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Rachel McCord Founder of The McCord List
June 03, 2015 20:44 - 1 hourMillennial Fashion & Lifestyle blogger (www.themccordlist.com) with a following of 150,000+. The McCord List is your turn-key solution for driving engagement in the millennial influencer space. I have a community of 25,000+ millennial fashion, lifestyle, and mommy bloggers/digital influencers whom I invite to contribute on The McCord List blog and connect with brands. We help brands generate millions of organic, online impressions, engagement and sales by sharing their unique story with our f...
Shaahin Cheyene Accelerated Intelligence
June 02, 2015 22:12 - 1 hourShaahin Cheyene is the CEO and Chairman of brain nutrition start-up Accelerated Intelligence. Cheyene shares his passion to accelerate intelligence through his latest company and products. Born in Iran, Shaahin Cheyene is an award winning entrepreneur, writer and filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles, California. In the early 1990′s while still in his teens, Cheyene spearheaded the “Smart Drug Movement” by inventing and branding the original Herbal Ecstacy and over 200 other award-winning ...
Focus@Will Founder Will Henshall
June 01, 2015 21:34 - 1 hourI started focusatwill.com in late 2009. This is a new neuroscience based music technology company that delivers productivity on demand tools for working, studying and reading. The commercial service launched in January 2013 and can be accessed via standard web browsers, Android and iOS mobile applications. As well as Songwriter/music producer/artist - Founder of UK based pop soul band Londonbeat. Signed to RadioActive/MCA records, we had 2 USA #1 songs in the early 90s, you might remember "I'...
1 800 DENTIST Co Founder Fred Joyal
May 28, 2015 20:30 - 1 hourI co-founded the 1-800-DENTIST referral service in 1986 with Gary Saint Denis. It's the largest dental referral business in the country, with over 250 employees and serving every state. We strive to be the best way to find a dentist, by screening our dentists on an ongoing basis, and having more information on the practice than any other resource. I've written over 100 television commercials, appeared in more than 25, and directed 20 of them. My goal is to create a single commercial that make...
ThinkThin Founder Lizanne Falsetto
May 27, 2015 21:49 - 1 hourThe Making of the Woman and the thinkThin Brand Coming from a big Italian family Lizanne Falsetto was a foodie from a young age. Influenced by her grandfather’s kitchen garden and grandmother’s cooking; good food, good health – it was instilled. Later, modeling internationally, Lizanne developed a better-for-you version of her grandmother’s recipe as portable and delicious nutrition. This ultimately became the prototype for the thinkThin bar and the foundation of her second career. By the tim...
Jay Samit CEO of SeaChange International
May 26, 2015 20:31 - 1 hourSeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) enables transformative multi-screen TV services for video service providers globally. Personalized and fully monetized video experiences anytime on any device, in the home and everywhere, are the product of the Company’s superior software and services for the back office, advertising and home gateways. Headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, SeaChange is TL 9000 certified and has product development, support and sales offices around the world. Visit www.s...
Morris May CEO of Specular Theory
May 20, 2015 21:56 - 1 hourMorris founded Specular Theory in 2013 to bring Hollywood visual effects to the masses using state-of-the-art technology and innovative visual content. As the CEO of specular theory, Morris researches, selects and develops cutting-edge technology to create VR experiences and the tools to make storytelling possible in the new unexplored word of virtual reality.
LOVE GOODLY Co Founders
May 20, 2015 15:53 - 1 hourLOVE GOODLY is a web and mobile platform for conscious beauty, style and wellness subscription boxes and products curated by influencers. Co-founded by Justine Lassoff and Katie Bogue Miller whose previous company, LovingEco, an ‘eco’ flash sales site, introduced the best, eco brands and sold in 2012. LOVE GOODLY's mission is to introduce the best emerging conscious brands while raising awareness and funds for important causes.
Juicy Couture CEO and Founder
May 18, 2015 22:12 - 1 hourJuicy Couture is a glamorous, irreverent, and fun lifestyle brand for the decidedly fashionable, bringing LA style and attitude to girls all over the world. Embracing its LA heritage, Juicy discovers the couture in the every day, and delivers an element of surprise in all of its designs. The global phenomenon is identified as a casual luxury brand, offering apparel in the categories of women, girls and baby, handbags, shoes, intimates, swimwear, fragrance, accessories and jewelry. Juicy Cout...
