Material Wise is your podcast on material matters hosted by Nancy Fendler, principal of Fendler PR, a communications firm specializing in materials and ingredient marketing. Driven by her deep curiosity, Nancy sets out to speak with designers, product developers and guests in the outdoor, fashion, home furnishings and other industries about what inspires and influences them to create, why and how they select the materials they choose and the relationships they’ve built with their customers a ...
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GlobalEdgeTalk is a podcast about Global entrepreneurs, executives, and innovators. In our episodes, we will be combining the best of storytelling with the richness of our guests' experiences in business, market-entry, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle. We strive to inspire, empower and transform entrepreneurs, businessmen, business owners, and all involved and determined around the world. Our episodes feature guests with global experiences, from CEOs of Fortune 500 companies to software devel ...
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From Banking Profitability to ScienceTech Innovation: An Investor’s Journey with Konstantin Shvarts
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27:47Send us a text What drives an accomplished physicist with expertise in international banking to pivot toward healthcare, finance, and other science investments? For Konstantin Shvvarts, of Nordvik Investments, the answer is refreshingly straightforward: profitability. In this revealing conversation, Shvarts explains how declining bank valuations fo…
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Preserving the Past in an AI-Accelerated World with Justin Rosenthal
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17:40Send us a text The race toward technological advancement often leaves us disconnected from our shared heritage. In this thought-provoking conversation with Justin Rosenthal, we explore why museums and physical collections remain vital touchstones in our increasingly digital world. Justin shares his fascinating journey from childhood museum visits t…
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Beyond Products: How Fashion Brands Connect in a Changing World with Sharon Buntain and Ana Varava
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40:53Send us a text The emotional connection between luxury brands and consumers has never been more critical than in today's complex global marketplace. Sharon Buntain, who brings experience from iconic houses like Gucci and Montblanc, joins Ana Varava, former editor-in-chief of L'Officiel Ukraine and Austria, to explore how fashion brands are reimagin…
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Navigating Healthcare Innovation with Agentic AI and Human Expertise
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37:38Send us a text The worlds of healthcare and artificial intelligence (AI) are colliding in revolutionary ways. In this thought-provoking conversation, Alex Romanovich speaks with Isaac Chapa, CTO and co-founder of Simpl Healthcare, and Mihir Shah from NetWeb Software about how Agentic AI is transforming digital health platforms. We dive into the rea…
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Bridging East and West: Thom Barnhardt on CEE's Entrepreneurial Edge
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18:22Send us a text Tom Barnhardt of CEE Business Media takes us on a fascinating journey from his roots in Charlotte, North Carolina, to becoming a business builder in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). As the force behind Wolves Summit, he's creating vital bridges between Central European startups and global markets while challenging conventional start…
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Building the Future: Sustainable Construction with Hemp and 3D Printing
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30:47Send us a text What if the key to sustainable building lies in the fields of hemp growing across the countryside? Join us as we discover the groundbreaking work of Abhishek Kumar Devjibhai, the mastermind behind Ekotekt, a Finnish company reshaping the construction landscape with eco-friendly materials. Abhishek shares his remarkable journey from h…
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Unlocking AI's Potential: Transforming Enterprises and SMEs with Ankit Shah of NetWeb Software
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19:50Send us a text Unlock the secrets of AI in enterprise technology with Ankit Shah, co-founder and Head of Growth at NetWeb Software, who brings 26+ years of entrepreneurial wisdom to the table. Ever wondered how to truly harness the power of agentic AI to revolutionize your business processes? Ankit takes us on a captivating journey through his expe…
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Navigating Global Trade: Tariffs, Protectionist Policies, and the Future of International Relations
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25:21Send us a text Join us on Global Edge Talk as we welcome Ala Simms, a seasoned tariff and trade consultant who sheds light on the current turmoil in international trade. Have you ever wondered how the looming 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum might disrupt the automotive industry or why the 10% tariff on Chinese goods is causing ripples across Nort…
