NetWorkWise Presents: Conversations with Connors

Unlocking Success: Building a User-Friendly Business with Jason Murphy, CFO of Riverside Jun 12, 2023

Join us for an insightful episode as we sit down with Jason Murphy, the CFO of Riverside, to delve into the fascinating journey of building a user-friendly business. In this engaging conversation, Jason shares the trials and triumphs faced during the inception of Riverside and underscores the pivotal role of establishing a strong foundation.

As the CFO, Jason takes charge of managing finances, navigating risks, and ensuring long-term financial stability. Discover the satisfaction that comes from creating robust financial systems that seamlessly enhance the overall user experience.

Drawing from his extensive experience, Jason emphasizes the utmost importance of user-friendliness in today's competitive business landscape. He unveils three key factors that have contributed to his remarkable success: financial acumen, effective communication, and adaptability.

Don't miss out on this invaluable opportunity to gain insightful wisdom and practical strategies for building a user-friendly business directly from Jason Murphy, the visionary CFO of Riverside. Tune in now to unlock the secrets behind creating a business that not only thrives but also delights its users.

Leadership, AI Disruption, and the Power of Coaching with George Kollitides Jun 06, 2023

In this podcast episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with George Kollitides, a leadership coach who shared insightful wisdom. We delved into the qualities of effective leaders, emphasizing the significance of inspiration, motivation, risk-taking, and tough decision-making.

Our conversation then transitioned to the impact of AI and chatbots, such as ChatGPT, on the job market. George believes these technologies will disrupt numerous human-held positions, urging us to proactively invest in education and training programs for adapting to this evolving landscape.

George's role as a leadership coach was a focal point, and he shared how coaching has transformed not only his professional life but also his personal experiences, particularly in communicating with his children. Coaching has instilled patience, compassion, and effective communication skills within him.

Beyond coaching, George's passion for football shines through as he coaches a team, drawing invaluable lessons on teamwork and leadership applicable to various facets of life.

Overall, our conversation was enlightening, and I invite you to listen in and gain valuable insights from George's unique perspectives. Enjoy!

Corey Smith: Behind the Stethoscope - His Journey in Emergency Medicine and Navigating Challenges in Healthcare May 23, 2023

Join us in this compelling podcast episode as I sit down with Corey Smith, an esteemed emergency medicine physician, to delve into his inspiring career journey and the challenges he has faced in the ever-evolving healthcare industry. Corey candidly shares his story, from his early aspirations to become a doctor to his decision to specialize in emergency medicine. He opens up about the hurdles he has encountered along the way, including managing difficult patients and finding a balance between his professional and personal life.

One of the pivotal takeaways from this episode is Corey's emphasis on the profound significance of empathy and understanding in healthcare. He passionately highlights the crucial role of compassionate patient care, and how it can lead to improved patient outcomes. Corey also offers invaluable advice to aspiring healthcare professionals, shedding light on the importance of building a personal brand and maintaining a positive reputation in the industry.

Through engaging and thought-provoking conversations, Corey and I explore the intricacies of the healthcare field and discuss the rewards and challenges of working in this demanding yet fulfilling profession. Corey's wealth of insights and experiences will undoubtedly provide invaluable guidance to those interested in pursuing a career in medicine or healthcare. Tune in to this compelling podcast episode to gain valuable insights from Corey Smith's journey in emergency medicine.

Jon Stravitz: The Run - A Weekend Basketball Tradition May 16, 2023

Join Jon Stravitz, the manager of "The Run," a weekend-only basketball game, as he shares the game's history, rules, and unique culture in this engaging podcast. With over 20 years of experience managing The Run, Stravitz discusses the challenges he faces, the MVP concept, and the positive impact the game has on the community. Get an inside look into this long-standing basketball tradition and the dedication it takes to keep it alive.

Peter Phelan: Culture Doctor Chronicles -Building Healthy Organizational Culture. May 09, 2023

Welcome to "Culture Doctor Chronicles"! Join Peter Phelan, an experienced organizational cultural doctor, as he shares his experiences and insights on developing corporate culture and building a reputation in the field. With his creative approach, Phelan helps organizations build and maintain strong, healthy cultures.

In this episode, Phelan discusses the types of clients he works with, ranging from organizations of all sizes and industries. He shares how he has built his reputation through a combination of word-of-mouth referrals and effective marketing efforts.

Phelan delves into the challenges he faces in helping organizations navigate culture change, emphasizing the importance of building trust with clients and fostering collaborative relationships to achieve shared goals. He also shares his strategies for maintaining relationships with his network, with a special focus on leveraging platforms like LinkedIn and providing ongoing value to stay engaged.

As an expert in the field of organizational culture, Phelan offers practical advice for those looking to succeed in this arena. He highlights the significance of understanding the unique needs and challenges of each organization, as well as staying updated on industry trends and best practices.

Whether you're a leader, HR professional, or simply interested in organizational culture, this podcast provides valuable insights into the world of corporate culture and the rewards and challenges of building healthy cultures. Join Peter Phelan as he shares his experiences, lessons, and tips for success in the field of organizational culture.

Michael Roderick: Effective Communication and Relationship Building May 02, 2023

Welcome to the "Referability Podcast" with Michael Roderick! In this engaging podcast, Michael, the founder of the Referability program, shares his expertise on helping individuals become more referable in their personal and professional lives. Michael explains how Referability is a powerful framework that teaches people how to build authentic relationships and become effective communicators.

Join Michael as he delves into the process of building referability, highlighting the significance of authenticity and vulnerability in fostering meaningful connections. He discusses the challenges he encounters in helping individuals shift from a transactional mindset to a relational approach, and shares valuable insights on overcoming these obstacles.

Michael also shares his personal experiences with hosting his own podcast, which is focused on helping people build better relationships. He shares his goals for the podcast and the diverse range of guests he invites to share their insights and experiences on relationship building. Michael candidly discusses the challenges of producing a podcast while balancing other responsibilities.

Furthermore, Michael shares his thoughts on the future of his work and his plans to expand the reach of Referability, helping more people build the skills they need to succeed in their personal and professional lives.

Tune in to gain valuable lessons from Michael's experiences and insights on effective communication and relationship building. This podcast is a must-listen for anyone looking to enhance their communication skills and build stronger relationships in their personal and professional spheres.

Greg Vixama: Web 3.0 and the Metaverse - Unlocking the Future Apr 25, 2023

Welcome to this thought-provoking podcast episode where we explore the cutting-edge world of Web 3.0 and the metaverse with the esteemed Greg Vixama. Join us as we delve into the intricacies of these rapidly evolving concepts and uncover their interconnectedness.

As an expert in the field, Greg provides invaluable insights into the decentralized nature of Web 3.0 technologies, such as cryptocurrency and blockchain, and their potential to disrupt traditional power structures. We also delve into other key concepts like NFTs, DeFi, and DAOs, understanding their significance in the larger Web 3.0 ecosystem.

Through our conversation, we unpack the exciting opportunities that abound in this new digital landscape, from revolutionary forms of ownership to participation in digital economies. Greg shares his expert advice for those interested in transitioning to the Web 3.0 space, emphasizing the importance of curiosity, open-mindedness, education, and networking.

Join us on this captivating journey as we navigate the uncharted territories of Web 3.0 and the metaverse, shedding light on the possibilities that lie ahead and how they will shape our future. Tune in now for an illuminating discussion on the forefront of technological innovation

Chief Tim Griffin’s: Law Enforcement & Disasters Apr 18, 2023

Join us for an enlightening conversation on the role of law enforcement in natural disaster response and the shifting media portrayal of police after the George Floyd case, with our esteemed guest, Chief Tim Griffin.

As Chief Griffin shares his valuable insights, we'll delve into how police officers swiftly respond to natural disasters, ensuring public safety and managing challenges effectively. We'll also examine the negative portrayal of police in the media post-George Floyd and Chief Griffin's perspective on its impact on public perception of law enforcement.

Additionally, we'll explore the future of law enforcement and the pivotal role of young officers in shaping it, as Chief Griffin offers insights on opportunities and challenges. Don't miss this engaging and thought-provoking discussion with Chief Tim Griffin as we navigate these crucial topics. Tune in now!

Michael Goldberg: Throwing Yourself into the Ring of Networking Mar 24, 2021

Michael Goldberg’s Knock Out Networking programs are responsible for increased production, recruiting, and retention levels for the top financial firms nationwide.

A two-time TEDx speaker, Michael speaks at conferences, runs sales meetings, and delivers “results driven” programs on networking, recruiting, and target marketing.

His firm Knock Out Networking works with top companies including Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Griffin Capital, Northern Trust, Mass Mutual, Chubb Insurance, Rabobank, Brother International, and SAP.

Michael is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a designation conferred by the National Speakers Association and the International Federation for Professional Speakers. The CSP is the speaking profession’s international measure of professional platform skill and is held by less than 600speakers worldwide.

Michael writes articles and contributes to numerous publications including Advisor Perspectives, Producers Web, Life Health Pro, Producer’s E-Source, and Horsesmouth. His weekly blog 3-Minute Rounds reaches thousands of subscribers.

Aside from a busy speaking schedule, Michael is an award-winning adjunct professor at Rutgers University and frequently volunteers as a speaker at organizations focused on job search.

Jordan Paris: The Influence of Media Mar 17, 2021

Jordan Paris is a podcast host, entrepreneur, and author featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and other publications.

Jordan’s first podcast, Growth Mindset University, was ranked #6 in Apple’s Self-Improvement category, #3 in the Training category, #5 in the How-To category, and #15 in the ultra-competitive Education category. On the show, Jordan interviewed some of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs, authors, and other influential thought leaders. Then, Growth Mindset University grew up, evolving into The Jordan Paris Show, where Jordan discusses current affairs and conservative values while debunking a wide range of idea pathogens.

Jordan is also the founder and creative director of Trend Up Media, a one-stop podcast agency that produces podcasts to help businesses grow in both profit and influence.

His approach to life and business is simple yet powerful: Don’t make a living, design a life. With this creator’s mentality, Jordan has been able to produce outstanding results for himself and challenge others to rise above circumstances, break the mold of society, and take control of their lives.

Laura Wilde: Channeling the Zone Mar 10, 2021

Laura M. Wilde is a Holistic Mental Performance Specialist for Elite Performers.
Wilde is a thought leader in the field of holistic player development and holistic sports medicine. She uses her proprietary methods with elite NCAA, WNBA, NBA, NFL and MLB athletes, staff and coaches. She is also a partner with Turn2 Equity Partners. She has appeared on The Doctors (CBS), and numerous podcasts, including Los Angeles local radio and tv pieces.
Laura works in the emerging field of Holistic Mental Performance as a quantum (mind-body) medicine practitioner, meditation coach, mental resilience and consistency specialist and is an advanced and certified practitioner of Quantum Healing Energy work. Laura teaches sports energy medicine, resilient wellness, alpha zone and intuition classes in person and on Zoom. Her work is differentiated as she has developed Meta mental performance. In other words – her work goes beyond the mind to the deeper connection an athlete can have with him or herself.
In 2012 she created Quantum Sports Medicine and Quantum Player Development. These fields fill the gap between the quantum and western practices for athletes so that building the whole person becomes the key in player development. This way, deep-level healing and a mentally resilient spirit becomes the greater purpose for player development and sports medicine. She is also the author of these books: The Cosmic Athlete, Quantum Sports Medicine, Making the Team: 64 Ways to Succeed in School, Sports and Life and The Map of Your Future. Her newest book is The Power of Intuition Intelligence, written with co-author EnRico Melson, M.D. It will be released December 2020.
Laura is a former NCAA two-sports college scholarship athlete and an NCAA Head Coach. Her big addition to the field of sports performance is in the area of intuitive epigenetics. Through her studies with a molecular biologist, Coach Laura has learned that epigenetic markers on the DNA code affect player performance. As a practitioner in this new field of epigenetic energy medicine and other holistic healing modalities, Laura can help identify and release these markers to improve health and performance for athletes. She is also the Founder of CHAMPS, the Coalition of Holistic Athletic Mental Performance Specialists. This group will train the next generation of mental performance coaches in this new and innovative way for teams and athletes looking for the newest work based on the latest most up-to-date research.
Her education includes Bachelor’s Degrees in English Literature and Holistic Health Sciences and she is will earn her PhD in Quantum Medicine in 2021.
Laura also holds certifications in Sports Nutrition, Holistic Healing, Epigenetics Energy Medicine, Body Ecology, Neuroscience and Health Coaching.

She is a former NCAA Grad Asst. Coach at Pepperdine University, an NCAA Head Basketball Coach at UC Santa Cruz and University of Dallas, a High School Coach at Malibu High School, and a former NCAA basketball and track scholarship athlete.
Her life’s purpose is to help athletes and others unleash their genius in a new and unique way.

James Nestor: You're Breathing Wrong Mar 03, 2021

James Nestor has written for Outside, Scientific American, The Atlantic, Dwell, The New York Times, and many other publications. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was released May 26, 2020 by Riverhead/Penguin Random House and was an instant New York Times bestseller. Nestor has appeared on dozens of national television shows, including ABC’s Nightline and CBS’s Morning News, and on NPR. He lives and breathes in San Francisco.

Bob Sager: Simplifying Connections Feb 24, 2021

The founder of SpearPoint Solutions, Bob’s professional background includes over three decades of experience in sales, leadership and training. He uses that experience and innovative thinking to develop business strategies that help organizations get unstuck. He also facilitates training on methods of thinking more creatively that can help organizations and individuals innovate more readily so they can thrive in today's economy.

Among other accomplishments, Bob is the inventor of the creative thinking game, What's the BIG Idea?™, author of the personal achievement book, Discovering Your Greatness and the book of innovative strategies and how to create them, 101 Freaking Brilliant Business Ideas: And Ten Ways YOU Can Create Your Own. He is also the creator of the recently launched Business Strategies by Subscription.

Steve Olsher: Leveling The Podcast Playing Field Feb 17, 2021

Steve Olsher is a 30+ year entrepreneur, Founder/Editor-In-Chief of Podcast Magazine, original Founder of Liquor.com, creator of The New Media Summit, host of the top-rated podcast, Reinvention Radio, international keynote speaker, and in-demand strategic coach who helps businesses of all sizes leverage the power of new media to generate visibility, leads and revenue on auto-pilot.

Jack Killion: The Beneficiaries of Your Networking Efforts Feb 10, 2021

Jack Killion is a serial entrepreneur who has started 9 different businesses, currently working on his 10th. He's shared his mastery of business through teaching at three different New Jersey business schools.

Jack has also advised hundreds of other entrepreneurs and has worked as a consultant. He's also served on multiple corporate and charity boards.

Jack has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Yale and an MBA from MIT Sloan School.

Bill O'Herron: Capture That Emotion Feb 03, 2021

Bill O’Herron is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been studying, teaching, and counseling for the last 16 years. His work is currently focused on couples, trying to help clients better understand the challenges and work involved with being in a mature relationship.

Bill has been married to his exceedingly patient wife Linda for 21 years. They have 3 teenage daughters and 2 male dogs. After living in Wilton, CT for 15 years, Bill and his family moved to Austin, TX in 2013.