Leslie Greif CEO Thinkfactory Media
May 15, 2015 21:02 - 1 hourThinkfactory Media was the driving force behind the three night mini-series event, Hatfields & McCoys (History) starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, that set ratings records and garnered 16 Emmy® nominations, including a nod for Outstanding Mini-Series or Movie. All three nights of the mini-series ranked as the top three entertainment television telecasts of all time in ad supported cable history among total viewers. Thinkfactory has produced content for all major cable networks including ...
Gabby Gordon Rising Star Musician
May 14, 2015 22:17 - 1 hourGabby Gordon is a Danish/American singer - songwriter based in Los Angeles. Her soulful and powerful voice is her signature attention grabber, while her sense of melody and lyric weave authentic, fun and dynamic stories. Soul and Retro Pop, are a few words describing Gabby’s style reminiscent of Linda Ronstadt, Adele and Emeli Sande. Having recently completed a self-titled EP produced by Marshall Altman (Marc Broussard, Cheryl Cole, Ingrid Michaelson, Natasha Bedingfield), Gabby has been f...
Dirk Ahlborn HYPERLOOP
May 12, 2015 21:43 - 1 hourFounder and CEO of JumpStarter Inc. which operates www.JumpStartFund.com, a web portal that believes in creating smarter and more successful companies by applying crowdsourcing from conception of an idea all the way through funding. Dirk is a also CEO of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc. which is JumpStartFund's well known undertakings to make the Hyperloop become reality, by using it crowdcollaboration concept. He is a serial entrepreneur with experience in almost every element of...
Bob Johnston President The Melting Pot
May 11, 2015 20:34 - 1 hourFor nearly 40 years, The Melting Pot has defined the fondue experience niche across the American dining scene and now looks forward to continued domestic success as well as continued international expansion. The first Melting Pot opened in April of 1975 in Maitland, Fla., just outside of Orlando. It was a cozy, quaint location, and its first menu consisted of just three items: Swiss cheese fondue, beef fondue and a chocolate fondue dessert. However, as the restaurant’s popularity expanded, s...
Legal Zoom Founder Brian Liu
May 08, 2015 20:46 - 1 hourLed the company from launch until it became the most recognized legal brand in the United States. Annual growth exceeded 50% each year. Finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year.
Meathead Movers Founder Aaron Steed
May 07, 2015 21:28 - 1 hourMeathead Movers is revolutionizing the moving and storage industry one relationship at a time. We are accomplishing this by providing the first client and employee focused moving service. Our founding principle is to support student athletes working their way through college in pursuit of their own American dream, and that will never change. We work hard, have fun, and serve our community by providing premium moving services as well as assisting victims of domestic violence with a fresh start...
Janette Byrne PG Avocados
May 06, 2015 21:24 - 1 hourIn April 2013 I founded The Marilyn S. Redd Foundation in honor of my grandmother. It is a small, Las Vegas, Nevada-based private family foundation that provides grants to existing local charities who protect, help, and mentor boys and young men in need from abused and neglected homes. Because, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”- Frederick Douglass
Julianne Goldmark Founder EMI JAY
May 06, 2015 21:06 - 1 hourArmed with a dream and many trips to the fabric store, Emi Jay was created by teenage entrepreneurs Emily and Julianne. Inspired by their passion for fashion, the two young girls set out to create quality, modern day hair ties. They now run an exciting business alongside their mothers and believe everyone deserves a little luxury and comfort in their lives. Emi Jay is a proud supporter of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the nation. CHLA is comm...
Cheryl Petran Founder Pump Station
May 01, 2015 21:46 - 1 hourPump Station is a breastfeeding support and new parent resource center that educates, guides and encourages new parents in a soothing environment as they learn to care for their newborns. Thier programs begin with outstanding prenatal breastfeeding and baby care classes offered in Santa Monica, West Los Angeles, Hollywood / Beverly Hills, and the San Fernando Valley. For nursing moms, our IBCLC licensed lactation consultants provide breastfeeding support on an individual and small group basis...
Nellie and Phil Akalp Founders CorpNet
April 30, 2015 21:46 - 1 hourNellie Akalp - Currently, Mrs. Akalp is the CEO & Founder of CorpNet, Incorporated, her second legal document filing service company based on the simple philosophy of truth in business and her sincere passion/desire to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs get their business off the ground in a fast, reliable, and affordable manner. Mrs. Akalp is responsible for overseeing and managing the daily operations of the business and frequently authors much of the content published on the Co...
