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Tom Simmons joins us on Java Chat today to talk about his inspiring journey. He’s had anxiety his whole life and at the age of 20 got diagnosed with cancer. This took a major blow to his confidence and brought his life down to rock bottom. Although he’s made many major changes in his life, he still works on his mental health each day in an attempt to be free of his burdens. On today's episode Mike...

Denise Zavitson joins us on Java Chat to talk about life and how to truly live. After the tragic loss of three family members, Denise found herself in a rough state of mind. In her journey out of this difficult position, Denise went on a personal pilgrimage that led to the creation of her Seven Affirmations. Today, Denise is a life coach, the author of The Mindful Gardener and the house of the onl...

Douglas Smythe joins us on Java Chat today to talk about his shaving journey.  After college he moved to central America and after creating a popular bug repellant solution, his focus and passion turned to shaving and male grooming. He started with watching his dad shave as a child and turned it into his business, Phoenix Shaving. In this episode, Douglas and Mike talk about the entire shavin...

Andrew Chesnutt joins us on Java Chat to share his expertise as a self-employed educational engineer. For the last 15 years, Andrew has worked towards creating E-Learning, training courses and more. Initially, he started out as a customer service representative for a major mortgage lender, and he was soon promoted to the training department. Because of his experiences as a tutor and Professor’s As...

Kenny Polcari joins us on Java Chat today to talk about his interesting experience with the New York Stock Exchange. He has over 30 years of experience in wealth management and expertise. He shares his profound story of moving to New York on a whim, with no guarantees, and finding that it was a decision that changed his life. He also walks us through his perspective on 9-11 and other disasters and...

Trent V. Bray joins us on Java Chat to talk about his journey through entrepreneurship and how that led him to his latest venture, Hustle Energy. Trent is the definition of what an entrepreneur is. At the age of 6, Trent got his first taste of business, buying and selling baseball cards to kids in his neighborhood. Then, at the age of 14, Trent went on to run his own web design company after learn...

Starting the Startup   Today's guest is Nicholas Hinrichsen, my Stanford MBA friend who started a Venture Capital backed automotive company in 2013 and sold the business to Carvana in 2017. To do so, Nicholas went through the startup accelerator YCombinator in 2014 and raised $10M of Venture Capital by 2015.    A New Business Journey  After his successful exit, Nicholas wanted...

Shannel Winslow joins us on Java Chat to talk about the importance of creating a functional corporate environment. Shannel is an Industrial & Organizational Psychology Practitioner who specializes in talent development, performance management, leadership coaching and organizational design. She founded Within Your Grasp Consulting, LLC, a women-owned capital consulting firm that provides busine...

David Ciccarelli joined us on Java Chat today to talk about his journey in making his platform voices.com for voice actors to express their talents and have an easy way to make a living doing what they love. David and Mike cover many different topics from why he created the website, to tips and tricks, and their own personal experience in the recording world. David is frequently published in outle...

Dominick Domingo joins us on Java Chat to discuss the power of storytelling. After graduating from the Art Center College of Design, Dominick went on to work at Disney Feature Animation as an artist for 11 years. He helped create some of Disney’s most iconic animated films like the Lion King, Pocahontas, the Hunchback of Notre Dame and more! On top of his Disney experience, Dominick has also illus...

Dr. Lindsey Elmore joins us on Java Chat to discuss a little bit of everything—from her background in pharmacy to her journey as an entrepreneur. As a child, Dr. Elmore knew she wanted to work in healthcare, and eventually, her path led her towards pharmacy. However, despite everything she learned in school, her life changed when she discovered eastern medicine and the science behind essential oil...

Ziad Abdelnour joins us on Java Chat to not only empower listeners with the story of his success, but to also challenge the way they approach both life and business. Despite his roots in Lebanon, Ziad decided to immigrate to the U.S. so that he could build his own fortune. Today, he wears many hats in business, but most notably he is the Founder, President and CEO of Blackhawk Partners, Inc., a pr...

