The Alden Report

#210 (Full) – Is this Gold’s Gym Innovator the Architect of the Health and Fitness Craze in America?

This week on The Alden Report, we are joined by successful architect, author and health and fitness legend Ed Connors. Ed's life and career have been fascinating to say the least. Originally born in Omaha, Nebraska, Ed graduated from Creighton Preparatory School, as well as the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree. He was drafted into the Army and served in the Vietnam War, earning a Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters. After returning f...

#210 (Preview) – Is this Gold’s Gym Innovator the Architect of the Health and Fitness Craze in America?

This week on The Alden Report, we are joined by successful architect, author and health and fitness legend Ed Connors. Ed's life and career have been fascinating to say the least. Originally born in Omaha, Nebraska, Ed graduated from Creighton Preparatory School, as well as the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree. He was drafted into the Army and served in the Vietnam War, earning a Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters. After returning f...

#209 (Full) – From Tinnitus to Tranquility: The Healing Power of Binaural Beats

In this episode of The Alden Report, Wayne Altman shares his inspiring journey of creating Melody Clouds, a platform that has helped thousands of people find relief from tinnitus and promote relaxation and well-being. Wayne's personal struggle with tinnitus led him to discover the therapeutic benefits of binaural beats and music. However, he couldn't find what he needed on existing subscription sites, which led him to collect tracks from producers worldwide and create Melody Clouds. Today,...

#209 (Preview) – From Tinnitus to Tranquility: The Healing Power of Binaural Beats

In this episode of The Alden Report, Wayne Altman shares his inspiring journey of creating Melody Clouds, a platform that has helped thousands of people find relief from tinnitus and promote relaxation and well-being. Wayne's personal struggle with tinnitus led him to discover the therapeutic benefits of binaural beats and music. However, he couldn't find what he needed on existing subscription sites, which led him to collect tracks from producers worldwide and create Melody Clouds. Today,...

#208 (Full Episode) – The Art of Creating Customer Superfans: Insights from an Award-Winning Entrepreneur

This week on The Alden Report, I’m joined by award-winning entrepreneur, author, and customer experience speaker Brittany Hodak. Brittany has delivered keynotes across the globe to organizations including American Express and the United Nations. She has worked with some of the world’s biggest brands and entertainers, including Walmart, Disney, Katy Perry, and Dolly Parton. She founded and scaled an entertainment startup to eight figures before exiting, and she is the former Chief Experience ...

#208 (Preview) –The Art of Creating Customer Superfans: Insights from an Award-Winning Entrepreneur

This week on The Alden Report, I’m joined by award-winning entrepreneur, author, and customer experience speaker Brittany Hodak. Brittany has delivered keynotes across the globe to organizations including American Express and the United Nations. She has worked with some of the world’s biggest brands and entertainers, including Walmart, Disney, Katy Perry, and Dolly Parton. She founded and scaled an entertainment startup to eight figures before exiting, and she is the former Chief Experience ...

#207 (Preview) – Marketing Legally with Robert Freund: Insights on Social Media Advertising and E-Commerce

If you have an e-commerce store, are a social media influencer, own your own brand or are thinking about starting a business, then you’re not going to want to miss this week’s episode of The Alden Report where I am joined by attorney Robert Freund. Along with very informative and engaging social media content, Robert is an experienced business litigator and advisor who focuses his practice on advertising compliance and litigation, with an emphasis on e-commerce and social media marketing iss...

#206 (Full Episode) – Mastering the Art of Business Turnarounds

This week I am joined by my good friend David Lumley. David has a most impressive resume with almost four decades of success at several public Fortune 500, private, private equity-owned, and family businesses and a record of seven straight company turnarounds.  In 2015, he retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. which is a global and diversified consumer products company and he also served as Director from April 2010 to September 30, 2015; as Presid...

