The POZCAST: Career & Life Journeys with Adam Posner
423 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsHosted by Adam Posner, where he interviews top experts, entrepreneurs and thought leaders from the world of Entrepreneurship, Talent Acquisition, Personal Growth and other world-class amazing humans on their insights into their own career journeys and personal growth.
The goal of #thePOZcast is to showcase amazing humans who share their stories to inspire you to harness your inner tenacity to drive your life and career forward.
Adam Posner is the Founder and Managing Director @ NHP Talent Group- a boutique NYC-based staffing agency with expertise in marketing, media and advertising.
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Kat Cole: Don’t Let Whatever Was Yesterday Define You- CEO @ Athletic Greens
October 06, 2023 00:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MB1:40 - Legacy of Fudgy 3:24 - The Dark Side of Humility 6:50 - Right decision at the right time 7:14 - Need of a Male figure in Life 9:23 - Be a Go-getter 12:20 - First lessons learned the hard way 15:06 - Cultural simulation in a new country 18:59 - Brand research and insights 21:58 - Entry of Cinnabon 28:25 - Cinnabon smell in the malls 31:50 - Corporate vs Customer level' 34:09 - How to handle the throttle 35:54 - Secret go-to interview Questions 39:59 - Advising for a Big Co...
BEST OF: E243: Jay Rosenzweig: The Definition of a Social Impact Entrepreneur
October 04, 2023 00:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MB2:11 – Comments on Kanye West situation 3:41 – Growing up / Entrepreneurial Spirit 7:20 – Opportunity to attend McGill 11:15 – Big Takeaway / Trust your gut 12:07 – Career Path in the long run 17:40 – Take on Ukraine- Russia situation 23:01 – A supportive partner 26:16 – Key Lessons 29:21 – Advice to New Recruiters 33:09 – Humanitarian Work / Impact & Purpose 36:40 – Experience with Ukraine’s First Lady 39:11 – Power of Connection 40:33 – One Lesson for Early Jay 41:43 – World of singing 44:...
Liz Elting: How to Dream Big and Win
September 29, 2023 00:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB0:44 - Introduction 2:20 - Fun memories of different cultures and languages 5:10 - Quick language learner 6:14 - Favorite country/city 7:00 - Favorite food city in the world 7:33 - Mix of Parents' career/interest 9:36 - Accident at the age of 14 13:39 - The Origin story 17:25 - Gender Bias in corporate culture 18:39 - Getting into the Translation industry 20:55 - Early lessons during opening a business 22:22 - Reaction to the business 24:37 - Experience in building teams/Hir...
Bozoma Saint John: Her Journey on Learning to Live an Urgent Life
September 22, 2023 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB1:13 - Wish Guest / "Cinnamon Rasin Bagel" 3:33 - What Justina taught Bozoma about LIFE 5:03 - Tough Love from Justina 5:30 - The Urgent Life 6:09 - What did Bozoma learn about herself while writing the book 10:15 - Being open and vulnerable 12:50 - Relationship with Peter 15:36 - The concept of being on the continent (Keep close to the cultural roots) 17:55 - Ignite the light from within (excerpts from the book) 21:30 - What does it mean to live "The Urgent Life" 22:54 - Be selfi...
Noam Bardin: Building with Intention: His Journey From Waze to Post.News
September 15, 2023 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB1:08 - Introduction 2:12 - Level of quality guests 2:48 - Background and about Noam's parents 4:42 - Love for Fauda 5:15 - Model difference between the US and Israel 6:22 - Polarization in Israel/ Global Phenomenon 7:03 - Noam's time in Army / Training in communication and leadership 8:26 - Screening process in Army 9:30 - Decision about choosing a particular company 10:40 - Shutting down a company 11:00 - Major lessons learned 12:13 - Balance between rationale and gut decision ...
