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Content Is Your BusinessThe Adventures of Stitch O'Malley - Fashion Detective - Ep 1A few years ago MouthMedia co-founder Rob Sanchez had been building a new kind of concept for an apparel business named Ralph and Remington, offering a novel approach to transparency, including a groundbreaking look behind the scenes as the business was developing. Because the brand was inspired by the ethos of the 1940's, we worked together to create an old-time radio style show reminiscent of that time, which was intended to be one of the unique ways to bring attention to the brand. Although Rob decided to put the project aside for a while to give full attention to...
2020-03-2619 min
Content Is Your BusinessThe Adventures of Stitch O'Malley - Fashion Detective - Ep 1A few years ago MouthMedia co-founder Rob Sanchez had been building a new kind of concept for an apparel business named Ralph and Remington, offering a novel approach to transparency, including a groundbreaking look behind the scenes as the business was developing. Because the brand was inspired by the ethos of the 1940's, we worked together to create an old-time radio style show reminiscent of that time, which was intended to be one of the unique ways to bring attention to the brand. Although Rob decided to put the project aside for a while to give full attention to...
2020-03-2619 min
Fashion Is Your Business - a retail technology podcastThe Adventures of Stitch O'Malley: Fashion Detective - Ep. 1A few years ago MouthMedia co-founder Rob Sanchez had been building a new kind of concept for an apparel business named Ralph and Remington, offering a novel approach to transparency, including a groundbreaking look behind the scenes as the business was developing. Because the brand was inspired by the ethos of the 1940's, we worked together to create an old-time radio style show reminiscent of that time, which was intended to be one of the unique ways to bring attention to the brand. Although Rob decided to put the project aside for a while to give full attention to...
2020-03-2619 min
Retail Is Your Business - retailtech and retail innovationMatt Kaden of MMG Advisors and Ann Marie Stephen of Fabric - Innovating RetailMouthMedia partnered with Macerich, a real estate investment trust that invests in shopping centers, to hold a roundtable discussion about DTC-first brands and physical retail spaces with the Retail Innovation Lounge. During this discussion, Matt Kaden (Managing Partner for MMG Advisors), Anne Marie Stephen (Sales Director, US Retail + Commerce for Fabric) and Rob Sanchez (CEO for MouthMedia Network) had a dynamic conversation about disruption, transformation, and the future of retail. .See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2019-12-2018 min
American EnoughThis Is Life with Lisa Ling - Stories of American IdentityThis is Life with Lisa Ling is an investigative docuseries on CNN. Lisa Ling, award-winning journalist and author, immerses herself in extraordinary, unusual, and sometimes dangerous communities across America . What she has learned over several seasons as an executive producer and host has profoundly changes her as a person, as a mother, and perhaps even as an American. Lisa sits with MouthMedia Network co-founder Marc Raco for a special interview, in which she reveals how the stories that her show covers have impacted her and her production team, and what she’s learned about America and the country’s chang...
2019-09-2648 min
Travel Is Your BusinessAlex Shebar of Culture Trip - From Content to ExperienceTelling location-centered stories around the world, including articles, videos, photography, illustration and animation, with an in-house creative and editorial teams work with a global network of freelance creators -- Alex Shebar, Director of Experiences for Culture Trip, joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studio.
In this episode:
It’s Bess’ last show! She’s going to get her Masters from Stanford.
Alex talks about how travelers are looking for different experiences. It’s not just the Louvre, it’s the stuff the locals know about, and the way to access that information is through...
2019-07-0247 min
Travel Is Your BusinessLeiti Hsu - Travel, Food, and JournyHow can you scale cool? True personalization in travel. Leiti Hsu, Cofounder of Journy (an AI-enabled, expert-curated modern travel planning service that personalizes your trip planning, including bookings and reservations), show host, and food connector, joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studio.
Journy uses humans, who do their jobs better with tech?
Leiti and Susan (her cofounder) are the Yin and the Yang. They met dancing on speakers in Shanghai, while both traveling, and they become travel buddies.
Traditional travel agencies still have humans doing things a computer can do better. Journy uses technology so...
2019-06-2551 min
Travel Is Your BusinessAzim Barodawala of Volantio - Optimizing Revenue and OperationsAzim Barodawala, CEO of Volantio (technology that helps airlines maximize unit revenues and decrease costs through greater capacity utilization, while providing customers with better predictability and control over their travel journey) joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2019-06-1847 min
Travel Is Your BusinessRachele Caserza of Selina - A New Traveling Lifestyle for Digital NomadsThe millennial generation is traveling more than ever before, looking for community, location, and curation. Selina has designed unique hotel co-living, co-working spaces around these needs. Digital nomads are embracing this new traveling lifestyle in droves. Selina is thinking about topics like loyalty and technology for the next generation of hospitality. Rachele Caserza, Director of Global Strategy for Selina, joins Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2019-06-0745 min
Travel Is Your BusinessTIYB Highlights - Liliana Petrova of JetBlue – Conducting the Customer Experience OrchestraDesigning customer experience in travel...
Liliana Petrova, Director of Customer experience at JetBlue Airways, Visionary, Strategist, Customer Experience Professional and Blogger, joins John Matson, Bess Chapman, and Pavan Bahl in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Liliana Petrova on designing for Experience is like a multi-phase cake
What is movement,
Technology design, how to achieve movement as fast and seamless as possible
How people will feel about the brand and interactions
Why the experience designer needs to be a vision thinker and can’t design in increments
Facial recognition, and wh...