#207 (Full Episode) – Marketing Legally with Robert Freund: Insights on Social Media Advertising and E-Commerce

If you have an e-commerce store, are a social media influencer, own your own brand or are thinking about starting a business, then you’re not going to want to miss this week’s episode of The Alden Report where I am joined by attorney Robert Freund. Along with very informative and engaging social media content, Robert is an experienced business litigator and advisor who focuses his practice on advertising compliance and litigation, with an emphasis on e-commerce and social media marketing iss...

#206 (Preview) – Mastering the Art of Business Turnarounds

This week I am joined by my good friend David Lumley. David has a most impressive resume with almost four decades of success at several public Fortune 500, private, private equity-owned, and family businesses and a record of seven straight company turnarounds.  In 2015, he retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. which is a global and diversified consumer products company and he also served as Director from April 2010 to September 30, 2015; as Presid...

#205 (Preview) – Do You Have an Inner Knowing That There is a Better Way to Heal Yourself?

This week I’m joined by Best Selling Author, Speaker, Coach and Nutrition & Health Professional Neil Cannon. Neil’s mission is to help people avoid all major health conditions and minor ailments and to help them become free of symptoms, pain and medication by getting to the root cause of their health challenges.  Neil is an Amazon #1 bestselling author of The Vitality Secret; Defy Disease, Combat Common Illnesses & Stay Young which highlights the root cause of almost every common illness, c...

#205 (Full Episode) – Do You Have an Inner Knowing That There is a Better Way to Heal Yourself?

This week I’m joined by Best Selling Author, Speaker, Coach and Nutrition & Health Professional Neil Cannon. Neil’s mission is to help people avoid all major health conditions and minor ailments and to help them become free of symptoms, pain and medication by getting to the root cause of their health challenges.  Neil is an Amazon #1 bestselling author of The Vitality Secret; Defy Disease, Combat Common Illnesses & Stay Young which highlights the root cause of almost every common illness, c...

#204 (Full Episode) – Are You Ready to Build Your Empire?

This week on The Alden Report, I am truly honored to host author, businesswoman, empire builder and visionary, Elena Cardone. The Queen of her Empire, Elena has designed, constructed and protected a life outside of the ordinary. She has inspired a legion of followers to create their own empires – lives that are truly fulfilling and beyond the average. She counts her current job as her most important one – Chief Family Officer, where she is loving mother, fierce wife and loyal friend.  Elena...

#203 (Preview) – What Does Your Neurotype Say About Your Approach to Training, Nutrition and Lifestyle?

Today, I’m very happy to welcome Mike Millner to The Alden Report. Mike Millner has been a high-level nutrition coach for almost 10 years and has a gift for understanding the psychological and physiological needs of his clients, which has led to thousands of success stories. Mike believes the most important thing is connecting with you and understanding where you’re at in your journey. Personally, he has been on every end of the spectrum when it comes to dieting and everywhere in between. He...

#203 (Full Episode) - What Does Your Neurotype Say About Your Approach to Training, Nutrition and Lifestyle?

Today, I’m very happy to welcome Mike Millner to The Alden Report. Mike Millner has been a high-level nutrition coach for almost 10 years and has a gift for understanding the psychological and physiological needs of his clients, which has led to thousands of success stories. Mike believes the most important thing is connecting with you and understanding where you’re at in your journey. Personally, he has been on every end of the spectrum when it comes to dieting and everywhere in between. He...

What Does Your Neurotype Say About Your Approach to Training, Nutrition and Lifestyle?

#202 – (Preview) What Does It Take to Become Super Lawyer? (Preview)

This week I welcome attorney Fred Penney who Injury Lawyer has rated the highest AVVO personal injury attorney rating of a 10– “Superb Lawyer”. He is an AV Preeminent rated Attorney by Martindale Hubbell, one of the most prestigious ratings system in the United States. This is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. Mr. Penney has also been rated AV Preeminent by the opinions of the members of the Judiciary. For over 30 years Mr. Penney and his firm have hand...

