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Accessing healthy food in modern society is a challenge. The number of fast-food restaurants in the neighborhood overshadows the number of joints selling healthy, organic food. This issue is made worse with our modern lifestyle. You want to eat healthily. However, when the 9 to 5 rat race is over, all you want to do
Staying fit is not an easy challenge. It requires not just physical preparation but also mental preparation. Personal trainers like Brandon Schram can help with both. Brandon Schram is a sponsored Adidas athlete, whom you have probably already seen in the opening video of this Facebook compilation. But it did not all start there. Brandon
David Thomas Coulter and his partner run Daily Driven Exotics (DDE), the largest automotive entertainment content producer in the world. With almost 3 million followers between YouTube and Instagram, DDE rules the world of supercars. David Coulter was born in a small town where his father owned a Home Hardware store. There, he would stock
Andrew Faridani is an entrepreneur and the president of one of the leading digital ad agencies. With over fifteen years’ experience in the online marketing industry, he has created an infrastructure that provides for collaborative online media solutions. With his companies’ iterative and collaborative approach, they work with their clients as one integrated team. This
HighKey Technology Inc is an e-commerce company that was started over three years ago with futuristic technology and marketing in mind. Creators, Jordan Lintz and Luke Lintz, have managed to accumulate over 250k on Instagram with loyal, engaging fans and surpassed $1M in revenue at the end of 2018 and are climbing towards the $3M
Leading a healthy and motivated life takes time and effort. Sometimes it is easy to drown in our own problems and work routine and forget about or life goals or health. That is why it is important that people like Kevin Wilder Jr. exist. Kevin Wilder Jr. is a life coach consultant and motivational speaker.
Twenty-five years ago, Sean Castrina was let go from his dream job that he had gone to college for. It was then that he realized that as an employee, you have no job security. He decided to start his own company and now, more then twenty companies later, Sean is a very successful entrepreneur, bestselling
We all want to succeed in business, and when we launch our new startups we’re all full of confidence and passion. Keeping that same passion fired up year after year is essential if we want to achieve long term growth, but in an increasingly competitive business world we also have to keep our overheads down
Christine Curran has made a name for herself as a powerful entertainer and entrepreneur over the past ten years. Christine’s company, Ft Liquordale Entertainment, is the parent company to her current project “Dining Divas TV”. Dining Divas is a lifestyle show that features the hottest places to dine and drink in South Florida. The Divas
Life always finds a way of introducing us to the right path. For Darren Fryer, it took him years of network marketing to get to where he is now, the founder of one of the most innovative ocean conservation projects out there. Darren Fryer is a first-generation Korean-American, who was born and raised in Hawaii.
When Entrepreneur, Ryan Horst, began to think about what he wanted to dedicate his life to, he knew one thing was for sure, he wanted to impact the lives of others in a positive way. He set out to find a career that would allow him to do so, while providing a positive environment for
Coach Victor Rogers is the founder of the DB Lab, specialized in elite training some of the very best athletes. The goal of the DB Lab is to lay the groundwork for athletes to advance to collegiate and professional careers. Coach Vic’s talent as a coach has gotten him featured on some of the biggest
A majority of organizations struggle to develop an engaging culture. The process of constructing such a culture and the role of leadership in the process is often misunderstood. About 19% of executives feel that their company has the ‘right’ culture. Although a majority of business leaders recognize the role of culture in enhancing their productivity,
Everyone has vices. Ryan Mulvany’s is selling. Mulvany, a film graduate with a background in engineering, is a renowned Amazonoholic. He’s been called the Amazon Whisperer to be precise. Mulvany has been selling products on Amazon for nearly a decade, from his garage to the C-suite of his own 8 figure business. The business (Quiverr)
Rapper and singer MonClaire is one of the industry’s biggest up and coming hip-hop and pop artists. Having performed with the likes of Riff Raff, Kirko Bangz, and Trill Sammy, an album titled “Substance” on Apple Music and Spotify, and ten unreleased singles that will be releasing in 2019 and 2020, MonClaire is set to
