Action and Ambition

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Matt Kirkegaard, the Owner of Movement Property Group, which specializes in luxury and affordable housing throughout most of Tennessee, including East and West Nashville, where the company is headquartered. Movement Property Group exists to serve people on every side of every real estate endeavor by simplifying the process, providing creative and innovative solutions, and engaging an extensive network of high-level professionals, all while giving back to the communities in which they are present. Kirkegaard is accompanied by Ruben Juarez and Aaron Ammon at Movement Property Group. Tune in to learn more!

In this episode, we are joined by Niel Mirchandini, the founder and CEO of LLL Event Furnishings & Rentals, an Atlanta-based multi-million dollar event rental, furniture, drapery, and dance floor provider. The company is the number one furnishing provider for film sets, music videos, sporting, corporate, and other events in Atlanta, Georgia. With their extensive range of inventory, they are able to add value to any event, large or small. Their knowledgeable and creative team can bring your vision to reality. Tune in to learn more about this!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Thuy Pham, the Co-Founder of Spectrum Tuition, which gives students a fighting chance to succeed at school and on competitive exams. Having developed its materials closely based on the current school curriculum, Spectrum Tuition has a proven track record of helping students achieve their learning goals. They specialize in test preparation for scholarships and selective school entrance examinations. As co-founder, Thuy’s overall role is to help shape the future of Spectrum Tuition, mainly in terms of educational content and the successful delivery of their programs. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Sean Rakidzich, the leading expert, entrepreneur and influencer in short-term rental education and operations on the Internet. After making sizable returns on Airbnb leveraging rental properties owned by persons other than himself while documenting his journey of growth on YouTube, Sean founded Million Dollar Renter, which owns and distributes the number one education product in the Short Term Rental space. He has over 100 doors active in the short-term rental market and has built the company to be fully automated. Don’t miss a thing on this. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Alexandra Mendonza, a real estate broker who has a traditional real estate brokerage and a residential property management company in California, Texas and Idaho. After graduating from Timberline High School, she served 4 years as a Heavy Equipment Operator in the Marine Corps. Alexandra started her real estate career in Southern California in 2012, just after the Marines. Tune in to learn more about her story!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Thomas Turner, the Founder of Relentless Beat, Arizona's longest-running dance promoter producing over 400 events annually with over 250,000 attendees, including festivals such as Phoenix Lights, Goldrush, and Decadence Arizona. Thomas took what was once just a passion for proper house music and built it into a dominating force in the electronic music industry. With a goal of continued company growth, Turner branched out into new music categories, including Hip-Hop, R&B, Country, Rock, and Pop, frequently consulting and collaborating on events across the country. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Keisha Perry Walker, an attorney who practices in the areas of entertainment, Corporate, and Real Estate Law, as well as Business Strategy and Consulting. Ms. Perry is a 2004 graduate of The University of Tennessee, College of Law, and currently practices in the State of Georgia. In 1997, Mrs. Perry was the first African-American to graduate from The Hutchison School since its inception in 1902. Tune in to learn more about her story!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Lara Rahib, an Ecom Expert and the CEO of Ecom Wolfpack, which coaches those trying to escape their 9-5 jobs on how to make a passive and healthy income by selling online to earn six figures and beyond. Despite only joining the coaching world a few years ago, she has helped transition over 800 people from traditional jobs into passive income-generating e-commerce careers. She even has a guarantee that if her mentee doesn’t make $2K per month at the end of their program, her team will stay on and guide them until this level of profit is flowing. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today are Shib Toshi, the Founder of SquidGrow, and Dan, the CMO. SquidGrow is a meme coin that is set to become the biggest and safest utility meme coin on the Binance Smart Chain. Their goal from the start was to create a meme coin that makes not only many rich but also unique. They want the coin to have utility for growth. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Qamar Zaman, The Founder, and CEO of Kiss PR, an online news and press release distribution SaaS-enabled platform. Kiss PR offers targeted distribution options that make it easier than ever before to build awareness for whatever you're trying to promote, whether it's a product, service, or cause. They can submit your press release to AP News, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Business Insider, and over 1000 news websites. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Maria Santiago, The CEO and Director of Home Health Aide Training Institute, specializing in home health aid training for students in the medical field. Their staff of skilled, registered nurses has several years of experience and offers friendly, helpful service. She recently won the Presidential Tribute of Excellence Award, and her team has taught over 3,000 students to date. Don’t miss a thing on this. Tune in to learn more!

In this episode, we are joined by Lauren Fernandez, the Founder and CEO of Full Course, a restaurant development and investment firm that accelerates emerging fast-casual restaurant brands by guiding restaurant owners through a process of optimization, strategic growth planning and development, and supporting investment for rapid expansion. As an industry veteran who generates new revenue streams for companies by utilizing her expertise spanning all aspects of restaurant and franchise operations and development, consumer product development, and brand licensing, Ms. Fernandez brings to her clients and the board room multi-national experience in heavily regulated markets, including international mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Drew Wolfer, The Co-Founder, and CEO of PreSend, the first multi-chain, fully integrated wallet software to assume the burden and responsibility of ensuring that transferred funds across the blockchain arrive successfully at the recipient’s wallet address on the correct blockchain, while also stopping transactions that are sent on incorrect chains. PreSend protects cryptocurrency wallet users from losing money by transferring tokens/coins to/via unsupported or incompatible blockchain ecosystems. With this software, never again will a user “accidentally” send a token/coin on the wrong chain and lose it forever. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Bill Pulte, a philanthropist, serial entrepreneur, and the grandson of billionaire William J. Pulte Jr, who founded the construction company PulteGroup which grew into one of the largest home construction companies in the United States with over 1 million homes built. In 2019, Pulte started the #TwitterPhilanthropy trend. He aimed to get people to switch from traditional charity to online donations. He uses the movement to raise money for charitable causes and find deserving Twitter users for his donations. His recipients include single moms, homeless veterans, and others who might need financial assistance. Don’t miss a thing. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Ryan Stana, The Founder and CEO of RWS Entertainment Group, a New York-based experiential company that creates award-winning activations through technology, performance, branded experiences, and live events worldwide for the attractions and leisure industries. At an early age, Ryan was inspired by his entrepreneurial parents and formed RWS Entertainment Group in 2003. Since then, RWS' has created moments of surprise and delight for audiences on six of the world's seven continents and all the oceans in between. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is JC White, the Founder & CEO of T3 Body, an online, science-backed fitness coaching and consulting company to help entrepreneurs become the best versions of themselves. The former professional bodybuilder is an AmeriHealth partner and award-winning Men’s Fitness cover athlete. Tune in to learn more about fitness and performance!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Heather Goldman, a 25+ year global capital markets and technology executive. Heather is part of the executive leadership team of EQBR Holdings, creator of the world’s first blockchain technology with seamless commercialized integration, expanding its products and services from Asia into the Americas. She currently serves as a director/trustee for global fund complexes managed by Brookfield Public Securities Group and Oaktree Capital Management. She advises BSS Capital, a leading Tel Aviv based placement agent. In her philanthropic endeavors, Heather serves as a board director for The Gesher Foundation USA. She also served as a water resource management US Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali, West Africa. Don’t miss a thing on this. Tune in to learn more!

In this episode, we are joined by Michele Broad, A certified women's health and adult nurse practitioner with over 25 years of public and private practice. She is also the Founder of the Well Women Network, an online community dedicated to women’s health, providing education, coaching, and membership. Michele’s global mission is to disrupt the women's health education space by showing women how to be their healthiest selves and teaching them how to be their number one self-care advocate. Don’t miss a thing on this. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Sandro Piancone, the President and CEO of Hempacco (Nasdaq: HPCO), a Hemp Cigarette innovator that he founded in 2019 that's disrupting the $1 Trillion tobacco industry with a portfolio of CBD and CBG functional hemp cigarettes. Hempacco’s profit centers include private label agreements, Intellectual Property licensing, and the development and sales of their brands using patented counter displays and six hundred Kiosk vending machines called HempBoxes. Besides owning and manufacturing its own name brand, Hempacco also provides private-label services for smokable products and CBD automated retail concepts with vending machines. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Rafa Oliveira, President of the International Zone at Kraft Heinz – a region with around 18,000 employees, 100 factories and offices, and more than 100 brands. While Kraft Heinz is co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, their brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of over 200 legacy and emerging brands. Rafa is committed to increasing its customer base and growing its brands. Tune in to learn more!