#202 – (Full Episode) What Does It Take to Become Super Lawyer?

This week I welcome attorney Fred Penney who Injury Lawyer has rated the highest AVVO personal injury attorney rating of a 10– “Superb Lawyer”. He is an AV Preeminent rated Attorney by Martindale Hubbell, one of the most prestigious ratings system in the United States. This is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. Mr. Penney has also been rated AV Preeminent by the opinions of the members of the Judiciary. For over 30 years Mr. Penney and his firm have hand...

#201 (Full Episode) – Can Clean and Sustainable Carbon-Free Solutions Be Economically Implemented?

This week I’m joined on The Alden Report by adventurer, idea generator, sustainability advocate and entrepreneur of change Ian Clifford. Ian has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of technology and marketing. His efforts to bring about environmental change started in 2000 when he co-founded a company with a vision of turning 40-year-old retro ICE vehicles into state-of-the-art electric vehicle. From 2006 to today, Ian has raised more than $80 million in equity financing for the C...

#201 (Preview) – Can Clean and Sustainable Carbon-Free Solutions Be Economically Implemented?

This week I’m joined on The Alden Report by adventurer, idea generator, sustainability advocate and entrepreneur of change Ian Clifford. Ian has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of technology and marketing. His efforts to bring about environmental change started in 2000 when he co-founded a company with a vision of turning 40-year-old retro ICE vehicles into state-of-the-art electric vehicle. From 2006 to today, Ian has raised more than $80 million in equity financing for the C...

#200 (Preview) - Celebrating Our 200th Episode of The Alden Report

We are celebrating our 200th episode on this week’s episode of The Alden Report. After over 7 years of hosting the show I’ve been fortunate to host some of the most world renowned and brilliant minds in the business world who have share their inspiring and educational stories. With hundreds of episodes under our belt, join me this week as we take a retrospective trip down memory lane and we revisit some of our most memorable episodes. Thank you very much to everyone for your support of The ...

#200 - (Full Episode) Celebrating Our 200th Episode of The Alden Report

We are celebrating our 200th episode on this week’s episode of The Alden Report. After over 7 years of hosting the show I’ve been fortunate to host some of the most world renowned and brilliant minds in the business world who have share their inspiring and educational stories. With hundreds of episodes under our belt, join me this week as we take a retrospective trip down memory lane and we revisit some of our most memorable episodes. Thank you very much to everyone for your support of The ...

#199 – This Artrepreneur Doesn’t Take Pictures. He Makes Pictures

This week on The Alden Repot, I am joined by artist David Drebin. A graduate of Parsons School of Design in NYC, David is a multidisciplinary artist working in various art forms producing limited edition works including Photographs, Lightboxes, Neon Light Installations, Diamond Dust works and more. His work combines voyeuristic and psychological viewpoints in a unique manner, offering the viewer a dramatic insight into emotions and experiences which many of us have doubtlessly felt at some p...

#198 – Can We Find Empowerment Through Sports?

As a former coach of my daughter’s soccer teams, I am very excited about my guest on this week’s episode of The Alden Report. Aaron Velky is an entrepreneur, author, business coach, investor, speaker and the co-founder and chief executive officer of the Money Club. With over 9 years of coaching experience, NCAA Division I soccer playing experience, and more than 6,000 hours of coaching girls, he is the author of the book Let Her Play which is an essential guide for any parent who has a daugh...

#198 – Can We Find Empowerment Through Sports?

As a former coach of my daughter’s soccer teams, I am very excited about my guest on this week’s episode of The Alden Report. Aaron Velky is an entrepreneur, author, business coach, investor, speaker and the co-founder and chief executive officer of the Money Club. With over 9 years of coaching experience, NCAA Division I soccer playing experience, and more than 6,000 hours of coaching girls, he is the author of the book Let Her Play which is an essential guide for any parent who has a daugh...

#197 – Do You Go As Hard As You Feel or As Hard As You Can?

