Janna Hong Neuroscience/AI Researcher  Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com Janna’s Bio Janna is currently pursuing her training in neuroscience. She is representing Interactive Intelligence (i2) which she founded post-covid season. I2 an educational platform that focuses on promoting the ethical use of AI, while making this complex field accessible to anyone driven by curiosity, regardless of their background. I2 is seeking for individuals that are passionate about making a difference, and contribute to the understanding of intelligence and AI's role within it. We talked about the following and other items  AI  AI and ethics Interactive Intelligence Machine learning Starting a non profit organization Building a community  Janna’s Social Media  Janna’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannahong/ Interactive Intelligence: https://www.i2axon.com/ Interactive Intelligence YT: https://www.youtube.com/@interactiveintelligence Janna’s Advice I will literally just say it, don't give up. I lived half of my life in survival mode. This going to be the last day I live. But it wasn't the last day, for some reason I survived and building a community now. I would just say, even if you get negative feedback, just think about how you can improve and make a positive impact to society and keep moving forward no matter what people say. Even my own parents were the ones that were kind of pushing me back, but I didn't really listen to them. I just kept going

Steve Banks is the Founder and President of Banks Sports Ventures., a sports management company which represents and guides the careers of professional athletes. Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Steve’s Bio Steve Banks is the Founder and President of Banks Sports Ventures., a sports management company which represents and guides the careers of professional athletes. Prior to re-establishing BSV, he served as CEO of ShotTek Inc., a sports technology wearables company and the creators of Peace Shooter, the world’s first smart shot trainer (or real-time-feedback shot trainer) for basketball players. As a consultant with ShotTek, “I saw the long-term goal and the vision of Larry Peterson, Founder and President of ShotTek”. Having served in several roles as Steve’s professional career has continued to evolve, Eli Lilly was a welcomed break from the hustle and bustle of the sports world. Steve worked for Eli Lilly in the Diabetes Unit facilitating presentations for Endocrinologist’s, Primary Care Physicians, and clinic staff, bringing awareness to all of the benefits our diabetic medications provide. In 2015 while working at New York Life his first child was born, in which the decision was made to take a couple of years off after a two-year stint as a Life Insurance Executive. “My time there was an amazing ride, having been recognized as the Top Performer in the African American Unit, 2014 “Rookie of the Year”, and the culmination of it all was receiving the Ben Feldman “Life Excellence Award” which is considered the Heisman Trophy of the life insurance industry.” Before joining New York Life, Steve was a successful sports agent having worked with the likes of Gary Payton, Rodney Stuckey, Kevin Durant, Jamal Crawford, Dwight Howard, DeMar DeRozan, and Isaiah Thomas to name a few. His main reason for wanting to be in the Sports Management industry was he saw a need that was not being met by most agents, and that was a lack of education & empowerment of African American athletes. In representing athletes, it was important for Steve to make an IMPACT off the court.  If you were to speak with any of the athletes that he’s worked with, they would tell you that Steve always promoted LEGACY and using your platform to create an eco-system of business minded individuals!!! “Legacy is powerful, and more often than not, it is easily overlooked and as a sports agent, I have an obligation to look out for not only their best-interest, but also their families.” In life, sometimes there is a higher calling, and I was always taught that when called upon, you must be obedient. As a sports agent, it was hard to be in a world where you often need to keep your inner circle small, not knowing who was looking out for you, so I made the decision to walk away. The beauty of this story is that Steve Banks is back where he belongs and will make an IMPACT in the lives of the athletes that have a desire to be great. “Being able to incorporate my values, standards, morals into my work are what truly drives me to lead.” In his free time, Steve serves on the Board of Trustee’s for The Bush School. He volunteers with members of his fraternity – Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated. Steve also serves on the board of Baseball Beyond Borders, a non-profit organization that uses baseball as a platform to engage inner-city youth, while developing a passion for education and developing life skills. As a Black man, it is critical that he dedicates time to mentoring and supporting the upcoming generation of young people. Steve received his Bachelor of Science from Eastern Oregon University, where he was a student athlete. He is also a graduate of Georgetown University where he received his Masters of Sports Industry Management. Steve, his wife Maryjane and their two sons live in the Central District area of Seattle.  We talked about the following and other items  The Bush School  Becoming a sports agent Legacy The power of visualization Making an impact Banks Sports Ventures  Steve’s Social Media Steve’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bankssports/  Steve’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bankssportsventures/  Steve’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BSportsVentures Steve’s Advice I've recently been talking to some people about investments. This is the one thing I will share with entrepreneurs. Don't be so fixated on the product, as you're thinking about if you want to be an entrepreneur, if you want to step out of your comfort zone. The one thing that I've learned is that people often times get fixated on the product. What I've learned traditionally is that people invest in people, right? The product okay, that I get it. But I want to know about you.

