The Entrepreneurial Web

There’s a lot of buzz about the real estate market locally & regionally, so Friday at noon I’m bringing one of Brooklyn’s finest, Halstead Real Estate broker Tyson Lewis. Listen in to What’s Hot & What’s Not on talkradio.nyc or watch it live on Talking Alternative Broadcasting.

The guest of the show, Tyson Lewis, introduces himself.. He outlines his career as a musician and eventual realtor. He talks about living in Connecticut and New York (specifically Brooklyn) and studying anthropology in Vermont. Tyson outlines his journey as an entrepreneur and his search for a career path and the birth of that self-reliant spirit.

Tyson talks about being involved in the community, constantly learning and educating himself, and how he’s maintained his resilience in the real estate industry. He talks about the importance of having confidence in his industry. Tyson outlines the path of a realtor’s career from being an agent to being a broker. He also talks about how his business has changed in wake of the pandemic. 

Tyson goes more in-depth in the current real estate industry in New York, in particular Manhattan, and how COVID has affected the industry. He also talks about how we should be assisting our communities and how the realtors should ease themselves back into the regular flow of things.

Tyson talks about his current anxiousness to get back to work as what will have to change post-quarantine. Jeremiah also talks about what he has to do in order to accommodate for his business as New York City reopens. The show closes with Tyson Lewis giving out his contact information.

Throughout the lifespan of the show I have spoken many times about my affinity for martial arts, jiu jitsu in particular. I try to bring it up in every show as it has profoundly affected my life.

Right now martial arts schools are fighting for survival as the close contact puts them often in the last phase of reopening per state.

This week I have the absolute pleasure of speaking with Professor Karel Pravec, owner of Silver Fox BJJ in Saddle Brook & Butler, NJ. He is a well decorated Renzo Gracie black belt & a long-time student at Renzo's flagship academy in Midtown.

His schools have been paused with still no information on a likely reopen date, but Karel has a warrior spirit and has accomplished unprecedented things for his community, students & instructors lately. He is determined to reopen safely & swiftly.

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Jeremiah introduces the guest of the show, Prof. Karel Pravec. The two trade observations back and forth about independent businesses and martial arts schools. Karel chimes in with some wisdom for fellow martial arts instructors. He talks about his transition from finance to Brazilian jiu jitsu, being initially inspired by martial arts films and getting that first push through attending a class himself. Pravec shows his familiarity and passion for martial arts by expounding on some philosophies and outlining his journey as an entrepreneur.  

Karel looks back at his journey as a martial artist. He talks about his workout routines, the implementation of new styles and techniques, and talks about its impact on his life and his health. Jeremiah and Karel then reflect on how they first met through underwater training. Jeremiah talks about coming in contact with him and the current state of business owners. Karel talks about how his business has had to adapt in these times and what resilience is necessary for smaller businesses to survive the pandemic.

Karel talks about his social media presence and the main mission of his business and live YouTube streams. They talk about the stress of being a small business owner during these times and why adaptation to the digital space is necessary. He also adds the motivations behind writing his book and his work attending seminars, as well as his main goals as of right now. 

Karel shares his experiences from participating in competitions. He talks about the tumultuous process and why he refrains from them personally. The conversation steers more towards the business side and Jeremiah inquiries about how Karel plans to reopen his dojo. The show closes with Karel plugging his website where his contact information is located.

The whole world basically became overnight live stream sensations as a result of quarantine. Some have been able to bring tremendous value to peoples' lives while simultaneously bringing a heightened sense of awareness to their "brand."

This week we'll hear from a couple stand outs in the live stream realm and how they've accomplished this. My guests are Andrew Beranbom, CEO of FirstTube Media and Tara Pontani Schad, host of toning.with.tara.

Jeremiah introduces the first guest of the show, Andrew Barenbom. He gives an outline of his career, starting off working as a Yahoo employee working through various ventures of his own. Andrew then found himself getting passionate on how he could put his marketing skills to use for himself and talks about his journey starting up First Tube Media. The conversation finds a focus in music and how they go about marketing and promoting musical artists as well as the music/touring industry in the era of COVID-19.

Andrew continues the conversation with the intuition and entrepreneurial qualities he’s observing in musicians during this time. He informs listeners the mission and functions of First Tube Media and how they seek to bring money into the music industry. Jeremiah relays his own experiences as a freelance musician and why he decided to stay detached from the industry. Andrew closes the segment with leaving his company’s contact information and social media as well the origins behind the name ‘First Tube’.

Jeremiah introduces the second guest of the show, Tara Pontani Schad. Jeremiah inquires about her past and how she ended up working in fitness instruction. Tara goes through her journey dancing in a duo with her sister, appearing on shows like ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’ and touring the world until she became pregnant. She talks about how she started up ‘Toning with Tara’ in wake of the pandemic and how it first picked up steam.

