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Our next guest co-founded R.Riveter, which was initially a handbag company but now offer many more accessories for both women and men. Everything from R.Riveter is American made and American sourced, and because these entrepreneurs are military wives who understand having to stay mobile, they are providing remote work opportunities for other military spouses all over the country. After steadily growing the business off an initial $9,000 investment, they went onto SharkTank and struck a deal with Mark Cuban. They have been exploding ever since… Neither Rosie the Riveter nor their Army Ranger husbands can keep up with these lady's work ethic and drive. Please welcome our next badass to the stage, Cameron Cruse Watch the Video on YouTube!

Our next guest left a kush job in the energy sector working for BP to go on and invent a fully functional jetsuit. Yes, you heard me correctly… a jetsuit. He started Gravity Industries, an aeronautical innovation company that set to make the worlds first Jet Suit in 2017. After many variations and iterations over the years, it's now a site worthy of being in the next futuristic James Bond movie with its modern and elite performance aesthetic. Not to mention he was a Royal Marine Reservist, an ultra marathon runner, had a phenomenal TED Talk, and holds a Guinness Book of Wold Record to his name. His life portfolio is an A++. He is the real life Tony Stark and I am certain that he's going to be a historical innovative figure in the future that generations to come will learn about in school. Please welcome our next guest, Richard Browning. Watch the Video on YouTube!

Our next guest has been around the world twice and has seen two whales fuck after 10 years in the SEAL Teams as a breacher. He's a decorated warrior who's earned distinction and has a substantial amount of combat experience. After deploying in places like Kosovo and Afghanistan, he was a Phase 2 Instructor in BUDs (Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL training) where young men go to hell and back to see if they have the stones to be a part of the most prestigious military community on planter earth. His journey could stop there and be tremendously badass, but he's a savage and never quits. After retiring from a military career, he was drawn back into film and TV. Having roles in Patriots Day, American Sniper, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and many others, he then went on to star in two woldwide series on Discovery Channel, Manhunt (aka in the US Lonetarget) and Predators Up Close. He is considered one of the world's most well-respected escape and evasion experts and successfully put it to the test against the world's best special operation teams where he'd drop into their country undetected and have to make it to an extract point before getting captured. If you're feeling like your dick is 2” smaller by this point, join the club. This man has lived life to the absolute fullest and I'm honored to call him a dear friend. Please welcome this hard-bodied, hairy-chested, rootin', tootin, shootin', parachutin', demolition double cap crimpin' Frogman… Joel Lambert

Have you ever had a craving for an Oreo? Or Chips Ahoy if you're into that kind of thing… or simply an ice cold drink of Nestle chocolate milk? Our next guest has most likely helped design, market and produce those very products and many more. From being a Program Leader developing cookie and cracker products, to managing the global development and launch of new gum brands worth $100's of MM for Kraft Foods Group, Senior Project Manager for Cadbury, and Global Project Manager/Director for Nestle - this man was destined to build the next big tasty food. And that's exactly what he's doing. He's the Founder and CEO of Pnuff Crunch, a delicious bean based peanut puff snack that is one of the healthiest snacks on the market - which plays to the marketing genius = if you eat a whole bag, you won't feel like a fatass. With an outstanding appearance on Shark Tank last year, this doctor of food science from Rutgers negotiated a deal with Mark Cuban because of the impressive business he started. That and his absolutely shredded physique that you too can work towards, with the help of Pnuff Crunch ;) Please welcome our next guest who's clearly an underachiever, OH! Dr. Juan Salinas

Have you ever wondered how you could change the world by simplifying what we know to be true? Our next guest is doing just that with the thing you spend most of your time inside of - housing. He has lead his startup to raise nearly $4mill via crowdfunding and is completely changing the way housing is mass produced. It's called Boxabl and in less than an hour after arrival, a new home owner can be enjoying a glass of wine inside of their Boxabl home. It's so popular now that Elon Musk lives in one. He's also the founder of CoinHub, a popular crypto ATM service. If he never told his neigh sayers to fuck off when telling him ‘you don't need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to home construction', he wouldn't be on the way to creating the Apple experience of the housing market with the efficiency of an Amazon fulfillment facility. Please welcome the real life Bob the Builder and our next guest, Galiano Tiramani Watch the Video on YouTube!

