Passage to Profit Show - Road to Entrepreneurship

In this episode, hear from Kevin Interdonato,  an actor, writer, producer and a combat veteran of the Iraq War, serving in Baghdad 2004. Kevin’s acting projects include The Sopranos, Law and Order, CSI:NY etc. He is a major recurring character in Season 2 of Showtime series ‘City On a Hill’, which began on March 28th. The show is produced by Ben Affleck and stars Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge. Kevin...

In this episode hear from Jeff Goodman,  a NYC Real Estate Sales Person, host of “Rediscovering New York” walking tour and weekly podcast that showcases New York City’s extraordinary neighborhoods. Each tour focuses on a specific neighborhood such as Chelsea, Park Slope, Gramercy and Tribeca. Jeff’s weekly podcast also highlights neighborhoods in each episode, exploring history, its vibe, its feel...

In this episode hear form Nancy Volpe Beringer , a fashion designer of a couture, hand-made brand specializing in one-of-a-kind wearable art. Nancy’s award-winning designs use innovative textile manipulations, fabrications and patterns. At the age of 58, Nancy made a career change to fashion design and has since been making her place in the fashion world. Her designs have been seen at the Grammy A...

In this episode, hear from Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, the CEO of Rae Mackenzie Group — an award-winning diversity, equity and inclusion marketing firm and author of Colorfull: Competitive Strategies to Attract and Retain Top Talent of Color is on your radar. With over 20 years of experience in the DEI space, Sharon has advised Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and top employers including U.S. Bank,...

On this episode hear from Dave Carvajal , a builder of billion dollar businesses and the co-founder of HotJobs, The Ladders and currently the CEO of Dave Partners, an executive search firm. He’s a sought out advisor and consultant to Board of Directors, venture firms, CEO entrepreneurs and leadership teams of some of the most exciting growth companies in the technology space that are making the wo...

In this episode hear from Dave Noll,  a TV “Mastermind” (Emmy Magazine). He’s a “Television Formats Powerhouse” (C21 Magazine). Dave is a two-time Emmy Award Winner, two-time Gracie Award Winner, and he won the coveted James Beard Award for Best Television Series: CHOPPED. He has created of 50+ television series, including Chopped Junior (2015), CBS’s syndicated series Face The Truth (2018), Ameri...

In this episode hear from Chris Myers,  the President and CEO of Environmental Laboratories, Inc. (ELI). He founded the company in 1983 as an environmental laboratory and consulting firm and built it up to over 50 employees including some of the and some of the brightest environmental scientists in North America. ELI has over 1,600 (regulated clients) in twenty-three states and performs certified...

In this episode hear from  Alex Furmansky , an investment banker turned start-up founder and was featured on Shark Tank with his company Budsies, where he turns kids’ drawings into custom-sewen stuffed animals created from any drawing or photo. Since Budsies launched in August 2013, over 125,000 Budsies have been created for happy customers across 63 countries around the world, including the U.S.,...

In this episode, hear from Sarah Shaw,  a celebrity designer, CEO for Entreprenette (as a consultant for entrepreneurs) and is the host of the podcast, "Get a Street Smart MBA" about entrepreneurism. She’s an expert on successfully launching products through promotion to A-list celebrities in addition to traditional marketing and sales strategies. Her first business was creating thousands of costu...

In this episode, hear from Terry Jones,  a Keynote Speaker, Innovator, Author and the founder of two billion dollar startups - Kayak and Travelocity and has served on 17 corporate boards. His success has established him as a thought leader on innovation and disruption. Terry has presented in over 25 countries to 300+ companies, helping companies use the tools and techniques he’s developed to keep...

In this episode, hear form Ash Kumra,  a wellness entrepreneur, national radio host and top ranked performance and personal branding coach. He's the founder of Peak Mindful, a business mindfulness platform to help professionals increase productivity and alleviate burnout. His coaching agency has helped over 300 business leaders, founders and high growth professionals. His radio show, podcast and l...

In this episode, hear from guest speaker Justin Goodbread,  CFP® CEPA® CVGA®, the founder of CEO of Heritage Investors as well as an author, keynote speaker and podcast host for Financially Simple™. Financially Simple offers an array of online content and consulting services to help business owners understand the ins and outs of owning, growing, and eventually selling their most prized possession....

