Premier Chess: Conquer the Game; Master Your Life

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 83, I converse with Graham Dobbin, the founder of Asentiv New York. Graham Dobbin is an experienced trainer, business coach, consultant and public speaker. An active member of the Professional Speakers Association, Graham has delivered keynote addresses to audiences as diverse as WeWork, Bangor University, and the Football League. We talk about people engagement, authen...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 82, I converse with Samuel Weiner, VP of Business Development at Langdon Title. Langdon Title is a premier, full service agency providing commercial and residential title insurance throughout the United States. We talk about the definition of title insurance, the importance of preemptively doing your homework before acquiring new real estate or playing a chess game, gro...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 81, I converse with Michael Lenox, the President of Chess Vets. Michael Lenox is a 100% service connected disabled retired US Navy Machinist Mate Chief Petty Officer (Submarine/Diver). He is a US Chess (USCF) Local Tournament Director and Certified Coach. Mr. Lenox is also an Illinois Chess Association (ICA) board member and the ICA Veterans Committee Chair. He currentl...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 80, I converse with Andrea Pass, the Founder of Andrea Pass Public Relations. For over 30 years, Andrea Pass has created and implement public relations campaigns in a wide range of categories including consumer products, lifestyle, B2B, education, health/wellness/fitness, beauty, food, authors, non-profits and more. We talk about brand image, common PR mistakes, percept...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 79, I converse with Jodi Samuels, Founder of JICNY and Author of "Chutzpah, Wisdom and Wine". Jodi has over 20 years of business management and startup experience. The Jewish International Connection NY, which she co-founded with her husband Gavin Samuels and Steve Eisenberg, currently boasts 10,000 members from 40 countries. I personally have been an active o...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 78, I converse with Yvonne White, the founder of Chess Made Fun, which runs scholastic programs in the Atlanta area. Yvonne learned the amazing game of chess in 2009. In the Spring of 2010, she attended a F.I.D.E. International training seminar, and obtained the title of Developmental Instructor. We talked about chess in Atlanta, problem solving, creativity, entpreneurs...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 77, I converse with Marty Katz, the founder of Connectors 360, which helps small and medium-sized firms with their messaging to connect to their target audiences. We talk about his Biz Dev Leaders group, common sales mistakes, marketing strategy, using chess as a playground for running a business and more.

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 74, I converse with Melissa Subban, People Strategist at Happy Factory. Melissa is based in Johannesburg and works with clients around the world. She and her team implement people strategies that build employee brand ambassadors who live the desired company culture. We talk about the definition of hapiness, value systems, the ikigai method, the correlations of HR and ch...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 75, I converse with Grandmaster Alex Lenderman, who won the 2005 World Under-16 Championship in Belfort with a score of 9/10 (+8 −0 =2), becoming the first American to win a gold medal at the World Youth Chess Championship since Tal Shaked won the World Junior Championship in 1997. He has since become one of the top US chess players and is the current coach of the US Ol...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 74, I converse with Karl Osman, the owner of Urbin Storage, an on-demand storage company. We talk about entrepreneurship during covid19, inspiration, and the importance of leveraging chess skils during negotiation.

Send us Fan Mail In Epsiode 73, I converse with Dr. Fun Fong, one of six candidates vying for 3 spots in the 2020 US Chess Executive Committee Election. Dr. Fun Fong is the Immediate Past President of the Georgia Chess Assocation and is an emergency medicine phsyician in Atlanta. We speak about his work dealing with COVID patients, how chess and emergency medicine relate, women in chess, the impor...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 73, I converse with Candidate Master Andrew Koenigsberg, AKA on Madquick on Twitch. Andrew currently lives in Houston but is from New York and has spent time living in Hong Kong and the Philippines. He is a USCF Candidate Master with over 15 years of teaching experience and has taught at chess camps across the United States. In 2012, Andrew became co-champion for the Ho...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 72, I converse with Sean Manross, President of the Southern California Chess Federation and Member of FIDE Commission for the Disabled. He is one of six candidates vying for 3 spots in the US Chess Executive Committee. We talk about his experience with Southern California Chess Federation, Rank and File Magazine, accessibility for the disabled, the USCF Government Taskf...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 71, I converse with Sondeep Purewal, a Sandler Sales trainer, based in Miami. Sondeep trains sales professionals in tech, finance and other industries. He uses Sandler methodology, something I learned on day 1 of my time at Oracle. We talk about basic sales tips, an analytical approach to sales and how it relates to chess, and the importance of confidence.

