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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.
We talk texting exclusive content, video, audio, conducting contests, selling merchandise, tickets and more. Born in India, 1977, near where Gandhi was born. Father worked for govt., had a driver, mid to upper class by Indian standards. Both parents intellectual, all offspring did well in school – too easy. At 16, enrolled in tech school concurrently and fell in love with computers – DOS – with Windows 3.1 as OS. Two weeks in to school, hacked into tutor's account and unlocked all the games for the students which made me popular with the students and upset the turors – graduated with highest possible marks, and high school as well. Started teaching at tech school and worked on a project for the Indian government as the tech school was one of the contractors on the project. Father had opportunity to take position in US, took it for kids. Challenge was no English, no cultural perspective. Made deal with Uncle who worked for Warner Lambert, who helped/hosted, with agreement to repay for support. The Uncle had invested in a Georgia hotel, was going bankrupt, and he was selected to repair it, clean, and save it. Lost contact with parents after arriving at motel – no ability to make long distance calls, and no transportation – in the middle of nowhere. One day escaped in a rusty old car, became homeless, lived in the car until found a broken down bug infested room to live in. worked at McDonalds. Worked odd jobs, saved money, learned English by reading newspapers and highlighting words he did not know. Saved $11K. Went back to NJ, stayed with Uncle, shared small room with two loud little cousins. With savings, enrolled in computer education and compressed 4 year program to 1 year, with highest honors. Found job at s/w company in pharma, pure bliss. Knew no one, so learned computers. Vacations were spent buying books and studying programming languages to perfection. Switched to pharma industry to be incharge of a global project, used tuition program by employer for advanced degrees while travelling globally. Challenge was that college used outdated s/w compared to employer’s cutting edge s/w tools. Received advice to learn directly from s/w brands rather than institutions so he studied Oracle, etc. Instead of specializing in one area of IT, learned all areas of IT (programming, database administration, systems administration, server administration, networking, information security, datacenter management...etc) He started experimenting with cellular text and MMS messages. He could see it would become very popular over time. By end of 2006, he had developed the tech to deliver text and MMS to cell phones in 140 countries. Incorporated and started a company that allowed people to upload content and deliver to cell phones around the world. Also developed iMobile Interactive in 2007. Started looking for a CEO to run his business to be able to focus on technology passion. In the pharma company where he worked, the department head was a logical partner – had telco relationships. Gave him 50% of the company – long story short – the partner was an alcoholic, had personal issues, anger and control problems, and embezzled funds from the company. Battle ensued, pushed him out by end of 2013. At this point, the landscape had changed and First to Market advantage had expired. Realized a new brand was required, thus Privi, as a very special offering for public figures. To launch, need investment funding, which was secured late 2014. http://goprivi.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Privi-Global-Services/619671108108553 https://www.linkedin.com/company/privi-global-services https://twitter.com/priviglobal http://www.imobileinteractive.com/ https://twitter.com/imobileinteract https://www.facebook.com/iMobileInteractive/
We talk his emergency app that allows you to alert 911 and up to five trusted contacts with the push of a button. Mr. Nelson, a published neuroscientist, conceived the idea for iUDAME after a personal tragedy. His sister suffered a sudden heart attack in the shower when she was just 32 years old. She called her husband, who urged her to call 911. But help didn’t come soon enough, and she passed away. http://iudame.com/ https://www.facebook.com/iudameapp https://twitter.com/iudameapp https://www.instagram.com/iudameapp/ https://twitter.com/BrooklynMaestro
We talk how to utilize Blab & Periscope 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
We talk breaking out of your comfort zone, uncovering your personal presence & her new book. Sandra Dee Robinson is a well-known daytime actress, Speaker, Author, TV and Radio Host, Product Spokesperson, wildlife advocate, CEO and Founder of Charisma on Camera Media Training Studio and Horsepowered Leadership Training. Sandra Dee is under great demand as a coach, consultant and speaker for companies, entrepreneurs, authors, celebrities and well-established experts to help them develop their most powerful personal presence and leadership communication skills. She has appeared in 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. She attributes her consistent success in this challenging industry to the lessons she now has honed into effective workshops and seminars; Ironically, it is not her experience as a successful actress that qualifies her best to build confidence in her clients, but rather her personal journey from extreme shyness to spokesperson. The humiliation she suffered when she was told to "just be yourself" on camera, was so painful that she spent 7 years learning where performance anxiety originates, and how one can change any level of that fear into a level of confidence that creates a sense of "owning your space" when speaking to an audience of thousands, or just one! Specialties: Charisma on Camera offers intensive performance training for Experts, Executives, Television hosts and entrepreneurs wishing to increase their recognition, credibility and personal success through the use of visual media and public speaking. Sandra teaches: * Lifelong media skills * On-camera branding * Interview techniques *Live stage presentations *Confidence training *TV Hosting skills *Harvesting your unique ability to magnetize any audience to you. *Creating quality video content on any budget http://www.sandradeerobinson.com http://www.charismaoncamera.com http://www.amazon.com/IMPACT-Secrets-Powerful-Personal-Presence/dp/099652794X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453295688&sr=1-1&keywords=Impact++sandra+dee+robinson https://www.twitter.com/Sandra_Robinson https://www.facebook.com/sandradee.robinson https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandradeerobinson
We talk being a CEO, a founder, his companies, public speaking & a lot more. Christopher is the founader of Pass It Down, a social storytelling platform launching in 2016, that makes it easy to capture and preserve family stories in video, audio, text and photos. Chris is also Chief Executive Officer of SwiftWing Ventures, a venture capital firm located out of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Prior to joining SwiftWing Ventures, Christopher helped co-found Woople™, a learning management system that has delivered over 20 million minutes of educational content to fortune 500 companies around the world. He is also an attorney who practices federal criminal law on both the trial and appellate levels and is a CJA Panelist for the Federal Public Defender’s office. Christopher has spent the last 15 years actively involved in competing and teaching public speaking, debate, and appellate advocacy. In law school, he was the top speaker and winner of the Chancellor’s Cup Moot Court competition and the winner of the Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Competition at the Paul M. Hebert LSU Law Center. During his undergraduate studies, he was a six-time collegiate state champion in public speaking and debate and a national champion speaker. Christopher now helps coach collegiate debate, public speaking and appellate advocacy. Christopher received his JD from the Paul M. Hebert LSU Law Center and has clerked for numerous judges, including, the honorable Chief Justice Johnson of the Louisiana Supreme Court. He received a double BA in Political Science and International Relations from Louisiana State University. https://twitter.com/ChrisCummings__ http://www.passitdown.com/ https://twitter.com/Passitdown http://www.woople.com/
We talk how to market yourself or company online. Authentic Influence is a social media consultancy where we help brands develop their authentic, digital personality online. We run a free the reins approach where, you hand over the social media reins to us and we manage the day to day implementation, content creation, community engagement and analytics, of all your social media channels. We help you take the social media "to do list" off of your desk and let you get back to running your business. https://about.me/AuthenticInfluence https://twitter.com/NicOutLoud https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrsnicolebray
We talk building startups, meeting founders, coming up with ideas, pivoting and hackathons. Dave Idell is co-founder & CEO of Croissant, the app that lets people bounce around between different coworking spaces in NYC with one monthly membership. He comes from a background in software and finance. The Croissant team also consists of Nisha Garigarn, an avid design and marketing professional, Zoltan Szalas, who previously dealt in corporate benefits, strategy, and partnerships, and Adam Chew, who lives on the cutting edge of technology and software development. They are all relatively new to entrepreneurship, but that does not stop their drive to learn and to create a successful company. Dave and the team created Croissant as a solution for people who are struggling to work at home and in coffee shops due to lack of seating, wifi, and a plug. It's the alternative to paying for that $4 pastry when all you really wanted was a place to get work done. In addition to their core skills, the team also acts as community managers within their platform, constantly talking to members in order to suit their needs. They are also looking towards a future in which this community of freelancers, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who just likes to switch up their workspace, can easily interact offline with the help of Croissant. They're only in NYC for now, but coming soon to a city near you! https://www.getcroissant.com https://www.twitter.com/GetCroissant https://www.facebook.com/GetCroissant
We talk being in the air force, being a journalist, tech, customer support, and being a podcaster. Jason Viglione is a seasoned tech professional. He's been in the space since the mid-1990s and has worked everywhere from retail PC sales/repair to enterprise corporate IT to the United States Air Force. He had a brief departure from pure technology when he owned JayVig Media, LLC, a social and digital marketing agency. He currently runs all worldwide customer support, training and documentation for Olapic, a visual marketing engine SaaS company in NYC. Over the years, he's dabbled in Tech Journalism when he wrote the national technology column for Examiner.com and currently co-hosts a podcast called Spotlight: Social Marketing Gone Bad where he blatantly calls out marketers for missteps in an effort to right the ship that is the social marketing space. No matter what, he never stops creating content and connecting to people using technology. Find him and say hello! http://www.twitter.com/jayvig https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spotlight-social-marketing/id1047011691?mt=2 http://www.olapic.com/
We talk building a product in the renewable energy space. Arterran takes the most common substance on the planet, cellulose, in the form of manure, municipal solid waste, wood waste, agricultural waste or any other suitable source of cellulose, and our proprietary technology, to create a truly renewable solid biofuel that is a direct replacement for thermal coal. With an energy density far superior wood pellets, and rivaling the highest grades of coal, Arterran's carbon neutral solid biofuel has all of the beneficial characteristics of coal without the pollution or CO2 emissions of coal to be utilized in existing coal fired infrastructure without any additional capex. Whereas before an expensive, $650,000 per MW, retro fit was required to convert coal fired facilities to biomass, and $1,200,000 per MW for natural gas, today as a result of Arterran's innovation coal fired facilities can now simply switch to utilizing Arterran's renewable solid biofuel without any costly modifications presenting quite possibly the most viable, expedient means to reduce CO2 emissions and tackle climate change whilst still supplying the same on demand, baseload energy the world has come to depend upon from coal. Arterran's disruptive innovation not only presents the world with another vital tool to combat climate change, as a solution to the conundrum of coal's cheap, reliable, on demand base load energy but at a terrible cost to health and planet, but helps address the intermittency of solar of wind energy as the final needed and complimentary renewable energy solution required to create a sustainable tomorrow. GENERcoin is an innovative, green energy, asset backed Smart Contract in development backed by Arterran's sustainable solid biofuel and offered at discount to the underlying biofuels independently market determined spot price incentivizing the purchaser for it's intrinsic, tangible, and altruistic values: http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/42962261 http://www.arterranrenewables.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ArterranRenewables/ https://twitter.com/arterranrenew https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtiessen
We talk about the 5-mistakes start-ups make with their digital strategy. We wanted to work with tech start-ups and help all these new gadgets and tools expand globally. That is why we started Nuuk Digital, to help these awesome products and brands grow their sales and product awareness online. We have so far worked with start-ups from US, Europe, South America and Asia and we hope to help even more start-ups in the future with our data-driven approach. http://nuuk-digital.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nuukdigital https://twitter.com/nuukdigital
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