Podcast appearances and mentions of dick parsons

Welcome back to Season 5 of the HPScast. Today, host Colbert Cannon sits with two special guests: CEO of the Equity Alliance, Claude Grunitzky, and board member, Julia Paliare, who also serves as Managing Director at RSL Investments. We hear how they're leading the charge for a more diverse asset management industry through the Equity Alliance. We see how Claude's education in London and at MIT contributed to his success as an entrepreneur, launching diverse companies like Trace, a leading music and fashion magazine. Julia shares her journey as an investment banker at Scotiabank, a private equity investor at Providence, and how she made her way to a single family office at RSL Investments. To learn more about Equity Alliance, a fund of funds focused on investing in diverse emerging venture capital fund managers with a focus on managers of color and women, and a partner of HPS, visit here. For more context on the founding on Equity Alliance, please check out our HPScast interview with legendary executive Dick Parsons here. And catch Dick's CNBC Closing Bell interview where he talks about the Equity Alliance here.Check out Claude's Best Idea, the book Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, here -- and Julia's Best Idea, her dance running “Equity Alliance” playlist on Spotify here. You can find out more about Colbert's Best Idea, the french show The Bureau, here.

This week, host Colbert Cannon looks at key takeaways from The HPScast's third season. We'll be back in the fall with more great interviews, but we encourage you to enjoy these last days of summer by checking out all of the Best Ideas from our guests.

Colbert Cannon sits down with Dick Parsons, Senior Advisor at Providence Equity and former CEO of TimeWarner. We hear about his work as legal counsel to President Gerald Ford, and his eventual transition out of the courtroom and into the boardroom as CEO of Dime Savings Bank and later TimeWarner. We discuss how he navigated Citigroup as their Board Chair through the calamitous financial industry post-2008 and talk about leading under duress. We also learn about Dick's efforts with Equity Alliance to help level the playing field regarding access to capital.To learn more about Equity Alliance, visit the website here. Check out Dick's Best Idea, the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson here. And be sure to stream David Byrne's American Utopia on HBO Max here.

Mid April usually means one thing tax day. This year, the IRS has postponed the deadline by a month. Get on it if you are running behind! This year, mid April is all about COVID vaccines. Good news is that I’ve now received my second dose of the COVID vaccine. Bad news is that I’m feeling a bit under the weather. Instead of preparing a separate issue for the “Explore” section, this week, I touch on two topics that have been on my mind. Let me know which one you think I should do a deep dive on next. As always, I welcome your feedback. Thanks y’all! News Coinbase goes publicCoinbase shares ended their first trading day priced at $328 implying a valuation of $68B. That puts them in between UBS and Goldman Sachs. Unlike during an IPO, Coinbase did not issue additional shares for its direct listing. The only shares available were sold by employees and investors. Notably, the CEO sold 1.5% of his shares for $290M. A few eyebrows were raised when the CFO sold all of her shares for about $100M. Blackouts in China slows bitcoin miningXinjiang and Sichuan provinces of China account for more than 50% of global bitcoin mining activity A series of accidents at coal-powered plants in Xinjiang led to government mandated power outages These outages led to ~20% drop in bitcoin mining i.e. computing power to secure the network. This underlines the risks of concentration and need for greater distribution of bitcoin mining capacity around the world.US minority speaker says bitcoin is geopolitically strategicKevin McCarthy, the Republican minority speaker of the US House of Representatives, stated that bitcoin and other digital currencies are geopolitically strategic. I see 2 strands to pull here: a) China could drive adoption of its new digital currency by strong-arming aid-receiving countries and business partners. This could challenge the US dollar status as the global reserve currency.b) As more US investors embrace bitcoin, the risk rises of contagion spreading if a catastrophic event impacted bitcoin. Citigroup’s former chairman joins crypto payments firm Dick Parsons became the first member of Celo’s external board. This is a significant vote of confidence in this 4-year old organization. Celo aims to empower anyone with a smartphone anywhere in the world to access financial services, send money to phone numbers, and pay merchants Celo’s ecosystem includes a variety of applications including stablecoins. Stablecoins are pegged to the value of another commodity like the US dollar. They improve on the existing system by enabling near real-time Canada approves 2 ethereum ETFs in one dayTwo months after Canadian regulators approved Bitcoin ETFs, they have now approved 2 ethereum ETFsA crypto ETF mimics the price of the cryptocurrency. This gives investors exposure to the cryptocurrency without buying the asset class. Additionally, in South Africa, there are plans to launch a bitcoin ETF. Closer to home, the US SEC still has not approved a bitcoin ETF. Dozens have been proposed over the past 8 years, there a couple under review. ExploreFuture of faster payments: Who will win? The Federal Reserve Bank and US banks are investing millions (probably billions) in implementing a faster payments network. This new system will provide near instant final settlement within the US. Unbeknown to most, when you swipe your card at your favorite grocery store, the money does not instantly get delivered to the merchant. This process can take a couple days to several weeks! The new solution will shrink that to seconds. In parallel, crypto enthusiasts are building out the lightning network on top of bitcoin blockchain. One start-up, Strike, is working to build a global payments network that would enable low-cost, final settlement of domestic and cross-border payments without using the likes of Visa or banks. Will these two systems co-exist? Will regulators or merchants prefer one to the other? What is going to happen to traditional cross-border heavyweights like Western Union? I’ve got so many questions. I might do a longer study into this. Bitcoin mining - a driver for sustainable development?It’s been argued that bitcoin mining is the most profitable use for stranded energy that is otherwise not economically feasible to develop or export. Oil and gas companies in the US and Canada are using gas that would have been flared to power bitcoin minesCould this be extended to lower carbon energy? Could bitcoin mining subsidize the development of hydroelectric dams or solar farms in Africa? So many questions here! I might do a longer study into this too. Let me know what you think and if you have a preference for which area I should dig in next. Until next time, I hope you stay safe and healthy. Have a great week! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit afolabio.substack.com

