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Seekers of UnityJudaism, Shamanism and the End of the Law | Dov Elbaum
Join Israeli writer, journalist, television host and teacher, Dov Elbaum, in a frontier testing discussion addressing the relationship between Judaism and Shamanism, the real meaning of Idolatry, the Face of God and the End of the Law. Asking, how might one live if they saw the truth?
Dov Elbaum is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute and chief editor of Yediot Ahronot Publishing. He has published extensively in Israel’s leading Hebrew dailies. A graduate of the Interdisciplinary Program at Tel Aviv University, his academic expertise is in philosophy, Kabbalah and Hassidism.
Dov ed...2023-10-191h 00Seekers of UnityFalling in Love with the Zohar | Melila Hellner EshedJoin us for a profoundly heartful conversation on the musical and textual life of Jewish mysticism with Melila Hellner-Eshed.
Melila Hellner-Eshed, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute and the Director of Maskilot, an intensive two-year program for female doctoral candidates, now opening its fourth cohort. She also founded and co-directs the Rabbinical Students Seminar, a interdenominational program for rabbinic students spending a year in Israel.
She has been a professor of Jewish mysticism and Zohar in the Department of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem for over two...2023-10-051h 12
ReformersReformers: Chris Meade, Founder & CMO at CROSSNETFor our eleventh (and 2022 season debut) episode of Reformers: The gritty details behind the world’s greatest bootstrap successes, we are excited to share our interview with Chris Meade, the Founder & CMO at CROSSNET, a new sport that combines the best elements of four square and volleyball. Chris founded CROSSNET with his brother in 2017 and has built it into a rapidly-growing sport with tens of millions in revenue, all while raising no outside capital. In this interview, Chris shares his incredible journey including key insights and lessons learned that can be implemented in your own business.---...2022-03-3130 min
ReformersReformers: Jonathan Strauss, Founder & CEO at Create Music GroupFor our tenth (and 2021 season finale) episode of Reformers: The gritty details behind the world’s greatest bootstrap successes, we are excited to share our interview with Jonathan Strauss, the Founder & CEO at Create Music Group, a media and technology company that helps creators and artists better analyze, optimize, and discover audiences for their content. Jonathan was a serial entrepreneur at a young age who, after losing his entire net worth in an earlier venture, eventually went on to found Create Music Group in 2015. Since its founding, CMG has grown from a singular product that helps artists get paid on...2021-12-1343 min
ReformersReformers: Chris Zarou, Founder & CEO at Visionary Music GroupChris Zarou is the Founder & CEO at Visionary Music Group, a music management company with clients including Logic, Jon Bellion, Jeremy Zucker, and Quinn XCII. Chris is a former Division 1 soccer player turned entrepreneur who founded Visionary after being rejected by every music internship and job he applied to. Since its founding, Visionary has grown from being solely an independent music manager into a record label that boasts a 50/50 partnership with Sony Music, all while being completely bootstrapped. In this interview, Chris shares his key insights and lessons learned that can be implemented in your own business....2021-10-1925 min
ReformersReformers: Andy Prochazka, Founder & COO at ArticleAndy Prochazka is the Founder & COO at Article, which is the leading e-commerce brand for beautiful modern furniture. Andy is an engineer by background and a serial entrepreneur who has launched a handful of companies during his career, the most recent being Article in 2011. Since its founding, Article has grown from four co-founders into a global organization consisting of more than 900 employees and nine-figures in revenue, all while being majority self-funded by the founders. In this interview, Andy shares his key insights and lessons learned that can be implemented in your own business. --- Reformers ho...2021-08-2443 min
ReformersReformers: Michael Martocci, Founder & CEO at SwagUpMichael Martocci is the Founder & CEO at SwagUp, the leading provider of swag packs to startups, corporations, investment firms, and universities. For as long as Michael can remember he’s been infatuated with entrepreneurship, having started numerous businesses (including one with former NFL punter Steve Weatherford) before ultimately launching SwagUp in 2017. In just four years since its founding, SwagUp has grown into an organization consisting of over 150 employees and eight-figures in revenue, all without raising any outside equity capital. In this interview, Michael shares his key insights and lessons learned -- on topics ranging from Cash Conversion Cycle to sh...2021-07-1239 min
ReformersReformers: Alex Klokus, Founder of Gravity Blanket and FuturismAlex Klokus is the Founder and Chairman of Gravity Blanket, which created the exploding weighted blankets category. Alex launched Gravity in 2017 as a spinout of Futurism, a media business he founded in 2015 that focused on breakthrough science and technology. Gravity was a hit out of the gate and raised $4.7M on Kickstarter, making it one of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns of all time. After four years of operating Gravity without raising any outside equity, Alex and team decided to sell the business to Win Brands Group, a new holding company of leading e-commerce brands. During this interview, Alex...2021-03-1941 min
