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Cedric Yau, Modern-Day Renaissance Man, fitness expert, and Founder of BallerYoga who has just launched the world’s first Official Football Leather Yoga Mat joins Entrepreneurial Fit Radio.

Listen to interview with host Eric Dye & guest Cedric Yau discuss the following:

* Where did the inspiration come from to create a Yoga Mat made from official football leather?

* Once you saw the potential for a product like this, and with little to no experience in creating fitness products, how did you go about bringing the product to life?

* With hundreds of ‘other’ yoga mats out there on the market, what convinced you to shake things up and ‘disrupt’ the market so to speak? How did you feel Yogis/Athletes would respond to a product like this?

* Tell us about your plan to bring the product to market and how it evolved from the initial prototype to recent launch? What were the challenges, the revelations?

* What is next for you and BallerYoga? How do you intend to expand the brand or bring more awareness to the evolving world of yoga & athletics?

Cedric Yau is a modern-day renaissance man. A hedge-fund data analyst by day and broadway producer-fitness competitor-kung fu expert-world traveler-entrepreneur by… well, somehow he makes time for it all.

Yau’s core business is providing Big, Fast, Reactive data analytics to multi-billion dollar hedge funds, via his Linebacker Data consulting group. Cedric’s goal of being ‘smarter than the next guy and faster than the smart guy’ is more than a mere mantra, it is a strategic philosophy that has led him to success across a gamut of entrepreneurial and creative endeavors.

After earning his Master’s Degree in Computer Sciences with a focus on Artificial Intelligence by age of 20, Cedric applied his analytical mind to the financial market enabling an early ‘retirement’ by the age of 29. Since then, his ‘relaxed hurry’ approach to life has allowed him to cultivate his passion for theatre, as both a thespian and Broadway producer on 2011’s ‘Godspell on Broadway’. In 2011 Yau turned his focus to Broadway with the launch of BroadwayCIO Prophet, a real-time sales analytics tool for Broadway Producers to maximize box office yield.

As a self-professed ‘chubby’ kid in his youth, Cedric cultivated a greater appreciation for health & fitness with the same analytical approach that proved successful in other areas of his life. Not one to dabble, Yau mastered the art of Kung Fu and Yoga under the tutelage of world-renown fitness experts. In 2015, Yau embarked on a 5-star yoga retreat in Bali, which left him underwhelmed by the synthetic-shabby mats provided for practice. It was here, the initial genesis of the BallerYoga brand began and the world’s first official football leather yoga mat was born. Baller Yoga has introduced high-performance, primal mats to yoga enthusiasts and professional sports athletes alike, creating synergy between the practice that many pro-athletes have wisely adopted with the optimal ‘grip-not-stick’ leather the NFL has used for their footballs over decades.

Pulling on the threads of the unknown is what keeps Cedric motivated and engaged in iterating on the status quo. As he continues to explore the limits of his entrepreneurial spirit, BallerYoga has arrived as the latest and perhaps most innovative brain-child of a man on a mission.

Website: www.balleryoga.com

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Kala Maxym, Founder and CEO of Five Senses Tastings that curates full-sensory “music tastings” for private, corporate, and non-profit clients joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is working in conjunction with eLosAngeles (Greater Los Angeles Entrepreneurs).

Listen to interview with host Eric Dye & guest Kala Maxym discuss the following:

* Can you start off by explaining a bit about what “music tasting” is all about?

* How did the idea come about?

* Who would you say are your target audiences or markets?

* Could you give us a couple ideas of some types of events where your services could be employed to help create a more unique and intimate experience?

* What’s coming up for you in the next couple of months?

Summary: Five Senses Tastings encourages people to go a step beyond when planning the special moments in their lives. Everyone can buy a cheese plate from Costco and a couple bottles of wine from Trader Joe’s and throw a party. But it won’t be memorable. What makes an event memorable is the specificity with which your senses are triggered, and that’s where Five Senses Tastings can really make a difference.

