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Local cinema software company Vista Group has been named in Callaghan Innovation's Sir Paul Callaghan 100 Report. 

We have a special expert guest this week with William Caicedo, Vista Group's Global Head of Data Science and Analytics, joining us to talk all things AI, Algorithms, and Machine Learning in the cinema industry. We dive into the history and future of AI throughout the cinema industry, as well as tackling the latest box office and audience analysis for this week's big releases on Behind the Screens. Topics and times: Moviepass news - 0:17 Speak No Evil box office overview - 2:37 Speak No Evil audience analysis - 3:20 Am I Racist? box office overview - 6:20 Am I Racist? audience analysis - 7:23 Box office roundup - 9:40 AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science with William Caicedo - 10:52 Transformers One pre-sales - 35:18 Next week - 36:26 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram Box Office Overview: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice remained at the number 1 spot, with $55M domestically, and $80.3M worldwide for the weekend, making for a $265M global cumulative total. Speak No Evil grossed $11.5M domestically and $9.3M internationally for a global opening weekend of $20.8M. Deadpool & Wolverine in its eighth week took 3d position with $5.2M domestically, and crossed $1.3B worldwide. Am I Racist? opened to $4.8M domestically to its target audience.

On this week's episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss the box office performance of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire before looking ahead to the opening weekend of the latest film in Warner Bros.' Monsterverse. In the feature segment, Loria speaks with Matthew Liebman, Chief Production Innovation and Marketing Officer at Vista Group. Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:Showcase Cinemas to Offer Shower Stations and Yoga Breaks for Marvel MarathonVista GroupVista OneviewWeekend Box Office: GHOSTBUSTERS FROZEN EMPIRE Heats Up Big GrossesWhat to Listen For00:00 Intro01:40 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire's $45 million opening04:31 Three horror movies in the Top 1006:52 Star Wars re-release marathon08:47 Showcase Cinemas to offer yoga breaks11:10 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire predictions19:34 Vista Cloud21:36 Vista Oneview25:30 What makes Oneview special?28:44 New features in Oneview30:39 Oneview podcast32:20 Transforming cinema business operations34:13 Oneview in the coming years36:36 Future of AI in the industry  

Mark Heritage is the director of Vista Group and Associates. After working for 10 years at a job that he lost passion for, he made the courageous decision to change careers. From there, he jumped into property investment, which is a vehicle that he uses strategically to make a profit.In today's episode, we'll hear about Heritage's life changing moments, such as contracting medically induced bacteria. As well as this, we'll explore how bumping into an old friend at a high school reunion kicked off his career, the importance of asking questions and the strategy that has led him to success - option deals! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Heritage is the director of Vista Group and Associates. After working for 10 years at a job that he lost passion for, he made the courageous decision to change careers. From there, he jumped into property investment, which is a vehicle that he uses strategically to make a profit.In today's episode, we'll hear about Heritage's life changing moments, such as contracting medically induced bacteria. As well as this, we'll explore how bumping into an old friend at a high school reunion kicked off his career, the importance of asking questions and the strategy that has led him to success - option deals! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Saltman is the Founder and President of the Vista Group, which develops and manages office, retail, and industrial projects in Nevada, California, Florida, Utah, and even an investment near his favorite golf course in St. Andrews, Scotland. From Michigan to London, Geneva, Greece, and Israel, he eventually landed in Las Vegas in 1975, ready to seize the sheer opportunity available — low hanging fruit. He's been involved in many organizations throughout Vegas, including the UNLV Foundation, Nevada School of Arts, Counsel for a Better Nevada, Springs Preserve, Planning the Las Vegas Technology Center with the City, Chairing the McCarran Airport Public Art Committee, and on of the founding members of the UMC Board of Governors among many others. He co-founded the Nevada Innovation Center and the UNLV Boyd School of Law Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution. Add car racer, runner, skier, tennis player (and now even ping pong), award-winning visionary, and philanthropist to the list, plus plying his trade as a lawyer in the UK and Switzerland, Michael is what's known as a mensch in the community.

