The Axis Effect

This week, the Media Mavens meet up with Ryan Steelberg, the President at Veritone, Inc..

With a career over two decades long, Steelberg has worked with industry giants to help raise hundreds of millions of dollars, in hand making those companies billions of dollars through raising the value of their shares. Most recently, Steelberg is helping pave the way for the future with Veritone, Inc. by utilizing company data and information to create effective Artificial Intelligence. “We’ve figured out creative ways of applying this next generation’s set of technologies into media and entertainment yet again and we’re seeing great results” Steelberg said.

With the Mavens team, Steelberg discusses the history of Veritone, Inc., their crucial work the Department of Justice, and the company’s role in bringing clean energy to the world.

Tune in this week to learn about “Revolutionizing the Future of Artificial Intelligence” and how Veritone is changing the world we live in!

For more information on Media Mavens Podcast, its guests or Host, Sarah Miler CEO, Axis Entertainment, Inc, please contact [email protected] or drop us a line at 310 276-2220

This week, the Mavens team celebrated their 50th podcast as they sat down to talk with 2020 Media Excellence Award winner Mikhail Solodovnikov, General Manager of T&R Productions & RT America.

Dedicating a career to the world of television, Solodovnikov has worked over the years on a variety of projects. He is currently producing 18 programs acrossvarious facets of entertainment, including cable and mobile applications. One of Solodovnikov's most notable contributions is his work with the late Larry King on the political talk show, “Politicking with Larry King.” Solodovnikov had positive remarks about King,“We were honored to work with him in the same newsroom environment for the last seven years.”

Solodovnikov's work goes beyond the news, including working on bringing sports, that are outside the mainstream, to the small screen, such as cycling. While on the podcast, Solodovnikov explained the process of creating and distributing content, developing streaming apps and how they keep their viewers engaged. Tune in this week to learn about “Global News at Your Fingertips” and how people like Solodovnikov are revolutionizing the television industry!

For more information on Media Mavens Podcast, its guests or Host, Sarah Miler CEO, Axis Entertainment, Inc, please contact [email protected] or drop us a line at 310 276-2220

This week, the Mavens team sits down to talk with MEA Finalist Joseph Shusterman, the CEO of Bluemark.

Working with companies like Uber Eats and Walmart, Bluemark is dedicated to helping companies provide their new customers the best onboarding [welcoming] experience possible. “When someone signs up for any kind of service…you get that email that says welcome to X, and that email probably goes to your other inbox and could have two typos or no one reads it, that is not the type of welcoming we are trying to accomplish, what we want to do is disrupt that entire version and way of being welcomed and do that in a physical way,” Shusterman explained.

With the Mavens, Shusterman discusses the complicated process of how they help companies create efficient and appropriate onboarding, specific examples of companies they have worked with, and why a good onboarding system is crucial to a company’s success.

Tune in this week to learn about “Streamlining the Workforce with Technology” and why your next major focus in building a company might be revitalizing how you onboard!

To reach Sarah Miller, Media Mavens Podcast Host & CEO, Axis Entertainment, you can get more information at www.axis-entertainment.com or reach her at [email protected]

Global News Watch and Michael Patrick Mulroy sit down with Anthony Opoka, a former child soldier for The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to discuss the child soldiering issue in Uganda. 

Providing an in-depth firsthand look at the global issue, Mulroy and Opoka discuss with the Mavens their efforts in fighting LRA, helping to bring child soldiers home and give them a better future, Opoka’s story as a former soldier, and how just far this issue reaches beyond Uganda. “The United Nations said it has doubled in the Middle East in the last two years, and it is something that spreads from the Far East in the Philippines to South America and a lot of concentration in Africa….child soldiering needs to be addressed, because no adult should be ok with children fighting the wars that they start.”

Tune in to GNW’s live segment below to learn about “The LRA's Political Objectives In Uganda”

For More information on Media Mavens Podcast or Global News Watch, Please visit www.mediamavenspodcast.com.

This week, the Media Mavens meet up with humanitarian James Glasscock, the CEO and Founder of Good Human Inc.

Currently focused on his company Good Human Inc.-an app dedicated to promoting greater sustainability and ethicality in the modern world by curating the most sustainable products so customers don’t have to take the time looking for the most ethical choice-Glasscock has worked a lifetime in the media, holding major positions for major companies like Warner Bros., Machinima and Turner Broadcasting.

With the Mavens team, Glasscock discusses his company’s goals, many of the difficulties navigating in a modern world, and explains many of the company’s specifics. “A lot of people like to describe us as Amazon meets Pinterest for good, we built a discovery experience first and foremost,” Glasscock said.

