Episodes

Perfecto Sanchez is a decorated military veteran with two combat tours to Iraq, who was originally born and raised in NYC by way of a tough Jamaican mom and later, West Point. He has over 10 years of corporate marketing and impact strategy experience, from launching Kraft’s most successful innovati…

ORIG AIR DATE 8/20/21 Laura Gassner Otting is a professional motivational keynote speaker and Washington Post best selling author. Laura’s 25-year resume is defined by her entrepreneurial edge. She served as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, helping shape AmeriCorps; left a l…

David Graziano is the founder of Art With Me. He is an artist, creative visionary, and hospitality pioneer who approaches every project with heart and incredible attention to detail. At the age of 19 David’s passion for sculpture started his entrepreneurial career as a furniture designer making scu…

ORIG AIR DATE: 4/28/21 My guest on E146 of #thePOZcast, Tucker Max is a four-time, New York Times best-selling author and founder of Scribe Media. His career took off after he started a blog on tuckermax.com, on which he actually created his own genre called “fratire”. New York Times writer Warre…

Chris O’Connell is a recruiter, leadership coach, and host of the Purpose-Led Leadership Podcast. Chris is a recruiting industry vet who grew his own firm to £25 million after launching in 2003. For personal reasons that we dive into on this episode– Chris stepped away from that budding business to…

ORIG AIR DATE: June 2020 My guest on episode 82 of #thePOZcast Jeff Fenster is a serial entrepreneur whose main business principles are making friends and having fun! Fenster is focused on disruptive start-ups with vertical integration and revenue-driving innovation while cultivating and empowerin…

Ruben Harris is the CEO and co-founder of Career Karma, which gives you the information, tools, and support you need to get into a tech career quickly. Career Karma was founded through Y Combinator and has raised over $50 Million to date. Ruben began his technology career working in Partnerships an…

Dan Granger is the CEO and founder of Oxford Road, the leading independently owned ad agency specializing in audio channels such as podcasts, radio, streaming and more. They have helped countless DTC brands scale their customer acquisition efforts and grow from startup to $1B+ valuations. Dan sta…

AJ Vaynerchuk is an American entrepreneur who co-founded the athlete representation firm VaynerSports in 2016. He is also the former COO of VaynerMedia, a social-media-first digital agency, and a founding partner of the venture capital fund VaynerRSE. Along with his elder brother, Gary Vaynerchuk, …

Chris Do is the director, CEO and Chief Strategist of Blind, an Emmy award winning motion design studio which he ran for over 2 decades. Since founding Blind in 2014, Chris reluctantly made his first YouTube video, which altered his life and career trajectory. That’s when he founded The Futur—an o…

Nick Holmstén is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of TSX Entertainment. Prior to forming TSX Entertainment in partnership with Fortress Investment Group, Nick was Global Head of Music for Spotify and was integral in turning the company into a global music powerhouse. He created the playlist as we know it …

James Nielsen is the CEO and Founder of Vendition, where he oversees all aspects of the company’s strategy and operations. Prior to founding Vendition, James spent his career building, managing, and leading high performing sales teams at venture-backed software companies including Ooyala, Ustream, …

Avery Akkineni serves as the President of Vayner3. There, she leads the company’s mission to build long-term strategic NFT projects for the world’s leading intellectual property owners serving brands, celebrities, athletes, and associations looking to incentivize and reward brand advocacy and custo…

First Air Date: 12/02/21 Liane Hornsey is the EVP & Chief People Officer at Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader that’s shaping the way people and organizations operate in a cloud-centric future. Liane previously served as chief people officer at Uber Technologies, Inc. where she he…

In his early 20s, David Meltzer quickly rose to the top of his game in the business world, becoming a millionaire. David lectured around the globe and saw rapid success in every business project he touched. But something was missing, and in his 30s as a multimillionaire, he went on a rapid downward…

Daniel Priestley is the Founder of Dent Global and ScoreApp as well as a four-time best-selling author. His reputation and extensive experience with his own companies have seen him advising INC500 leaders and unicorn entrepreneurs. Starting with nothing, Daniel has built valuable and scalable bus…

Mike Smerklo is an experienced entrepreneur, investor, and business leader. Having bought and scaled a small business into a publicly traded company worth nearly a billion dollars in value, he has a deep understanding of the hard work, dedication and grit that truly powers successful entrepreneursh…

Kevin Smith is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. His first big break was in the film industry, after winning the Filmmaker's Trophy at Sundance Film Festival in 1994, for low-budget comedy buddy film Clerks. He also notably wrote, directed, …

Sofia Laurell is the Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Tiny Organics, an early childhood nutrition, and wellness company that introduces babies and toddlers to their first 100 flavors via organic, plant-based, fresh-frozen meals. Born and raised in Finland, Sofia has been passionate about advocating for women…

Darius Baxter is the founder and CEO of GOODProjects. He was raised for most of his childhood in a single mother-headed household, after tragically losing his father to gun violence. He founded the GOODProjects while graduating college, inspired to commit his life to create pathways for families li…

Brian Scudamore is a serial entrepreneur and author whose journey started at just 19 years old, when he founded 1-800-GOT-JUNK? In creating that business, Brian helped pioneer the junk removal business by turning a chore people avoid into an exceptional customer service experience. Then, he scaled …

Check out part 2 of my exclusive Veecon coverage from Minneapolis this past May. There’s no one background, industry, or way of life that can describe the community that makes up VeeFriends… BESIDES maybe that everyone is a character, as you’ll come to see in this part two of my time documenting …

Creativity is at the foundation of the value that NFT’s hold and protect, and few are happier about that prospect than artists rushing in to innovate the space. Gary Vee's first annual Veecon, held in Minneapolis mid May, was a true renaissance of creation, technology and community force driving th…

Rich Rosen is the founder and CEO of Cornerstone Search. Since 1996, he’s been working solo (until his recent first hire just this year!), and has placed over 900 software executives and sales professionals with emerging software companies across the United States. Through Cornerstone Search, Ric…