Between Us with John Roa

Rich Antoniello is the CEO and Founder of Complex Networks, which runs video-first brands that cater to young Millennials and the Gen-Z market. He talks with John about the challenges and opportunities the coronavirus poses for businesses and gives some surprising predictions of what’s to come next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob LoCascio, the founder and CEO of LivePerson, is no stranger to leading during a disaster. LivePerson went public right before the dot com bubble popped. A few years later, he watched the Twin Towers fall from his office windows. But this global pandemic is challenging him in ways he never thought possible. Rob talks about navigating the workplace in the time of the coronavirus, the ways his company is helping their employees work remotely, and most importantly, how to lead with empathy. He also gives an opinion on what may change forever after the coronavirus.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alix Peabody, the founder and CEO of Bev – a beverage company in Los Angeles that makes canned wine – has had an incredible first year in the market. Alix had to overcome personal adversity to start the business, everything from a rare and serious medical condition, to overcoming imposter syndrome. Then, right as she was finally gaining traction in one of the most competitive industries in the world, a global pandemic hit. Now, Alix, a first-time founder, is having to rethink her business strategy and learn ways to lead through uncertainty. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisersLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Conroy Smith is one of a kind. He first built a network of tens of thousands of powerful people and started to host once-in-a-lifetime events—for free—for people inside that network that gained global notoriety. He organically spun that momentum into an experiential event agency that was throwing off millions of dollars in profit.Then a global pandemic hit, that made doing business illegal for Kevin, as groups were no longer allowed to congregate. If watching his business dissolve overnight wasn’t bad enough, his physical and mental health would then take a hit that has already changed the course of his life and mindset.This is a harrowing and important episode about entrepreneurship, risk, mental health and perseverance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alison Victoria is an entrepreneur, interior designer, the host of HGTV’s ‘Windy City Rehab’, one of the network’s best shows in its inaugural season. Just as she was wrapping up production for Season 2, a global pandemic hit, turning her world upside down. She joins John on the podcast today to talk about how she is managing through it, the effects on her show (and her livelihood), as well as some fun tips for home renovations, and what may be coming in the residential retail market.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since opening three years ago, Diana Monteleone’s salon in Chicago was every young entrepreneur’s dream—loved by customers, profitable and rapidly expanding. Then, the pandemic hit, and like millions of other small businesses, Diana was forced into a deeply challenging situation, having to abruptly make weighty decisions that will have long-term impacts for her and her employees, and put everything she had been working on at risk. The episode today features a conversation with Diana from early March, when the pandemic was just beginning, and the effects were first being felt. You’ll then hear an update from her from just a couple days ago, on what has transpired since.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean McVay took the NFL by storm as the youngest head coach in history, taking over the LA Rams in 2017, and then went on to compete in the Super Bowl in just his second year on the job. He is the epitome of a leader, which he is now having to do from his home in Los Angeles, as he prepares for the NFL Draft, a new stadium opening, and managing both young and veteran players. John talks with Sean about how he is handling the crisis, how it’s impacting his ability to coach, his engagement, and how he feels about Game of Thrones, having just started Season 2. Don’t miss this engaging, heartfelt and funny interview with a true leader and gentleman.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven Galanis, the CEO of red hot tech startup Cameo, joins host John Roa to talk about how he’s leading his global team through the pandemic, what long-term impacts this may have on his company, and what Cameo is doing to help those in need. Also, John gives some perspective on the parts of the historic $2 trillion stimulus package that will have the biggest impact on entrepreneurs. For more information, please visit roa.com/podcastLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices