Young and Profiting

Will Clubhouse stick around for the long haul?

Today on the show Hala is joined by top moderators, influencers, social media executives and club owners to talk about the future of Clubhouse and if it will stick around once all of the “big dogs” like Slack, Twitter and LinkedIn come in and copy it. 

We’re also talking about the new tipping feature on Clubhouse, how people are currently monetizing on the app, and the different ways Clubhouse can expand on features in the future to support creators.  

This episode is sponsored by Koji. Head over to withkoji.com to supercharge your link in bio with features like the Koji Tipping Jar, Email Subscription and more!

**Meet the panel**

Mario Armstrong -  Emmy Award winning Media entrepreneur, tech expert and on-air personality who regularly appears on NBC's TODAY.  MarioArmstrong.com/course

Steve Olsher - Steve has created several multi-million dollar companies from scratch and is currently the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Podcast Magazine.  www.PodcastMagazine.com/free

Polina Groman -  Polina is an award winning global strategic advisor and visionary connector. PolinaGro.com

Dmitry Shapiro - CEO of Koji, a new app store for social media, and a former Google Executive and CTO of Myspace. withkoji.com

Christian Bourdeau - Business Analyst at Playstation and CH Town Hall moderator. https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianbourdeau

Ade Ade - Engineering at Netflix and startup adviser. 

Suhaib Imtiaz - Founder of the largest club in Clubhouse - The Human Behaviour Club, Suhaib is a Board Certified Lifestyle medicine doctor 

Joey Hickson - Joey Hickson is a social media producer and influencer with a 4M+ following on Instagram 

Caroline Geraghty  - The Clubhouse Newbie Expert an Clubhouse Manager at YAP Media

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How can you optimize Clubhouse to make the most out of your experience?

Today on the show Hala is joined by top moderators, influencers, social media executives and club owners to talk about how Clubhouse first got started and where it has gone in the many months of skyrocketing popularity! With the anticipated rollout of all new Android users just around the corner, Clubhouse experts trying to cultivate the right environment for the platform.

In the second half, Hala also takes questions from the audience about how to best utilize Clubhouse, and what the future might look like for the popular social media platform. 

**Meet the panel**

Mario Armstrong -  Emmy Award winning Media entrepreneur, tech expert and on-air personality who regularly appears on NBC's TODAY.  MarioArmstrong.com/course

Steve Olsher - Steve has created several multi-million dollar companies from scratch and is currently the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Podcast Magazine.  www.PodcastMagazine.com/free

Polina Groman -  Polina is an award winning global strategic advisor and visionary connector. PolinaGro.com

Dmitry Shapiro - CEO of Koji, a new app store for social media, and a former Google Executive and CTO of Myspace. withKoji.com 

Christian Bourdeau - Business Analyst at Playstation and CH Town Hall moderator.

Ade Ade - Engineering at Netflix and startup adviser. 

Suhaib Imtiaz - Founder of the largest club in Clubhouse - The Human Behaviour Club, Suhaib is a Board Certified Lifestyle medicine doctor 

Michael Robinson - Investor, advisor and strategist and the creator of the Founders Guild Mastermind.

Joey Hickson - Joey Hickson is a social media producer and influencer with a 4M+ following on Instagram 

Caroline Geraghty  - The Clubhouse Newbie Expert an Clubhouse Manager at YAP Media 

Tanner Chidester - American fitness coach, entrepreneur, and former fashion model

This episode is sponsored by Policy Genius, go to policygenius.com to get started!

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Manifest your success with the right mindset!

In today’s episode, we are chatting with Natasha Grano, a massive Instagram influencer, mindset coach and motivational speaker. In just two years, Natasha grew her Instagram to 1.2 Million followers after researching social media growth strategies for almost three years. Natasha has helped thousands of people to learn the art of manifestation to improve their lives. She is also the best-selling author of Action Plan, which focuses on how to implement the Law of Attraction.

