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What you didn't know about George Washington with Mary Calvi | Unplugged #176 Mar 08, 2019

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Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington's First Love A novel about heiress Mary Philipse's relationship with George Washington, based on historical accounts, letters, and personal journals by nine-time New York Emmy Award-winning journalist Mary Calvi. “Love is said to be an involuntary passion, and it is, therefore, contended that it cannot be resisted.” ―George Washington Did unrequited love spark a flame that ignited a cause that became the American Revolution? Never before has this story about George Washington been told. Crafted from hundreds of letters, witness accounts, and journal entries, Dear George, Dear Mary explores George’s relationship with his first love, New York heiress Mary Philipse, the richest belle in Colonial America. From elegant eighteenth-century society to bloody battlefields, the novel creates breathtaking scenes and riveting characters. Dramatic portraits of the two main characters unveil a Washington on the precipice of greatness, using the very words he spoke and wrote, and his ravishing love, whose outward beauty and refinement disguise a complex inner struggle. Dear George, Dear Mary reveals why George Washington had such bitter resentment toward the Brits, established nearly two decades before the American Revolution, and it unveils details of a deception long hidden from the world that led Mary Philipse to be named a traitor, condemned to death and left with nothing. While that may sound like the end, ultimately both Mary and George achieve what they always wanted. About Mary Calvi Award-winning journalist Mary Calvi has provided live breaking news reports on a wide range of stories across the tri-state area. Calvi gained unprecedented access to the FBI’s underwater anti-terrorism team and reported from underwater. She actually found a missing grandmother lost in the Blackout of 2003. She also traveled to Rome to cover the events surrounding Pope John Paul II. Calvi had also provided coverage on the attacks at the World Trade Center, in 2001 and in 1993. Calvi’s credits include six Emmy awards, including two for her live breaking news coverage, and one for an in-depth series on sexual pedophiles, “Predator Next Door.” Calvi has been honored for her writing at the New York Festival’s World Media Awards. She also earned a National ACE Award for Excellence in Journalism, a Clarion Award for Excellence in Reporting, and the ACIM Award for Excellence in Community Service. She joined WCBS-TV in 2002 from News 12 Westchester where she served as anchor and assistant news director. She also worked with News 12 Long Island and served as a national correspondent for USA Networks. She began her career in New York in radio. Calvi graduated magna cum laude from the S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University with a degree in journalism. A native of Westchester County, Calvi lives in her hometown with her husband and their three children.

Creating the Ultimate Gameday Experience with Daina Falk, The Hungry Fan | Unplugged #175 Mar 06, 2019

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She grew up at sporting events and around professional athletes who were clients of her father, David Falk, a pioneer of the sports agent industry. At a very young age, Daina fell in love with game day and the sports fan experience. So much so, in fact, that she only did one college application—it was Duke University or bust. Her goal: to be a Cameron Crazy. While at Duke, Daina traveled extensively and studied cooking. After college, she was still obsessed with sports and sports fandom so she worked for teams and produced and hosted network segments around major sporting events. But she kept coming back to the idea of the sports fan's experience and how it lacked an arbiter of taste—a curator à la Martha Stewart. Always wanting to be authentic and wake up everyday excited to go work, Daina decided to create a platform for the tailgaters, homegaters, sports- bar-goers and sporting event attendees of the world. Thus, Hungry Fan® was born. As the founder and face of Hungry Fan®, Daina can often be seen hosting events, TV shows and segments or promoting her cookbook. She has appeared on shows such as Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Today Show; and she hosted Toughest Tailgate, which highlight NFL tailgating traditions, on CBS Sports. She has done celebrity chef appearances for teams such as the New York Giants and Yankees. And her first cookbook hit bookshelves in August 2016 and was a bestseller on Amazon.com in Tailgate Cooking. Published by Oxmoor House (of Time Inc.), the game day cookbook features Daina's own Fangating™recipes and those she collected from Olympians and professional athletes such as Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Andre Agassi, Boomer Esiason and Robert Griffin III.

Enhancing the Live Music Experience with Live Nation's President of Venues, Tom See | Unplugged #174 Feb 28, 2019

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Tom See is Live Nation's President of Venues (and a former Steiner Sports intern). He chatted with Brandon Steiner about transforming concerts into VIP experiences. "Dynamic executive, highly experienced in sales, marketing, product development and operations. Repeated success in driving multi-million dollar revenue increases via strategic and analytical leadership. Developed numerous programs that have eliminated costs, improved cash flow and generated additional revenue for top-tier organizations. Respected leader, innovator of new products, solid strategist, key resource, problem-solver and a challenger of the status quo."