A lot of people intend to get in shape and better their health, but usually, they have a hard time maintaining a weight loss regimen that works well and is flexible enough to suit their busy schedules. Along with their tight schedules, without any sort of guidance or not having someone there to keep them
Throat—blistered. Body—frail. Life expectancy—less than a year and losing pounds by the day. This was Carl Forshage’s reality before recovering from stage IV throat cancer and realizing his miraculous solution was right before his eyes—Eggs 24/7. Eggs 24/7 was founded by Carl Forshage in 2009 and is now one of the largest California-based egg manufacturing
David Albanese is the true definition of serial entrepreneur. A real estate agent turned cannabis businessman, David is an individual of many talents. Having been associated with the real estate industry and the retail industry; working at convenience stores, laundromats, night-clubs, restaurants, general construction with a pool company, landscaping, and remodeling. There isn’t anything David
Building a medical practice is a daunting task. People’s health and lives are going to be in the firm’s hands, bills will be paid, insurance agencies involved, and the opportunity cost of having countless other medical professionals available will be given up over your practice. When a doctor decides to make the leap of opening
Many of us know about Sunil Kumar. However, a few are aware of the struggle he has gone through to reach this stage. Sunil Kumar is the founder of Reliance Real Estate. He is also Chief Executive Officer who started Reliance in a small office in 2011. This company witnessed new heights of success through
With an unconventional duo behind Viridian’s endeavors, the firm is positioned well to bring legitimate, therapeutic CBD options to the mainstream.
He also shared that Quirk hopes to be able to connect users to professionals in their area as soon as they have the scale to do so.
Presently, there are over 3.484 billion social media users globally. The social media space is a hotbed for customer acquisition and retention. However, most firms lack the skill-set to identify what would work and what would not work for them on their chosen social platform. The work of a social media agency is to help
Google Trends is a fairly underutilized tool in content marketing. However, it is actually a very useful tool with various possible implementations to enhance our marketing strategy. Considering it’s free, if you haven’t used Google Trends as a part of your content marketing arsenal, there is absolutely no reason not to. Here, we will discuss
Last Friday, I had the pleasure of sitting down for an exclusive interview with Judge Graham. Judge is a serial entrepreneur, marketer, and speaker. Graham has had massive success starting, growing, and selling companies for hundreds of millions of dollars. I asked him what he’s done, how he’s done it, and much more. Hey Judge,
It all began during David Attenborough’s Blue Planet 2 Series which urged consumers to change their views on waste packaging.
These days in business and in life, everyone is looking for an edge. An upper hand that will allow them to execute and succeed on higher and higher levels to experience the success, freedom and fulfilment they seek. With top entrepreneurs and business people sharing the secrets of their success and urging others to engage
What’s your backstory? “My entrepreneurial journey started when I was 20, a sophomore in college. In the fall of 2014, I got 2 phone calls on the same day that would change my life forever. My roommate and father both asked me to help them with their social media marketing. I said “of course! but
Stephen Campolo went from a local personal trainer who was struggling financially to a celebrity fitness coach and social media mogul in less than 24 months. Did you know that 39.8% of adults in the United States are obese according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. Stephen Campolo used to be a part
What’s your backstory? I built a mortgage company from 6 people to 250+ employees and 10 offices before things crashed in 2008. The loss of my mortgage company took everything I owned including my self-esteem and self-worth along with it. I knew I wanted to create my “entrepreneurial dream” and began a mission that would
Since the days of Web 1.0, social media has grown in tandem with internet communications technology. According to market-research and business-intelligence specialists Statista, worldwide social network users grew from 0.97 billion in 2010 to 2.46 billion in 2017. Based on their data analysis, Statista expects similar growth going forward. Where the public goes, enterprise follows.
