Brutally Honest Podcast

With nearly 12 years of diversified public accounting experience, Justin currently works with small business owners to organize their books and records, assist with the management of the general ledger, develop or retool the chart of accounts, and help develop or maintain an accounting infrastructure (yes, its a mouthful and as exciting in real life as it reads on screen), and also serves as an outsourced controller and CFO for key clients, when necessary Justins past experiences include preparing and reviewing federal, individual corporate and partnership tax returns, including returns in multiple states. Has worked with clients on tax planning, consulting and compliance involving privately held corporations and partnerships, as well as high-net-worth individuals. Has served in a variety of industries including manufacturing, wholesale distribution, retail, hospitality, technology, healthcare, construction, legal and medical practices as well as general consulting and business services, has 5 years of audit experience at one of the New York Metro's top accounting firms.

A singer/songwriter originally from East Setauket, NY, Erik Mc Cormack began his performing career appearing in critically acclaimed National tours as well as Off-Broadway and Broadway shows. He can also be heard on the Broadway Revival Cast recording of "1776." Alongside his theatrical career, Erik also co-founded notable bands which have performed at many of New York's most popular and well respected venues such as "The Wetlands" in NYC and "The Crazy Donkey" in Farmingdale. These days, when not performing with his band, Erik performs acoustically at private parties, cocktail hours, and upscale restaurants. His repertoire is an eclectic mix of standards, motown, and top 40 hits that are sure to please audiences old and young alike.

Heather Schultz is a Long Island-based freelance writer/editor and adjunct professor. She teaches Public Speaking at Baruch College and Persuasion and Public Opinion at Fordham University. With a passion for social change and technology, Heather has worked in journalism, nonprofit communications and content marketing. She has covered a wide array of beats including bridal technology, criminal justice, reproductive health, pop culture, direct marketing, legal technology, digital marketing and interior design. Her articles have been published in The New York Times, NBCNews.com, New York Daily News, St. Louis-Post Dispatch, Kollaboration New York, WhoSay, Library Journal, Direct Marketing News and Law Technology News. Aside from her professional writing career, Heather is working on a memoir about her journey for unconditional self-love and acceptance from the lens of a Korean adoptee and domestic violence survivor in Long Island. She received both a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Master of Public Administration from Baruch College and an Associate in Arts in Media at Nassau Community College.

Jonathan Carroll is a specialist working with white collar service providers including accountants, attorneys, architects, engineers, construction managers, technology firms, employment agencies and others. These businesses have unique insurance needs that require the knowledge and guidance of an expert who has the background & industry relationships needed to properly protect against all manner of catastrophes. Jonathan has several industry designations; an Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI), an Associate in Insurance Services (AIS), and is a Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS). As an alumnus of Briarcliffe College, his formal education was in Technology, providing him with additional insight into the needs of his clients. Prior to joining Bradley & Parker in 2011, Mr. Carroll was with National Insurance Brokerage of NY as an insurance broker where he was the top producer for three consecutive years, and CRC Insurance Services, where he worked exclusively on difficult accounts such as businesses having large losses or other issues. He currently resides with his wife Danielle and their three children in Whitestone, NY.

Sheri Homayoon, originally from Bayport Blue Point, is a Wellness Coach, Life Coach, and Spiritual Teacher. She is often found doing live videos that raise awareness around meditation, self-love, and self-help/personal development. Website is www.sheriazhomayoon.com

Nina Roman was born and raised in Bronx, NY. She is the youngest of 4 siblings to a family of 6. She grew up learning that education always comes first. She excelled in her education, made honors through out grade and middle school and graduated high school a year early... She and her family moved to Long Island where she started college at 16 and, obtained her Nursing License by the age of 21. She has since been living working every day fulfilling and changing the lives of everyone she comes in contact with. Self-love, self-acceptance, and body positivity were something Nina struggled with and is now proudly embracing. She has been bullied, tormented, and tortured all of her life because of her size and has worked hard to overcome the nasty comments people have made. She believes that everyone matters and is enough, complete and whole just the way they are. Nina will continue to break down barriers and teach people the importance of self-love. She will gracefully fight for the right of every beautiful curvy woman to be acknowledged and socially accepted.

