Jim DeCicco and his two brothers, Jake and Jordan, were recently named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Food & Drink category for the company they co-founded, Kitu Life. Kitu Life also appeared on Season 9 of Shark Tank as the three brothers pitched their product, SuperCoffee, a healthy, performance-motivated energy drink.

On this episode, hear the following:

-How Jim and his brothers started the company from the college dorm rooms

-The hustle stories that him and his brothers had to do to get the company to run

-Lessons that he learned along his journey

On this episode, we interview the CEO of Bandsintown. We dive deep into how he started the company, entrepreneurship advice, and challenges he had to overcome to get where he is today.

With 50 million monthly users, Bandsintiown has the reach to drive that concert discovery, and “because we enable fans to manually track artists or connect their accounts to their streaming service accounts," says Sargent, "we get a very strong understanding of their preferences.”

"(Bandsintown) enables fans to go to many more shows through alerts when their favorite artists come to town and through recommendations that Bandsintown provides, he continues. "The platform also enables artists to publish their tour dates and display them on their own properties, and therefore sell more tickets, because we also provide a free messaging tool they can use to directly email or send push notifications to their fans, which we call “trackers.”

"We send about 500,000 people to ticketing sites every single day, and 50 percent of our fans go to shows by artists they have never heard of after a Bandsintown recommendation," concludes Sargent.

Steve Herz is the CEO of the Montag Group, They work with top sports casters such as Jay Bilas, Scott Van Pelt, Kenny Smith, and many more. 

On this episode, we learn how Steve got started in his career and the steps he took to achieve success to work with some of the top names in sports broadcasting today.

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To get in touch with Steve, follow him @steveherz66

Full episode recording can be found here ->> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKFqcyOUxuM&t=2022s

Armen is a Complex top 30 music photographer

He has taken photos for the biggest name in the music industry such as Drake, Tyga, Wiz, Usher, and many more. You can see his full portfolio on his website -->  http://armenkeleshian.com

His work has landed on Complex, New York Times, Billboard, and many more. 

On our podcast, Armen shares what it took for him to dive into the industry and how he was able to get himself in the right spot at the right time.

This podcast is perfect for anyone looking to learn how to take determination to the next level in pursuit of your dreams.

Follow Armen --> @armenkeleshian

A former truck driver turned Real Estate Expert, Antonio Edwards has flipped and consulted on more than 400 properties.

Antonio remains an extremely active Real Estate Investor who buys, sells, and rents properties. Antonio is also an international speaker, educator and mentor.

Antonio is the CEO and founder of REI Rich and Famous.

On this episode, we interview Antonio and learned how he was able to start his career in the real estate space and build up his reputation.

Nuggets dropped:

2. How you can network your way to gain mentors to help you in the space

To connect with Antonio, follow him --> https://www.instagram.com/antonio_j_edwards/

This podcast was recorded at a Stacking Growth event in LA, California.

Nish Patel is the creator of @nbamemes, a popular Facebook NBA fan page. Today, he leads a top sports network with his company Clutchpoints. His company is backed by Baron Davis and other top investors. 

On this podcast, you can learn how Nish started his Facebook page and eventually leveraged it into a top media network. 

If you'd like to reach out to Nish, here is his Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nish-patel-7041bb45/

To contact me, reach out to me on Instagram @itsthomasma

On this episode, you will learn how Arri started his own agency out of Los Angeles. What is impressive is how he picked up a skill with the Facebook Messenger Bot and built a business out of it. Arri has worked with large brands like GUESS and crushed it for them. 

Arri believes that the way consumers communicate has changed. So, the way we market has to also change.

He created Conversmart to help DTC brands reach their customers directly using messaging.

Arri Bagah became an expert in the conversational commerce space and is invited to speak at large conferences including Conversations Conference, and Traffic and Conversions Summit, the biggest marketing event in North America.

Arri also served in the United States Army.

To stay in touch with Arri, follow him on Instagram @arribagah

This episode was recorded at a Stacking Growth event at AdQuadrant in February 2019.

The purpose of this episode was to bring in top Facebook advertisers to share what's working in Facebook Ads in 2019 and how people can get started.

Facebook ads has been a proven tool to have internet brands scale what they do. Anyone can start, and all it takes to start is to create a Facebook Business Manager account. 

Collectively these guys have managed millions of dollars on Facebook. 

To connect with them, you can follow them on Instagram:

Nick Shackelford - @iamnickshackelford

Scott Kramer - @skitestscott

Allen Loh is the Co-Founder of HOLLA and Monkey. Both are Top 30 USA social media apps. Allen and his team has been able to make major strides this past year.

His team has taken what chat roulette was in the past, and has turn it into a trendy app in the US App Store. 

If you’re looking to hear how apps are created, tune in and hear how Allen got started in the app space. 

NOTE: This was recorded outdoors!!