Amy Balliett - Keynote Speaker | Author | Visual Strategist | Sr. Fellow of Visual Strategy | Board Advisor | Founder Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP.  www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign  We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign.  https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Amy’s Bio Amy Balliett made a name for herself as the CEO and Founder of the creative content agency, Killer Visual Strategies (formerly Killer Infographics). A seasoned entrepreneur, she owned her first company—a candy store and ice cream parlor—at the age of 17 before heading off for college. She subsequently built a successful career in film and marketing before launching Killer in 2010. Within a few years, Killer Visual Strategies grew to become the industry leader in visual communication, driving visual strategy and creative content campaigns for global brands including Microsoft, Boeing, Adobe, Nikon, Starbucks, the National Endowment for the Arts, the United Nations, and more. By 2018, Balliett and her executive team sold Killer to an agency collaborative and subsequently joined fellow agency leaders in building Material. Named the Number One Global Strategic Consulting Firm by GRIT in 2021, Material combines the talent of 12 leading agencies, consisting of 1200+ global employees across the practices of research, strategy, design, and brand building.  Today, Balliett is the Senior Fellow of Visual Strategy for Material, serves as the Chief Visual Strategist on several boards, and is an award winning author. Considered an expert in her field, Balliett speaks at dozens of conferences each year including SXSW, Adobe MAX, Content Marketing World, and more. She is also a regular teacher at The School of Visual Concepts, a guest lecturer at several colleges and universities, and a LinkedIn Learning instructor.  We talked about the following and other items Starting a business at 17 Wanting to be a Director in the Film Industry Content Marketing Public Speaking Guy Kawasaki Writing her book  Amy’s Social Media Amy’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyballiett/ Amy’s Advice I have two pieces of advice. First, the word entrepreneur is used so loosely, that very few people actually understand what it takes to be a founder. I would almost rather use the word founder over entrepreneur. The thing is you're not an entrepreneur, when you just have ideas, but you have no way to execute those ideas. I can't stand those types of entrepreneurs, where they think that their idea is so brilliant that people will come work for free and build their idea for them.  But then they'll reap all the benefits. That's BS to me. If you have an idea, and you learn how to execute that idea yourself, that's a lot more entrepreneurial. So I guess my first piece of advice is know what an entrepreneur really is, an entrepreneur, in my opinion, is a founder, a person who is the last person to take money out of the company, only after everybody else gets paid, and you've secured everybody else's job and livelihood. An entrepreneur is somebody who risks everything for potential reward in the distant future, not the near future. An entrepreneur is somebody who empowers other people to grow and build their families. and move up in their careers. So if you want to be an entrepreneur, you need to understand that that's an 80 hour a week job. It's not a 40 hour a week job, it's definitely not less than 40 hours a week. You're not gonna get rich quick. If you want to be an entrepreneur, the best entrepreneurs, in my opinion, are the ones who know how to perform every single role in their business, and have spent at least a month at minimum performing that role before hiring for that role. My preference would be you're spending six months performing that role before you hire for that role. That's what you need to do if you want to bootstrap and create a successful company where your employees respect you and want to work for you. Amy’s Book Killer Visual Strategies: Engage Any Audience, Improve Comprehension, and Get Amazing Results Using Visual Communication with forward by Guy Kawasaki  https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Visual-Strategies-Amy-Balliett/dp/1119680220/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=PNud0&pf_rd_p=09c27161-2df3-4bce-95e3-5a30d05d01d6&pf_rd_r=6J0NPWSTA36HEW42S3GQ&pd_rd_r=f98a57d7-3c56-4d8d-b636-440793d0fa58&pd_rd_wg=Q8Y5f&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m

Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Kate’s Bio Kate is building a stuffed animal that teaches kids how to meditate with an innovative blend of mindfulness and technology. With a Masters in Science and Entrepreneurship from the University of Washington, my journey spans the corporate realm, including a stint at Deloitte, and diverse educational pursuits in Accounting and Information Systems Management. Beyond the boardroom, I'm a dedicated mom to two incredible humans, one navigating life with both PTSD and autism. My path is shaped by resilience, fueled by diverse experiences, from yoga certifications to founding VirWave. Join me on this journey of growth, where life, business, and a passion for balance converge. We talked about the following and other items Open Water Diving Yoga Trauma Mediation Believe your kids Learning to Code University of Washington Master’s in Entrepreneurship VirWAVE Entrepreneurship Kate’s Social Media Kate’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-julia/ Kate’s Email: info@virwave.com VirWave Website: https://virwave.com/ VirWave Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virwave/ Kate’s Advice I have tears in my eyes. 97% of kids that report abuse, only 4% are believed. Believe the child that tells you that they're being abused. Believe them, and listen to them and be there for them.

Taylor Tate - CoFounder BlackMuse - Philosophy Teacher  Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Taylor’s Bio  Specializing in philosophy of education, spiritual impoverishment, and Black feminism. Taylor Tate is committed to addressing local issues by empowering students to actively engage in hands-on projects and real-life tasks that make tangible contributions to their community. All while creating spaces of belonging where everyone is valuable, and no one is disposable. We talked about the following and other items BlackMuse Philosophy God and Religion Critical thinking Metaverse Entrepreneurship  Taylor’s Social Media Taylor’s Email: clientservices@blackmuse.net  BlackMuse Website: https://www.blackmuse.net/ Taylor’s Advice If you or anyone you know, wants to learn about the metaverse. How to build it contact us. We are for creating transformative educational spaces that are grounded in love and where people experience belonging. Where people can add value to their lives and use this technology to add value to their lives. So definitely, definitely reach out to us.

Sarah Bell co-founder, Startup Building Adviser and Head of Customer Success at LeapSheep. Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor  CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign  We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Sarah’s Bio Sarah Bell is co-founder, Startup Building Adviser and Head of Customer Success at LeapSheep. LeapSheep is a SaaS + AI platform that guides startups from idea to exit to overcome high founder failure rates.  LeapSheep is a subscription service that diagnoses startup founders’ growth challenges and prescribes personalized goals and proven approaches to help founders to accelerate their traction and reduce risk. Sarah is a passionate supporter of founders who are looking to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. Her core area of expertise is supporting founders in what’s required in customer discovery; so that they don’t fall into the trap of ‘build it and they will come’. She’s supported hundreds of founders to develop a business model and use storytelling to become ‘backable’ – by customers, team members, partners, and investors.  We talked about the following and other items  Moving to the U.S. from Britain  Startups  LeapSheep Market Research User Research  Sarah’s Social Media Sarah’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-bell-startup-building-adviser-at-leapsheep/ LeapSheep Website: https://www.leapsheep.com/  Sarah’s Advice  My best advice to a founder is spend as much time as you can with your potential customers. Do not skip this step. Because you will find yourself having to go back to it before or after you've built software.  You may as well do it before you've built software. Just find out about your customer and who they are, what's important to them and what their biggest challenges are. That's the most important thing and also be creative.  Look to the edges because most people trying to find a problem they look straight ahead and it is easy to solve when you get to the edges that you find a solution. It's really worth building.

