Best Sopa Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 7 | Navigating a nonconvential family 25:09

5M ago25:09

25:09

As a former homeless youth, many families welcomed me into their home and shortly thereafter I became a member of the family. In this episode, I reveal the ups and downs of growing up in a nonconventional family extending beyond blood and legal relations. This episode also invites critical reflection on the meaning of family.…

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Episode 6 | Live in the moment: Smell the sopa de calabaza and corn tortilla 26:24

8M ago26:24

26:24

This episode invites listeners to reflect upon their own journey of self-love and living in the moment. I tell my story as a first generation college student preoccupied with the hundreds of things that could go wrong. After fleeing from an unsettling experience with my caregiver, I moved back in with my biological mother in a new neighborhood and …

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Episode 5 | How to support runaway teenagers 15:40

9M ago15:40

15:40

Teenagers run away for many reasons. These reasons vary and are not monolithic. But there is one thing for sure: they are running away from something. In my story, I recount why I ran away from home as a teenager and reflect on the intricate social processes leading up to that decision. I conclude with a message on how parents, caregivers, social w…

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Episode 4 | Embracing puffy hair: Turning stigma into pride 13:54

11M ago13:54

13:54

After I got kicked out of my aunt’s house for spending too much time in high school, I became a homeless youth. In this episode, I recount how my new mom forced me to conform to gender and hair norms, which I detested. I nevertheless conformed as a matter of survival. Now I reflect upon these socialization experiences and can better understand how …

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Episode 2 | White diamond: How foster and adopted parents can honor their child’s parents 14:25

11M ago14:25

14:25

I hadn’t visited my biological mom in forever. After my visit with her, she gave me her favorite perfume to remember her by called White Diamond. The smell of my mom’s White Diamond was one way that I coped in kinship foster care. Now as a foster parent, I am charged with the mission of ensuring that my child can remember their parents. This episod…

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Episode 3 | Becoming a homeless youth in the United States 23:04

11M ago23:04

23:04

In this podcast I recount tales on how I bounced back and forth between the St. Louis suburbs and the ghetto between my mom and my aunt. I attended different schools, lived in different neighborhoods, and interacted with different types of people which had an impact on my identity. Despite my unstable childhood, I successfully adapted and navigated…

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Episode 1 | Out of the cold house: Turning your adversity story into a resilience story 12:04

11M ago12:04

12:04

In this podcast, I reflect on how my siblings and I were taken away by the state. As a product of the 1980s crack epidemic, I reframe my story of adversity into one of resilience. I conclude with an empowering message that challenges us to reconceive how we perceive our adversity stories.By zayda sorrell-medina

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022: MASTER STORYTELLING - Youssou N'Dour, Africa Now in Senegal 18:17

1y ago18:17

18:17

Senegalese musician, entrepreneur and statesman Youssou N’Dour loves nothing more than to quote his deceased compatriot, the caliph general Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Sy: ‘It’s good to resemble one’s father, but it’s better to resemble one’s era.’ The Senegalese singer is known for his extraordinary vocal range and for introducing international audiences…

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021: EXCELLENCE - Ruth Carter, 2X Academy Award Winner 15:04

1y ago15:04

15:04

It is said that excellence is a habit rather than a destination. Also, that you are what you do consistently. If that is true, then Ruth Carter who just won her second academy award for Best Costume Design for the film "Wakanda, Forever", is the epitome of excellence. She won the first award in 2018 with Wakanda's predecessor, "Black Panther". She …

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020: ENTREPRENEUR - Bob Unnold, Did You Remember To, LLC 20:30

1y ago20:30

20:30

Bob Unnold has led several startups, including two in Stamford: Axxun, which created a platform for software developers to compress the amount of time needed to delivery applications; and I3 Mobile, which created a subscription-based service delivering news to mobile phones. I3 Mobile held an $82 million initial public offering of stock in 2000. Hi…

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019: COMPETITOR - Dennis Nguyen - Society Pass (SOPA; NASDAQ) and the Handle on Execution - Wall Street Research Edition 20:42

1+ y ago20:42

20:42

Dennis Ngyen is the CEO of Society Pass - an e-commerce company, traded on the NASDAQ, headquartered in Orange County and offices in 7 cities including Singapore, Ho Chi Mihn, Bangkok, Hanoi and Jakarta. Society Pass is building the next generation of loyalty and data-focused marketing. It is an ecosystem of technology-enabled companies working tog…

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018: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Derek Lewis (Part II), Corporate Titan of Community 18:42

1+ y ago18:42

18:42

"Social Responsibility" is all but a catch phrase in American corporate lingo. In this Part II episode, PepsiCo's Derek Lewis, President of Multicultural Business and Equity Development for PepsiCo Beverages North America, provides insight into a first-rate business IQ, and spells out how profit-driven corporations will not propel transformational …

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017: CHANGE - Derek Lewis, President of PepsiCo Multicultural Business and Equity Development 17:08

1+ y ago17:08

17:08

The first African American PepsiCo employees were hired in the 1940s. Maryann Bond and Allen McKellar, Jr. were hired by PepsiCo's CEO Walter S. Mack to market Pepsi Cola to African American communities. In 2021, Derek Lewis was promoted from within the ranks of PepsiCo to President of Multicultural Business and Equity Development for PepsiCo Bever…

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016: PIONEER - Solomon Tedla, Abramba Technologies in Ethiopia 18:33

1+ y ago18:33

18:33

Solomon Tedla is an impact investor, entrepreneur and pioneer working to help end energy poverty in Africa. Africa is the new emerging market of the world. Over a decade ago, it was BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India and China. With many of those powers more mature, they are now global leaders in business and leadership and Africa has become the land of …

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015: LEADERSHIP - Darrell K. Williams, The Business of Leadership and Education 20:56

1+ y ago20:56

20:56

Darrell K. Williams is a retired three-star general who is now the President of his alma mater Hampton University. He is also a former Vice President and Managing Director of Leidos, a Fortune 250 technology company where he provided global logistical support to U.K. military forces. Williams is a tried-and-true leader whose greatest assignment as …

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014: VISION - Aaron Chang, Social Entrepreneur 21:07

1+ y ago21:07

21:07

Aaron Chang is a visionary photographer and fine artist. His photography and fine art has generated tens of millions in revenues working with premiere national brands as Apple, Google, Mercedes Benz, ViaSat Satellites and any number of hospitals. As a true visionary, Aaron is able to see into the higher realms of human potential and possibility. As…

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A Getting Deals Done Conversation with the Coast News' Kelli Kyle 27:38

2y ago27:38

27:38

A "deal" is so much more than just a business transaction. In his new column for The Coast News, local business leader Patrick Howell explores what it means to really "get deals done" and why those deals are especially significant in the North County San Diego region. In this interview, Patrick Howell shares his motivations behind the Getting Deals…

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Catherine Stihler: Creative Commons, the EU Copyright Directive, and Civil Society’s Role 43:45

2y ago43:45

43:45

Catherine Stihler OBE was appointed CEO of Creative Commons, in August 2020, a non-profit organisation that helps overcome legal obstacles to advance better sharing of knowledge and creativity to address the world’s pressing challenges. She has been an international champion for openness as a legislator and practitioner for over 20 years. She was a…

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Marc Rees: À la Française, de l'Hadopi par la copie privée, jusqu'aux algorithmes de l’Article 17 40:40

2y ago40:40

40:40

Marc Rees est journaliste et rédacteur en chef de Next INpact, le site français traitant de tout ce qui est numérique, y compris les commentaires sur les questions actuelles de droit d'auteur. Il se spécialise en droit des nouvelles technologies, dont communication, LCEN, surveillance, données personnelles, et droit d’auteur. Marc est connu comme l…

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013: PROFESSIONALISM - Michael Stradford, Turning Passion into an Exceptional Executive Career 32:36

2y ago32:36

32:36

How does a passion for comics, James Bond films and music become a career for a senior executive in Hollywood? In this episode, we learn the fine art form of Getting Deals done under the mega wattage of tinsel town's bright lights. Michael Stradford is a senior Warner Brothers executive who is a producer and executive director on projects as Matt R…

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012: PUBLICITY - Roz Stevenson, Gold Standard in Publicity, Filmmaking and Star Power 20:42

