How Do You Do? Podcast

Ariana Basseri is a dry cleaning heiress/comedian from Pasadena. Her family owns Steamer Cleaners in Sherman Oaks. A couple new things about her: she’s on Prozac and she would rather not do stand up.

In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Ariana about her 7-year career in stand-up, the reasons she recently quit stand-up (but not comedy!), how she's leaning more into comedy writing, and more.

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William Skidelsky is the author ofFederer and Me, a story of tennis, obsession and Roger Federer for tennis fans and the general reader alike. He has been literary editor of the Observer and the New Statesman as well as deputy editor of Prospect magazine. He is now a freelance writer and regularly contributes to the Guardian, Prospect, the FT and other publications.

In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks William about how he spun an engaging narrative featuring @rogerfederer, his life, and the history of tennis; what it was like being in the building for the 2018 Wimbledon Final, how he processes book reviews, and more. 

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William Skidelsky: @willskidelsky

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Ben Hannani: @benhannani

Website: www.hdydpod.com

"HDYD Jams" playlist on Spotify, featuring our guests' song recommendations.

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This episode was recorded on April 20, 2021 from a live panel discussion and Q&A on Clubhouse. The event was moderated by How Do You Do? Podcast host Ben Hannani and the panelists included:

• CHANEL NAMI - Marketing Specialist for Lewis Howes and Greatness Media.
• LAUREN POPISH - Founder of The Wave Podcasting, which just came out with a new editing service called Swell.
• SCOUT SOBEL - Co-host of Okay Sis Podcast, host of Scout podcast, and founder of the boutique PR firm, Scout’s Agency.

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Chanel Nami: @chanelnami

Lauren Popish: @laurenpopish

Scout Sobel: @scoutsobel

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Ben Hannani: @benhannani

Website: www.hdydpod.com

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Steph Brill helps Shelf Engine build customer-focused products from concept to reality. Before she joined Shelf Engine, she was an engineer at Boeing NeXt, building the future of aerospace and mobility. Steph attended the University of Southern California where she studied Industrial & Systems Engineering. She chose to work at Shelf because she gets to geek out about two of her passions: combating food waste and emerging technologies!

In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Steph about the framework she uses when collaborating with her colleagues to build great products, how Shelf Engine's technology is helping farmers and grocery stores combat food waste, how Green Bay Packers games factor in as a critical piece of data, and more.

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Steph Brill: @brilldog

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Ben Hannani: @benhannani

Website: www.hdydpod.com

"HDYD Jams" playlist on Spotify, featuring our guests' song recommendations.

How Do You Do? Pod LIVE convenes on Tuesdays at 6pm PST on Clubhouse.

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This episode was recorded on May 4, 2021 from a live panel discussion and Q&A on Clubhouse called: Launching a Business During the Pandemic. The event was moderated by How Do You Do? Podcast host Ben Hannani and the panelists included:

• JORDAN BANAFSHEHA - founder of digital marketing agency, icepop. Before icepop, Jordan worked in Product at Verishop and Tinder.
• SASHA PASKAL - founder of Racquet Club LA. Before RCLA, Sasha worked at Chrome Hearts.
• NICOLE PELTIER - Nicole is the namesake behind the LA-based catering service-turned wine shop, Nico’s Small Market. She’s also the Director of Global Sourcing & Production at FabFitFun.

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Jordan Banafsheha: @icepophq

Sasha Paskal: @racquetclubla

Nicole Peltier: @nicossmallmarket

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Ben Hannani: @benhannani

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H. Woo Lee is a rising food content creator and founder of his underground fine-dining supper-club, Maru Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2019, and currently works for celebrity wedding planner, Kevin Lee. In the summer of 2017, H-Woo taught himself how to cook, and this passion has only escalated ever since. During his senior year, he hosted weekly dinners out of his apartment for guests. In 2019, he officially founded Maru Los Angeles, which focused on Korean-Italian fine dining and the social experience of dining. In December 2020, H. Woo began food content creation on TikTok, where has over 600k followers. His high-intensity, quick-clip cooking videos showcase his culinary skills and personality, and he looks forward to expanding towards other digital media platforms and re-opening his supper-club after COVID.

In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks H. Woo how he taught himself how to cook fine dining meals, how a roommate's reaction to his pomodoro pasta inspired H. Woo to start supper club Maru Los Angeles, how he injects his personality into his food content, and more.

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H. Woo Lee: @hwoo.lee

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Ben Hannani: @benhannani

Website: www.hdydpod.com

"HDYD Jams" playlist on Spotify, featuring our guests' song recommendations.

