Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Our guest for today is Onyi Moss. She's a British Nigerian filmmaker and singer-songwriter based in Manchester, UK. She's a creative powerhouse, known for her unique style in storytelling, using visually appealing imagery. Onyi won multiple awards for her work, introducing her music to the world in 2021. She is currently self-producing the film series Black Women are Soft Too, which focuses on the softness in black women that is more often than not amiss in depicting black women in media. Don't miss out on this fantastic episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Our guest for today is Annie Baker, a realtor for the Alta Realty Group in California and the Executive Director of Next Chapter RE. She holds real estate licenses in three US states and one Canadian province and has been a licensed realtor since 2003, specializing in helping seniors relocate, downsize, or sell inherited properties. Her team works to customize plans that will provide each client and their unique situation with an opportunity to save time, money, ease their stress while focusing on increasing their potential for profit from the house sale. In this episode, we’ll learn more about Annie’s mission for the elderly and her journey as a realtor! Stay tuned!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today, we invited Taylor Ivey, the Founder of Ellsworth and Ivey and owner of two retail stores, Skinny Dip. Getting a spark from an old cape worn by her mother, Taylor made that as an inspiration to the first step into the designer journey by making capes! However, life is not as great as you thought it would be. It's not all about ups; there are downs as well. Her different approach and perspective on retailing are not as traditional as your typical entrepreneur, which clashes with other people's ideas. Just how did Taylor pivot and thrive on being able to become what she is today? Check this exciting episode to find out! Don't miss it!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Joining us today is Kelsey Ramsden, CEO of Mind Cure Health, a life science psychedelics and technology company. She was recognized as Canada's top female entrepreneur twice for starting firms and real estate development. Kelsey began as a psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy patient three years ago, was able to retire from her firms, sell them all, and then began to notice the early stages of the psychedelics industry coming together. She co-founded Mind Cure Health, a mental wellness company that is now publicly traded. Don't miss out on this excellent episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Although the pandemic ruined many businesses, it gave birth to creative thinking to pivot their business. Marc Atiyeh, CEO and Co-Founder of Pawp believes that telehealth solutions are not just for the people; your pets need them too! And that’s through a quality pet care system that costs a fraction. But this endeavor did not come easy. Marc has to go through many entrepreneurial and mental challenges to get to where he is today! Find out more by listening to this inspiring episode! Don’t miss it!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Joining us today is Mike is the 'head of brand operations for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, He plays a leading role in establishing and maintaining contacts with the small companies Wyndham's vast global franchise community. He held globally-focused jobs at Hyundai and Avis Rent a Car before arriving at Wyndham in 2005 to oversee the company's array of 15 hotel brands. Join us today as we know the impact of the pandemic on the travel sector and small businesses industries and how franchisors stepped up to help entrepreneurs and small business owners survive and recover. Don't miss out on this fantastic episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Joining us today is Scarlett Leung, Co-Founder, and CEO of SugarBreak. Scarlett wanted to create something that would give people an easier time managing their blood sugar. She’s passionate about finding a solution for blood sugar management that was both natural and accessible. Having witnessed a close friend struggling with Type 1 diabetes, she started SugarBreak, a mission-based company to help people eat less sugar and maintain healthy blood sugar levels. And along with her team, she was motivated to create a modern, end-to-end solution for blood sugar management through a natural product line using ingredients formulated with clinically tested ingredients. Join us today as we know more about her journey in blood sugar management and her mission as the CEO of SugarBreak! Don’t miss out!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Joining us today is Ricki Kaneti. She is the Founder and CEO of Colonial Assisted Living in South Florida, which was awarded Inc 5000 fastest growing company in 2018. Ricki spent nearly all of her life in senior living as an industry. She started helping assisted living facilities with her grandmother in the 80s, then with her mother in the 90s. She is a compassionate and results-proven leader in providing excellence with care and management in affordable seniors living. Being immersed in the industry at such a young age has hardwired her with a passion for helping others. She’s brought that passion and coupled that with dedication and experience, which has awarded Ricki the Top 25 Women-Owned Businesses by South Florida Business Review in 2019. Join us as we learn more about her journey on providing seniors a vast realm of care and lifestyle options!

