Olympic & Bundy with Christine Devine

If you’re a boxing fan, you’ve most likely stumbled upon one of Elie Seckbach’s videos from his YouTube channel, ESNews.

His channel has nearly 331,000 subscribers, 71,000 videos and more than 617 million views to date.

The Los Angeles Times recently did a feature on Elie, describing him as “quirky,” “always smiling” and that he could be “the most influential reporter in boxing today.”

He’s constantly working, shooting video, editing and uploading to his YouTube channel, in addition to other social media platforms. He even posted a video during this podcast.

Interestingly, the Israeli-born reporter did not always follow boxing. He covered sports, mostly NBA, but his focus shifted after he posted a video with a guy he’d never heard of – named Manny Pacquiao.

The video received 300,000 views overnight.

For comparison, he considered 2,000 views at the time to be "viral." Interviews with LeBron James or Kobe Bryant received 10,000 to 15,000 views.

Elie joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk about his background covering the NBA (and being sampled on a Lil Wayne song), what led him to start a YouTube channel, how he handles Internet hate and more.

You can see Elie's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/ESNEWS

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Dana Pollack is the CEO and founder of Dana's Bakery, known for taking the traditional French macaron and putting that unique American twist on them with flavors like birthday cake, s'mores, fruity cereal, red velvet and more.

But Dana wasn't always sending these delicious love bombs to people in the mail.

At 30, she left her career as a photo editor at Muscle & Fitness magazine and enrolled at the Institute of Culinary Education to study fine baking and the pastry arts.

She says she admired the French macaron's beauty and distinct texture, but noticed the lack of variety in the traditional French macaron flavors. She soon started perfecting her own Dana-inspired macaron recipes.

Officially established in 2012, Dana's Bakery began in a small kitchen in New Jersey. Using her photography skills, she shot pictures of her delicious treats like she would have in her previous magazine job. Catching the #FoodPorn wave early, she was able to build a following on Instagram with beauty shots of her macarons.

Six years later, Dana's Bakery has expanded beyond macarons to include cookies and the Mookie (a macaron inside of a cookie) and recently made the Inc. 5000 list for Fastest Growing Private Companies in America in 2018.

The company ships nationwide and has two retail locations in New York.

In addition to baking and being the creative force behind Dana's Bakery, Dana is a mother to daughter Leni, loves her daily Starbucks drink and takes a lot of pride in being a woman in business.

She joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk about her decision to change career paths, growing her business, being a female entrepreneur and mother and much more!

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Andrew Rayel tours the world every weekend as a DJ and producer, known for his harmonic style of trance music -- a sub-genre of electronic dance music (EDM).

**Songs featured in the episode: *

Andrew Rayel & Fernando Garibay feat. Jake Torrey, "Last Summer" (Armada Music) 

Andrew Rayel, Corti Organ & Max Cameron, "New Dawn" (inHARMONY Music) 

The 26-year-old is from the country of Moldova. He studied orchestral music as a kid, and after developing an interest in EDM, he kicked off his producing career at age 13. 

He eventually got the attention of Armin van Buuren, who started supporting and playing his tracks. 

Fast forward to 2018, and Andrew is regularly headlining the main stages of the world's biggest music festivals, including Tomorrowland Belgium, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival Miami and more. 

The classically trained musician heads his own record label, called inHARMONY Music, and also has his own Find Your Harmony radio show.

You can see him in the main rooms of big nightclubs like Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub Vegas, where he had just flown in from before we recorded the episode. 

Andrew Rayel joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk about his busy schedule (and lack of sleep), his home country of Moldova, performing around the world and the importance of visuals - and more. 

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Tiffany Young was raised in Southern California, and at the age of 15 she was discovered by SM Entertainment—one of Korea's biggest entertainment agencies.

She moved to Seoul on her own and trained to become a pop star, eventually making her debut in the popular K-pop group Girls' Generation.

With her bandmates, Tiffany enjoyed a decade of number one singles, millions of album sales and more than a billion YouTube views in what some would call the most influential K-pop girl group around.

She's now back in the United States, living in Los Angeles and launching a solo career. Her new single, "Over My Skin," is semi-autobiographical about a young woman transitioning to the next phase of her life.

In the music video, she transforms into "Professor T," taking the class through a "POP101" course broken down into five lessons on style, social media, facing criticism, focusing on the music and taking your career into your own hands.

Tiffany joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk about her experiences living in Korea for the first time, how it feels being back in Southern California, the making of her "Over My Skin" music video and a lot more!

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Imagine hiring someone to go on a walk with you around your neighborhood, and at the same time, you could study a new language, learn about the history of an area or just have an accountability partner to exercise with.