2019-05-2158 min
Travel Is Your BusinessTIYB Highlights - Robert Albert of Routehappy – How Was Your Flight?Merchandising content platform for flight shopping…
Robert Albert, CEO of Routehappy (the industry standard for airline rich content, acquired by ATPCO) joins John Matson and Nick Vivion in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
The most commonly desired amenity in travel: seat, then WiFi
Selling a singular vision when pitching/building Routehappy
How it is not actually all about price
An entire ecommerce category that’s comeditized, we all about the experience from that moment on
Explaining products and services customers are happier, and the industry does better
How it was o...
2019-05-1454 min
Travel Is Your BusinessTaylor Culver and Michael McDowell of XenoDATA Partners – Entreprise Data StrategyData as a roadmap to innovation, development and customer success for enterprise companies in the travel industry with XenoDATA Partners…
Taylor Culver , Founder of XenoDATA Partners (a boutique management consulting firm partnering with you on making data strategy successful), and his associate Michael McDowell, join Marc Raco and Anthony DeRico in the MouthMedia Network studio powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
A vertical agnostic company
Why travel has a special place in Taylor and Michael’s hearts – traveling 40-50 countries
Data is a strategic asset
Learning from working at Hertz on the...
2019-04-1048 min
Travel Is Your BusinessAireen Omar of AirAsia Group – Flying into the Future with Startups and UnicornsAirAsia has an eye on how technology innovation can disrupt the areas of the travel industry…
When you’re the largest airline in a country, with more than 100 million passengers last year and ranked this year by Forbes the best low cost airline in Asia, you’re going to know a lot about what your customers need and want.
You’ll know about their behavior throughout their journey with you, and how you can grow as a customer and as an ever increasingly relevant player. In the travel industry. AirAsia Group is taking that experi...
2019-04-0341 min
Travel Is Your BusinessAnthony Derico – Where Will Travel Go Next?If you had an hour to sit with someone who helped build the fastest growing travel media company in the industry – what could you learn? From user-generated content, to the shift of the mobile-first environment and how trends have drastically shifted in travel, along with travel management companies, the joys of traveling with family, and why not to take your eye off the ball in the travel industry…
Anthony Derico, Business Mentor / Advisor for Quake Capital Partners and Business Consultant / Advisor to Voyager HQ, and former VP/Head of Sales for Skift and Skift table, joins J...
2019-03-0646 min
Travel Is Your Business069 – James Nannos of Stay Wanderful – Surprise, Delight, ReturnAcquiring and retaining hospitality customers with surprise-and-delight rewards…
James Nannos, Director of Hotel Sales & Partnerships for Stay Wanderful (a direct booking tool to increase guest conversion and provide surprise- and-delight rewards) joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studio powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
How independent hospitality brands should think about retaining customers
Independent hospitality chains don’t have a powerful distribution network
Tangible guest rewards, differentiated experiences to guests, and then continuing conversation after the fact
How can independents get in there and make a diffe...
2019-02-2840 min
Travel Is Your Business068 – Kristen Vasan of Foursquare – Where People GoWhy the original travel app is partnered with so many brands and integrated into so much technology…
Kristen Vasan, Director of Strategic Platform Partnerships for Foursquare (a technology company that enriches consumer experiences and informs business decisions through a deep understanding of location intelligence), joins John Matson in the MouthMedia Network studio powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
The state of personalization in the travel industry, gained some momentum
Foursquare was previously thought as a social networking app, but is a contextually aware location platform that sits on top of som...
2019-02-2043 min
Travel Is Your Business067 – Filip Maksymilian Bloch and Daniel Flynn of Hotailors – Humanizing Travel with TechnologyOrganizing business trips 90% faster, 30% cheaper via AI with a human touch…
Filip Maksymilian Bloch (CEO) and Daniel Flynn (Business Development Manager) of Hotailors (a next-gen AI-powered travel platform allowing organization of corporate travel faster, at a lower cost) join John Matson in the MouthMedia Network studio powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
What does Hotailors see changing in corporate travel bookings?
Hotailors wants to treat your employees right
Who’s driving the change in corporate travel?
Identifying and relating to the pain of being a traveler
Trimming down the “waste time” sp...
2019-02-1356 min
American EnoughWhy Women Still MarchShowing up at The Women’s March in San Francisco, CA – January, 2019
While 2019’s Women’s March was criticized for size, affiliation, accusations of bigotry and beyond — women and girls and allies of all backgrounds still showed up in cities across the nation. Join American Enough for live dispatches with leaders, organizers and skeptics of this year’s March explaining why it was important for so many to show up.
The opinions expressed in this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the host or of MouthMedia Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for...
2019-01-2315 min
Travel Is Your Business066 – Andrea Bonaiuto of Eurowings Group and Brussels Airlines – Exploration and ExperiencesThe growth of Brussels Airlines in the Americas..
Andrea Bonaiuto, Marketing Manager for The Americas with Eurowings Group, joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
The most effective B-to-B and B-to-C channels for Brussels Airlines and Eurowings, depending on gaol and purpose
Having a smaller budget, acting in startup style in the Americas
Working two brands
Brussels has three points of departure in North America, but Eurowings has seven gateways in North America
Local targeted events, getting people who haven’t trav...
2019-01-2343 min
Travel Is Your Business065 – Dean Locke of Riskified – Enabling Ecommerce and Reducing Fraud in TravelAn eCommerce fraud protection solution that protects travel companies…
Dean Locke, Head of Business Development at Riskified (the world’s leading eCommerce fraud-prevention company, trusted by hundreds of global brands – from luxury fashion houses and retail chains, to gift card and ticket marketplaces), joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Travel as a high-ticket item, attractive to fraudsters because they can sell per transaction
Smaller margins mean magnification of chargebacks
How fraud happens
Gift cards are highly targeted
When revenue streams...
2019-01-1732 min
Travel Is Your Business064 -Jared Alster of Cox & Kings – Forward Thinking in a Legacy Travel BrandHow does one of the world’s oldest and largest international tourism companies think about innovation?
