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A meteoric rise to social media stardom in the fitness industry with Paige Hathaway | Unplugged #076 Dec 19, 2017

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I am joined by fitness guru and social media influencer Paige Hathaway to discuss her rise to fame, fitness philosophies, workout regimens and social media growth tactics. -- Paige Hathaway is an American fitness cover model, entrepreneur, and social media star famous for her impressive Instagram following. Right at the start of her career, she ranked second at the 2012 Ronnie Coleman Classic, the biggest NPC statewide competition in the United States. The next year, she was named the FLEX August 2013 Bikini Model Search Winner. Since then, she has graced the covers of many prestigious magazines, such as Fitness Gurls, Women's Health and Fitness, Oxygen, Inside Fitness, MOST, Livid Magazine, Muscular Development, Dakini Magazine, and many more. She has endorsed the brand Shredz for three years. She participated in the BodyPower UK Expo 2013 as part of the Gymshark team. She has her own membership program available on her website and also provides separate personalized diet and workout regimes for interested people. Through her website, she offers the "Fit in 5" challenge which claims to make the participants fit in 5 weeks. She has also released her own calendar in 2017.

Baseball legend Phil Rizzuto shares old-time stories about America's pastime | Unplugged #075 Dec 15, 2017

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One of my all-time favorite interviews was this sit-down I had with Phil Rizzuto. Recorded in 2007, a few months before his passing, the New York Yankees legend and Hall of Famer shared some of his best stories from his career in baseball and offered his thoughts on many great Yankees players throughout the years.

Powering the viral Fidget Spinner sensation through Instagram with Allan Maman | Unplugged #074 Dec 14, 2017

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A special interview with Allan Maman, a 17-year-old serial entrepreneur. He is has been dubbed one of the reasons why fidget spinners became viral through his guerrilla tactics in running his social media/company. He founded the #1 brand and company behind the Fidget spinners known as Fidget360. This was all started with his High School’s 3d printer and he now has factories in China and Brooklyn that mass produce for him. He has generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales along with being featured in CNBC, Forbes, Time, Teen Vogue, Mic, Inc and many more. Allan has always been a young entrepreneur from the start. When he was in middle school, he resold items to his peers that he bought off of Alibaba. When he was 15 he developed many game servers for games such as “Minecraft” which generated him a 5 figure income. When he was 16 a forbes writer named him as a “Teen who is saving lives” through one of his apps Safe Ride. When he was 17 he build a few more companies and apps such as Nito, and now he is working full time on Fidget360 and new companies.

The mindset of the modern entrepreneur with Entrepreneur Magazine's Jason Feifer | Unplugged #073 Nov 16, 2017

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I'm joined by Entrepreneur Magazine Editor-In-Chief Jason Feifer to discuss the state of the magazine and the publishing industry, the makeup of the entrepreneur mentality and the future business. Jason Feifer is editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine, and host of two podcasts: Pessimists Archive (iTunes, site), about the history of unfounded fears of innovation, and Problem Solvers (iTunes, Libsyn), about how entrepreneurs solve unexpected problems in their business. He was previously an editor at Fast Company, Men's Health, Maxim, and Boston, and has written for New York, ESPN, Slate, GQ, New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, and others. A novel he cowrote with his wife, Mr. Nice Guy, will come out in 2018 from St. Martin's Press. Jason lives in Brooklyn, and makes viral sites such as Crossing.us, Heat Fan Sounds, Selfies at Funerals, and Bad NBA Songs.

Building a career and combatting the opioid epidemic, with Joe Plumeri | Unplugged #072 Nov 15, 2017

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Joe Plumeri is a leader, a catalyst for positive change, a speaker who puts audiences on their feet. Known for his ability to move thousands by his inspirational speeches and talent for transforming the way companies think and operate; Joe Plumeri is the man who can. His passion, integrity, and transparency has earned his reputation among colleagues, friends and family. In print or on stage, Joe Plumeri is a singular force. One of the world's most electrifying public speakers, Joe enters a room, impeccably tailored, and proceeds to take the measure of his audience. Are they looking to climb the next step, turn a corner or turn their life around? Whatever their aspiration, Joe delivers. He'll greet you warmly with a "how ya doin'" from his bygone days in Trenton. He'll gently remove his suit coat, knowing that he's about to go to work, and work means working up a sweat, running up and down the aisle of an auditorium, never merely staying on stage, but engaging with everyone in attendance, up close and personal. When Joe finished the commencement address at the College of William and Mary, his alma mater, in 2011, it was instantly hailed by the New York Times as one of the best speeches of the year. The legend of that speech continues to live online, taking its place as of the 300 "Best Commencement Speeches, Ever" as catalogued by National Public Radio. "You can't do passion halfway. Living your passion means you're all in. You trust your heart and trust your gut wherever that takes you." Currently, Mr. Plumeri serves as the senior advisor to KKR and vice chairman of the First Data Board of Directors. Plumeri plays a pivotal role in company infrastructure finding strategies and solutions to better serve clients. Joe is a passionate philanthropist, a baseball aficionado, is an expert world traveler, a proud father and grandfather, and resides in New York with his wife Susan, and their biewer terrier, Josie.

How to fuel your entrepreneurial passion with Manu "Swish" Goswami | Unplugged #071 Nov 13, 2017

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Swish Goswami is a 20 year old TEDx speaker, venture capitalist (at JB Fitzgerald Venture Capital founded by Brooklyn Nets PF Trevor Booker), LinkedIn Youth Editor (over 50K followers) UN Youth Ambassador and serial entrepreneur. After successfully building Technotronics Inc, a wearables startup, Swish is now the co-founder of Dunk Media, a sports media conglomerate heavily focused on social by establishing and growing a media network of over 10M followers hyper-focused on basketball. Swish has notably won Plan Canada’s Top 20 under 20, the United Nation’s Outstanding Youth Leadership award and Startup Canada’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Swish has been recognized as “one of the world’s most accomplished teenagers” by Future Sharks, “one of ten Gen Z experts to follow” by Forbes and the “Face and Future of Canadian Entrepreneurship” by UPS Canada.

The ultimate guide to A+ customer service with Shep Hyken | Unplugged #070 Nov 13, 2017

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Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert and the Chief Amazement Officer of Shepard Presentations. He is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author and has been inducted into the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement in the speaking profession. Shep works with companies and organizations who want to build loyal relationships with their customers and employees. His articles have been read in hundreds of publications, and he is the author of Moments of Magic®, The Loyal Customer, The Cult of the Customer, The Amazement Revolution and Amaze Every Customer Every Time. He is also the creator of The Customer Focus™, a customer service training program which helps clients develop a customer service culture and loyalty mindset. (Now available as an online/web-based training program!) In 1983 Shep founded Shepard Presentations and since then has worked with hundreds of clients ranging from Fortune 100 size organizations to companies with less than 50 employees. Some of his clients include American Airlines, AAA, Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, AETNA, Abbott Laboratories, American Express – and that’s just a few of the A’s! Shep Hyken’s most requested programs focus on customer service, customer loyalty, internal service, customer relations and and the customer experience. He is known for his high-energy presentations, which combine important information with entertainment (humor and magic) to create exciting programs for his audiences. Shep Hyken's latest book, "Be Amazing or Go Home: Seven Customer Service Habits That Create Confidence with Everyone" is now available wherever books are sold.

Life in the NHL with Ryan McDonagh | Unplugged #069 Nov 13, 2017

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New York Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh talks about life in the National Hockey League (NHL) and what it means to play in New York at Madison Square Garden for an "Original Six" franchise.

The state of baseball with Don Mattingly | Unplugged #068 Nov 13, 2017

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Don Mattingly, current manager of the Miami Marlins, is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in New York Yankees history. A career .307 hitter, Mattingly was a 6x All-Star, the 1985 AL MVP, 3x Silver Slugger Award winner, the 1984 AL batting champion and a 9x Gold Glove Award winner. He served as the captain of the Yankees from 1991-1995 and his #23 is retired in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium. I spoke with Don this week to discuss the state of baseball today and his upcoming charity event this winter for Mattingly Charities. We also held a live Q&A with a studio audience.

The art of the gift with John Ruhlin, Author, Giftology | Unplugged #067 Nov 01, 2017

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John will tell you, “how you love and treat people will open more doors than you can imagine.” In fact, one gifting experience (Brooks Brother experiment) has opened more doors than $10 Million in advertising could ever do. After applying principles of generosity learned from “Attorney Paul,” John started selling the largest deals in Cutco history out of 1.5 million other reps and distributors. Yes. 1.5 million. Not only was he gifting knives but he was being asked to speak on stages around the country to teach sales and marketing teams how to build relationships in unconventional ways. Simple but powerful things like focusing your care on the executive’s spouse, the assistant, and kids. Ruhlin Group started in 2000 and quickly broadened gifting options and strategies, but many of the original principles never changed. Knowing how and when to give gifts is just as important as what to gift. These “minor” details and expert knowledge have been tested and proven over a decade to bring a guaranteed “wow” to any industry from financial services to manufacturing widgets. Today John and his team have created gift packages for some of the largest companies and pro sports teams in the world, but their mission and heart is to serve and take relationships for mid-sized, privately owned businesses to a new level using their Proven Process. -- About "Giftology" Radical generosity is the against-the-grain secret weapon of real influencers, and it will allow you to boost referrals, retention rates, and ROI like few other strategies. But be warned, gifts with strings attached backfire. There is a right, and wrong, way to give. John Ruhlin has gifted on behalf of everyone from Forbes Magazine to the Fortune 500 and his tactics lead to appreciative responses and wide-open check books. Through poignant personal stories and data-backed evidence, Ruhlin breaks down how anyone from mail clerk to managing director can master the magic of Giftology; with these and more: Mastering reciprocity, the hidden bottom line booster Laser-targeting whom to give a gift and when to use thrift Uncovering your client s inner circle and becoming part of it Give wholeheartedly to Giftology and reap the rewards of an expanding business and fruitful relationships, professional and personal alike.

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