He graduated from Middlebury College, VT in ’86 with a BA in English, and earned a Master of Science degree from Columbia University School of Social Work, NY in ’03.

Paul Edwards: Sensing Someone Else's Voice Jan 27, 2021

Paul Edwards is an international bestselling author, content ghostwriter and host of the Influencer Networking Secrets Podcast. He’s previously appeared on the Las Vegas Morning Blend, Natural Born Coaches and Entrepreneurial You shows. He’s also published articles and guest blogs with Insurance Business America and The Discerning Dad.

Alice Little: More Than Just Sex Jan 13, 2021

Alice Little is a unique red-headed Irish woman that stands at just 4’8″ tall. Petite and pretty are two common ways that others use to describe her. However, that just barely scratches the surface as to who she is! Alice is a friendly, easy going lady who is passionate about the world around her. She's often told that her intellect and charm are two of her most striking features! Getting to know others and enriching their lives is extremely important, and is something she considers to be her mission in life. Alice's philosophy on her work as a luxury digital companion is that we live in a world where intimacy is no longer encouraged. We’re moving away from human connection and into a more static way of interacting with the world around us. She believes that romance isn’t dead. Instead, you just have to go out and seek it.

Alice enjoys reading, horseback riding, playing video games, and rock climbing.

Frank Agin: Networking at its Finest Jan 06, 2021

Frank Agin (http://frankagin.com) is president of AmSpirit Business Connection, an organization that empowers entrepreneurs, sales representatives and professionals to become successful through networking.

He is also the host of the Networking Rx podcast, a weekly short-form podcast with insights and interviews related to better business relationships. And he narrates the Networking Rx Minute, a micro podcast with daily ideas and inspiration.

Finally, Frank is the author of several books, including Foundational Networking: Creating Know, Like & Trust For A Lifetime of Extraordinary Success.

Bob Burg: The Art of Great Salesmanship Dec 16, 2020

Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences sharing the platform with everyone from today’s business leaders and broadcast personalities to even a former U.S. President.

Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies. His book, The Go-Giver, coauthored with John David Mann, itself has sold over 975,000 copies and it has been translated into 29 languages.

His and John’s newest parable in the Go-Giver Series is The Go-Giver Influencer.

Bob is an advocate, supporter and defender of the Free Enterprise system, believing that the amount of money one makes is directly proportional to how many people they serve. He is also an unapologetic animal fanatic, and is a past member of the Board of Directors of Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic & Ranch in his town of Jupiter, Florida.

David Meltzer: Empowering Others to be Their Best Dec 09, 2020

David Meltzer is the Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh (“Lee”) Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire.

His life’s mission is to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy! This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing…VALUE. In all his content, and communication that’s exactly what you’ll receive. As part of that mission, for the past 20 years, he’s been providing free weekly trainings to empower others to empower others to be happy.

Link to Register: https://dmeltzer.com/training/

Jordan Harbinger: Podcasting As A Career Dec 02, 2020

Jordan has helped develop one of the leading self-development programs in the world, with a special expertise in social capital, relationship-building and authentic rapport. He is also the host of The Jordan Harbinger Show, where he interviews leading entrepreneurs, celebrities, writers and experts about psychology, performance, life and success. For all his work in the field, Forbes named Jordan one of the 50 best relationship-builders in the world, and Inc. Magazine recently called him “the Larry King of Podcasting.”
Jordan has shared his ideas around the world as a speaker and consultant. His work has been presented in Silicon Valley (at companies such as Google, Apple, Twitter, and Square) and to various government branches and agencies (including all branches of the U.S. Military, the Department of State, and Department of Defense). He has also given talks on security, social-engineering and psychology to BlackHat, DEFCON and Harvard Business School, and has advised private companies and law-enforcement agencies on their security and communications.
A former U.S. State Department employee and Wall Street attorney who speaks five languages, Jordan has spent several years abroad in Europe and the developing world, including South America, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Middle East. He has worked for various governments and NGOs overseas, traveled through war zones, led several trips through North Korea, and been kidnapped—twice. (The only reason he’s still alive and kicking is because of his ability to talk his way into (and out of) just about any situation.)
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Jordan shares all of this experience—and the system born as a result—with his listeners.

Dawn Graham: The Job Seeking Czar Nov 18, 2020

Dr. Dawn Graham is a career switch coach, TEDx Speaker, LinkedIn Learning Instructor and Host of the popular call-in show “Dr. Dawn on Careers” on SiriusXM Radio (channel 132). She is also a regular contributor to Forbes.com under the leadership channel, and the Career Director for the Executive MBA Program at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Her latest book “Switchers: How Smart Professionals Change Careers and Seize Success” combines her experience as a Career Coach, Licensed Psychologist, and former Corporate Recruiter to give career switchers the strategies to break through obstacles and land the job they want.

Tom Silver: A Wizard of the Mind Nov 11, 2020

For the past 30 years, Tom Silver has been a certified hypnotherapist. He's based in Southern Oregon and specializes in online therapy at www.zoomhypnotherapy.com. He specializes in fear and phobia removal, habit control, stress and anxiety elimination, smoking cessation, weight control, confidence and motivation and , focus and concentration, sleep deprivation elimination, regression therapy, anger management, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and alcoholism and addiction removal.

In 1995, Silver pioneered the therapeutic hypnosis method, Emotion Replacement Therapy (E.R.T.) ® which is a process of producing low brain wave frequency states, enabling access to the subconscious mind to delete and desensitize the emotional impact of various mental and psychosomatic disorders and to reinstall positive emotions and habits.

Contact Tom at tom@tomsilver.com or by visiting www.tomsilver.com

Mario Steriti: A Chef is an Artist Jul 01, 2020

Mario Steriti is a restaurateur, born in Italy. He's owned and operated "10th and Willow" a restaurant in Hoboken, New Jersey for more than two decades. In 2017, he opened a second restaurant, "10th Street Pizza and Pasta" right across the street.

He leverages his relationships with his staff and the community to help keep his businesses running long-term. His Italian mother, is also a big contributor to the recipes her serves today. His pizza at "10th Street Pizza and Pasta" was rated an 8.6 by Barstool Sports, leading to an endless surge in new customers.

Steriti also is a Private Equity investor putting money towards software companies, business services, and apparel companies. He resides in Hoboken and Watchung, NJ.

Amilya Antonetti: Find Opportunity When You're Uncomfortable May 20, 2020

Amilya Antonetti is one of the most sought after Human Behavior and Strategic
Advisor experts in the world. Her deep “in the trench” experience leading organizations in identifying “Why” a company exists and measuring it against “how” it and their people show up in the world is changing the way we "onboard" back to business, in 2020. She has successfully led companies through some of the most challenging succession planning, M&A and crisis/change management work, in a series of successes spanning nearly 30 years.

Amilya has been changing the game in the “relationship” between technology, business and people. She has successfully performed for some of the most high-profile clients in music, sports & entertainment, as well as served both entrepreneurial and fortune 500 clients. The “Genius Key” a matrix in “People Translation for Purpose, Performance & Meaning”
aligning people + workflow together in training modules built for today's diverse and globally located workforce. Committed to providing leaders the ability to understand and amplify their people so all companies can have what they need to better serve the company's “people purpose”, customers and communities they "all serve" unitedly for a greater impact for all.

2019 “Woman of the Decade” award recipient from "Women's Economic Forum" and Honored with the Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneur Award are just some of the numerous accolades she has received. She is a master at building sustainability within an organization by prioritizing what drives valuation and the X factor for your people.

Adam Wright: Putting You on the Wright Track Apr 22, 2020

Adam Wright, M. Ed, Ph.D., is Co-founder and Director of Performance at Elevate Performance Group. He is an internationally recognized high performance coach and consultant who specializes in the mental and physical conditioning of elite athletes and performers. Dr. Wright is passionate about translating academic research in sport psychology, exercise science, neuroscience and learning theory into actionable insights that can be used to help others optimize their performance in both their craft and in their life. His clients include high-level performers across a broad range of fields, including amateur and professional athletes, internationally acclaimed artists, CEO's and hedge fund executives.

A peer-reviewed author, university lecturer in sport and exercise psychology, and speaker on optimal human performance, Dr. Wright received his Bachelor's degree from LaSalle University in Philosophy (Maxima Cum Laude) and his Master's and Doctoral degrees from Temple University in Kinesiology with a specialization in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Chris Allaire: The Work Experience is Everything Mar 18, 2020

Chris follows 2 simple philosophies:

1. If it's not fun, it's not worth doing.

2. Find something you're good at and do it better than anyone else.

He is a proud husband, father to 2 incredible girls, an entrepreneur, cook, decent golfer, guitarist, dog lover, pilot, and a baseball enthusiast.

He is passionate about mastering his crafts whatever they may be.

Chris is the Founder and President of Averity. He began his mission in 2014 with a purpose: To build a company that pioneers a change in the recruiting industry by providing an unparalleled experience to everyone.

His vision is to build the best company to work for in NYC!

Chris began a career in technology recruiting and staffing in 1998. He has excelled on a National level in San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, and New York, he’s experienced success despite 2 recessions and now lives his dream of running a company where he LOVES his job!

Preston Junger: A Restaurant Legacy Mar 04, 2020

Preston Junger is the former Yelp VP of Brand Sales (#82) for 8 years, and has been a lifelong builder & believer in new ideas and great people. Before Yelp, he led sales teams at IAC (Evite, Citysearch, Ticketmaster, Match.com, Expedia) Yahoo! & Apple. As a lefty sports enthusiast, and a family man, he devotes a lot of time to the court, soccer pitch, ski slopes and traveling with his family, which allows him to maintain a thoughtful and balanced perspective.

Preston is currently Vice President & Head of U.S. Operations for 7shifts which is simplifying labor management and improve performance for restaurants, freeing up time for managers to focus on serving their customers. Preston also formerly co-founded Mile Square Labs as a startup consulting company, and is board member for the company, that consists of 30+ expert advisors providing hands-on business consulting, sales and customer success guidance for early-stage to scale-up companies in Europe, Scandinavia, South America & North America

He’s an optimistic entrepreneurial-minded business leader, advisor, board member & mentor with international experience. He has a proven track record in raising the bar for success with his unique perspective and commitment to building companies, innovative thinking and execution. Junger excels in coaching and inspiring others to rally around a common mission, not following the status quo.

Rob Lawless: A Journey with 10,000 People Begins with a Single Hello Feb 26, 2020

Rob Lawless is originally from Norristown, PA and he enjoys meeting new people.

Back in May of 2013, he graduated summa cum laude from Penn State University with a degree in Finance and minors in Accounting & Entrepreneurship. After graduation, he began his career with Deloitte Consulting as a Business Analyst in Strategy & Operations. It was his reach job at the time, but about 1.5 years into it, he pulled a Millennial move – he took a large pay cut and left the Powerpoint decks and spreadsheets for the laid back, $24 million venture-funded RJMetrics.

While at RJ, Lawless worked as a sales rep where he cold emailed people every day asking them to hop on the phone for 30 mins to chat about their product. And his job being sales, he often received responses like these actual replies:

“Take me off your mailing list, cockroach”
“I understand that this is your job. This being said. If asking a girl out for coffee and she ignores you twice and finally says no, you do NOT ask whether this is a no just now or a now forever – and you certainly do not ask her why you are not her type”
“Not interested (and you’re really starting to annoy me)”

He started the project of meeting 10,000 people to see if he could meet with people to chat for an hour for absolutely no reason and held his first meeting on November 11, 2015. He was rejected way less, the responses were all positive and encouraging, and he's met amazing people with incredible backgrounds who would all consider themselves normal.

On Monday, June 20, 2016, RJMetrics was acquired by a larger company, which didn’t require my position, so he dove in full-time on his endeavor to meet 10,000 different people for an hour each.

Since then, he's met over 3,000 people across 20+ cities in the U.S. & Canada, has driven across the United States six separate times. He's been featured by press sources, including Ryan Seacrest on his nationally syndicated radio show, “On Air with Ryan Seacrest,” as well as “Your Morning,” a national Canadian morning show.

Lawless loves adventure and loves potential – over the last 3.5 years, he's found this project to have both.

Kristy Wallace: Elevating Her Network Feb 19, 2020

Kristy Wallace is the CEO of Ellevate Network, and is responsible for executing Ellevate Network’s mission of changing the culture of business from the inside out by providing professional women with a supportive community to lean on and learn from.

She directs the Network’s staff, is responsible for business growth and strategy, and works closely with Ellevate's Chapter Leaders, Business Partners, and Champions to further Ellevate's impact. Kristy is host of the Ellevate Podcast: Conversations with Women Changing the Face of Business and is also a regular speaker and thought leader on Leadership, Diversity, Social Entrepreneurship, Networking, and Entrepreneurialism.

Most recently, Kristy was recognized as a Woman of Influence by the New York Business Journal. Kristy strives to support women and girls in achieving their dreams. She is an Angel Investor with Pipeline Angels, an organization creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs; a Member of the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change; an Advisor for the 92Y Women in Power Fellowship for Rising Female Leaders; on the Advisory Council for the Villanova University Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship Institute; Co-Chair of the Leadership Advisory Board for the Girl Scouts of Greater NYC; and a Board Member at Workforce Professionals Training Institute.

Prior to joining Ellevate, Kristy was a founding team member of Zeel.com, where she oversaw operations, business modeling, brand development, partnerships, and fundraising. Prior to Zeel, Kristy served as VP of North America Ad Sales and then GM of International Operations at Vault.com.

Kristy obtained her BA in English/Sociology from Villanova University and began her career as a financial analyst at KeyBank. A passionate runner, reader and world traveler, Kristy lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her husband and three wonderful children.

Dan Schawbel - Part II: Five Questions with Dan Schawbel Feb 12, 2020

This is part two of our interview with Dan Schawbel. Check out part one if you missed it.

Dan Schawbel is a New York Times bestselling author and the Managing Partner of Workplace Intelligence, a research and advisory firm helping HR adapt to trends, drive performance and prepare for the future. Dan is the bestselling author of three career books: Back to Human, Promote Yourself and Me 2.0. His new book, Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation, is a Washington Post bestseller and was selected by The Financial Times as the book of the month.

Through his companies, he’s conducted dozens of research studies and worked with major brands including American Express, GE, Microsoft, Virgin, IBM, Coca Cola, and Oracle. Dan has interviewed over 2,000 of the world’s most successful people, including Warren Buffett, Anthony Bourdain, Jessica Alba, will.i.am, Michael Bloomberg, Chelsea Handler, Colin Powell, Sheryl Sandberg, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is the host of “5 Questions”, a podcast where he interviews a variety of world-class humans by asking them 5 questions in less than 15 minutes.

In addition, he has written countless articles for Forbes, Fortune, TIME, The Economist, Quartz, The World Economic Forum, The Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, and others that have combined generated over 15 million views. Considered “one of today’s more dynamic young entrepreneurs” by Inc. Magazine, Schawbel has been profiled or quoted in over 2,000 media outlets, such as NBC’s “The Today Show” and “Nightly News”, Fox News’s “Fox & Friends”, MSNBC’s “Your Business,” The Steve Harvey Show, The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, Wired Magazine, GQ, The Economist, and NPR.