The box office is booming again this week with a trio of major releases. We examine the box office results and audience demographics for Saw X, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, and The Creator. China's autumn festival made for an 8-day-long holiday period with exceptional box office results from local titles, and we look ahead as Beyoncé adds to the concert movie buzz and Matthew and Ryan prepare for NATO Fall Cinema Summit. Topics and times: Vista Group launch Oneview - 0:46 Paw Patrol box office overview - 1:18 Paw Patrol audience analysis - 2:18 Saw X box office overview - 6:40 Saw X audience analysis - 7:18 The Creator box office overview - 10:55 The Creator audience analysis - 11:57 Box office roundup - 17:04 China's 8-day holiday - 19:45 Next Week - 21:13 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow @moviohq & @numeroboxoffice on Twitter Box Office Overview: Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie took the top slot at the box office this week, opening to $23M in the domestic market and $23.1M internationally, reaching a worldwide total of $46.1M. Saw X debuted to $18M domestically, well ahead of previous instalment Spiral's $8.8M. It grossed an additional $11.3M internationally for a worldwide total of $29.3M. The Creator grossed $14M domestically and a further 18.3M from 48 international territories for a global total of $32.3M. The Nun II continued its strong run with another $4.7M domestically, bringing the domestic total to $76.8M. It grossed a further $12.8M internationally, for a current worldwide total of $231.2M. Dumb Money unfortunately only added $3.5M domestically, and now sits at $7.1M total.

In this episode of the WFLS podcast we chat with Claudia Batten. Claudia is currently is Chairperson of NZX and ASX listed digital travel company Serko and a Director of NZX and ASX listed Vista Group and NZX listed Air New Zealand. Are you subscribed to us? Only half our listeners are subscribing and we are hoping the rest of you will follow and subscribe. We talk on this podcast about a lot of topics, from Claudia's roots in commercial law to how she has been a founding member of two highly successful entrepreneurial ventures. As part of the founding team of Massive Incorporated, a network for advertising in video games, she helped pioneer “digital” as a media buy. Massive was sold to Microsoft in 2006, where Claudia then spent 3 years scaling the in-game network. In 2009 she co-founded Victors & Spoils, the first advertising agency built on the principles of crowdsourcing. After two years in market, V&S was acquired by French holding company Havas Worldwide. Claudia also spent three years running North American operations for NZTE, supporting disruptive thinking for the growth of NZ exports in North America. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsor: - Talent Army: ⁠www.talent.army⁠ EPISODE LINKS: Claudia's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/claudiabatten Claudia's Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/claudiabatten/ Claudia's Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/ClaudiaBatten Claudia's Information Share (book): ⁠Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Marian's Information Share (podcast): ⁠The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish www.squigglylife.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: ⁠https://linktr.ee/wefuckinlovestartups⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://lnkd.in/g8Ae8czg⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8⁠ RSS: ⁠https://tr.ee/E4yOBnw-OW⁠ YouTube Full Episodes: ⁠https://lnkd.in/dq6ZsuZD⁠ YouTube Clips: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4tnxp2ze⁠ SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/WFLSPodcast⁠ - Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/wefuckinlovestartups⁠ - LinkedIn: ⁠www.linkedin.com/company/wflspodcast⁠ - Facebook: ⁠www.facebook.com/WeFKINLoveStartups ⁠- TikTok: ⁠www.tiktok.com/@wefukinlovestartupspod⁠ OUTLINE: Here are the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players, you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. [00:02:17] Natural flow state in conversation. [00:04:43] Power dynamics in conversations. [00:06:18] The power of listening. [00:10:40] Māori Pacifica Technology [00:14:40] Tech boom and e-commerce. [00:18:26] Relational networking over transactional. [00:21:09] Deep diving topics and information. [00:24:17] Massive Incorporated pivot. [00:27:12] Software pirate. [00:30:16] Solving problems for companies. [00:33:41] Traits to look for in a board. [00:37:36] Making hard decisions. [00:39:04] Making hard decisions with grace. [00:44:28] AI and human interaction. [00:47:22] Changing the game with AI. [00:50:06] Squiggling philosophy. [00:55:03] Thinking Fast and Slow. [00:57:06] Share your knowledge and stories.

