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Oct 9, 2020 • 59min

Mark Spicer - Counter Terrorism Consultant and FBI Expert Witness DC Sniper Task Force

Sgt Major (ret) Mark Spicer is a 25-year veteran of the British Army with a worldwide reputation in the sphere of Sniping and Counter terrorism, which led to his selection and use as the US Governments Expert witness in the Washington DC Sniper trials.  He has served worldwide with the British and UN forces on real world deployments, and has vast experience of counter terrorist operations and terrorist methods of operation, having worked extensively against the IRA in Northern Ireland and subsequent terrorist elements throughout the former Yugoslavia region. Working within the Infantry and both covert and overt special operations units, he has gained a vast experience of counter terrorism and covert surveillance operations, often working at very close proximity to known terrorists without their knowledge, and received an award from the Queen in recognition of his success during a particular counter terrorist operation. His experience and understanding of the terrorist mind, has seen him become a successful seminar keynote speaker at Tactical Officer Associations (SWAT) across the United States and for the Dept. of Homeland security. Mark is currently CEO/Owner of Osprey Group USA Inc and a Director at Desert Tech. He is also the author of the book Illustrated Manual of Sniper Skills which can be found below. Email Mark here: mark@ogroupusa.com Mark's Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1473884527/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p1_i0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Oct 7, 2020 • 47min

Mark Birnbaum - Creating Catch Hospitality Group

Los Angeles-based restauranteur Mark Birnbaum played a major role in transforming New York City’s Meatpacking District into one of the most sought after areas in Manhattan before settling in California to operate the West Hollywood outpost of globally influenced seafood restaurant Catch (2011). Dubbed by Forbes Magazine as one of the “New Kings of New York Hospitality,” Catch Hospitality Group (Catch Restaurants, Lexington Brass) co-founder Mark Birnbaum and his partner Eugene Remm pioneered dynamic hospitality experiences by using food, service and vibe to create seamless transitions between dining, nightlife and entertainment. With a focus on culture and brand, Birnbaum has propelled Catch from a standalone NYC flagship to an international phenomenon with successful locations in L.A., Playa del Carmen and Las Vegas, with additional outposts slated for 2019. Most recently CHG welcomed a new partner, hospitality business mogul Tilman J. Fertitta, whose privately owned Landry’s, Inc. is ranked among the largest corporations in the U.S. Follow Mark here: https://www.instagram.com/markbirnbaum/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Oct 1, 2020 • 50min

Chase Chewning - Getting Medically Discharged & Starting Ever Forward Radio

Today on Rise of the Young we are sit down with Chase Chewning. A Virginia native and Army veteran, Chase is a Virginia Commonwealth University alum, graduating from their Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science undergraduate program in 2013. Having completed his MS in Health Promotion from American University in Washington, DC he also holds the following credentials: ACE Certified Health Coach and TRX Certified Suspension Trainer.Living a life of wellness has always been a part of him - since growing up eating fresh food from his grandparents' garden, playing baseball throughout school and enjoying time in the mountains surrounding his family's southwest VA home. After six years of active duty, Chase was medically discharged from the military due a string of injuries that ultimately required him to have bilateral reconstructive hip surgeries. After learning how to walk again, twice, exercise as medicine and healthy lifestyle modifications became his passion. Chase currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Follow Chase here: https://www.instagram.com/chase_chewning/ Viral Style: https://viralstyle.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 28, 2020 • 41min

Ryan Blair - From Selling A Company for $792M to Helping People Elevate Their Mind, Body and Business

Today we sit down with Ryan Blair. Ryan is a serial entrepreneur who established his first company at age twenty-one and has since created and actively invested in multiple start-ups. As the CEO of ViSalus, he took the company from start-up to more than $1.6 billion in cumulative sales, sold the company in a $792.4-million-dollar transaction, started venture fund HashtagOne, which has invested in several very successful start-ups, and was named an Ernst & Young’s 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year. Ryan has devoted the rest of his life to help people elevate their mind, body and business through a proprietary curriculum that he offer's through his new company AlterCall. His first book, Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain, was a number one international New York Times bestseller and his second book, Rock Bottom To Rock Star is on sale October 4. He lives in Los Angeles. For more information, go to http://ryanblair.com/. Follow Ryan here: https://www.instagram.com/realryanblair/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 21, 2020 • 35min

Brett Berish - CEO of Sovereign Brands on Building Luc Belaire, Ace of Spades, and McQueen Violet Fog

