The CEO Story

Welcome to the 25th episode of The CEO Story Podcast!

With weekly podcasts releasing, "The CEO Story" takes a deep dive into the success (and sometimes pitfalls) of being your own boss! We encourage each and every individual to candidly share their stories to help other entrepreneurs understand the highs and lows that come with the journey.

As always be sure to check out more of our podcast episodes:

Podcast Website - https://ceostory.buzzsprout.com
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasaMQttGpdFnIMeWXER1SQ
Website - https://www.togethercfo.com/
Give us a Like on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TogetherCFO/
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In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Roberto wong. Roberto wong, co-founder of Atomic Group. Since 1996, we’ve been providing our clients with managed IT services. These days, we use the Microsoft 365 and Azure platforms.

Unlike other IT companies, at Atomic Group we:

-Focus on security. You’ll never have to worry that your network isn’t well protected enough. If you need frequent security reports for compliance, or just peace of mind, we’ve got you covered there, too.

-Offer a flat rate managed IT service. No surprise charges, or unexpected invoices. Our pricing is fully transparent.

-Provide a 24/7 on-shore help desk – we’re ALWAYS available to answer your questions and provide support. You won’t have to deal with Microsoft directly, or understand confusing technical lingo.

-Are industry leaders in stability. No need to worry about downtime.

-Provide instruction and training so that you can use your software solutions more efficiently.

Stay up to date with Roberto:

Website - https://www.atomicts.com
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-wong-2a356723/
Atomic group LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atomic-group/

Welcome to the 24th episode of The CEO Story Podcast!

With weekly podcasts releasing, "The CEO Story" takes a deep dive into the success (and sometimes pitfalls) of being your own boss! We encourage each and every individual to candidly share their stories to help other entrepreneurs understand the highs and lows that come with the journey.

As always be sure to check out more of our podcast episodes:

Podcast Website - https://ceostory.buzzsprout.com
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasaMQttGpdFnIMeWXER1SQ
Website - https://www.togethercfo.com/
Give us a Like on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TogetherCFO/
Like our LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/together-cfo
Give us a Follow on Instagram - @Togethercfo

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Brandon Gatewood. Brandon Gatewood, the CEO’s professional qualifications include (10) years of surveillance investigative service, physical security and armed executive protection. His experience also includes working as a Department of Defense security contractor in high threat static locations around the world. In addition to being the owner of Project 7 Security he also currently serves as the director of security for one of the world’s biggest pop stars, and most recently as the director of security for an extremely high net worth - high profile “confidential” client based in the Los Angeles area.

Stay up to date with Brandon:

Website - project7securitygroup.com
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-gatewood-84203952/
Twitter -https://twitter.com/leopoldusesq
Project 7 Security LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-7-security/

Welcome to the 23rd episode of The CEO Story Podcast!

With weekly podcasts releasing, "The CEO Story" takes a deep dive into the success (and sometimes pitfalls) of being your own boss! We encourage each and every individual to candidly share their stories to help other entrepreneurs understand the highs and lows that come with the journey.

As always be sure to check out more of our podcast episodes:

Podcast Website - https://ceostory.buzzsprout.com
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasaMQttGpdFnIMeWXER1SQ
Website - https://www.togethercfo.com/
Give us a Like on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TogetherCFO/
Like our LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/together-cfo
Give us a Follow on Instagram - @Togethercfo

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Brandon Leopoldus. Brandon Leopoldus is a California-based attorney for people and companies in the public eye.

Mr. Leopoldus’ sports practice has included representing more than three-dozen individuals working in high level, Olympic, and professional sports including Olympians, professional/retired athletes, and sports officials.  Some of his highlights have included representing a two-time NFL All-Pro with his off-field endeavors, protecting and enforcing the intellectual property rights of an 8-year NBA veteran, negotiating a purchase of sports officiating assigning business, developing the structure of a  training facility for a Major League Baseball All-Star, and advising numerous top-tier collegiate athletes entering the draft.

