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Brian Wright & Desmond Attmore bring Brooklyn & Queens to Atlanta by way of 6 Degrees, their Creative Marketing Agency Oct 22, 2020

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Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition with your host, Andrew Medal. Today’s guests are Brian Wright and Desmond Attmore. Morehouse College graduates and Founders of Six Degrees, an Atlanta-based full-service creative marketing agency that specializes in providing creative marketing solutions for brands and artists worldwide. Six Degrees has quickly established itself as one of the premier marketing agencies in the industry and provides creative services including branding, graphic/product design, content production, and experiential marketing. You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it!

Eat, Sleep, Breath Investment & Digital Acquisition with Blake Hutchison of Flippa Oct 22, 2020

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Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition with your host, Andrew Medal. Today’s guest is Blake Hutchison, CEO at Flippa. Blake is overseeing the rise of acquisition entrepreneurship on the largest platform globally to buy and sell sites, stores, apps and digital real estate. Empowering individuals and companies to take control, to take ownership and thrive in this new small business economy, Flippa is a global team. You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it!

From Building Bombs to Capturing Seascapes, Jason Matias Shares His Journey to the Art of Selling Art Oct 22, 2020

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Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition with your host, Andrew Medal. Today’s guest is Jason Matias, a speaker, an artist and the entrepreneur behind The Art of Selling Art. The author of NakedThoughts, Jason is a veteran who started documenting his station at Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base with photography. Now, Jason’s work is featured at exhibitions throughout the year. You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it!

From Israeli Defense Forces to Applitools, Provider of Next Gen Test Automation Platform, Gil Sever Tells His Story of Serial Entrepreneurship Oct 22, 2020

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Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition with your host, Andrew Medal. Today’s guest is Gil Sever, a serial entrepreneur who is driven to solving technical problems with innovative solutions that didn’t previously exist. Prior to Applitools, he founded Safend (acquired by Wave Systems in 2011) and Storwize (acquired by IBM in 2010), and was the COO at Ectel, a NASDAQ company. Prior to this, Gil served in an elite intelligence unit of the Israeli Defense Forces and held a variety of research, development and management positions. Gil has a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and an M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it!

From Prison to PPP Loans, Troy Parker Employs 125 Workers & Ensured They Were Paid in Partnership with Senator Rob Portman Oct 15, 2020

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Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition with your host, Andrew Medal. Today’s guest is Troy Parker, an entrepreneur and a returning citizen. After incarceration, he built Innovative Labor and Cleaning Services, employing 125 individuals, 90% of whom are also returning citizens. He recently worked with Senator Rob Portman to change PPP rules so that business owners with a past criminal record could be eligible for PPP loans. You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it!

Tasked with Making Cincinnati the #1 Startup & Entrepreneurial Hub in the Midwest, Pete Blackshaw is CEO of Cintrifuse, a Startup Incubator Oct 15, 2020

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Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition with your host, Andrew Medal. Today’s guest is Pete Blackshaw, CEO of Cintrifuse, a syndicate “fund of funds” and startup incubator created by P&G, Kroger, Western & Southern and other major entities in the Greater Cincinnati region. He’s dedicated to developing a world-class innovation ecosystem to fuel economic growth, local attractiveness, jobs and big company innovation. He and Cintrifuse are putting Cincinnati on the startup map. You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it!

Dmitry Dragilev Scaled JustReachOut.io To Over $350k ARR Without a Working Smart Phone. Hear His Life Philosophies Oct 07, 2020

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Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition with your host, Andrew Medal. Today’s guest is Dmitry Dragilev, CEO and founder of JustReachOut.io, a SaaS tool that helps you pitch journalists to be featured in the press without an expensive PR firm. He started his career working for a startup that Google purchased after he scaled from 0 to 40M pageviews per month. He has written more than 1500 articles spanning the last 10 years for Forbes, Wired, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Mashable, TechCrunch, TheNextWeb among many other publications. But, this episode is more about failure, lifestyle, and how he's done all of this without a modern smartphone. You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it!

On a Mission to Make the Perfect Marshmallow, Michael Tierney Landed Forbes 30 Under 30 with Stuffed Puffs & His Brand Mikey’s Oct 07, 2020

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Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition with your host, Andrew Medal. Today’s guest is Michael Tierney, Founder and CEO of two innovative food brands, Mikey’s and Stuffed Puffs. Mikey’s is a company dedicated to delivering wholesome and delicious products free from gluten, grain, soy, and dairy. Stuffed Puffs is the first commercially viable chocolate-filled marshmallow confection. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Michael is focused on taste. You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it!

Sam Gong Is The Entrepreneur Disrupting The Battery Space And Making The World A More Efficient Place Oct 07, 2020

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Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition. I'm your host, Andrew Medal.

Today's guest is Samuel Gong. His first patent in wireless energy transmission was filed in 2010 and he later founded a successful business around the patent. He then began researching graphene during his studies at UC Berkeley and later used his knowledge to optimize the applications and production of graphene. After several years of success, he founded Real Graphene bringing future battery technology to the present.

You're going to love this episode, let's get to it!

Kelly Dooley’s Jump from High-Fashion Activewear to Cannabis Distributor & Manufacturer Oct 01, 2020

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Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition with your host, Andrew Medal. Today’s guest is Kelly Dooley, CEO and owner of Kanna Kingdom, a licensed cannabis distributor and manufacturer. Leveraging all that she learned about supply chain management and vertical integration from her days as Creative Director of BodyRock Sport, a luxurious activewear company, Kelly is now actively seeking to align Kanna Kingdom with black owned businesses with the hope of carving out space for POC in the cannabis industry. You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it!

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