They talk about the state of entrepreneurship during the era of COVID-19, the spirit that’s required for that kind of lifestyle and Tara talks about her motivations for doing what she does. She closes the show by sharing her show’s social media.

Quarantine has shut down most travel and all gatherings, taking away the foundation of the music performance industry.

Not all is lost though! This week we'll hear from two innovators in the field. They previously put in motion tactics that would insure survival in an already ultra-competitive market. Join Jeremiah and his guests Caleigh Drane & Mario Quintero.

“This is about doing over dwelling right now…” 

Jeremiah’s guest Caleigh, a cellist, who talks about being a music coach and gives her perspective on the pandemic. Jeremiah and her begin a conversation about family, humanitarian work, and the relationship between entrepreneurship and community.

Caleigh outlines her journey on becoming a professional music coach from working as a cellist. She gives out advice for other musicians currently living through the pandemic. She encourages them not to drop and leave the industry for something with more stability. Caleigh mentions her social media and her upcoming masterclass on Creativity and leaves the listeners with a message about responsibility.

Mario Quintero, lead guitarist of the band Spotlights, speaks with Jeremiah about Pittsburgh, his life meandering around the country, and touring. Mario gives his hopeful perspective on the music industry during the pandemic and rounds out the segment delving into why he moved out of New York.

Jeremiah and Mario talk about a mutual friend of theirs. Mario goes into his work as an audio engineer and his current streams of income, and he urges the importance of diversifying one’s trades. The show closes with Mario plugging his website and music and giving out contact information.

This week we're trying something different... taking advantage of the Zoom reach imposed on us by the shutdown.

In a virtual round table style, I'll have a different guest for each segment of the show. They each represent a myriad of backgrounds and industries, both distant and near.

The goal... make it clear, concise and to the point. What's happening in your world/industry right now and how are you responding to it?

Jeremiah introduces the first guest of the round table, Michael Johnson, a coffee shop owner, to discuss tea, Michael’s education in media and communications, his motivations behind starting his show, ‘Tea with Mike’, and a few other ventures of his and a few he hopes to embark on. Michael then gives some advice for struggling businesses right now to strengthen their digital outreach.

Jeremiah introduces the second guest of the round table, Don Jackson, a personal trainer, who talks about his training, living in San Diego, and getting into contact with Jeremiah. Don gives a bit of advice for listeners at home for workouts and exercises, as well as giving out contact information, to close out the segment.

Jeremiah introduces the third guest of the round table, Jonaed Iqbal, who talks about his website, nodegree.com and The No Degree Podcast, as well as discussing his motivations behind starting the company. Jonaed leaves a piece of advice and his contact information before the next segment.

Jeremiah introduces the final guest of the round table, an MMA fighter, who talks giving back to the community and his immense social media presence. 

This week I have the absolute pleasure of having as my guest one of my first mentors & bosses. Our relationship goes all the way back to my teenage years with Tony Disilvestro. 

A native of Wildwood, NJ, Tony grew up boot-strapping in the pizza industry up and down the East Coast. He is now the CEO of Y-Not (Tony backwards) Italian headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA. 

He is the epitome of serial entrepreneurship - there are few industries he hasn't participated in - and his main mission going forward is how to safely reopen the economy. He also recently launched his own podcast and mentorship program, The Y in Entrepreneur.

“It’s better to have 20% of five things than 100% of one,” says the guest of the show, Tony Disilvestro, currently living out of Virginia Beach but originally from New Jersey, who starts the show by reminiscing with Jeremiah about when they first met. He goes over his history as an entrepreneur and a restaurateur starting with his first business at eight years old. 

Jeremiah relates how the resilience he’s learned from Tony is helping him through these rough times for restaurants and Tony expels his business philosophy and discussing the current situations with his own restaurant. 

Tony and Jeremiah talk about reopening and the guidelines for doing so. Tony also gives out some projections on how the restaurant-world will be after the pandemic is over and even not attributing some of the upcoming failures on the shutdown, noting the patterns in the economy, but also predicting more success post-recession.  

Tony talks about his past businesses and talks about the significance of the name of his current venture, Y-Not. They also talk about millennials in entrepreneurship and the importance of the question, “Why?” Tony closing the show with what he believes makes a true entrepreneur. 

Jeremiah speaks with Elizabeth V Novello to discuss how businesses are getting by in NYC & NJ.

You can also catch the video on Facebook by clicking here.

Segment 1

Jeremiah introduces the guest of the show, Elizabeth Novello who talks living in New Jersey, being a school teacher prior to her current profession, and gives her perspective on the local business scene in NJ and how she’s had to conduct her work through the pandemic, including how she’s been able to use social media to her advantage.