Natasha created the renowned MBS Method (Meditational Behavioural Synchronicity) - which helps people transform to a greater life!  Drawing on her own traumatic experiences she went through, Natasha shows you how to transform your life in every area and take back control of your health, wealth, love and success. Her programs have helped over 1.5 Million people transform their lives. She has been featured in Marie Claire, Daily Mail, and BBC. 

In this episode, Natasha and I talk about her beginnings as a child, the major illness she faced right after giving birth, and how she overcame that difficult time by identifying the need to make a mindset shift. We then talk further about how she super-charged her Instagram account, her top social media strategies, how you can grow a following, and the ways in which you can fight off negativity and negative thoughts.

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Timestamps:

01:26 - Natasha’s Childhood

03:13 - What Natasha Wanted to Be As a Child

04:55 - Obstacles of Natasha’s Illness With a Newborn

08:45 - How Natasha Figured Herself Out

12:24 - Natasha’s Start on Social Media and Her Growth

15:32 - Natasha’s Social Scaling Strategy 

20:41 - Thoughts on Engagement Pods and Shoutouts 

25:24 - Natasha’s Resources on How to Grow a Following

26:53 - How to Combat Online Negativity

29:48 - The Law of Attraction and Cold Showers

32:03 - How to Turn Off Negative Thoughts

36:42 - How to Change How You Feel About Negative Topics

41:46 - Natasha’s Secret to Profiting in Life

Mentioned in the Episode:

Natasha’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natashagrano/

Natasha’s CH handle: @natashagrano

Natasha’s Courses: https://natashagrano.net/courses/

Natasha’s MBS Method: https://natasha98106d.clickfunnels.com/optin1614789080626

Is alternative meat the future of food? 

In today’s episode, we are chatting with Olivia Fox Cabane, a best selling author, public speaker, and co-founder of Kindearth.Tech. Olivia is known as the author of The Charisma Myth and her upcoming release, The Genius Myth. She has taught leadership, innovation, genius, and charisma at Harvard, Yale, MIT, and the United Nations. She previously worked as a columnist for Forbes and The Huffington Post, and has been featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. 

In this episode, we chat about the charisma and genius myths, the alternative meat industry, and cell agriculture. We’ll also talk more about Olivia’s definition of meat, the issues the industry faces, and the future of alternative meat.  

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Timestamps:

03:50 - Olivia’s Transition from Author Into the Alternative Meat Industry

06:31 - How Charisma Myth, Genius Myth, and Alternative Protein are Related 

09:15 - What Are Alternative Protein Maps?

13:05 - How Big is the Alternative Protein Industry?

14:42 - Olivia’s Definition of Meat

16:12 - What Does Cell Agriculture Look Like?

18:40 - The Arguments Against Cell Agriculture

22:38 - Agriculture Isn’t a Revolution of Food, It’s the Logical Evolution of Food

24:42  - The Global Protein Crisis

26:58 - Why Gen Z Will Get People to Stop Eating Meat

31:25  - Why Gen Z & Millennials Are More Open to Cell-Based Meat

34:50 - The Barriers of the Industry

37:12 - What is the Scope of the Industry?

44:04 - Where Can People Learn More About Cell Agriculture?

49:51 - Olivia’s Perspective on Using Bugs for Protein 

51:10 - What is the Genius Myth? 

53:13 - Olivia’s Message to the World 

56:09 - Olivia’s Secret to Profiting in Life

Mentioned in the Episode:

Olivia’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ofc/

Olivia’s Website: https://www.askolivia.com/

Alternative Protein Maps: https://newprotein.org/

Kindearth.Tech: https://www.kindearth.tech/

The Good Food Institute: https://gfi.org/

How can diversity and inclusion help your company?

The bottom line: it motivates people and is shown to have a positive financial impact!

In today’s episode, we are chatting with Vernā Myers, VP of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix, Harvard-trained lawyer, and founder of the Vernā Myers Company. Vernā is a best-selling author and is known as a cultural change catalyst, influencer, thought leader, and social commentator. Vernā has been featured on CNN and cited in numerous publications including The Atlantic, Bloomberg BNA, Business Insider, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, Refinery29, and TED NPR Radio to name a few.