Glenn Akramoff - Founder & CEO, Akramoff | Reimagining Workplaces | Creating healthy work environments across the USA Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms.  Sponsor  CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign  We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Glenn’s Bio Glenn’s life experiences and core values are the center of his purpose. Having worked from seasonal maintenance to City Manager and now consultant and business owner over a 30-year career. He’s observed a connection between fulfillment at work and happiness at home.  He has an intense desire to improve the lives of everyone he works with. Glenn creates environments that are innovative, inclusive, growing, and rich in communication and respect. His Human Centered program empowers teams and leaders to overcome and succeed together.  We talked about the following and other items Horses and horse racing Gratitude Humility The Akramoff Method  Akramoff Forgiveness Employee  Performance Glenn’’s Social Media Glennl’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennakramoff/ Akramoff Website: https://akramoff.com/ Akramoff FB: https://www.facebook.com/akramoffconsulting Arkamoff Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlennAkramoff Glenn’s Book “The Human-Centered Team” https://www.amazon.com/Human-Centered-Team-Glenn-Akramoff/dp/1956257667/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IH1633ZI3JEH&keywords=Glenn+Akramoff&qid=1695028101&sprefix=glenn+akramoff+%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1 Glenn’s Advice Everyone deserves a good workplace. If you're in a bad one, and about somewhere between 80 and 90% of you are in some form or fashion. You don't have to leave. They talk about it on LinkedIn. If you get a bad manager, you leave, a bad organization you leave. That doesn't mean you're gonna find a good one. So you got to make that decision whether you want to stay there. But understand that you can have a better organization. As leaders, I know you're busy. I know you're understaffed. I know you've got to take on things that you didn't think you would have to do Some of you don't have any training at this at all. You think you're not doing a good job. But find someone to help you get through this and help your organization become a good one. Because if the bottom line makes a big difference, but the human impact of working in a toxic workplace is killing our world. So that's really our message, we want you to have a great workplace. We can help you do that.

Michael (MG) Alcock - CMO Quoala Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com  for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms.  Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign.  Learn more here.  https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Michael’s Bio Michael Gregory Alcock, Chief Marketing Officer at Quoala, has had a distinctive career journey, starting in journalism and even providing the 'voice' for Mickey Mouse in email at Disney.com. His early days crafting content in Hollywood kindled a deep interest in technology. As the internet became a pivotal part of our lives, Michael became a tech leader, expertly moderating complex technical discussions with industry pioneers. Today, he merges this unique expertise with his role at Quoala, a company that aligns with his passion for using AI to improve communication. Michael actively engages with global tech leaders from top-tier corporations, a pursuit that fuels his ever-expanding understanding of the technology landscape.  We talked about the following and other items Building in Public What problem is Quola solving Is Quola an AI or HR tech or employee engagement company What does a CMO do Marketing vs sales vs business development How Quola helps deskless and essential workers  Michael’s Social Media Michael’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micalco/ Quola Website: https://www.quoala.co/

Shannon (Shay) Huffman Polson - Founder, The Grit Institute, Leadership Speaker and Author  Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP.  www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Shannon’s Bio Shannon Huffman Polson is the author of The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience and Leadership in the Most Male Dominated Organization in the World, and the founder of The Grit Institute, a leadership institute committed to whole leader development and a focus on grit and resilience. As one of the first women to fly the Apache helicopter in the U.S. Army, leading line units on three continents, Polson combines her passion and firsthand experience in and study of leadership and grit to deliver world-class keynotes and training to companies and organizations on leadership and grit. After serving for a decade in the armed services, Polson earned her MBA at the Tuck School at Dartmouth.  She went on to lead outstanding teams in the corporate world at Guidant Corporation (later Boston Scientific) and Microsoft Corporation. Shannon lives in Washington State. We talked about the following and other items Her appearance on NBC Today  Can women have it all What makes someone a leader  Becoming one of the first females to fly the Apache helicopter in the U.S. Army  How do you influence other women to tell their story  Embracing failure Embracing success  The Grit Factor  Living in France Advice to anyone who is the only blank in the room Shannon’s Social Media Shannon’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonhpolson/ Shannon’s Website: https://shannonpolson.com/ Shannon’s YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcpleeDo9xXWkqau90yLHog Shannon’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonhpolson/ Shannon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABorderLife The Grit Institute: https://www.thegritinstitute.com/ Shannon’s Book - The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World  https://www.amazon.com/Grit-Factor-Resilience-Male-Dominated-Organization/dp/1633697266/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=the+grit+factor&qid=1579913022&sr=8-2&linkCode=sl1&tag=shannonhpolso-20&linkId=de37c60b756365aead07d9006a9c0c08&language=en_US

Arkady Kulik - Founding Partner rpv -Deep Tech VC | Neuro | Photonics | New energy  Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com  CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Arkady’s Bio Meet Arkady, a visionary leader with a background in driving operational efficiency, strategic partnerships, and business development. With a proven track record of success across various industries, Arkady has consistently delivered exceptional results and played integral roles in transforming organizations. As the Chief Operating Officer at VK.com, the largest social network in the CIS region, Arkady streamlined operations and reporting, resulting in remarkable cost savings of $33 million in 2020 alone. Recognizing the importance of data-driven decision-making, Arkady led the transparency team, spearheading the company's transformation to a data-centric approach. At Luxoft, a global leader in outsourced software development, Arkady served as the Director of Marketing & Business Development, driving significant revenue growth. He fostered valuable relationships with potential clients, resulting in the acquisition of over $45 million in new business. During their tenure as CEO of Indigos.ru, the largest online education store for school kids in Russia, Arkady restructured the company in a mere three months, driving productivity growth and cost reduction. Furthermore, Arkady spearheaded the development of a new web-based product, turning the company profitable. His strategic acumen led to the M&A deal with a prominent company in the school education sector. At Thankyou.ru, a groundbreaking content distribution platform based on the "Pay what you want" model, Arkady served as the Founder and CEO. Through strategic negotiations, Arkady secured agreements with all the top Russian musicians, enabling free and unlimited access to their music. Additionally, Arkady spearheaded a captivating social media movement that garnered national media attention, solidifying Thankyou.ru's position as an industry disruptor and the largest digital music label in Russia. As the Co-founder and CEO of RUCEA, a talent management and event agency, Arkady redefined the industry standard by implementing a systematic pricing system for artist bookings. RUCEA evolved into a full-scale management agency for red carpet events, catering to high-profile clients such as Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron.  Under Arkady's leadership, RUCEA successfully executed over 350 events within a span of three years. Arkady holds an MBA from INSEAD, he also obtained a Master's degree in physics from Moscow State University of M.V. Lomonosov. Fluent in English and Russian, with practical proficiency in French, Arkady effortlessly navigates diverse cultural and professional landscapes. Beyond their professional achievements, Arkady maintains a diverse range of personal interests. He is passionate about exploring the intersections of sciences and the emergent properties on these borders. Arkady loves snowboarding and rock climbing and sometimes dwells into painting and playing drums.  We talked about the following and other items Are we better off than we used to be  Physics  Why he started a VC fund Space and the potential of intelligent life  Deep tech Their process for getting to yes Arkady’s Social Media Arkady’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arkady-kulik/ rpv Website: https://rpv.global/ Arkady’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/arkady_kulik Arkady’s Advice Be the best version of yourself

Stephen Buchanan (He/Him) US Army Officer | Attorney | Founder & CEO TDY Rentals Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms.  Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP.  www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Stephen’s Bio Passionate about solving complex problems and improving the lives of our veterans, military members and civil servants. I’m a personable leader working to deliver a superior furniture rental experience for military, government, and corporate employees on temporary duty travel. In addition to running and growing TDY Rentals, I am a Battalion Commander for the US Army Reserve, and a pro-bono lawyer for unique family cases. We talked about the following and other items  Being an outdoorsman  Soccer Being an Excel guru  TDY Rentals Working with interns Being an entrepreneur  U.S. Army Reserves  Stephen’s Social Media Stephen’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbuchanan2/ TDY Rentals Website: https://tdyrentals.com/ TDY Rentals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tdyrental/ TDY Rentals: https://www.facebook.com/TDYRental Stephen’s Advice I guess all the other entrepreneurs out there know what you're getting into. There's the red pill and the blue pill and take the right one.