Segment 2

Elizabeth continues to talk to the importance of social media and using this time in an effective and efficient way, outlining how business owners should handle these times with their backs against the wall, Elizabeth stressing the importance of attention, briefly touching on her family, the segment closing with Elizabeth urging people to fight to survive since there is no other choice. 

Segment 3

Elizabeth talks a bit about her family life and how she is running her real estate business during the pandemic using digital platforms.

Segment 4

Elizabeth lays down a few more tips for running your business digitally, talks local businesses and support, and ends the show by giving out her contact information and gives out one last final message for listeners while Jeremiah relays how people should support their local businesses.

For those of you who don't know, I own a restaurant in Brooklyn.

Many of us know, however, that the service and retail industry has taken a major hit lately. But what about all the operations that support those businesses?

This week we'll get the skinny from several B2B providers of the storefront.

Jeremiah introduces the first guest of the show, Brent Lagerman who talks about his former and current businesses working with web design, branding and other services for small businesses and burgeoning entrepreneurs. They talk about the current dynamics with restaurants and other small businesses at this time, highlighting how businesses can use digital media to stay afloat and projecting how things will be on the other end of the pandemic. 

Jeremiah talks about what adjustments he had to make in order to continue running his restaurant through digital resources, policies and listening to the needs of the consumer. Brent talks about the current state of his business, the two trading advice for other businesses going forward, Brent giving out his contact information.

Jeremiah introduces the second guest of the show Alex Clark, who talks about his background, his career, motivations, rye and how he got into his current line of work, whiskey. He talks about the current state of his business and what’s to come.

Alex gives advice on how one can build their brand and then talks about the difficulty of doing so at this time. Alex closes the show giving out his website and social media.

This week the show will highlight the responses, perspectives and adjustments made by a number of successful video & content creators that have used Twitter as a springboard for their entrepreneurial endeavors.

Jeremiah introduces the first guest of the show, Olivia Rachel, who relates the situation in currently from Los Angeles, speaking on the state of businesses and the quarantine, and talks about her work in the TV/Film industry and compares it with working with digital media and why she decided to make the jump in her line of work. She talks about building up her upcoming digital media company and her inspirations when it comes to the entrepreneurial lifestyle.

Olivia talks working from home when it comes to TV/Film production and gives a glimpse into that lifestyle, Jeremiah comparing his current experience as well. She talks about what the biggest shifts in her current lifestyle have been. Olivia also talks about her current aspirations and a few habitual behaviors and interests when it comes to her working life. The segment ends with her divulging function of digital marketing business currently in development and her business plan.

Jeremiah introduces the second guest of the show Zane Campbell and talks about the situation in Columbus and the state of business over there as well. They go back and forth on the growth of the food delivery industry, Zane talking about his ever-changing streams of income. Zane gives a bit of background, talking about his current businesses, getting into racing and content creation, expanding his skillset to work on a YouTube channel.

Zane talks about race car accidents and his philosophy when it comes to entrepreneurial work, leading into how he expanded his video creation content, marketing through social media, forming a portfolio and finding a passion inside of it. He talks about his current ventures and opportunities and the state of his work in light of COVID-19, him and Jeremiah talking about what's the best thing for entrepreneurs to be doing at this time. Zane closes the show by giving some advice for digital media creators.

This week we'll hear from Michigan Real Estate guru, Damon Johnson.

We'll discuss who is and isn't paying rent and mortgages, what the repercussions could be, and how communication is key in this time.

Jeremiah introduces the guest of the show, Damon Johnson. Johnson relaying the situation in Detroit and his perspective watching the pandemic spread and pushing the quarantines in his area. Jeremiah and Damon go back and forth on how they are handling their businesses during the quarantine. They also discuss how the quarantine is currently affecting and changing their workload, and how they’re taking advantage of it.                                                                                                                                                              

Jeremiah talks about the situation in NYC with the current legislation in place that prevent  evictions for the next 90 days, Damon doing the same for the actions being taken in Michigan, giving advice to renters for what they should do in this time, advising people take the initiative to see what their landlords plan to do once this is all over. Damon draws a few comparisons to the recession back in 2008.

The conversation gears towards what the world might be like post-Coronavirus, the two speculating on the education system and the economy. Damon talks about social media, his transition into making it an essential part of his work and how he’s used it to push and elevate business. 

Jeremiah tells his story about he first discovered Gary Vaynerchuk through watching his wine reviews on YouTube. He became a big inspiration for him and Damon as well on discovering Gary and attending a seminar and becoming a big follower of his. The show closes with a toast between the two.