As a student, Kasim Reed set a goal to be mayor of Atlanta by age 40 - and he made it happen.The Kasim Reed story is truly an original...motivated by a nurturing mother and demanding father, on the Board of Howard University by age 19, the youngest member of the Georgia legislature by 29, managing a successful mayoral race at 32, and winning his own mayoral campaign 8 years later after starting in last place. And 8 successful years as mayor of one of the great international cities. Fascinating to hear Mayor Reed's story - and learn from his advice and insights after a meteoric rise in politics.Podcast WebsiteTwitter: @ProPoliticsPodTwitter: @ZacMcCraryFacebook: The Pro Politics PodcastIN THIS EPISODEThe life-changing moment when a young Kasim Reed crosses paths with Mayor Andrew Young…The transformational role of Howard University in Mayor Reed's life…Mayor Maynard Jackson helps mold a young Kasim Reed as a political operative…Mayor Reed talks interning for Congressman Joseph P Kennedy II…The path to becoming both the youngest member of the GA Legislature...How the GA legislature moving from Democratic to Republican made him a better mayor…The Kasim Reed best practices for managing campaigns…Mayor Reed compares Zac to Michael Jordan (not really, but sort of…)Mayor Reed talks about the importance of Atlanta being in the “future business” …The key relationships that helped Ambassador Young land the 1996 Atlanta Olympics…How Kasim Reed became Mayor after starting the race at 3%...Mayor Reed provides advice to Democrats on how to talk about the issue of crime…Mayor Reed gives a day in the life of what it's like to be Mayor of Atlanta…Mayor Reed talks about using his political capital to get tough things done…What is Mayor Reed's Purple Squirrel Theory of Management?A great story about Willie Brown helping Mayor Reed solve a tough issue…Mayor Reed provides his recommended itinerary for getting the most out of a trip to Atlanta…ALSO...Hank Aaron, Rev Ralph Abernathy, Troy Aikman, Ivan Allen, Lawrence Ashe, Roy Barnes, President Joe Biden, Arthur Blank, Michael Bloomberg, Julian Bond, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Tom Brady, Willie Brown, Jimmy Carter, Jim Clyburn, Pinky Cole, Sean Combs, Tommy Duncan, Shirley Franklin, Dr Wayne Frederick, Ryan Glover, Taraji P. Henson, high top fades, Michael Irvin, Jesse Jackson, Jimmy Johnson, Vernon Jordan, Jack Kemp, John Lewis, Rev Joseph Lowery, Floyd Mayweather, Mark Mason, the McNeil-Lehrer Report, Dick Parsons, Marty Payson, Mark Pitts, Carl Sanders, Frank Savage, Slutty Vegan, Emmitt Smith, Calvin Smyre, Tracy Reed, Rev C.T. Vivian, and MORE!Podcast WebsiteTwitter: @ProPoliticsPodTwitter: @ZacMcCraryFacebook: The Pro Politics Podcast  

Retired WLEX sportscaster Alan Cutler and Nolan Media columnist Dr. John Huang talk about their collaboration on Cutler's book, Cut To The Chase. Which UK players may stay or go? Plus a tale of the tape between Ralph Beard and Tony Delk!