ReformersReformers: Blaine Vess, Founder & Former CEO at Student BrandsBlaine Vess is the Founder and Former CEO at Student Brands, an education technology company that operates multiple direct-to-student businesses. Blaine Vess founded Student Brands in his freshman dorm room in 1999. After slow and steady growth for the first 5 years, Student Brands hit an inflection point that saw tremendous user and revenue growth, much of which was due to a business model pivot and an unconventional M&A strategy that Blaine executed. By 2017, after 18 years of operating the business without raising any outside funding, Blaine decided to sell Student Brands to Barnes & Noble Education for $58.5M. Below are some...2021-02-1143 min
ReformersReformers: Laurie Ann Goldman, Former CEO at SpanxLaurie Ann Goldman is the Former CEO at Spanx, the international powerhouse famous for its leggings, denim, and shapewear. After a decade as a Marketing executive at The Coca Cola Company, Laurie Ann joined Spanx as CEO in 2002 when it was just 5 employees. After taking the helm, Laurie Ann spent 12 years as CEO, scaling the business domestically and internationally to hundreds of millions in revenue without raising any outside capital. After a long and successful run as CEO at Spanx, Laurie Ann then joined Avon as CEO, implementing a successful turnaround that culminated in a successful acquisition. Laurie Ann...2021-02-1138 min
The Takeoff PodcastRyan Kohlman (Founder & CEO of TriviaHub) on building organizational culture and boosting employee engagement through trivia. (Listen time: 21 min)Happy Monday! I hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving :) Lukas and I had our first ever “Friendsgiving,” as we are still in St. Louis finishing up our classes.Where to find today’s episode:Substack (you’re already here!)SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAnchorLet’s get into the interview itself…Ryan Kohlman is Founder & CEO at TriviaHub, the digital events company helping businesses build culture and increase employee engagement through virtual trivia events and experiences. Prior to founding TriviaHub, Ryan was Direct of Product a...2020-11-3021 min
The Takeoff PodcastThe Takeoff Podcast: Ryan Kohlman (Founder & CEO of TriviaHub) on building organizational culture and boosting employee engagement through triviaRyan Kohlman is Founder & CEO at TriviaHub, the digital events company helping businesses build culture and increase employee engagement through virtual trivia events and experiences. Prior to founding TriviaHub, Ryan was Direct of Product at Ascend Learning, a PE-owned online learning platform (acquired by Blackstone in 2017). Before that, Ryan spent some time in various consulting roles throughout the Midwest. TriviaHub is headquartered in Minneapolis.
In this episode, Ryan and The Takeoff's Michael Spiro talk about:
- What Ryan is building with TriviaHub
- What TriviaHub’s growth has been li...2020-11-3000 min
ReformersReformers: Michael Segal, Founder & CEO at SkylightMichael Segal is the Founder & CEO at Skylight, a digital picture frame that allows users to effortlessly upload photos for display. After a failed startup, multiple stints at a top-tier VC firm, and an introspective two years at Harvard Business School, Michael launched Skylight as a side hustle, later transitioning to full-time and scaling the business to tens of millions in revenue without raising any venture capital. Below are some of Michael’s key insights and lessons learned that he shared during the interview, which can be implemented in your own business. ---Reformers host And...2020-10-2935 min
ReformersReformers: Doug Bouton, Former President & COO at Halo TopDoug Bouton is the former President & COO at Halo Top (and current CEO of Halo Top International). Halo Top invented the better-for-you ice cream category (and in doing so, reinvented ice cream altogether) by offering a delicious, low-calorie alternative. The company scaled to $100M+ in revenue before being acquired by Wells Enterprises in 2019, all without raising any institutional capital (the company simply raised a small friends & family round). In this episode of Reformers, Doug shares some of the topics covered include why product is king, methods for optimizing working capital cycles, and his belief that experience is o...2020-08-2028 min
ReformersReformers: Sam McBride, Former COO at RXBARSam McBride is the former COO of RXBAR (acquired by Kellogg for $600M). Sam joined as one of the first employees just when the business was being started, originally as VP of Sales, and quickly worked his way to becoming the Chief Operating Officer. In this interview, Sam gets into the details and tactics of how RXBAR executed so well on a number of fronts, including sales, hiring, and brand-building. Among some of the other topics you'll hear in this conversation, Sam explains the benefits of selling into niche markets, why self-awareness is a critical hiring criteria, a...2020-08-0754 min
COMMONSPANDEMIC 4 - Ontario Reaps its DividendsOver 1700 Ontarians have already been killed by COVID-19. And the vast majority of them died in long-term care. But if you live in a private, for-profit home, you’re much more likely to die from this virus. The for-profit long-term care industry is politically powerful and deeply entrenched. Is this their moment of reckoning? COMMONS: Pandemic is currently focusing on how COVID-19 is affecting long-term care in Canada. Featured in this episode: Sharleen Stewart (SEIU Healthcare), Natalie Mehra (Ontario Health Coalition) To learn more: “Party of Profits: Ontario Tories and the prof...2020-05-1325 min