He has been recognized on several lists including Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30”, Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30”, Business Insider’s “40 Under 40”, BusinessWeek’s “20 Entrepreneurs You Should Follow,” and as one of Workforce Magazine’s “Game Changers”.

Schawbel is a featured expert in the upcoming documentary “The Revolution Generation”, which is directed by Josh Tickell and narrated by actress Michelle Rodriguez.

Dan Schawbel: A Workplace Trendsetter Feb 05, 2020

Dan Schawbel is a New York Times bestselling author and the Managing Partner of Workplace Intelligence, a research and advisory firm helping HR adapt to trends, drive performance and prepare for the future. Dan is the bestselling author of three career books: Back to Human, Promote Yourself and Me 2.0. His new book, Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation, is a Washington Post bestseller and was selected by The Financial Times as the book of the month.

Through his companies, he’s conducted dozens of research studies and worked with major brands including American Express, GE, Microsoft, Virgin, IBM, Coca Cola, and Oracle. Dan has interviewed over 2,000 of the world’s most successful people, including Warren Buffett, Anthony Bourdain, Jessica Alba, will.i.am, Michael Bloomberg, Chelsea Handler, Colin Powell, Sheryl Sandberg, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is the host of “5 Questions”, a podcast where he interviews a variety of world-class humans by asking them 5 questions in less than 15 minutes.

In addition, he has written countless articles for Forbes, Fortune, TIME, The Economist, Quartz, The World Economic Forum, The Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, and others that have combined generated over 15 million views. Considered “one of today’s more dynamic young entrepreneurs” by Inc. Magazine, Schawbel has been profiled or quoted in over 2,000 media outlets, such as NBC’s “The Today Show” and “Nightly News”, Fox News’s “Fox & Friends”, MSNBC’s “Your Business,” The Steve Harvey Show, The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, Wired Magazine, GQ, The Economist, and NPR.

He has been recognized on several lists including Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30”, Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30”, Business Insider’s “40 Under 40”, BusinessWeek’s “20 Entrepreneurs You Should Follow,” and as one of Workforce Magazine’s “Game Changers”.

Schawbel is a featured expert in the upcoming documentary “The Revolution Generation”, which is directed by Josh Tickell and narrated by actress Michelle Rodriguez.

Dr. Wayne Baker: Reciprocity is Generosity Jan 15, 2020

Wayne Baker is an American sociologist, author, consultant, and speaker. He is the Robert P. Thome Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan Ross School Of Business, and Faculty Director of the Center for Positive Organizations. He is a co-founder and board member of Give and Take, Inc., a provider of tools based on his new book, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK.
Prior to joining the Michigan faculty, he was on the faculty at the University of Chicago business school. He earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Northwestern University and was a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University. Dr. Baker resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with his wife, their son, and a Birman cat.

Kacy Duke: Movement is a Privilege Nov 27, 2019

Kacy Duke is a renowned celebrity personal trainer who’s been called New York City’s “best trainer” and “top workout guru.” Known for her insightful training techniques for the body and soul, trainer-to-the stars Kacy’s worked with many of the entertainment world’s most high profile names, including Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Johnson, Bebe Rexha, Lenny Kravitz, Gwen Stefani, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Bruce Willis, Iman, Josh Brolin, Julianne Moore, Denzel Washington, Maxwell, Kiefer Sutherland and Rachel Weitz, to name a few.

Her philosophy? No matter who you are, big-name celebrity or civilian, “I always say it starts with love. As in love the body you have, to get the body you want,” says Duke, “the goal is to train your body to do what needs to be done to keep it healthy and strong, so skip the negative self-talk and focus instead on your mindset, the motivation and the movement.”

With a client list that reads like red carpet who’s who, Kacy Duke is also one of the industry’s most sought-after personal trainers and fitness consultants, and one of the founding Creative Directors of Equinox Fitness Clubs. Using her insightful training techniques for body and soul, she has developed numerous innovative fitness programs for Equinox and for corporations in North America, Japan, and throughout Europe.

Most recently, Kacy served as the fitness spokesperson for Simple Skincare and was a member of their prestigious Advisory Board. She has served as a spokesperson for Dove Deodorant, Kellogg's, Nike and LifeFitness vitamins. Kacy has appeared on national programs including Today, The Rachael Ray Show and Good Morning America Health, CBS Morning News, Good Housekeeping TV and countless local news programs.

Kacy is a frequent contributor to a number of high- profile publications including Elle, Essence, Fitness, In Style, Shape and Vogue and is the author of The Show It Love Workout (McGraw- Hill).

“Movement is a privilege. If you can move, you must!” – Kacy Duke, Celebrity Trainer

Eric Standop: Bringing New Meaning to "Face Value" Oct 30, 2019

Eric Standop started his career in the entertainment business, and has worked as a marketing executive in the television, cinema, and computer gaming industries. Due to serious health problems, he quit his job and changed his life. Eric is a speaker, advisor and face reader who offers his knowledge to help others be the best version of themselves.

Eric has over fifteen years of experience in facial diagnosis and face reading. He studied three different types of Chinese face reading with a Chinese Master, two types of European techniques under one of the last Masters in Europe and one South American technique. He is also trained in micro expression and body language. These techniques have been practiced for thousands of years in different cultures around the world.

Eric founded the Global Face Reading Academy and has taught students from all walks of life. He has written 16 books in six different languages and his latest book Read the Face has just been released.

Michael Soto: Getting Coffee with Colleagues Oct 09, 2019

Michael Soto is the Co-Founder of Spark Collaboration, where he has helped organizations create powerful networks by systematically pairing staff to have coffee together for increased employee engagement, productivity and innovation.

Spark builds upon the success of ‘Randomised Coffee Trials,’ a process that Michael helped design at Nesta, the UK innovation foundation. In 2015, Spark won the ‘International Project of the Year’ Employee Engagement Award for the work it has done with the International Federation for the Red Cross and Red Crescent. Spark has been highlighted in Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post as well as US News and World Report.

Prior to Spark, Michael worked at Nesta, the UK innovation foundation, where he was part of the Innovation Skills team and helped develop a learning platform for practitioners interested in innovation. As part of a project funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, he undertook field research in Colombia to surface innovation tools and processes which Nesta subsequently expanded upon to develop the DIY Toolkit.

Michael has attended Harvard University, the University of Sussex, and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota.

Andrew Muscato: Documenting the Documentarian Oct 02, 2019

Andrew Muscato is a filmmaker and video journalist who has traveled the world producing content for the likes of ESPN, VICE, and MSNBC. While still an undergraduate film student at NYU, Muscato premiered his first documentary "The Zen of Bobby V" at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. Since then Makuhari Media, the company Muscato founded with former baseball manager Bobby Valentine, has produced several critically acclaimed sports documentaries such as Ballplayer: Pelotero and Schooled: The Price of College Sports. Muscato is currently producing Oscar winner Peter Farrelly's next feature film based on the book "The Greatest Beer Run Ever."

Jeffrey Meshel: The Opportunity Magnet Sep 25, 2019

Jeffrey Meshel is the Founder/Chairman of the Strategic Forum. The Strategic Forum is an organization of business leaders from diverse backgrounds dedicated to the exchange of ideas, development of long-term personal and business relationships and facilitates of business opportunities among members and their respective networks.

The Strategic Forum has chapters in New York City and South Florida.

Mr. Meshel is the author of One Phone Call Away-Secrets of the Master Networker and The Opportunity Magnet.

Mr. Meshel serves on the Board of Signature Bank (SBNY) and several private company boards.

Aaron Hurst: Adding Perspective to Meaning Sep 11, 2019

Aaron Hurst is the foremost expert on the science of purpose at work and in 2014 brought global awareness to the rise of the fourth economic era in history, the Purpose Economy. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Imperative, the social learning platform that enables employees to help each other grow and be fulfilled at work. Previously, as the founder of the Taproot Foundation, Aaron catalyzed the $15 billion pro bono service market. He is a third generation graduate of the University of Michigan.

Bill O'Herron: Peace, Love, and Relationships Sep 03, 2019

Bill O’Herron is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been studying, teaching, and counseling for the last 16 years. His work is currently focused on couples, trying to help clients better understand the challenges and work involved with being in a mature relationship.

Bill has been married to his exceedingly patient wife Linda for 21 years. They have 3 teenage daughters and 2 male dogs. After living in Wilton, CT for 15 years, Bill and his family moved to Austin, TX in 2013.

He graduated from Middlebury College, VT in ’86 with a BA in English, and earned a Master of Science degree from Columbia University School of Social Work, NY in ’03.

Find out more about Bill and his services here.

Regan Solmo: A Leader's Leader Aug 21, 2019

Regan Solmo is a high-functioning, passionate executive dedicated to gender equity with more than 10 years' experience serving on boards of directors of gender-facing nonprofits.

Currently the Executive Managing Editor of W Magazine, an award-winning publication covering culture, fashion, and art, she has more than 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, and has held senior leadership positions at such titles as SPIN; Civilization: the Magazine of the Library of Congress; Lucky; and The American Benefactor.

She is currently the chair of the NY board of Girls Leadership, and also sits on the national board as development chair.

She graduate d with honors from Amherst College with a degree in Comparative Religion/ Feminist Theology.

She is a member of the NationSwell Council, a community of leaders taking action and tackling the nation's critical issues. She served for more than 6 years on the board of directors of the New York Women's Foundation, and is a dedicated supporter of Memorial Sloan Kettering, Red Hook Initiative, and Generation Citizen.

She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son.

Mike Pfaff: Mixing Business with Pleasure Aug 07, 2019

2019 is Mike Pfaff's 25th year in the professional sports business. He has been with the Ducks since 2002, took over the position of GM in 2006 and was named club president in 2011.
Under Pfaff's leadership, the Ducks have led the circuit in attendance, became the first team in league history to eclipse the 7-million fan mark, and have welcomed a record 680+ sellout crowds. His efforts have been recognized by his peers, most notably in his being the first-ever three-time winner of the Atlantic League Executive of the Year Award (2008, 2010, 2016). Michael was also named to the "40 under 40" Class of 2009 by the Long Island Business News. On the field, Mike’s role in player procurement has helped the club achieve new heights, earning six Championship Series appearances (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018) in the past eight seasons while bringing back-to-back Atlantic League championships to Long Island (2012, 2013).
Michael is proud of the growth of the QuackerJack Foundation during his tenure. Founded in 2003, the team’s charitable arm has continued to expand its efforts and now contributes to over 800 non-profit and community organizations each year, while bringing awareness to worthy programs and causes in need of assistance on Long Island.

Additionally, Michael is a member of the Energeia Partnership, which brings together ethical leaders from Long Island’s public, private and not-for-profit sectors that work to address many of the region’s most difficult issues, such as education, institutional racism, poverty and the working poor, land use, energy, transportation, healthcare and media/social networking.

Prior to joining the Ducks, Michael worked at the National Football League Commissioner's Office in New York City for seven years (1995-2002). During his time at the NFL, he was assigned to work two AFC Championship games, three Super Bowls and six NFL Drafts.
The Manhasset native earned his Bachelor's Degree at St. John’s University and currently resides in Sayville with his wife and their three children

Michael O'Brien: Who's in Your Peloton Jul 31, 2019

On July 11th 2001 Michael OBrien was hit head-on by a speeding S.U.V. during a bike ride.

He calls it his Last Bad Day and it's a grateful one because it shifted his perspective in almost everyone aspect of his life. His recovery helped him climb to the corporate executive suite on his own terms and sparked his passion in helping other leaders shift their perspectives on leadership through executive coaching, speaking, and his memoir, Shift:Creating Better Tomorrows. To celebrate his 18th anniversary of my Last Bad Day this July, I'm setting out to help 1,000,000 people have their Last Bad Day as well.

Michael's Website: https://www.michaelobrienshift.com/

Michael's Book (Use coupon code "shift" for 25% off the shipping cost!): https://www.mylastbadday.com/get-your-copy

Michael's Wealth Language Quiz: https://quiz.leadquizzes.com/q/JzB2KI

Jeremy Asgari: Turning Events into Life-long Journeys Jul 24, 2019

Jeremy Asgari is an entrepreneur in the experiential and events industry. He got his start 15 years ago promoting nightlife parties and quickly grew a large network which started in New York City and is expanding globally. He became passionate about producing unique experiences and dove into producing live music events which eventually lead to working with various brands and finally the ability to execute engaging active events.

Asgari has been running his company Socialight Entertainment for 15 years and in the last two years have been focusing on his latest project the Outsiders. He says his forte is his networking ability, his creative vision and his ability to execute.

He is currently most proud of the impact the Outsiders has had in such a short amount of time. He feels the positive impact it’s having on its members which has reached far beyond his expectations already; and yet there's the potential to do so much more.

Fred Jacobs: The Man of the People Jul 17, 2019

Fred Jacobs is the Chief Revenue Officer at Apex Fund Services Group.

Throughout his career, Jacobs has held various leadership roles the US, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, equipping him with comprehensive cross-jurisdictional management experience. Prior to joining Apex, Jacobs managed sales, relationship management and client service for the Fiserv Investment Services group. His 20 years of achievements in the Alternative Investment Industry include building the business development activities for both SS&C GlobeOp and PFPC/PNC. Jacobs brings the ability to understand client needs and to build and manage an institutional grade, multi-disciplined sales force across a global platform.

In addition to holding leadership positions at some of the most renowned financial services companies in the country, Jacobs has established an industry-wide reputation through serving as chairman and moderator at several major investment industry conferences. He has spoken on topics related to growth, structure, and trends in the global money management industry.

Holt McCallany: Bringing Hollywood Down to Earth Jul 10, 2019

Throughout his career, character actor Holt McCallany was a go-to for strong, silent and decidedly dangerous men on either side of the moral fence, as evidenced by his small but memorable turns in films like "Alien 3" (1989), "Tyson" (HBO, 1995), "Fight Club" (1999) and "Three Kings" (1999). The scion of an acting family, McCallany paid his dues in a wide variety of projects, rarely vaulting past supporting roles, but always delivering a committed and often unsettling performance. In 2011, he advanced to leading man status with "Lights Out" (FX), a gritty drama about a former heavyweight boxer who forges a comeback to save his family from criminal pressures. Though the series lasted only one season, it propelled the actor to a new level of visibility through key roles in films including hacking drama "Blackhat" (2015), crime thriller "Shot Caller" (2016), action sequel "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" (2016) and Clint Eastwood's aviation biopic "Sully" (2016).

Born Holt Quinn McAloney on Sept. 3, 1964, Holt McCallany was the oldest of two sons by Irish actor Michael McAloney, who won a Tony Award for his production of Brendan Behan's "Borstal Boy," and actress-singer Julie Wilson. A childhood spent in Dublin was cut short by his parents' divorce, with McCallany returning with his parents to the United States. There, he was sent to live with his maternal grandparents in Omaha, NE, but this period was a troubled one for him. After being expelled from school, he ran away to Los Angeles, where he decided to become an actor. McCallany's parents eventually tracked him down and sent him back to Ireland to finish high school. After graduation, he studied French at the Sorbonne and theater at the Ecole Marcel Marceau.

Upon returning to the States, McCallany apprenticed at the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Cleveland, OH, then relocated to New York City, where he landed a job as an understudy in Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues" on Broadway. His feature film debut came in 1987's "Creepshow 2" as a murderous Native American who receives his comeuppance at the hands of a cigar store Indian come to life. Soon after, he found steady work in films and on television. His intense presence and formidable build made him a natural for men of action on either side of the law, whom he portrayed in minor and supporting roles for such noted directors as Brian De Palma with "Casualties of War" (1989); David Fincher, who cast him as a self-sacrificing convict in "Alien 3" (1989) and as the Mechanic who explains the rules of "Fight Club" (1999); and for William Friedkin in the box office bomb, "Jade" (1995). McCallany found more substantial roles in independent fare or television; the former provided him with his first starring role in "The Search for One-Eye Jimmy" (1994), as a film student who encounters a parade of odd characters upon his return to his hometown of Brooklyn. The latter brought him to the HBO biopic "Tyson" (1995), in which he starred as legendary fight trainer Teddy Atlas, who helped develop Tyson from street tough to boxing legend. The project inspired McCallany to develop his own television program about a trainer, which would eventually bring him to the FX Network and "Lights Out."

McCallany continued to work steadily throughout the late 1990s and early 21st century in steely character roles for films and television shows both major and minor. He was the by-the-books lieutenant who made life difficult for George Clooney in "Three Kings" (1999), enjoyed a recurring role for three seasons of "CSI: Miami" (CBS, 2002-12) as a tormented cop who ends his own life after being implicated with tampered evidence, and played an Irish mobster who pressed Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia) into committing crimes for him on "Heroes" (NBC, 2006-2010). While pitching his boxing trainer series to HBO, he was informed that FX was developing a show about an aging fighter who was forced to return to the ring. McCallany was eventually cast in "Lights Out" as Patrick "Lights" Leary, a forty-something brawler who re-enters the sport after landing in trouble with a local mobster. After the show's cancelation, McCallany returned to the big screen with supporting roles in action thriller "Gangster Squad" (2012) and Sylvester Stallone vehicle "Bullet to the Head" (2012). Another TV series, crime drama "Golden Boy" (CBS 2013) was again canceled after a single season, but led to a recurring role as a district attorney on later seasons of procedural drama "Blue Bloods" (CBS 2010- ). Supporting roles in Liam Neeson thriller "Run All Night" (2015), hacking adventure "Blackhat" (2015), romantic comedy "The Perfect Guy" (2015) and crime drama "Shot Caller" (2016) were followed by a pair of high profile character roles opposite Tom Hanks in Clint Eastwood's "Sully" (2016) and Tom Cruise" in action-adventure sequel "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" (2016).

This bio was provided by Turner Classic Movies

Jared Kleinert: Being a Connector for Greatness Jun 26, 2019

Jared Kleinert is an entrepreneur, TED and keynote speaker, and award-winning author who’s been named USA Today's "Most Connected Millennial" after spending years identifying and connecting hundreds of the world's smartest and most talented Millennials.

His first book 2 Billion Under 20 was voted the "#1 Entrepreneurship Book of 2015" by the Axiom Business Book Awards and his latest book 3 Billion Under 30 was released in January 2017 profiling 75 Avengers-esque individuals who have collectively started companies worth billions of dollars and reach hundreds of millions of people each month through their work.

In addition to his research and keynote speaking business, he's the CEO of Kleinert Ventures (kleinertventures.com), a marketing and business development agency that partners with #1 NYT bestselling authors, Fortune 500 executives, major keynote speakers, Emmy award-winning journalists, seven-figure business owners, VC-backed startup founders, and others who lead their industries and positively impact the world with their thought leadership. The United Nations has touted him as a "Champion For Humanity."

Wally Backman: The Player's Coach Jun 19, 2019

Wally Backman is in his first season as manager of the Long Island Ducks in 2019. He brings 20 seasons of managerial experience across professional baseball to Long Island, having amassed a 1,127-1,077 overall record (.511 winning percentage). In that time, the Oregon native has led his teams to six Division Championships and three League Championships. Additionally, he was named the 2014 Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year after guiding the Las Vegas 51’s (AAA, Mets) to a league-best 81-63 record.
Prior to his coaching career, Backman enjoyed a 14-year Major League playing career. Nine of those seasons (1980-88) were spent played with the New York Mets, where he helped lead the team to a World Series Championship in 1986. He also spent time in “The Show” with the Minnesota Twins (1989), Pittsburgh Pirates (1990), Philadelphia Phillies (1991-92) and Seattle Mariners (1993). The infielder compiled a .275 lifetime batting average with 240 RBIs, 482 runs scored, 893 hits, 138 doubles and 117 stolen bases in 1,102 MLB games. Backman was originally drafted in the first round (16th overall) by the Mets in the 1977 MLB Draft.

Todd Richheimer: It's the Nuance Where Opportunity Lies Jun 12, 2019

First and foremost, Todd Richheimer is a dad to two amazing little girls. Isla is 3 1/2 and Brooke 1 1/2. He's a husband to an amazing woman - who he met the first day of law school - and he's someone who prizes his relationships with his family and friends above all else.

He's a lawyer, tech entrepreneur and the co-founder of Lawfty. He is in the business of turning legal advertising into a science. He's someone who believes that work should be fun, but that fun is not a substitute for hard work.

Richheimer is an eternal optimist, exercise enthusiast and aspiring vegan (who loves buffalo wings, which is a problem). He's worked as an investment banker, political operative and a lawyer. Richheimer says he stopped "working" the day he became an entrepreneur, and he plans to spend the rest of his life collaborating with smart people to build cool businesses.

Billy McNamara: The Horseback of Hollywood Jun 05, 2019

William "Billy" McNamara studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and has since notched up over sixty-five film and TV appearances. One of his first roles was that of Joel in the teen movie Dream a Little Dream (1989) with Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. He followed this up with the Bette Midler film Stella (1990).

It was during the nineties, however, that McNamara - arguably - turned out some of his best performances. He gave a great performance as Derek Wolfe Jr in the Ernest R. Dickerson manhunt thriller Surviving the Game (1994), in which he worked with a cast of talented veteran actors including F. Murray Abraham, Gary Busey, Rutger Hauer, and John C. McGinley. That same year he was again teamed with Gary Busey - and Tom Berenger - in the Navy comedy Chasers (1994), directed by Dennis Hopper.

His most prized - and chilling - role, though, is that of Peter Foley the copycat serial killer in the psychological thriller Copycat (1995). The film also starred Sigourney Weaver, Dermot Mulroney, and jazz musician Harry Connick Jr.. He appeared with Andrew McCarthy and John Stockwell in Stag (1997), and made his way towards the millennium opposite Gabriel Byrne in the World War II drama The Brylcreem Boys (1998).

McNamara's first feature film role was in acclaimed cult horror director Dario Argento's slasher classic, Opera (1987). But don't fear: the actor is actually a kind spiritualist and an avid animal rights activist, putting much time, energy, and money into the plight of the dolphins and small whales off the shores of Japan. In addition McNamara involves himself in animal rescue in general, Kundalini, and Yoga!

McNamara was the host of "Animal Intervention" on National Geographic in 2012.

Chris Solarz: Running Down a Dream May 29, 2019

Chris Solarz is a pension fund consultant who lives in New York City with his wife and three children. Chris has competed in over 500 races around the world, including finishing a marathon in all 50 states, on all 7 continents, and in nearly 50 different countries. In November, Chris completed Decaman USA in Louisiana, a 1,406-mile triathlon over 10 days. He’s set 9 Guinness World Records for treadmill running, subway riding, beer drinking, stair climbing, and marathon running. He’s currently training for the 135-mile Badwater Ultramarathon across Death Valley in July and he always listens to podcasts at 1.5X.

Chris is a CFA, CPA, and CAIA

He did his undergrad at the University of Pennsylvania and completed his master from the University of New South Wales in Sydney Australia.

Competed in 500+ running and triathlon races
Overall winner of 50+ local and international races
9X Guinness World Record Holder
Mile PR: 4:29; 5K PR: 16:08; Half Marathon PR: 1:11 ; Marathon PR: 2:39

Marathons

Finisher of over 280 marathons and ultra marathons
- Ran a marathon in 50/50 US states
- Ran a marathon on all 7 continents
- Ran a marathon in 40 different countries
- Ran a marathon in all eight Australian states and territories

Ran a marathon in 20 of the 28 EU member states

- 14 consecutive NYC Marathon and 13 consecutive Boston Marathon finishes
- Finisher of 40+ ultra marathons, including the Comrades Marathon and 9X 100 milers
- Winner of the 2011 Mt. Everest Marathon

Triathlons

2017 EPIC5 NYC Quintuple Ironman Finisher (5 full ironman triathlons in 5 days in 5 NYC boroughs)
2016 Ultraman Florida (swim 6.2 mi, bike 261.4 mi, run 52.4 mi)
2014 EPIC5 Hawaii Quintuple Ironman Finisher (5 full ironman triathlons in 5 days on 5 Hawaiian Islands)
5X (single) Ironman Finisher (Switzerland ‘99, Lake Placid ‘12, NYC ‘12, Arizona ’13, Hunter ‘14) PR: 10:15
2013 Virginia Double Ironman Finisher (34 hours)
Overall winner of the 2013 and 2014 Central Park Triathlons

Guinness World Records

2009: Fastest Navigation of the New York City Subway System
2011: Fastest Marathon as a Linked Team
2011: Furthest Vertical Distance in 12 Hours (Stair climbing)
2011: Fastest Aggregate Time to Complete a Marathon on all 7 Continents
2011: Most Pubs Visited in 24 Hours by a Team
2014: Greatest Distance Run on a Treadmill in 12 Hours
2015: Fastest Half Marathon as a Linked Team
2016: Fastest Half Marathon Pushing a Double Running Stroller
2017: Fastest Mile Pushing a Running Stroller

Swimming

2002: Swim Around Manhattan (28.5 miles) in 9 hours
2003: Great Chesapeake Bay Swim (4.4 miles)

Stair Climbing

Overall winner of 14 stair climb races, and finished 9th in the 2001 World Championship
5X winner of Philadelphia’s Mellon Bank and current course record holder
4X Empire State Building Run Up Finisher, including a 5th Place finish in 2004

Canoe Racing

2013: General Clinton Canoe Regatta 70 Miler

Carmelo Garcia: Attitude is the Number One May 22, 2019

Carmelo G. Garcia most recently was the Acting Deputy Mayor/Director of Economic and Housing Development for the City of Newark. The mission of the Department of Economic and Housing Development is to create economic opportunity for Newark residents and enhance the vibrancy of the city.

Previously, Carmelo served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Real Estate Officer of Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (Newark CEDC), which serves as the primary economic development agency for New Jersey’s largest city.

Garcia received his Master of Science in Information Systems and Management from Stevens Institute of Technology and his Bachelors of Arts in Criminal Justice and Sociology from Seton Hall University. He graduated from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government with an executive degree in Public Policy & Community Development, a Certification in Leadership and Management from Cornell University, and a Certification in Human Resources and Public Administration from Rutgers University.

Prior to joining Newark CEDC, Garcia served as Executive Director of the Hoboken Housing Authority where he developed hundreds of units of affordable housing in Hudson County and oversaw the management of more than 1,700 units, He also served, as the Director of Health, Human Services & Community development for the City of Hoboken. In addition to his work in various public, private, and non-profit organizations, Garcia has a long record of public service in his community and state being recognized by the who’s who of NJ. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly for the 33rd Legislative District in Hudson County and has also served as the President of the Hoboken Board of Education.

Garcia is a committed advocate of citizen rights and takes a collaborative approach to ensure all stakeholders are represented in the growth the state is seeing today. Living by the mantra “We Can, We Will, Watch Us” he brings a goal-oriented and outcome-driven attitude to his work and thrives on building relationships with partners across the redevelopment industry to get it done.

Chris Carminucci: Going to Bat for Others in Life May 15, 2019

Chris Carminucci currently serves as a professional scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League. Chris scours both the Major and Minor Leagues for potential trade candidates and free agent acquisitions. He advance-scouts the Diamondbacks’ playoff opponents and also the International and Independent Professional Leagues for untapped talent.

Globally renowned as a baseball executive who finds diamonds in the rough, Chris has signed several obscure players who have thrived in the Major Leagues.

Throughout his career, Chris has not only played, managed and coached professionally, but he’s also founded leagues, and led several professional minor league teams as a GM, CEO and owner.

In addition, Chris has co-hosted the radio show, The Sports Goombas on Sports Talk Radio 1400 WOND and just recently released the book “Sign Me! The Undrafted Player’s Guide to the Independent Leagues.”

Chris’s love for spreading the gospel of baseball has taken him all over the world and he has achieved numerous awards for excellence and philanthropy in professional baseball.

A resident of Scottsdale Arizona, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife Lauren, and their daughters Emma, Kate, and Elle.

Wayne Kimmel: Get Off the Couch and Make it Happen May 08, 2019

Wayne Kimmel is a sports tech venture capitalist, entrepreneur and the author of Six Degrees of Wayne Kimmel.

Wayne has been named a Top Innovator by Philadelphia Magazine and is on the Philadelphia Business Journal's Power 100 list.

He is the Managing Partner of SeventySix Capital, the venture capital company he founded in 1999, and invests in startup consumer facing tech companies in the sports, health and retail industries. Wayne has invested in over 50 startup technology and healthcare companies, including SeamlessWeb (now public as GrubHub, Take Care Health Systems and Nutrisystem. Among the Fortune 500 companies that have acquired his portfolio companies are Aramark, Intel, IBM, Walgreens and Yahoo!

His partners at SeventySix Capital are Jon Powell, CEO of Kravco Company LLC, a leading real estate company that developed the King of Prussia Mall, and Ryan Howard, Major League Baseball National League MVP and 2008 World Series Champion with the Philadelphia Phillies.

With a rise in global entrepreneurship and the inclusion of technology in sports, Wayne focuses part of his investment strategy on sports, sports betting and esports. At SeventySix Capital, Wayne was an early investor in Whistle Sports, a global sports media company, Philadelphia-based N3rd Street Gamers, a community of competitive and recreational video gamers that produces a series of esports tournaments, leagues, and casual gaming events, and Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN), the first media network dedicated to delivering the news, data and expert analysis of the rapidly growing sports betting industry, co-founded by acclaimed sportscaster Brent Musburger.

SeventySix Capital’s Athlete Venture Group allows players to invest, learn, and work directly with top sports tech startups and entrepreneurs. The firm aims to bridge the gap between athletes, entrepreneurs, and investors by creating opportunities for athletes to become tech investors and for entrepreneurs to access the financial and social capital that professional athletes have to offer. Athlete Venture Group members, including Ryan Howard, DeMarco Murray, Ralph Sampson and Brian Westbrook, work hands-on with SeventySix Capital's portfolio companies in esports, sports betting, data collection, data analytics, media and more.

