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Shuaib Ahmed, a legal defense attorney and owner and President of ASA Law Group, LLC, and ASA Law Group, Inc. Enterprise Radio. He is the author of the new book, “Personal Business: Using the ASA Way to Build an Inspired, Purposeful Team.”

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channels.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Shuaib Ahmed discuss the following:

* Why have you taken on the business norms that require leaving our personal lives at the door?

* Can you share an example of the symbiotic interplay between our personal and professional lives?

* What mind shifts are needed to become our authentic selves at work?

* Why is it necessary for organizational leaders to abandon their focus on the bottom line, and focus instead on creating empathetic and caring workplaces?

* How do leaders go about building a values-based culture?

Shuaib Ahmed, a legal defense attorney, is owner and president of ASA Law Group, LLC, and ASA Law Group, Inc. He is the author of the new book, Personal Business: Using the ASA Way to Build an Inspired, Purposeful Team (ForbesBooks, April 11, 2023), offering a tried-and-tested leadership approach that prioritizes the individual worker. Learn more at books.forbes.com/authors/shuaib-ahmed.

Website: books.forbes.com/authors/shuaib-ahmed | https://www.asalawgroup.net

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David Goodman the Vice President of Marketing for Advantice Health, a parent company of the Kerasal Foot Care line joins Enterprise Fit Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest David Goodman discuss the following:

* Tell me about Kerasal and your product line?

* Why do you think it is important for people to take good care of their feet and how can they do that easily at home?

* What are your most popular and successful products and why?

* I understand you had a contest during FootCare Awareness Month seeking ‘the most beautiful feet” – where can people go to vote to select a winner? And in May?

* What else do you want to share about Kerasal footcare?

David Goodman is Vice President of Marketing for Advantice Health, the parent company of Kerasal. Kerasal is a complete foot care line that offers visible results. With Kerasal products, your feet will ‘See a Visible Difference.”

Advantice Health is a rapidly growing OTC company, based in Cedar Knolls, NJ., with a well-known portfolio of brands including Kerasal, Amlactin, Triple Paste, Dermoplast, New Skin and Domeboro. David is a Brand Marketing Leader with a unique combination of experience and leadership roles in large companies (Reckitt, Novartis, Bayer) as well as in a smaller PE owned organization. Under his guidance, brands received significant experience driving growth on established brands (Lysol, Alka-Seltzer, Aleve, Bayer Aspirin, MiraLax, etc.) as well as for emerging equities.

Website: https://www.kerasal.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kerasalofficial

Instagram: @kerasal

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Best selling author Wanda Huntington, who wrote the international best-selling book “Seriously, God? WTF!?!” joins Enterprise Radio. Huntington aims to help people who have come up against real obstacles in life and need some structure, fortitude, and reassurance to move on in a positive way.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channels.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Wanda Huntington discuss the following:

* What inspired you to write the book?

* How different is your daily life today compared to how it was prior to June 2017?

* How did you come up with the concept of the Internal Trifecta?

* How does changing a person’s perception of themselves change how others view them?

* What projects are you currently working on and when can we expect to read them?

International best-selling author, healer, psychic medium and life balance coach, Wanda Huntington left the corporate world to write award-winning self-help books and is expanding her portfolio to include works of fiction especially thrillers and mystery.

Wanda wrote the international best-selling book “ Seriously, God? WTF!?!” to help people who have come up against real obstacles in life and need some structure, fortitude, and reassurance to move on in a positive way.

Website: https://www.wandahuntington.ca

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MeiLin Wan, Vice President at Applied DNA Sciences, that provides advanced and secure supply chain traceability and product authentication solutions joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Technology Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest MeiLin Wan discuss the following:

* What is Applied DNA Sciences known for and how do you help companies around the globe?

* Can you tell us more about how the actual process works?

* What are some of the global issues happening right now that Applied DNA Sciences can help with?

* Can you tell us more about the fast fashion industry and why it is problematic?

* What is the key takeaway for businesses and consumers alike?