Sometimes you hear about someone extraordinary. Someone that goes above and beyond the call of duty. Someone that puts a community's needs before their own and makes an actual difference. This man is our next guest. He's been a highly decorated LAPD Law Enforcement Consultant and Officer for over 25 years, specializing in Homelessness and Community Policing. The majority of those years spent in the famous downtown area of Los Angeles known as Skid Row. He's also a Public Speaker, having appeared on many major news networks, Universities and even earned the prestigious opportunity to have his own Tedx Talk. He's an author, haven written ‘Stepping Across The Line - A Skid Row Cop's Story' And most recently, you may have heard of the open invitation he wrote to educate Lebron Jame's ignorant and deaf tone tweet towards an Ohio police officer who saved an unarmed young woman's life a couple of months ago. He's the first person in history to carry two illegal conceal carry permits - one for the gun on his right arm and the other for the left - and if the next generation of young men and women accomplished just half of the things this man has for their communities, the world would be a much better place. Please welcome the real life superhero to the stage, Mr. Deon Joseph

Grace & Grit - A Sebastian Sigel film. We talk all things directing, writing, producing a movie from conception to premiering on all major streaming services. Watch the Video on YouTube!

Our next guest is a dream chaser with a will to win. What do I mean by that? He went from zero experience in social media, branding and marketing to becoming the Senior Platform Strategy Producer for one of the biggest names in marketing and entrepreneurship - Gary Vaynerchuk - in under 2 years. He is currently the Head of Community & Social Media for VeeFriends, an NFT-centric platform connecting Gary's fans through his creative NFT art - and has become a household name attached to Team GaryVee. He makes getting after it look easy and his positive attitude is said to have helped the Grinch love Christmas… Please welcome our next guest, Zain Gaziani

Our next guest is an entrepreneur who founded and is rapidly growing one of the most prominent and educational online platforms in physical therapy called Rehab Science. He received his doctorate in physical therapy from Chapman University and has been helping patients ranging from Cirque du Soleil athletes to soccer moms move better and alleviate pain through his data and research driven approach. He's also CSCS certified, and for those who don't know what that is, it's the highest strength and conditioning certification you can get. So all of you Instagram fitness coaches… nows the time to shut up and listen. He was the first college professor to ever fail me and if I'm ever wanting to feel more self-conscious about my follower count on Instagram, I just look at his page… Please welcome our next guest and by far the smartest person in the room right now, Dr. Tom Walters

Our next guest is an entrepreneur who helps companies build awesome software engineer teams. He runs Superstruct, an LA-based consultancy specializing in building in-house engineering teams for tech startups, He’s the VP of engineering at Outlier, pivoting college education into an affordable, high quality online educational platform, He’s worked and led teams at Disney and AT&T, he’s a notable author of multiple books on software engineering, Podcast host called Junior to Senior where he interviews tech professionals and dives deep into how CTO’s and devs in leadership roles operate and put together successful technologies, AND the community organizer of JSLA (Javascript Los Angeles) a couple thousand member strong tribe surrounding one of the most effective internet technologies that powers many of the platforms we use in our everyday lives. He’s the engineers engineer, an undeniably talented artist and his code is more beautiful than Dan Bilzerian’s 59 girlfriends… Ok, ok, maybe just as goregous. But regardless… Please welcome our next guest, The Man, The Myth, The Legend, David Guttman

Part 2 with this BADASS.

Our next guest has one of the strongest American names I’ve ever heard and it’s fitting because he is a true American hero. A Santa Barbara, CA native, he joined the Marine Corps after 9/11 and initially served in the Infantry, then as a PSD (Personal Security Detail) and then as an elite operator in the Marine Scout Sniper platoon deploying to Iraq in 2009 and 2010. After retiring from the military, his desire to serve his country and humanity continued while working with a non-profit called Direct Relief International where he was deployed to Haiti twice in 2010 in efforts to help NGO’s (non-governmental organizations) and hospitals get medical supplies after the horrific earthquake that devastated the country. Following his 5 year stint with the non-profit, he moved into private security for a year, doing executive protection for clients based in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. Basically an overwhelmingly qualified baby sitter at times I would assume for some celebrities and big business personal, but I digress… Now a days, he is the range master for the Santa Barbara Police Department for the past 8 years and in his spare time he runs a firearms training company, DEFEND, where he teaches professional firearms training and tactics derived from real world scenarios and experiences making the training from him the highest of quality, which is what separates him from some of the ‘Influencer firearms instructors’. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, he’s a father of 2 daughters, a husband and has a Kinesiology degree from one of the most prestigious Kinesiology departments in the country, Westmont College, also my alma mater. He’s a warrior, a pipe hitter built like a Brock, his favorite music artist is Lady Gaga, and he’s a man your kids should look up to be like when their older because he embodies what being a true American hero really is… Give it up for our next guest to the show, Nate Brock!