Neetal Parekh is an attorney and founder/CEO of Innov8social  Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign.  Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Neetal’s Bio Neetal Parekh is an attorney and founder/CEO of Innov8social, which develops tools, content, and immersive programs to help problem solvers and aspiring entrepreneurs brainstorm, build, and scale social enterprises in actionable and transformative ways. She is a passionate advocate for social impact ecosystem-building who believes that this field empowers us to creatively re-imagine how businesses and individuals can create meaningful impact and lasting value. Innov8social is currently participating in the Tacoma Maritime Innovation Incubator with a focus on developing childrens' books to empower problem solving and share the Impactathon model in the Pacific Northwest. It has also participated in the Pitch Collaborative by the William Factory Small Business Incubator and Accelerate253 by Startup253, among other local entrepreneurship initiatives. Neetal is the author of Amazon bestselling book, 51 Questions on Social Entrepreneurship and convener of Impactathon®. Innov8social is working on a children's book series called Pineapple Friends, that introduces a problem-solving mindset to young learners, and an on-demand pitch platform to help founders continue upleveling their pitches. As an attorney, Neetal has experience in immigration law, volunteers with Tacomaprobono, and is certified in the emerging field of Conscious Contracts®, which helps people and organizations design agreements to work together in alignment with their mission, values, and communication styles.  We talked about the following and other items  Immigration and immigration reform Impactathon  Inov8social How to build an ecosystem  How to use business to create social impact Neetal’s Social Media  Neetal’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neetal/ Innov8social Website: https://www.innov8social.com/ Impactathon Website: https://www.innov8social.com/impactathon Innov8social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innov8social/ Pineapplefriends.com: https://www.innov8social.com/social-impact-books-for-kids Neetal’s Advice If you have an idea that you want to work on, despite listening to this whole conversation. Don't let it stop you from taking the first step. Because just in taking that first step, there's so much you will learn about your idea and about yourself. Everything doesn't need to become a social enterprise or a business. But I think that it will strengthen that muscle that you can take an idea and do something with it. Amazing things can happen. I would just say that it's go and do.

Jay Lyman Librarian at Seattle Public Library Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms.  Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP.  www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Jay’s Bio Jay Lyman is a Supervising Librarian in the CEED (Community Engagement and Economic Development) group with The Seattle Public Library. Jay leads the SPL’s Library to Business program which helps people find and discover the information, skills and connections they need to succeed in business. Jay and team empower entrepreneurs and nonprofits at every stage with skill building workshops, access to market data, and connections to other community experts that help in many different ways. He has organized a number of programs which help small businesses use technology to market and deliver services and products to their customers. We talked about the following and other items  Camping, hiking, kayaking and paddle boarding Becoming a Librarian Seattle Public Library Demo of what the library offers  Data Axle Reference Jay’s Social Media  Jay’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lymanjay/  Seattle Public Library FB: https://www.facebook.com/SeattlePublicLibrary Seattle Public Library Twitter: https://twitter.com/SPLBuzz Seattle Public Library YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/SeattlePublicLibrary  Seattle Public Library Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seattlepubliclibrary/ Jay’s Email: jay.lyman@spl.org Jay’s Advice We get a short time here. Take advantage of it and enjoy yourselves.

Dirk Van Velzen World Changer + People Collector + Mountain Athlete Founder & CEO The Prison Scholar Fund  Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr  Dirk’s Bio Dirk is passionate about prisoner education. While incarcerated for 15 years for a series of commercial burglaries in federal, state, and private prisons, he graduated at the top of his class at Pennsylvania State University. Seeing that others would walk a similar path, Dirk founded the Prison Scholar Fund (PSF) from behind bars supporting 110 incarcerated students before his release in 2015. Only 4% of the 83 released students have been reincarcerated, compared to a national 68% recidivism rate.  Released himself in 2015, Dirk graduated from a Nonprofit Management program at the University of Washington (2015), won first place in the Social Venture Partners Fast Pitch business plan competition (2015), and rocked a Social Entrepreneurship program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (2016). Dirk was accepted into the inaugural cohort of musician John Legend & New Profit’s “Unlocked Futures” accelerator (2017), is a JustLeadershipUSA fellow “Leading with Conviction” (2018), and was invited into the American Enterprise Institute’s Leadership Network (2019). During the COVID-19 pandemic (2020), Dirk built relationships with food suppliers and distributed, door-to-door, over $700,000 in nourishment to system impacted people and families facing food insecurity. Dirk finished a Nonprofit Leadership program at the Harvard Kennedy School, as he remains driven to open access to quality postsecondary education and transition support for all underserved prisoners in America to break the cycle of re-incarceration and homelessness. At the PSF, Dirk recently built partnerships with Coding Dojo, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to offer a coding bootcamp free of charge to system impacted people with an aptitude of working in the tech industry. The average salary of graduates is over $90K.  We talked about the following and other items Motorcycles Spending 15 years in prison Prison Scholar Fund  Running a non profit How he was able to fund raise while still a prisoner The process to apply for the Prison Scholar Fund Dirk’s Social Media Dirk’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirk-vanvelzen/ Dirk’s Email: dirk@prisonscholars.org Prison Scholar Fund Website: https://www.prisonscholars.org/ Prison Scholar Fund Twitter: https://twitter.com/prisonscholars