How Do You Do? Pod LIVE convenes on Tuesdays at 6pm PST on Clubhouse.

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This episode was recorded on April 23, 2021 from a live panel discussion and Q&A on Clubhouse called: To "Hustle" or To "Work-Life Balance"? The event was moderated by How Do You Do? Podcast host Ben Hannani and the panelists included:

• RAHAF HARFOUSH - Strategist, Digital Anthropologist, and The New York Times bestselling author of Hustle & Float: Reclaim Your Creativity and Thrive in a World Obsessed with Work.
• MADY MAIO - Co-host of Okay Sis Podcast, co-founder of the upcoming travel recommendations app Camber, and she leads Business Development at StoryFile.
• SCOUT SOBEL - Co-host of Okay Sis Podcast, host of Scout podcast, and founder of the boutique PR firm, Scout’s Agency.

How Do You Do? Pod LIVE convenes on Clubhouse. Follow the club to be notified of future events: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/how-do-you-do-pod-live

Celeste Durve and Kelsi Kitchener own VIPER, LA's premier hospitality agency that specializes in guest experience on behalf of brands. You can find their team running the doors of celebrity birthdays, award shows, sporting events, and more. Celeste and Kelsi lead an all-female team of 50 VIPER Girls and created their business self-funded. They also recently launched their own podcast called Smart is Sexy, available anywhere you find podcasts.

In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Celeste & Kelsi about the early days of VIPER and initial pushback they received from established players in the nightlife & live events industry (2:45), how they and their team stay safe and keep cool heads when tensions flare at check-in for major events and nightclubs (16:32); how they, as leaders, determine whether an approach they're experimenting with is succeeding or failing (23:45), and more.

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Celeste Durve: @celestedurve

Kelsi Kitchener: @kelsi.kitchener

How Do You Do? Podcast: @hdydpod

Ben Hannani: @benhannani

Website: www.hdydpod.com

"HDYD Jams" playlist on Spotify, featuring our guests' song recommendations.

How Do You Do? Pod LIVE convenes on Tuesdays at 6pm PST on Clubhouse. Here's a link to the May 4th panel and Q&A about Launching a Business During the Pandemic: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/join/how-do-you-do-pod-live/XJ5flpxV/MR29YoG8

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Tomer Ben-David is an entrepreneur and startup founder who has worked on apps spanning from fintech to crypto to social media. Tomer grew up in Chicago before attending college at NYU Gallatin. After his freshman year, Tomer dropped out to start his first company Exeq- a personal finance company that set out to help millennials spend better and was acquired in 2019. Tomer is now building Bunches - an app for creators to easily start paid group chats about anything. 

In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Tomer about how he is inspired by the opportunity to develop an app where creators can build communities consisting of “Internet friends” (2:40); how he and his co-founders decide what conventions they want to experiment with, including a stylized version of the “@“ and “$” symbols on the app (14:00); his tech predictions of asynchronous social and closed, opt-in communities that encourage dialogue (i.e. Clubhouse) rather than announcements (i.e. Twitter) (24:30), and more!

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Ben Hannani: @benhannani

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"HDYD Jams" playlist on Spotify, featuring our guest's song recommendation.

How Do You Do? Pod LIVE convenes on Tuesdays at 6pm PST on Clubhouse. Here's a link to the Apr. 27th panel and Q&A about Holistic Health & Nutrition for Better Days Ahead: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xLz2gpGy

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Erin Sullivan is a Los Angeles-based photographer passionate about the outdoors, meaningful travel, and living deliberately. You may have seen her 2019 TED Talk, “Does photographing a moment steal the experience from you?”, which has over 1.5 million views to date. In her recent photo series, “Our Great Indoors,” she has recreated landscapes from common household objects in her apartment, like using broccoli as trees in a forest scene.  

In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Erin to share how she creates scenes for #OurGreatIndoors (3:29), how she incorporates mindfulness into her photography (13:52), how she collaborates with brands like Airbnb and REI (22:19), and more.

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Erin Sullivan: @erinoutdoors

How Do You Do? Podcast: @hdydpod

Ben Hannani: @benhannani

Website: www.hdydpod.com

"HDYD Jams" playlist on Spotify, featuring our guest's song recommendation.

How Do You Do? Pod LIVE convenes on Tuesdays at 6pm PST on Clubhouse.

Join our How Do You Do? Podcast group chat on Bunches, where creatives can share their process and support each other in navigating creative challenges.