Eliances Heroes

Nicholas Andrews founder of Fund My Business AZ is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Nick and David talk about the Jobs Act and how it's making a difference for investors in Arizona. He says that in business, the most important quality is honesty so people learn they can trust you as a partner and know that they have your back. "The Jobs Act is great for the St...

Drew Alcazar founder CEO of Russo and Steele Classic Car Auctions is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Drew knew from a young age that he loved cars and searched to find the perfect parts to rebuild a car himself. He even reveals the one car he still covets. "Cars are a kind of universal language, I've been playing with them my whole life and many are so energi...

Mitchell Yow CEO Torque Trends is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Mitchell creates green battery systems for powering fleet vehicles around the world. He strives for zero-footprint and creating ROI for fleet owners. Yow has been published in several magazines internationally. A pioneer like Sir Richard Branson, he builds relationships with companies to help f...

Siggi Hilmarsson creator of Siggi's Dairy is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Siggi was a grad student in New York who missed the traditional skyr yogurt of his Icelandic home. So he set out to re-create his grandmother's recipe then started sharing and selling it at Farmer's Markets. David asks him about the day that Whole Foods called and he had to figure ou...

Joe Guith President of Cinnabon is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Joe and David talk about the craveable indulgence that makes million's of mouth water at shopping centers all over. Joe creates WOW experiences for his clients and strives to continue to adapt to consumer tastes; Cinnabon works hard to remain at the heart of consumer trends and technology. "Gr...

Karina Smirnoff Dancing with the Stars Champion is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Karina and David talk about dancing, and what it takes to dance through ones career. When she first started on Dancing with the Stars, Karina didn't realize the strategy to it, and since has reframed her technique for the stage to become a champion on the popular TV show. She a...

Dave Damiani an American Jazz Singer is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Dave and David talk the business of music, and how Damiani was plucked from the bar he was working in. He has worked with some of the big names in music, and tours with America's Got Talent Winner Eugene Landau Murphy and Post-Modern Jukebox singer Hailey Reinhart. Dave sings the old stan...

Erin Heit co founder of Vitamin and Smart Water is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. They talk about what it takes to build a solid brand and how it was selling the company to Coca Cola for $4Billion and $200 Million. She also co-founded Qurb a healthy shot of energy and WOW Me Tonight a meetup/party workout platform.

Craig Newmark founder of Craigs List is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. They discuss how Newmark started Craigs List as a way to let people in his area know of events around town, it grew by leaps and bounds through his dedication to rigorous customer service giving users what they want. Newmark now focuses his effort on bringing awareness and action to cause...

Chiquis Rivera #1 Latina Artist is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Chiquis debuted at #1 with her first CD. She talks with David about her mother's influence on her life, what it was like growing up in the public eye on her mother's reality TV show on Mtv, and what inspired her to make her own way in the music industry. Chiquis now teams up with Judi Castro o...

Erik Coleman NFL Pro and SiriusXM NFL Channel host is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Erik was a 5th round draft pick by the Jets, who also played for the Falcons and Lions and was the highest-grossing member of the performance-pay program. While in his career, he was voted NFL Players Association Team Representative 5 times. Coleman now runs several business...

Sir Richard Branson founder of Virgin Group is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Branson is known as the billionaire rebel founder of such companies as Virgin Music, Virgin Galactic, Virgin Air and many more. David talks with him about his mother's influence on his life, and the concept of risk taking to achieve meteoric success. "Were I saner person, I wouldn'...

GE Smith the longtime Saturday Night Live Music Director is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. David and GE talk about his stellar career working with such greats as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Jerry Garcia. He talks with Cogan about his tour with Roger Waters, the founding member of Pink Floyd. Smith then talks with Glue about working with is wife and relays a story...

Taylor Barton Author and Musician is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. They discuss her book, Pedro N Pip which is an underwater odyssey featuring a rock n roll octopus inspired by Bob Dylan. Barton also talks about the fateful Saturday Night Live encounter between she and her now husband GE Smith the longtime Music Director for SNL.

Donny Most Ralph Malph from Happy Days is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Don talks about what it was like to work with such greats as Ron Howard, Gary Marshall, Henry Winkler and others on set. He since has continued to work in notable TV and film including most recently on the TV hit Glee. He has advice for not only children, but for his younger self that y...

John Hewitt Founder of Jackson Hewitt and Liberty Tax is interviewed by David Cogan of the Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Jackson is a pioneer in the tax preparation field having created two of the top three in the industry. He discussed with David about keeping track of expenses and keeping good records to ensure accuracy in reporting. They discuss how the Federal Tax Code is roughly 74...

Bob Unanue President of Goya Foods is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Unanue helped build Goya Foods to a $1.4Billion company, developing over 2,500 products and employing over 4,000 employees in the US, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Spain. He also discusses with David about his post on the Boards of Directors for the Maestro Cares Foundation with famed...

Charlie Davis co-founder Davis Miles McGuire Gardner is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Davis tells Cogan how he realized the true value of what he does for a living, and shares the knowledge of beginning with what you know and building on it for having passion in career. Davis also helped his wife launch scrapbooking dot com, a successful scrapbook website.

Robert Pasin CEO Radio Flyer is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Pasin is the Chief Wagon Officer who promotes a fun work environment and brings pre-launch ride on toys home regularly to see how kids interact with them. Innovation is key to staying current as the oldest wagon manufacturer in America and most loved. Cogan talks with Pasin about being born into...

Tom O'Neil CEO of The Nerdery is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart. O'Neil and his company believe that nerds drive the success of business worldwide. He leads 500 nerds who provide consulting for businesses on the move.

Jason Feifer Chief Editor of Entrepreneur Magazine is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Feifer has worked at some of the top magazines in the business and is now Chief Editor of Entrepreneur magazine. David and Jason talk about how he got his start going to ska concerts and writing about them. It lead him on the path of being a writer. 

Christine Bailey the Executive Director for a business incubator is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Bailey and Cogan discuss business in their home state of Arizona and the ways to lead startup founders toward enduring success.

Gerry Gorman the founder of Lawyer and Mail dot com websites is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Gorman talks about purchasing one word domain names at the dawn of the internet industry and building businesses around them. David discusses with Gorman what it took to build mail dot com into a $1Billion NASDAQ listed platform. Gorman methodically creates compani...

Rigo Durazo the creator of the Tacville Academy is interviewed by David Cogan of the Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart. Durazo tells David how he provides much-needed training to those in law enforcement and military to make tough decisions and exercise their minds for intense situations so they work like a team. Keeping everyone safe is the name of the training games Durazo leads not only for tho...

Mo Vaughn the Boston Red Sox 3-time All Star is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Vaughn is known was known as the "hit dog" and by many as the nicest guy in baseball. He always brought a smile to fellow player's faces and remained positive. He has a line of clothing MVP Collections for big and tall men bringing class to casual for style and affordability in so...