This week we are joined by Vista Group's new CEO, Stuart Dickinson, to discuss his experiences and impressions across the businesses and the cinema industry at CinemaCon and CineEurope. In box office news, Sony revives their horror history with Insidious: The Red Door's debut at #1, alongside Sound of Freedom and Joy Ride. Join us for the numbers, the audiences, and even more insights on this episode of Behind the Screens: Topics and times: Insidious: The Red Door box office and audience - 0:38 Sound of Freedom box office and audience - 3:47 Joy Ride box office and audience - 5:40 Box office holdover roundup - 8:01 Interview with Stuart Dickinson - 10:01 Next Week - 26:04 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow @moviohq & @numeroboxoffice on Twitter Box Office Overview: Insidious: The Red Door opened at number 1 in the domestic box office with $33M for the opening weekend. Internationally it brought a further $31.4M, for a global total of $64.4M. Sound of Freedom released on July 4th to $14M, and had a weekend result of $19.7M for a current total of $40M. Joy Ride grossed $5.8M from 2,800 screens. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny opened last weekend to $60.4M domestically. It grossed an additional $27.4M domestically and $32M from 52 international markets this past weekend, for a worldwide cumulative total now of $248M. Elemental in its 4th week grossed $10M domestically, and another $30M internationally from 48 markets. Its worldwide total now sits at $252M. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse took 5th position with another $8M domestically. It now sits at a global total of $642M.

Matt is joined by Matthew Liebmann, the Chief Innovation and Data Officer at Vista Group, to discuss Gen Z's relationship with going to the movies. Matthew talks about how much Gen Z is going to movie theaters these days, their favorite franchises and genres, the effect of marketing on moviegoing habits, and more. Matt finishes the show with a prediction about NBC's streaming service Peacock. For a 20 percent discount on Matt's Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I'm Hearing ...,' click here. Email us your thoughts! thetown@spotify.com Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Matthew Liebmann Producer: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode Wendy Liebmann talks with Matthew Liebmann, Chief Innovation & Data Officer at Vista Group about the role of physical experiences in addressing the increasingly disturbing societal issues of loneliness.They discuss:Loneliness and the decline of socialization prior to the pandemic, and its continuing impact across populationsThe opportunities that retail and movie theaters have to create in-person occasions to socialize – and differentiate themselves from competition at the same timeHow to get beyond demographic proxies to understand peoples' tastes, preferences, and behaviors to build more personalized interactionsHow to build new habits of engagement in-store and through other physical experiencesThe role the employees can play when technology and digital tools free them up to interact rather than transact with shoppers

Simon returns for a packed episode this week as we look at a quiet box office, but a looming storm with Avatar: The Way Of Water's pre-sales audience, as well as our CineAsia Round Table with Vista Group's attendees Tan Ngaronga, Bobby Bennet, and Richard Greenwood. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 1:28 Avatar Pre-Sales audience - 5:53 CineAsia Round Table — 9:59 Next Week - 28:55

Recruitment agencies say Covid-19 has changed the business landscape, as employees call the shots with demands of hybrid working, more money, more time off and even requests to bring pets to work. Madison Recruitment says New Zealand's working environment has progressed 10 years over the past two years as companies struggle to find staff. And with the rising cost of living, it's led to some companies offering sweeteners to bring staff back into the office, while others like kiwi tech company Vista Group allow all employees to knock off at 1pm on Fridays. Leonard Powell reports.  

Vista Group International's Kimbal Riley speaks with Proactive at the ASX Small and Mid Cap Conference September 2022. Vista Group provides software and technology solutions across the global film industry sectors of distribution, exhibition, and the end consumer, moviegoers.

