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095 Manu Edakara | Accelerating Business Apr 05, 2021

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Continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series, I got to talk to Manu Edakara.

As Program Director at iVenture Accelerator, Manu manages a startup ecosystem across three University of Illinois campuses, supporting students’ innovative ideas for transforming the state’s economy and education. Its entrepreneurs have raised $11 million—and inspired other departments and universities to replicate the academic model. For his part, Edakara co-founded three startups and a nonprofit still operating in the Chicago area.

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094 Adam Oxner | Swimming to Technology Mar 29, 2021

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Continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series today, I got to talk to Adam Oxner.

Adam is a co-founder of MySwimPro. MySwimPro is a personal coach app that helps swimmers in more than 180 countries improve their performance and health by delivering personalized training plans, workouts, technique videos, and analytics.

Since its launch in 2015, the app has made something of a splash; netting more than 250,000 downloads from registered athletes. Apple Store editors named MySwimPro the 2016 Apple Watch App of the Year, and both the Apple App and Google Play Stores featured it on their home pages. They've most recently expanded the app to help those training for triathlons.

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093 Amber Vittoria | The Business of Art Mar 22, 2021

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This week on Redirected, we continued our Forbes 30 Under 30 Series with Amber Vittoria.

Amber is an award-winning artist working in New York City; her work focuses on the portrayal of women within art, and she has collaborated with like-minded brands, such as NBC, Warby Parker, Gucci, The New York Times, and Instagram, on pieces that further said narrative.

Amber is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Recipient, One Club Young Gun, Society of Illustrators Gold Medalist, American Illustration Chosen Winner, AOI World Illustration Overall Winner, and ADC Annual Award Winner. Her work has been recognized by Print Magazine, It’s Nice That, Computer Arts, HuffPost, and Teen Vogue.

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092 Jeremy Fall | Food and Restaurant Genius Mar 15, 2021

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This week on Redirected, I sat down with restaurant genius, Jeremy Fall.

At only sixteen, Fall became the promotions manager of Avalon in Hollywood, producing large-scale events and booking talent at the star-making venue that showcased the first LA appearances of future platinum-selling Grammy winners. It was evident that Jeremy had an eye for potential, and that ability informed his next move: turning a hidden, forsaken attic off Sunset Boulevard into a legendary pop-up nightclub called Genesis that became a permanent fixture of Los Angeles nightlife. The next venture was Golden Box, a grungy disco that nodded at the clubs that defined generations prior like Area, Studio 54, and The Limelight, the places his father grew up attending in New York.

Unsatisfied with simply serving cocktails, Jeremy then sought to embrace his passion for fine, unpretentious dining by turning the well-worn brunch restaurant concept on its head: he decided to serve breakfast for dinner, but not without stiff drinks. His spiked cereal milk concept, gained national media attention and the restaurant, Nighthawk: Breakfast Bar, was featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives as well as Eater’s Hottest Restaurants In America list among others. Re-contextualizing a familiar or even nostalgic experience and giving it an elevated twist became Jeremy’s strongest hand, and he played it successfully at his second restaurant, Tinfoil: Liquor & Grocery, a modern take on the bodega with a discreet deli serving some of the most inventive sandwiches in Los Angeles featuring house-cured meats and homemade sides. Meanwhile, he expanded the Nighthawk concept nationally with a fast-casual location in Chicago while leveling up at home with Paperboy, a classic pizza joint at the highly-trafficked 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica and Easy’s, a modern take on the classic American Diner inside the iconic Beverly Center.

This entire time, Jeremy never stopped thinking of himself as a curator, the guy responsible for setting the tone of an entire night by creating an experience for all of the senses. His friends in music had become global superstars and he knew there was an opportunity to marry those passions. In 2019, his restaurant group was acquired by K2 restaurants, a deal that gave him more time to focus on the next chapter of his career as he opened Mixtape, a concept that fused music with dining in a way that the city hadn’t experienced previously. He became the first food personality managed by Roc Nation (the entertainment conglomerate owned by legendary New York rapper Jay-Z).

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091 Reed Duchscher | Sports Agent to Youtube Manager Mar 09, 2021

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This week, I got to sit down with Reed Duchscher.

Former NFL agent turned serial entrepreneur and investor, Reed, has quickly become a leader in the rapidly growing influencer marketing space. Reed is best known for his past work with Dude Perfect and his current role as business manager to YouTube stars MrBeast, Preston, and Typical Gamer. Reed’s brainchild, Night Media, is now the fastest-growing digital talent firm of its kind. Night Media consistently looks for innovative ways to influence and create opportunities for its clients.

