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9-Figure Success from the ground up with ilovekickboxing.com's Michael Parrella | Unplugged #106 May 16, 2018

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As an entrepreneur Michael Parrella has scaled his own companies to 9 figures in sales and growing. His ventures include iLoveKickboxing.com with 1000+ locations around the world; Parrella Consulting, the premier education company for the Martial Arts Industry; The Martial Arts Business Accelerator, and others. Michael now teaches other entrepreneurs, franchises, and small business owners how to scale with modern marketing methods.

Born with one hand to pitching a no-hitter with Jim Abbott | Unplugged #105 May 10, 2018

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Jim Abbott was born September 19, 1967, in Flint, Michigan without a right hand. He was an All-America hurler at Michigan; won the Sullivan Award in 1987; was the pitcher for the Gold Medal Olympic Team in 1988; and threw a 4-0 no-hitter for the New York Yankees versus Cleveland (September 4, 1993). Jim played for 10 seasons on 4 different teams and ended his big league playing career in 1999. Abbott has worked with The Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) on several initiatives encouraging businesses to hire people with disabilities. Today, in addition to often being a Guest Pitching Instructor during Spring Training for the Los Angeles Angels, Jim Abbott is a motivational speaker.

Mariano Rivera's journey to being the greatest closer of all-time | Unplugged #104 May 09, 2018

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Mariano Rivera, the greatest closer of all-time, sat down with Steiner Sports CEO Brandon Steiner for a Q&A for New York Yankees season ticket holders at Yankee Stadium on May 8, 2018 to talk about his career in pinstripes, what inspired him on his journey to the Major Leagues, the charitable work he is doing now with the Mariano Rivera Foundation and what he thinks about the 2018 team's chances to win the World Series.

How to Be a Super Bowl Winning Quarterback with Eli Manning | Unplugged #103 May 02, 2018

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2x Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, Quarterback of the New York Giants, joined Brandon Steiner for an interview about his career at Steiner Sports headquarters in New Rochelle, NY

Cybersecurity in an uncertain world with Jason Cohen | Unplugged #102 Apr 24, 2018

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There are so many people that don't know how to protect themselves on the Internet, so I had Jason Cohen, CIO of DAS, join me to discuss how you can enjoy all of the tools that the Internet has to offer while staying safe.

The secret to success may be in your sleep - "The Sleep Doctor" Dr. Michael Breus | Episode #101 Apr 24, 2018

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The secret to success may just be in the amount of sleep--and the quality of sleep--that you get on a daily basis. I had a fascinating chat with Dr. Michael Breus, "The Sleep Doctor." -- Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and both a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He was one of the youngest people to have passed the Board at age 31 and, with a specialty in Sleep Disorders, is one of only 168 psychologists in the world with his credentials and distinction. Dr. Breus is on the clinical advisory board of The Dr. Oz Show and appears regularly on the show (39 times in 8 seasons).

A conversation on collecting with Goldin Auctions' Ken Goldin | Unplugged #100 Apr 20, 2018

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Ken Goldin has been actively involved in collectibles since he was 11 years old in the 1970s, and placed his first advertisement at the age of 12. At that young age he developed an appreciation and keen eye for sports memorabilia and other collectibles and was a contributing price guide analyst for several publications in his teens. In the field of sports collectibles Ken has been credited for bringing the very best material to the masses by marketing on television and other media for over 20 years. In his career, Ken has sold over $600 million in the field of sports cards and memorabilia combined, a figure believed to be by far the highest in the auction industry. Ken has signed to autograph agreement virtually every key figure in sports over the past 50 years including Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Muhammad Ali, Joe Montana, Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman, Brett Favre, Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Magic Johnson, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemiuex, Dale Earnhardt, Cal Ripken Jr, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr, Alex Rodriguez, Nolan Ryan, just to name a few! In March 2005 Ken was named one of the 20 most influential people in the sports collectibles industry at the industry’s annual trade conference. Ken was an editor and price guide contributor on the industry’s first autograph handbook, The Sports Collectors Digest guide to autograph collecting. Ken was behind one of the most famous “finds” of the hobby, the famous warehouse find of over 50 cases of unopened 1951 Topps Baseball card blue backs and red backs. He has also sold three of the famous “Holy Grail” T206 Honus Wagner Baseball cards (including the only known uncut strip), Ken’s extensive knowledge, history, and contacts outside of the hobby will enable us to bring tens of thousands of unique items to auction in the future.

The story behind a star, radio trailblazer Anita Marks | Unplugged #099 Apr 20, 2018

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Anita Marks is a radio personality, football sideline reporter, and former women's professional football player. Anita grew up in south Dade County, Florida. Marks graduated from Miami Sunset Senior High School in 1988. She then attended the University of South Florida, where she competed in Collegiate Flag Football for four years. Anita graduated with a Communications degree in 1992. Marks played women's professional football from 2000 to 2004, playing the majority of that time for the Miami Fury & played in the WPFL championship her final season with the Florida Stingrays. Anita is a former host of sports talk radio on 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore. She co-hosted a show which was also simulcast on MASN-TV. She hosted her own Fantasy Football Show on MASN called "Fantasy Blitz," and was a sideline reporter for the United Football League which aired on Versus. Marks left CBS Radio Baltimore on January 25, 2010 to pursue other opportunities. Anita worked on the New York Giants broadcast team: hosting shows on the MSG Network, WWOR-TV My9, and Verizon Fios, as well as the pre- & postgame on WFAN Sports Radio in New York. She also hosted shows on SiriusXM and NBC Sports Radio and was a fantasy football analyst for Bloomberg Sports. She is now an update anchor and fill-in talk show host for ESPN New York.

Fantasy sports and the new sports media landscape with Louis Maione | Unplugged #098 Apr 20, 2018

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Louis M.Maione, President of SportsGrid, EVP of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Mr. Maione also is a partner in Rock & Reilly's FNTSY ROOF DECK restaurant and studio in NYC. Former Partner at the investment firm Macal Capital. Mr. Maione held executive positions at some of the top financial investment firms in NYC, including Deutsche Bank as the Head Stub Equity Trader for the High Yield Bond Group. He also served as the Head of Equity Trading at Linnfield Capital and was Risk Manager at Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) in the Leveraged Loan Trading Group.

A focus on fitness, mental and physical, with Dana Cavalea | Unplugged #097 Apr 20, 2018

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My fitness guru Dana Cavalea returns to the show for an update on fitness and wellness best practices. -- About Dana Cavalea: Dana Cavalea spent 12 years with the New York Yankees Organization, many of those years as the Director of Strength and Conditioning & Performance Enhancement winning a World Series in 2009. In addition, he was the recipient of the 2009 MLB Nolan Ryan Award. This award is given to MLB's top Strength Coach as voted by his peers. During his career, Dana has had the opportunity to train greats such as Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Justin Verlander, and more. "My objectives are to bring the same techniques, culture, attitude, service, first class training and development programs to Entrepreneurs, Executives, Companies, Students, and Pro Athletes.- Coach Dana Cavalea Currently he is a high performance speaker and consultant to Pro Athletes, Entrepreneurs, Business Executives, Workforces and Universities on lifestyle strategies to reduce stress, improve work/life balance, and most importantly improve daily performance/outcomes. All of this is known as Performance Enhancement. Dana has formulated plans and strategies to improve sleep, reduce pain, lower stress, improve body composition, speed-strength-power, as well as mindset training for maximal performance. He is here to help take you and your life PRO.

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