Tune in this week to learn about “Building Sustainable & Ethical Brands for a better life” and why Good Human Inc. maybe your next major download!

You can reach James Glasscock directly at [email protected]

To reach Sarah Miller, Media Mavens Podcast Host & CEO, Axis Entertainment, you can get more information at www.axis-entertainment.com or reach her at [email protected]

This week, the Mavens Team meets up with Former Commander, U.S. Navy SEAL Eric Oehlerich, the co-founder of Lobo Institute.

Dedicating his life to serving and protecting the United States, Oehlerich has played a key role in many confidential operations across Kenya, Yemen and other countries. Founding Lobo Institute with fellow co-founder Michael Patrick Mulroy, the pair has focused their project on curating a variety of experienced minds in the field of war, coming together to help solve major crises around the world, with a particular emphasis on ending child soldiering.

With the Mavens, Oehlerich discusses his background, Lobo Institute’s current efforts and how they're bringing former child soldiers back into society, the wide variety of locations where they face these problems and the importance Mothers have in helping these poor children. “A lot of times the male figure is gone, but the Mothers are the ones reinforcing either the messages of extremism or the mothers are the ones trying to find ways to get the kids education of some sort” Oehlerich explains

Tune in to Global Crisis Watch on Media Mavens Podcast on June 9th as we speak with both Eric Oehlerich and Mick Mulroy how people around the world are working to save child soldiers!

Join us for an extra special finale panel to our "Revolutionalizing the Future of Space Tourism" series! Sitting down with all of our exciting guests who came throughout the series, the Mavens team sits down with what Sarah Miller (our host and the original Media Maven) refers to as the "Guardians of the Galaxy" to discuss the standards for being approved with the missions which these companies embark on, many of there new and exciting projects and the importance of these groups working together to create cohesive success! “It really is a team effort on the ground between all of you guys, and respective other agencies that I know are out there, to start these missions,” Miller said. Tune in for this special installment!

In the penultimate episode of our special series, the Media Mavens talk with expert Henrik Jacobsen, the Chairman for the Emergency Asteroid Defense Project.

Working to protect the planet, Jacobsen saw a need for this project at a young age, where while crowdfunding, was asked about the possibility of crowdfunding for asteroid defense. Researching methods to destroy or deflect these floating rocks, Jacobsen is not only focused on finding a reliable method for stopping them, but also a way to track these asteroids before they come.

           With the Mavens team, Jacobsen discusses potential defense methods, the problems an asteroid impact could cause when hitting a major city, the greater control humans have at combatting this than other disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis, and what Jacobsen hopes for the perfect method to consist of. “What we want is to blow it up in the most efficient manner with a vehicle designed to blow into it as deep into it as possible” Jacobsen elaborated

           Tune in this week to learn about “The Next Frontier of Asteroid Defense and Making the World a Safer Place” and get a glimpse into humanity's newest form of defense!

In this episode, the Media Mavens team sits down to talk with Angelo Vermeulen, the Space Systems Researcher & Biologist at Delft University.

Originally dedicating his work as a biologist, Vermeulen has currently two main focuses: working with biological information to embed into engineering programs, or as he says “build systems that evolve over time,” and bringing ecology into space for greater development and research of the endless void. “If we want to go into deep space for a much longer time than the kind of missions as we’re doing now, we’ll need ecology to sustain us,” Vermeulen said.

           With the Mavens team, Vermeulen talks about bringing different life forms into space, the limitations of an environment [space] with limited oxygen, and the infinite variables Vermeulen and his team have to consider on missions.

           Tune in this week to learn more about “Deconstructing Dominant Paradigms About the Future of Space Tourism” and the heroes working to bring us into the future!!

The Media Mavens team sits down with aerospace and defense executive Dan Lopez, the Chief Strategy Officer at Arkysis.

Extremely ambitious, Lopez has been working tirelessly with Arkysis to help build the first all robotic space outpost. “What we’re trying to do is create a new form factor all together about how to get from the Earth to very far places from the Earth in a stabilized function, we’re building these modular space crafts if you will, that can assemble in space, build essentially itself, and aggregate much like Legos in space.” Lopez discussed.

           With the Mavens team, Lopez talks about creating a “space-to-space economy,” the population's growing interest in space travel, along with endless possibilities of the future in space!

           Tune in this week to learn how Arkysis is “Building the Future of Space Expansion” and why life in space is closer than we realize!