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090 Kevin Gould | Assistant to CEO Mar 02, 2021

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This week, we sit down with Kevin Gould as we continue our Forbes 30 under 30 series.

He is an entrepreneur, talent manager, brand builder, and active angel investor based in Los Angeles. Gould is the CEO of Kombo Ventures which operates as a holding company to its core operating divisions: talent management, a strategic creative agency, and brand Incubation.

He is the co-founder of three direct to consumer brands, all of which have raised no outside capital:

Insert Name Here, a hair extension and products brand launched in October of 2018 with co-founders Sharon Pak and Jordynn Wynn, previously the first two employees at Colourpop Cosmetics and ranked by Tribe Dynamics as one of the leading hair brands on social media.

Wakeheart, a fragrance and scent brand aimed at Gen Z and young millennials, launched in July of 2019 and co-founded with the Dolan Twins, two of the largest digital influencers in the world with over 20 million followers on social media.

Glamnetic, a magnetic eyeliner and lash brand launched in July 2019 and co-founded with Ann McFerran, a former artist and entrepreneur.

Gould is an active angel investor and advisor in a number of innovative startups; Clutter, Gyft (acquired by First Data), Compology, DraftKings, The Hunt (acquired by Pinterest), Whistle (acquired by Mars), Step, Rinse, Jukin Media, Brandable, Stem, Pocketwatch, Cargomatic, Beautycon, and many others. Named to Variety magazine's 2019 Dealmakers Impact List, honoring top dealmakers in the entertainment industry, Gould regularly speaks on panels and at events on new media, influencer marketing, and the convergence of technology, entertainment, and consumer brand building.

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089 Erika Olde | Film to Food Feb 23, 2021

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On today's episode, we talked with Erika Olde.

After a successful career as a film producer running Black Bicycle Entertainment, Erika Olde is pivoting to creating content in the digital space. She just launched her new comfort food website Olde & New after her own personal struggle to find versions of her favorite recipes that fit into her lifestyle. Erika also continues to run her non-profit organization, The Erika Film Foundation, helping aspiring young filmmakers by providing them with the education, tools, and professional networks needed to pursue successful careers in the film industry.

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088 Umama Kibria | Marketing to Fitness Founder Feb 15, 2021

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During today's episode, we talk with SweatPack Founder, Umama Kibria.

Umama Kibria is passionate about connecting people through fitness. She believes when people commit to fitness, they develop into game-changing leaders that disrupt the world.

After working out at 400+ gyms and playing recreational sports for 11 years, she founded SweatPack.

SweatPack helps you sweat and socialize with your weekly fitness team! Find an activity, select your time slot, and join your teammates weekly.SweatPack's marketplace solution helps gyms, trainers, and sports leagues gain trusted recurring group revenue. Our software makes it easy to manage the day to day operations and marketing for running a business on SweatPack!

Forbes recognized Umama's work with SweatPack on the Sports 30 Under 30 list for her work in sports, fitness, technology, and community building. She shared her research on “The Psychological Momentum from Fitness” during her TED talk in 2020.

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087 Olivia Landau | Blog to Big Business Feb 08, 2021

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Today in episode 87 of Redirected, we sit down with our next guest on this 30 under 30 series, Olivia Landau.

Olivia chats with us today about her journey of transitioning from side hustle to multi-million dollar company. Olivia Landau is The Founder and CEO of The Clear Cut, a 4th generation diamond expert, and G.I.A. Graduate Gemologist (GG). She started The Clear Cut as an educational blog for friends and family and when she met her husband, Kyle, in G.I.A. school, they turned the blog into a multi-million dollar direct-to-consumer diamond jewelry company revolutionizing the way millennials purchase engagement rings. Since then, The Clear Cut has doubled in size each year.

Olivia and Kyle were Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients and their company has been featured in Forbes, Vogue, Business Insider, TechCrunch, The New York Times, and others.

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086 Christina Rakestraw | Teaching to Tech Feb 03, 2021

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Today in episode 86 of Redirected, we sit down with our next guest on this 30 under 30 series, Christina Rakestraw.

Christina chats with us today about her journey of transitioning from teaching to tech. Christina founded Homeroom, an online platform for after-school enrichment programs, that offers stakeholders (mostly parents, schools and PTA groups and private programs) a safe online space for scheduling, enrollment, insurance, communication and payment processing. She has since transitioned away from Homeroom and currently works with a company known as Famtech. Famtech offers a wide variety of services, but is mainly focused on building the family IOS and aims to create more efficient communications within a family.

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