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Erik Huberman is the founder and CEO of Hawke Media, the fastest growing marketing agency in the United States. Launched in 2014, Hawke Media has serviced over 1000 brands of all sizes, ranging from startups like Tamara Mellon, SiO Beauty and Bottlekeeper to household names like Red Bull, Verizon Wireless and Alibaba. Hawke Media has taken home numerous industry awards including inclusion on the Inc. 5000 2017 list of "Fastest Growing Companies", Fortune Magazine's "50 Best Workplaces in Southern California" and Forbes' "Content Marketing Companies to Check Out in 2018." Prior to Hawke, Erik founded, grew and sold two successful eCommerce companies. Huberman is the recipient of numerous awards including Forbes "30Under30," Inc. Magazine's "Top 25 Marketing Influencers," and Best in Biz North America's "Marketing Executive of the Year." A regular contributor to major publications like Forbes, Entrepreneur and CSQ, Huberman is also a well-known keynote speaker. In this episode of the Just Go Grind Podcast we discuss Erik's previous entrepreneurial ventures, how Hawke Media became one of the fastest growing marketing agencies, the latest marketing trends, and so much more! Show notes: https://www.justgogrind.com/erik-huberman-podcast Just Go Grind Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justgogrind/ Just Go Grind Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justgogrind/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justincharlesgordon/

Lizy Dastin is an Art History instructor at UCLAx and Santa Monica College with a focus on contemporary art and urban practice. She has previously taught at Chapman University, The American Jewish University, Mercy College and the School of Visual Arts and has worked on curatorial projects at the Metropolitan Museum, the International Center of Photography and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Lizy, founder of street art information hub Art and Seeking, is a passionate advocate of street art and its makers and is committed to creating a digital archive of this otherwise ephemeral practice. She's all the co-host of the Art Attack podcast. In this episode of the Just Go Grind Podcast we discuss how to make a career change, the best places to find street art in Los Angeles, the highs and lows of teaching, and much more! Show notes are at: https://www.justgogrind.com/lizy-dastin-podcast/ Just Go Grind Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justgogrind/ Just Go Grind Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justgogrind/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justincharlesgordon/

Austin Belcak is the founder of Cultivated Culture where he teaches people to land jobs they love without connections, without traditional experience, and without applying online. His strategies have been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, & Fast Company and have helped people land jobs at Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and more. In this episode of the Just Go Grind Podcast we discuss how you can use unconventional strategies to land your dream job, how Austin got 60,000 views in 60 days on an article he wrote, and how he's continued to grow his business and help thousands of people. Show Notes: https://www.justgogrind.com/austin-belcak-podcast/ Just Go Grind Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justgogrind/ Just Go Grind Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justgogrind/

Meena Zia is the founder of Wellness A to Zia LLC, a holistic health company that combines life and motivational coaching with the power of healing crystals to help clients achieve their highest level of happiness and fulfillment. In this episode of the Just Go Grind Podcast we discuss the incredible career journey Meena has had so far including roles in politics, advertising, fitness, and most recently crystal retailing. Meena is also one of my best friends and is an inspiration to those around her as a go-getter who isn't afraid to go after what she wants in life. Show notes are at: https://www.justgogrind.com/meena-zia-podcast

Mary Clavieres is the founder of Brief Transitions and provides mesh underwear to women after childbirth and surgeries. She leveraged her 14+ years of manufacturing experience at a Fortune 100 Pharmaceutical company to grow her product based business. Brief Transitions can be be found on Amazon and in select subscription boxes. Out of her love for building community, Mary also founded The Transitions Collective - a platform that provides access to experts and resources for women who want to build and work in their own businesses full time. Mary features expert interviews on her VLOG and The Transitions Collective membership community will launch March 11, 2019. Mary also provides program management consulting services and is a certified leadership and team building coach. In this episode of the Just Go Grind Podcast we discuss how Mary transitioned from working for more than a decade at a Fortune 100 Pharmaceutical company to starting multiple businesses and the challenges that go along with doing so. Show notes are at: https://www.justgogrind.com/mary-clavieres-podcast

Amitesh Bhagwan is an Innovation Manager at Disney who went from engineering to product management, along the way getting an MBA at USC Marshall and interning at Dollar Shave Club. In this episode of the Just Go Grind Podcast we discuss career change, the challenges of getting an MBA in the United States as an international student, building a career in product management, entrepreneurship, working at startups, and so much more! Show notes are at: justgogrind.com/amitesh-bhagwan-podcast

Stacie Sussman is a leader in growing sales revenue through 360 digital media strategies, including social platforms, influencers, video, ad tech, enterprise solutions, paid media, and programmatic offerings. As founder and owner of SSR Digital Group, Stacie has built a 15-year career managing over $35 million in digital media campaigns for companies ranging from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 conglomerates. Stacie's robust experience includes notable positions at New York Magazine, Daily Mail, Elite Daily, AllRecipes and Conde Nast. Stacie has developed go-to-market strategies for companies expanding to the US and has managed key advertiser relations across multiple verticals. Stacie's colleagues and clients say that "she is a true trailblazer in the digital advertising sales space" and "exceeds expectations". Stacie graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA degree in Communications. In this episode of the Just Go Grind Podcast we discuss Stacie's career journey, what it's like working for large companies and in a variety of sales roles, and how she eventually decided to launch her own company.