Jared Alster, Vice President of Marketing for Cox & Kings (offering customized private and group travel tours to India, Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Antarctica, Australia, and the Middle East), joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Marketing to Americans outbound
Domestic vs. international
UK and Australia, different mindset than US, people brought up to be travelers.
Brand loyalty largely non existent in the US
Cha...
2019-01-0136 min
Travel Is Your Business063 – Marty St. George of JetBlue – Making ConnectionsA visionary executive and experienced senior revenue and strategy leader in the commercial airline business offers insight into what has turned the aviation industry on its head again and again over the last 30 years…
Marty St. George, EVP of Commercial and Planning for JetBlue Airways, joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Note that Bess Chapman is interviewing Marty St. George only in the capacity as a podcast host – she also works for JetBlue Technology Ventures, a subsidiary of JetBlue.
In the episode:
Marty’...
2018-12-1355 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast035 – Year in ReviewThomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack review their journey on “Real Estate Is Your Business”, notable guests, what the hosts have learned, and how the industry is transforming, in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2018-12-0117 min
Travel Is Your Business062 – Darley Newman – Equitrekking the GlobeDiscovering locations around the world by horseback riding and other adventure activities with local people…
Darley Newman (travel expert, published author and the host, writer and producer of Equitrekking, the Emmy-Award winning PBS TV series, and Travels with Darley on PBS, Create TV and on AOL, MSN Travel, Huffington Post, Amazon and over 2000 partner sites) joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studio powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Botswana
Salt pans and stargazing
Discovering experts, keeping track of them for use indifferent locations
Complicated logistics involved
Horses...
2018-11-3041 min
Travel Is Your Business061 – Brian Altomare of LugLess – The Case for Suitcase ShippingA luggage shipping platform leveraging existing logistics networks, and including options such as doorstep pickup and additional coverage, with LugLess…
Brian Altomare, Director of Business Development for LugLess (a next generaton luggage shipping service), joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
The first low-cost alternative to luggage and baggage shipping fees, start at the door, not at baggage clam
Being friends to airlines
With airlines, it is possible to be an asset
The opportunity for partnerships
How LugLess doesn’t need o...
2018-11-2441 min
Travel Is Your Business060 – Fernando Camara of Skyhour – The Gift of FlightThe next-generation gifting platform offering a smart, easy way to gift air travel…
Fernando Camara, Co-Founder and CEO of Skyhour (creating the ultimate air travel currency that powers travel across platforms and industries), joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Gifting travel, inspiring friends to become better people, inspiring people to go to new places and get new points of view, make an impact in their lives, travel is the best thing you can do
How it started, a friend wa...
2018-11-1535 min
Travel Is Your Business059 – Tal Shalit of Betterez – RTM From the Ground UpFlexible, scalable cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the Reservation and Ticketing Management (RTM) space…
Tal Shalit, Founder & CEO of Betterez (a leading reservations and ticketing management solution specifically designed to address the needs of travel, transportation and admissions companies, and part of the JetBlue Technology Ventures portfolio) joins John Matson (VoyagerHQ) and Bess Chapman (JetBlue Technology Ventures) in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
How Shalit used to work with Porter Airlines
Learnings for bus industry – originally built a reservation system for small airlines
Customers bus brands...
2018-11-0745 min
Travel Is Your Business057 – Kelsey Recht of VenueBook – Right Space, Right TimeStreamlining the interaction between event organizers and venues…
Kelsey Recht, CEO/Founder of VenueBook (a platform offering event venues that you can search, discover and book), joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
A look at the meeting and events industry and what drives growth
Despite digital, no substitute for in-person meetings, companies are hosting more events, but the types are changing
Different ways people thinking about meetings, how the travel industry has to adapt to changing landscape
VenueBooks’s user...
2018-10-2339 min
Travel Is Your Business056 – Allison Daniels of Virgin – Traveling and Building a Better WorldVirgin and its mission of changing (travel) business for good…
Allison Daniels, Investment Manager at Virgin (a leading international investment group and one of the world’s most recognised and respected brands), joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Changing business for good
Taking mundane experience or pain point and turning it into something better
Making things better from sustainability to safety videos
Capital intensive investment strategy, legacy and opportunistic
Taking people to the next frontier
Virgin Voyages – new cruise busines...
2018-10-1044 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast034 – Minta Kay and Salil Gandhi of Goodwin Procter – The Law of PropTechLaw firm Goodwin Procter LLP launches PropTech practice to serve intersection of real estate and technology innovation…
Minta Kay (Chair of Goodwin’s Real Estate Industry group) and Salil Gandhi (partner in Goodwin’s Technology group) of Goodwin Procter LLP, join Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
What inspired the PropTech initiative at Goodwin Procter
The firm’s huge global real estate bench, and huge technology bench
How the firm has been getting a lot of calls, inquirie...
2018-09-2754 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast033 – Lisa Fettner of ReferralExchange – People Before LeadsA nationwide realtor referral network…
Lisa Fettner, VP of Marketing for ReferralExchange (real estate agents can submit and receive clients from across the US), joins Thomas Kutzman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
How the role and job of agent has changed in last few years
The need to be hyperlocal while being able to help people everywhere
Why agents needs to be the subject matter expert to help them now and several years down the line, a client’s entire source for real esta...
2018-09-1251 min
Travel Is Your Business055 – Yannis Moati of Hotels by Day – Reimagining Hotel RevenueDay-use hotel rooms with early check-in as a hospitality marketing and revenue hack…
Yannis Moati, CEO of Hotels by Day (gives travelers a comfortable daytime hotel room for half the price of an overnight stay), joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
The biggest opportunity hotel revenue management – the idea of reimagining a hotel
Revenue management is a new science, becoming complex
New orthodoxies in hotel revenue creation being developed regularly
Conversation has changed from disinterest to wanting to discuss
A ni...
