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Redirected is back 🎙️ this week with an interview with our dear friend, Jared Morse — author of the brand new cookbook devotional Taste and See. Our story together started back in college, and now here we are as husbands and dads navigating life side by side. It was so special getting to sit down and share this conversation. Grab Jared’s book here ▶ https://www.amazon.com/Taste-Cookbook-Devotional...

Redirected is back with an incredible episode featuring Dan Martell, the author of Buy Back Your Time and a sought-after entrepreneur and coach. Dan is the founder of SaaS Academy, the world's #1 coaching program for SaaS founders, and has empowered countless entrepreneurs to reclaim their time and scale their businesses effectively. You can grab his book here ▶ https://www.buybackyourtime.com/ If...

Redirected is back with an awesome conversation featuring Davey Blackburn, the author of 'Nothing is Wasted' and the founder of Nothing is Wasted Ministries. Davey hosts the 'Nothing is Wasted Podcast,' which has over 300 episodes and more than 3 million downloads. You can purchase the book here ▶ https://www.nothingiswasted.com/book If you haven’t yet, please rate Redirected and subscribe to hear...

In this episode, Doug Bopst shares his story of overcoming addiction and turning his life around through fitness. Doug is an award-winning personal trainer, author, speaker and podcast host. Those credentials and accolades are a result of his own transformation. He is a former felon and drug addict, sentenced to months in jail due to being found guilty of “possession with intent to sell.” He chose...

This week, I got to talk with Todd Anderson, the Founder of Dream Recovery. Dream recovery produces performance silk sleep masks & pillowcases.  We talk about everything from health, wellness, and recovery.  Hope you enjoy it! You can learn more here ▶ https://dreamrecovery.io/ If you haven’t yet, please rate Redirected and subscribe to hear more. And if you have someone you'd like to see on the p...

This week, I got to talk with Lisa Odenweller, the Founder and CEO of Kroma Wellness. Kroma Wellness is a functional health and superfood company. Kroma was founded to help you form healthier habits, and has gained investors such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Amy Schumer. We talk about how Lisa overcame the obstacles in her journey as an entrepreneur, teaching wellness to your kids, and how your food can...

This week, we talk with comedian John Crist. His highest-viewed YouTube sketches include "Every parent at Disney", "Millennial International: Sponsor a Millennial Today", and "If golf and soccer switched announcers". He is also known for his work creating comedy sketch videos for BuzzFeed and is releasing his newest book, Delete That: (and Other Failed Attempts to Look Good Online), on October 18t...

This week, we are continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series with Jameson Rader. He is a Software Engineer and Entrepreneur that left his graduate studies at UCLA to start CUE with a $3 million investment from the owners of the Texas Rangers. The company's data-over-audio technology can coordinate an arena full of smartphones to create synchronized fan engagement experiences. More than 500,000 sport...

Today I sit down with Michael Ma, the founder of CreatorDAO., a Santa Monica-based company that invests in creators by providing capital, technology, and operational support. Featured on Forbes 30 under 30, Ma shares his story and expertise in entrepreneurship and leadership, while explaining all about what CreatorDAO is and the impact it will have on creators. Connect with Michael: https://creato...

This week, I sat down with professional athlete, motivational speaker, and adventure Colin O’Brady. Colin is a 10-time world record-breaking explorer and has done it all after overcoming a devastating accident. Colin suffered a tragic accident and was severely burned in a fire. With the encouragement of his mother, Colin completed his first triathlon a mere 18 months after his accident and went on...

This week, we are continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series with Caroline Recchi. She is the co-founder of EdSights which she founded with her sister Claudia. University recruitment and retention directors may be the client, but EdSight's customers are college students, especially those at risk of dropping out. It's a chatbot that checks in with students on issues such as engagement, homework, grad...

This week on ReDirected, I got to chat with a co-founder of Coder, Ammar Bandukwala. Coder’s three co-founders — Bandukwala, Kyle Carberry, and John Andrew Entwistle — first met online while in high school. The three were soon collaborating to build and monetize Minecraft plugins and servers, eventually moving on to a series of other projects, some successful, some not. Frustrated by the complexit...

