Naomi is a 16 year old entrepreneur and education reform advocate.

Since the earliest of days, Naomi has started multiple businesses - especially Spice it Up and now Bright Futures. She has had the ambition to envision her business and the diligence to execute on them.

Most notably, she is a national intern for Girl Scouts of the USA and received the Gold Award Girl Scout in 2020.

Naomi has much wisdom and a still disposition to her. Enjoy this episode as we talk deep about her journey so far.

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Naomi's Journey

Entrepreneurship

Business

Curiosity

Education

Education Reform

Favorite Books

Daily Routines

Naomi’s Website

Naomi’s LinkedIn

Naomi’s Twitter

Naomi’s Instagram

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Abby Sugar is the Founder and CEO of Play Out Apparel. She launched Play Out's first styles in 2014, as the first and only gender-equal underwear brand to show at Lingerie Fashion Week, and graduated from The Founder Institute Silicon Valley Winter 2020 cohort.

As an outgoing, unapologetically queer startup founder, she strives to be a leading voice in and for the LGBTQ+ community. Abby’s entrepreneurial spirit and unique personal style give her an outsider’s advantage in the world of fashion. After her original cofounder left Play Out and she took some time to re-envision the brand, her dear friend E Leifer joined as CDO in 2017.

Enjoy this episode and hit up Abby if you got value out of this discussion.

And remember, you can always: f*#king figure it out.

Go get it!

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Abby's Journey

Play Out Apparel

Entrepreneurship

Figuring it Out

Product Market Fit

Fashion

Team Culture

Communication

[Book] The Phantom Tool Booth

Abby’s Instagram

Abby’s LinkedIn

Play Out Apparel Website

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A family man, entrepreneur, engineer, and now politician.

Peter Zieve was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He grew up under an engineer, as well. So, Peter Zieve eventually decided to attend MIT, where his brother went as well, and graduated from in 1976 with a BS in Electrical Engineering.

He later entered graduate school at MIT and founded EFB Inc.

He stayed with EFB Inc until 1983 when he entered graduate school at the University of Washington to eventually earn a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.

As part of his PhD program, he developed the Low Voltage Electromagnetic Riveter and started Electroimpact, Inc. upon graduation in July 1986.  

It’s been in operation for 35 years. Peter’s son Michael also attended MIT and is serving as a Vice-President of Electroimpact.

You can say it runs in the family.  Enjoy this deep dive and special format on the life of Peter and the story of Electroimpact Inc.

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Peter's Journey

MIT

EFB Inc.

Electroimpact Inc.

Engineering

Ownership

Innovation

Business

Entrepreneurship

Electroimpact Website

Peter’s LinkedIn

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Danny Miranda is a writer and learner - both of which he has been a life-long learner of.

Since he was young, Danny has been writing. Whether it was being a Media Relations Intern for the New York Mets, Public Relations Intern for the NYIT, or an Owner/Editor of Knicks Vision (his own media publication that he started at just age 15), writing was the thread to bind it all.

Through and through, Danny has been through the wilderness of his own internal and being in a better spot each and every day, he wants to share his journey with others and empower/uplift others through positivity and interviewing others.

He does the latter through his podcast: The Danny Miranda Podcast.

Be sure to check it out below and as with this episode…. happy watching. Enjoy!

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Danny’s Journey

Podcasting

“What do you mean, I’m not doing anything. I’m just being me.” (Danny)

Tom Brady <> “Obsession”

Love

[Book] Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins

[Book] Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant

Thinking

“Clear writing is clear thinking.” (Danny)

“Writing is meditation.” (Danny)

[Book] Becoming Supernatural by Dr. Joe Dispenza

Gratitude

Cabin in the Woods Excursion (that started it all)

Openness

[Quote] “What do you mean, I’m not doing anything. I’m just being me.” (Danny)

[Quote] “Clear writing is clear thinking.” (Danny)

[Quote] “Writing is meditation.” (Danny)

Danny’s Website

Danny’s Twitter

Danny’s LinkedIn

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Ari Lewis was born in New York City and raised in Long Island. After moving to Ohio and completing undergrad, his childhood best friend and him started Grasshopper Capital, a hedge fund focused on investing in digital assets.

They sold the firm in 2018 to Token Capital Management, an Australian asset management firm.

Thereafter, Ari co-founded GreenBlock strategic communications and innovation consultancy firm. His consulting work has led him to working with one-person startups all the way to state governments and Fortune 500 organizations.

Most recently, and after many years, Ari is a prominent voice on Twitter and has also started Payload, a newsletter about everything space.

Ari has also helped found BrandStreet.co - a community for brand builders.

Enjoy!

