The media landscape has shifted drastically in the past two decades, making it easier than ever for individuals to create their own content and build an audience just like big media companies do. Today, I discuss how you can leverage this opportunity to accelerate your career or business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sales is the most important skill that an entrepreneur has in their toolkit. Yet it is dismissed and downplayed in school and by other professions. I examine our perception of sales and why any modern business professional needs to take the skill seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As I’ve spent more time in and around business, I have realized that few things are more important than incentives. The right incentives can accelerate a business. The wrong incentives can literally sink a business. This episode shares a few stories of incentives gone wrong and how we can think about setting the right incentives in our careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ethereum is a blockchain based software platform that has the potential to revolutionize industries from Finance to Music & act as the foundation for a new digital economy. To be a modern professional is to understand the basics of potentially game-changing technology. Listen to my overview of AWS here: https://link.chtbl.com/fj-aws Got a question about business, media, or just want to say hi? Send an email to alex@morningbrew.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being a high-performer is a double-edged sword. You aim for perfection, which drives you to work tirelessly and never settle. But if not kept in check, this way of working can lead to burnout and unhappiness. Today, I provide strategies to unplug from work when it seems like an impossible task.Got a question about business, media, or just want to say hi? Send an email to alex@morningbrew.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got some reader questions to answer: How do I deal with anxiety? What's the future of Social Media Food Influencers? What does an Executive Chairman even do? Today I answer these questions and more from our listeners.Do you have a question about business, media, or just want to say hi? Send an email to alex@morningbrew.com, or my DMs are open @businessbarista on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I reflect on the business of the Olympics & what we can learn from the exorbitant costs & historical unprofitability of the games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I reflect on the ways in which I’ve built deep, meaningful relationships as an entrepreneur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I talk about my current strategy for investing in startups & the principles that guide my decision to say GO or NO GO on a potential investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I talk about my introduction to angel investing & how I approached writing my first three checks in very different early-stage businesses.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices