Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is the Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures and President of Sinovation Venture's Artificial Intelligence Institute. Sinovation Ventures, manages $2 billion in investment funds, is a leading venture capital firm focusing on developing the next generation of Chinese high-tech companies.

Motivational speaker and transformation coach Garrain Jones has read The Power of Positive Thinking over 200 times to reinforce the practice in his life. As a former criminal carrying the baggage of a tough upbringing, he created a process to overhaul the mental patterns leading him to bad life decisions and came out the other side a new man. The author of the upcoming book Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life explains the power thought has in rewriting your life story.

AJ Wilcox has spent over $100M on LinkedIn Ads. His team manages the largest and most sophisticated accounts on LinkedIn worldwide. He says we have two choices: spend a minimum of $3000 per month on LinkedIn, OR spend nothing. In this episode, he shares the best practices for both strategies to get leads from the platform.

Michelle L. Evans walked away from her global marketing strategy role at Microsoft in 2012 after a successful 16-year corporate career spanning many industries and now works with a fantastic community of business owners - coaches, consultants, experts, speakers, authors and solopreneurs - helping them go from simply surviving to predictably SOLD OUT.

Bri Teresi is 23 years old and lives in Hollywood, California. She’s a Guess Jeans Model as well as a swimsuit model. She’s also an entrepreneur that is very passionate about empowering women. She’s on a mission to show the world that you can be sexy and a badass business woman!

Anik Singal started his Entrepreneurial journey 15+ years ago right from his dorm room. He had absolutely no experience and stumbled into this world by mistake. After struggling for 18 months, he was just about to give up when he finally broke the first part of the code! Since then, Anik Singal has sold over $200 Million worth of products. He has been featured in BusinessWeek as a Top 3 Entrepreneur Under 25. Anik Singal has also been recognized TWICE as a Inc 500 CEO.

Chris is a long-time digital marketer with a passionate for helping businesses learn what their users want on their website through psychology based testing and analytics. He started his full-service Conversion Optimization agency Dayley Conversion in 2014, which he later merged with Disruptive Advertising, where he currently works as VP of site testing and optimization.

In this episode of the Be Real Show, Lee and Travis open up the show discussing the inspiration behind Lee’s company, Double Forte. The two then explain how Target and Walmart are evolving and why life-long learning is a vital part of staying relevant to your clients. Also, Lee mentions how intimate audio is and why she thinks podcasting is a link builder. If a company is not considering podcasting as a viable strategy, then they are missing out.

Christina Nicholson is a former TV reporter and anchor who now owns and operates a public relations firm, Media Maven. She helps small business owners earn exposure through media relations, video production, writing, and blogging. She also recently launched Master your PR--an online course that teaches small business owners how to handle public relations on their own. Christina also has a local lifestyle and family blog, Mascara Maven. She lives in South Florida with her husband and two young children.

Adam founded VinePair with Josh with one simple goal: create a publication he actually wanted to read in a space he was extremely passionate about. Since founding the publication, Adam has become recognized as an authority on how to make the drinks world accessible to everyone as well as on the ever-evolving media landscape. He is the winner of the Left Bank Bordeaux Cup American Wine-Tasting Championship and holds an MBA from NYU Stern.