LIVE FROM MILKEN GLOBAL DAY 2
April 30, 2015 21:06 - 1 hourALL THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD, IN ONE PLACE, FOR YOU!!! TUNE IN NOW AND LEARN FROM THE BEST OUT THERE!!!
Live from Milken Global Conference
April 29, 2015 00:04 - 1 hourFrom Kimbal Musk (TESLA & SPACE X) to Adena Friedman (NASDAQ PRESIDENT) we talk to all the movers and shakers in the entrepreneurial world! Tune in now and learn from the world best entrepreneurs!
Dina Dwyer Owens Undercover Boss
April 24, 2015 23:27 - 1 hourFor all the die-hard ice cream lovers out there, especially those who love a certain creamery in Brenham, Texas, the recent news that Blue Bell recalled all of its product from store shelves across the country was a bit of a sugar meltdown. But it was also absolutely the right thing to do. The company made the wise decision to put public safety above all else after reports of a listeria outbreak. In my opinion, Blue Bell made the ethical choice that emphasizes the importance of real values in...
Marlene Bernstein SavourThisKitchen
April 23, 2015 21:06 - 1 hourLaunched in the summer of 2011, Savour This Kitchen began as Savour This Moment, a California fresh catering company dedicated to using wholesome flavors and natural ingredients. After receiving rave reviews for the unique sauces in their dishes, brother and sister entrepreneurial super team, Michael + Marlene, decided to sell these sauces as stand alone products. Savour This Sauce came to fruition at the beginning of 2013 and featured their three signature sauces: Red Pepper Romesco, Thai C...
Mark Hansen Chicken Soup for the Soul
April 22, 2015 20:38 - 1 hourIn the area of human potential, no one is better known and more respected than Mark Victor Hansen. He is in high demand as a keynote speaker by many of North America's top corporations and professional associations worldwide. His message has reached over 2,000,000 people in 35 countries and virtually every major city throughout North America. Mark delivers electrifying, personalized and memorable presentations that are full of insightful ideas and principles that can reshape your vision of w...
Tony Horton P90X
April 21, 2015 21:02 - 1 hourTony Horton is the wildly popular creator of the best-selling fitness series: Power90®, Power Half Hour®, Power90 Master Series®, P90X®, P90X2®, Ten Minute Trainer®, One On One with Tony Horton®, his thirty-minute dynamo, P90X3®, and his latest, P90®. Tony is a world-class motivational speaker and the author of top-selling books “Bring It”, Crush It!” and the incredibly motivating, “The Big Picture.” He has appeared on countless television programs as a fitness and lifestyle expert, and his l...
Jason Wright President Marketing by Data
April 20, 2015 20:56 - 1 hourExperienced and proven marketing leader who’s generated millions in revenue through data driven marketing. Jason Wright is the Founder and CMO of Marketing by Data. Marketing by Data is a marketing consulting company that provides businesses with the direction to create their marketing strategies. We use data and information to optimize and implement marketing campaigns that will generate the highest ROI. Tune in now and learn from one of the best!
VJ Anma Co founder and CEO IdeaMarket
April 17, 2015 20:52 - 1 hourVJ is a Technology Entrepreneur with a focus on Mobile and Social Space. Passionate about leveraging technology to positively impact the life of a Billion people in the next decade. Interested in early-stage start ups with big vision. VJ gives our listeners some great advice on idea building and starting your business!
Tracy DiNunzio Founder of Tradsey
April 16, 2015 20:59 - 1 hourOne day, years ago, Tradesy founder Tracy DiNunzio stared into the messy expanse of her closet, and realized that it was full of things she never used. She saw a once-worn wedding dress, beautiful shoes that pinched her feet, and pants that no longer fit. Suddenly, she was compelled to simplify her life. Surely, there was someone who would treasure the things she no longer wanted, but how could she find them? Where could she easily and safely sell her things to other like-minded women? Tracy...
Ben Reiss FilmOn TV Networks
April 15, 2015 20:58 - 1 hourBen is currently currently in charge of Business Development and Sponsor Acquisitions for Anakando Media Group; parent company of FilmOn TV Networks, ETV.com livestream, HologramUSA, Mondo Tunes digital music distribution, and AdVirally Social Influencer marketing agency. Learn about new ways people consume media and how it is changing everyone's industry!
