Podcast appearances and mentions of dot com boom

Episode 88.  How do you put yourself in the position as a founder to solve a really big and complex problem—while building a great company along the way?In this episode of the Lifetime at Work podcast, host Greg Martin interviews Frank Rohde, founder and CEO of Ownify, about his diverse career in financial services and his mission to make homeownership more accessible for first-time buyers. Frank discusses his early life in Germany, his transition from banking and consulting to launching financial startups, and the challenges he faced during the .com bust. He explains the impetus behind Ownify and how the company aims to reduce barriers to homeownership through innovative financing solutions. The conversation also covers the broader economic factors affecting housing affordability and the balance of creating impactful work that also yields financial returns.00:00 Introduction to the Podcast00:23 Meet Frank Rohde: From Wharton to Ownify01:06 Frank's Early Life and Career Beginnings02:51 Consulting at Oliver Wyman07:29 The Dot-Com Boom and Bust15:25 Joining FICO and Leveraging Data17:23 Nomis Solutions: Price Optimization in Financial Services21:34 Navigating the Financial Crisis23:13 Reflecting on Career and Future Goals26:15 Identifying the Housing Crisis27:12 The Genesis of Ownify28:07 Economic Factors Affecting Home Ownership30:30 Challenges for First-Time Home Buyers37:45 Ownify's Innovative Solution46:39 Balancing Financial Return and Impact50:12 Conclusion and Call to Action

A Note from James I had such a great conversation with my good friend, Sun Yi on his podcast, called Authentic as F*ck, and I felt like I had to say the full name of the podcast because I wanna be authentic. Authenticity is complex, and being yourself isn't always straightforward. With friends, I'm different than when giving a talk or doing a podcast. But authenticity involves knowing who you are in different contexts and what you value. Sun Yi and I explored this in-depth, discussing why being truly authentic often means embracing controversy, taking risks with your content, and understanding that the truth of who you are can change based on the context. Episode Description James speaks with Sun Yi, host of Authentic as F*ck, about the nuances of personal branding, vulnerability, and authenticity. This candid conversation explores why true authenticity can lead to both rejection and opportunity, emphasizing the importance of publishing ideas that genuinely scare you. Listeners will learn why radical openness about successes and failures can be both costly and rewarding, and how traditional perspectives on success and failure often overlook essential lessons about humility and resilience. What You'll Learn: How authenticity can lead to controversy but also open new doors. Why publishing content that genuinely scares you is crucial for meaningful impact. The surprising benefits—and real costs—of being fully transparent about your experiences. How traditional ideas about success and failure can be misleading. Understanding the complexities behind creating content that truly resonates and why some content unexpectedly goes viral. Timestamped Chapters [00:00] Introduction to Authenticity and Personal Branding [01:10] The Complexity of Being Yourself [02:35] Building a Personal Brand Naturally [04:06] The Importance of Vulnerability and Authenticity [05:14] Challenges of Being Authentic [08:29] Niching Down vs. Broad Interests [10:29] Controversial Opinions and Their Impact [18:32] The New York City Article Controversy [23:23] Handling Negative Reactions [37:02] The Value of Authentic Writing [41:03] Deep Dive into Favorite Authors [41:55] Balancing Podcast Topics and Growth [45:17] Understanding Success and Failure [45:22] The Importance of Networking [47:50] Testing Business Ideas [50:56] Learning from Failure [56:16] The Role of Humility in Success [01:00:21] The Journey to Becoming a Writer [01:13:09] The Dot-Com Boom and Bust [01:14:58] Reflecting on the Early Days of Web Design [01:15:47] The Evolution and Current State of AI [01:17:59] AI's Role in Creative Fields [01:32:52] The Future of AI in Healthcare and Other Industries [01:40:18] Political Polarization and Historical Context [01:42:32] Closing Thoughts and Optimism for the Future Additional Resources: Sun Yi's Podcast: Authentic as Fuck Khan Academy Coursera – Online Education Platform

Ready to harness the power of AI for explosive digital marketing growth? Join host NaRon Tillman on Walk in Victory for a cutting-edge conversation with Ivan Vislavskiy, a digital marketing expert from Comrade Digital Marketing Agency. This episode explores the dynamic world of digital marketing in the AI era, revealing how businesses can adapt and thrive amidst rapid technological advancements. Discover the evolving role of SEO, the importance of quality content, and practical strategies for improving your online visibility. Ivan and NaRon discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by AI, emphasizing the need for businesses to embrace innovation while maintaining a customer-centric approach.Plus, just as Ivan highlights the importance of adapting to new technologies, we believe in embracing innovation for a better night's sleep. That's why we're proud to partner with Cozy Earth, offering premium bedding and loungewear enhanced with temperature-regulating technology. Visit cozyearth.com and use our exclusive code VICTORY1 to enjoy an incredible 40% off.Key Takeaways:How AI is transforming the digital marketing landscape and creating new opportunities.The evolving role of SEO and the importance of quality content in the AI era.Practical strategies for improving business visibility and customer engagement.Building robust marketing systems and adapting to technological advancements.Maintaining a customer-centric approach while embracing AI-powered marketing tools.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction to Business Processes00:23 Welcome to Walk in Victory00:58 The AI Era and Financial Literacy 03:17 The Dot Com Boom and Personal Experiences 05:32 The Kirk Gibson Story 07:10 Introduction to Ivan and Digital Marketing08:54 The Impact of AI on Digital Marketing12:43 SEO and the Future of Search24:13 Building a Sustainable Business31:57 Opportunities in the AI Era36:51 Conclusion and Call to ActionCall to Action:Want to be a guest on Walk In Victory? Send NaRon Tillman a message on PodMatch, here:https://www.joinpodmatch.com/walkinvictoryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/walk-in-victory--4078479/support.

(00:00) Intro(01:37) Overview of Booking Holdings(02:31) Early Days of Priceline and Joining the Company(03:33) Dot-Com Boom and Financial Challenges(07:28) Travel Industry Resilience(07:47) Cultural and Economic Factors in Travel(09:17) Stock Splits and Employee Incentives(13:34) Acquisition of Booking.com and Active Hotels(24:20) Growth and Integration of Acquired Companies(29:11) Artificial Intelligence in Travel(30:57) Future of Travel and AI Integration(38:54) The Greatest Acquirers in History(39:16) Teamwork in Business Acquisitions(40:48) Challenges in M&A and Regulatory Hurdles(41:49) Patterns in Successful and Failed Deals(46:06) Cultural Alignment in Mergers(50:31) Brand Management and Integration(54:14) Regulatory Environment and Smart Regulations(01:00:11) Post-COVID Business Travel Trends(01:08:24) Leadership Through Crises(01:15:33) Technological Advancements in Travel Executive Producer: Rashad AssirProducer: Leah ClapperMixing and editing: Justin Hrabovsky Check out Unsupervised Learning, Redpoint's AI Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@UCUl-s_Vp-Kkk_XVyDylNwLA

On today's episode of Equity, Rebecca Bellan explored Google's reported talks to acquire Wiz, a cloud security company, for around $23 billion. Wiz provides an “all-in-one approach to cloud security,” pulling data from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and others, then scanning it all for security risk factors – something that Google might see as a good way to fortify its own cloud business, which grew 28% to $9.57 billion in Q1 this year. We also discussed a letter from OpenAI whistleblowers who say the AI company has placed illegal restrictions on how employees can communicate with government regulators. They say OpenAI's NDAs prohibit and discourage employees and investors from communicating with the SEC over securities violations, and forced employees to waive their rights to whistleblower incentives and compensation, among other things. Bellan also talked about the paradox of how much money is being invested into AI versus how much money it's making. In the first half of 2024 alone, more than $35.5 billion was invested into AI startups globally, per Crunchbase data. As these AI startups gain force, other companies hopping on the generative AI train want more than the assurance of trigger happy VCs and eye-popping valuations before they pull out their wallets. They want to know that this tech will improve business performance and revenue, as promised. Because after all, many experts say the promise of AI will take much longer to come to fruition than the current investment frenzy suggests, something that they also say could lead to an AI bubble bursting.Finally, we touched on the return of e-bike startup darling VanMoof, and how its new owners want to win over old customers. Their audacious strategy involves offering customers who never got their e-bikes before VanMoof went bankrupt a €1,000 discount off a new bike. Why not just refund those customers? Well, VanMoof's new owners don't have access to that customer money, which is tied up in bankruptcy proceedings. Will this strategy be enough to lure back jilted customers? We'll soon find out.Equity will be back on Wednesday, so stay tuned! Equity is TechCrunch's flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes over at Simplecast. Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

In the latest episode of Nomad Futurist, Founder and Managing Director of Structure Research, Philbert Shih, shares with Nabeel Mahmood and Phillip Koblence a wealth of insights and reflections spanning his extensive career in the data center sector. From entrepreneurial beginnings to navigating industry shifts and embracing digital transformation, Shih's journey offers invaluable lessons for professionals in the tech industry.Reflecting on his early days in the dot-com era, Shih highlighted the pivotal moments that shaped his career trajectory:“Tech journalism, or stories and articles about this burgeoning, emerging, new, exciting technology platform called the internet that is the next industrial revolution. And I thought, wow, okay, that resonates. That makes sense in terms of opportunity and career path.”Shih elaborates on the evolution of the data center landscape, emphasizing the impact of major events and technological advancements:“The first phase – the dot com, kind of, empty data centers – gave rise to a lot of smart people and fortunate people to get into the sector… Get assets with pennies on the dollars, build those assets over time, monetize them, and continue to help drive sectors, growth, [etc.].”Later addressing the sector's response to the global pandemic, Shih underscores the acceleration of digital transformation and its implications for future trends:“The global pandemic gave rise very quickly to the accelerated adoption of computing… That's why our branding is all about – our event is called – infra/STRUCTURE. It's called Structure Research because the physical infrastructure is always going to need to be there.”Phil Shih's journey from entrepreneurial beginnings to industry leadership offers a compelling narrative of resilience, adaptation, and innovation within the data center industry. His reflections on past experiences, current challenges, and future trends provide invaluable insights for industry professionals navigating an increasingly complex and dynamic landscape. As the sector continues to evolve, Shih's vision for the future underscores the critical role of technology, infrastructure, and human connections in shaping the digital economy of tomorrow.Connect with Phil Shih on LinkedIn to stay up to date on Structure Research and infra/STRUCTURE Summit 2024, taking place at the Wynn Las Vegas.

Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom Podcast! I'm your host, Stewart Alsop III, and today we have a special guest, Steve Case, the former CEO of AOL and current chairman of Revolution. In this episode, we cover a wide range of topics, including Steve's early career and the founding of AOL, the challenges faced during the dot-com era, and the importance of partnerships in driving success. We also discuss Steve's transition into venture capital, his work with the Rise of the Rest initiative, and the regulatory challenges faced by tech companies. Read Steve's profile in Revolution's web page here for more details on his work. Join us for an insightful conversation with one of the pioneers of the internet! Check out this GPT we trained on the conversation! Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction to the episode and the main topics to be covered. 05:00 - Early beginnings of Steve Case's career and the founding of AOL. 10:00 - Challenges and obstacles faced during the early years of AOL. 15:00 - Key partnerships and their impact on AOL's growth. 20:00 - The importance of a strong company culture and vision. 25:00 - Navigating the dot-com boom and bust. 30:00 - Lessons learned from the AOL and Time Warner merger. 35:00 - Steve Case's transition from AOL to venture capital and founding Revolution. 40:00 - Investing in startups and the importance of supporting entrepreneurs outside Silicon Valley. 45:00 - The Rise of the Rest initiative and its mission to foster innovation across America. 50:00 - Policy and regulatory challenges faced by tech companies. 55:00 - Reflections on the future of technology and entrepreneurship. Key Insights 1. The Early Struggles of AOL: Steve Case shared the challenges AOL faced in its early years, including significant layoffs and the eventual decision to pivot and create a new company. This highlighted the resilience and adaptability required to survive and eventually thrive in the competitive tech landscape. 2. Importance of Partnerships: A recurring theme in the conversation was the crucial role of partnerships in driving AOL's success. Case discussed how AOL partnered with PC manufacturers like IBM and Radio Shack to bundle its software, which significantly boosted its user base and market penetration. 3. Navigating the Dot-Com Boom and Bust: The episode provided valuable insights into the dot-com era, emphasizing the volatility and rapid changes that characterized the tech industry during that time. Case's reflections on the AOL and Time Warner merger underscored the complexities and risks of large-scale corporate mergers. 4. Rise of the Rest Initiative: Case passionately discussed his Rise of the Rest initiative, which aims to foster innovation and entrepreneurship across America, particularly outside of the traditional tech hubs like Silicon Valley. He highlighted the potential for great ideas and businesses to emerge from diverse locations, emphasizing the need for a more inclusive approach to venture capital. 5. The Role of Policy and Regulation: The discussion delved into the evolving relationship between technology and regulation. Case pointed out that as technology integrates more deeply into sectors like healthcare and transportation, understanding and navigating policy becomes increasingly critical for entrepreneurs and investors. 6. Future of AI and Human Augmentation: Both Case and Alsop shared their perspectives on the future of AI, particularly the distinction between AI as a tool for human augmentation versus the development of superintelligence. They discussed the potential of AI to transform industries by enhancing human capabilities and improving efficiencies. 7. Role of Universities in Innovation: The episode also explored the role of academic institutions in driving innovation. Case argued for a more entrepreneurial approach from universities, suggesting that they focus on unleashing ideas and supporting startups rather than solely relying on traditional tech transfer models. This could significantly enhance the impact of academic research on real-world applications.

Howard Marks is the co-founder of StartEngine, one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms in the U.S., where everyday people can find and invest in early-growth companies and startups, as well as a variety of alternative assets and collectibles. StartEngine has helped more than 750 companies raise over $700 million. Before co-founding StartEngine, Howard co-founded Activision and was the Chairman of Activision Studios from 1991 until 1997. As a former Board Member and Executive Vice President of video-game giant Activision, he and a partner took control in 1991 and turned the ailing company into the $37 billion market cap video game industry leader, selling millions of games.Howard was also the founder and CEO of Acclaim Games, a publisher of online games that was later sold to The Walt Disney Company. Join us as we sit down with Howard to learn about his early life, incredible career, the wild story of how he came to control and rebuild Activision as we know it, and his insights into the future of entrepreneurship and venture capital.*The Founder Hour is brought to you by Outer. Outer makes the world's most beautiful, comfortable, innovative, and high-quality outdoor furniture - ALL from sustainable materials - and is the ONLY outdoor furniture with a patented built-in cover to make protecting it effortless. From teak chairs to fire pit tables, everything Outer makes has the look and feel of what you'd expect at a 5-star resort, for less than you'd pay at a big box store for something that won't last.For a limited time, get 10% off and FREE shipping at www.liveouter.com/thefounderhour. Terms and conditions apply.

In Episode #105 I talk to our guest Vic Caruso. Vic went the music crossover route into tech, entering the industry during the Dot Com Boom and Bust. His project management experience has helped him cross verticals from video games to municipalities to mall management during his career. We discuss the tricky process of a "de-merger", meditating to figure out the next move, and what the "Big Picture" means at URW.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorcarusojr/ https://www.urw.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/unibail-rodamco-westfield/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excel_(band)  

Dan Nathan is joined by Rick Heitzmann of FirstMark Capital. The AI mania continues, will history repeat itself a la the Dotcom crash (1:00)? OpenAI Closes $175 Million Startup Fund (23:00). How the bearish macro environment is impacting tech (29:00)? Further Reading Big Techs Become Even Bigger Winners. Shades of the Dot-Com Boom? This Economist Thinks a Recession Is Coming. It Could Be a Long One. View our show notes here Email us at contact@riskreversal.com with any feedback, suggestions, or questions for us to answer on the pod and follow us @OkayComputerPod. We're on social: Follow Dan Nathan @RiskReversal on Twitter Follow @GuyAdami on Twitter Follow us on Instagram @RiskReversalMedia Subscribe to our YouTube page

Dan Nathan is joined by Rick Heitzmann of FirstMark Capital. The AI mania continues, will history repeat itself a la the Dotcom crash (1:00)? OpenAI Closes $175 Million Startup Fund (23:00). How the bearish macro environment is impacting tech (29:00)? Further Reading Big Techs Become Even Bigger Winners. Shades of the Dot-Com Boom? This Economist Thinks a Recession Is Coming. It Could Be a Long One. View our show notes here Email us at contact@riskreversal.com with any feedback, suggestions, or questions for us to answer on the pod and follow us @OkayComputerPod. We're on social: Follow Dan Nathan @RiskReversal on Twitter Follow @GuyAdami on Twitter Follow us on Instagram @RiskReversalMedia Subscribe to our YouTube page

In this episode of Establishing Your Empire, host Daran Herrman interviews guest Mike Trigg, an experienced Silicon Valley executive, entrepreneur, and author with an impressive career spanning over 25 years. Trigg discusses how he followed his interests throughout his various career transitions and found joy in climbing the learning curve of new challenges. He emphasizes the importance of enjoying your job and being passionate about what you do, as well as not being intimidated by entering new industries and embracing the possibilities that come with naivety. Trigg also shares insights on entrepreneurship and discusses his recently published novel, Bit Flip, which offers readers an authentic insider's view of the corrupting influences in technology startups. Listeners will gain valuable insights from Trigg's experiences and career journey in the tech industry.Links:Bit Flip: A NovelAbout Mike Trigg

207: On this episode of Sales Bluebird, the guest being interviewed is Oliver Friedrichs, founder and CEO of Pangaea. Oliver shares his history as a five-time founder, selling his first four companies to larger players in the industry such as McAfee and Splunk. He talks about the need for building trust during the acquisition process, and shares how the success of acquisitions depends on the acquiring company's mature leadership team and repeatable processes. Oliver is passionate about solving cybersecurity problems through starting companies and creating valuable solutions. Additionally, he discusses how his current company, Pangaea, offers authentication, authorization, audit, logging, secrets management, and file scanning for malware, and recently launched a partnership with Digital Element. They're expecting to have 24 services by the end of the year, which they believe will accelerate growth. Pangaea is also recognized as innovative and unique for creating a new category called "Security Platform as a service". Oliver believes that equipping developers to secure their code will solve the problem all the way down the development lifecycle. The conversation covers various topics such as the importance of partnerships, setting ground rules during the acquisition process, and building trust for continued success.[00:03:56] "Key Incentives for Retaining Talent in Tech"[00:06:41] "Wild Valley: Learning from the Dot-Com Boom"[00:08:03] "Acquisition by Splunk: An Exceptional Experience"[00:09:31] "Keys to Successful Acquisition: Ground Rules and Trust"[00:11:43] "Revolutionizing Security for Developers with API Integration"[00:14:37] "Trustworthy Pangaea Framework: Revolutionizing Security Economics"[00:18:51] Scaling PLG-led Companies: The Role of Sales[00:21:41] "Revolutionizing Security with Platform as a Service"[00:26:41] "Startup's Cryptographic Audit Trail Proves Successful"[00:28:11] "Partnerships bring world-class threat intelligence to developers"Pangea WebsiteOliver Friedrichs on LinkedInSupport the show

Meg's Bio:"I worked in the tech industry straight out of college. Through the first Dot Com Boom. Aaaaand through the crash. When I got laid off. Fun times.In my 30s, I got bored with my work in tech, and I changed careers into financial planning. I also got married, had two babies, moved cross-country twice, went back to school for a graduate degree, bought my first home, decided (I mean, not unilaterally) to have my husband retire from tech and become a stay-at-home dad, and started a business (this one!).I don't know if I'd have had the guts to do all of that without the money and flexibility my husband and I both got from the tech industry. Which is why I love working with women in their early to mid career in the tech industry.It's such an exciting time of life. And the opportunities are almost boundless. But it's so stressful. And oh my goodness, what do you mean “estimated taxes”?!I've learned that if we are intentional and if we do the work, our opportunities in the tech industry can help us build that fulfilling life we all crave.What else about me?Wellllll, I grew up in Newport News, Virginia. I went to Wellesley College in Massachusetts, where I majored in Economics, gained 10 pounds (unlimited Fruit Loops? whut?!), and learned to banish writer's block. I moved to the Bay Area in 1998 and worked as a technical writer for 10 years in the San Francisco Bay Area, mostly in the software-security sector. ‘Tis also, it should be noted, where I met my husband. We both worked on the Engineering team at a small startup.After I changed careers, I got my Master's of Science in Financial Planning from Golden Gate University. I then worked for fee-only Registered Investment Advisors, back in Tidewater Virginia.In search of a home better suited to us, my husband, my two daughters, and I moved to Bellingham, WA. Julia the Dog—a sweet girl, if not technically a good girl—joined us a couple years later.So much of what makes me happy—hiking, biking, cooking, yoga, kale, and ancient minivans missing hubcaps—are part of the fabric of life here. For those rare times when I have a stretch of silence and time, I love reading books about European royal history, sci-fi/fantasy, and Anything Russia.I am a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, a Registered Life Planner™ and a member of the XY Planning Network and the Financial Planning Association."Meg's Social:Twitter- @MegBarteltLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/megbartelt/Music in this episode was obtained from Bensound.

On today's episode, we get to know our new host, Tod Perry, who shares how his career in media and love of podcasting led him to PR 360. This week's guest is Lora Metzner, the Managing Director of Global Results Communications. After looking back at the world of PR during the Dot-Com Boom, Lora looks forward to the PR trends for 2023. Here, she shares how companies can do more with less, manage negative economic news, and better communicate with audiences during a down market.Key Takeaways:- How PR has changed since the Dot-Com Boom- How do PR companies do more with less in 2023?- How companies can use PR to address layoffs- Global Results Communications annual PR media report.Episode Timeline0:35 New host Tod Perry introduces himself1:35 Lora Metzner bio and introduction2:10 Lora shares her background3:09 What were the Dot-Com startup's attitudes toward PR during the boom?6:25 Was it easier to maintain relationships with journalists when there were fewer publications?8:50 What will be the big PR trends in 2023?11:07 How has GRC recently delivered for clients with fewer resources?13:50 How can companies use PR to protect their brands after layoffs?17:54 How do companies create a consistent message when bad news strikes?19:20 How important is it for companies to stick with core messaging in down times?22:22 "Don't tell me about your grass seed. Tell me about my lawn."23:05 How do audiences react to messaging differently in a down market?25:46 How do you see social media changing in 2023?27:12 How do companies choose whom they listen to on social media?29:33 What are you most excited about for 2023?This episode's guest:· Lora Metzner from Global Results CommunicationsSubscribe and leave a 5-star review: https://pod.link/1496390646Contact Us!Join the conversation by leaving a comment!Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn!Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paris Marx is joined by Douglas Rushkoff to discuss why internet visions of the 1990s were wrong to ignore corporate power, how the dot-com boom was like a Ponzi scheme, and why we desperately need to stop elevating tech billionaires.Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His most recent book is Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires and he's the host of Team Human podcast. You can follow him on Twitter at @rushkoff.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, support the show on Patreon, and sign up for the weekly newsletter.The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.Also mentioned in this episode:An excerpt from Survival of the Richest was published in The Guardian.Paris was recently on the Team Human podcast to discuss Road to Nowhere with Douglas.Support the show

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura and Gabi speak with Thomas Helfrich about how AI is spearheading the New Normal Of Digital Marketing. Thomas “AI Nerd” Helfrich is a technology guru, business innovator, and CEO of Instantly Relevant, Inc. (instantlyrelevant.com). Using a combinCation of emerging AI technology and expert human insight, his company helps founders, entrepreneurs, and startups earn more traffic, tap into new revenue streams, and capture the attention of “relevant” audiences. Upending the old ways and opening future horizons to highly personalized, scalable, and effective online content. If you haven't been living under a rock, you've probably noticed Google's search algorithms are quickly leaving behind text for images, voice, and videos. This explains why Content - like infographics, memes, and reels - is now a must for any marketing campaign - generating three times as many leads as traditional marketing.  As a product of the Dot-Com Boom, Tech Entrepreneur and CEO, Thomas Helfrich, got a front row seat to watch as the rise of technology and human creativity combined forces to become the marketing juggernaut they are today. Sound Scary? Maybe a little intimidating? Thomas knows all-too-well the fears that accompany the thought of an AI Take Over. 

Elizabeth Franklin (aka “Geekella”) is a celebrated two-dimensional artist known for her generous application of vibrant, vivid colors, as well as her use of varied and unique artistic media. Elizabeth's whimsical portrayals of the world that inspires her have earned her victories and recognition through displays and contests from her early childhood into adulthood. Unsatisfied with restricting herself to traditional canvases, Elizabeth has demonstrated her transcendence of everyday media through such venues as the shoe company TOMS, and later she collaborated with the founder of Artonit Makeup. Most recently, Elizabeth found herself captivated by the NFT space. She created the artwork for the generative Dreamy Geeks NFT collection and is in the early stages of creating artwork for other NFT projects.Jason Franklin is a forward thinker, servant leader, and humanitarian. He is determined to use his talents and skills to make a positive impact on humanity, driven by his yearning desire to make the world a better place. Profoundly interested in a variety of topics such as blockchain, web3, the metaverse, NFTs, artificial intelligence, machine learning, hackathons to make a few things! He understandings the technical side of NFTs, appreciating the endless amount of potential use cases, and staying true to his desire change the world for the better, he proposed to his wife – he proposed that she help him create an NFT collection that would marry their talents in order to bring his visions to fruition. She created the art, and he wrote the code.If we separate art from the tech to start this interview, Elizabeth, please share your journey as an artist and Jason, your tech journey.You embarked on NFTs, how did this start and can you share the process of the Dreamy GeeksJason, your early exposure to hack-athons for social good implanted the idea behind your NFT model having a purpose, how did you use code to do this? And how did you build it into your project?What is and how is a generative collection built?What is the social good piece built into your collection?Will you continue to iterate on the Dreamy Geeks or are you creating other collections?Some NFT artists use Discord channels to build communities.  Are you using this site or some other way or a combination? And what has been most effective?Is it a barrier of entry to have to create a community there?Is it necessary for a 1:1 artist to have a coder/developer? Is this a barrier to entry?Give a listen to this episode, Brian Fanzo bought a Dreamy Geek NFTs on his show too.https://culturefactor.simplecast.com/episodes/brian-fanzo-p1-early-adoption-the-101-on-nfts-web3-blockchain-and-creator-coinsElizabeth's Twitter: https://Twitter.com/GeekellaElizabeth's Instagram: https://Instagram.com/Geekella.ioJason's Twitter: https://Twitter.com/Jason_FranklinJason's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonefranklinDreamy Geeks Website: https://DreamyGeeks.comDreamy Geeks Instagram: https://Instagram.com/DreamyGeeksDreamy Geeks Twitter: https://Twitter.com/DreamyGeeksDreamy Geeks Discord: https://Discord.gg/DreamyGeeksHashlips Tutorials: https://m.youtube.com/c/HashLipsNFTHolly Shannon's WebsiteZero To Podcast on AmazonHolly Shannon, LinkedinHolly Shannon, InstagramHolly Shannon, Clubhousehttps://youtu.be/PKCND4FqGLc#nfts #nft #nftart #cryptocurrency #blockchain #metaverse #culturefactor #web3 #smartcontracts #bitcoin #nftartist #nftcollectors #eth #ethereum #marketingdigital #marketingstrategy #marketingtips #youtubers #tiktok #instagram #reels #branding #authorsofig #podcastersofinstagram #authorpreneur #entrepreneur #solopreneur #coach #consulting #zerotopodcast #podcast #jobsearching #thoughtleader #thoughtleadership #b2bmarketing #b2b #b2bsales #writersofig #howtopodcast #startapodcasttoday #startapodcastalready #nofear #lifelonglearning  #experiences #experientialmarketing #bitcoin #companyculture #employeeengagment 

