Armchair MBA

Tom chats with Dom Cicale.

In this exclusive interview, former Mafia capo Michael Franzese shares his insights into the history of the New Jersey and Philadelphia mafia. Franzese, who was once one of the most powerful men in the mob, gives a firsthand account of the rise and fall of these two infamous criminal organizations. He talks about the major figures who shaped the mafia in these two cities, the violent wars that were fought between rival gangs, and the corruption that infiltrated law enforcement and politics. Franzese also discusses the current state of the mafia in New Jersey and Philadelphia. He believes that the mob is still a force to be reckoned with, but that it is no longer the powerful organization it once was. He attributes this decline to a number of factors, including increased law enforcement pressure, the rise of new criminal groups, and the changing demographics of these two cities. This is a fascinating and revealing interview that provides a unique glimpse into the world of the mafia. Franzese is a charismatic and articulate speaker, and he tells his story with wit and humor. This video is a must-watch for anyone interested in organized crime or the history of New Jersey and Philadelphia. The interview was conducted by Tom La Vecchia, best selling author and host of the New Theory Podcast *  Franzese is currently a motivational speaker and author. He has written many books about his life in the mafia: "Blood Covenant" and "Confessions of a Mafia Boss. to name a few. He also released Mafia Democracy which is his new best selling title Show Sponsor: JSV Captial: https://jsvcapital.com/mentorship-program/. Get a $100 off the Mentorship when you mention NewTheory. Get your tickets to hear Michael speak here: https://bit.ly/3s0ckHg Get Franzese wine here: https://franzesewine.com/ New Jersey Digest article on Michael: https://thedigestonline.com/news/a-true-mob-story-michael-franzese/

Tom La Vecchia interviews John Dickie who is a Top Mafia Expert and Best Selling Author. They discuss the landscape of Italian organized crime in Italy and abroad. He states his research interests as "Representations of the Italian South, Italian nationalism and national identities, cultural history of liberal Italy, cultural and critical theory, organized crime, Italian food." In 2005 President of the Italian Republic awarded him the Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana (Commander of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity), an Italian knighthood. Dickie is the author of various books: Darkest Italy. The Nation and Stereotypes of the Mezzogiorno, 1860-1900 (New York, 1999), Cosa Nostra: A History Of The Sicilian Mafia (2004) A "fine achievement" according to Professor Jane Schneider, in European History Quarterly (2008) Delizia! The Epic History of Italians and their Food (2007) Una catastrofe patriottica. 1908: il terremoto di Messina (A Patriotic Catastrophe. 1908: The Earthquake of Messina, Rome, 2008) Blood Brotherhoods: the Rise of the Italian Mafias (2011) Mafia Republic: Italy's Criminal Curse. Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Camorra from 1946 to the Present (2014) In 2020 he published The Craft – How the Freemasons Made the Modern World. Learn more about John here: https://johndickie.net/

Top Mafia Expert Antonio Nicaso joins Tom on the podcast. Show sponsor: www.JSVCapital.com

Ex Bonanno Associate discusses how some mob content creators may be taking things too far. Check out show sponsor http://JSVCapital.com

Vincent Gigante was born on March 29, 1928 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was previously married to Olympia Grippa. He died on December 19, 2005 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. The current "family" was founded by Charles "Lucky" Luciano and was known as the Luciano crime family from 1931 to 1957, when it was renamed after boss Vito Genovese. Originally in control of the waterfront on the West Side of Manhattan as well as the docks and the Fulton Fish Market on the East River waterfront, the family was run for years by "The Oddfather", Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, who feigned insanity by shuffling unshaven through New York's Greenwich Village wearing a tattered bath robe and muttering to himself incoherently to avoid prosecution. The Genovese family is the oldest and the largest of the "Five Families". Finding new ways to make money in the 21st century, the family took advantage of lax due diligence by banks during the housing bubble with a wave of mortgage frauds. Prosecutors say loan shark victims obtained home equity loans to pay off debts to their mob bankers. The family found ways to use new technology to improve on illegal gambling, with customers placing bets through offshore sites via the Internet. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgPw... Tom chats with Rita about growing up as Vincent "the Chin" Gigante's daughter. Learn more about Rita here: https://www.ritagigante.net/ Get a copy of Rita's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Godfathers-Dau... Day 1 of the 30 for 30 series. #RitaGigante #armchairmba #mobstersinc #mafia #genovese #truecrime #spirituality

Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme, the once powerful New England Mafia boss who was serving a life sentence behind bars for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner, has died at the age of 89, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Show Sponsor JSV Capital: http://JSVCapital.com #BostonMob #RhodeIsland #northend  

