Episodes
Jonathan Shank, CEO of Terrapin Station Management | Music, Entertainment & Live Events | SSP Interview
Sept. 16, 2020
Jonathan Shank is the CEO of Terrapin Station Entertainment. He currently manages Maddie Poppe, Scarypoolparty, Victoria Justice, Magic!, Laura Marano, and Sam Tsui, as well as producing the Fresh Beat Band, Peppa Pig Live!,…
Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, Chairman & CEO Volvo | Reflections on Innovation and Integrity | SSP Interview
Sept. 8, 2020
Swedish industrialist Pehr Gyllenhammar was born in Gothenburg in 1935, the son of insurance executive Pehr Gyllenhammar and Aina Kaplan Gyllenhammar. He graduated in 1959 from Lund University with a Bachelor of Law degree, …
Emily Liebert, 7 Time Bestselling Author | How to Write an Award Winning Novel | SSP Interview
Sept. 1, 2020
USA Today bestselling author Emily Liebert was born and raised in New York City. She attended Horace Mann School and Smith College, where she graduated with a B.A. in English Language & Literature. After college, Emily lande…
Keenan Beasley, Chairman at Venture Noire | The State of Black Entrepreneurship | SSP Interview
Aug. 24, 2020
Keenan currently serves as the CEO of Supply Factory Brands, a venture studio that invents and invests in brands in the health and beauty sectors. Keenan’s non-profit arm, Venture Noire, mentors and develops underprivileged …
Jeff B. Cohen, Managing Partner | Ten Essential Tools For Business | SSP Interview
Aug. 16, 2020
Jeff co-founded Cohen Gardner LLP in 2002 and focuses on transactional representation for clients in the entertainment, media and technology verticals. He has been named by Variety to both its Dealmakers Impact List and Lega…
Sam Jaeger, Actor | Life, Success, Quarantine and Family | SSP Interview
Aug. 12, 2020
Sam Jaeger began his professional career in New York, while still attending Otterbein College in Ohio, landing a guest-starring role on Law & Order (1990). He also spent several seasons doing theater in NY before making the …
Samantha Mckenna & Amy Volas | A Masterclass In Modern Sales | SSP Interview
Aug. 9, 2020
Amy Volas is the Founder and CEO of Avenue Talent Partners. In her 20-year career, she’s closed over $100 million in sales serving in various sales roles —from spearheading national accounts for ZipRecruiter, Gild, Indeed an…
Scott Miller, EVP Franklin Covey | 30 Years of 7 Habits of Highly Successful People | SSP Interview
Aug. 5, 2020
Scott J. Miller is Executive Vice President of Thought Leadership. Scott has been with the company for 20 years and previously served as Vice President of Business Development and Chief Marketing Officer. His role as EVP cap…
Rosie Mercado, Model & TV Star | Body Positivity, Mental Health & Entrepreneurship | SSP Interview
Aug. 2, 2020
Rosie Mercado is an American plus-size model, celebrity makeup artist, fashion designer and television personality. She was an expert Life Coach on talk show called Face the Truth . Produced by Dr. Phil and Jay McGraw’s Stag…
Erik Bork, 2x Emmy 2x Golden Globe Writer | Earth To The Moon & Band of Brothers | SSP Interview
July 29, 2020
Erik Bork is best known for his work as a writer-producer on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and From the Earth to the Moon, for which he won two Emmy and two Golden Globe Awards. He’s sold multiple original pitches, and…
Kevin Hancock, CEO of Hancock Lumber | Leadership & Americas Oldest Private Company | SSP Interview
July 26, 2020
Kevin Hancock is the Chairman & CEO of Hancock Lumber Company, one of the oldest family businesses in America. Kevin has worked at the company since 1991 and is part of the sixth generation of his family to help lead the org…
Kris Hartvigsen, Founder of Dooly | Why Modern Sales Is Broken | SSP Interview
July 23, 2020
Kris Hartvigsen is the CEO & Co-Founder of Dooly and a leader in the tech industry with over twenty years of experience. Before founding Dooly , he held senior consulting and management positions in sales for companies like …
