Ryan Rhoten is the host of The Brand New You Show. Ryan stops by the Digital Parent Parent Podcast to discuss excellent strategies on how to help your teen brand their talent! Ryan gives simple techniques that every parent can use! Ryan gives multiple examples of social media strategies teens can use to get into top colleges. We discussed the following topics during this episode:

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Shelley Prevost is co-founder and CEO at Torch whose mission it is to make the internet a wonderful place for kids to grow up. The Torch router is an easy plug and play option for parents. In 2010, she left her psychotherapy practice for the world of startups. She is a partner at venture capital firm Lamp Post Group and the JumpFund, an angel fund investing in female-led startups with high growth potential. Shelley writes about her work on purpose, relationships, and leadership in columns for Inc. and The Huffington Post. Her work has also appeared in Time, Yahoo Business, Fast Company, LifeHacker, and Business Insider. Passionate about helping women develop authentic leadership, Shelley gave a 2015 TEDx talk entitled “Lead Like a Girl.”

On this Episode Shelley Explains how the Torch Router Gives Parent control of the internet. We discuss the following topics:

Get Your Torch on Kickstarter! http://kck.st/1W2Y3m2

LinkedIn Strategist Kylie Chown stops by the Digital Parent Podcast to give tips on LinkedIn and how the platform can be used by teens to attend the college of their choice and the job of their dream. Over the past 10 years Kylie has helped 1000 job seekers and business increase their online profile.  Her credentials are as follows:

Kylie is Providing the First 15 Listeners of the Digital Parent Podcast free 15 minute Q & A session. for any of your LinkedIn questions.

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James Lopez, the co-founder of the Phat Startup stops by the digital parent podcast to discuss how hip hop culture is inspiring the next wave of entrepreneurs. The PhatStartup is an educational media company for inspiring entrepreneurs that blends hip hop culture with lean startup tactics. James holds a Masters of Science in Telecommunications and has spent the past 12 years working in the tech field. What makes James special is his passion and obsession with marrying hip hop to to the tech scene. On this episode James and I discuss how Hip Hop can help teens monetize their passion:

Here are the resources that were discussed during the show:

The Phat Startup’s website

Tech808 Conference November 09, 2015

The Phat Startup on Twitter – @ThePhatStartup

James Lopez on Twitter – @IMJamesLopez

The Phat Startup Courses 

The Phat Startup on YouTube

Side Hustle 101: How to Validate an Idea in 1 Week – Anthony Frasier

Kimberlee Morrison is a writer, editor, and yoga teacher with more than a decade of experenice writing about business, technology, social media, and culture. She is a founding partner of the digital media upstart CultureMass Media, Ince., Editor in Chief for CultureMass.com, and a contributing writer for AD Week's Social Times Blog. Kimberlee also co authored and edited "The Freedom Writer's Diary" (Doubleday 1999), a collection of autobiographical short stories, a New York Times Best Seller and the basis for the 2007 Paramount feature film, "Freedom Writers."

Kimberly stopped by the show to share a wealth of tips on blogging:

The Following resources were discussed during the show:

Code Academy

w3schools

Wordpress Beginner

Ben Halpert, the founder of  Savvy Cyber Kids, stops by to discuss online safety tips for children before the age of 5. The mission of Savvy Cyber Kids is to teach kids safety before they go online. Utilizing traditional learning tools, such as children’s picture books, Savvy Cyber Kids focuses on preparing children to be more cautious when going online. Ben's philiosphy is that internet safety and cyber ethics should be taughtt at a very early age.

On this episode Ben and I discuss the following topics: