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Our goal is to breakdown how legends and leaders achieved their success so you can become the greatest version of yourself! The path of each individual will be discussed highlighting the steps taken towards their achievement. We desire to simplify success, making it relatable, for you to take one step forward towards achievement.
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Sam and his brother John Shahidi have been pioneers of the content creator internet since its start. They helped manage the careers of Vine stars early on and deeply understood that creators were more than people gaining followings, they were the future of culture and influence altogether! The Nelk Boys have gained immense popularity online with engaging comedic content and hosting the Full Send Podcast. With the knowhow Sam brings to creator businesses and management, the opportunity for The Nelk Boys to together launch a new type of creator brand, Happy Dad, arose. Happy Dad's success in the hard seltzer space with Sam leading the brand and Nelk promoting it has been incredibly impressive! It has become a category leader, a draw for retailers around the US to have, and because Nelk truly loves it, a sensational brand! With expansion into new categories, Sam talks about the fundamentals behind the brand, the future of Happy Dad, and how he sees the creator space evolving. Sam also shares more on his journey as an entrepreneur and what it truly takes to achieve the admiration that Happy Dad has!
Max and the team set out on a mission to transform access to detailed information about your health and body in a seamless way of gathering data and processing results. With the most comprehensive biomarker testing service, Superpower isn't just about responding to an any illness, the company is focused on prevention equally! Recently, Superpower announced a raise of $30M to launch the world's first health Super-App. To streamline all this information into easy to use software that is personalized to you. Superpower is building deep knowledge based technology to give you more than how many steps you took, precise concrete actionable data to make you the healthiest you can be! Max talks about how the idea for the company happened, his personal health journey that lead to the mission, and what is in store for Superpower!
Marcy's family ushered in a new way to shop in America, Off-Price, with the Syms Corp stores, which became a great success nationwide. Due to her remarkable leadership abilities, Marcy became the youngest female President of a NYSE-listed company! She consistently held herself and the company to excellent standards of respect for not only the consumers but the employees. This lead an incredibly positive reputation industry wide and she has now authored a book called Leading With Respect that breaks down many of the lessons. So you can apply them to your business!Today, Marcy has spent her time working on the generous grants the Sy Syms Foundation has awarded and serves on multiple boards helping to bring about change. Her father, Sy Syms, has a business school in New York that was named after him for his generosity, that has produced countless business leaders of today. Her book: https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Respect-Boardroom-Marcy-Syms/dp/0806544813
Patrick and his Co-Founder Chef Tim Ma have brought beloved authentic and great tasting asian cuisine to the frozen food section of retailers like Whole Foods Market. With impressive around 300% growth in the last year alone, Laoban has expanded further with Crunchy Bites! Finding great traction with dumplings, Laoban also has now sold countless Bao Buns, a non-dumpling item. Consumers love the brand and the quality that Laoban produces! Chef's quality available frozen. In this episode, Patrick shares more on his journey behind the food, how he and Chef Ma compliment each other, and what goes into making excellent frozen food! Patrick also talks about his origins as an entrepreneur, gives advice for anyone wanting to build a food brand, and much more!
Akshay has launched a new approach to buying lottery tickets, making it possible to do so on your phone in select states. The technology has caught on and Jackpot.com is increasingly becoming a significant way the lottery is participated in including via the 7-Eleven partnership the company has! Akshay talks about the benefits of the lottery system for states and how the digitization of it will improve programs for the well being of residents. He also shares what it takes to be approved in the states they operate in and how the company plans to get more approvals to scale further!
David has brought to life the Nex Playground, a gaming system that also keeps you active. It is designed for families with a suite of well known IP based games and others Nex developed, which kids love! The brilliant design of the system, making it controller free and motion based, and merging playful gaming with engaging exercise has made the Nex Playground a hit product and a top holiday purchase!David talks about how the idea came to him, what it took to build, and their sales strategy! He also shares more on what we can expect from the company later on.
