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We're sharing a special interview of The Democracy Group founder, Jenna Spinelle, & network manager, Brandon Stover from the Continuing Studies podcast.Discover the power of a podcast network; the tremendous value that it brings to it's member shows, and how it's fostering democracy and civil discourse from all sides of the political landscape.  Join hosts Neil McPhedran and Jennifer Lee Gunson in conversation with Jenna Spinelle and Brandon Stover, the driving forces behind The Democracy Group, as they share the intricacies of their pioneering podcast network. From exploring the website's role as a central hub for diverse voices and initiatives, to dissecting the innovative use of thematic shows and curated playlists, we uncover the transformative impact of podcasts on civic education and political discourse. The episode provides a behind-the-scenes look at their fellowship program, highlighting their dedication to nurturing the next generation of leaders and fostering inclusive dialogue. Join us as we navigate the nuances of political conversations, the challenges of bridging divides, and the inspiring potential of podcast networks in pushing forward a common goal and educating the general public.

What are the most pressing concerns about the future of the American experiment and Democracy around the world? How can one person impact the many complex systems going on in the world? How can we better understand what's broken in our democracy? How can we work together to fix it? In what ways can we use the emerging medium of podcasting to explore these questions and help come up with solutions? The Democracy Group is a network of podcasts that is united around the goal of answering these questions. We're joined this week by Jenna Spinelle and Brandon Stover. Jenna is the Communications Specialist for the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State University and the Founder of the Democracy Group Podcast Network. Jenna also teaches journalism in the College of Communications at Penn State. Brandon Stover is the Network Manager of the Democracy Group, he is the host of the podcast Brandon Stover on Life, and he's the Founder of Plato University where the mission is to help people find purpose and learn skills for social impact careers.Additional InformationTalkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other PodcastMore shows from The Democracy Group

What are the most pressing concerns about the future of the American experiment and Democracy around the world? How can one person impact the many complex systems going on in the world? How can we better understand what's broken in our democracy? How can we work together to fix it? In what ways can we use the emerging medium of podcasting to explore these questions and help come up with solutions? The Democracy Group is a network of podcasts that is united around the goal of answering these questions.    We're joined this week by Jenna Spinelle and Brandon Stover. Jenna is the Communications Specialist for the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State University and the Founder of the Democracy Group Podcast Network. Jenna also teaches journalism in the College of Communications at Penn State. Brandon Stover is the Network Manager of the Democracy Group, he is the host of the podcast Brandon Stover on Life, and he's the Founder of Plato University where the mission is to help people find purpose and learn skills for social impact careers.   Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.    www.democracygroup.org   twitter.com/JennaSpinelle   democracy.psu.edu   www.brandonstover.com/podcast   www.plato.university   www.democracygroup.org/shows/talkin-politics-religion   twitter.com/coreysnathan   post.news/@coreysnathan    

What are the most pressing concerns about the future of the American experiment and Democracy around the world? How can one person impact the many complex systems going on in the world? How can we better understand what's broken in our democracy? How can we work together to fix it? In what ways can we use the emerging medium of podcasting to explore these questions and help come up with solutions? The Democracy Group is a network of podcasts that is united around the goal of answering these questions.    We're joined this week by Jenna Spinelle and Brandon Stover. Jenna is the Communications Specialist for the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State University and the Founder of the Democracy Group Podcast Network. Jenna also teaches journalism in the College of Communications at Penn State. Brandon Stover is the Network Manager of the Democracy Group, he is the host of the podcast Brandon Stover on Life, and he's the Founder of Plato University where the mission is to help people find purpose and learn skills for social impact careers.   Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.    www.democracygroup.org   twitter.com/JennaSpinelle   democracy.psu.edu   www.brandonstover.com/podcast   www.plato.university   www.democracygroup.org/shows/talkin-politics-religion   twitter.com/coreysnathan   post.news/@coreysnathan    

