Ben Weiss

Legends N Leaders

Business EN ↓ 547 episodes

Our goal is to breakdown how legends and leaders achieved their success so you can become the greatest version of yourself! The path of each individual will be discussed highlighting the steps taken towards their achievement. We desire to simplify success, making it relatable, for you to take one step forward towards achievement.

Author

Ben Weiss

Category

Business

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Latest episode

Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

John Gagliardi, CEO of KANE Footwear, on developing the ultimate recovery footwear from sugarcane! 18.06.2025

Top athletes and anyone who participates in sports must have the right shoes after they workout to feel good and prevent injury. John realized there needed to be a shoe that was supportive, sturdy, and truly optimized for you to recover excellently to be back to peak performance after. He conceived of a new design implementing multiple developments to help your foot feel secure and snug, and truly...

Peter Barsocchini, Creator of High School Musical, why a high school themed around music was a hit! 18.06.2025

Peter conceived of the idea to create the world famous series of High School Musical, resulting in multiple movies with Disney, and a lasting impact on a generation. He has had an immense amount of experience with writing as a journalist, screenwriter, and more and dives into how this idea came to him. Peter shares insights from his amazing journey working to create the High School Musical concept...

Phil Mataras, CEO of AR.IO, on building the first permanent decentralized cloud network! 18.06.2025

Phil has ushered in a revolution in computing, enabling businesses and developers to take advantage of the decentralized internet with a backbone infrastructure that can handle all their needs. The cloud has become the modern way the world is ran but without a decentralized system, Web3 can not reach the masses. Phil early on identified this issue and has now provided all the necessary tools inclu...

Ed Frank, CEO of Axis Innovation, navigating the flourishing startup ecosystem for disruptive wins! 18.06.2025

Ed has founded a company that specializes in the fascinating field of startup sourcing. He has developed an incredibly wide ranging network in Israel with the top startups in the region and with this has created immense value for companies like Ford to acquire in areas they need. He talks about what makes Israel's innovation ecosystem possible, how he identifies what companies need to acquire,...

Louisa O'Connor, Managing Director of Seen Presents, on growing fast as a brand experience agency! 18.06.2025

Louisa is a very resilient leader, having navigated the in person experience business during Covid and emerging as one of the UK's hottest brand experience agencies due to her top notch management. Seen Presents has done activations for countless iconic brands today like TikTok and Netflix and has mastered the art of engagement! Louisa talks about her journey in the creative experience world a...

Moishe Gubin, CEO of Strawberry Fields REIT, the key to leading many companies in one very well! 10.06.2025

Moishe started with humble beginnings and has scaled national recognized real estate and banking businesses, while also being an incredibly charitable person. He is the Chairman of OptimumBank, which has consistently been producing excellent financial results with nearly $1B in deposits. As an elite multitasker, Moishe has demonstrated remarkable success in different areas being able to grasp indu...

Arsham Ghahramani, CEO of Ribbon, on using AI to help people find jobs faster! 10.06.2025

Arsham has pioneered a new way for recruiters and candidates to work together to source jobs faster, using AI to conduct voice interviews and more! As the former lead of Amazon's Machine Learning team, Arsham saw first hand what AI was capable of. The current hiring process takes over 2 months on average and many job seekers are ghosted during the process. With the impressive AI technology Rib...

Evin McMullen, Co-Founder of Privado ID, on the future of secure identity verification! 10.06.2025

Evin has been fascinated with utilizing blockchain for great purposes, including preventing identity fraud and enabling smarter verification. She created Polygon ID, which has become Privado ID, an open source identification technology that can be seamlessly integrated into applications worldwide. Evin talks about how the technology works with secure verifiable credentials being transferred and wh...

Oscar Munoz, Former CEO of United Airlines, starting as an immigrant to turning the airline around! 10.06.2025

Oscar has truly lived the American Dream. As United was experiencing a tough time, Oscar stepped in as CEO in 2015 and through his 5 year tenure he transformed the organization into one of unity! Oscar's principled approach of asking the workers in each area of how the airline can be improved and swiftly taking action, enabled United to become a team, and serve its customers much better. He em...

Jim Keyes, Former CEO of 7-Eleven, on operating the largest convenience store in the world! 10.06.2025

Jim has been both the CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster, leading the convenience chain to incredible heights around the globe and being very instrumental in its positioning for dominance today. Jim mastered multiple markets with vastly unique approaches at the same time, with 7-Eleven serving sushi in Japan while being a faster convenience store in America! He also took over as CEO of Blockbuster an...

Robert Pasin, CEO of Radio Flyer, on preserving the iconic wagon while building an electric future! 09.06.2025

The Pasin family is one of the most important toy makers in history, having ushered in the high quality and fun red wagon which has global fame. Robert was first introduced to Radio Flyer's factory at the young age of 5 and eventually became a third-generation family leader of the iconic brand. His hard work and determination coupled with a new course of action has not only preserved the iconi...

L.R. Fox, Founder of WhiteFox Defense, Drone systems for protection + reversible male contraceptive! 31.05.2025

Fox is an innovator through and through. He became a Forbes 30 Under 30 member for his impressive and audacious companies including coming up with a solution for male birth control that can be reversed, developing technology to ensure drones can't harm others, and more. Fox has consistently tried new avenues and pushed the boundaries of what is possible. Through NEXT Global Solutions, his fami...

Michael Farb, CEO of Boatsetter, on leading the go to platform for boating experiences worldwide! 31.05.2025

Boatsetter has gained immense traction as a place where you can get access to great boats for good prices, helping many people enter into this space. Weather you want to rent a boat to captain yourself, hire a captain, or have a water related experience, Boatsetter is the platform to be on! The reviews are incredibly great and people keep coming back for on the water fun. There are countless boats...

Tom Kalinske on leading Mattel, Leapfrog, + SEGA into the future and what it takes to scale brands! 31.05.2025

Tom is one of the most impressive and important CEOs in recent times. He was the CEO of Mattel, instrumental in building Barbie, Hotwheels, and more. Not only as a business visionary, but on a product development level aiding greatly in shaping the iconic Barbie we know and love today including its signature pink color! The time he also spent at SEGA is well documented, including his ability to ta...

Matteo Franceschetti, CEO of Eight Sleep, on creating the world's first sleep fitness company! 17.05.2025

Sleep is something we all do, yet optimizing it has been overlooked until now. Matteo has Co-Founded Eight Sleep, a company that has a mission to make you sleep better for greater impact on your health and wellness! Eight Sleep has developed technology that uses AI to understand how you sleep, what your body needs to recover, and fine tunes your sleep experience to that. The results have been incr...

Simone and Rachel, Co-Founders of NBZ Partner, on what brands and agencies need to thrive today! 17.05.2025

Simone and Rachel are the dynamic duo behind NBZ Partner, a consultancy that pushes brands and agencies to think different and market iconically! Between Simone and Rachel there is 40 years of extensive experience understanding leading marketing, the techniques, and what works and doesn't. They each compliment each other with skill sets in actionable business strategy and brand building. Both...

Hilary Farnum-Fasth, Owner of Corcoran Reverie, on the future of FL & Nashville's luxury market! 17.05.2025

Hilary is an incredibly accomplished entrepreneur, doing over $1B in sales by delivering excellence in service and finding niches that are undiscovered. She has had immense success in the luxury real estate market and has now chosen to give back her time to younger woman who want to enter the space! Corcoran Reverie is well respected in the industry and is know to have some of the best listings th...

Monique Ruff-Bell, CPO & CSO at TED, on how we create great conversations for you to grow from! 17.05.2025

Monique has been a driving force of the culture at TED for some time, bringing in the most unique voices, for the highest quality and very impactful lessons. She is instrumental in their global events and conferences, working hard to ensure they are put together at their best. She previously headed all of the events including in person and virtual, and has a deep understanding of how to provide im...

Aman Sareen, CEO at Aarki, on mastering mobile revenue growth using AI to find your audience! 17.05.2025

Aarki has millions of ad requests per second and has become a go to company for advertising in the industry, working with hundreds of different brands. Its unique approach of using AI to come up with a bespoke advertising solution for your company that precisely targets your demographic is well respected and admired! You can advertise or you can have your own advertising solution made for you to f...

Navid Khonsari, Co-Founder of iNK, on using gaming as a medium to tell meaningful stories! 17.05.2025

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced they are making a Macbeth themed video game development with Navid's company, iNK Stories. iNK knows how to truly create interactive experiences around globally important topics and to channel education through fun. Together, the partnership will focus on having Lady Macbeth be a lead in a new foundation, contemporary Iran. Navid shares why this deve...

Pete Ganbarg, President of Pure Tone Music, what it takes to make hits and the next gen of artists! 17.05.2025

Pete is as accomplished as it gets in the world of music, as a 2X Grammy Award-winning record producer and A&R executive, he has been instrumental in shaping our world of music today! Some of his contributions include work with Flowers by Miley Cyrus and other hits from Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, and more. As the previous President of A&R for Atlantic Records, Pete has immense expos...

Jon Owen, CEO of Go City, on leading the globe's largest multi-attraction pass business! 17.05.2025

Whenever you want to travel, Go City is top of mind. Their passes are brilliantly shaped to include the top attractions at major cities worldwide and are filled with action. Yet the pricing remains competitive and good, so you can have a substantial value for your money! Jon has been an amazing leader for the company. Helping to grow it to millions of customers yearly, onboarding new attractions f...

Jacob Eriksson, Co Founder of Boxbollen, on combining fitness and gaming for results and fun! 17.05.2025

Jacob has helped pave the way for Boxbollen to become a viral sensation worldwide starting from just a vision in Sweden. He and his brother created a game that focuses on agility and precision by hitting a ball that is strapped on to you! The nature of the game is viral as it is highly interactive, competitive, and just a good time. It has exploded on TikTok and other social media and Jacob has sm...

Ben Rose, Co-CEO at VeVe, on building the future of collectibles: digital ones! 08.05.2025

Ben has been building the global leader in blockchain based online collectibles with licensed IP from many of the most prominent brands in the world like Marvel! VeVe has soared in popularity, by providing the highest quality collectibles with beautiful well thought through graphics. Ben previously lead Binance ANZ to over one million users and has deep expertise in the blockchain world. He talks...

Rohit Agarwal, CEO of The Weather Company, on understanding how weather defines our world! 08.05.2025

Rohit has been an instrumental product visionary behind many of the most important consumer facing businesses like SoundCloud and Trustpilot. He has now become CEO of The Weather Company, a business that is crucially important to nearly every aspect of what we all do! The Weather Company relies on AI and data to understand the weather around us and make insights that are useable for businesses tha...

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