Wise Millennial

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Tracy Komlos and Aimee Greenacre, Co-Founders of "LA Hike Club", sit down to discuss their journey creating a community with over 900+ members (and growing!) exclusively through word of mouth. We also discuss why having a barrier to entry is a good thing (hint: better group energy), how do you build a culture that people want to be a part of? Tips on how to create a comm...

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Kelsey Tracewski, Founder of "The Chronically Well", sits down to discuss her career transition from a busy corporate lifestyle to owning her own wellness coaching practice, her journey with Crohn's and important lifestyle changes to prevent chronic illness, the effects of stress and inflammation in our daily lives, the challenges of switching careers later in life, ...

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Eric Dybvig & Meredith Baker, Co-Founders of "More Of That", unique and "bar-alternative" experiences to foster deeper meaningful connection, sits down IRL to discuss their origin story, their experiences living across the world and the psychology of tribalism, loneliness & social anxiety, how to prevent people from being "cliquey"?, alcohol an...

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Tasha Blank, founder of "The Get Down", a conscious dance party, and her newest project "The Portal", sits down virtually to discuss the former Get Down (the best dance party in New York City), how the dance floor is a microcosm of life, her upbringing raised outside D.C. and Minneapolis growing up surrounded by music and creativity, the connection between danc...

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Tarek Kholoussy, Founder of "Nomads Giving Back" and "Nomad Skill Share", a community and social enterprise inspiring the nomad movement to connect with locals and give back to local communities, sits down IRL to discuss the multiple subplots of his life, his 180 degree journey from corporate life at Goldman Sachs to becoming a nomad, capitalism vs. social impac...

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Julia Sokol, Founder of "Sass Class," a women's empowerment dance studio and community, sits down remotely to discuss her novel “Dance Video Program”, her journey growing up in Manhattan and New Jersey to graduating cum laude from Brandeis, her marketing background working for Tripadvisor and Carat; choosing a career path solely to appease friends and family, sex and...

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Dylan Gambardella and Justin Lafazan, Co-Founders of "NextGen HQ" sit down remotely to discuss “The Momentum Movement”, their global business hub supporting entrepreneurs to "fire them up and chase their dreams", their journey from meeting at a high school party to attending Duke and Wharton, respect...

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Taylor Mali, 4x National Team Slam Poet Champion, original Def Poetry Jam member, author of multiple books, creator of "What Teache...

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Taylor Mali, 4x National Team Slam Poet Champion, original Def Poetry Jam member, author of multiple books, creator of "What Teacher's Make" and founder of "METAPHOR DICE", sits down remotely to reunite with his former sixth-grade student (me) and discuss the strategy of poetry slams, the etymology of the poem “what teacher’s make”, why property taxes influ...

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Veronica Kaulinis, founder of "Vulnerable AF" sits down remotely to discuss her community movement and event series that encourages vulnerability and connection, her journey from growing up in Central Islip, Long Island, attending Stony Brook University, working in corporate marketing roles such as Publishers Clearing House; What makes a bad coach from a good coach (what ...

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Zachary Schleien, Founder of "Filter Off" sits down remotely to discuss his newest venture, a video-first speed dating app (events + matchmaking), swiping vs video advantages/disadvantages, his journey from growing up in New Rochelle, attending Syracuse as a history major, founding top romp, tedx talk and his passions for mental health, marketing, fundraising to why he&ap...

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Jonathan Stone, Founder of "Flow+Tell" sits down remotely to discuss his yoga journey from tearing his meniscus to discovering yoga, his transition from UNC-Chapel Hill, to NYU Stern, and working at corporate tech companies at Facebook, Google, YouTube & IBM to starting his own business; different types of yoga, what makes something "transformative"? (hint: y...

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Ariel Viera, Founder of "Urbanist" sits down remotely to discuss his journey from studying engineering at CUNY and working as a community manager for Foursquare, Gawker, and Vox, to his passion for the history of cities and vlogging; how to build organic growth, live streaming vs. pre-recorded, the validation of our friends, the Millennial "insecurity gene", how...

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Jenn Trepeck, Founder of "Better Life Now LLC" sits down remotely to discuss her weight loss journey from growing up in Michigan and dancing while in high school, to working at a hedgefund in New York City; her transition from finance to launching her own health coaching business, the TLS system, baseline principles for weight management, Millennials and body image/self w...

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Jonathan Legg, TV Host and Creator of "Road Less Traveled" sits down remotely to discuss his journey from growing up in Peoria, Illinois, to the Philippines, and Los Angeles; his careers in teaching English, being a flight attendant, modeling & acting, his love for travel, adventure and "performance", tribalism and Millennials, the "Hero's Journey&...

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Nikhil Krishnan, Founder of "Get Real/Get Smart", sits down remotely to discuss his journey from Columbia University and a "quarter-life crisis" to creating an "online first, offline second" modern community. We discuss how to create diverse and engaging communities generally, different types of revenue business models, how does someone become an “expe...

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Jackie Cantwell, Director of "mediclub" and partner of "The Big Quiet" (founded by Jesse Israel), sits down to discuss her journey from Pratt Institute, running away and battling depression, excessive drinking and partying, being homeless (living out of a car/friends' couches), owning two art galleries, and becoming director of Mediclub. We discuss her tour...

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Rogelio Plasencia, Development Officer of the "Apollo Circle" young patrons group at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, sits down to discuss his journey from NYU University through various cultural institutions, including the American Museum of Natural History, El Museo del Barrio and the Smithsonian, to name a few. We discuss the unique challenges of Millennials (vs. older ...

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Steve Dean, "super-connector" and Founder of Dateworking, NYC Salon, and Hygge, sits down to discuss his journey from exploring over 250+ dating apps, what it means to be a "super-connector", loneliness and digital friendship, the importance of offline connection,  boundaries of privacy, the "cost" of rejection, paying $$ for people's attention, a...