Want the top 3 lessons and premium, detailed deep-dive show notes for this episode for FREE? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comBrandon Stover it the founder of Plato University, an alternative, online university that turns your passions into purpose by helping you master skills and launch a career solving global challenges. As a podcaster, he hosts the Evolve podcast. From climate change to education to mental health, he mines the wisdom of visionaries and experts for the tools and tactics to solve these global issues. He is also the founder of the Social Good Media Network, a media group united around the goal of helping listeners understand the global challenges we face and how we can work together to solve them. Before these ventures, I spent half a decade of experience as a designer, marketer, and educator. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE How to listen to others and TRULY understand them How I am changing the higher education paradigm And the dark challenges I faced that led me to finding my purpose and much more... Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/75The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University and is a member of the  Social Good Media NetworkTIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(06:36) - How to navigate difficult conversations(09:01) - How to calm the voice of judgement in your mind(11:00) - How to connect and recognize other's emotions(12:33) - How podcasting made me a better listener(16:20) - How podcasting skills transfer to other areas of life(20:28) - Podcasting as a container for deeper conversations(24:09) - Chasing the golden ticket and reaching depression(28:24) - How I started the path to finding purpose(32:35) - Does fear play into my decisions(37:42) - How students start finding their purpose at Plato University(40:30) - How did Plato University start(45:03) - How millennials and gen z are demanding purpose in their life(53:40) - What does Plato University look like at scale?(57:53) - How do employers look at education?(52:04) - What does a degree signal in Higher Education?(1:05:29) - What does compassion mean?

As we are deep into the age of digital information, podcasts have easily become a society favorite when wanting to learn about...well anything. So many people are tuned into podcasts on a daily basis, it only makes sense for organizations who want to expand and amplify their message to offer podcasts to their supporters. Despite how smooth and effortless podcasts sound in their final form, recording, publishing and maintaining a podcast isn't the easiest thing to do. I'm here with Jenna Spinelle and Brandon Stover of The Democracy group, to discuss their experience in the podcast industry, the benefits of having a podcast and some best practices for nonprofits to start and/or maximize their podcasts.

  It's rare these days to get into the field you study in college, especially if you don't go onto a master's or Ph.D. program.  The rising costs of education make it more and more challenging to pursue a field that doesn't set you back financially for a lifetime and aligns with how you want to live your life. Brandon Stover is reimaging how to deliver education.   He envisions a practical approach that provides experiences, not just knowledge.  His ultimate goal is to educate people about the desire while improving the quality of education brought to an employer.    ///   Brandon Stover believes that the evolution of the world requires the development of the individual. His work strives to evolve the individual by liberating and educating others to have the belief, willpower, & skills to change their lives and discover a fulfilling purpose to change the lives of others.   As a founder, Brandon is launching a personalized, online university that combines a student's passions with skill building to solve the world's most significant challenges. Constantly evolving himself through learning, he is obsessed with delivering this power to others and scaling its impact.   As a podcaster, Brandon is also the host and producer of the Evolve Podcast, a show about how social innovators and founders can change the world. From climate change to education to mental health, he mines the wisdom of visionaries and experts for the tools and tactics to solve these global issues. He also created the Power To Podcast 90 day audio course, which teaches podcasting in just 10 minutes a day and has over 75K downloads to date.   Before these ventures, Brandon has half a decade of experience as a designer, marketer, and educator. His portfolio and body of work can be found at brandonstover.com.   /// Topics we discuss:   The role fear playedIt being energy for movement The Higher Education PlatformWhat he is building How it works What's the plan? What value you will get. Impact on hiring Education to Job Pipeline   References: Brandon - LinkedIn Brandonstover.com Benjamin Mathes - WebsiteEpisode with MIC Impact theory - Tom Billieu Evolvethe.world Power To Podcast Victor Frankel's - a man's search for meaning Our conversation on his podcast Conversation with Pete Mulroy Conversation with Jamil Smith   Credits:   Music: Main Theme: "Eaze Does It" by Shye Eaze and DJ Rufbeats, a More In Common Podcast Exclusive. All music created by DJ Rufbeats