This week I’m very happy to welcome to The Alden Report, CEO, Motivational speaker and the National Director of Nike Sports Camps Joel Green. After retiring from professional basketball, Joel founded Pro Level Training, which has become a 7-figure company. He is also an accomplished speaker who has been fortunate to speak to thousands and also deliver his very own TED Talk.    Even with diligent focus on his family and business, Joel also finds time for professional sports/fitness modeling &...

#196 – Do You Have What It Takes to Never Sit in the Lobby on A Sales Trip?

This week I’m very happy to welcome sales coach, business executive, author and public speaker, Glenn Poulos to The Alden Report. Glenn is the co-founder, Vice President, and General Manager of Gap Wireless Inc., a leading product and service distributor for the mobile broadband and wireless markets. With over three decades of experience in sales, he has spent thousands of hours in the field or on the phone with customers and working with salespeople to help create several very successful co...

#194 – Do You Have What It Takes to Never Sit in the Lobby on A Sales Trip?

This week I’m very happy to welcome sales coach, business executive, author and public speaker, Glenn Poulos to The Alden Report. Glenn is the co-founder, Vice President, and General Manager of Gap Wireless Inc., a leading product and service distributor for the mobile broadband and wireless markets. With over three decades of experience in sales, he has spent thousands of hours in the field or on the phone with customers and working with salespeople to help create several very successful co...

#195 – Can We Enable the World Differently for Those Who Are Differently Abled?

This week I am honored to host one of the most inspirational guests I have ever had the pleasure to have on The Alden Report. My guest, Emmanuel Kelly was found as an infant half dead in a box on a battlefield on the border of Iraq. With no birth certificate, passport and no known identify he was taken to an orphanage where he lived out his early life. At a very early age, he experienced the worst of mankind often witnessing horrific events such as executions and bombings. Miraculously, at t...

#194 – Does this Individual Have the Golden Touch in the Online Gaming World?

This week on The Alden Report, I am very happy to welcome entrepreneur and CEO Brian Goodman. Brian is CEO of Golden Matrix (Nasdaq: GMGI)which is an established online gaming technology company that develops and owns online gaming IP and content and builds configurable and scalable white-label gaming platforms for its international customers. Among other things, we discuss the customer acquisition and marketing strategies of Golden Matrix as well as how the company is able to perform profit...

#193 – Do You Truly Need to Experience Pain to Achieve Success?

I’m not going to lie, things have been pretty rough around here both on a personal and professional level. So today, I thought I’d open up more than I believe I ever have here on The Alden Report. Today I’m talking straight to the mic again about some personal pain that I am experiencing. Some people say that experiencing pain is one of the universal laws of success. That is, most successful people experience pain and pain brings wisdom. If you can make it through and come out of the other s...

192 – Do You Have A Good, Better, Best Plan?

This week I am honored to host Jessi Park who is an inspiring and driven entrepreneur with a captivating life and career story. Five years ago, Jessi was dialing aged leads out of Orlando Public Library to try and start her insurance business while also job hunting. Within 8 months she wrote over $1 million in business. Within 1 year, she was making 6 figures and within 3 years she was debt-free, bought her first home, and a 6000 square foot commercial building for her agents to work in. If ...

#191 – What Does It Take to Build A $50 Million Dollar Business In Eight Years From the Ground Up?

This week I’m very happy to welcome entrepreneur and best-selling author Jamie Prickett to The Alden Report. Jamie is a former freestyle wrestler turned financial advisor who spent ten years struggling to put gas in his car. But the problem wasn’t just Jamie, it had a lot to do with the organization he worked with from the age of twenty-one to thirty-one. Two years after leaving that company, and now, over the past eight years, Jamie and his wife Lee-Ann “turned over the tables” of the enti...

#190 – Do You Need to Be Convinced to Find New Opportunities?