MeiLin Wan is responsible for providing clients with forensic business solutions for traceability, transparency and trust in textile supply chains. Under the CertainT® platform, a wide range of textile materials such as cotton, leather, down & feather, recycled polyester, as well as sewing thread, printed labels and specialty coatings can be secured and forensically authenticated. Ms. Wan works closely in collaboration with clients to help them develop strategies to preserve the integrity of products, assure quality and enable responsible and sustainable sourcing practices globally. For over 18 years, MeiLin has worked in the bioscientific field transforming the use forensic DNA and nanotechnologies into useful and novel consumer and industrial driven applications. She has a Bachelor’s of Commerce degree with first class honors in Strategic Management from the University of Western Australia. She also was an associate lecturer at University of Utah and University of Toronto.

Applied DNA Sciences

Applied DNA Sciences, headquartered in Stony Brook New York, provides advanced and secure supply chain traceability and product authentication solutions. The award winning CertainT® platform can “Tag-Test-Track” virtually any apparel, footwear or textile product. Court tested with over 140 convictions and 720 sentence years, CertainT provides brands and their supply chain with Traceability, Transparency and Trust. Over 148,000 unique SigNature®-based molecular tags have been made, and provide security, integrity and authenticity.

Website: https://adnas.com

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T.J. Henry, the Chief Legal and Growth Officer at Rimon Law, a global law firm. Rimon Law is consistently recognized for its excellence and innovation across its 47 offices spanning 11 countries and five continents. Mr. Henry joins Enterprise Radio to talk about strategies in talent retention and recruitment in the legal industry.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Legal Corner.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest T.J. Henry discuss the following:

* Can you tell us about Rimon Law and your position at the firm?

* How is Rimon Law’s model different from the traditional model of big firms?

* How does technology play a part in your firm’s model?

* What is the feedback you receive from your attornies?

* How has this model helped with talent attraction and retention? Do you have tips for how this model might be applied outside the law industry?

Timothy J. (T.J.) Henry Jr. is a corporate partner and Rimon’s Chief Legal Officer. Henry has spent his career working in legal, financial, and operational capacities, building and leading teams in law and private equity firms. He also maintains a passion for helping businesses and clients drive revenue through commercial legal counsel as well as refined strategy, operations, and M&A activity.

Mr. Henry Jr.’s legal practice focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and other complex transactional and contractual matters for private equity firms and their portfolio companies as well as startups and other private entities. Henry assists clients at all stages of their lifecycle, from corporate formation and debt/equity fundraising through reorganizations and exits. He also manages the drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements, including vendor and supplier agreements, joint ventures, and a variety of other agreements, from term sheet to conclusion. In addition, Mr. Henry has extensive experience in the sports law industry having worked with sports agents and NFL and NBA teams.

Prior to Rimon, Mr. Henry was Corporate Counsel and the VP of Operations and Business Development for Sterlington PLLC, a private law firm and alternative legal services provider. In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Henry oversaw and managed the sales, marketing, and accounting teams and functions while building and growing Sterlington’s alternative legal services practice. Mr. Henry was instrumental in developing and launching Sterlington’s lateral partner placement program, and advised on operational, financial, strategic, growth, and technology matters of the firm.

Previously, Mr. Henry was the Managing Director and General Counsel for Perkin Industries, a hybrid private equity/family investment office. There, Mr. Henry served as General Counsel/CFO/COO across many of its portfolio companies, including those in public relations, digital media, healthcare, real estate, and consumer goods sectors, among others. At Perkin Industries, Mr. Henry was also in charge of all legal, finance, human resources, and operational components of the firm and led the due diligence, negotiation, and acquisition process on every portfolio company.

Prior to Perkin Industries, Mr. Henry was the Legal and Finance Associate for both the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans. Prior to graduate school was as a Registered Associate for Citi Smith Barney.

Mr. Henry holds a JD in sports law, an MBA in finance,

Gabe Zichermann who is an entrepreneur, author, investor, and leader whose books, speeches and workshops focus on gamification and behavioral design joins Enterprise Radio. His new book is The A-ha! Method: Communicating Powerfully in a Time of Distraction.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channels.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Gabe Zichermann discuss the following:

* Why are public speaking skills especially important today?

* How does people’s distractions affect professional communication?

* Everyone is afraid of public speaking. How can they overcome this fear?

* If I’m not naturally comfortable or charismatic in front of people, can I still be successful communicating publicly?

* What’s the worst thing (nightmare moment) that’s ever happened to you during a speech and how did you handle it?