That's the idea behind The People Walker, an on-demand service that lets you book people to go on walks with around Los Angeles and form new human connections.

When Chuck McCarthy first moved to LA, he began working in production and eventually acting. He also started walking more. He says a series of events led him to the idea to start a business where he would walk people and talk to them.

His idea received a lot of media coverage, including an appearance on “The Doctors.”

Chuck met Ary Sarbaz at a wedding. They bonded over the “horribly amazing” reality show “Mystery Diners,” and they also discussed the concept of an on-demand service to walk with strangers that could leave a truly positive impact.

Ary, an attorney who ran a law firm for several years, was sold.

Together they have grown the business to serve several different neighborhoods of Los Angeles, and the number of "Walkers" for hire continues to grow.

The idea is simple but it can have many benefits beyond just getting your steps in, including safety reasons, meeting new people and having someone who can just be there to lend an ear.

Chuck and Ary joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk all about the People Walker, what they both get out of walking with others, plans for their business as it continues to grow and more!

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Many people first heard the soulful voice of Conrad Sewell in the massive song "Firestone" with Kygo.  Since being released in late 2014, it's racked up billions of streams.  

The singer-songwriter, originally from Australia, also found success with his debut EP "All I Know," his Coca-Cola collaboration with the late Avicii and touring with Ed Sheeran and Maroon 5, among other things.

Life on the road took a toll on his life, however. He says he was drinking a lot and it affected a previous relationship. This period inspired more honest songwriting (and beautiful vocals), which you can hear in "Come Clean" and "Healing Hands" off his latest release Ghosts & Heartaches.

Conrad joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk about growing up in Australia, his former band Sons of Midnight, the story behind "Firestone," songwriting, his musical influences, his latest release "Ghosts & Heartaches," his great hair and a lot more!

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Hal Eisner is currently in his 36th year on television here in Los Angeles. He's a reporter at FOX 11 and also hosts a show called "FOX 11 News In Depth." The longtime broadcast journalist just won an Emmy Award for his news special taking a look at the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

Hal got his start in Texas on the radio (by sending in a postcard, believe it or not). 

Eventually making the transition to television news, he has since covered all kinds of local and national news stories, including the O.J. Simpson trial and the deadly 1994 Northridge earthquake.  

Hal has also been very active in TV industry organizations throughout his career and creator of an annual weekend camp for aspiring news reporters and anchors across the country. 

He joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk about background in radio, covering the LA riots, winning an Emmy, mentoring young people and the importance of future journalists, his cowboy days in Texas and more! 

Check out Hal's In Depth series at www.foxla.com/indepth and his weekly podcast called "What The Hal?" wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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David Mikkelson started one of the first online fact checking sites known as Snopes.com.

In a time before social media and the convenience of search engines, David was discussing urban legends in the Usenet newsgroup alt.folklore.urban.

In 1994, he started Snopes. Originally, the website focused on his interest in researching urban legends.

More than two decades later, in the era of fake news and misinformation purposely being shared online, Snopes is still fact-checking but the website has evolved in the topics it covers.

David Mikkelson joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk about the beginning of Snopes, the process of researching a story and methodology behind the website's fact check rating system, the evolution of the website, his legal battle with Proper Media, the future of Snopes and more.

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Ashley Bell's documentary "Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story" will take you on an emotional journey that ends with a love of elephants.

Bell is an actress you may know from films like “The Last Exorcism” and “Psychopaths,” but over the past five years, she’s worked on a passion project that she both directed and produced.

In the film, she joins Thai conservationist Sangdeaun Lek Chailert on a mission to rescue a 70-year-old, partially blind elephant named Noi Na from a trekking camp and bring her 500 miles to freedom.

"Love & Bananas" also exposes the dangerous and unfortunate situation the Asian elephants are in, including the damage caused by tourists riding elephants at trekking camps, their loss of habitat and the illegal hunting and trade.

It's a very hopeful film, however, and does an amazing job at humanizing these giant animals by sharing their intelligence, their empathy and their individual personalities.

Ashley Bell joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk about her background and the process of making the film, the fascinating behavior of elephants, rescuing Noi Na and more!

Follow "Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story" on Facebook and Twitter @loveandbananas and on Instagram @loveandbananasmovie.

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This episode is all about skin! Dr. Jacqueline Schaffer a board-certified medical doctor, author of "Irresistible You," and founder of Schique Skincare.

While studying at Semmelweis Medical School in Hungary, her mother was diagnosed with skin cancer. After learning about the harsh chemicals in her mother's beauty products, she was inspired to create her own skin care line full of natural ingredients. 

Dr. Schaffer joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk about her background and her decision to pivot from working in a hospital to entrepreneur, her approach to skin care, her nonprofit A Sandwich A Day and more! 

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