2y ago20:42

20:42

Who’s behind films like “Schindler’s List” and “Scent of a Woman” or “American Gangster” and “Inside Man?” How about “Erin Brockovich” and “Yentl?” Even “Do The Right Thing” and “Rocky III and IV” or “Ray?” The trailblazer and film publicist … Roz Stevenson. April is Black Women's History Month and for every Maya Angelou, Angela Bassett, and Ava Du…

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011: DEDICATION - Dr. Candace Steele Flippin, Our Purpose and the American Dream 21:30

2y ago21:30

21:30

Millennials and Generation Z will alter the very nature of reality with enterprises in industries as varied as crypto currency, cannabis, space travel, the metaverse, artificial intelligence and investors who are increasingly applying nonfinancial metrics of Environmental, Social and Governance considerations in how they deploy their capital. The n…

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Katharine Trendacosta: The US DMCA, Upload Filters, SOPA-PIPA, Fanfiction, & Platform Competition 45:57

2y ago45:57

45:57

Katharine Trendacosta is Associate Director of Policy and Activism at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Her areas of expertise are competition, broadband access, intellectual property, net neutrality, fair use, free speech online, and intermediary liability. She is the former managing editor of science fiction and science website io9, and s…

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Dr Andres Guadamuz: The EU Copyright Directive, Text & Data Mining, Web3, the Metaverse, & NFTs 37:11

2y ago37:11

37:11

Dr Andres Guadamuz is a Reader in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Sussex and the Editor in Chief of the Journal of World Intellectual Property. His main research areas are on artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright, open licensing, cryptocurrencies, and smart contracts. Andres has published two books, the most recent one of which …

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010: CAPITAL - Delilah Panio, Women and the North American Capital Markets 20:00

2y ago20:00

20:00

Delilah Panio's expertise is helping entrepreneurs access capital to dreams builders, entrepreneurs and business impresarios. As VP of Capital Formation for the Toronto Stock Exchange, she works with US companies considering listing financing in the Canadian capital markets (TSX). By the end of 2021, the total market capitalization of those compani…

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Jennie Rose Halperin: A Tech-Positive Future for Libraries, Controlled Digital Lending & US CASE Act 35:50

2y ago35:50

35:50

Jennie Rose Halperin, is a facilitator, digital strategist, writer, and editor, who currently serves as the Executive Director of Library Futures: a nonprofit organization that champions equitable access to knowledge. Trained as a librarian, she has worked in content, web development, and digital services of all types, including at the Harvard Law …

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Mastermind Forum: Africa - The Emerging Global Market Opportunity 10:38

2y ago10:38

10:38

This is the debut of the Getting Deals Done Mastermind Forum where we look at a larger cosmic picture and identify opportunities based upon information gleaned from past episodes. In this case, we note trends by Fortune 500 companies as Viasat Satellite Communications and Newport Beach's Alhambra Technologies with manufacturing in Bahir, Ethiopia. …

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09.5: MAVERICK - Tim Reid (Part II) - History Maker and System Builder 22:22

2y ago22:22

22:22

By Tim Reid

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Katherine Maher: The Monkey Selfie, Public Domain, Freedom of Panorama, the EU Copyright Directive, Remix Culture, & the 20th Century Black 32:01

2y ago32:01

32:01

Katherine Maher, advocate for free and open societies, is the former CEO and Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. Her background is in the field of information and communications technology, and she works at non-profits in the international sector, focusing on the use of technology enabling human rights and international developments. Sh…

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009: LEGACY - Tim Reid, Maverick Auteur Working Outside of the System 19:19

2y ago19:19

19:19

The best storytelling the world has ever known requires several tentpoles: Authenticity, Outcome, Consistency, a Clear Agenda, a Flair or Perspective and Involving the Audience in the world of the Story. This coming year, Master storyteller Tim Reid will demonstrate a certain mastery of not only the artform but the business of storytelling with his…

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Alex Sayf Cummings: Music Piracy, Alternative Remuneration Models, Blurred Lines, SOPA, and Out of Control Copyright Terms & Penalties 49:01