In this episode, hear from Ola Sars,  a Stockholm based serial entrepreneur active in the music-tech space and the Founder and CEO of Soundtrack Your Brand, the world's fastest growing music-platform for B2B, which he co-founded together with Spotify back in 2014. Before founding Soundtrack, he was the co-founder and COO of Beats Music, acquired by Apple and transformed into Apple Music, a music c...

Sandy Wollman  is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Westchester Angels, a member based angel investment group focused on funding startup companies as well as the founder of The NY Area Angel Alliance. He is also on the Executive Committee for the Veridian Member’s Fund and member of the ARC Angels and has reviewed well over 1000 pitches in the past year. He knows what works and what doesn’...

Chris Rosica  Chris Rosica is the President and CEO of Rosica Communications, a traditional and online PR and integrated marketing communications company in the New York City metropolitan area and in Vermont. Chris is passionate about entrepreneurship and helping businesses grow, adapt to change, outpace the competition, and improve internal and external communications. Chris is a popular keynote...

In this episode, hear from "The Inventress", Lisa Ascolese,  the founder of Inventing A-Z, and has been taking ideas, hers and many others, from concept to fruition for over 35 years and counting. This New Jersey-based entrepreneur, consultant, and agent has successfully created, patented, marketed, and launched dozens of products in QVC, HSN, national retail stores and more. She also runs the net...

In this episode, hear from Dr. Gilda Carle Ph. D.,  the media’s Go-To Relationship Strategist & Performance Coach, serving clients worldwide. As a celebrity media personality, she was the therapist on TV's Sally Jessy Raphael show, as well as other TV & news shows, from Howard Stern to Dateline. She also conducts Relationship Wellness for the Bottom Line keynotes for corporations & med...

In this episode hear from Nir Bashan,  a world-renowned creativity expert and founder of The Creator Mindset, LLC, a company that conducts workshops, consulting, coaching, and keynote speeches at conferences and corporate events. From working with Hollywood and music stars like Woody Harrelson and Rod Stewart, Nir discovered something that may shock you: These creative superstars aren’t all that d...

In this episode, hear from Dan Pincus,  the CEO and founder of World Golf Network, a professional networking organization that helps C-level executives and business owners achieve greater success through a supportive community of industry leaders in the NY/NJ Metro area. Memberships are distributed on the corporate level for any decision maker of a company to use at their own convenience. With ove...

In this episode, hear from Misdee Wrigley Miller  is an equine sports gold medalist and media maven. She is one of the few women in the world to compete with a team of horses in the sport of combined driving. Amongst her many equestrian achievements, Misdee and her American Saddlebred, HS Baby Steps, won an incredible 4th consecutive World’s Championship. She is also an award-winning broadcast jou...

In this episode, hear how Dalia Macphee,  founder of the Dalia MacPhee Clothing brand is merging fashion, technology and safety, setting new trends in fashion. She designs a wide variety of items from dresses, formal wear, bags, accessories and athletic wear plus many innovative products merging fashion, technology and safety. Her Anti-Viral Wallet heats up to 180 degrees to disinfect masks and th...

In this episode, find out all about how to build your own podcast with Elzie D. Flenard III,  the founder, host and producer of “Enterprise Now!” podcast and the founder of Podcast Town, a membership community designed to support fellow podcasters in learning and growing their podcasting skill set, offering members the tools and resources they need to rise to a higher level of success in podcastin...

In this episode, hear the true story of someone who worked themselves in the ranks of the cable tv industry to become the founder of E! Entertainment TV, Larry Namer. Larry is also the founder of FanVestor and Metan Globla Entertainment as well as other media companies in the US and worldwide. He is a pioneer in media for the past 45 years with an inspiring story starting off as a cable splicer an...

In this episode hear from Tammy Dickerson  CMP, the founder and president of The Baker Group, Inc (TBG). TBG, founded in 2000, is an award winning, certified women and minority-owned full service Event Management firm that builds brands through dynamic special events. TBG has become a go-to event production firm for large-scale regional conferences and meetings throughout the United States for suc...

In this episode, learn all about Domain Name Space Entrepreneurism with Richard Lau , the founder of Logo.com, Resume.com and NamesCon. Named 2004 “Domainer of the Year”, Richard has generated millions of dollars in revenue in the domain industry. NamesCon began as an idea in the fall of 2012 and is now part of the Godaddy family. Another recent exit (to Indeed.com), Resume.com aids millions of jo...