Kala Maxym is the Founder and CEO of LA-based boutique special events company, Five Senses Tastings (5ST). Five Senses Tastings puts a unique twist on the tasting concept asking guests to “taste” with their ears, and then with all five senses, as they are taken on a full-sensory storytelling journey told through live music, wine, cheese, and chocolate. Fully customized “music tastings” are available for both private and public events, and some of 5ST’s recent clients include Diane von Furstenberg, the Oakland Symphony, Douglas Elliman Realty, the Goethe Institute, Héritage Fine Wines, and Columbia University, among many others.

Five Senses Tastings was first founded as a “side gig” while Kala was working full-time for a busy NYC-based tech start-up. Previous to this, Kala’s diverse professional background included working as a Senior Program Analyst with the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice’s overseas law enforcement initiatives, as a gemologist, and as a professional opera singer (with the occasional impromptu performance for a President) in the U.S. and abroad. All these experiences were enlightening and inspiring, but earlier this year, Kala felt a calling to dedicate herself entirely to her company and so…

This past April, she quit her day job and moved to LA in the same week and is now working full-time on Five Senses Tastings. LA has gifted Kala with one magical moment after another, and the City of Angels is clearly 5ST’s home. Five Senses has several upcoming public music tastings in LA for you to check out. Come by West Hollywood on December 8th (learn more here) or find us in Beverly Hills on December 14th (learn more here). Taste the music! Also book us for your next party or special event before December 31st and receive an in-home wine tasting for 12 worth $150!

Website: www.fivesensestastings.com

Social Media Links:

FacebooK: FiveSensesTastings

Twitter: @5SensesTastings

Instagram: @5SensesTastings

Marc Hoberman, author of Search and Seizure: Overcoming Illness and Adversity & the owner of Grade Success Tutoring which provides in person and LIVE online tutoring in all subjects including ACT and SAT Prep, College Counseling, and Educational Consulting for Parents joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to interview with host Eric Dye & guest Marc Hoberman discuss the following:

* What mindset does a person need to have in order to improve his or her health?

* How did you you deal with your diagnosis of epilepsy as a teenager?

* How have you improved your health over the years?

* What have you learned about the difference between emotional health and physical health?

* How does your memoir resonate with teens and parents alike?

As an English teacher for more than 30 years and camp administrator and consultant for almost as long, Marc has come to realize that children today need to learn how to deal with the often unexpected struggles in their lives. Marc wrote his memoir to help teens and their parents navigate through myriad issues that often confront them when they least expect it. Both mental and physical health are difficult to maintain at times, but a positive attitude and focus can help you make sure that your illness doesn’t’ define you.

Bullying, drug use, depression, and teen suicide have touched the lives of far too many young people; it’s important for them to see that there are ways to avoid the negative outcomes that some have experienced.

In Marc’s years in education, tutoring, and camp consulting,  he was voted into Who’s Who in American Teachers and has been a featured speaker at the Young Adult Institute (YAI) Conference in New York City, the New York State and New Jersey Reading Conferences, the Tristate Camping Conference in New York and New Jersey, and The Canada Camping Conference. As the owner of Grade Success Tutoring for over twenty years, Marc has helped many of his clients work through much more than just tests and academics. He has helped people who have experienced personal, physical, and emotional difficulties.

Many of Marc’s articles have been featured in newspapers, parent and camp magazines, and more. It is Marc’s hope to help people reach their full potential.

Website: www.gradesuccess.com | www.marchoberman.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: facebook.com/gradesuccess

Twitter: @GradeSuccess

Brandin Cohen, Co-founder and CEO of Liquid I.V., a Los Angeles startup disrupting the hydration industry and aiming to eradicate global dehydration joins the Green Business Podcast Show.

Listen to interview with host Eric Dye & guest Brandin Cohen discuss the following:

* Tell us about the problem Liquid I.V. is solving and your thoughts on the importance of problem solving when launching a business.

* Thirty percent of Liquid I.V. products is donated to areas where individuals suffer from dehydration; how has having a philanthropic element played a role in your business model?

* What’s your secret to success as it pertains to securing investors?

* The consumer package goods market is highly competitive — from getting onto shelves to getting the attention of consumers. What obstacles have you encountered and how have you overcome them?

* What advice do you have for entrepreneurial minded individuals, especially those just out of college, who are trying to decide if they should pursue a job in the corporate world or start a business?

