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Joanne Tombrakos has been calling herself a Storyteller before it was the trendy thing to do. A Digital-First Marketing and Business Strategist, Assistant Professor of Marketing at NYU and above all a writer she is considered a SME in personal branding, pitch-perfecting, content marketing and social media . She is the author of four books, including the newly released Crafting Your Pitch, A Storyt...

Amber Coleman-Mortley is the Senior Director of Community and Culture for The Female Quotient , an accomplished podcaster, champion for diversity in the workplace and an intersectional approach to gender issues. It’s true and not a flex she can figure out anything. The Female Quotient is the largest community of women in business focused on closing the gender gap, and advancing equality in the wor...

Comedians, former roommates and new parents (not with each other) Milana Vayntrub and Sandeep Parikh have the kind of chemistry that decades of friendship and performing will build. Their new podcast Your Mom Is A Podcast adds a twist. They interview interesting people, but first they interview their Moms to understand more. Part podcast, part game show, 100% hilarious. We talk about being new par...

Daniel Mancini , co-founder of MamaMancini's , has a fascinating story to tell. He traces his culinary roots back to his grandmother Anna Mancini's kitchen in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, where he learned the art of Italian cooking from a young age. Inspired by his grandmother's timeless recipes, particularly her renowned meatballs, Daniel embarked on a journey to revive the tradition of famil...

Susan Can is the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing for Operation Smile leading the organization’s commitment to increasing high-quality health care access for 1 million patients by 2032. With a proven track record of delivering results through strategic multi-million-dollar marketing and alliance programs as the Senior Director of Marketing for Johnson & Johnson, they have already crea...

Joel Madden needs very little introduction. The lead singer of Good Charlotte has spent 25+ years in the music industry selling 11 million albums worldwide. But it’s his podcast, Artist Friendly that made us want to chat. It’s a relaxed, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives and thoughts of musicians. The kind of podcast that draws you in without trying. Full episodes are also on the Veeps YouT...

Suveer Bajaj is the co-founder of Zoo Media and FoxyMoron and the creator of a media network that houses 11 homegrown agency brands. We talk about growing global digital brands, how they became the agency for the Cricket World Cup and how to deliver for one of the biggest events in the world.

As Head of Creative at Forsman & Bodenfors in New York, Emma Eriksson naturally brings a little Swedish ethos through her approach and style of leadership: unafraid to foster provocative ideas connected to culture in a collaborative egoless way.

Yiying Lu is a creative force. She is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, an Adobe Global Creative Ambassador and the artist behind Twitter’s fail whale, some of your favorite emojis and the Shorty Award itself. Her work is seen at Disney, SXSW and more. She also serves as a commissioner for the San Francisco Arts Commission.  How this all happened is a wild story that all star...

Shrenik Gandhi , Co-Founder and CEO of White Rivers Media , has architected the company's remarkable transformation into a thriving independent digital marketing agency with 16 top-agency recognitions in 2023 alone. Mitesh Kothari , Co-Founder and CCO of White Rivers Media, brings 11 years of entrepreneurial expertise to the forefront. Leading a creative force of 500+, securing 250+ campaign a...

This week national radio personality Big Joe Pesh joins to discuss what happened this week and what we might have missed. The Perils of Endless Shrimp Apple Crushed its Competition Why Indianapolis is excited for Caitlin Clark Living in a Grocery Store Sign for a Whole Year We Are Officially Old for Wearing Ankle Socks Ozempic Speculation Needs To Stop

This week we're joined by both authors of ⁠The Friction Project⁠. Bob Sutton is a Stanford Professor, organizational researcher, and best-selling author. His seven management books include bestsellers The No A**hole Rule, Good Boss, Bad Boss, and (with Huggy Rao) Scaling Up Excellence.  Huggy Rao is also a Stanford Professor of organizational behavior, a best-selling author and a highly accomp...

Victor Potrel is the Senior Vice President of Partnerships and Creator Services for TheSoul – an award-winning digital studio that produces entertaining, positive and original content for a global audience including the popular 5-Minute Crafts and Bright Side series. Amassing one of the largest total followings in the world we discuss the future of the creator economy and what may be the secret to...

