The POZCAST: Decoding Success with Adam Posner

[03:12] Charles’ background and career journey [05:18] Charles’s conversation on NFT Investments with his spouse [06:44] Charles’s motivation with Web3 and potential projects, including Cardano. [08:55] The rebranding process from Bondly to Forj and the reasons behind it. [13:39] The reasons behind the greater affinity and engagement in the web3 space compared to traditional marketing approaches....

1:51 - Day 3 with Chris Adamo 3:26 - Where is Liam's dad? 4:19 -  Dad's feelings about Veecon 5:37 - Role in NFT's 7:20 - Hot take on food 9:03 - Success vs Significance 10:17 - All about Cool Cats 12:32 - What makes the community special 13:10 - Equity & inclusion 15:57 - Biggest challenges in moving forward 16:38 - How is AR different than AI 17:45 - What makes web3 .. web3 18:04 - Toxicity on t...

1:20 - What 'Base' is? 2:49 - Explain 'Coinbase' to Adam's mom 3:25 - Jesse's background/journey to web3 4:50 - Love about Coinbase 6:00 - Internal think tank collaboration 7:34 - Retail Engineering w/r to consumer experience 8:49 - Concerns about security 10:57 - Hot take on e-coins 12:24 -  Bullish about NFT space 13:13 - Baggage attached to NFT 13:56 - What keeps Jesse up at night 15:30 - Key l...

I am excited to share my exclusive live coverage of Gary Vee's Veecon 2023 from Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis, Indiana! Day two kicked off the conference portion of the event with Gary's keynote, followed by the one and only Jesse Itzler, who the crowd was pumped to see. I wanted to capture the essence of Veecon, which is the attendees. And there was no better way than to walk around the rotunda...

2:31 - Family Business 4:11 - Opportunity with parents 6:10 - Advice to someone as a kid 6:57 - The grind - the hard work 8:56 - Generation age wise 9:39 - Decision process to leave the family business 13:01 - Something to do differently for business than parents 14:27 - Major Roadblocks 16:10 - Emotionally alone being a leader 18:04 - Surprise resignation from partner 20:58 - Hitting the rock bot...

1:24 - What is Galaverse all about 2:05 - Fans can be a part of music via web3 (Decentralization) 3:02 - Happy Medium - Balance 5:08 - The Loyalty side 6:31 - Sarah's Musical heroes 8:05 - Approach to tokenization 10:19 - Ability to sell work as NFTs 11:59 - Exciting about Gala Music 13:47 - Gala Games as a sponsor in VeeCon 15:05 - How to assess personality in an interview 17:07 - The Single grea...

1:14 - Summer Camp/Sleep away camp 1:58 - First job out of school 2:39 - Time at Google 3:45 - First day/first moment in Google 4:58 - Lessons learned in Google/Team building & culture 6:29 - Key takeaways from Meta/Facebook 7:51 - Toxic themes in web2 8:43 - World of Women /NFT purchase 10:48 - Reservations with startups 12:12 - Biggest Challenge in the World of Women 13:20 - Describe the World o...

1:13 - Jeremy Penn from Brooklyn (Degen Arcade) 2:04 - Influence for own kids 2:45 - Mission of Degen Arcade 3:26 - Biggest Obstacle 4:18 - Connect with Degen Arcade 6:16 - Finn from Minnesota 6:31 - Experience at VeeCon 6:57 - Why VeeFriends? 7:34 - Main takeaway from VeeFriends 8:20 - Chris Adamo 9:09 - Excited to speak to/meet up 9:55 - Folks from England / VeeFriends Holder 10:54 - Favorite an...

1:08 - Project Kyzen 2:57 - Challenges in moving forward 3:34 - How are AR and AI different 5:02 - Team and Mission 6:27 - Toxicity on the Internet/Web 3 7:51 - Creative Side & Passion 9:33 - What keeps Tom up at night? 10:22 - Hot take on e-coins 10:56 - Advice to a parent for a growth mindset for kids 14:12 - Tough time in Community 15:12 - Value Access in Kyzen 15:57 - Nine Lessons in 17 Years...

I am excited to share my sit-down interview with Gary Vee, live from Veecon 2023, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team had to cut short my allocated 10 min timeslot due to the event schedule running late, so I did my best to hit him with 3 important and meaningful questions.  This interview exemplifies how you work with what you are given and make the best of it. An opportunity is still an opportuni...

2:18 -  Storyteller as a child 3:17 - Tipping point 5:40 - Speaking up to bullying 6:48 - Childhood dynamics 7:36 - Role Models to look up to 8:23 - Socio economic class of parents 9:27 - Getting into CPG World 10:38 - Lack of representation 12:34 - Influence the narrative/brands 14:20 - Diversity in mindset and values 16:26 - Blind Resumes/ Taking out the bias 17:39 - How to get people look in th...

2:38 - Introduction / Origin 5:38 - All about Malik's dad 7:06 - Coast to coast Experience 8:53 - First taste of house music 10:05 - First artist to work with 11:11 - Entry to House Music world 12:25 - Tour Management perspective (First Artist) 13:24 - Thoughts on Camera phone 14:58 - Moment of connection between fan and artist 16:20 - Learned from Late Avicii 17:48 - Favorite place 18:35 - Next p...

1:35 - Go-to BBQ spots in Austin 2:13 - How to find the best BBQ 2:56 - Go-to sides with BBQ 5:20 - Getting into PR space 6:50 - Dislikes about internships 8:16 - Advice on unpaid internships 9:15 - Questions to ask in interview process (internships) 10:24 - Right time to develop own firm 11:45 - A newbie in PR (Remote vs Onsite) 13:11 - Tough early challenge 14:53 - Approach to hiring team buildi...

1:43 - Growing up in Artistic Family 3:46 - Core Values and Creativity 5:29 - Awareness and Foresight in 8 years old 6:06 - Fashion sense and confidence 9:23 - Job as a Private Investigator 11:25 - Origin story of the mouse 12:51 - Feeling of rejection/How to manage it 13:33 - Young Generation dealing with rejection 14:13 - Process vs the finish product 15:04 - Put yourself in the mindset 15:51 -...

First Aired: 4/07/22 Shelley Zalis is the CEO of The Female Quotient, an internationally renowned thought leader, movement maker, and champion of equality. She is also a pioneer for online research, becoming the first female chief executive ranked in the research industry’s top 25. Today, Shelley works with Fortune 500 companies and impact organizations to advance equality in the workplace. Throug...

My guest on E272 of #thePOZcast is Jesse Cole, The Man In The Yellow Tux himself! Jesse is the founder and owner of Fans First Entertainment, home to the Savannah Bananas as well as The Party Animals baseball teams. Jesse created Banana Ball, which is a twist on classic baseball meant to be the most entertaining, engaging, and fan-first event in the game. Jesse got his start as a leader in the spo...

2:04 - Back to Childhood 2:58 - Grandma as the first mentor 3:59 - Decision to leave Law 5:48 - How did Illana find a mentor 7:04 - Females Only 8:16 - Raising confident women 11:16 - One Aha Story / Getting into Spotify 12:58 -  Non-Quantifiable Results 16:44 - How to be a Good Mentor 18:15 -  Purpose and Audience of the New Book 19:24 - Tough Conversations 21:10 - How to build confidence in Kids...

1:31 – The Better Future 2:18 – How to manage expectations 6:39 – Relationship with Money chains 9:52 – Borrowing other people’s art 12:03 – Peter Tunney’s Asset 13:08 – Fatherhood 16:08 – Inspiration for Art 18:18 – How Peter wants to be remembered 19:39 – A Meaningful project 21:16 – Greatest fear 24:03 – Christopher Reeve Foundation 29:00 – Single Greatest piece of advice 29:31 – Peter Tunney’s...

Show Notes:  [00:00:55] Intro to Dan Fantasia to talk recruiting. [00:05:26] Naive start, learn to sell, and listen. [00:06:25] Understand candidates' motivation for successful recruitment. [00:09:35] Recruiting sales and understanding the candidate. [00:15:32] Launched company during the uncertain post-911 period. [00:19:12] Exclusive sales recruiter with impressive reach. [00:20:38] "Slowing dow...

2:40 - First meeting with Matt Higgins 5:10 - The greatest thing about Matt 6:29 - At the age of 25 7:44 - Career advice in the early days 9:08 - Joining a political campaign 10:39 - Expectation vs Reality 11:42 -  Never think of failing 12:49 - Success at 25 vs now 15:10 - Art & Science of Public Relations 16:42 - PR in Marketing 18:07 - Lessons learned in early politics days 20:25 - Leadership L...

0:04 – Love for Sports 3;15 – Envision Sports as a Career 5:49 – True to the Values 6:13 – Key Mistake in early days 8:14 – Assess the character 11:11 – The Movie 15:28 – Peak of the Career 17:59 – The dark side of Life 21:26 – Relationship with David 22:06 – Mental steps to separate a business 25:05 – Going back to the roots 25:27 – Second Big break 28:47 – Accountability 30:06- Deciding Factor 3...

1:57 - How to get guests on Linkedin 3:20 - Rewind button: First job 4:23 - Greatest lesson at Chucky cheese 5:12 - The first job felt like an Entrepreneur 6:08 - Early Negotiation 6:42 - Background of starting a company 9:26 - Working with job boards 10:16 - Scared of launching a company alone 12:58 - Breakdown of years 16:14 - Inspiration 17:31 - Business Model 19:18 - Robots vs Humans 20:21 - R...

0:33 – Outlook on team 1:54 – Keeping the teams together 4:26 – Create a friendly environment 7:02 – Senior Executive being selfish 8:57 – The Context matters 9:15 – Emotional Agility and Empathy 11:15 – Accountability in kids 14:28 – Vulnerability 17:31 – Slow things down 22:22 – Dave Meltzer’s Fortune

2:34 - Upbringing in North West 3:44 - Hockey was a part of growing up 4:42 - Getting into NHL 6:05 - Chris' First Game 7:44 - First goal memory 9:33 - Business side of Hockey 10:57 - Chris's Coach  12:13 - Lesson from leadership perspective 13:09 - Inspiration from team mates 15:02 - How to manage relations / focus on the game 16:34 - What's it like being traded 18:00 - Winning Accomplishments 19...

2:10 - Getting into Fitness and HR 4:21 - Internships as a Foundation base 5:21 - First spark along the path 6:09 - Jumping into HR 6:53 - Early days of HR 7:45 - Getting prepared for a career path 9:21 - Disparity in Corporate America 10:13 - Approach and Coach Woman on equal pay raise 13:00 - Favorite thing to do with kids 16:03 - Promotion for Women 18:20 - Be your own voice 20:16 - Gender Equa...