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Chuck Rockey is a Princeton-educated software engineer-turned-relationship coach with a passion for helping clients invite more happiness and vitality into their lives. His method of coaching considers the unique patterns in our everyday interactions to facilitate stronger friendships and an overall sense of community. Chuck prides himself on guiding people to add new dimensions to their lives – such as self-acceptance, focus, gre... Read more

Eric Groves is CEO and co-founder of Alignable.com, the largest online network of small business owners with over 4 million members across 30,000 communities in North America. Alignable’s vision is to create a global network marketplace where every small business owner is able to connect, build strong relationships, and gain access to trusted referrals critical for business success. Prior to Alignable, Groves spent 10 years as a ... Read more

Luke Krueger is a co-founder of Valhalla Private Capital. Valhalla is a full service corporate finance firm, focused on early start startup companies. Valhalla’s services, touches all stages of the startup lifecycle including an Angel Investment Network, training programs, early stage funds and M&A. Luke is President of their Global Markets business which actively invests and trains in 30+ emerging markets for governments... Read more

Widower, Father of 4 Children, Quest to make the World more AWESOME. After Bert Pope’s wife Jill died in 2016 from a texting-while-driving accident, Bert was left to navigate raising their 4 children. Bert reminded all the children that they will never be without family and friends to help them, to guide them, and to love them. Bert’s focus became how to make sure they have forever the love and support they needed as they grew ol... Read more

Umberto Luchini is the founder and proprietor of Wolf Spirit LLC, a company which develops and owns spirit brands – such as Blood x Sweat x Teams Vodka of Eugene, OR -- as well as imports and markets others, such as Tom of Finland Organic Vodka from Finland.   Umberto was born in Milan, Italy into a small, tight-knit family. He attended school in London, worked in France, became jobless after 9/11, and took a low-paying job with a ... Read more

In this episode of the Positive Phil Show, we are joined by Firehouse Subs CEO Don Fox to talk about brand involvement with local communities and what it takes to make it! Firehouse Subs is a great example of this because of the chain’s heavy involvement with firehouses throughout the nation, as well as the brand’s 10-year-old Public Safety Foundation, which provides life-saving equipment to public safety officials, be it firefight... Read more

Leah Caplanis is the founder and CEO of SOCIAL Sparkling Wine, a company she launched in 2014 after successfully battling and beating cancer. At 26, Caplanis was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and instead of the traditional surgery route, she took control of her health, became vegan, stopped drinking alcohol and explored more holistic ways to heal. During her journey, she studied at Hippocrates Health Institute and Kushi Institute f... Read more

Former Hollywood Today Live co-host Kristen Brockman has been a passionate advocate for The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (cff.org) since 2009, volunteering, fundraising, and serving as the chair for the Los Angeles 65 Roses Climb since 2013.
 Kristen’s younger sister Kelsi lived with cystic fibrosis and lost her battle with the genetic lung and digestive disease in 2016. The Un-Bucket List has become Kristen’s passion project - a tra... Read more

What Guides You? In Life, In Investing? Emmet is the CEO and Chief Investor at MyWallSt, a resource designed to help people become confident and successful investors through its Learn and Invest apps. Emmet has more than 25 years of stock investing experience and is passionate about helping people to start investing by giving straightforward instructions on how to buy shares and make clear choices on what shares to buy. Websit... Read more

Luka Fajs, runs an LA-based biotech start-up Eclipse Diagnostics. His background is in clinical laboratory diagnostics in which he found the current standards in the cannabis testing industry lacking behind what he would be considered acceptable. At Eclipse Diagnostics they developed a handheld testing device that enables growers to determine the right time to harvest and ensure consistent product quality. It takes less than 5 m... Read more

Jason's the Co-Founder & Chief Video Officer at Animoto, the company that makes it easy for anyone to create online videos. Prior to Animoto, Jason served as a television producer for MTV & Comedy Central. He currently resides in New York City. www.animoto.com Professional radio, tv, podcast host and producer from San Diego California.  We have a large national following on digital media channels, with our popular podca... Read more

Jim Pakulis, CEO of TransCanna™ provides investors access to an expansive, closed loop ecosystem designed for consistency, reliability, and scale. The company owns one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis focused facilities in California with access to over 39 million residence and 240 million visitors per year. The future growth of TCAN in the largest cannabis market in the world represents significant upside. https://www... Read more

About Navin Goyal and LOUD Capital: Navin is an anesthesiologist who has been practicing for more than ten years in both hospital and ambulatory care settings. He is a co-founder of SmileMD, a mobile anesthesia company that is widening access to care and providing cost efficiencies across dental practices. Stemming in part from his expertise as an entrepreneur, he set off and became a co-founder of LOUD Capital, a Columbus, Ohio-h... Read more

Anis Uzzaman, Ph.D. is the Founder and General Partner of Pegasus Tech Ventures. Anis also serves as the CEO of the company, overlooking overall management and operations. Located in Silicon Valley, USA, Pegasus Tech Ventures provides early stage and final round funding. With several multi-million dollar funds under management, Pegasus Tech Ventures focuses its investment in IT, Health IT, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Robotics, Bi... Read more

Allen Klein is an award-winning author and speaker who shows audience’s worldwide how to use humor and positive thinking to deal with life’s not-so-funny stuff. He is a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor and author of 28 books including The Healing Power of Humor, You Can’t Ruin My Day, and Embracing Life After Loss. He is also a TEDx presenter (http://tinyurl.com/z4hfs... Read more

4Front Ventures is a leading retail and brand development company in the cannabis industry. It has developed a national platform that consists of a multi-state footprint, including its Mission-branded retail operations, and a far-reaching network of partner relationships. Led by a group of professionals with experience in finance, real estate, manufacturing, and multi-location retail and hospitality operations, 4Front brings to the... Read more

Marc Siden, CEO and ambitious entrepreneur of Cloud water Brands joins the Positive Phil Podcast. Cloud Water is a newly launched CBD-infused sparkling water, currently available in two flavors - grapefruit, mint & basil, and blood orange & coconut. The all-natural beverages, sweetened with raw honey, contain 25mg of CBD and are only 40 calories. They not only hydrate but offer the added benefits of CBD as well, as many st... Read more

A merchant banking firm providing capital raising and M&A advisory services of an investment bank and investment capabilities of a private equity investor. https://www.middlemarchllc.com Mr. Papademetriou is a founder of Middlemarch Partners and co-leads the firm’s merchant banking and investing efforts. He has spent over 20 years investing, advising and operating high-growth financial business services companies across the pa... Read more

Afzal Hasan, President & General Counsel of Origin House, a public company in the Cannabis industry is on the Positive Phil Podcast. We chat about Entrepreneurship and the Cannabis Industry, We discuss the value of going down the path that has the most resistance, at times there are better rewards. Here's info about a recent major announcement about Origin House: Cresco Labs is acquiring Origin House in a C$1.1 billion al... Read more