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Building the Future has quickly become one of the fastest rising nationally syndicated programs. With a focus on interviewing startups, entrepreneurs, investors, CEOs, and more, the show showcases individuals who are realizing their dreams and helping to make our world a better place through technology and innovation.
Our Purpose Story Shares is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization devoted to inspiring reading practice and improving literacy skills. Our library is full of Relevant Reads—books that are both compelling and approachable for struggling teen and young adult readers. The Story Shares digital writing tool enables writers, educators, and students to create and publish Relevant Reads. These books cover a range of age, interest, and reading levels, and are also enhanced with features to make reading more accessible and fun. By leveraging the combined powers of great books and interactive web design, our literacy hub brings together a community to engage and support readers who struggle. The Problem The millions of readers who complete elementary school reading below grade level are unable to read about the characters and plots written for their age group. The stories they can read are meant for a less mature audience. At best, they hide this by reading only in private. At worst (and most often) they simply give up reading altogether. Given the daily importance of reading in all aspects of life, lacking this crucial skill negatively impacts everything from academic performance to everyday communication. As many as 90 million teens and adults in America lack crucial literacy skills1 70% of middle and high school students require some form of reading remediation2 26% of 12th graders graduate reading below the basic level.3 The older they get, the harder it becomes to find content that is both relevant for their age and readable at their level. Thus, readers are not motivated or interested, and they often stop reading altogether. Our Solution We help generate and then distribute new stories aimed at older students who read below grade level, specifically ensuring that the content is interesting at their age, and readable at their level. To do so, we are building the Story Shares Hub to bring together authors, readers, and educators. For authors, the Hub provides a digital book builder to guide the creation of just-right content, and access to a large group of potential readers. For readers and educators, the Hub provides a library of newly created just-right content, distributed on a platform with built-in reading assists to make it even more approachable. https://www.storyshares.org https://www.facebook.com/StoryShareLiteracy/ https://twitter.com/storyshares
Best-selling book author, web publisher, and businesswoman, Susan Miller’s achievements and contributions to the field of astrology have made her an authority in her field. From Wall Street brokers to the models on fashion catwalks of Paris, Milan, and Tokyo; from readers in cafés in New York, Beijing, and Sao Paulo, to those discussing her words in New Delhi and Istanbul, people everywhere turn to Susan to advise, teach, lecture, and lead them toward success in both their personal life and business endeavors. Susan founded her website, Astrology Zone® (www.astrologyzone.com), in December 1995, which is now celebrating its twentieth anniversary. She tirelessly writes between 30,000 and 48,000 words a month (divided by 12 signs), creating comprehensive and detailed forecasts published free for her readers. Each year it serves 100 million page views to 6 million unique readers. Susan also has a wildly popular app, “Susan Miller’s AstrologyZone Daily Horoscope,” that appears on the iPhone, Android, Samsung Galaxy, Apple Watch, and a specially designed app for many tablets, including iPad. These apps are free to download. Once inside the app, users have the option of upgrading to her app’s premium edition that has longer daily forecasts plus Susan’s many insightful essays. The cost to upgrade is $4.99 for one month, or users can opt for a yearly subscription for $49.99. Readers who do not have a smart phone can receive the same daily horoscopes for all 12 signs by email by subscribing to www.DailyAstrologyZone.com. Each month Susan writes for eight top international fashion magazines and is the author of ten books. She also developed My Personal Horoscope where, for $55.00, readers can order a custom horoscope book to explain his or her natal chart. This is made possible by print-on-demand technology. Readers need to know their day, month, year, precise time, and city of birth. Go to www.MyPersonalHoroscope.com for complete information. https://www.astrologyzone.com https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/susan-millers-astrology-zone/id527608193?mt=8/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.handson.h2o.az2014&hl=en https://twitter.com/astrologyzone https://www.facebook.com/astrologyzone
Dylan Ruga is a trial lawyer at Stalwart Law Group, where he focuses on intellectual property, professional liability and general commercial litigation. His skills have been recognized by Southern California Super Lawyers, and he was selected by his peers as a vice-chair of the American Bar Association’s Copyright Litigation Committee. Dylan litigates intellectual property infringement claims in courts around the country for matters involving technology, music, photographs, furniture, and fabric designs. He has represented both intellectual property owners and alleged infringers in all aspects of litigation, from pre-lawsuit strategy development to ultimate resolution of the case. As part of his practice, Dylan also works to defend attorneys and some of the country’s largest law firms against claims arising from alleged legal malpractice. These cases involve all areas of substantive law, ranging from tax to real estate to civil RICO and trusts/estates. Dylan also defends clients in all aspects of general commercial litigation, including complex multi-district litigation (MDL) proceedings. Recently, Dylan worked with another Steptoe partner to successfully defend Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior against a claim for malicious prosecution by bringing an anti-SLAPP motion that was granted by the trial court and affirmed in a published decision on appeal. Dylan also defended claims brought by purchasers of a condominium project located outside of the United States in a consolidated proceeding involving hundreds of plaintiffs. http://stalwartlaw.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-ruga-649abb13 https://www.facebook.com/stalwartlawgroup
JDoe is an encrypted and anonymous reporting platform. By linking victims of mutual offenders with lawyers, JDoe encourages the pursuit of legal action to catalyze legal success and prevent future offenses. Available soon on iOS, Android, and web. Ryan Soscia is the founder and CEO of JDoe. Prior to creating JDoe in 2015, Ryan worked as a researcher at the Neuroscience Information Framework Lab and as Special Projects Manager with the TEAM Group — a venture capital firm whose focus is on startups. Ryan is a Fellow of the Startup Leadership Program and pursued a Bachelor's in Computer Science at University of California, San Diego. http://jdoe.io https://twitter.com/jdoejustice https://www.facebook.com/jdoejustice
Dynamic and successful entrepreneur Tariku Bogale was the driving force behind Africa Holdings, a company he launched, developed, grew, and sold. Africa Holdings was a multifaceted company comprising the Johannesburg Shopping Centre, Self-Help.co.za, Travel Click, Sikhona Forex, Lions Entertainment, TravelStoreMaker.co.za and VoiceBlast.biz. Tariku Bogale is the founder and CEO of Dual Groups LLC, Dual Films Inc, Dual Publisher LLC and ConnectSocial Inc. As the founder and CEO of numerous companies, TARIKU BOGALE has done business in such diverse fields as Travel and Tourism, Retail, Real Estate, Finance, Technology, and Media and Commercial Filmmaking. A dynamic and visionary thinker, Tariku is driven by the search for innovative ideas and has established successful businesses in Africa, Europe, and the United States. Tariku has been nominated as an African Pioneer for the Black Business Awards, the 2016 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Strategy Award and the 2017 Top Empowered Business of the Year Award. A strong believer in the power of education, Tariku funded his own education and furthered his studies in South Africa and Switzerland where he enrolled without a first degree for an MBA and an advanced masters studies in leadership international economic law. He is a serial entrepreneur, author, trusted advisor, film producer, actor, writer and philanthropist. http://www.tarikubogale.com https://twitter.com/TarikuBogale https://www.facebook.com/tarikubogaleofficial/
I spent 5 years as a Managing Director with Ernst & Young's Venture Capital Group, 5 years at New York based private equity firm Spencer Trask and the last five years at Ryerson University teaching entrepreneurship. In over 15 years of seed investing, including 5 seasons of Dragons' Den, I've seen more than 20,000 pitches and helped fund more than a billion dollars in startups. I have three books on the topic of venture capital, entrepreneurship and pitching ideas. According to the December issue of Canadian Business magazine,I am one of Canada¹s leading experts on raising Venture Capital and mentoring startups. In 2014, I was named Mentor of the Year by Startup Canada. ========================= Here is how others describe me: ========================= Dr. Sean Wise specializes in helping emerging and high growth potential organizations jump on the trajectory and turn a profit. His intense, entertaining and direct approach has earned him a loyal following of disciples who swear by his lessons and best practices for business success. With 15 years of seed funding experience, Wise has helped found five business ventures of his own to date, the first at age 16. When seeking the best in business, CBC recruited him as online host and industry advisor for their hit show, Dragons' Den. Dr. Wise held this post for the first five seasons of the show. Wise's third book, HOT OR NOT: how to know if your business idea will fail or fly! was released in 2012 and sold 30,000 copies in the first six months. A professor of entrepreneurship at the Ted Rogers School of Business at Ryerson, Wise majored in engineering and economics at Carleton University; earned a law degree and MBA from the University of Ottawa and recently completed his PhD in Business from the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Wise http://www.100steps2startup.com https://www.amazon.com/Startup-Opportunities-Know-When-Quit/dp/1119378184/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512663216&sr=8-1&keywords=sean+wise www.nakedentrepreneur.tv http://www.ryersonfutures.ca/
myPlanit: your life. searchable. actionable. myPlanit is a patented personal data platform that’s pioneering the next wave of the Internet… truly personalized computing, where your apps and devices know you and can deliver highly personalized, predictive digital experiences based on the context of your life. The Internet of You Welcome to the age of personal big data. The “Internet of You” will anticipate your needs and deliver digital experiences--services, features, advice, information, recommendations--that are personalized just for you. Imagine Starbucks being able to direct a customer to the Starbucks near their morning meeting at a new client site where their pre-ordered chai latte is waiting for them. The “Internet of You” seeks to make technology more “human” by enabling it to mirror how our brains instinctively contextualize and connect the “who, what, when and where” of our days into an intelligent, centralized network. myPlanit for Consumers Find what you can’t remember and discover what you need to know. myPlanit is a private, personal app that automatically records the journey of your life and intelligently and seamlessly connects the data and functionality of your disparate apps (contacts, photos, videos, calendar, places and more). myPlanit introduces the world’s first visual search, so you can search your life by place or time — just like your brain works. It creates a unique, dynamic and multi-faceted visual of your life as you live it. Download for FREE: itunes.apple.com/app/id1067453006 myPlanit for Real Estate myPlanit for Real Estate is an agent’s personal assistant. It’s a super-powered app that automatically and intelligently connects your calendar, contacts, notes, photos, videos, and MLS data in one place to optimize your sales process, minimize your administrative burden and improve your bottom line. For more information: www.myplanit.com/realestate