  Time continually evolves our needs and how we access those needs.  We have a thirst for knowledge and education, yet, it is increasingly less accessible to us.  Especially education that captures what we want out of life.  Giving us the practical experience to pursue what we know we are good at, but it falls outside the parameters of traditional education. We now can re-envision what education looks like for people and how it can be accessible and practical.  Brandon is thinking differently about giving access to continued education in a way that challenges the status quo.    ///   Brandon Stover believes that the evolution of the world requires the development of the individual. His work strives to evolve the individual by liberating and educating others to have the belief, willpower, & skills to change their lives and discover a fulfilling purpose to change the lives of others.   As a founder, Brandon is launching a personalized, online university that combines a student's passions with skill building to solve the world's most significant challenges. Constantly evolving himself through learning, he is obsessed with delivering this power to others and scaling its impact.   As a podcaster, Brandon is also the host and producer of the Evolve Podcast, a show about how social innovators and founders can change the world. From climate change to education to mental health, he mines the wisdom of visionaries and experts for the tools and tactics to solve these global issues. He also created the Power To Podcast 90 day audio course, which teaches podcasting in just 10 minutes a day and has over 75K downloads to date.   Before these ventures, Brandon has half a decade of experience as a designer, marketer, and educator. His portfolio and body of work can be found at brandonstover.com. /// Topics we discuss:   - Listening to Understand                 ○ Seek clarity                 ○ Validate another's emotions                 ○ Impact of Podcasting - Higher Education                 ○ Evolution of value                 ○ Is it the golden ticket? - Growing up                 ○ How it led to his awareness The challenges he faced References:   Brandon - LinkedIn Brandonstover.com Benjamin Mathes - WebsiteEpisode with MIC Impact theory - Tom Billieu Evolvethe.world Power To Podcast Victor Frankel's - a man's search for meaning Our conversation on his podcast Conversation with Pete Mulroy Conversation with Jamil Smith   Credits:   Music: Main Theme: "Eaze Does It" by Shye Eaze and DJ Rufbeats, a More In Common Podcast Exclusive. All music created by DJ Rufbeats

Have you ever considered hosting or producing a podcast to advance your work or address an issue? Podcasts are a great way to raise awareness and make connections with listeners in your own community and around the world. However, it takes a lot of work to create, maintain, and promote a podcast to keep listeners regularly tuning in.In this event for the National Conference on Citizenship, The Democracy Group's founder Jenna Spinelle and network manager Brandon Stover review what goes into creating a podcast and whether it's the right fit for an organization. They also discuss how podcasts can be a vehicle to promote collaboration with other organizations and content creators.A recording and transcripts of this event are available at democracygroup.org.HostThe National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) is dedicated to strengthening civic life in America. We pursue our mission through a nationwide network of partners involved in a cutting-edge civic health initiative, our cross-sector conferences and engagement with a broad spectrum of individuals and organizations interested in utilizing civic engagement principles and practices to enhance their work. Connecting people for the purpose of strengthening civic life is our goal. At the core of our joint efforts is the belief that every person has the ability to help their community and country thrive. Learn more at ncoc.org.

The first solo episode of host Brandon Stover in a long time. He shares the beginning of his journey quitting architecture, failing multiple side hustles and small businesses, and his decision to focus on a market that has not seen disruption in over 100 years... Higher Education.Get more of the Evolve Podcast athttps://www.evolvethe.world/

About Brandon: With a vision to launch an alternative higher education venture focused around marrying one's purpose to solving grand challenges by fostering the acquisition of critical skills, Brandon is researching traditional higher ed constraints and how startups are creating radical new models for a worthwhile education, equipping students to solve next-generation problems, bolstered by cognitive science, technology, and business. He is developing his own model to better prepare students personally and professional for an ever-changing world. As a podcast host of Evolve, Brandon interviews thought-provoking leaders and successful founders to educate, inspire, and empower other's success in leaving impact on the world. Through his Power to Podcast program, he has successfully taught thousands of others to successfully launch their own podcast. As a freelance designer, Brandon has 8+ years of modern design experience and a proven knowledge of cross-functional remote design teams, digital marketing, and web & sales funnel design. He is currently upgrading his own skillset in UX/UI design. Brandon sharpened his design thinking as an Architectural Designer for top firms in Spokane collaborating on designs for numerous educational & commercial spaces. He earned his Masters of Architecture from WSU's School of Design & Construction, where he lead a multidisciplinary team of students in taking 1st place in the Senior Capstone design project in front of 200 industry professionals in Seattle. In this episode, Brandon Interviews Michael About: Michael's Experience Starting and Growing Mark Fisher Fitness How Theater and Michael's Previous Work Influenced MFF What We've Learned Along the Way Mentioned in this Episode: Brandon's Podcast Follow Brandon on Instagram, Facebook, and Linkedin