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 70, I interview Lakshmana "Vish" Viswanath, US Chess Executive Board Candidate. He originally hails from Kerala, India but has been living in the Laredo, Texas area for many years. He has been involved with Texas chess for many years and is the former state chess federation president. He is currently one of six candidates running for 3 spots in the US Chess Ex...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 69, I converse with Jack Silver, a chess player and actor. Jack Silver was the winner of the 2015 US Chess Junior Grand Prix. He is a rising Sophomore at Wartlaw-Hartridge School, where he’s volunteered to be an assistant teacher to our New Jersey Instructor National Master Jim West. He’s known for his appearances in A Crime to Remember (2018), Girl Clown (2019) and The...

Send us Fan Mail In our 68th episode, I interview Women’s Grandmaster Jennifer Shahade, who is a chess player, commentator, teacher and poker player. She is a two-time United States Women's Champion. Shahade is the author of the books Chess Bitch and Play Like a Girl and co-author of Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Chess. She is also a MindSports Ambassador for PokerStars and a board member of the...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 68, I converse with Jeff Detweiler, an executive recruiter and career consultant. Jeff has his BA in Theater from the University of Pittsburgh and has since been connecting companies to top talent for 10+ years. We talk about how extracurriculars like chess can help in the job search, the behind the scenes of recruting and much more.

Send us Fan Mail In our 66th episode, I welcome two guests for the first time- my dear friends Rabbi Levi Welton and Reverend Gregory Livingston. I first met the Reverend when Rabbi Levi and he co-hosted an MLK Day Rally outside of City Hall after several terrible anti-semetic attacks. Rabbi Welton is an educator-turned-journalist passionate about sharing the values of Torah with a global audience...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 65, I conerse with Jen Gouldstone, the Founder of Garden Streets ,a plant design and technology company with the mission to bring people closer to nature by making it as easy as possible to select, access, display and maintain plants. Jen has a BA and Masters in Engineering from MIT and an MBA from Harvard. We talk about her transition from engineering to plant design,...

Send us Fan Mail Will you still need me, will feed me, when I'm 64? In this milestone episode, we interview Viekla Kelly, Founder of Young Singer's Academy. Vielka has her Masters in Musical Education from NYU and leads a team of coaches, who teach kids, teens and adults. One of her claims to fame is helping establish Julliard's K-12 division. We talk about finding one's passsi...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 63, I converse with Dayna Karron, The Solutionist at Atlantic Tomorrow's Office. She works for the largest office technology company in the Tri-State area and helps businesses, schools and non-profits save money with copiers, managed services, remote workforce, and other solutions. She is an alum of Edward R. Murrow High School, which has won more High School Natio...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 62, I interview Gloria Mills, the Founder For the Greater Glow, which does 30 day programs for healthy living and anti-aging, speaking engagements and Arbonne sales. In addition to her wellness practice, she does architecture drawing. We discuss tips for dieting for critical thinking, habit forming, the importantance of consistency, networking and much more. e

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 61, I converse with Manuela Senatore, the founder of Skilla Productions, a one-stop video marketing agency, achieving long-lasting brand recognition for its clients. Their two main goals when creating video is to get business marketing and sales results, and maximize return on their investment. We talk about the correlations between chess and video strategies, the impor...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 60, I have the privilege of conversing with my good friend JC Spierer who is a great networker. He loves organizing events, and expanding his knowlege in health, fashion and charity. We talk about the art of a sucessful event, networking, his interests in sporting leagues, chess history and more.