Liquid I.V. is a startup disrupting the hydration industry and aiming to eradicate global dehydration with its revolutionary hydration technology. Founders Brandin Cohen and Hayden Fulstone conceived Liquid I.V. because they were frustrated with chemical and sugar filled sports drinks that were not effectively hydrating them. The former elite college athletes harnessed the pioneering (and underutilized) science introduced by the World Health Organization in the 1970’s to create Hydration Multiplier, a portable and consumer-friendly hydration product available to the masses. 

Backed by several professional athletes, including New York Knicks guard Sasha Vujacic, ultra-marathoner Sally McRae, and pro surfer Jamie Mitchell, Liquid I.V. has generated rapid success in its three years.

As a way to work toward their mission to eradicate dehydration globally, Liquid I.V. donates 30% of its product to areas suffering from severe dehydration both domestically and globally.

Hydration Multiplier is available at a variety of retailers, including: Whole Foods, 7-eleven, Amazon.com, Costco.com, and on Liquid I.V.’s website.

Website: www.liquid-iv.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: facebook.com/liquidiv

Twitter: @liquidiv

Instagram: @liquidiv

Joe Costa, the President and Founder of Averica Land Development Services Inc., a land management company serving Developers and Investors out of Toronto, Canada in all areas of land development from acquisition through to completion joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to interview with host Eric Dye & guest Joe Costa discuss the following:

* What is the state of the market in Toronto today?

* Why invest in Real Estate?

* Why invest in the Toronto Market specifically?

* What is the largest entrance barrier for investing in Land?

* What is the future of land development in Toronto?

Summary: When looking to invest in real estate development, be sure to partner (or seek the assistance from) with someone who has experience in the development specifically and not simply real estate in general. They will understand the how to navigate through the hudles and how to avoid the pitfalls.

Averica Land Development Services Inc. is a land development management company in Toronto, Canada. Serving developers and investors (large and small) in all areas of land development from acquisition through to completion.

With over 20 years of experience and following his tenure as Vice President for one of Toronto’s largest developers, Joe Costa founded Averica in December 2014. He is a University of Toronto graduate and holds a Professional Engineering license (P.Eng.) in Civil Engineering.

At Averica, whether it’s commercial, industrial, or residential, they are best suited to help execute your ideas and turn them into profitable investments. With a philosophy driven to provide results, Averica has quickly gained a reputation for maximizing developer profits in the least amount of time.

Website: www.averica.ca

 

Janine Iannarelli, the CEO of Par Avion, an international business aircraft firm which sells used private jets and business aircraft joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to interview with host Eric Dye & guest Janine Iannarelli discuss the following:

* How did you get involved in the private business aviation field?

* Explain exactly what it is that you do.

* Why should today’s businesses own a business jet? How can small businesses plan ahead for this eventual purchase?

* How do you reach your potential buyers?

* What are the next steps in the growth of Par Avion?

Janine K. Iannarelli has more than 30 years of business aviation experience, having represented numerous corporations and private individuals worldwide with respect to both the sale and purchase of business aircraft. Ms. Iannarelli is the Founder and President of Par Avion Ltd., which is based in Houston, Texas. Par Avion is an aircraft marketing firm that specializes in the exclusive representation and acquisition of business aircraft and whose area of expertise lends itself to the Bombardier Globals and Learjets, Citation, Falcon, Gulfstream, Hawker and Phenom product lines.

Ms. Iannarelli has extensive experience in cross-border transactions, with nearly 90 percent of Par Avion’s business concentrated in this area of specialization. The scope of her experience with aircraft sales transactions reaches well beyond the procurement process in that she has had in-depth interactions with manufacturers, maintenance facilities and completion centers specific to the previously referenced aircraft as well as other makes and models of business aircraft.  Ms. Iannarelli also has worked directly with designated representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration and with many other countries’ civil aviation authorities where she has placed or procured aircraft.