In this episode I talk to Brandon Stover, a Startup Executive Coach, who’s aim is to help startup founders enhance leadership. He does this by focusing on a holistic approach to build clients emotional literacy in order to support their entrepreneurial goals. Brandon explores how the quality of relationships, mental, and physical health directly impact how entrepreneurs show up in their businesses. Brandon also shares his personal journey of leaving a career in architecture to pursue a career as a life coach. The value of having that support while starting a business and ways you can be your own coach regardless of where you are starting out. ------------------------------------- Resources: Learn more about Brandon and his resources at: https://www.instagram.com/brandonastover/ Connect with him at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonstover/ ------------------------------------- Get access to a free 90-min Emotional Intelligence 101 Training at: http://victorung.com/eqtraining. If you're willing and able, support me with a monthly donation to keep this show going at http://anchor.fm/victorung/support. Join the Facebook Group with other like-minded EQ nerds: https://www.facebook.com/groups/humanup. If you’re a reader, clap for my writing on Medium: http://medium.com/@victorung. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/victorung/message

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is Forbes 30 under 30 serial education technology entrepreneur Jordan Levy. Jordan believes we should get out from behind the textbook and expose students to new circumstances, with real stakeholders, real challenges, real collaboration, and of course real outcomes. His weapon of choice was to start not one but two highly successful EdTech companies that help higher-ed programs bridge the skills gap for their students through experiential learning. His company, Capsource, helps educators match with companies and design projects based on narrow academic requirements.  For more visit Evolvethe.WorldQuestions Asked:After graduating with a Accounting and Finance degree you quickly realized that your time spent in college did not prepare you for the real world and did clue you into what you should expect. Tell me about that feeling you had when first graduating college?Now during your Entrepreneurship 312 class in college you and 2 other buddies started Real Time Cases, as a way to innovate the case methodology invented by Harvard Business School over 100 years ago.  What was it like to create an Edtech startup while in college?In 2017, you transitioned to starting Capsource. Why go off and start a new company?Why are you so passionate about connecting students with these real world learning experiences in organizations?With Capsource you are combining case theory with consulting theory because while cases are a great way to learn they don't anchor to the current world and hard to transfer insights. How does Capsource combine cases with consulting?What are the benefits to each of the parties? The students, the businesses, and the colleges?By dealing with real experiences, students start learning applicable business skills that companies are looking for which help the vetting process for hireable talent. In fact you have even found employee through your own programs. How has this been beneficial for companies?How do you approach businesses and identify the problems they need solved in order to create these real world learning experiences?What other lessons have you learned about that you would pass on to early stage Edtech Founders?What has been the value for you to go through edtech startup accelerators?What books or resources have been fundamental for your understanding of combining the case theory and consulting theory models together?What do you think the value of college is for helping students to identify who they really are and what there passions are, not what their parents or society has told them to be?You went to college and became a serial entrepreneur. How did education serve you as an entrepreneur? If you could go back in time, would you still go to college or start out as an entrepreneur?You had a rich Jewish upbringing and in 2017 you took an educational trip to Israel which opened your eyes to producing real impact. What values from Jewish tradition have shaped your thinking as an entrepreneur?Working in edtech you must have a high value in learning and have said that people should stay curious, ask more questions, and relentlessly keep learning. How do you approach learning in your life now?Your companies have focused heavily on connecting students to real challenges with real outcomes. What responsibility does colleges have for preparing students for real challenges not just in businesses, but also challenges at a global scale?How could we facilitate these global challenge experiential learning experiences?What do you think the role of education will be in the ever evolving workforce of the future?How we can push the world to Evolve.

