Artificial General Intelligence — the type of AI that reaches or even surpasses human capabilities — is an exciting topic. But what is not explored as much is an equally important question: what happens before AGI is here? That is, what should we be doing to prepare? In Before AGI, I hope to have honest conversations about what are the goals, what are the problems, and what lies ahead as we develop AI.
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The Muddler Podcast exists to tell stories about great cocktail bars. On each episode of the Muddler, host TJ Bonaventura will sit down with the founders, owners, and bar managers behind some of the best cocktail spots out there. We'll look to tell you what you *didn't* know about your favorite cocktail bar: how it started, the inspiration behind the establishment/drinks, how it weathered the pandemic, and much more. Follow the show to get notified of new episodes! Visit themuddlerpodcast.co ...
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What would your life look like if you just could call up your best homie and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me why my life or my business is falling apart, over shots." Now imagine that conversation results in a great night filled with empathy, laughs, critical thought and strategy. That’s what we do here. Every week we will discuss an event, person or analyze a culture/business/life phenomenon to determine how to grow. Deeon Brown is a young guy in his 40’s obsessed with start-ups, marke ...
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Sendhil Mullainathan: AI and Algorithmic Bias
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As AI continues to permeate various aspects of society, its impact on decision-making, bias, and future technological developments is complex. How can we navigate the challenges posed by AI, particularly when it comes to fairness and bias in algorithms? What insights can be drawn from the intersection of economics, computer science, and behavioral …
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Luis Videgaray: AI Policy Around the World
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AI technology is transforming the world, raising crucial questions about governance, regulation, and societal impact. What measures should governments adopt to regulate AI effectively? How can academic institutions contribute to this development? Luis Videgaray is a professor at MIT and the director of the MIT AI Policy for the World Project. Previ…
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Governments are playing a crucial role in ensuring the safe and ethical deployment of AI technologies, protecting citizens while fostering innovation. What steps can policymakers take to safeguard our future? How can we, as citizens, contribute to the conversation and advocate for beneficial AI practices? Anna Makanju, VP of Global Affairs at OpenA…
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Reid Hoffman: AI and Human Collaboration
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The rapid advancement of AI technology presents both opportunities and challenges. As AI becomes more integrated into various aspects of life, how can companies ensure that these technologies are used innovatively and ethically? What measures can be taken to navigate potential pitfalls and enhance human connections rather than causing harm? Reid Ho…
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Recent developments of AI offer an opportunity to transform traditional educational systems through tools that provide personalized learning and equal access to quality education. As we advance in our understanding of AI and its integration into daily life, how can we leverage these tools to dismantle educational barriers? What would a safe and ben…
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Erik Brynjolfsson: Economics and AI
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While the rapid development of AI technology promises unprecedented productivity gains and innovations, concerns of job displacement and increasing inequality persist. How can we ensure AI complements human labor rather than replacing it? What measures can we take to prevent a dystopian AI future? Erik Brynjolfsson is a professor at Stanford Univer…
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Find Your Joy. w/ Spiritual Mentor & Transformation Guide Naranjan Nota
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Giving Tuesday happened a week ago and of all yearly observances, Giving Tuesday speaks to my soul. It is when we help causes and non-profits that help others. We support people who are living in their purpose. So, for this episode, I wanted to discuss life purpose and our soul. On this episode of The Man Versus Brand podcast, we speak to CEO, spir…
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Gratitude is Wealth. w/ CEO & Author Brandon Barnum
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On this episode of Man Versus Brand, we speak with Brandon Barnum. Brandon is the CEO of HOA.com. HOA, or the Home Owner Alliance, is a referral network for home service professionals. Brandon is also the author of “Raving Referrals,” a step-by-step guide to attracting profitable prospects and engaging those prospects into being super advocates for…
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You Can Be A Coach Right Now. w/ CEO, Coach & Podcaster Erin Marcus