Michael Vecchione joins the relaunched Mobsters Inc. as they discuss the life and journey of Luigi Ronsisvalle. Luigi was a gun for hire for the Sicilian Mafia as he wanted nothing more than to get made. Michael Vecchione is a best selling author of Homicide Is My Business: Luigi the Zip―A Hitman's Quest for Honor.   Get the book here: https://amzn.to/3GXjRMv #Mobstersinc #Luigithezip #Sicilianmafia

Tom and Jason interview Billy Cutolo Jr on the Armchair MBA. Check out the podcast merch store: http://ArmChairMBAStore.com

Watch the video interview here with Subtitles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0GHWq2Ikhw Tom interviews Maria Isabel Santos the widow of Pablo Escobar.

Was the Jersey Mob involved with the murder of OJ's ex wife?

Frank Fiordillino, ex Bonanno associate discusses the Sicilian Mafia Heroin pipeline. Get your Armchair MBA Merch here: http://ArmChairMBAStore.com

Tom hosts the Justin and Eric from the Burn Down Podcast. Check them out here: https://www.burndownpodcast.com/ Check out merch here: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com

Steve Saka has always demanded that the most exact standards be honored at all times. Regarded as a cigar expert throughout the industry, he is credited as being an experienced cigar maker, a prolific author regarding cigars and black tobaccos, a forefather within the online media segment and a dynamic tobacco industry executive. In 2000, he worked directly for Lew Rothman, the former owner of JR Cigar, as an executive consultant for four years and he subsequently served as the President, then CEO of Drew Estate from 2005 through 2013. In 2015, he fulfilled a lifelong dream by establishing the family held Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust to craft cigars without any compromises. Check out Dunbarton site here: https://www.dunbartoncigars.com/ Check out Armchair MBA Merch Store: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com #business #Ceo #armchairmba

He shares his version of the story which was one of the worst mob massacre's in Mob history. Check out the Merch store here: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com Check out Josie's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvk7kpwl5oV6CZ6VcJc26Zw Bobby Luisi: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Am-8pzV7WGwjIRTPayT1w/featured

Did Toto Riina, the Boss of Bosses of Sicilian Cosa Nostra want to take out John Gotti. According to Rosario Naimo who turned states evidence (in Italy) said that Riina was set to give the order to take out the Teflon Don - John Gotti.   Check out our merch store: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com This Day in the Mob: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2SixKAdRWtuMSsLfyWdscN?si=rJ1wftKXQ2q0IXmlP8Yy-w

Tom has a meaningful conversation with Myron Sugerman who is considered the last Jewish Gangster. He met such heavyweights at Meyer Lansky, Tommy Eboli and Gerry Catena. He also discusses the history of the Jews as well. Myron is a class act and this is a must watch interview. Get your merch here: https://armchairmbastore.com/collecti... Check out Myron;s site: http://myronsugerman.com #MyerLansky #JewishMafia #ItalianMafia

Frank joins the Armchair MBA and shares his powerful story. He testified against his own father during Operation Family Secrets. Check out Frank here: https://www.familysecretstours.com/ Get some merch at: https://ArmchairMBAStore.com

Gene Borrello was sentenced by a federal judge, which includes 2 year probation in Florida. Gene provided an exclusive interview as he shared his raw feelings right before sentencing. He doesn't hold back as he no clue what his future holds. Here is my original interview with Gene: https://bit.ly/37uQUYH Get funding for your business, JSV Capital: https://bit.ly/3DS33CQ Check out the new MERCH store: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com This guest has received nominal compensation for this and/or past interviews with this program. #GeneBorrello #maifila #CosaNostra

Karen joins the podcast as we discuss her life growing up as the daughter of Sammy the Bull. Although I've known her for years, I've learned a lot about Karen in this important interview. Let us know what you think of Karen's journey in the comments below. Shop the new MERCH Store: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com #KarenGravano #sammythebull #Gravano

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Tom sits down with Frank Fiordilino during a live stream q and a. Check out the NEW MERCH Store: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com

Live interview with former Mobster Larry Mazza.

