

Long Shot Leaders with Michael Stein
Michael Stein: Entrepreneur, actor, filmmaker, comedian & self help expert
Long Shot Leaders tell the stories and secrets of leaders, Innovators, entrepreneurs, and various high achievers. We interview people of all walks of life and explore their struggles, shortcomings, challenges, and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment.
Hard-hitting and fast-moving, connecting people from all walks of life to learn about entrepreneurship, leadership, relationships, cruise ships, and any other kind of damn ship you can think of. We talk to leaders in culture, film, regular business, show business, monkey business, you name it! digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.
Michael Stein likes deconstructing why people do what they do and how they can be better.
Hard-hitting and fast-moving, connecting people from all walks of life to learn about entrepreneurship, leadership, relationships, cruise ships, and any other kind of damn ship you can think of. We talk to leaders in culture, film, regular business, show business, monkey business, you name it! digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.
Michael Stein likes deconstructing why people do what they do and how they can be better.
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Mar 15, 2022 • 42min
How to Build a Wine Empire - Catching Up With Addison Rex - 1 Year Anniversary Series
How to Build a Wine Empire - Catching Up With Addison Rex - 1 Year Anniversary Series CEO at Wine Spies Addison Rex (codename Agent Cru), always working to find top-notch wines to bring to our Wine Spies Operatives at unparalleled prices.

Mar 14, 2022 • 49min
The Queen of The Hollywood Press Junket, Reba Merrill - Catching Up - 1 Year Anniversary Series
While interviewing many of Hollywood’s top stars, Reba made her name as an interviewer who never delved into gossip. Rather, Reba’s unique interview skills drew out powerful and intimate moments from these very public celebrities. She hosted four talk shows: (“Reba” and “Good Morning Arizona” on ABC) (“Sunup San Diego” on CBS and “That’s Life” on Cox Cable, which garnered her an Emmy Award and a Cable Ace Nomination). Based on her body of work, Reba was elected to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and The Reba Merrill Collection is now part of the Motion Picture Academy archives. Reba’s interviews will be appearing on “Night Flight” every Friday night at 11PM, and have been featured on The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame App.

Mar 13, 2022 • 35min
Ben Lesser, talks about the holocaust, his time in the concentration camps, and his life afterward - Catching Up 1 Year Anniversary Series
MEET BEN LESSER Ben Lesser was born in Krakow Poland in 1928. He had 2 brothers and 2 sisters, his older sister Lola and he are the only remaining survivors out of his immediate family of seven. The rest of his immediate family as well as his extended family who numbered in the hundreds were all slaughtered by the Nazi’s in their willing collaborators. During those 5 years of living hell on earth, Ben was fortunate to survive several Ghetto’s and concentration camps, including the notorious Auschwitz, Buchenwald, he was liberated in Dachau. In 1947, Ben arrived to the United States and settled in Los Angeles where he met and then married his wife Jean in 1950. Ben & Jean have been blessed with 2 daughters, 4 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In Los Angeles, Ben became a Realtor and had two successful Real Estate offices, Ben Lesser & Associates. He is past president of the Los Angeles Westside Beverly Hills Brokers Association. Since 1995, after retiring to Las Vegas, Ben has been devoting his time as a volunteer, speaking in schools and colleges on The Holocaust. Ben said that he has dedicated his present life to the pursuit of preserving the memory (ZACHOR) in order to prevent the world from contracting AMNESIA.

Mar 12, 2022 • 31min
Jim Jordan on being kidnapped at 15, and building a model agency empire. - Catching Up 1 Year Anniversary Series
Jim Jordan on being kidnapped at 15, and building a model agency empire. - Catching Up 1 Year Anniversary Series Jim Jordan is an American fashion and commercial photographer, entrepreneur, talent scout, manager, and magazine publisher. Initially working as a hair and makeup artist and modeling talent scout, Jordan's self-taught style of photography gained the attention of the owner of fashion retailer J.Crew, which led to him becoming a fashion and commercial photographer/director. Jordan's photography has been featured on the covers of magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, and Marie Claire, and others. Jordan has photographed and worked with celebrities such as Kris Jenner, Leonardo Di Caprio, Charlize Theron, Mila Kunis, and Drew Barrymore.

Mar 11, 2022 • 41min
Writer of Sleepless in Seattle, and Cool Zen Master Jeff Arch - Catching up 1 Year Anniversary Series
Writer of Sleepless in Seattle, and Cool (unofficial) Zen Master Jeff Arch - Catching up 1 Year Anniversary Series Jeff is the writer of the classic rom-com charmer, Sleepless in Seattle starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. He was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Writers Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award. Sleepless in Seattle is often mentioned in the best romantic comedies of all time.

Mar 10, 2022 • 32min
Owner of The World Famous Improv and Actor Mark Lonow - Catching Up - 1 Year Anniversary Series
Owner of The World Famous Improv and Actor Mark Lonow - Catching Up - 1 Year Anniversary Series Mark Lonow was born on May 11, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Wedding Singer (1998), National Security (2003) and Thank God It's Friday (1978). And co-owning the world-famous Improv comedy club. He has been married to JoAnne Astrow since 1966

Mar 9, 2022 • 25min
From the Bachelorette to a Personal Development Leader with Eric Bigger - Catching up - 1 Year Anniversary Series
1 Year Anniversary Series - 12 Episodes in 12 Days Eric Bigger knows change doesn’t happen overnight, and he’s hoping to spread that same message. On Thursday, Eric posted side-by-side images with his "Bachelorette" cast photo from Rachel Lindsay’s season in 2017 on the left and a current photo on the right. Other than a three-year difference in the pictures, Eric now has facial hair and an even bigger smile. In his caption, he wrote about the ups and downs it took to reach that place of genuine happiness and "purpose." He began, "Transformation is real! Change your mindset, change your energy, change your life. It took me seven years of pain, setbacks, failure, and rejection to become an overnight success. I experienced every emotion, I struggled to pay bills, I was overworked and underpaid, I didn't know who I was, but I had a burning desire to figure it out." Eric continued, "I spent countless hours studying, reading books, going to seminars, taking chances, praying hard, working diligently, and just curious about it all. And success happened to me, and it still is, and I'm still going and embracing all the fears and challenges that come with it." The 32-year-old wrote that he feels "truly blessed and grateful for life" and shared why he opted to write his book "Transformation," which he co-authored with Chris Randone. He said, "I published a book recently with the purpose and intention to help those in the discovery of finding themselves and purpose." Eric is all about promoting positivity, leadership, and overcoming fear.

Mar 8, 2022 • 28min
Catching Up with Falsely Accused 16 Year Prisoner, Now Lawyer Jeffrey Deskovic - 1 Year Anniversary Series Special
Catching Up with Falsely Accused 16 Year Prisoner, Now Lawyer -Jeffrey Deskovic 1 Year Anniversary Series Special Jeffrey Mark Deskovic is an American man from upstate New York known for having been wrongly convicted in 1990 at the age of seventeen of raping, beating, and strangling Angela Correa, a 15-year-old high school classmate at Peekskill High School. The Deskovic Foundation is a New York-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to exonerating the wrongfully convicted both in DNA and non-DNA cases, as well as wrongful conviction prevention. The Foundation was established as a result of Jeffrey Deskovic’s own wrongful conviction at the age of 17 of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl. Authorities knew his DNA did not match that of the actual perpetrator – who, three years later, went on to murder another young woman and mother of two – but rogue police officers, prosecutors, and other law enforcement personnel knowingly and maliciously accused, prosecuted, and eventually secured his conviction. After his exoneration and release after sixteen years in prison, Deskovic successfully sued the authorities responsible and used a substantial portion of the compensation he was awarded to start the Deskovic Foundation. Deskovic has dedicated himself to helping the wrongfully convicted, and recently graduated from the Elizabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University with a law degree.

Mar 7, 2022 • 17min
Catching up With Gamefly & Drop Off Leader Creator Sean Spector - 1 Year Anniversary Series Special
Catching up With Gamefly & Drop Off Leader Creator Sean Spector - 1 Year Anniversary Series Special Sean has spent his career driving growth and innovation for leading technology and media companies. Sean co-founded GameFly, Inc., which pioneered the video game rental subscription business and was backed by Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital. There he led marketing, business development, mobile strategy, digital distribution, ad sales, content, and M&A efforts. Prior, he was an Online Producer at The Walt Disney Company and a New Media Agent at Creative Artists Agency. Sean attended the University of Southern California and holds a B.A. in Film Theory and Criticism from San Francisco State University. Sean is married to his college sweetheart and loves watching his two daughters play competitive sports and ride horses.

Mar 4, 2022 • 47min
How to Become a Rock Star Survivalist & Why Bear Grylls Calls Megan Hine 99% Stronger Than Most Men He Knows
How to Become a Rock Star Survivalist & Why Bear Grylls Calls Megan Hine 99% Stronger Than Most Men He Knows Internationally Renowned Female Survival Consultant Megan Hine is a survival consultant, expedition leader, and producer. Her vast wealth of experience and knowledge, gained from leading hundreds of expeditions and consulting for TV survival and adventure shows across the globe, enables her to organize unique experiences for clients in remote and wild places. Megan has spent time working and living with native communities all around the world, from the San bushmen in Africa to the Sami reindeer herders in the Arctic to the Iban jungle dwellers in Borneo and many more. Most of her expeditions involve working closely with native peoples and she always aims to support local communities where possible. Megan's primal drive to travel and explore means she can often be found breaking trail through waist-deep snow, swinging in her hammock in the depths of a jungle, or sharing stories sitting around a campfire under the desert stars. Megan's knowledge and skills make her a world-leading expert in all aspects of remote wilderness area expeditions, survival, and TV filming. In front of the camera, Megan's most recent credit is as co-host of a 12 part series on Facebook Watch, The Curse of Akakor in 2019. Megan's first book 'Mind of a Survivor' was published by Coronet was published in May 2017