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May 20, 2020 • 36min

Jon Oringer - Building Shutterstock Into A Billion Dollar Empire

Jon Oringer is an American programmer, photographer, and billionaire businessman, best known as the founder and CEO of Shutterstock, a stock media and editing tools provider, headquartered in New York City. Oringer started his career while a college student in the 1990s, when he created "one of the Web's first pop-up blockers." He went on to found about ten small startups that used a subscription method to sell "personal firewalls, accounting software, cookie blockers, trademark managers," and other small programs. In 2003, Oringer founded Shutterstock to provide microstock photography, which has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 2012. As a result of going public, in 2013 Oringer was reported to be New York's first tech billionaire. Shutterstock had over 100,000 contributors as of March 2016, with an "active customer base of 1.4 million people in 150 countries." Among other accolades, in 2012 Oringer was named New York's Technology Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, and the following year Oringer was recognized as one of Crain's New York 40 Under 40.   Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Oringer   Learn more about Jon Oringer: https://jonoringer.com   Learn more about Shutterstock: https://shutterstock.com   Follow Casey Adams on Instagram: https://instagram.com/casey   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 13, 2020 • 41min

Christopher R. King - The Art of The Gentleman

Christopher R. King was raised by a single mother, dropped out of school in the tenth grade, and went on to build a real estate empire all before age twenty-six. After losing everything in the 2008 financial crash, his never-quit mindset built back his second fortune. He co-founded King of Clubs, an ultra-premium wine with Napa Valley legend, Robert Mondavi Jr., which they sold in 2017. He is the founder and creative director of Christopher King / CCCXXXIII the luxury Italian-made leather goods company which is appreciated by an international list of discerning clients, including A-list celebrities, actors, musicians, and professional athletes. He also curated an exclusive one-of-a-kind 2018 DBS Superleggera, limited to only three, in collaboration with famed British automaker, Aston Martin. A true believer in the Art of the Gentleman, King is on a mission to implement his "manners make society" mindset. He is on a quest to exemplify that chivalry is not dead. King currently spends his time between Beverly Hills and Milan. He is the proud father of two boys, Zachary and Cruz. Buy "Kings Way" on Amazon now: https://www.amazon.com/Kingsway-Remembering-Past-Defining-Future-ebook/dp/B087TJGN5V/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=christopher+king&qid=1589305148&sr=8-1 Follow Christopher R. King on Instagram (@MrKing): https://www.instagram.com/mrking/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 11, 2020 • 30min

Daniel Snow - The Snow Agency & Disrupting The Social Media Landscape

Daniel Snow is CEO and Founder of the New Jersey based online/social media marketing agency, Snow Agency and Social Cadre.  Prior to becoming a disruptor in the social media ecommerce landscape, Daniel Snow had massive success with two other social media based companies he founded while still in college, Snow Media and Caffeine Digital. Caffeine Digital is a self serve ad platform geared towards influencers on Instagram and Twitter to monetize their followings with. Founded in August of 2014 during the summer of Daniel’s junior year in college while studying for the Dental Admissions Test, it quickly gained traction in the market amongst both influencers, celebrities, and individuals who possessed massive followings geared towards specific niches. During its first year of business, Caffeine Digital was able to register over 2,000 affiliates as well generating nearly $7M in revenue. Snow Media, is the holding company for Daniel’s 20 million + followers on Twitter and Instagram most notably being @rap on Instagram. Learn more about The Snow Agency: https://www.thesnowagency.com/ Follow Daniel Snow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dapper/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 11, 2020 • 40min

Nick Gross - Find Your Grind & Building A Multi-Dimensional Media Empire

Nick Gross is an entrepreneur, musician and founder of the Find Your Grind education platform. He started a career as a drummer and in subsequent years was the drummer for bands Open Air Stereo and Half the Animal. With Open Air Stereo Gross took part in the reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. The band later signed with Epic Records. In 2009, Gross launched STRZ Enterprises, a record studio and record label. He is the founder of Find Your Grind, an education platform, and CEO of Big Noise, a record label he founded with Jon Cohen and John Feldmann in 2018. As of 2019 the label's roster included Ashley Tisdale and New Politics. Also in 2018, Gross founded Gross Labs as parent company of Find Your Grind and Big Noise, among others. In 2018, FYG partnered with esports platform ReKTGlobal, parent company of Rogue, in scholarships for students who want to pursue esports. In 2019 Gross led a series A funding of $10.8 million for ReKTGlobal. Learn more about Nick Gross: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Gross Follow Nick Gross on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickgross/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 7, 2020 • 39min

