Phil with F30
Welcome to the Podcast where Phil interviews Forbes 30, hosted by Phil Michaels, Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur and Performance Coach! Every year, Forbes names the top 30 young Entrepreneurs, Leaders, and Stars in the world, and each week Phil gets one of them to share their story, to help you level up in your life and business! From sports superstars like Lebron James, to celebrities like Kylie Jenner and Cardi B, to entrepreneurs with companies like Door Dash, Instagram and YouTube, you’re sure to learn from the list! It’s time to level up! *Opinions expressed by Forbes 30 Under 30 members, including Phil, are their own. Phil is a Forbes 30 Under 30 member. The podcast, website, and himself are not endorsed, nor affiliated with Forbes Media, LLC, but rather, this is a podcast exclusively interviewing Forbes 30 Under 30 members.
Episodes
March 15, 2021 • 54 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Gabe Kennedy – Founder of Plant People
Forbes List: USA
Year: 2020
Category: Food & Drink
Gabe Kennedy takes an experimental approach to life. His career started after attending the Culinary Institute of America and Cornell University. A private equity firm employed him, but he left to be a contestant on Anthony Bourdain’s reality TV competition - and he won!
Being the winner led hi...
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March 7, 2021 • 57 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Jason Gui – Co-Founder of Vue
Forbes List: Asia
Year: 2017
Category: Industry & Energy
Jason Gui, Co-Founder of Vue, had difficulties in finding a target market for the first version of his smart glasses. At one point, he cut back to a skeleton staff and had little in the bank account. He didn’t agree on taking a new direction with his co-founder, but he listened to her, anyway.
Wi...
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February 28, 2021 • 36 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Bonnie Burton – Video Game Producer at Bungie
Forbes List: USA
Year: 2020
Category: Games
At age 12, Bonnie Burton became the 1st Female Pro Gamer Ever! It started as a family bonding event, with Bonnie and her brothers traveling from city to city in an unknown phenomenon–playing computer and console games in live tournaments. It was the early stages of Esports that we know today.
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February 21, 2021 • 51 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Marek Kubik – Market Director of Fluence
Forbes List: Europe
Year: 2017
Category: Industry (Energy)
Marek Kubik is a recognized influencer and leader in the energy industry. Early in his career, Marek had an instrumental role in developing the 10MW Kilroot Energy Storage Array. It was the first utility-scale commercial battery energy storage project in Europe, and one of the largest...
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February 14, 2021 • 60 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Lucas Sin – Chef of Junzi Kitchen
Forbes List: USA
Year: 2020
Category: Food & Drink
It was his Asian parents’ dream to send him to the U.S. for higher education so he didn’t end up working in some low paying kitchen. So it’s ironic that this son left Hong Kong, went to Yale, and returned to a Chinese kitchen. Lucas Sin, Chef of Junzi Kitchen, has four locations in NY City and New Ha...
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February 7, 2021 • 39 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Alina Alam – CEO of Mitti Cafe
Forbes List: Asia
Year: 2020
Category: Social Entrepreneurship
Dear Listeners,
There are a billion people across the world with disabilities and 70-million in India. With compassion and determination for creating a world that’s more inclusive, Alina Alam, CEO Mitti Café has helped people with physical, intellectual, and psychological disabilities to bec...
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January 31, 2021 • 36 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Mia Park – Co-Founder of Sundae School & Sundae Flowers
Forbes List: USA
Year: 2020
Category: Art & Style
Mia Park is the co-founder of Sundae School & Sundae Flowers. Don’t jump to conclusions on what it is they sell!
Sundae School is a boutique fashion smoke wear brand based in NY. “Smoke wear” is a label for high fashion apparel and accessories to wear when you’re smoking weed. ...
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January 24, 2021 • 50 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Kimeshan Naidoo – CTO & Co-Founder of Unibuddy
Forbes List: Europe
Year: 2020
Category: Social Entrepreneurship
I teach entrepreneurs that it’s important to focus on the number one reason your customers want your product or service. Kimeshan Naidoo, CTO, and Co-Founder of Unibuddy is a master at finding out his client’s pain points and knows how to create a product and service based...
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January 18, 2021 • 61 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Farryn Weiner – Founder of FarrynHeight
Forbes List: USA
Year: 2014
Category: Marketing & Advertising
By recognizing her skills as a storyteller and marketer, Farryn Weiner positioned herself as the leader of social strategy for Michael Kors. When social media was in its infancy, Farryn took a risk in creating the first Instagram ad ever! That risk paid off and proved that Farryn wa...