As a recognized leader in sports law, Mr. Leopoldus is a featured speaker and panelist across the country, including video Continuing Legal Education presentations, guest lectures at numerous law schools, and panels at the Sports Lawyers Association’s (SLA) Annual Conference.  Mr. Leopoldus is a featured contributor to Referee Magazine and Legal Ink Magazine, and has been featured in Sellebrity Magazine and Ready Magazine and has been widely acclaimed for his LinkedIn Video Series focused on sports law and business topics.  In 2014, Mr. Leopoldus was recognized as the SLA’s Regional Captain of the Year, and in 2015 and 2016 he was named the SLA’s Co-Regional Captain of the Year.

Mr. Leopoldus is a member of the California Bar Association; the Sports Lawyers Association; the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association;  Partner, Sports, and Entertainment Society; and the co-founder of FUEL – an invite-only networking and mastermind community for those working with athlete, celebrity, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Leopoldus spent many years in Minor League Baseball as an umpire. 

In his spare time, Leopoldus enjoys spending time with his friends and family, including his incredibly smart dog, Harvey – named after Hall of Fame umpire Doug Harvey.

Stay up to date with Brandon:

Website - https://leopoldus.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonleopoldus/
Twitter -https://twitter.com/leopoldusesq
Leopoldus Law LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/leopoldus-law/

Welcome to the 22nd episode of The CEO Story Podcast! 

With weekly podcasts releasing, "The CEO Story" takes a deep dive into the success (and sometimes pitfalls) of being your own boss! We encourage each and every individual to candidly share their stories to help other entrepreneurs understand the highs and lows that come with the journey.

As always be sure to check out more of our podcast episodes:

Podcast Website - https://ceostory.buzzsprout.com
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasaMQttGpdFnIMeWXER1SQ
Website - https://www.togethercfo.com/
Give us a Like on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TogetherCFO/
Like our LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/together-cfo
Give us a Follow on Instagram - @Togethercfo

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Angelo Robles. Angelo is the Founder and CEO of the Greenwich CT based Family Office Association (FOA), an exclusive global membership organization that delivers proprietary thought leadership, research, best practices, and global programming to multiple generations of exceptionally wealthy families and the professionals who run their single-family offices.

Angelo is also the founder of Effective Family Office a think tank and Masterclass Program Series for single-family offices and the analytical data-driven firm Family Office Statistics. He’s the author of the book, “Effective Family Office: Best Practices and Beyond,” which ran for several weeks as the number one book in Office Management on Amazon.com. Click here to purchase the book.

Angelo is the host of the Effective Family Office Podcast on iTunes. Angelo personally advises a small number of global families and SFO executives on achieving maximum effectiveness. His expertise has been sought by media outlets such as Bloomberg Radio and Television, the Wall Street Journal, and Institutional Investor, among others. Angelo continues to lead in the SFO community with creative proprietary thinking on the future of the family office including structures, organization, leadership, technology, AI, investing, and philanthropy.

Stay up to date with Angelo:

Website - https://familyofficeassociation.com/about-family-office-association/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelorobles/
Twitter - @familyoffice
Family Office Association LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/familyassociation/

Welcome to the 21st episode of The CEO Story Podcast! 

With weekly podcasts releasing, "The CEO Story" takes a deep dive into the success (and sometimes pitfalls) of being your own boss! We encourage each and every individual to candidly share their stories to help other entrepreneurs understand the highs and lows that come with the journey.

As always be sure to check out more of our podcast episodes:

Podcast Website - https://ceostory.buzzsprout.com
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasaMQttGpdFnIMeWXER1SQ
Website - https://www.togethercfo.com/
Give us a Like on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TogetherCFO/
Like our LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/together-cfo
Give us a Follow on Instagram - @Togethercfo

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Frank Cottle. Frank is the Founder and CEO of the Alliance Business Center Network and Alliance Virtual Offices. He is also an experienced speaker, strategist, entrepreneur, advisor, business leader and investor.