In this episode, Vernā and I talk about her transition from Harvard Law to her focus on diversity and inclusion, defining equity, and sorting through unconscious biases. We then talk further about how you can be an ally, understanding microaggressions and micro-affirmations, the financial impact of D&I for companies, and the difference between sympathy versus empathy.

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Timestamps:

01:10 - Vernā’s Shift From Law to Diversity & Inclusion

03:39 - How Vernā Uses Her Law Skills Today

05:45 - Verna’s Definition of Diversity and Inclusion

08:46 - Understanding The Concept of Equity

10:46 - Imposter Syndrome and its Relation to Diversity

14:31 - Experience with Unconscious Bias

17:28 - Improving Your Unconscious Bias Over Time

19:20 - Social Hierarchy Framework: Prejudice to -isms

24:24 - How to Lift Up Marginalized Groups as Leaders

27:23 - How to Support with Balance

29:41 - How to Raise Children in a World Full of Biases

34:25 - What is a Microaggression? 

37:53 - What are Micro-Affirmations?

40:28 - The Financial Impact of D&I

45:09 - Sympathetic vs. Empathy/Compassion

48:27 - Continuing this Conversation

51:40 - Vernā’s Secret to Profiting in Life

Mentioned in the Episode:

Vernā’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vernamyers/

Vernā’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernaMyers

Vernā’s Website: https://www.vernamyers.com/

In today's show, Hala Taha is joined by a panel of experts like David Nurse, Dr. Ethan Kross, Mateo Franceschetti and Dr. Meeta Singh Mohindra to discuss on how to Optimise Your life in terms of  Productivity, Focus, Mental Health and Physical Health.
Listen to this episode in full and absorb all the knowledge from this episode to step up your life.

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Want to start a business but not sure where (or how) to start?!

In today’s episode, we are talking with Josh Kaufman, best-selling author, researcher, and speaker. Josh's TEDx talk on The First 20 Hours is one of the top 25 most-viewed TED talks published to date, with over 22 million views on YouTube. His research has been featured by The New York Times, The BBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes, Time, BusinessWeek, Wired, Fast Company, Financial Times, HarvardBusiness.org, The World Economic Forum, Inside Higher Ed, Lifehacker, MarketWatch, The Independent, Bloomberg TV, PBS Next Avenue, CCTV, and CNN's Sanjay Gupta MD.

In this episode, we chat about Josh’s first book, Personal MBA, signs to find a viable market if you are starting a business, and the characteristics that all good products/services have. We’ll also talk more about how to test out your business idea, actionable steps to decide pricing, learning curves, the aspects of rapid skills acquisition, and more. This is a jam packed episode that we made it into two parts - so make sure to catch both!

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Timestamps:

03:29 - Perfecting Skills in 20 Hours 

10:04 - Emotions Behind Starting Something New

13:46 - What a Learning Curve Looks Like

21:31 - 4 Steps of Rapid Skill Acquisition 

29:40 - How Josh’s TED Talk Changed His Life

34:39 - Premise of Josh’s New Book, How to Fight a Hydra

39:58 - Josh’s Secret to Profiting in Life

Mentioned in the Episode:

Josh’s Website: joshkaufman.net

Josh’s First Book, Personal MBA: https://personalmba.com/

Josh’s Second Book, The First 20 Hours: https://first20hours.com/

Josh’s New Book, How to Fight a Hydra: https://howtofightahydra.com/#home

Want to start a business but not sure where (or how) to start?!

In today’s episode, we are talking with Josh Kaufman, best-selling author, researcher, and speaker. Josh's TEDx talk on The First 20 Hours is one of the top 25 most-viewed TED talks published to date, with over 22 million views on YouTube. His research has been featured by The New York Times, The BBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes, Time, BusinessWeek, Wired, Fast Company, Financial Times, HarvardBusiness.org, The World Economic Forum, Inside Higher Ed, Lifehacker, MarketWatch, The Independent, Bloomberg TV, PBS Next Avenue, CCTV, and CNN's Sanjay Gupta MD.