BEST OF: Connie Steele: Benefits of a Mashed-Up Career (E202)
September 13, 2023 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB1:12 – Chemistry and Vibe is Important 1:39 – Rewind Button 1:52 – Early Days/ First Job after School 3:35 – Balance of Interaction 4:11 – Marketing in Blood 5:33 – Getting to the Root Cause 6:30 – Approach to Hiring / Signature Interview Questions 8:10 – How to Assess a character/Finding the Right Fit 9:20 – Time and Decision Process 11:06 – Risk Involved/ Collective Decision Making / Getting into Consultation 12:18 – Advice for Decision Making 13:40 – Adding Value / Connecting with People ...
Steve Robinson: Former Chick-fil-A CMO Shares The Special Sauce
September 08, 2023 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBThis is one of those episodes that is so packed with gold that you will want to pause, rewind, and listen back a few times! It's a true masterclass in marketing and career growth. My guest in episode 287 of #thePOZcast is Steve Robinson, former CMO of Chick-fil-A! Today, Steve is a consultant, author, and speaker on organizational culture design and leadership, brand strategy development, and much more. Steve was with Chick-fil-A for over 30 years, and during Steve's tenure, Chick-fil-A g...
BEST OF: Brian Scudamore: The 1-800-GOT-JUNK Story (E221)
September 06, 2023 17:19 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB1:20 – Origin Story / Car Wash Story 2:34 – Create an Opportunity 3:36 – Street Marketing 3:58 – College is not for Everyone 5:16 – Teenage Era 6:12 – Getting into College 7:46 – Dad’s Expectations 9:09 – McDonald’s Story 11:08 – Early Life Lessons 12:42 – Be Empathetic 14:02 – Moment of Success 16:20 – A Natural Leader 18:01 – Turning down offers 19:59 – Silicon Valley deal 21:50 – Brand Influence 23:03 -Birth and time of Extension 25:17 – Business Growth and Systems 26:40 – Consistency and...
Opportunity meets Talent: The Veefriends Hat Success Story with Mike Hampton
September 01, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBIf you are familiar at all with Gary Vee's Veefriends NFT brand, then you probably have seen these super cool character hats around at all of the events. I ran into Bartbidge Co-Founder and lead designer Mike Hampton at Veecon 2023 this past May in Indianapolis, and he shared the Veefriends hat story. It's an inspiring tale of what is possible when you are in the right place at the right moment with a fantastic product! Check it out! It's a pretty amazing journey. Full video: https://yo...
BEST OF: Jeff Fenster: Founder of Everbowl, Entrepreneurship & QSR Pioneer
August 30, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB2:40 - Introduction to Jeff 3:43 - Relationship with Dave Meltzer 9:00 - Describe Dave Melter in One Word 9:50 - Everbowl Super Food 12:10 - Process to Vertical Integration 15:14 - Different Types of Entrepreneurs 17:40 Learning on the Job/Interning Entrepreneur/ Self Awareness 18:45 - Relationship Capital 22:10- Success Formula 23;04 - What is Authenticity 24:56 - Greatest Piece of Advice 27:04 - SilverLining in Times of Covid-19
Mike Rowlands: Catalyzing Global Organizational Social Responsibility
August 25, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBMy guest on episode 286 of #thePOZcast is Mike Rowlands, President and CEO of Junxion Strategy Inc. Mike is an accomplished entrepreneur, consultant, and advisor with more than 20 years of experience in catalyzing social responsibility and sustainability with organizations worldwide. As President & CEO of Junxion, Mike has advised some of the world’s most courageous and generative companies, non-profits, and movements on strategy, sustainability, and social impact. From offices in Vancouver...
Charles Stanton: How Brands are Coming Onto the Blockchain
August 18, 2023 00:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MB[03:12] Charles’ background and career journey [05:18] Charles’s conversation on NFT Investments with his spouse [06:44] Charles’s motivation with Web3 and potential projects, including Cardano. [08:55] The rebranding process from Bondly to Forj and the reasons behind it. [13:39] The reasons behind the greater affinity and engagement in the web3 space compared to traditional marketing approaches. [17:41] How brands can connect with the metaverse and facilitate ownership and Web3 integr...
Veecon Day 3: The Interviews: The Game Changers
August 15, 2023 00:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MB1:51 - Day 3 with Chris Adamo 3:26 - Where is Liam's dad? 4:19 - Dad's feelings about Veecon 5:37 - Role in NFT's 7:20 - Hot take on food 9:03 - Success vs Significance 10:17 - All about Cool Cats 12:32 - What makes the community special 13:10 - Equity & inclusion 15:57 - Biggest challenges in moving forward 16:38 - How is AR different than AI 17:45 - What makes web3 .. web3 18:04 - Toxicity on the Internet 19:18 - 9 Lessons in 17 years 22:08 - The single greatest piece of adv...
Jesse Pollak: Redefining Leadership in Web3 and Beyond (Live from Veecon)
August 11, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB1:20 - What 'Base' is? 2:49 - Explain 'Coinbase' to Adam's mom 3:25 - Jesse's background/journey to web3 4:50 - Love about Coinbase 6:00 - Internal think tank collaboration 7:34 - Retail Engineering w/r to consumer experience 8:49 - Concerns about security 10:57 - Hot take on e-coins 12:24 - Bullish about NFT space 13:13 - Baggage attached to NFT 13:56 - What keeps Jesse up at night 15:30 - Key learnings/challenges so far 16:40 - Geographic diversity 18:00 - Advice to young dev...
Veecon Day 2: Conversations- The Essence of VeeFriends
August 08, 2023 00:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBI am excited to share my exclusive live coverage of Gary Vee's Veecon 2023 from Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis, Indiana! Day two kicked off the conference portion of the event with Gary's keynote, followed by the one and only Jesse Itzler, who the crowd was pumped to see.I wanted to capture the essence of Veecon, which is the attendees. And there was no better way than to walk around the rotunda and interview folks at the activations. We also captured a ton of the speaker action with some gr...
Chris Meroff: Finding Fulfillment Through Sustainable Success
August 04, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MB2:31 - Family Business 4:11 - Opportunity with parents 6:10 - Advice to someone as a kid 6:57 - The grind - the hard work 8:56 - Generation age wise 9:39 - Decision process to leave the family business 13:01 - Something to do differently for business than parents 14:27 - Major Roadblocks 16:10 - Emotionally alone being a leader 18:04 - Surprise resignation from partner 20:58 - Hitting the rock bottom 25:29 - Customer-centric to Employee Centric 28:50 - Hypothetical Scenario 29:5...
Sarah Buxton: Building the Future of Web3 Gaming and Music at Gala: Live from Veecon
August 02, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB1:24 - What is Galaverse all about 2:05 - Fans can be a part of music via web3 (Decentralization) 3:02 - Happy Medium - Balance 5:08 - The Loyalty side 6:31 - Sarah's Musical heroes 8:05 - Approach to tokenization 10:19 - Ability to sell work as NFTs 11:59 - Exciting about Gala Music 13:47 - Gala Games as a sponsor in VeeCon 15:05 - How to assess personality in an interview 17:07 - The Single greatest piece of advice 19:21 - A funny joke!
Shannon Snow: Empowering The Next Generation of Female Tech Leaders
July 28, 2023 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB1:14 - Summer Camp/Sleep away camp 1:58 - First job out of school 2:39 - Time at Google 3:45 - First day/first moment in Google 4:58 - Lessons learned in Google/Team building & culture 6:29 - Key takeaways from Meta/Facebook 7:51 - Toxic themes in web2 8:43 - World of Women /NFT purchase 10:48 - Reservations with startups 12:12 - Biggest Challenge in the World of Women 13:20 - Describe the World of Women 15:12 - Onboarding younger generation 16:36 - Biggest hurdle in onboarding t...