Trying to catch up to an extraordinary entrepreneur, Randy Garn | Unplugged #173 Feb 11, 2019

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Randy Garn is the Chief Revenue Officer / Principal at Hero Partners. Randy is a New York Times Best selling author and a passionate entrepreneur. He loves growing companies through proven strategic methods and enjoys the process of understanding a companies core strengths. Randy is a serial entrepreneur. He was one of the founding partners of Prosper Inc. and has worked closely with some of the world's most renowned educators, speakers, and thought leaders. In addition to Prosper, he has founded several other companies that have become industry leaders in marketing, online acquisition and product development. One of these companies, Adcafe.com, has more than 2 million subscribers and is growing. He was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young, was a Top 40 under 40 Entrepreneur, and has received various awards in social and charitable involvement. Randy is an alumnus of Brigham Young University, a graduate of the Owner President Management Program at Harvard University, and is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School. Randy lives in Utah with his wife Charlotte and their four beautiful daughters and two sons. He has a passion for the outdoors and is an avid fly fisherman.

The man who saved my life, Dr. Bruce Bloom | Unplugged #172 Feb 11, 2019

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Dr. Bruce Bloom is my health guru. I think he quite literally saved my life with the advise he has given me, and the changes he has helped me make in the way I eat, sleep, workout...everything!

What pitching for the Yankees is like with CC Sabathia, Chance Adams & Tommy Kahnle | Unplugged #171 Feb 01, 2019

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An intimate conversation hosted by Brandon Steiner with New York Yankees pitchers CC Sabathia, Chance Adams and Tommy Kahnle and Steiner Sports customers at Steiner Sports headquarters in New Rochelle, NY - January 24, 2019.

Making the right choices with your money with FUBU Founder J Alexander Martin | Unplugged #170 Jan 30, 2019

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The acclaimed J. Alexander Martin has externalized many successful ventures in the fashion industry including the iconic clothing line FUBU –“For Us By Us” – serving as the co-founder and Vice President. Today, his kingdom includes a clothing line, a non-profit and a consulting firm. Through all of his endeavours, it is his innate talent and ability to predict trends that have caused him to impact the fashion world once again. Rightfully portrayed as the man who made urban culture a part of the mainstream, J’s consistency in fashion has now given him a platform to emerge as an effectual leader once again. Born and raised in Hollis Queens New York, his professional desire was realized at a young age. With an evoked confidence, motivation, and a sense of direction, this allowed J to navigate around the traps of urban life that snared many of his peers. With his developed vision to become an efficacious entrepreneur, J attended the Fashion Institute of Technology after courageously serving with the United States Navy during Desert Storm. J is the Cofounder and creative director of Fubu The Collection, President of FUBUTV. He has held licenses & has worked with successful multi million dollar brands, (Crown Holder, Kappa, Drunken Monkey, Ted Baker, Coogi, LRG Ladies, Under 2 Flags, Married to the Mob, Heatherette as well as consulted others. (Posner/Loreal, Luster Hair Care Products, Echelon Indian Virgin Hair & Human Hair Mfr., Scunci, Camus Cognac, FashInvest, Vumee, Siemens, Samsung, Vertu, Black Chambers of Commerce NY/NJ) Van Heusin, Fabien Couture Group, Sean John, Under 2 Flags. He is currently Exec. Vice President & Creative Director & Co-founder of FUBU and Founder And CEO of FUBU Television Network & Partner Trace Tv US. Author of “Money Makes Me Crazy”, Board Member of the National Black Chambers of Commerce, President of the New York State Black Chamber of Commerce and Representative of the Urban League Young Professionals. About Money Makes Me Crazy: How I Squandered Millions of Dollars Building The FUBU Empire: FUBU co-founder and entrepreneur J. Alexander Martin shares his compelling story about how he helped build a neighborhood business into a billion-dollar international brand. Teaming with behavioral finance expert and author Ted McLyman, they present an easy to understand and useful road map for success and financial security. J uses his inspirational story as the backdrop to explain why financial success is about discovering your Money Values and Money Temperament. This book offers an enlightening account of how our human nature conspires against us when we make money choices. This is a revolutionary approach to financial success and a must read for everyone who must decide how to spend their hard earned money. Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Money-Makes-Me-Crazy-Squandered/dp/0692915850

Being an expert salesperson requires a healthy foundation | Unplugged #169 Jan 29, 2019

