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In today’s Podcast Row episode, attorney and suethem.com founder Cory Zajdel reveals why (and how) he’s on a mission to change how people find real justice when they’ve been hurt by big businesses. Tune in as we unpack how his meaningful business came to be, and what it really means to advocate for those who have been taken advantage of.

Cory L. Zajdel serves as the principal attorney at Z Law, LLC and specializes in complex litigation representing individuals and groups of individuals in class actions and mass actions in state courts and in arbitration against businesses harming consumers. Since Cory opened Z Law, LLC in 2009, he has represented more than 2,500,000 consumers and recovered more than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) in judgments and settlements. Cory appeared before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of consumers that were accusing a national back of unlawful debt collection practices.

In 2019, Cory created a first of its kind legal technology platform currently deployed on the Internet at SUETHEM.com in an effort to represent massive amounts of consumers across the country and to correct economic injustices inflicted by big business.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Cory was a two-sport college athlete and a stand-up comedian. Cory is currently learning to play the drums and one days hopes to march in a parade on a drum line.

Once again I’m taking a look back at one of my favorite conversations! This time, I’m revisiting my chat with Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, the founder of The Fiscal Femme and the creator and author of The 30-Day Money Cleanse. Listen in as we discuss the fascinating relationship between our money and our health, how to conquer bad money habits, and a whole lot more.

Ashley Feinstein Gerstley is out to end inequality through financial well-being. She is a new mom, money coach, founder of the Fiscal Femme and creator of the 30-Day Money Cleanse program which has helped thousands of women cultivate harmonious relationships with money and achieve their financial goals using her fun and fresh approach that addresses both the numbers and our money mindset.

As a trusted money expert, she has been featured in Forbes, NBC, Glamour, and Business Insider, among others. Her new book, The 30-Day Money Cleanse is now available for preorder. It will help you take control of your finances, manage your spending, and de-stress your money for good.

In this episode, I’m digging into the archives to revisit my conversation with Susan Lindner – CEO of Emerging Media and an international professional speaker. Listen in as we discuss the world of PR, connecting, and the changing landscape of media.

Cultural Anthropologist. Brand Marketer. Disruptor. Susan Lindner got her start as an AIDS educator in the brothels of Thailand, helping turn prostitutes into entrepreneurs. Today, she’s the founder of Emerging Media, a branding, PR and marketing agency dedicated to helping tech founders reach their finish lines. Her award-winning strategies have gotten 10 companies acquired, and she is now hell bent on sharing them with the world. Susan speaks to startups, innovators, and top executives from 60+ countries at GE, PWC, Deutsche Bank, Capital One and at global conferences, consulates and trade organizations about strategic storytelling, mastering the message and the media for maximum impact.

Today I’m sitting down with personal branding expert and Ditch The Act author Leonard Kim. Listen in as Leonard reveals why we need to stop living “photoshopped” lives and how to start letting humanity back into our lives and businesses. We also explore his five levels of “exposure” and how to level up our transparency in life and online.

Leonard Kim is a marketer who wins a lot of awards despite being a self-described expert at failing. But failing can’t be the only thing he is good at since book publishers like McGraw-Hill Business, companies like Cisco Systems, Keck Medicine of USC and Salesforce, universities like USC and UCI, large media publications like Forbes, CMO, Fast Company, Fortune, Adweek, Entrepreneur, and hundreds of others, and more than 500,000 followers think otherwise. One thing Leonard does extremely well is within the niches of marketing people and professional development, most commonly referred to as personal branding. He holds workshops at companies, speaks at conferences, works hands-on with executives and entrepreneurs who run 8 figure+ businesses, provides consulting and teaches his craft through online courses.

Today we continue our Podcast Row series with Zack Slingsby—the Founder of Human Factor Media. Listen in as we explore how Zack uses the power of story to create compelling videos for brands, how he switched gears to achieve greater happiness in his professional life, and the importance of using data to create something different (and effective).

Zachary Slingsby is the founder and creative director of Human Factor Media, a New York-based creative production agency that believes brands should make videos people actually want to watch.

Zack’s background is not in digital or film, but in creative and technical writing. He graduated Fordham University as an English major, got a Master of Fine Arts from the New School, and his work has appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, Second Hand Stories, Into the Void, JuxtaProse, JumbelBook, Glimmertrain and some other publications, and he has a finished novel he expects to see on bookshelves soon. He is also the host of the forthcoming web-series and podcast, “Why Aren’t You Famous?” (Debut, Fall 2019)

Human Factor Media is a collection of literary, comic and film talents trying to displace digital ads with branded videos of true entertainment value. Our digital team then uses the best modern media strategies to find the right audience at the right time and in the right place.

We think there is clear evidence that society has become exhausted by self-promotional brand strategies and that buckets of money are wasted in the endeavor every minute. We’d like American commerce to give art a chance. We think the powers that be will be pleasantly surprised by the market’s reaction.

Today I’m once again digging into the archives to revisit my conversation with Frans Johansson of The Medici Effect and The Medici Group. Listen in as we discuss the changing landscape of the world of business as well as a number of other juicy topics in the field of innovation.

An author, entrepreneur, and acclaimed international speaker, Frans Johansson has inspired readers and audiences worldwide with his ideas on leadership and success, innovation, and diversity, while his practical insights have empowered thousands to take action. Innovation legend Clay Christensen cited Frans’s debut book The Medici Effect as “one of the most insightful books on managing innovation that I have ever read,” while his follow up, The Click Moment, was hailed by Fast Company as the book that challenges traditional business-school thinking, and has been charged with destroying the 10,000 hour rule. Since its publication in 2004, The Medici Effect has become the definitive book on diversity driving innovation, influencing numerous industries and fields such as architecture, design, economic development, education, and investing.

