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  • COVID-19 Economic Interruptions and Insurance

    Rick Ellsley is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer and Former President of the Broward County Trial Lawyers Association. Your business may already have insurance to shield it from some of the financial losses of COVID-19. Business interruption coverage a/k/a business income loss coverage is fairly standard in Business Owners Policies and Commercial Property Policies.  Most small businesses do not even realize that they have it and most insurance companies don't want you to know. Learn how you may be able to recover income due to COVID-19. 

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    More on Rick
    “You may reach Rick at (954) 465-6590 or [email protected]”

    “Rick is offering listeners to this program a FREE POLICY REVIEW - just email it to him at [email protected] with your name and contact information and he will analyze your policy to see if he can help you.  It is FREE, so why not let him see if he can help your small business”   

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    40 min
  • SoLo Funds: Disrupting Pay Day Loans and Empowering People

    Solo Funds is a peer-to-peer lending space that addresses the needs of the unbanked or underbanked.  SoLo Funds connects lenders and borrowers for affordable access to loans under $1000. SoLo Funds facilitated $5 million in loans in 2019 and is projected to hit 12 million in 2020. 

    Solo Funds is uniquely positioned to help Americans dealing with the additional pressures of the COVID-19 economy. 


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    https://www.solofunds.com/

    50 min
  • Christians and White Privilege

    Senior Pastor of Crossroads Church Brian Tome and Rob Richardson discuss the hard truths about racism in America and what Christians should do to remove the original sin of white supremacy and racism in America. 


    Brian Tome is the founding and senior pastor of Crossroads Church, 2017's fastest-growing church in America. Brian has authored four books including his best-seller, The Five Marks of a Man. He also hosts The Aggressive Life podcast. As an entrepreneur, Brian has opened several other non-profits and started Man Camp, a primitive weekend camping experience that has helped tens of thousands of men reclaim the code of manhood. An avid adventure motorcyclist, Brian rides tens of thousands of miles and camps more than 30 nights a year. Brian has also released an adventure ride TV show called Phantom Lake, available on Amazon Prime. He is married with three children and lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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    Instagram: @briantome
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    Crossroads Church
    Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sX-J2FC8Q4
    https://www.crossroads.net/

    1 hr 2 min
  • Sports in a COVID-19 World
    We discuss the future of sports in a COVID-19 world with Jeff Kominsky. Jeff is a legal expert in all things sports. From 2002 through 2005, Mr. Kominsky interned with the Minnesota Vikings, reporting directly to former Vikings owner, Red McCombs. Mr. Kominsky’s interest in sports law/business continued into his studies at law school as the Founder & Chair of the Inaugural Sports Law Symposium at The Ohio State University. He currently serves as South Florida's Chapter President of the Florida Sports Law Association as well as a Regional member for the Sports Lawyers Association’s Outreach Committee.
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    Instagram @jkominsky
    42 min
  • COVID-19 is the symptom our system is the virus?

    Tyrel Ventura and  Ameisha Cross discuss the failure of the American system in response to COVID-19.

    In this episode we discuss:

    • The US pattern of failures in response to crises 
    • How does this keep happening? Corruption, stupidy, or both? 
    • What will the new normal be?

    About Tyrel
    Tyrel Ventura, as the son of Jesse Ventura, shares in his father's revolutionary spirit and search for truth. While bringing a fun, self-effacing but confident swagger to the proceedings, Tyrel speaks from the heart on all issues and is not afraid of speaking truth to power. Tyrel Ventura has traveled a fascinating and diverse path in the entertainment industry. He broke into Hollywood working for the Academy Award®-winning actor and director Sean Penn on such films as 21 Grams, The Pledge, I Am Sam and Mystic River. He has gone on to direct, write, produce and perform in numerous short films, television commercials, and independent feature films. Tyrel’s television producing credits include the MSNBC talk show Jesse Ventura’s America as well as three seasons of Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura. Tyrel is now with RT America where he hosts: Watching the Hawks. 

    Find Tyrel

    https://www.rt.com/shows/watching-the-hawks/

    @TyrelWatching





    1 hr 3 min
  • Corona and Employment Law

    Michael Elkins founded MLE Law which provides alternative fee structures that include not charging to talk, email, or text with clients. MLE Law does not have traditional brick and mortar office space or unnecessary staff. MLE Law’s use of shared co-work space and technology allows for modern, efficient, and global representation while only charging clients for actual legal work produced.https://mlelawfirm.com/about/

    46 min
  • Entertainment to Empowering Entrepreneurs: Monique Idlett-Mosley

    For her entertainment career, Monique was CEO of Mosley Brands and Mosley Music Group, with former husband Tim “Timberland” Mosley for over fourteen years. 

    Nowadays, Monique is focused on changing the narrative around what a successful entrepreneur looks like while providing mentorship to young girls and women. In 2017, she founded Reign Ventures Capital, a $25 million dollar fund that focuses on women and minority-led startups. She has guided several start-up companies to success as an investor and board member, most recently with Appy Couple and LISNR. Since 2014, she has served as a National Trustee for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

    57 min
  • Corona and Cybersecurity: protecting against hackers and trolls


    Fareedah Shaheed was born in Maryland but spent most of her childhood outside of the US. She returned to the States in 2013 and attended the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), where she majored in Cybersecurity. Her experiences with different cultures and the tech field led her to combine her interest in psychology with cybersecurity and thus, her passion for security awareness was born. 

    Find Fareedah

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/cyberfareedah

    Fareedah's Company- Sekuva: https://sekuva.mykajabi.com/

    Year Up: https://www.yearup.org/

    Instagram @cyberfareedah 



    What you learn in this episode


    The importance of understanding human psychology with Cybersecurity.


    How vulnerable you are to losing control of your life without cybersecurity.


    Overcoming mental blocks in your learning path. 


    Overcoming racism and sexism in the tech world.


    Resources to protect yourself in a digital workforce.


    Resources

     Small business are the real target of Cybercriminals on small businesses: 


    https://enterprise.verizon.com/resources/reports/DBIR_2018_Report.pdf



    Cybersecurity Resources for Websites

    Website security plugins: 


    Sucuri: https://sucuri.net/

    Wordfence: https://www.wordfence.com/



     Books Fareedah recommends 


    • Almost anything by Robert Greene: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Greene/e/B001IGV3IS%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
    • Almost anything by Malcolm Gladwell:https://www.amazon.com/Malcolm-Gladwell/e/B000APOE98%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
    • Mindset by Carol Dweck: https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322
    • The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown:https://www.amazon.com/Gifts-Imperfection-Think-Supposed-Embrace/dp/159285849X



    Other extremely impactful books (that I forgot to mention):


    • The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann: https://www.amazon.com/Go-Giver-Expanded-Little-Powerful-Business/dp/1591848288
    • The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss:https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357
    1 hr 1 min

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