Generation Innovation – Details, episodes & analysis

Andrew Hatfield is a product of the midwest who holds both honesty and integrity at his core. After graduating from high school in Gilbert, Iowa, he followed his dream to pursue a career in real estate in the Phoenix metro area. 

He was motivated to start early and obtained his real estate sales license at the age of 18, enabling him to gain experience and be exposed early to the everyday obstacles one must overcome to be a successful Realtor. 

At 21 Years old, He is committed to listening to his client’s real estate needs and does not stop until those needs have been fulfilled.

 Andrew is an associate with the Call Tattoo Real Estate Group, Gilbert, AZ. www.calltattoo.com

Hatem Dhiab is a Founding and Managing Partner at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management; he has a unique background that enables him to appeal to clients from diverse backgrounds. Raised in a racially mixed family of bankers in Tunisia and France, he learned to be adaptable, self-reliant, and responsible from an early age. 

Hatem moved to the US at the age of 18 to attend university and pursue his dream career on Wall Street. Hatem graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in International Business and Finance at CSULA. After college, he resolved to build a career in finance. With an aptitude for numbers and entrepreneurship, it was apparent that wealth & investment management were the most exciting and suitable places for his ethics and talents. This career path provided Hatem with the ability to grow personally, help real people with tangible goals and aspirations, research, and direct investments, and build long-lasting relationships. Hatem received a certificate in Personal Financial Planning from Bryant University, and he is a CFP® professional.

Monica Lin, sometimes better known as her social handle, @thundercup, is a Los Angeles native and 10+ year fashion marketing & branding leader. She has built multiple consumer brands, including Popular Demand and Cupshe.
 
Monica has also facilitated partnerships and activations with industry heavyweights like adidas, Fashion Nova, and Nike. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Revolt, and more. Monica currently serves as the Director of Brand Partnerships at Culture Kings, a globally renowned streetwear brand & retailer, helping to lead the brand's highly ambitious US expansion.

Jim Huntley is a Marketing, Brand Management and Business Operations Executive with over 25 years of experience leading teams across multiple industries.  After graduating from Northwestern University's Master of Marketing Communications program, he has held senior marketing roles in multiple Fortune 500 companies--including General Mills, Nestle, Mattel and THQ--and is a Full-Time Professor in the #1 Games Program in North America, my alma mater, The University of Southern California Games, in Los Angeles.

My guest this week is Gavin Sheppard of Toronto, Canada. Gavin is Co-Founder of The Remix Project and an innovative cultural entrepreneur who uses art and music as tools for youth inclusion and economic growth. The Remix Project, which he co-founded in 2006, was created to help level the playing field for young people from disadvantaged, marginalized, and under-served communities. The Remix Project provides top-notch alternative, creative, educational programs, facilitators, and facilities for at-risk youth wanting to enter the creative community in Toronto and around the world. Check out www.TheRemixProject.com

Respected communications researcher with expertise in areas such as communication policy and regulation. Dr Ali is the Pioneers Chair in the Department of Telecommunications at Penn State University.  His latest book, “Farm Fresh Broadband: The Politics of Rural Connectivity”, examines the complicated terrain of rural broadband policy in the United States.

A leading cultural anthropologist and documentary filmmaker from Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Marcel Rosa Salas discusses her journey from Brooklyn to The Ivy League and her upcoming project “Documenting the Nameplate”.

Higher education is in the midst of an under-recognized reinvention led by the most talented educators and innovators.

Welcome to Generation Innovation, the podcast that seeks to showcase the individuals who have laid the groundwork … and those leading the renaissance.  I’m Mike Jackson, the host of Generation Innovation. I have spent decades as a corporate executive, entrepreneur, and trailblazer - raising questions, finding answers, and driving awareness of where we’ve been, where we need to go, and how we hope to evolve. 

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University of Illinois professor of advertising, historian, and author of “Madison Avenue and the Color Line: African Americans in the Advertising Industry.

Higher education is in the midst of an under-recognized reinvention led by the most talented educators and innovators.

Welcome to Generation Innovation, the podcast that seeks to showcase the individuals who have laid the groundwork … and those leading the renaissance.  I’m Mike Jackson, the host of Generation Innovation. I have spent decades as a corporate executive, entrepreneur, and trailblazer - raising questions, finding answers, and driving awareness of where we’ve been, where we need to go, and how we hope to evolve. 

Follow Mike on Twitter @michaelajaxson

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/michaelajackson2050mktg

Website: www.2050Mktg.com

Email: mike@2050Mktg.com