Today I’m talking straight to the mic about another topic that I believe is extremely important when evaluating successful opportunities. That is, if you need to be convinced to explore a new opportunity, then it is most likely going to pass you by. Again, like I’ve talk about in terms of risk taking, too many people are fearful of the unknown. Exploring new opportunities requires one to get out of one’s comfort zone. Successful people do not have to be convinced about new opportunities, are...

#189 – What’s the Relationship Between Poker and Real Estate Investment?

This week on The Alden Report, I am joined by real estate investment expert Pasha Esfandiary. Prior to starting his real estate career in 2011, Pasha was a professional poker player. He started by flipping homes found at auctions and has since been involved in over $250 million in transactions across multiple asset types. These include residential homes, boutique motels, the purchasing and management of large multifamily properties, and working with housing programs in vulnerable communities...

#188 – Are You Ready To Live A More Free, Healthy and Abundant Life?

Today I welcome advocate, teacher and speaker Jim Gale to The Alden Report. As an advocate for the decentralization of energy, money, education, medicine, food and water, Jim dreams of a world of abundance for all such pillar’s of society. Jim is a founder and Chief Story Teller for Food Forest Abundance which was established in 2020 as a way to help people grow their own food and has blossomed into a global movement to help people become more self-reliant. Since their official launch on Ear...

#187 – Why Do Deepak Chopra and Tony Robbins Believe In This Company?

Today on The Alden Report, I welcome Doug Drysdale who is attempting to revolutionize the treatment of mental health disorders and addictions by developing novel therapies using psychedelics. An experienced Corporate Director and CEO, Doug has chaired the board of directors of a NASDAQ-listed company and has built and turned-around three pharmaceutical companies as CEO over the last 12 years. During Doug’s 30 plus years of experience in the healthcare sector, he has formed cohesive managemen...

#186 – What Does It Take to Create a Successful Hip Hop Brand?

Today I’m wicked happy to welcome hip-hop star, lyricist, comic scribe and good friend Esoteric to The Alden Report podcast. As a Boston based underground hip-hop artist, Esoteric is half of the hip hop duo 7L & Esoteric, a third of Czarface and is a member of underground hip-hop collectives Army of the Pharaohs and Demigodz. Along with 7L and Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck, Esoteric formed the hip hop supergroup Czarface in 2013 when they released their acclaimed debut studio album, Cza...

#185 – Are You Worried About Being Left Out of the Metaverse?

If you fear you are missing out on NFTs, Cryptocurrency and the Metaverse in general but have been hesitant to dip your toes into the world due to a lack of understanding, then you’re not going to want to miss this week’s episode of The Alden Report. This week I welcome entrepreneur, CEO and crypto expert Mario Nawfal to the show. In the last decade, Mario’s young career has skyrocketed from humble beginnings of starting his first business with $300 in the bank selling blenders door to door ...

#184 – Is it Possible to Bring Back Made In America?

If you’re interested in learning about an individual and a company trying to bring manufacturing back to America, you’re not going to want to miss this Alden Report interview with Jason Azevedo. This episode is truly a window into the mind of a young entrepreneur as we start by discussing the first apparel business Jason developed at the ripe old age of 15! Starting a very successful apparel company that grew from humble garage beginnings to annual gross billings of over a million dollars is...

#183 – How Can You Regain Your Voice, Be Heard and Embrace Your Own Humanity?

Please help me in welcoming Dr. Fred Moss to The Alden Report this week. Dr. Fred is a graduate of Northwestern University Medical School and a licensed psychiatrist who has served the mental health industry for nearly four decades. During that time he has consulted patients, practitioners, medical facilities, non-profit organizations, and community groups. As a non-diagnosing psychiatrist, he is committed to shifting the conversation of mental illness on a global scale. While his initial i...

#182 – What Does It Take To Climb Your Way Up the Giant Ladder of Success?