Don Capria joins Tom as they discuss The Colombo Book. Who really killed Joe Colombo? Was it the mob, FBI or even the CIA? Tom and Don unpack the theories from the book in a lively discussion. Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/3wlYddN Check out the new Armchair MBA Merch Store: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com

Judge John Gleeson who is the Author of Gotti Wars joins Tom on the Armchair MBA. They discuss the strategy used to put away one of the most notorious gangsters since Alphonse Capone. Check out the Gotti Wars book here: https://amzn.to/3w2oGwU Our NEW Merch Store: https://bit.ly/39x7wji

Tom interviews rock legend Dee Snider of Twisted Sister. Dee shares his story how we went bankrupt more than once and he rebounded. You'll hear the rock legend. give one of his most candid interviews to date. Show sponsor, get money for your business: http://JSVCapital.com Check out Dee's website: http://DeeSnider.com

Today's Mafia Snack is focusing La Stidda which is Sicilian Mafia like organization based in the southern part of the Sicilian island. They split off from the Sicilian Mafia and overall appear to be even more ruthless. Check out our show Sponsor, JSV Capital: http://JSVCapital.com Check out Deeper Globalism: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvfF...

David Meltzer is the Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. Considered one of the top esports entrepreneurs and investors, David is also a three-time international best-selling author, a Top 100 Business Coach, and host of the top entrepreneur podcast, The Playbook. David is the Executive Producer of the Bloomberg and Apple TV series 2 Minute Drill and Office Hours. He is also the executive producer of Entrepreneur's #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch. David is featured in many books, movies, and TV shows such as World's Greatest Motivators, Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy and Beyond the Secret, airing on Netflix. Additionally, he has been recognized by Variety Magazine as their Sports Humanitarian of the Year and awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. His life's mission is to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy! This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing…VALUE. In all his content, and communication that's exactly what you'll receive. For the past 20 years, David has been providing free weekly trainings to empower others to empower others to be happy. Link to Register: https://free.dmeltzer.com/training David's mission to empower over 1 Billion people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UOJH... Social Handles: Twitter, Instagram, YouTube: @davidmeltzer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidmeltzer11/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmelt... Text Community: (949) 298-2905 You can also have people email David directly to register for training (or get his book)- david@dmeltzer.com Show Sponsor: http://JSVCapital.com

Tom shares his opinion as to why the stock market is poised for a crash. Between Geopolitical instability to high inflation, it's a recipe for disaster. What do you think? Drop your comments below. Show sponsor, JSV Capital - money for your business: http://JSVCapital.com

Tom shares his latest Mafia Snack covering the 4th Mafia or the Sacra Corona Unita which is from the Puglia region of Italy. They were founded in the early 1908s as an offshoot of Napoli's Camorra with ties to the ndrangheta. Hope you enjoyed the latest mafia snack. Shoes sponsor: JSV Capital for your business financing needs: http://JSVCapital.com

Giuseppe Guttadauro, was the head physician of the Civic hospital in Palermo, was arrested with his son during the nighttime raid. He served as a top Mafia boss related to the fugitive Matteo Massimo Denaro who has been on the run since 1993. Demaro is believed to be the Boss of Bosses in Sicily. Show Sponsor: JSV Captial for your business financing needs, check out: http://JSVCapital.com Hope you enjoyed your Mafia Snack!

Tom sits down with Paul Tanso, former made man with the Philly crime family based in Boston.   Sponsored by JSV Capital: http://JSVCapital.com Check out new merch store: https://armchairmbastore.com/

Tom and Jeff chat with Frank Fiordillino in a rare live as they discuss relationships between the American and Sicilian Cosa Nostra. Is the Americanization of the mob the reason for its decline. Show sponsor, need money for your business: http://JSVCapital.com

We discuss details of my interview with Sammy and breaking down the conversation of this historic event. Bay 8th and Ryan join Tom on the podcast to share their thoughts. Show sponsor: http://JSVCapital.com

Tom interviews RJ Roger author of the Olive Branch: 36 Rules of Bosses. They discuss the similarities and differences between leaders of La Cosa Nostra and the business world. Show sponsor:   JSV Capital for your financial business needs: http://JSVCaptial.com   Subscribe to RJ YouTube channel here:: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf2m...   Purchase his book on Amazon: The Olive Branch: https://www.amazon.com/Olive-Branch-R... #ArmchairMBA #RJRogers #BlackHandprintMafia

Tom chats with Anthony Caucci and Carlos from the Mafia made channel as they discuss the differences between American Cosa Nostra, Cartels and Italian organized crime. Also they share whey the Italian-American Cosa Nostra missed the boat on the drug trade. Sponsor: Need money for your business check out http://JSVCaptial.com Subscribe to Mafia Made: https://www.youtube.com/c/MafiaMade Email Carlos to inquire about the Colombia trip: mafiamadecolombia@gmail.com Check out Anthony's book and website: http://AnthonyCaucci.com

pecial live edition as Jeff Nadu and Tom La Vecchia discuss the Mafia and Drugs in a special live episode. Check out our sponsor JSV Capital: http://JSVCapital.com