Gary Vee's Veecon 2023 Field Day Recap (Day 1)
July 25, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB1:13 - Jeremy Penn from Brooklyn (Degen Arcade) 2:04 - Influence for own kids 2:45 - Mission of Degen Arcade 3:26 - Biggest Obstacle 4:18 - Connect with Degen Arcade 6:16 - Finn from Minnesota 6:31 - Experience at VeeCon 6:57 - Why VeeFriends? 7:34 - Main takeaway from VeeFriends 8:20 - Chris Adamo 9:09 - Excited to speak to/meet up 9:55 - Folks from England / VeeFriends Holder 10:54 - Favorite and First VeeFriend 11:35 - Frankie from Miami 12:45 - Review / One bite / Cross sec...
Tom Bilyeu: Lessons in Love & Web3 - Live from Veecon 2023
July 21, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB1:08 - Project Kyzen 2:57 - Challenges in moving forward 3:34 - How are AR and AI different 5:02 - Team and Mission 6:27 - Toxicity on the Internet/Web 3 7:51 - Creative Side & Passion 9:33 - What keeps Tom up at night? 10:22 - Hot take on e-coins 10:56 - Advice to a parent for a growth mindset for kids 14:12 - Tough time in Community 15:12 - Value Access in Kyzen 15:57 - Nine Lessons in 17 Years 18:13 - Lack of Communication 22:34 - Struggle with relationships 24:09 - The sing...
Gary Vee: Live from Veecon 2023
July 18, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 5.65 MBI am excited to share my sit-down interview with Gary Vee, live from Veecon 2023, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team had to cut short my allocated 10 min timeslot due to the event schedule running late, so I did my best to hit him with 3 important and meaningful questions. This interview exemplifies how you work with what you are given and make the best of it. An opportunity is still an opportunity so make it count! I've had Gary on before (E155) and have had the luxury to dig into the sup...
Mita Mallick: Championing Brands With Inclusion and Purpose
July 14, 2023 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB2:18 - Storyteller as a child 3:17 - Tipping point 5:40 - Speaking up to bullying 6:48 - Childhood dynamics 7:36 - Role Models to look up to 8:23 - Socio economic class of parents 9:27 - Getting into CPG World 10:38 - Lack of representation 12:34 - Influence the narrative/brands 14:20 - Diversity in mindset and values 16:26 - Blind Resumes/ Taking out the bias 17:39 - How to get people look in the mirror 20:26 - Diversity Hire 23:09 - Shift in Career 24:41 - The Pivot 26:32 -...
Malik Adunni: A Global Citizens Life of Connection and Purpose
July 12, 2023 00:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB2:38 - Introduction / Origin 5:38 - All about Malik's dad 7:06 - Coast to coast Experience 8:53 - First taste of house music 10:05 - First artist to work with 11:11 - Entry to House Music world 12:25 - Tour Management perspective (First Artist) 13:24 - Thoughts on Camera phone 14:58 - Moment of connection between fan and artist 16:20 - Learned from Late Avicii 17:48 - Favorite place 18:35 - Next place on the list to visit 19:09 - Power of relationships 21:37 - Philanthropic side...
Rusty Shelton: A Master Class in Brand Building for the World's Best
July 07, 2023 00:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB1:35 - Go-to BBQ spots in Austin 2:13 - How to find the best BBQ 2:56 - Go-to sides with BBQ 5:20 - Getting into PR space 6:50 - Dislikes about internships 8:16 - Advice on unpaid internships 9:15 - Questions to ask in interview process (internships) 10:24 - Right time to develop own firm 11:45 - A newbie in PR (Remote vs Onsite) 13:11 - Tough early challenge 14:53 - Approach to hiring team building 16:26 - Acquisitions / Sell Out 20:03 - Lessons learned the hard way 21:34 - Lea...
Laura Numeroff: Life Lessons Learned from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
June 30, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB1:43 - Growing up in Artistic Family 3:46 - Core Values and Creativity 5:29 - Awareness and Foresight in 8 years old 6:06 - Fashion sense and confidence 9:23 - Job as a Private Investigator 11:25 - Origin story of the mouse 12:51 - Feeling of rejection/How to manage it 13:33 - Young Generation dealing with rejection 14:13 - Process vs the finish product 15:04 - Put yourself in the mindset 15:51 - Parenting Style 19:08 - Milestone as an Accomplishment 21:59 - All about Organizatio...
