The Axis Effect

This week, the Media Mavens sit with Alicia Doyle, 2X Golden Gloves Boxing Champion & Award Winning Author.

We knock it out with Doyle on the podcast to talk about the importance of women in sports, and how boxing inspired her to fight through life's hardships to become the first women Golden Gloves Champ.

With the Mavens, Doyle talks about good sportsmanship, how to take the punches and how Boxing changed her life and inspired her to write the book "Fighting Chance"

Tune in this week to learn how to " Float Like a Butterfly and Sting Like a Bee ” and how girls should embrace their own strengths to stand up in a mans world.

This week, the Media Mavens sat down and talked. all things Golf with Matt Corey, Chief Marking Officer with the PGA Tour.

Leading one of the world’s top sport tours, Corey is working hard to expand the education of the golfing industry and educate the public on the benefits of the sport regardless of age.

With the Mavens, Corey talks about sportsmanship, how the PGA Tours have survived through the pandemic and why PGA players have made Golf a career.

Tune in this week to learn about "Playing Through the Back Nine in Sports ” and how much difference it makes to just pick up a club and hit the links regardless of your golfing skills. Just get outside and golf!

The Media Mavens sits down with and Michael Patrick Mulroy, National Security & Defense Analyst, ABC News: Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East and Paramilitary Operations Officer for the CIA on Global News Watch to discuss the tensions with China’s control of power over Taiwan. 

Mulroy caught the Mavens up on the United States support for the self-governing island that is claimed by China and the rising military tension.

Mulroy and GNW discuss everything from Chinas historic competition to compete with the United States and how the United States, like most countries, has no official ties with Taiwan but is the democratically-ruled island's most important international backer and arms supplier.Additionally, Mulroy touches base on Chinas stepped up military and political pressure on Taiwan to accept its sovereignty claims and how this will affect the future relationship with the U.S.

To learn about all of this and much more, tune into “The Race to Quell Military Tensions Between China & Taiwan.”

This week, the Media Mavens talk with Greg Economou CEO of Game1 on how to elevate the sports and entertainment experience.

Economou shares with us his sports background and how he immersed sports greatest moments with Hollywood and created content to entertain beyond the arena. We also talk to Economou about the social impact sports content plays into society.

Tune in this week to learn about “Satisfying Your Hunger for Sports " and how Hollywood has embraced the game beyond the big screen.

This week, the Media Mavens talk with Alison Levine, leader of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition.

       After reading a lot of books while recuperating from a few major surgeries, Alison Levine was inspired to create her own experiences and began her climbing career. Since then, Levine has climbed upon some of the world’s most famous expeditions, including Mt. Kilimanjaro, Denali, and one of the most well known treks, Mt. Everest. Levine also published her book On The Edge, which details many of her climbing experiences.

To learn more about “Leadership from the Top Down” and how much heart-stopping fears, passion, love of the climb and work is put into these storied expeditions go to Media Mavens Podcast or anywhere podcasts are heard.

For this week’s installment, the Mavens sit down with Mat Devine, Head of Music Partnerships at Cameo.

Spanning a career across four decades, Devine was the former founder and front man for the group Kill Hannah, who he went on multiple tours with before beginning a solo career. Since joining Cameo, Devine has been finding success selling personalized content to his fans alongside major names like Isaiah Thomas and Ghostface Killah.

With the Mavens, Devine discusses the innerworkings of Cameo, exciting stories from the days of Kill Hannah, and Devine’s own musical influences.

To learn more about what goes behind the life of a musical artist and how Cameo is developing the next generation of fan-interaction, tune in to “Artist Fandemonium & More Influence Please!”

Global News Watch and Michael Patrick Mulroy discuss Russia’s involvement in Afghanistan since its withdrawal of all U.S. forces. With Russia’s role heavily increasing especially in recent weeks, Mulroy and GNW discuss everything from Russia’s hindrance of American counter-terrorism operations, treatment of Americans within Russia itself, and how the conflict between these two countries can potentially evolve into a Cold Waresque scenario. Additionally, Mulroy brushes on Russia’s strategy for irregular warfare, their uses of special operation units, and how the growing need for effective energy sources plays into all of this.

To learn about all of this and much more, tune into “In the Shadows of the Russian Allies.”

This week, the Media Mavens chat with Dan Fugardi, Managing Partner at VantageBP.

Living a life that’s anything-but-boring, Fugardi formerly served as the Nuclear Engineering Department Head for the U.S. Navy. Since then, he’s become a founding investor to Mana Pacific Inc., a corporation dedicated to finding a sustainable energy source for the Pacific Islands, intended to replace fossil fuels.

With the Mavens, Fugardi discusses his time working in the world of submarines, the politics behind finding cleaner energy sources, and other programs Fugardi is working on to help make the world a better place.

Tune into this week’s episode to learn about “Harnessing the Power of Profit for Social Good,” and how excessive resources can be turned around to help the future of our species!

This week, the Media Mavens sit down to talk with Jason Yim, CEO of Trigger.

Leading one of the world’s top companies in the AR/VR industries, Yim has worked on some of the most prominent projects in recent memory, heading the entertainment marketing departments for “Toy Story 4,” “Spiderman: Far from Home,” and “Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker,” along with fan management for NHL, The PGA Tour, and the NBA.

With the Mavens, Yim talks about how Trigger has survived through the pandemic, how Trigger has brought their recent projects to life, and Yim's own thoughts on the future of the AR/VR industries.

Tune in to learn the ins and outs of creating AR/VR-based content, tune in to “Getting Trigger Happy” to get a glimpse of the future of entertainment!

This week, the Media Mavens meet up with World Pizza Champion Nick Bogacz.

Spending time perfecting the perfect pie helped Bogacz, President, Caliente Pizza & Draft House and Author of The Pizza Equation realizes his dream of owning the best damn pizza place in the U.S. Bogacz spent time with us talking about The Pizza Equation, a book for entrepreneurs who enjoy the restaurant industry and looking to build an enterprise with pizza.

Bogacz shared the important aspects of operating a pizza business as well as some of his favorite recipes and tips to making the best pizza with us.   He also took the time to talk about the importance of cooking and family and how he’s sharing his pizza wisdom and business knowledge with others through his own podcast and book. 

Tune in this week to learn about “ Pizza and More” and what goes into launching your own pizza parlor as well as how to success in the restaurant industry.