Our next guest is the Founder & CEO of LeshTronix Drone Systems, a UAV/Drone Technology Company based out of Westchester, New York who are developing the first ever Hovering Smartphone Case called PhoneQuad. He also has one major thing in common with Gary Vee - let us know in the comment section below when you hear it! We’re coining the phrase #selfiestickssuck

Our next guest is the Founder & CEO of LeshTronix Drone Systems, a UAV/Drone Technology Company based out of Westchester, New York who are developing the first ever Hovering Smartphone Case called PhoneQuad. PhoneQuad is a hands-free way of communication, pictures and videos using it’s compact, durable and foldable Drone-Phone Case. The Selfie Stick is soon to be a blip in the past… #selfiesticksucks Aside from currently inventing one of the coolest ways for IG models to get perfect booty shots or simply capture a special family vacation photo, he is a serial entrepreneur, having developed and sold multiple retail businesses and has decades of I.T. experience in the Investment Banking sector. With the pace of life going by like a new york minute this man is bringing the world the opportunity to capture those special moments hands-free with a freaking floating phone drone… he’s a mad scientist and boy are we excited to talk to him today… Please welcome our next guest to the show, Neil Lesher! We’re coining the phrase #selfiestickssuck

Our next guest is the Chief Security Officer for a global law firm, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton that focus on large, international corporate clients. He is directly responsible for cybersecurity strategy, security operations, risk mitigation, and compliance initiatives for some of the largest companies on the planet with experience in areas such as the DoD, Intelligence communities, aerospace defense, banking, insurance, manufacturing and the technology sectors. He is also a United States Air Force Veteran, expanding his information technology experience while serving his country. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR! As if this wasn’t enough to make you drool, he’s trilingual, speaking Italian and German alongside his native English. He’s an accomplished speaker, leading conversations around the country about Cybersecurity AND he’s even played semi-professional football (soccer) in Germany… Basically, he’s Norton Antivirus meets Captain America, that can code, on steroids - you aren’t getting anything past his security systems. Even Mr. Robot tried and failed… as legend has it… Please welcome our next guest to the show, Quincey Collins! Watch the Video on YouTube!

Our next guest is the Chief Security Officer for a global law firm, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton that focus on large, international corporate clients. He is directly responsible for cybersecurity strategy, security operations, risk mitigation, and compliance initiatives for some of the largest companies on the planet with experience in areas such as the DoD, Intelligence communities, aerospace defense, banking, insurance, manufacturing and the technology sectors. He is also a United States Air Force Veteran, expanding his information technology experience while serving his country. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR! As if this wasn’t enough to make you drool, he’s trilingual, speaking Italian and German alongside his native English. He’s an accomplished speaker, leading conversations around the country about Cybersecurity AND he’s even played semi-professional football (soccer) in Germany… Basically, he’s Norton Antivirus meets Captain America, that can code, on steroids - you aren’t getting anything past his security systems. Even Mr. Robot tried and failed… as legend has it… Please welcome our next guest to the show, Quincey Collins!

He is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Rankipedia, a software ranking platform that ranks professionals in various health industries in a non-biased source of knowledge for end consumers to compare and select their doctors wisely, free of all marketing agendas. His entrepreneurial journey started when he founded the original Ticketmaster platform, the event and scheduling platform, and exited in the late 1990’s which was just one of the milestones his successful technology solutions business have produced of the last 30 years. He is also the Executive Producer and CEO of BAM! Productions and hosted the Love & Sex TV and Radio Show where he would teach men how to approach, pickup and have more meaningful intimacy with women. He’s even written a book about it called ‘Being a Man in a Woman’s World’ available on Amazon. He is the real life Hitch, just the sexual version, and as legend has it his famous saying “before you bag her, sheath your dagger” is tattooed on his mini Dr. D. Please welcome our next guest and good friend, Dr. Dennis Neder.

He is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Rankipedia, a software ranking platform that ranks professionals in various health industries in a non-biased source of knowledge for end consumers to compare and select their doctors wisely, free of all marketing agendas. His entrepreneurial journey started when he founded the original Ticketmaster platform, the event and scheduling platform, and exited in the late 1990’s which was just one of the milestones his successful technology solutions business have produced of the last 30 years. He is also the Executive Producer and CEO of BAM! Productions and hosted the Love & Sex TV and Radio Show where he would teach men how to approach, pickup and have more meaningful intimacy with women. He’s even written a book about it called ‘Being a Man in a Woman’s World’ available on Amazon. He is the real life Hitch, just the sexual version, and as legend has it his famous saying “before you bag her, sheath your dagger” is tattooed on his mini Dr. D. Please welcome our next guest and good friend, Dr. Dennis Neder.

He is the oldest brother of three and CEO of Kitu Life, makers of Super Coffee, one of the most successful and health-based coffee brands on the planet, being recognized by Inc. 5000 as the #1 Fastest Growing Company in Food and Beverage and #18 Fastest Growing Company in the US. Only 18 months after launching their coffee company from their youngest brother’s dorm room, they appeared on Shark Tank pitching straight fire on national television, instantly proving that they had the cojones, the endurance, the entrepreneurial whits to be successful, despite having Barbara break his heart in front of millions of people watching… but we’re focused on the positives here… So just a few years later, their mission to mass produce positive energy in a bottle has completely changed the world of coffee for cracked-out caffein fein’s like myself. His six pack abs and barreled chest Co-Captained the Colgate University football team playing Running Back & Wide Receiver, he’s a Board Member for Forbes Under 30 and… Aside from being the 2011 recipient of the Anita Williams Peck Public Speaking Award, Netflix is doing a sequel called Caffein Cowboys starring The Three DeCicco Brother’s, Please welcome the oldest, Jim DeCicco.

He is the CEO of Flighthouse, one of the fastest growing Gen Z, pop culture digital media brand and THE Juggernaut of curated content brands on TikTok with over 25.8 million followers, 2.2 B likes, 150 million views per month, and 18 Billboard Hot 100 placements. He is also the VP of Business Development at Create Music Group, one of the fastest growing music technology companies in the entertainment industry and a top music rights holder in the world representing artists like Wiz Khalifa, Futur, Jennifer Lopez, Post Malone, and the controversial Tekashi 6ix9ine, just to name a handful. This COURAGEOUS, Gen-Mobile leader has been covered in articles by Rolling Stone, Forbes and TMZ. If Shark Tank and MTV were to birth an entrepreneur, it would be our next guest, and oh… he’s 21 years old, Please welcome Jacob Pace.

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Sebastian Siegel, who is a British-American director, actor, author, athlete, and dexterous artist of many talents. He is preparing for a much anticipated release of his latest feature film that he wrote produced and directed called GRACE AND GRIT, based on Ken Wilber’s acclaimed book. Trailer You may have seen his roles on ABC’s Quantico, Hawaii Five-0, The Haves and Have Nots, CSI Miami, and Family Guy - just to name a few (No.Big.Deal.). Watch the Video on YouTube!

In part 2 with Call To Action Podcast Coach Sean Buckley, a Strength & Conditioning Coach for some of the worlds best football clubs for over 25 years, we talk professional football (soccer) player combacks from injury, his thoughts on the current social media fitness game and other nuggets of gold from his vast experience in the world of strength and conditioning. - His Rolodex of clients include some of the best athletes in the sport, celebrities, billionaires, and even professional luchadors (pro wrestlers). - Don't skip a beat, download our Call To Action Podcast app in the Apple App Store! Link is above on our website. Watch the Video on YouTube!

Call To Action Podcast brings you our next guest Coach Sean Buckley, a Strength & Conditioning Coach for some of the worlds best football clubs for over 25 years. His Rolodex of clients include some of the best athletes in the sport, celebrities, billionaires, and even professional luchadors (pro wrestlers). - He’s a man that can turn your physical weaknesses into strengths, his holy methods defy the odds of muscle gains and performances. ENJOY! - Don't miss an episode and download our Call To Action Podcast app in the Apple App Store! Link is above. Watch the Video on YouTube!

In part 2 of Call To Action Podcast with Emmy Award winner Sergey Gordeev, we talk about what happens behind the scenes while reporting at the Fifa World Cup in 2018 for NatGeo like getting beat with cold, wet branches, to even getting the whole crew accidentally drunk! Oh, and of course the practicality of meditation and sound advice to anyone struggling to find purpose. - Don't miss an episode and download our Call To Action Podcast app in the Apple App Store! Link is above. Watch the Video on YouTube!

In part one of Call To Action Podcast with Emmy Award winner Sergey Gordeev, we talk about moving from Russia to the USA at an early age, using your gifts to survive and thrive, to reporting on the highest level at the Fifa World Cup in 2018 for NatGeo, and much more! - Don't miss an episode and download our Call To Action Podcast app in the Apple App Store! Link is above. Watch the Video on YouTube!