For decades, Frank has been building flexible workspace companies under the Alliance brand and its predecessor companies, focusing on new ways of working that genuinely meet the needs of today’s entrepreneurs by combining three fundamental components: people, place, and technology. His areas of expertise include integrating flexible workspace models to assist with corporate real estate repositioning, investment banking, finance, workplace technology, and business leadership. 

Stay up to date with Frank:

LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankcottle/
Website - https://www.alliancevirtualoffices.com/
Alliance Virtual Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alliancevirtual
Alliance Virtual LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/alliance-virtual-offices/

Welcome to the 20th episode of The CEO Story Podcast! 

With weekly podcasts releasing, "The CEO Story" takes a deep dive into the success (and sometimes pitfalls) of being your own boss! We encourage each and every individual to candidly share their stories to help other entrepreneurs understand the highs and lows that come with the journey.

As always be sure to check out more of our podcast episodes:

Podcast Website - https://ceostory.buzzsprout.com
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasaMQttGpdFnIMeWXER1SQ
Website - https://www.togethercfo.com/
Give us a Like on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TogetherCFO/
Like our LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/together-cfo
Give us a Follow on Instagram - @Togethercfo

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Lilliana Monge. Liliana is the CEO  and Co-Founder of Sabio, an Information Technology higher educational enterprise exclusively dedicated to teaching current software engineering and cybersecurity network infrastructure skills in an accelerated learning environment. Sabio works to increase the number of women and people of color in tech. 75% of its graduates are either Latino or African American and 40% are women—10% higher than the industry average.

Lilliana is a Wellesley College graduate. She and her Sabio Co-Founder, husband Gregorio Rojas are dedicated to the dream of equal opportunity for people from all walks of life, who seek to make a living in the tech industry.

Stay up to date with Lilliana:

Lilliana’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilianamonge/
Lilliana’s Twitter - @mongeliliana
Sabio Website - https://sabio.la/
Sabio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wesabio/
Sabio LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sabio-la

Welcome to the 19th episode of The CEO Story Podcast! 

With weekly podcasts releasing, "The CEO Story" takes a deep dive into the success (and sometimes pitfalls) of being your own boss! We encourage each and every individual to candidly share their stories to help other entrepreneurs understand the highs and lows that come with the journey.

As always be sure to check out more of our podcast episodes:

Podcast Website - https://ceostory.buzzsprout.com
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasaMQttGpdFnIMeWXER1SQ
Website - https://www.togethercfo.com/
Give us a Like on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TogetherCFO/
Like our LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/together-cfo
Give us a Follow on Instagram - @Togethercfo

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ike Kavas. Ike is the CEO and Founder of Ephesoft. The company focuses on solving global process automation and data accessibility challenges.

Ike Kavas has over 20 years of document capture, document management, workflow and systems engineer experience. His focus is to guide, innovate and expand the company’s mission of turning the world’s unstructured content into actionable data.

His previous role was Chief Technology Officer at Ephesoft and he holds a patent on supervised machine learning for document classification and extraction. He achieved the CDIA+ certification and has been involved with hundreds of projects using products from EMC-Captiva, Kofax, Readsoft, TIS, OpenText, Microsoft and Xerox.

He is a serial entrepreneur with three ventures and successful exits. He has not only the technical background by implementing several multi-million dollar projects for Fortune 100 companies but also has solid sales/business experience as he has achieved repeated financial and operational goals in his career.

Ike earned his BS degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and studied Computer Architecture at Anatolia University

Stay up to date with Ike:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ikavas/
Ephesoft Website - https://ephesoft.com/
Ephesoft LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/ephesoft-inc/
Ephesoft Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ephesoft
Ephesoft Twitter - https://twitter.com/ephesoft

Welcome to the 18th episode of The CEO Story Podcast! 

With weekly podcasts releasing, "The CEO Story" takes a deep dive into the success (and sometimes pitfalls) of being your own boss! We encourage each and every individual to candidly share their stories to help other entrepreneurs understand the highs and lows that come with the journey.