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Resilience and Innovation: Alena Zhylich Brown on Redefining Outsourcing and Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
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32:39Send us a text Alena Zhylich Brown, the visionary CEO of Positify, shares her incredible journey from being stranded in the U.S. during the war in Ukraine to becoming a trailblazer in the world of outsourcing. Elena's story is a testament to resilience and innovation, as she navigates personal transformations, including a recent marriage and a name…
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Revolutionizing PR: Embracing Innovation and Growth with Bob Geller
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21:16Send us a text Discover the transformative power of modern public relations with industry leader Bob Geller, as he uncovers the secrets to thriving in an ever-evolving landscape. Expect a masterclass in adapting to technological advances and social media's impact on PR strategies. Learn how to break free from traditional media approaches and embrac…
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Navigating the Future of Recruitment: Insights from Matt Mann at reesmarxGLOBAL on Hybrid Work, AI, and Global Challenges
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33:59Send us a text Join us as we journey into the rapidly evolving world of recruitment with insights from our distinguished guest, Matt Mann. Explore how the post-COVID landscape has reshaped hiring practices, with larger corporations grappling to strike a balance between in-office and remote work, while smaller and mid-sized companies embrace a more …
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Sales Overnight, Brand Over Time: Mike Linton's Marketing Philosophy
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30:53Send us a text In this episode of GlobalEdgeTalk, Alex interviews Mike Linton, a renowned CMO with an impressive career spanning over 25 years. Mike shares insights into his experience as a C-level marketing executive at major companies like Best Buy and eBay. He discusses his view of marketing as a combination of immediate sales and long-term bran…
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The TRIUMPH Methodology: Leading Organizational Change with Talila Millman
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41:56Send us a text Talila Millman is the founder and CTO of MillmanTech, a management advisory service helping CEOs grow revenue and scale, and a co-founder of the Continuous TRIUMPH Leadership Institute, focusing on leadership and executive coaching. Her book TRIUMPH, a guideline totransforming organizations and leading them to new heights of profit a…
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A Conversation with Executive Coach Marla Bace: Navigating Disruptions and Finding Growth Opportunities
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36:29Send us a text In this podcast episode, Alex Romanovich and Marla Bace engage in a stimulating discussion on the topic of executive coaching. Alex introduces Marla, a highly accomplished professional with a diverse background as a CPA, CMO, and CXO for renowned brands. Marla sheds light on her journey into coaching and shares her experiences in gui…
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Ana Varava: 15 Years in the Fashion Industry - From L'Officiel to Going Global
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41:48Send us a text In this episode, join Alex Romanovich and Ana Varava for an in-depth conversation about Ana's remarkable career in the fashion industry. With over 15 years of experience, Ana has made significant contributions to fashion magazines and brand development across various countries. Ana eventually rose to become the editor-in-chief and br…
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Leveraging Process Engineering and Lean Six Sigma Methodologies with Nicholas Zeisler
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33:24Send us a text In this episode of GlobalEdgeTalk, host Alex Romanovich welcomes guest Nicholas Zeisler to discuss the topic of customer experience (CX) on a global scale. Nicholas, a fractional and former full-time Chief Customer Officer who has worked with major brands like Dell and HP, is now a principal of Zeisler Consulting, where he consults o…
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Katrina Klier on Latest AI Trends in Marketing and Building Executive Teams
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26:15Send us a text Katrina Klier is a Global B2B Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Digital Officer. She has extensive experience leading digital transformation, brand optimization initiatives, and new product launches at five Fortune 500 companies, including two of the world’s most recognized technology players, a top-10 global professional services firm…
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Muriel Lotto, Founder of Pivot Marketing, on Future Marketing Trends and Global CMO Changing Role
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42:00Send us a text As a senior marketing executive & thought leader, Muriel Lotto solves business problems through the power of marketing to deliver sustainable growth for DTC & B2B companies. She is a full-funnel, full-stack performance and growth marketer with a holistic view of customer acquisition & retention. Over the years, Muriel has honed my ta…
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Katrina Klier on Enterprise Entrepreneurship, Women Entrepreneurs, and Future Trends in Marketing
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39:58Send us a text Katrina Klier is a Global B2B Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Digital Officer. She has extensive experience leading digital transformation, brand optimization initiatives, and new product launches at five Fortune 500 companies, including two of the world’s most recognized technology players, a top-10 global professional services firm…
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Peter Watts, CEO of Solutionize, on Leveraging Emerging Technologies and Building Support Communities
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42:58Send us a text In today's episode, Alex is talking to Peter Watts, CEO & Co-Founder of Solutionize. Peter is a serial entrepreneur in global IT and automation who leverages emerging technologies. His operations have spanned 30+ countries on 5 continents, operating from bases in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Australia – and, for 30 years, the …
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Helena Verellen, co-Founder of QelviQ, on Innovative Data-Driven Global Growth Strategies
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43:59Send us a text Helena Verellen is co-Founder of QelviQ, a beautifully designed personal digital sommelier that brings every type of wine to its ideal serving temperature. QelviQ is controlled by a smart wine app, containing a database of over 350,000 wines, that sends the optimal serving temperature to your QelviQ, keeps your wine inventory and adv…
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Emmanuel Laroche on Turning Ideas Into Concepts and the Power of Flavor
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39:28Send us a text In this episode of GlobalEgdeTalk, Alex meets Emmanuel Laroche in a beautiful Italian restaurant in the middle of Manhattan. Emmanuel Laroche is VP of Marketing and Consumer Insights at Symrise and an inspiring host of the "Flavors Unknown" podcast, which helps him identify new ways to get inspired and turn ideas into concepts. Over …
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Philip Morgan, CEO of Pirum Systems on Entrepreneurial Spirit
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28:16Send us a text In this episode of GlobalEdgeTalk, Alex is talking to Philip Morgan. Philip Morgan is a Chief Executive Officer at Pirum Systems Ltd. Pirum, a secure, centralized automation and connectivity hub for global securities finance transactions based in London, United Kingdom. The company, founded in 2000, enables complete automation of the…
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Entrepreneur, Disrupted! War in Ukraine: Mariana Khomitska
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47:15Send us a text Today Alex is chatting with Mariana Khomitska, the Head of Talent Development at the Acadamy DTEK, specializes in Management Development and Executive Education, Life-Long Learning, and EdTech. Listen to the episode on all major platforms now! Support the show
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Entrepreneur, Disrupted! War in Ukraine: Tamara Nelson
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40:32Send us a text In this episode, Alex is talking to Tamara Nelson, founder of Barometer, a platform that empowers organizations to extract data-driven insights from their text data quickly and consistently. Tamara Nelson is a human-computer interaction researcher and machine learning engineer. She enjoys researching problems at the intersection of h…
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Entrepreneur, Disrupted! War in Ukraine: Tatiana Zheltomirska
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44:48Send us a text Today Alex is talking to Tatiana Zheltomirska, Global CMO, Chief Strategist, Marketing Advisor, Business Integrator, Change Catalyst and Leadership Lecturer. Tatiana is a Senior Executive with 20+ years of accomplishment in strategic marketing, general management, consulting, international marketing and advertising, and consumer rese…
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Entrepreneur, Disrupted! War in Ukraine: Christine Khariv
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37:52Send us a text Today Alex is talking to Christine Khariv, an "accidental" entrepreneur with a background in linguistics and IT. From Christine: I started my professional journey as a content manager, later working in several little firms and start-ups in mixed roles, with responsibilities ranging from copywriting, SEO, translation, and SMM to custo…
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Entrepreneur, Disrupted! War in Ukraine: Alex Galkin
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31:07Send us a text A serial entrepreneur, and Competera co-founder, Alex Galkin has 12+ years in auditing and consulting retail enterprises globally. Having created and sold an outsourcing company, Alex has had a C-level role in different tech companies. A Forbes contributor. Listen to Alex's story now on all major podcasting platforms! Support the sho…