Tami Zhu is the general manager of Kika Tech’s U.S. headquarters based in San Jose, CA. A well-regarded media and business executive, Tami has an outstanding global track record across Asia, Europe, and the United States. Before joining Kika, Tami was the GM of an AI and robotics startup in San Francisco, where under her leadership, the company raised over $150M in VC funding, won multiple CES Innovation Awards for two consecutive years and became recognized as a dominant AI player in China. Prior to that, Tami was vice president, and one of the few Asian executives at IPG Mediabrands. At IPG Mediabrands she led the innovations of digital media with the focus in social media advertising. She also led repositioning of the company’s digital media business in China, achieving 90 percent year-over-year growth. Prior to Mediabrands, Tami held various executive positions including vice president at IAC/InterActiveCorp and head of AOL Ventures, where she was ranked the top female Asian executive in the company. Before that, she launched Excite@Home’s international joint ventures in the Netherlands, Australia, and Japan. Tami holds an MBA from MIT Sloan, which eventually propelled her into the entrepreneurial world. Prior to MIT, she was a C++ software engineer on the Borland C++ compiler team upon earning her master’s in computer science from University of California, San Diego. In addition to her advanced degrees, Tamiholds a bachelor of science in information sciences from Beijing University with an emphasis in computational linguistics and Chinese natural language processing. Tami’s worldly experience has influenced her love of language, especially Japanese and Spanish, while also helping her to deeply appreciate the technical nature of computing languages. Tami has been profiled in Travel Channel China, TechCrunch and Forbes. Ms. Zhu has also spoken at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s LabTech 2016 Conference, RoboBusiness PitchFire 2016, Stanford University, TiE Conference, 2016, Santa Clara and the SVC Angel Annual Technology Summit 2016, Silicon Valley. http://www.kikatech.com https://twitter.com/KikaKeyboard https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qisiemoji.inputmethod&referrer=5 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kika-keyboard-emoji-keyboard/id1035199024?mt=8
Opuscope is developing Minsight: an app for creative users to design their own reality. With a headeset-first approach, our vision is to open the door for the proliferation of Virtual, Mixed and Augmented reality creations. I studied cognitive psychology with two main themes: usability and pedagogy. I early chose the usability part because I have always been curious and enthusiastic about new technologies, so when I learnt that psychology could match with them I knew this job was made for me. Concretely, I work on interfaces, whatever they are: website, software, video game, robot, VR/MR devices and much more without limit as long as there is an interface. This implies making sure they are easy to use, and fits their objectives and their target users. To do so, I: - evaluate existing interfaces to find ergonomics problems and suggest solutions to resolve them - design new interfaces from scratch to the point they are ready to be developed - make sure recommendations are well implemented by following development http://minsight.co https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexiabuclet https://twitter.com/getminsight
I never expected to launch a worldwide organization. Never ever thought I'd have to know about braille, or retinas, or genetic mutations. And I had no idea I would be dealt a double dose of darkness.... It was a one-two punch to the gut: both of my boys were diagnosed as blind when they were each 4 months old. I had never even met a blind person, yet I quickly learned how to find the tools blind children need and got them in the hands of my boys, literally. With the right foundation and a multitude of resources, they have become accomplished athletes, high achieving students, talented musicians, and social butterflies. Oh, and international Braille competition finalists too. In May 2011, I connected with other families living with the same rare disease my boys have, and launched a mission to fund a cure. No advanced degree. Never created a website before. Had no idea about grants, or IRB's... the list goes on. I learned how to build a team, nearby and remote, of people that know how to do the things I don't. I spend nearly every minute of every day networking with people that can help either medically, financially, or otherwise. No connection is too small, as I have found some of the greatest resources in the oddest places. In just six years, I've led our Foundation to make progress we thought would take much longer and people are calling on us daily to be a part of a miracle that seemed impossible less than a decade ago. We've raised over one million dollars, made history in the US Congress with the first ever rare eye disease resolution submitted in Braille, and have skyrocketed our little rare disease to the top of mind of many industry leaders - and I am just getting started. If you can help my mission to give options and resources to CRB1 LCA/RP patients, or if you need a dynamic speaker for your event, email me at curingretinalblindness@gmail.com or smedtalk@gmail.com http://kristinsmedley.com https://twitter.com/KristinSmedley https://www.facebook.com/thrivingblind/
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