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How I Built Headliner into the Most Popular Podcast Promotion Platform with Founder Oliver Wellington
25 Jul 2024
00:42:52
Headliner, has helped over 1 million podcasters promote their podcast. He loves taking things from zero to one and beyond and Oliver shares his journey how he did it with Headliner
About Oliver Wellington Oliver loves bringing new products and ideas into the world, and promoting them. After a 5 year stint promoting and playing in a rock band, he switched over the wide world of tech startups and has co-founded and worked on two companies.
nRelate, a publisher/blogger tool company helped bloggers increase their audience via recommended content widgets. It exited to IAC in 2012. In 2015 he started Sparemin a social audio app that eventually morphed into Headliner. Just like nRelate helped bloggers grow their audience, Headliner helps podcasters grow their listenership.
His favorite place to be is bringing a new idea or product to life and creating a fanbase around it.
His personal life is defined by his children, pets and lovely wife, Priya.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
Who it's for People that want to achieve their full potential.
Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
Who it's for People that want to achieve their full potential.
Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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How to Raise Venture Capital with Jason Caplain Co-Founder and General Partner of Bull City Venture Partners
12 Jul 2024
00:50:47
Jason talks how to raise venture capital and lessons learned from portfolio companies at Bull City Venture Partners.
Jason Caplain
Jason is a General Partner and Co-Founder of Bull City Venture Partners and has been a venture capitalist for over two decades. Prior to co-founding BCVP, Jason co-founded Southern Capitol Ventures. Previously, he was at Red Hat (NYSE:RHT) in their finance group through the successful IPO in 1999. Before joining Red Hat, Jason was at Harrison Hurley and Company, an investment banking and business-consulting firm headquartered in Providence, RI.
Jason is a board member at Levitate and Tiny Earth Toys and serves as a board observer at Spiffy and Viably. Past Board or Observer seats include ChannelAdvisor (NYSE:IPO), Circonus (acquired by Apica), Contactually (acquired by Compass), DoublePositive (acquired by OSG), Etix (management-led buyout), Medfusion (acquired by NextGen Healthcare), ServiceTrade, Synthematix (acquired by Symmx Technologies) and WeddingWire (acquired by Permira).
He is also on the Investment Advisory Board for Virginia Venture Partners, consistently the most active seed investor in Virginia.
Jason received his BS in Finance from Bentley University. He lives in Raleigh, NC with his wife, son and two daughters.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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The Fishing Rod Business with Ron Buffington Co-Founder and CEO of JLS Rods
18 Apr 2024
01:01:28
Learn about the fishing rod business and what makes a great light tackle saltwater fishing rod.
About Ron Buffington and JLS Rods Ron is a light tackle charter guide and CEO and Founder of JLS Rods.
JLS Rods started as a custom rod company and while they still offer custom rods they have now turned to manufacturing their own line of saltwater fishing rods.
At JLS all rod blanks are made in the USA as well as all and assembly.
JLS makes saltwater fishing rods for serious anglers wanting a no nonsense rod. From concept to your hand you can be assured JLS pays attention to every detail to make sure you have the best fishing rods to catch more and big fish.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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Zero to 1: Step by Step Formula to Turn Your Idea into a Company with Thomas Lundgard Co-Founder of Midday Superfoods
12 Apr 2024
01:12:54
Thomas dropped into our studio and gives the step-by-step on how he and his co-founder took Midday Superfoods from Zero to One and thousands of customers.
About Thomas Lundgard Thomas Lundgard grew up in Half Moon Bay, California, where he began surfing at age 15 at the legendary local surf spot called Mavericks.
He's a serial entrepreneur. He and his brother co-own Tommy Tsunami Surf School located in Half Moon Bay, CA , he is an avid cryptocurrency investor and Co-Founder of Midday Superfoods.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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How to Grow Your Network by Hosting a Cocktail Party with Nick Gray Author of the 2-Hour Cocktail Party
28 Mar 2024
00:48:37
Learn how to build big relationships by hosting small cocktail parties.
ABOUT NICK GRAY Nick Gray is an entrepreneur and best-selling author living in Austin, Texas. He started and sold two successful companies: Flight Display Systems and Museum Hack. Nick is the author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party, a step-by-step handbook that teaches you how to build big relationships by hosting small gatherings.
Over 75,000 people have watched his TEDx talk about why he hates most museums. He’s been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and New York Magazine called him a host of “culturally significant parties.”
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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Raising Money for Your Startup with Ali Jamal of First Check Ventures
20 Mar 2024
01:13:09
Ali talks about what he and other early stage investors look for in companies who are raising money for their early stage companies.
ABOUT ALI JAMAL Ali Jamal is a Venture Investor, Product Leader, Growth Expert, Data Scientist, and Corporate Strategist. He is the Founder of First Check Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early stage startups across the globe. First Check Ventures has supported and invested in more than 130 startups from more than 30 countries including the US, Pakistan, India, Singapore, Venezuela, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Nigeria, Turkey, Peru and Colombia.
Before starting First Check Ventures, he was the Director of Growth and Performance Marketing at PayClip, Mexico's First FinTech Unicorn. Previously, Ali was the Head of Performance Marketing at Rappi, leading 80+ people on 7 teams across 8 international offices and responsible for generating over $1 billion in total transaction value per year globally. Prior to joining Rappi, he was the Head of Marketing Innovation at Agoda, where he led 3 teams across 3 international offices and was responsible for expansion into the China market. Ali also held Product and Analytical leadership roles at RockYou, Zynga, and Maxim Integrated Products. He began his career as an investment banker specializing in mergers and acquisitions in the software and internet sectors. Ali has a Bachelors in Economics and a Masters in Statistics from Stanford University.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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San Francisco's Urban Trails with Urban Hiker SF's Owner Alexandra Kenin
22 Feb 2024
01:11:18
Learn how Alexandra got into urban hiking, started a company, wrote two books on urban hiking and some cool things to see on San Francisco's urban trails.