2y ago49:01

49:01

Alex Sayf Cummings is a historian of law, technology, labor, public policy, and American cities. A leading voice on pop culture and public history, she has published on a variety of topics, from music history to the information economy. Her teaching focuses on the history of media industries (such as music, publishing, broadcasting) and American le…

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Salvador Alcántar Morán: Mexican Copyright Unfit-for-purpose in the Digital age, the Public Domain, and the Need for a True Multistakeholder 39:43

2+ y ago39:43

39:43

Salvador Alcántar Morán is a lawyer, focused on digital copyright, educational technology and digital communications. He is the co-founder of Wikimedia Mexico and of Creative Commons Mexico. He was also manager of the General Direction of Digital Communications of the Mexico City Government. He talks about how the Mexican copyright framework is not…

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008: DEVOTION - Mobolaji Olambiwonnu & Aloe Blacc, Ferguson Rising 19:51

2+ y ago19:51

19:51

Mobolaji Olambiwonnu, an auteur, has helmed “Ferguson Rises” is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, a small town that has suffered the loss of “gentle giant” Mike Brown. The film won the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award, debuted to a worldwide audience on PBS, and Mobolaji has been traveling the …

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Brewster Kahle: Libraries’ Role, 3 Internet Battles, Licensing Pains, the National Emergency Library, and the Internet Archive’s Controlled 42:21

2+ y ago42:21

42:21

Brewster Kahle is founder and Digital Librarian of the Internet Archive, one of the largest libraries in the world. Next to his mission to provide universal access to all knowledge, he is a passionate advocate for public Internet access, as well as a successful entrepreneur (Thinking Machines, Wide Area Information Server and Alexa Internet) and a …

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Lawrence Lessig: Internet Architecture, Remix Culture, Creative Commons, NFTs, Aaron Swartz and the Internet Archive 49:32

2+ y ago49:32

49:32

Professor Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School and notably a founding board member of Creative Commons. The New Yorker has called him the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era. In this podcast episode, he shares his reflections on the interplay between copyright and Internet…

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Evan Greer & Lia Holland - Rethinking Copyright, Fighting Creative Monopolies, and Putting an End to Enforcement Excesses 51:53

2+ y ago51:53

51:53

Fight for the Future’s Director, Evan Greer, and Campaigns and Communications Director, Lia Holland, are both digital rights activists who have been active in the music industry. Based on their experience they talk about the need to rethink how artists can be fairly remunerated and the disconnect between the interest of big corporate entities, clai…

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Dr. Eoin O‘Dell - The Copyright Creation Myth, a Permission-Based Society, and EU vs US Copyright Law 51:36

2+ y ago51:36

51:36

Dr. Eoin O'Dell, Associate Professor of Law at Trinity College Dublin (Dublin University), explains some copyright fundamentals: its origins and basic premises, the creation myth, the shift to a permission-based society, and the differences between the EU and US approaches Key Takeaways: 0:00 Intro 1:39 Eoin explains the basics of copyright and the…

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Rebecca Giblin - Reversion Rights, Out-Of-Print Books And How To Fix Copyright 30:03

2+ y ago30:03

30:03

ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor within the Melbourne Law School, an expert on e-lending, and co-author of "What if we could reimagine copyright?", Rebecca Giblin talks about the crucial but little-known area of reversion rights, how to rescue out-of-print books, and fixing some of the worst problems of copyright by making sure that creato…

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007: ENABLE - Rick Baldridge, CEO of ViaSat Satellites (VSAT) & Chief Enabling Officer 19:15

2+ y ago19:15

19:15

Viasat’s satellite systems is a global communications company with a market cap of $4.12B based in Carlsbad, California. In our interview, CEO Richard Baldridge views his role more as a chief enabling officer versus chief visionary officer. Viasat’s prized commodity is not its multi-billion dollar satellite communications assets and ground infrastr…

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Mirela Roncevic - Open Access, Open Science, Scholarly Monographs, E-Book Lending 42:01

2+ y ago42:01

42:01

Scholar, writer, editor, content developer, and publishing and library consultant, Mirela Roncevic talks about the long journey of open access and open science, how to pay for scholarly monographs, and the complex challenges of e-book lending. Key Takeaways: 0:00 Intro 1:54 Mirela talks about the open science movement, paywalls, and how researchers…