Wayne, Jon and Ryan are also a partners in Rubicon Talent, a sports marketing and talent agency with a wide range of clients including NFL and NBA stars, Hall of Famers, MVPs, Heisman Trophy winners, Olympic icons, media personalities, and celebrity chefs.

Wayne is on the Board of Einstein Healthcare Network and was on the Board of Jewish Federations of North America, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park and the Delaware Law School. He is passionate about Philly’s pro sports teams and about working to make the world a better place.

Karen Duffy: Gratitude is a Great Motivator May 01, 2019

For two decades, Karen Duffy —New York Times bestselling author, former MTV VJ, Revlon model, and actress— has managed to live an enriching life despite living in a state of constant pain. Duffy has sarcoidosis, a disorder that causes the growth of inflammatory cells on different organs of the body. In her case, her sarcoidosis is located in her brain, causing her unimaginable pain.

She is a certified hospital chaplain, a former Coney Island Mermaid Queen, one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1993, and winner of the Ernest Borgnine Look-Alike Contest.

By 1989, Duffy was modeling and appearing in television commercials. She was a VJ for MTV in the early 1990s, under the name "Duff." She had small roles in a handful of films including Dumb and Dumber and Blank Check, and by 1995 was working as a correspondent for documentary filmmaker Michael Moore on his television shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth. She also was a Revlon "Charlie Girl" as well as the face of Almay Cosmetics, and co-hosted the pay-per-view television event, Elvis: The Tribute from the Memphis Pyramid in 1994 with Kris Kristofferson.

In 2006, Duffy hosted House of Tiny Terrors on TLC. On July 7, 2007, she appeared on the Live Earth telecast on the Bravo Channel as a co-host at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.

In 2008, Duffy began working with New York City's NYC Media on a series of emergency preparedness videos. The videos, which mimic the style of the network TV show Secrets of New York, help raise awareness of the perils of natural disasters and preventative actions families should take to prepare for them.

During this conversation, Duffy talks with Connors about her career but also how she deals with fighting through pain every single day saying that both happiness and chronic pain can coexist.

William Doll: Coexisting with the One Percent Apr 24, 2019

If Catholic school taught William Doll anything it was that he does not fit in to the System. He is the square peg. Every conventional job he's ever held made him feel trapped. Luckily enough, he has a wife who allowed him to take a chance on forming his own company which continues to be a learning experience. Syneidesis (Greek for Conscience) is a private investor community of Single Family Office members who collaborate on scalable impact projects. Members also engage in traditional investing, but Impact Investing is what really gives Doll hope. Impact Investing could be the key to how we realign the global economy. Its not just pie in the sky thinking. Shared Prosperity/ Equality/ Long-Termism - these are the principles that will guide us to a more inclusive Globalism. Being on our podcast is somewhat intimidating for Doll because he doesn't actually want the spotlight. Actions speak louder than words according to Doll.

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Matthew Del Negro: Grinding Through 10,000 No's Apr 17, 2019

Matthew Del Negro is a professional Actor (Goliath, Scandal, The West Wing, The Sopranos) and podcast host (10,000 "No"s with Matthew Del Negro). Since launching his podcast, in which he sits down with high achievers in all walks of life to discuss their hard-fought journeys to where they are now, he has become one of the faces of Perseverance and Resilience and is more frequently requested to deliver keynotes on that subject, as it pertains to his own journey and the challenges that face institutions and individuals. He has also written, produced and directed for film and is currently developing a feature script about a hard-charging, lone wolf motivational speaker who eventually learns to take his own advice after hitting rock bottom.

Del Negro stars in the new Netflix comedy Huge in France as Jason Alan Ross. The show was released on April 12, 2019.

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Larry Freed: It Doesn't Hurt to Ask Apr 10, 2019

A successful entrepreneur and investor, Larry Freed has a proven track record for building successful companies. He is the author of Managing Forward and the bestselling Innovating Analytics. He also serves as the CEO of Give and Take Inc.

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Joseph A. Bondy: Being Blunt on Marijuana Apr 03, 2019

Joseph A. Bondy is a federal criminal defense and cannabis business attorney in private practice in Manhattan. The New York Times has called him “armed with the eloquent demeanor of a surgeon,” with an “oratorical intensity [that] hovers at the evangelistic.” A native New Yorker, Mr. Bondy is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, Columbia University, and Brooklyn Law School. He is admitted to practice law in New York State, the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York, the District of Colorado, and the District of Connecticut, the United States Courts of Appeal for the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Circuits, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Mr. Bondy has been privileged to represent nearly one thousand clients, from all walks of life, in all stages of litigation. His dedicated courtroom advocacy and written work have resulted repeatedly in dismissals, trial acquittals, and appellate reversals.

Mr. Bondy is a life member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and a life member of the legal committee for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). The American College of Trial Lawyers rates Mr. Bondy as one of the top 100 criminal trial attorneys in the United States. Mr. Bondy is also the Vice-President of the Cannabis Cultural Association (CCA), and founder of the cannabis law and policy livestream, In the Know 420. He advocates nationally on social justice, criminal law reform, and ending cannabis prohibition, and is a long-time faculty member at Cardozo Law School’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Program (ITAP).

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Costas Mandylor: Kindness is a Two Way Street Mar 27, 2019

Costas Mandylor was born in Melbourne Australia to Greek parents. In his early teen years, his first job was as a dishwasher in nightclubs, in his late teens, he learned how to work the door at night clubs, he considered this, one of his greatest educations in life. In the normal world his two loves were boxing and soccer, which kept him fit and mostly out of trouble. In 1988 he took an adventure to Los Angeles California and found himself stumbling into an acting class, soon after into the entertainment industry. He loved old movies and as time passed he found himself to be fortunate enough to work and become friends with some movie legends like Robert Loggia, Anthony Quinn, Don Rickles and many others. He has learned many lessons since. He has lived between New York and LA for 28 years and his grandfather’s words still ring true to him, “respect your true friends and never double cross your partner”.

Mandylor is known for his roles in Virtuoso, Saw V and Saw VI. His newest venture is Cliffs of Freedom which was released in early March of 2019.

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David Cunic: Consulting and Cannabis Mar 20, 2019

David M. Cunic is a licensed physical therapist, business consultant, certified leadership coach, and cannabis industry expert and consultant. David’s expertise in sports medicine, orthopedics, and manual therapy has allowed him to work with prestigious doctors from numerous professional and Olympic sports teams. His motto in both health and professional circles is U.C.S. -- “Use Cannabis Safely.”

As one of the original pioneers in the cannabis lab testing market, David empowers and educates private investors, real estate owners, farmers, physicians, and other professionals on smart and safe ways to get involved in this ever-changing sector. David consults with cannabis companies in 11+ states, bringing with him a unique, in-depth knowledge base on the ins and outs of regulations as they vary from region to region. He advises with many start-up companies and works with several SME’s cannabis executives, ensuring and enhancing their success within their respected focus.

David shares his experiences at conferences and speaking engagements throughout the U.S. He is a co-author of The Cannabis Conundrum and has been interviewed by several publications, including MSNBC, USA Today, Marijuana Business Magazine, and Cannabis Business Times. He received the prestigious Sloan Award for Workplace Flexibility and Effectiveness which honors organizations that are using workplace flexibility as a strategy to make work “work” better, for both employer and employee. He has also served as a board member on cannabis associations in New Jersey, Nevada, Colorado, Maine, and Rhode Island.

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Michelle Tillis Lederman: Networking as a Connector Mar 13, 2019

Michelle Tillis Lederman was so impressive the first time we spoke to her on our 29th episode, that we just had to bring her back for another conversation.

Michelle Tillis Lederman named one of Forbes Top 25 Networking Experts, is the author of several books including The 11 Laws of Likability , Nail the Interview, Land the Job and her newest book, The Connector's Advantage. Michelle is the CEO of Executive Essentials which provides custom communication and leadership training and coaching programs. Michelle has appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, Gayle King, and NPR and been featured in the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Working Mother, US News & World Report, Monster.com, USA Today, CNBC, and About.com. She holds degrees from Lehigh University and Columbia Business School

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Just Blaze: Humble and Kind and Getting Signed Mar 06, 2019

Over the past nearly 20 years, Justin Smith, aka Just Blaze has become a fixture in Hip Hop music and culture. He began producing for well-known artists in the late 1990s, leading to a breakout role in producing the majority of Jay-Z’s “The Dynasty: Roc La Familia” and its follow-up, the celebrated perennial fan favorite "Blueprint”, which reshaped the sound and sonic styles of Hip-Hop music upon its release. Just reached international fame for his production of Cam’ron’s 2002 summer smash “Oh Boy” and instantly became a household name in Hip-Hop culture.

Since then, he’s gone on to produce for Snoop Dogg, Usher, Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ludacris, TI & Rihanna, and many more. In between record production projects, he also broke into scoring various video game projects for EA Sports, Capcom and Midway, and created soundscapes for Hollywood hits such as Ice Age 4 and The A-Team as well as various TV projects, such as hosting VH1's "Master of the Mix" DJ competition show.

In recent years, Just has also been touring extensively worldwide as a festival and club DJ (largely due to his surprise EDM hit "Higher" featuring Baauer). Other recent career highlights include producing five tracks on Eminem’s Grammy-winning comeback album “Recovery”, the street anthem "Lord Knows" by Drake and Rick Ross, and the breakout hit "Freedom" from Beyonce's smash album “Lemonade.” With all of this under his belt and new projects in the works, Just shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon.

In this conversation with Adam Connors, Blaze discusses how he continues to be successful over many years despite the fact that he says many in the music industry have a short shelf-life.

And of course, Blaze discusses his perspective on what networking means to him and how he has been able to stay relevant thanks to the strong relationships he has formed.

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Entrepreneurs Organization: Proving Networking Applies to Everyone Across All Industries Feb 27, 2019

The Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) is a Global business network of 13,000+ leading entrepreneurs in 186 chapters and 58 countries. EO enables business owners to learn from each other, leading to greater business success and an enriched personal life.

They educate, they transform, they inspire and they offer invaluable resources in the form of global events, leadership-development programs, an online entrepreneur forum and executive education opportunities, among other offerings designed for personal and professional growth.

Recently, Adam Connors had the opportunity to speak at one of the New Jersey Chapter's recent conferences. Following Adam's talk, he sat down with some of the Entrepreneurs there for a one-on-one conversation. This special episode of Conversations with Connors features a chat with 10 entrepreneurs from nine vastly different companies. Below is a small snippet about what you can expect to hear in this podcast:

Todd Leonardis & Steven Schneider – Kramer Industries

Todd and Steven run a very niche business that sells mainly to manufacturers. Through their very different backgrounds, they were able to partner up together to significantly grow their business over the course of many years.

Jeff Chavkin – Geoscape Solar

Jeff runs a solar energy business that started out in a very complex way. His wife was a partner but they were going through a divorce. Another partner of his had a wife who was best friends with his now ex-wife. His experience through EO allows him to get through that and still have a successful business more than a decade later.

Mark Ciapka – ADS Works

Mark builds complex web applications for any industry who needs them. Mark loves talking to people and always comes up with an excuse to start a conversation. His natural knack for conversation lends itself well to what networking is all about.

Brian Tweer – Jersey Shore Supplements

Brian owns a business similar to that of a Vitamin Shoppe or a GNC. But he built a relationship with customers that was so strong, that pretty much his entire staff are individuals who used to be customers. That kind of rapport and trust built with those in his community has allowed his business to grow significantly.

Kevin Mahoney – FindTape.com

Kevin Mahoney sells all kinds of different tapes. It could be any kind of adhesive tape or the tape you see police put up at crime scenes. Through his networking experience, Mahoney was able to avoid losing a large amount of money in lawsuits to patent trolls.

Susan Michael – Wealth Management Expert

Susan runs a wealth management company. Susan has an incredible story detailing how she went from a teacher, while also being a military spouse and raising two children, to running her own wealth management company.

Andrew Tupler – Tupler Financial

Andrew runs a financial company. He networks by meeting with different individuals across different industries a couple of times a year over breakfast or lunch, to discuss all the different ways in which everyone can mutually benefit one another.

Ellen Pietrowitz-Phillips – L-E-M Plastics

If there is a device that has plastic on it, it’s likely that Ellen was somehow part of the process of getting it there. She has parts on cell towers as well as on the international space station. Her business was hit by a hurricane twice. And let’s just say that without networking, her business would no longer exist today.

Sejal Lakhani – Techerwerxe

Sejal runs a business that acts as the IT department for businesses who need one. Her networking style involves being on the phone constantly.

All of these incredibly successful entrepreneurs do a much better job of telling their own stories and we highly recommend you listen to the full episode of Conversations with Connors. It’s worth noting that Entrepreneurs Organization is an exclusive invite-only group. That’s how you know these particular entrepreneurs are at least one step above many others.

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Chris Schembra: Pasta & People - The Perfect Combination for Extraordinary Networking Feb 20, 2019

Chris Schembra is a sought-after dinner host and facilitator whose passion lies in facilitating profound human connection in a deeply disconnected world.

He is the Founder + Chief Question Asker of 7:47, an organization which uses theater + food to help companies build more human relationships. Their research and strategy is centered around empathy, loneliness, and creating emotional connections in the workplace. Since it’s inception, 7:47 has worked with over 4,500 leaders and sparked over 300,000 relationships.

Aside from 7:47, Chris is a Partner at OHenry Productions which both invest in and produce commercial theater. He’s led social campaigns with over 1,000,000 (million) participants, and the projects Chris has been involved in have been awarded 14 Tony Awards, 7 Emmy’s and a Grammy.

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Jesse Lee Peterson: Healing Anger Through Forgiveness Feb 13, 2019

Jesse Lee Peterson is the author of several books, but his latest is "The Antidote: Healing America from the Poison of Hate, Blame, and Victimhood.” He is the founder and president of BOND, the Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny, a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to “Rebuilding the Family by Rebuilding the Man.” He is a talk show host, counselor, activist, media commentator, and columnist at WND.com Jesse has appeared on ABC, CNN, MSNBC, C-Span, and is a frequent guest on Fox News, "The Sean Hannity Radio Show," and other national media outlets. His national radio show (The Jesse Lee Peterson Show) airs, M-F, 6-9 a.m. PT / 9-12 Noon ET and is simulcast on Newsmaxtv.com His popular YouTube web-series “The Fallen State” is fast becoming one of the most talked about shows online. For more about Jesse visit JesseLeePeterson.com To learn more about his nonprofit go to Rebuildingtheman.com

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Chris Manzo: Meeting with Manzo Jan 08, 2019

He’s a realty star, entrepreneur, author, podcast host and restauranteur. He’s been working since he was 12 in the hospitality industry and has held many roles, everything from bar tending, valet and general management. When he was 19, Chris Joined Bravos “Housewives of NJ” which aired for 5 seasons. Bravo subsequently offered his family their own show- “Manzo'd With Children.” Most recently he’s the co-host of a Podcast called “Dear Albie” which has recently launched and has already become one of the fastest growing and highest rated podcasts. As much he loves doing the show, his true love is being around people and seeing the smiles that are on their faces when they are eating at 10th Street Pizza in Hoboken, where Chris can found pretty much 24/7.