ABOUT ALEXANDRA KENIN
Alexandra is a Studio Chief at Wordsmithie, Inc., a content and design agency that serves clients in the tech, finance, healthcare, and other industries.
She also runs Urban Hiker SF, a San Francisco-based tour company that explores the city’s stairways, hills, and trails.
Through her experience building her company, she has hiked with thousands of guests and published two hiking guidebooks for the Bay Area, Urban Trails: San Francisco and Urban Trails: East Bay, which have sold a combined 25,000 copies.
A third hiking guidebook, Urban Trails: San Jose, South Bay, and Peninsula is coming out in 2025.
Alexandra has a BS in French from Georgetown, an MBA from the Wharton School, and an MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.
She lives in San Francisco with her partner Brett, their daughter Dylan, and their dog Jodie.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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Using Poker Strategy as a Framework for Winning at Life, Investing and Decision Making with Professional High Stakes Poker Player Alec Torelli
03 Jan 2024
01:25:56
Poker strategy isn't just for winning the World Series of Poker, a back room high stakes poker game in Macau, or a big online poker tournament.
The game of poker mimics life in the sense that it forces you to make decisions without having complete information.
After playing millions of hands over the past 14 years, and mastering the art of taking calculated risks, Alec has developed an unparalleled ability to apply the skills he learned in poker to evaluate situations in life and business.
Learn how to use a combination of logic, intuition and self-awareness to make better, more informed choices, and determine the optimal course of action when you can’t ‘see all the cards’.
ABOUT ALEX TORELLI With over $2,200,000 in poker tournament winnings and millions more in both live and online cash games, Alec Torelli is one of the most respected poker players in the industry today.
He is the founder of the popular poker training site Conscious Poker, and his YouTube channel has over 10,000,000 views.
For the past decade, he has taken the principles he’s learned in poker, from risk management to decision making, and applied them to making investments.
Alec has been investing in cryptocurrency since 2017, and also has helped syndicate deals for mobile home parks and early stage start ups. He writes a newsletter, WHealthier, to 25,000+ investors.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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Raising Pre-Seed and Seed Round Funding From Investors with Martin Tobias Founder and Managing Partner of Incisive Ventures
20 Dec 2023
01:03:36
Learn about raising money for your startup, how to raise money for your Pre-Seed and Seed round from investors and a story about how Martin lost $500m and STILL won.
ABOUT MARTIN TOBIAS Martin Tobias is the Managing Partner and Founder of Incisive Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in the first institutional round of technology companies that reduce friction at scale.
Martin was previously at Accenture and Microsoft and is a former Venture Partner at Ignition Partners.
Martin is a 3X venture-funded CEO rising over $500M as CEO with two IPOs who has also invested in hundreds of companies and is a limited partner in over a dozen VC funds.
Martin was an early investor in Google, Docusign, OpenSea, and over a dozen Unicorns.
Martin is the father of three daughters, a cyclist, surfer, poker player, and life hacker.
Martin tinkers with motorcycles on the weekends. He writes about Venture Capital on Incisive Ventures Blog. https://incisive.vc/insight/
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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Authenticity and Enthusiasm: Why Anyone Can Use Them to Do Hard Things Including Building a School from Scratch with Jim Eagen Head of Synapse School in Menlo Park, CA
14 Dec 2023
02:20:24
Jim visited our studio to talk about how he, his team and the Synapse School community built a school from the ground up with an innovate approach to education.
The best way to describe what Synapse is doing is educating Change Makers by focusing keenly on Social-Emotional Learning, innovation and leading edge academics.
Their teachers, who are as committed as they are remarkable, build classroom communities and relationships based on trust, an essential ingredient in teaching and learning, while they cultivate in their students curiosity, creativity and risk-taking.
Most importantly, they are about helping human beings be better human beings.
Listen in for this fun, "educational" conversation.
ABOUT JIM EAGEN Jim Eagen believes that when schools and their leaders focus less on what to change and more importantly, embrace constant change in order to develop the critical skills of implementing change, transformation in education is possible. Jim has enjoyed a wonderful 35 year career in independent schools, first as a student, then as classroom teacher, coach, and administrator, and now, in his 11th year, as the Head of School at Synapse, a one-of-kind K-8 lab school in Menlo Park with a signature project based curriculum and brain-based framework.
Synapse has grown exponentially in size and impact under his leadership and has earned a reputation for being a place where students, teachers and families thrive in large part due to Jim’s vision and energy.
When not at Synapse, presenting about Synapse, or talking to just about anyone who will listen to him about Synapse, he can often be found on a ride, on a run, or laughing and learning with his wife, dog, and their two kids, a college senior and a high school senior.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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Life may knock you down. Correction, life will knock you down from time to time.
It will kick you in the gut, kick you to the curb, leave you behind. BUT, you can break through these hard times.
In this episode you learn how you can overcome hard times, build resilience and how you can prepare yourself so when life does knock you down, you get up and kick its butt.
Short episode, valuable lesson.
This is a Weekend Edition: Lessons worth listening. The episode is from one of my weekly email newsletters.
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Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
Who it's for People that want to achieve their full potential.
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Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
Who it's for People that want to achieve their full potential.
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How to Build a Personal Holding Company with Yong-Soo Chung Founder of First Class Founders
19 Nov 2023
02:13:55
Building a personal holding company is as old as Warren Buffet and as new as AI these days. Yong-Soo shares how he grew his personal holding company to $20 million in revenue in 8 years and how you can do it too.