Today’s guest is Siavash Mahmoudian who believes any business should be able to build something similar to Facebook, LinkedIn, or Clubhouse for their brand in a few clicks. Tribe is a community platform founded in 2018, powering thousands of active communities to connect millions of end-users across the globe.

Welcome to another episode of the Action and Ambition Podcast. Today, our guest is Berite Labelle, an actress, writer, model, and filmmaker. Berite started freelancing to make money. She loves representing herself and communicating with other people. She produced the film “Time is Eternal” to remind herself and others that no one can fight against time—what comes will eventually come. Berite also won a Modeling competition, The World Championship Performing Arts 2019, in Long Beach. She also acquired a partial scholarship and is graduating from New York Film Academy. These things coalesced into motivation for her to build a foundation for the children in need. This episode will be an inspiring one! Don’t miss it out!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today, we invited Sean Dollinger, who has 20 years of specialty in e-commerce. He enjoys forming networks of like-minded people. Sean has worked in various fields, including technology, agriculture, fashion, and now plant-based living. He is a firm believer in living a plant-based lifestyle and has been a journey for Sean for the last ten years. He used to be 60 pounds heavier and took off 30% of his body weight after living this whole plant-based journey. Check this exciting episode! Don't miss it!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today, we've had a former Canadian professional Ice Hockey Center (NHL), Matt Lombardi, and Beam's co-founder. Lombardy decided to follow a different career path after a severe concussion during his last year of professional hockey. He went to the tech industry and discovered how the CBD market was unregulated and when he turned to CBD, and created Beam to ease the pain and anxiety of people. Matt speaks of his journey and the challenges of progress. Enjoy this inspiring episode and find out more! Don't miss it!

Welcome to another episode of the Action and Ambition Podcast. Today, our guest is Linda Olson, Founder & CEO of Tampa Bay Wave. Linda has been involved in the technology industry as a consultant for various Fortune 100 or Fortune 500 companies but has never seen herself doing it for the rest of her life. She started dealing with venture capital and startups by spearheading a charity, initially, until they formed the Tampa Bay Wave to help for the benefit of the community—for the sake of building a cluster of successful tech companies. Aside from that, Linda is also an Honorary Commander at MacDill Air Force Base and serves several local community boards in Tampa. How did Linda found what’s right for her? Listen to this episode! This is an exciting one!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today, we are joined by Zach Moreno and Rockwell Felder, Co-Founders of SquadCast. This remote recording platform helps podcasters and video creators record like they are in a real studio. Zach is a podcaster, author, designer, and developer, and Rockwell is a CPA and Entrepreneur. Together, they are on a mission to amplify collaboration, empowering creatives to engage in meaningful conversations with barriers. Listen to this episode! You’ll surely learn a lot!

Welcome to another episode of the Action and Ambition Podcast. Our guest for today is Anatoly Corp, Founder, and CEO of Bestmap, an all-in-one mobility travel app that can find you any mode of transportation around the world and combines all mobility options and plans ahead by minimizing your travel time. He is a young tech entrepreneur and the World’s Youngest Publicly Traded Human who is mostly interested in Energy, Mobility, Transportation industries and thinks by the first principle. Anatoly works hard and inspires people to create new technologies that allow us to live better and achieve new levels. Listen to this episode! You don’t want to miss it!