BEST OF: E220 Shelly Zalis: Movement Maker and Champion of Equality
June 27, 2023 19:23 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBFirst Aired: 4/07/22 Shelley Zalis is the CEO of The Female Quotient, an internationally renowned thought leader, movement maker, and champion of equality. She is also a pioneer for online research, becoming the first female chief executive ranked in the research industry’s top 25. Today, Shelley works with Fortune 500 companies and impact organizations to advance equality in the workplace. Through its signature pop-up experience, the Equality Lounge®, along with the Global Exchange and adv...
Jesse Cole: Entertaining Fans First: The Savannah Bananas's Winning Formula
June 23, 2023 00:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBMy guest on E272 of #thePOZcast is Jesse Cole, The Man In The Yellow Tux himself! Jesse is the founder and owner of Fans First Entertainment, home to the Savannah Bananas as well as The Party Animals baseball teams. Jesse created Banana Ball, which is a twist on classic baseball meant to be the most entertaining, engaging, and fan-first event in the game. Jesse got his start as a leader in the sports and entertainment worlds at age 23 when he was appointed GM of the Gastonia Grizzlies. When ...
Illana Raia: Closing the Confidence Gap: Empowering Girls with Être
June 16, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB2:04 - Back to Childhood 2:58 - Grandma as the first mentor 3:59 - Decision to leave Law 5:48 - How did Illana find a mentor 7:04 - Females Only 8:16 - Raising confident women 11:16 - One Aha Story / Getting into Spotify 12:58 - Non-Quantifiable Results 16:44 - How to be a Good Mentor 18:15 - Purpose and Audience of the New Book 19:24 - Tough Conversations 21:10 - How to build confidence in Kids / Parents' Mentorship 24:24 - How Smart Companies are saving room for Girls 25:32 ...
BEST OF: E250 Peter Tunney: A Dealer of Hope and Inspiration
June 14, 2023 13:15 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB1:31 – The Better Future 2:18 – How to manage expectations 6:39 – Relationship with Money chains 9:52 – Borrowing other people’s art 12:03 – Peter Tunney’s Asset 13:08 – Fatherhood 16:08 – Inspiration for Art 18:18 – How Peter wants to be remembered 19:39 – A Meaningful project 21:16 – Greatest fear 24:03 – Christopher Reeve Foundation 29:00 – Single Greatest piece of advice 29:31 – Peter Tunney’s North Star
Dan Fantasia: Building a Recruitment Business During Uncertain Times
June 09, 2023 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBShow Notes: [00:00:55] Intro to Dan Fantasia to talk recruiting. [00:05:26] Naive start, learn to sell, and listen. [00:06:25] Understand candidates' motivation for successful recruitment. [00:09:35] Recruiting sales and understanding the candidate. [00:15:32] Launched company during the uncertain post-911 period. [00:19:12] Exclusive sales recruiter with impressive reach. [00:20:38] "Slowing down when hiring to ensure success." [00:23:25] Recruiting industry needs a positive reputation, r...
Jesse Derris: A Masterclass in PR & Brand Building
June 02, 2023 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MB2:40 - First meeting with Matt Higgins 5:10 - The greatest thing about Matt 6:29 - At the age of 25 7:44 - Career advice in the early days 9:08 - Joining a political campaign 10:39 - Expectation vs Reality 11:42 - Never think of failing 12:49 - Success at 25 vs now 15:10 - Art & Science of Public Relations 16:42 - PR in Marketing 18:07 - Lessons learned in early politics days 20:25 - Leadership Lessons 21:10 - Vision of next job 24:00 - Early Conversations on Sunglasses 26:31 ...
BEST OF: E188: Leigh Steinberg: The Real Story Behind The Sports Empire
May 31, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MB0:04 – Love for Sports 3;15 – Envision Sports as a Career 5:49 – True to the Values 6:13 – Key Mistake in early days 8:14 – Assess the character 11:11 – The Movie 15:28 – Peak of the Career 17:59 – The dark side of Life 21:26 – Relationship with David 22:06 – Mental steps to separate a business 25:05 – Going back to the roots 25:27 – Second Big break 28:47 – Accountability 30:06- Deciding Factor 31:56 – Approach to guiding the athletes / Aligning the values 33:47 – How to address the wrong a...