Belma McCaffrey is the CEO and Founder of Work Bigger, a career change and development platform with the mission to redefine work so that work is a vehicle for creativity, change and living an awesome life. Work Bigger partners with companies to help tackle employee disengagement and turnover issues, and they work with individuals to provide career change support. Belma and Work Bigger have been featured in Forbes, Fortune, Complex Hustle, and Create & Cultivate. Prior to Work Bigger, Belma spent 10+ years in business development and strategy roles at companies like the Associated Press, Conde Nast and GroupM. She lives in Hoboken, NJ with her husband and son. In this episode of the Just Go Grind Podcast we discuss Belma's career journey including how she used her MBA experience to make a career pivot and eventually launch her company, Work Bigger, to help redefine work for individuals and companies. Show notes are at justgogrind.com/podcast

Chris Lee is a professional poker player, second year student in the full time MBA program at the USC Marshall School of Business, and works as an analyst at March Capital Partners. In this episode of the Just Go Grind Podcast we discuss how Chris got started playing poker and eventually won a bracelet in the World Series of Poker, why he decided to go back to school and get an MBA and how he navigated his first year, his experience working for March Capital Partners, and what he thinks the next steps are in his unconventional career path.

Laura Killick, PhD is a life coach whose mission in life is to help smart, curious, capable women quit all the things in life that are holding them back. She helps them learn how to revolutionize their lives from the inside out by bringing scientific methods together with deep support and a little bit of a punk attitude to help the women she works with thrive. She has always been obsessed with understanding people. Where we come from and what makes us tick are the big questions that keep her up at night. Prior to building an international coaching practice, she gained a PhD in Archaeology, became a world expert on Vole teeth (really!), project managed marketing and tech builds for some of the world's biggest marketing firms and spent some time training as a therapist. In her spare time, she can be found volunteering for the local ambulance service or playing the drums, loudly. In this episode we go through Laura's career journey from archaeology to digital marketing to starting her own coaching business. Find the show notes at justgogrind.com/podcast

Catherine Castellanos is a speaker, writer, and internal crisis management consultant. She founded Sidestep Strategies not only to help clients manage external PR crises, but to apply the latest advances in both neuroplastic science and spirituality to mitigate the internal crises that jeopardize success. Her ten years of research have covered traditional and emerging treatments, from intensive meditation to NAD+, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, neurofeedback and psychedelic therapies. Her expertise includes spirituality, nutrition, sleep, and various psychological therapies, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, and Neurolinguistic Programming. At the age of 18, Catherine survived bacterial meningitis, an inflammation of the lining of the brain, a disease that can kill in fewer than four hours. Although fortunate to recover physically, she struggled for years with extreme fatigue and PTSD-like symptoms. Determined to heal, Catherine followed in the footsteps of chronically-ill patients everywhere, becoming her own researcher, ultimately leading to the discovery and successful treatment of a clandestine brain injury/trauma? With a decade of study on the frontier of neuroplastic science, Catherine offers clients unmatched experience in finding alternative methods to address and improve cognitive functions like memory, focus, and stamina, as well as the emotional consequences of crisis. With Sidestep, she works with individuals and companies to advance their public image while preventing mistakes and optimizing performance. She resides in Los Angeles, California, where crisis is an everyday occurrence. In this episode we discuss Cat's experience interning at National Geographic, CNN, and The White House, how she's managing writing a book, growing a business, and training for a marathon, how individuals and companies can manage crisis, and much more! Find the show notes at justgogrind.com/podcast

Dominique Mas has had quite the career journey. She's worked at schools in London, Manila, Hong Kong, Barcelona, and New York City teaching students and developing curriculum. Now, as the founder of Lead With a Twist, she's working with people one-on-one and in small groups to help them navigate life's challenges. In this episode we discuss Dominique's career journey, diving into her experience in international education and why she decided to start her own company.

Erin Halper is the founder and CEO of The Upside, a company that supports solopreneurs and connects them with businesses seeking best-in-class scalable, flexible and on-demand senior-level talent. She also ran her own consulting business for 7 years, started a handbag company while working full time in NYC, and generally knows how to make sh*t happen. In this episode we discuss how she built her own successful consulting company, why she's now focused on changing the world of work, and how people can navigate their careers to ultimately create a life and career they love.

Jes Osrow (TheRiseJourney and JOSROW) gets sh*t done, has the energy of four people, and only puts her name on things that represent her best. She contributes with enthusiasm and a "it's not done until it's done right" mentality. Her goal is talk transparently about HR, recruitment, and talent development (since these topics get a bad rap). She'd like to create and join conversations as a means of being part of a fundamental change in approaches and underlying assumptions in the People Ops realms. Jes is a Talent Development Specialist. Her skills include individualized coaching, creating and teaching professional development workshops at all levels, and as of late, the creator of a series of e-workbooks. Her areas of expertise include diversity & inclusion, transitions into/out of tech, strengthening of personal brand, identifying transferable skills, building a professional network, and exploring industries that are conducive to continual professional development. In this episode we talk about entrepreneurship, developing your personal brand, career transitions, reinventing and more!

Andrew Forero is an MBA candidate at the USC Marshall School of Business and an aspiring strategy consulting professional with a background in investment research and consumer product sales. As an effective communicator with C-suite executives, he has evaluated domestic and international public company management teams' long-term corporate strategies and capital allocation policies. His investment recommendations have led to over $40 million of investments across the cement, payment processing, and private equity sectors. Andrew also has proven capabilities in leading cross-functional divisions within the consumer product sector and driving sales that outpaced industry revenue growth rates. In this episode we talk about a number of topics including search funds, internships, investing, getting an MBA, world travel, and what makes for a great career.

Zach Evans, my best friend since high school, is a kick-ass entrepreneur who turned his passion for piano into a six-figure business that allows him to live the life of his dreams. Zach now lives in Los Angeles and, with the extra time his lifestyle business gives him, is focusing his time and effort on breaking into the music industry - this time as an artist. In this episode we talk about how to build a business, accelerated learning techniques, developing a strong work ethic, how to break into the music business, why "riding the wave" is important in business, and how you can optimize your life one day at a time.

Rob O'Reilly is a hilarious stand-up comedian (I loved his Brian Scalabrine joke) who has performed hundreds of shows, written jokes for Jimmy Fallon and MTV's Ridiculousness, and was named one of LA Weekly's Top 10 Comedy Acts to Watch in 2012. He's also a full-time MBA student at the USC Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles, California where he's looking to explore other career options in the entertainment industry. In this episode we talk about how he got his start in comedy, his experience writing jokes for a variety of big name acts, his creative process, and ultimately why he decided to get an MBA.

Christina Calabrese is a woman on a mission to make a difference in this world - while living life to the absolute fullest. She's worked with organizations like UNICEF, the Peace Corps, Save the Children, and more to help those in need. Along the way she's traveled to 47 countries, lived all around the world, and served as in inspiration to others to take advantage of all the opportunities life presents. In this episode we talk about her experience working for a variety of organizations, how she pursues different work projects, how she became such a hard worker, why happiness is the foundation for success, and so much more!

Mike McElherne is the CEO of Next Gen Talent Strategies, a company that "enables organizations to attract, hire and align talent properly to achieve growth goals, eliminate risk, reduce turnover and create a culture of accountability." During his career Mike has interviewed over 25,000 people, hired more than 4,000 people, and reviewed around 100,000 resumes. He's an experienced and knowledgeable talent professional who possesses a wealth of insights on the job search process and talent acquisition. In this episode we talk about how job seekers can better navigate the job search process and how organizations can better attract top talent.

TJ Guttormsen is a communication and behavior expert from Norway who has been coaching and speaking at live events for a decade. He's one of the most highly profiled coaches in Norway and has published two books through publishers and three on his own. Throughout his career TJ has coached CEOs, award winning artists, professional athletes, entrepreneurs, students, and more to help them, as he puts it, get out of their own way. TJ also has a master's degree in pedagogy (The science of learning), a bachelor's degree in social sciences and psychology, and a teachers degree in psychology. He has clients all over the world and works in many fields, with an expertise in communication and psychology-based performance.

Travis Pyan is one of the managing partners of CLARKtoys.com, one of the leading online retailers of licensed sports and entertainment figures, bobbleheads, ugly sweaters, and more. He's a passionate, experienced entrepreneur, easily one of the most knowledgeable people in the sports collectible industry, and he's helped to design and bring to market hundreds of sports figures and bobbleheads in the last 15+ years. I worked with Travis at CLARKtoys for more than two and a half years before ultimately deciding to pursue my MBA at USC and was blown away by how much he knew about the products he sells. In this episode we discuss how he got his start in entrepreneurship, how he grew CLARKtoys into a multi-million dollar company, the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, and so much more. For any aspiring entrepreneurs this is an episode you don't want to miss!

After the article sharing the career story of Spud Davis, The Path to a Dream Job: Failure, Persistence, and Self-Awareness, became one of the most popular articles on Just Go Grind - I couldn't wait to get him on the podcast as well. Spud is a medical device sales representative at Medtronic, one of the world's largest medical equipment development companies in the world. His path to his current position is one helluva story and filled with useful insights. I hope you enjoy it!

Eddy Barrows is a President's Associate at Caesars Entertainment in Las Vegas. He got his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, majored in Finance at the University of Southern California, was a management consultant for five years, and has interned at places like Paramount Pictures and Discovery Communications. In this episode we cover all of that and so much more. If you've ever thought about getting an MBA, are interested in finding the right career path, or are just curious about different careers you'll love this episode. Enjoy!