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Writing

Ari’s Journey

Newsletters

Twitter

Community Building

Owning One’s Audience

BrandStreet.co

Content

How to Post Consistently

Ari’s Website

BrandStreet.co Website

Ari’s LinkedIn

Ari’s Instagram

Ari’s Twitter

Ari’s YouTube

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During this conversation, Dr. Shaun L. McKay showed his depth of knowledge and range of expertise in everything education. Not only will every student resonate with this, but every faculty person, teacher, administrator, politician should too. There is great gold in what is said during this conversation.

Dr. McKay is an accomplished leader in post-secondary education, who, from 2010 to May 2019, served as President of Suffolk County Community College, the largest community college in the State of New York, with an annual enrollment of over 30,000 credit-earning and 8,000 continuing education students.

Before that he served as Executive Dean, CEO of Suffolk’s Grant Campus, serving the western communities of the county.

Prior to joining Suffolk, Dr. McKay served as Director of Planning for the Community College of Baltimore County and spent eight years in various positions at Morgan State University. He has also taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at several institutions.

With a slew of degrees, Dr. Shaun McKay is knowledgeable in the following: Ed. D. in Higher Education Administration with a specialization in Community College Leadership from Morgan State University in Baltimore, M.A. in Management and Communication from the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore and B.S. in Business Management from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Lastly, Dr. McKay created an integrated planning model when at Suffolk County Community College. His work helped engage students and also teachers to perform at their best.

Keep in mind that around the 58 minute mark there is one cut. That was only due to a technical issue. Other than that, enjoy this conversation with Dr. Shaun McKay!

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Dr. Shaun McKay’s Background

Dr. Shaun McKay’s Journey

Faith

The Importance of Detachment

Google Education

Skilled-Based Training

Education at Large

Suffolk Community College Work

Leadership

Leadership - “Don’t do the same, do different.” (Dr. Shaun McKay)

“The day you stop learning is the day you cease to exist [metaphorically].” (Dr. Shaun McKay)

“Leadership is really followership. I’m following you as you innovate and improve.” (Dr. Shaun McKay)

“The baseline is education.” (Dr. Shaun McKay)

Achieving the Dream Foundation

Great Communication is Great Listening

Technology

Emerging Markets

Growth Mindset

Dr. Shaun McKay’s Facebook

Dr. Shaun McKay’s Twitter

Dr. Shaun McKay’s LinkedIn

Dr. Shaun McKay’s Website

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Brandon C. Ballard is a servant leader. He has built himself through his fair share of the trials and obstacles in life though. There have been tough moments of experiencing homelessness, having relationship issues, and sometimes having no financial backing or opportunity in sight.

Brandon was also a former 8-year U.S. Army Reservist - serving since 2012.

In 2015, Brandon went through a valuable journey in a casino as he worked his way from security guard to a position in Human Resources to then VIP Marketing.

By intentional development, Brandon is an adept creative. His former business, BrandonCaptures, “is all about persistence and personality”. He has been able to partner with brands such as Radio One, Entercom, iHeartMedia, PECO, and Temple University.

He also founded The Creative’s Pace, which is meant to “support entrepreneurs in a holistic way by providing content and resources that will transform the mind and average perspective towards creative business.”

Brandon is a great connector and communicator.

Even more so, he is a community builder who is launching PEAK Scholars Academy. PEAK offers personal and professional development courses for aspiring and established entrepreneurs while hosting empowering presentations in schools for youth.

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Brandon’s Journey

Writing

Storytelling

Obstacles in life

Effective Communication

The Importance of Reflection

Faith

PEAK Scholars Academy

Pop Reviewers App - a social networking app around movies

[Movie] Finding Nemo

[Show] I May Destroy You

Community

Brandon’s Photography

Brandon’s Community Building

Brandon’s Changing Narratives

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Jordan Gross is reimagining personal development. His full focus is to trail-blaze personal development through creative storytelling. Imagitivitation….. imagination, creativity, implementation.

Through writing, speaking, going back to school to learn the field and skills of therapy, and building communities of dreamers/makers, Jordan wants to uplift others with storytelling being the main foundation. 2021 is Jordan’s year of experimentation.

That’s why he is doing said things above. Another example being, his new book “What Happen in Tomorrow World”, which is a modern day fable about navigating uncertainty.

As he says, “The stories I write now are all for my grandma.” This new book just so happens to include the spirit of his grandma, as well. Being a 3-time author (Getting COMFY, Journey to Cloud Nine, What Happens in Tomorrow World), TEDx speaker, and even doing 90 podcast interviews in 90 days in one month within 2020, he is someone you want to take notes on.

Tune into this discussion to hear the journey and insights from Jordan himself, but most certainly make sure you watch what he is doing. He is definitely doing it right and making it true to him along the way.

Enjoy!