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The holiday season has began and Thanksgiving has just occurred. While we sit in lines for Black Friday, I want to remind us of everything we felt on Thanksgiving - connection to each other as humans and loved ones. On this episode of Man Versus Brand, we speak with Erin Marcus. Erin is the founder and CEO of Conquer Your Business, an international…
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Be Happy. w/ Transformational Coach Will Samson
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In Celebration of my 75th Episode, I have three episodes on earning money and being happy while podcasting dropping this week. I will drop one episode every other day. As a part of our “Start a Business. Make Money Online. Be Happy” creators series, on this episode of The Man Versus Brand podcast, we speak to coach, speaker, podcast host of A Revol…
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Make Money Online. w/ Amazon E-Commerce Consultancy Co-Founder Lesley Hensell
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In Celebration of my 75th Episode, I have three episodes on earning money and being happy while podcasting dropping this week. I will drop one episode every other day. As a part of our “Start a Business. Make Money Online. Be Happy” creators series, on this episode of The Man Versus Brand podcast, we speak to Lesley Hensell, the co-founder and co-o…
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Start A Podcast w/ Studio Pod Co-Founder TJ Bonaventura
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In Celebration of my 75th Episode, I have three episodes on earning money and being happy while podcasting dropping this week. I will drop one episode every other day. TJ Bonaventure isn't only a company founder and podcast advisor, he is passionate about his contribution to telling stories and expanding the reach of business owners and creators.. …
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Build Wealth In Any Economy w/ CEO of Invest on Main Street, Private Equity Firm Owner Patrick Grimes
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How to manage your money and resources to navigate any economy including building wealth in traditionally difficult ones. On this episode of The Man Versus Brand podcast, we speak to Patrick Grimes about how we can thrive in difficult economic conditions, like the one we are in now. Patrick Grimes is the Founding CEO of InvestOnMainStreet.com, a pr…
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Wealth Through Regimen w/ Stock Trader, Consultant, CEO & Coach Anmol Singh
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How to use successful practices and discipline to become a trader or apply the same skill sets to any profession. On this episode of the Man Versus Brand podcast, we explore how to trade stocks and the value of using systems to create sustainable wealth. Our guest, Anmol SIngh comes to the podcast with tips and thoughts about trading, building weal…
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Grow Your Small Business w/ Government Contracts with Coach & Consultant Rick Howard
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How to scale your business by supplying the government with valued and needed good and services. The average small business owner selling to the government makes $2.35M a year. Most people are unaware that the government is mandated to buy from small businesses, that they are the biggest purchaser of goods and services in the world, and that they b…
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Entrepreneurs Are Made Through Experiences Like Yours. w/ Tweva Entrepreneur David Van Beekum
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How to harness your entrepreneurial mindset to succeed at any task, on any team, in any organization, or to start your own business. On this episode of The Man Versus Brand podcast, we speak with the Co-Founder & Creator of Tweva (tweva), the world's first social TV network for small businesses and influencers, entrepreneur David Van Beekum. David …
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What Are You Manifesting With The Law Of Attraction w/ Author and Law Of Attraction Coach Zehra Mahoon
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How correctly or incorrectly employing the Law of Attraction may be directing your life, finances, family and business. Have you ever asked for things to manifest in your life and immediately saw a positive result? Or, maybe the opposite - you asked for something to happen in your life and it feels like everything but your desire keeps appearing. K…
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Exploring The Gratitude Business Part Two w/ RE Agent, CEO & Entrepreneur Steve Buzogany
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How you can scale your gratitude and thankfulness by using gifts and acts of kindness to do the heavy, intimate lifting. We all have a mission. For some, the mission in life is to bring gratitude to as many people as possible in the form of relationship building. Can that extend to business? I believe so. So does Steve Buzogany. Steve’s goal is to …
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Exploring The Gratitude Business w/ CEO, Entrepreneur & Former NFL Player Rick Elmore
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How you can scale your gratitude and thankfulness by using systems to do the heavy, intimate lifting. What would you do if you were cut by the NFL? Would that compel you to give up on your dreams? Or, would you lean into gratitude? On this episode of The Man Versus Brand podcast, we speak to former NFL player, CEO and entrepreneur Rick Elmore. He h…