As always be sure to check out more of our podcast episodes:

Podcast Website - https://ceostory.buzzsprout.com
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasaMQttGpdFnIMeWXER1SQ
Website - https://www.togethercfo.com/
Give us a Like on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TogetherCFO/
Like our LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/together-cfo
Give us a Follow on Instagram - @Togethercfo

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sir Steven Saxton. Steven has over 30 years of experience as a successful serial entrepreneur and highly regarded expert in corporate structuring, private equity, public companies, corporate refinancing, and capital raising for startups. 

Steven has worked as a Producer, Manager, Agent, Distributor and Financier in the Entertainment Industry. He’s helped build companies such as Hollywood Studios, Artist International (AI) and Models International. 

Before getting into film, Steven was a highly regarded music executive, having worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry! It was during this time he founded Bop City Records and was able to work with some of the most legendary recording producers/engineers. 

Prior to transitioning into the entertainment sector, Mr. Saxton was a President of Texca Petroleum Oil and Gas Operating Company, former Vice President at NASD broker/dealing for 21st Century Securities, as well as a Commodities Broker for a boutique Commodities firm.

In 2004, Steven was inducted as a Knight by the Knights of Malta Coptic Catholic.

Stay up to date with Steven:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-saxton-ba849b35/
Green Gorilla Website - https://ilovegreengorilla.com/
Green Gorilla Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/greengorilla/
Green Gorilla Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ilovegreengorilla

Welcome to the 17th episode of The CEO Story Podcast! 

With weekly podcasts releasing, "The CEO Story" takes a deep dive into the success (and sometimes pitfalls) of being your own boss! We encourage each and every individual to candidly share their stories to help other entrepreneurs understand the highs and lows that come with the journey.

As always be sure to check out more of our podcast episodes:

Podcast Website - https://ceostory.buzzsprout.com
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasaMQttGpdFnIMeWXER1SQ
Website - https://www.togethercfo.com/
Give us a Like on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TogetherCFO/
Like our LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/together-cfo
Give us a Follow on Instagram - @Togethercfo

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Chao He. Chao is  Co-founder and Managing Partner of Swenson He. He developed the company in 2014 with his friend and MIT alumni, Nick Swenson. Swenson He develops a strategy to create sophisticated and robust mobile applications for companies across multiple industries.

Chao is an MIT graduate. He has advanced his engineering skills at various digital companies developing cutting edge products prior to co-founding Swenson He. 

Stay up to date with Chao:

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chao-he-b966bb37/
Swenson He Website - https://swensonhe.com/
Swenson He Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/swenson-he-llc/

Welcome to the 1st episode of The CEO Story Podcast! 

With weekly podcasts releasing, "The CEO Story" takes a deep dive into the success (and sometimes pitfalls) of being your own boss! We encourage each and every individual to candidly share their stories to help other entrepreneurs understand the highs and lows that come with the journey.

As always be sure to check out more of our podcast episodes:

Podcast Website - https://ceostory.buzzsprout.com
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasaMQttGpdFnIMeWXER1SQ
Website - https://www.togethercfo.com/
Give us a Like on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TogetherCFO/
Like our LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/together-cfo
Give us a Follow on Instagram - @Togethercfo

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing David Meltzer, Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing. David Meltzer formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry McGuire! 

He is a three-time international best-selling author, a Top 100 Business Coach, the executive producer of Entrepreneur‘s #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch, and host of the top entrepreneur podcast, The Playbook. 

His newest book, Game-Time Decision Making, was a #1 new release, David has been recognized by Variety Magazine as their Sports Humanitarian of the Year and awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Stay up to date with David:
 
Podcast Page - https://www.entrepreneur.com/listen/playbook 
Website - https://dmeltzer.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidmeltzer/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/davidmeltzer11
Twitter - https://twitter.com/davidmeltzer
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/davidmeltzer
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmeltzer2/