LINKS
First Class Founders https://firstclassfounder.com
ABOUT YONG-SOO CHUNG Yong-Soo is a serial entrepreneur bootstrapping his business from $0 to $20m in over 8 years. Now, he's on a mission to help founders and creators build an audience, create irresistible product offers, and grow their business sustainably.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
Who it's for People that want to achieve their full potential.
Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
Who it's for People that want to achieve their full potential.
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The JFK Assassination with US Army Special Operations Veteran John Kuhn
28 Sep 2023
00:59:56
New evidence of a second bullet changes the story of the John F. Kennedy assassination. We discuss the significance.
About the Conversation In John Kuhn's 20 year career in Army Special Operations he has personally been on the front lines of world events and has been required to know history and politics in a way that not many have because of the operational nature of his profession.
He is one of the most well read people I know and we always have enlightening conversations together on a wide range of subjects, from the US economy, politics, love, life, the media, to US and world history, when we catch up every few weeks.
We always come out of the conversations with a deeper understanding, sometimes a different viewpoint, and always richer in our understanding.
We decided to do share some of these conversations with you and know you'll leave richer as well.
ABOUT JOHN KUHN John Kuhn served 20-years in U.S. Army special operations, five years in the 75th Ranger Regiment and fifteen years as an operational member in the U.S. Army’s Special Mission Counterterrorism Unit.
After the September 11 attacks, he served in multiple task forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa.
He earned the Silver Star, six Bronze Stars, including one for valor, an Army Commendation Medal for valor, and two Purple Hearts.
Upon retirement from the Army, he attended Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he earned a graduate degree in business management.
Since then, he co-founded an animated training technology company. He also helps select high net worth customers with niche security concerns.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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You know the t-shirt guns that they use to shoot t-shirts at halftime? Well, this is a lesson I learned from about killing myself in the t-shirt gun frenzy.
Short episode, valuable lesson.
This is a Weekend Edition: Lessons worth listening. The episode is from my email newsletter sent on July 16, 2023.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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How I Built Shmashz'd Burger Pop Up Restaurant from My Back Yard to the San Francisco Bay Area Sensation with Founder Gill Sesma
15 Sep 2023
01:16:14
The story of one of the best hamburgers in the San Francisco Bay Area.
ABOUT GILL SEMA Gill Sesma is the owner of SHMASH’D LLC. A mobile food company that pops up all around the bay area making smash burgers. Gill started SHMASH’D in August 2021, by mid 2022 he said goodbye to his construction job and went full time and never looked back.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
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LA Police Officer to Real Estate Investor with Byran Segal from HDTV's Chi Town Flip
08 Sep 2023
01:02:13
Bryan shares his story how he went from a South Central Los Angles Police Officer to real estate investor.
This episode was originally recorded in 2019 and was never published for some reason. We're publishing it now. Enjoy!
ABOUT BRYAN SEGAL Bryan made a name for himself when we quit the LAPD, took a real estate course with his wife Maira and they did 42 flips between March to December of 2016. In 2017 they did 88 and never stopped doing over 100 deals in the following years.
Bryan and Maira had their own Real Estate TV Show on HDTV called Chi Town Flip.
They currently run their own real estate training and investing business out of Texas.
EPISODE LINKS
Bryan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bryandmai/
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
Who it's for People that want to achieve their full potential.
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Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
Who it's for People that want to achieve their full potential.
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Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
Who it's for People that want to achieve their full potential.
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How to Recover From Injuries and Play Forever with World Renowned Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Kevin Stone
24 Aug 2023
00:51:12
Injuries don't mean you need to hang up your physical fitness activities forever. No matter your age you can recover.
Dr. Kevin Stone talks about how to you can recover from knee injuries, ankle injuries, should injuries and the newest break throughs in modern science that will help you play forever.
ABOUT DR. KEVIN STONE Kevin R. Stone, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon at The Stone Clinic and Chairman of the Stone Research Foundation. Trained at Harvard University in both internal medicine and orthopaedic surgery and at Stanford University in general surgery, he is a world-renowned expert in biologic joint replacement. He is the best selling author of Play Forever.
Dr. Stone has served the US Ski Team, the US Pro Ski Tour, the Marin Ballet, the Smuin Ballet, the Modern Pentathlon at the US Olympic Festival, and the US Olympic Training Center. His innovative work in the orthopaedic arena has led to multiple awards, publications, and grants and has resulted in approximately fifty issued US patents. He's also been featured on Good Morning America, the Ologies podcast, and the Star Talk podcast hosted by Neal deGrasse Tyson.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
Who it's for People that want to achieve their full potential.
Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
Content Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.
Who it's for People that want to achieve their full potential.
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Healing Love and Childhood Traumas for Healthy Relationships with Riana Milne
18 Aug 2023
01:00:26
We talk about how to heal childhood traumas and love traumas so you can have healthy relationships and live your best life filled with love, happiness and fulfillment.
The scars from our past effect us more than we realize. Often times creating a recurring themes in the failed relationships in our lives. We dive deep into these in a conversation worth listening.
ABOUT RIANA MILINE Riana was featured in the March 14th 2023 Influencer Daily; Selected as “One of the Top Coaches to Follow in 2022” by Wealth Insider Magazine and is also featured in FORBES Magazine and Business Success Magazine in 2023.
She’s a Certified, Global Life, Love Trauma Recovery & Mindset Coach, Advanced Cert. Clinical Trauma & Addictions Professional (CCTP-II), a #1 Bestselling Author, the Host of her Podcast called Lessons in Life & Love™, an Educational Speaker, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor for over 23 years living in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Riana also won the 2022 GIVA International Award for Top Female Entrepreneur of the Year and Top Global Wellness Coach; and was selected in 2021 as “One of The 100 Most Successful Women Around the World” by The Global Trade Chamber. She was also a Life & Dating Coach for the 12-show Docu-Series; Radical Dating – Finding Lasting Love Over 40 (and her client is now happily married!). Riana specializes in those who have had past Childhood or Relationship Trauma and offers Group & VIP Coaching programs for Singles & Couples globally.
