This week Jason is joined by New York City restaurant and nightclub owner, Will Makris!   

Will has spent the last two decades thriving in the New York hospitality industry, now owning several restaurants and nightclubs that have turned into some of the city’s hottest spots for celebrities and high profile customers from around the world. His unconventional career route to success has provided inspiration to entrepreneurs everywhere by sharing how to network, take risks, and bet on yourself. 

Will gives insight to his best advice for analyzing the people you associate with, the behind the scenes of Zero Bond, how crowds change in the nightlife scene, what goes into a members club, the blueprint he advises from someone interested in getting into the bar, membership, or restaurant space, and what role AI could play in the industry down the line. Will also reveals how the city plays a role in the approach, why the host is the best job to have in a restaurant for networking, his approach to gaining investors, how is love of hospitality keeps him motivated, how quick high quality dining is the way to go these days, and the importance of patience for the consumer. How much does it cost to start something like Zero Bond? How do you market for a membership based club? Who does he get most starstruck by? What is the  hardest job in the restaurant industry? Where do consumers overspend? 

Will reveals all that and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss! 

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This week Jason is joined by hit singer-songwriter, Justin Jesso who has over 8 billion streams on his collaborations with artists such as Ricky Martin, The Backstreet Boys, and Kyga!   

 Justin has since made his mark as a solo artist within the music industry starting by coming up within the music theater space in Chicago at a young age. After releasing his debut album at just 18, he eventually found himself touring with Disney artists such as Jesse McCartney, Jordin Spark, and Raven Simone all over the country. His song “Stargazing” has over 500 million streams on Spotify. 

Justin gives insight to the importance of a song having his name and voice associated with it, how attending a camp sparked his interest in songwriting, how he got noticed by Radio Disney, breaking down what goes into a song, and how the payment is distributed for a song.  Justin also reveals how he ended up on tour with Jesse McCartney, Jordan Sparks, Raven Simone, and Mitchel Musso,  the different ways to monetize off a song, how much can be made on a general deal as a songwriter, the complexities of copyright in music, what inspired the screenplay he has written, and breaking down the role publishing and masters play with the Taylor Swift/Scooter Braun example. When did he get discovered? Does streaming or radio pay more for the publisher? What is his biggest issue with the music industry?  How long does it take for publishing money to come in? How did he get this stage name?

Justin reveals all that and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss! 

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This week Jason is joined by entrepreneur, author, public speaker, and passive income pioneer who has established himself as the king of Airbnb, Brian Page!   

Brian is best known for being the creator of the BNB formula and has the world’s number one best selling Airbnb coach program which has over 25,000 students in 47 countries around the world educating readers on how to create passive income revenue streams in today’s world with having to take on multiple side jobs. 

Brian gives insight to his riches to rags to riches story starting with becoming a millionaire before turning 30 from working in real estate to losing it all, owing the IRS $1.3M and how he pulled himself out of it. Brian details how he created an asset by creating a course about Airbnb that made over a million dollars in six weeks and the other assets he’s created that have resulted in passive income, and being transparent about his process and the money he’s made. Brian also reveals how losing everything makes you question everything about your identity, how your success does not define you, the difference between passive income and a side hustle, his top three sources of passive income, and how he is more excited to talk about the success he has had helping others than his own success. What is his weekly income goal? Who inspired him to expand his Airbnb business? How can you get involved with Airbnb if you don’t own property? How many streams of income does he have inside his book?

Brian reveals all that and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss! 

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This week Jason is joined by the OG Reality TV data analyst and founder of Bachelor Data, Suzana Somers!   

In January 2022, Suzana shared all about how she developed an extremely detailed system that tracked data of various facets of the Bachelor franchise from the contestants, from time on screen to their Instagram follower count to their endeavors after the show. This time around Jason and Suzana dive into how the data has changed in just a year with recent reality shows, specifically Love is Blind. 

Suzana gives insight on what her turning point was for creating an entirely new business to expand into more reality TV shows, her take on the pros and cons of the errors during the live Love is Blind finale, how being on different networks can impact the longevity of potential growth, how other networks are better at curating their alumni, and how spilling tea tends to help follower growth. Suzana also reveals why she believes season 4 of Love is Blind is breaking so many different records, how having authentic and different people on Love is Blind sets the show up for success, how TikTok is impacting reality TV, how she tracks data for networks like Netflix, and when the Bachelor franchise tests potential changes. What sort of trends is she seeing with reality TV contestants on social media? Where does she see the future of reality TV contestants and their success on different social media platforms? Which contestants get the most followers? Which network is outpacing the Bachelor? 

Suzana reveals all that and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss! 

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This week Jason is joined by one of the best celebrity stylists in LA, Lo VonRumpf!   

Lo was born and raised in LA and is host of the podcast the Lo Life. Lo started as Kaitlyn’s stylist but has gone on to become a close friend of Jason due to being stuck together for three months at Dancing with the Stars in a small apartment during pandemic times. Lo gives insight to summer fashion of 2023, how throwing fashion rules out the window to embrace the freedom of fashion, how fashion is cyclical, who picks up the check for the stylist depending on the event, PR showrooms, how much time goes into one podcast episode, and how feeling confident is key to fashion.

Lo also reveals he thought the bromance was going to be short-lived, what colors you wear can impact the mood, which colors to wear for an interview and first date, when he has been stiffed as a stylist, how wearing the same outfit as someone else is possible on the red carpet, why he thinks red carpets will always be around, and how he manages his cash flow. Which network is cheap when it comes to styling? Do celebrities get to keep what they are styled in? Do brands pay for celebrities to wear their clothing? How have influencers changed the game? Who does Lo have on his team? What is a business manager? 

Lo reveals all that and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss! 

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Host: Jason Tartick

Voice of Viewer: David Arduin

Executive Producer: Evan Sahr

Produced by Dear Media.