the Social Ramp

On the podcast I met an awesome lady who is arguably the most prolific organizer of elite events in Vancouver. Diana Zoppa, at the time of the podcast, was head of marketing for the Brian Jessel Group. She worked with Craig Stowe on the Diamond Rally for Luxury Supercar Weekend and has coordinated the Cabriolet Gala for years with great success. She is an absolute delight. From million dollar bingo to travelling between Whistler and Vancouver for Monk McQueens, Diana has aways had a taste for delivering the experience of the "Goodlife" to the public.

On the podcast I spoke with Joe about his early days as a Dj and his venture in to the broadcast and radio business. He shares a ton of interesting stories and anecdotes that makes this episode very entertaining. We got into how music and radio has changed to how live music has been impacted in Vancouver. He got into some politics and had some honest views on how he sees things, which was bold and refreshing.

On this podcast we talk to Pamela Groberman who is a prolific PR personality in Vancouver. She has been involved in naming hotels and restaurants to coordinating famous people to do great things in world class events. She is a total pro with a ton of experience who shares her stories of success and influence. From the the Opus Hotel to Justin Timberlake, she has been involved in some of the most effective PR campaigns in Canada.

On the podcast I talked to Dave about how he got started in high school promoting parties and being a bouncer, to opening his first bar with his partner and their parents. The stores of Dave and the night club scene in the 90's and 2000's will give you a clear vision of what they went through on their journey as successful entrepreneurs. He shares stories of from Vancouver to Whistler of big name Dj's and the Swiss Olympic team dancing on tables. We then go into how the Covid situation has hit the industry and what he is doing now in the Forex currency trading education business. If you want to learn more about currency trading and IM academy, hit him up.

https://iM.Academy/davekershaw

On this episode of the podcast we talked to Michelle about her background as a talent agent and as a mom at a young age.  We then quickly got into dating in Vancouver from online today to what it used to be like pre-Facebook. We also talked about the differences between men and women and how hard it is to maintain companionship and love. There may have also been talk of the future of robotic love with life like sex dolls. This was so awesome.

On this episode we talk to Dave about what it was like just starting out as a musician with nothing to touring as an opening act with some of the biggest bands in the world in the 1990's and early 2000’s. In the international band known as Soul Decision, Dave gets into the details of how they all met as a band and came up with songs that have become part of our music culture and that are still played hundreds of times per day all over the world. We talk about what it was like growing up together and finding out what he wanted to do and what he was destined to do. Today Dave Bowman is a successful music producer who is writing and producing songs for the worlds best upcoming talent and has recently joined a band called H-O-T-E-L. Join me for this fascinating journey of the life of a "Rockstar life in the Rearview".

Soul Decision on Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/souldecision/65703

Soul Decision on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/125budnbeWLmbMmMR6jV4t?si=g_IKlgS2SLukMxF_EEvhcA

H-O-T-E-L
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tjAC9M74huW1uQIFcgp9Y?si=AF8txnDCRJSlQCbIRLJI4g

On this episode, we talk about the life of a fascinating and successful entrepreneur, Mr. Chris Jackson. We uncover what makes him tick and what has made him become so successful. We also talk about his life and all the things that he has done from buying famous Porsches and Ferraris to being held at gunpoint in the depths of the Columbian forest. We find out that Cris has such a wealth of knowledge and common sense behind him that has made him a force to be reckoned with in Western Canada and throughout many industries. Cris continues to impress the peers around him with his innovative and impressive approach to business.

On this episode we get to know the incredibly intelligent Mr. Anton Kay. We talked about his upbringing and migration from Russia to Jerusalem and then to Canada. We discussed the differences and complexities of being Jewish and moving from different regions and cultures. We then get into Anton‘s perspective on the coronavirus of spring 2020. He uncovers how the virus spread in what mitigation strategies were not taken. We then talk about what the impact of the virus will be over time and how we plan on getting back to some type of normal whatever that may look like. Anton is part of the Mensa program in Vancouver and will probably be the most intelligent human beings that will be on the podcast, from an IQ perspective, for many episodes to come. He is a delight to talk to you it has become one of my favorite people.