Step past the Red Velvet Rope into Zeitgeist, where Cameo co-founder Steven Galanis pulls back the curtain on the renegades behind the consumer brands owning pop culture. Every week, Steven goes toe-to-toe with the masterminds—founders, CMOs, and disruptors—who’ve turned products into obsessions. No polished TED Talks here. These are the raw, unfiltered stories PR teams beg to bury. Think late-night whiskey confessions with a side of boardroom chaos. Expect: • Leadership lessons that cut thr ...
…
continue reading
Hacking the Red Circle is designed to illustrate what it takes to organize, produce, promote and create a world-class event. Veteran organizers share lessons so that first-timers can benefit from their expertise. Experience a behind the scenes view of the creation of a TEDx. Not an organizer (yet)? We hope to inspire you to get involved in a local TEDx event in your community. Enjoy the show.
…
continue reading
Behind the Scenes at TEDxSantaBarbara is the first podcast of its type. Its dedicated to providing the community with an inside glimpse of the production of this world-class event. In these short episodes, we talk with team members, speakers, designers and critical staff that help make TEDxSantaBarbara a memorable event. Hosted by Mark Sylvester, Executive Producer and host of the popular TEDx Podcast, Hacking the Red Circle, designed for TEDx Organizers around the world.
…
continue reading
The BigSpeak Podcast is a program populated by the voices of thought leaders, successful CEO’s, celebrities, and renowned entrepreneurs. You’ll hear their exclusive tips, behind-the-scenes insights, and off-the-record stories—pieces of knowledge only available from Big Speak’s unique slate of motivational Keynote Speakers and innovative Business Leaders. Across these episodes, you will get to know some of the top experts in their fields and learn skills that will help you transform your busi ...
…
continue reading

1
America's Youngest Woman CEO (Lifeway Foods' Julie Smolyansky)
1:33:58
1:33:58
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:33:58Kefir...from $116 to Billion-Dollar Brand...CEO Lifeway Foods, Julie Smolyansky. Julie Smolyansky is the CEO of Lifeway Foods, shares her incredible and inspiring story! Imagine arriving in America as an infant with nothing but one suitcase, $116 in cash, and parents who didn’t speak a word of English. By age 27, she was the youngest female CEO of …
…
continue reading

1
Bourbon Just Became Currency - Unicorn's Phil Mikhaylov
1:09:02
1:09:02
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:09:02From Uber to Unicorn: Reinventing the $100B booze biz. He started with a Google Sheet and a whiskey collector who didn’t know he was sitting on a million dollars. Phil Mikhailov is CEO and Co-Founder of Unicorn Auctions, the largest wine and spirits auction platform in the U.S., managing $100M+ in inventory and doing $1M in digital bottle trades mo…
…
continue reading

1
Dude Wipes, Chief Executive Dude & President, Sean Riley
1:05:13
1:05:13
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:05:13What do a Shark Tank smack down and a life-sized foam butt on MTV have in common? They built Dude Wipes—a $200M empire that turned baby wipes into a pop culture phenomenon. In the premiere of Zeitgeist, Cameo co-founder Steven Galanis sits down with Dude Wipes CEO Sean Riley, who didn’t just break the DTC mold—he set it on fire. Armed with frat-boy…
…
continue reading
Finding ways to be creative and stay connected to your TEDx Community during these challenging times of sequestering and dealing with a global pandemic can test even the most creative Organizers.When I read about our guest, Martin Nera of TEDxUCLouvain on the TEDx Organizers Facebook page, I was intrigued about their plans that involved virtual pro…
…
continue reading

1
Sea Level Rise with Dr Andy Brooks TEDxSantaBarbara Salon and Adventure
19:50
19:50
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
19:50By TEDxSantaBarbara
…
continue reading

1
Big Speak - Barb Stegemann - Doing Well By Doing Good
37:33
37:33
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
37:33Barb Stegemann is a motivational keynote speaker. Her entrepreneurial vision was formed after her best friend—a soldier—was severely wounded in Afghanistan. Understanding that supporting Afghanistan’s economy was key to building stability for its people, Stegemann created The 7 Virtues, a company that sources organic, fair trade essential oils from…
…
continue reading

1
Estrella Campos - Operations Director, Youth Interactive
9:51
9:51
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
9:51Mark Sylvester, the Executive Producer of TEDxSantaBarbara, sat down with Youth Interactives' Estrella Campos, Operations Director, to talk about their role in the upcoming event. Youth Interactive will be serving a few functions for the event, from an intimate dinner for the Speakers to the Green Room for them on the day of the event and the festi…
…
continue reading

1
Words, Words, Words. Jessica Cadiente, Library Director, Santa Barbara Public Library
9:56
9:56
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
9:56Our September 24th Salon, Words Words, Words. is going to be perfect for anyone who reads, loves books, and is concerned about the future of literacy. In this podcast, TEDxSantaBarbara's Executive Producer, Mark Sylvester, talks with our Guest Moderator, Jessica Cadiente, Library Director, Santa Barbara Public Library. She's been at the library sin…
…
continue reading

1
21 Big Speak - Chris Barton - How Entrepreneurs Are Different
35:26
35:26
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
35:26Chris Barton is an entrepreneur speaker, co-founder and former Board Director of Shazam, and expert in mobile applications. At Shazam, he helped guide the music discovery company from idea to profit as co-founder and Board Director. He has also worked eight years at Google focused on mobile and at Dropbox as head of mobile operators development. No…
…
continue reading