From starting MIT at age 16 to now revolutionizing access to information at scale in the security world, Umaimah has always been a trailblazer. Having developed skills in the technology world with exposure to cybersecurity and having an experience at a health technology venture, she realized there needed to be a better way to protect companies while enabling seamless access to info.She created Opal Security, which now has many household name clients, and optimized the way information flows with security in mind. Too often data breaches occur from lack of security related to difficult to access methods and that is why Opal Security is thriving, it is the difference in the industry.Umaimah talks about her journey as a founder, why the Opal Security approach works, and what is in store for the company!
David focuses greatly on financial technology investments for Core with the goal to back companies that can make the system more affordable and accessible. Having now invested in multiple companies in this segment and working to identify the next big breakthroughs, he discusses how venture capital can have an impact in this space. David also touches on his fascinating journey abroad in Nigeria which lead to a deep understanding of financial sector in the region and how to improve it at a mass scale! He has cared about this space for years and now is having an immense impact.
The Tonal machine has taken the world by storm, with smart adjusting weight amounts, a software that understands your body, and an all in one system that is a personal trainer on demand! On top of the innovation, athletes endorsing the Tonal like LeBron James and Serena Williams helped it go from an invention to the preferred way to train at home. Darren has lead the talented team at Tonal to great heights. The brand has distribution in countless malls and also engaging in partner store experiences. When you try a Tonal, you understand that this approach to fitness is simply different and exciting! Darren talks about his journey in business leadership and fitness, how Tonal functions as a business, and the technology behind the incredible innovation!
Kevin previously founded the popular menswear line Mizzen+Main, growing the e-commerce operations out to incredible heights with a great retail presence around the US too. His experience there lead to a mastery of entrepreneurship and a confidence in Kevin that he can tackle any challenge! So for his next company, Harbor, Kevin decided to enter into a new area and one that had a big problem needing solving: child monitoring. He scoured the web looking for a baby monitor that would always be connected to you, even with the internet out, and decided he needed to build it! Harbor has already garnered incredible traction and with Kevin's skills from Mizzen+Main, it is primed for further disruption of the category! Kevin shares how his path in entrepreneurship emerged, what it took to build the perfect baby monitor, and much more!
Ross has been one of the most influential and talked about investors today. His stances on companies earnings, strategies, and more have put his insights at the forefront of important conversations time and time again. Having grown Gerber Kawasaki to a multi-billion dollar portfolio of assets, Ross has went from humble beginnings to incredible success. Through a disciplined focus on company financials, his investment philosophy is very principled. He shares many of the defining elements that helped him grow his company, how he sources the next big investments, and his outlook on the future of the economy! Ross deeply cares about making a younger generation smarter in financial management. In this episode, he shares key advice on how to begin building up your assets!
Keith has had over 20 years of experience in the world of entertainment connecting up and coming and established brands with influencers that fit their identities. He has had immense success with involvement in Sydney Sweeney x Bai, Snoop Dogg x Neutrogena, Kevin Costner x Green Mountain, and so many more monumental collaborations! He breaks down what it takes to secure your ideal brand partner, how to go about it in a way that will result in a mutual success, and shares the dos and do nots of the industry. Keith also talks about how the entertainment partnership scene is changing and what he expects will be the next big trends!
Joe has collaborated with brands from Nike to HP and his incredible marketing career includes becoming the first ever CMO of NYC under Mayor Bloomberg to help the city recover after the tragic events of 9/11. Joe has been involved in some of the toughest campaigns there are and has smartly determined that the future of successful marketing is campaigns built with performance based creator content! Props specializes in just that and has had immense success by hitting all the necessary touch points for brands by leveraging smart targeting with creators. Joe talks about how his approach developed and what he sees the future of marketing needs for brands evolving into!
Huong has built out the go to company to handle events for technology companies and others to foster community, enhance connection, and get teams excited about their future! Her company has now organized events for brands ranging from Microsoft to Uber to Zoom and she has mastered the processes needed. Huong talks about how she got interested in the events business, what it takes to plan and operate an event successfully, and shares key insights into the types of events your brand needs to do for specific goal focused outcomes! She also talks about the importance of being in person today and how to plan fun events that have lasting impact.