One of many notable adventures in Ms. Iannarelli’s career was her involvement in the ferrying of a Falcon 10 and 100 from the tip of South Africa to Texas in 1997.  The journey was a unique undertaking in that Ms. Iannarelli was surely the first woman broker to undertake this endeavor.  The range of these airplanes dictated that a number of stops en route would need to be made, particularly on the African continent, traveling within range of then war-torn countries and negotiating with local ground support whose first language is French.  The experience included traversing the Sahara Desert, the Atlantic Ocean to the Canary Islands and on to Europe. The North Atlantic leg posed one of the greatest challenges given that flight planning is especially critical with a short-legged airplane.

A 1983 graduate of Montclair State University in Upper Montclair, N.J., Ms. Iannarelli earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a specific concentration in marketing and a minor in psychology.  She studied the French Language at L’ALLIANCE FRANCAISE de Houston and earned continuing education credits from Rice University in Houston, Texas. She has attended numerous industry–related seminars sponsored by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) and various manufacturers and aviation product vendors.  She is a current member of the NBAA, European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), Women in Aviation, International, and the American Marketing Association.   In February of 2016 Ms. Iannarelli was invited to serve on the EBAA Associate Member’s Sales and Acquisition committee providing expert input on international sales transactions.

In January 2016, Ms. Iannarelli was reappointed and named presiding officer by Governor Greg Abbott to the Texas A...

Jon Michail, the Group CEO of Image Group International, an award winning author and recognised as Australia’s No 1 image coach joins Enterprise Radio.

Image Group International empowers executives, entrepreneurs and their organisations to become iconic and monetised leadership brands.

Listen to interview with host Eric Dye & guest Jon Michail discuss the following:

* Tell me about you and your business.

* Why would an individual be interested to use your services?

* What are the bottom-line benefits in growing your personal brand?

* I’ve noticed you have an eclectic list of clients, many in the business world but also elite athletes, celebrities & politicians. How do they find out about you?

* Your corporate clients are household names like IBM, Google, CNBC, & L’Oreal.  What do they require from you that may be different from individuals?

* If you had your chance again, what would you do differently?

* For someone first starting out with a new concept and idea, what is the best advice you can give them?

Jon Michail is Group CEO of Image Group International, an award winning author and recognised as Australia’s No 1 image coach.

Image Group International empowers executives, entrepreneurs and their organisations to become iconic and monetised leadership brands.

He is a regular commentator in international media including ABC, CNN, NBC, Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Success, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review and Vogue.

Jon lives in Melbourne, Australia with his wife and life partner, two sons and two dogs and practices ‘laughing  at himself’ as he believes that life is too short to be taken (too) seriously.

Website: www.imagegroup.com.au

Social Media Links:

Facebook: facebook.com/imagegroupinternational

Twitter: @image_group

Instagram: @image_group_int

Donny Walford, Founder and Managing Director of Behind Closed Doors, an Australian company providing professional development, mentoring and networking for women in business that just this month has launched a footprint in the USA joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to interview with host Eric Dye & guest Donny Walford discuss the following:

* We hear you have this month launched behind closed doors in the USA.  Tell us what exactly is behind closed doors?

* Why have you decided to bring the membership to the US?

* What would you say makes behind closed doors different to other professional development programs.

* Behind closed doors also offers opportunities for networking, how important is networking to women in business?

* You have had a successful corporate and board career, how has networking played a role in you achieving your career goals?

* Not long ago you attended the International Women’s Forum Global Conference in Chicago, tell us a bit about that and what were your key takeaways.

The Founder of DW Bottom Line Pty Ltd (Bottomline) Transition Strategists™ and DW Behind Closed Doors Pty Ltd, Donny Walford has an enviable record of success working with boards, executive, senior management and business owners across industry, government and the not-for-profit sector.

Through her businesses Bottom Line and Behind Closed Doors, Donny assists organisations and individuals maximise their performance by six significant program offerings:

* Behind Closed Doors (Businesswomen’s membership)

* Executive Coaching and Mentoring

* Directors Network (Directors program for men and women)

* BoardDirect (Board placement program)

* Business BootCamp (Organisational Restructures/Process and Business Improvement/Strategic and Business Planning/Facilitation)

* Interim Management (Business Coaching & Interim Placements)

Donny’s background is at the Executive and senior management level of banking, finance, human resources and government over a period of 34 years.  She led the sales, marketing and banking division of Australia’s leading Executive Recruitment Company, Morgan & Banks, (now Hudson Ltd) before being appointed as General Manager, Marketing and Business Development, with the SA Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry, trading as Business SA.