In his role as thought leader and CEO of The Medici Group, Frans has advised executive leadership at Fortune 500 companies such as Disney, IBM, Nike, and Synchrony (formerly GE Financial). Frans has been featured on ABC, CNN, CNBC, the PBS Newshour, and National Public Radio and serves on the Board of Trustees of the New York Hall of Science. He has spoken to audiences on six continents, in virtually every industry, and across disciplines, from creatives to engineers, financiers to scientists, and politicians to humanitarians.

In this archival episode, I sit down with Fei Wu – the creator and host of Feisworld Podcast and the Founder of Feisworld LLC. Listen in as we discuss her journey of building a popular podcast, connecting with amazing and fascinating guests, and leaving a “steady” job to follow her dream.

Fei Wu is a bilingual podcaster (English and Mandarin Chinese), the creator and host of Feisworld Podcast / 菲的世界播客, which attracts 75,000 downloads and listeners from 40 countries. Fei left her job in marketing and advertising to build a company of her own called Feisworld LLC, with a mission to help small businesses and people tell better stories, find more customers, and create new revenue streams. She was born in Beijing, China, educated in Boston, and has a 3rd-Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. She also worked as a DJ for the China National Radio Station (CNR) at the age of 16.

Today we continue our Podcast Row series with Brandon Youst—the founder of Urban Farm Academy. Listen in as Brandon reveals how (and why) he moved from a career in finance to one in food and agriculture. He also discusses why patience is the key to building important relationships, shares his real thoughts on activism, and unpacks what it really takes to evolve from a solopreneur to managing a team.

Brandon Youst is an entrepreneur and founder of Craven Local Food Market, Bootstrap Farmer and the Urban Farm Academy. He is also author of the book, The Bootstrap Farmer Guide to Farming the Future, which discusses the process of recreating your life by getting into food and agriculture.

Since leaving corporate finance 4 years ago, Brandon’s mission has been to localize the national food supply through the proliferation of hyperlocal business models, and has been doing this through the Craven Local Food Market, a meal subscription service where Brandon and his team grow, harvest, cook and deliver fully prepared meals to a local client base on a weekly basis. This business model, among others, are featured in the Urban Farm Academy, which is an online platform teaching hyperlocal business model frameworks and workforce development for people looking to create within local food and agriculture.

In today’s episode, Hanging Out For a Living author Mark Herdering reveals his four basic principles to successful relationship building. He also talks about why he wanted to write a tactical book for the everyman and breaks down the real deal with network marketing.

After struggling for years in traditional sales Mark built a business that was generating over $1,000,000 in annual revenue in less than two years (on a 62 cent per-unit item) using a unique referral action plan. His extensive networking ability has driven his professional accomplishments and has expanded his career portfolio to wearing the hats of speaker, writer and business connector.

Raised in Los Angeles, he served as vice-president of the Tarzana Chamber of Commerce (1995-98), was a member of the Women’s Referral Service, Business Network International and the Referral Institute. In 2005 he joined Salt Lake City based SendOutCards.com where currently serves as an Executive affiliate and trainer.

In September of 2007 Mark effectively retired to Portland, OR where he served as the moderator of the Portland Business Alliance Leads Exchange program from June 2008 to Dec 2011 and held a seat on the alliance’s Presidents Council from 2008 through 2014 where he served as a mentor to new members.

In 2011 Mark founded PDX Group, a mastermind community of business experts, consultants and business-to-business service providers passionately dedicated to serving the greater business community.

Mark’s first book, Hanging Out For a Living, is a business fable about the adventures of Tyler (a desperate, struggling salesman) his unlikely mentor Oscar (an overindulgent 2500 year old Babylonian who lives in a tea pot) and the lessons about how to how to building high-quality business relationships learned along the way.

Today Mark speaks across the country about the Referral Action Plan to educate business owners and business development others build referral-based business.

In this episode, I’m reaching into the archives to revisit my chat with Vin Clancy – a famous growth hacker who has worked with everyone from the tech elite to the Royal Family. Listen in as he shares his fascinating story and demystifies growth hacking.  

Growth hacking’s “enfant terrible,” Vin Clancy is one of the most infamous marketers in the world, known for his cutting-edge growth hacks and genius business ideas. (He also looks awesome). His growth hacking book raised over $100,000 in pre-orders, which he supported with a 100-date speaking tour in ten countries around the world. He has spoken in over 40 different cities in ten different countries.

He has been featured in publications like Fortune, Buzzfeed, The Daily Telegraph, The New Statesman, Wired, Vice, Inc., and many more. Vin teaches company founders, influencers, and marketing managers how to grow their companies through a combination of rapid social media growth and guerrilla community management tactics in his private coaching groups, and through consulting with Marketing executives. His talks at conferences and events around the world focus on marketing, sales, social media, and writing. His “growth hacking in real time” talk was voted best talk at SXSW V2V in Las Vegas.

Vin also founded the online magazines planetivy.com and screenrobot.com, which received nearly 20 million page views with zero marketing spend in their first two years, while content he has overseen for other clients has received over 150 million page views so far. His new book, Ace The Game: The 100 Best Growth Hacks in the World Right Now, is going to be the most important marketing and business book of 2018.