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Work Abroad Fluently w/ CEO, Language Coach, Entrepreneur Angel Pretot
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Happy Summer guys! We have a new episode of the Man Versus Brand podcast featuring the language learning coach and founder of French Fluency, Angel Pretot. Angel is not only a coach but also an online entrepreneur. Through his coaching and courses, he helps English speakers learn French fast, become fluent and live their best, international life. A…
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You Are Not Alone, A Mental Health Talk and Guided Meditation w/ Me, Deeon Brown
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Using my recent coaching sessions as a guide, I want to have an open conversation about mental health, specifically stress. We establish that you are not alone. We discuss anxiety, fear of decision making and thoughts of worst case scenarios. We talk about the Pandemic. We affirm that It’s okay to be uncertain. We determine that the goal is just to…
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Your Body, Business, and Spiritual Aches Have Meaning w/ CEO, Healer, Chiropractor Dr. Vic Manzo
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How listening to your life and business vital signs can drastically improve your business and health. Dr. Victor Manzo is a Business and Spiritual Mindset Coach, Certified Pediatric Chiropractor, Holistic Wellness Coach, 3x Author and Podcaster. Dr. Vic discusses how you can empower your life and business with intuition as well as metrics. We discu…
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The Leadership Mindset w/ Serial Entrepreneur, Investor & Founding CEO Darrell Evans
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How the way you think and lead can define you life, your team, your family, and your future. On this episode of the Man Versus Brand podcast, we speak with Darrell Evans. Darrell understands the mindset to win and lead. As a serial entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Yokel, a digital marketing agency, Darrell not only leads his team but his c…
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Evolution is in equity for all. w/ LGBTQUIA2S+ Coach, Author, and Entrepreneur Brian Gorman
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On this episode of the Man Versus Brand podcast, we speak with business/transformation coach, entrepreneur, and author Brian Gorman. Brian has a deep understanding of the human journey through change. Brian understands the evolution of a person. In this episode we talk Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey as well as the psychology and neuroscience of c…
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Your Best Self Is One Lesson Away w/ US Veteran, Coach, and Entrepreneur Jason Skeesick
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How to access a better version of yourself, your ideas, your team, your business through discipline, grit and learning. Owner of Spear and Clover, Jason Skeesick is a force of entrepreneurial nature! In this episode of Man Versus Brand, I talk to Jason about almost every aspect of the entrepreneurial journey. We talk about evangelizing great ideas,…
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Tell Your Story! w/ Author, Self- Publishing Coach and Entrepreneur Taiia Smart Young
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Owner of Smart Girl Media, Taiia Smart Young is a dynamic editor, author, entrepreneur, book coach & self-publishing consultant. Taiia is the ultimate creative in so many ways. This podcast episode discusses how people can use their experience or expertise to teach others a shortcut or a proven method for different industries. In short, you can use…
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Find The Process That Works For You. w/ Blogger and Entrepreneur Chris Myles
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Chris Myles will tell you that he is a husband and dad first. His mission in life has been that he wanted to spend more time with his family. He then started two six figure businesses with blogging. Join me on the next episode in our Creators Series as we talk to Chris about blogging, YouTube, and podcasting as sources of income while balancing his…
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Start At The Beginning Of The Story But Stay For The End. w/ Author and Poet Damian White
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How to focus your creativity regardless of your circumstances. If you haven’t read “I Made A Place For You”, by Damian White you are missing you on a creative, spiritual, emotional, visceral journey. Damian uses illustrations and poetry to tap into the human experience and it is fascinating. Hence why Damian’s time on the podcast was full of storyt…
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Become A Creative Powerhouse! w/ Author, Ideator and Entrepreneur Mike Stemple
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Ready to sell your next big idea? Let’s talk about how. Author of the book, “Innovating Innovation”, Mike Stemple has built over twenty startups and is an expert at ideation, innovation, and startup psychology. He now spends his time writing books on innovation, advising corporate executives on how to “think and act more entrepreneurial,” and train…
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I Had to Escape A Self Help Community To Find My Sense of Self w/ Media Company Founder Alundas Havens
