Mike Posner on realizing a gift for music, creating my own style, and determining your happiness!After creating global sensational hit I Took A Pill In Ibiza, remixed by Seeb, he had an incredible journey walking the entire length of America. Mike shares what he truly learned from pushing himself beyond limits, how he handled the rise to Grammy nominated for Song Of The Year status, and where his initial love for the art of making music began! From a young age, Mike was musically chirping with the birds as a kid and he details what it truly took to find his voice in his 20s. He has served as an inspiration to so many, demonstrating how you can conquer your perceived limits, and truly become a superstar!Jun 01, 202430:08James Evans, CEO of CommandBar, on everyone having an AI Copilot and AI's balance with humans!James has raised over $23M in funding, attracted customers like AngelList, with the goal to make the most robust AI powered user assistant to save time, money, and optimize workflow. He founded and is leading CommandBar with an innovative approach that can now sift through FAQs all the way to updating your employee's 401(k) from just being asked! James shares why he wanted to be in AI, how CommandBar is reducing costs and making businesses more efficient, where AI assistants are heading, and his overall vision for the company! James also discusses many great lessons for entrepreneurs to learn and apply. Jun 01, 202420:38William Santor, Founder of YuVee, on making it as a producer to solving streaming discovery with AI!William has produced movies with stars from Eva Longoria to Ron Perlman and with his vast experience in the film industry has realized streaming needs disruption. William created YuVee to utilize AI to solve the problem of being unable to find exactly what you want to watch! The company now uses over 6 billion data points to determine your preferences and is even working on a new way to be paid to watch content. William shares how he got into film investments, how to identify the right opportunities in entertainment, the origins of YuVee, the future of AI with entertainment, and more! Jun 01, 202423:11Anthony Scaramucci, SkyBridge, on getting his fund started, why alternative assets, and a new book! Anthony built up SkyBridge Capital to a multi billion dollar global investment firm through grit, perseverance, willingness to take risks, and leaving Goldman Sachs to go out on his own! He shares his foundation for business success like operating with integrity and tunnel vision and how his first experience investing in a lighting company got him interested in being a financier. Anthony details what it took for him to build his initial fund, how he handles ups and downs, and shares his journey from doing neighborhood deliveries to now! His new book showcases the resilience it takes to make comebacks and some of the sophisticated lessons Anthony has learned along his journey. Hope you enjoy!May 20, 202422:34Howie Mandel on his big break, getting the role for Deal or No Deal, and why say yes more than no!Howie is one of the most talented comics and show business hosts in the world, having lead multiple programs to global sensations and household names! He shares how he got interested in comedy, what it took to gain recognition in the space, how the opportunity for TV happened, and more. Howie also details why he prefers to be open minded, saying yes to many opportunities instead of no, and what this mindset has done for his life! He details how the role to host Deal or No Deal happened, why he moved forward with it, and how it changed his life! Howie's willingness to adapt, take risks on new and innovative ideas, and be entrepreneurial is the well rounded approach that has helped him have a great impact on so many. Hope you enjoy!May 20, 202429:57Moses Rashid, Founder of The Edit LDN, on making footwear buying premium and getting acquired!Moses set out to transform the high end sneaker buying experience, because he realized, after being unable to receive even a plastic bag for rare sneakers at a convention, that there needed to be change! He rethought the shopping experience and scaled the brand via unique collaborative exposure opportunities and the best in class service out! He was able to raise a multi million dollar venture round and brought on well respected sneaker collectors like PJ Tucker too. Recently, The Edit LDN was acquired and he shifted to Executive Director. Moses shares how he came up with the idea, how he created an audience for his brand, why they got acquired, and what is next! May 11, 202424:50Rick Harrison, Pawn Stars, on getting his license, how the show happened, and the new university!Rick Harrison has educated millions on how to pawn, making deals, history and more through his incredibly successful and entertaining Pawn Stars show! He shares the fascinating story of how he got his pawn license, which demonstrated his willingness to persist till success as a young man. Rick also discusses what it took to get the show a green light for a pilot, how he markets his shop, making his own niche in the industry, and the gap he sees in educating the youth! Hope you enjoy!May 06, 202420:22Katie Reiner, Partner at Torch Capital, on what it took to become a Forbes 30 Under 30 investor!Katie has been a trailblazer in consumer tech at Torch Capital, which has strategic investments in Acorns, Sweetgreen, Digital Ocean, and more! As someone who began with the fund since its earliest stages, she continues to be instrumental in helping to source unique deals including Tia, Sollis Heath, and others. This helped her achieve recognition by Forbes as a rising star in the investment world. Katie shares what it takes to achieve the discipline to identify great investments, how she got her start, what Torch Capital aspires to do now, and what areas she thinks will be the most innovative to deploy capital to! Hope you enjoy! Apr 27, 202420:42Franne Golde, on appearing in over 100 million records and launching the perfect pants!Franne is uniquely talented in that she has had immense achievement in music as well as fashion, being Grammy nominated while scaling a multi million dollar clothing brand! She achieved initial success by co-writing the hit Diana Ross collaborative song Gettin' Ready for Love and has been behind many iconic singles like Stickwitu. The Oprah Magazine stated that she created "The Magic Pant", which helped her brand gain much traction. Franne details her process to coming up with new songs and dives into how some of her successful tracks came about. She shares her journey to getting a hit song, what goes into making a successful fashion piece, how she balances, and what she aspires to accomplish with her brand now! Check out Franne's store here: https://www.frannegolde.com/Apr 05, 202424:41Manik Suri, CEO of GlacierGrid, on creating tech to reduce food and energy waste at restaurants!Manik founded GlacierGrid, formerly Therma, which is now in thousands of locations across the US to eliminate waste with an innovative monitoring platform! GlacierGrid's technology is optimized to ensure a business is most cost effective while the products maintain freshness, with over 77.7 million pounds of food protected already. After raising a $19M Series A, Manik has been focused on scaling their technology platform to the masses to ensure many can save with it! He shares what it took to create GlacierGrid, how it got off the ground, how they can save hospitality and restaurant businesses energy and other resources, and what he aspires to accomplish next! Hope you enjoy!Mar 30, 202420:45Ira Belsky, Co-CEO of Artlist, from bootstrapping to providing millions of assets for creators!Ira realized there needed to be a source of high quality music content for videos, so started, with a few friends, a platform to fix this. Through his clever outreach to blogs and news outlets, that he would think to find a solution like Artlist in, Ira helped bring in the platform's earliest customers. He has lead Artlist as Co-CEO to 400+ employees and millions of assets! Artlist has enabled so many creators to ensure their content is of the best quality while being affordable to use, making a significant difference. Ira shares how the idea came about, what it took to begin, how they scaled, what his marketing approach for the company is, how AI will impact digital assets, and more! Hope you enjoy!Mar 30, 202422:51Mayor Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami, on the journey to Mayor and what it took to make Miami tech!Mayor Suarez spearheaded the Miami tech boom that has transformed the city into one of the most forward thinking places to create change in the world! Through his leadership, Miami has attracted some of the most talented venture capitalists like Peter Thiel, entrepreneurs, and athletic talent like Tom Brady, Lionel Messi, and more. As someone who grew up in Florida, I have witnessed the change first hand and have benefited from Mayor Suarez's leadership. He shares what it really took to win originally, like knocking on 15,000 doors, and why he wanted to be a public leader in the first place. Francis also breaks down what is required for a journey of public service, how his father inspired him to run, the steps to end homelessness, and what he aspires to accomplish next!Mar 16, 202422:53Cory Janssen, Co-CEO of AltaML, on where the next AI revolution is from and creating Investopedia!Cory has always been apart of shaping new industries, whether in dot com with the creation of Investopedia, to now being a leader in AI embracing an outside the box approach to accelerate task specific companies with data! AltaML is focusing on fueling AI companies addressing problems better than previously handled in their own niches, rather than solely as general AI, and Cory and team can accelerate their performance with guidance and potentially capital through a venture studio model. He shares how the idea for creating an online financial dictionary occurred, how Forbes came to acquire it, the similarities