Business Rockstars

The bottom line is this, we care what our favorite celebrities are doing. They intrigue and excite us on a daily basis. So what if I told you there was a way to stay connected with your favorite Musicians, actors, directors etc?! Celebrity engagement with an app is an elusive goal for many a startup. But CEO and co-founder Andrew Maltin dove right in with his new app, Hang w/. Maltin is one of many L.A.-based tech entrepreneurs trying to take advantage of the town's access to high-profile talent. Maltin's app connects celebrities with fans to share content the moment it's happening. Bello's unique talent is combining jaw-dropping daredevil stunts and hysterical comedy! His motto? "No audiance member should need more than the edge of his seat!" He's amazed over 40 million people in his live performances over the last decade. He's the first person in Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey's 140 year+ history to have a production named after him. "Bellobration" featured a cast of hundreds of human performers, ele

If you are a musician and are looking for a some direction do not miss this interview! Richard Gibbs is an American film composer and music producer whose credits include the films Sweet Hearts Dance, Dr. Dolittle, Big Momma's House, The Book of Stars, Queen of the Damned and the television series Battlestar Galactica. Gibbs was the keyboard player for the New Wave band Oingo Boingo from 1980 to 1984. Tune and find out the tips and tricks you need to succeed as a musician! Like his former bandmate Danny Elfman, Gibbs has embarked on a life of scoring movies and television shows. He has written the scores for over sixty films that have collectively grossed well over $1 billion in box office receipts worldwide..Michael Greenberg is a veteran to the indie pop scene. He has performed multitudes of shows with countless numbers of musicians, including Keller Williams, Ryan Cabrera, Vintage Trouble, Livingston Taylor, Dispatch, Verve Pipe, Edwin Mcain, Tim Reynolds (DMB), Blue Oyster Cult and many more. Greenberg ha

Do you want to be the best entrepreneur out there?! We have a treat today as we are joined by Tim Draper! You will learn from the best today! Tim is the course creator and Chairman of BizWorld, a 501c3 organization built around simulated teaching of entrepreneurship and business to children. He also serves on the Harvard Business School Board of Dean’s Advisors. Along with this Tim is the Founder and a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson. His original suggestion to use “viral marketing” in web-based e-mail to geometrically spread an Internet product to its market was instrumental to the successes of Hotmail and YahooMail, and has been adopted as a standard marketing technique by hundreds of businesses. As an advocate for entrepreneurs and free markets, Tim is regularly featured as a keynote speaker in entrepreneurial conferences throughout the world, has been recognized as a leader in his field through numerous awards and honors, and has frequent TV, radio, and headline appearances.Tobi Skovron saw a

As Founder and CEO of Dream University Marcia Wieder travels the world - an ambassador for making dreams real. She's known for giving inspiring and moving talks to notable companies such as AT&T, The Gap and American Express. For anyone starting a new business, or just embarking on a new path in life, Marcia is a must listen interview for that extra support you've been looking for. In addition to being a charismatic speaker, she's the renowned author of fourteen books dedicated to achieving your dreams: Making Your Dreams Come True, Life is But a Dream, Dreams are Whispers From the Soul and Doing Less and Having More. She's also a syndicated columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle, in which she urges readers to take "The Great Dream Challenge"- a call to arms for dreamers from all walks of life. Marcia has appeared on Oprah, the Today show and was featured in her own PBS-TV show called Making Your Dreams Come True.How many conversations today will you try to get through to: customers, clients, employees

Dulari Amin is the CEO and President of PHENOMENON. Dulari shares what it’s like to create a company surrounded by ever changing conditions, and how we can start something like this ourselves! PHENOMENON dreams, designs and architects innovations that create cultural phenomena. This is done on behalf of brands, entertainment networks, inventors, and any other entity that can benefit from becoming a part of consumer culture. PHENOMENON’s work manifests itself through cultural, digital, and experience innovations.Can you imagine having an incurable ailment? It would be devastating. Emilie Davidson Hoyt received a gift from her father, turned it into a business that cured her condition, and ultimately gave way to her vision for success! A frequent business traveler, Emilie’s father would bring home soaps as a token of his trips. One lavender soap in particular eased her pain so much that she placed it beneath her pillow every night to help her sleep. It was with this discovery that she gained an interest in natu