Gabe Zichermann is an entrepreneur, author, investor, and leader whose books, speeches and workshops focus on gamification and behavioral design. Companies such as Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon have adopted Gabe’s theories and practices, leading to significant revenue increases over time. A frequent keynote speaker and speaking coach, he’s helped hundreds of successful entrepreneurs, executives, and celebrities communicate beautifully in all settings. His new book is The A-ha! Method: Communicating Powerfully in a Time of Distraction.

Website: https://gabezichermann.com

Social Media Links:

Youtube: https://youtube.com/user/gzicherm

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gzicherm

Facebook: https://facebook.com/gzicherm

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Justin Shugrue, a young entrepreneur that opened a bagel shop in Dallas that has been grossing $6M/year, since they opened 3 years ago joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Justin Shugrue discuss the following:

* Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got here?

* Sounds like a wild ride, and a fast one. How old is your business now?

* That sounds like a great team; those are hard to build, especially these days! Talk about your team if you would

* I mentioned earlier what your business is grossing earlier– so tell me what you think has been the key to seeing these kind of results?

* Can you tell me a bit about the second location?

Summary: Justin set his goal on opening a NYC style bagel shop in his college town of Dallas where he studied at SMU. During college he focused on making his dream a reality and has worked his way and gained experience in the food and hospitality industry to prepare to open his shop. After a lot of planning and raising investments through friends and family he opened his shop, and it is doing so well, he is opening another location this summer. 

Born in Santa Monica, CA and raised in the NY/NJ/CT “tri-state” area from which his parents had originally hailed, Justin operated at full-tilt from an early age. Driven yet balanced, Justin thrived academically while getting into just enough trouble to keep things interesting as well as unwittingly forming his career.

Justin’s brother Ned had attended Dallas’ famed Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Justin followed in his footsteps, being particularly drawn to the beautiful campus, city center location, and strong business school, all portending a future Justin could not yet see.

An equally unforeseen gap semester introduced Justin to the restaurant business when – to fill his time – he began working at The Inn at Pound Ridge, Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s elegant restaurant in the New York City suburbs. The Inn’s seasonal, locavore, down-to-earth cuisine, combined with a convivial, family friendly feel that attracts locals and tourists alike, again presaged Justin’s path. Justin fell in love with the hospitality industry, working any job made available to him, from bussing to waiting tables, from hosting to bartending, forming strong and trusting friendships along the way.

Justin returned to SMU, continued his finance track (including a fin-tech internship in London, and one with Barclay’s in New York City), and graduated with a BA in Finance. All internships are formative, and Justin’s had taught him that his heart lay in hospitality. By graduation, Justin had decided to open a down-to-earth, convivial restaurant of his own: Shug’s Bagels. While at SMU, Justin had missed the classic New York City bodega favorite, “bacon, egg, and cheese on a roll,” as well as New York City bagels, and figured that other students either felt the same, or would happily adopt these Northeastern food traditions.

A cold call to Dallas-based entrepreneur Hunter Pond – who opened his first, restaurant at 24 years of age and now owns 8 restaurant concepts which translate to 18 restaurants across 4 cities – resulted in an initial meeting and a lasting mentoring relationship. Upon graduation, Justin took on a self-styled “bagel internship” at a beloved, privately-owned bagel store on Long Island,  working in as many roles as possible: mostly baking, but also working the cold line, hot line, and cash desk.  Bootstrap fundraising began that same year, eventually resulting in 22 “friends and family” investors, and by 2020 Shug’s Bagels, located just steps from the SMU campus,

Kerry Cooke, the Founder & CEO of TailChasers LLC, the company behind Spleash the amazing handle that holds 12oz of water and attaches to any leash for easy hydration on the go joins eCommerce Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Kerry Cooke discuss the following:

* What inspired you to create your product?

* How did you translate your existing skills/knowledge into building a business from the ground up?

* What has been your biggest challenge and how did you overcome it?

* Who/What do you consider your biggest inspiration? What motivates you?

* Any advice for fellow entrepreneurs? What is a piece of advice you wish someone else had given you?

TailChasers® is a small family business still in the puppy stage. Kerry and Katherine are a mother daughter duo bringing innovation and creativity to everything they do. Naturally, this illustrious quest includes dog walks. Kerry, a successful Bio-tech Business Development, Sales and Marketing professional and Katherine, a recent Honors Graduate of San Diego State University came up with the idea of SPLEASH® and TailChasers® on an actual dog-walk together with their three, four-legged family members. Their Outcome? Working together with people and pets to deliver unprecedented, savvy products that make lives easier. Check back often to see TailChasers’ next project.

