Whiskey Hue

Holiday season always begins with Diwali through Christmas and New Years in our Prashar household.  I imagine many listeners have similar stories. This episode is dedicated to my Mother, who I lost this year to ALS. This is partially what I spoke at her funeral. A celebration of this amazing woman who taught me to adapt to life and celebrate all along the way.  And a reminder to our WH family to h...

The incredible Dr. Vibhav Bansal, Neuro-Intervention Medical Director, Javon Bea Hospital, in Rockford, IL, joins Atul to discuss Neurodegenerative diseases, and in particular, ALS, which affects nerve cells in the brain & spinal cord. There is no cure for ALS yet, an unforgiving illness, impacting all patients differently.  I wouldn’t wish this to happen to any loved one, but it happened to m...

Anthony and Atul discuss: The Challenges of Building Wealth Slowly . Black Friday was a banger, but a potential credit crisis looms. Kim K is the next Kardashian billionaire. Sequoia Capital is the GOAT. “We want some Inflation….cuz Deflation is actually worse”. 00:00  Intro 00:47  AG reveals his true ethnicity 04:10  George Santos is a White Girl from Ohio 08:00  Black Friday to Credit Card Debt,...

Join Anthony and Atul as they explore the beauty and economics of family ties over succulent turkey legs, analyze the strategies of Sports Leagues to lure us from casual to diehard fans, and discuss how technology and marketing continue to transform the way we consume sports content and why it still matters. Jeffersons Small Batch provides the sips, courtesy Nitin Prashar. WH106 00:00 Intro: Pop N...

David Grasso, CEO, Bold TV, was so good last time, we had to have him back for Round II. This week we discuss ChiMerica: trade, tariffs, hacks and….hugs(??).  From Xi to Kushner, Taiwan to Israel, The world is full of drama, conflict, and thrill. David and Atul sprinkle in some hope and humor as they discuss global innovation and we answer the question: What would Trump look like if he was 38, tan...

David Grasso, CEO, Bold TV, joins Atul for a robust discussion on all things happening in your world: Global News and Responsible Journalism, Partisan Warriors and our Bias Bubbles leading to fragmented communities, and people with different views need to engage with one another for a healthier society. Will Mexico become a superpower? We reflect on the fact that as our Social Freedoms have increa...

(s/o Brand Nubian). US Government debt is the safest investment in the world. Has been for quite some time, will be for a while. But who owns the most US Debt? Why is the Bond Market so hot right now and how can you participate to grow your wealth? We’ve got you covered on all this and much more as Anthony Gallegos and Atul Prashar sip on Blantons and (walk) & talk you through it a safe way to...

Zinal Agnihotri, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, joins Atul Prashar as part of our ‘Prop P’, series with tips to help us create and curate a fulfilling life of value. Many have asked us to cover Mental Health on the pod. Our angle today: how students, founders, investors to executives can utilize simplistic techniques, such as, breathing exercises, ‘boardroom yoga’, mindset reframing and other be...

Director of Marketing, Chris Orlando discusses how Athlogic is making it possible for high school football teams to track game-changing stats. There are 88 opportunities for a player to impact the game. This app helps them amplify their athletic results while developing their analytical and entrepreneurial skills to take control of their personal and professional brand at a young age, through coll...

WH100 Today Atul Prashar welcomes Raabia Shaafi who is ALL things: Culture Strategist, Executive coach and Master Facilitator for Senior Leadership. They go deep on what is required to be an effective leader.  We discuss that a leader does not need to be the smartest person in the room, win/win strategies, correcting your blind spots and the notion that everything is “figureoutable”. We also explo...

Act 2 as this dynamic duo joins us once again! Adam Behnke, COO, DC Pickleball, was introduced to Atul Prashar’s Financing New Media Ventures class this Spring via student MATTHEW BRIMO. We discuss all things Pickleball, from the game rules to the celeb investors to league growth and expansion, higher prize money and so much more. There is an upcoming draft this summer and National Matches taking...

Sports and more importantly sports media rights are on the rise in the US and globally. What is the current macro/microeconomics of sports considered vulnerable to external pressure? Formula 1, MLB, and MLS (hello Messi!) going through major changes. Tiger’s new indoor tech-based golf league is gearing up to hit Prime Time, Saudi’s influence on a legacy sport brings PGA + LIV + DP brings golf unde...

Our two guests joining Atul Prashar today, Sheetal Sheth and Rohi Mirza Pandya, starred in, or were responsible for films – American Desi, ABCD, American Chai - that were instrumental in opening doors for South Asian Actors and Directors in America. The first to do it at quality and scale, they, and their peers, awakened the creative spark for our demographic that shines brighter as each year pass...

We return after a small hiatus, well, most of us. The Bobby Brown (Clyde) of Whiskey Hue was missing due to "unforeseen" circumstances but was there in spirit at home drinking spirits. The fellas catch up and get right back to hot topics: Pat McAfee’s new deal, Nikola Jokic whooping everybody in his path, present and future of NFL, NBA, MLB and Nike’s influence all get debated. Dalmore 1...

Things the pod loves: British accents – a WH first - along with Lauryn Hill, Common, and even Kanye get mentions (shhh!). Shivali Bhammer joins Atul Prashar to discuss her many accomplishments: Investment Banker, Sony Recording Artist, Global Speaker and perhaps her most refreshing quality: Spirituality. Shivali unabashedly drops nuggets like “The Lotus Blooms in the Dirtiest of Ponds”, Mental Str...

‘Prof P’ Series continues with Jason Park and Siddhant Tayal, Investment Lead & Investment Associate, respectively, at Alignment Credit. Their discussion in our FINANCING MEDIA VENTUREs class at Gabelli recently went so well, we had to record it for the masses. We discuss Venture Debt, SVB, Risk Management and how Management and Specialized Banks can responsibly mitigate risk in volatile times...

‘Prof P’ Series continues with Russ Fink, Sr. Director, Programming & Content Analytics, SNY, on all things Media and Sports. We discuss current streaming rights and future opportunities layered on a bed of NFL, NBA and MLB History (why is the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, OH??), Steve Cohen, George Steinbrenner and Jerry Jones’s pivotal role in growing their sports. We go everywhere in sports o...

Why are Dr. Dre, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Bieber and other top artists selling their Music Catalogs these days? Who is buying them and why? And how is Taylor Swift rocking the ship and still winning? Greg Bergida joins Atul Prashar for the ‘Prop P’ series to discuss all the 100 millions of dollars shaping entertainment, how royalties are calculated per song and how tech is shaping the future. DOT...

‘Prof P Series’: Chris Yeh, Author with a side-hustle of being a VC, joins Atul Prashar to discuss Unicorns, VC, Elon-ification situations, and more. Chris has co-authored several books with LinkedIN co-founder Reid Hoffman, including, ’The Alliance’ & ‘Blitzscaling’. We talk Unicorns Chris Yeh Interview 00:00  Intro 05:22  His books 12:08  Evolving VC World (size of funds) 15:2...

We're back from a small break, and in that time a lot has happened. In this episode we covered a little bit of everything including the two topics with worldwide buzz, the World Cup - is it Futbol or Soccer plus ChatGPT has entered the chat. This new AI tech owned in part by Elon Musk will shake up the world. Our drink of choice is Dalmore Port Wood Reserve , of course, Atul has a fun story about...

Avneet Ghuman and Jason Gurtata join Atul to celebrate thriving in America, and mantras instilled in us via our South Asian culture: “Have a Success Mindset, sacrifice today for an amazing tomorrow. Remember your roots, community, humility”. And encouraging comments like, “don’t be stooopid.” AP Dhillon gets some love as well. Let’s go! Part 2 00:00 VC: the next 10 years 13:09 Interest Rates and c...

Avneet Ghuman and Jason Gurtata join Atul to celebrate thriving in America, and mantras instilled in us via our South Asian culture: “Have a Success Mindset, sacrifice today for an amazing tomorrow. Remember your roots, community, humility”. And encouraging comments like, “don’t be stooopid.” AP Dhillon gets some love as well. Let’s go! Part 1 00:00 Intros. 8:42 Drinks of the Day 11:03 Celebrating...

The Whiskey Hue team open the NAMIC national conference with a live session chatting with Denise Bennett of iHeart Media, but more importantly a friend of the show. We dive into the state of podcasts, streaming, and media mixed in with some throwback NAMIC love. Uncle Nearest is back again, and we add some bubbles, Marie Césaire. We're basically rooting for everyone black & brown in this episo...

Author, TedX and Davos Speaker, Innovation Ecosystem Leader joins Atul for a special episode of the Whiskey Hue. We discuss: Venture Investing and Advisory moving forward, Who really wants and benefits from Remote Work, Follow the Money to predict Future of Real Estate, Recessions are good for who?, and the rise of global Smart Cities. WOD: Angels Envy. 04:15  Davos: psychadelics, 15:00 &nbsp...

What was happening pre-IPO? We peel back the layers with our special guest, previous Cyber Security at Matthew McManus 01:15  Intro: Ingrid He 02:30  Intro: Matthew McManus 08:30  WeWork - 13:20  WeWork vs. Uber 15:00  WeWork vs. the World 22:30  Valuation: Tech Boost’n 28:00  Extravagant Chaos 32:30  No SPAC for you! 38:15  Work for Adam again??