In this episode, we chat about Josh’s first book, Personal MBA, signs to find a viable market if you are starting a business, and the characteristics that all good products/services have. We’ll also talk more about how to test out your business idea, actionable steps to decide pricing, learning curves, the aspects of rapid skills acquisition, and more. This is a jam packed episode that we made it into two parts - so make sure to catch both!

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Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Timestamps:

04:15 - How Josh’s Degree Shaped His Career

07:43 - Why Josh Decided to Write His Book, Personal MBA

11:50 - How to Find a Viable Market 

19:41 - Signs to Look for if There’s Real Opportunity

 26:16 - Good Characteristics of a Product or Service

29:56 - Exceptional Product/Service in the Pandemic

32:24 - Best Ways to Test Business Ideas

35:38 - Steps to Decide Pricing 

44:20 - Different Objections to Anticipate

Mentioned in the Episode:

Josh’s Website: joshkaufman.net

Josh’s First Book, Personal MBA: https://personalmba.com/

Josh’s Second Book, The First 20 Hours: https://first20hours.com/

Josh’s New Book, How to Fight a Hydra: https://howtofightahydra.com/#home

Stressed out about working from home?

Then stress no more!

In this episode, we are chatting with Laura Vanderkam, best-selling author, podcast host, and productivity expert. Her Ted talk, How to Gain Control of Your Free Time, has been viewed over 11 million times! She is also the host of Before Breakfast which features productivity tips every weekday morning. Her work has been featured in the The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, City Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company and she has appeared on shows such as The Today Show and CBS This Morning.

In this week’s episode, we talk about Laura’s new book, The New Corner Office, which is all about how to work from home, the benefits of having a routine, and creating work rituals. We’ll also dive deeper into how to cultivate a great WFH environment, ta-da lists (instead of to-do lists), why planning out your week ahead of time is beneficial, and more!

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Timestamps:

03:56 - Laura’s Past Five Years

05:07 - Benefits of Having a Routine and How to Have a Good One 

07:35 - Opinion on a Fake/Mock Commute

09:11 - Advice on Dressing while WFH

11:09 - What’s a ‘Monday Morning’ Ritual

12:53 - How to Respond to Fires at Work

15:02 - Thoughts on Batching

17:07 - Laura’s Work Environment and How to Have the Best Environment

20:56 - How to Limit Distractions

22:51 - Ta-Da Lists

26:30 - How to Prioritize Tasks

28:19 - Why to Plan Out Your Week On Fridays 

31:36 - Visualizing Your Future to Help Your Goals

34:57 - Why Designing Your Ideal Week is Important

37:30 - How to Keep Employees Engaged and Good Company Cultures 

40:55 - Looking at Time with an ‘Abundance’ Mindset

42:35 - Laura’s Secret to Profiting in Life

Mentioned in the Episode:

Laura’s New Book, From the Corner Office: https://lauravanderkam.com/books/the-new-corner-office-how-the-most-successful-people-work-from-home/

Laura’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauravanderkam/

Laura’s Website: https://lauravanderkam.com/

Today on the show Hala is joined with some of the biggest most successful women on the planet, Heather Monahan, Alex Carter, Natasha Grano, and Amberly Lago. They are discussing some of their biggest setbacks in their lives and how they've overcome them!

In the second half of the episode, they are taking questions live from listeners who tuned into the Clubhouse event, and they discuss some of their rejections and setbacks in life and get some advice on how to move forward and continue to succeed!

This is a motivating episode filled with tough stories about triumph over hard times, you don't want to miss it!

Mentioned in the Episode:

Natasha's Free Course: https://natashagrano.net/courses/

Amberly Lago's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amberlylagomotivation/?hl=en

Alex Carter's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrabcarter

Heather Monahan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathermonahan/?hl=en

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