Riana’s 5-star rated books; the #1 Bestseller, LOVE Beyond Your Dreams – Break Free of Toxic Relationships to Have the Love You Deserve - and - LIVE Beyond Your Dreams – from Fear and Doubt to Personal Power, Purpose, and Success addresses Life Difficult Transitions, Personal Transformation, The Mindset for Success, and having Loving, Conscious Relationships with yourself and others.
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Life of a Professional Chess Player with Daniela De la Parra
09 Aug 2023
01:11:57
Daniela shares her story about how she became a professional chess player. We discuss the psychological games that go on while playing chess, how ego and greed can lead to mistakes and the importance of paying attention to the details. All of which translates over to our daily lives.
A fascinating story and discussions you'll enjoy listening to.
About Daniela De la Parra Daniela De la Parra is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She graduated from Rice University with a Ph.D. in Accounting in May, 2021.
Before joining the Ph.D. program at Rice, Daniela earned a full chess scholarship to attend the University of Texas at Brownsville, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree with a double major in Accounting and in Finance and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She was a professional chess player for 12 years and holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master in chess.
As a professor, she now teaches financial accounting to undergraduate studies, and she engages in academic research. Her research focuses on the determinants of corporate information, with an emphasis on qualitative properties of disclosures, and their implications for capital markets. She is particularly interested in applications of machine learning to Accounting research.
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Tea Leaf Reading, Smoke Reading, Tarot Cards and Reading the Universe’s Energy with Seer Rissa Miller
06 Aug 2023
02:00:35
Learn about the practice of divination, including tea leaf reading, fortune telling, and card reading. We explore the concept of energy and coincidences, and how witchcraft has been used as a tool of control throughout history.
Risa explains that it is not witchcraft, but rather a form of therapy that can help people figure out their issues. Learn how to listen to yourself, your hunches, and discover more outside of superstition.
ABOUT RISSA MILLER Rissa Miller is an editor, author, herbalist, seer, and storyteller. Her storytelling expertise stems from extensive research into the area of esoteric history, including ghosts, witchcraft, cryptids, and folklore.
She is a 3rd generation divination practitioner and expert tea leaf reader. Rissa believes most the most enduring stories teach us not only about humanity's past, but also give reason to reflect on our own present beliefs and realities.
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Professional Downhill Mountain Bike Champion Turned Successful Entrepreneur with Rob Fraser CEO of Outway Performance Socks
19 Jul 2023
01:21:19
Rob is a former 5-time Canadian National Team cyclist turned successful entrepreneur. Get the lessons he learned from racing downhill at 50mph and the world of being a professional athlete to the $1,000 he invested from his student loans and bootstrapping Outway to over $10M in sales before raising $3.2M to fuel the path to $100M+
ABOUT ROB FRASER Rob is a Canadian entrepreneur and the Founder/CEO of OUTWAY.
Prior to founding his business in 2016, Rob was a professional cyclist and 5-time member of the Canadian National Team competing in races around the world.
From athlete to entrepreneur, Rob entered what he calls ‘the sport of business’ and founded an athletic lifestyle brand to inspire others to pursue their personal best.
Out of a 500 sq/ft basement suite Rob founded his business and bootstrapped it to over $10 million in sales.
Now over 5 years later and millions of products sold, along with the help of his incredible team, Rob has grown his brand into a globally recognized leader in the performance socks market.
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Live Your Heart’s Truth with Poet Emma Evelyn Campbell
12 Jul 2023
01:41:45
Learn about the magic of trusting yourself, the power of self-inquiry and how to use it to create a life of true peace.
About Emma Evelyn Campbell Emma Evelyn Campbell is an Poet, Podcaster, Thought Partner and Mentor. She serves others through multiple mediums, and creates the space for them to realize and live their hearts truth. Emma's mission is to know and experience unconditional love in all its forms.
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44: A Journey Through Poetry: "An Overflow of Pure Emotion, A Mirror to The Beautiful and Less Desirable Parts Of Us, A Candid Expression Of The Human Experience."
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The Healing Magic of Horses with Equine Therapist Alison McGabe
08 Jul 2023
01:34:53
The healing magic of horses is known by people who have horses and is science backed.
Alison talks about her client therapy work with horses, how it works, the science and some of the results.
About Alison McGabe Alison McCabe has worked with teens, families, couples, and individuals with a focus on resolving complex and acute trauma with a focus on systems thinking.
She attended the Gestalt Equine Institute of the Rockies, Prescott College, and has been a faculty member of the HERD Institute.
Medicine Horse was established in 2001, and has been a pioneer in providing equine therapy experiences to the Boulder community for low to no cost. They serve veterans, the LGBTQIA+ community, women with breast cancer and their families, the local Latino community, and at-youth risk of all ages. They prioritize natural horse care and relationship-first horsemanship.
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Fly Fishing with Fly Fishing Hall of Famer Dan Blanton
30 Jun 2023
01:52:15
Dan and Brandon talk saltwater fly fishing, how Dan got started, to his days writing for the most popular fishing publications, to the origins of his Whistler Fly, to fly fishing around the world.
Fly anglers and non-fly anglers will love this episode.
ABOUT DAN BLANTON Dan is a Hall of Fame fly fishing and casting instructor, lecturer, fly fishing author and outdoor photographer. He is one of the pioneers in the development of Pacific coast and Central American saltwater fly fishing.
