The More We Know by Meer

In this episode of The More We Know, we sit down with Terry Blachek, one of the original partners behind the growth of Orangetheory Fitness, to unpack the real story of building and scaling a global fitness franchise. Terry shares hard-earned lessons on entrepreneurship, franchising, leadership, and resilience. From designing Orangetheory’s presales model to navigating costly business mistakes, pe...

Welcome back to another season AND episode of The More We Know ! Because the more we know, the more we grow! Today, your mentor is Lavinia Errico , the visionary co-founder of Equinox and a pioneer in redefining the fitness and wellness industries. Lavinia transformed the traditional gym experience into a premium, community-focused wellness destination. With her siblings, she built Equinox into on...

Welcome back to another season of the more we know. Because the more we know, the more we grow! Your mentor today is the FORMER CEO of P.F. Changs, which you may have dined at! We dived into all things business, leadership, including getting up at 4 am to workout!!  Damola Adamolekun is an Operating Partner at Garnett Station Partners and the former Chief Executive Officer of the global restaurant...

Welcome back to the more we know! Because the more we know, the more we grow. Today your mentor is Finance industry veteran, also known as "Queen of Alternatives", Shana Sissel. Shana Sissel is a highly sought-after speaker and frequently contributes to various media outlets. She is deeply committed to promoting financial literacy among women and underserved minority communities. She is...

Join Meer & Carmen for a live interactive mentorship series. After a nice mid season break, we are BACK with a special episode.  30 Minute U is hosted by Sameer Sawaqed, Host of one of the worlds top mentorship platforms The More We Know  together with Carmen Rossi, a top CEO and entrepreneur who is the genius behind 8 Hospitality Group. Carmen owns and operates some of the biggest night clubs...

Welcome back to the more we know! Because the more we know, the more we GROW! Your mentor today is Ed Robinson.  Ed Robinson is the president and co-founder of Stash, the pioneering fintech company that empowers everyday Americans to invest and build long-term wealth. Ed and his co-founder, Brandon Krieg, launched Stash in 2015 with the belief that all Americans deserve the advice, tools, and oppo...

Welcome back to the more we know! Because the more we know, the more we grow. Today your mentor is the famous american restauranteur out of Chicago, Kevin Boehm.  After opening 40 restaurants over the last 30 years, James Beard Foundation Award-winning restaurateur Kevin Boehm has established himself as one of the world’s foremost hospitality visionaries. Kevin, along with his partner Rob Katz, ha...

Welcome back to the more we know. The More we know, the more we grow! Today your mentor is Robert Blackwell Jr.  the founder of Killerspin, the world’s leading table tennis engagement brand, and the founder of EKI-Digital, a digital investment consulting firm.  Blackwell is also a former employer of then-state Senator Barack Obama, as well as a political supporter and personal friend of Obama. Kil...

Join Meer & Carmen every other Tuesday for a live interactive mentorship series in roughly 30 Minutes. 30 Minute U is hosted by Sameer Sawaqed, Host of one of the worlds top mentorship platforms The More We Know  together with Carmen Rossi, a top CEO and entrepreneur who is the genius behind 8 Hospitality Group. Carmen owns and operates some of the biggest night clubs and restaurants in Chicag...

Welcome back to the more we know. The More we know, the more we grow! Today your mentor is Jason Barsema, the Co-Founder and President of Fintech Company Halo out of Chicago. It is not everyday we have an exclusive mentor who raised over $100 million dollars and is democratizing access to financial products historically reserved for the ultra high-networth individual. You are in for a treat! Jason...

Join Meer & Carmen every other Tuesday for a live interactive mentorship series in roughly 30 Minutes. 30 Minute U is hosted by Sameer Sawaqed, Host of one of the worlds top mentorship platforms The More We Know  together with Carmen Rossi, a top CEO and entrepreneur who is the genius behind 8 Hospitality Group. Carmen owns and operates some of the biggest night clubs and restaurants in Chicag...

Join Meer & Carmen every other Tuesday for a live interactive mentorship series in roughly 30 Minutes. 30 Minute U is hosted by Sameer Sawaqed, Host of one of the worlds top mentorship platforms The More We Know  together with Carmen Rossi, a top CEO and entrepreneur who is the genius behind 8 Hospitality Group. Carmen owns and operates some of the biggest night clubs and restaurants in Chicag...

Welcome back to the more we know. Because the more we know, the more we grow! Your mentor today is none other than the worlds top NBA Insider, sports reporter, Shams Charania. You may have seen Shams all over twitter covering all things NBA Basketball with his 2 million+ followers. If you have seen a report come out about a recent trade, an NBA coach leaving, whatever it is, it is likely Shams has...

