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Wanna know how quickly the music landscape is changing in 2020? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with James Worthy (Grammy Award Songwriter, Producer & Billboard Charting Artist) and they go all in on the state of music in 2020, how artists are monetizng and shifting their focus, staying creative during uncertain times, leveraging digital to connect on collaborations and diversify income, the transit...

Wanna know how racism and being left out has led to making changes in the fashion industry and others? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with George Sully (Shoe Designer, Entrepreneur, Brand Architect & Philanthropist) and they go all in on the issue of racism and how he has experienced in life, business and in fashion, recreating the narrative in order to open up new opportunities for emerging black...

Wanna see the impact love has on a business and a movement? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with LaRayia Gaston (Founder of Lunch on Me & LaRayia’s Bodega) and they go all in on health and the homeless, providing nutrition to Skid Row and the less fortunate, educating the underprivileged about food and the big brands about product waste, sustainable production and operational efficiencies, service a...

Wanna know how to deal play in both the short and long term? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with David Cote (Exec Chairman of Vertiv Holdings Co, Former CEO of Honeywell, Author) and they go all in on the why companies struggle with thinking and acting for the long term, ego getting in the way of leadership, what real leadership means and how we create culture in the process, self-awareness and alw...

Wanna know how to be taken seriously by people in business? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Chris Loeffler (CEO & Co-Founder of Caliber) and they go all in on transparency in business and client relationships, putting clients first, playing for the long game, doing things differently than everyone else, using absolute truth as a way to do business, doing multiple verticals at the same time to a...

Wanna know how to connect with people more globally? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Mohan Embar (Co-Founder of PolyTripper) and they go all in on the importance of connecting with people more globally, learning another language puts you at an advantage, understanding other cultures is both good for your personal life and your business life, opportunities that come from learning languages, how...

Wanna know how to make sure your art connects with the people? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with the Hamiltones – Tony Lelo, 2E & J. Vito (Grammy Nominated R&B/Soul Group) and they go all in on making art from a genuine place, connecting with your audience from that same genuine place, being raised in the game by very good people, having the right influences around you, learning and expanding you...

Wanna know how to beat all odds and adversity, especially within your industry while mastering your craft? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Karl Wolf (Entrepreneur, Singer, Songwriter & Producer) and they go all in on how to invest in yourself and your vision no matter what, doing what it takes to show your industry you know what you’re doing, reinvesting in your talent, investing in a team to g...

Wanna know how to create a team to support your vision? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Matthew Barnett (Co-founder of Bonjoro) and they go all in on how to create a team of individuals anywhere in the world, defining a culture that resonates with you and others and forms the foundation of your brand, having people believe in the product, taking time to really understand your customers, making...

Wanna know how to shift during a pandemic and still change the world? Matt @mattgottesman sits down for a second time with Brandin Cohen (Founder of Liquid IV) and they go all in on redefining your business activities during a pandemic, the company’s mission to change the world brought even more to life during the coronavirus, donating 2M+ liquid IV sticks to Covid-19 health workers across the US,...

Wanna know how to break from industry and completely redefine it? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Sage Aubrey Loman (Founder of Sage Aubrey Collection) and they go all in on the behind the scenes of archaic fashion industry practices, deciding to completely flip the script on fashion, moving out of retailers and wholesale and moving head first into Direct to Consumer, building a loyal community...

Wanna know how to get more aligned in your life and thrive with less overwhelm? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Kosta Stoyanoff (Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Uplifted Life, Transformation Facilitator, Executive Leadership Coach) and they go all in on why going after the wrong things won’t bring you the happiness you’re looking for, not treating your business solely as a business and making money...

Wanna know how to build from nothing or to completely start over again? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Miguel Aguilar (Founder of Self Made Training Facility, Self Made Family Apparel & Self Made Real Estate) and they go all in on making better choices when times are the toughest, owning where you’re at so you can understand how to move forward, not taking on the identity of where you’re curre...

Wanna know how to find purpose and move intentionally with your life and business? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Chervin (Founder of Cymbiotika & Well-Known Leader in the Alternative Health Community) and they go all in on the state of fear and how to move out of it, playing from your soul, what time really is, what we’re really here to do and achieve, how energy works, how the body and the m...

Wanna know how to have a better relationship with time, energy and money? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Gina Wade (Well-Known & Respected Leader in PR & Founder of Gina Wade Creative) and they go all in on where and how we spend our time and energy, how that affects our lives, our career paths, transitioning from starting out to becoming more busy, delegating so we can do more purposefully an...

Wanna know how to be creative and keep a strong mental mindset especially during tough times? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Christina Cindrich (2X Emmy Award Winning Television Producer, Host & Writer) and they go all in on being creative when times are tough, being okay with your emotions and feelings so you can move through them, discovering your own routine, especially when working from ho...

Wanna know how to get maintain and build on your voice and identity while balancing growth outside? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Raquel Tavares (Founder & CEO of 4th & Heart,) and they go all in on, balancing a path between what is happening in our outside world while finding and growing our voice, growing our identity while not being attached to factors we can’t control, maintaining your id...

Wanna know how to completely shift your business during a global pandemic? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Peter Johnson (Entrepreneur, Co-Founder & CEO of Phat Scooters) and they go all in on adapting and pivoting during the current economic and societal climate, finding ways to keep going, especially when you have employees to think of, dealing with the emotions of both employees and customer...

Wanna know how to solve one of the world’s most prolific problems? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Tom Szaky (Founder & CEO of TerraCycle & Loop) and they go all in on one of the world’s most prolific problems… waste, its effects on our lives, how its fairing during a global pandemic such as COVID-19, changes in everyday consumerism that can enhance our future, repurposing waste into wanted ite...

Wanna know how to get through the unglamorous side of entrepreneurship? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Rob Kessler (Entrepreneur, Inventor, Founder of Million Dollar Collar & Go TieLESS) and they go all in on making mistakes, learning what works and what doesn’t work with advertising, the process of getting something patented, being told a million times no, dealing with Internet trolls while g...

Wanna know how to build on top of your own lane and expand into multiple things? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Rick Bronson (Entrepreneur, Founder of Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy) and they go all in on the journey of entrepreneurship, going from stand up comedian to entrepreneur, diversifying ways to be in business, forming long-term relationships, having some of the world’s foremost talent...

Wanna know how to manage 3 businesses, families and build a community? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Coley Arnold & Lindsey Holt (Entrepreneurs, Co-Founders of Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market, the Foundress & Vintage Arcadia) and they go all in on starting something from nothing, what 9 years of building brands and community really looks like, balancing home life and business life, relying o...

Want more discipline and to make better choices? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Segun Oduolowu (TV Host, Entertainment Journalist, & Media Personalty) and they go all in on what governs our behaviors, how we make choices, the responsibilities to do the right thing over the immediate gratification, judgment and understanding of oneself as well as in relation to others, the journey of building o...

Wanna know how the long game turns out? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Kelly LeVeque (World Renown Holistic Nutritionist, Wellness Expert & Celebrity Health Coach) and they go all in on not only having passion for the long game but passing up the short term misaligned opportunities, having integrity in your craft, using your job as a financier until you take off, creating stability through div...

Wanna know how to keep yourself inspired throughout your journey? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Mark Candelaria (Entrepreneur & Founding Partner & Principal of Candelaria Design Associates) and they go all in on embracing each phase of the mastery of your work, enjoying the process, taking a leap of faith to go out on your own and finding that it’s not scary, implementing activities that rein...