Shot Caller: A Podcast by Shannon Sagawe

The Shot Caller Podcast;   lifting the veil off the future by sharing the stories of revolutionaries, game changers and innovators building a better tomorrow.  PS:  Share, like, subscribe; holistic wealth is like duct tape, it fixes everything. This podcast has a very special meaning to me and I share my very recent & personal breast cancer diagnosis in the intro.  The timing of my interview with...

The Shot Caller Podcast; lifting the veil off the future by sharing the stories of revolutionaries, game changers and innovators building a better tomorrow.  " Buckle up buttercup; it's time for you to get paid." PS:  Share, like, subscribe; wealth is like duct tape, it fixes everything. Danijela Schenker , co-founder of  Forever Beautiful by Science , is not only a true expert on how to use the b...

The Shot Caller Podcast; lifting the veil off the future by sharing the stories of revolutionaries, game changers and innovators building a better tomorrow.  " Buckle up buttercup; it's time for you to get paid." PS:  Share, like, subscribe; wealth is like duct tape, it fixes everything. Laura Spaulding's story of poverty, discrimination by top military officers for being gay, struggling to feed h...

My hot take on a few things surrounding the downfall of Credit Suisse, a 167 year old Swiss institution along with some demands for accountability, transparency as well as hope and encouragement for all those employees impacted by this nightmare. I have lived through multiple booms and busts; professionally and personally.  One of the best services I performed as a wealth manager was to maintain c...

An ode to those fighting oppression, fighting for human rights, fighting for reproductive rights. The Mullahs will die and the young GenZ and GenAlpha cohorts are ready to replace them with transparency, inclusion, equality and economic prosperity. Inspiration from being a latchkey kid and GenZ parents.   GenX as the Jan Brady generation. The economics of abortion. Hope

Today's guest is the founder of the company IQBAR , a smarter way to refuel and rehydrate your brain and body!   Who might this podcast really resonate with? People curious about how food, nutritious food, can boost cognitive and physical performance. Those who are keen to learn about how a "fast moving consumer goods" company gets it initial funding.  Angel investors and running a Kickstarter cam...

Today's guest, Nikita Michelsen , founder and CEO of Pearlita , is set to positively disrupt the trash cans of the ocean- OYSTERS! Hear how Nikita set out, less than 1 year ago, to launch a cell-based oyster company to solve the problem of the pending collapse of the world's oyster reef's.  As much as 85% of the world's oyster reef's have disappeard in the last 200 years! As a young founder, Nikit...

If you consider your health to be part of your wealth or your "wellth," this is the podcast for you. Dr. Mike Belkowski , founder of Biolight , discusses the "insane" benefits of red light therapy.  It really is not an overstatement!  Once you start to understand how important light is to our body's natural circadian rhythm, it starts to make a lot of sense.  In fact, I was quite suspicious when I...

Todays guest, Robert Kennedy is the managing director and founder of Swiss Diamond Collection in Switzerland.  Robert gives us a very personalized overview of the current and historic diamond markets.  He explains how he works with UHNW families around the world in both managing their diamond portfolios as well as sourcing new gems.   This conversation was so in-depth that I decided to make 2 segm...

Todays guest, Robert Kennedy is the managing director and founder of Swiss Diamond Collection in Switzerland.  Robert gives us a very personalized overview of the current and historic diamond markets.  He explains how he works with UHNW families around the world in both managing their diamond portfolios as well as sourcing new gems.   This conversation was so indepth that I decided to make 2 segme...

Hello Shot Callers and everyone else listening. Today's podcast is actually a Solocast!  I take you on a slightly "random walk" from relaying some science around NOT always having a plan B , meandering into Stoic & Epicurean philosophy; unravelling the quote that nations start STOIC and die EPICUREAN(with context of course), continue on with the backstory of Nick Hanauer and his pitchfork/middle o...

Hello Shot Callers and Wealth Achemist Warriors, I grabbed 25 minutes to put some of the global rough seas we are all experiencing; war, inflation, political strife, environmental stress and beyond into a bit of "stoic" context. How can you apply the 4 Stoic virtues to both your day to day life as well as how to build and manager your wealth! This is curated to be both informational and inspiratio...