Joe Marchese: VC Investing In and With Human Positivity, Optimism and Connection
May 26, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB1:57 - How to get guests on Linkedin 3:20 - Rewind button: First job 4:23 - Greatest lesson at Chucky cheese 5:12 - The first job felt like an Entrepreneur 6:08 - Early Negotiation 6:42 - Background of starting a company 9:26 - Working with job boards 10:16 - Scared of launching a company alone 12:58 - Breakdown of years 16:14 - Inspiration 17:31 - Business Model 19:18 - Robots vs Humans 20:21 - Reassess the metrics 21:32 - A ha fun moments with ChatGPT 22:35 - Thought on co-fo...
BEST OF: E229: Dave Meltzer: Illuminating Your Mistakes & Taking Action
May 24, 2023 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MB0:33 – Outlook on team 1:54 – Keeping the teams together 4:26 – Create a friendly environment 7:02 – Senior Executive being selfish 8:57 – The Context matters 9:15 – Emotional Agility and Empathy 11:15 – Accountability in kids 14:28 – Vulnerability 17:31 – Slow things down 22:22 – Dave Meltzer’s Fortune
Chris Pronger: NHL Hall of Famer Unpacks His Career Journey on and Off the Ice
May 19, 2023 00:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MB2:34 - Upbringing in North West 3:44 - Hockey was a part of growing up 4:42 - Getting into NHL 6:05 - Chris' First Game 7:44 - First goal memory 9:33 - Business side of Hockey 10:57 - Chris's Coach 12:13 - Lesson from leadership perspective 13:09 - Inspiration from team mates 15:02 - How to manage relations / focus on the game 16:34 - What's it like being traded 18:00 - Winning Accomplishments 19:35 - Feeling of 'Winning the Cup' 20:39 - First night with the 'Cup' 23:25 - Toug...
Erica Rooney: Empowering Women to get Seen, Heard & Promoted (E266)
May 12, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MB2:10 - Getting into Fitness and HR 4:21 - Internships as a Foundation base 5:21 - First spark along the path 6:09 - Jumping into HR 6:53 - Early days of HR 7:45 - Getting prepared for a career path 9:21 - Disparity in Corporate America 10:13 - Approach and Coach Woman on equal pay raise 13:00 - Favorite thing to do with kids 16:03 - Promotion for Women 18:20 - Be your own voice 20:16 - Gender Equality in Corporate Environment 21:20 - Crusaders 22:42 - Concept of Sticky floors 2...
BEST OF: E199: Luke Anderson: Getting High on Social Drinking
May 10, 2023 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB1:07 – While in Brooklyn 1:53 – High School Teacher Experience 4:05 – Jumping into High School 5:14 – Biggest Lesson Learned 6:10 – Turning Moment 7:25 – Job Experience at Golf Club 8:34 – Key takeaway from Bain 10:50 – Experience as a Founder – Wayout! 14:29 – Reaching out to Wayout 15:09 – Self-awareness epiphany 19:13 – Business Plan 19:48 – Speed bumps/ Entrepreneurial Journey 21:44 – Sessionable Drinking 23:03 – Cannabis in Beverages 24:36 – Cans in Quantity/ Volume Metrics 25:52 – Pric...
Anthony Constantino: The Sticker Mule Story
May 05, 2023 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB1:47 - Most early memories 4:47 - Dealing with bankruptcy 6:17 - Innovation point 7:15 - Brother being a Godfather 10:20 - Starting a company together 12:27 - Sticker Culture 12:30 - Pricing and Marketing 14:55 - Favorite Comic Model/Expressions 16:49 - Biggest challenge of running a company 18:58 - Number 1 product on shelf 20:48 - The Hot sauce 24:12 - The Boxing Journey 30:09 - Empower the creator economy 31:16 - Stimulus - how bad is social media? 35:04 - Perspective on So...