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How to find your sense of purpose while finding your sense of self. Alundas Havens is a Marine Corps Veteran and the founder of Alpha Influence Media. Originally from Fresno, California, Alundas endured physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and created mental barriers to keep himself “safe” from the world. In this episode of The Man Versus Bran…
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Healing the Divide Within Us w/ Author Charles Holley
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In this episode, we speak to Charles Holley, author of the book, "Black & White: Healing Racial Divide," about his own encounters with overcoming racism, experiencing Jim Crow and segregation on The Man Versus Brand Podcast. We will discuss reconciling his own childhood self-doubts and feelings of inferiority that stemmed from growing up during a t…
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Are You Board? Start A Game Business w/ Tim Swindle and Scott Brown
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How to create and profit from a winning idea, learning from two entrepreneurs that have crafted hit games. Have you ever thought to yourself that you had an idea what could win? You knew this idea could change the landscape of an industry and all you would need to do is bring the idea to market. On this episode of Man Versus Brand, we talk to Tim S…
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Parenting and Entrepreneurship Has Gone Global w/ Bridget Daley
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How a mom in the UK is kicking butt and taking names by creating community for parents in business. Parents, have you ever wanted a community where you can share your expertise with other parents to ensure that you and they feel supported during every step of your business journey? If so, this is the podcast episode for you. Whether you are running…
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My Fourteen Days in Chinese Incarceration w/ Author & Artist Chancellor K. Jackson
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How teaching English and creating art in China quickly turned from a dream opportunity into a nightmare experience. There are experiences that will forever change the lens through which we see and experience life - for better or for worse. This was the case for Chancellor. Chancellor K. Jackson is an artist that thrives in all mediums. His love of …
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Ethical Bank Hacking To Fund Your Dreams w/ Financial Strategist LaJuan Hughes
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How leveraging credit can fund your dreams by giving you access to massive capital. LaJuan Hughes’ mission in life is to help businesses and individuals to gain access to massive capital and grow his business with a strategy he calls, Omni Growth. As an entrepreneur and content creator, LaJuan teaches aspiring and current business owners how to "et…
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Sex, Drugs and Jesus In The Same Sentence w/ Author and Veteran De'vannon Hubert
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How one man came to understand his life through the lens of religion, addiction, salvation and relationships. From this understanding, he was able to flourish. Author De’Vannon Hubert served in the Armed Forces and found his way into drug addiction, homelessness and a crisis of faith over his sexuality. In his book, Sex, Drugs and Jesus, a memoir a…
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I Grew Up White Until I Discovered My Black History w/ Acclaimed Playwright, Author & Actor Michael Fosberg
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How our understanding of our own identity, race, ethnicity can change and how we can advocate to be seen as all of our parts and not only the most obvious. Acclaimed playwright, actor and author of the books, "Incognito: An American Odyssey of Race and Self-Discovery" and "Nobody Wants to Talk About It; Race, Identity and the Difficulties in Forgin…
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Hey, Are You Doing Alright w/ Certified NP & Addiction Expert Isaiah Cruz
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How to recognize if you or a loved one are in fact okay, both mentally and emotionally by self evaluating and learning the traits of addiction and illness. Isaiah Cruz is a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. His specialty is in the spectrum of addiction and the necessary medicine to treat it. His experience is with depres…
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How To Reclaim Your Genius As An Adult w/ Global Artistic Entrepreneur T Keaton-Woods
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How to attune your creativity to your genius inner child and return to being unafraid to take chances, to create and to discover. T Keaton-Woods is a force of nature. Not only does she support creatives as a creative, she travels the globe doing so. Beneath her humble and nurturing exterior lies a level of genius business acumen and genius emotiona…
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Be Thankful In All Things w/ Author, Meditation Coach & Non-Profit Director Antonio Hairston
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How finding and affirming gratitude can improve your business, life, relationships and world view, especially in tough times, through grief and in discovering joy. The Bible has a verse in Thessalonians 5:18 that states, “In all things give thanks”. Whether you subscribe to holy texts, believe in higher powers or the workings of the universe, we ca…