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What goes on behind the scenes of getting your favourite movies on the big screen as you settle down with a tub of popcorn in those plush red cinema seats? And what role does data analytics play in it? This week, we bring you another classic episode! All the way from early 2020, we bring back Episode 10, coming back as Episode 107. Have you been back to cinemas since then? Meet Matthew Liebmann Matthew's Role as a Data Science Leader at Vista Matthew Liebmann is the Chief Innovation & Data Officer of Vista Group. Vista Group provides software and additional technology solutions across the global film industry. It is the parent to several businesses, including Movio - an authority in moviegoer data analytics, Veezi, movieXchange, Maccs, and Numero. Matthew's Other Work in Data Science and Media With over 25 years of experience in the entertainment and media sector, Matthew was previously the COO and the Global President of Movio. Here, he worked to ensure the continued success of Movio Cinema, the flagship product of the company, and leading into growing markets in the US and Canada, China, Japan, India, UK, France, Mexico, and Brazil. Matthew is also a former board member of Screen Australia, the key Federal Government direct funding body for the Australian screen production industry. Prior to this, he was the COO of HOYTS Entertainment, one of the world's leading entertainment companies with a chain of successful cinema complexes in Australia and New Zealand, and as a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Marketing, Customer Experience, and Entertainment In this exclusive analytics podcast episode, Matthew shares: The cutting-edge advancements in entertainment marketing The use of data and analytics to create stellar customer experience Weaving the online and offline data for the betterment of moviegoers, filmmakers, and the exhibitors alike Loyalty programmes, subscriptions, purchase information, time and frequency, and many other details Giving the best experience to the customers so the main purpose of data and analytics does not fail Why Netflix is buying cinemas Which direction streaming services are headed in How cinemas have kept competing, innovating, and thriving. How the rise of so many streaming services is going to create problems for the consumers How local content can survive in the age of streaming disruption. If you are looking to try something new and join the realm of data science in the entertainment industry - or if you're simply interested to know what goes on behind the scenes, this is the episode you do not want to miss out on. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/analyticsshow/message

The markets respond to another 24 hours of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and the US makes a show of support to Taiwan. Vista Group's (VGL) revenue for the year came in at just over $98 million, which was 12% higher than the previous year. RocketLab (RKLB) sits on a $545 million USD contract backlog and records a net loss of $117 million US dollars for the 12 months ending December 2021. Take the amazing Recap audience survey and win one of 5 $50 Sharesies gifts! www.sharesies.com For more share market news, subscribe to Lunch Money, Sharesies' bite-sized email update: https://www.sharesies.nz/lunch-money If you'd like to get in touch, for any reason at all, email recap@sharesies.co.nz or record a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sharesies2/message. Investing involves risk. You aren't guaranteed to make money, and you might lose the money you start with. We don't provide personalised advice or recommendations. Any information we provide is general only and current at the time. For specific advice, speak to a licensed financial advice provider.

Mark Heritage is the director of Vista Group and Associates. After working for 10 years at a job that he lost passion for, he made the courageous decision to change careers. From there, he jumped into property investment, which is a vehicle that he uses strategically to make a profit.In today's episode, we'll hear about Heritage's life changing moments, such as contracting medically induced bacteria. As well as this, we'll explore how bumping into an old friend at a high school reunion kicked off his career, the importance of asking questions and the strategy that has led him to success - option deals! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mark Heritage is the director of Vista Group and Associates. After working for 10 years at a job that he lost passion for, he made the courageous decision to change careers. From there, he jumped into property investment, which is a vehicle that he uses strategically to make a profit.In today's episode, we'll hear about Heritage's life changing moments, such as contracting medically induced bacteria. As well as this, we'll explore how bumping into an old friend at a high school reunion kicked off his career, the importance of asking questions and the strategy that has led him to success - option deals! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this WEEKEND WATCHLIST I'm joined by Jason McIntosh to talk about Vista Group ASX:VGL Here's a recent write up about the company from Jason: https://www.motiontrader.com.au/stock-research-is-vista-group-worth-buyingVista Group International Limited engages in the development, sale, and support of software solutions to the film industry worldwide. The company operates through Cinema, Movio, and Additional Group Companies segments.Trade with the trend, spread risk, let profits run, cut losses, and give winner room to move. Learn more about Jason McIntosh and the Motion Trader process at: https://www.motiontrader.com.au/sharesforbeginnersDisclosure: The links provided are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use these link to make a purchase. You will also usually receive a discount by using these links/coupon codes. I only recommend products and services that I use and trust myself. Shares for Beginners is for information and educational purposes only. It isn't financial advice, and you shouldn't buy or sell any investments based on what you've heard here. Any opinion or commentary is the view of the speaker only not Shares for Beginners. This podcast doesn't replace professional advice regarding your personal financial needs, circumstances or current situation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Covid threw a serious curveball to the world's movie industry this year, including local listed cinema software company, Vista Group.But instead of retreating, Vista doubled down, and they believe it's now ending the year in a stronger and more competitive positionSo how did they do it? Kimbal Riley is the CEO of Vista Group, and is tonight's guest on Bosses Rebuilding.LISTEN ABOVE