BEST OF: Founder of The Laundress: Revolutionizing the Home Cleaning Industry
May 03, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB2:05 – Gwen’s starting point 3:32 – High School/ Childhood Interest in Crafts 4:55 – Fashion Illustration Classes 5:40 – Start of Neck-tie Business 6:50 – Internship with Ralph Lauren 7:44 – Experience with Big Designers 9:14 – Thread of Culture 9:55 – Hands on Experience 16:01- Origin of the name 17:20 – The Audience 17:44 – Raising Capital 21:28 – The Moment of Truth 23:15 – Most Challenging Element 26:36 – Critical Mistake 28:30 – Being Transparent 28:48 – The Business Model 32:14 – Elem...
Ryan Kutcher: The Roller Coaster of a Career in Ad-Land - Founder of Circus Maximus
April 28, 2023 00:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MB1:12 - Introduction 2:02 - Early Days of Ryan's life 2:57 - The "jump" in between 5:37 - The taste test 8:11 - The disappointment phase 11:21 - Is College education worth it? 12:58 - The Decision point 16:04 - Won a group assignment 16:55 - Building a portfolio 18:40 - 2002 vs now 19:39 - The Grey Area 20:22 - The Highlights 23:29 - First job/First salary 26:23 - Early lessons learned the hard way 30:13 - First inkling to start on your own 31:24 - Trigger Moment 36:21 - Decis...
Max Stossel: How Social Media Really Affects Us: Words That Move
April 21, 2023 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MB2:32 - Creative Process 3:57 - Live Poetry Shows 5:04 - Is America ready for Live Poetry Show? 5:52 - Experience of performing in a big theatre 7:50 - Max Stossel's past 9:08 - Breaking point Moment 10:30 - First hit of Social Dopamine 11:55 - Balance between business perspective 14:36 - Fine line of Self promotion 15:30 - Creepy side of Social media 18:24 - Social Awakening for kids 21:39 - How much time is enough on Social Media 24:00 - Receptiveness for different ages 26:38 ...
BEST OF: Jordan Harbinger: Master Storyteller and Top Podcast Host Distilling Untapped Wisdom from the World's Top Humans
April 19, 2023 00:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB1:47 – Coaching and Dating advice 4:47 – Getting into Podcast 5:29 – Shows on dating 7:30 – Moving to Corporate World 9:36 – Early Influence as a Podcast Host 13:12 – Preparation for a show 15:00 – Pandemic Episode 18:33 – Conspiracy Theory 19:29 – Prediction and Future Trends 23:11 – Russell Brand Show 24:10 – #1 Guest 26:53 – Star Struck 27:50 – Pope Killing Episode 29:56 – North Korea Episode 33:14 – Favorite Episode 34:12 – Great Piece of advice to new podcasters 37:32 – Quick tp for Ada...
Chris Wilson: Escaping Life in Prison With The Master Plan
April 14, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MB3:08 - Growing up in DC/80's Era 4:50 - Structure of Chris Home/Family 6:10 - Wrong place - Wrong time 10:14 - Killing in defense 11:20 - The Chris Effect 12:15 - Jail time 13:05 - Relationship with Grandfather 16:20 - Rock bottom Moment 19:55 - Hope and Faith 21:43 - Chris's Life Sentence / Second Chance 24:41 - Meeting with the Judge 26:24 - First day out of prison 28:04 - Learning from scratch 33:09 - Getting into Business 35:02 - Secret Sauce 35:52 - Deviation from the Mas...
BEST OF: Chukky Okobi: Super Bowl Champ’s Basic Instructions of Mind Mastery
April 12, 2023 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB2:20 – Start of Football 3:50 – Moment of Realization 6:33 – Support in the initial days 8:33 – Self Awareness 14:12 – More Action, Less talking 14:20 – Most Authentic Person 16:54 – Discipline and Work Ethic 17:17 – Rookie Year 19:14 – First Home Game 23:42 – Winning the Game 27:17 – Coaching & Consultation 28:20 – Past and Future Decision 30:19 – The story of black bag 31:33 – How to align folks for coaching 34:47 – mind, body, energy connection 37:01 – Super Bowl of a Success 38:52 – Stor...