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is Michael B. Horn. Michael is a serial founder, education strategy consultant, multiple time best selling author, and much sought after speaker on the future of education and believes we can create education that is more student-centered, helps them build their passions, and fulfill their human potential. What started as a co-authorship of the award-winning book "Disrupting Class" with one of the world’s top experts on innovation and growth, Clayton Christensen, has led this disruptive thinker over a decade long journey to become a leading authority on the future of education, disruptive innovation, and expert on the global EdTech revolution.You will learn:Michael's experiences and the Jobs to be done for him when he was going to Yale and Harvard.How his dad and upbringing influenced his jobs to be done.Why Michael took the opportunity to co author a book with Clay Christensen.The impact Michael wants to have for every student around the nation.What the 5 Jobs To Be done are when choosing college.Where the most potential for entrepreneurs to disrupt higher education is.Where entrepreneurs have a competitive advantage and where they will fail in higher education.How to balance the desires of the students with what they may need to be successful after college.What the value of an accredited degree is to employers.How we could sidestep past it entirely by working with them to create skills needed after college.Why in order to disrupt k-12 education that we should focus on higher ed.What higher ed's responsibility is to make a more beneficial option for students is.Why free college wont work.What business models higher education should adopt.How Michael has integrated life long learning in his life.What Michael hopes college will look like for his 2 daughters.How he is cultivating their education now while he raises them.How education has the ability to promise, to help people build their passion, fulfill a human potential, and live a lifetime of productive struggle and happiness.How higher education can help students tackle the grand challenges of the world.How we can push the world to Evolve.For more visit Evolvethe.World

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is Manuela Seve, a founder, entrepreneur, triathlete, musician and art lover who is revolutionizing the arts, whilst honoring the profoundly human aspects of collecting. What started as a t shirt competition at an art fair in Brazil has democratized and modernized the art acquisition process through the first crowdsourced art & design platform with over 9,000 artists from around the world. This purpose driven art platform is working across 3 continents, has sold over 1,100 pieces of art in the past 2 years, is the world's biggest inventory free art gallery, and has a clientele from the 6 billion dollar hospitality industry such as Zola, Gilt, and Hilton.For more visit Evolvethe.World

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is founder, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and teacher Ethan Waldman. Ethan is a leading voice in the tiny house movement and with a  combined social community following of over 78.1 thousand people, it’s not hard to see why he is widely recommended by tiny house experts as a go-to source for planning a successful tiny house. Finding himself in his late 20’s, working in 9-5 in corporate america, unfulfilled by life, he craved a more flexible lifestyle where he was not chained to a cubicle desk all day. After taking a month long sabbatical from work, going on over 800+ mile bicycle tour across multiple states, and couch surfing, tent pitching, and crashing in a few tiny homes along the way, he made a decision to embrace the tiny house lifestyle, quit his job, and built his own tiny house on wheels. In this episode he shares how you a tiny home helped him reach financial freedom, how her built a community and business, and what the future of housing in the world looks like.

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is Larissa Rocha, employee #1 and Chief Community Officer at the fastest growing B2B company in Silicon Valley’s history. Going from beta to unicorn status in 6 months, Brex has raised a total of $382.1M in funding and been backed by the juggernaut co-founders of PayPal (Max Levchin and Peter Thiel), Y Combinator, Ribbit Capital, and many more. She was deeply involved in the early iterations of the company, working on everything from recruiting an international workforce to developing sales strategies, helping customers along their journey to financial modeling. In this episode she shares her experience as Brex's first employee, how Brex hired and grew a team of top talent, and the values of a linchpin employee.