Dick Parsons' long career has largely been about turning around companies and organizations in the middle of a crisis - from Dime Bancorp to Time Warner to Citigroup and the Los Angeles Clippers to CBS. He opens up about why having a sense of humor was a big reason for his success in politics and business, his years at the White House and why he never ran for office, and perhaps the biggest challenge he is facing now as he battles cancer. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN

Women are the fastest growing business owners in the US, especially black women. Although the US ranks #1 in terms of women entrepreneurs (based on a Dell study), there are still many gaps to ensuring that women-led enterprises are successful. Over the last decade Rahama Wright has traveled the entrepreneurial journey, which spans bootstrapping to securing her first venture capital investment and landing deals with Whole Foods Markets & MGM Resorts International. Her company Shea Yeleen is also a triple bottom line social impact company that is rooted in the financial empowerment of women in Ghanaian villages. She's merged business and policy with her role on the President's Advisory Council and speaking engagements with the World Bank, UN, and Dept of State. Rahama can provide insight on a wide range of topics including social entrepreneurship, women in business, retail, distribution and work/life balance.   To learn more about Shea Yeleen please visit www.sheayeleen.con    About Rahama Wright Rahama Wright is the Founder and CEO of Shea Yeleen Health and Beauty a social impact company she created after serving in the Peace Corps. The DC-based enterprise develops shea butter creams, balms, and soaps that create living wage jobs for women in West Africa. Shea Yeleen products are currently distributed through select Whole Foods Markets, independent natural grocery stores, and MGM Resorts International. The products have been featured in a variety of media outlets including O, The Oprah Magazine, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and CNBC Africa. Rahama completed her first round of private equity investment with the Pan-African Investment Company supported by Dick Parsons and Ron Lauder.   A leading voice on African women’s economic and business development - she has presented at the United Nations Thematic Debate on Entrepreneurship for Development, the U.S. Secretary of State Global Diaspora Forum, the World Bank Africa Region Growth Dialogue, and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. In 2014, Rahama was appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. She also serves as an advisor to entrepreneurs in the Johns Hopkins University’s Social Innovation Lab. Most recently, she appeared as a contestant on the BET/Centric reality competition Queen Boss, which focused on women entrepreneurs.  Rahama received her BA in International Relations from the State University of New York at Geneseo. An avid traveler she has visited and worked in 30 countries.    Follow our hashtag #ignite2impact  Please share this podcast & tell us what you think, *subscribe in iTunes and leave a review

A former Chairman of Citigroup and former CEO of AOL Time Warner, Dick Parsons has tackled some of the toughest jobs of any American corporate executive in the past 25 years. In this episode of Fortune Unfiltered, Parsons explains why he’s always the person who gets called after disaster strikes. “I’m attracted to that – it keeps your attention,” Parsons says of leading in a crisis. “ It concentrates the mind as Pat Moynihan used to say. If you’ve got serious issues you need to be alert [and] alive in the moment. I’m not the world’s best steady-state manager...not a particularly good one because my mind wanders.” In addition to the AOL and Citigroup jobs, Parsons took over as interim CEO of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers in May 2014 amid the Donald Sterling scandal. But all those professional tribulations pale in comparison to the battle Parsons is fighting today. About two years ago he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer for which there are a variety of treatments but currently no cure. Parsons talks frankly about his battle with cancer, his management philosophy and his reflections on being one of the first African-Americans to run a Fortune 500 company.