Welcome to another episode of the Action and Ambition Podcast. Today’s guest is Chris Vasilakis, Founder and CEO of Guided Virtual Tours, a digital property touring company catering to real estate firms and apartment complexes. He is an American Mensa Member and Marine Corps Veteran whose impressive and diverse career history spans more than two decades. He is now taking the VR World by the reins with a diverse professional background ranging from hip-hop artist management to Virtual Reality Solutions. You don’t want to miss out on this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Joining us today is John Swanson, CEO and Co-Founder of Wendell. He helps coaches and entrepreneurs build their client base and scale their businesses. Before launching Wendell, he was a professional athlete and Founder and CEO of The Granite Games and Founder of Fast Factory Fitness and Factory Forged. He is now devoted to assisting experts, coaches, and entrepreneurs in growing profitable businesses based on his experience advising small companies to work with larger firms such as Reebok and Nike. Don’t miss out on this episode! You are going to love it!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today’s guest will be Afif Ghannoum, co-founder and CEO of the first total microbiome company, BIOHM Health. Probiotics and microbiome testing kits developed by Afif target the dual role of fungus and bacteria in the digestive tract. His biotechnology ideas have been developed into consumer items that have been sold in 27,000 retail locations across the United States. In addition, he has licensed technology to a multinational pharmaceutical corporation, which is marketed in over 100,000 retail locations. His company has received innovation awards like ECRM’s Best New Cough Cold Product Award and Nutrition Business Journal’s Science & Innovation Award. Let’s listen to this interesting episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today’s guest is Tammy Phipps and Joshua Himan Owner/President/CEO at Driver Rehabilitation Center of Excellence. Tammy is a career occupational therapist with over 14 years of experience in various settings, including outpatient driving rehabilitation, long-term care, and inpatient acute care, ICU, medical, surgical, same-day surgery, and inpatient rehabilitation. She’s also a retired Major from the US Army Reserve, where she worked as a mental health asset in Iraq in 2007-2008. Join us today to find out more about Tammy and its company. Stay tuned!

Welcome to another episode of the Action and Ambition Podcast. Today, our guest is Rick Ende, an Entrepreneur, Author, and Publisher. He recently released his book, End of Days: The Quest. His publishing company, Reward Happiness, offers stories that make readers happy by taking them on a fun journey. They encourage audiences to participate in calls to action for positive change based on values of love, generosity, and inspiration. Their mission is to bring joy to their readers' lives. Rick collaborates with authors who share our vision and readers who want to make a positive difference in the world in which they live. Don't miss out!

Welcome to another episode of the Action and Ambition Podcast. Today, our guest is Darryl Williams, sales, marketing & creative design senior vice president for Landau Uniforms and Urbane Scrubs, both of which manufacture healthcare uniforms and accessories for healthcare professionals worldwide. He works with high-growth companies to generate record-breaking revenues and increase market penetration in underperforming markets. Darryl has a proven track record of forming strategic alliances and launching new brands that increase revenue. This episode will be motivating!

Today’s guest is Moses Rashid, CEO and founder of THE EDIT LDN - the UK’s No.1 online consignment store for limited edition sneakers and high end streetwear. He has a huge passion for sneakers and has essentially turned a hobby into a multi million dollar business in under 16 months since launch. The business is really taking off and monthly revenues are increasing 80% month on month and it’s set to be worth $50m by the end of next year.

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition Podcast. Today's guest is Julian Colina, the CEO and co-founder of Haystack Analytics. Haystack contributes to the development of elite developer teams by providing engineering metrics and alerts that have been shown to drive performance. Haystack's integration with GitHub enables them to provide real-time data insights that depict the entire delivery process, from committing to deploy, highlighting bottlenecks such as code review and team productivity. Join us in this episode and learn more about Julian’s mission and story!

Welcome to Another episode of Action and Ambition. Today’s guest is Raymond Magee, Founder and President of BloomCatch. Ray was hiking with his family as a nature enthusiast when inspired to build a better plant identification App. Using his computer science and business administration education, Ray launched BloomCatch, combining innovative AI with planting and gardening. His experience includes ten years of public service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and three years in the private service at a National FoodService Manufacturer. He created BloomCatch to maximize machine learning, engage users in a community, increase regional plant recognition, provide a robust searchable database, promote connections to garden centers, and offer friendly exchanges with live plant experts. Don’t miss out! You’re going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition Podcast. Tim Stracke, co-CEO and founder of Chrono24, a luxury watch buy and sell website with over 500,000 watches ranging from a classic automatic to a rare collector's piece, joins us today. Keep an eye out for this episode to learn more about his journey. This episode is going to be fun!

