Action and Ambition

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Eric Annan, Founder and CEO of Aya, a web-based gig platform that enables startups and SMBs to access the best vetted African skilled talent at a fraction of the cost without worrying about payments. It helps early-stage startups and medium-sized companies find the right fit talents to supercharge their business. They want more Africans to access more jobs and showcase their talents to the world without breaking their backs. Don’t miss a thing on this. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Lisa Hennessy, an Emmy-nominated TV Producer, content creator, entrepreneur, and global citizen. Her career began in Television in 1995. For 14 years, she served as one of the driving forces behind Mark Burnett Productions. As an original member of the company, Hennessy played an integral role in developing and producing MBP television programs. She is now the Executive Producer of The College Tour, a TV series that tells the story of colleges and universities across the country.​ Today, she explains how you can prosper in the television industry. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Jon Powell, the Owner/Principal Real Estate Broker of Knoxville Real Estate Professionals. He has received numerous awards for excellence throughout the years, most recently being awarded one of the top 10 real estate agents in the state of Tennessee for 2019, 2020, and 2021 in customer satisfaction by The American Institute of Real Estate Professionals. Additionally, Jon has a Paralegal degree background in Contract Law and Real Estate law. This broad range of real estate-related expertise gives home buyers and sellers confidence in having all the information and guidance they need to make their real estate decisions. Its mission is to help people to achieve the dream of home ownership one family at a time. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Owen Garitty, Founder and Lead Creative at FPW Media, an award-winning creative studio. FPW Media is driven to create beautiful things for a fast-paced world and is defined by a client-first mentality, a commitment to producing premium content, an in-house guarantee of brand consistency, and unprecedented access to leadership and design specialists. Whatever your creative aspirations, they have the skillset and resources to achieve them. Garitty’s repertoire currently ranges from creative direction at FPW Media to international business consulting, speaking on marketing and branding, and real estate investment. Tune in to learn more!

In this episode, we are joined by Ryan Kutscher, an award-winning writer, creative director, and founder of Circus Maximus. The agency combines branding, content, and media while disrupting the traditional agency model as a marketing venture firm creating a true partnership with service-for-equity and other performance-incentivized relationships. Circus Maximus builds strategic narratives, creates and deploys content, and optimizes digitally native brands and Fortune 500 companies. Kutscher also masterminded the Burger King “Whopper Freakout” campaign, praised by the Wall Street Journal for raising the company’s stock price. It also won the Grand Effie. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Geraldo Ramos, a serial entrepreneur, software developer, and Co-Founder of hackhands.com (acquired by Pluralsight). He is currently the Co-founder and CEO of Moises AI, a music-tech platform offering musicians a suite of innovative AI tools for music practice and creation. Moises provides musicians and producers with a suite of AI tools such as audio separation, pitch/beats/chord detection, metronome, tempo changer, and mastering. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Justin Kang, a young Entrepreneur that is determined to follow the paths of legends in the real estate world and the clothing world as well. Justin is focused on creating a brand that satisfies its customers. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Scott Johnson, Founder and CEO of Motivosity, a company intent on helping people be happier at work. It provides a best-in-class employee recognition software platform used by companies like DuPont, Instructure, Hitachi Chemical, Western Governors University, Cotopaxi, and others to improve employee engagement and build company culture. The customers experience a 95%+ user engagement rate. Scott was also the Founder and Chairman of Workfront, where he helped knowledge workers to be more productive. Tune in to learn more!

In this episode, we are joined by Aaron Hakimi and Neelansh Bute, Co-Founders of Tribul, the premier auction house for crowdfunded bidding on rare physical artifacts. The digital platform is the first to encourage bids from individuals and collectives. Tribul is on a mission to transfer ownership of cultural assets from private collectors to communities of people, one that has gained the backing of veterans in the industry, like the former CEO of eBay and the former Head of Digital at Christie's. It works in four simple steps: finding your item, bidding with others or on your own, winning the auction, taking real ownership, and transitioning from buyer to seller. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Christien Bouc, the Founder of Bouc, a cutting-edge marketing agency that helps influencers and brands with lead generation, follower growth, and PR. Bouc, also known as Bouc Media, has been serving clients for over 5+ years now and specializes in generating clients' targeted leads and followers that engage. Christien has worked with several 7 figure startup companies ranging from a basketball startup funded by Lebron James and Drake to an educational toy company which was later acquired and sold. Tune in to learn more!