In this episode, we are joined by Marc Elliot, an Inspirational Speaker, Author, and Advocate for Human Decency. His mission is to change a world that is quick to judge and punish others by inspiring human decency, kindness, and critical thinking. Using his experience of prejudice from living with Tourette's Syndrome for 20 years, he reminds audiences how little we know about each other's lives and the power we hold over other people's livelihoods with such technology at our fingertips. Marc challenges and inspires people to find the courage to treat those they don't understand, don't agree with, don't like, or even hate with kindness and afford them due process in media and the justice system. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today are Craig Schmeizer and Manuel Henriquez, the Co-Founders of Finovance, a purpose-driven business that is setting the industry standard in providing funding to small and medium-sized businesses. The company meets all compliance regulations in providing businesses with funding capital and growth opportunities. Their mission is to quickly provide access to capital for small and medium-sized companies on better terms and payment loads. Don’t miss a thing on this. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Jonas Keller, the CEO of Explain, a company that develops highly effective presentations guaranteed to impress your customers, investors, partners, and anyone else who might see them. The innovative presentation is trusted by the likes of Adidas, Porsche, SAP, and many other renowned organizations. They have been developing presentations for a long time and are still one of the top Agencies. This is because they design live communication with Wumms, emotional storytelling, modern UX design, lived branding, earth-shattering narratives, and on-air or motion design. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Teja Yenamandra, the Founder and Ceo of Gun.io, a global talent agency that represents 2,000+ senior software developers as they look for their next freelance or full-time engagement. Companies of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500s, trust Gun.io to deliver them exceptional software engineers. Gun.io also lets you book interviews instantly. Start working with a vetted developer in as little as two weeks. No job posts or stacks of resumes to review, just a shortlist of great matches who are ready to get to work. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Rune Hauge, the Founder and CEO of Mentorcam, a marketplace where people access inaccessible mentors for 1:1 advice on business, entrepreneurship, and startups. Before co-founding Mentorcam, Rune founded three different startups with one successful exit as a founder. He also raised millions of dollars in venture capital from top-tier Silicon Valley VCs and high-profile angel investors. Don’t miss a thing on this. Tune in to learn more!

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kent Ingle, the President of Southeastern University, public speaker, and recognized thought leader. Under his leadership, the university has made tremendous strides. Over the last 5 years, the university has doubled its endowment, doubled the student body, and added more than $80 million in new facilities. During Dr. Ingle’s tenure, SEU has also implemented a shared governance model, added dozens of new academic and athletic programs, and has been recognized by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the fastest-growing universities in the country. Don’t miss a thing on this. Tune in to learn more!

In today’s episode we meet the co-founder of Mason, Kaus Manjita (She/Her), an Amazon-grade store infrastructure storefront to help online businesses sell better and faster without exorbitant Amazon fees. Kaus and her co-founder Barada Sahu spent have spent years working in tech building solutions which help merchants break free from the Amazon model. They set up Mason to power growth for brands & founders of online businesses. In just over 2 years since launch, Mason has helped brands make their stores as efficient in sales as Amazon. A typical store improves average order value by 23% in 30 days, improves session time by 17% and improves sell through by 35% in just 60 days. Tune in for tips on selling better and faster!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Inesa Ponomariovate, a holistic health practitioner and an expert on hemp and CBD. She is also the Founder and CEO of Nesa's Hemp, a dominant player in the CBDa hemp oil industry. Nesa's is the world’s first-ever full-spectrum CBDa Hemp Oil. It is created through a unique process to preserve all the healing compounds of the hemp plant, which bring optimal health and healing and restore the body to its natural state. Inesa’s mission is to change the world by teaching people to harness the power of Nature, like she did, to restore their health and well-being. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Randy G. Howell Jr, a life coach, mentor and public speaker who focuses on assisting individuals in Life, Business and Relationship by helping them to recognize and live within their truth. He is also the founder of the Haus of Howell and creator of the signature 'S.I.M.S. Approach', which helps individuals in their personal and professional lives via exclusive online coaching and mentoring sessions. He recently released a new book called The Truth of the Matter Is. Tune in to learn more!

In this episode, we are joined by Aj Osborne, an American entrepreneur, businessman, and investor who owns and manages his self-storage portfolio of over $212 million of assets through his companies Cedar Creek Wealth, Bitterroot Holdings, and Clearwater Benefits. Cedar Creek Capital is a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm specializing in acquiring, developing, and managing self-storage facilities. It drives shareholder values through operational synergies throughout their entities. Tune in to learn more!

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Matt Kirkegaard, the Owner of Movement Property Group, which specializes in luxury and affordable housing throughout most of Tennessee, including East and West Nashville, where the company is headquartered. Movement Property Group exists to serve people on every side of every real estate endeavor by simplifying the process, providing creative and innovative solutions, and engaging an extensive network of high-level professionals, all while giving back to the communities in which they are present. Kirkegaard is accompanied by Ruben Juarez and Aaron Ammon at Movement Property Group. Tune in to learn more!