Life Style Business

A conscious tech leader may sound like an oxymoron these days, but Neel Sus is bucking the system. Serving as CEO and CPO (Chief People Development Officer) of https://lp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b857b915a27654fe95e2ecb7dandid=3a437e03efande=265bfcd592 (Susco), a business software development firm birthed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Neel's core purpose is to enable people to contribute in more meaningful and fulfilling ways.

Neel joined us to teach a masterclass on embracing the present, becoming an anti-fragile leader, and how this new-found skillset can help entrepreneurs build a successful high growth business along the way. It's a new dawn, it's a new day, and a chance at a new mindset for you.

We're excited to welcome to Life Style Business, Laís de Oliveira.

Laís joins us to share highlights from her personal entrepreneurial journey as well as give insights from her new book https://lp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b857b915a27654fe95e2ecb7dandid=35b354bd3bande=265bfcd592 (Hacking Communities) - A practical guide on community building based on Laís' 12 years of experience from both the private and public sectors that has spanned across multiple continents.

As a long time entrepreneur, expert community builder, and author, Lais believes that the world needs a new approach to building communities - one based on authentic relationships, genuine trust, and a true sense of belonging. In other words, community building must be "hacked" and she's here today to share the code.

We're excited to bring to Life Style Business veteran journalist and author of Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork, Reeves Wiedeman.

Billed as the best business book of 2020 on countless lists, Billion Dollar Loser spills the tea on WeWork's infamous founder and CEO Adam Neumann and tells the remarkable saga of one of the most audacious, and improbable rises and falls in American business.

Whether you are an aspiring journalist, future founder, Patagonia vest-wearing VC or a megalomaniac in the making you won't want to miss the retelling of this vivid drama that cuts across all facets of the startup world.

In November, New Jersey residents approved Public Question 1 essentially deeming recreational cannabis legal for adults 21 and older beginning January 1, 2021.

We spoke with three veteran experts of the cannabis industry to explore how New Jersey can ensure that people of color, and those with marijuana offenses prior to legalization, be afforded an opportunity to participate, meaningfully, in this burgeoning industry.

Our featured guests, Ted Chung founder of Merry Jane with partner Snoop Dogg, Almaz Adeigbola a cannabis pop-up chef and founder of Brwnbox CBD located in Orange, NJ, and Lewis Koski COO of Metrc the government's most trusted cannabis legalization partner will join us to share their expertise on:

The Green Rush - Social equity in the cannabis industry.

State of the local landscape - How New Jersey can get it right? What can we learn from roll-out and regulation in other states that have legalized in the past few years?

Cannabis investment opportunities and obstacles - How can regulation drive opportunities for minority entrepreneurs and eliminate barriers to entry into the cannabis industry?

Today we're excited to welcome a long-time friend of Launch Pad Nation, Andrew Berkowitz. He’s a newly named Media Fellow at the https://lp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b857b915a27654fe95e2ecb7dandid=4b0fdeea52ande=265bfcd592 (Milken Institute), the Executive Producer and Host of the #1 podcast on emerging market startups - https://lp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b857b915a27654fe95e2ecb7dandid=45fb286d2aande=265bfcd592 (The Global Startup Movement), and a Managing Partner at https://lp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b857b915a27654fe95e2ecb7dandid=cffba440c1ande=265bfcd592 (Zwile Media) the leading experts in building and monetizing online communities.

With over five years of experience under his belt, he’s an expert at harnessing the power of technology to elevate brands and he’ll be joining us today to share his secret sauce on how to build podcast brands from scratch and convert them into meaningful commercial businesses.

Today we're excited to welcome to the show Sevetri Wilson the Founder and CEO of Resilia, the company nonprofit leaders say they can't live without. Resilia is revolutionizing how nonprofits are created and maintained, and how cities, private foundations, and corporations scale impact.

Named a Rising Star on the Forbes Cloud 100 List, featured in Inc. Magazine’s 100 Female Founders building world-changing companies, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Public Service and a #1 Seller on Amazon for her book “Solid Ground: How I Built a 7 Figure Company at 22 with Zero Capital” Sevetri Wilson is a disrupter with a conscience.

Sevetri joins us to give a master class in building a multi-million dollar tech platform with a human touch. By harnessing the power of generosity, technology, and human connection Resilia is making nonprofit leadership available to everyone and making a place at the table for Black female founders in the mostly male-dominated world of tech.

https://www.sevetriwilson.com/

https://www.resilia.com/

Creative Director, Technologist, Filmmaker, Master Gardener, Saints Fan, and Podcast Host are just a few of the titles that Chris Boudy holds, but none mean as much to him as the title of Dad.

Chris, a long time friend to #LPNation is here today to talk to us about his professional journey in the world of NOLA tech and how he’s merged that experience with the lessons he’s learned from fatherhood to turn them into a winning podcast. By tackling real issues that dads deal with he has created a platform that offers tips and strategies to help dads all across the country to go from being a good dad to a great dad.

http://becomingagreatdad.com/

Today we’re pleased to welcome to Life Style Business, https://lp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b857b915a27654fe95e2ecb7dandid=7e1c1258edande=265bfcd592 (Ari Rabban). In addition to being the Co-founder and CEO of VOIP Business Phone Service - https://lp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b857b915a27654fe95e2ecb7dandid=d6daf8a570ande=265bfcd592 (phone.com) the modern, work-from-anywhere solution for today’s agile, mobile, and always-on entrepreneurs and growing businesses - Ari is also a founding member of Launch Pad Newark and an active mentor for entrepreneurs in accelerator programs across the globe.

Today we'll catch up with Ari to see how he and the business have been faring over the past few months, get his take on what must-needed traits make for a successful founder, and hear his advice for startups and entrepreneurs in today’s climate.

From NOLA to DC to NYC Mike Morey has made his mark during his 20-year stint as a sought-after politico. Lucky for us he didn't quit his day job when he started his side hustle (Morey Brewing Company).

Mike shares what the biggest issues of the day - COVID, Race, Climate - mean for small business and entrepreneurs as we move into 2021 depending on and regardless of how the election turns out.

Today we're excited to welcome to the show Eric Sapp, President, and Founder of Public Democracy. Pioneering the “Data for Good” movement, Eric and his team work with partners to bring responsible and ethical use of data to public policy and the private marketplace.

Whether he's successfully enrolling a fully representative sample of Black Americans and other marginalized communities into COVID-19 trials, creating data systems and processes to create more transparency and trust in the political information that is put out on the web, or leading recruitment for the case against Monsanto over RoundUp’s role in causing cancer Eric and his team are using big data to deliver more equity and unique solutions on behalf of communities that are vulnerable or left out.