2018-09-0850 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast032 – Ross Guttler of Delos – How Space Can Make Better PeopleHealth and wellness at the center of the real estate industry …
Ross Guttler, Vice President – Strategic Partnerships for Delos (transforming homes, offices, schools and other indoor environments by placing health and wellness at the center of design, construction, facilities and operations decisions), joins Thomas Kutzman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
How wellness is quite big now and where Delos comes in
Approaching wellness and real estate from hard core science and medicine perspective
What space is doing to our bodies
Light...
2018-09-0643 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast031 – Preston Pesek of Spacious – Accessible and Hospitable WorkspacesRestaurants as freelance work spaces…
Preston Pesek, Co-founder/CEO of Spacious (transforming unused space into a city-wide network of stylish, productive workspaces where you can meet, work, and get stuff done) joins Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
How the way people think about office space has changed
Spacious as a heavyweight of co-working world
The goal for the user experience of product to be as frictionless as possible
The ability to walk in and check in wi...
2018-08-2950 min
Travel Is Your Business054 – Chris Dankberg of Viasat – Chasing a 700mph Plane with WiFiThe real story behind WiFi on flights with Viasat…
Chris Dankberg, who runs Partnerships for Viasat (a global communications company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be connected) joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
How Viasat is about solving really hard problems
Why WiFi is slow on flights
Prior to 5 years ago,ViaSat was about WiFi via satellite for government and private air services
People got used to texting and checking sites that were urgent for de...
2018-08-2949 min
Travel Is Your Business053 – Thomas Sparico of Brand New Matter and Gillian Morris of HitList – Venture Capital in TravelThe state of travel, the explosion of travel technology, venture capital, and the future of the industry from the perspective of investors in the travel space…
Thomas Sparico, Founder/Managing Partner of Brand New Matter and Gillian Morris, Founder of HitList [Episode 33] join John Matson, Bess Chapman, and guest host Brandon McKenzie for a MouthMedia Network Live event recorded in front of a live audience at Experience by Knotel, an interactive space located in the heart of Noho in New York City (666 Broadway) designed to showcase the experience of working in a flexible, adaptable, always ene...
2018-08-2251 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast030 – Ryan Baxter of PASSNYC – PropTech, Education, and Going BigPropTech, education reform in New York City, and motivating innovation…
Ryan Baxter, making NYC’s built environment more educational, Founder/Chairman of PASSNYC, Real Estate Liaison for MetaProp NYC, and Co-founder of PropTech Challenge, and former Vice President of REBNY, joins Tom Kutzman in the MouthMedia Network studio powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
Real estate tech/prop tech
Baxter‘s unique path to prop tech, how he started in a trade association, Real Estate Board of NY
His undying love for NYC, looking for way to work a...
2018-08-1651 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast029 – Nathan Hirsch – FreeeUp Your Business to SucceedGrowing a team by utilizing a marketplace with highly vetted freelancers in a gig economy…
Nathan Hirsch, Founder and CEO of FreeeUp (FreeeUp is a marketplace offering pre-vetted freelance talent) joins Thomas Kutzman for a conversation about growing a business with the right talent. MouthMedia Network studios are powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
The gig economy, and accepting the fact that entrepreneurs are not equally good at every part of their business
How FreeeUp provides access to great talent all over the world to help build bu...
2018-08-0934 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast028 – Omid Malekan – Blockchain Explainer-in-ChiefBlockchain explanation, applications, and possibilities…
Omid Malekan, author of “The Story of the Blockchain: A Beginner’s Guide to the Technology Nobody Understands“, blogger, and Explainer-in-Chief at Triple Smoke Stack (a publishing, consulting and educational firm that specializes in bringing the latest advancements in blockchain technology to traditional companies) joins Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
Malekan on Blockchain – technology that gives digital items physical properties
Physical things can only exist in one place at one moment in time
Be...
2018-08-031h 00
Travel Is Your Business052 – Ned Horneffer of Romeo Power Technology – Powering the Future of TravelLithium battery-powered travel…
Ned Horneffer, Director of Business Development for Romeo Power Technology (creators of the world’s most energy-dense battery packs) joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studio powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Romeo Power Technology is counting on that electrical is the future of transportation
Electrification will take over all forms of transportation, batteries tech will increase
The challenge of being able to retrofit vehicle with batteries
Startups can move quickly, they are really sold on lithium and electrification
Larger players, the secret is to...
2018-07-3148 min
American EnoughRun for Something – with Congressional Candidate Lauren BaerMom, Wife, and former foreign policy advisor to the Secretary of State jumps into a race for Congress…
Lauren Baer joins the pod to reflect on what it means to be a candidate for office at a time where political divisions are at an all time high, and trust for Congress is at a new low.
Lauren Baer was raised in Florida’s 18th Congressional District and calls Palm Beach Gardens home. An attorney and foreign policy expert, Lauren served as an official in the Obama Administration from 2011-2017, acting as a sen...
2018-07-3050 min
Travel Is Your Business050 – Justa Lujwangana of Curious on Tanzania – Accessing AfricaAll inclusive, authentic and immersive experiences in Tanzania…
Justa Lujwangana, founder of Curious on Tanzania (unforgettable, immersive, transformative experiences in Tanzania curated and led by locals), joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Justa Lujwangana on being curious means search, dig deeper, not just a typical visit
Putting together guest logistics
Also an operator
Impetus of company, out of her own curiosities about her homeland
Africa offering lot of experiential marketing, like archeology, and big venue space bring South African exp...
2018-07-2043 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast027 – Joy Fan of Storefront – Short-Term Spaces, Long-Term ImpactMarketplace for short form retail and pop-ups…
Joy Fan, Chief Creative Officer of Storefront (@storefront – the world’s leading online marketplace for renting short term retail space) joins Thomas Kutzman, Scott Pollack, and guest host Pavan Bahl in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
How Storefront “cracked the code” on short-term rentals
Real estate brokers have open arms for pop ups, changed from 5 years ago
How pop-ups and short-term rentals transformed from trend to strategy
Perfect timing, how Storefront rode a wave for the last 6...
2018-07-1248 min
Travel Is Your Business049 – Andrea Martinez of Boom Hospitality – Next Level HotelsCreative tactics and best business practices for hotels…
Andrea Martinez, President of Boom Hospitality (a hospitality consultancy firm helping boutique hotels, independent hotels, and F&B operations, open, grow, or convert their businesses with the use of creative tactics and best business practices) joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
The crucial need to properly understand your market
Boom Hospitality working mostly with boutique and out-of-the-box hotels
Tech in modern hospitality is so important, but not every guest is the sa...
2018-07-0639 min
American EnoughDemocrats running as Republicans – with Jonathan TrichterWhen Americans vote, many positions on the ballot don’t even make sense to us. A superintendent? A comptroller? However vague they may sound, these “down-ballot” posts can sway everything from the lunch your kids eat at school to the way the subway system runs. New York State candidate for Comptroller Jonathan Trichter joins “American Enough” to tell us what the hell a comptroller is and why he suited up as a Republican to change the game.
BIO:
Jonathan Trichter is an investment banker and expert in public pensions and public finance. He h...
2018-07-0344 min
Travel Is Your Business048 – Kerri Zeil of Amadeus North America – That White Glove Startup ApproachPartnering with the No. 1 travel technology partner, Amadeus, dedicated to helping travel companies launch, grow and succeed…
Kerri Zeil, Head of Amadeus for Startups, Online Travel Group, Amadeus North America, Inc. (the leading provider of IT solutions to the global tourism and travel industry — Amadeus for Startups provides technology, expertise and guidance to support travel startups throughout their journey) joins John Matson in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Zeil reveals the substantial work Amadeus does in travel and understanding what startups need and what brands like...
2018-06-2656 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast025 – Vincent Pavanello and Robin Rivaton of “Make Real Estate Great Again – Real Estech in EuropeReal estate technology disruption…
Vincent Pavanello and Robin Rivaton co-authors of the book “Make Real Estate Great Again”, focused on real estate technology disruption and is co-founders of the Real Estech community in Paris, France, join Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios in New York, powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
The show’s first guests from continental Europe, who are building a community in real estate tech
Bridging the gap between offerings those who want to buy goods and services
The community’s first days...
2018-06-2259 min
Travel Is Your Business047 – Corey Angelo of Wanderfuel – Traveling WellHealth food and wellness content for travelers…
Corey Angelo, Founder/CEO of Wanderfuel (carefully curated, seasonally rotating boxes of organic products alongside lifestyle content that educates and supports well-being while traveling) joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
How wellness touches us at all times, taking care of yourself
Educating people with a great content experience, and how it makes travel better
Bringing together healthy snack and amenity kits in environmentally friendly packaging
Wanderfuel‘s core ethos includes nourish, relax, deto...
2018-06-1237 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast024 – Chris Avery of Updater – America’s Favorite Moving AppWhy influential real estate companies offer an invite-only moving app from Updater to clients, delivering huge value during a stressful time…
Chris Avery, VP of Real Estate for Updater (Updater‘s moving app is the smartest and safest way to reserve a moving company, connect TV and internet, update accounts, forward mail, transfer utilities, etc.), joins Thomas Kutzman and guest host Marc Raco in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
How Updater is solving a logistical problem
Relocation tech
Buyers, sellers, renters, branded expe...
2018-06-0748 min
Travel Is Your Business046 – Felix Wunderlich and Greginald Spencer of mypostcard.com – Sharing and Changing the World One Postcard at a TimePersonalized photo postcards, greeting cards and cards created online and sent on the go from anywhere…
Felix Wunderlich (Head of Business Development) and Greginald Spencer (Office Manager) of mypostcard.com (photos sent as postcards worldwide) join John Matson, Pavan Bahl, and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
When does one need to send a personalized postcard
What should reaction be/feeling – happiness
Physical interaction instead of digital, something tangible makes a real impact
The text looks like real handwriting
Process to use — download app, u...
2018-06-0651 min
American EnoughSPECIAL ELECTION DAY COVERAGE: California’s Democratic Primary – with Eric BaumanCalifornia Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman discusses how the state of California’s primaries will shape the future of the nation and reclaim America’s identity…
Polls open @ 7AM (find out where to vote here: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/where-and-how).
GUEST BIO:
Eric C. Bauman was elected Chair of the California Democratic Party in May, 2017, having previously served as Vice Chair of the CDP (2009-2017). He previously served as Chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, the largest local Democratic Party organization in the nation, for 17 yea...
2018-06-0552 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast023 – Rebecca Fitts of The Wild West of Retail – Apocalypse or Revolution?Retail and its effect on real estate…
Rebecca Fitts, Principal Consultant for The Wild West of Retail (a consultancy focusing on non-traditional retail real estate strategies, brick and mortar customer experience and omni-channel solutions in the physical space) joins Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
Is ecommerce causing retauil apolcolypse, or revolution?
The many changes going on in retail, surplus of retail real estate, need to find way out of that
Figure out way that retailers can han...
