🎧 An Olami Mentorship Podcast with Rabbi Shlomo Landau and Abbey Wolin

He had everything, then it all collapsed.

Meet British-born financier Henry Stimler.

His story isn’t just about success — it’s about how he lost everything and built it all back again.

Henry arrived in New York with just $400 and no formal training, yet built a fast-moving financial empire in his 20s… only to see it collapse overnight in the 2008 financial crisis.

In this episode, Henry shares the life he led before, the mindset that carried him through the crash, the lessons that reshaped his definition of success, and why energy, humility, and relentless drive are still his greatest assets today.

What you’ll take away:

Why being “forged in the fire” is essential for growth

The danger of early success — and how to survive the fall

What actually makes someone stand out in a competitive industry

Why energy, presence, and attitude are your real “edge”

How success evolves from personal wins to building others

What do you do when logic says you’re done — but you’re not?

When you hit your limits — in work, in life, or within yourself?

Jonathan Landau shares a powerful mindset: you always have another gear.

Finding that next gear is what builds resilience, fuels optimism, and helps you move forward when things don’t go to plan — in your career and far beyond it.

This isn’t just about business.

It’s a strategy for navigating challenge, pressure, and uncertainty in every part of life.

Chaya Sokol is a registered dietician who took a risk, built a company with 300+ employees, and wakes up every morning loving her job. In this episode she shares her journey, her thoughts on why many entrepreneurs don't succeed and her advice to anyone starting out.

Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, shares the story behind one of the internet’s most influential platforms — and the personal lessons that shaped his journey. In this conversation, he reflects on humility, learning to listen, and why success ultimately comes with a responsibility to give back.

A thoughtful look at leadership, empathy, and using your influence to help others.

If winning is your only motivator, you won’t stay in the game.

Before coaching leaders at Google and Facebook, Tania Friedlander was a professional athlete.

Catch her sage advice:

✔️ Pursuit of perfection will burn you out.

✔️ Don't live in the gap. Stop defining yourself only by how far you still have to go.

✔️ Get a mentor — you can’t see your own blind spots.

✔️ Anchor yourself in purpose.

Tania's view on failure?

It’s not the end of the book. It’s just the end of a chapter.

He’s argued before the United States Supreme Court.

He’s also gifted a Boston Celtics jersey to a Chassidic Rebbe.

Josh Kahane is a partner at Glankler Brown PLLC in Memphis who lives at the intersection of ambition and faith.

In this episode of Jewish Grit, he shares:

⚖️ What it felt like to win a constitutional case at the highest court in the land

🏀 How a high school basketball tournament became a vehicle for Jewish unity

✡️ What it means to be the first Shomer Shabbat partner in a 103-year-old law firm

🔥 Why success should always stay just out of reach

A conversation about leadership, sacrifice, visibility — and carrying responsibility with dignity.

Listen now on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.

After losing his mother at seven, resilience became part of his DNA. From Wall Street to launching his own firm, he climbed fast — only to discover that money without meaning isn’t success.

In this episode:

•⁠ ⁠The loss that shaped his drive and how grit is daily.

•⁠ ⁠The career move mistake that forced him to rethink everything

•⁠ ⁠Why success is never linear

•⁠ ⁠His blunt advice to his sons and any other young professionals

A candid conversation about ambition, identity, Jewish survival, and building a life you actually want.

In a world where the automotive industry is still very much a man’s game, Fanny Hanono is rewriting the rules. As the force behind GFX Automotive, she opens up on Jewish Grit about what it really takes to build a brand through the highs and the lows—without losing your soul along the way.

✔️ Leading with confidence as a woman in a male-dominated industry

✔️ Keeping her engine steady through prayer and faith under pressure

✔️ Building real employee loyalty while growing a powerful brand

This episode is about grit, perseverance, and making sure your inner engine is aligned—even when the road gets rough. 🎙️✨

Stranded mid-flight with Shabbat minutes away, Andrew did something that would quietly change the course of his life.

He borrowed a stranger’s phone on the plane.

That decision — and his commitment to Shabbat — led to an unexpected connection, a career-defining opportunity, and ultimately, everything that followed.

In this episode, Andrew shares:

✅ The chance encounter on a flight that became the pivot point of his career

✅ What it was like being young and junior when the financial crisis hit

✅ His decision to be a proud Jew in the workplace

✅ Why he invests not only in markets — but in people, education, and the future

Today, Andrew runs Monarch Alternative Capital, one of the world’s leading distressed-debt firms — but his story begins with a moment of Jewish conviction when the path forward wasn’t clear.

🎧 Available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

How do you stay steady when you don’t know what’s coming next?

In this episode, Avi Schron, property magnate and Owner of Cammeby's Management Co LLC, reflects on faith, lifelong learning, and leadership — from a child’s hospitalization to navigating high-stakes business decisions.

We talk about:

✅ Remaining grounded when outcomes aren’t clear

✅ Teaching yourself new skills instead of waiting for permission

✅ Why constant learning beats formal credentials

✅ Choosing clarity and honesty over shortcuts

You don't want to miss this conversation about calm, curiosity, and moving forward without certainty.