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Steve Sims: Skip the BS and Be Real Jan 01, 2019

Steve Sims is a 52 year old American Entrepreneur and CEO of Bluefish a luxury concierge service for clients that want to improve on their impactfulness and soft-skills. A renowned speaker and author Steve has authored the book "Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen" as well as sharing what it takes to be professional and personal.

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Alex Doman: Improving Stress Resilience is Vital Dec 18, 2018

Alex Doman is an author, entrepreneur, public speaker, music producer, and product creator, who has 25 years of experience in leadership in the brain health, neurotechnology, and therapeutic music markets.

The third generation in a family of pioneers dedicated to improving brain performance for over seventy-five years, Alex is founder & Chief Product Officer of Vital Neuro, founder & CEO of Advanced Brain Technologies, founder & Chief Scientist of Sleep Genius, and bestselling co-author of Healing at the Speed of Sound®.

His production credits are extensive, leading the research, creative and innovation teams who’ve created cutting-edge solutions that have helped millions of people worldwide including; The Listening Program®, Brain Builder®, Sleep Genius™, inTime™, Sound Health®, Music for Babies™, Music for the Mind™, Waves™ multi-sensory audio system, TAVS™ (Test of Auditory and Visual Skills), The Movement Program and Vital's Leonardo, a mobile cloud based neuroscience service for stress reduction.

Alex has been interviewed for; NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, Today, NPR Marketplace, Wall Street Journal, Self, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Fast Company, CBS Moneywatch, ESPN Radio, Hearing Health Magazine, popular podcasts and other media.

Doman’s writing has been featured in several magazines, scientific journals and books. He is a blogger and host of the Advanced Brain Podcast with guests including NY Times bestselling authors, health personalities, and other thought leaders.

An advisor to several companies and organizations and Board Member for Autism Hope Alliance, he is a TEDx and keynote speaker and frequent presenter at online summits and on international stages.

Alex was named one of the top 50 human behavior experts to watch and has trained thousands of medical, therapeutic, and education professionals on brain related topics.

Today's Topics:

How Alex plans on helping humanity and making it a better world than when he came into it
How the brain has changed through evolution
Alex background
How stress and sleep complement each other
Alex is a “Forced Extrovert”
The characteristics Alex looks for in people
Educates us on Concentric Circles of Influence
Brain health and what things people can do to help their aging brains
Bad advice that’s been given to him

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Kerri Accardi: Campaigning for Cannabis Cognizance Dec 03, 2018

On December 10th, 2013 Kerri Accardi, a filmmaker and activist from New York began a journey "with a mission to educate the world about Cannabis and help the change laws.” If I didn’t highlight Passion at the forefront of this introduction than you would have accused me of being asleep at the wheel during our conversation…. You want to talk about someone inspired and driven…. Well, let me tell you this, nobody is getting in her way. From the depths of a deep personal loss, Kerri Accardi, the CEO of 420 Media, found from within a super human desire to serve others. Her company is dedicated to helping the legal cannabis industry get the educated word out.

We delve into what cannabis is, why it’s illegal, she gives us a crash course on CBD and some of the biggest challenges she’s facing today. We also discuss how her relationships have been critical to the movement, who has helped her, her rule of thumb on getting back to people and how she facilitates introductions. I strive to bring you guests with passion and zeal.

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Chris Voss: You Can't Have a Good Negotiation Without a Good Relationship Nov 28, 2018

Most often my interviews focus on Networking. However, this conversation isn’t about networking per-say, rather how important relationship skills lend themselves to not just getting a job, making a sale or building a business. Today I sit with Chris Voss who helps us understand what Negotiations really are and how you can’t negotiate successfully without being able to establish a relationship first. In fact, according to Chris, It’s the foundation of a good negotiation. While good business negotiation skills can mean life or death to a company, Chris' negotiations literally were life and death situations.

You see, Chris was the lead international kidnapping negotiator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as the FBI’s hostage negotiation representative for the National Security Council’s Hostage Working Group. Chris is best known known world-wide as the author of the book “Never Split the difference”, which in my humble opinion is the best book on negotiating that I have read to date. I’ve probably read around 5 or 6 others. These days he is the CEO of The Black Swan Group where he helps business understand what it truly means to negotiate for success. During our conversation Chris helps us understand what a negotiation really is, the importance that listening makes, The “FM” DJ voice” and a variety of other “tells” people give when they go into a negotiation. I was really eager to have this conversation with Chris. Unfortunately, during our conversation there was a slight delay in Skype, so if it seems a bit awkward, I apologize and don’t want it to take away from Chris’ brilliance. So, without further ado, let’s get to my conversation with Chris Voss. Enjoy…

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Shally Steckerl: The Source of Sourcing Nov 16, 2018

Shally Steckerl is President of The Sourcing Institute (TSI), and one of the originators of the talent sourcing discipline. With twenty-one years of recruiting experience, Mr. Steckerl has served as corporate sourcing leader for many Fortune 500 brands, like Microsoft, Google, Coca-Cola, Cisco, and Motorola, helping them efficiently find unfindable talent. He has advised recruiting leaders at over 300 organizations, like CH2M Hill, GE, Lockheed, and SourceRight, on how to successfully embed key sourcing initiatives into their current efforts, improve the performance of their existing sourcing teams, and establish sourcing functions from the ground up.

Mr. Steckerl is the author of both the industry standard textbook “The Talent Sourcing and Recruitment Handbook” (ISBN 978-1928734796), and his recently published book, “The Sourcing Method” (978-0-9998081-0-8). He has served as Adjunct Faculty at Temple University’s Fox School of Business where he taught the first ever full-credit academic capstone course on recruitment, and also served at Brandman University. He is a regular speaker at HR leadership conferences around the world, and has been featured on NPR and the Wall Street Journal.

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Michelle Lederman: Connecting Through Communication Nov 07, 2018

Michelle Tillis Lederman named one of Forbes Top 25 Networking Experts, is the author of three books including The 11 Laws of Likability andher latest Nail the Interview, Land the Job. Michelle is the CEO of Executive Essentials which provides custom communication and leadership training and coaching programs. Michelle has appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, Gayle King, and NPR and been featured in the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Working Mother, US News & World Report, Monster.com, USA Today, CNBC, and About.com. She holds degrees from Lehigh University and Columbia Business School

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Nish Patel: The American Dream is Live and Cooking Oct 29, 2018

Nish Patel is a self-made man! He started Paperchase US operations which is originally from London. Paperchase established their niche expertise into hospitality business by producing analytical reporting and helping outsourcing day-to-day finance operations. When Nish started, his vision was to have 30 restaurants as clients in 5 years, but today they have over 400 restaurants in just the US alone and continue to grow with offices in NY and Miami. Prior to launching Paperchase in the US, Nish ran a small business in London alike corner shop. Prior to that he worked for a CPA firm in London Makan & Makan Chartered Accountants. After that, he joined Paperchase India operations and that’s how this journey started. A self-proclaimed Introvert, Nish likes to lead by example and takes great pride in developing his team. He leads by the philosophy of his “people are the true assets of companies, not computers, software or other traditional assets”. Nish is committed to a life of learning. He's a voracious reader that always looks to make himself better and is constantly reading non-fiction. In his limited personal time Nish can be found traveling the world with his wife. Nish received his Bachelors in Commerce from Gujarat University

Mike Dash: Chasing the Good High, Figuratively and Literally Oct 18, 2018

Michael Dash is a business owner, entrepreneur and good Samaritan. He is the CEO and President of a thriving technology talent acquisition firm called Parallel HR Solutions. Michael has been named “2014 Forty Under 40” by Utah Business Magazine, 2016 man & woman of the year nominee by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society after raising $75,000 for charity in just 10 weeks and a member of the 2011 Salt Lake Chamber Leadership Utah. Michael is part of several national organizations such as Young Entrepreneurial Council (YEC) and The Founders Organization. He is a graduate from the University of Maryland. When he is not helping businesses grow or donating his time Michael can be found training for marathons.

Tyler Wagner: Networks Don't Have to be Conventional Oct 09, 2018

Tyler Wagner is the founder of Authors Unite where he helps people write and market their first profitable book. He has helped over 300 people create passive income, become leaders in their field, start businesses from their books, and much more. He is also the bestselling author of Conference Crushing, a book designed to help businesspeople and entrepreneurs maximize their ROI at networking events, conventions and conferences. When Tyler was 21 he dropped out of college to intern under Jayson Gaignard (Founder of MastermindTalks).

He got to see behind the scenes of how an amazing conference should be put together. He later realized that a lot of people were not maximizing their time at networking events. So, he decided to write Conference Crushing. The book has helped thousands of people maximize their ROI at events.

Tyler Wagner is also the founder of Wags Media where he helps people start and scale their businesses online. Wags Media helps people scale their businesses in numerous ways including: building websites and sales funnels, social media management, social media advertising, done-for-you podcasts, and gaining mainstream media coverage. His passion is to help as many people become authors and successful business owners as possible. The feeling of holding his first book when it came in the mail changed his life and he wants everyone to experience that. The feeling of intertwining what you love with your work is nothing less than bliss. He wants everyone to experience this feeling every day as well.

Meryl Gabay: Your Authentic Self Oct 02, 2018

Stylist and consultant Meryl Gabay began working in fashion for Calvin Klein Menswear. During her tenure with Klein, she worked in all aspects of the designers’s Menswear division and was accountable for merchandising and sales, building relationships with such legendary CEO’s Marvin Traub, Phil Miller and Ed Finkelstein. Calvin became the leading Menswear Designer receiving a coveted CFDA award. She later joined Ralph Lauren launching state of the art in-store boutiques for the brand. She was reunited with photographer’s Bruce Weber, and later Annie Leibovitz, as she rolled out a brand imagining campaign for national advertising magazines and newspapers positioning Ralph Lauren with key fashion books such as Vogue, Harpers, WWD and the New York Times. Having collaborated with some of the biggest names in the industry she has in depth knowledge of the fashion process, including product design, design management, fashion editorial and brand building. No man or woman knows what they really want until you give it to them. Her gift is the ability to make my clients look and feel effortlessly comfortable in their skin knowing they look fabulous.

Tammy Marzigliano: The Most Important Lawyer You Didn't Know You Needed Sep 27, 2018

Tammy Marzigliano is a partner at Outten & Golden LLP in New York, where she represents employees in litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law, including matters involving compensation (and bonus) disputes, contractual violations, and whistleblower and individual discrimination claims. Ms. Marzigliano is the Co-Chair of both Outten & Golden’s Financial Services Practice Group and its Whistleblower and Retaliation Practice Group. She is also a member of Outten & Golden’s Executive and Professionals Practice Group and former Co-Chair of its Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Practice Group. She has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in 2018, and Super Lawyers New York Metro edition for 2013-2017. Ms. Marzigliano received her B.A. from Hofstra University and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Quinnipiac University Law School, where she served as the Public Relations Editor of the Quinnipiac Health Law Journal.

Sejal Lakhani: Living a Networked Life Sep 16, 2018

As the CEO of TechWerxe, Sejal Lakhani is a passionate woman and leading figure in the IT industry. She was instrumental in getting TechWerxe as the top 100 MSSP’s (Managed Security Service Provider) for 2017 the top 500 MSP's (Managed Service Providers) for the last three years and numerous other awards. She is WBE and MBE certified. Prior to TechWerxe, Sejal spent 12 years in the Banking world, from the trading floor, to Regulatory and Compliance. She has worked around the world including, Japan, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Sejal is a true networker and is on the Board of Entrepreneurs Organization, Connect 4 Business Exchange (C4BX) as well as part of several industry Mastermind groups. Sejal is an avid supporter of St. Jude’s as well as works with organizations that support victims of Human Tracking. She is also a huge foodie which fits perfectly with her passion for travelling. She loves exploring new places, while discovering unique dishes from all over the world. She is married with 2 kids.

Ivan Misner: The Father of Modern Professional Networking Sep 04, 2018

Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. Founded in 1985 the organization now has over 8,200 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Last year alone, BNI generated 9.8 million referrals resulting in roughly $13.1 billion dollars’ worth of business for its members.

Dr. Misner’s Ph.D. is from the University of Southern California. He is a New York Times Bestselling author who has written 22 books. He is also a columnist for Entrepreneur.com and has been a university professor as well as a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of La Verne.

Called the “Father of Modern Networking” by CNN and one of the “Top Networking Experts” by Forbes, Dr. Misner is considered to be one of the world’s leading experts on business networking and has been a keynote speaker for major corporations and associations throughout the world. He has been featured in the L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal, and New York. Times, as well as numerous TV and radio shows including CNN, the BBC and The Today Show on NBC. Among his many awards, he has been named “Humanitarian of the Year” by the Red Cross and was recently the recipient of the John C. Maxwell Leadership Award. He is also proud to be the Co-Founder of the BNI Charitable Foundation.

He and his wife, Elisabeth, are now “empty nesters” with three adult children. He is also an amateur magician and a black belt in karate.

Joe Apfelbaum: Perspective from a Super Connector Aug 22, 2018

Joe Apfelbaum is the CEO of Ajax Union, a B2B digital marketing agency based in Brooklyn, NY. Joe is a business strategist, marketing expert and certified Google trainer. Joe enjoys speaking and writing about marketing, business networking and personal development in his seminars, webinars and articles. Joe is the host of the popular podcasts, The Breakthrough Maze, INC 5000 Podcast and CEO Mojo.

Joe has been featured on popular podcasts including the Entrepreneur.com Podcast and the B2B Revenue Podcast. He is the producer of GrowTime.tv and has published over 500 Mojovational Street Talk videos on YouTube. Joe is a contributing member of Entrepreneurs Organization in Brooklyn, a group with over 12,000 CEO’s and an active member of Executives Association, a premiere business networking organization in NYC.

Joe has lost 95 pounds and kept it off. Joe is a selfie master, he takes 1000 selfies a year with entrepreneurs and makes hundreds of introductions to business professionals in his network. Joe is proud of all his accomplishments, but most of all he is proud of his purpose, his beautiful amazing kids.

Scott Gerber: The Connecting Mindset Aug 13, 2018

Scott Gerber is CEO of The Community Company, an organization that builds and manages community-driven programs for media companies and global brands. He is the founder of YEC, an invitation-only organization comprised of the world’s most successful young entrepreneurs, and Forbes Councils, a collective of invitation-only organizations for world-class executives. He is also sought-after speaker, the co-author of Superconnector, author of Never Get a “Real” Job and an Adweek contributor. Scott has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Fortune, TIME, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Reuters, Mashable, BBC, NPR, Forbes, The Daily Beast, CBS News, US News & World Report, Fox News, Inc. and Entrepreneur, and has been honored by NASDAQ and the White House

Lawrence Sprung: Build Relationships, Not Assets Aug 06, 2018

Lawrence Sprung CFP® is the President and Founder of Mitlin Financial, Inc. He entered the financial industry in 1996 and continues to be inspired and energized by the challenge of helping his clients achieve and even surpass their financial goals.

