Life Style Business

Students across the globe are struggling with the uncertainty, anxiety, and stress that stem from COVID-19 putting a much-needed spotlight on the importance of mental health support among young people.

Joining this episode is Preeti Chemiti, Eric Lin, and Emma Watts, the brain trust behind the mental health guidebook, Mind Matters. This passionate team of students helping their peers navigate the struggles around - creating a sense of community, highlighting student perspectives for school administrators and teachers, and educating people about how significantly mental health can be impacted while isolated and in quarantine.

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He went from a college dropout without a place to call home to one of Nashville's most exciting entrepreneurs. Along the way, he became a self-taught software engineer, an Amazon bestselling author, TEDx public speaker, owner of a professional soccer team, and co-founder and co-owner of the most active healthcare VC in the country. In addition to all of this, he's a big reason that Launch Pad opened in Nashville!

He's the author of a new book on entrepreneurship, Amazon #1 bestseller, https://lp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b857b915a27654fe95e2ecb7dandid=b02a75cd8cande=265bfcd592 (Create and Orchestrate). He joined us on Life Style Business to share his https://lp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b857b915a27654fe95e2ecb7dandid=eadc2a8727ande=265bfcd592 (amazing story) and offer valuable insights on how to https://lp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b857b915a27654fe95e2ecb7dandid=e58bf9e1e9ande=265bfcd592 (move past your) https://lp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b857b915a27654fe95e2ecb7dandid=c2fe5fd788ande=265bfcd592 (entrepreneurial fears) and find your path to claiming your creative power.

Small business formation has been dropping since the 70's and as we've all experienced small biz's are taking a huge hit during COVID. What can we expect as we come through this crisis? We're excited to talk to Dane about what he's seeing in this episode of Life Style Business.

Dee C. Marshall, CEO of Diverse and Engaged, LLC, shares her personal career trajectory and how that journey has led her to help others to transcend the status quo.

Khaatim Sherrer El, President of ResultsDriven Consulting, LLC. talks about community building and forging strategic partnerships to address social issues in his home town of Newark, NJ.

As a NOLA native, Evie Poitevent Sanders is passionate about positioning NOLA as a must live, can do business, destination and helping NOLA fulfill its potential as one of the best places in the country to grow a company and raise a family. She’s joining us today to talk about how GNO, Inc.’s latest endeavor is meeting its mission statement to serve as the catalyst for job and wealth creation in the region and help support and build a robust and growing middle class in Southeastern Louisiana.

Frank Gruber wears many hats; entrepreneur, author, journalist, podcaster, investor, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Established. WIth many founder feathers in his cap, Frank talks to us about his endeavor Start-up of the Year, and how he's leveraging decades of experience in the tech and start-up world to help clients further build their brands and realize their most important goals in a time of COVID19.

Today on Life Style Business https://www.linkedin.com/in/bubsthomas/ (Aaron Thomas), Director at Accelerator for America, joined us to talk about local partnerships that help underserved communities build wealth from the ground up.

At Accelerator for America, Aaron helps cities scale innovative ideas and works to solve capital access issues.

Today on Life Style Business we welcomed the people who make Launch Pad so vibrant, impactful and magical...our members.

Speaking with members from all five Launch Pad locations we learned about the interesting problems that they're working on and the challenges they face in our current climate. These are people who are ****betting on us and building their businesses here at Launch Pad. Here are some of their thoughts and key takeaways.

This week on Life Style Business we welcomed https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisloeffler1/ (Chris Loeffler,) CEO of https://www.caliberco.com/ (Caliber,) a full-service real estate investment firm and Launch Pad Mesa partner.

Caliber is rethinking the conventional approach to real-estate development by partnering with local government to create attractive environments for investment through the revitalization of Main Street.

Along with Arizona State University’s newest campus; a world class hub for digital innovation, Launch Pad will anchor this reimagined Main Street corridor welcoming people working entrepreneurially back to downtown Mesa.

For Chris Loeffler and Caliber a strong return on energy is just as important as a strong return on traditional investment. Mesa is a hub for artists and creators and now with the help of Caliber and Launch Pad a future entrepreneurial ecosystem as well. All working to attract capital and create wealth for locals, not just investors.

Make sure to watch the episode below to find out more about our vision for the Launch Pad Mesa space, and https://www.seedinvest.com/calibercos/series.b?utm_source=caliberlandingpageandutm_medium=nonbranded (Caliber’s pre-IPO equity crowdfunding opportunity. )

Mayor Michael Tubbs of Stockton, CA and Scott Santens join us to talk about the case for Universal Basic Income (UBI).