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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.
Dynamic novelist Ann Bridges redefines contemporary suspense by blending her unique insider’s knowledge of Silicon Valley within the framework of sexy, fast-paced, international suspense thrillers depicting China’s growing influence on America’s economic powerhouse. Ms. Bridges is a native of Chicago who fell in love with Silicon Valley while earning her B.S. degree from Stanford University. Settling in San Jose, she embarked on a challenging career spanning operations, finance, and marketing executive positions in the exploding convergence of the technology, communications, and entertainment industries. Years of intimate business experience earned in the male-dominated world of Silicon Valley form the foundation of Ms. Bridges’ series of addictive, intelligent fiction. She captures real-world elements and balances complex plots with genuine characters and provocative twists in a literary style that appeals to both sexes. Her debut novel, Private Offerings, was named a 10 Best Business Books in 2015 by Wealth Management Magazine. San Jose Mercury News and Upside journalists, as well as fellow businesspeople, acclaim it for its authenticity and timeliness. Ms. Bridges is also a featured speaker at leading business conferences and universities, talking about the impact of technology on writers and users worldwide. https://authorannbridges.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/ABridgesAuthor https://www.facebook.com/authorannbridges https://www.linkedin.com/in/annbridgesauthor
You are never going to find the right answer if you are asking the wrong question. I have spent over 20 years in digital with experiences ranging from programming flight simulators for military aircraft to helping design digital tools and services for patients who just experienced a heart attack. The challenge always begins by understanding the goals of the team and the company and helping them to ask the right questions. Today I work with amazing startup companies defining and refining their product market fit and large corporates looking to innovate internally and avoid getting their business model side swiped (by one of the amazing startups!). My current project is designing new business models for digital advertisers and publishers in the age of disruption from ad blocking and increased consumer privacy rules. www.metamorphosis-conference.com https://uk.linkedin.com/in/troynorcross https://twitter.com/troy_norcross
Jeff Walker is a digital pioneer in cloud-based digital marketing products. He and his team have created proprietary technology using big data to make sense of online content to spark great business conversations. Previously, Walker was Director of Product Development at internet titan Monster.com with engineering teams on 3 continents. He was VP Creative Director, Leo Burnett, working on Coca-Cola, Disney, Xbox and Harley-Davidson. He is an accomplished screenwriter who consults with LEGO Entertainment and was a staff writer for an Emmy winning TV show. He is currently writing about “Olderpreneurs” and the phenomenal fact that most successful startups were founded by people well into their 40’s and 50’s. He has founded two companies. @ContentCarnivor and @prprtycarnivors Content Carnivores provides premium managed services using the Carnivores platform for cutting edge alternative hedge fund managers, hedge fund investment platforms, real estate crowd funding, alternative lending, marijuana investment funds, and online capital marketplaces for direct investing. Property Carnivores received seed funding from the tech accelerator Elmspring at Chicago’s 1871. It is a mobile version of the Carnivores core tech made simple in a free version for DIY brand building. An avid skier and a proud father of three, Jeffrey lives in Chicago and enjoys working with his team of developers, content professionals and amazing interns from Chicago's top Universities. http://contentcarnivores.com/ http://propertycarnivores.com/ https://twitter.com/ContentCarnivor https://twitter.com/prprtycarnivors https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreywwalker
We talk his startups, books, teaching & a lot more. Marco has been involved in the Internet sector since 1994 as an Entrepreneur, Digital Activist, Academic Lecturer, Digital Designer, Researcher in Digital Communication, Keynote Speaker and Book Writer. He lives in London and has founded several successful digital companies, both in B2B and B2C areas, like Megashouts.org, Livepetitions.org and Speakage.co.uk As a book writer he has authored: “Pronto Soccorso Digitale” published by Hoepli; “Il Mondo Digitale” (The Digital World) published by Mondadori; “Escape from Facebook” and “Impresa 4.0”, published by Pearson / Financial Times. He is a contributor to many magazines, radio and television channels with regard to digital culture topics. At Brunel University London he is Affiliated Practitioner Researcher at the Centre for Culture Media & Regulation (CCMR). He is Contract Professor in Business Digital Communication at University of Pavia. Judge and Mentor for UK TI (Trade & Investmens – UK Government department) and one of the main promoters of the digital culture in Italy, he promotes and participates actively in a large number of initiatives. http://camisanicalzolari.com/ https://www.facebook.com/marcocc?fref=ts https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcocamisanicalzolari https://twitter.com/marcocc