Welcome to another episode of the Action and Ambition Podcast. We are joined today by Chip Walker, a Business and Cultural Strategist, author, and keynote speaker. Chip built and developed innovative market research as well as grown important brand identities over the years for some of the world's most renowned brands, such as PepsiCo, Morgan Stanley, and Heineken. He will talk about his new book, “Activate brand purpose: How to harness the power of movements to transform your company.” StrawberryFrog's strategic executives, Scott Goodson, and Chip Walker lay out a practical plan for realizing the objective of growing your company and saving the world. All of the instruments of business operations and leadership, as well as all of the power of creativity and emotion, are focused on a single meaningful goal: rallying all stakeholders, employees, suppliers, partners, and consumers to work together to bring about change. Don’t miss out! You’re going to love this episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition. Today’s guest is Martin Macmillan who is helping app and game developers to borrow as much as four times’ their monthly revenues. Pollen VC’s fresh approach to lending comprises advances made on the basis of real-time information about upfront sales of the app, combined with Pollen’s data-based estimates of future spending by live users. You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today's guest is Justin Lally, a member of The Bitcoin Foundation, and a partner of White Lotus Holdings, a digital currency fund founded in 2014. He is also the founder of Grey Shark Holdings N.A, an advisor of GoCoin, and the co-founder of Kash Coin. They're currently preparing for a public presale, in which anyone can become investors up until the time when their business is ready to launch. Sports betting, LPL eSports, Facebook Live, drag races, and everything else you can think of with a predictable outcome will be featured. Their goal is for everyone, wherever in the world, to be able to create their own sportsbook and invite their friends to place bets. Join us in this episode and learn more of Justin’s mission and story!

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Mental health has been a tough nut to crack and deal with during the pandemic. Not only did it bring endless worries, pain, and suffering, it also woke everyone from the delusion that everything is under control. Just like how Arianna Giorgio battled herself against cancer and the mental trauma it brought her. What does it take to keep a resilient mind and heart amid adversities? Find out how Arianna continues to fight for her life! Don’t miss this inspiring episode!

Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition with your host, Andrew Medal. Today’s guest is Jay Ives. Jay Ives is the founder of Jives Media. Jay lives at the crossroads of storytelling, design, data, and tech. As a lifecycle marketer, his goal is to strengthen the relationship between businesses and customers by turning engagement opportunities into meaningful, profitable moments. From Fortune 500 organizations to high-growth startups, Jay has led marketing teams to increase awareness, activation, and retention by better understanding their customer. You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it! What advice has Jay been teaching during the pandemic? (1:16) Jay says the stats are as follows; there are about 30 million small businesses that employ nearly 60 million workers in the U.S. One in 5 small businesses has shut down since January.  Jay wants to do as much as he can to help these local businesses.  The truth of the matter is that they’re not getting the proper funding from the government right now.  Many businesses are figuring out how to pivot and position themselves in this new socially distanced world.  For Jay, it has been exciting being in the trenches with them to figure out a game plan. Jay helps them figure out how to grow their digital presence during this global pandemic. Jay’s teamwork on the digital marketing side of things for people. They educate them on how to observe data to figure out which channels are and aren’t working.  They are working to increase brand awareness at a holistic level. What trends does Jay see coming in the future? (8:54) Jay believes that people are going to continue to rely on digital media more now than ever before.  People are spending a lot of time at home; screen time is increasing. This might not necessarily be the best thing for our mental health. For marketers, that is an excellent thing for them to take note of.  Behaviors are also changing, with a lot of his clients historically, some of them did well on weekdays, Monday to Friday. With people spending more time at home, they are sometimes working more or better on the weekends and vice versa.  Consumer behavior trends and employee set work times are changing and adapting.  Jay believes it will only continue to evolve over the next few months and years.  What is the legacy that jay wants to leave behind? (14:36) Jay wants to show people that there is a lot of good that can come out of helping these small businesses. Small businesses fail; people fail.  Going back to that 30 million small business out there, they have a ton of impact and influence on the market, public health, and communities.  We need to get out there and help support them in any way you can.  If you are a small business owner, this is the time to adapt and evolve and do this quickly.  Thinking back to the great recession of ‘08-’09, many of the world’s most significant companies were birthed during that time.  Looking back, Jay believes there will be a ton of great ideas and companies that are generated through the COVID-19 period. Business owners must just move quickly and aggressively. They must keep finding new ways to market, new ways to engage clients, and win customers. Jives Media Jives Media is a full-stack digital marketing agency that helps businesses large and small with web design, hosting, search engine marketing (PPC & SEO), and social media solutions. Resources Connect with Jay: LinkedIn Jives Media: Website Connect with Andrew: LinkedIn