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is best selling author, Jordan Gross. Jordan is a serial founder, 2 time author, leadership coach, entrepreneur, and speaker who has been sharing stories of hundreds of incredible people from around the world including founders, former NFL players, highly sought after speakers, coaches, and authors, and even 90 year old grandmothers describing moments of true euphoria and how they live their lives on cloud nine. He is the best-selling author of a book called Getting COMFY: Your Morning Guide to Daily Happiness,  a TEDx Speaker, and has founded multiple companies and organizations including Cloud Nine Living. In this episode he shares his story of corporate refugee turned trailblazer for positive change, how to realize and take action on the life you want to live, and how to become the person who lives with no regret.Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode.► Follow Me Online Here:Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is Founder of HireClub, Ketan Anjaria. Ketan is an immigrant, designer, developer, & serial founder who has paved the way to success through facing his own hardship and focusing on the power of community. What started out as job-posting group on Facebook with 25 friends is now a thriving community of over 29,000 people and a full-fledged business called HireClub which grew to $10K MRR in 150 days after launching its subscription service and now has 20% month-over-month growth and $30,000 in monthly revenue. In this episode how focusing on community first led to HireClub's success, the struggles he had with depression as a founder, and what the future of the job market looks like.Use code "Evolve" to get $20 off your coaching session at hireclub.com.Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode.► Follow Me Online Here:Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is Co-founder of Make School, Jeremy Rossmann. Jeremy is a MIT college dropout who went on to be a pioneer in redesigning higher education in the 21st century, being widely recognized as the creator of the anti-college. Started in 2012, His disruptive college called Make School has educated over 2,000 students over the last 7 years in-person programs in locations such as San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Los Angeles, New York City, Tokyo, Taipei and Hong Kong, and over one million students through online content. Inside an over hundred year old industry, they have become one of the first to establish a new college with an accredited degree and physical campus in San Francisco, with blueprints in the works for New York. In this episode he talks about how he started make school in his Palo Alto living room, how make school is radically disrupting the education space, and what the future of education looks like.Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode.► Follow Me Online Here:Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and keynote speaker born and raised in Silicon Valley, Jonathan Levi. At the age of 16, he started an eCommerce company that would go on to become one of Inc.’s 5,000 fastest growing companies in America before being sold in 2011. Since 2014, Jonathan has been one of the top-performing instructors on online learning platform Udemy, and has snowballed this success into the launch of his rapidly growing information products company, SuperHuman Enterprises, which produces such products as the award-winning SuperHuman Academy Podcast; the bestselling "Become a SuperLearner®” print, digital, and audiobooks; and numerous other online courses through its own online training portals, SuperHuman Academy® and Branding You™ Academy. Jonathan’s media products have been enjoyed by over 250,000 people in 205 countries and territories. His latest book, The Only Skill That Matters, was published by Lionscrest in 2019 and details his own journey and the techniques that anyone can use to learn faster. In this episode he talks about the struggles he faced with learning growing up, how to tackle any learning project, and what the future of education looks like.Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode.► Follow Me Online Here:Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is Paul Shapiro. Paul Shapiro is the author of the national bestseller Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World,  former Vice President of The Humane Society of the United States, the world’s largest animal protection organization, the co-host of the Business for Good Podcast, and long-time leader in food sustainability. He has CoFounded the Better Meat Co, a disruptive B2B startup with ingredients in products on 7,100 American grocery store shelves, partnered with industry giants such as Purdue, and created to address concerns from climate change and poor public health to food insecurity and animal welfare. In this episode he talks about the problems with animal farming today, the future of food with clean meat, and what it means to build a business for good in the world.Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode.► Follow Me Online Here:Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is Amy Buechler. Amy is a trained psychotherapist who has logged over 3,000 hours in-session with psychotherapy clients, worked with thousands of the world's best startup founders as a transformative executive coach, and former batch director of Silicon Valley’s most prestigious seed accelerators, Y Combinator which has funded over 2,000 startups including industry juggernauts Dropbox, Airbnb, Stripe, Reddit, & Door dash, has a community of over 4,000 founders with thousands more in their Startup School, and a cumulative valuation of $155 billion. In this episode she talks about her insights into the high-stakes, high-pressure chaos that accompanies startup life, lessons from working with Y Combinator for 5 years, and the power of having a coach as an early stage founder.Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode.► Follow Me Online Here:Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is David Wood. David is a wildly successful coach, author, and entrepreneur who after leaving his cushy Park Avenue job as a consulting actuary for fortune 100 companies like Sony Music, Proctor & Gamble, Chanel, And Exxon went on to build one of the largest coaching businesses which has served an audience of over 150,000 coaches, and has personally coached for thousands of hours across 12 countries around the globe. In this episode he talks about the transformative moments in his life, how to have tough conversations with others and yourself, and how CEO's and prison inmates have more in common than we think.Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode.► Follow Me Online Here:Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is Justin Lafazan, the founder of two multinational consulting firms, best selling author, 3x Tedx Speaker, startup investor, & Cofounder of the critically acclaimed, award winning, venture backed NEXT GEN HQ which is the premier business hub providing the knowledge, mentorship, and resources to a community of 20,000 of the world's most accomplished and inspiring entrepreneurs. In this episode he talks about how hacked getting his first business mentors, the importance of networks and relationships for founders, and what being an entrepreneur truly means.Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode.► Follow Me Online Here:Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is serial founder, educator, philanthropist, mentor, and venture capitalist, Danielle Strachman of the 1517 Fund. Her disruptive 20 million dollar venture fund in San Francisco offers 250 thousand dollar investments to teens and twenty something year old dropouts, makers, hackers, and scientists who embody conviction to go against the grain of societies one path for all through college. 