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Join us in an insightful conversation about getting more in tune with your heart, intuition, and creative passions. Joon Kim helps Asian Professionals grow successful careers and businesses and helps people manage their stress and burnout. He's graduated from Boston College- Wallace E. Carroll's Graduate School of Management and went into GE's Executive Leadership Program. He then became the FP&A Head of Market Intelligence as a Vice President at Point72 Asset Management. He's the CEO and Founder of Happy Successful Asians and is a mindset and performance coach.We discussed Joe Dispenza, box breathing, out-of-body experiences, and how to appreciate true love in a connected way. Check out this episode if you are into building relationships, living a much more fulfilled life, and how to deal with stress and societal expectations. Some important links are below to what we spoke about.His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/happyjoonkim/https://drjoedispenza.com/https://www.happysuccessfulasians.com/Taken from his website"I'm a coach and podcaster on a mission to help ambitious Asians overcome fear and limitations to grow businesses and create generational wealth without overwhelm and burnout to chart their path towards happiness and success. I worked in Finance chasing my career goals only to go through multiple burnouts, depression, and anxiety attacks - struggling mentally and emotionally and questioning where I had gone wrong.But that pain took me on a journey to seek answers, and as I came across solutions, I wondered, "WHY hadn't school taught us these ideas and principles on happiness and success?". I felt that school failed to teach us the lessons that we REALLY needed to become happy and successful. The BIG DREAM is to TRANSFORM EDUCATION to make it more relevant, but I'm starting off with my coaching business by helping ONE person at a time.And if this doesn't happen during my lifetime, I'm working to inspire the next generation to make a dent in their own ways."Link to other episodes of The Davidson Hang PodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4H475Y8hPnuqUTDOKtwOWQRedefining Masculinity discussed during the beginning of the episode: https://www.amazon.com/Redefining-Masculinity-Visions-New-Being-ebook/dp/B08WHCJLQZ
On this episode of Cannabis Business Minds, we hear from Matt Markiewicz about cannabis stocks and insider tips for business owners. Matt brings 22 years of financial industry experience to his current role in running Innovation Shares, the firm behind The Cannabis ETF (NYSE: THCX). Most recently he spent over six years spent at BlackRock as a Director within the iShares ETF business. During his tenure at iShares, the firm launched 150 ETFs in the US supporting a global ETF franchise with AUM that exceeded $1 trillion. Prior positions involved various roles in equity research and institutional sales with VDM Specialists, a NYSE market- making firm, as well as with the global investment bank, UBS Warburg. Matt is a graduate of Boston College’s Wallace E. Carroll School of Management. THCX holdings and portfolios are listed and current every day and weights are updated daily. The fund isn't just plant-touching businesses but also includes ancillary and hemp companies. What we talk about on the show: If cannabis stocks make a worthy investment for investors The breakdown of institutional investors in the cannabis industry The traits investors look for in businesses The advantage of going public for a cannabis business (The costs of maintaining a public company are high) The investment landscape in Canada What businesses should be preparing for during a time of crisis Behind the Scenes Interview What is the best thing that is going on in your career right now? The opportunity to speak with financial advisors in order to educate them about the investment opportunity in the global legal cannabis industry. There is a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding out there and it feels good to bring some clarity to the cannabis investment landscape. Why are you part of the cannabis industry? It is exciting to be part of something that is emerging from legal and regulatory shadows and be able to promote the industry through a New York Stock Exchange-listed portfolio. What is one entrepreneurial story or experience you'd like to share? When we were going through the registration process of our cannabis ETF, THCX, there was a lack of understanding at the SEC as to what made hemp and marijuana different and why it mattered and how the products were used. It was quite shocking actually. What is one piece of insight you'd like to share with the listeners Not all publicly-traded cannabis companies are created equally so do your homework when investing. What's the biggest challenge you've faced as a business owner that you can share with our audience? Cannabis stocks have crashed since we launched THCX in July 2019. This unfortunate timing has made it very tough to market a fund with a negative performance especially in the face of a stronger broader US stock market. However, financial advisors are still interested in hearing "why cannabis and why now?"
Evan Hackel loves skiing. So much so that he says it's more than a passion -- it's an addiction. He averages 60-80 days on the slopes each season, skiing all over the world. In addition to being a successful businessman who has started more than 10 companies in his career, Evan is also the Head Coach for the Mexican Freestyle Ski Team. In this episode, Evan talks about how learning to ski is similar to learning how to run a successful business. The most important thing is to know how to stop safely so you can go full speed ahead, rather than using the snow plow technique that many skiiers and business leaders use. And I love how says that life is more than just business, so have a passion about something outside of work. Evan Hackel is the Founder and Principal of Ingage Consulting, a consulting firm headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts. He is also the author of the book Ingaging Leadership. He is a graduate of Boston College - Wallace E. Carroll Graduate School of Management.