The Power of Content Marketing in Recruitment
April 07, 2023 00:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBToday’s episode of The POZcast is an adaptation of a special live stream of The POZcast from The World Staffing Summit Adam hosting the World Staffing Summit with some elite content marketers and friends of mine from LinkedIn! See below for a quick background on each of my awesome guests, sit back and soak in some content marketing gold! In short, the episode is a must-watch for anyone looking to improve their content strategy and build a strong online presence. Marcus Sawyerr emphasizes th...
Matt Higgins: Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard
March 31, 2023 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB2:55 - Matt Higgin's Book 4:28 - Why did Matt write this book? 5:44 - Regrets and Difficult Moments 7:35 - Autobiography and Life Lessons 9:35 - Battle with Depression 11:24 - First moment in the classroom 14:32 - Hot take on Self Reliance 15:46 - Self Awareness 16:56 - Matt's view on Tenacity 18:44 - Evaluation of Founders 19:25 - Lauren's Example in the Book 21:26 - Embracing crisis 24:03 - Fun Story by Adam 25:11 - Lesson from Steven 26:34 - Burn the Boats 28:11 - Survival ...
BEST OF: Megan Reilly: Life Lessons in Parenthood and Entrepreneurship
March 29, 2023 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBMegan Reilly is the COO and co-owner of Tippi Toes®, an international franchisor of children’s dance. For more than a decade, Megan has helped franchise owners build and grow their own businesses around the world. Megan and her sister/business partner Sarah appeared on Shark Tank, where they were awarded a deal by Mark Cuban. They decided to decline the deal and grow their business on their own, and have since built 35 franchises, written and published children’s music that’s hit the Billbo...
Kerry Michaels: Lessons Learned from Building Bill Murray's Golf Brand
March 24, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB1:51 - How important is it to be a Journalist? 3:09 - Dad's Business 3:59 - Early lessons from Dad 4:50 - Type of Interview Questions 6:50 - Advice for a switch from startup to large organization 8:24 - Experience at Starlink 10:11 - Transferable skills 13:05 - Personality Attachment 14:46 - Interaction with Bill's brother 17:57 - First encounter with Bill Murray 20:00 - Transition period 21:26 - Hard Lessons learned 23:13 - Forecasting a trend 24:26 - Building a loyal fan base ...
BEST OF: Maha Abouelenein: Taking Global PR into the Future of Web3
March 22, 2023 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MB1:44 – First Memory of News Room 3:19 – Extrovert – Critical to Success 4:14 – Moved to Egypt 9:09 – Working in Biggest IPO of Egypt 14:34- Biggest Takeaway/Lessons Learned 15:28 – Working with a Company vs. with a Government 17:15 – Speech Writing 19:57 – Journey into Entrepreneurship 22:02 – Advice to new Entrepreneurs 24:18 – Managing Global Crisis 27:20 – Maha’s Confidant 28:40 – Approach to Relationships 32:42 – First Introduction with Gary 38:30 – Areas of Improvement 39:33 – Personal ...
Lacey Kaelani: Changing Web3 Job Search- Founder of Metaintro
March 17, 2023 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB2:26 - Co-host for the show "Kevin" 3:02 - Entrepreneurial Parents 6:02 - Early lessons learned 7:52 - University/Internship days 13:18 - Casting & Recruiting 16:24 - Pozcast Role-Play 18:30 - Importance of Recruiting tools 23:48 - Road of Acquisition & Exit 28:14 -Connecting talent with opportunity 31:22 - Explain web3 to Mom 34:35 - Using web3 technology 36:20 - Skills in demand 38:18 - Start as a Web3 Job Seeker 44:52 - Monetization 45:30 - Revenue-generating portion 48:26 ...