Action and Ambition

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today’s guest is Martijn De Wever, Founder and CEO of Floww, democratizing access for startups to venture capital. As a technologist, tech investor and serial entrepreneur with a proven track record in successfully leading and growing companies after founding innovative VC Firm Force Over Mass in 2013. With 20 years of experience in trading and risk managing financial products & derivatives; Martijn’s experience at several global financial banks allowed him to recognize a key gap in the market. Having already invested in over 160 startups through the venture capital firm he founded in 2013, Force Over Mass, De Wever is now redesigning the venture capital system through Floww. Tune in. You’ll surely love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today’s guest is Niki Sawni, who is one of the co-founders of Gruvi, a Colorado-based company that produces non-alcoholic craft beer and wine. Get Gruvi focuses on creating innovative non-alcoholic drinks and helping others be healthy and stay social, one drink at a time. Grüvi was created to dispel the common notion that non-alcoholic beer tastes, well, not great. They saw a desperate need for innovation in the space, and they are here to prove that you can have it all. Enjoy a tasty, healthy brew, and take your chance to live in the moment, alcohol free. You’re going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today, our guest is Makhosi Nejeser of the Royal Shaman. Makhoshi is a spiritual guide & authentic Shaman that helps soul-seeking, high achievers create an extraordinary business & life using mindset, mindfulness & metaphysics mastery. Through Shamanic DNA activation & energetic Alignment, she assists high-achievers to discover their purpose, decode their essence and break through the blocks keeping them from creating limitless abundance, unparalleled freedom & exceptional impact. By tapping into what is unseen by the mind, Makhosi will be able to help you avoid your blind spots & seize earth-shattering opportunities. You’re going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Our guests today are Hayley & James Baillie of Baillie Lodges Australia. Baillie Lodges is a dynamic portfolio of luxury lodges created by James and Hayley Baillie, setting new benchmarks for premium experiential travel. The duo created Baillie Lodges in 2003 and expanded across Australia, inspired by a shared love for travel and drawing on a complementary set of experiences in higher-end tourism. James and Hayley set out to create standout luxury lodges in extraordinary destinations, where an opportunity existed to offer guests a genuine experience of place through connections to the landscape and wildlife, to regional food and wine producers and to the community and its local culture. They consider themselves fortunate to have created a working lifestyle doing what they love. This is an exciting episode. Be sure not to miss out! You will love this episode.

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today’s guest is Kathryn Porritt, founder of Business Bravery and is now the world’s leading strategies for premium and ultra-premium offers for personal brands utilizing a luxury business model. She has proven that the Laws of Luxury can be successfully applied to any niche and any market if executed properly. Together with her team, Kathryn has helped entrepreneurs worldwide create and sell $100K, $250K, and $1M packages. She's founded and run two multi-million dollar global companies and authored a book with Penguin-Viking. Kathryn is also a member of Forbes' Business Council and has been featured in publications such as Vogue, Entrepreneur and Cosmopolitan amongst many others. Don’t miss out on our exciting conversation with Kathryn. You’ll surely love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today, our guest is Jeff Abraham, the CEO of Absorption Pharmaceuticals, which operates Promescent, a leading sexual wellness that offers Delay Spray, Vitaflux, Arousal gel, and other sex-enhancing products. Since Jeff joined the company in 2012, Promescent has become a consistent Amazon best-seller, now retails in Target and features an entire collection of intimacy and wellness essentials. In fact, the Delay Spray that increases men’s sexual endurance by over 60% has sold millions of bottles worldwide. It was also the first FDA approved Premature Ejeculatory product on the market, dating back to 2009. Stay tuned. You will love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today’s guest is Dr. Irina Logman, DACM, LAc, a New York & Florida State licensed Doctor of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), National Board Certified in Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs. Her lifelong interest in medicine and holistic wellness has made her an expert, diagnosing and effectively treating each patient’s unique, idiosyncratic conditions. Instead of being a substitute, Irina is a firm believer that treatment therapies of traditional medicine combined with the technological advances of its modern Western counterpart powerfully complement one another as assets to an individual’s health. Dr. Irina founded the Advanced Holistic Center to share her passion for medicine, providing the most complete and effective healing experiences for her patients. You will love today's episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. We are joined today by Eric Lochtefeld and Patrick Combs, the Co-Founders of Bliss Champions, committed to helping people ignite their bliss, bringing secret or unrealized ambitions to life. Eric and Patrick struggled for years to find deeper meaning and satisfaction in their lives. However, it wasn’t until they discovered their highest purpose, and successfully monetized it, that they found the bliss in the lives that they were missing. They have revolutionized the coaching and personal development industries and they use their extensive experiences and integrity to help other entrepreneurs realize their true vision, transform their lives, and build wealth from their real purpose. Now, they have this exclusive six month incubator, coaching luxury retreat and investment program which Eric and Patrick will tell us about. You’re going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of the Action & Ambition Podcast. For today’s episode, we have Steve Shriver, a serial entrepreneur with 4 businesses in 4 different industries. His most successful business is Eco Lips: fair trade, organic, non-GMO verified, leaping bunny, B corp, made with solar power lip balm sold in 12,000 retailers. You’re going to love today’s episode!

