All Business with Jeffrey Hayzlett

Brian Dickinson spent 6 years in the United States Navy as a Special Operations Air Rescue Swimmer. He did 2 tours in the Gulf as a part of Operation Southern Watch. His military duties were Combat Search and Rescue, Anti-Submarine Warfare Operator, Crew Chief, Aerial Gunner, Search and Surveillance, Vertical Replenishment and Special Warfare support.Dickinson soloed the summit of Mount Everest on May 15, 2011, after his Sherpa mountain guide became ill and went back down to high camp. After taking some pictures and making a radio call, Brian began his descent but within a few feet he became snow blind.His vision did not fully return for over a month. His descent to high camp from the summit took over seven hours, instead of the expected two to three hours. Brian ran out of oxygen on his descent but made it down to the South Col where his guide met him to help him back to his tent. Brian holds the record for the highest solo blind descent.He has climbed the Seven Summits by climbing the highest peaks of all seven continents. He also participates in many other extreme sports.Brian's Blind Descent experience has been reenacted in television segments including the Christian Broadcast Network's 700 Club, the Weather Channel's Freaks of Nature, KING-TV and Brian was featured on CNN's Anderson Cooper, ABC's Good Morning America, CNN's New Day with Chris Cuomo, Huffington Post, Fox Business Varney & Co, Success Magazine, Redemption Movie Series, Weather Channel, American Survival Guide Magazine, Simple Grace Magazine, Charisma Magazine, Guideposts and more. Brian's Mount Everest experience also landed him as the top trending moment for Twitter.This episode is sponsored by Liberty Tax, InStitchu, and Elitra Health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Forrest, CEO and Chief Culture Officer at FPG (Forrest Performance Group), is a leading authority in culture change programs and an expert at creating high-performance, high-profit, and "Best Place to Work" cultures. As a sales professional, author, speaker, and management coach, Jason’s job is to empower professionals and executives to unleash their human performance and master their leadership skills in sales, management, culture and service; for the purpose of increasing profit through people.  The winner of four international Stevie Awards for his Warrior Selling and Leadership Coaching training programs, Jason is also an award-winning author of five books, including Leadership Sales Coaching – rated as one of Selling Power Magazine's Top Sales Books. Additionally, Inc. Magazine has named FPG as one of the Nation’s Best Workplaces for 2017.  With a decade of coaching and speaking experience, Jason Forrest is a member of the acclaimed National Speaker Association's Million Dollar Speaker Group, as well as The Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), the world’s only peer-to-peer network exclusively for entrepreneurs. Every year, Jason delivers approximately 100 keynotes for sales teams, managers, and executives. Connect with Jason @jforrestspeaker on Twitter.This episode is sponsored by Liberty Tax, InStitchu, and Elitra Health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Collective Child (www.TheCollectiveChild.com), a monthly subscription service delivering hi-lo contemporary price points childrenswear to busy moms is poised to enter 2018 with a loyal following of successful working moms looking for a fast, efficient way to clothe their children without sacrificing style.Founded in 2015 and based in Brooklyn, NY, The Collective Child is the brainchild of former Bloomindales executive Sandra Makarem and former Vogue, Paris editor Emily Khasidy. The two best friends with over 15 years of fashion industry experience recognized a need to replace the traditional, laborious, and cold shopping experience for busy moms with a more intimate and convenient one. “We see every box as an opportunity to save mothers time,” stated co-founder Emily Khasidy. “Time that she can then repurpose, all while we deliver product with a look and feel that she is proud to dress her children in.”Entering its third year of operation The Collective Child’s loyal fan base continues to grow thanks to a consistent philosophy aimed at building a community of mothers surrounding a shared goal of convenient access to the best products for their children. “Our passion comes from our members and in understanding the importance of their time” stated co-founder Sandra Makarem. “To that end we are aiming to create memorable experiences through the thoughtful curation of clothing assortments in each box.” The Collective Child has developed a highly streamlined process. First, members complete the sign-up page by indicating customizable style and sizing preferences. From there, professional stylists hand-select 5-14 pieces for moms to choose from, provide styling tips, and deliver a personalized box of curated brands straight to her doorstep. Members can then keep what they want and return the rest. More than an imperative resource delivering quality childrenswear to Moms, The Collective Child aims to make a lasting impact on the lives of busy mothers as they take on Motherhood and the challenges that entails, as well as promote the lifestyle of working Mothers and act as a community and resource of support.This episode is sponsored by Liberty Tax, InStitchu, and Elitra Health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kay