Freddie Ravel is the internationally acclaimed Harmonics Maestro that blends his infectious passions for music and business to unlock the minds, hearts and hips of audiences around the world.Backed by number one hits and collaborative successes with Earth, Wind and Fire, Madonna, Prince, Indie Arie, Sergio Mendes, Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, the Boston Pops and rock legend, Carlos Santana, the chart-topping Keyboardist is the Founder of “Business Harmonics”, the award-winning peak performance system to enhance leadership, innovation and collaboration within major corporations.The ASICS Los Angeles Marathon is this weekend! Kevin Wulff swings by the studio today to talk about ASICS, the Marathon, and how beneficial this is to our city! Mr. Kevin G. Wulff serves as an Executive Officer of ASICS Corp. Mr. Wulff has been a consultant at Symphony Holdings Limited since February 2010. He has been the President of ASICS Amercia Corp since February 1, 2010 and it's Chief Operation Officer since August 2010. He has more

Tracey Russell joined LA MARATHON LLC with nearly two decades of race management experience. At the Atlanta Track Club (ATC), under her leadership, both annual sponsorship revenue and the organizational budget doubled during her six-year tenure, more than 15 new running and youth events were added to the ATC portfolio, and the club’s membership tripled to more than 19,000 runners. Prior to her time at the ATC, Tracey spent 12 years with the Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers, which owns and produces 13 different sporting events annually. Since joining LA MARATHON LLC, she helped to secure Los Angeles as the site for the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials for both men and women. Howard Marks is Co-Chair of Start Engine and CEO of Gamzee. Howard is an incredibly successful technology entrepreneur that has worked with a number of companies specializing in the video game, online gaming, social gaming and internet education industry. He is also working as the CEO of Gamzee, a company he founded in April 2011 with the

Oh the dreaded fanny pack! How many of us have held our head in shame while rocking one of these?! Sonia Kanner created hipS-sister based upon the concept of the fanny pack. Sonia strived to create an alternative option that is fashionable, functional, and flattering. “While on a hike with my friends, frustrated because we were all holding our precious iPhones and car keys, I said out loud, " there has to be something out there to hold all this stuff, that is cute and flattering.”And that’s just what Sonia did! Today Sonia fills us in on how she came up with this life changing idea, and how you can start something like this yourself.Pooneh Mohajer, COO and Co-Founder of tokidoki, is a serial entrepreneur at heart. Tokidoki is her third company to date. Since debuting in 2005, tokidoki has amassed a cult-like following for its larger-than-life characters and emerged as a sought-after global lifestyle brand. This innovative Company is known not only for its eye-popping aesthetic and criminally cute characters b

Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? It’s only natural to wonder right?! Today we get to have some of these questions answered from this amazing visionary! Whitney’s latest venture, Inner Voice™, grew out of his own personal search for the true meaning of life and our reason for being. After five years of research and study, Whitney introduced Inner Voice to a worldwide audience. Today, Whitney’s private quest has evolved into a very public, rapidly-growing, always-evolving on- and off-line community and is now becoming a way of life for members around the world. He says Inner Voice is the most important discovery of his career.Some of us just can’t sit still! Once we have created something it’s on to the next! But sometimes we get ahead of ourselves. Prescott has found this balance and is ready to share his secret to success with you! Prescott Ellison is a professional drummer, composer, author, artist, and inventor turned entrepreneur. Prescott invented the Body Bench to facilitate the purpose of t

Nell Merlino is Founder, President and CEO of Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence, the leading national not-for-profit provider of resources for women to grow their micro businesses into million $ enterprises. She is author of “Stepping Out of Line: Lessons for Women Who Want It Their Way in Life, in Love, and at Work,” from Broadway Books, which is available from Amazon.com. Throughout her career, Nell Merlino has been inspiring millions of people to take action. She is the creative force behind Take Our Daughters to Work Day, which moved more than 71 million Americans to participate in a day dedicated to giving girls the opportunity to dream bigger about their future. Through Count Me In, Nell is now inspiring women entrepreneurs to dream big and achieve even more. She is leading a global movement to empower women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses to a million dollars and beyond by providing tools, resources, and a supportive community of their peers. Count Me In’s Make Mine a Million $ Busin

