MENTOR dna

Maja Aro is a serial entrepreneur in the world of stunts and content creation. She is Co-Founder of Kunoichi Ventures, a stunt coordination consulting business, Sea to Sky Stunts, a stunt equipment rental company, and 321GO! Productions, which produces hit Youtube show Abby & the Muffins. Maja is also an award winning stunt coordinator, stunt performer, filmmaker and content creator from Britannia Beach, BC. With over 20 years ...

Cammie Doder is Chief Marketing Officer at Aspiriant, a wealth management firm with $15B assets under management. I met Cammie when she had just graduated from UCLA with her MBA and over the years, we've shared a ton of fun memories of houseboat and lake trips pre-marriage and kids. 

Cammie has always struck me as a deep and thoughtful listener. She's super focused when she's talking to you and when I ran into her at ...

Cammie Doder is Chief Marketing Officer at Aspiriant, a wealth management firm with $15B assets under management. I met Cammie when she had just graduated from UCLA with her MBA and over the years, we've shared a ton of fun memories of houseboat and lake trips pre-marriage and kids. 

Cammie has always struck me as a deep and thoughtful listener. She's super focused when she's talking to you and when I ran into her at ...

Jim Abbott is an University of Michigan Baseball Hall of Famer and veteran MLB pitcher known for being born with one hand. His parents never treated him any differently and taught him to live independently and joyfully. Growing up, Jim played multiple sports and joined his high school football team as quarterback, but he ultimately chose baseball when he went to University of Michigan. 

As a kid, Jim's dad worked with him to im...

Jim Abbott is an University of Michigan Baseball Hall of Famer and veteran MLB pitcher known for being born with one hand. His parents never treated him any differently and taught him to live independently and joyfully. Growing up, Jim played multiple sports and joined his high school football team as quarterback, but he ultimately chose baseball when he went to University of Michigan. 

As a kid, Jim's dad worked with him to im...

Pilar Ramos serves as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of TelevisaUnivision, Inc. In this role, she leads the Law, Compliance, Government Affairs, Business & Legal Affairs, Standards & Practices, and Rights Management functions. She is a core member of the company’s executive leadership team and serves as secretary to the Board. Ms. Ramos joined the company during a pivotal moment,...

Pilar Ramos serves as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of TelevisaUnivision, Inc. In this role, she leads the Law, Compliance, Government Affairs, Business & Legal Affairs, Standards & Practices, and Rights Management functions. She is a core member of the company’s executive leadership team and serves as secretary to the Board. Ms. Ramos joined the company during a pivotal moment,...

This episode was recorded in Sept 2022 with my high school friend Dr. David Deyhimy, an anesthesiologist who specializes in addiction medicine. He's Founder and Medical Director of MyMATClinic and also practices in private practice as an anesthesiologist in Orange County, CA. We walk through his career path as I do with all of my MENTOR dna guests. We also spend some time discussing opioid usage disorder, more commonly known a...

This episode was recorded in Sept 2022 with my high school friend Dr. David Deyhimy, an anesthesiologist who specializes in addiction medicine. He's Founder and Medical Director of MyMATClinic and also practices in private practice as an anesthesiologist in Orange County, CA. We walk through his career path as I do with all of my MENTOR dna guests. We also spend some time discussing opioid usage disorder, more commonly known a...

Since January 2016, Ms. Lowe has been the CEO of CLowe Advisors, LLC, a strategic consulting firm specializing in capital strategy for consumer focused business. Prior to founding CLowe Advisors, LLC, Ms. Lowe was a Managing Director at Imperial Capital, LLC from 2007 to 2015. At Imperial, she founded the annual Imperial Capital Consumer Conference in 2009 which featured branded consumer companies and consumer focused private equit...

Since January 2016, Ms. Lowe has been the CEO of CLowe Advisors, LLC, a strategic consulting firm specializing in capital strategy for consumer focused business. Prior to founding CLowe Advisors, LLC, Ms. Lowe was a Managing Director at Imperial Capital, LLC from 2007 to 2015. At Imperial, she founded the annual Imperial Capital Consumer Conference in 2009 which featured branded consumer companies and consumer focused private equit...

Confident. Striking. Caring. Expert. These are words that come to mind when describing Kristin Halton, a leading residential real estate broker in the US. Her 6' stature, paired with her striking blue eyes and platinum hair can throw you off, but don't let it. She's sharp, driven, hard working, and cares for her clients. She's built a team which now leads the US as one of Douglas Elliman's 1% top producers....

Confident. Striking. Caring. Expert. These are words that come to mind when describing Kristin Halton, a leading residential real estate broker in the US. Her 6' stature, paired with her striking blue eyes and platinum hair can throw you off, but don't let it. She's sharp, driven, hard working, and cares for her clients. She's built a team which now leads the US as one of Douglas Elliman's 1% top producers....

Danny Sonenshine is the founder and CEO of Far West Services, the developers and operators of Wingstop restaurants on the west coast, as well as a developer and operator of Dunkin Donuts in Southern California. He had me at doughnuts! We chat about his undergrad days where he wasn't sure what he wanted to do, which led to law school and then a job at a law firm, which he disliked from day 1. He married his college sweetheart a...

Danny Sonenshine is the founder and CEO of Far West Services, the developers and operators of Wingstop restaurants on the west coast, as well as a developer and operator of Dunkin Donuts in Southern California. He had me at doughnuts! We chat about his undergrad days where he wasn't sure what he wanted to do, which led to law school and then a job at a law firm, which he disliked from day 1. He married his college sweetheart a...

When I talk to people about getting their MBAs, most of their focus is around gaining new technical skills like financial modeling or something similar. I strongly believe that connecting with classmates and creating new memories with those friends is more important than learning how to be an excel jockey. Bill Schlough is a perfect example of this as we never took a class together, but share fun memories from our days playing voll...

When I talk to people about getting their MBAs, most of their focus is around gaining new technical skills like financial modeling or something similar. I strongly believe that connecting with classmates and creating new memories with those friends is more important than learning how to be an excel jockey. Bill Schlough is a perfect example of this as we never took a class together, but share fun memories from our days playing voll...

David Liu is a retired tech investment banker who now advises CEOs and makes strategic investments to support Asian content creators. A mutual friend introduced us and I was surprised to have met someone else with so many shared interests and passions, while never crossing paths!

His personal journey includes moving from China to the US and having to pay for everything on his own, including a college degree from an Ivy League univer...

David Liu is a retired tech investment banker who now advises CEOs and makes strategic investments to support Asian content creators. A mutual friend introduced us and I was surprised to have met someone else with so many shared interests and passions, while never crossing paths!

His personal journey includes moving from China to the US and having to pay for everything on his own, including a college degree from an Ivy League univer...