Welcome to another episode of the Action and Ambition podcast. For today’s episode, our guest is Serena Saitas, a global brand strategist and founder of REAL Insight and Strategy. She has made a huge impact on hundreds of brands while working quietly behind-the-scenes. She has gained the trust of CEO’s CMO’s, presidents, and founders and has guided them to take the much-needed leap they desired to drive phenomenal brand growth. She has helped shape over $12 billion in sales and has successfully led dozens of companies through the journey of reframing their category positioning to delivering breakthrough and award-winning results. You’re going to love today’s episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today, our guest is Liz Miles, founder of The Seed Shrine, an online store for home gardeners to buy upscale seeds for their shrines (gardens) to give access to high quality seed in the midst of the pandemic when seed became scarce both online and in stores. As a mother and grandmother, growing her own fresh produce at home has always been a dream for Liz. Creating “The Seed Shring” began with the idea of starting a company to provide people with the most unique seed varieties on the market. Not only are you getting commercial grade seed, you’re getting the opportunity to be a pioneer of unique varieties. Stay tuned. You’re going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. We are joined by Jonathan Quarles, founder and CEO of The BTL Group. Jonathan is a proud native of Flint, Michigan. Flint gave him grit, love for his community, and a passion for creating change....

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today’s guest is Autumn Calabrese, a celebrity trainer and Beachbody Super Trainer, best-selling author, and working mom. Autumn's first programs for Beachbody were 21 Day Fix® and the follow-up 21 Day Fix Extreme®. She revolutionized the Beachbody fitness model with her simple approach to portion control. To build on that success, Autumn launched the Ultimate Portion Fix nutrition program in 2019. Her other fitness and nutrition programs include the body-sculpting program, The Master’s Hammer & Chisel™ with fellow Super Trainer Sagi Kalev, Country Heat, and 80 Day Obsession, which features her unique Timed-Nutrition Meal Plan. Make sure not to miss it. You’re going to love this episode.

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today’s guest is James Bonadies, co-founder of Local Marketing Vault and 8 figure business owner who has helped thousands of entrepreneurs make their first 1000s online with more than a dozen of those clients making over a million dollars. Local Marketing Vault is one of the fastest online programs to hit 8 figures, and one of the longest running local marketing programs on the internet today. He attributes the longevity to putting the student first, and caring about anyone who wants to be coached. Along with his business partner, they are confident that by sharing their time tested and proven skills with attendees, people will finish this 6-week program ready and able to get more customers and increase their return on investment. Make sure not to miss this episode! You’re going to love it.

