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In Episode 83, I converse with Graham Dobbin, the founder of Asentiv New York. Graham Dobbin is an experienced trainer, business coach, consultant and public speaker. An active member of the Professional Speakers Association, Graham has delivered keynote addresses to audiences as diverse as WeWork, Bangor University, and the Football League.We talk about people engagement, authenticity, assessments, rapport, networking, ways to stay productive during COVID-19, Asentiv NY's events and services and much more.Send us Fan Mail
In Episode 82, I converse with Samuel Weiner, VP of Business Development at Langdon Title. Langdon Title is a premier, full service agency providing commercial and residential title insurance throughout the United States.We talk about the definition of title insurance, the importance of preemptively doing your homework before acquiring new real estate or playing a chess game, growing as young entrepeneur and our new Business Networking Group, BNI Chapter 30.Send us Fan Mail
In Episode 81, I converse with Michael Lenox, the President of Chess Vets. Michael Lenox is a 100% service connected disabled retired US Navy Machinist Mate Chief Petty Officer (Submarine/Diver). He is a US Chess (USCF) Local Tournament Director and Certified Coach. Mr. Lenox is also an Illinois Chess Association (ICA) board member and the ICA Veterans Committee Chair. He currently lives in Burbank, Illinois with his beloved wife of 18 years, Lia.Chess Vets fundraises for small local veteran/1st Responder Organizations, hosts weekly competitions and sends care packages to active duty members.
We discuss chess in the navy, benefits of chess for veterans, care packages for active service members and the future of Over-The-Board Chess.
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In Episode 80, I converse with Andrea Pass, the Founder of Andrea Pass Public Relations. For over 30 years, Andrea Pass has created and implement public relations campaigns in a wide range of categories including consumer products, lifestyle, B2B, education, health/wellness/fitness, beauty, food, authors, non-profits and more. We talk about brand image, common PR mistakes, perception vs reality, blunders in PR and on the chess board and building a target audience.Send us Fan Mail
In Episode 79, I converse with Jodi Samuels, Founder of JICNY and Author of "Chutzpah, Wisdom and Wine". Jodi has over 20 years of business management and startup experience. The Jewish International Connection NY, which she co-founded with her husband Gavin Samuels and Steve Eisenberg, currently boasts 10,000 members from 40 countries. I personally have been an active of the JICNY community since I met Steve Eisenberg, while representing Masa Israel at the IAC confernece in Washington, DC in September 2016.Her recent book is a memoir about overcoming fear, adapting to a situation and applying ancient Jewish values to everyday challenges. It is also a powerful story of playing the hand you are dealt.We talk about the founding of JICNY, credibility and fundraising, networking, JICNY's COVID-19 transition, highlights of new book and more.Send us Fan Mail
In Episode 78, I converse with Yvonne White, the founder of Chess Made Fun, which runs scholastic programs in the Atlanta area. Yvonne learned the amazing game of chess in 2009. In the Spring of 2010, she attended a F.I.D.E. International training seminar, and obtained the title of Developmental Instructor.We talked about chess in Atlanta, problem solving, creativity, entpreneurship, sportsmanship and much more.Send us Fan Mail
In Episode 77, I converse with Marty Katz, the founder of Connectors 360, which helps small and medium-sized firms with their messaging to connect to their target audiences. We talk about his Biz Dev Leaders group, common sales mistakes, marketing strategy, using chess as a playground for running a business and more.Send us Fan Mail
In Episode 74, I converse with Melissa Subban, People Strategist at Happy Factory. Melissa is based in Johannesburg and works with clients around the world. She and her team implement people strategies that build employee brand ambassadors who live the desired company culture. We talk about the definition of hapiness, value systems, the ikigai method, the correlations of HR and chess and more.Send us Fan Mail
In Episode 75, I converse with Grandmaster Alex Lenderman, who won the 2005 World Under-16 Championship in Belfort with a score of 9/10 (+8 −0 =2), becoming the first American to win a gold medal at the World Youth Chess Championship since Tal Shaked won the World Junior Championship in 1997. He has since become one of the top US chess players and is the current coach of the US Olympiad team. We talk about his upbringing in St. Petersburg and Brooklyn, his experience with "The Kings of New York" at Murrow High School, school, his studies at Webster University, career aspirations, suggestions for chess improvement and more.Send us Fan Mail
In Episode 74, I converse with Karl Osman, the owner of Urbin Storage, an on-demand storage company. We talk about entrepreneurship during covid19, inspiration, and the importance of leveraging chess skils during negotiation.From the publisher's feed