, which covers all aspects of leadership from lowest level to highest level of business, politics, entertainment, media, entrepreneurship, culture, family, nation building, person...
Nov 16, 2023•44 min
Dr. Leah Weiss She’s also the co-founder of Skylyte, a company that specializes in using the latest neuroscience and behavior change to empower high-performing leaders and managers prevent burnout for themselves and their teams, she has partnered with such clients as Stanford Health, the Mayo Clinic, Genentech, Google, Nike, NASA, and the European Commission. Dr. Greg Hammer Dr. Hammer is a pediatric intensive care physician, pediatric anesthesiologist, professor at Stanford University Medical C...
Nov 14, 2023•46 min
Michelle Cordeiro Michelle launched LIVELY in 2016 and has since fostered a network of 150,000+ ambassadors, developed retail partnerships, opened four stores, and coined the term "Leisurée". She can discuss the concrete steps she took to launch LIVELY once she knew it was her goal, including working at Thrillist Media Group for 2 years to get her "degree" in startups, creating a network of people around her who were experts in areas she lacked knowledge, and identifying where she was & wasn...
Nov 13, 2023•46 min
John Joseph and Greg McHale Datanomix is a software company empowering precision manufacturers to transform their business through data. John and Greg founded Datanomix on the premise that the 4th industrial revolution would require turnkey products that integrate seamlessly with how manufacturers work today. Christy Whitman In addition to being a multiple-time NYT best-selling author, she hosts The Desire Factor Podcast, “a leading-edge experience in the art and science of manifestation in a fo...
Nov 12, 2023•47 min
Alexa Carlin Her company, Women Empower X, helps women entrepreneurs grow their businesses and brands through WEX's cutting edge courses, events, and publishing division, WEX Press. As CEO, Alexa uses her infectious energy and courageous spirit to empower women to turn their obstacles into opportunities and pursue their dreams. She started first business when she was 17 years old, becoming sole licensee to design jewelry for an L.A. based fashion company backed by Jennifer Aniston & Courtney...
Nov 11, 2023•54 min
Immad Akhund Immad Akhund was born in Pakistan and moved to/was educated in the UK before coming to Silicon Valley. He founded/sold several companies, and in doing so realized how onerous traditional banks were for entrepreneurs who had to go to a branch in person, fill out paperwork, do backflips to initiate a wire transfer etc. Mercury Bank is “Banking built for startups”, which allows them to scale with real bank accounts, custom made tools, & Mercury’s investor network. It has been a run...
Nov 10, 2023•53 min
David Hoffman [0:00] He was an economist in Washington, DC, before moving to Charlotte, NC, in 2005, when he founded David Hoffman Realty, an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing privately held company. His business serves people from all walks of life, ranging from high-profile clients in search of multimillion-dollar estates. He is also the founder of Covenant First Mortgage and Beyond Title. Nitin Rakesh [18:20] He’s an Indian-American businessman, author, & philanthropist, is a distinguished leader...
Nov 09, 2023•39 min
Shawn Kaplan [2:28] Shawn Kaplan has been a licensed mortgage banker for over 22 years now. He has personally funded in excess of $1 Billion dollars in residential real estate volume with a clientele base currently exceeding over 10,000 families. His success has been consistently recognized nationally by Scotsman Guide’s Top Originators rankings. Kirk McLaren [15:25] He’s the CEO of Foresight CFO & a graduate studies lecturer at Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies. McLaren’s t...
Nov 09, 2023•36 min
Saeju Jong As a South Korean immigrant born into a family of doctors, Saeju knew his life’s work, would be dedicated to improving the well-being of others. After meeting his co-founder by chance, he created Noom and hasn't looked back, even when nearly on the verge of bankruptcy. The company now has over 500 million downloads and in 2019 the company's revenue has surpassed $237 million, growing over 100x in the last four years. Dennis Kucinich Kucinich served as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (his hom...
Nov 07, 2023•49 min
Bobby Ghoshal Before Carrot, Bobby was the Co-founder of Candid, a digital platform for oral healthcare (CEO Nick Greenfield was on Office Hours earlier this year). During his time there, they were able to raise over $150 million. Contributing to his 15 years of experience as a business focused designer, product leader and user experience, he previously worked as Head of Design and Growth at Wework. Adam Shaffer Shaffer was involved in one of the earliest ecommerce websites selling technology an...
Nov 06, 2023•45 min
Kenny Lofton Is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder, where he was a six-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner and amongst the all-time leaders in stolen bases (15th). He is the co-founder of blockchain solutions platform CenterBlock Asset Management and film company Filmpool. He’s a member of the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame. J’on Dennis Is a Certified Public Accountant that has over 20 years of experience with a proven track record scaling organizations, managing corpo...
Nov 05, 2023•49 min
Meredith Bell She is co-founder and President of Performance Support Systems. Her company publishes books and software tools that help companies grow strong leaders and teams by improving the way they connect with each other. She is also the host of the popular Grow Strong Leaders podcast, which Blaine has been on and David will be going on. She’s published 125 episodes featuring “business leaders who are committed to their own growth and the development of their people” Justin Futrell He is als...