Covid threw a serious curveball to the world's movie industry this year, including local listed cinema software company, Vista Group.But instead of retreating, Vista doubled down, and they believe it's now ending the year in a stronger and more competitive positionSo how did they do it? Kimbal Riley is the CEO of Vista Group, and is tonight's guest on Bosses Rebuilding.LISTEN ABOVE

Join the team as they wrap up a tough reporting season, introduce Vista Group and revisit Flight Centre. 01:09 – Reporting season wrap-up 13:23 – Vista Group (VGL) 29:30 – Flight Centre (FLT) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cyber Attacks on the NZ stock exchange, why NZX 50 hit an all-time high, my 3 company losers and 1 winner over the last week. You will learn all that and other top news digest. The exchange has been hit 4 days in a row with DDoS attacks since Tuesday which have shut down trading. The attack landed in the biggest week of earnings season, pulling attention away from the 10 companies in the top 50 reporting earnings. NZX Ltd share price did not suffer much. It dropped only 1% after a week of cyber-attacks. They'll be doing a lot of soul searching and figuring out where they need to spend more money to make the system solid. We can't have this going on. Neither cyber attacks nor the Covid disruption could stop this. Against all odds, the New Zealand sharemarket hit a new all-time high. It passed the previous record of 12,070 set on February 21 this year. When the index hit a low of 8500 points on March 23, just before the nationwide Covid lockdown, few if any would have foreseen it reaching new heights within 5 months as economic uncertainty became the new normal. While businesses closed, job losses mounted, and the government kept pumping in new financial support, the sharemarket was unshaken, rising an unexpected 37%. It was fuelled by the low interest rates and a rush of new investors – online trading platform Sharesies took on 95,000 extra customers during the lockdown – looking to place their money elsewhere than in the low deposit rates of the banks. ANZ announced that they predict the RBNZ will cut the official cash rate to -0.25% in the first half of next year. One thing negative interest rates will drive upward the stock prices, with investors seeking growth, return and yield. Cannasouth which announced its six months result, showing revenue of $58,000 and a loss of $1.5m compared with a loss of $820,000 for the previous corresponding period. The medicinal cannabis company has cash on hand of $11m, and its share plunged 37% from an all-time high. Investors are speculating on the outcome of the cannabis referendum now that medicinal cannabis is already legal, and a lot of volume is coming into the share trading. Vista Group. The share price surged by 19% after its first half result, reporting revenue of $45 million, down -34% from the same time last year, as well as EBITDA of -$6.5 million. Despite the loss, the market had anticipated a more negative result. Investors may have liked a comment from management that the company is seeing 'early indications' of reasonable demand once new content is available. Learn other tips at https://www.MaximSherstobitov.NZ/ Subscribe on YouTube now so you do not miss the next video ➜ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHIw-Ej9kivd77bavBCnatQ?sub_confirmation=1 ➔ Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/MaximSherstobitovPage/ ➔ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maxim.sherstobitov/ ➔ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximsherstobitov/ ➔ Subscribe to the Podcast ➔ Join my exclusive weekly newsletter http://eepurl.com/gcmTU9 IMPORTANT: - The information does not constitute financial, accounting or legal advice and we cannot be held liable for any acts or omissions that arise from your use. - Everything on this channel is for educational purposes only. It does not take into account your investment objectives, financial situation and personal needs.