He is the recipient of the Federation of Fly Fisher's 1990 Arnold Gingrich Memorial Life Membership award for outstanding achievement in outdoors writing. He also is the Federations of Fly Fisher's 1995 recipient of the Silver King award for outstanding contributions to the sport of saltwater fly fishing, in the N.C.C.F.F.F. California/Nevada Fly Fishing Hall of Fame, The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum Fly Fishing Hall of Fame.
An acclaimed fly tier, Dan originated the Whistler Series, Punch Series, Sar-Mul-Mac Series, Sea Arrow Squid, Bay-Delta Eelet and many other world renowned saltwater fly patterns. His patterns, originated in the late 1960s and early 70s, remain popular and productive world-wide.
The former Managing Editor of Angler Magazine, Dan is an Editor-at-Large for Fly Fishing Salt Waters magazine, Fly Fisherman magazine and the California Fly Fisher. Dan is also one of The Complete Fly Fisherman of South Africa's International Field Editors.
He was the Salt Water Fly Fishing columnist for Sport Fishing magazine and Fly Fish America magazines for more than a decade. A free-lance writer for more than 40 years and an active member of both the Outdoor Writers Association of California, and the Outdoor Writers Association of America, Dan contributes regularly to many fly fishing periodicals both in the USA, Australia, Japan and South Africa. His Book Fly Fishing California’s Great waters have received excellent reviews.
For more than 25 years he has run DanBlanton.com. The bulletin board/forum are extremely popular, world-wide. Dan Blanton's Bulletin Board Community founded Striperfest, the largest fund-raiser dedicated to the preservation of the California Delta and its striped bass.
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US Army Special Operations to Hunting Human Traffickers with Jeff Tiegs CEO of Skull Games
21 Jun 2023
01:59:51
Jeff is a retired Delta Force operator and founder of Skull Games.
He discusses his military career, modern-day slavery in America, how they hunt down human traffickers and how Skull Games, a platform that allows veterans to continue their passion for hunting in a safe and legal way, came to be.
Jeff and Brandon have been friends for years. Brandon helped Jeff as he transitioned out of the military and found a new passion and purpose in using his martial skills for good.
The Special Forces motto of De Oppresso Liber (Free the Oppressed) is more than a motto for Jeff, but a direct order. They continue to collaborate on projects that will protect the vulnerable and free the oppressed.
ABOUT JEFF TIEGS TC (Ret.) Jeff is a Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency Expert with over 25 years of service in US Army Special Operations. He has commanded units during combat operations around the globe including Panama, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
His other positions of significant leadership included Surgical Strike Advisor to the US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Commanding General and the Counter Terrorism Advisor to the United States Security Coordinator (USSC) in Jerusalem, Israel.
He has a MA Degree from the Naval War College in National Security and Strategic Studies.
As the President of the non- profit organization called Skull Games, Jeff leads a team of dedicated professionals to shed light in the darkness, wherever it may try to hide. He is taking his hard earned skills and putting them to work in order to: • Identify, interrupt and restore those affected by trauma. • Free the oppressed around the globe. • Build leaders that protect the vulnerable.
The Skull Games Task Force uses Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) to identify victims of sexual exploitation, the predators abusing them, and other Persons of Interest by creating leads that enable law enforcement to interrupt the cycle of abuse and restore survivors of trauma to a life of hope, healing, and freedom.
Skull Games operates on a global scale to identify and restore victims of sexual exploitation and deliver justice to traffickers and sex predators. We work to free people from their suffering and interrupt the cycle of abuse for future generations.
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An Innovative Approach to STEM Education in the United States: From High-Tech Invention Labs to Real-World Projects with Nikil Ragav Founder of Invent XYZ
13 Jun 2023
01:19:46
Nikil won the the President's Innovation Prize in 2020 for Invent XYZ and what they are doing for high school kids to accelerate STEM education.
Nikil talks about the importance of preparing students for the jobs that don't exist yet and how technology is changing every industry. They also discuss the need for practical skills in fields like computer science and business and how hands-on learning can prepare students for real-world challenges in their lives in and in the careers.
A must listen to episode for anyone interested in eduction in America or anyone that had kids.
[00:00:00] Accelerate STEM education for kids. [00:07:59] Inventing to solve tech problems. [00:15:50] Teach kids tech skills to succeed. [00:23:52] Teach rigor, raise expectations, exceed the mean. [00:32:07] Engage students with relevant, empowering projects. [00:38:50] Augment existing classes with experts. [00:47:26] Innovating to empower students: success! [00:55:03] Empowering students to invent, innovate. [01:02:22] Unlock potential with real-world skills. [01:10:44] Inspire curiosity, create connections.
ABOUT NIKIL RAGAV Nikil graduated from University of Pennsylvania (Electrical Engineering and Business at Wharton), was awarded Penn's President's Innovation Prize, interned at Microsoft and Google, published a paper with education researchers at Johns Hopkins on how to teach kids to use AI, and designed a STEM innovation lab for underserved kids in Kansas City sponsored by NFL player Travis Kelce.
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Unlocking Your Potential and Finding Your Own Song with New York Times Best Selling Author Joe Mechlinski CEO of Latch
03 Jun 2023
01:49:49
You are the actor, director, and producer of your own story. Joe shares his playbook so you can unlock your potential and find your own song.
Joe also shares the power of psychedelic therapy, his journey to healing and enlightenment and how it might be a way to unlock ideas and possibilities you never thought possible.
This thought provoking conversation will push your boundaries and make you better.
About Joe Mechlinski Joe is an award-winning business leader, investor, and a New York Times bestselling author.
But this is far from where he started.
Joe grew up in Baltimore’s inner city, with food insecurity and intermittent, unstable housing. He attended the worst high school in Maryland, with no air conditioning and lead in its water. Out of 965 freshmen in his class, he was one of only 235 seniors to graduate.