Abraxas Higgins is a thought leader, impact influencer and social audio strategist. He is the UK's largest and most notable Social Audio creator, boasting a Clubhouse following of 460,000. He's also become a leading Social Audio Strategist, offering consultation and ideation sessions for companies and high-net-worth individuals. He's worked with multiple brands to date such as SXSW, Adobe, Ted Baker and Amazon Prime Video.And the world's first social audio influencer! Hello Clubhouse!So, Abraxas, 7 years in asset management at BlackRock, the largest global asset management company.  Many would say you have landed in the best place, how could you ever leave that? What shifted in your mind at that 7 year mark?What motivated you to jump?When did you see the connection of building your social audio community that cared about fashion and the subsequent brand collaborations Ted Baker and others? Was it an AHA moment?Moved to LA as a digital strategist for a rapper, David Sabastian. What were you doing in this role, was it scary, did it feel natural, or were you completely breaking new ground?Leaning into fashion, you represent British luxury clothing brand, Ted Baker and you manifested the IWC Schaffhausen collaboration, can you share that story about the watch brand?Left field question:So if someone can buy an IWC brand NFT they can establish and authenticate their purchase.  Utilities (or perks) can be created to further the buyer experience. This can create added loyalty and exclusivity, especially in the area of luxury brands. Will you bridge NFT's with them? Create utility and experiences with IWC or any of the brands you represent?Conversation about Crypto Punks and Bored Apes, generative projects.Are you representing other creators and NFT artists to help secure brand deals? Or is it more about highlighting them on social audio?Working with blind people or those with disabilities to immerse them into community in social audio.I know as a podcaster I'm thinking about the MP3/RSS files becoming NFTS and how that looks for audio community and utility. What are you looking to create in social audio and the NFT space? And is it why you have a Rally creator coin?What's next for Abraxas? Are you expanding your offerings with your existing brand deals, or do you have new projects you can share?Podcast? What's it called and what will be the focus?On a lighter note, I noticed on Twitter that you post about food. Are you a vegan and do you enjoy cooking? What are you having for lunch today?#nfts #nft #nftart #cryptocurrency #blockchain #metaverse #culturefactor #web3 #smartcontracts #bitcoin #nftartist #nftcollectors #eth #ethereum #marketingdigital #marketingstrategy #marketingtips #youtubers #tiktok #instagram #reels #branding #authorpreneur #entrepreneur #solopreneur #coach #consulting #zerotopodcast #podcast #jobsearching #thoughtleader #thoughtleadership #b2bmarketing #b2b #b2bsales #writersofig #howtopodcast #startapodcastalready #nofear #lifelonglearning  #experiences #experientialmarketing #bitcoin #mentalhealthAbraxas Higgins on InstagramAbraxas Higgins on TwitterAbraxas Higgins on ClubhouseHolly Shannon's WebsiteZero To Podcast on AmazonHolly Shannon, LinkedinHolly Shannon, InstagramHolly Shannon, Clubhousehttps://youtu.be/PKCND4FqGLc 

Kiara Aguillon is a digital marketer with seven years experience executing brand campaigns across social, broadcast, and more. Some of her brand credits include working with companies like McDonald's, E! and HBO Max to name a few. A significant part of her present role is working with creators across the digital landscape and elevating prominent voices in the creator economy through sponsored content.Dominic Andre is a content creator with over 8M followers across platforms. His content focuses on some of the internet's biggest science-based stunts and is responsible for viral videos across TikTok and Snapchat. In 2019 he won the Snapchat Spotlight series in which he won a large cash prize from the platform. Outside of social media, Dominic has an MA from Pepperdine in Clinical Psychology and is passionate about mental health.1. What have you learned about entertainment marketing?2. Recent and past campaign with John Senes. Business Insider in-demand show3. Influencer qualities, social media addiction, and Dominic Andre.4. Creator economy, value creation, underserved market, asking the right questions.5. Navigating mental health in social media and content creation.6. Misinformation, wealth, bragging, selling courses and pushing people, selling viral content7. Clubhouse, Snapchat $1 million brand deal8. McDonalds and high school prom campaign that didn't happen due to Covid, Tina Knowles, Tiffany Haddish9. Metaverse events, Live Events, NFTs as tickets, Kiara's first NFT: Boss Beauties. After Party NFTs for creators.10. Dominic as a photographer for influencers and pictures of the Queen at the palace.11. YouTube Channel, TikTok page, Viral post of millions of views and 20K followers12. Making a million dollars as an influencer, workshopping algorithms, psychology and what people like, building virality13. TikTok doesn't punish you for posting more than one of the same video or multiple videos, good for his ADD personality14. Startup mentality vs. not sticking with one thing (passion vs. money), 10,000 hours, technology to fast track business15. Give away a million dollars and make as much money as possible.16. Mental health business: back to school for astro physics, Alzheimers, developing an App17. Find the commonalities of illness and using this App to identify disease in advance, Say App18. Diversity of income, AirBnB, NFTs, unlocking utilities, launch a crypto currency that pays you to answer questions in the App.19. Implement blockchain for anonymity, reward with cryptocurrency to learn about health, decentralizes studies, data all available. Making it public information. App to cure disease. Humanitarian effort.20. 23 & Me, Alzheimer's DNA, genetics, what can I do to fix it? Cured MS (Multiple Sclerosis) by creating vaccine for a particular virus which is a perfect case.21. Free will or not? DNA testing revealing genetics over the work ethic.22. Dominic having a podcast? Working with production companies offline.23. Kiara have a podcast? Clubhouse social audio. Talk to people changing the world.#nfts #nft #nftart #cryptocurrency #blockchain #metaverse #culturefactor #web3 #smartcontracts #bitcoin #nftartist #nftcollectors #eth #ethereum #marketingdigital #marketingstrategy #marketingtips #youtubers #tiktok #instagram #reels #branding #authorsofig #podcastersofinstagram #authorpreneur #entrepreneur #solopreneur #coach #consulting #zerotopodcast #podcast #jobsearching #thoughtleader #thoughtleadership #b2bmarketing #b2b #b2bsales #writersofig #howtopodcast #startapodcasttoday #startapodcastalready #nofear #lifelonglearning  #experiences #experientialmarketing #bitcoin #mentalhealth #alzheimers Dominic Andre, CEO of THE LABPersonal TikTok: @DominicThe Lab TikTok: @thelabDominic Andre on InstagramKiara Aguillon on InstagramHolly Shannon's WebsiteZero To Podcast on AmazonHolly Shannon, LinkedinHolly Shannon, InstagramHolly Shannon, ClubhouseMusic by Paco Hallak  

Episode 129: Jack Pitts, a former hedge fund portfolio manager comes back on the podcast to talk about his prior experiences during the late 1990's as a hedge fund manager during the dot-com boom. Jack goes over some of the investments he was a part of such as Amazon, Expedia, PayPal and more. Jack also gives his take on historic lessons from classic bubble examples such as Tulipomania and the South Sea Bubble. BSV Global Blockchain Convention in Dubai on May 24-26, 2022Social MediaJack PittsTwitter: equitydiamondsLinkedin: John "Jack" PittsSLicktionary.comBooks mentioned in the podcast episode:Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowd

“I've watched the rise of some of the leading companies of today–Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google–and the fall of some of the leading companies of yesterday–Yahoo!, eBay, and AOL…Figuring out which companies really are going to be dominant franchises is an extremely hard thing to do. But those who accomplished this were arguably able to generate some of the best portfolio returns in the stock market over the past generation.” In Mark Mahaney's new book, Nothing But Net, and in this episode, he shares stock-picking lessons from both his best money-making stock calls and his biggest mistakes. He walks us through the history of the commercial Internet, including the Dot Com Boom and the Dot Com Bust, describes which companies succeeded spectacularly and which failed miserably—and why—explains what drives stock prices—especially for high-growth Tech stocks, and provides ten hard-earned lessons for building a powerful Tech stock portfolio. You don't want to miss this episode.

