Success Story with Scott D. Clary

Oren Klaff is one of the world's leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. His first book, Pitch Anything, is required reading throughout Silicon Valley, Wall Street and the Fortune 500, with more than 1,000,000 copies in print worldwide. He has written for Harvard Business Review, Inc., Advertising Age, Entrepreneur and has been featured in hundreds of periodicals, podcasts and blogs. He is an investment partner in a $200 million private equity investment fund and in his spare time is a motorcycle enthusiast.Show Linkstwitter.com/orenklafflinkedin.com/in/orenklaff/https://pitchmastery.com/

Doctor Rebekah Louisa Smith began her film industry career in 2008, working as a producer on Wales’ most successful national horror film festival, the brilliantly-named Abertoir Horror Festival.A decade ago, she created her company The Film Festival Doctor, the name a nod to her academic past. Rebekah has a PhD in Film and Audience research, her thesis based on the work of her hero Quentin Tarantino. Rebekah and her team will continue to pen prescriptions for success and are committed to transforming the lives of independent films through film festivals.Their aim is to give these films and the filmmakers visibility, awards, opportunities and recognition within the industry. Currently, the company- which has offices in London and Los Angeles- has helped win over 650 awards for their clients and her team have supported over 688 creatives across the world guiding them on their journeys to success.In 2018, Worcestershire-born Rebekah worked extensively on the feature length documentary George Michael Freedom: The Director’s Cut which has been screened at over 25 international festivals. It has won 5 awards and was shown in competition at the 26th Raindance Film Festival.The Film Festival Doctor has created triumphant film festival campaigns for Martin Kemp’s Stalker, The Boy With A Camera For A Face (45 festivals and 13 awards), Arrivederci Rosa (25 festivals), Beyond The River (winner of 2 SAFTA awards; the South African BAFTAs), Commune (30 festivals including the BAFTA-qualifying London Short Film Festival), Soldier Bee (BAFTA-recognised Aesthetica Short Film Festival), Placebo: Alt. Russia (International Film Festival Rotterdam), the BAFTA- shortlisted documentary Noma: Forgiving Apartheid, the BAFTA long listed Sylvia & The Cunning Man and the South African long-listed Oscar entry film Kalushi: The Story Of Solomon Mahlangu.Show Notesthefilmfestivaldoctor.com/dr-rebekah-louisa-smith/instagram.com/rebekahfilmdr/

Serial entrepreneur Marc Siden, the Co-Founder and CEO of Cloud Water Brands, and his team have created a hemp-infused beverage that is at the intersection of functional wellness and good taste.Cloud Water CEO Marc Siden brings over 25 years of start up and operational and sales experience. Most recently Marc co-founded and led his former company Onboard informatics, a leading real estate focused data and technology company to a successful exit. Marc has served as an advisor to a wide range of successful companies and nonprofits including NabeWise (sold to Air BnB) Klout (sold for $275 MM) Nestio (seed, A and B rounds) and Scout ventures (an early stage venture fund).Show Linkshttps://www.cloudwaterbrands.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-siden-1a8a5b1/

Matt Rizzetta has served as CEO since N6A’s inception. Under his leadership, N6A has been ranked as the #1 fastest-growing agency in the United States in its revenue category by O’Dwyers, as well one of the 50 most powerful agencies in the United States by the Observer. Matt has been instrumental in creating N6A’s “Compete and Care” culture and “Embrace the Pace” atmosphere, which have been lauded as the most rewarding, collaborative and unique in the agency world by Forbes, Monster.com, New York Post, Chief Learning Office Magazine, Entrepreneur, and others. N6A was named a finalist for Digiday’s Most Innovative Culture Award, and as a winner of PRWeek’s Best Places to Work. Matt is the author of #EmbraceThePace: The 100 Most Exhilarating Lessons Learned In A Decade Of Entrepreneurship, which chronicles his entrepreneurial journey. Matt serves on the Alumni Board of Directors at his alma mater Iona College, and resides in Westchester County, NY, with his wife and three daughters. Show Links linkedin.com/in/matt-rizzetta-b878803/ http://n6a.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kenny Meiselas is a named Partner and Head of the Music Department at Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, P.C., where he represents superstar recording artists, DJs, producers, songwriters, celebrities, designers, corporate clients, entrepreneurs and high level executives in media and entertainment related areas. His clients include some of the most influential stars in the music industry including Lady Gaga, Sean “Diddy” Combs, The Weeknd, Usher, Lil Wayne, Ella Mai, Future, Chris Brown, Carly Rae Jepsen, Rick Ross, Rae Sremmurd, Bebe Rexha, The Estate of Whitney Houston, Nas, Jhené Aiko, and Norah Jones; as well as DJs such as Avicii and Destructo; songwriter/producers including Timbaland, Ester Dean; designers such as Zac Posen; athletes including Carmelo Anthony, Mike Tyson and many more; all with an emphasis on multi-platform exploitation and diversification in all areas of entertainment. Transactions negotiated for his clients include not only customary music based deals for records, publishing, touring, and merchandise, but also media based transactions, sponsorships, endorsements, equity agreements and strategic partnerships in branding, apparel, fragrance, spirits, film and television. Show Links https://www.instagram.com/kmei2121/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2932774/ Recorded April 24th 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Wittine is a Digital Media Agent at leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Wittine is based in the Los Angeles office and represents many of the world’s leading content creators and pro-gamers, including DrDisrespect, Sam & Colby, and Nick Eh 30.Wittine began his career at William Morris Endeavor in 2014 and joined CAA in 2018. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Masters in Entertainment Industry Management. Wittine works to secure business opportunities for the agency’s clients across the entertainment and digital landscape, focusing on brand partnerships, platform strategy, and business development.Show Linkslinkedin.com/in/chris-w-b0141825/https://www.businessinsider.com/top-talent-agents-of-youtube-creators-influencers-uta-wme-caa-2019-11