Joshua Kreitzman was born in Brooklyn and raised in Hauppauge. Joshua attended Hauppauge High School, and then spent four years at SUNY- College at New Paltz where he performed in many main stage productions as well as student-directed and written pieces. Joshua graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre with a concentration in performance. For the next five years Joshua performed in touring companies, children's theatre and improvisation in New York City and nationally. In June 2005, Joshua sought a second career in accounting when he joined the family accounting firm of Kreitzman & Kreitzman, CPAs. He earned his CPA designation in 2009, after passing all four parts of the CPA Exam in six months. Joshua is a member of the American Institute of Certified of Public Accountants, New York State Society and the National Conference of CPA Practitioners. Joshua married Philis Rubenstein in 2001, after spending the previous three years together in college. They live in Deer Park, NY, and have two children, Stella Marley and Lucy Mckenna.

This is a solo podcast for a recap of my weekend to see Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Seminar. It was completely life chaning and unbelivably greatful for the oppertunity to attend. I give a breif rundown of the seminar and how its changed my life.

Ryan Fleming and Chris Gallo are both volunteer firefighters at a local firehouse on long island. They both share common goals in their volunteer life to help the community. Currently, they are both officers in the firehouse and consistently lead men to aid the local community. They share their insights of the firehouse and how it has affected them and made them who they are today.

Jesse: Proprietor of the Chocolate Factory, Jesse founded Generations Beyond in 1999 while working out of his mom's basement. In addition to a love for digital marketing, he wields black belts in both martial arts and Photoshop. His ultimate corporate related goal is to surpass the managerial level of competency of Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka. His personal goal is to maintain pristinely white furniture, outdoors, in New York. Some would say this is an impossibility, but Jesse dares to dream. Adam: Growing up, Adam's mother would always tell him "don't talk to strangers." Knowing Adam, we can say that he is better at his job than he is at listening to his mom. Here at GB, Adam holds the title "Premier Go-Getter," and boy, has he earned it. Don't leave Adam alone, he will probably talk to strangers and make new friends.

A licensed attorney by trade, Natasha held various stints in the corporate world prior to making a foray into fashion and writing. Because of Natasha’s own personal experiences with bullying and her strong desire to help others within the plus size community, Natasha launched Dressing Room 8 to provide a web-based resource where women can gain personal and professional development through her fashion and lifestyle focused blog and coaching services.

Justin Starr is the host and producer of the drop the puck podcast and The Sit Down with Justin Starr Podcast. Justin also writes articles for BlueLineStation.com in his spare time.

Jeff Stein is an Internet Marketing Consultant (IMC) at ReachLocal. He specializes in working with small to midsized businesses by educating them through the consumer buying journey. He finds it critical to understand the business he is working with as well as the ever-evolving internet landscape. By leveraging data analysis, and software platforms he turns advertising into a profit driving engine for business.

This is a solo podcast of what i belive it means to be greateful for what you have. I rant for about 10 minutes talking about the significane of being greatful in your life, how it can help you and some small tips on how to help you be more greateful for what you have.

This podcast is a little different from the rest. The whole purpose of this show is to go over every show prior to it. I give a short little talk on each show, who the guests were and a quick update on the guests. The goal of this show is to give a breakdown of every show prior so if you missed one you can listen to a short little talk about it to see if its something that you might want to listen to. I appreciate all of you for taking the time out of your day to listen to my podcast. Thank you!

Praised for being a dedicated husband and father of two, Rudy J. Breedy is the Director of Development for the Nassau Community College Foundation. In this role he raises money to support student scholarships, campus enhancements and development programs for the faculty and staff of Nassau Community College (Garden City, NY). Prior to this he served as Chief Development Officer for the Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle. A native Long Islander, Mr. Breedy holds degrees from both Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY) and the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy (NY, NY). He’s a “reluctant” fitness enthusiast, foodie and avid volunteer for a host of charitable causes.

Rob Carbone has worked for 25 years in all areas of marketing at both the corporate level as well as small to medium businesses. As a consultant, Rob offers marketing support in the areas of digital marketing (web design, email marketing and social media) as well as content creation. Other areas of expertise are standard marketing (print advertising, direct mail and event coordination/management). Rob can be found on Linkedin, Facebook, and on his website at bono-vox.com

John Keil is an entrepreneur in the wrist watch industry who has been in wholesale, retail, media and is launching a startup called WatchGauge.com. His knowledge, experience, and passion of timepieces resonates, educates, and entertains. A good friend, we laugh our asses off whether on air and off.