John Belizaire , CEO Soluna Computing; Disrupting Crypto Mining with Clean Energy Power! John and the Soluna team are creating green data centers that enable crypto currency's energy consumption to be a feature and NOT a bug! John recently spoke on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. to try to help legislators understand just how disruptive & important their clean energy, small footprint data centers...

Hey Shot Callers, get ready for a fun and fiesty episode with Dancoise Köchler, founder of Expat Ladies Zürich and me, your Shot Caller host! What is sexy, sexy time?   Well, it is a bit of a mash up between two women who met in Zürich over 10 years ago when both were practising their entrepreneurial chops at a trade fair- Dancoise with her Cake Lady brand and me with my Prêt á Party e-commerce bu...

Welcome to Episode 1 in our 4 part "Start Up" series that we initially only published via YouTube.  This 4 part series was curated to give curious listeners, viewers and followers direct insight into of what a start-up looks like from the inside. Antara Roy and Archana Kanabar are two good friends who had completely different professional careers but decided to turn what started out as a bit of a...

My guest, Ilana Jankowitz is the founder and CEO of Mindful Money Coaching .  She is from South Africa, but now based in Zürich, Switzerland. Ilana has counselled a wide variety of women who have emotionally to fill that hole with endorphins; from shopping to plastic surgery to even drug addiction.  Once you peel back the layers of behaviour, what you are often left with is an unresolved trauma. ...

Episode 6 - In our final episode from this wonderful series, Stefan Labas  and I finish with the topic of energy and surrounding yourself with people who are positive, happy and successful.  Why it is important to build your own board of directors to accelerate your goals. Stefan explains that where are thoughts go, our energy flows. We are made up of about 30 billion cells and each one has .07 vo...

Derek Pew , Chairman of Hashwatt and Harena Data gives us a mini masterclass in building a Bitcoin mining operation with an ESG focus, the misunderstanding of quantitative easing and why printing money creates inflation, why inflation is called "capital gains" if you own real estate or other assets, the credibility of digital assets, the future of gaming and the metaverse!  SO MUCH MORE! Timings:...

Episode 5 - Stefan explains to us how certain breathing exercises help us tap into the "operating" system of the body, in order to connect the subconscious to the conscious.  A combination of specific breathing exercises that awaken the Theta waves in our body with meditation is incredibly effective at reaching our goals. (Do not operate a vehicle and participate in the breathing and meditation ex...

As we celebrate International Day 2022, we are publishing our 3rd podcast in a special "Start-Up" series with the two founders of Body By Organic in the UK , that began in Dec. of 2020, in the midst of the Covid pandemic.  I love to showcase women entrepreneurs and this series is part of my committment to help increase the wealth of women around the world. In Episode 3, Antara and Archana tell us...

"If you don't like the road you are walking, start paving another one!" -- Dolly Parton In this 40 minute podcast, I give you insight into the following, important topics; Female Economics- 1 billion women do not have access to financial services around the world The Great Wealth Transfer- $30 Trillion will pass through a significant amount of female hands in the coming 8-10 years The Rise of the...

Eszter Tanczos Olver & Trudi Haemmerli have backgrounds steeped in entrepreneurship, academia, big pharma and angel investing.  Both women are part of SNGLR , a venture capital fund investing in exponential tech, focusing particularly on longevity, smart mobility and smart cities. In this episode, Eszter and Trudi explain how they got into business angel investing, the importance of networking-esp...

Hello Shot Callers, This is an investor friendly overview of our economic & market reality meant to help you breakdown the current economic environment through the lense of the global economy as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This short podcast covers some key economic indicators that have been bubbling to the surface, leading up to the current and stressful geo-political environment cau...

Episode 4- We discuss the power of fear, how to redefine your relationship with it and how to recognize the triggers that may stem in childhood.  As humans, we have 50,000 thoughts a day; only 10,000 of these thoughts are positive.  Stefan and I tackle how to work towards improving your understanding of fear so it does not prevent you from living.  *******************************************This 6...

Cindy Stibbard , CEO of Divorce Redefined , is a professionally guided divorce and career transition coach; advocating for a BETTER divorce and BRIGHTER new future.  |Podcast sponsored by Pause Well Aging | Cindy, like many successful entrepreneurs, started her business out of a void.  Having struggled through her divorce on many different levels, Cindy decided to start a business that could help...