An entertainment industry veteran with over 40 years professional experience in cable television, live events and new media, Larry Namer is a founding partner of Metan Development Group (Metan), a venture created to develop and distribute entertainment content and media specifically for Chinese speaking audiences in China and abroad. An accomplished entrepreneur, Mr. Namer is the co-founder of E! Entertainment Television, a company now valued at over $3.5 billion USD, and the creator of several successful companies in the United States and overseas. Among those companies are Comspan Communications that pioneered Western forms of entertainment in the former Soviet Union, including the syndication of the popular soap opera Santa Barbara, which ran for 10 years in the region, and Steeplechase Media that served as the primary consultant to Microsoft’s MiTV for developing interactive TV applications. Jay Alan Samit is president of ooVoo – the world’s largest provider of social video chat with 50 million registered

On This Episode : Scott Page and Tom PattersonScott Page is a technologist, entrepreneur, musician and songwriter. Page is most recognized as the saxophonist for Pink Floyd, Supertramp and Toto. As an entrepreneur, he formed Walt Tucker Productions an audio video post production company in 1987. In 1992, he Co-founded 7th Level, Inc., a CD-ROM game and educational software company. Later, Page Co-founded New Media Broadcasting Company, a social media and collaborative communications enterprise. Since 2011, he has been the Co-founder and CEO of Direct2Care, an online presence management company for healthcare. Scott Page has received several acknowledgments and awards, primarily for his technology companies’ achievements. Named one of “50 Pioneers of Multimedia,” Page has been guest lecturer and panelist at numerous conferences and university symposia.A highly acclaimed security expert, published author, and keynote speaker who provides compelling insight into cyber security issues of the day, Tom Patterson pr

Marketing to your customers is an ever changing challenge. Should you market to specific group, or to a mass audience? David Sheer answers these questions today on Business Rockstars! As the president of SheerID, David oversees the day to day operation of sales, business development and new group database acquisition. A SheerID co-founder, David developed and is implementing an aggressive market expansion plan that targets online retailers who need to verify students and quickly pivots to offer verification services for association members, military families, corporate employees, union members and government employees.Jake Weatherly is a co-founder of SheerID, the first online shopping cart platform to provide instant and seamless group verification. As CEO, Jake spends much of his time and energy on the overall vision and direction of SheerID. When he is not concentrating on company culture, channel expansion, and strategic partnerships Jake is consistently pushing to reach company milestones ahead of time a

Jeff Stibel is a brain scientist and entrepreneur. He is currently serving as President and CEO of the Dun and Bradstreet Credibility Corporation and was previously President and CEO of Web.com, Inc. Stibel is also Chairman of BrainGate, a company whose “brain chip” technology – recently featured on 60 Minutes — allows the severely disabled to control electronics with nothing but their thoughts. Stibel was a brain and behavior fellow at Brown University while studying for a PhD. He currently serves on the boards of Brown University’s Entrepreneurship Program, Tufts University’s Gordon Center for Leadership, and the University of Southern California’s Innovation Institute.Working with a family member can be very stressful. Especially if you have an idea your significant other may not like and or agree with. Alan experienced this first hand when he recognized a problem with his fathers clothing line and took action. Alan is credited for directing his father (Jimmy Au) to work with designer brands such as Michae

Serial entrepreneur T.K. Pillan was sick of pizza. So, he opened The Veggie Grill. The venture is the brainchild of Kevin Boylan, once a financier and a senior executive at Drexel Burnham Lambert; T.K. Pillan, who co-founded Guidance Solutions, a firm that designs e-commerce websites; and Ray White. This is the definition of "seeing a problem and fixing it." Pillan and Boylan explains how they were able to create such a successful business in an industry with only a 5% success rate!Melissa Jawaharlal is passionate about exploring the final frontier of space and engineering for the developing world. Most importantly, she works to ensure that future generations will share that zeal for STEM advancement. Today our listeners get to learn first hand about the future of robotics, why they are so important, and how you can pursue a career in this field! Jawaharlal has presented her work at MIT through the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams program as well as through NCIIA and Inventor's Digest. Melissa has mentored and taught

You have been successful for a while now, but you know there is something more out there. May be it's time to take your career to a new level! Robin explains how he started BEI Inc. and why moving on from your position isn't always a bad thing! Since the mid 90s, while working for ESPN and ABC Wide World of Sports, Robin D. Berg has been dedicated to mastering digital television production. He has personally directed and produced hundreds of TV shows (over 200 in HDTV) for a wide variety of TV Networks including The Outdoor Channel, ESPN/ESPN2, OLN and Fox Sports. His production skills include editing and camera work. He now spends most of his time directing and running the daily operations of BEI inc.Lee Maen, a founding member and general partner of Innovative Dining Group, has been instrumental in building and expanding the company. After receiving an undergraduate degree in economics from UCLA, Maen entered the real estate market as a commercial real estate broker, racking up transactions totaling over $3

How important are analytics for your business? EXTREMELY! But the issue is they are not in real time. Enter Allison Stern's brainchild Tubular Labs, big data for online video. Stern and her team created the first real-time audience dashboard that gives rich insights into your audience, and recommends how best to engage. Tubular Labs are building an analytics platform for the future of video based on our proprietary Audience Graph. Allison teaches us the always confusing world of analytics, and what the future holds for real time data!Scott Page is a technologist, entrepreneur, musician and songwriter. Page is most recognized as the saxophonist for Pink Floyd, Supertramp and Toto. As an entrepreneur, he formed Walt Tucker Productions an audio video post production company in 1987. In 1992, he Co-founded 7th Level, Inc., a CD-ROM game and educational software company. Later, Page Co-founded New Media Broadcasting Company, a social media and collaborative communications enterprise. Since 2011, he has been the Co

On This Episode : Rob Fuggeta, George Veshoor and David Michail You need help with social media, we have Rob Fugetta, the the driving force behind Zuberance's vision and strategy. Today we learn just how important social media is for your business, and how you can turn your hub's into a major marketing tool! Fugetta founded Zuberance in February 2007 because he saw a major opportunity for companies to harness the power of Word of Mouth and social media to drive sales. As CEO, Rob is ultimately responsible for all aspects of Zuberance's business including product, engineering, operations, customer success, and sales and marketing. Rob is a 20-year veteran of Silicon Valley who has played a leadership role in three start-ups including Genuity, which went public in June 2000.George Verschoor is considered one of the pioneers of non-fiction programming. Verschoor developed, produced and directed the first four seasons of MTV’s groundbreaking series The Real World, which launched the modern non-fiction genre and i

On This Episode : Ron McElroy and Michael Paul Ron McElroy established himself as a proficient Commercial Real Estate Broker specializing in office properties throughout the greater John Wayne market from 1983 through 1992. During this period Ron represented landlords like The Irvine Company, Prudential Realty, and Koll Company as well as companies like Exxon, AST Research and Mobil Oil.In 1992 Ron launched REMC-Real Estate Management Corporation. Over the next fifteen years Ron’s standard for Class A buildings and premier office environments, anchored with uncompromised service, set the industry bar to a new level. Ron successfully sold the fourteen sites encompassing over 1,000 companies to Synergy Workplaces, a Broadway Partners subsidiary based out of New York.Michael works to expand and develop the Swift Chip brand in the Greater Los Angeles and Ventura County areas. As a company, it is Swift Chip's mission to use their extensive expertise and partnerships with quality vendors to create a customized, cost ef

On This Episode : Tom Patterson, Jeff & Cindy Ullman and Andy AbramsonA highly acclaimed security expert, published author, and keynote speaker who provides compelling insight into cyber security issues of the day, Tom Patterson provides clarity while delivering a high energy view into security that is of critical importance today. Patterson shares his insights and incredible knowledge on an area a lot of us either don't know about, or is just to confusing to understand. If you have any questions regarding internet security do not miss this compelling interview! Currently CSC's Global GM for Cybersecurity Consulting, Tom has run security services for Deloitte in EMEA, was IBM's Chief eCommerce Strategist and a venture-backed founder/CEO. Tom has worked on security for the launch of a nuclear aircraft carrier and space shuttle as well as for the U.S. Government and plus businesses around the world. The author of Mapping Security, Tom is a frequent guest security expert on TV including CNBC and CNN.Let's fa