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[Book] What Happens in Tomorrow World

Jordan’s Journey

Jordan’s 8th Grade English Teacher (Mr. Doran)

[Book] Animal Farm

English

Writing

Storytelling

[Quote] “I learn best when I am moved emotionally.” (Jordan Gross)

Personal Development

Walt Disney

Pixar

[Movie] Soul

Emily Wilcox

Perspective

Main Character Syndrome

[Quote] “Be like water.” (Bruce Lee)

Simon Sinek

Pre-order Jordan’s New Book (What Happen in Tomorrow World)

Jordan’s Medium

Jordan’s Article on 200 Interviews & 9 Questions

Jordan’s Amazon Page

Jordan’s Goodreads Page

Jordan’s LinkedIn

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Jim Feldkamp is the Lead Consultant - Intelligence & Counterterrorism at Complete Threat Preparedness.

As a Commander, James (Jim) L. Feldkamp, USN Ret., Jim was a US Naval Flight Officer, Counter-Measures Officer (ECMO), and Navigator for the EA-6B – the U.S. Navy’s carrier-based electronic attack aircraft. He flew off the USS Midway in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1991.

Affiliating with the U.S. Naval Reserves became a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at Norfolk, Virginia.

Jim was a founding member of the Joint Counter Terrorism Task Force and, as a collateral duty, was one of three pilots in the Norfolk office that conducted aerial physical surveillance of suspects in criminal and terrorist cases. In 2004 he resigned from the FBI to become the Republican nominee for Oregon’s District 4 Congressional seat during both the 2004 and 2006 election cycles.

In 2007 he was recalled to active Navy reserve duty to help establish the precursor office of NMIO and was responsible for the coordination of all domestic and international information-sharing of non-classified information among U.S. federal government agencies, foreign governments, and the international maritime shipping industry to increase maritime security and maritime domain awareness.

Jim is currently a Subject Matter Expert at Georgetown University, developing a course on “Terrorism and Unconventional Threats.” Previously, he was an adjunct professor at George Mason University, and George Washington University, teaching undergraduate courses in domestic and international terrorism. He has authored/edited a university textbook through Cognella Academic Publishing on the "Theory and Politics of Terrorism."

In this discussion, we dive into Jim’s full story, talk about finding peace in discomfort, and more.

Also, something amazing to know, Jim and his family have a milk delivery business called Umpqua Dairy. It was created by Ormond Feldkamp and Herb Sullivan in 1931 with just $500. Their ice cream was rated best in North America in 2020.

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Jim’s Journey

US Naval Flying

Flying Training at age 18

The Importance of Travel

Finding Comfort Within Discomfort

USS Midway; Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1991

Perspective

[Book] What If?

History Books

[Quote] “Is it time that makes the man…. or man that makes the time?”

[Quote] “If you find yourself going through hell, keep going.” (Winston Churchill)

Clipper Race Around the World

Diving - Chuuk Lagoon

Clipper Race Around the World

Wine

Umpqua Dairy - Feldkamp Family Business

Running with the Bulls in Pamplona

[Quote] “If you find yourself going through hell, keep going.” (Winston Churchill)

Jim’s Website: https://jamesfeldkamp.co/

Jim’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jlfeldkamp

Jim’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-feldkamp-b372507/

Jim’s Medium: https://jamesfeldkamp.medium.com/

Umpqua Dairy Website: https://umpquadairy.com/our-products/ice-cream/

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Jared Kleinert is a 3-time author (2 Billion Under 20, 3 Billion Under 30, and How to Build a World-Class Network in Record Time), award-winning author, entrepreneur, and world-class networker. He’s the guy who knows the guy….. who knows the guy.

At age 15, he started his first business (NowIGetIt.com). At 18, he became one of the youngest signed authors of a business book in MacMillan’s 175+ year history.

Later, he became one of the first 10 employees for an enterprise SaaS company called 15Five, where he worked under “The Most Connected Man You Don’t Know In Silicon Valley” (according to Forbes).

That same year, he began his own marketing consulting firm after landing #1 NYT bestselling author Keith Ferrazzi (former CMO of Deloitte and author of Never Eat Alone) as his first-ever client.

The marketing consulting firm referred to is Kleinert Ventures, which is an entrepreneurial marketing consultancy that partners with #1 NYT bestselling authors, Fortune 500 executives, major keynote speakers, Emmy award-winning journalists, seven-figure business owners, VC-backed startup founders, and others who lead their industries and positively impact millions of people through their work.

USA Today called Jared the "Most Connected Millennial".

Jared’s been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, TechCrunch, Huffington Post, and TEDxYouth Miami.

His new book “How To Build A World-Class Network In Record Time” is out now. He is running Meeting of the Minds all year around. So, check it out if you want to be around the best to then be the best.

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Jared’s Journey

Jared’s Networking Process

[Book] How To Build A World-Class Network In Record Time

Keith Ferrazzi

[Book] Never Eat Alone

Writing (Books, Newsletters, and more)

15Five

3 Billion Under 30

Thiel Fellowship

Cal Fusman

Community

MOTM

Meeting of the Minds

Jared’s LinkedIn

Jared’s Twitter

Jared’s Instagram

Jared’s YouTube

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