Conversations with Cohen

What would you do if you almost wired your entire life savings to a scammer? For Andy White, Ph. D., that near-disaster didn’t just spark outrage—it inspired a groundbreaking fintech company. In this episode of Conversations with Cohen, Gregg Cohen sits down with Andy White, Founder and CEO of Closinglock, to explore how an email spoof almost cost him everything and why that moment of vulnerabilit...

🎙️ In this episode of Conversations with Cohen, Gregg sits down with Frank Carone—an accomplished attorney, Marine Corps veteran, former Chief of Staff to NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and co-author of Everyone Wins. His path from growing up in Canarsie, Brooklyn to leading legal and political strategy at the highest levels of city government is nothing short of remarkable. Frank shares how his early life...

In this insightful episode of Conversations with Cohen , Gregg Cohen sits down with Saad Alam, CEO & founder of Hone Health, to discuss the groundbreaking journey of building the largest men's hormone clinic in the U.S. and transforming it into a platform for holistic longevity care. Saad shares his deeply personal story of overcoming fear, navigating the complexities of a highly regulate...

In today’s powerful episode, Gregg Cohen sits down with Dilip Rao, CEO & founder of Sharebite, for a deeply inspiring conversation about resilience, second chances, and the power of overcoming adversity. From his unconventional journey into Wall Street to a life-altering car accident that reshaped his life and career, Dilip’s story is a testament to the strength of the human spirit. Dilip open...

Gregg Cohen Interviews Larry Hutcher: The Evolution of Law in the AI Era  Welcome back to my channel! It's been four years since I last had Larry Hutcher on the podcast, and so much has changed in the legal industry. Larry, the Co-Managing Partner at Davidoff, Hutcher, and Citron, joins us to discuss the transformative role of AI, the firm’s culture, and the ever-changing landscape of law. La...

In this episode of Conversations with Cohen, I sit down with Jasson Casey, CEO and co-founder of Beyond Identity. Jasson’s journey is a fascinating one that came full circle, starting from his high school days writing software for local companies to realizing the potential of startups. A pivotal moment in college, sparked by a book on Craig Computer, inspired him to embark on his entrepreneurial p...

Join Gregg Cohen in an inspiring interview with Dima Gutzeit, the founder and CEO of LeapXpert, as he shares his remarkable journey and the innovative strides of LeapXpert in revolutionizing professional communication within enterprise procedures and consumer messengers. Born in 1978 in the Soviet Union, Dima's life took a dramatic turn when his family, facing the collapse of their country, m...

In the latest insightful interview, Gregg Cohen sits down with Seonghoon Woo, the CEO and co-founder of Amogy, a pioneering company dedicated to providing carbon-free energy solutions to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors such as maritime, power generation, and heavy industry. Born in South Korea. Seonghoon later moved to the United States for graduate studies at MIT and shifted his focus from ener...

🎙️ On today’s podcast, I’m diving deep into the world of surgical innovation with Dr. Teodor Grantcharov, founder of Surgical Safety Technologies. He’s a visionary surgeon with a mission to make surgery safer. From humble beginnings in Bulgaria to pioneering Surgical Safety Technologies in the United States, his journey is as inspiring as it is impactful. Growing up during communist times in Bulga...

Meet Sarah Paiji Yoo, founder of Blueland, and accidental activist! Today I sat down with Sarah to discuss how she ended up founding Blueland and tackling the single-use plastic industry by developing a reusable option that at first seemed almost impossible! Her chemist didn’t even know if it could be done.  How did she start out at Harvard Business School but end up making the world a better plac...

Today Gregg sits down with Jennifer Fisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Jennifer Fisher, also known as ‘The Queen of Hoops’! Growing up in Montecito and watching her silversmith grandfather make jewelry in her parent’s garage, Jennifer had no idea she’d enter the jewelry industry years later. She had a childhood passion in fashion, but no jewelry experience. All self-taught! Gregg has Je...

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Cohen! Today Gregg sits down with Don Gelestino, President and CEO of Champion Elevator. Don had no background in the elevator business, so how did he become one of the largest elevator companies in the NY area?  From very humble beginnings, Don came from a working class family that moved out of the NY area due to an increase in crime while Don was...

Today Gregg Cohen sits down with none other than Kevin Gearheart, president and partner of Rehab Medical, an Indianapolis-based company that provides mobility solutions for people with neurological and spinal cord injuries. Kevin's journey as a founder is a unique one. After getting an MBA, he ventured into healthcare by running a retail optical chain for 5 years. He had the desire to get int...

Welcome to another episode of Conversations of Cohen! Today Gregg sits down with Rachel Apfel Glass and delves into her inspiring entrepreneurial journey as the founder of Glosslab, a revolutionary nail salon chain on a mission to modernize the manicure and pedicure experience. What started as a quest for personal fulfillment to fill the gap from her own customer experiences in the nail industry,...

David Olk is the co-founder of ShopKeep. After a successful exit, he now runs a venture capital firm, Junction Venture Partners. Given his background as both a founder and investor, he has a unique perspective to help current and aspiring business owners. In this interview, we dive into many of the misconceptions about being a founder, as well as the keys to receiving venture capital investment —...

Welcome to Conversations with Cohen Episode 1 of Season 3!  Ben Evans, the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Marathon Health, and his team are on a mission to revolutionize healthcare by partnering with employers to provide enhanced better healthcare for employees. What sets Ben apart is his remarkable journey that started with an idea that has resulted in leading the charge in the healthcare i...

In this latest interview, the last interview of Season 2, we're joined by Catherine Heath, CEO of HYL Architecture, an architectural design practice with a penchant for creating spaces that thrive in the modern business landscape. As we navigate the changing dynamics of office spaces in a post-pandemic world, Catherine sheds light on the critical considerations for law firms when it comes to...

As we’ve been doing all season, on Conversations with Cohen, we continue to focus on issues managers in law firms deal with on a daily basis. For episode 8, I interviewed Jonathan Friedman of Friedman and Williams. They work heavily with law firms in a support function, including administrative and employee placement. They handle technology, finance, business development, legal assistants, and the...

I frequently help law firms find office space and have learned a lot about the issues they are facing. My latest interview for Conversations with Cohen features Abdi Shayesteh, the CEO of AltaClaro, where we discuss how law firms can improve operating efficiency, reduce associate burnout, and how mentoring can be done in a hybrid work environment.  Managing partners know that training new lawyers...

In this episode of Conversations with Cohen, I sat down with Karen and David Skinner of Gimbal Canada. As former practicing lawyers, they understand the struggle lawyers face to run and scale their businesses. They work on teaching lawyers the business and practice management skills they need to build successful businesses, in less time, and with a lot less effort. Karen and David stress that doin...

On this week’s episode of Conversations with Cohen, I had a great discussion with Natalie Loeb, CEO of Loeb Leadership, and David Robert, Chief Talent Strategist at Loeb Leadership. Loeb Leadership is a firm that focuses on training, coaching, one-on-one executive coaching, and workplace culture work. More than half of their clients are law firms. During Covid, their culture practice has exploded....

In this episode of Conversations with Cohen, I am tackling an issue that keeps many managing partners at law firms up at night. I had a great interview with Dr. Fritz Galette of Loeb Leadership. Fritz is a psychologist that has worked with many in the legal field over the years. He does coaching and consulting to help companies improve inclusion and diversity in the workplace. With all that has be...

In this episode of Conversations with Cohen, I interview Anthony Davies, Chief Revenue Officer at Forrest Solutions. Anthony provides great insight into the issue law firms are facing with employees working from home and not wanting to return to the office full time. One way that law firms are combating that is by hoteling, flexible workspace, or hot-desking. Many firms are operating on a hybrid w...

On this episode of Conversations with Cohen, I speak in-depth with Peter Fidler of WCA Technologies. We dive deep into law firms and how they handle the issue of their attorneys working remotely. Peter is the founder and president of WCA Technologies, a boutique consulting firm that works with a large number of law firms. Peter identifies issues that may arise when attorneys work from home using t...

Welcome to the second season of Conversations with Cohen, where I dive into all things pertaining to law firms. My guest on this episode is Larry Marner of Marner Architecture. His company specializes in designing space for law firms in New York and New Jersey. At the moment, we are seeing law firm occupancy upwards of 50%. Larry shares his insight into law firms and is confident that the office w...