In this episode, our guest is one of AFU669’s biggest supporters and donors and a well-known philanthropist.

He is originally from Haifa, Israel, and served in the IDF during the Yom Kippur war. 

He lives in Los Angeles today, he is a real estate entrepreneur with a portfolio valued at over 1 billion USD. 

He co-founded the IAC (Israel American Council) and was its chairman, and is very involved in supporting

Israel and opposing BDS, and a few years ago he was chosen as one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world.

Adam' LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammilstein/

Adam and Gila Milstein Foundation:

https://www.milsteinff.org/

Our guest is my co-host, he served as a combat soldier in team 37, he served as an officer and a team leader. 

He is a Social and business entrepreneur, he co-founded the Cat 669 alumni association, was its CEO for 5 years, and he is now the Executive VP of Development at AFU669, he founded his first startup and sold it and he is now a co-founder and CEO of his new startup called Dishare. 

When we recorded this episode he was about to be a father, and now he is already a happy father to Emmy.

Bar Reuven.

Bar's LinkedIn profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bar-reuven-a03b67b0/

Dishare's website:

https://www.dishare-app.com/

Mike Silberg served as a combat rescue soldier at the unit, he participated as a mentee in one of our organization’s mentoring programs, he is an entrepreneur, and an expert in building communities and teaching others how to maximize their network in the most effective way.

Mike's LinkedIn: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesilbergcommunitypro/

Our guest served as a combat rescue soldier at the unit, he served in the protective edge operation, got the presidential medal of excellence during his service, and is originally from Sarasota, Florida. He manages Private Equity, is married, a father of one boy, and CEO of 3 companies.

Adam Ross's Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamross5/

Our guest today served as a combat rescue soldier at the unit, he is alumni of Harvard business school, he is an entrepreneur, and in the last year, he transitioned his business life due to the pandemic, and managed to establish a company that has already more than 35 million dollars in revenue.

Omri's Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/omri-shafran/

Texas Medical:

https://texasmedicaltechnology.com/

Ynet article about Omri (Hebrew)

https://www.ynet.co.il/economy/article/BkIuMWLm00

Daniel De Castro served as a combat rescue soldier at the unit, he participated in one of our organization’s PTSD workshops, he is an entrepreneur, he founded Maelys, a cosmetic products company with his teammate and evaluated a few weeks ago in 130 million dollars.

Company's website:

https://www.maelyscosmetics.com/

Daniel's Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-de-castro-531b2857/

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/body-care-brand-ma-lys-040114459.html

Tom served as a combat rescue soldier at the unit, he served as a lone soldier, he is a board member at the American Friends of Unit 669, he is a marketing expert and an entrepreneur.

He founded and brought his last company, Atlantic Coast Brands, to a one-billion-dollar revenue and more than 10 million customers worldwide.

This year he founded another new company that is expected to be even bigger than his last one.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/t-shipley/

https://www.tshipley.com/

https://www.foundrybrands.com/

For the past two decades David Levy has represented Israel around the world - Cameroon, Latvia, South Korea and more recently serving as the Consul General of Israel in Montreal! In this episode, he shares the challenges of a career diplomat promoting trade and strengthening cultural ties with Israel.

Gary Heiman's company:

https://www.standardtextile.com/

A Hebrew article about Gary Heiman:

https://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3677767,00.html

An English article about Gary Heiman:

https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1000304184

Our Podcats is called that way based on our mascot - the black Cat which symbolizes our unique skillset, Flexibility, Alertness, and Creativity. Whatever the situation, we land on our feet and quickly adjust! Each Podcats is 21 minutes long: 6 to learn about their unique connection to the unit, 6 minutes to get to know our interviewee, and 9 minutes to get inspired and learn from their unique experiences, insights, and advice.

UPJF Organization: http://www.upjf.org/

G20 Supermarkets chain: https://www.supermarchesg20.com/

An interview with Mr. Amiach: https://mazaltop.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/edward-amiach-interview/

Our Podcats is called that way based on our mascot - the black Cat which symbolizes our unique skillset, Flexibility, Alertness, and Creativity. Whatever the situation, we land on our feet and quickly adjust! Each Podcats is 21 minutes long: 6 to learn about their unique connection to the unit, 6 minutes to get to know our interviewee, and 9 minutes to get inspired and learn from their unique experiences, insights, and advice