Nov 04, 2023•50 min
Melinda Briana Epler As CEO of Change Catalyst, she works with the tech industry to solve diversity and inclusion issues. Her popular TED talk “3 Ways to Be a Better Ally in the Workplace” reached one million views in the first 24 days of its release. She is also host of the popular podcast series “Leading With Empathy & Allyship,” and has, spoken on hundreds of global stages, including SXSW, Grace Hopper, Wisdom 2.0, the World Bank, White House, Clinton Foundation, Black Enterprise, Google,...
Nov 03, 2023•29 min
Scott Donnell [0:00] Scott is the Founder of GravyStack, the world’s first gamified banking platform for kids and teens. They offer a comprehensive package including a complete bank account, debit card, and financial empowerment games. Their mission is to tackle the issue of financial illiteracy among high school students, as three out of four graduates struggle with basic financial tasks like opening bank accounts, budgeting, and managing expenses. William Vanderbloemen [12:25] Drawing on 14 ye...
Nov 02, 2023•37 min
Heidi Bach-Harod [1:45] Heidi is the Executive Director of Women’s Voices Now, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advancing girls' and women's rights globally through the use of film.She empowers filmmakers, produces social-change films, and engages audiences to promote girls’ and women’s rights. The organization achieves its mission through a film festival, a youth program, and a free online film collection, and has been internationally recognized for impacting six of the UN Susta...
Nov 01, 2023•50 min
Dr. Vonda Wright As an accomplished researcher and author of Guide to Thrive, she speaks worldwide and develops programs for optimizing performance and minimizing injury from the ball field to the boardroom. Dr. Wright is also the founder of the Performance and Research Initiative for Masters Athletes (PRIMA), a one-of-a-kind program for maximizing performance and minimizing injury. Her award-winning basic science and clinical research has resulted in multiple grants, presentations, and peer-rev...
Oct 31, 2023•44 min
Tony Potts Tony is an emmy-winning anchor, writer, producer and executive that has had a, successful career in platforms such as news, entertainment, sports, esports, and DTC. He is the Co-Founder of the Content Artist, a global content strategist creating and delivering award-winning content solutions across all distribution platforms, and with exclusive DOOH partnerships. Alex Israel Alex Israel is a mobility entrepreneur, investor and advisor. Alex is the Co-Founder & CEO of Metropolis. M...
Oct 30, 2023•53 min
Bill Pidto He was one of the original hires at ESPN2 in 1993 and is now hosting Knicks, games on MSG. While he was at ESPN he hosted “SportsSmash” in the inaugural year of ESPN2 and anchored “NHL 2Night,” “NFL Primetime,” “Baseball Tonight” and “SportsCenter”. Angelique Rewers She is building her company while also being mother to twins. She is a mother , entrepreneur and in-demand business advisor, who has been named “A Fierce Champion for Small Business Owners” by Business Digest, and the “The...
Oct 29, 2023•48 min
Kyle Kiser Kyle has helped create the nation's largest price transparency network, between payers, PBMs, providers, and EHR vendors. He focuses on helping partners improve prescription workflows and lower the cost of care. Prior to RxRevu, Kyle was an early employee at Welltok and Catapult Health, and a senior leader at Principal Wellness Company. He has helped develop incentive strategies for some of the country’s most innovative employers and led product launches with some of the nation’s larg...
Oct 28, 2023•50 min
Dr. Yuvay Meyers Ferguson She is the Assistant Dean of Impact and Engagement and an Associate Professor of Marketing at Howard University’s School of Business. She teaches Marketing Communications, Consumer Behavior, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategy, and Brand Management. Her research interest is focused on the representation of Blacks and Millennials in advertising and their consumer behavior in the marketplace. She is educating the next generation of marketing professionals at Howard Univ...
Oct 27, 2023•26 min
Buck Wise [0:00] In 2022, Buck founded #ClosingDay Agency, a full-service agency that specializes in helping business owners achieve fast and effective results. #ClosingDay Agency takes a data-proven approach to marketing, which enables us to save owners time and drive more sales to scale your business faster. Talia Fox [15:19] She's the CEO of KUSI Global, Inc. She holds an M.Ed. in psychology and is a Harvard University Fellow. A leadership strategist and a legacy builder, she has transformed ...
Oct 26, 2023•39 min
Adam Jablin Adam’s book, Lotsaholic: From a sick to Sober Superman is about his journey of facing all of his addictions and dependencies, including alcohol and drugs. He shares the very tools & secrets that helped him overcome his addiction & live the life he only could have dreamt about. Hussein Hallak In his previous role as Evangelist & General Manager at Launch Academy, he mentored & trained hundreds of entrepreneurs, helping it become one of North America's premier tech incu...
Oct 25, 2023•40 min