Abiola Abrams interviews... If you want to be an influencer in media or the entertainment industry, be sure to catch this conversation. Maureen Aladin is the Creative Director and Executive Producer for TWELVE18 Media, Inc. The NY/LA based company is a full service production company specializing in creating broadcast, digital, and exclusive branded content, including social media consultation.  Maureen began her career as a writer penning a television segment for a Spike Lee special airing on BET. She later moved into producing by creating the popular online music sessions show the “MSpot.” The show, an indie version of AOL Sessions, expanded offline with a bimonthly live showcase at New York's popular Bowery Poetry Club.    Maureen received recognition in CNN's iReport Film Festival for producing and writing a commercial on the 2008 presidential election. Maureen served as Creative Director and Producer for the #1 Nielsen rated youth sports show Generation Nexxt (CBS4 / Fox Sun Sports), for which she received a Telly award. She also served as producer and writer for the Orange Bowl's youth sports show “Inside the Orange Bowl YFA” on Fox (Sun Sports). Maureen co-created “Kindred,” an interactive web series which received recognition from a major online publication, and was nominated in the LA Web Fest (2010). She also produced and edited the annual corporate videos for the Council of Urban Professionals featuring Misty Copeland, Dick Parsons, Time Warner, and other major figures/corporations.  In support of the tragic earthquake that devastated Haiti, Maureen produced the music video "Better," featuring Grammy award winners Wyclef and Melky Jean. The song was the official single off the Care for Haiti charity album and debuted on BET (106 & Park) & MTV.com. Maureen took the lead in landing the video on VEVO, where it reached over 1.4 million views. Maureen was one of the original hosts for the online news hub Buzz60.com. She wrote, produced and edited entertainment and topical news stories. Her videos garnered the start-up the most views. With over 3 million plus views, her videos appeared on AOL, the Huffington Post, Daily Motion and other popular websites.  Maureen wrote and produced commercials for the National Park Service featuring famed actor Delroy Lindo (Gone in 60 Seconds, Malcolm X) and Tony award winner LaChanze (The Help, Color Purple).  Maureen is the creator and host of the digital show “Celebrity Sound Off” which she describes as “twitter rants in video.” It is a platform for celebrities to debunk rumors.  As Executive Producer of the hilarious online reality cooking show “Comida Caliente,” Maureen raised over $10k via the crowd funding site Kickstarter. The web series was recently picked up by Abrams Artists Agency and is slated to go to broadcast in 2014.   A graduate of the University of SUNY Stony Brook, Maureen holds a BA in Political Science and a Masters in Computer Science from New York Institute of Technology.   TWELVE18 Media is set to change the landscape of television by developing meaningful yet entertaining projects and content. With careful selection of talent, audiences will be pleasantly surprised to see a variety of personalities that will positively impact our generation, through entertainment.

Abiola Abrams interviews... If you want to be an influencer in media or the entertainment industry, be sure to catch this conversation. Maureen Aladin is the Creative Director and Executive Producer for TWELVE18 Media, Inc. The NY/LA based company is a full service production company specializing in creating broadcast, digital, and exclusive branded content, including social media consultation.  Maureen began her career as a writer penning a television segment for a Spike Lee special airing on BET. She later moved into producing by creating the popular online music sessions show the “MSpot.” The show, an indie version of AOL Sessions, expanded offline with a bimonthly live showcase at New York’s popular Bowery Poetry Club.    Maureen received recognition in CNN’s iReport Film Festival for producing and writing a commercial on the 2008 presidential election. Maureen served as Creative Director and Producer for the #1 Nielsen rated youth sports show Generation Nexxt (CBS4 / Fox Sun Sports), for which she received a Telly award. She also served as producer and writer for the Orange Bowl’s youth sports show “Inside the Orange Bowl YFA” on Fox (Sun Sports). Maureen co-created “Kindred,” an interactive web series which received recognition from a major online publication, and was nominated in the LA Web Fest (2010). She also produced and edited the annual corporate videos for the Council of Urban Professionals featuring Misty Copeland, Dick Parsons, Time Warner, and other major figures/corporations.  In support of the tragic earthquake that devastated Haiti, Maureen produced the music video "Better," featuring Grammy award winners Wyclef and Melky Jean. The song was the official single off the Care for Haiti charity album and debuted on BET (106 & Park) & MTV.com. Maureen took the lead in landing the video on VEVO, where it reached over 1.4 million views. Maureen was one of the original hosts for the online news hub Buzz60.com. She wrote, produced and edited entertainment and topical news stories. Her videos garnered the start-up the most views. With over 3 million plus views, her videos appeared on AOL, the Huffington Post, Daily Motion and other popular websites.  Maureen wrote and produced commercials for the National Park Service featuring famed actor Delroy Lindo (Gone in 60 Seconds, Malcolm X) and Tony award winner LaChanze (The Help, Color Purple).  Maureen is the creator and host of the digital show “Celebrity Sound Off” which she describes as “twitter rants in video.” It is a platform for celebrities to debunk rumors.  As Executive Producer of the hilarious online reality cooking show “Comida Caliente,” Maureen raised over $10k via the crowd funding site Kickstarter. The web series was recently picked up by Abrams Artists Agency and is slated to go to broadcast in 2014.   A graduate of the University of SUNY Stony Brook, Maureen holds a BA in Political Science and a Masters in Computer Science from New York Institute of Technology.   TWELVE18 Media is set to change the landscape of television by developing meaningful yet entertaining projects and content. With careful selection of talent, audiences will be pleasantly surprised to see a variety of personalities that will positively impact our generation, through entertainment.