Adam Schleichkorn just recently won his first Webby Award. He has a few aliasus. aka Mylo the Cat aka isthishowyougoviral has been creating videos since the early days of Youtube, and has amounted over 300 Million views across the web. Adam’s known for mashups of old tv shows (Muppets, Sesame Street, Barney, Cartoons) with classic hip-hop from the 90’s. Check out Adam’s work here – youtube.com/isthishowyougoviral facebook.com/mylothecat Instagram.com/mylothecat

Matthew Simone is a security consultant with a local company here on long island. He specializes in outsides sales where he spends most of his time at local businesses and homes. He has spent some years in sales after graduating college. His past experience was in the medical industry where he worked on operating rooms for Johnson & Johnson. He is a huge baseball fan, in his younger years he played baseball at a very high level with several of his best friends who went into the Major League. He focuses a lot of business and daily routines around baseball and in his free time coach’s varsity baseball at his old high school.

Greg Parry is a beer enthusiast who manages a branch of restaurants on long island for all their beer needs. He is a huge proponent of craft beer and shares his inside scoop on some of the hottest craft beers on long island and internationally.

Billy Alvaro is a serial entrepreneur who has been serving fellow Americans as far back as he can remember. In his young adult years, Billy served in the United States Airforce and then as a Police Office in Long Island NY where he realized his passion was real estate. In 1999 Billy started a Mortgage company which eventually employed over 950 associates. During this time, he was recognized as the Top 40 A business person under the age of 40 by long Island Business News. The Columbia Association awarded Billy Businessman of the year and Inc 500 Magazine named his company the 136th fastest growing privately held company in America. Today Billy Owns and Operates Easy Sell Property Solutions and Max Returns Real Estate Investments the most successful Real Estate Investment Companies In NY. Even though Billy is dedicated to nurturing and growing his business and the teammates that support it he believes in balance in life. He practices daily meditation and is seriously into health and fitness. Billy is a believer and practitioner of the Law of Increase, an acronym that means: Inspire all you come in contact with to do, be, or have whatever they desire Never quit lie or cheat Constant and never ending improvement Respect You have given to get Excellence in all we do Attitude will make or break you Systems Rule Exponential growth Billy has a love for people and life. He lives as if each day were his last and encourages everyone to do the same . Expect success and Live with Passion Tim Rodriguez, Relationship Manager with Jaguar Freight a 4PL logistics and transportation company specializing in helping companies manage their shipping and streamline their supply chain. When he’s not helping manufacturers get their stuff together you can find him in the great outdoors doing anything and everything possible.

Joshua Kreitzman was born in Brooklyn and raised in Hauppauge. Joshua attended Hauppauge High School, and then spent four years at SUNY- College at New Paltz where he performed in many main stage productions as well as student-directed and written pieces. Joshua graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre with a concentration in performance. For the next five years Joshua performed in touring companies, children's theatre and improvisation in New York City and nationally. In June 2005, Joshua sought a second career in accounting when he joined the family accounting firm of Kreitzman & Kreitzman, CPAs. He earned his CPA designation in 2009, after passing all four parts of the CPA Exam in six months. Joshua is a member of the American Institute of Certified of Public Accountants, New York State Society and the National Conference of CPA Practitioners. Joshua married Philis Rubenstein in 2001, after spending the previous three years together in college. They live in Deer Park, NY, and have two children, Stella Marley and Lucy Mckenna.

Gregg M. Baron, M.S., D.C. Chief Wellness Officer and Co-Founder of DREAM Wellness with 4 Locations in California and New York. USPGA Chiropractor for 2009 US Open, Bethpage, NY. Dr. Baron holds a Master's Degree in Sports Health Science with a Minor in Sports Nutrition and a Doctorate Degree in Chiropractic from Life University in Marietta, GA. Prior to earning his chiropractic degree, Dr. Baron was a New York State Physical Fitness Champion and a Certified Personal Trainer through the American Council on Exercise. Both in the U.S. and abroad, Dr. Baron has donated his services and expertise to help others in need. He has performed scoliosis screenings for local community outreach programs and served on a Healthcare Mission team to Bocas del Toro, Panama, where he provided Chiropractic services to high-ranking government officials and the Ambassador to Panama. Following the events of Sept. 11, 2001, Dr. Baron received a Distinguished Service Award from the American Red Cross for providing Chiropractic services during the relief effort at Ground Zero to members of the U.S. Armed Forces, New York Police Department, Fire Department and other relief/rescue workers. An active member of the New York Chiropractic Council, the World Chiropractic Alliance and the Chiropractic Leadership Alliance, Dr. Baron is also a devoted martial artist, having earned the rank of Black Belt in Karate and Aikido. He lives in South Setauket, NY, with his wife, Danielle, and two sons, Jaden and Jake.