In part two of Call To Action Podcast with Steve Newcomb, we dive into how Famous Studio came to be, early stage fundraising strategies versus later stage Series A, B and C, his core principles to team culture and staying true to your vision. Watch the Video on YouTube!

He is a wildly successful A-List entrepreneur, investor and heavy hitter in the Mecca of innovation, Silicon Valley aka San Fransisco, California. He’s founded and been hired by some of the biggest software companies over the last 20 years, he’s lead capital funding rounds of over tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars, to which have lead many of his companies through successful acquisitions, such as Powerset, the technology that powers the mega search engine Bing, which sold to Microsoft in July of 2008 for $100 million. He is currently the founder and CEO of Famous, a design software platform that allows the average Joe to create stunning mobile, tablet and website experiences without any code. Aside from being a superior talent scout and having an innate ability to build high-functioning teams, his career has revolved around bridging the way people experience software and simplifying business models into one platform. He has grit, bold visions to change the world and the skills to pull it off. And as it is written in scripture that upon the 7th day, God asked one man to re-design Silicon Valley into the Famous city that it is now by hand, one iteration at a time. This man is our next guest, please welcome Steve Newcomb. Watch the Video on YouTube!

Happy New Year CTAPers and can't wait for you to hear our lineup of incredible guests in 2020. Put your seatbelt on, it's going to be a wild ride.

Welcome to the Call To Action Podcast #CTAP where we bring you incredible people and even more incredible stories with discussions, and topics about what it takes to sacrifice everything to overcome hardships and failures to achieve success. Drum roll please... He is a brand strategist, an award-winning designer, an expert in user experience. He is the Chief Operating Officer of The Future, an educational platform where creative professionals learn business principles, and the Digital Creative Director at Blind, a brand strategy design consultancy. Nike, EA, Google, Snapchat, X-Box, Sony, Riot Games, Honda, NFL, MLB, Audi, DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, Wells Fargo, AMC, TBS, The Olympic Team USA, Laika, and Hyatt are just a few of their clients… It’s no wonder why he’s a top social media influencer, co-host of a major YouTube channel and Father of the year because aside from his proven leadership, major successes, and pissing creative excellence day-in and day-out, The Dude from the Big Labowski, Gandalf, Abraham Lincoln nor James Harden have SHIT on this glorious beard. Please welcome our guest to the show, Mr. Ben Burns. Watch the Video on YouTube!

Welcome to the Call To Action Podcast #CTAP where we bring you incredible people and even more incredible stories with discussions, and topics about what it takes to sacrifice everything to overcome hardships and failures to achieve success. Drum roll please... She is crowned the Godmother of Silicon Beach. An Entrepreneur and a 3 time founder. She’s a highly sought after transformational and mindset coach, an Expert Speaker with US State Department. She’s worked with over 4000 Entrepreneurs and over 700 startups. Named by Inc Magazine as ‘one of thirty “Inspirational Women in Tech” and was featured with, LinkedIn on International Women’s Day this year in 2019 and with Delta Sky Magazine. Her career as an entrepreneur has revolved around breaking down barriers and rebuilding people into BADASSES and is why she is such a sought after speaker and profound Executive Transformation Coach. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, she’s a single mother of twin boys. And as legend has it, she turned down the role to star in the movie Wonder Woman because human optimization takes no days off. Watch the Video on YouTube!

Welcome to the “Call To Action” Podcast #CTAP where we bring you incredible people and even more incredible stories with discussions, and topics about what it takes to sacrifice everything to overcome hardships and failures to achieve success. My name is Ben and my co-pilot is Keith. We lead a tight-knit software engineer and design firm in sunny Santa Monica, CA. Join the Call To Action Family weekly as we dive in deep with our guests, which will range from leaders in Tech, Sports, Entertainment and everything in between to give you, the listeners, a real and raw perspective on what drives human’s to success. We will not hold back on this podcast and everything is game. We are not PC Warriors nor do we condemn the occasional F*%k bomb. So SMASH that subscribe button and get pumped-up with these incredible people who heard the call.... Now, it's your turn. Ben and Keith set the tone for what's to come on our new podcast, Call To Action! Look for new CTAP episodes every week and follow us on all major podcast platforms, the YouTube Channel and on our website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjMd7aCtMkwOFeo9mNYZZPw Watch the Video on YouTube!