Welcome to another episode of the Action and Ambition podcast. Today’s guest is Sam Naficy. Sam is currently the CEO and primary investor of a startup called Prodoscore, an employee productivity software company, a SaaS company that he joined about two years ago as an investor. Sam has kind of been a serial entrepreneur, a business guy, which has its own ups and downs. Some successes have been fortunate and a bunch of failures, but we're all used to those. Nevertheless, he raised over $300m of Debt & Equity. You’re going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today's guest is Jason Morgese. He is the founder and CEO of Leavemark, the first ad-free, data storage and social media hybrid, designed to allow its users to archive life’s most important memories and documents with the ability to share today or in the future. Prior to creating Leavemark, Jason spent 9 years as the founder and President of ehealthScreenings, a technology centric biometric screening company that became one of the nation’s leading providers, which he successfully sold to provide equity in 2017. With his latest venture, Jason’s mission for Leavemark is to become the world’s most loved company to preserve and share life’s most important memories. You’re going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Our guest for today is Ignas Jurkonis. He is a US Based entrepreneur, businessman, consultant, and top executive. His primary focus is on company value turnarounds, combining traditional industries and modern management philosophies. Ignas is known for his support of young entrepreneurs, multiple social projects, and non-profit activity, with a guest lecture series in place with University of Southern California (UCS) – Marshall School of Business. Under his formed NCS Group, Ignas is currently leading and developing a group of companies through a series of M&A acting as a priority freight forwarder and visionary supply chain solution for Fortune 500 companies, also inclusive of notable brands like Walgreens, Boots Alliance, 3M, GlaxoSmithKline across the U.S. market. He is truly inspiring and a visionary constantly looking for inspiration. Don’t miss it! You’re going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today’s guest are Jake Warner & Joey Chowaiki, founders of Magma, a platform that allows users to create their own digital magazines directly from their phones. The idea of creating Magma sparked when Warner was frustrated with the available mobile tools while working as a designer and media manager. Not long after designing the first prototype, he partner up withChowaiki, a lifelong friend who founded one of the first social media marketing firms in the space called Open Influence.They used their networks to brainstorm and gather data from some of the top creators, publishers and brands, allowing a product to formulate that could be useful and effective for anybody and everybody. From just a vision and pitch deck, Magma is live in the iOS App Store two years later with a familiar and fresh interface and powerful tools for creation and consumption. You will surely enjoy this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today’s guest is Florian Otto, co-founder and CEO of Cedar, the leading patient payment and engagement platform for hospitals, health systems, and independent medical groups. Prior to founding Cedar, Florian was an executive at Zocdoc where he drove the commercial adoption of the platform. Florian also founded a daily deal company in Brazil (ClubeUrbano) that was eventually acquired by Groupon. After the acquisition, he became Chief Executive Officer of Groupon Brazil, growing the company to one of Groupon’s top three international markets. Florian began his business career as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company within their healthcare practice. Florian holds a M.D., D.D.S. and PhD from the University of Freiburg, Germany. An accomplished entrepreneur and former physician, Florian now drives growth and sets overall direction across all facets of Cedar’s operations. Don’t miss it. You’re going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. We are joined today by Ed Laczynski, the co-founder and CEO of Zype, the infrastructure for digital video. He is focused on Zype’s vision, talent, and corporate strategy on the mission to connect the world’s streaming video. Prior to Zype, Ed was the SVP of Cloud for Datapipe, building one of the world’s fastest-growing and pioneering enterprise cloud management companies. Before then, he was the founder of LTech, an early cloud backup and management software startup and early Google and Amazon Web Services cloud partner. Ed has also held product leadership positions at Volt and Credit Suisse. Let’s discover how Ed went from where he was before to connecting the dots to where he is now with Zype. Stay tuned! You’re going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today's guest is David Freedman, founder of Freestar, who is here to help you monetize the "eyeballs" coming to your website. He discusses hiring, growth, monetizing, and knowing your metrics, and outside-the-box traffic strategies. You're going to love today's episode.