Today, Joe is the founder and CEO of SHIFT, a tech-enabled management consulting firm that has been nationally recognized as a 9x ‘Best Workplace.’
Joe is on a mission to change the way we work to transform the way we live. He helps leaders and organizations unblock, unlock and unleash the potential and momentum of their people.
Joe‘s 2013 book, Grow Regardless, became a New York Times bestseller, followed by his second book, Shift The Work, which motivates readers to attain meaningful work-life integration by defining one’s passions. His next release, Who Says, slated for publication in 2024.
Recently, Joe launched an employee engagement platform called Latch, which uses AI and storytelling to help executive leaders get their teams on the same page... without scheduling more meetings!
Beyond this, Joe has devoted his life to being of service, especially to his hometown of Baltimore. He is dedicated to helping underserved, at-risk communities, donating and investing more than $1MM to cause and impact partners. He is also a venture partner with Conscious Venture Partners, a group that invests in minority and female-founded businesses.
Captivating and inspiring audiences on national stages, Joe’s passion is palpable - challenging the way we think, operate, and engage in ourselves, our relationships, our life and our work. Joe’s TEDx talk was ranked #40 most popular out of 15,900 TEDx talks from 2022.
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Sand Art with Sand Artist Brighton Denevan from Santa Cruz, California
18 May 2023
01:28:22
Brighton came into the studio to talk about the fascinating world of sand art and why and how he creates stunning designs on the beaches in Northern Cal
From using drone technology to capturing time-lapse videos to incorporating fire and biochar into their creations, we delve into all aspects of this unique art form.
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Brighton Denevan Sand Artist https://www.facebook.com/brightonaerial/
ABOUT BRIGHTON DENEVAN Brighton is based out of Santa Cruz, CA and is a land artist and drone pilot specializing in the production of photo and video content.
He's a creator of large scale ephemeral designs/ installations, primarily on beaches during low tide.
Keep an eye out on the Northern California beaches from Half Moon Bay, CA to Moss Landing, CA if you happen to be driving down Rt 1., you'll likely see Brighton creating an amazing design.
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The health benefits of using the sauna regularly have long been believed by people in Finland . Many use the sauna daily as a part of their everyday life. They feel better and live happier and longer lives.
Until the last decade or so the research on sauna bathing has been limited to studies with small subject sizes. Recently some larger, more in depth, studies have been done that point to real benefits of using the sauna on a regular basis. Sauna Benefits include:
Improved cardiovascular health.
Reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Improvements in pain and range of motion in people with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
Decreased chronic pain for people with conditions like fibromyalgia and low back pain.
Improvement in depression symptoms.
Reduced risk of developing psychosis
Improved skin health.
Weight loss.
Relaxation and stress relief.
We explore these sauna benefits.
NOTE Sauna use is not without risks. It's important to talk to your doctor before using a sauna.
SHOW NOTES
Sauna bathing studies:
Sauna bathing is associated with reduced cardiovascular mortality and improves risk prediction in men and women: a prospective cohort study
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Jiu Jitsu to Mastering Pay Per Click Advertising with Joe Khoei CEO of SalesX
04 May 2023
01:43:18
Joe and his family fled Iran in 1983 and landed at San Francisco Airport with $700 and no idea how to speak english.
Flash forward to 2023 and Joe runs a digital marketing company that works with national brands like Plow and Hearth, Harnery & Sons, The Christian Monitor and others, specializing in Google pay per click (PCC) advertising.
Listen in to get actionable digital marketing tips as Joe shares how he applied what he's learned in Jujitsu to master the PPC Google game.
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Professional Cryptocurrency Trading with Chris Kvamme of Presidio Trading
26 Apr 2023
01:10:29
We explore the world of crypto trading, high-frequency trading and the incredible lengths traders go to gain an edge.
From laying optical fiber all the way from Chicago to New York to running software on bare metal, we uncover the secrets of this opaque industry.
NOTE: All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of their employers. This podcast is created for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Clients of firms related to podcast participants may maintain positions and securities discussed in this podcast. Positions and securities discussed in this podcast may not be available in certain locations. This podcast does not condone trading from restricted jurisdictions.
About Chris Kvamme Chris is an avid hacker of both human and technological systems. For the last four years he's been working on algorithmic trading and is the head of Presidio Trading, a crypto currency trading firm.
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Venture Capital Funding and Investment Terms with Nareg Essaghoolian from Decrypted Legal & Consulting
20 Apr 2023
01:39:46
We explore the world of startup funding and venture capital. Nareg shares insights on the use of safe notes, valuation caps, and discounts in pre-seed rounds.
We discuss the importance of having a product or service with positive revenue when seeking institutional investment and the challenges faced by first-time founders in securing funding.
We also dive into how the investor market has changed over the last few years and give advice to anyone looking to raise money from investors.
About Nareg Essaghoolian Nareg Essaghoolian is the co-founder of Decrypted Legal & Consulting. He represents startups from day one at formation through their venture capital financings and exit.
Prior to Decrypted, he spent several years at Cooley in Palo Alto, CA, one of the most prominent firms in the industry.
He is now back in Los Angeles where he is born and raised working on disrupting the legal industry by being more transparent with pricing and services.
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How to Run a Great Finance and Accounting Department with CFO Sean Lamb
13 Apr 2023
01:56:04
Having a great finance and accounting department in your business is the difference between having a good company and a great one.
Sean came into the studio and did a deep dive with Brandon on what exactly it means to lead a great finance and accounting department.
You'll leave with tips you can use to improve your business.
About Sean Lamb Sean Lamb is Chief Financial Officer of Willow Innovations, the inventors and leading technology in wearable breast pumps for mom.