Kerry Cooke has over 20 years of experience in sales and marketing in the biotechnology industry. She has always dreamed of being an inventor and is proud to be living her dreams with Spleash.

Website: https://spleash.com

Social Media Links:

Youtube: https://YouTube.com/@Spleash

Facebook: https://facebook.com/TailChasersLLC

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TailChasersLLC

Instagram: https://instagram.com/spleash_your_leash

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/tail-chasers-llc

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@spleash_your_leash

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David G. Henkin and Thomas Bertels, the Co-authors of “Fixing Work: A Tale About Designing Jobs Employees Love” joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channels.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest David G. Henkin and Thomas Bertels discuss the following:

* The overall theme of your book, Fixing Work, is that work is broken. How so and what do you see as some of the biggest issues?

* You’ve written the book as an allegorical tale – can you tell us a bit why you took that approach?

* You write that managers and leaders are treating their people like automatons and discouraging creativity. What are some initial steps to making work more motivating?

* What are some of the advantages to the whole organization (beyond just the people) when we make work more “human-centric”?

* What trends do you see coming in future? Given all the upheaval in the workplace are you optimistic that leaders and their teams can be productive, efficient, and motivated?

DAVID G. HENKIN is an accomplished executive and entrepreneur with a proven record of success in prominent global companies as well as start-ups. The author of several books, he has taught in a top-rated university business school program while also serving as an innovator, consultant and coach for corporate and nonprofit leaders.

THOMAS BERTELS is the president and founder of Purpose Works, a management consulting firm on a mission to make work more productive, valuable, meaningful, and impactful. He has twenty-five years of experience working with companies ranging from Fortune 10 firms to start-ups to improve organizational effectiveness and transform how work gets done.

They are co-authors of “Fixing Work: A Tale About Designing Jobs Employees Love“.

Website: https://fixing-work.com/book 

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Spencer Steliga, the CEO and Founder of Shuddl in the freight transport industry, an AI-powered platform pairing unused freight space with shippers, available goods to reduce cost, waste, carbon use while increasing sustainability and logistics performance again joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Spencer Steliga discuss the following:

* Yellow’s  recent announcement around it’s looming bankruptcy appears to have quite a few twists and turns – as well as a last minute surge in stock value.  Can you give our listeners a quick summary of how one of the nation’s leading less than truckload shippers has ended up in this circumstance?

* If Yellow were to declare bankruptcy, what would be the industry impact?  Would this further weaken our national freight delivery network?

* At first glance, this situation appears to have elements of inefficiency built into it.  Would you agree, and are there strategies for increasing efficiency and profitability that you would advise for the industry?

* In our earlier conversation, you spoke about artificial intelligence and your company’s mission to improve the LTL industry’s performance.  Would an AI technology have helped Yellow with its current situation – and what benefits can it deliver to the freight transport sector overall?

* Going broader across industries, do you see AI as a tool to better insulate companies from financial peril, or is it safer to say AI is a tool solely confined to improved technology performance?

Spencer Steliga, is the CEO and Founder of Shuddl. A successful entrepreneur since the age of 15, Spencer Steliga is a problem-solver. That trait lead him to start his first of several businesses, and has made him uncannily prescient at using tech solutions to address issues in the shipping industry. Before founding Shuddl, Steliga put his talents to good use at Pinwheel Logistics, a boutique brokerage that grew from $30,000 in revenue to $12 million; and Flock Freight, a shared truckloads broker.

After bootstrapping Shuddl, Steliga brought in $7.5 million in the first year. His industry-first, real-time, in-transit resource for live freight additions turns wasted space into revenue for professional drivers and allows companies to access capacity in motion, decreasing logistics costs while improving arrival time by 30%.

Steliga has also founded Redturn, a sustainability incubator and resource for early stage impactful products and the ethical individuals behind them. Through both Shuddl and Redturn, Steliga looks for simple technology and design solutions to complex problems.

Website: https://shuddl.io

Social Media Links:

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/shuddl/about

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpencerSteliga_

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