Brooke is a technologist, NFT Development Consultant, tech educator, crypto investor and TikTok creator with over 300K followers.What I love most about her is she is a champion of women NFT artists and developers. And they need her in their corner because this new Web3 world is dominated by men already, in fact 81% are men.Brooke commands the stage always with grace and today she is here with my Culture Factor family to educate us.Conversation includes deep dives into:1. Diversity of voice2. Sharing her education in the tech space, Tech space in Web 2 vs. Web 33. Web3, Blockchain, NFT's, I realize this is hard to distill down, but can you describe these, give them context and wrap it in a bow for us?4. What was the tipping point for you that you decided that you were going on TikTok to teach people about Blockchain? And financial literacy?5. I heard your description on TikTok, Brooke shares the difference between a Coin, token, and an NFTAnd regarding the NFT, those that are buying and selling, how does one escape Flip-shame!6. The psychology and gamification in NFTS. Value created through staking, by holding onto NFTs.6. Bitcoin and alt coin definition and difference?7. Programs that can be followed for those interested in learning about things like NFTs? And are you using gaming techniques to teach?If you enjoyed this episode, give a listen to this one, Brian is a powerhouse!https://culturefactor.simplecast.com/episodes/brian-fanzo-p1-early-adoption-the-101-on-nfts-web3-blockchain-and-creator-coins #nfts #nft #nftart #cryptocurrency #blockchain #metaverse #culturefactor #web3 #smartcontracts #bitcoin #nftartist #nftcollectors #eth #ethereum #communityBrooke J. Lacey on TiktokBrooke J. Lacey on InstagramBrooke J. Lacey on TwitterBrooke J. Lacey's projectHolly Shannon's WebsiteZero To Podcast on AmazonHolly Shannon, LinkedinHolly Shannon, InstagramHolly Shannon, ClubhouseMusic by Paco Hallak 

Rhodora Levy's dream of becoming a professional chef almost didn't see the light of day. In this episode of “A Change Mindset,” Rhodora shares how internal and external expectations of what a successful career and life should be almost inhibited her journey of change and her journey to true happiness. This episode features “The Kitchen” by Tow'rs. Follow us on Instagram at @achangemindset

I tease the “If you were to start new venture today these are the 4 FaceBook advertising Campaigns that you need to have in place.  Courtesy of Click Funnels John Parks.  I lay the foundation for that coming episode by telling you my sales history.  From boiler room telemarketing in the financials services industry.  What was the commodities markets.  To tech sales during the Dot Com Boom of the late 90's 2000.  To my mailer campaigns and telemarketing teams from my 15 years in the mortgage business.  And I dive into the power of coaching. And investing in a coach.  And how in the 2CCX coaching we literally get face time with Russell Brunson.Administrative: (See episode transcript below)WATCH this episode here  Table Rush Talk ShowCheck out the Tools For A Good Life Summit here: Virtually and FOR FREE https://bit.ly/ToolsForAGoodLifeSummitStart podcasting!  These are the best mobile mic's for IOS and Android phones.  You can literally take them anywhere on the fly.Get the Shure MV88 mobile mic for IOS,  https://amzn.to/3z2NrIJGet the Shure MV88+ for  mobile mic for Android  https://amzn.to/3ly8SNjSee more resources at https://belove.media/resourcesEmail me: contact@belove.mediaFor social Media:      https://www.instagram.com/mrmischaz/https://www.facebook.com/MischaZvegintzovSubscribe and share to help spread the love for a better world!As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Transcript: Mischa Zvegintzov This episode is about if you were to start a new venture today, these are the four face book campaigns to have in place again, if someone were starting a new venture today, these are the four Facebook campaigns that you need to have in place and these are the Facebook advertising campaigns. So that's what you have to look forward to. I'm going to give you a little bit more of a teaser as well. This comes from none other than John Parkes of of a Click Funnels fame. So I am in the what's called the two comma club X. And it's Russell Brunson and Click Funnels trainee coaching program. It's super cool. It's super awesome. We get to jump on at least a couple of trainings a month and today I got to jump on to one was with John Parkes. He runs Facebook advertising for Click Funnels and they spend a lot of money on Facebook ads and they know what they're doing. So listen in Okay, so here we go. So I was on this training today the the to cc X coaching and this is live training with with John Parkes, who again is I don't know what his title is, but he's doing all the Facebook ads for click funnels. And if you're unfamiliar with Click Funnels, their direct response marketing software, they have some of the great software for that some premier software for that their leaders in the field on giving you the tools you need to thrive with funnels and direct response marketing on the interweb. Lots of cool stuff. I don't know if I want to go down this rabbit hole time check. And this is definitely part one. Anyhow, so click funnels. Google it. If you're unfamiliar with Click Funnels, Google Click Funnels, Google, Russell Brunson hack, Google, John parks, you know, Google funnel marketing. And you will see some really cool stuff. These guys again, are leaders in the game on on online marketing, for their style. There's other players as well. But where do I want to go with this?Mischa Zvegintzov And when when I say funnels, we don't want to confuse like a traditional sales funnel. Right? I'm a I'm a sales guy. Love sales. I was in sales as a career for 20 years. First, as financial services as a retail commodities broker, boiler room. Telemarketing basically is what that was. That's how I cut my teeth. Do I say that proudly. Um, other than that, I survived it. And I tried to do it. It's just that that's a crazy business said with love. So I got to do that for two or three years. I have a ton of stories around that. But I cut my teeth on old school, boiler room, telemarketing, and then got hired out of there into the two thousand.com bubble and got to sell tech products data colocation for a few years. And that's where I went started doing door to door I would do I would do phone campaigns, and then also door to door sales. So I was walking into the dot coms in the San Francisco Bay Area. asking to speak speak to the you know, the CEO, the CTO, the general manager, CTO, Chief Technology Officer, CIO, Chief Information Officers, all these all these C titles, and they were all over the place the money was flowing.Mischa Zvegintzov But I got to learn how to sell walking in and asking to meet people. And I did that for a few years. And then serendipitously, that means by a stroke of luck, and but grudgingly in 2001 tail end of 2001. I ended up in mortgage as a home loan officer was the only job I could get. My brother in law was a manager I'm a Wells Fargo home loan office in Oceanside, California. So from San Francisco barrier Bay Area to Oceanside to where I worked to North County, San Diego, which is Encinitas, Carlsbad Del Mar all that area. That's where I landed and thrived in home loans for 15 years. There you go. There's there's the picture. Thank you for listening to that. But I laid that as the framework of sales. Like in in mortgages, I was running teams of telemarketers doing a ton of telemarketing on my own, lots of mailers to generate to get the phone to ring. You know, emails, all that stuff. But you talk about sales funnels, but a traditional sales funnel like you call 120 people and then you know, 10 are interested and then you know, to say yes, and x say no, and you've got this funnel, right and you follow up, follow up, follow up, and it's like that traditional sales funnel. Some people have longer sales cycles. I did best I do best in short sales cycles, it seems spent more of that funnel so but we've got funnels in tech land, or on in the on the interwebs sales funnels. And what happens is somebody goes onto the landing page, hopefully you craft a good story that entices them to, to, you know, to buy and then there's upsells and down cells and all sorts of things to funnel or you tell the story and then somebody books a sales call. So there's, you know, there's lead funnels, sales funnels, application funnels, card funnels, all these funnels designed to maximize sales and maximize interaction with your customers and I love it. I think it's a lot of fun. I think it's a great way to sell I'm all in on it. I love it. I three years ago, four years ago, I stumbled across Russell Brunson you know.com secrets and launch I never got this book though. But someone recommended launch. But I was in the middle of getting my kids through high school so I was a stay at home dad being single stay at home dad being in was clear now was not the time. Then wasn't the time. A couple more serendipitous events, Lucky, lucky events, coincidental events. That's what serendipitous is like saying coincidental. I ended up a year ago in in Russell Brunson land because he's one of the best marketers in the world. Wow. This is gonna be like a four part of four part a four part series but I just want to lay the foundation of where am I going? That yeah, so year and a half ago ish. I was like yeah, now's the time kids are out of high school. It's time for me shoes creativity to re rebirth in funnel land, internet land, definitely no desire for me to go back to mortgages for whatever reason, I gave up my seat for good I had a ton of success in mortgages but but I've mentored a one or two people along the way just helped get them going. And and but not my time to be in that business anymore. Again, sacrificed my seat or, or gladly gave away my mortgage loan officer seat. So I've been all in the final game for about a little over a little over a year. And again, part of that is being in the two comma club X. You can Google that too. You could literally type in the number to see see x and see what comes up. It's an awesome coaching program.Mischa Zvegintzov I will get to John parks and the the Facebook campaign stuff but perhaps we're gonna have to wait for another episode till episode two. Because I want to talk about the power of coaching, the power of coaching and the power of a good you know, mastermind style group. Now this the two CCS is his is the second that Russell Brunson also has his inner circle. So that's like the highest level that's for the the super achievers, the super successful ones that are they've hit a certain their businesses hit a certain level, and you are having success, you know how to craft a story, you know how to sell, and your product serves a niche very well. When you land in the inner circle for sure. You are, you're you're figured it out? Well, like you're not cheap. Anyhow, I just say that just to again, set the groundwork for what I'm talking about what's going on? And so coaching. So first time in my life, I've really invested in a coach and and coaching to this level. But it's expensive. It's it's a but it's powerful. What can I say? You know, the investing in yourself. Like, I was more of a loan operator, and I bought lots of tapes and courses. I would I've done many of those. As far as my business career is, excuse me is concerned. But I never like took the next level where you got personal coaching. And so what else can I say about that? And I've had great mentors. I Darrin, my mentor in the loan business. Amazing. Like, wow, he laid the foundation for me to have a ton of success and just kissed a good good now and really just show. I don't know what else to say. So I've had great mentors along the way in the, in the in, you know, financial services, met a couple of good guys. One guy just really, yeah, I what's his name, I can't remember it's a while ago. And if I had this episode more together, I would tell you specifically what I learned from them. But I'll save that. I'll save that for other episodes. But I've never done like that paid for coaching. So all the mentors I've had in sales and business have been within the company, and which is awesome. And then you know Zig Ziglar I was all in on Zig Ziglar and all that era of tapes and courses and all those things so Holy Toledo. So now I'm have invested in the TCC acts and act just the knowledge and the access to people who are really good at what they do top of their game. Who are you know, people to learn from the the networking, it's crazy. It's awesome. I was on a call with the Facebook. You know the dude who does Facebook marketing for for click funnels. That's a big budget, I tell you what the budget is the monthly budget. It's a lot. So, yeah, anyway, I'm gonna end that episode with this and say, hey, it's where it was where I am. It's, it's the people I'm hanging out with. There'll be a part of the this little 1234 part series where, you know, I'll talk about the the coaching class I was on with Russell Brunson. There was 30 of us on there, like chatting with Russell Brunson. And then people who had specific questions about what they were doing, got to talk with Russell and get inspired genius ideas, and there's dialogue going back and forth. And I'm sure you've seen the videos going around butMischa Zvegintzov but, you know, Russell and his in his company, you know, the people that he started it with, I think they were offered over a billion dollars for their company and they turned it down. And so these are like, serious, seriously smart marketers and business people. If that doesn't get you excited, then I don't know. I don't know what else to do to open the loop. But I'm going to talk about what I learned today and and share it with you. There you go. So that's part one. Listen to part at least two and three because we're going to have John Parkes part two and most likely Russell Brunson. Part three, and perhaps apart for but anyway, there you go. Enjoy the day and listen to the next two episodes for sure. Peace out love to all