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Balance Emotional Triggers Caused By News and Social Media w/ me, Deeon Brown
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From the Parkland shooting and anti-semitic celebrity radical speech to Superstorm Nicole and Monkey Pox, the world seems to be getting wilder by the second. I’m doing a solo recording to discuss all the trigger points that we experience, my own recent triggered moment, and what we can do to create safer mental health spaces. Rather than be driven …
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The Key To Leading In Life Is To Transform Your Own, First. w/ Mindset & Meditation Coach Lion Goodman
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How to change your mindset and perspective to become the person you want to be, build the community you’re searching for, and be a stronger leader. Lion Goodman believes in the power of transformation. This belief is grounded in the idea that human beings have the capacity to overcome their own negative and limiting belief systems to become their b…
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How to Shift Your Networking Skills & Work A Room w/ Actor, Speaker, Author Sean Tyler Foley
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Social skill hacks to improve your ability to walk into a room and own the audience. Sean Tyler Foley is an accomplished film and stage performer who has been acting in film and television since he was six. He has appeared in productions, including Freddy Vs. Jason, Door to Door, Carrie, and the musical Ragtime. He is currently the Managing Directo…
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How to Go Viral At Any Age. w/ Developer & Entrepreneur & Enshrine Co-Founder Derek Gorthy
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How to find your voice and fanbase in content creation regardless of age, background, ethnicity, ability. Derek Gorthy is a software engineer turned serial entrepreneur that's been starting businesses since 15. He is passionate about empowering independent content creators and is looking to revolutionize the creator economy with his new startup, En…
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Life Insurance Can Launch Your Next Venture w/ Wealth Wisdom Coach Brandon Neely
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How to see yourself as your number one investment and use life insurance to make you wealthy. Brandon Neely founded Grandma’s Wealth Wisdom based on the idea that you should pour into yourself and your business financially, logistically, and with your energy. This is the company’s outlook on entrepreneurs who head small, medium sized and large busi…
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How to Get It Out The Mud: From F*cked To Focused w/ Thought Leader Donnie Boivin
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Donnie Boivin, founder of Success Champion has followed a path of selling throughout his life. Now he is selling one of the best products around - community and leadership. His life experiences have led him to become an author of three books, a serial entrepreneur, a creator of two top podcasts and a blunt and emotionally intelligent guy. We are go…
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Your Hardest Journey Can Be Your Best Path To Happiness w/ Author Brian Livingston
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What if the most extraordinary journey of your life began with the antics of a squirrel? Join us on this episode of Man Versus Brand as we talk to author Brian Livingston as he discusses his nearly year-long hike on the Appalachian Trail. We delve into his decision to begin law school at Washington & Lee University School of Law after the hike and …
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Build A Life Of Excellence On Your Own Terms w/ Author and Speaker Rael Bricker
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How embracing discipline, drive, and determination can lead you to your best life regardless of the circumstances you are confronted with. Maya Angelou once said, “The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.” This is true for any endeavor we undertake, especially when we do self-work. Our lives will be shaped…
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Address The Elephant AND The Mice In The Room w/ Author and Coach David Wood
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How a simple approach to conflict resolution and hard conversations might allow you to truly be seen, heard, and validated. Because you know, the elephant always comes with a mouse. David Wood, founder of Focus CEO believes in the power of naming things. Specifically, David has created a system that can allow you to identify, describe, simplify, or…
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Entrepreneurs, It’s Okay To Trust Your Team w/ Attorney Dara Rosenbaum
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How developing strategic, trusted partnerships can allow you to overcome fear, take charge and make the right decisions. As entrepreneurs, we all tend to have an obsessive take on our business which can sometimes lead to micromanagement, unilateral decision-making, and a healthy fear of delegation. That’s not the space that we want for ourselves or…
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