2018-06-0149 min
Travel Is Your Business045 – Liliana Petrova of JetBlue – Conducting the Customer Experience OrchestraDesigning customer experience in travel…
Liliana Petrova, Director of Customer experience at JetBlue Airways, Visionary, Strategist, Customer Experience Professional and Blogger, joins John Matson, Bess Chapman, and Pavan Bahl in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Liliana Petrova on designing for Experience is like a multi-phase cake
What is movement,
Technology design, how to achieve movement as fast and seamless as possible
How people will feel about the brand and interactions
Why the experience designer needs to be a vision thinker and can’t design in increments
Facial recognition, and why...
2018-05-2756 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast022 – Naman Desai of Quo – Enabling Collaboration and EngagementReal estate agent + client collaboration platform…
Naman Desai, Co-Founder at Quo (which simplifies real estate agent + client collaboration via a platform and mobile app) joins Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
A customer engagement tool that empowered brokers, allowing them to work closer with clients, increasing efficiency
How the app allows agents and clients to search and share listings together in one place, as a neat and organized way to keep track of properties they view, with the...
2018-05-2347 min
Travel Is Your Business044 – Gilad Goren of Raleigh&Drake – Enabling the Generation of ExperiencesThe world’s first influencer-driven discovery platform using social currency for travel…
Gilad Goren, social entrepreneur and Founder of Raleigh&Drake, joins John Matson, Bess Chapman, and guest host Marc Raco in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Gilad Goren on the future of content in the travel context, mix of personalization, instead of celebrity culture of past more local authentic voices and people who align with the travel in the way they view travel, ubiquitous and quality content throughout the journey
Millennials rarely plan trips unti...
2018-05-1955 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast021 – Francesca Loftus of hOM – Amenities, Data, and Bouncy HousesDeveloping community with residential and office properties and gathering data by providing technology-enabled amenities for tenants…
Francesca Loftus, CEO of hOM (technology-enabled amenity provider that partners with residential and office properties to develop community by providing on-site fitness programming and unique events for tenants) joins Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
How Loftus became focused on amenities
The company’s focus on amenities, especially in commercial buildings
The cash outlay to adjust floors is a big step, so o...
2018-05-1745 min
Travel Is Your Business043 – Greg Buzulencia of ViaHero – Experiencing Travel with the Local HeroConnecting travelers with local trip planners for custom itineraries to Iceland, Cuba, and Japan…
Greg Buzulencia, Co-Founder/CEO of ViaHero (a marketplace for travelers to hire locals to plan their personalized trip), joins John Matson, Bess Chapman of JetBlue Technology Ventures, and Pavan Bahl (President, MouthMedia Network) in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Bess Chapman [Episode 003] of JetBlue Technology Ventures (a venture capital spinoff of JetBlue Airways, keeping a pulse on tech innovation and driving deal flow through New York) joins the podcast as a ho...
2018-05-1242 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast020 – Yin Lin of Sage Vacations – Vacation Rentals As a Group ExperienceShort-term vacation rentals for groups…
Yin Lin, Founder/COE of Sage Vacations (a private real estate company with 10 vacation properties across the country, and partnering with institutions and investors to acquire, develop, and commercialize its property investments) and Founder of SheWorx (global collective of ambitious high-growth female entrepreneurs redefining leadership) joins Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
Lin discusses acquiring and commercializing residential property, undervalued property values
Distributing them on short term rental sites
Developing a short te...
2018-05-1046 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast019 – Isabel Berney and Truth Oladapo of Vacayo – Why Landlords are Falling in Love with Vacation RentalsLeasing long-term rentals and converting them into outstanding vacation homes which provide landlords higher income and eliminate vacancy risk with Vacayo…
Isabel Berney (COO/Co-Founder) and Truth Oladapo (CEO/Co-Founder) of Vacayo join Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
Helping people earn passive income and have upward mobility via real estate, and how landlords can short term rental their home
Absorbing the risk for the landlord, making possible to monetize asset right away, guaranteeing a certain rent and...
2018-05-0755 min
Content Is Your BusinessKarina Givargisoff of Mission Magazine – The Good TroublemakerPhilanthropic media brand featuring women of empowerment, fashion supporting causes, and environment… What’s it like to build a magazine? From scratch. In your living room, with a team of interns. Without any experience, because you came from the fashion world, not publishing. And not just any magazine: It’s digital, and turns pages so the experience is like a printed magazine with rich media extending beyond the pages. And each issue is more than 400 pages of extraordinary content with remarkable personalities. It also has a strong social mission at its core. Karina Givarg...
2018-05-0756 min
Content Is Your BusinessKarina Givargisoff of Mission Magazine – The Good TroublemakerPhilanthropic media brand featuring women of empowerment, fashion supporting causes, and environment… What’s it like to build a magazine? From scratch. In your living room, with a team of interns. Without any experience, because you came from the fashion world, not publishing. And not just any magazine: It’s digital, and turns pages so the experience is like a printed magazine with rich media extending beyond the pages. And each issue is more than 400 pages of extraordinary content with remarkable personalities. It also has a strong social mission at its core. Kari...
2018-05-0756 min
Travel Is Your Business042 – Stuart Butler of Fuel Travel – Marketing Hotels with EmpathyEcommerce and marketing solutions that reduce OTA reliance & increase bookings…
Gaining ground in market share isn’t the only goal for hotels and hotel chains. Keeping it — comes in at a close second. To do that in the current industry climate, many hotels must utilize specialized e-commerce solutions to make sure all online presence and marketing resources are maximizing market share opportunities. Fuel Travel, a premier hotel marketing agency, is offering just that — website design, custom hotel apps, and marketing solutions that reduce OTA reliance & increase bookings. Plus, its COO hosts a podcast which can add some...
