The Axis Effect

This week the Mavens sit down with Steve Warden, Founder of Gigr, a company sitting at the intersection of music and NFTs to talk shop about the greatest in music and how the NFT market is opening new revenuer streams and fan interaction through technology.

If you dream of becoming a rockstar or any music fan you can get more information on Gigr at https://gigrlive.com

This week the Mavens sit down with Doug Scott, Co-Founder at Subnation / General Partner at Surround Ventures to talk all things Web3 and our future of NFT and the MetaVerse.

Hitting the pause button in 2020 and 2021 was a tough one for most but it was a huge Industry win for the NFT and Meta Verse market which has quickly become the only topic of conversation no matter what industry you are in.

Scott helped clarify all the misinformation in the market and how Web3 is here to stay. With all the confusion Scott broke down and defined the architecture underneath the swell of NFTs and why the Meta Verse is fast becoming the next and only place to live and breath the Brand Experience.

With the Mavens, Scott broke down the Hyper-drive on what to look for and how to navigate the future.

To learn more about. WTF a NFT is and more tune in to “ WTF NFT’s! What and Who are you Really?" and get an inside look at the history behind the Digital Dragon.

The Mavens were excited to sit down this week with Jeffrey W. Hayzlett, Chairman & CEO of the C-Suite Network & Best Selling Author to talk about Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion in the market and how he's building leaders through C Suite Networks.

Hayzlett shared his vast wisdom with us on how important leadership is and how he supports leadership regardless of sex, color, religion or industry. Hayzlett also shared with us how he's instrumentally helping to build leaders and the impact everything he does effects those who are striving to be better leaders every day through his own podcast, books and speaking to C level executives throughout the industry.

Fo more on nuggets on leadership, listen up as we had a great time with Hayzlett this week on Hitting that Suite Spot of Success.

This week, the Mavens sit down with Sue Phillips, CEO, Scenterprises. Phillips is a Global Fragrance Expert and Author on the perception of smell and how the fragrance market is making an impact post pandemic.

Phillips shared her personal journey with us from her days as head of creative for Burberry Tiffanys and Channel, to how she's using her expertise to help those with Covid get their smell and taste back through the sensory experience of fragrance. She shared with us the science behind the neurological aspects that control our main senses of smell, taste, sound and sight and how she's helping people regain their sense of smell back after a hard hitting pandemic that robbed most of its victims from taste and smell senses. She also went in depth on how critical Scent is in regards to re-training your brain to remember based on the scent that triggers memories.

Phillips also talked to us about the glamorous world of perfumes and the impact it has on behavior and self esteem when finding the right match of fragrance and confidence.

To learn more about the importance of scent and much more by listening to Phillips Scent-sational Story and journey through the parfume industry,

This week, the Mavens sit down with Laura Calleia, Head of Sales and B2B Partnerships for Freshly, the leading freshest meal delivery company.

We understand everyone is busy and sometimes making the time to shop and cook dinners, not to mention the prep and insuring they are healthy for you and taste good is a tiresome job for most busy people. Laura shared with us the health aspects of meal delivery and the best way to maximize your time and nutrients while eating healthy delicious foods already prepped and made for quick, easy meals.

Laura also went into depth with us about Bio markers and how important it is to pay attention and know what your levels are. and the impact daily stress, lack of sleep, etc will impact every aspect of what makes you move, sleep, and have energy on a daily basis, We also talked about farm to table freshness and the emphasis on Freshly where all meals are made by a team of top chefs to ensure the freshest and best tasting in the market. In addition, they rolled out an exciting new array of expanded venues and plant based meals on top of vegan and a'lacarte. The goal of meal delivery is to take all the guess work out of what you put in your body with expanded nutritional values and easy delivery schedule all custom around what you want.

With the pandemic crippling everyones active lifestyles to some extent, Freshly was bought out by Nestle in 2020 and has been expanding ever since,

To learn all this and much more about how to stay healthy tune in to “Keeping it Fresh ! Healthy Living, Healthy You!"

This week the Mavens sit down with Brian Seth Hurst, Founder & Chief Storyteller for StoryTech Immersive.

Hitting the pause button in 2020 didn't make it easy for anyone but thanks to producers like Hurst, people started to realize they had new platforms to tell and share their story in hopes to inspire and motivate others.

With the Mavens, Hurst discusses the measures taken to ensure authenticity becomes the driving factor for story telling and how the back story to the story is what resonates and creates loyalty, We also spent time with Hurst talking about the Hype Cycle of Governance and how the Meta Verse is disrupting the future

To learn all this and much more about the Power of Authenticity and Hurst's own story he shared, tune in to “ What's Your Story?" and get an inside look at the history behind what shaped Hurst perception of humanity and how each story we tell defines who we are.

This week, the Mavens sit down with Jon Pleeter, Vice President of Concerts/Lifestyle at Reliant Talent Agency.

Since the global pandemic outbreak, the world of concerts has seen a drastic decline, with the events becoming non-existent for the majority of 2020. Even with a significant change in the state of the world since March 2020, the events that transpired have made the near-future of live music uncertain. Yet, thanks to vaccines and individuals like Pleeter-who have been fighting tooth and nail to ensure the safety of these events-live, events have made a triumphant return, with legendary festivals like Lollapalooza showcasing a gradual return to normalcy across the board!

With the Mavens, Pleeter discusses the measures taken to ensure the return to normalcy goes as smoothly as possible, how the pandemic has helped many artists take in exponential growth, and how concepts like NFTs have helped change the music industry as a whole!

To learn all this and much more about the future of music, tune in to “Getting Jiggy With It: Brining Back Entertainment.”

This week, the Mavens talk with motivational speaker and former NBA coach David Nurse.

Having experience on and off the court is the name of Nurse’s game, formerly the shooting coach of the Brooklyn Nets and currently focused on training over a barrage of NBA players to learn the values of confidence and maintaining excellent quality mental health. This approach allows Nurse to help players approach the sport more healthily than ever, showcasing vast improvement for those who come to Nurse for help.

With the Mavens, Nurse discusses the importance of confidence, strategies for working with NBA players, his book, Pivot & Go, and general wellness tactics for improving oneself.

To learn about the art of following your passion, tune in to “Nice to Meet You Player, I’m the Coach!”

This week the Mavens sit down with Kevin Martinez, Vice President for ESPN Citizenship on how the sports world views humanitarian efforts through the eyes of an athlete and how ESPN is taking a stand on doing good & being better.

The Mavens had a tremendous conversation with Martinez on how sports effects all of us on a daily basis from NFL, NBA to track & field and collegiate sports. Martinez talked to us about their Citizenship programs and the distance the leagues, players and teams go in order to support humanitarian efforts and support those in need.

Martinez talks about the inspiration of the many athletes, fans and communities that are using sports to make the world a better place and how important it is for them to utilize their athletic talent to stay grounded,  present  and view the world  through a different lens.

Tune in this week and learn how ESPN is changing the world with sports.