1517 has proven this radical thesis with a portfolio of over 30 young founder startups, watching small 1k idea investments turn into Series B companies, and 17 year olds starting 5 person teams that scale to 400 employees and are making the best autonomous driving tech on the market.In this episode she talks about her journey in entrepreneurship of starting a school, working with Peter Thiel on the Theil Fellowship, how young founders can follow their passion and express that authentically, and what she believes the future of education looks like.Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode.► Follow Me Online Here:Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is a women’s health and lifestyle coach who has dared to lead hundreds of women down a path of radical self acceptance. Joanne Encarnacion is the Founder & Editor of GOFITJO, which has amassed a following of over 80,000 people, a thriving blog of 20,000 readers a month, all following the road to radical self-acceptance and redefining wellness on their terms. She has also competed in 3 body-building competitions, was the director of curation and community at the $500 Million Startup VSCO, and still manages to juggle being a loving wife and mother of 2 while managing a creative business, photoshoots, brand deals, and workouts. In this episode she talks about startup culture inside VSCO, how fitness empowered her career and life, and the power that self acceptance, wellness, and vulnerability has for entrepreneurs & startups.Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode.► Follow Me Online Here:Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover has helped hundreds of founders raise startup capital and build successful businesses. Mandela Schumacher-Hodge Dixon is Founder & CEO of Founder Gym which is bringing Silicon Valley to the streets of hundreds of underrepresented founders to help them build successful businesses, across 16 countries, and raise $35 million dollars in funding to scale their tech startups. She was the founding Portfolio Services Director at Kapor Capital, the Global Director of Startup Weekend Education, and a tech startup founder backed by Kapor Capital, 500 Startups, and Imagine K12 (acq. by Y Combinator). Mandela is also a member of First Round Capital’s prestigious Angel Track program. In this episode she talks about lessons learned while failing her first startup, the key skills every founder must have, and how to deal with crippling impostor syndrome & analysis paralysis. Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode. ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is an entrepreneur, sexual health advocate, thought leader, speaker, educator, & co-founder of an award winning tech company, Bryan Stacy. Bryan is the CEO of Biem, which is redefining the world of sexual perceptions, health, & confidence through a few simple clicks on your phone, which he created after being diagnosed with testicular cancer and chlamydia on the same day. He is also Co-Host of the Man Amongst Men Podcast, which has an uncommon and disarming approach in talking to men and women about most things left undiscussed when it comes to male sexuality, masculinity, and emotional fluency. In this episode he talks about his transformation from corporate america to the tech scene, how he grapples with ego, & how to have hard conversations about sex, emotions, and purpose.Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode.► Follow Me Online Here:Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is entrepreneur, author, thought leader, internationally sought after speaker & coach for high performing executives, Dominick Quartuccio. Dominick is the Amazon #1 best selling author of Design Your Future, Co - Host of the Man Amongst Men Podcast, and is leading hundreds of men through worthy inquiry and meaningful introspection into the forces that shape a man's sexuality, behavior and intimate relationships, getting both men and women to boldly face issues most don’t want to discuss! In this episode he talks about his transformation during 4 years of sex addicts anonymous, how to develop your purpose, and what it means to be a man in today's modern society. Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode. ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Founder Friday's with Brandon Stover is Randall Shapiro + Riley Kuffner, Founders of Simple Gardens, which designs, manufactures, and distributes beautiful indoor wall gardens that automatically grow fresh food in your home or apartment. Have advice for these startups? Join the conversation every Friday on Linkedin and connect with other like minded entrepreneurs. ► Join here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonstover ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is entrepreneur, serial founder, growth marketer, futurist, and lifestyle engineer, Renat Gabitov. Renat has visited over 70 countries, kite surfed with Richard Branson, met presidents, skydived, ran with the bulls, partied on yachts, motorcycled across jungles and cultivated his mind by learning from the world’s top performers all in his early 20’s. In this episode he talks about how we can take a scientific approach to designing the life we want, how we can create a group of high performers around us, & how to be radically truthful with ourselves. Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode. ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Founder Friday's with Brandon Stover is Kasra Khalili, Founder of Co Founder of Mintor, an online platform designed for entrepreneurs, startups, and industry leaders to engage in goal-driven mentoring relationships. Have advice for these startups? Join the conversation every Friday on Linkedin and connect with other like minded entrepreneurs. ► Join here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonstover ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is cellist turned investment banker turned tech startup aficionado, Ruben Harris. Ruben has taught a thriving community of 10,000 + people the secrets of breaking into startups after he quit his job & bought a one way ticket to San Francisco. Ruben is now the Co Founder & CEO of Y Combinator Backed Career Karma, a community of peers, mentors and coaches that will help you land a dream career in Tech. In this episode she talks about how he broke into startups, how to build the product of yourself first, and where the future of education and the job market is heading. Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode. ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Founder Friday's with Brandon Stover is Kimberly Natson, Founder of Global Mentality, a medical startup looking to improve access of healthcare for all individuals, especially those suffering from mental health disorders. Have advice for these startups? Join the conversation every Friday on Linkedin and connect with other like minded entrepreneurs. ► Join here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonstover ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is financial advisor, Robbi Katherine Anthony. Robbi is a serial founder who has been running successful ventures for the last ten years, particularly in the technology and software space. She is the Founder & CEO of Firedove Technology, Solace, & Gravity, and ran for political office in 2018 as County Commissioner. In this episode she talks about how to dominate startup weekends, the differences between politics and entrepreneurship, and how you can be an advocate for social change. Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode. ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Founder Friday's with Brandon Stover is Bryce Fender, Co-Founder of Wilminvest, a social startup that works with community healthcare organizations to provide housing to consumers experiencing substance abuse, mental illness and chronic veteran homelessness. Have advice for these startups? Join the conversation every Friday on Linkedin and connect with other like minded entrepreneurs. ► Join here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonstover ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