in dot com and AI, and where he thinks untapped opportunity in AI currently is! Hope you enjoy!Mar 09, 202429:29Jim Huether, CEO of Hyperice, on how to advance athlete recovery tech and the future of sports!Jim's leadership at Hyperice has changed the lives of countless athletes enabling them to remain at their peak performance for the most amount of time possible while helping to prevent injuries. The technology that Hyperice creates is utilized by some of the most accomplished players in the world and as a testament to Jim and Hyperice's impact, the NBA and NFL became investors! Jim shares what the DNA of Hyperice is, how Kobe Bryant inspired the naming of the brand, the essential nature of an athlete feedback loop, and where he thinks sports technology is heading next! Hope you enjoy! Mar 09, 202424:58Oz Pearlman, Oz The Mentalist, where his love for mentalism came from and how prepared to make it!Oz is the viral, Emmy Award Winner, sensation that has taken over ESPN and so many shows including America's Got Talent with his incredible and reality defying tricks! Oz shares why he embraced mentalism over magic, what is unique about mentalism, how he positioned himself to become successful by working to be in the right circles of his target demographic, and why athletes have the best feedback! Oz was studying engineering and shares how much of mentalism is psychology vs engineering to get the best result. He is crafty, an outside the box thinker, and is someone that has taken a sophisticated approach to become a generational talent. Hope you enjoy! Mar 02, 202426:27Ryan Flaitz, Co-Founder of PSD, on why underwear worked and how they redefined endorsem*nts for it!Ryan focused on building a brand around an untapped category for athlete endorsem*nts, underwear! He and Curt started with a dream to build their own brand and after having accumulated enough money to buy a RV they worked day and night driving around to share Ryan's design talents lead with Curt's business skills to the world by selling outside the box artsy shirts and more. Ryan shares at what point he realized he would start PSD, why underwear became the brand go to category, how they got their first athlete endorser via clever outreach, why they broadened underwear sponsorship to many players, how his passion for art evolved, and much more! PSD is a unique story of two people, with complementary skill sets, that both believed in themselves that they could become successful no matter what! Ryan also has beautiful artwork that he has created, which he employs outside the box techniques like painting on cardboard, that he shares about. Hope you enjoy! Feb 24, 202426:28Yat Siu, Chairman of Animoca Brands, on why digital rights matter and how to be a great investor!Yat Siu is considered one of the best investors in the world today. His creation, Animoca Brands, was last valued at $6B, and is primed to be one of the hottest IPOs, should they chose to go public! Yat is a proponent of owning your digital items, having founded a successful mobile gaming company and realizing this need, he prioritizes gaming as a strong focus for Animoca Brands' Web3 strategy. Yat's approach to Web3 and the personal experience he had that solidified his passion for blockchain is fascinating and very well thought through. He shares how his upbringing made him a more independent thinker, what it was like having IBM acquire his company, what is next for Web3, how he decides what great investments are, and much more! Hope you enjoy! Feb 24, 202430:29Erik Allebest, CEO of Chess.com, on the story of how we got the domain and why chess online started!has completely changed the way chess is played globally today! He started by making the company's logo a Pawn, rather than a Queen or King, to attract new users by being inviting, as realized relatability was needed. He got the domain through persistence and clever maneuvering, which was significant to helping the platform gain early momentum as the hub. Erik focused on consistently growing and retaining the user base and decided a next stage would be to create a significant monetary prize competition, to further make Chess.com an elite competitive platform. He shares the years long process it took to build the community, the importance of having an online chess platform, how online has changed the industry, and what he aspires to accomplish next! Hope you enjoy this action packed episode!Feb 17, 202426:10Taylor Shupe, Co-Founder of Stance, on why he chose socks and is building the factory of the future!Taylor ushered in a new era of prioritizing what you wear before the shoe goes on with a higher level of care and customization. His methodological check list of criteria landed him in the sock category and his creativity helped scale Stance to a $400M valuation! Taylor realized there was a larger market that needed to be disrupted, manufacturing, and now as Founder and CEO of FutureStitch built and is leading a 300,000 sqft facility in China that is employing advanced manufacturing techniques for socks and more while protecting our ecological system. He is unique in having a focus on providing a second chance at having a career to previously incarcerated people, and shares how this has been a major benefit to his business. There are many great lessons to learn from Taylor's abundance of knowledge and experience, so I hope you enjoy the episode! Feb 17, 202443:03Lavinia Errico, Co-Founder of Equinox, on how she elevated gym experience and why Movejoy is next!Lavinia always aspired to make the gym compete with a club and realized a change in the industry needed to happen. Fortunately, she had relatives with complementary skill sets, so worked hard to build the first version of this new fun gym experience! Lavinia's spirit was the basis for Equinox and her mission is the essence of what the gyms have become. Presently, Lavinia is building a new movement focusing on bringing joy to women over 45 by crafting a community that is focused around curated fun fitness in person! She shares how Equinox was created, what it took to begin, how they scaled, why Movejoy is needed, and what she aspires to accomplish with it! Hope you enjoy! Feb 10, 202432:45Matt Higgins, CEO of RSE, on the journey of overcoming poverty to being a Shark on Shark Tank! Matt Higgins is a living embodiment of the American Dream, he aspired to make a better life for himself so did college for 7 years while working for 5 bucks an hour hoping to achieve a higher paying job. He became Press Secretary to the Mayor of New York, youngest at the time, and lead operations for the September 11th memorial in New York later on. As he had a relationship with Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins, Matt realized there was a great opportunity to back entrepreneurs via its platform so ultimately created RSE! His grit, determination, and willingness to take risks has shaped the world we live in today by being the only partner in Gary Vee's Vayner Media, believing brands would need to adapt to the social landscape, helping Resy become the go to restaurant reservation service, and more through a Burn the Boats mentality! Hope you enjoy! Feb 03, 202428:05Karin Hibma, Founder of CRONAN, on creating the name Kindle for Amazon and making TiVo's identity!Karin is one of the most creative people in the world of business as she helped ideate and brand an entirely new Amazon product, the Kindle. She shares how this opportunity came about, the meaning behind the name, what Jeff Bezos thought, and more! Her talents extend far and wide to even film, as she helped create the strategic positioning for the Steven Spielberg, Lincoln movie! Karin's work has lead to increased visibility for products like the Kindle and TiVo, and also enabled them to be more easily defined for consumers. Karin shares how her passion for creative branding came about, what really goes into crafting the ideal name, why brand identity matters, how to position your vision for mass appeal, and more. Hope you enjoy!Jan 27, 202428:33David Neeleman, CEO of Breeze Airways, on why he created JetBlue and the next airline innovation!David has achieved the feat of creating 5 different airlines, including JetBlue, as he realized the need for TVs to be standard and seats improved for a better mass market customer experience! This creation increased the standards for passengers throughout the industry and has benefited millions. His creation of Azul has revolutionized transport to and from Brazil, which has likely had the most economic impact of any company in recent history on the country! David has now launched Breeze Airways, an outside the box approach on making nonstop travel more affordable and less time consuming by focusing on local airports more. David shares how his ADHD has helped him succeed, why he wanted to create JetBlue, how Azul came to life, and what he aspires to achieve with Breeze Airways! Hope you enjoy! Jan 27, 202423:41Akash Nigam, CEO of Genies, on avatars as a new communication method and what will change with XR! Akash Co-Founded Genies with the goal of enabling a new form of communication and expression, in ways that weren't possible physically! At a point, the team was him and a couple friends at a WeWork and it happened to be that Offset reached out asking for one of their high fidelity avatars, which when posted gained substantial traction! Genies has set the industry standard for high fidelity avatars, which resulted in Bob Iger joining their board as was aligned with the vision. Akash shares what they are building to enable Genies to be the go to platform for avatar creation and integrations and how he thinks your avatar will be the base of a mixed reality experience! Hope you enjoy! Jan 20, 202426:06Malcolm McCassy, Founder of Mendid, on pioneering underwear in culture and why the band matters!Malcolm is a Founder of Ethika, the culturally defining underwear brand that rose to prominence by prioritizing what you wear under with style and self expression as much as hats and other clothing. This