The Next Level Podcast

Dan Magnuszewski is the co-founder & CTO of ACV Auctions, a Buffalo company that just had a very successful IPO.

When not building billion-dollar unicorns that are the pride of Buffalo and all other small (read "not Silicon Valley") cities across the nation, Dan is a Porsche fanatic, loves great coffee Bills football. 

This episode is truly a must for any entrepreneur. 

Brian Inkster is a lawyer and legal blogger based in Scotland. Through The Time Blawg, Brian expresses his views on the past, present and future practice of law. I sat down with Brian to discuss his coverage of some of the most pressing issues in legal innovation today, specifically the demise of Atrium and the puzzling rise of Clubhouse. 

Samir Patel is a Miami-based lawyer at Holland & Knight. As a leader and influencer in the new generation of tech-savvy lawyers, Samir has been involved in the crypto world for close to a decade.

Samir joins us to explain everything you could possibly want to know about NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and their application to music, art, and sports collectibles.

Aaron Emery is a lifelong student of BBQ and the founder of Old Road BBQ. Having helped many businesses attain BCorp certification in his previous work, Aaron has taken his passion for conscious capitalism and slow-grilled meats and made it his life's work.

We discuss the reality of running and pivoting a food business during a global pandemic and how there is a lot of hope for the future when you are open to evolve.

In the final episode of Season 1, our guest is Emily Orchard - the Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs, at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law.

Propelled by Emily's leadership, the law school has built some truly innovative programs, including their very successful GPLLM (Global Professional Master of Laws), a graduate program that brings together lawyers and non-lawyers to look at issues such as innovation and technology. 

We discuss the legal education landscape and what may become a new normal in how lawyers are educated.

Emmanuelle Chaze is Berlin-based TV political journalist and TV reporter for Deutsche Welle and France 24. 

A highly-regarded voice in the European news world, Emmanuelle also wrote a book, From Berlin to Lesbos: A diary of the refugee crisis, 2015-2016, about her work with refugees in Berlin.

We discuss the elusive Rule of Law and the prospect for a 2021 recovery for a world caught in a perfect storm of the rising Right and a global pandemic.

This week it was my pleasure to talk with Keith Powell and Ricky Robinson, co-founders of C-Crets,  a career advice platform offering career coaching services, online courses, and topical content through blogs and a podcast.

We discuss a critically important topic: How can young people - especially people of color and from underrepresented groups - maximize their chances of a successful career as a lawyer or other legal professional.

Truly a can't-miss episode for any law student or associate. 

Peter Carayiannis is the award-winning founder and CEO of Conduit Law, a law firm that has pioneered the growing market of flexible and On Demand® legal services.

He is also, along with our show's host, Aron Solomon, co-founder of Mission Watch Company, a watch microbrand launched in 2017 and soon to release their third watch.

Peter shares his design philosophy as both a legal and product designer, and gives his answer to the question "Why do so many lawyers love watches?"