Sean comes to Willow from Ruggable, a direct-to-consumer retailer of made-to-order rugs, furniture and other home goods. As CFO at Ruggable, Sean was focused on getting the Finance and Accounting organizations ready for a future IPO while assisting other parts of the organization on what processes need to be in place to succeed as a publicly traded entity.
Prior to Ruggable, Sean spent 14 years at Dolby Laboratories, a multi-billion dollar publicly traded IP Licensing and Technology company. At Dolby, Sean was Vice President of Finance, leading Investor Relations, Corporate Finance and Business Support for the entire company.
During his time at Dolby, Sean worked on acquisitions, operationalizing new initiatives, enhancing reporting and visibility into the business, and he also managed the company’s international Accounting and Finance shared service centers.
Sean is a California CPA (Inactive) and received his MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Sean attended Princeton University where he received a BA in Economics.
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All about Chat GPT. The history, how Chat GPT works, its strengths, weaknesses and ways you can use it today in to help you in your daily life and in your business.
This conversation goes deep and challenges some of the hype that Chat GPT has generated. The conversation is meant to inform you and question what the limits are on these large language models.
Brandon invited Serge Kurenkov, a CTO in Silicon Valley who has worked at companies like Ancestory.com, into the EDGE studio to have a conversation about Chat GPT. Drop into the conversation and learn all about Chat GPT.
About Serge Kurenkov Serge is a CTO in Silicon Valley with over twenty years of software engineering experience building software using AI, machine learning, and NLP.
He's used AI at Ancestory.com to figure out DNA sequencing, a security company to understand the origin of network attacks and in other applications like scheduling a workforce.
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Serge Kurenkov on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/skurenkov/
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Achieve Your Greatness with Professional Basketball Player Laken James
29 Mar 2023
01:10:01
Laken shares her playbook how to achieve mental strength and perseverance so you can achieve YOUR best self.
From one day being put in a closet to sharpen pencils with serious thoughts of giving up here dream, to a call that day that put her on a plane and on the professional basketball court just a few days later.
Learn how she set herself up for success and how YOU can do the same thing.
About Laken James Laken is a four year professional women's basketball player. She played Division 1 basketball at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay where she graduated with a undergrad in Business Administration and Masters in Applied Leadership in Teaching and Learning.
She is currently pursuing her PhD in Sport, Physical Education, and Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.
Her journey through basketball and her education have inspired her to start her business Five Star Academy where the company focuses on the mental side of the game of basketball and works with young female athletes to help them reach their full potential.
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Best Drinking Water on World Water Day with Taylor O’Neil CEO of Richard’s Rainwater
22 Mar 2023
01:03:23
On World Water Day 2023 Taylor shares the story of Richard's Rainwater, the only company in the US that is licensed to sell rainwater as drinking water.
From Richard collecting rainwater at his house in Austin, TX, to a few bottles of water locals said was the best drinking water they'd every had, to a full scale operation that has the opportunity to provide clean drinking water for communities around the world.
About Taylor O'Neil and Richard's Rainwater Taylor is CEO of Richard’s Rainwater, the country’s first company to bottle rainwater, the earth’s cleanest, best-tasting, and most renewable water source.
He's a recovering hedge fund and investment banking professional. He has served as CEO of Richard’s Rainwater since the initial ESG investment in 2017. Taylor has been responsible for building the team, developing the capacity expansion plan, building the product roadmap and overseeing the regulatory, safety and quality aspects of the business.
Prior to his leadership of Richard’s Rainwater, Taylor has a long track record in finance. Most recently, at Pine River Capital, Taylor was recruited as the youngest Investment Professional to launch a healthcare investment strategy. He began his career as an investment banker and held roles in corporate M&A at UnitedHealth Group and Virtual Radiologic, at the time a Providence Equity Capital portfolio company.
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Green Berets and Warthogs in Combat INCREDIBLE Story. With Green Beret Jeff Tompkins and Warthog A-10 Pilot Mike Stock from Troops in Contact
17 Mar 2023
01:14:24
Jeff and Mike share intimate details about a firefight where close air support from the A-10 Warthog was critical to helping save Jeff and his fellow Green Bret lives.
You have to hear the story to believe it! And this is just one of many situations where close air support has saved lives.
PLEASE help save close air support by signing the petition so we don't lose this vital capability. It only takes 20 seconds to sign the petition:
Save Close Air Support Petition (takes about 20 seconds to sign) 👉 https://www.change.org/p/save-close-air-support
OR Contact your local congress person via the EASY to use form letters 👉 https://www.troops-in-contact.org/contact-congress
Troops in Contact Website https://www.troops-in-contact.org
SHOW NOTES
About Troops in Contact
Mission: Save Close Air Support (CAS)
The Problem: the Air Force is cutting Close Air Support and breaking faith with troops.
In the 2023 budget the Air Force revealed a 5-year plan to eliminate its A-10 CAS aircraft without an adequate replacement and to cut TACPs/ JTACs (Terminal Air Control Party Specialists/ Joint Terminal Attack Controllers/ Air Ground Integrators) by 50%.
If successful, this plan would kill the CAS profession and cripple America’s CAS capability.
Ground troops would be supported, if at all, by CAS amateurs in a small expensive fleet of fragile aircraft that are far less effective. In Low Intensity Conflict, that will cost lives. In Major Combat Operations, it risks losing battles.
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Peak Performance with Kristen Faulkner A Professional Cyclist and Olympic Gold Medal Winner
15 Mar 2023
01:22:13
Kristen opens up and shares her story from clipping in to her first bike ride six years ago to leaving a venture capital job to pursue her calling and winning podium finishes on the UCI World Tour.
Where do YOU feel like you are your BEST self? Are you brave enough to follow that?
