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Clinton Sparks - How To Win Big In The Music Business Jul 01, 2020

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Clinton C. Sparks is an American DJ, record producer, songwriter, radio personality, and marketer from Boston, Massachusetts. In 2012, he was nominated for a Grammy for his production work on Lady Gaga's Born This Way. That year, he also won a BMI songwriting award for writing Pitbull's "Shut It Down" and has since won several ASCAP Awards with DJ Snake as part of his Get Familiar Music publishing company. He has written and produced songs for a number of notable acts, including Akon, Ludacris, 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Uzi Vert, Big Sean, and numerous others. He is the current host of Get Familiar Radio on Dash Radio, a digital radio platform for which he also serves as Vice President of Business Development, and has helped the company close an $8.8-million funding round. Sparks also serves as the Director of Business Development for the esports team, FaZe Clan. Pre Order "How To Win Big In The Music Business" now: https://Winbiginmusic.com Learn more about Clinton Sparks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Sparks Follow Clinton Sparks on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clintonsparks/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Metta World Peace - Winning The 2010 NBA Championship With Kobe Bryant Jun 27, 2020

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Metta World Peace is an American former professional basketball player. He was known as Ron Artest before legally changing his name to Metta World Peace in 2011. He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm. He played for six teams in the NBA and gained a reputation as one of the league's premier defenders. He won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004, when he was also named an NBA All-Star and earned All-NBA honors. He won an NBA championship in 2010 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. In July 2009, the Los Angeles Lakers signed Metta World Peace to a five-year deal worth about $33 million. He chose the number 37 jersey, which he said was in honor of Michael Jackson. Jackson's Thriller album was at No. 1 on the charts for 37 straight weeks. Enjoy this conversation with the one and only, Metta World Peace. Follow Metta World Peace on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mettaworldpeace37/?hl=en Learn more about Metta World Peace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metta_Sandiford-Artest Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to the Rise of The Young podcast, and leave a rating & review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Rubin - The Current Political Climate, 2020 Election, and Building A Successful Talk Show Jun 19, 2020

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Today on Rise of The Young we sit down with Dave Rubin and talk about the current political climate (June 2020). Dave Rubin is a stand-up comedian, talk show host, and television personality. He is the creator and host of political comedy talk show “The Rubin Report." Watch "The Rubin Report" on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/RubinReport Follow Dave Rubin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubinreport... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cindy Eckert - The Woman Who Sold “Female Viagra” For Over $1,000,000,000+ Jun 14, 2020

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Cindy Eckert is an American entrepreneur who built and sold two pharmaceutical companies, notably Sprout Pharmaceuticals, creator of “female Viagra,” for more than $1B. She subsequently founded The Pink Ceiling which invests in companies founded by, or delivering products for, women. The Pink Ceiling's incubator - dubbed The Pinkubator - is based in Raleigh, NC. Eckert was featured on the cover of Entrepreneur Magazine's Women to Watch issue in January 2016. In November 2017, Eckert re-acquired Sprout Pharmaceuticals, and the rights to its drug Addyi, from Valeant. Learn more about The Pink Ceiling: https://thepinkceiling.com/ Follow Cindy Eckert on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cindypinkceo/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Loody Boy - Becoming The VIP Manager of Taylor Gang & Growing Up In Pittsburg Jun 10, 2020

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On this episode I sit down with Loody Boy, the VIP manager of Taylor Gang. Over the past decade Loody has traveled across the world with Wiz Khalifa, Chevy Woods, and the entire Taylor Gang crew. Loody Boy is also the host of "Da Light Show" on Dash Radio, and does hip hop interviews. Follow Loody Boy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loodyboy/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harley Finkelstein - Becoming The COO of Shopify & Adapting To The New Economy May 28, 2020

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Harley Finkelstein is a Canadian businessperson, entrepreneur and public speaker. He is best known as the Chief Operating Officer of Shopify. He is a board member of CBC, and an advisor to both OMERS Ventures and Felicis Ventures. He is also a Dragon on CBC Dragons' Den, Next Gen Den. After completing his JD and MBA, Finkelstein worked at a law firm in Toronto for a year. In 2009, Finkelstein met with Tobias Lütke, the co-founder and CEO of Shopify, to discuss opportunities for the company. Finkelstein was hired soon after and was named Shopify's Chief Platform Officer. In December 2014, Finkelstein was appointed a member of the C100 board. The C100 is an organization that supports the Canadian technology community and is a bridge between Canada and Silicon Valley. Finkelstein serves as a mentor and advisor to various organizations and incubators including Felicis Ventures, FounderFuel, Invest Ottawa and CIPPIC. In January 2016, Finkelstein was named COO of Shopify. That same year, he was inducted into the Order of Ottawa by Mayor Jim Watson. Follow Harley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harley/?hl=en Learn more about Shopify today: https://www.shopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tosca Musk - Producing Over 30 Films & Creating Passionflix May 25, 2020