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Entrepreneur, Disrupted! War in Ukraine: Pavlo Kobzar - The Story of Logity
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32:48Send us a text Listen to the story of Pavlo Kobzar, a logistics entrepreneur from Ukraine, where he tells us about the story of Logity – a company that he founded back in 2011. The motto of the company: “Every day we manage the movement of hundreds of goods in the United States – this is how we make the business work. We are sure that the main valu…
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reesmarx: World Disrupted - Impact on Global Recruiting
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43:12Send us a text reesmarx global recruitment places talented leadership and executives across all disciplines. Their experienced and dedicated talent acquisition teams expedite global business expansion and offer a more diverse and inclusive service compared to other agencies in the recruitment industry. Today we're joined by Nick Gilmour, VP of Glob…
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Entrepreneur, Disrupted! War in Ukraine: Ugo Poletti
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37:52Send us a text Ugo Poletti is an expert of community building and networking strategy. International experience in export management, business diplomacy (for a British Commonwealth member), and public affairs for corporate and business associations. Consultancy in cross-border business matching. Founder of a communication platform in English, deali…
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Entrepreneur, Disrupted! War in Ukraine: Kate Bezpalova
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38:56Send us a text A heartfelt story of Kate Bezpalova, a lecturer at Odessa National University. Listen now on all major podcasting platforms. Support the showBy Alex Romanovich
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Entrepreneur, Disrupted! War in Ukraine: Elena Lobova
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26:40Send us a text Elena Lobova is the founder of ACHIEVERS HUB, a consulting agency for independent game developers. She is also a co-founder and CBDO of GDBAY, an international networking platform for the games industry. During her 10 years of experience in game development, Elena has managed a game development outsourcing company, founded and organi…
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The War for Global Talent Continues: Searching for Truth with Glyn Rees
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29:52Send us a text Please welcome this episode's guest, Glyn Rees! With a strong sales and entrepreneurial background, Glyn has been in leadership roles in the recruitment industry for over 30 years across sectors including Engineering, Education, Telecoms and Technology. He successfully grew the European business for a leading American technology sear…
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Tracey Bissett on Empowering Business Owners to Find Financial Confidence
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24:34Send us a text Please welcome this episode's guest - Tracey Bissett! Tracey is a Financial Coach for Young Adults & Business Owners, Speaker, Podcast Host, and a Founder of Bissett Financial Fitness Inc. As Chief Financial Fitness Trainer of Bissett Financial Fitness Inc., Tracey educates and empowers individuals, notably young adults, and business…
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Global Expansion in Times of Revival: Interview with Ray Tomasco, Top Global Growth and Talent Hunter
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28:09Send us a text In this episode of GlobalEdgeTalk we are joined by Ray Tomasco, who is the Managing Partner of reesmarx USA LLC (www.reesmarx.com). For over 20 years, Ray has provided insight around issues of the organization, growth and operations, and leadership to clients and senior executives. Recognizing and adapting to the special needs of ear…
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Alex Stein & Eccentex: How Personal Achievements in Sports Create Winning Companies
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24:23Send us a text This episode's guest is Alex Stein! Alex is a 20+ year high-tech expert with extensive knowledge in Business Process Management (BPM), Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Dynamic Case Management (DCM). Alex has a strong track record in delivering great products, excellent sales/marketing skills and ability in building successful …
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Brooklinen is the most popular sheet brand on the internet and has received over 80,000 five star consumer reviews for its products. Katie Elks, Director of Design & Product Development, and JD Davis Production, Procurement & Quality Manager of the multi-award-winning luxury bedding & bath brand, share with us why the brand has become so popular, w…
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Episode 18: Dr. Andrew Dent with Material ConneXion
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34:57Dr. Andrew Dent is the executive vice president research at Material ConneXion, a world -class library known for its innovative problem solving and thought-leadership by influential brands across every industry. We discuss a range of topics from how Dr. Dent became interested in material science, his fondness for the human interaction side of mater…
