Stay ConnectedAM/FM RADIO/PODCAST & TV SHOW
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.
Ammar is the Co-Founder and President at StockJocks, the world's first LIVE fantasy sports platform, where users can pick and drop professional athletes live in-game, in a market where player prices change in real time based on in-game performance. StockJocks is also the first fantasy sports app to feature multi-sport pools, where users can pick athletes across all major sports, in the same pool! For the first time ever, create your true fantasy team. StockJocks features a unique user ranking system that categorizes users based on skill level to ensure a level playing field and fair competition for all users, which is another common criticism of the competitors. StockJocks is changing the way YOU watch sports. Download StockJocks for free on the App Store or visit our website www.stockjocks.net to download on android!
I'm a strong-willed Designer with a Cognitive Psychology and Computer Science background and an extensive creative, managerial, and operational knowledge. Through my passion for design and empathy for others, I inspire smart creative professionals to conceive and develop delightful and meaningful experiences. With 20 years of experience in UX-UI and product design field, in the past 10 years I have been leading and motivating teams, and personally contributing to the creation of integrated multi-device experiences. I bring skills from cognitive psychology and computer science in conjunction with a passion for UX and Human Centered Design, brand management and marketing sensibility to my teams and my projects. I am well versed with consumer product strategy, user research, information architecture and interaction design, industrial design and ergonomics, visual and graphic design. http://www.andreapicchi.it https://twitter.com/andreapicchi
We talk about how to present yourself online, in person & on camera. At the age of 17 Sandra Dee began a successful career in Television as an actress with major roles on Another World, Sunset Beach, Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Bay and guest starred on many prime time shows and films, like CSI Miami, Criminal Minds and Two and a Half Men… among others. As Founder and CEO of Charisma on Camera and author of “IMPACT! Secrets to Powerful Personal Presence” Sandra Dee Robinson is under demand as a coach, consultant and speaker for companies, celebrities and well-established experts to help them get what they desire in life by naturally stepping into their most powerful self. http://charismaoncamera.com http://charismaoncamera.com/impact-book-product http://sandradeerobinson.com https://www.youtube.com/user/Charismaoncamera
MagicLinks empowers creators with tools for authentic social commerce. MagicLinks makes it really easy to share links to products you love with your fans, and earn income when they shop. More than 200 million products are linkable through MagicLinks at 1,500 leading retailers. Brian Bio Brian is co-founder and CEO of MagicLinks, which empowers YouTube creators with tools for authentic social commerce. Brian also founded Chippmunk, a coupon search engine, and built the Shopping Division of Internet Brands from 0 to 100 employees and $175M in value in 3 years. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in Engineering and Economics from Dartmouth College, and played third base in the minor leagues for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Marlon Nichols is a co-founder and general partner at Cross Culture Ventures (CCV), an early stage venture capital firm with a focus on cultural investing (global trends and shifts in consumer behavior). Before founding CCV, Marlon was an investment director at Intel Capital where he completed his Kauffman Fellowship. Prior to his time in venture capital, Marlon led successful careers in software and strategy consulting in the technology, private equity, media and entertainment sectors. Some of Marlon’s investments include Afrostream, Gimlet Media, Hingeto, LendStreet, LISNR, Mark One (Vessyl), Mayvenn, Mirantis, MongoDB, mSurvey, Sidestep, Skurt, and Thrive Market. Marlon earned a Bachelor of Science in MIS from Northeastern University and a MBA from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. Marlon currently serves on the board of directors for private companies LISNR, Shottracker and Sidestep, and was recently appointed to the board of directors of the Kauffman Fellows Program. Marlon was named to Silicon Republic's list of 26 venture capital professionals spearheading change in technology investing, was a recipient of Digital Diversity’s Innovation & Inclusion Change Agent award, and was named a member of theRegistry's 40 under 40 Top Diverse Talent. Marlon has been featured in a number of magazines, blogs, and podcasts. http://crossculturevc.com https://twitter.com/crossculturevc
Co-Founder of Generate Capital; Founder of SunEdison, where he pioneered “no money down solar” and unlocked a multi-billion-dollar solar market, creating the largest solar services company worldwide; Author of Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy; Energy Gang Podcast. Executive with broad experience in all aspects of the renewable electricity and climate change solutions. Focused on deployment barriers of well tested solutions in distributed energy, food, water, and transportation. Business model innovation will have an outsized impact on bringing about the next productivity revolution – resource efficiency. Committed to helping entrepreneurs and large companies alike implement resource efficiency solutions using “no money down” project finance models. Interested in helping entrepreneurs with commodity tech get the project finance to increase their sales to the next level. Specialties: entrepreneurship, financing deployment of clean energy, resource efficiency, clean energy policy, solar industry strategy, effective political communications on these issues globally. http://generatecapital.com https://www.greentechmedia.com/podcast/the-energy-gang
Cybrid Media connects publications, brands, and the world’s top social influencers. In the last 12 months, Cybrid Media has driven over 300,000,000 visitors to its publishers and distributed over 25,000,000 hours of video through partnerships with over 100 of the biggest social influencers in the world. We're proud to work with many of the internet's most popular websites, including BleachReport, EliteDaily, VICE, Bustle, Inverse, and dozens more. http://cybridmedia.com Johnny, Etc was imagined to not only give its audience (men, age 18-34) the content they want, but also to give them something to think about. With a focus on young male readers, Johnny, Etc looks to not only entertain its readership, but engage it as well through humor, insight, and a clearer message than many other sites we’ve seen. We speak to (and converse with) our audience through an array of verticals, including news, entertainment, gaming, sports, videos, and viral content. Our readers want and deserve more than content for content’s sake, so we craft posts that are meant to be provoking, thoughtful, and can open a dialog through social media. It’s this aspect that makes Johnny, Etc a destination for a level of discussion, thought, and engagement beyond what we have seen in the landscape of men’s media. http://www.johnnyetc.com
We talk about his bootcamp, investing in companies, being a mentor & a lot more. Startup Ignition is a 13-week entrepreneurship startup bootcamp, including actual implementation of learned tools and skills, that prepares entrepreneurs, founders, and teams to properly launch a company and take the right steps towards mitigating risk and increasing success. We enable our students by removing the fluff from a traditional 4-year degree, or other out-dated programs, and delivering an intense and impactful results-driven curriculum. https://startupignition.com https://www.facebook.com/startupignition https://twitter.com/startupignition
myLAB Box is the first and only nationwide at-home STD testing service in the U.S. We empower users to take control of their health with easy and affordable testing solutions for over 70% of prevalent infection risks. The service is rapidly becoming the new standard for sexual health and has gained popularity among a large and diverse customer base. Fast, convenient and easy to use, the myLAB Box test service is available in all 50 states and produces diagnostic lab-certified results as accurate as testing in a clinic or a doctor's office in just a matter of days. https://www.mylabbox.com https://twitter.com/mylabbox https://www.facebook.com/myLABbox
BDEX is the first ever Data Exchange Platform (DXP). BDEX is a market-driven exchange platform combining all of the functionality, data and reach of a traditional DMP in a true marketplace environment. The BDEX DXP and DAAS platform enables companies to acquire impartially quality scored 3rd party data to target their audience like never before. http://www.bigdataexchange.com https://twitter.com/BDEX https://www.facebook.com/BigDataExchange
Our TOPPODCAST Picks 