5 of NZ's top entrepreneurs were recently awarded EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards. Vista Group co-founder and chief product officer Murray Holdaway won the Master category. I had the pleasure of interviewing Murray on his journey leading the world's leading software company serving the film industry. 40% of the world's cinemas choose Vista. We covered a lot of ground - scaling internationally from 5 staff to 800 staff, from $10million to $100million to a market capitalization hitting $1b, the IPO process, whether leaders can be made, people strategy, keeping a global team connected, pace of change, cutting your teeth in Argentina. Murray capped off the podcast relating his experience to top export tips shared by Dr John Chang – founder of Auckland Biosciences, Michele Lam – Export Market Manager, Villa Maria Estate, Derek Bartosh – Director, Canary Enterprises, Jon Clausen – Regional Manager Asia, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Mike Riley – Managing Director, Cress Limited. Support the show (http://www.exportexcelerator.co.nz/podcast-series/)

From handing out movie coupons to running a successful movie-tech company (Movio). Will shares his insights and learnings that have got Movio to where it is today. Quietly flying under the radar of the New Zealand tech scene, Movio has grown into the dominant global player in movie analytics. Part of Vista Group, valued at almost $1B. https://entrepreneursunleashed.blog/Thanks to Contento and Mum's Garage

In this, our finale episode for the season, Claude takes us through the investment case for Vista Group (VGL), and we reminisce about past episodes and stock picks. For more great content, please visit us at www.strawman.com, www.mattjoass.com & www.ethicalequities.com.au Email us at threewisemonkeyspodcast@gmail.com And find us on Twitter @sage_simian @mattjoass @claudedwalker

Episode 14 of the Stock Market Movers podcast discussed the interim update by Z Energy and the impacts on the economy. I analyse and discuss Vista Group, what they do and where I see the valuation in the market. The final company we talk about is a micro-cap called Plexure who enjoyed a fantastic update during the week, I dive into that and raise some signs of caution for investors. The podcast now has a website where you can listen to and follow the podcast, go to www.stockmarketmovers.co.nz - I get asked all the time what books I would recommend for investors so I have put my top 10 favourite investing books on the website. You can read my short review of the book and buy by clicking on the link. This week on the podcast I quickly review "The Essays of Warren Buffett" by Lawrence Cunningham. You can find the podcast by searching Stock Market Movers wherever you get your podcasts.