If you want to learn what it’s like to build a massively successful business from the ground up, then you’re not going to want to miss this week’s episode of The Alden Report where I’m very happy to welcome entrepreneur, author, business consultant and speaker Doug Wing. Doug has a unique background that includes every area of business while helping to nurture and grow a very successful business and team to the worldwide category leader that it is today. Doug learned the value of hard work ...

#182 – What Does It Take To Climb Your Way Up the Giant Ladder of Success?

If you want to learn what it’s like to build a massively successful business from the ground up, then you’re not going to want to miss this week’s episode of The Alden Report where I’m very happy to welcome entrepreneur, author, business consultant and speaker Doug Wing. Doug has a unique background that includes every area of business while helping to nurture and grow a very successful business and team to the worldwide category leader that it is today. Doug learned the value of hard work ...

#181 – Should We Be Afraid Of Public Spaces?

With the proliferation of mass shootings and terrorist attacks occurring in the United States and beyond, I am honored to welcome an individual with vast experience in this field who can enlighten us on what can be done to offer potential solutions to these terrible occurrences. This week, we welcome entrepreneur and CEO William Santana Li to The Alden Report. William is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience who possesses a broad and deep range of expertise gained from several glo...

#180 – Mr Beast, Ninja and Harry Mack’s Secrets Exposed

This episode I wanted to go back to speaking to you solo straight to the mic for the first time in a while. I just wanted to talk today about how we sometimes hold back the truest aspects of our personalities. At this stage in my life, I am comfortable with who I am. Just as you are who you are. Don’t let others dictate who or what you need to be based on what is perceived as the societal norm. If you have an “edge” to you, be who you are and let it out.  Some of the most successful persona...

#179 – Are You and Your Family On the Right Path To Generational Wealth?

This week I am very excited to welcome Loral Langemeier back to The Alden Report for a second time. As a quick reminder to our loyal listeners, Loral is a money expert, sought after speaker, entrepreneurial thought leader, and best-selling author whose goal is to change the conversation about money and empower people around the world to become millionaires. Loral has helped thousands of individuals worldwide and created hundreds of millionaires through wealth-building education keynotes, wor...

#178 – Is Your Definition of Success Leaving You Restless and Empty?

Today I’m very happy to welcome author, entrepreneur and success leader Tim Schurrer to The Alden Report. While launching two brands over the course of a decade, StoryBrand and Business Made Simple, Tim and his team grew business from $250K to $16.5M in annual revenue, generated more than 20 million podcast downloads, launched multiple bestselling books and on-demand video courses and produced dozens of events, from a 2,400-person conference to a 5,500-person livestream. Additionally, and pe...

#177 – What Stories Shape How You Experience the World and Yourself?

This week it is my pleasure to welcome Lisa Haisha to The Alden Report. Lisa is a life coach, author, transformational speaker and TV host. Her fascination and passion for travel has compelled her to visit over sixty countries where she has worked in everything from boardrooms to yurts all the while helping people Make Shift Happen in their lives. During these travels, she developed an understanding of individuals and cultures that gave her insight into the nature of humankind– who we are an...

#176 – Do You Live A Life of Inentionality?

This week, I’m very happy to welcome Finnian Kelly to The Alden Report. Dubbed “the Business Mystic” due to his distinct ability to position consciousness into business and inspire people to ‘love their path’ so they can feel content with a life lived in the now, Finnian is a sought-after speaker, event facilitator, entrepreneur and executive coach. As an entrepreneur, Finnian built and departed two multi-million dollar companies in the financial industry and is the Creator and Chief Visiona...

#176 – Do You Live A Life of Inentionality?

This week, I’m very happy to welcome Finnian Kelly to The Alden Report. Dubbed “the Business Mystic” due to his distinct ability to position consciousness into business and inspire people to ‘love their path’ so they can feel content with a life lived in the now, Finnian is a sought-after speaker, event facilitator, entrepreneur and executive coach. As an entrepreneur, Finnian built and departed two multi-million dollar companies in the financial industry and is the Creator and Chief Visiona...