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#110 - Long Island Life with Tom Graf Apr 11, 2019

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Thomas Graf, owner & publisher of Patchogue Lifestyle a high-end community living magazine, is a former educator and equity trader with years of sales experience in the restaurant sector. Visit us at www.lifestylepubs.com/patchogue Show Sponsor: https://terranut.com/bhp Show Sponsor: https://agiledragonconsulting.com/ Support the show! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brutallyhonestpodcast Website: https://www.brutallyhonestpodcast.com/ Instagram & Facebook @brutallyhonestpodcast Produced by: https://www.baronmediagroup.com/

#109 - Commercial Finance with Stuart Gelb Apr 10, 2019

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Stuart Gelb, is President of The Liquidity Source. Their focus is in commercial real estate, from Construction to perm to purchase and re-finance and in many cases provide senior first mortgages as well as equity infusions in deals. Considered a trusted advisor and consultant in this space. His core competency is finance and his goal is to find “customized solutions” for his clients. Graduate of finance/marketing from Ohio State University. Currently on the board of Investors Bank. President of a condo board at 210 Lafayette St. in NYC. On the zoning board of Kings Pt. Great Neck where he resides. Go check out Stuart here: https://theliquiditysource.com/ Show Sponsor: https://terranut.com/bhp Show Sponsor: https://agiledragonconsulting.com/ Support the show! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brutallyhonestpodcast Website: https://www.brutallyhonestpodcast.com/ Instagram & Facebook @brutallyhonestpodcast Produced by: https://www.baronmediagroup.com/

#108 - Shark Tank Experience with Jim Loughran Mar 27, 2019

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Jim’s write up in the Li Herald abridged: Jim Loughran walked down a dim hallway, flanked with video monitors depicting simulated sharks swimming in crystal blue waters, at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif. As he made his way a little further, crew members told him where to stand. Loughran then hit his mark and faced the real sharks — self-made entrepreneurs who double as filthy-rich investors and reality television stars. The Island Park resident, 57, who turned his backyard into a synthetic ice rink, has morphed the design into a full-fledged business, and entered ‘the Tank’ earlier this year to pitch his company to the investor sharks. Loughran spent years in the construction business as a project manager, and always carried a passion for hockey. He taught his son, Brian, now 22, to skate at a young age, and coached him in his youth, but as he tried to create a place for him to practice outdoors in the winter, mild temperatures often spoiled the fun. “Every year, I would build a little ice rink in the backyard,” Loughran said. “I would flood it, and then I would pray for cold weather. If I was lucky, maybe I’d get three weeks out of it.” Loughran’s company, Home Ice Supplies, focuses on bringing synthetic ice, made of polymer plastics, to families at an affordable price. The company offers different sized panels that interlock together to ensure a tight, nearly seamless connection that simulates skating on real ice. With the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came pressure, and Loughran began meticulously preparing for the pitch by watching many episodes in the months leading up to it. He said he learned from previous entrepreneurs the dos and don’ts when eye-to-eye with the investors. “It’s like a huge infomercial,” Loughran said. “You’re really putting yourself out there, but if you don’t do it right, it could be a bad-fomercial. You try to present yourself and the product the best you can.” “There’s a lot that can be done; there’s room for growth, and definitely there’s the interest because people love to skate,” Loughran said. “There are some exciting things that I have now and I have some really exciting things planned for the future. It’s going to be something that no one’s ever seen before.” Jim's Website: https://www.polyglidesyntheticice.com/ Show Sponsor: https://elisemargolin.zenfolio.com Show Sponsor: https://agiledragonconsulting.com/ Support the show! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brutallyhonestpodcast Website: https://www.brutallyhonestpodcast.com/ Instagram & Facebook @brutallyhonestpodcast Produced by: https://www.baronmediagroup.com/

#107 - Recruiting and staffing quality candidates with Joely Leidner Mar 20, 2019

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Joely Leidner is the managing partner of VLPlus. With more than twenty-five years of experience within the recruiting and staffing industry, Joely is SHRM-CP certified and has developed working relationships with many of the largest employers in the tri-state area. Prior to starting VLPlus, Joely held senior level positions with Epic Staffing and PROmed Personnel Services. Earlier in her career, after receiving a degree in economics from SUNY at Buffalo, she worked within the financial sector. Since 2008, Joely has been a certified professional life coach. She has worked with people from all walks of life, guiding and helping them to focus on and attain their goals. This training and knowledge aids in her role at VLPlus and allows her to assist clients with shaping their career paths. When she is not fostering career growth or empowering others through coaching, Joely enjoys meeting new people, travel, and spending time with her family. Go check her out!: http://www.vlplusnyc.com/ Show Sponsor: https://terranut.com/bhp Show Sponsor: https://elisemargolin.zenfolio.com Show Sponsor: https://agiledragonconsulting.com/ Support the show! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brutallyhonestpodcast Website: https://www.brutallyhonestpodcast.com/ Instagram & Facebook @brutallyhonestpodcast Produced by: https://www.baronmediagroup.com/

#106 - Orthodontics, and Owning a business with Dr. Frank & Christine Egan Mar 14, 2019

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Dr. Frank Egan is celebrating his twenty-fifth year of creating beautiful smiles here on Long Island. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Orthodontics at Stony Brook University. Dr. Egan is among the most experienced Invisalign doctors in the world. His office is located in East Patchogue, NY and can be found at TeethOnTheMove.com or call 631-289-3990 for a free smile consultation. Christine Egan is a breast cancer survivor and author of The Healthy Girl’s Guide to Breast Cancer. She ran a half-marathon after ending 33 radiation treatments, and a full marathon to celebrate her remission. Today, she helps women heal from the invisible scars that cancer leaves behind and teaches them how to piece their lives back together. Christine regularly appears on News12 to share her healthy living hacks, has appeared on National News, as well as various print magazines including Yoga Journal, Better Homes & Gardens and Live Happy Magazine. She has hosted breast cancer awareness events for major running brands, Saucony and New Balance, and is a model and brand ambassador for AnaOno, the first company to design lingerie specifically for those affected by breast cancer. Christine lives on Long Island, NY with her husband and three children. She can be found at www.redefining-healthy.com Show Sponsor: https://terranut.com/bhp Show Sponsor: https://elisemargolin.zenfolio.com Show Sponsor: https://agiledragonconsulting.com/ Support the show! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brutallyhonestpodcast Website: https://www.brutallyhonestpodcast.com/ Instagram & Facebook @brutallyhonestpodcast Produced by: https://www.baronmediagroup.com/

#105 - Data Management with Cindy Hoskey Mar 04, 2019

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Cindy architects, designs, and develops Birst cloud data warehouses, analytics, and dashboards as the President and Founder of Agile Dragon Consulting, LLC. As a Certified ScrumMaster and Certified Scrum Product Owner, she also advises companies on how to add agility into all aspects of their businesses, from data warehousing, analytics, and BI, to development, to marketing and sales projects, and beyond. Currently, her projects include work for a major league sports team and for a major auto-related retail chain. As an Adjunct Professor at SUNY - Farmingdale College, Cindy currently teaches the Senior Project course, a capstone course for the Programming and Computer Information Systems major. She teaches students how to develop projects using Agile methodology, organizes them into groups, guides them to select a project, and advises them on the best path to completing a fulfilling and meaningful software development project. She has previously taught other courses on Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence, and Project Management. Prior to forming her own company, Cindy advised customers on architecture and developed projects as a Technical Account Manager and Sr. Cloud Warehouse Architect at Birst, an Infor Company. Among her customers were a major league sports team, a cloud payroll company, a venue ticket-sales management company, a pharmaceutical company, and others. Cindy is passionate about turning data into information and excels at finding unique solutions to seemingly intractable problems. Her expertise includes Birst, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, SQL Server Analysis Services (OLAP Cubes), SQL Server Integration Services (ETL), SQL Server Reporting Services, MS Access, Database and Data Warehouse Analysis and Design, HTML, Javascript, and CSS. She also dabbles in C# and Python when time allows. Cindy’s career in IT spans more than 20 years, with industry experience in software, finance, mortgage banking, insurance, and HR. She began as an IT generalist at Strategic Workforce/Legal Solutions (formerly The Goodkind Group), where over eight years she advanced from Tech Support to the Director of MIS. In this position she handled desktop and server support and administration; software configuration; database design, management and development; reporting; and web design and development. She has an MS in MIS from Boston University and an MS in Psychology from Long Island University - C.W. Post. In her spare time (ha!) Cindy loves knitting, video gaming, Netflix marathons, hanging out with her husband, sons, daughter-in-law, and friends, and being cuddle attacked by her two dogs. She can be found at https://agiledragonconsulting.com/ Show Sponsor: http://www.dreamdancefitness.com/ Show Sponsor: https://elisemargolin.zenfolio.com Show Sponsor: https://agiledragonconsulting.com/ Support the show! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brutallyhonestpodcast Website: https://www.brutallyhonestpodcast.com/ Instagram & Facebook @brutallyhonestpodcast