Abiola Abrams interviews... If you want to be an influencer in media or the entertainment industry, be sure to catch this conversation. Maureen Aladin is the Creative Director and Executive Producer for TWELVE18 Media, Inc. The NY/LA based company is a full service production company specializing in creating broadcast, digital, and exclusive branded content, including social media consultation.  Maureen began her career as a writer penning a television segment for a Spike Lee special airing on BET. She later moved into producing by creating the popular online music sessions show the “MSpot.” The show, an indie version of AOL Sessions, expanded offline with a bimonthly live showcase at New York’s popular Bowery Poetry Club.    Maureen received recognition in CNN’s iReport Film Festival for producing and writing a commercial on the 2008 presidential election. Maureen served as Creative Director and Producer for the #1 Nielsen rated youth sports show Generation Nexxt (CBS4 / Fox Sun Sports), for which she received a Telly award. She also served as producer and writer for the Orange Bowl’s youth sports show “Inside the Orange Bowl YFA” on Fox (Sun Sports). Maureen co-created “Kindred,” an interactive web series which received recognition from a major online publication, and was nominated in the LA Web Fest (2010). She also produced and edited the annual corporate videos for the Council of Urban Professionals featuring Misty Copeland, Dick Parsons, Time Warner, and other major figures/corporations.  In support of the tragic earthquake that devastated Haiti, Maureen produced the music video "Better," featuring Grammy award winners Wyclef and Melky Jean. The song was the official single off the Care for Haiti charity album and debuted on BET (106 & Park) & MTV.com. Maureen took the lead in landing the video on VEVO, where it reached over 1.4 million views. Maureen was one of the original hosts for the online news hub Buzz60.com. She wrote, produced and edited entertainment and topical news stories. Her videos garnered the start-up the most views. With over 3 million plus views, her videos appeared on AOL, the Huffington Post, Daily Motion and other popular websites.  Maureen wrote and produced commercials for the National Park Service featuring famed actor Delroy Lindo (Gone in 60 Seconds, Malcolm X) and Tony award winner LaChanze (The Help, Color Purple).  Maureen is the creator and host of the digital show “Celebrity Sound Off” which she describes as “twitter rants in video.” It is a platform for celebrities to debunk rumors.  As Executive Producer of the hilarious online reality cooking show “Comida Caliente,” Maureen raised over $10k via the crowd funding site Kickstarter. The web series was recently picked up by Abrams Artists Agency and is slated to go to broadcast in 2014.   A graduate of the University of SUNY Stony Brook, Maureen holds a BA in Political Science and a Masters in Computer Science from New York Institute of Technology.   TWELVE18 Media is set to change the landscape of television by developing meaningful yet entertaining projects and content. With careful selection of talent, audiences will be pleasantly surprised to see a variety of personalities that will positively impact our generation, through entertainment.