This week Vanshika Chaturvedi and I discuss... The Roast of Tom Brady Disney+ turns a profit, cuts back on MCU Who slayed at the Met Gala The Office is coming back (sort of) Livestream shopping is about to grow

Bing Chen is an impact founder, investor, and new world builder. He is Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-founder of Gold House , the leading cultural ecosystem that unites, invests in, and champions Asia Pacific creators and communities to power tomorrow for all. He is also Executive Chairman of AU Holdings which incubates and invests in multicultural creators and communities; Ge...

We recap the entire week in 30 minutes, trading topics back and forth until we’re exhausted because It’s Been A Week.  Cheeseball Man The cable bundle is making a comeback like Josh Hartnett Google below 80% market share, Bing rises from the dead Reid Hoffman talks to Reid Hoffman about Reid Hoffman AI plays spoiler in a rap beef

Fresh off a record setting NFL Draft in Detroit, I talk to Zach Hilder and Tim Ellis about their Born To Play campaign for Super Bowl LVIII.  Zach Hilder is a 5x Emmy winning Executive Creative Director at 72andSunny in LA, where he co-leads the agency as well as key clients like the NFL and Call of Duty. Tim Ellis has been the NFL’s Chief Marketing Officer since 2018. Previously serving in the sa...

Hamnah Shahid (any/all pronouns) is an award-winning TTRPG performer, producer, and writer. From a queer, agender, Pakistani perspective, they specialize in high-emotion, character-driven narratives. Their work explores themes of the tendervicious, the complexity of morals, and what or who it is that makes life worth living. Hamnah strives to make experimental, emotionally-driven art that not only...

Allison Carter is the editor-in-chief of PR Daily at Ragan Communications. She spent seven years with the Indianapolis Star as a social media producer, writer, editor and digital strategist. She also has a background in agency work, specializing in content and social media marketing.  She lives in Indianapolis.

Rollie is the creator and host of Climate Town, a docu-comedy video series focused on the climate crisis. He moved to NYC to pursue comedy in 2013, and spent six years performing on every stage that would have him. Eventually, he began hosting a climate-focused talk show where he played an unhinged Al Gore on an “I-told-you-so” tour, interviewing comedians and climate scientists. Every scientist t...

Kahlil Greene , also known as the “Gen Z Historian”, is a 2x Emmy-Nominated and New York Times recognized digital educator with over 30 million views across his Tiktok, Instagram, and LinkedIn profiles. He has authored op-eds about social advocacy in the Washington Post, LA Times, and Harvard Business Review. Kahlil also graduated from Yale with a degree in History and served as the college’s firs...

Dane is a queer oral history enthusiast living in Montreal, but originally from Nova Scotia. His podcast, Resurrection , is an 8-episode documentary deep dive into the life and artwork of Daryl Allen, a playwright who passed away from AIDS in 1991. During its release, Resurrection charted as the #1 Arts podcast in Canada and among the Top 15 overall. Resurrection was named one of the Best Podcasts...

Karen Freberg is a Professor in Strategic Communications at the University of Louisville and is the Director of The Bird's Nest student agency. Dr. Freberg is also an award winning author and has written several books including Social media for strategic communications: Creative strategies and research based applications and Discovering Public Relations: An Introduction to Creative and Strateg...

Jamie Feldman is a journalist, essayist and content creator known for her self-deprecating humor and quick wit. After building a byline over 7.5 years as a lifestyle editor for HuffPost, she amassed a loyal fanbase and 60k+ social media following by documenting her years-long journey paying off $20k in credit card debt. She has published hundreds of articles and editorials which have appeared in C...

Uma Iyer is the Chief External Affairs Officer for the National Women’s Law Center , with over 20 years of experience in social impact and brand strategy we turn the dial to 11 and discuss the organization’s work on big issues like reproductive rights, equal pay, TItle IX, child care – plus the unique challenges and opportunities in building campaigns and advocacy that change minds and change poli...