Eliances Heroes

Brian Smith Founder of Ugg Australia is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes radio show amfm. Smith created the famous sheepskin boots after noticing the lack of cozy boot options in California while studying at UCLA's school of graduate management. He and David discuss surfing, family and fashion. Smith's book, The Birth of a Brand – Launching Your Entrepreneurial Passion and Soul also is mentioned along with the road from starting out to building a multimillion dollar footwear empire.

Duke Merhavy is owner of Fractional CMO and is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes radio show amfm. They discuss Duke's leadership roles with large corporations and startups. His ability to jump in and help companies that truly are in need makes him a hero in addition to being an Eliances member.

Anson Williams known for playing Potsie from Happy Days in interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes radio show amfm. They discuss life on the Happy Days set, working with icons from the TV and film industry like Ron Howard, Henry Winkler and the rest of the cast. Williams continued to work in production and direction on many films and TV shows including current projects. He also talked about working to end drowsy driving with his uncle, Dr. Heimlich of the famed Heimlich Maneuver. They use the power of pepper and lemon to instantly wake up and avoid accidents when driving drowsy.

Richard Lustig is a 7time lottery grand prize winner, he is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes radio show amfm. They talk about the system Lustig developed for increasing changes of winning any lottery.

Heidi Jennenga CEO WebPT is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes radio show amfm. They discuss the physical therapy industry and how Heidi's experience in the field brought her to the conclusion that there had to be a better way to run a physical therapy business. A gap located, she and her husband co-founded WebPT. Heidi talks about how working with a spouse can be challenging but offers immense rewards.

Newt Gingrich is the former US House Speaker who is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes radio show amfm. They discuss family, The Speaker's political career, and the issue of Opioid addiction. The Speaker has teamed up with Van Jones of CNN's Crossfire, and Patrick Kennedy, congressman and son of the late Ted Kennedy, to Advocate for Opioid Recovery and the decriminalization of it.

Jose Costa of CEO Driven Brands MAACO Econo Lube n Tune, and others is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show on Money Radio amfm. They discuss authenticity in leadership and his time working at VP of marketing, research and development for Burger King.

Tim Davis CEO of UPS Store is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes radio show amfm. They discuss franchising and the proliferation of UPS Store having 4500 locations.

Dan Cane Founder of Modernizing Medicine is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes radio show amfm. Cane discusses inspiration and the drive to revolutionize not one but two industries Education and Healthcare.

John Scully was CEO of Apple and was interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes radio show amfm. Sculley discusses his time joining Apple at the dawn of the Apple computer takeover, and lessons learned from founder Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. He also discusses his book Moonshot about harnessing the opportunities of new technology to build a billion dollar business.