Luis Camacho is a serial entrepreneur, born in Guadalajara, Mexico. Camacho migrated to the United States when he was a mere 10 years old. He moved to the states, went through school, and graduated high school with ease. After high school, he furthered education at Arizona State University. Camacho graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in
What’s your backstory? I’m Mitch London and I am Wilderness Expert, I help men gain clarity in their purpose, grow in their leadership and walk in their God given Identity by slaying the giants of self-doubt, limiting belief systems and removing false ideas about their identity. I excelled in just about every area in life.
Nina Vargas, born Bernardina Vargas, was born on October 13, 1985, in Eagle Rock, CA (Los Angeles) with Mexican and Spanish roots profoundly entrenched by her mother, Natalia Garcia Robles. She completed high school required courses at the early age of 14 years and embarked on a JUMP PROGRAM by indulging in top-notch courses at
There are two types of customers; one who shop from websites only, thinking why to download an app and put a load on mobile and others who find mobile apps easy and convenient to shop. Even though shopping such is comfortable for them, they keep complaining about the cons they face but are adamant about
Have you ever sat in the front room of your own home, wondering how you can make some extra cash? You end up thinking of mad hair-brain schemes or the latest inventions, but how about thinking a little closer to home. If you are a homeowner, I’m sure that many of you often think the
Digital marketing changes quickly and keeps adding new forms of infotainment. Competition forces brands to get creative and think of alternative marketing tricks to win over the target audience, which is how we got to the point where memes started playing a major role in digital campaigns. Memes have become a natural part of the
Everyone knows that they need to have an excellent personal credit score to qualify for consumer loans, such as a home loan, to manage one’s finances. However, do you know having not just personal but business credit score is also critical? If you own a business, you may need to apply for a small business
If there was anyone with any doubt about where the American dream was still alive or not, then I would send them to go and have a beer (or tequila) with Dano Veal. Louisiana born, raised in Kansas City, and now a proud Silicon Valley resident his life story cannot be summed in one article.
In just the past twelve months, Jeff Sekinger has managed to serve over 1,000 clients, coach over 100 people one on one, and has helped dozens create new income streams and quit their jobs by leveraging low interest credit. Jeff has managed to build 5 businesses (two million dollar businesses), all in this short amount
Corporate America, just as the American Dream, have failed many people in the United States, who end up having to work two to three jobs in order to keep up with their expenses. Mack is an example of this. He migrated from Haiti, the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere when he was a child.
Over 500,000 people go to sleep every night without a home in the United States. They sleep in the streets, in their car or in other people’s places, but do not have a home of their own. Trying to overcome a situation like this, many families are torn apart. Hywel C Bowman Jr. is one
Mike Fallat makes books. Not just any books, but powerful books from people that are changing the world. Everything started when he realized WHY he didn’t care about writing when he was younger. And he came to the conclusion that it was because his heroes like Tom Petty and Alice Cooper didn’t. So, that’s when
For Katelyn Runck, embracing a healthy lifestyle saved her life. She went from being a 5’10 90lb “skinny agency model” to pursuing her career as a built, 150lb inspirational fitness model and lifestyle coach. She has transformed her life to be someone who is healthy and beautiful, not just on the outside, but inside. When
Crowdfunding started as we know it in 1997 when a British rock band raised $60,000 to fund a reunion tour online. Not long after that, in the year 2000, a company called ArtistShare became the first true crowdfunding platform. A half decade later came Kiva, then Indiegogo, then GoFundMe and voila, the foundation of the
At just 26 years old, Josh Snow, the founder of Snow, the leading teeth whitening system in the world, has the level of maturity and success one could only dream of achieving. Just in a few years, Josh has been able to gather the endorsements and partnerships of people like Floyd Mayweather and Rob Gronkowski.
Today we had the pleasure of interviewing Giridhar Akkineni, the founder of AkkenCloud, a leading software platform for the staffing and recruiting industry. Giridhar shared with us his journey as an entrepreneur and how he has been able to shift his business to stay current within an evolving industry. Future Sharks: We often talk to
When it comes to the world of business, age is just another number. For businessman Brian Alan Smith, the world of business called him at a very young age. Brian was 10 years old when he experienced his first taste of work life delivering the South Bend Tribune every morning. At the age of 17
