Bellwether Culture Podcast

Pavan Bahl sits down with Swan Sit to discuss the intersection of brand and web3. Recorded at NRVLD.co during Miami Art Week December 2021 at the Kimpton Surfcomber hotel.To join our community programming and live recording events, apply for free access to these programs at www.bellwetherculture.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pavan Bahl sits down with Blake Jamieson to discuss how he and other artists are seeing success in various aspects of NFT and Web3. Recorded at NRVLD.co during Miami Art Week December 2021 at the Kimpton Surfcomber hotel.To join our community programming and live recording events, apply for free access to these programs at www.bellwetherculture.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pavan Bahl sits down with Marjorie Hernandez to discuss the impact Digital Fashion and the Metaverse will have on the Fashion industry. Recorded at NRVLD.co during Miami Art Week December 2021 at the Kimpton Surfcomber hotel. To join our community programming and live recording events, apply for free access to these programs at www.bellwetherculture.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The events industry went from doom and gloom to rapid digital evolution within the past 16 months, bringing exciting new formats and experiences. Spring Studios is known for hosting some of the largest and coveted events in art, fashion, music, and film. This includes New York Fashion Week. In this conversation from December 2020, Pavan Bahl sits down with Spring Studios CEO Tim Ringel on his journey navigating their business through the Covid pandemic, and how he is planning for the future of hybrid events.  To join our community programming and live recording events, apply for free access to these programs at www.bellwetherculture.com.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's guest is Robert Herzog, Founder & CEO of ZogSports, the world's largest co-ed professional recreational sports league. He is also the founder of ZogCulture, a corporate culture concierge business. This conversation took place on April 29, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Today's guest is Courtney Spritzer, Co-Founder of Socialfly. Socialfly is an award winning digital agency based in NYC, employing over 20 professionals.  This conversation took place on April 21, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Today's guest is Alex Batdort, a results driven entrepreneur who is building her third company, Get Sh!t Done. Get Sh!t Done is community, content, and a digital business accelerator helping women led companies reach their first $1M in revenue. This conversation took place on April 28, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Today's guest is Nini Nguyen, she is a celebrity chef and contestant on the current season of Bravo's Top Chef All-Stars. Nini talks about how she is leveraging digital tools to connect and monetize with her global audience. This conversation took place on April 21, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Today's guest is Ziad Ahmed, Founder and CEO of JUV Consulting, A Gen-Z consulting agency helping clients co-create products, campaigns, & ideas that actually resonate with their generation.  Ziad is a human rights advocate, and sought after public speaker. This conversation took place on May 18, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Our guest today is Mick Batyske, once widely known as Mick Boogie and now simply as Mick. He’s a Celebrity DJ, a brand guru, and savvy tech investor. He shares his thoughts on how he plans to build during Covid. This conversation took place on April 24, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Our guest today is Perri Lewis, CEO of Mastered. Based in London, Mastered teams up with brand and university partners to create learning experiences that creative and professional talent need. This conversation took place on April 27, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.  

Today’s Guest is Robert Tuzzo, he is a co-founder of the New York School of Real Estate and is a Division VP at Cross Country Mortgage. This conversation took place on May 22, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Today’s Guest is Elizabeth Tilton, founder of Oyster Sunday. Oyster Sunday is a hospitality services group with the mission to build sustainable and supportive infrastructures for businesses operating in the food and beverage industry.  This conversation was recorded on April 22nd, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Our guest today is Bandana Tewari. She is a lifestyle editor, sustainability activist and former editor-at-large for Vogue India. For 13 years, Bandana has reported on the socio-political role of fashion, until stepping down from her role at Vogue to focus her efforts on advocating for change within the industry. This conversation took place on April 21, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Today's guest is Robert Love, founder of CrowdfunderUK…a  purpose driven crowdfunding platform.  In response to Covid-19, CrowdfunderUK has partnered with over 32 local authorities including the city of London to organize the “PayItForward” campaign, and has found itself in the center of UK’s pandemic relief effort. This conversation took place on May 15, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