Ahmad Imam is an edutainer, sales extraordinaire, LinkedIn personality and speaker. He empowers progressive professionals to create a strong and intentional brand with knock-out content. So they can reach more people and build stronger relationships which drive revenue and growth.Having been involved in over $1B worth of sales transactions over a 15-year career, Ahmad is a savvy negotiator. He grew his 100,000+ LinkedIn audience in just 15 months and regularly shares with them his secrets to gaining greater confidence, maintaining focus and getting what you want.A video trailblazer, Ahmad’s charismatic personality has seen many of his posts go viral, and he averages 2 million views on his content per month. His ‘The Most Epic Music Video in LinkedIn History’ was featured in online articles from Forbes and Inc.In 2019 he educated more than 500 people on the value of using LinkedIn for personal branding and building your authority. He aims to double that number in 2020.Ahmad is also a brand ambassador and partners with companies that align with his core values of kindness, integrity, optimism and growth. A proud father and husband, his family are his greatest inspiration. One he uses to help others achieve their maximum potential.Show Linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmad-imam/

James Bostwick is one of the most respected medical malpractice and personal injury lawyers in the nation. As Founder of Bostwick & Peterson, he's cultivated a reputation as a top-tier specialist in catastrophic malpractice cases and has secured numerous record-setting verdicts and settlements.Nationally recognized Bostwick specializes in complex medical malpractice, birth injury, and catastrophic or wrongful death claims and achieved the largest ever personal injury malpractice verdict in the United States. As a voracious reader of legal fiction, he always loved stories about criminal trials, but was struck by how seldom anyone wrote about the other cases that fill the courtrooms of America. Civil cases can have potentially devastating economic consequences for everyone involved. His vast experience provides a glimpse into this world of hard working and risk-taking lawyers that are far more driven by the needs of their clients than the potential rewards. James Career & book was inspired by a real San Francisco trial. In 1984, Bostwick was pushed to the brink of economic disaster when he sued the most famous trial lawyer in America for legal malpractice. He ultimately obtained a record verdict of $21 million on which his book ‘Acts of Omission’ is based.Show Linkshttps://www.bostwickfirm.com/attorneys/james-bostwick/https://www.amazon.com/Acts-Omission-James-S-Bostwick/dp/1642932612

With deep rooted beauty beginnings, Lan Belinky was destined to lead a global skincare brand. Born and raised until her young teens in Japan, the infamous center of skin care innovation, Lan was fascinated by the infinite beauty trends and tactics she was continually exposed to. Mesmerized by her Grandmother's meticulous 6-step beauty ritual and her Aunt's unique product application practices; the allure of the beauty world naturally beckoned.In the Spring of 1996, Lan's family moved to the United States so her Father and boscia Founder, Gen Inomata, could realize his dream of bringing Japanese influenced skincare stateside. Lan spoke solely Japanese at the time and worked diligently to learn English as a second language and acclimate into the American culture that was so brand new to her – but always, always held close her Japanese roots.Fast-forward a few years later, Gen's dream was realized and boscia was born. Lan attended The University of the Incarnate Word and graduated with a degree in Business Marketing, while spending every available moment helping to cultivate boscia. After graduating, Lan joined boscia full-time and helped lead many of the brand's major milestones including the first foray into prestige retail, triple digit year over year growth and global expansion.Show Notesboscia.com/shop/lanbelinkylinkedin.com/in/lan-belinky-1314741a/instagram.com/boscia

Andrew Undem is a real estate entrepreneur with a decade of experience under his belt. Andrew Undem founded the SURE Sales Group in 2014. Since then their organization has grown to over 20 agents and staff with annual sales consistently over $120,000,000.SURE Sales Group is known for their unique blend of sales, marketing, and negotiation mastery. Over the past 5 years SURE Sales Group has been recognized by WSJ, Remax as well as the #1 brokerage in Baltimore and the #3 brokerage in the state.Show Linkshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbcgndKQ5UzidPLjoX9Fvnwhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-undem-95872320/https://www.instagram.com/undem/