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Davis Clayton Kiyo is the founder of Octave & Myster High-End Accessories, a company that specializes in modern and innovative cannabis hardware. He's a makeshift engineer who is here to explain his strategy regarding discipline, creativity, product design, focus, and so much more. Tune in to hear Davis' best entrepreneurial insights. You will love today's episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Michelle Razavi and Nikki Elliott, co-founders of ELAVI! are two fitness trainers who built a powerhouse team, used Instagram Live to grow interest in their brand, mastered sales, marketing, project management, and working together. You will LOVE today's episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Barry Magliarditi recently wrote a book "The Path to Freedom: The 9 Steps to Create a Highly Profitable Business That Runs Without You" that became a bestseller in 6 hours which includes a Standard Operating Procedure with each chapter. He's the founder and CEO of The Game Changers, and he's here on Action and Ambition to discuss how you can build a profitable business that runs without you. Tune in to this exciting episode as Barry discusses the "startup" mindset and failing forward. You're going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Adam Cohen is the VP of Communications for Keen Growth Capital and CMO of SNAX-sational Brands. He's here on the podcast to share his insights to stand out in a crowd, create a successful company, and overcome obstacles. You will love today's episode...

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition -- Curtis Ray is the President and CEO of SunCor Financial, LLC. He's the author of "The Lost Science of Compound Interest." Compound interest relates to health, spirituality, nutrition, relationship, AND finances. To help you benefit from this concept, Curtis explains the philosophy of money and how it relates to his MPI (Maximum Premium Indexing) system. You're going to love today's episode!

In Wondery’s newest series, Business Movers, host Lindsay Graham dives deep into the inner workings of some of the most successful companies of all time. From the origin stories of their famed leaders to the million dollar idea that catapulted them to success, how exactly did these companies grow from an idea and a dream to multi- billion dollar corporations? Hear the landmark decisions, the scandals, and the stunning triumphs that made them who they are. First up: Walt Disney. Listen at http://wondery.fm/action_movers

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today, we are joined by the Chief Brand Officer and Deputy CEO of Crabtree & Evelyn. Ashley found herself working as part of an iconic yet archaic brand, and slowly turning it into a chic lifestyle brand through modern means. Crabtree & Evelyn, the brand that’s been on the back of everyone’s minds for a few years made a BIG comeback in 2020 - bringing the brand back to its core values and heritage – adventure, passion, connection and authenticity – with a 2020 twist of course! Joining the company around four years ago, Ashley explains that the brand was a completely different animal and practically stagnant, and with its big reboot, Crabtree & Evelyn is no longer about traditional retail, it’s about connecting to their consumers whenever, wherever – on their terms. Make sure to stay tuned. You're going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today, we are thrilled to be chatting with Alp Franko, a successful European restaurant veteran and entrepreneurial visionary. Alp started his career as a commodity trader in the fine chemical and petrochemical industries, and because of his entrepreneurship and international vision, he created other businesses and led their expansion on an international scale in the retail and hospitality sectors. After several years of owning and operating restaurants all over the world, he has now shifted his focus to the virtual restaurant and food-delivery industry and launched The Local Culinary, a virtual culinary to adapt to the market and fulfill the needs of the rising demand for delivery-only restaurants during this new normal. The Local Culinary can help you create your own ghost kitchen, add your own virtual restaurants to your existing kitchen to generate additional revenues. Don’t miss this episode. You’re going to love it!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today, our guest is Alison Crosthwait, an extreme pioneer in the world of massive personal transformations. Alison is a Registered Psychotherapist in private practice in Toronto, Ontario and she is also the founder of The Good Therapists, a therapy blog which she started in 2015. Alison believes that healing herself is the most important part of her service and journey of self-growth and understanding. She uses bold, groundbreaking methodologies to facilitate healing and change so you can enjoy more abundance and more “juiciness” in your life. Alison will show you how to break through plateaus that have held you back from being fully present and fully you. Bring every part of yourself and start your journey with Alison in this episode. Don’t miss it. You’re going to love this episode!

In this episode, we are joined by Nick Warrender, Founder, and CEO of Lifted Made, the premier national producer of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. At 32 years old, Nick Warrender has had nine lives. His harrowing journey marked the beginning of years spent in and out of hospitals as 21st-century doctors struggled to identify treatments for diseases they had never seen before. Nick launched the business in 2014 to help bring premium, accessibly priced, hemp-based plant medicine to people in need like himself. He started with just $900, zero employees, and an office in his parent’s garage. Today, Lifted Made is a multi-million dollar public company that averages $1M monthly sales growth. Tune in to learn more on this!