With over 2.5 million monthly downloads, and over 50 sold out live performances of their show. Girls Gotta Eat is a Top 20 podcast on iTunes and Spotify, and has gained a cult like following globally. Ashley Hesseltine & Rayna Greenberg discuss how they have been developing new touchpoints to engage further with their audience, and how giving has never been easier. This conversation took place on April 29, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Covid-19 has sent the retail industry scrambling to prioritize digital and eCommerce, as physical retail has been forced to shut down completely in many markets around the world. Our guest today is bullish on the future of retail, but cites how it seems as though there will be an accelerated darwinian effect across the industry. Paul Greenberg, Vice Chair of the Federation of International Retail Associations, which promotes networking, collaboration, and information exchange among retail trade association executives around the world. He is an advisory board member and investor into notable retail technology solutions, including AfterPay and Style Arcade. This conversation took place on April 22, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

There are unlikely heroes that have surfaced amidst the novel Covid-19 pandemic. Designated as critical to the relief infrastructure by the United States Government, third party delivery services have enabled communities in a multitude of ways...largely allowing us to transport goods in a time when the movement of people has been restricted. Our guest today is Vikrum Aiyer, VP of Public Policy and Strategic Communications for Postmates. This conversation took place on May 8, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Arguably the hardest hit sectors by Covid-19 are restaurants and hospitality. Our guest today is the founder and CEO of the fastest growing premium cafe brand in the United States, with +50 locations across 9 markets.  Nicholas Stone details how he had to quickly consolidate his business, innovate to meet customer needs, and deployed a robust giveback prograrm...all seemingly overnight. This conversation took place on April 22, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring daily conversations with over 25 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

As a community based digital media content platform, Glossy has quickly shifted a lot of their efforts to online engagement. They are driving towards their memberships portal at a faster pace than ever, using weekly webinars. Our guest today is Jill Manoff, Editor In Chief at Glossy. This conversation took place on April 29, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring a conversation daily that we've recently had with over 20 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

How does this level of uncertainty translate as an active NFL player? With so much of their contracts being weighted on performance metrics, what conversations are agents having with their clients? Today's guest is AJ Vaynerchuk, he is the Co-Founder of VaynerX and CEO of VaynerSports. This conversation took place on May 1, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring a conversation daily that we've recently had with over 20 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

How retailers need to think through the future of the experiences they will provide. Today's guest is Melissa Gonzalez. She is the CEO & Founder of Lion'esque Group, an award winning firm of experiential retail strategists and pop-up architects™ as well as a Principal and Shareholder in global architecture firm MG2. This conversation took place on April 27, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series. We are featuring a conversation daily that we've recently had with over 20 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Today's guest is Ainul Huda. He manages 80+ employees across analytics, digital strategy, marketing and social to drive audience growth & engagement and help maximize monetization across all Conde Nast brands. This conversation took place on April 21, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series  We are featuring a conversation daily that we've recently had with over 20 business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19. Our team is putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Today's guest is Joseph Segarra. He runs lifestyle partnerships and promotions for Def Jam Recordings. This conversation took place on April 21, 2020 as part of our Covid Conversations series  We are featuring over 20 conversations we recently had with business leaders and influencers, focused on how folks are managing business amidst Covid-19, and the long term market effect they are anticipating for the future of their industries. We are putting together a free guide that will highlight the resources and references mentioned across these conversations. DM us on our instagram handle @BellwetherCulture, and we will send you a download link once the series is fully published.

Daymond John, entrepreneur, investor, founder of FUBU, star of Shark Tank, author of  “The Power of Broke” and "Power Shift"  sits down 1:1 with Pavan Bahl in a special edition of “Fashion Is Your Business LIVE” originally recorded in February 2017 and produced by MouthMedia Network. This is an in depth story of Daymond's professional journey, as he explains it.

Without any formal education or training in fashion or design, our guest Christopher Suarez co-founded, grew, and sold a fashion footwear brand to LVMH. Christopher went on to replicate significant success with other brands, including one of the most radically sustainable fashion brands I have ever come across. This fascinating success story was recorded at the Bankside Hotel London, in partnership with London and Partners.

Brittany Kaiser is a data privacy advocate, author of “Targeted,” a subject of Netflix’s award winning documentary “The Great Hack,” and is most famous for being a whistleblower from the notoriously debunked data analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica.  We recorded this interview on November 22nd, 2019 ahead of our luxury cannabis infused dinner series in New York City, which is in collaboration with Medly Supper Club. A special thanks to our event partners, AMASS Spirits, Theramu, Poplar, Moonly Skincare, The Happy Chef, and PussyWeed.

