Follow the Profit with David Grasso

On this episode, David tackles the latest in tech news and changes in the tech landscape and what that means for you. David is joined by Atul Pashar, host of the Whiskey Hue podcast. Throughout Atul's career, he's had various roles as a hedge fund analyst, music producer & now investor and entrepreneur and social philanthropist, Atul Prashar is founding partner of umbrella investment/advisory company, KMH Group, focusing on the...

Women have been hit hard during the Covid-19 pandemic, having to change their lives in order to stay home and take care of the kids. Now, many women are returning to the workforce and the need to empower women has never been greater. Here to discuss the issue is Wendy Diamond, the founder of Women's Entrepreneurship Day. Wendy is also an author, reality television personality, and founder of pet-related businesses, including Animal...

Nearly 50 percent of marriages end in divorce, so what can you do to protect your assets if your marriage comes to an untimely end? This week David is joined by Judith Weigle to discuss the amicable divorce strategies that can help you keep your money. Judith is a divorce mediator and host of THE Amicable Divorce Expert podcast. Judith Weigle shares her insights and experiences in divorce mediation and communication, helping thousa...

David has a passion for financial literacy, and has built his brands around that very concept. This week, Caleb Silver of Investopedia joins to discuss financial literacy, trends and how media and politics is influencing the current investment environment. Silver is an American journalist and the SVP and editor in chief of Investopedia, a Dotdash brand focused on investing and financial education. He previously worked as the Direct...

On this episode, David speaks with two pioneering women to discuss equality in the workplace. David is joined by Shelley Zalis. She is known as the “chief troublemaker,” a pioneer for online research, movement leader, and champion of gender equality. She is an internationally renowned entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, mother, and founder and CEO of The Female Quotient. Today, as CEO of The Female Quotient, Zalis works with Fortune 500...

Salvatore M. Buscemi is the Chief Investment Officer for Dandrew Partners Capital Management. Mr. Buscemi also is the Managing Partner for several other direct investment vehicles across several asset classes in commercial real estate and credit, fine art private credit facilities, special situations, and several well-performing life sciences investments, among others. Mr. Buscemi is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer on real es...

This week David sits down with Jordan Elizabeth Gelber, to discuss her life as an actress, producer and launching her startup companies, including Starbaby Enterprises.

Jordan is an award-winning actress, producer, creative business strategist, and the CEO of Starbaby Enterprises, a marketing and production firm specializing in creating and curating content at a grassroots level.

Starbaby has a highly selective client roster, geared ...

Former Trump campaign spokesman and communications strategist Jason Miller joins David to discuss his new venture, Gettr. Gettr launched in July and looks to become a true alternative social media platform for conservatives who have grown tired of Facebook and Twitter's silencing of conservative voices, like that of former President Donald Trump.

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A.J. Ali is a veteran, activist and documentary filmmaker who wrote and directed the 2017 documentary ‘Walking While Black: L.O.V.E Is The Answer’, which has spurred the L.O.V.E is the answer police training program that is being implemented in police stations around the country. David and A.J. spoke about methods that police can use to improve community relations and the progress thats been made since the George Floyd killings.

Javier began his career in media heading up a team at Univision which successfully brought the network into the digital space in the early 2000s. After leaving Univision, Javier formed DangerTV, a digital platform focusing on 'danger-centric' content. Javier walked David through the complex environment of the streaming space and explains why the natural appeal of danger puts his service in a unique position to succeed in an incredi...

Mac Conwell left his 6 figure job at a government contractor to form his first start-up in 2009. After founding a range of companies Mac moved into the world of Venture Capital funding minority owned businesses for the State of Maryland, where he noticed the gap that exists in the ‘pre-seed’ funding, often provided by friends and family that exists in minority communities. This led him to form Rare Breed VC, which provides early st...

Dennis Kucinich became Mayor of Cleveland at just 31 when he was launched into a battle against corruption that almost cost him his life. Since then, Kucinich has remained a rare example of cooperative politics, representing Ohio’s 10th District from 1997-2013 and running for Governor in 2018. David spoke with Congressman Kucinich about corruption at the state and national level, and what it really takes to create policy that benef...

Ryan is Co-Founder of HZQ Strategies and has recently worked on campaigns to elect Jamaal Bowman to Congress, Andrew Gounardes to NY State Senate and Khaleel Anderson to NY State Assembly.

Ryan spoke with David about the future of progressive politics and how to run campaigns that connect authentically with voters. 

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Running a newsroom is an expensive but necessary endeavor. However, many local newspapers have closed because their business revenue model has been disrupted thru technology. We’ll take a look at what happened and how it can be fixed.

PLUS...our guest has been in the thick of both politics and media for decades. He’s here to analyze why both of those areas have morphed into the crazy mess we find them in today AND hopefully figure o...