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Does the co-founder of Netflix get a free Netflix account? Joe finds out that answer and more when he's joined by Marc Randolph, the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix. Marc tells Joe why he was inspired to help the next generation of entrepreneurs, what he thinks the future of streaming looks like, and why he's bullish on NFTs.

The home fitness industry exploded during the pandemic, with gyms and studios around the globe shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions.  But now that all of those restrictions have been lifted and more and more people return to their yoga and spin classes, what do the present and future look like for virtual fitness businesses? This week, Joe is joined by Nathanial Jewell. Nate is a former Apple and GE Exec who is the founder of Recess, a virtual fitness platform for instructors who want to grow their businesses online & off.

This time around, Joe is joined by model turned entrepreneur, Jamie O'Banion, the Founder and CEO of BeautyBio. Jamie's brand has been disrupting the $150 billion global anti-aging market since introducing the world to her patented GloPRO micro-needling skin regeneration technology.

Since 2020, the ForbesBooks Podcast has featured conversations with entrepreneurs and executives who navigated their organizations through the COVID-19 crisis. But this week, Joe is joined by a business leader who LITERALLY navigated her team through the pandemic. Lucinda Baier is the CEO of Brookdale Senior Living, and on the podcast, she shares what the last two years have been like and what inspired her to write the new book, Heroes Work Here: An Extraordinary Story of Courage, Resilience, and Hope from the Front Lines of COVID-19.

What does it take to make it big in the wine and spirits industry when your name isn't George Clooney or Ryan Reynolds? This week, Joe shares the remarkable true story of trailblazer Nicole Young. Nicole is a broadcaster and serial entrepreneur who is one of only two Black female CEOs in the whiskey business. On the podcast, Nicole talks about her newly launched premium spirits brand, Frisky Whiskey (based in Charleston, SC), and how she's disrupting the spirits industry.

For years, corporate profits and corporate responsibility were mutually exclusive propositions. But as Bob Dylan once sang, The Times They Are a-Changin', and now businesses that do good, do well. So how do you get better at doing good? This week Joe welcomes Phillip Haid, the Co-founder & CEO of Public, a Toronto-based cause-marketing agency and incubator that believes profit & purpose should go hand-in-hand.

Today’s CFOs are not your grandfather's Chief Financial Officers. CFOs in 2022 are under greater scrutiny, internally and externally. They’ve got to cut costs, grow revenue, and ensure control – while living in a world of economic uncertainty.  And this week Joe is joined by Kirk W. McLaren. Kirk is the CEO of Foresight CFO where his growth CFOs work side-by-side with CEOs to Obliterate Obstacles.

It’s a dream for many entrepreneurs to start a business with friends and family and then watch the money pour in. Unfortunately, more times than not, those business ventures end up with estranged family members and friends who become mortal enemies. But on today’s podcast, Joe is joined by Dave Dickert the co-founder of Branded Bills. Dave started a custom headwear business with three of his friends and went on to build a successful direct-to-consumer business with over $50 million dollars in sales in a little over 5 years.

Since 2020, the housing market has been more volatile than a Michael Bay movie. During much of the pandemic's housing boom, historically low mortgages shielded homebuyers as folks migrated out of states like California and New York to places like Texas and Florida. But now, national mortgage rates have surpassed 5% and have eliminated some buyers from the market. So why is this happening? On the podcast this week, Joe speaks with Chris Heller. Chris received his real estate license when he was just 20 years old and went to become the CEO of real estate powerhouse Keller Williams Realty. He’s currently the Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO Labs, an Austin-based real estate tech company, and he’s also the author of the new book, Dominant Thoughts.

What’s the secret sauce to becoming a self-made success story? How do you reach high levels of wealth without the help of a large inheritance or trust fund? This week's guest has lived this story. His name is Ahmad Alyasin, and he’s the Chairman & CEO of Optima Global Financial. Ahmad's company provides complex corporate advice that assists clients with recapitalization, large-scale buy-outs, reverse mergers and acquisitions, private equity funding, and more.