2018-05-0153 min
American EnoughData privacy, consumer rights, and governance in the wake of Facebook and Cambridge AnalyticaWhistleblower Brittany Kaiser and information privacy legal expert Cameron Russell join MouthMedia Network CEO Rob Sanchez for a wide-ranging discussion on data privacy…
Brittany Kaiser (international law, diplomacy and data-driven campaigning professional and Co-Founder of the Digital Asset Trade Association (DATA), as well as former Business Development Director for Cambridge Analytica) and Cameron Russell (Executive Director, Fordham Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP), and Adjunct Professor of Law teaching Information Privacy law at Fordham University) join MouthMedia Network CEO Rob Sanchez in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. With an introduction by host Vi...
2018-04-261h 00
Travel Is Your Business041 – Isabel Berney and Truth Oladapo of Vacayo – Vacation Rentals Landlords LoveLeasing long-term rentals and converting them into outstanding vacation homes which provide landlords higher income and eliminate vacancy risk with Vacayo…
Isabel Berney (COO/Co-Founder) and Truth Oladapo (CEO/Co-Founder) of Vacayo join John Matson and guest host Jenny Silber (VoyagerHQ) in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Examining the short term rental market, how much a revenue property can hold, developing a propriety pricing algorithm, scraping websites to see the highest earning potential of homes, and owners can earn at least 40% more at least with sho...
2018-04-2446 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast018 – Yale Fox of Rentlogic – Rating RentalsUnbiased, data-driven ratings for every apartment building in New York City…
Yale Fox, CEO of Rentlogic (looks at a building’s history over time and rates it for quality and safety) joins Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
Creating a ratings system for apartment buildings
List of standards built into an iPhone app
Basic standards include heat, hot water, no mold or roaches
Corporate relocations into quality housing gives better chance employees won’t end up in low qu...
2018-04-1948 min
Travel Is Your Business040 – Robert Albert of Routehappy – How Was Your Flight?Merchandising content platform for flight shopping…
Robert Albert, CEO of Routehappy (the industry standard for airline rich content, acquired by ATPCO) joins John Matson and Nick Vivion in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
The most commonly desired amenity in travel: seat, then WiFi
Selling a singular vision when pitching/building Routehappy
How it is not actually all about price
An entire ecommerce category that’s comeditized, we all about the experience from that moment on
Explaining products and services customers are happier, and the industry does...
2018-04-1853 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast017 – Raffi Holzer of Avvir – Building ExactlyAutomating the processes around data acquisition, visualization, and analysis to provide near real time insights into the state of a project including progress monitoring and defect detection…
Raffi Holzer, CEO of Avvir (using LIDAR technology to help construction BIM experience) joins Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
Raffi Holzer on LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging, measure ranges via a remote sensing method using light in the form of a pulsed laser) and BIM (essentially a 3D blueprint)
Ho...
2018-04-1243 min
Travel Is Your Business039 – Viktorina Lintsova of SkyGuru – Experience Flying AgainReal-time explanation what and why happens and what to expect during your flight, and a tool for anxious flyers…
One in three people experience anxiety when flying. Now there is an app that can help. Viktorina Lintsova, Managing Director of SkyGuru joins John Matson and Nick Vivion (tnooz) in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
The most anxious moments for flyers
Pre-boarding, why the anxiety, anticipation and fear of the unknown
The inspiration for SkyGuru, with the idea from a pilot and psychologist, who wanted something to...
2018-04-1039 min
Travel Is Your Business038 – Tom Cintorino of Northstar – Meeting At The Center of the Travel IndustryEvents, publications, education, and technology for the travel industry with Northstar…
Tom Cintorino, EVP of Digital for Northstar Travel Media (the leading B2B information, business intelligence, commerce and events platform serving the travel industry) joins host John Matson in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
How Northstar’s team of outstanding editors, ground-breaking journalists, engaging educators and savvy directors is unrivaled in the Travel Industry
In-depth articles explore the industry’s most critical issues
Education platforms for travel agents and meetings planners about global travel destin...
2018-04-0335 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast016 – Ryan Darby of Lotik – When Sinks and Toilets are Connected to the InternetMonitoring water use with Internet-connected sensors with Lotik…
Ryan Darby, VP of Business Development for Lotik, (a smart system of wireless sensors providing “point-of-use” water monitoring to track usage and detect leaks) joins Thomas Kutzman and guest host Marc Raco in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
In this episode:
Darby discusses how the water problem is a threefold one: cost from an operations standpoint, how the cost of water has gone up dramatically in last fifteen years, and that to control a utility like water, you need...
2018-03-291h 04
Travel Is Your Business037 – Rama Poola of SkyHi – For Thirty Five BucksLast minute travel subscription service, cheap tickets in exchange for a monthly fee…
Rama Poola, CEO of SkyHi (the first on-demand service for commercial airline tickets.), joins John Matson and Nick Vivion (tnooz) in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
About SkyHi’s most interesting recent use case, with people using it to go to Sundance Film festival, one click and they were ready to fly to Salt Lake City
How last minute travel is a bit of a business case
Looking at how removing all pric...
2018-03-2842 min
Travel Is Your Business036 – Eduardo Cartaya of G Adventures – Changing Lives Though TravelResponsible travel & tourism with a group adventure travel operator…
Eduardo Cartaya, Regional Sales Manager of G Adventures (G Adventures is a Toronto-based adventure travel company with a wide selection of small-group tours, safaris and expeditions) joins John Matson and Nick Vivion (tnooz) in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this episode:
Cartaya shares how the way constructing travel was going to a purpose, then G Adventures realized that was why people were traveling with them – because it was both affordable and immersive
The impact made from altering the loca...
