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This episode features your basic story of a neuroscientist turned fashion model turned skincare entrepreneur. Joe is joined by Carolyn Li Ming Geh, the founder of a skincare company that integrates ancient Southeast Asian beauty practices and traditional methods. Carolyn talks about her circuitous route to entrepreneurship and the purpose behind her purpose-driven company, Li Organics.

Warren Buffett famously said, “Diversification is protection against ignorance,” and this week's guest is changing the way we look at real estate with a platform that has been called “Real Estate Investing for All”. On the podcast, Joe spends time with Drew Sterrett, the co-founder of LEX, which gives customers the opportunity to invest in real estate shares in institutional-quality, income-producing properties like office buildings, warehouses, apartment complexes, and more.

Nearly all the Big Tech companies are investing in Virtual Reality. The global virtual reality market is expected to more than triple over the next seven years, expanding from $21 billion to $69 billion by 2028. And Joe's guest this episode is at the forefront of creating content for a virtual world. His name is Joel Newton, he’s an award-winning filmmaker and Co-Founder of CityLights, a VR company that specializes in bringing immersive cinematic storytelling to broader audiences.

On this episode of the podcast, Joe welcomes Esther Franklin, a serial entrepreneur whose area of expertise is centered around highway infrastructure. Politicians love talking about infrastructure during election cycles, but fixes usually get put off until they’re absolutely necessary. Because of that, U.S. airports, roads, and public transportation systems have often been compared to ones found in third-world countries. But now it seems that legislators are willing to spend the money on infrastructure, but...how are they going to spend the money?

The Olympics are big business. NBC paid over $7 Billion dollars for the rights to broadcast the Games through 2032. But who else benefits from the Olympics outside the obvious; athletes, corporate sponsors, and host countries? Do winter sports companies benefit from an Olympic boom? Joe's guest this week is Matt Gold, the CEO of Christy Sports, one of the largest Winter Sports specialty retailers in the nation with more than 65 locations in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Washington.

We all want to create projects and execute projects, but most of the time you can’t do it without a project manager handling task status, time entries, and wrangling files. Joe's guest this week is a sought-after speaker and trainer in the industry. Her name is Denise Brinkmeyer. She is the President & CEO of JUMP Technology Services and the author of Project Orienteering: A Field Guide For Project Leadership. Denise believes that anyone can reach their goals, so long as they ask the right questions and then make a commitment to carry through the necessary actions.

With Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine’s Day just a few days apart, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for the wine, spirits, and beer industry. Joining Joe this week is a successful Australian-born winemaker and ginsmith who has jumped into the burgeoning ‘Ready To Drink’ space. His name is Gerry Rowland, and he’s the founder of Coit Spirits, the makers of what Gerry calls an “RTD that is actually RTD.”

Over the past 20 years, schools have embraced technology in the classroom and the use of tablets has become a part of their curriculum. But Joe's guest this week recognized a gap in the marketplace and set out to develop high-quality headsets that not only provide a top-notch audio experience but are designed to withstand the rigors of daily use by students. His name is Mike Guerena and on the podcast, he shares his journey from educator to entrepreneur and why he was inspired to build ThinkWrite Technologies.

Much has changed in the U.S. in the two years, some good, and some bad, but one of the positives is the rapid growth of corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. One report stated that the number of DEI-related job postings increased by 123% in 2020. Joining Joe on the podcast this week is Dr. Nika White, the president & CEO of Nika White Consulting. Nika is also the author of “The Intentional Inclusionist” and “Next-Level Inclusionist: Transform Your Work and Yourself for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Success.”

In 2020, lockdowns across the country kept fitness enthusiasts out of the gym and forced people to transform their living rooms into workout rooms.  And they never stopped exercising.  Thanks to that development, the 'fitness recovery tech industry' is now booming. One of the leaders in that space is Hyperice.  They have been recognized on Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies list and on the prestigious Inc. 500 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America. This week, Joe is joined by Jim Huether, the Chief Executive Officer at Hyperice.  Jim shares how Hyperice became a world-class leader in the recovery and health technology industry, and how their products have the power to unlock the potential within everyone.