The long journey of the dot com boom with Postalytics Founder Dennis Kelly Direct Mail Automation software in the cloud - Deep Integration With CRM & Workflows - Making direct mail look, act and feel like a digital marketing channel

Andy Kirkpatrick catches up.Warning: this episode contains adult content. Website: andy-kirkpatrick.comMusic by Pogo Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/psychovertical)Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/psychovertical)

In this episode, Roger Hardy and I discuss how Roger has helped build Canada's most successful vertical integration e-commerce company and achieved one of Canada's largest e-commerce exits. Roger Hardy is the CEO of KITS online eyewear retailer. Roger's entrepreneurial journey began with a single phone line, a 14k modem, and a credit card, building an online company, and selling it to a San Francisco-based More.com at the height of the Dot Com Boom all before the age of 30. An original disruptor, he and his sister next launched Coastal.com owners of Clearly. Under Roger's leadership, the company became the world's leading digital eyewear retailer, going public on NASDAQ before being acquired by Essilor for $450 million cash. Main Takeaways: ● Building a Digital Marketplace vs. A Brick and Mortar ● KITS' Catalyst for Innovation in the Eyecare and Eyewear Industry ● Learning to Stay Innovative Be sure to check out full show notes at https://innovationmeetsleadership.com/resources Follow Roger Hardy Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerhardy/ Visit https://www.Kits.com and use coupon code: FREEKITS to get your first pair of KITS glasses for free These are proven solutions to advance your innovation process. Check out our website innovationmeetsleadership.com or connect with us on Instagram or Facebook @innovationmeetsleadership Don't forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review! Let's go transform something! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/natalie-born/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/natalie-born/support

Guest Rob Hamilton, Dartmouth '96, was already a musician before entering college and knew he wanted to major in music. But he also wanted to go deeper, understanding how and why sound affects us as humans. So double-majored with cognitive science. He also found his way to the Bregman Electronic Music Studio—not widely known outside of the electronic music scene, but considered a powerhouse by students of the genre due to its development of the Synclavier the first commercially available portable digital synthesizer.Even though Rob loved writing and playing electronic music it didn't seem that there was much of a commercial future in that, so he turned to consulting and eventually leaped into the dot-com start-up world, where he was able to pick up coding by doing (despite being a bad computer science student in school). When the boom became a bust, he was actually happy to leave the corporate world and turned back to music.He jumped into the world of academia to pursue electronic music but it wasn't the easiest of roads. And in the middle, he got pulled back to the start-up world just as smart phones came on the market and the app scene was blowing up. Developing sound-based apps, he was tapping into the creativity of both his technical and musical sides, but the market-driven lifestyle just didn't seem to fit.//In this episode, find out from Rob how interweaving interests and playing by your own rules often leads to the sweetest music…on ROADS TAKEN...with Leslie Jennings Rowley. About This Episode's GuestRob Hamilton is Associate Professor of Music and Media at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he's been since 2015, composing, performing, researching, and designing software for interactive soundscapes. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer-based Music Theory and Acoustics and an M.A. in Music, Science and Technology from Stanford University's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) in the Department of Music, as well as a M.M. in Computer Music Composition from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. Executive Producer/Host: Leslie Jennings RowleyMusic: Brian Burrows Find more episodes at https://roadstakenshow.comEmail the show at RoadsTakenShow@gmail.com 

Want to learn the stories be behind the story of silicon valley, the dot com boom and bust and the subsequent rise of the new tech giants?The story starts at the end of the last century and charts through the dot com boom, the bursting of the bubble in Silicon Valley and the subsequent revival of the tech giants like Facebook, Apple, Google and more. In this presentation at London's Institute of Director's, Elliott King describes his first hand view of winners and losers in the recent history of the tech businesses that have dominated the story of computing and the internet.The WATCHTIME podcast is is hosted by Aleksandra King, sponsored and produced by Digital Agency, MintTwist and Broadcast PR Agency Shout! Communications.

A time of fat paychecks, easy raises, and an overwhelming sense that things were generally going to be “okay”; the late 90s featured a preposterous amount of money being thrown at stuff that absolutely should not – and could not  – have existed in any meaningful fashion before or since. Along with Freakazoid, we'll lookContinue reading "Episode 16 – The Late 90s and the Dot-Com Boom feat. Freakazoid"

Today's guest is Michael Blank. Michael has a Master's Degree in Computer Science and started his career building a software start-up company during the "Dot-Com Boom".  After his company's successful IPO in 2000, Michael spent much of his earnings buying and operating a pizza franchise.  After realizing the restaurant industry wasn't for him, he began successfully flipping dozens of houses and eventually closed on his first apartment deal in 2011.  Today Michael owns 1,700 apartments units, and has multiple thought leadership platforms in which he helps others become financially free through apartment investing with an emphasis on raising private capital.   Today's Discussion Include: What led Michael to Apartment Investing How to quit your job in just 3-5 years with Apartments The Law of the First Deal Why he prefers Multifamily over Wall Street His 321 unit acquisition in Memphis Importance of a good property manager Where he sees Multifamily post covid-19 His biggest mistakes & more! Connect with Michael: Instagram: @themichaelblank Website: www.themichaelblank.com Podcast: Apartment Building Investing with Michael Blank Connect with Us: Website: www.themultifamilytakeoff.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/themultifamilytakeoff Email: Mike: Mike@themultifamilytakeoff.com Shawn: shawn@themultifamilytakeoff.com Rich: rich@themultifamilytakeoff.com

Karen O’Brien is an award winning Global Marketing Executive, after moving from Canada to the US she started a company during the Dot Com Boom, she then began doing Marketing consulting with Silicon Valley tech companies ultimately ending up heading up Emerging Media at the Wunderman Seattle - one of the world’s biggest marketing agencies, following that she transitioned to the corporate side working as the VP of Marketing, Global Social Media and Brand Engagement for Western Union and most recently working for a large national retailer as their VP of Media and Social Media - Brands Worked for: Microsoft, T-Mobile, Verizon, ABC, Dell, HP, Seagate, Cisco, Oracle, PayPal and more.In today’s conversation Karen and I discuss her career from Silicon Valley all the way up until now, she gets super tactical into her approach for influencer marketing and we dive into other aspects of digital marketing as well. We also chat on Karen’s first investment into Trufan - a social media analytics platform and more!BONUS: We recorded this episode over a month ago when the coronavirus’ impact had not reached North America. Karen called me and asked to come back on the podcast to speak on how brands can navigate the coronavirus situation so stick around to the end of the episode to hear that (or fast forward to it using the timecodes below).If you enjoy today’s podcast please consider leaving a rating and a review, it helps more people find our podcast!TIME CODES0:00 - Intro3:17 - Growing up in Canada and going to school for fashion5:04 - Moving to California during the Dot Com Boom and starting her first company13:10 - Doing consulting and working for Wunderman 23:14 - VP of Marketing, Global Social Media and Brand Engagement at Western Union34:35 - Influencer Marketing51:00 - Making her first investment into Trufan54:29 - Morning Routine56:47 - Q&A1:00:17 - BONUS: How brands should navigate the coronavirus situationFOLLOW KARENLinkedIn - Karen OBrienTwitter - @BondJaneBondInstagram - @BondJaneBondFOLLOW JACOBLinkedIn - Jacob KellyTikTok - @TheJacobKellyInstagram - @TheJacobKellyTwitter - @TheJacobKellyYouTube - Jacob KellyMedium - Jacob KellyFacebook - Jacob KellyFOLLOW MY SOCIAL LIFEhttps://mysociallifepodcast.comYouTube - My Social LifeInstagram - @MySocialLifePodcast Intro Song: Tough Love - Joakim Karudhttps://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudhttps://www.facebook.com/joakimkarudmusichttps://www.youtube.com/user/JoakimKarudMusic from SoundcloudMusic provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/jaoStyAQN4o