In 2012, Brett Berish launched Luc Belaire, an award-winning line of French sparkling wines. Since being notably touted by longtime ambassadors Rick Ross and DJ Khaled, their signature black bottles have evolved into symbols of self-made success for prominent artists, athletes and entrepreneurs alike. In just five years, the brand’s flagship blend Belaire Rosé ranks as the top-selling French sparkling wine sold in the United States. Tapping into this spirit of independence, Belaire launched their Self-Made Tastes Better campaign to celebrate artists who have challenged convention and paved their own path to success. The campaign is driven by a video series that features Brett sitting down with various artists to discuss the process of building their career from the ground up. In addition to highlighting the journey of Rick Ross and DJ Khaled, Belaire has shared the self-made stories of artists such as Post Malone, Steve Aoki, Nipsey Hussle, Dave East, Diamond Platinumz, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Russ and Rapsody. Forbes Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/julianmitchell/2018/05/21/sovereign-brands-ceo-brett-berish-is-building-a-self-made-spirits-empire/#1414b6b28794 Follow Luc Belaire on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialbelaire/?hl=en Learn more about Sovereign Brands: https://www.sovereignbrands.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 18, 2020 • 35min

Caya - Founder of Slidebean

Jose Cayasso (Caya) is a tech entrepreneur and growth marketer. He started his first tech company in 2011, a mobile game called Pota-Toss, that raised a successful Kickstarter campaign, and was deemed by Techcrunch and CNN as 'The Next Angry Birds'. Caya was deemed as one of 40-Under-40 Costa Rican innovators, and he was a featured speaker on the 2013 TEDx PuraVida Conference. In mid-2014, Caya co-founded Slidebean, an AI-powered presentation platform. The company was part of the 500 Startups accelerator in Silicon Valley and so far has raised two rounds of venture capital. Slidebean focuses on helping early-stage startups and small businesses create powerful presentations. As CEO, Caya has led the company's expansion and growth into a profitable USD $1 Million+ operation that employs over 25 people in the US and Costa Rica. More recently, the company has seen tremendous success with its Startups 101 channel on Youtube, which has 500,000+ monthly viewers and continues to grow rapidly.  Follow Slidebean on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/slidebean Follow Caya here: https://www.instagram.com/caya_here/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 17, 2020 • 28min

Zeb Evans - Building ClickUp to $60M in Revenue

While running a previous business, Zeb Evans came across a massive efficiency problem in the world of project management. Most companies and teams were running multiple different programs to track tasks and organize projects, making it harder to effectively get things done. To solve this issue, in 2017, Zeb founded ClickUp, a software solution for business and organizations which offers a one stop shop for project management. Since then ClickUp has gained over 1M users and has generated over $60M in revenue.  Learn more about ClickUp: https://clickup.com Follow Zeb here: https://www.instagram.com/djcurfew/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 14, 2020 • 30min

JJ Ramberg - Creating Goodpods, a Social Podcasting App

Jennifer Jill "JJ" Ramberg was, until recently, the host of MSNBC's weekend business program Your Business. She left the television broadcasting industry to found the company GoodPods. Goodpods is a social networking app with the goal to make it easier for listeners to find great content and to help podcasters find new listeners. Goodpods: goodpods.com Follow JJ at https://www.instagram.com/jj.ramberg/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 5, 2020 • 33min

Charles Michael Yim - From two exits in Silicon Valley to making history on Shark Tank

Charles Michael Yim is a successful entrepreneur who has sold two companies by the time he turned 28. Yim has been able to attract top mentors including the “Paypal Mafia,” Virgin founder Richard Branson, and “Shark Tank” investor Mark Cuban. Early in Charles career, he joined Fortify and a year later in 2010, Fortify Software was sold to Hewlett Packard for $250 million. From there, Yim went off on his own and launched two startups, one which was called Chatterfly, which sold for $15 million in 2011. Follow Charles Yim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlesmyim/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 1, 2020 • 33min

Skylar Grey - Working With Eminem For 10 Years & Signing A Record Deal At 17

Skylar Grey, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer from Mazomanie, Wisconsin. In 2004, at the age of 17, Grey signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group and a recording contract with Machine Shop Recordings under the name Holly Brook. In 2006, she released her debut studio album, Like Blood Like Honey, under the aforementioned labels. In 2010, Grey co-wrote Eminem and Rihanna's hit single, "Love the Way You Lie", with Eminem and British record producer Alex da Kid, who subsequently signed Grey to his Interscope Records label imprint, Kidinakorner. Grey's second album, Don't Look Down, was released in July 2013. The album reached the top 10 in the US and produced four singles. Grey's third studio release, Natural Causes, was issued in September 2016. Grey has also provided guest vocals on several singles, including Fort Minor's "Where'd You Go", Diddy's "Coming Home", Dr. Dre's "I Need a Doctor", Nicki Minaj's "Bed of Lies", and Macklemore's "Glorious". Additionally, she has written songs for Kehlani, G-Eazy, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Zedd, Nick Jonas, Céline Dion, and CeeLo Green.  Follow Skylar Grey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skylargrey/?hl=en  Learn more about Viralstyle: www.viralstyle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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