Trendsetters with Jesse Kay

Erika Nardini, CEO of Barstool Sports, talks about building a good company culture, adapting to change, and dealing with the coronavirus.

Taylor Johnson talks about growing up playing competitive sports and the challenges that come along with balancing that with the rest of your life.

In this episode, my friend Alex Myers joins the show to interview me.

Noah Friedman is the COO of 3x3 Insights, a Loeb NYC company that provides the beverage alcohol industry with the actionable intelligence, analytics and services to reach every consumer with the right product at the right time.

In this conversation we talk about Hush Blanket’s recent appearance on Dragon’s Den, the Canadian version of Shark Tank, and how Aaron innovates in the cut-throat world of ecommerce.

You may know Matt Halper and Eli Sones from their viral Big Booty Mixes. Together they form the music-making duo Two Friends. They started making music in high school, continued it as a hobby while they were at college then turned it into a real career after they graduated.

Being able to work on their music while they were still at college gave them an opportunity to work on their brand without the pressure of having to make money from it. We discuss how important it is for them to enjoy what they’re doing and make authentic connections with their fans.

Resources:

http://www.twofriendsmusic.com (www.twofriendsmusic.com)

Upcoming tour dates: http://www.twofriendsmusic.com/tour (www.twofriendsmusic.com/tour)

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/twofriendsmusic (www.instagram.com/twofriendsmusic)

SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/twofriendsbigbootie (www.soundcloud.com/twofriendsbigbootie)

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Matt Coulter started his career in the real estate industry, and he did have some financial success, but he realized it just wasn’t what made him happy. So he pivoted towards the nonprofit space and devoted his energy to helping others through organizations like the BeYOUtiful Foundation and Shop 143.

Matt has some great advice for finding what you’re passionate about and creating a life that fills you with joy, which is an opportunity that entrepreneurs have but often don’t take advantage of.

Resources:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matt523/?hl=en (instagram.com/matt523)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewcoulter (twitter.com/matthewcoulter)

Shop 143: https://shop143.org/ (shop143.org)

BeYOUtiful: https://www.beyoutifulfoundation.com/ (beyoutifulfoundation.com)

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Jonah Stillman graduated in college in 2017, foregoing college to start his entrepreneurial career. He also competed on the national snowboarding circuit for 10 years, ranking in the top five in the U.S. before hanging up his helmet. Jonah is now one of the leading Gen Z experts, consulting with companies and giving talks about how brands can better connect with the Gen Z consumer, employee, student, donor, and voter.

We discuss why went directly into the working world out of high school, how he’s positioned himself as a Gen Z expert, and how balances being a young entrepreneur with his personal life.

Resources:

Gen Z Guru: https://www.genzguru.com/ (www.genzguru.com)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonah.stillman (www.instagram.com/jonah.stillman)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stillmanjonah (twitter.com/stillmanjonah)

Ted Jonah’s TEDx: https://www.ted.com/talks/jonah_stillman_the_phigital_world_of_gen_z (“The phigital world of Gen Z”)

Read: https://www.amazon.com/Gen-Work-Generation-Transforming-Workplace/dp/0062475444 (Gen Z @ Work: How the Next Generation Is Transforming the Workplace)

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Jack Settleman works in content at whistle sports, and he’s been doing some really innovative things at the intersection of social media and sports fandom. Most notably, he started SnapBack Sports, formerly Real Sports, a Snapchat community with over one million followers and 100 million views a year.

Resources:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacksettleman/ (www.instagram.com/jacksettleman)

Listen to the SnapBack Sports podcast: http://wavve.link/snapbackpod (wavve.link/snapbackpod)

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I’ve been looking forward to sharing this conversation for a few months now. Why? Because I got to chat with Ed Meyercord, President and CEO of Extreme Networks, a publicly traded company that made nearly a billion dollars in revenue last year.

I actually met Ed on a cross-country flight to San Francisco, we got along, and he was generous enough to come on the show. He’s an incredibly smart guy with a ton of business experience from both Wall Street and the tech world, and I think you’re going to get a lot out of it.

Resources:

Learn more at https://www.extremenetworks.com/ (https://www.extremenetworks.com/)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-meyercord-3316b416/ (linkedin.com/in/ed-meyercord-3316b416/)

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