Keeping on with our Forbes 30 Under 30 series, today I got to chat with Jeremy Cai. Jeremy is the founder of Italic, an online retailer that sells luxury goods without the brand names -- or the corresponding markup. Instead, the company designs its own products and then taps the same manufacturers used by high-end labels like Alexander Wang, Burberry and Prada to spin out brandless versions. The m...

Continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series, I got to talk to Julia Haried. As the co-founder of MakerGirl, she's working to pave a new path for girls. It all started in a social entrepreneurship class at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign when Julia and Elizabeth Engele were inspired by the question "What bothers you?". Motivated by their past experiences, MakerGirl was created to inspir...

Today, we are continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series with Derrick Emsley. At 16, Derrick and his brother founded a tree planting company that was meant to capitalize on the future of sustainability: carbon offsetting credits. They planted over 150,000 trees while selling carbon offset contracts that totaled over $1 million. While carbon offsetting ended up not being the future, this experience w...

This week on Redirected, I got to chat with Desh Amilia. A product of immigration, integration, and innovation, Sri Lankan-born, Desh Amila, started from humble beginnings before realizing his dream was in the West and migrated to Melbourne, Australia in 2000. Desh has since pioneered his career as an entrepreneur, entertainer, and educator on a global scale. ​ ‍ After graduating from Melbourne’s...

Continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series, this week I got to chat with Nicole Hardson-Hurley. Nicole is the Co-Founder and Head of Product of Byteboard, an Area 120 funded startup founded by two women of color on a mission to make software engineering interviews more equitable. We are currently working with companies like Lyft, Figma, and many others to assist them in building a more fair technica...

This week on ReDirected, we have serial entrepreneur, Raz Romanescu. His roles include: Co-Founder and CEO of Gamelancer Inc, a platform designed to elevate the online gaming experience; Co-Founder of Underlining Beauty, which owns and operates notable brands such as Tatbrow, Nailboo and Hide; Co-Founder of 10PM Curfew, a female-focused media network founded with actress Bella Thorne that includes...

Italian-born American Football Placekicker and "Gastro-preneur" as co-founder of ElevenTwelve, a lifestyle brand specializing in helping people celebrate life one meal at a time with high-quality wine, pasta, and spreads from the Piemonte Region of Northwestern Italy. A few topics that we cover: Giorgio’s childhood and parents Early days as a foreign service officer NFL journey in one word Giorgio...

Continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series, I got to sit down with Nick Cherukuri. Nick is the founder of ThirdEye and wasn't deterred by the failed consumer roll-out of Google Glass: He believes that augmented reality glasses can "have a life-changing impact on the way workers go about their everyday tasks." ThirdEye has launched several different models of its smart glasses with features like live...

Continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series, I got to talk to Manu Edakara. As Program Director at iVenture Accelerator, Manu manages a startup ecosystem across three University of Illinois campuses, supporting students’ innovative ideas for transforming the state’s economy and education. Its entrepreneurs have raised $11 million—and inspired other departments and universities to replicate the academ...

Continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series today, I got to talk to Adam Oxner. Adam is a co-founder of MySwimPro. MySwimPro is a personal coach app that helps swimmers in more than 180 countries improve their performance and health by delivering personalized training plans, workouts, technique videos, and analytics. Since its launch in 2015, the app has made something of a splash; netting more than...

This week on Redirected, we continued our Forbes 30 Under 30 Series with Amber Vittoria. Amber is an award-winning artist working in New York City; her work focuses on the portrayal of women within art, and she has collaborated with like-minded brands, such as NBC, Warby Parker, Gucci, The New York Times, and Instagram, on pieces that further said narrative. ​Amber is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Recipien...

This week on Redirected, I sat down with restaurant genius, Jeremy Fall. At only sixteen, Fall became the promotions manager of Avalon in Hollywood, producing large-scale events and booking talent at the star-making venue that showcased the first LA appearances of future platinum-selling Grammy winners. It was evident that Jeremy had an eye for potential, and that ability informed his next move: t...

This week, I got to sit down with Reed Duchscher. Former NFL agent turned serial entrepreneur and investor, Reed, has quickly become a leader in the rapidly growing influencer marketing space. Reed is best known for his past work with Dude Perfect and his current role as business manager to YouTube stars MrBeast, Preston, and Typical Gamer. Reed’s brainchild, Night Media, is now the fastest-growin...