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Jeffrey Paul: CEO & Founder of Ziotag on Market Acceptance & Realistic Expectations
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30:59Send us a text This week's guest is Jeffrey Paul, who is a streaming media expert, dynamic leader with an extensive history of success of launching innovative products across multiple industries including media, global financial services, life sciences, public sector and retail. Jeffrey is also CEO & Founder of Ziotag, an AI-powered video player th…
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James E. Brown of EncourageX on His Journey to Success
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34:46Send us a text Please welcome James E. Brown! James is a Strategic Marketing, Sales, and Business Development Leader with over 20 years of experience who served as Head of Marketing & Sales, Director of Marketing Strategy, Director of Business Strategy, and many more. James focuses on the problem solving, design, and implementation of strategic mar…
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Jerome Nadel: Global CMO on Engaging the Ultimate Buyer
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35:06Send us a text In today's episode Alex is joined by Jerome Nadel, who is a former Senior Vice President and CMO at Rambus. Prior to Option NV, Jerome held the position of Executive Vice President of user experience and marketing at MobiWire, Chief Experience Officer at Human Factors International, marketing VP at Gemplus and CMO at SLP InfoWare. Tu…
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Vadim Perelman: Lessons Of Life with No Compromise
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34:01Send us a text Vadim Perelman is a well-known Ukrainian-Canadian-American film director and producer. Perelman made his feature film directorial debut in 2003 with House of Sand and Fog, following a successful career as a commercial director. The film, nominated for three Academy Awards, also marks his first screenplay credit. Perelman was drawn to…
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Women in Science, Tech & Innovations with Jennifer Spencer | Ep. 1
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31:08Send us a text Welcome to our new series called "Women in Science, Tech & Innovations"! We will have a lineup of various female guests in those fields. But this one is a continuation of Jennifer Spencer's story and her life, her attitudes, and her philosophy as an internet woman, in tech, as a NASA Contractor and professional photographer, world tr…
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Building a Digital Community During the Pandemic with Serial Marketer David Berkowitz
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36:36Send us a text Today we are joined by David Berkowitz, a Serial Marketer generating demand for breakthrough B2B businesses; Serial Marketers community founder. Guest speaker at MIT Sloan School of Business, Yale School of Management, NYU, and many more. In this episode, Alex and David discuss ageism in the corporate world, how can a startup earn yo…
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Growing an Idea and Taking It To Market with Earl Wyatt
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35:45Send us a text Today we are joined by Earl Wyatt, a Radio Talk Show Host with a history of working in the information technology and services industry. Chief Digital Strategist at Feedigital. In this episode, Alex and Earl discuss the fall of entrepreneurship under the Trump administration, growing an idea and taking it to market, and how to get th…
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Sales on Steroids and the World of Entrepreneurship with Jon Ferrara
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26:25Send us a text Today we are joined by Jon Ferrara, the founder and CEO of Nimble, an award-winning social sales, and marketing CRM. Jon also was the creator and co-founder of the award-winning customer management product GoldMine. In this episode, Alex and Jon discuss Jon's journey, the world of Entrepreneurship, and sales on steroids! For more inf…
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Daniel Isenberg on Global Entrepreneurship
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Serial Entrepreneur Michael Casey on 8Dates, His Book and Intergenerational Convo
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26:10Send us a text Today we are joined by Michael Casey, who is an extraordinary product developer & co-founder of a dating platform called 8Dates. Michael is TEDx speaker on "How to Design a Billion Dollar Product". He developed, patented, and commercialized 100+ various exercise innovations. Executive Producer of over 50 long-form direct response com…
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COVID Testing | COVIDConvo with Dr. Wendy Tong | Ep. 13
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10:00Send us a text Alex and Dr. Wendy Tong, MD MHA, talk about the recent events related to the COVID-19 pandemic happening all over the world and discuss topics like healthcare, eldercare, and keeping your loved ones safe. In this episode, they are discussing the vaccine, COVID testing and more! Listen now on all major podcasting platforms! For more i…
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