You'll leave with the courage that YOU can do it too. and reach your peak performance. Why not you?
2024 Update: Kristen won the Gold Medal in Women's Cycling at the Paris 2024 Olympic games.
About Kristen Faulkner Kristen is from Homer, Alaska, a quaint fishing village that is also the halibut fishing capital of the world. In Alaska, she cultivated her passion for the outdoors and for adventure. She spent her summers hiking, fishing, making homemade rasberry jam, and competing at local swim meets.
She learned the value of hard work as a kid working in my parents’ hotel and restaurant. She explains when asked why she worked so hard it was because she didn’t want to spend the rest of her life cleaning toilets and checking in guests :)
Kristen graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in computer science. She was a varsity rower for 2.5 years in college and placed 2nd at the Junior World rowing Championship in 2010.
After graduation, Kristen worked as an investment associate at Threshold Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm in Silicon Valley.
In addition to investing, she's passionate about gender equality and supporting more women in technology, entrepreneurship, and investing. As an investor, she hosted free office hours for female entrepreneurs and was a cohort captain for All Raise, a community of female Venture Capitalists.
In 2016 Kristen I attended a free, introductory women’s clinic for cycling in New York City and immediately fell in love with the sport. In mid-2018, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and in 2020, began racing for the Professional UCI Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank (which has since become the WWT team EF-Education-Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank).
She's primarily a road racer, though she has explored other disciplines including gravel, track, and Zwift. She represented the United States at 3 World Championships: 2020 (Zwift E-worlds), 2021 (Road Race) and 2022 (Road Race and Time Trial), 2024 Olympic Gold Medal Winner Woman's Road Rate in Paris.
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Being Unstoppable and How to Set Goals and Achieve Them Using GoalBud with Former Navy SEAL and Inc 500 CEO Alden Mills
08 Mar 2023
01:30:22
Alden drops into the studio and talks about his life, how he programmed his mind to be unstoppable, overcame health deficients to achieve peak performance, and after getting out of the SEAL teams started a company and sold it.
Alden and Brandon also talk about his new app GOALBud that will help you set and achieve your goals.
You'll leave this episode with an actionable playbook to reach your peak performance and become unstoppable.
About Alden Mills Alden Mills is on a mission to help 100 million people like you Be Unstoppable.
He is a two-time bestselling author of Be Unstoppable and Unstoppable Teams, the Inc. 500 CEO of Perfect Fitness, and the founder of multiple businesses.
Throughout his time as a businessman founding and leading multiple companies, he has been awarded over 40 patents.
A former Navy SEAL, he is a three-time platoon commander and ranked #1 platoon commander each time.
Alden teaches people, teams, and organizations to Be Unstoppable. Entrepreneur magazine recently ranked him the #1 top virtual speaker.
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Pharmaceutical Sobriety, Precision Wellness and America's Drug Problem with Sara Auld Founder of Upper
01 Mar 2023
01:40:49
Taking drugs to fix your health problems has become the norm instead of the exception or even better the last resort.
Sara and Brandon talk about how America has become hooked on drugs of all kinds. From over the counter drugs, prescription drugs and even illegal drugs, Instead of a program for getting healthy, you get a prescription for a pill.
Listen in hear how Sara's company is aiming to change this and how pharmaceutical sobriety may be the key to you living a longer life.
About Sara Auld Sara Auld is a serial entrepreneur in the health, wellness, and technology industry as a 2x Founder and 3x company starter.
A former college athlete, Sara , began as a Personal Trainer, which led to opening three growing wellness companies in four years. Sara first founded a nonprofit organization that invented its own sliding scale algorithm and FinTech software, plus donation-based subsidies for wellness services.
In 2019, she simultaneously launched and managed an IV infusion MedSpa for its medical and investment team, where the team set the national franchise sales record in the first month of business.
By 2021, Sara received an unsolicited investment offer from a serial entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist to scale her innovations to the masses, creating her latest company, Upper.
With a vision to create the natural healthcare landscape, Upper is a wellness and natural medicine provider network that virtually triages the public to effective natural healthcare services, products, and resources across the USA.
An online marketplace on its face, Upper is developing infrastructure for the independently existing wellness industry including referral, product-ordering, and financial integrative software as its path to making natural healthcare the most convenient method of care on Earth.
Sara also writes theoretical healthcare essays for fun.
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Day in the Life of a Fishing Guide, Fisheries Conservation and Catching BIG Tuna with Capt. John McMurray of One More Cast Light Tackle Charters
22 Feb 2023
01:38:57
John and Brandon talk about what it's like being a full time professional fishing guide, fisheries conservation and catch BIG tuna on light tackle and fly fishing gear.
About Capt. John McMurray of One More Cast Fishing Charters For twenty years Capt. McMurray has been the owner and primary operator of “One More Cast” Charters.
He runs trips on both the skiffs and the Contenders, pretty much every day the weather allows, from mid-April through December – with the notable exception of every other Sunday, which he sets aside to take his 10 year old son fishing (AKA “Bro-day”).
As is the case with any small business owner he is the chief maintenance officer, booking agent, mechanic, electrician, accountant etc.
After obtaining an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Loyola College in Maryland, Captain McMurray served in the US Coast Guard. After his career in the Coast Guard he was the Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation Association New York, then Director of Grants Programs at the Norcross Wildlife Foundation in New York before becoming a full time fishing guide.
Capt. McMurray is a well known and well published outdoor writer, notable for his work on fisheries conservation issues. He's written for Reel-Time.com, Saltwater Sportsman and Sport Fishing Magazine, and has had feature articles and/or photography published in On The Water, Saltwater Fly Fishing, Tide Magazine, Nor’east Saltwater, Newsday and the New York Times.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.
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