Abiola Abrams interviews... If you want to be an influencer in media or the entertainment industry, be sure to catch this conversation. Maureen Aladin is the Creative Director and Executive Producer for TWELVE18 Media, Inc. The NY/LA based company is a full service production company specializing in creating broadcast, digital, and exclusive branded content, including social media consultation.  Maureen began her career as a writer penning a television segment for a Spike Lee special airing on BET. She later moved into producing by creating the popular online music sessions show the “MSpot.” The show, an indie version of AOL Sessions, expanded offline with a bimonthly live showcase at New York’s popular Bowery Poetry Club.    Maureen received recognition in CNN’s iReport Film Festival for producing and writing a commercial on the 2008 presidential election. Maureen served as Creative Director and Producer for the #1 Nielsen rated youth sports show Generation Nexxt (CBS4 / Fox Sun Sports), for which she received a Telly award. She also served as producer and writer for the Orange Bowl’s youth sports show “Inside the Orange Bowl YFA” on Fox (Sun Sports). Maureen co-created “Kindred,” an interactive web series which received recognition from a major online publication, and was nominated in the LA Web Fest (2010). She also produced and edited the annual corporate videos for the Council of Urban Professionals featuring Misty Copeland, Dick Parsons, Time Warner, and other major figures/corporations.  In support of the tragic earthquake that devastated Haiti, Maureen produced the music video "Better," featuring Grammy award winners Wyclef and Melky Jean. The song was the official single off the Care for Haiti charity album and debuted on BET (106 & Park) & MTV.com. Maureen took the lead in landing the video on VEVO, where it reached over 1.4 million views. Maureen was one of the original hosts for the online news hub Buzz60.com. She wrote, produced and edited entertainment and topical news stories. Her videos garnered the start-up the most views. With over 3 million plus views, her videos appeared on AOL, the Huffington Post, Daily Motion and other popular websites.  Maureen wrote and produced commercials for the National Park Service featuring famed actor Delroy Lindo (Gone in 60 Seconds, Malcolm X) and Tony award winner LaChanze (The Help, Color Purple).  Maureen is the creator and host of the digital show “Celebrity Sound Off” which she describes as “twitter rants in video.” It is a platform for celebrities to debunk rumors.  As Executive Producer of the hilarious online reality cooking show “Comida Caliente,” Maureen raised over $10k via the crowd funding site Kickstarter. The web series was recently picked up by Abrams Artists Agency and is slated to go to broadcast in 2014.   A graduate of the University of SUNY Stony Brook, Maureen holds a BA in Political Science and a Masters in Computer Science from New York Institute of Technology.   TWELVE18 Media is set to change the landscape of television by developing meaningful yet entertaining projects and content. With careful selection of talent, audiences will be pleasantly surprised to see a variety of personalities that will positively impact our generation, through entertainment.

Abiola Abrams interviews... If you want to be an influencer in media or the entertainment industry, be sure to catch this conversation. Maureen Aladin is the Creative Director and Executive Producer for TWELVE18 Media, Inc. The NY/LA based company is a full service production company specializing in creating broadcast, digital, and exclusive branded content, including social media consultation.  Maureen began her career as a writer penning a television segment for a Spike Lee special airing on BET. She later moved into producing by creating the popular online music sessions show the “MSpot.” The show, an indie version of AOL Sessions, expanded offline with a bimonthly live showcase at New York’s popular Bowery Poetry Club.    Maureen received recognition in CNN’s iReport Film Festival for producing and writing a commercial on the 2008 presidential election. Maureen served as Creative Director and Producer for the #1 Nielsen rated youth sports show Generation Nexxt (CBS4 / Fox Sun Sports), for which she received a Telly award. She also served as producer and writer for the Orange Bowl’s youth sports show “Inside the Orange Bowl YFA” on Fox (Sun Sports). Maureen co-created “Kindred,” an interactive web series which received recognition from a major online publication, and was nominated in the LA Web Fest (2010). She also produced and edited the annual corporate videos for the Council of Urban Professionals featuring Misty Copeland, Dick Parsons, Time Warner, and other major figures/corporations.  In support of the tragic earthquake that devastated Haiti, Maureen produced the music video "Better," featuring Grammy award winners Wyclef and Melky Jean. The song was the official single off the Care for Haiti charity album and debuted on BET (106 & Park) & MTV.com. Maureen took the lead in landing the video on VEVO, where it reached over 1.4 million views. Maureen was one of the original hosts for the online news hub Buzz60.com. She wrote, produced and edited entertainment and topical news stories. Her videos garnered the start-up the most views. With over 3 million plus views, her videos appeared on AOL, the Huffington Post, Daily Motion and other popular websites.  Maureen wrote and produced commercials for the National Park Service featuring famed actor Delroy Lindo (Gone in 60 Seconds, Malcolm X) and Tony award winner LaChanze (The Help, Color Purple).  Maureen is the creator and host of the digital show “Celebrity Sound Off” which she describes as “twitter rants in video.” It is a platform for celebrities to debunk rumors.  As Executive Producer of the hilarious online reality cooking show “Comida Caliente,” Maureen raised over $10k via the crowd funding site Kickstarter. The web series was recently picked up by Abrams Artists Agency and is slated to go to broadcast in 2014.   A graduate of the University of SUNY Stony Brook, Maureen holds a BA in Political Science and a Masters in Computer Science from New York Institute of Technology.   TWELVE18 Media is set to change the landscape of television by developing meaningful yet entertaining projects and content. With careful selection of talent, audiences will be pleasantly surprised to see a variety of personalities that will positively impact our generation, through entertainment.