Jason Wong - Creating The "Holy Meme Bible" & Making Viral Products

Jason Wong is a Managing Partner @thewonghaus and the Founder of @doe.bby & @holymemebible. The "Holy Meme Bible" is a product created under the product lab Dank Tank, and is one of its flagship products. Holy Meme Bible is an annual edition coloring book for memes. Inspired by the constant changing digital trends and the Internet culture around us, Meme Bible is the yearbook to document the year’s most iconic memories. The Holy Meme Bible was one of Shopify’s fastest growing store in 2016. It has been featured on a number of publications such as Forbes, Shopify Masters, Business Insiders, Daily Beast, Chain Daily, and more. Learn more about the brands Jason runs: https://www.wonghaus.com/brands Learn more about Wonghaus: https://www.wonghaus.com/ Follow Jason Wong on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pug/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 6, 2020 • 14min

Shams Charania - Becoming A Senior NBA Insider & Writer For The Athletic

Shams Charania is an American sports reporter for The Athletic covering the NBA. After several years of breaking increasingly significant scoops, Charania caught the attention of Adrian Wojnarowski, then working for Yahoo Sports, who described Charania as "the best young reporter in [the] business". After joining Yahoo, Charania began to break significant deals in the NBA. He was the first to break a number of high-profile signings in the summer of 2016, including Dwight Howard's move to the Atlanta Hawks, DeMar DeRozan's re-signing with the Toronto Raptors, Luol Deng's signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Jamal Crawford's signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. Follow Shams on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamsnba/?hl=en - Shoutout to John Geiger: https://www.instagram.com/johngeiger_/?hl=en Shoutout to Sean Davis: https://www.instagram.com/sean_m_davis_/?hl=en Shoutout to Bryan Pascual: https://www.instagram.com/bpascual3/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 5, 2020 • 32min

Trevor Milton - Billionaire CEO of Nikola Motor & Creating Hydrogen-Powered Trucks

Trevor Milton is an American billionaire businessman, the CEO and co-founder of Nikola Motor Company. Trevor Milton, a college dropout from Utah who is pushing to raise at least $1 billion to put hydrogen trucks on the road. CNH Industrial, a European maker of heavy-duty work vehicles, committed $250 million to Nikola’s Series D investment round. Nikola aims to get thousands of futuristic hydrogen-powered trucks on the road throughout the 2020s that can travel up to 750 miles between fuelings at stations it plans to build and operate. In March 2020, Nikola announced its plans to merge with VectorIQ. This will result in the combined company being listed on the NASDAQ exchange with the NKLA ticker symbol. The merger is expected to complete in Q2 of 2020. Learn more about Nikola Motor Company: https://nikolamotor.com/ Learn more about the merger with VectorIQ: https://nikolamotor.com/press_releases/nikola-corporation-a-global-leader-in-zero-emissions-transportation-solutions-to-be-listed-on-nasdaq-through-a-merger-with-vectoiq-74 Learn more about Trevor Milton: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2019/09/04/nikola-ceo-trevor-milton-is-now-a-billionaire-thanks-to-hydrogen-truck-startups-fundraising-drive/#3abfd9405b0f Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 4, 2020 • 40min

Ash Dykes - Trekking Across Mongolia & Madagascar, Before The Age of 25

Ash Dykes is a Welsh adventurer and extreme athlete. He achieved two unofficial world-first records, trekking across Mongolia and Madagascar, before the age of 25. In August 2019, he achieved his third unofficial record, becoming the first person to walk along the full 4,000-mile (6,437km) course of the Yangtze, the longest river in Asia.  Learn more about Ask Dykes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Dykes Follow Ash Dykes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ash_dykes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 3, 2020 • 30min

Steven Galanis - CEO of Cameo

Steven Galanis is the CEO of Cameo, the world’s leading marketplace for personalized video shoutouts. He launched the company in 2016 with co-founders Martin Blencowe & Devon Townsend after seeing a personalized video message taped by a prominent NFL player congratulating a friend on the birth of his son. To date the company has sold over 75,000 Cameos and seen over 4,500 athletes, actors, and influencers join the platform. He was named to Chicago Inno's 2018 "50 on Fire" list. He is LinkedIn alum who previously worked as a trader on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and founder of two film investment companies where he produced movies featuring stars such as Bruce Willis and Robert De Niro. Outside of work he is an avid Chicago sports fan and serves on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity Chicago. Steven is a 2010 graduate of Duke University where he majored in History. Learn more about Steven Galanis: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/steven-galanis Follow Steven Galanis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevengalanis/ Learn more about Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/ Follow Cameo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameo/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 2, 2020 • 51min

Chris Voss - Negotiation Secrets From Former FBI Hostage Negotiator

Chris Voss is an American businessman, author, and academic. Voss is a former FBI hostage negotiator, the CEO of The Black Swan Group Ltd, and co-author of the book Never Split the Difference. He is an adjunct Professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and a lecturer at the Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California. Learn more about Chris Voss: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Voss Follow Chris Voss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefbinegotiator/ Buy "Never Split the Difference" by using this link: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1588298080&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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