Adam Xavier CEO of RoadLok
April 14, 2015 22:51 - 1 hourAdam Xavier is the Co-founder and CEO of RoadLoK, the world's leading motorcycle anti-theft immobilizer, patented in 2008. RoadLoK quickly drew attention for it's unique product and its ability to corner the market through intellectual property rights. Further establishing itself as a global brand, Adam forged key international partnerships in Europe, China, South Africa and Australia, in addition to domestic partnerships in the United States. Adam is a tested entrepreneur with a background i...
Chris Sheng CEO of SimpleTux
April 13, 2015 20:21 - 1 hourProduct leader, marketing chief and relationship strategist. Developed company business model, product offerings and lead generation for online tuxedo rental startup. Chris is a Content creation guru and media strategist. He creates persuasive content that increases online traffic and brand awareness to churn higher conversion rates.
Walter O'Brien Scorpion CBS
April 10, 2015 21:50 - 1 hourWalter O'Brien is an Irish businessman who is the founder and CEO of Scorpion Computer Services. He is also the inspiration for and executive producer of the 2014 CBS television series Scorpion. Walter gives our listeners all they can handle in this incredible interview! DON't MISS THIS ONE GUYS!
Audrey Napoleon World Renowned DJ
April 09, 2015 21:40 - 1 hourAudrey Napoleon has become the ambassador of avant garde in electronic dance music, and the queen of Napoleon Nation inhabited by her devoted fans. Although a producer and performer by trait, she encompasses the life of a true artist, delving into many different mediums from mainstream advertisement, to makeup, to her love for all things fashion. With humble beginnings in the Los Angeles club scene, Audrey Napoleon’s career began as the opening act for superstar DJs, like James Zabiela at the...
Samantha Ettus Best Selling Author
April 08, 2015 21:14 - 1 hourSamantha Ettus is obsessed with helping women reach their potential. As a leading balance expert, Sam specializes in coaching the busiest professionals on the planet. Sam is a bestselling author of four books, a writer for Forbes, and host of a nationally syndicated call-in radio show. Since earning her undergraduate and MBA degrees from Harvard, Sam has worked with thousands of celebrities, CEOs and professionals who aim to perform at the highest levels in their professional and personal lives.
Sekou Andrews CEO SekouWorld Inc
April 07, 2015 21:57 - 1 hourSekou Andrews is inspiring the business world one poetic presentation at a time. As the world’s leading Poetic Voice, Sekou creates personalized poetic presentations that give voice to the messages and missions of organizations and help them tell their most powerful stories. He is the creator of this cutting-edge category of speaking that combines strategic storytelling, inspirational speaking, spoken word poetry, and the power of theater and comedy to make events into experiences, and transf...
Nate Holzapfel Co found Mission Belt Co
April 06, 2015 21:07 - 1 hourNate Holzapfel is the creative force and co-founder behind Mission Belt Company headquartered in Utah. Born in Provo, Utah, He prides himself on never having passed an opportunity to fuel his passions for entrepreneurship and fighting world hunger. Every time we sell a Mission Belt, a portion of the proceeds goes to assist hungry families through intraframe micro lending on a global level. To date, the company has helped over 15,000 families in the fight against hunger.
Sheryl Fulop Founder In Home Pet Vet
April 02, 2015 22:29 - 1 hourHouse call veterinarians offer many conveniences that traditional animal hospitals cannot. One of the biggest of those is overcoming the fear and trauma that many animals experience when taken from their home to a veterinary hospital. Many animals release pheromones (chemical scent signals) under traumatic conditions that linger in the air and may cause fear reactions in animals that detect them. Sheryl joins us today to share her amazing story and how being disruptive has changed her life!
Copper Harris Young and The Restless
April 01, 2015 21:28 - 1 hourCooper is the CEO & Founder of Klickly, a pro-social donations software platform, based in Santa Monica. She is also the Director of Tech for Collective Summit and produced the first-ever Innovation Summit and Social-Impact Hackathon at Sundance, featured recently on the front page of PandoDaily. She is one of the first females to win the Los Angeles AT&T Hackathon.
Elisha Galvan Founder Lillianna Jewlrey
March 31, 2015 20:25 - 1 hourOriginally from Austin, TX, Elisha Lillianna Galvan showed an aptitude for jewelry design from the young age of 9, sharing her eclectic bead and string creations with her family and friends. Driven by the desire to express her creativity in multiple mediums, she moved to Los Angeles in 2009 to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. It was long before she gained recognition as she competed in Doritos’ Annual Crash the Superbowl Contest in 2012, and her commercial, Express Checkout, bea...