Koplovitz is the founder and former Chairman & CEO of USA Networks, which includes USA Network, the Sci-Fi Channel, and USA Networks International – today multi-billion dollar television cable television networks. Ms. Koplovitz ran the company for 21 years before stepping down in 1998, at which time it was sold for $4.5 billion.Kay co-founded Springboard Growth Capital to bring growth stage investments to technology and life sciences companies emerging from Springboard Enterprises ecosystem. Since 2000, Kay has served as Chairman of Springboard Enterprises, where under her leadership, the venture-catalyst accelerator has been bringing women founders leading transformational businesses to full parity in raising capital. The value of Springboard Enterprises has been validated by a strong 17-year track record of success of $8.3 billion capital raised with 179 exits and 17 IPOs. Companies in the portfolio include technology and life sciences, and in 2014, Ms. Koplovitz co-founded the New York Fashion Tech Lab bringing promising technology companies in collaboration with the fashion and retail industry.Kay currently serves on corporate boards of CA Technologies and ION Media Networks and served previously, on the Boards of Time Inc., Kate Spade, Oracle, Instinet, Nabisco, General Re and Sun New Media, and trustee of The Paley Center for Media and International Tennis Hall of Fame.Some of Ms. Koplovitz’ notable accomplishments include her nomination as Chairman of the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) in 1998 by President Clinton as well as the publication of her book Bold Women, Big Ideas: Learning to Play the High Risk Entrepreneurial Game, written by Ms. Koplovitz to inform and inspire women entrepreneurs. She recently published Been There, Run That, an anthology of best practices from Springboard Enterprises’ expert network of thought leaders. Ms. Koplovitz is frequently interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, CNBC, MNBC, and Bloomberg TV.This episode is sponsored by Liberty Tax, InStitchu, and Elitra Health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oluwatosin Bucknor popularly known as Tosyn Bucknor, is a Nigeria media personality, actress and social media content creator. Radio for Bucknor started with Tee-A on Eko89.7fm after which she interned at Cool 96.9fm where she hosted the Fun Hour Show on Saturdays. Since her youth service in 2009, Bucknor has been a morning show radio host at Top Radio90.9fm. She is the only female radio host handling the morning belt by herself.She has won or been nominated for several awards including Future Awards, ELOY Awards, Best of Nollywood awards and more.This episode is sponsored by Liberty Tax, InStitchu, and Elitra Health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFL Experience Times Square is a first-of-its-kind live action attraction located in the heart of New York City that brings fans closer than ever to the game and their favorite teams. Combining interactive games, content and a state-of-the-art 4D theater, the experience takes visitors from the stands to the field, transporting them from kickoff through playoffs, and ultimately, the biggest stage – the Super Bowl. This episode is sponsored by Liberty Tax, InStitchu, and Elitra Health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan Bostic is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Ohio Valley Wrestling where he became a one-time OVW Television Champion and one-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion. In January 2017, Bostic wrestled for Championship Wrestling From Hollywood, pinning Dicky Mayer of Pac-3, at which point Pac-3 manager Coach Flexo appeared to recruit Bostic to replace Mayer in the faction. This episode is sponsored by Liberty Tax, InStitchu, and Elitra Health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Woodland’s story starts with his mother. She was a school teacher for her entire career. In 2010 Mark’s mother bought a childcare center to support children on their educational journey. Mark left the Australian Army to support his mother in her new business. Today, with more than 50 employees in 4 different countries, Xplor makes incredible products used by hundreds of thousands of people across the globe. This episode is sponsored by Liberty Tax, InStitchu, and Elitra Health.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gene Marks is a columnist, author, and small business owner. Gene writes daily for The Washington Post and weekly for Forbes, The Huffington Post, Inc Magazine, Entrepreneur.com and monthly for Philadelphia Magazine. Gene has written 5 books on business management, specifically geared towards small and medium-sized companies. His most recent is The Manufacturer’s Book of Lists (Create Space, 2013). This episode is sponsored by Liberty Tax, InStitchu, and Elitra Health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zack Ward published a letter to America in the New York Times sharing his thoughts about how legalized sports gambling is currently being decided by the Supreme Court. We would love to arrange an interview to share Zack's thoughts and expertise on the pending Supreme Court decision and how if passed, why it is dangerous for the future of America and professional sports.  This episode is sponsored by Liberty Tax, InStitchu, Right Networks, and Elitra Health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices