Worthy for Thirty: Where stories of leaders doing good while doing well are told!

Hello Everyone! Let’s kick off our ‘Back to School’ content series with my conversation with AMIA co-founder, Jon Katz. Jon is a friend I met through a job interview 5 years ago in NYC. While things didn’t work out where we’d work together, we stayed in touch. Once I saw Jon launch AMIA foods out of a personal need I had to reach out and invite him on the podcast. I know his business is going to b...

Hello Everyone! How was your Memorial Day Weekend? Care to share your highlights with the community? My family and I celebrated my daughter, Sydney’s 8th birthday at a local roller rink, enjoyed a BBQ with our neighbors, and walked in our town’s Memorial Day Parade. In this episode of the Worthy for Thirty podcast, I was thrilled to welcome Hallie Seltzer, Founder and President of Pinpoint Product...

Hello Everyone! Spring is here. Who followed and saw the solar eclipse? Any good pictures? Share them here: I had the pleasure of sitting down with Wall Street Journal best-selling author, Mita Mallick, who wrote Reimagine Inclusion: Debunking 13 Myths To Transform Your Workplace . Creating a truly inclusive workplace requires more than just diversity initiatives. In this write-up, we'll delve int...

Hello Everyone - What was the best April Fool’s prank you saw on social media? For today’s episode drop, I had the fortune of sitting down with Deborah Malone , the Founder of the Internationalist to discuss purpose-driven marketing. I met Deborah 10+ years ago at one of her incredible events in partnership with the ANA. In the world of international marketing, staying connected and informed is cr...

Hello Everyone - A lot of new faces and names since we last spoke. We're thrilled to have you join the Worthy for Thirty community. Take a moment to introduce yourself and share what drew you here. What are you hoping to gain from your subscription? And if you find this content valuable, help us reach more curious minds by spreading the word on Substack and social media. Together, let's expand our...

Hello Everyone - I hope your 2024 is off to a great start. A great conversation is on deck and you’ll want to dive in head first! As a refresher and introduction: * Welcome to the Worthy for Thirty podcast, where we delve into the world of impactful business leaders. * Hosted by Eric Tash, we spotlight visionaries who merge success with social impact. * I was honored to introduce Lan Phan, founder...

Hello Everyone - I hope your 2024 is off to a solid start! What are the immediate goals you’ve set so far? Excited to share my next conversation with Steven Izen, Founder & CEO, Lokai . Conversation Highlights: * Lokai's Origin Story: * Inspired by the Hawaiian term "Lokai" representing balance * Infused elements from Mount Everest and the Dead Sea into its products, symbolizing life's highs and l...

Hello Everyone - Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2024! In this episode of Worthy for Thirty, we delve into the inspiring journey of Mike Clarke, co-founder of StoryVoice, a platform that connects children from all over the world for live, interactive storytime sessions. Mike shares his story of leaving a tech career in New York City to work on the frontlines of th...

Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Ai Marketing Guild . The AI Marketers Guild (AIMG) is dedicated to empowering professionals to improve their skills in the rapidly evolving field of AI, specifically as it applies to marketers. We foster a collaborative community, offering targeted professional development and networking opportunities while enabling members to share their knowledge and experience....

Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Ai Marketing Guild . The AI Marketers Guild (AIMG) is dedicated to empowering professionals to improve their skills in the rapidly evolving field of AI, specifically as it applies to marketers. We foster a collaborative community, offering targeted professional development and networking opportunities while enabling members to share their knowledge and experience....

Thank you to our sponsor, Ai Marketing Guild . The AI Marketers Guild (AIMG) is dedicated to empowering professionals to improve their skills in the rapidly evolving field of AI, specifically as it applies to marketers. We foster a collaborative community, offering targeted professional development and networking opportunities while enabling members to share their knowledge and experience. Use cod...

Thank you to our sponsor, Ai Marketing Guild . The AI Marketers Guild (AIMG) is dedicated to empowering professionals to improve their skills in the rapidly evolving field of AI, specifically as it applies to marketers. We foster a collaborative community, offering targeted professional development and networking opportunities while enabling members to share their knowledge and experience. Use cod...

Hello Everyone! Summer is almost over (ahhh). School is almost starting (ahh!) But great conversations with leaders doing good while doing well never abate! First a word from our sponsor: The AI Marketers Guild (AIMG) is dedicated to empowering professionals to improve their skills in the rapidly evolving field of AI, specifically as it applies to marketers. We foster a collaborative community, of...

A word from our sponsor The AI Marketers Guild (AIMG) is dedicated to empowering professionals to improve their skills in the rapidly evolving field of AI, specifically as it applies to marketers. We foster a collaborative community, offering targeted professional development and networking opportunities while enabling members to share their knowledge and experience. Sign up & receive 10% off your...

Hello Everyone - Thank you again to the Serial Marketers community for recommending Leslie to come on the show! It’s always fun and exhilarating to speak with a startup founder whose purpose in starting her business was borne out of a personal need. Leslie, a mom, was looking for childcare in her local community. And she wasn’t necessarily looking for childcare that looked or seemed transactional....

Hi Everyone! How was everyone’s July 4th?? Short week. Why not another inspirational and motivational conversation to kick off the weekend? Shall we…. I met my next guest, Tara Tersigni, at a Montclair Starts Up event at Montclair State University. (Thank you, Zack Rosenberg !) Tara spent the early aughts of her career in TV production and pivoted to working with and alongside beauty icon, Bobbi B...

Hello Everyone - Goodbye, June. Big plans for July 4th? To the task at hand. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Charitybuzz CEO, Ben Erwin. CharityBuzz is an asynchronous online auction marketplace that allows charities to auction off items or experiences which directly benefit a charity’s beneficiaries. Traditionally, charities and causes run various fundraising efforts throughout the year —...

Hello Everyone! I hope everyone had a great Father’s Day weekend! Boy, am I excited to share my next conversation with The Profile’s Founder and Author, Polina Pompliano. Did I mention today is her book release too? Her new book, Hidden Genius , is available for sale. If you’re not subscribed to The Profile, it’s a weekly original and curated digest of profiles of amazing humans — entrepreneurs, c...

Hello Summer! A short work week so let’s jump in! I had a chance to catch up with my friend and former colleague, Helaine Knapp , CEO & Founder, CITYROW to discuss the ups and downs of running a successful fitness business. Highlights of our conversation are found below. CITYROW programming is built around an indoor water rower coupled with strength training which can be done in one of their studi...

Happy Monday Everyone - Memorial Day weekend starts this Friday the unofficial, official start of summer. Diversity is an important part of Worthy for Thirty. I love speaking with and championing founders who are not only smart, tenacious, and building world-class products and services yet most importantly, serving their communities. As a minority or female founder, they’re taking their profits an...

Hello Everyone - It’s always fun, interesting, and thought-provoking to record another podcast episode. Adding to those elements, recording a conversation live ! And that’s what I did. I booked time at NYC’s Lower East Side Bookstore and Podcast Studio, P&T Knitware . If you love books, especially ones about NYC or authors based or from NYC, this is your store. Want to record your own podcast epis...

Hello Everyone - An important topic on this show is second chances or using CONBODY’s Coss Marte parlance, providing a first opportunity to someone who may not have had one, to folks going through the US prison system and who are coming home. My guests for this conversation were referrals from previous guests, Andrew Glazier of Defy Ventures and Aria Finger , Reid Hoffman’s Chief of Staff. I had o...

Hello Everyone - Combating antisemitism in the US is a huge issue and discussion point for me and this podcast. How can we all lean in and work towards reducing the vitriol and harmful rhetoric that, at times, has led to physical violence against the Jewish community? I sat down with U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) along with past guests Dan Reich and B.A. Van Sise to get their perspective...

Hello Everyone - Mental health, and when it’s not optimal, in America is a pressing issue. While the topic may have felt it was living in the periphery pre-pandemic, it was magnified and worsened through the apex of lockdowns to our now ‘new normal’ where we are still either working / operating completely remotely or in a hybrid environment. Chronic ailments such as anxiety, and depression along w...

Hello Everyone - I had pleasure of catching up with a childhood friend, B.A. Van Sise. B.A. is a published author — Invited to Life: Finding Hope After the Holocaust — is his second book. B.A., in addition to his literary accomplishments, is an acclaimed photojournalist. His ‘Eyewitness’ installation at the Museum of Jewish Heritage was his photographic foray of meeting with and taking pictures of...