Are you controlling life or are you letting life control you? When life is throwing lemons at you are you re-actively making lemonade, or are you proactively expecting lemons to come and building a lemonade empire? Today we discuss being reactive and proactive in our self and leadership styles. ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is financial advisor, Caleb Guilliams. Caleb Guilliams is an author, speaker, podcast host, and entrepreneur who is teaching financial truths after being given the keys to an entire bank’s investment department at the ripe old age of 19 years old. Through complete transparency, he offers new age financial services with a primary focus on education and coaching for thousands of other successful entrepreneurs around the country. In this episode she talks about how to actually master your money, the secrets of wall street and big banks don't want you to know, and how you can invest in your number one asset. Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode. ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

As entrepreneurs we have created our businesses for impact and change, but we also want to be paid handsomely for what we do. However, what does wealth mean to you? ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Founder Friday's with Brandon Stover is Angie Norris, Founder of TVpreneurs Entertainment Network, where she helps other business owners build TV Channels on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV to ignite their brands. Have advice for these startups? Join the conversation every Friday on Linkedin and connect with other like minded entrepreneurs. ► Join here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonstover ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

A business is only as strong as it's leader. And a leader is only as strong as their mind. Today we are going to look at how the validation of success can hold you back as an entrepreneur. Learn more at brandonstover.com ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

As an entrepreneur how many times do you get guilted in others saying you should spend more time with your family? My question is does family actually matter to you? Learn more at brandonstover.com ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is Co Founder of Mark Fisher Fitness & Business For Unicorns, Michael Keeler. Michael Keeler is founder, consultant, life coach, and business wizard on one of the most successful gyms in the history of the fitness industry, being recognized on the INC 500's fastest growing companies in america. In this episode he talks about how community theater is a bootcamp for business, how to rapidly grow a values based startup, & how to transform yourself through chapters of your life. ► Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode ► Follow Me Online Here: Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

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