Choppin with Fire

We put together a short and sweet episode thanking everyone for such a wonderful year. Take a listen and leave us your comments.

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Joe Apfelbaum is the CEO of Ajax Union, a digital marketing agency based in Brooklyn, NY. Joe is a business strategist, marketing expert, and certified Google trainer. Joe enjoys speaking and writing about marketing, business networking, and personal development in his seminars, webinars, and articles. Joe is the host of the popular podcast The Breakthrough Maze. Joe is the author of 5 books including High Energy Networking, his most recent book is about relationship building in business. As a LinkedIn trainer and strategist Joe trains over 600 business and sales professionals on how to leverage LinkedIn each year in his online course and coaching sessions with Evyrgreen Networking. Joe is an active member of the Executives Association of New York City, a premier business networking organization. His network includes members of Vistage, EO, YPO, YEC, and the INC5000 community. Joe is a selfie master, he takes 1000 selfies a year with entrepreneurs and makes hundreds of introductions to business professionals in his network. Joe is proud of all his accomplishments, but most of all he is proud of his purpose, being the best possible single dad to his 5 beautiful amazing children.

CHOPPIN WITH FIRE is excited to present this to Chop nation as networking is important and Joe is the professional at networking. Huge thank you to Joe for coming on and please feel free to reach out to him or us at anytime!!!!

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Do you ever wonder if there is more going on in the American History. Jaden and I never questioned it until having John Means on explaining the deep history of America. He brings about a different approach to American history to help us understand and under where we are as a society. This interview takes us in a different direction as we dive into the American History. 

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Hadi is a startup wizard, venture builder, and angel investor with 15 years of experience managing, creating, and developing stellar growth strategies. He is also the Co-Founder of Asteya, a digital insurance platform built for busy entrepreneurs. Over time, Hadi has curated a mindset that attracts opportunities and success. 

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Drew is the marketing director for tonies, where he leads Tonies for Teachers, partnering with schools, museums, and libraries to promote screen-free education for children. His work contributed to tonies being named as one of Fast Company’s 2021 Most Innovative Companies in the Education category.

Prior to tonies, Drew led the U.S. preschool business for LEGO. Here he created Prescription for Play, building a network of 2,500 pediatricians to promote daily play between parents and children. This program has become one of LEGO’s key global social responsibility initiatives.

Drew is also an entrepreneur and started Connecticut’s first state-licensed, pay-by-the-hour daycare center. Before transitioning into early childhood education, Drew spent 5 years in beauty consumer packaged goods, where he worked for P&G and Jergens.

Drew has an MBA in Brand and Product Management from the University of Wisconsin, where he was recently recognized as one of “8 to Watch Under 40”.

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Greg has been a tech entrepreneur since 1998. Before he founded CryptoStopper, he started Axis Backup which he managed to scale, grow, and successfully sell. With his experience founding and running businesses, he became intimately familiar with cybersecurity risks to business owners and he has dedicated nearly a decade of his life to educating a protecting CEOs from the ever present threat of malware. Welcome Greg Edwards, CEO of Canary.

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Mental Health is very neglected and Dr Sapna and I take a moment to address looking for the signs of when it is time to take a break and get help. We discuss key statistics, dive into the importance of mental health, and most important we ensure that all of you have the resources you need to reach out for help.

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Bob Wheeler, a financial expert and motivator, book author, and founder of The Money Nerve.

Bob helps listeners conquer their money shame and avoid making poor financial decisions by teaching how emotions can dictate our choices.  His greatest wish is to share this with podcast listeners. He’s all heart.
From his thirty years of helping clients, Bob has distilled a concoction of warmth, humor, information, motivation and budgeting directives that he offers to anyone with financial concerns. He is also currently the CFO for The World Famous Comedy Store.

As a man of true integrity with infectious energy, Bob’s crusade for personal growth has cross-pollinated with his accounting practice to create a new approach to personal finances. Combining finances with behaviors, Bob explores his personal concept of creating a healthy relationship with money in his recent book, The Money Nerve. 

Website Link: www.TheMoneyNerve.com 

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Through founding Studio TBD, Robert is on the front lines of the cannabis and crypto industries focusing on infused drinks and web3 initiatives. With a background in advertising, branding, creative development and design strategy Robert has been leading creative endeavors and departments at some of the most prominent agencies in the creative industry in both Europe and the US.

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We were blessed to have the opportunity to have DREW PLOTKIN, Emmy award-winning producer; author; marketing guru to some of the biggest names in beauty, consumer goods, and entertainment; and heavily tattooed Founder and CDO (Chief Dude Officer) of men’s skincare line Derm Dude. Drew’s new book UNDER MY SKIN: Baring it All, One Tattoo at a Time  will be available wherever books are sold on Tuesday, October 25. Please follow link below to head on over to the Derm Dude Website.

Link: https://dermdude.com/

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