Dr. Bill Dorfman® Podcast presents Meet the Mentor® Series

On this week's podcast, Dr. Bill visits with his long-time friend, actor, singer, magician and producer best known for his portrayal of George Costanza, Jason Alexander. Jason talks about his career as well as his post-Seinfeld challenges and how he now gauges success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Savvides is a South African born Tech-Entrepreneur, and Operational Process + Logistics Advisor. With a background that includes co-founding both ParkUpp and Untapped Space start-up business, one in Property-Technology and the other being an Out of Home media advertising, gaining a significant amount of unique Startup learnings and experience in Africa. Holding a strong passion for buildin...

John Griffiths, Us Weekly's Television Critic from 2003 to 2017, today works as an advocate for inclusion and diversity in media and beyond. He is the Executive Director and founder of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics and its Dorian Awards, now celebrating their 13th year, as well as CGEM: Critics Groups for Equality in Media, an alliance of five under-represented entertainment j...

Patrick is a multifaceted performer and entertainer, taking on roles in various mediums. Credits include... TV: Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist where he played Eddie, One Life To Live, and the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. BROADWAY credits: West Side Story and Mamma Mia! REGIONAL: BAZ Star Crossed Love where he was the Dance Captain, Romeo, and u/s the ballroom couple, The Brat Pack LA (the Jock), Alta...

Sergey is a longevity investor and visionary. Through his $100 million Longevity Vision Fund, he is able to identify and invests in companies that will help us live longer – by 20, 30, 40 years…or even more. It is important to note, he believes in healthspan, not lifespan. His ultimate mission is to extend the lifespans of 1 billion people, in both a healthy and an affordable way. To make that vis...

Addison is an active and committed mental health advocate after losing his brother to cancer, finding his father after suicide and surviving a fatal accident that killed a dear friend, and left him unable to walk for months, all before age 30. Attributing his ability to not only survive but thrive with PTSD and compounded grief to the value of coaching and connection. Addison takes every opportuni...

Kristel Bauer is a wellness expert and Founder of Live Greatly with a mission to help individuals thrive personally & professionally.  Kristel is an Integrative Medicine Fellow, Physician Assistant, adjunct PBL facilitator at Northwestern University, & an Influencer in the wellness space.  She shares her message as a speaker, consultant, and via her regularly internationally ranked top 100 self-im...

George Esquivel operates his namesake brand from an atelier in the arts district of Downtown Los Angeles. His specialized atelier produces a maximum capacity of 4,000 pairs of entirely handmade shoes, men’s and women’s designated for select retailers and personal clients throughout the world.  George was also Creative Consultant with Italian heritage brand, Fratelli Rossetti, from February 2010 to...

Alli Webb is an New York Times Bestselling Author, Co-Founder of Drybar and Squeeze. After spending 15 years as a professional hair stylist, Webb left the hair industry in 2005 to start a family, but after being a stay-at-home mom for 5 years, Webb decided to find a way to continue pursuing the creative side of hairstyling at a new-mom pace. In 2010, Webb opened the first Drybar in Brentwood, CA....

Most 8-year-olds don’t dream of working in The White House, but that’s exactly what Linda Van Kessler was determined to do. At age 19 she achieved that dream by becoming a Staff Assistant to President Ford at The White House and following his term in office, Linda moved to Palm Springs, CA with him and became the Director of Scheduling and Press for President and Mrs. Ford. She went on to become D...

Sabrina is a veteran CEO, tech educator, board member, public speaker, and philanthropist. She is CEO of Fremont Private Investments, chairman of After School All-Stars and a board member of MannKind (NASDAQ: MKND) and Yellowbrick.co. She has a track record of identifying opportunities with impeccable timing and achieving aggressive financial growth before the exit. She was the founder and CEO of...

Stella Arroyave Hopkins is founder and CEO of Margam Films, LLC, an independent film company, based in Los Angeles. In 2007, Stella produced Slipstream, an Anthony Hopkins film. She was cast in the role of Gina Bonhoeffer, the wife of Felix Bonhoeffer (Anthony Hopkins). Stella is making her feature film directorial debut with Elyse (2019), which she produced and co-wrote. Stella was born in Bogota...

Kurtis Lee Thomas is the #1 international best-selling author of the book, THE WORLD IS YOURS, THE AWAKENING – The Secrets behind “The Secret”. Kurtis Lee Thomas is a world-class keynote speaker and corporate mindfulness trainer who has dedicated his career to awakening the best in people by raising consciousness and productivity in the workplace. He’s spoken at the largest consciousness expositio...

Michael J. Breus, Ph. D., is a double board certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have taken and passed the Sleep Medicine Boards without going to Medical School. Dr. Breus is the author of three books with the newest book (2017) The Power of When, which is a ground-breaking bio-hacking book proving that there is a perfec...

A vibrant, enthusiastic and passionate wife and mother, Dr. Tejumade St Matthew Daniel runs a successful and growing dental office in Orlando, Florida. All About Beautiful Smiles has been in operation since 2007 and Dr. St Matthew Daniel has created a delightful dental experience stemmed in a purpose driven and raving fans culture. Her compassion for patients, her passion for dentistry and enthusi...

Originally aired September 9th 2020 live from LEAP Week in Los Angeles, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Agnes Kozera, Co-founder of Podcorn & FameBit Agnes Kozera is the co-founder of Podcorn, the self-service marketplace connecting podcasters with advertisers for native sponsorships. Podcorn gives podcasters the creative control to monetize their content with the right brands and enables advertisers to collaborate on organic ads that resonate with listeners, driving business results. Podcorn's clie...

Producer, investigative reporter, and attorney, Harvey Levin serves as Executive Producer of the TMZ brands.   Harvey has received nine Emmy® Awards and numerous other local and national awards for news and investigative reporting at the NBC and CBS affiliates in Los Angeles.  Levin has created a series called “Objectified” which aired on Fox News Channel.  Prior to TMZ, Harvey created and served...

Prior to 2008, Chris was the lead international kidnapping negotiator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as the FBI’s hostage negotiation representative for the National Security Council’s Hostage Working Group. During his government career, he also represented the U.S. Government at two (2) international conferences sponsored by the G-8 as an expert in kidnapping. Prior to becoming...

Rob is a former professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, TV producer & founder of The Dyrdek Machine The Dyrdek Machine represents not only the financial investment of Rob Dyrdek, but also his passion for partnering with disruptive “Do-or-Dier®” entrepreneurs, guiding them to achieve sustainable success. Using his proven method for predictable success, Dyrdek works personally with his partners to...

Nicole Simpson is a highly motivated entrepreneur and accomplished beauty veteran in the aesthetics industry. As founder of Amethyst Beauty, she proves her innovation in the beauty space with a skin care line entirely dedicated to healing & protecting the skin from environmental toxins and skin stressors. Nicole’s passion for skin care began at the early age of five years old, when she would rumma...

Agnes Kozera is the co-founder of Podcorn, the self-service marketplace connecting podcasters with advertisers for native sponsorships. Podcorn gives podcasters the creative control to monetize their content with the right brands and enables advertisers to collaborate on organic ads that resonate with listeners, driving business results. Podcorn's clients include brands such as Usual Wines, Sony a...

Talor Zamir is a podcast host, entrepreneur & the CEO of Peak Performance - a leader in organic superfood powders, essential organic supplements, protein powder and organic coffee. In 2013, Talor was wracked with intense, inexplicable pain and inflammation that was putting his health, his hope, and his family’s financial future in danger.  He couldn’t type more than a couple sentences without feel...

Sergey is a longevity investor and visionary. Through his $100 million Longevity Vision Fund, he is able to identify and invests in companies that will help us live longer – by 20, 30, 40 years…or even more. It is important to note, he believes in healthspan, not lifespan. His ultimate mission is to extend the lifespans of 1 billion people, in both a healthy and an affordable way. To make that vis...

Jeffrey Masters is an on-air host, writer & producer.  Director of podcasts at Pride Media, he is the host and creator of the popular interview podcast, LGBTQ&A (produced by The Advocate magazine and GLAAD). The podcast has been recommended by The New York Times and has featured interviews with Pete Buttigieg, Laverne Cox, and Roxane Gay.  As a host, Jeffrey specializes in long-form interviews and...