We talk his startup, Founders Network, Mentoring & more. Navid Rastegar has been in the corporate world since the age of 16. He started off his professional career as a 'geeky' web developer at Intel, but found his passion was working with clients and partners. His colleagues, friends, and family, say he always takes the approach of being a student to always try to learn from each experience. He is a natural-born leader and thrives in leading by action & collaboration, which led him to start his first company at age 15. After graduating from Santa Clara University in 2008, Navid took to Silicon Valley hardware and cloud technology leaders Cisco & Salesforce.com. Gaining valuable experience & connections, Navid started FitBliss, a corporate wellness technology platform for small to medium sized organizations. FitBliss socially connects employees & integrates with fitness wearables (Fitbit, Apple Watch, Google Fit, & more), HR Technologies, & Salesforce.com for sustainable engagement! Currently FitBliss' users have logged over 100M Steps, 200K minutes over 4K logs of exercise in 1 year, improving how they feel everyday! The vision: Save lives by creating digital health communities. http://www.fitbliss.com/ https://www.facebook.com/fitblisscom https://twitter.com/fitblisscom https://www.linkedin.com/company/fitbliss https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC0yKUdvtY4m1jlKU-b_2YQ https://www.linkedin.com/in/navidrastegar
He grew up in Clovis, New Mexico, the home of the Fighting Wildcats. He attended Odessa College and Loyola Marymount University, where he was a top ranked debater and national champion extemporaneous speaker. He conducted his graduate work at the University of Arizona. Today he lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tim Sanders spent most of his career on the cutting edge of innovation and change. He was on the ground floor of the quality movement, the launch of the mobile phone industry and, most notably, the birth of the world wide web. Today, he’s gravitated to disruptive change for over 30 years. He was an early stage member of Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner’s broadcast.com, which had the largest opening day IPO in history. After Yahoo acquired the company, Tim was tapped to lead their ValueLab, which enabled sales teams to close hundreds of millions of dollars of new business through rapid collaboration. By 2001, he rose to the position of Chief Solutions Officer and later, the company’s Leadership Coach. In 2005, he founded Deeper Media, which provides consulting and training services for leading companies, trade associations and government agencies. Tim is the author of four books, including the New York Times bestseller Love Is the Killer App: How To Win Business & Influence Friends. It’s been translated into over a dozen languages and has been featured in Fast Company, USA Today, the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor and on CNN. His other books include Today We Are Rich, The Likeability Factor, Saving the World at Work and Dealstorming . http://timsanders.com/ https://twitter.com/sanderssays https://www.facebook.com/SandersSays/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanderssays http://dealstorming.net/
We talk his book, business advice and a lot more. I am 71 years old and married. By the age of 28 I had built a successful construction business. I then decided to leave business and spend time with my family working together in simpler things. I shortly started an indoor farming business, which became successful. I sold it and replicated it in Florida. I eventually sold that one too, and moved back to NYC. I later started a daily car rental agency in New York. Drawing upon my business experiences I quickly grew the company from four vehicles to 78. After a successful run of seven years I then sold it. After a lifetime of showing others how to easily deal with their various financial situations, in both business and personal matters, I wrote the book, “It’s My Money & I Want It! self-published, by “Serving The People Press”. It is now in its 2nd edition and is available as both a paperback and an ‘E’ book on my WEB SITE: www.HarrisHelps.org http://claimfinancialhealth.com/ https://twitter.com/Harrishelpsorg https://www.facebook.com/pages/Its-My-Money-I-Want-It/118193414943552 https://www.linkedin.com/in/harris-helps-a520185b
We talk retail and event in-door navigation. Maheen Zaidi is a technology leader with 16 years of experience in developing high-tech software products from inception to market commercialization for Fortune 500 companies. In her previous career, Maheen spearheaded flagship product management and marketing with Elixir Technologies for IBM and Xerox. Later she transitioned to manage product development, planning and business development for international markets with Gateway Computers, launching highly differentiated PC technology for Gateway as an ODM. She brought over here combined ammunition in software, hardware and business operations experience to Ingram Micro to take on world largest IT distribution, Ingram Micro and lead Ingram Micro private label business division to develop and deploy e-Commerce strategy for Amazon and placed Ingram Micro as the 4th revenue generating vendor to Walmart. As chief operating officer of Smart Fission, Maheen is steering corporate development, sales and channel growth strategies and investor relations to deploy Smart Fission proprietary hyper location and indoor navigation platform to commercial success. http://www.smartfission.com/ https://twitter.com/SmartFission https://www.linkedin.com/company/smart-fission https://www.facebook.com/smartfission https://www.linkedin.com/in/maheen-zaidi-b8231542
We talk how to utilize Snapchat for your business. Saba Sedighi is the Founder of iStream Social and a Live Video Content Creator. As the Lead Marketing Strategist, she focuses on helping her clients establish, grow and manage their social presence while continuing to stay on the cutting edge of the social media world. While utilizing her deep knowledge of Live Streaming space, she helps brands cut through the noise and bring their content to life. She practices what she preaches, currently co-hosting three weekly shows on Blab.im that attract over 1200+ live viewers. Twitter iStreamSocial Tech News : Every Thursday at 4:00 pm pst on Blab.im Social545 - What’s Trending in Social Media : Every Thursday at 5:45 pm pst on Blab.im CreativNation - Connecting the Dots : Every Monday at 4:00 pm pst on Blab.im Email: saba@iStreamsocial.com
Barbara Reppert When I reflect on my career, accomplishments and life in general, I can honestly say it was the people whose lives I touched and who touched mine that I cherish the most. There is a quote I often think about: People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou - Starting what we now call “Project: Shine Inc.” is an absolute dream for me, one I intend to make a strong reality. I was raised in Edmonton, AB Canada by parents who taught me the power of positive thinking, hard work and that without integrity nothing is worth doing. I was ALWAYS told I could do anything I put my mind to and to ALWAYS treat others with respect and kindness; that something could be learned from everyone. Following this philosophy, I first excelled at fastball qualifying for three national championships and earning two scholarships paying for my college education. It was the dedication and commitment insisted upon by the coaches that taught me the value of team and appreciating other’s differences. In this type of atmosphere it was also where I learned to capitalize on people’s strengths. Everyone has weaknesses that can be improved upon, but if we allow others to play to their strengths 85% or more of the time, success is sure to follow. After college I went on to achieve a Certified Management Accounting (CMA) designation and focused hard on my career, which offered a lot of challenge, unique leadership opportunities and provided many lessons on how best to achieve my goals by helping others achieve theirs. Over the past 3 years, I have also had the pleasure of participating in the development of some new leaders as a Moderator for the CMA Strategic Leadership Program. Monica Lewicki I’ve carried the title of a manager, however I do not see myself as one. Rather, my dream is to empower and engage others to follow their authentic path. This includes a strategy to enable everyone to think, be inspired, mobilize to take action, and be empowered to transform the world. I believe in inspiring individuals to do the right thing… to be spectacular… to think big… to passionately bust through the status quo… take laser-sharp focus on the impact and value we deliver rather than the volume of busyness…ultimately inspiring an authentic path of engagement and fulfillment. Monica has enjoyed a very successful career, earning her numerous prestigious awards and promotions along the way. Monica’s career has taken her across Canada in a variety of leadership and mentorship roles. Beginning with her roots as a cancer researcher she moved into environmental assessment work and conducting laboratory analyses. She then continued through to successful multi-million dollar sales roles, training and coaching roles, marketing roles and corporate operations management; all while providing world leading strategic leadership on large scale projects that encompass all these cross functional roles. Monica brings a drive and passion for success, which ranks her at the top of a strong network of top tier sales professionals. Nothing less than ‘the best’ for her clients has made (and continues to make) Monica the partner of choice for world leading organizations and individuals. Monica is an active fundraiser and advocate for cancer awareness and research. She’s run marathons, advocated corporate sponsorships, and regularly donates blood to fundraise and bring awareness to less recognized blood cancers and cancers below the waist. http://projectshine.ca/ https://twitter.com/projectshineca https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-shine https://www.facebook.com/projectshineca/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJvX4hbEtFqT5sxj8FKkYWw
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