Brian set out to transform the footwear industry by bringing the Australian sheepskin boots to the surfing culture in California and took on a financial risk doing so, betting greatly on their potential immense popularity in the US. After a great amount of hustle and tenacity, he managed to sell the initial imports and continued to scale the business to millions in sales sparking a craze in the US! Brian here talks about how the UGG name came about, what made it iconic, and how the name came to define the brand. Brian also shares how the acquisition by Deckers happened and why he wanted to do it for the company's next chapter. He shares many great lessons from an incredible journey filled with risk taking and adventurous decisions building a brand we all know and love!
Peter's insight that mobile needed to be cool and affordable at the same time lead to Boost Mobile to become an incredible success and completely changed the way carriers thought about attracting customers. Through cost conscious monthly plans, more flexibility in pricing, and great quality service Peter took Boost Mobile from an idea to a household name brand! Now, he is building MobileX, with a smarter approach to the phone plan using intelligence to determine how much data you use and only charging you for that and then rolling over the rest of the data to the next month. This is a first of its kind approach, using AI to create custom mobile plans so you don't overspend! The reviews of the MobileX service have been stellar and Peter's approach has been gaining incredible momentum with significant retail partnerships. He shares his journey in the mobile/cellular world and how MobileX will disrupt it entirely now!
Nick was instrumental in ideating and making the Android operating system into a reality, which has become the main system most of the world uses for all internet needs. Holding various roles in all areas to get the project from an idea to launch, Nick recounts how the path to build it happened, what went into making the system work, and so much more! A fascinating story of one of the most important disruptions that enabled the scale of the mobile device industry.During the course of his nearly 8 years at Google, Android became an incredible breakout product for the company and today there are over 3 billion active Android based phones, tablets, and watches. The contributions Nick has made to the world are tremendous and gave so many a high quality user experience! Android is dominant because of the principals Nick set into motion, make the system seamless, intuitive, and engaging while not taking up too much energy. Nick is also a prolific musician, having created soundtracks and music for entertainment like films and movies. His company Flashmouth Studios is producing an Audio Drama coming out later in 2025 and the team behind it has done millions of streams on their musical work beforehand.
Jeff has been an instrumental force behind the adoption of VOIP technology and its benefits like free calling over the internet! He created the service that pushed the industry into the mainstream form, Free World Dialup, and from there it changed everything. VOIP was a brilliant invention that enabled incredible communication through the internet and there was a point when cell phone companies objected to this technology and did not want it legal. Jeff became the foremost advocate on the subject, helping to shape the field with a classification as an internet application so that is could be treated not like traditional calling. A game changer!Jeff went on to build Vonage, a company that had a foundation in VOIP as a service provider and has become a multi billion dollar corporation today. He now cultivates an incredible community of technology leaders through VON events and more!
The brand Deer Stags has stood the test of time and succeeded thanks to Rick's great adaptability and willingness to always identify and act on new trends. As a 3rd generation family brand, Deer Stags is known as a company that prioritizes comfort while providing great pricing. Which has been appreciated by countless customers over the years! Rick is also a key member of the FDRA (Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America) the leading organization of footwear companies that organizes to support industry wide causes. Rick talks about his family's legacy building the company, his impact through FDRA, and what the future of the footwear industry looks like!
After successfully leading Microbe Formulas to multiple 8 figure exit with great profitability, Ryan has decided to come back to the health science space to fully unlock the possibilities of Stem cells for so many that need them! At STEMREGEN, the breakthroughs are around improving the functions of Stem cell health through streamlining signaling and optimizing delivery of the cells. The fast growing company has developed an approach to assist the body in repair, to optimize the process best, so you can recover fastest. Ryan has focused greatly on education around Stem cells and their potential as well as how STEMREGEN can help with improving your health. He talks about the focus for the company now and his plans to scale Stem cell optimization to those that need it!
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