Whitney Avalon Youtube Star
March 30, 2015 22:14 - 1 hourWhitney Avalon is an actress and director, known for Princess Rap Battle (2014), Te Comedy Minute with Jason T. Gaffney (2014) and The Gray Man (2002). Whitney joins us in studio and gives some fantastic advice and tricks you can use to become the next YouTube sensation!
Doug Frankel Founder of Broadcast Comm
March 27, 2015 23:44 - 1 hourDoug Frankel is a media giant! He joins us in studio today to help our listeners better understand the broadcasting industry, and how you can get a career in media today!
Naia Kete Rising Star Musician
March 26, 2015 21:13 - 1 hourNaia Kete is an American singer-songwriter and musician whose music spans numerous influences ranging from pop, reggae and soul. Naia and her band join us with Scott Page from Pink Floyd as their Mentor! Learn how to turn your band into a BRAND!
Pernille Lopez Ikea North America
March 25, 2015 20:23 - 1 hourWhat a treat we have today as Pernille Lopez joins us today. She has some insanely valuable tips and tricks to become a successful entrepreneur! Ms. Pernille Spiers-Lopez has been the Head of Global Human Resources at IKEA North America Services, LLC since January 1, 2009. Ms. Spiers-Lopez served as the President of Ikea North America Services, LLC. until January 1, 2009. She has been a Trustee of Save The Children Federation, Incorporated since September 2006.
Janie Hoffman CEO Mamma Chia
March 24, 2015 20:54 - 1 hourJanie is the CEO & Founder of Mamma Chia, an organic chia-based food and beverage company based in San Diego, and the category innovator and creator of the first-to-market chia seed beverage. Mamma Chia was awarded Beverage World's "Breakout Brand" for 2014. In 2013, Mamma Chia was awarded Nutritional Outlook's "Best Retail Brand" and in 2012, Janie was honored with BevNET’s “Person of the Year” award. And in 2011, Mamma Chia received BevNET’s “Best Non-Carbonated Beverage” award.
Lorenzo Magorrie Found. Bug A Salt
March 23, 2015 20:30 - 1 hourLorenzo created a gun that shoots pellets of salt at flies! Yes you are reading this correctly! Find out how Lorenzo disrupted this industry, and how you can do the same thing!
Natalie Major Rising Star Musician
March 19, 2015 21:50 - 1 hourScott Page from Pink Floyd joins in studio to mentor our rising star musician Natalie Major! Scott helps our protege better understand how to turn your band into a BRAND! Tune in now!
Anna Redmond Co Founder of Hippo Reads
March 18, 2015 20:04 - 1 hourAnna Redmond is a writer and angel investor. A graduate of Harvard University with an A.B. in Economics and Information Technology and an A.M. in History of Science, she began her investing career as an analyst at Rustic Canyon Partners. She joined Wellcap Partners as an assistant portfolio manager, followed by a role at Boston Avenue Capital as a portfolio manager, during which time she took a role as interim Chief Operations Officer of Compumed, a public company specializing in medical devi...
Christopher Cooper LA Fire Department
March 17, 2015 20:46 - 1 hourChris is not only a part of the LA Fire Department (Responsible for fire protection and emergency medical services delivery in the Century City area of Los Angeles.) he is also a serial entrepreneur! Chris has created a fun new product you a sure to be inspired by! Tune in now and learn from this incredible entrepreneur!
Edward Barnett Owner Buffalo Wild Wings
March 16, 2015 20:49 - 1 hourMeet Edward Barnett, one of the owners of PCF Restaurant Management, which owns two Buffalo Wild Wings franchises in Los Angeles. The duo opened their first franchise in the middle of the Great Recession, and their second in a part of Los Angeles that hadn’t seen a new full-service restaurant open in 25 years. They've done so well, they've won awards from their franchisor and have been recognized for creating jobs and offering management training to low-skilled workers in the area. Learn how ...
Brian Liu Co Founder LegalZoom
March 13, 2015 20:33 - 1 hourBrian Liu led LegalZoom from launch until it became the most recognized legal brand in the United States. Annual growth exceeded 50% each year. Finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year. Brian joins us in studio to share is invaluable wisdom, AND shares some of his failures to help you avoid the same mistakes!