Kevin Hong is a columnist for Inc. Magazine. He has also contributed to CNBC, Forbes, and Huffington Post. During normal business hours, Kevin runs Cinema Intelligence as the CSO, a big data company which is a subsidiary of the Vista Group, (NZE:VGL). Prior to his current role, Kevin co-founded Dealflicks, a movie-ticketing platform that was valued up to $15m. On weekends, Kevin serves as an advisor to several promising startups and a mentor at the University of Chicago.As a 19 year-old college drop-out, Kevin was making nearly $10,000/month. This was 2004 and despite just moving back from Korea at the age of 16 and speaking broken English, managed to run a successful network marketing business selling outdated beepers and refurbished cell phones in underserved neighborhoods such as Compton and Inglewood. Several months into my business, someone poured gasoline on my car and burnt it to the ground. Although the eventual determination was that this bonfire was a random act of violence, my parents were traumatized by the experience and attributed the incident to my business. I went back to school to comfort them and for once to not be the “black sheep” of the family.My dexterity in people skills actualized into a successful stint in poker which transitioned into a career in finance. After I graduated from college in 2007, I became a retail stock broker during the Great Recession. The experience was surreal as several times I found myself comforting grown men who were crying on the phone as well as occasional death threats that occurred because of a rattled client who would blame anything or anyone but themselves for a wrong trade that was made in a stock such as Lehman or Bear Stearns.Itching to re-engage with my entrepreneurial aspirations, I teamed up with a client who had $75M in assets to launch a hedge fund in early 2009. Despite the resources we had, my client eventually had cold feet given the deteriorating market conditions along with the financial scandals such as Maddoff that popped up during this time.Determined to launch my own company, I began to build my own capital by trading options in my personal account. This resulted in a year of 118% in 2011, which provided me the capital along with the financial safety net to help launch Dealflicks.com. (A movie ticketing platform) In 2012, we launched Dealflicks using the most unimaginable bootstrapping methodologies. My mini-claim to fame was building a sales team of up to 5 members out of a van for 2 years, which resulted in 750 theater locations, $7m/yr in revenue annualized, nearly $5m in funding, and countless media coverage.After a co-founder break-up, which led to my departure at Dealflicks, I decided to return my career to the corporate world. I became the chief sales officer of Cinema Intelligence (A Vista Group company, ticker: VGL) and a contributing writer for various media outlets such as Forbes, Huffington Post, Film Journal, and many more.My unique experience in Wall St, Silicon Valley, Hollywood, start-ups, and corporate has given me not only great insight into the world of business but also a wide range of experiences from acting as a distribution consultant for a hollywood film, mentoring for the University of Chicago’s entrepreneurship program as a current MBA student, to coaching executives on sales, marketing, and business development.- https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Hong/e/B0785DGHY7/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1- http://www.outlierapproach.com/- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinhshong/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Kevin Hong is a columnist for Inc. Magazine. He has also contributed to CNBC, Forbes, and Huffington Post. During normal business hours, Kevin runs Cinema Intelligence as the CSO, a big data company which is a subsidiary of the Vista Group, (NZE:VGL). Prior to his current role, Kevin co-founded Dealflicks, a movie-ticketing platform that was valued up to $15m. On weekends, Kevin serves as an advisor to several promising startups and a mentor at the University of Chicago.As a 19 year-old college drop-out, I was making nearly $10,000/month. This was 2004 and despite just moving back from Korea at the age of 16 and speaking broken English, I managed to run a successful network marketing business selling outdated beepers and refurbished cell phones in underserved neighborhoods such as Compton and Inglewood. I had a knack for sales and I knew it.Several months into my business, someone poured gasoline on my car and burnt it to the ground. Although the eventual determination was that this bonfire was a random act of violence, my parents were traumatized by the experience and attributed the incident to my business. I went back to school to comfort them and for once to not be the “black sheep” of the family.My dexterity in people skills actualized into a successful stint in poker which transitioned into a career in finance. After I graduated from college in 2007, I became a retail stock broker during the Great Recession. The experience was surreal as several times I found myself comforting grown men who were crying on the phone as well as occasional death threats that occurred because of a rattled client who would blame anything or anyone but themselves for a wrong trade that was made in a stock such as Lehman or Bear Stearns.Itching to re-engage with my entrepreneurial aspirations, I teamed up with a client who had $75M in assets to launch a hedge fund in early 2009. Despite the resources we had, my client eventually had cold feet given the deteriorating market conditions along with the financial scandals such as Maddoff that popped up during this time.Determined to launch my own company, I began to build my own capital by trading options in my personal account. This resulted in a year of 118% in 2011, which provided me the capital along with the financial safety net to help launch Dealflicks.com. (A movie ticketing platform) In 2012, we launched Dealflicks using the most unimaginable bootstrapping methodologies. My mini-claim to fame was building a sales team of up to 5 members out of a van for 2 years, which resulted in 750 theater locations, $7m/yr in revenue annualized, nearly $5m in funding, and countless media coverage.After a co-founder break-up, which led to my departure at Dealflicks, I decided to return my career to the corporate world. I became the chief sales officer of Cinema Intelligence (A Vista Group company, ticker: VGL) and a contributing writer for various media outlets such as Forbes, Huffington Post, Film Journal, and many more.My unique experience in Wall St, Silicon Valley, Hollywood, start-ups, and corporate has given me not only great insight into the world of business but also a wide range of experiences from acting as a distribution consultant for a hollywood film, mentoring for the University of Chicago's entrepreneurship program as a current MBA student, to coaching executives on sales, marketing, and business development.