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January 10, 2021 • 33 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Gavin Armstrong - Founder of Little Iron Fish
Forbes List: USA & Asia
Year: 2016
Category: Social Entrepreneurs
In multiple cultures and religions, the fish is a symbol of luck and prosperity. But it took more than just luck to make my guest, Gavin Armstrong a Forbes 30 under 30 list winner in three continents in the same year–a first for anyone mentioned on the Forbes List!
Gavin ...
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January 3, 2021 • 84 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Parveen Begum – CEO of Solisco
Forbes List: Europe
Year: 2020
Category: Manufacturing and Industry
Protecting the environment is at the forefront of Parveen Begum’s work and the inspiration for starting Solisco. How she started the company and created portable solar car charging stations is just part of her story.
My admiration for Parveen comes from her courage and strength to foll...
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December 27, 2020 • 57 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Ryan Disraeli – Co-Founder - Telesign
Forbes List: USA
Year: 2017
Category: Enterprise Tech
From saving himself from a charging mountain lion to keeping mentally strong while leading a multi-national company, my guest Ryan Disraeli has a great story to share.
Ryan is a co-founder of the online security company Telesign, which started in 2005 when he was a sophomore at the University...
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December 20, 2020 • 42 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Dr. Marek Buchman – Research Scientist of AbbVie BioPharmaceuticals
Forbes List: Slovakia
Year: 2018
Category: Science and Education
Dr. Marek Buchman showed his chemistry talents early when he co-authored his first patent at 15. He left his home in Slovakia and studied at the University of Oxford, and to date, he scored the highest in their organic chemistry exams. Dr. Buchman earn...
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December 13, 2020 • 63 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Lizz Warner – Founder of Gleam Dating
Forbes List: USA
Year: 2020
Category: Media
Ever wonder what makes a video go viral? My guest Lizz Warner is extremely talented at creating social media content that does just that. Lizz is the creator of BuzzFeed’s first travel brand called “Bring Me!” which became the #1 Travel Publisher on the Internet in under a year with over 4-billion vi...
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December 6, 2020 • 43 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Julian Gluck - A Military Pilot in US Air Force
Forbes List: USA
Year: 2020
Category: Law and Policy
My guest today is in the Law and Policy category and is only the third military member selected for the honor.
Julian Gluck is a B-52 Stratofortress pilot and flight commander for the U.S. Air Force. He has flown combat missions against ISIS and the Taliban and served as the executiv...
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November 29, 2020 • 49 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Milan Reinartz – CEO of iVideoSmart
Forbes List: Asia
Year: 2018
Category: Media. Marketing, and Advertising
Milan Reinartz is the CEO of iVideoSmart (iVS). The company is South East Asia’s largest B2B video publishing and monetization platform. It’s like YouTube for business. iVS allows businesses to monetize their video content more effectively with a unique, proprietary process. ...
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November 22, 2020 • 61 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Julius Bachmann – Coach from Volate
Forbes List: Europe
Year: 2017
Category: Financing
It’s not every day that I get to have a conversation with a fellow coach, especially one who joins me in the Forbes under 30 club!
It took some time for Julius Bachmann to realize he was a working coach and much more than just an advisor to start-up companies needing help in developing the mone...
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November 15, 2020 • 45 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Madhavi Shankar – CEO of Space Basic
Forbes List: Asia
Year: 2020
Category: Enterprise Technology
Madhavi Shankar had two career goals – to be on the Forbes list and to succeed as an entrepreneur. This year Madhavi reached both those goals in her role as co-founder and CEO of the mobile and web app Space Basic.
The app is a platform to manage hostels and student housing matters ...
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November 8, 2020 • 60 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with Forbes 30” podcast is Jordan Levy – CEO of Capstone Source
Forbes List: USA
Year: 2017
Category: Education
My friend and guest Jordan Levy bridges the gap of bringing Higher Education students to the workplace through unique experiential learning opportunities.
His company, CapSource makes it easy for educators and companies to match skills and needs through hands-on collaborations that expose ...
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November 1, 2020 • 69 mins
Today’s guest on the “Phil with F30” podcast is Georges Clement – Co-Founder of JustFix.NYC
Forbes List: USA
Year: 2018
Category: Law & Policy
At 12-years of age, Georges Clement left an all-American small town in Kansas to discover what the world has to offer. He convinced his parents that moving to New York City was the thing to do so he could expand his thinking and world-view. He fell in love with the city and early on observ...
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