Sam (@thesamparr) and Shaan (@shaanvp) are back talking news, trends, interesting products and businesses. Today we’re joined by Furqan Rydhan (@FurqanR) who is a tech badass. He was paid $120K as a 15 year old programmer during the Dot Com Boom, made a million dollar e-com biz at 17 and was an early employee at Applovin that was valued last at $2 billion. Remember Ramon’s soap opera blog that he sold for $9M in cash? He did that through the online business broker Quiet Light Brokerage. We’ve partnered up with them to give you guys a FREE 25-point checklist to see how sellable your online business is. To receive this free guide, visit quietlightbrokerage.com/myfirstmillion. Topics for today: Our Guest’s @FurqanR Background (00:36), Funny Story about Vungle’s Jack Smith and Lance Armstrong (07:12), The Process of Brainstorming Ideas (09:36), VR/AR Experiences (10:16), Opportunities in Reviving Stale Franchises and Company Turnarounds (17:07), iPad Whiteboard Meeting Idea (22:44), Reinventing the Phone Call through Airpods (27:51), Furquan’s House Hackathon Ideas (29:49), Serialized Story Apps like Hooked (37:09), Drone Washing Windows on Big Buildings (38:38), Money Printing Mobile Apps (44:44) and What Furqan learnt being Applovin (50:20). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

He worked for Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, worked at Realtor.com during the Dot Com Boom, started the first social impact company in the world with Ethos water, created All for Good, and is now the CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt is a highly accomplished entrepreneur that is now dedicating his time to fighting for justice and fair treatment for all. We had the pleasure of hosting Jonathan at Austin Startup Week 2019 and sitting down for a podcast to chat about his work with the ADL, social entrepreneurship, and intersectional justice. He left us with three tips on what to do when facing intolerance:Speak outShare factsShow strength

Toby Rowland was the co-founder of one of Britain's best-known dot com startups - a health site called Clickmango. He and his partner had no trouble raising £3 million, or spending it as fast as they could, at the urging of their investors, in a year and a half. They hired Joanna Lumley to promote their site but Toby realised, too late, that the idea of selling vitamins online wasn't going to work and that he should have tried one of the many other startup ideas he'd rejected. But Clickmango was followed in Toby's career by other innovative businesses, including a dating site and the company behind Candy Crush. In this podcast, Toby relives the dramatic rise and fall of Clickmango.

Susan MacTavish Best is a San Francisco cultural icon. Originally from Scotland and Canada, MacTavish worked in the PR business and got to know some of technology's top executives since the 90s. MacTavish now splits time between San Francisco, New York and London, and has a starkly unique perspective on how life in the Bay Area has changed in recent decades. Susan talks about her time in San Francisco in the 90s, her move to India, and her view of life in San Francisco vs. New York vs. LA vs. London. Susan is famous for her dinner parties, but we learn that she is surprisingly an introvert. We ask Susan what it takes to become a cultural figure in San Francisco, and ask her to share some of the prominent guests she's hosted at her house (from Michael Pollan to the Founders of Yelp). 'Salons' are becoming trendy in part because of Susan's influence. We ask Susan how they became a thing, and about her upcoming book wherein Susan will be branded as the 'Marie Kondo' of salons. We talk to Susan about the growing rift between media and tech's elite, and ask her for her opinion on what it will take to fix San Francisco's PR crisis. Her answer will definitely surprise you, but is absolutely thought provoking. Enjoy this wide-ranging conversation from one of San Francisco's most beloved cultural figures. You'll listen to the episode and feel like being invited to Susan's house for a salon.

This week's guest started an online bookshop that was probably the first in the world. He’s not Jeff Bezos but he is, arguably, Britain’s answer to the founder of Amazon. He’s Darryl Mattocks and he was selling books online in 1994 - a year ahead of Amazon. In fact Mr Bezos later came to the UK to check out The Internet Bookshop, as it was called. You’ll find out whether the Internet Bookshop had a happy ending in this podcast. And how Darryl's tech business success story began with making money from his computer when he was still a boy.

Ross Buhrdorf~ Founding CTO of HomeAway.com & Founder of ZenBusiness.com ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Many of us entrepreneurs in the internet/tech world are younger. Most of us are in our 20's and 30's because we grew up with computers.  Every now and then we get a guest that has been involved with tech and internet companies since before the Dot Com Boom and it is exciting to hear their stories because it seems like they have seen it all. Today's guest is Ross Buhrdorf and he is the founding CTO that worked with the global giant HomeAway.com for eleven years until they sold to Expedia for $3.9 billion.  Ross was also involved with one of the first major search engines Excite.com that was once bigger than Google. Today, Ross and I chat about his time with Excite and HomeAway and what it was like building these companies up to become tech giants.  Later in the episode, Ross shares with us about how he sets goals and how he uses neuro-linguistic programming to help create the success that he has had. Lastly, Ross shares about his newest venture Zen Business, that is helping entrepreneurs incorporate easily for a very low cost in any state of their choosing.   02:54: Why Ross Lives in Austin, Texas? 07:29: Ross's Early Career at Excite.com and HomeAway.com 11:49: Working with One of the World's Largest Search Engines During the Tech Boom 16:49: Tipping Point When Google Took Dominance 19:44: Working as a Founding CTO with HomeAway.com   23:09: Picking Great Companies to Work With 30:44: Selling HomeAway for $3.9 Billion 33:09: The Vacuum of TIme After Exiting a Business 40:44: Goal Setting from the CTO of a Billion Dollar Company 44:19: Zen Business Incorporating Business for Free 47:49: Helping 1,000,000 Entrepreneurs in Five Years 51:48: Ross on Influence Contact Info:   https://www.zenbusiness.com/ ross@zenbusiness.com

Help us out and fill in our confidential 2 minute survey!: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P3KFYH8 ----- This week we put lifts in our shoes, wear striking shirts and love Merlot as we talk about our favourite little person, Mickey Abbott. We chat about Fields of Rayon/Rayon Fields, start to believe in fate, activating everyone’s Google Home, an interview with John O’Hurley, The Dot Com Boom, watching 1000 hours of Seinfeld, AI taking over, RockWiz, the respect Seinfeld gave Danny Woodburn, not Amy Buckwild, the shittiness of Michael Bay, selling out, Becker, The Irishman, losing count of episodes, Peter Dinklage, Alton Benes vs. Jack Klompus, surprise nu metal, double the Ivan!; Danny Woodburn and Mickey Abbott; Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia, our top 20 secondary characters so far, and more! — We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook. You can email us, too. Listen, download, subscribe and review us wherever you get your podcasts.  — Seinfeld News John O’Hurley’s Studio 10 interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi6NEPQNFhc Keaton Patti’s Seinfeld bot: https://pickle.nine.com.au/2018/07/21/10/37/get-nicked-what-happens-when-a-bot-is-taught-to-write-seinfeld — Seincast’s interview with Danny Woodburn: http://traffic.libsyn.com/seincast/Seincast_Interview_-_Danny_Woodburn.mp3?dest-id=207225 — Stephen’s top 10 secondary characters: 1 Alton Benes (The Jacket) 2 Street Toughs Bob and Cedric (The Soup Nazi) 3 Jane (The Hamptons) 4 The Record Store Owner (The Old Man) 5 Celia (The Merv Griffin Show) 6 Sue Ellen Mischke (lots of episodes) 7 Susan Ross (lots of episodes) 8 Harold and Manny (The Apartment) 9 Joe (The Mango) 10 Rava (The Statue) Ivan’s top 10 secondary characters: 1 George Steinbrenner (lots of episodes) 2 Frank Constanza (ditto) 3 The Soup Nazi (The Soup Nazi) 4 Susan Ross (lots of episodes) 5 Bookman (The Library) 6 Newman (no explanation required) 7 Aaron The Close Talker (The Raincoats) 8 Mary Cantardi (The Baby Shower) 9 Joe (The Mango) 10 David Puddy (yeah, that's right) — Stephen’s top 10 episodes: 1 The Jacket 2 The Pen 3 The Movie 4 The Sniffing Accountant 5 The Limo 6 The Stake Out 7 The Baby Shower 8 The Pony Remark 9 The Apartment 10 The Phone Message Ivan’s top 10 episodes: 1 The Contest 2 The Mango 3 The Outing 4 The Puffy Shirt 5 The Soup Nazi 6 The Bizarro Jerry 7 The Hamptons 8 The Pony Remark 9 The Sniffing Accountant 10 The Movie Support the show.

In this episode Mike Catches up with Narda Shirley, MD of Gong Communications. Mike last encountered Narda almost 20 years ago in the heady days of the Dot Com Boom. Now she's doing something rather different - trying to put purpose into PR.