Abiola Abrams interviews... If you want to be an influencer in media or the entertainment industry, be sure to catch this conversation. Maureen Aladin is the Creative Director and Executive Producer for TWELVE18 Media, Inc. The NY/LA based company is a full service production company specializing in creating broadcast, digital, and exclusive branded content, including social media consultation.  Maureen began her career as a writer penning a television segment for a Spike Lee special airing on BET. She later moved into producing by creating the popular online music sessions show the “MSpot.” The show, an indie version of AOL Sessions, expanded offline with a bimonthly live showcase at New York’s popular Bowery Poetry Club.    Maureen received recognition in CNN’s iReport Film Festival for producing and writing a commercial on the 2008 presidential election. Maureen served as Creative Director and Producer for the #1 Nielsen rated youth sports show Generation Nexxt (CBS4 / Fox Sun Sports), for which she received a Telly award. She also served as producer and writer for the Orange Bowl’s youth sports show “Inside the Orange Bowl YFA” on Fox (Sun Sports). Maureen co-created “Kindred,” an interactive web series which received recognition from a major online publication, and was nominated in the LA Web Fest (2010). She also produced and edited the annual corporate videos for the Council of Urban Professionals featuring Misty Copeland, Dick Parsons, Time Warner, and other major figures/corporations.  In support of the tragic earthquake that devastated Haiti, Maureen produced the music video "Better," featuring Grammy award winners Wyclef and Melky Jean. The song was the official single off the Care for Haiti charity album and debuted on BET (106 & Park) & MTV.com. Maureen took the lead in landing the video on VEVO, where it reached over 1.4 million views. Maureen was one of the original hosts for the online news hub Buzz60.com. She wrote, produced and edited entertainment and topical news stories. Her videos garnered the start-up the most views. With over 3 million plus views, her videos appeared on AOL, the Huffington Post, Daily Motion and other popular websites.  Maureen wrote and produced commercials for the National Park Service featuring famed actor Delroy Lindo (Gone in 60 Seconds, Malcolm X) and Tony award winner LaChanze (The Help, Color Purple).  Maureen is the creator and host of the digital show “Celebrity Sound Off” which she describes as “twitter rants in video.” It is a platform for celebrities to debunk rumors.  As Executive Producer of the hilarious online reality cooking show “Comida Caliente,” Maureen raised over $10k via the crowd funding site Kickstarter. The web series was recently picked up by Abrams Artists Agency and is slated to go to broadcast in 2014.   A graduate of the University of SUNY Stony Brook, Maureen holds a BA in Political Science and a Masters in Computer Science from New York Institute of Technology.   TWELVE18 Media is set to change the landscape of television by developing meaningful yet entertaining projects and content. With careful selection of talent, audiences will be pleasantly surprised to see a variety of personalities that will positively impact our generation, through entertainment.

An abbreviated program today as the Los Angeles Clippers new interim CEO, Dick Parsons addressed the media at the top of the hour. Phil and the Friends analyzed the news conference and followed up with coverage of the latest on the Donald Sterling controversy.  Plus Texas State Representative Jason Villalba returned with an update on his attempt to lure the Sriracha Sauce company away from Irwindale, CA.

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