Tom and Bobby discuss the economics of Cocaine dealing and the mob. Check out JSV Capital our sponsor: http://JSVCapital.com Check out Bobby's show here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Am-8pzV7WGwjIRTPayT1w

Rich Valdes and Tom discuss polices that may be hurting the American economy. Check out show sponsor, JSV Capital: http://JSVCapital.com

Tom chatted with Gunner Lindbloom who is related to mob royalty from the Detroit Mob. We discuss the major differences between the Detroit Crime Family vs. the famed NYC Five Families. The Detroit Mob is strong due to 5-6 factors that we breakdown on the show. Do you think the Detroit LCN can hold a candle to the five families in NYC. Drop your comments below. Order Gunner's book and merchandise at: https://www.gunnerdetroit.com/ Loans for your business, check out: http://JSVCapital.com #DetroitMob #ArmchairMBA

I review the top 7 ways to gain passive income going into 2022. The key is to start small if you don't have a lot of starting capital (money) while you grow the business despite being a passive vehicle. You can eventually make dedicate more time as it creates for more income and scale. This includes stocks, real estate, blogging and more. Check out JSV's Commercial Lending and Real Estate Course: http://JSVCapital.com Check out the new Armchair MBA Podcast Website: http://ArmChairMBAPodcast.Com #MailboxMoney #ArmchairMBA

A viewer comes on the show to challenge my interview with John Alite. I challenged John a few weeks back and then had him back on to fact check his story. We had our follow-up interview as some viewers wanted to further challenge his claims. Watch the episode and decide for yourself. Check out my new website: https://armchairmbapodcast.com/   Show Sponsor, JSV Captial: http://JSVCaptial.com

Tom interviews RJ Roger author of the Olive Branch: 36 Rules of Bosses. They discuss the similarities and differences between leaders of La Cosa Nostra and the business world. Show sponsor: JSV Capital for your financial business needs: http://JSVCaptial.com #ArmchairMBA #BlackHandprintMafia

Tom has an exclusive interview with Sammy "The Bull" Gravano as they discuss the Business of the Mafia. Show sponsor, JSV when you need money for your business: http://JSVCapital.com Check out our podcast website: http://ArmchairMBAPodcast.com

Tom Chats with John Alite after fact checking their contentious interview. Tom took the time to fact check each of the 6 points in order to see if he was telling the truth. They review each of the points and unpack each assertion in details. Although the research is never perfect, this is the first time that John Alite was fact checked on air. Want more premium content, you can now donate to the show: https://cash.app/$ArmchairMBA Check out sponsor if you need business financing: http://JSVCapitial.com

Dr. Bart Rossi, Clinical Psychologist joins Tom on the Armchair MBA to discuss online trolling. They discuss the different types of trolls online. Further they deep dive into why people troll online as it may be a deeper reason than you think. Also are online trolls happy offline? Watch the episode and let me know your opinion in the comments below. Want more premium content, donate to the show, check out my new website: http://ArmChairMBAPodcast.com Need money for your business, check out our sponsor: http://JSVCapital.com

Tom interviews Giovanni Rocco who went undercover for the FBI and brought down the REAL Sopranos. He took down 10 members of the DeCavalcante Crime Family who was the inspiration for the Sopranos. The real Sopranos are still alive and well as Giovanni took down Charlie Stango and his crew based out of Elizabeth, NJ. This hit home for me as we discussed some of the people that I grew up with as an Italian-American from New Jersey. Check out our show sponsor JSV Capital: http://JSVCapital.com Learn more about Giovanni and get a signed copy here: https://giovannisring.com/ #Sopranos #DeCavalcante #GiovannisRing

Armchair MBA breaks down top 5 side hustles to make six figures part time. Many people trade time for money by working their regular jobs, a single stream of income van be dangerous. What if you lose your job? Also I share top 5 ways to create six figure income on a part time baseis. Connect with me: http://ArmChairMBAPodcast.com Show sponsor: http://JSVCapital.com

Tom interviews the legendary Sammy the Bull.  This special edition is brought to you by JSV Captial: http://JSVCapital.com

Tom and Jason discuss the link between the Miami nightlife Entrepreneur and the Alleged team behind the Sun Cruise Casino hit. The episode has a special twist. Need money for your business, check out: http://JSVCapital.com

The Olive Branch Book Review by the Armchair MBA, Tom La Vecchia. RJ Roger is the author of The Olive Branch, 36 Rules of the Bosses. You can purchase on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Olive-Branch-R...   #ArmchairMBA #36RulesofBossess #BlackhandPrintMafia