Pablo Casilimas Managing Partner at OneSixOne Ventures Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP.  www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Pablo’s Bio Pablo Casilimas was born in Miami, FL to immigrant Latino parents. He attended the University of Florida where he later started his first company Rootex, a content marketing agency. He co-founded OneSixOne Ventures, which started by hosting events for early founders in North Central Florida in 2017. It later became a formal accelerator program and venture capital fund, investing in pre-seed B2B SaaS and GovTech startups. Outside of work, Pablo enjoys salsa-dancing, power-lifting and training BJJ. We talked about the following and other items Powerlifting, Salsa Dancing and Brazilian jiu jitsu Under represented Founders  Breaking into VC from an untraditional means  OneSixOne Ventures Advice to founders preparing to fund raise Pablo’s Social Media Pablo’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablo-casilimas-1707a9113/ OneSixOne Ventures Website: https://www.onesixone.ventures/ OneSixOne Ventures Blog: https://www.onesixone.ventures/blog OneSixOne Twitter: https://twitter.com/161ventures  OneSixOne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onesixoneventures/ Pablo’s Email: pablo@onesixonegroup.com

This episode of The Jason Cavness Experience is a replay of the CavnessHR Pitch competition hosted by Washington Maritime Blue and sponsored by Robinson & Banking Co on Jul 25, 2023  Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign.  Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr The following people pitched their company https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-maslov/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-wickert-47149b10/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/leanne-linsky/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbuchanan2/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackmusellc/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmazariegos/ Thanks to the following companies for providing prizes https://robinsonandcobanking.com/ https://www.close.com/ https://www.zccounting.com/ https://app.devmatch.io/

Clarence Dancer Director of Operations at Academy for Creating Excellence (ACE) Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms.  Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP.  www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Clarence’s Bio I am a husband to Roxanne Christian and a father of two (Cameron and Naomi). I have served in social services for 20 years and has a Masters in Education and Leadership Policy from the University of Washington. I have held service roles such as the Executive Director of Seattle MESA (Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement), Washington State STEM Program Supervisor for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Postsecondary Policy Advisor for the City of Seattle and now as the Co-founder and Executive Director for ACE Academy. ACE Academy was founded by Willie Seals III, Marcus Harden and Clarence "CJ" Dancer, Jr. ACE's mission is to provide high quality services in support of men of color. Fostering safe spaces to facilitate their growth to best understand themselves as viable world citizens.  We talked about the following and other items What should the be the purpose of college  Non profit organizations  The bible Outer Space Is it better for a male to be raised by a single mother or a two parent home where the male is a POS Academy for Creating Excellence (ACE) CJ’s Social Media  CJ’’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarence-dancer-368384a/ ACE Website: https://www.aceacademywa.org/ ACE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aceacademywa/ ACE Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACEAcademyWA CJ’s Advice Be true to self. Always, always be true to self.