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There are a lot of things that factor into your success in business and they start with your mental, physical and nutritional health. I brought back two my GURUS, Dana Cavalea, former Director of Strength & Conditioning for the 2009 World Series Champion New York Yankees and author of Habits of a Champion, and Steve Nudelberg, expert speaker and author of Confessions of a Serial Salesman. A surprise visit to the show was made by entrepreneur Bonnie Sussman, who's innovative new product GoLidz (https://golidz.com) is going to take over the food service industry. About Habits of a Champion: In his first published book, Coach Dana Cavalea shares 15 lessons about what it takes to become a champion. He shares stories and insights from some of the worlds top performers in sports, life and business. An easy to read, funny, attention grabbing journey on how to take your life and game from average to extraordinary, you will soon find out that achieving your full potential is a lot more simple than you think. Along his journey, Coach has learned that there is not such thing as a Default Champion. It takes work. Not just any kind of work though--very specific day-to-day work. This book was written for anyone looking to take their game to the next level. Whether you are a coach looking to lead your team to victory, an athlete looking to maximize on-field performance, a CEO or entrepreneur wanting more out of yourself or your team, or somebody out there aspiring to be better today than they were yesterday, this book is for you. Straight-forward, direct, honest and goal-oriented--that is what Habits of a Champion: Nobody Becomes A Champion By Accident is about. Are you ready to elevate yourself to Champion status Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Champion-Dana-Cavalea/dp/1641840382 About Confessions of a Serial Salesman: Have you ever wondered what separates a top performing sales person from the rest of the pack? Top sales professionals know that the difference between a good and great performance requires a set of disciplines and best practices that will drive you to new levels of success. In most cases, it's because they apply many of these best practices in their daily routine. These rules and/or actions are called the Rules of Engagement and are Standard Operating Procedures that have been cultivated from over 40 years of sales experience and relationships with top performers all over the world. Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Serial-Salesman-Influencers-business/dp/0692901051

So you think you know baseball? Coach Darren Gurney | Unplugged #168 Jan 24, 2019

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Darren Gurney has been coaching baseball at the collegiate and high school level since 1992. Since receiving his first coaching position, Gurney has coached over 20 players who were selected in the MLB Draft or who have gone on to play professional baseball. Gurney was the field manager for the Metro New York Cadets (ACBL) from 2005 through 2007. The Cadets was a team comprised of premier college baseball players from top Division I baseball programs. He was named field manager for the 2006 ACBL All-Star Game in Lafayette, Pennsylvania. Gurney was also an assistant coach at Iona College from 2005 through 2007. His responsibilities included coaching first base and working with outfielders, catchers, and base runners. In addition, he compiled practice plans, scouting of opponents, statistical analysis, and handled the recruiting of high school and junior college players. Gurney is the founder and director of a college preparatory baseball program for players ages 17-18 at Ultimate College Prep. UCP s comprehensive workouts help market and prepare players for the college baseball experience. He is also the director of Rising Star Baseball Camp, the largest baseball camp in Westchester County, where he develops the daily curriculum, staffing, and player evaluation criteria for campers ages 7 to 15. Gurney is the chief video analyst for the progressive, online baseball instruction website: TheBaseballDoctor.com. By providing mechanical analysis and feedback through Internet-based instruction, he has assisted athletes around the world. Gurney is recognized among the elite economics instructors in the country. In 2004, he was selected by NASDAQ as one of the top 10 economics educators in the USA. About Darren's Book Covering All the Bases: The Ultimate Baseball Handbook Covering All the Bases has everything a baseball coach needs to know. This well-written and easy to follow book is full of hundreds of photos of actual players demonstrating the skills and drills. Whether the topic is pitching, hitting, defense, or baserunning, you will find additional content aimed to improve various coaching skills including administrative, interpersonal, in-game strategy, and teaching.

Achieving the level beyond success with Dan Clark | Unplugged #167 Jan 24, 2019

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When you hire Dan Clark as your Keynote Speaker, you get a CEO of an international high performance communication and leadership development company; a New York Times Best Selling Author; a Hall of Fame Professional Speaker; a University Professor; an Extreme Adventurer; a Gold Record Songwriter; an Award Winning Athlete; and 2012 Utah Father of the Year, who has become the modern day Napoleon Hill, having interviewed the world’s most successful business gurus and champion athletes to share their secrets on what works and why. As one of the most in-demand speakers on the planet, Dan delivers customized, cutting edge keynote speeches and transformational training programs to entry level employees, emerging leaders, seasoned executives, educational administrators and military Officers and NCOs. In the last thirty years Dan has spoken in all 50 states, 61 countries, on 6 continents, to over 5500 audiences, to millions of people, to a ‘who’s who’ list of clients including 200 of the Fortune 500 companies, National Trade Associations, Million Dollar Round Table, Super Bowl Champions, NASA, U.S. and Foreign Government Agencies, and the United Nations. Dan has also had the honor of presenting his ideas at the Festival of Thinkers in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to the general assembly of the United Nations World Congress in Hamburg Germany, to the senior leadership of the United States military, and to U.S./Coalition combat troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Southwest Asia, Europe, Korea and Africa.

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