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Tosca Musk is a South African filmmaker. She co-founded the streaming service Passionflix. Passionflix is a premium streaming entertainment service for romance fans, creating original movies and other digital content from bestselling books, while licensing an impressive library of all-time favorite romantic movies. She is also an executive producer, and director of feature films, television programs, and web content. Her work includes K. Bromberg's Driven, Rachel van Dyken's Matchmaker's Playbook, and her web series, Tiki Bar TV. Her Hallmark television movie, Holiday Engagement was the most-watched television movie on Hallmark. Tosca is the sister of entrepreneurs Elon and Kimbal Musk and daughter of Maye Musk. Enjoy the interview, and make sure to subscribe to the Rise of The Young podcast. Follow Tosca Musk on Instagam: https://www.instagram.com/toscamusk/?hl=en Learn more about Passionflix: https://passionflix.com/ Follow Passionflix on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passionflix/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Beacher - Creating Beacher’s Madhouse & Becoming The Greatest Showman on Earth May 22, 2020

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There’s only one person in the world who can say he’s an entrepreneur who does celebrity relationship development for Fortune 500 companies, created Beacher's Madhouse, owns dozens of businesses around the world and is dubbed the The Greatest Showman on Earth by Rolling Stone. That man is Jeff Beacher. Jeff’s road to success all began back in 2002 in New York City. His first of many claims to fame was bringing Vaudeville back to the city, where he launched Beacher’s Madhouse with a sold out run of red carpet celebrity packed shows at the Paramount Theater in Madison Square Garden & the Supper Club Theater on Broadway. Following this he moved out west to The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino where he sold out shows for another run in Las Vegas from 2003 through 2008. This success led to Jeff opening the first headlining show at the legendary Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood & a sold out, 81 city tour across the country. Today, Beacher’s Madhouse is the go to event that everyone wants to be a part of where ever it lands in the world or at its flag ship theatre in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel! Learn more about Jeff Beacher: http://jeffbeacher.com/about/ Follow Jeff Beacher on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffbeacher/?hl=en New podcast with Larry King: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/larry-king-celebrity-interview-podcast-1004407/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jon Oringer - Building Shutterstock Into A Billion Dollar Empire May 20, 2020

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Jon Oringer is an American programmer, photographer, and billionaire businessman, best known as the founder and CEO of Shutterstock, a stock media and editing tools provider, headquartered in New York City. Oringer started his career while a college student in the 1990s, when he created "one of the Web's first pop-up blockers." He went on to found about ten small startups that used a subscription method to sell "personal firewalls, accounting software, cookie blockers, trademark managers," and other small programs. In 2003, Oringer founded Shutterstock to provide microstock photography, which has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 2012. As a result of going public, in 2013 Oringer was reported to be New York's first tech billionaire. Shutterstock had over 100,000 contributors as of March 2016, with an "active customer base of 1.4 million people in 150 countries." Among other accolades, in 2012 Oringer was named New York's Technology Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, and the following year Oringer was recognized as one of Crain's New York 40 Under 40. Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Oringer Learn more about Jon Oringer: https://jonoringer.com Learn more about Shutterstock: https://shutterstock.com Follow Casey Adams on Instagram: https://instagram.com/casey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christopher R. King - The Art of The Gentleman May 13, 2020

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Christopher R. King was raised by a single mother, dropped out of school in the tenth grade, and went on to build a real estate empire all before age twenty-six. After losing everything in the 2008 financial crash, his never-quit mindset built back his second fortune. He co-founded King of Clubs, an ultra-premium wine with Napa Valley legend, Robert Mondavi Jr., which they sold in 2017. He is the founder and creative director of Christopher King / CCCXXXIII the luxury Italian-made leather goods company which is appreciated by an international list of discerning clients, including A-list celebrities, actors, musicians, and professional athletes. He also curated an exclusive one-of-a-kind 2018 DBS Superleggera, limited to only three, in collaboration with famed British automaker, Aston Martin. A true believer in the Art of the Gentleman, King is on a mission to implement his "manners make society" mindset. He is on a quest to exemplify that chivalry is not dead. King currently spends his time between Beverly Hills and Milan. He is the proud father of two boys, Zachary and Cruz. Buy "Kings Way" on Amazon now: https://www.amazon.com/Kingsway-Remembering-Past-Defining-Future-ebook/dp/B087TJGN5V/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=christopher+king&qid=1589305148&sr=8-1 Follow Christopher R. King on Instagram (@MrKing): https://www.instagram.com/mrking/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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