Garrett king Co-Founder Perfect Coffee Water Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP.  www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Garrett’s Bio Garrett King is the co-founder of Perfect Coffee Water focused on helping coffee home brewers brew their best coffee. Previously he has worked at a VC-backed food-tech company and at large technology companies including Microsoft. He is passionate about helping people find solutions to their problems and I’m keen on creating systems that are better for all. In my time outside of the office, he enjoys hiking, camping, and spending time with his family. We talked about the following and other items Hiking and Camping Perfect Coffee Water Entrepreneurship Sales  Garrett’s Social Media Garrett’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrettking/ Perfect Coffee Water Website: https://perfectcoffeewater.com/ Perfect Coffee Water Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectcoffeewater/ Garrett’s Advice Stay curious. I think to do anything important and to head in the direction you want to go. Stay curious, non judgmental, keep learning. As cliche as it sounds, take an opportunity, or take an experience where you didn't get the outcome you wanted and say what can I learn from this. Versus being just disappointed about failing. It's that mindset shift, especially if you're going to do something entrepreneurial. You've got to get comfortable with not getting the outcome you want and learning as quickly as possible from it.

Dr. Youcef Abdelli – CTO & chief engineer electric propulsion - US ZeroAvia - The First Practical Zero-Emission Aviation Powertrain Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms.  Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr  Dr. Youcef Abdelli’s Bio Dr. Youcef Abdelli comes from an extensive aerospace background in electric aircraft programs (ZeroAvia , Amazon Prime Air, magniX , Liebherr, Airbus, Safran…). His expertise in aircraft electrical systems, generation and distribution , power electronics hardware, software and propulsion systems. Before ZeroAvia , he worked for Amazon Prime Air, where he was the principal and chief engineer leading the propulsion and battery systems department for the drone division. Prior to Amazon, he worked for magniX where he led electric propulsion system development for current product lines and head of the power electronics department. He developed an industrial aerospace-grade power electronics system that was integrated in a successful flights test Beaver in Dec 2019 with Harbor Air and with a Caravan in Moses lack on 2020. He was one of the key members of Propulsion special conditions establishment with the FAA. Prior to that, he worked for Liebherr aerospace, where he was the chief engineer and power electronics senior expert fellow, working on different successful aerospace (Civil and military) and automotive (Fuel cell electric compressors) projects.  At ZeroAvia, he is the CTO and chief engineer for propulsion system, he is in charge of the development of an industry-leading aerospace-grade electric propulsion system , technology road map and strategy – He joined recently JetPerfect foundation board of director with the emission to develop clean energy for aviation and aerospace. Youcef Abdelli earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering and Electronics from the Polytechnic School of Nantes university We talked about the following and other items Paris Air Show Religion ZeroAvia Zero Emissions Aviation  Growing up in Algeria and France  Dr. Youcef Abdelli’s Social Media Dr. Youcef Abdelli’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-youcef-abdelli-37000a117/ Dr. Youcef Abdelli’s Advice I love the way you bring the subjects all together and you bring different people to talk about different topics. We need to support and help the new generation and engineering and to help them find the way and the path. Of course, what you are doing with meeting with entrepreneurs and supporting people and small business. You cover everything and I was really, really happy to share some time with you.

Alec (Oleg) Maslov TEDx Speaker | Founder Thig.io Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com CavnessHR Crowdfunding Campaign We are doing an equity crowdfunding campaign for CavnessHR. You can become an owner in CavnessHR by taking part in our campaign. Learn more here. https://wefunder.com/cavnesshr Alec’s Bio Alec is the founder of thigio, an entertainment technology company building a new type of social experience. He's worked in tech, startups, and VC. His previous client, a fintech company called Syncfy, raised a $10 million funding round in December 2022 to revolutionize open banking in Latin America. Alec studied Economics at the University of Washington and Communications at Freie Universitaet Berlin. His 2017 TEDx talk called "Are we living in a simulation?" has been viewed over 320,000 times.  We talked about the following and other items Thig.io TedX Are we in a simulation  AI Free Will  Genetic Splicing  Alec’s Social Media Alec’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-maslov/ Thig.io: https://thig.io/ Alec’s Advice I want to say is that we're coming into an age when it seems like so many things are possible. We can create anything we want. Yet these things that we're creating are meant to be addicting and obsessive. I think that it's important to find out your true essence and be conscious of the mental health challenges and find your own way to deal with it to stay sane and to live your best life.