disrupted the industry as underwear was previously an afterthought item! Malcolm is back at it launching a new brand, Mendid, which has a strong focus on the power of achieving your dream through confidence in what you wear! Malcolm's talent in the space has lead to some of the innovations we have today, redefined the category, and with Mendid, his aspiration is to lead a meaningful approach, which he shares here. Hope you enjoy! Jan 12, 202434:28Vishal Sunak, CEO at LinkSquares, on creating the go to software for corporate contract review!Vishal's founding of LinkSquares and consistent efforts has disrupted the corporate contract space by providing a robust solution to review and streamline the contract process with intelligence. His company recently raised at an $800M valuation as Vishal's forward thinking approach has made LinkSquares well positioned to lead. Vishal shares how the idea came about, got the first customers, what features made sense to add next, and what his goals for continued growth are! His work ethic is evident and the journey from only 5 customers in the first year to now some of the most reputable brands is quite the listen. Hope you enjoy! Jan 06, 202424:35Morris Rishty, CEO of IPHIS, on creating a leading underwear brand with TikTok star Noah Beck! Morris Rishty is developing an entirely different approach for underwear targeting both male and female consumers with the same product, crafted uniquely. He is utilizing his extensive experience building Real Underwear into the success in the category it has been with Noah Beck's creativity and audience to be disruptive. IPHIS has been well received by many, building great loyalty, and has had initial success with out much marketing spend! Morris shares how he started in the clothing business at 15, why underwear is the ideal place to begin with IPHIS, and what his goals for expansion are. Hope you enjoy! Jan 06, 202426:12Brian Garofalow, CEO of Skullcandy, on taking creative risks to be innovative while operating well!Brian has been at the forefront of so many respected brands leading their marketing and ensuring cultural relevance for some time. As CEO of Skullcandy, his mission has been to further connection with the brand's roots, ensure the best operational efficiency is achieved, and enable creatives to experiment to be on the cutting edge of tech with fashion! Under Brian's leadership, a recent collection launched featuring best sellers that were entirely outside the norm, unique colors, and his approach has lead to a new phase of growth for Skullcandy. He shares interesting insights into how to make the right new audio products, what it takes to lead a lifestyle brand successfully, and more. Hope you enjoy!Jan 06, 202426:11Matt Mullenweg, Co-Founder of WordPress, on helping around half the internet and running Tumblr!Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic, started his own blogging site to simply share photos with friends which turned into the software that nearly half of all websites are built on. He shares a moment when he realized the potential scale of the creation and why he decided to acquire the Tumblr social media platform. As an individual who has tried many roles at his company, Matt is truly focused on being a team player to make a positive impact in the world. His creation and continued work has helped shape the modern web that so many have benefited from today. Hope you enjoy! Jan 02, 202427:53Maximo Cavazzani, Creator of Trivia Crack, on why mobile trivia didn't work and how they fixed it!Max identified that trivia was always popular on TV, but was never successfully made into an app. He realized the amount of questions was the issue, as you needed thousands if not millions of good ones, and set out to solve that. Trivia Crack was created by Etermax after Max's success in his early 20s and the ability to determine which user questions were relevant propelled it to #1 throughout the world, even in unexpected places. He shares the story of how the idea came about, where his passion for entrepreneurship began, what it takes to be confident to enter an area others thought difficult, as well as how to remain humble while successful! Trivia Crack is celebrating its 10th anniversary having provided joy to so many for quite some time! Dec 30, 202328:07Susan Cummings, CEO Petaverse, on why she Co-Founded 2K Games and how pets will make Web3 for all!Susan Cummings is one of the greatest thought leaders in the world of gaming. Having helped create the renown 2K Games label, identified the acquisition of some of the most popular titles today, and lead the mobile wave with Doctor Who: Legacy, her versatility is evident. She recently started a new venture with the goal of creating the digital pet of the future, one that is as close to the real one as possible, leveraging the best in AR, ChatGPT, Web3, and more. As Susan shares, new technology adoption in gaming starts with pets, because they are loved by all. 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