inTheir20s

I’m super excited to launch a new segment on inTheir20s called: New Kids on the Block!

I’ll be interviewing an awesome group of Gen Z builders that I’m extremely bullish on.

These builders include:

On the segment, we’ll dive into their products; competitors; funding history; market dynamics; and unique insights.

Blake Michaels is a multi-faceted Gen Z. He’s the Chief Evangelist of Lumanu - fintech for creators which recently raised 12M Series A from Origin Ventures & 500 Startups. He’s starred in Disney’s Lemonade Mouth and Dog with a Blog, which earned 4 Emmy nominations. He also has over 5 million followers on social media.

He’s now the Co-Founder and GP of Creator Led Ventures, which is an LP base of the world’s top influencers. They have an unparalleled insight into the creator market and help founders navigate the fastest-growing customer acquisition channel in the digital space

NowAccount pays businesses their invoices now, while they await their  clients’ payments for their services/products.

Why? Companies are more likely to grow out of business than they are to go out of business.

Prior to Now, Lara co-founded Nourish (the manufacturing company), and Insomnia, LLC, a firm specializing in investment, development, and management of complex and innovative “world-changing” projects.

She also co-wrote a book about business with her good friend and business parter Stacey Abrams.

Most books about the post-grad years are written by psychologists and business leaders who offer recommendations based on their professional expertise. While helpful, it is rare to hear the voices of those currently living through this season of life. 

That's why I spoke with Cate LeSourd, the Author of Coming of Age. This book exposes the realities of the pivotal transition from college into adulthood from the perspective of other twenty-somethings and thirty-somethings.

Frank Mong is COO of Nova Labs (formerly Helium Inc.), where he is responsible for sales, marketing and business development for the company. Before Helium, Mong spent 20 years in cyber security including CMO at Hortonworks, SVP of Marketing at Palo Alto Networks, and VP/GM of security at HP.

Henri is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Harlem Capital, a venture capital firm changing the face of entrepreneurship. He has led 22 investments and sat on 7 company boards. Henri currently sits on the Amazon Black Business Accelerator Board and formerly sat on the Management Leadership for Tomorrow NYC Board.

Eyal N. Danon is a life coach, founder of the Ignite Advisory Group, and author of “The Principle of 18: Getting the Most Out of Every Stage in Your Life.” We’ve been taught to plan our lives based on a very stressful pattern: Decide what you’ll do for a living in your 20s, focus on making money in your 30s, work into your late 60s, then retire fatigued — and, perhaps, unfulfilled.

But as a life coach who was worked with several major clients, including executives at Amazon and Dell, Eyal discovered an alternative life-system that can minimize your regrets, decrease your worries, and enable you to live a happier, more meaningful life.

You can do this by realizing the potential of five interconnected stages: the Dreamer, Explorer, Builder, Mentor and Giver. He calls it the “Principle of 18,” because each stage lasts for 18 years.

Amanda Goetz is the founder of House of Wise, a luxury CBD brand.

Mastering Twitter in your 20s with John Pompliano

Welcome to the 100th Episode of inTheir20s. For the past 2 years, we've shared iconic episodes with the World's most influential people about what they did in their 20s. People like Steve Wozniak, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, Cathy Bessant, Ev Williams, Beto O'Rourke, Chantel Jeffries, Mayor Francis Suarez, Kat Cole, Dr. Meg Jay, Tim Hardaway Sr, AJ Vaynerchuk, Sekou Kaalund, Andy Dunn, and more. This episode will be a little different than what we usually do. This is a reflection on building inTheir20s. In this 3 part episode, we speak about methods to getting the best guests on the podcast; dealing with the tragic passing of inTheir20s co-host Michael Holmes; and leveraging the podcast to get a full-time role in media.