#104 - Wealth Management with Jeff Nagel Feb 20, 2019

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Jeff Nagel, AIF®, CRPSe, FPQPTM Financial Advisor Jeff began his career in 2011 and joined AVZ in 2015 as a Financial Advisor. He is responsible for providing personalized investment solutions to help clients work toward their long-term financial goals. He also manages client assets, develops and deepens client relationships and always works toward making his clients financial goals a reality. He has a proven track record of professional success in relationship-building skills and money management. Mr. Nagel's expertise is in the area of asset management, portfolio construction, and analysis. Prior to joining AVZ Mr. Nagel worked as a Financial Advisor for Oppenheimer & Company where he built and maintained client investment plans and provided financial planning services. Mr. Nagel received his Bachelor's degree from SUNY Farmingdale in 2015. He is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®), Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist (CRPS®), as well as a Financial Paraplanner Qualified Professional (FPQP®). He has also passed the FINRA Series 7, 63 and 66 exams and holds a New York State Life and Health Insurance license. In 2017, Jeff became a recipient of Long Island Business News' 30 Under 30 Award, which recognizes professionals under the age of 30 who contribute to the Long Island community through public service and who have made significant strides in business. Jeff serves on the golf committees for both Mercy Haven and the Maurer Foundation. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Bellport Golf Club located in Bellport, New York. Securities offered through 1st Global Capital Corp. Member FINRA, SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through 1st Global Advisors, Inc. Insurance services offered through 1st Global Insurance Services, Inc. All discussion in this show is purely for entertainment and education. Show Sponsor: http://www.dreamdancefitness.com/ Show Sponsor: https://elisemargolin.zenfolio.com Show Sponsor: https://agiledragonconsulting.com/ Support the show! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brutallyhonestpodcast Website: https://www.brutallyhonestpodcast.com/ Instagram & Facebook @brutallyhonestpodcast Produced by: https://www.baronmediagroup.com/

#103 - Stay at home parenting with Christine Eagan Feb 12, 2019

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Christine Egan is a breast cancer survivor and author of The Healthy Girl’s Guide to Breast Cancer. She ran a half-marathon after ending 33 radiation treatments, and a full marathon to celebrate her remission. Today, she helps women heal from the invisible scars that cancer leaves behind and teaches them how to piece their lives back together. Christine regularly appears on News12 to share her healthy living hacks, has appeared on National News, as well as various print magazines including Yoga Journal, Better Homes & Gardens and Live Happy Magazine. She has hosted breast cancer awareness events for major running brands, Saucony and New Balance, and is a model and brand ambassador for AnaOno, the first company to design lingerie specifically for those affected by breast cancer. Christine lives on Long Island, NY with her husband and three children. She can be found at www.redefining-healthy.com Show Sponsor: http://www.dreamdancefitness.com/ Show Sponsor: https://elisemargolin.zenfolio.com Show Sponsor: https://agiledragonconsulting.com/ Support the show! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brutallyhonestpodcast Website: https://www.brutallyhonestpodcast.com/ Instagram & Facebook @brutallyhonestpodcast Produced by: https://www.baronmediagroup.com/

#102 - Professional Photography with Elise Margolin Feb 06, 2019

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Elise is an international award-winning photographer with a unique, authentic, sophisticated, and outside-the-box approach to the craft. She is client-centric and highly imaginative, and has the skills for identifying photographic opportunities where others may not. She specializes in Travel, Hospitality, Events, Architecture, Real Estate, Landscape, Portraiture, Corporate Headshots, and Photojournalism and was voted 2018’s #1 ranked photographer in iphonephotoawards.net’s International Photography contest comprised of 225 photographers spanning 25 countries. Follow her on her instagram @e_margolin_photos Show Sponsor: http://www.dreamdancefitness.com/ Support the show! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brutallyhonestpodcast Website: https://www.brutallyhonestpodcast.com/ Instagram & Facebook @brutallyhonestpodcast Produced by: https://www.baronmediagroup.com/

#101 - Cars and Machines with Rich Wallach Jan 31, 2019

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Rich is a Manufacturing Engineer in the aerospace industry. His passions are racing cars and riding motorcycles. Show Sponsor: http://www.dreamdancefitness.com/ Show Sponsor: https://elisemargolin.zenfolio.com Support the show! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brutallyhonestpodcast Website: https://www.brutallyhonestpodcast.com/ Instagram & Facebook @brutallyhonestpodcast Produced by: https://www.baronmediagroup.com/

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