Join Meer & Carmen every OTHER Tuesday for a live interactive mentorship series in roughly 30 Minutes. 30 Minute U is hosted by Sameer Sawaqed, Host of one of the worlds top mentorship platforms The More We Know together with Carmen Rossi, a top CEO and entrepreneur who is the genius behind 8 Hospitality Group. Carmen owns and operates some of the biggest night clubs & restaurants in Chica...

Welcome back to the more we know! Because the more we know, the more we grow! Your mentor today is Jon Grauman. Jon sold over $230 million in 2019, ranking him among the top Realtors in the country, and #20 in Los Angeles County by L.A. Business Journal. Jon has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal, L.A. Business Journal, Los Angeles Magazine and several other media outlets as one of the lea...

30 Minute U is a NEW series under The More We Know Podcast featuring Sameer Sawaqed, Host of one of the worlds top mentorship platforms The More We Know  together with Carmen Rossi, a top CEO and entrepreneur who is the genius behind 8 Hospitality Group. Carmen owns and operates some of the biggest night clubs and restaurants in Chicago and is also a professor. Carmen employs hundreds and operates...

Welcome back to the more we know! Because the more we know, the more we grow! Today your mentor is Gino Bartucci. Gino is the founder and Chef of the HOTTEST new restaurant in West Loop (Chicago), Gino and Martys (https://ginoandmartys.com/). Gino and Martys- A narrative-driven Chicago Italian Restaurant that tells a local prohibition-era story with a modern luxury twist . Imagine you are the foun...

30 Minute U is a NEW series under The More We Know Podcast featuring Sameer Sawaqed, Host of one of the worlds top mentorship platforms The More We Know  together with Carmen Rossi, a top CEO and entrepreneur who is the genius behind 8 Hospitality Group. Carmen owns and operates some of the biggest night clubs and restaurants in Chicago and is also a professor. Carmen employs hundreds and operates...

Welcome back to the more we know! Because the more we know, the more we grow! Your Mentor today is the FORMER CEO OF CHIPOTLE MONTY MORAN!!! Imagine learning all about business for the next hour+ with the man who helped build Chipotle to a 35 billion+ business and over 70,000 employees. Imagine you're one of 75,000 people working in a huge company, and the CEO wants to talk to you, one-on-one...

30 Minute U is a NEW series under The More We Know Podcast featuring Sameer Sawaqed, Host of one of the worlds top mentorship platforms The More We Know  together with Carmen Rossi, a top CEO and entrepreneur who is the genius behind 8 Hospitality Group. Carmen owns and operates some of the biggest night clubs and restaurants in Chicago and is also a professor. Carmen employs hundreds and operates...

Welcome back to The More We Know! Because the more we know, the more we grow. Your mentor today is Bushra Amiwala.  Bushra Amiwala is one of the youngest elected muslim officials in history and daughter of immigrants who truly appreciates diversity in its many beautiful forms. As communities across our nation – the working poor, religious and ethnic minorities, and young changemakers who are ignor...

30 Minute U is a series under The More We Know Podcast featuring Sameer Sawaqed, Host of the top mentorship platform The More We Know Podcast together with Carmen Rossi, a top CEO and entrepreneur who is the genius behind 8 Hospitality Group. Carmen owns some of the biggest night clubs and restaurants in Chicago and is also a professor. 30 Minute U aims to prepare you with skills for the real worl...

Welcome back to The More We Know! Because the more we know, the more we grow. Your mentor today is  BILLION dollar financial advisor Ross Gerber. Ross is the Co-Founder, President and CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management.  Ross has become one of the most influential investors on social and in traditional media.  He is a regular on Bloomberg, Reuters, Fox Business, Yahoo Finance,...

Welcome back to The More We Know! The More we know, the more we grow. Your mentor today is  award winning marketing executive, Melissa Rosenthal.  Melissa is an award winning marketing executive and the Chief Creative Officer at ClickUp ($4 billion software start-up), focused on making the world more productive through best in class SaaS marketing! Previously Melissa was the CRO/ Executive Vice Pr...

Welcome back to The More We Know! The More we know, the more we grow. Your mentor today is legendary hollywood special effects Guru who worked on the coolest movies like IRON MAN.  Raffael Dickreuter is a creative and technology enterpreneur based in Los Angeles, CA. Originally born in Switzerland he has a diverse professional background in film visual effects, design, AR, advertising and photogra...