- https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Hong/e/B0785DGHY7/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1- http://www.outlierapproach.com/- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinhshong/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Kevin Hong is a columnist for Inc. Magazine. He has also contributed to CNBC, Forbes, and Huffington Post. During normal business hours, Kevin runs Cinema Intelligence as the CSO, a big data company which is a subsidiary of the Vista Group, (NZE:VGL). Prior to his current role, Kevin co-founded Dealflicks, a movie-ticketing platform that was valued up to $15m. On weekends, Kevin serves as an advisor to several promising startups and a mentor at the University of Chicago.As a 19 year-old college drop-out, I was making nearly $10,000/month. This was 2004 and despite just moving back from Korea at the age of 16 and speaking broken English, I managed to run a successful network marketing business selling outdated beepers and refurbished cell phones in underserved neighborhoods such as Compton and Inglewood. I had a knack for sales and I knew it.Several months into my business, someone poured gasoline on my car and burnt it to the ground. Although the eventual determination was that this bonfire was a random act of violence, my parents were traumatized by the experience and attributed the incident to my business. I went back to school to comfort them and for once to not be the “black sheep” of the family.My dexterity in people skills actualized into a successful stint in poker which transitioned into a career in finance. After I graduated from college in 2007, I became a retail stock broker during the Great Recession. The experience was surreal as several times I found myself comforting grown men who were crying on the phone as well as occasional death threats that occurred because of a rattled client who would blame anything or anyone but themselves for a wrong trade that was made in a stock such as Lehman or Bear Stearns.Itching to re-engage with my entrepreneurial aspirations, I teamed up with a client who had $75M in assets to launch a hedge fund in early 2009. Despite the resources we had, my client eventually had cold feet given the deteriorating market conditions along with the financial scandals such as Maddoff that popped up during this time.Determined to launch my own company, I began to build my own capital by trading options in my personal account. This resulted in a year of 118% in 2011, which provided me the capital along with the financial safety net to help launch Dealflicks.com. (A movie ticketing platform) In 2012, we launched Dealflicks using the most unimaginable bootstrapping methodologies. My mini-claim to fame was building a sales team of up to 5 members out of a van for 2 years, which resulted in 750 theater locations, $7m/yr in revenue annualized, nearly $5m in funding, and countless media coverage.After a co-founder break-up, which led to my departure at Dealflicks, I decided to return my career to the corporate world. I became the chief sales officer of Cinema Intelligence (A Vista Group company, ticker: VGL) and a contributing writer for various media outlets such as Forbes, Huffington Post, Film Journal, and many more.My unique experience in Wall St, Silicon Valley, Hollywood, start-ups, and corporate has given me not only great insight into the world of business but also a wide range of experiences from acting as a distribution consultant for a hollywood film, mentoring for the University of Chicago’s entrepreneurship program as a current MBA student, to coaching executives on sales, marketing, and business development.- https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Hong/e/B0785DGHY7/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1- http://www.outlierapproach.com/- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinhshong/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Mark Heritage is the director of Vista Group and Associates Proprietary, who after meeting his business partner at a high school reunion, sparked the beginning of his career as a business lender. He grew his businesses and continues to express his passion for his industry - from him you’ll learn that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, even a marriage breakdown and a medically induced bacteria!We will discover more about Heritage’s property investing journey, the trials he has undergone to realise his passion, how peer to peer lending works for him as a business and how he is searching to help others and add value to their property portfolios!Tune in to hear about the pivotal moment where our guest’s life changed forever and how you can learn from his valuable experience.

Mark Heritage is the director of Vista Group and Associates Proprietary, who after meeting his business partner at a high school reunion, sparked the beginning of his career as a business lender. He grew his businesses and continues to express his passion for his industry - from him you'll learn that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, even a marriage breakdown and a medically induced bacteria!We will discover more about Heritage's property investing journey, the trials he has undergone to realise his passion, how peer to peer lending works for him as a business and how he is searching to help others and add value to their property portfolios!Tune in to hear about the pivotal moment where our guest's life changed forever and how you can learn from his valuable experience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Murray Holdaway has over the last 21-years built Vista Group into a world leading global business with a market capitalisation well in excess of $400-million. Sit in on the discussion as Paul Spain talks with Murray and hears insights into his journey, his inspiration and the story of his two businesses. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Visit Paul Spain: www.paulspain.com Host and Guest: Paul Spain, Murray Holdaway (Vista Group) Running time: 0:43:59

Michael Saltman, president of the Vista Group and co-founder of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the William S. Boyd School of Law, and Greg Brown, UNLV Professor of History.