David Morelli, the Cofounder and CEO of Owl Hub, joined us at Java Chat today to speak about his business, his successes, and how he helped others achieve theirs.  David is a professor of leadership, communication strategy and entrepreneurship and executive MBA program at the university of Denver's Daniel college of business. He’s become an expert in many areas including neuroscience, crisis...

Nick Velasquez joins us on Java Chat to talk about how he became a passionate learner and a devoted student of mastery. As the author of the popular blog UnlimitedMastery.com, he writes about the science of learning, peak performance, creativity and mastering skills. His work has been featured on platforms like TIME, Thought Catalog and Thrive Global. In this episode, we explore the different phas...

Joree Rose Joree Rose joins us on Java Chat to talk about her experiences with discovering mindfulness and meditation. Although she started her private practice as a marriage and family therapist four years ago, her journey to becoming a mindfulness and meditation teacher began roughly 20 years ago. In this episode, we dive into her personal struggles with being present in the moment and making li...

Dr. Jay La Guardia Dr. Jay LaGuardia joins us on this episode of Java Chat and share his expertise on living the power, passion, profit lifestyle. He shares from his 30 years of experience from getting his Chiropractic  business started to scaling it, to creating a platform where he can help other entrepreneurs increase their effectiveness not just in their business, but in life!   Jay i...

Cameron Tousi - The truth about advisory boards, and how to be sure you're covered.  For over 20 years, Cameron Tousi has been a key contributor to the innovation economy, helping literally thousands of multinational corporations, startups, venture firms, investors and individual entrepreneurs as one of America’s leading business technology and intellectual property lawyers and litigators. &n...

Joel Green - The Immunity Code No this isn't some "secret code" It's a code that is simple to crack once you understand it. Nutrition has always been elusive to us. We've all heard of the latest greatest trend, fad, diet etc. All of them have worked in one way or another. That said, there isn't a "one size fits all" that works for everyone. That's because we're all unique in our own way.  One...

Mollie McGlocklin joins Java Chat for a talk about Sleep We invited Mollie McGlocklin to share some insights into sleep and how it can really affect ANYONE's health physically, mentally, and emotionally.    Molly is the creator of "Sleep is a Skill" a company that optimizes how people sleep through a unique blend of technology, accountability, an behavioral change. The company was born f...

I AM ENOUGH - Author Coz Green joins Java Chat for an in depth run on squelching your inner saboteurs This week we bring on Author / Entertainer / Certified Professional Co - Active Coach / Broadcast an Inspirational Speaker.   We dig into the mental health issue of "I AM ENOUGH!" Squelching the inner saboteurs." This is a huge one for many of whether entrepreneur, owner, investor, profession...

Java Chat Welcomes Osiris Organics Introducing a new sponsor for Java Chat. Osiris organics. They have a line of health and wellness products that help anyone live a better and healthier life.  Pat Peri, one of the founding members comes and shares the story of Osiris and it's beginnings as well as his own personal story of how he started to bring this new product line to life.    W...

Java Chat welcomes Rachelle Calina, CPA as we chat over coffee about startups, what to consider for your business when it comes to finances, cashflow and the ability to forecast honestly. (Let's be real, we all love to look through rose colored glasses some times and can get punch drunk off a good month)  Rachelle's story begins a few years back when she experienced the pains of starting a ne...

Welcome back to Java Chat! I've been after this one for a while. We are graced with Courtney B of Zippy content to discuss what it means to get booked on a podcast as a guest, what you need to consider when you're looking to create a podcast tour, what your brand needs to look like and a host of other fun rabbit holes we run down together.  Courtney helps her clients create the right personas...

Kurt Nelson Lead scientist for behavioral health at The Lantern Group sits down for a cup of Joe to talk about entrepreneurial and professional motivation and overcoming hurdles from a behavioral perspective.   We dig in to a few deep subjects and get real on what is needed in both the workplace and personal lives when it comes to behavioral health and how to stay up and moving in the midst o...

This interview brings to light how someone "stumbled" onto a win over a huge network and then turned into a successful business venture.  Damon Burton joins us to discuss things SEO and how he beat a Billion Dollar Media company by outranking them or their own show! (I know of only one other person to do this an I've interviewed him as well) You'll want to hear this podcast as he drops nugges...