Mitlin Financial, Inc. is an SEC Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) that prides itself on facilitating their client's financial future. Being a fiduciary is a perfect fit for Larry’s personality and business perspective as he puts clients first and consistently helps them make decisions that are right for them.

Larry is known as a devoted educator. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and regularly films the firm’s “Mitlin Minute,” which is designed to provided information regarding relevant financial topics.

Today, Larry is proud to be serving the second and third generations of his clients. He has seen first-hand how strong financial habits instilled in parents, children and grandchildren, can impact a family’s wealth and wealth stewardship for generations.

As an active volunteer, Larry serves on the National Board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). With his wife, Denise, he has raised more than $1,000,000 for the organization through the Keith Milano Memorial Fund. The fund was created at AFSP in memory of Larry and Denise’s brother-in-law and brother, respectively.

Larry has been recognized as one of Long Island Business News' "40 Under 40," and his commentary is regularly featured in publications such as Long Island Business News, U.S. News & World Reports, Newsday, Investopedia, Yahoo Finance, and Nasdaq’s website.

If you have the pleasure of meeting Mr. Sprung, you will find that he is more often found conversing about AFSP, his sons’ or a hockey game. Doing business and creating relationships is at the heart of who Larry is and it is all done with style and grace.

Andrew Yang: Yang For President Jul 29, 2018

Andrew Yang is an American entrepreneur, the Founder of Venture for America, and a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. He has worked in startups and early stage growth companies as a founder or executive for nearly two decades. He is the author of Smart People Should Build Things and The War on Normal People, about automation of labor. In Yang's current bid for the 2020 presidential nomination, one of his main campaign goals would be to implement a universal basic income (UBI) for all American citizens between the ages of 18 to 64.

Tom Hardin: Tipper X - A Cautionary Tale Jul 09, 2018

At age 28, Tom Hardin was a junior partner at an up-and-coming hedge fund. He was on track to achieve his dream career, but before long, felt like he was falling behind in an increasingly competitive industry. Then, a moment arose when he made a decision to cross a very important line and the rest is history. Tom was later charged with felony securities fraud and, known as "Tipper X," became the FBI’s most productive cooperating witness in Operation Perfect Hedge, a sting setup by the U.S. government during 2008-2012 targeting the hedge fund industry. The sting branched out into the largest insider trading investigation of a generation, leading to over 80 guilty pleas and convictions. Since resolving his case in 2015, Tom was invited by the FBI to speak to their NYC rookie agent class in 2016 and now consults and speaks on insider trading, conduct risk, ethics and compliance issues from his former frontline perspective through his company Tipper X Advisors. He holds a B.S. in Economics with a Finance concentration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Today’s Subjects:

Discusses how he tells “his story”
Learning takeaways from insider trading
Biggest take ways of his experience: Surround yourself with great people
All the Repercussions of what happened (good & bad)
He made 46K
85% of marriages end up in divorce of people that go through these kinds of experiences
How he started his career all over again
What he did during a long time of uncertainty
How networking has helped him build his new business
How he got into public speaking & what he did to build his presence
Tools he used to ascertain his clients: Boomerang by gmail
They psychology behind why people make poor decisions
How Tom approaches networking: How he can help others, what kinds of connections that he can make for other people, He doesn’t look for anything in return.
He always asks beforehand before he makes the introduction
How he approaches networking. He always asks during every conversation I have had with him “how can I be helpful for you to today?”
Talks about Ben Cattaneo’s “all things risk” podcast

Eric Rebhuhn: Preparation is Key To Success Jun 26, 2018

Eric Rebhuhn has spent his career building teams through expert networking. And that network he developed has been extremely supportive not only as he coached three consecutive Big East Tennis Championships, it is also proving effective as he embarks on a new career as a consultant.

Core Quality Consulting is dedicated to helping companies assess their present position, improve weaknesses, and broaden their strengths to be more successful through quality operations and improved market share. Eric specializes in building teams with people who are goal-oriented and self-motivated with the skill sets to support a common mission – to improve the work environment and develop strategies that increase revenues.

Every business starts with a mission, but once it gets into a market that mission can be disrupted. When a company develops a product for a particular market segment, after a few years they have saturated that market with the product…and need a new path. At this point adjustments are needed, and Eric’s skills help in making tough decisions for change – whether it’s regarding personnel, products, or the infusion of capital.

Everyone wants to win – but it takes certain abilities to achieve success. Eric has won at every level of his career and will bring his expert focus to your business. Looking deep into the facts and seeing where improvement is needed can be hard for most, and Eric possess the ability to see and quantify those details. He ultimately helps the company keep an eye on their mission, as well as improve their bottom line.

Today’s Subjects:

The importance of preparation and how it leads to success
What it’s like being a multiple award-winning coach including four-time recipient of the Big East Conference Coach of the Year Award
How a passion for sports and superior networking skills is helping to build a thriving consulting business connecting people with opportunities
What it meant being the youngest head coach in the country of university-level men’s and women’s tennis at the age 24
It’s not always luck, or even being fortunate – it’s about creating your path to success
The way a keen ability to see the holes in a situation helps you find solutions to make it whole again
Relationships are most powerful when they’re developed and maintained effectively
How your network can help you determine the best business projects to take on
It’s all about following up…and following through
Why you need to ask: “How can I help?”
How we’re all on the same relationship team
Top tip: Respond to messages within a day
Best advice: It comes down to preparation and how you’re going to perform in the moment

Rob Fajardo: Leave Normal Behind Jun 20, 2018

Rob Fajardo is a sought-after influencer, speaker, and business accelerator who is the Founder of Leave Normal Behind and one of the viral marketing partners who launched fidget spinners. He is listed as a Top Millennial Influencer to Follow by both BuzzFeed and Everipedia. He's collaborated with top brands like Red Bull and Wyndham Resort Group and has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Inc. Magazine. Rob's main mission is to inspire others in leaving their normal behind to become the best version of themselves – and create things that matter.

Today’s Subjects:

What it’s like to influence the minds of others who want to be the best they can be through the Leave Normal Behind movement
How you need to earn the opportunity to network with the right people
The importance of being unapologetically yourself, having a commitment to growth, and keeping your composure
Why you must want to be the best of the best while you ask yourself, "How can I make a huge impact today?"
Your family – especially siblings – can be your most influential peers
How focusing on and building your own intrinsic value invites others to want to connect with you
Defining the inner circle of your network and why it needs to change as you grow
The necessity of taking the first 30 minutes of the day just for yourself
Why you have to focus on yourself first…before you can provide for others
How you can increase your influence and monetize your personal brand
Top networking secret = be an active listener
Best advice: Try to learn something from everyone you meet…good or bad

Chuck Garcia: Transforming Leaders into Astonishing Communicators Jun 11, 2018

Chuck Garcia is an author, executive coach, keynote speaker and CEO of Climb Leadership International. He coaches executives on public speaking and leadership communication. A 25-year veteran of Wall Street, he spent several of those in leadership positions at Bloomberg, Blackrock and Citadel. He is also adjunct associate profession at Columbia University where he teaches leadership communication in the Fu Foundation Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Chuck leverages his business leadership experience, as well as his hobby of mountain climbing to provide an effective teaching narrative for professionals applying his tools and techniques.

Chuck has an Amazon best selling book in multiple categories and has been translated into Mandarin Chinese.

Chuck is a graduate of Syracuse University and has a master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership.

Today’s Subjects:

Tim Ferris major impact on Chuck on Chuck’s life
The parallels of being a mountaineer and climbing professional success.
How he implements passion and purpose to motivate and help others to unblock themselves (release fear) and reach their potential, recognize
Mercy College: a diamond in the rough of college
Learn how one of Chuck’s Mercy College students got a job at Google
How helps people get out of the box they feel that they have been put in
The power of being a strong communicator
10 commandments of great communicators
Networking: he teaches people how to behave and connect with people at a networking event
The importance of non-verbal ques
The ultimate trust indicators: hand shake and eye contact
The 7-38-55 rule and the profound impact it has had on how he teaches
Why people fail: it’s a mindset thing. What kind of mindset is needed for personal change
When is the best time to be networking?
The 3 things you are automatically judged on when you first meet someone: Likeability, trust ability & technical competence
How to differentiate yourself
“Project Oxygen”: Googles study on their top performers, top 8 skill-sets: (not sure if we want to incorporate this part. Will leave to your discretion: 1st communication and 2nd is empathy, lastly is their technical skills.)
Consistent themes he sees amongst top performers (on the fence with the second part. Will defer to your judgement: They are focused on a higher mission)

Nick Passarelli: Compliance Through Collaboration Jun 04, 2018

Nick Passarelli has been working in Regulatory Compliance since 2003. Currently, he is the Chief Compliance Officer of a FINRA registered Broker Dealer, a role that he has held since 2009. Nick began his career working in Human Resources at two larger firms.

He holds a B.A. from St. John's University and an M.B.A. from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. He also has the Series 4, 7, 9, 10, 24, 63 and 99 professional securities licenses.

Nick has lived in Hoboken, NJ since 2007 and is very active in the community. He has served as a volunteer coach in the Hoboken Youth Soccer League the past five years. He is also involved in the planning of the Swing Fore The Schools golf event, which benefits the Hoboken schools. He’s been involved in this since 2013 and is Chairing the 2018 event.

On a personal level, Nick is a big believer in physical fitness. He is either at the gym lifting weights or running on a regular basis. He ran the 2016 NYC Marathon on behalf of the Army Ranger Lead The Way Foundation raising nearly $14,000 for an incredible organization.

During his free time, you can find Nick chauffeuring his wife and two kids around Hoboken.

Today’s Subjects:

How his network helped him get back in the workforce.
Having an open-door policy makes in appreciable.
Make people realize that you are a person too.
Humanizing yourself helps expand your network.
Establishing rapport is a great way to start a relationship.
Remembering certain details of their life will make them trust you.
How physical activity gets his ready for the rest of his day.
Sometimes you and someone else can help each other later on, but not right now.
How reading is a great way to mentally exercise.
Enjoying your work is the most important especially when you start.
Resiliency is a characteristic everyone needs, but many don’t have.
How to associate with yourself instead of your role.
How appreciating things while your young will make yourself regret less.

Frank Napolitani: The Referral Engine May 30, 2018

Frank L. Napolitani is a Director in the Financial Services Group. With nearly 20 years of experience working with an array of financial services organizations, including a fund of hedge funds, family office and prime brokerage firm, Frank provides business consulting services to investment fund managers in hedge funds, private equity, real estate and venture capital.

Frank assists clients during the prelaunch stage by helping them budget their prelaunch and year 1-3 expenses, choose service providers (e.g., legal, fund administration, prime brokerage, outsourced compliance) and handle general infrastructure items such as real estate and IT services. In addition, he helps them develop marketing materials to present to prospective investors. Since 2005, Frank has been involved directly and indirectly with over 100 fund launches; and continues to consult a number of those managers today.

Today’s Subjects:

How to become a referral engine.
He gives advice as if he was part of the company and not just an agent.
How to be an important part of your client’s business.
How to cultivate good business relationships.
He gets in front of people.
Why he doesn’t have to make a cold call anymore?
Talking with clients, perspective clients, vendors, etc. is the most important part of the job and take up most of his day.
How to make your company in the front of people’s minds instead of the back.
How to separate yourself from others.
How his network helps him edge out his competition.
The changes financial institutions have had to make since the credit crisis and Bernie Madoff.
How he talks to everybody because you never know who will become successful.
How to align yourself more with the client.
Being responsive is extremely important to good business relationships.
How to stay mentally sharp.
How compliments help make connections.
Using webinars to help your business.
Handwritten thank you cards go a long way.
The importance of having mentors and how to be one.

Bill O'Herron: Standing in the Fire May 23, 2018

When Bill O’Herron isn’t raising money for a money management firm in Austin, TX, he can be found teaching and counseling youths, adults and couples. Bill is passionate about and focused on learning and studying how people become more self-aware. It has been the driving force and theme of his work with clients.

Bill’s career spans 25+ years in the financial field as a research sales trader and director of capital

markets, having worked in New York, London, Stamford, CT and Austin, TX.

Bill is currently finishing up a book about relationships, more specifically on how to better

understand the unconscious patterns of behavior that we all bring into our relationships. It is

called The Space in Between: Why Great Marriages Thrive, Others Fail.

Bill has been married to his amazing and exceedingly patient wife Linda for 20 years. They have

3 teenage daughters and 2 male dogs. He has traveled 46 countries and has lived in a couple of different countries and states, but now calls Austin, TX his home.

Bill graduated from Middlebury College, VT in ’86 with a BA in English and earned his MSW from Columbia University.

Today’s Subjects:

How to build relationships and happiness
How to embrace the emotional challenges naturally generated by relationships, and to use this discomfort as a catalyst to turning inward and working on oneself.
Why relationships fail: emotional dissidence
Why do men & woman cheat; what’s underneath the cheating
How your DNA & genetics can be changed
How you came to become the person that you are:
Why 90% of your daily life is lived unconsciously
Simple tips on how to get in touch
Generational emotional planning
Son/mother dynamic and how it’s a broken model
The power of vulnerability and the benefits of being real, especially in relationships
Why being present for your children is arguably the best thing you can do for your children
Why people drink and do drugs:
How he stays in touch with people that are important to him and wants them to know they matter
Why relationships dissipate

Schery Ramadan: The Pied Piper of People May 14, 2018

Schery Ramadan has worked in the personal injury profession as a legal assistant, paralegal and law firm office manager all before reaching 22 years of age. Ms. Ramadan currently brings her 20+ years of experience as a System Implementation Specialist within the legal software industry to SmartAdvocate, a state of the art, award winning case management software. This will be the third award winning Software Company Schery has worked with (SAGA, Inc & Client Profiles). As a veteran salesperson, she has been the top seller since joining SmartAdvocate in 2013 driving market share growth and has mastered the art of selling software and professional services to the legal industry. When she is not either traveling to a convention, performing client onsite training, implementation, go lives and support she is talking shop with other industry professionals. Schery currently resides in Rego Park, New York with her husband of over 10 years and her toddler.

Today’s Subjects:

The history of SmartAdvocate a case management software for the legal community
How Schery is the Pied Piper
Schery’s career trajectory and how she built such an incredible reputation. It didn’t happen over night
What she does to make herself better: She’s a voracious reader and is always looking to make herself better.
Time! Her biggest challenge. She travels 200 days a year and works around the clock
She stresses a key component to success is with the team you surround yourself
There is no substitute for a good Team: Not just with her own team, but also with competitors, vendors and other people that if you commit to this industry you will see at all the functions and events
Stresses how paramount relationships are and how you have to see people in person and do some of the old school little things, like handwritten notes.
Power of Preparation: What she does before an event: try to get the guest list, know the restaurants in the area, arrive early, know your audience
You have to hustle and you have to be prepared.
Sean Quinn
Learn why her clients invite her to their holiday parties, out on their boats, to their family gatherings, weddings etc.
She goes above and beyond for her clients. Treats them like friends
She always tries to put people around her at ease.
Being a woman in a male dominated industry
The power of patience and listening. How this has helped her evolve
Schery’s “Schery always took care of me”

Jeremy Streich: Podcast Pioneer May 01, 2018

Jeremy is a San Francisco based creative and Founder/CEO of the Internet-Media Aggregator, PodSource™️

He is a long-time athlete and an Economics graduate from Georgetown University. Having spent time in Europe and Central America, Jeremy speaks both English and Spanish idiomatically. After graduation, Jeremy spent the summer driving 4,138 miles around the United States before settling down in San Francisco to launch PodSource.

When not building the platform, Jeremy can be found sitting with his dog, Jet, reading one of the 50 books on his Kindle. If not, check the armchair for a philosopher.

Today’s Subjects:

Amblyopia, what it is, how it has affected his life and how it has influenced him i.e. overcoming challenges
Driven across the country by himself. He goes alone
He’s about experiencing life
What is Podsource: 1 stop aggregating platform for Podcasts; a unifying Podcast medium. Think of it as Google and Netflix meet Wikipedia for Podcasts
The impetus behind Podsource
How Jared Diamond’s “The 3rd Chimpanzee” impacted his life.
What makes a good podcast & some of his favorite podcasts
Jeremy’s networking story: How he met his co-founder
He looks for people that are smarter, wiser, older and have different experiences, so he can learn and absorb their knowledge and tutelage
How you can use a podcast as a networking tool. He’s a connector, syndicator, aggregator
Goal: to be a unified media aggregator in the podcasting space
He believes in Collaboration above anything else

Brandon Steiner: Memorabilia Connoisseur Apr 23, 2018

Brandon Steiner is the founder and chairman of Steiner Sports Marketing and Memorabilia, the largest company of its kind in America. Considered a sports marketing guru, Brandon built Steiner Sports from a one-room office, $4,000 and a single Mac computer in 1987 to a $50 million company today. Brandon is a permanent fixture in the media as a regular on ESPN NY Radio 98.7 FM and as host of the Emmy-nominated "The Hook-Up” with Brandon Steiner on YES Network. He has appeared frequently on CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, ESPN, and in newspapers including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. The author of “The Business Playbook”: Leadership Lessons from the World of Sports and “You Gotta Have Balls”: How a Kid from Brooklyn Started from Scratch, Bought Yankee Stadium, and Created a Sports Empire. Brandon devotes time to and supports several charities, including Family Services of Westchester, an organization that helps provide quality social and mental health services. His latest venture is a new TV show called “Project X” hosted by Brandon Steiner which gives aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to gain business advice from Brandon and several celebrity guests. Brandon is a happily married man that lives in Westchester and is the proud father of 3 young adults.

Today’s Subjects:

Goes to over 100 live games a year
Not hung up on title, hung up on providing value. Only as good as the value you bring in to the company
Valuable relationships are the value you give, not get
People “get it”, they just don’t “give it”
Don’t get stuck on stupid
He thrives on the Wow factor
His family is the best success
How to not become extinct and how he learns from the kids that he mentors
How his failures have led to some of his greatest success
Once you have failed, dive back into the deep end of the pool
Don’t give to judge, give to give. When you give, give to give.
The joy of the thank you note.
Really progressive good companies don’t fire people for no reason. You obviously did have some flaws in your game that you need to work out. (wise words from his mother)
Books and people that inspire him:
How to reprogram and change your career
“Call me if you need anything else” and what that statement has done for his career
Learners are earners and readers are leaders
Common theme of “stop selling” start serving
Be clear about your intent. Be honest and straightforward
Don’t keep score
Life is a like a good bowl of soup. You need a bunch of different ingredients and vegetables. Your life is no different. You need variety of people to get different perspectives
Discuss his new book “Living your life on purpose” You have to have a purpose. It’s the roots underneath the trees. You can’t be stopped if you have purpose.
Mentoring – where to find a good mentor, it’s right under your nose
“Smoke behind the wall” what’s going on behind the scenes
We are all better than our worst mistake
The difference between “net value” (money) and self value” (character, doing something in your community)
It’s not about retiring, it’s about re-firing. How to reinvent yourself and how your network can do that so you don’t have to do it from the beginning
Learn how he has lived a life by design, not by default
How to be consistent for a long period of time

Hugo King: King of Kings Apr 22, 2018

Hugo King is the President & CEO of USA Brokers. USA Brokers is a power brokerage company that represents manufacturers from bakery, prepared foods, grocery, wine & spirits, manufacturing firms to players in the diamond jewelry industry and beyond. His company ensures that their clients' products make their way into national and big box retailers and club warehouses. Hugo brings over thirty years’ experience in the food industry and beyond. He was formerly the CEO of KK&W Food Brokers from 1993 – 2008. As the current CEO of USA Brokers, he brings a wealth of knowledge, a proven track record, strong relationships and valuable partnerships in the food retail industry, client services, and club store entry. Through these valued and trustworthy relationships, USA Power Brokers places products and services within regional and national large-scale retailers. Hugo has ensured the success of many companies, boosting them from local to regional and national and international distribution and services. He provides services for a diversified client base including bakery, prepared foods, grocery, wine & spirits, and manufacturing firms in gaining entry into new markets and leading retailers.

When this 63-year young man isn’t dominating the food industry he can be found dominating the hardwood, where he implements some of the same attributes that made him successful in the board room, team work, high IQ and vision.

Hugo, is married, has 2 kids, a dog and resides in Teaneck, NJ.

Today’s Subjects:

How playing sports can be symbolic of how you live your life
Choosing your habits wisely
Importance of preparation
The importance of giving, helping others and doing the right thing in life
Why Lord & Taylor was built on great values
Leveraging your relationships for good
The power of listening
Mentorship
How to get into the top 5% inner circle and stay there
Albert Mehrabian’s 7-38-55 Rule of Personal Communication

Dr. Sammy Masri: The Doctor Is In Apr 21, 2018

Dr. Sammy Masri is an exceptional physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of non-surgical sports and other musculoskeletal injuries. He easily gains the trust of his patients – and others – through his honesty and supportive nature and is the type of person who consistently makes himself available to help others succeed.

Dr. Masri has an extensive background in sports since being a varsity starter on his high school’s baseball and football teams, and then moved on and played American Legion baseball and had an opportunity to play for a NJ semi-professional football team.

In 2003, he received his Internal Medicine degree from The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, and following his residency was accepted into a very competitive fellowship program in Primary Care Sports Medicine at Jersey Shore Medical Center. It was there that Dr. Masri was able to learn from one of the founding fathers of this new and growing field of medicine.

He also worked as an assistant to the Rutgers University team physician and was on the sidelines of some exciting football games, including the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. He’s covered numerous special events including the NCAA men’s Basketball Tournament, Big East Track and Field Finals, U.S. Masters Swim Meet and the NYC Marathon, and has also worked as a sports physician for the Olympic Developmental Soccer Program for New Jersey’s finest young soccer athletes. Prior to opening his practice in Sports Medicine, he worked in the ER at Hackensack University Medical Center, where he still holds medical staff privileges.

Dr. Masri has committed himself to the philosophy that a sound mind and body are quintessential to success in the athletic arena. Who understands this philosophy better than a physician who is also an athlete?

Today’s Subjects:

Why you need to take chances and risks if you want to succeed
How an oil painting and your father’s network can start your career as a physician
Why it’s important to be yourself for others to like you
What it means to be 1 of 6 physicians in the U.S. who can perform a certain procedure
How networking is helping Dr. Masri open his next office – in Dubai
Bedside manner: you either have it, or you don’t
How making yourself available helps you gain trust and support of others
Why it’s harmful when networking to only concentrate on getting your next referral
Best advice: You want to continue to do better than you did the day before

Bob Wu: The Man, The Myth, The Wu Apr 20, 2018

Bob is currently the CEO and co-founder of Teleport, one of the first companies built on Uber's API. He is also a Venture Partner with Social Starts, a venture capital fund that invests in early stage technology companies. Before Social Starts, he worked at Ziff Brothers Investments in a variety of roles across different groups including Family Office, Private Markets & Strategy, and Executive. He is also the founder of Asian American Tech Entrepreneurs (AATE), which brings together the top Asian American entrepreneurs and investors in NY. He has written for Fortune Magazine and NextShark on entrepreneurship and leadership. Bob is the co-founder and former President of Taiwanese American Professionals - New York (TAP-NY) and also the former President of Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL). He has also held non-profit board positions with Amigos de las Americas - NY Chapter and the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP). In his free time, he teaches financial literacy to high school students through Junior Achievement (JA). He holds a BA in International Relations (Global Business) from the University of Southern California and is a 2nd degree black belt in kendo. Bob has a deep passion for community and connecting the right people with each other.

Today’s Subjects:

Bob’s experience getting hired at an elite family office and how that catapulted his career
How building relationships have served Bob’s professional and personal success
Bob learned about who do you know and who do you trust
Bob’s philosophy on meeting people and how he treats people he first meets
How Bob transitioned from a family office into starting a Venture Capital firm
The importance of seeing the whites of people’s eyes and what that does for relationships
The story behind Teleport
You have to see people face to face in order to establish and develop real relationships
The story about how Teleport came to fruition
Dunbar’s law
IBM’s Breakthrough analysis & Why IBM and Yahoo are bringing their employees back in house
How Bob helps his network hire as well as, find jobs
The common thread amongst his most successful friends: They are mission driven
What is success to Bob
The single most important factor to how long you live and how happy you are the relationships you develop.
The loneliness epidemic: 60% of college students have identified being either lonely or depressed.

Jesse Kay: Focused on the Long Game Apr 19, 2018

Jesse Kay is a 17-year-old high schooler, podcaster, speaker and entrepreneur from NJ. Jesse is focused on sharing practical lessons and stories from some of the best minds on the planet to help inspire young men and women to become tomorrow’s entrepreneurs. Jesse along with his podcast, 20 Under 20s have been featured in a variety of global publications including HuffPost, Entrepreneur, and Business Insider. In the 11 months since beginning the show, Jesse has amassed over 100,000 listeners and guests including Gary Vaynerchuk, Grant Cardone, Jeff Hoffman, Bonin Bough and others. The Huffington Post called the show, “a podcast interviewing successful young entrepreneurs across the globe, distilling practical lessons and stories from the brightest millennial men and women paving the way for his generation.” Jesse was born into an entrepreneurial family and started his first business at 9 years old flipping sneakers on eBay. Along with hosting his podcast, Jesse has spoken across North America and runs a digital consulting agency helping brands connect with their customers via social media and marketing strategies.

Passion for networking and how he has built a robust network
How he was able to record 90 + podcasts in less than 11 months
How he landed marque, A-List names to join his podcast (jeff Bezos, Mark Cuban, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jeff Hoffman, (350 cold emails a day for 6 months)
Advice on how to build a Pathway to a good podcast (authenticity, know your audience)
NextGen Summit
Experience interning under Brandon Steiner (it’s all about maintaining relationships, not just creating them”, “Always create value for others”
Mentorship: who are his mentors and what they do for each other
3 pieces of advice for almost anything: #1: Get started #2 get organized #3: Prioritize accordingly
What it’s like to be surrounded by A-Listers
Tools he uses for email blast (MixMax), blive.tv – it’s facebook live
How he manages his time
His pet peeves for podcasting: set questions
Podcast challenges: getting woman on his show

Mike Rego: Connecting in Cannabis Apr 18, 2018

Mike Rego doesn’t have your traditional background, nor is he your “normal” guy.

Prior to getting into the legal cannabis space, Mike was a decorated man of the shield. He spent almost 20 years ascending through the ranks of the Newport Police, working in various departments such as, the Juvenile Division, Criminal Investigation Division, Special Response Team, Crisis Negotiations and eventually Vice / Narcotics Division.

Mike has advised on cultivation sites, worked with medical marijuana grow facilities, in multiple states, been involved in policy and cannabis applications, as well as, being a keynote speaker.

Mike is a consummate student. He received his masters in Administrative Justice from Salve Regina University and was an adjunct instructor there as well, but continues to read and better himself through various management and personal development. When Mike’s not spending time with his two sons he can be found either playing tennis or tearing up the drums on the local Newport night scene.

Today’s Subjects:

How mike made the transition from Cop to Cannabis Consultant
Where some of the money is being made
How the Cannabis community is really just a bunch of start-ups & some of the intricacies that early stage industries face
How to develop a culture of trust and cooperation to build a true cannabis culture
Simple tip on how to get along with everyone in the industry. Hint: don’t be an A.....e.
How to build a name for yourself & stay on people’s radar
The importance of setting up the proper infrastructure, being compliant & the value of a top-shelf grower
How to deal with state agencies and law enforcement
How providing value for others has been paramount to building his rolodex and ultimately his success
How Mike is always at least 1 call away from any question you need answered in the cannabis arena

Liz Young: Creative, Connected, and Killing It Apr 17, 2018

Liz Young is the founder, CEO & Creative Director of StudioLabs, a product design and development studio which focuses on creative technology. StudioLabs has helped create websites, mobile applications, software applications, and other digital products for clients such as Estee Lauder and ESPN, and they’ve partnered with some of the world’s most talented creative teams at agencies like Ogilvy & Mather, and RG/A. Essentially what StudioLabs does is build awesome software and digital products!

Liz is not only an entrepreneur, but a VC investor (predominantly in the SaaS (Software as a Service) industry, board member, RE investor & professor at Pace University.

Liz and her team have had a plethora of accomplishments, one in particular that we found extraordinary

was her design team’s involvement in helping design and build the world’s first-ever live webcast of an international sporting event - the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

When Liz is not out dominating the creative world, you can find her hustling people pool, running the mean streets of Hoboken or out having fun with her amazing wife Jen. Liz and Jen are dog lovers and are often seen walking their rescued dog around town.

Today’s Subjects:

How Liz became an entrepreneur & how StudioLabs was born
How her network has helped the growth of her company; from hiring to business development
The value of your network and importance of relationships
How building real relationships has served Liz both professionally and personally
The importance of a regimented day and how she manages her time
What she looks for when hiring: the value of internships and extracurricular work
What it’s like being a woman CEO; she was raised by a very strong independent woman
The art of listening and how it can serve you
How not “properly” networking affected her bottom line
Her philosophy of doing good, building great relationships and how to build the right bridge
You don’t have to go to Networking events to build a top-shelf network
Best advice: Just be a good human being. You’d be surprised how far that can take you

Joe Mindak: The Joe You Need to Know Apr 16, 2018

A father and husband first, Joe takes great pride in the common thread that all his successes share, relationship development, benevolence, communications skills, and taking initiative. Joe is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in marketing, owning his own firm before selling in 2015. He also launched and sold hMAG, a lifestyle magazine, within 5 years of launching. He subsequently launched 3 new ventures since using his marketing experience to grow for each eventual sale. In the meantime, he has launched The Connective to use his networking skills to refer business to disparate industries that can use help with their sales and marketing.

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