I wanted to take some time out to give my thoughts on self limiting beliefs. I go into detail about how they have affected me and how I was able to overcome them. This is a more serious podcast of how I am seeing it affect other people for the worse and I wanted to give some of my thoughts on how to overcome them. I give examples of how I was able to overcome it with different methods and being able to get over them has helped me immensely.

Tim Rodriguez, Relationship Manager with Jaguar Freight a 4PL logistics and transportation company specializing in helping companies manage their shipping and streamline their supply chain. When he’s not helping manufacturers get their stuff together you can find him in the great outdoors doing anything and everything possible.

Donny Escolastico is a co-founder of MAXBURST web design that specializes in web design, web development and marketing. They are located on Long Island NY. He is a genuinely good guy with a very open mind.

Leigh Schuckman Leigh has more than 15 years of experience in sales/business development and sales management in various industries including retail, HR benefits and financial software. Leigh brings valuable insights to Sandler training, having worked at all levels in the sales profession, from sales rep, to sales manager, to sales/marketing director and in organizations ranging from start-ups to large corporations.

Sean Kelly is the Co-inventor, Co-Founder, and more importantly Head Beer Drinker of/at Draft Top. The Tool that turns your beer can into a pint glass. As featured in Food & Wine, Playboy, Field & Stream, The Chive and Brobible. Drink Topless!

Adam Schleichkorn aka Mylo the Cat aka isthishowyougoviral has been creating videos since the early days of Youtube, and has amounted over 300 Million views across the web. Adam’s known for mashups of old tv shows (Muppets, Sesame Street, Barney, Cartoons) with classic hip-hop from the 90’s. Check out Adam’s work here – youtube.com/isthishowyougoviral facebook.com/mylothecat Instagram.com/mylothecat

Anthony Pasini is the host of a podcast called Pasini and Friends, discussing topics like movies, music, pro-wresting/MMA, coffee, and more.

Dave Gomez- Generation Genesis ~ Started doing flips freshman year of college and has been enjoying it ever since, 5 Years later has some of the skills of a level 10 Gymnast and is not stopping there. Working toward Stunt doubling and Cirque Acrobatics. Paired with Cheetoh creates “Generation Genesis” a youtube Video show where flips and Acrobatics becomes a daily routine. Craig Stern- (@craig_stern) A photographer, student and tricker, always doing flips with Gomez and Cheetoh with Generation Genesis. Cheetoh- Internet film maker/animator, makes videos on YouTube under the name “Cheetoh” also affiliated with YouTube channel “Generation Genesis” where fun, hang out, vlog type videos revolving around acrobatic stunts are made.

Michael Rossetti is a magician who performs regularly for private & corporate events and at comedy clubs in the tri-state area. A professional magician for over 12 years, Michael has performed for audiences of all sizes and ages with sleight of hand illusions and mentalism. He is an awesome guest with a show filled with laughs, jokes and great stories!

Ryan Brenner is 1/5 of the media collective HUNTFORGOLD. HFG strives to influence individuals to do what truly makes them happy in this life. Everybody has a “gold” in their life. “Walk the globe and find your own gold.” Ryan’s platform is music, and goes by the name THIIIRDWAVE. To find some of his music videos on YouTube, just search THIIIRDWAVE and subscribe to HUNTFORGOLD’s YouTube channel at HFGtv.

Scott is local volunteer firefighter. He has many intrests and loves to share his stories.

John Keil is a man of many interests. He is a watch aficionado with a deep love for the craftsmanship and story behind many time pieces. He is founding a company called Watchguage that will be starting soon to sell mid level watches.

Bailey and Billy join Harrison on fantastic conversation covering many different topics. Bailey is attending college for a Masters in speech Pathology. Billy is a car enthusiasts and an electrician by trade.

James Rocker President/CEO of Nerds that Care Joins Harrison on a podcast about technology. Some of the topics we cover are Computers, the Dark Web, and NASA

James is the President/CEO of Nerds that Care Michael is the Vice President. We go on a journey of topics from technology all the way to Boy Scouts. We talk about how Nerds that Care is transforming Long Island and the Managed Service Provider industry.

Pilot Episode