In Brief Blockchain is a recent innovation, cryptocurrency is not. From the mid 80s to the end of the Dot Com Boom in the late 90s, cryptographers and developers tackled many of the problems we are encountering today in this new era of digital currency. Pelle Braendgaard is a veteran search engine webmaster (AltaVista) and participant in the cryptocurrency space of the early nineties. Back then, the Crypto Finance Conference, held in Aguila was the epicenter of the community. A tremendous amount of progress was made but the Dot Com crash and terror attacks of 9/11 caused a halt to almost all progress. It was not until the emergence of Bitcoin that the wheels again began to turn. Pelle takes us on a tour of forgotten knowledge and reaffirms some basic principles which the Ethereum community has lost sight of: What is a contract really? “It’s something that came out of - you could call it an open source community of business people over thousands of years . . . It’s not a piece of paper, it’s not a piece of code, but it’s actually a relationship with multiple parties where each party has some kind of duty, some kind of obligation and then some kind of right in exchange. That’s what a contract is . . . it’s more an ephemeral concept” Blog.stakeventures.com etherreview.info Content: Pelle Braendgaard, Arthur Falls Be sure to follow the show on iTunes & Soundcloud https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ether-review/id899090462?mt=2 https://soundcloud.com/arthurfalls

TED talks are a creative force. With the mantra "ideas worth spreading", TED's short and powerful presentations, published on video and shared via social media, have enormous global influence. Robin Freeth, who is taking the phenomenon to a local level with TEDx Adelaide, discusses about the TED talks that have impacted him and the importance of engaging and executing ideas. Robin has a story to tell, in his own right. He led a UK web company through the highs and lowest of lows of the dot com boom, and has held senior marketing roles with major brands in both the UK and Australia. While working with Vodaphone, Robin played a key role in the company's major sponsorship agreement with Port Power, and talks about how corporates measure success in significant branding deals. Now running his own business, Robin is sought after as a leader and mentor, and shares some interesting views on the importance of establishing a personal board. This interview is brought to you by PickStar, the place to connect with sports stars and high profile people for any commercial engagement or experience you can imagine. Guest speakers, ambassadors .. just about anything. PickStar works FAST with ANY budget. Register your opportunity at http://pickstar.com.au . Rooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley. Connect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list and join our Facebook community: roosterradio.biz facebook.com/roosterradioHQ For media, content and marketing services, visit: apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi) For leadership and and high performance services, visit: jamesbegley.com.au (James Begley)

In this episode, we spoke with Julie Faktor freelance design writer and Co-Founder/Creative Director of Yonder. Along with her business partner, Benjamin Gay Yonder creates a hybrid service bringing advertising and design together under one roof. This is a good analogy for Julie as well who throughout recent years has sought to bring more awareness to each side in the advertising/design divide through her work with the AGDA and AWARD councils. We spend some time in this conversation talking about living in San Francisco and working with the legendary Goodby Silverstein & Partners. Julie was in San Francisco during not only the Dot Com Boom but also for its Bust so we discuss what the city felt like in its peak and after the dust settled.

Sarah Lee, General Manager of The Job Squad, runs a company that recruits potential employees for businesses  During the Dot Com Boom, Sarah came to New Zealand as an IT employee, working on a project in Toys R Us, designing a system for them.  Then she thought she could make some money putting some contractors there herself.  In the bigger cities, recruitment is based on job descriptions and finding the skills to match them.  However in provincial areas such as  Taranaki, 85% of the jobs go through word of mouth and shoulder tapping.  However, Sarah warns that this is not a good practice.  Personalities have to match the job. There are three types of people, according to Sarah.  The Firestarters, Lawnmowers, and Well Poisoners.  A Firestarter is someone like her where nothing is a challenge and everything is possible.  A Lawnmower comes in and is behind a Firestarter.  Well Poisoners can go in and poison the pulp of a company within three days.  As an example, on Facebook, Firestarters start the thread.  Lawnmowers like and share the post.  Well Poisoners make the negative comments.  You would want to hire a Firestarter for a startup company and trust their instincts.  On working with family, Sarah advises against it.  She says it is one of the worst mistakes you can make and it’s going to be a nightmare for employees to deal with. When writing a job description, be very, very specific.  Do not cut and paste from templates.  You need to be honest because people respond to honesty.  Her job descriptions have a different flavor.  She avoids clichés.  Her title for an advertisement for a bath company was “Is the Bath Half Full?”  She also put in a lot of terms common to the industry.  As a result, she is able to screen applicants.  The ones that get the meaning or the message are clever enough to have worked out it’s for a bath company.  They’ve read the ad and are bright enough to pick up her little messages in there.  Her screening is done.  If she gets a lot of people from overseas or foreigners, they don’t get the humor or the sarcasm or any of that, so they screen themselves out. There’s a method to the madness, according to Sarah.  If you cut and paste someone else’s job as most people seek and try to do, you’re always gonna get what you’ve always got.  If you want a real person to fit your business, you have to stand out. One of the main mistakes employers make is not giving applicants feedback, even if it’s a no.  It is not good PR for them because these applicants will tell ten people who will tell ten people.  These applicants also have mortgages to pay and other concerns, so Sarah believes that informing them is the decent thing to do.  You can even do it through email. For small- to medium-enterprises, Sarah advises you to get a clever ad and advertise where it’s free.  Forums work. So does Facebook.  Trademe is also a possible place to advertise but you won’t find the good stuff there. People look for flexibility these days.  Allowing flexibility for your people in the workplace is huge and if you give it to them, they’ll give it back to you tenfold.  For those who hold jobs in manufacturing, job sharing is a way to go.  Managers are sometimes the main reason people leave their jobs.  Some of them don’t have people skills and lose the company’s talent.  In one instance, Sarah got a bunch of CVs of people working with a Telco.  She informed them that they may be having a problem because their people were looking for jobs. Companies should never poach employees themselves.  Going through a recruiter will shield them better.  The company will never know who she’s taking them from because I was the one who approached them.  So you can’t actually blame the company at that point. The trouble with companies is they go out there and look for someone that’s good at sales.  The really good sales people are already with good jobs and this is where it is.  Check it out with recruiters cause they’ll know who’s in sales who may not be happy, maybe they’re making the money but they may be willing to shift and then she can talk them into leaving. They’re not on trademe. A really good tip for employees as well, if they’re interviewing sales people and their top salesmen are bringing in x amount of dollars, so okay, can you prove it?  Cause they’re salesman, chances are they’re lying and one of the best ref checks was a sales guy and we went through and it looked like fine, fine, fine, and then I said, “Have you got anything else to add?” And he said “yup!  That guy is a pathological liar.  He couldn’t lie straight in bed.” So, all she does is ask to see their bank statements with their commissions reflected in them. One of the key things employers need to look for if they’re looking to fill sales or operation roles is a person’s body language, they should learn to read more about body language.  Everyone blinks on the lie word.  People can’t help it.  They can’t help themselves.  If people are looking up to the left, chances are there’s a lie coming.  If they look at the right and it’s due to the different sides of the brain the creative side versus the logical side.  If they look down, they’re looking to their emotions so chances are the truth’s coming out. Inviting them for coffee is also a strategy Sarah uses.  People are relaxed over a cup of coffee cause they think you’re their friend.  They just tell you the truth.  They’re more likely to tell you what’s really going on in the background, why they really want to job or you know, “Oh yeah, I’ve got divorced.”  They will tell you all about stuff which is actually you want to know before you hire them but you can’t actually, under the law, ask them.  So if you go have a cup of coffee, you’re their friend. Things to look out for in a recruitment consultant are:   How long they’ve been doing it; How wide their networks are; Their interview process; and How much they charge.   For Sarah, what’s more, important is getting her applicant a job.  She also gauges how much her clients can afford because there’s no point in charging them too much and not get paid. Sarah knows the ins and outs of the recruitment business.  Her experience spans over 15 years and she has many satisfied clients.  For more information on The Job Squad, visit her website or find her on Facebook. www.jobsquad.co.nz 

HeY EverYonE! I was feeling some memories this morning from when I was a young 20-something taking on NYC, coming out of the closet, trying to find who I was. I would go dancing at The Roxy for Victor Calderone and James Andersen and then off to afterhours with Junior Vasquez at Twilo! The peak of the club scene at the end of the 90's! Wish I could be dancing at Twilo right now! Musically Yours, Michael Hades

Join Jason Hartman and self-publishing expert, Stephanie Chandler as they discuss the numerous advantages of writing your own book and self-publishing, and how it can enhance your business.  Stephanie shares how she got started in the custom publishing business and offers some of her methods for writing, such as starting with an outline and chiseling away at it to get it done.  Stephanie relates that self-publishing is becoming more and more attractive to even those who have been traditionally published due to the lower expenses involved and the quicker rewards. Stephanie also explains additional ways to generate revenues from a book, as well as the benefits of both trade paperbacks and ebooks, and best marketing practices. Stephanie Chandler is the author of Booked Up! How to Write, Publish, and Promote a Book to Grow Your Business, and has authored several other business and marketing books.  She is the founder and CEO of Authority Publishing.com, a company that specializes in custom book publishing for nonfiction books. Stephanie is also a frequent speaker at business events and on the radio, and has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, BusinessWeek, Wired Magazine, and many other media outlets, including blogging for Forbes.com. Stephanie started her career in Silicon Valley, reaping the rewards and surviving the burst of the Dot Com Boom. In 2003, she fled the corporate world and opened a bookstore in Sacramento, CA. She began studying online marketing strategies and put the techniques to use to quickly put her store website in the top of Google. From this experience, a passion for internet marketing was born.

Transcript -- Tom Hadfield was only 12 years old when he set up the internet sensation Soccernet, by the time he was 17 years old he sold the company to ESPN for $40million dollars.

Tom Hadfield was only 12 years old when he set up the internet sensation Soccernet, by the time he was 17 years old he sold the company to ESPN for $40million dollars.