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Cory Doctorow - Part 2: New publishing models for creators, Amazon as a frenemy, and the Internet Archive court case 35:13

2+ y ago35:13

35:13

Author, journalist, and activist Cory Doctorow talks about the new publishing models available to creators, the consolidation of the publishing and distribution markets, the emergence of Amazon as a frenemy to publishers and the misunderstandings that led to the Internet Archive court case. Highlights with timestamps: 1:26 Cory talks about the new …

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Cory Doctorow – Part 1: Newspapers, Big Tech, Link Tax, DRM and Right to repair 35:01

2+ y ago35:01

35:01

Author, journalist, and activist Cory Doctorow talks about the evolution of newspapers, the role and threats posed by big tech, the collateral damage created by link taxes and the impact of digital rights management systems (DRM) on our daily lives, including on our right to repair Highlights with timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:05 Cory talks about the li…

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006: RENEGADE - Bruce Craven, Outlaw Leadership 21:06

2+ y ago21:06

21:06

Bruce Craven is a novelist, screenwriter and maverick who lives in the Palm Springs Desert. His last book, “Win or Die: Leadership Secrets from Game of Thrones”, Bruce Craven brilliantly analyzes the journeys of the best and worst leaders in Westeros, so that leaders can create their own narratives of success. His newest idea is “outlaw leadership”…

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Pilot Episode 1:04

2+ y ago1:04

1:04

By Walled Culture

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005: SPIRIT - Bill Duke, Hollywood's $1.5 Billion Man & Quintessential SpiritStar 20:43

3y ago20:43

20:43

Films and television shows with Bill Duke have grossed more than $1.5 billion. After a Bill Duke box office overview, that's the tally in the line notes below. He has more credits behind the camera as a producer and director than as an actor. But the bottom line has always been artistic achievement and continual refinement craft - not riches. In th…

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004: FINANCE - AJ Moyer, Banking SoCal Success with Zen Financiers 16:53

3y ago16:53

16:53

AJ Moyer is the CEO of C3 Bank in sunny San Diego, California. Mr. Moyer alternates with ease from the mindset of a macroeconomist to that of a regional banking manager intimately familiar to the pulse of a fickle local economy and unpredictable macro-conditions. Like a surfer who has taken down gnarly waves in Fiji, Costa Rica and Western Samoa, h…

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003: DISCIPLINE - Ana Guerrero, Los Angeles Mayor's Chief of Staff & The Purpose of Power 18:53

3y ago18:53

18:53

Ana Guerrero, Chief of Staff to the City of Los Angeles, America’s second largest city and California’s largest city talks candidly about the mechanizations of power and how purpose, influence and knowing who you are can put you smack dab in a privileged position to make an impact in your community and the world. As Chief of Staff for Los Angeles M…

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002: BLACK WALL STREET - Clifton Taulbert, The Commodity of Personal Resolve & A Legacy of Resilience 18:52

3y ago18:52

18:52

Clifton L. Taulbert is an American businessman, entrepreneur and noted author (Pulitzer prize nominated as well as a film adaptation from his seminal work “Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored”). Mr. Taulbert was born on the Mississippi Delta during segregation, taking life lessons from the rural Southern community that would instruct his follow u…

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001: REAL ESTATE - William "Bill" O. Passo, The Metaphysics of Business and Real Estate Investments 19:11

3y ago19:11

19:11

William “Bill” O. Passo shared the principals that won him a role as a captain of industry with the Tenant In Common, 1031 Exchange and Delaware Statutory Trusts programs. He helped form all the real estate investment vehicles in the 1990s and later became a multi millionaire at the helm of a multi-billion dollar company he built, Passco Companies,…

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000: INITIATE - Getting Deals Done 5:20

3y ago5:20

5:20

Show host and creator Patrick A. Howell keynotes this trailer episode. Every deal has a beginning, middle and end. This is the beginning of a mastermind with masterclass talent from around the world. New episodes every two weeks, beginning April 19th Show Credits Producer: Victory & Noble Creator and Host: Patrick A. Howell Executive Producer: Tori…

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