Action and Ambition

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Today, our guest is Johnny Crowder, TEDx speaker, touring musician, mental health and sobriety advocate, and the Founder and CEO of Cope Notes. Cope Notes is a text-based mental health platform that provides daily support to users in nearly 100 countries worldwide. Being an old suicide/abuse survivor, Johnny decided to take a huge professional turn from being a musician to owning a software company that helps people struggling with mental health get the necessary help on time. Tune in to learn more on this!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Frank Song, who has done everything from excelling at one of the world’s top private equity firms that as of today has raised over 10 billion to run his own investment management company with 100 million in committed capital to pursue buyouts of businesses in diverse markets. Frank grew up seeing his parents fighting for money and decided to end that, hence taking his first entrepreneurial step. It has never been the same again! He now increases enterprise value by implementing a large, sustainable competitive advantage into the business, such as increasing operating sophistication and pursuing a strategic acquisition. Don’t miss a thing. Tune in to learn more on this!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Kelly Robinson, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker at Compass. Compass is a real estate technology company with a powerful end-to-end platform that supports the entire buying and selling workflow. Kelly is also the Founder of The Kelly Robinson Team, an energetic and intelligent group of salespeople known for their attention to detail and collaborative work style. Tune in to learn more on this!

In this episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast, we are joined with Aaron Speach, Founder and CEO at Esports Technologies, a global provider of advanced Esports wagering products and technology. Aaron is a highly accomplished sports betting thought leader with several years of management experience in delivering business development and customer acquisition goals for multiple start-ups and highly-growth companies across online betting, electronics retail, and automotive industries. Tune in to learn more on this!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Liam J Ryan, Entrepreneur, Investor, Mentor, and International Speaker. He is the Co-Founder of Assets for Life, a property business and wealth education Company based in the UK dedicated to helping new and existing property investors and entrepreneurs accelerate their success through world-class training, mentorship, strategies, tools, and resources. Liam comes from a very humble background. However, he managed to turn that to his advantage. Tune in to learn more!

In this episode we chat with Qamar Qureshi, president and chief business officer at Knowledgehook – the leading educational technology company. He shares his experience in partnering with global education publisher Pearson and growing the business during the pandemic launching in the UK, Australia, US and Latin America. All this in the back drop of the pandemic and a remote learning environment. Knowledgehook’s Instructional Guidance System is known for reinventing how online technology supports education and educators while inspiring the problem solvers of tomorrow.

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Phil Shawe, President, and CEO of TransPerfect. TransPerfect is a global family of companies and the world’s largest privately-held provider of language and business services. Under Phil’s leadership, TransPerfect has received numerous awards and distinctions. It is a seven-time honoree of the Inc. 5000 Award, a six-time honoree of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, and has multiple Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service. Tune in to learn more on this!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Alexandre Mongeon, the CEO and Director of Vision Marine Technologies. Vision Marine Technologies is the world’s leader in electrifying waterways and reducing pollution with the first fully electric outboard motor that combines an advanced battery pack, inverter, and high-efficiency motor. A business meeting with real estate powerhouse Robert Ghetti in 2014 led to acquiring CEBC and working in restoring, building boats, and turning them into floating works of art. Alex quickly realized the impact and importance of electrifying waterways worldwide, hence the birth of Vision Marine Technologies. Tune in to learn more on this!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Xenios Charalambous, Founder of Xenios Fitness- a company that helps people transform their bodies and sustain their results. His 'Spartan Coaching Program' is an online platform utilizing high-end coaching for personalized premium fitness solutions for busy entrepreneurs with the primary goal to transform their bodies, mindset, and lifestyle with a sustainable proven 4-Step system. Tune in to learn more on this!

In today’s episode we meet Mark Heath, co-founder of Australia's first instant online grocery supermarket, VOLY. Following its launch in July 2021, VOLY has been preparing to take on the rapid food delivery market by delivering groceries to customers at incredible speed. It aims to make ordering groceries as easy and engaging as browsing Instagram and get them to you faster than you could do a trip to the supermarket yourself. Hot on the heels of one of the largest seed rounds ($18m) in Australia, Mark shares the backstory to VOLY and their future vision for the sector.