Over the past 10 years, technology has changed every single aspect of how brands conduct business. From product development, to supply chain, to inventory management, to marketing, to distribution, to post purchase engagement, to customer service, to digital content…etc etc, you get it… As a result, consumer expectations and values have shifted dramatically.  Regardless of industry, there’s a real case to be made that every new company is in fact a tech company at their foundation. So how do companies that have been around for the past 30, 40, 50, 100 years adjust?  I sympathize with these legacy brands that are required to navigate and adapt to this change in tide. Liz Bacelar of TheCurrent Global has built bridges between brands and thousands of technologies worldwide. Through her work and advocacy over the past decade, she’s helped shape the way we as customers interact with brands today. Her company works with brands such as Gucci, Sheseido, Burberry, Levi’s, and Ralph Lauren to help them navigate, invest, and deploy meaningful technology solutions.  If you'd like to receive invitations to our live recording event experiences, apply for access at www.BellwetherCulture.com

Behind every celebrity artist, successful product brand, governmental leader, and festival…is an equally successful publicist. It’s a role entrenched in relationships, and just cannot be replicated by technology. And while publicists sit in the background, they live a fast pace life filled with wonderment to those that are looking in. A rewarded profession that is not easy to break into, which amasses infinite fireside stories and powerful friends. Sarah Mary Cunningham is the senior director of publicity at Columbia Records. Her client work has included artists such as Snoop Dog, Solange, J. Cole, Tiesto, and Drake.  In this episode, you’ll hear her key ingredients in gaining influence at the highest level and becoming a true Bellwether. If you'd like to receive invitations to our live recording event experiences, apply for access at www.BellwetherCulture.com

Bonin Bough is one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives in his field. Throughout his illustrious career as one of the youngest C-suite executives in a Fortune 50 company, Bonin has spearheaded some of the industry’s largest global marketing campaigns across digital, mobile, television, print, and experiential. As the Chief Media & eCommerce Officer at Mondelēz International (formerly Kraft Foods), he created some of the first marketing programs across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Paramount Films, ABC, NBC, Fox, to name a few, and took precedence in fostering partnerships with startups including Instagram, Foursquare, and Buzzfeed. Prior to Mondelēz International, Bonin led digital marketing globally for PepsiCo, Weber Shandwick and Ruder Finn Interactive. If you'd like to receive invitations to our live recording event experiences, apply for access at www.BellwetherCulture.com

On this episode, I sit down with Indrani Pal-Chaudury. She’s a revered activist, and decorated photographer and director. Her life journey includes volunteering with Mother Teresa, modeling, being discovered by Iman, working closely with David Bowie, launching Beyonce’s solo album debut, building a women’s school in India, and becoming a major voice for anti human trafficking…and even having a Netflix series dedicated to her work. If you'd like to receive invitations to our live recording event experiences, apply for access at www.BellwetherCulture.com

If you’ve been a fan of hip hop at any point over the past 25 years, it’s likely that Jonathan Mannion has made a memorable impression on you through his artwork. He is THE photographer for Hip Hop legends, both past and present. Through his expansive body of work, he has played an important role in shifting Hip Hop from sub culture to popular culture. If you'd like to receive invitations to our live recording event experiences, apply for access at www.BellwetherCulture.com

Mindy Grossman will surely be regarded by business scholars as one of America’s greatest corporate executive leaders of all time. She has worked to develop some of the world’s biggest brands such as Ralph Lauren, Nike and HSN. Today, she is the President and CEO of WW (formerly Weight Watchers), a global team of 18,000 employees.  Known to be an advocate for inclusivity and innovation, her leadership style has been studied by some super smart folks over at Yale, Harvard and beyond. Mindy is currently leading one of the most notable corporate rebranding initiatives in history. If you'd like to receive invitations to our live recording event experiences, apply for access at www.BellwetherCulture.com

This icon shares the story behind his accidental role in shaping the streetwear industry from a sub-culture into luxury and pop-culture. How he created Reed Space into one of the first multi purpose experiential stores the retail industry had experienced. We go into an important unprecedented legal issue involving American Eagle, Urban Necessities (reseller), Nike, and Staple Designs...which is happening now. Will we see a legislative change in how IP and brand marks can be leveraged through buyouts and collaborations? If you'd like to receive invitations to our live recording event experiences, apply for access at www.BellwetherCulture.com