1
TEDxHyderabad - Viiveck Verma - Anthony Vipin Das - Co-Organizers
48:39
48:39
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
48:39Alerted to an amazing TEDx's theater design posted on Facebook, we sought out the organizers of TEDxHyderabad to walk us through the fantastic video and tell us the story.. Please meet Vipin and Viiveck, the co-organizers of the event and a lively pair of conversationalists who told us that story and more.Ironically Facebook came up at the beginnin…
…
continue reading

1
TEDxGaborone - Gomolemo Lolo Madikgetla Organizer
50:15
50:15
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
50:15TEDxGaborone - Gomolemo Lolo Madikgetla Organizer by Mark Sylvester, HostBy Mark Sylvester, Host
…
continue reading

1
20 Big Speak - Peter Zeihan - The New Geopolitical Order
40:57
40:57
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
40:57Peter Zeihan is a top keynote speaker in geopolitical strategy who specializes in global energy, demographics, and security. Before founding his own firm, Zeihan on Geopolitics, Peter worked for the U.S. State Department and private think tanks. He is also the author of two influential geopolitical strategy books that look at the United States’ rel…
…
continue reading

1
19 Big Speak - Mike Walsh - Into The Future
31:10
31:10
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
31:10Mike Walsh is a top innovation and futurist speaker, bestselling author, and IoT expert. He is the CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing business for the 21st century, the bestselling author of Futuretainment, and publisher of the “Disruptive Future” blog read by thousands of professionals. He was recognized as one of Australia’s “Top …
…
continue reading

1
What's The Future of Food? Jessica Vieira, Director of Sustainability, Apeel Sciences
11:57
11:57
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
11:57Our July Salon is shaping up to be a very lively evening, talking about food from a variety of perspectives. Food is a big topic and one that we're going to approach one Talk at a time.In this podcast, TEDxSantaBarbara's Executive Producer, Mark Sylvester, talks with our Guest Moderator, Jessica Vieira, Director of Sustainability at Goleta-based Ap…
…
continue reading

1
TEDXAdventure - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
13:18
13:18
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
13:18Our August TEDxSantaBarbaraAdventure is going to be at the 103-year-old Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Dr. Krista Fahy is the Curator of Vertebrate Zoology and will be leading us on a tour of the Collections and Research Center at the Museum.In this Behind the Scenes Podcast, we talk with Briana Sapp-Tivey, the Director of Marketing and C…
…
continue reading

1
TEDxSantaBarbara Adventure: Happy Hour Tour of the Funk Zone
7:34
7:34
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
7:34There's so much history in the area of Santa Barbara we call the Funk Zone. We've created our first Adventure to explore the tastes, sights, and sounds of the Funk Zone in this narrated, interactive tour, led by our Tastes of TEDxSantaBarbara Curator, Tara Jones Haaf from Eat This, Shoot That.In this episode, Tara and Mark discuss the hidden gems o…
…
continue reading

1
Who's Watching Us? Michael Mongold, Director of Information Security at Deckers Brands
10:06
10:06
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
10:06This year TEDxSantaBarbara will produce its first series of Salons. TEDx Salons are different than our main event in the Fall and is designed to focus on a single topic by watching a series of curated TED Talks.In this podcast, TEDxSantaBarbara Executive Producer Mark Sylvester is talking with Michael Mongold, the Director of Information Security a…
…
continue reading

1
6 Capturing The Look And Feel Of The Theme
13:52
13:52
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
13:52This week we talk about how we take our Theme and turn it into reality. Each year we come up with an abstract theme that gives us a lot of latitude when it comes to selecting ideas and speakers. This year we chose Yes and... Yes and…” is a guiding principle of Improv that promotes inclusion. The Yes explains the situation, while the And allows the …
…
continue reading

1
7 The Crossroads Of Show Tech And Marketing
17:53
17:53
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
17:53In this episode, we talk with Christopher Foley, a member of the Core Team, who has been with us since 2010, when we produced TEDxAmericanRiviera. He’s the guy who makes sure that everything technical works as scheduled on the day of the show. In this interesting conversation, we talk about all of the other things he does to contribute to the overa…
…
continue reading
In this episode Executive Producer and host Mark Sylvester explains just how we select our speakers. This week he will walk you through our selection process, and he'll make some suggestions as to how you can help us find some great speakers for 2019.If you've ever wondered about our speaker recruitment and selection process or you're interested in…
…
continue reading
This week we're announcing our 2018 Speaker Lineup. We're working hard with our 11 speakers to get their ideas and talks ready for September 8th. This episode gives you a sneak peek into what each one will be about. Our tickets are also on sale this weekend. Goto https://TEDxSantaBarbara.com for more information…
…
continue reading
In this episode, we celebrate our volunteers. Executive Producer Mark Sylvester and host explains how this event is 100% volunteer from the Core Team, to the Speakers, the Performers, and the staff that helps on the day of the event. Look for the red shirts.If you'd like to volunteer, sign up at https://tedxsantabarbara.com/tedxsb-2018/volunteer/…
…
continue reading
In this episode, Mark talks about the Partner Program. The event is 100% financed by our generous partners. We have in-kind donations in addition to financial contributions. There are some fun benefits for partners this year.For more information about partnering with TEDxSantaBarbara visithttps://tedxsantabarbara.com/tedxsb-2018/partnership/…
…
continue reading
Episode 1In this episode, Executive Producer Mark Sylvester introduces us to the TEDxSantaBarbara podcast and the upcoming shows in this capsule series This show is focused on an insiders guide to the September 8th event.By TEDxSantaBarbara
…
continue reading