She joined the South Australian Government as Executive Director of Invest South Australia, responsible for investment from interstate and overseas.  She was also the inaugural Chief Executive, Defence Unit, a division of the Department of Trade and Economic Development.  Donny was then appointed Chief Executive Officer, vivasa Inc. formerly known as Business Vision 2010.  The organisation worked collaboratively with government, industry and community to drive economic, social and environmental development in South Australia.  Donny was appointed Chair of TEC 56 (The Executive Connection).

Current Board Directorships include:

2005 – current           Director, KeyInvest Ltd

2005 – current           Chairman, Finance and Investment committee, KeyInvest Ltd

2012 – current            Member, Remuneration and Nomination committee, KeyInvest Ltd

2008 – current           Director, Australian Associated Advisers Pty Ltd

2014 – current            Membership Committee Director, International Women’s Forum Australia

2015 – current            Director, SYC Hypa 100 Board

2015 – current            Director, Heart Foundation of Australia (SA)

Dan Engel, Founder and CEO of Mobile First that helps companies increase mobile revenue and preserve their brand value by ensuring flawless and optimized mobile web performance joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to interview with host Eric Dye & guest Dan Engel discuss the following:

* What should a marketing professional know about Mobile1st’s new mobilizer tool?

* Why Mobilizer, why now?

* Describe who uses Mobilizer & what are users saying about it?

* What strategic advantages does Mobilizer yield for brands like PapaJohn’s & how does Mobilizer help?

* What would you say to a CMO or a VP of marketing?

Dan Engel specializes in the building and marketing of SaaS products and companies. Before co-founding Mobile1st, Dan co-founded FastSpring in 2005 and was the company’s CEO 2005-2013. FastSpring, with over $120 million in revenue, manages web storefronts for 3,000+ software companies globally. Prior to FastSpring, Dan led online consumer acquisition for Google’s multi-billion dollar products AdSense and AdWords.  Dan is a member of YPO, a global organization for CEOs.

Website: mobile1st.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: facebook.com/getmobilizer

Twitter: @getmobilizer

 

Dr. Bonnie Mason, Founder of Beyond the Exam Room, an educational firm comprised of Dr. Mason and practicing physicians joins Enterprise Radio.

At BTER, their mission is to teach their fellow physicians the crucial aspects of practicing medicine that they weren’t taught in medical school.

Listen to interview with host Eric Dye & guest Dr. Bonnie Mason discuss the following:

* What is Beyond the Exam Room (BTER)?

* Why did you decide to launch this business?

* Who would you say can best benefit from BTER?

* Is Beyond the Exam Room only for doctors and clinicians?

* What types of topics are covered in the Continuing Medical Education modules?

* Besides the modules, what else does BTER offer?

* What has the response been to date?

Through innovative educational programs on the business of medicine, leadership and diversity, Dr. Mason’s personal mission is to teach, facilitate and empower future and current physicians to reach their maximum potential as comprehensively-prepared medical professionals.

The past 20 years as a clinician and educator have enabled her to develop expertise in medical education program innovation and implementation from the physician’s perspective.

Dr. Mason is an alumnus of the Kellogg School of Management, holds adjunct professorships in GME at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Texas, Medical Branch in Galveston. She has held committee and board positions on various AAOS groups such as the leadership Fellows Committee and the Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society.

Previously a practicing, board certified orthopedic surgeon and physician administrator of a private practice, Dr. Mason was forced into early retirement due to rheumatoid arthritis. She now leverages her years of clinical and administrative experience to help doctors build careers, first, matching more than 100 women and underrepresented minorities with orthopedic residency programs through her non-profit, Nth Dimensions, and now through Beyond The Exam Room teaching doctors, residents and students the skills they need to live the best possible lives in a rapidly changing medical landscape.

Dr. Mason is also a proud wife and the mother of two future leaders.

Website: www.beyondtheexamroom.com