Josh Taekman, CEO of EBoost | VP Marketing at Bad Boy, To Serial Entrepreneur | SSP Interview
July 19, 2020
Josh Taekman is a lifelong entrepreneur and the founder/CEO of Eboost, a premium clean performance supplement company using natural ingredients and formulas to make you feel great & do more in life and sport. Prior to Eboost…
Jim Jordan, Celebrity Photographer | Capturing Jenner, Hadid, Di Caprio & Others | SSP Interview
July 15, 2020
Jim Jordan is an American director, fashion and commercial photographer, entrepreneur, talent scout and manager, and producer. Initially working as a hair and makeup artist and modeling talent scout, Jordan's self-taught sty…
Bobby Castro, Founder of Bankers Healthcare Group | Busboy to Billion Dollar Exit | SSP Interview
July 12, 2020
As a self-made business mogul, Bobby Castro exemplifies the transformation from entrepreneur to leader. With only a ninth-grade education, Bobby founded Bankers Healthcare Group in 2001 with an investment of just $25,000. To…
Mohan Embar, CEO of PolyTripper | Top 1% Polyglot (8 Languages) & Entrepreneur | SSP Interview
July 8, 2020
Mohan Embar is a polyglot and software engineer who's out to destroy the myths that are holding us back from one of the most low-effort, high-impact things we can do as an entrepreneur: learn a foreign language. He not only …
Allen Gannett, Ex-CEO Track Mavin | Forbes & Inc 30 Under 30 | SSP Interview
July 5, 2020
Allen Gannett was the founder and CEO of TrackMaven, a marketing analytics platform whose clients included Microsoft, Marriott, Saks Fifth Avenue, Home Depot, Aetna, Honda, and GE. In 2018 it merged with Skyword, the leading…
Bill Bogs, Comedian, TV Host & Journalist | Lessons on Life, Comedy & Wonder Dogs | SSP Interview
July 3, 2020
Bill Boggs is an Emmy Award-winning TV talk show host and producer, an author and professional speaker. He began his career as a comedy writer, and his comic novel, The Adventures of Spike the Wonder Dog: As Told to Bill Bog…
Roger Connors, Chairman of Oz | NYT & WSJ Best Selling Leadership Author | SSP Interview
July 1, 2020
Roger Connors is a four-time New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. He is ranked by the Top 30 Global Gurus as one of the world’s Top 10 Organizational Culture Professionals. He has co-authored the most e…
Carson Rowland, Actor & Musician | Navigating Success, Family, Culture & Life | SSP Interview
June 28, 2020
For Carson Rowland, acting has been a serious passion for as long has he can remember. After years on stage pursuing musical theater, Carson made his way into the film and TV arena by landing the role of Riley Sturgis in the…
Henny Yeshanew, Founder at LION Marketing | Top 40 Under 40, Award Winning Leader | SSP Interview
June 26, 2020
Henny Yeshanew, 24, is the founder of Lion Marketing Agency, a full-service marketing firm dedicated to helping medium to large businesses achieve success and growth. His company has been awarded Top Marketing Agency in Onta…
Alain Hunkins, Managing Director of Hunkins Leadership Group | Bestselling Author of Cracking the Leadership Code | SSP Interview
June 24, 2020
A sought-after keynote speaker, facilitator and coach, Alain Hunkins is a leadership expert who connects the science of high performance with the performing art of leadership. Leaders trust him to help unlock their potential…
Oren Klaff, Author & Managing Director at Intersection Capital | Pitch Anything | SSP Interview
June 21, 2020
Oren Klaff is one of the world's leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. His first book, Pitch Anything, is required reading throughout Silicon Valley, Wall Street and the Fortune 500, with more than 1,000…
Dr. Rebekah Louisa, Founder of The Film Festival Dr. | Marketing, Media & Quentin Tarantino | SSP Interview
June 19, 2020
Doctor Rebekah Louisa Smith began her film industry career in 2008, working as a producer on Wales’ most successful national horror film festival, the brilliantly-named Abertoir Horror Festival. A decade ago, she created her…