The Dreamcast Podcast with Daniel Budzinski

Darius Fisher wears many hats: entrepreneur, investor, writer, digital marketing and communications professional, and CEO and president of Status Labs, an online reputation management company. With offices in Austin, New York, Los Angeles and Sao Paulo, Status Labs serves over 1,500 clients in over 40 countries, including Fortune 500 brands, CEOs, politicians, athletes, and other public figures.

He’s also a contributor to Forbes, the Startup Mag and the Huffington Post, and was named in the Innovation 50 in PRWeek. He invests in several companies and real estate projects, and has been profiled in the New York Times, New York Post, Inc Magazine, Forbes, Daily Beast, Business Insider and many more.

Darius lives in New York City and loves to play soccer and travel. He is here to share his thoughts on the challenges of starting a company and digital reputation management and is living his purpose one reputation at a time.

Jilliene Helman is the cofounder and CEO of RealtyMogul.com and an entrepreneur, connector, speaker and leader. She was featured in Forbes’ “30 Under 30.” Her company, which is a leader in real estate crowdfunding, is changing the way individual investors invest in commercial real estate. To date, RealtyMogul investors have invested over $240 million in over 240 properties, and our guest has been featured in several top-tier publications like the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, and New York Times.

Today, RealtyMogul has five offices around the country and 60 well-trained team members. In addition to running her business, Jilliene blogs on Forbes.com and speaks about crowdfunding, real estate and entrepreneurship. She majored in International Business and Management at Georgetown University, and now lives and works in Los Angeles, California. She’s living out her purpose one investment at a time.

Frank has a passion for Artificial Intelligence and the impact it will have on today’s and the future generation of workers. Well known as an industry trendsetter, he is an entrepreneur and founder of the Institute for Robotic Process Automation and the Outsourcing Institute, a global community and marketplace of more than 70,000 members, including leading practitioners, service providers, advisors, thought leaders, industry observers, analysts and media.

With more than 23 years of industry experience in understanding the impact of outsourcing on labor and more recently, the impact of Robotic Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence and intelligent automation. He has authored numerous articles and serves as a regular commentator on Artificial Intelligence for the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, FORTUNE Magazine and The New York Times.

Our guest makes his living in the Greater New York City area. He’s married to his beautiful wife, Kathryn, and together they have four children. He is living his purpose one innovation at a time.

Have you ever experienced a struggle in everyday life and wished there was a product to fix it? Jose Del Barrio did that exact thing—he tried to order food one day and wasn’t happy with the experience, so he started his own company. Later on, he sold it in one of the biggest internet execs in Spain. Today he’s the CEO of his own venture capital fund and he’s here today to share his passion about business with us.

What do you dream about? To live the dream, you have to know the dream. Dr. Rod Rohrich, world-renowned plastic surgeon, and professor followed his dream and is now living it. Today he shares his wisdom and experience on how to become the best you can be in your life.

Today’s guest is a fighter & inspirer with a lot of wisdom to share. Listen to Ryan O’Donnell share wisdom on how to learn from mistakes, live outside your comfort zone and deal with the unexpected and still come out on top.

Do you have a passion for something that you think would never make for a “real” job? Too many people give up or discredit their interests because they think it could never bring them success. Emerson Spartz shares how he turned his love for all things Harry Potter at the age of 12 into a passion for networking and business that today generates him millions of followers and subscribers.

We all want to make the world a better place to live. We all have a desire to help the underdog, those people who don’t have the same opportunities and blessings as we do. However, this often seems to be so daunting and widespread that we underestimate ourselves and don’t do anything at all. Today’s guest started with nothing—and today, she is giving away more than she could have ever dreamed. Malini Saba is one of the world’s top investors and philanthropists of South Asian origin and has a passion for helping women and children in need all over the world. Today she is revealing her secrets to believing in your own power and using what you have to kickstart your future.

Do you ever feel unheard or unappreciated in the workplace? Do you ever feel a sense of disconnect between employees? Whether you’re an employee or CEO, defining and strengthening company culture should be the first step in building a successful company with happy employees. Glenn Elliott is an expert on company culture and employee engagement, and he’s here to share with you ways to encourage honest and transparent leadership, create openness in the workplace, and get the best out of people.

We all want to do the unthinkable. Accomplish the unattainable. Live beyond our means and be beyond our being. We have all been taught through systems and ideas that haven't bent to our opinion or method. What if you could capture the presence of a room by embracing the uniqueness of your life and idea?  What if business didn't have to be the way it has always been? Today’s guest is a hidden gem. George has cracked the code on some of the most massive secrets and is whistleblowing them on this show. Tune into this conversation to learn how to shift your method and ultimately change your life.