2018-03-2235 min
American Enough017 – The Rise of Women Does Not Need to Be at the Expense of Men – with Rachel PayneWhen a successful entrepreneur steps into the political arena to reclaim American decency…
What do Orange County, comedian Chelsea Handler, and Emily’s List all have in common? They are tectonic forces that are powering Rachel Payne‘s campaign in California’s 48th congressional district. Traditionally a Republican stronghold, Payne — a former philanthropist and entrepreneur — tells us why she is stepping out of private life and leaning into public life to reclaim American decency, stand up for Unions while advancing Tech, and put out a Congressman who has been tied to the Russian Government.
Rachel Payn...
2018-03-081h 03
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast015 – Steven Abd El Hamid of LiveWith – Real Roommate CollaborationCollaborative roommate and apartment finder app…
Problem: Most roommate opportunities are short-term sublets of additional rooms. This can lead to unstable situations with people with whom one might not be the right fit — fitting a circumstance instead of the perfect match, bad for renters and landlords alike. What if one could connect with someone on their same wavelength on one’s search — together. Real roommate collaboration. The demands exists and is resonating so well, there is a surge of early adopters and brand partners.
Steven Abd El Hamid, Co-Founder and CEO of LiveWith (a roomma...
2018-03-0744 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast014 – Dani Arps – Startup Space, The Design FrontierDesigning office spaces for startup companies, with Dani Arps…
What comes first, does culture drive design, or does design foster culture? Danielle (Dani) Arps, a design expert, reveals how startups can approach a new office space, curate functional, supporting productivity, retention, and community in the workplace, work surfaces vs. desks, creating spaces people can work in where they will be the most productive, the nature of tertiary spaces, and aesthetics vs. personality when one doesn’t make sense for a business model. Plus, what math and music have to do with office design. Arps joins Thoma...
2018-02-2849 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast013 – Jonathan Wasserstrum of Squarefoot – Now It’s Time for CommercialTransparent commercial brokerage with proprietary smart tools…
The real estate industry is antiquated. For most people they think of the residential real estate first, and that’s lagging enough. But technology and innovation in the commercial real estate space? That’s twenty years behind residential. An exception to this is Squarefoot, an online brokerage platform that enables companies to find commercial properties without going space to space.
Jonathan Wasserstrum, Co-Founder and CEO of Squarefoot (”a team of trusted commercial real estate experts armed with our own technology to help guide you from initial inquiry...
2018-02-1651 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast012 – Bryan Colin of VirtualApt – Visualizing With Robots360 degree video tours using VR and AR technology that films and processes web-based virtual reality in real time, via autonomous mobile supercomputers…
Why this service is important for consumer convenience, how consumers browse actively for all products but for the biggest purchase of their lives they typically make, they haven’t had access to the same digital access. To let them get the guided tour of spaces it can save time and money for all involved, plus offer convenience for the consumer.
Bryan Colin, CEO of VirtualApt (360 degree video tours via autonomous robots) join...
2018-02-0754 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast011 – Zvi Band of Contactually – It’s About the RelationshipsCRM for real estate…
Zvi Band, Co-Founder & CEO of Contactually (a customer relationship management software and service company, and a provider of customer relationship software for various industries including real estate) joins Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
Complex transactions require real relationships, and intelligent CRM, and motivating software adoption
Band discusses how the real estate industry is not vastly different than other industries, and simple sales don’t require complex relationships. Buying/selling homes and properties involves complex tran...
2018-02-0154 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast010 – Ofo Ezeugwu of Whose Your Landlord – Housing In Their HandsNeighborhood insights, landlord reviews, and quality listings empowering and informing the rental community…
Ofo Ezeugwu, CEO & Co-Founder of Whose Your Landlord (enabling renters to find their next home and to review their landlords and housing complexes, and enabling landlords to provide and use renter references and to target their listings to their desired market), joins Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
Why it matters, content, and landlord reciprocation
Ezeugwu discusses why the landlord review process is so important, why co...
2018-01-2452 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast009 – Thomas Kutzman of Prevu – On a Mission to Save Homebuyers MoneySmart online brokerage enable commission rebates via an end-to-end Platform…
Thomas Kutzman, Co-Founder of Prevu (a smart online brokerage focused on saving people money) and host of “Real Estate Is Your Business” podcast, joins Scott Pollack and Pavan Bahl in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
Better Technology. Better Service. Best Commission Rebates.
Kutzman touches on how commission rates too high in real estate, with rates in the US/NYC being double and triple than other developed countries, and how his experiences along with his co-founder Chase Marsh led to...
2018-01-181h 00
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast008 – Oliver Swan of Treesdale Real Estate Partners – Student Housing is a Big DealStudent housing as a captive market and massive asset class in real estate
Oliver Swan, Managing Partner of Treesdale Real Estate Partners (a real estate investment platform focused on the acquisition of student housing properties nationwide), joins Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
The opportunity, maintenance challenges, service platform
What is student housing, is it dorms? The surprising quality and variety of students housing, and why this asset class? Marketing properties, the application process, how students discover properties, the...
2018-01-1154 min
American Enough015 – American Dream Feel Out of Reach? Lace Up and Run for Office – with Sam Jammal (Congressional Candidate for California’s 39th District)How do you represent your community in Washington, when it’s been said that Washington stopped representing the people a long time ago?
Sam Jammal, the son of Arab and Latino immigrants, and candidate for Congress in southern California’s 39th congressional district, joins the pod to discuss why running for something can help restore our trust and values in the American Dream.
Jammal is a lawyer and candidate for Orange County’s 39th Congressional District. As the son of Latino and Arab American immigrant parents who came to this country to work hard a...
2018-01-0844 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast007 – Paraag Sarva of Rhino – Securing RentalsSecurity deposit alternative for rentals with Paraag Sarva…
Paraag Sarva, CEO/Founder of Rhino (replacing security deposits with a smarter alternative that’s better for both renters and landlords) joins hosts Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
An atypical path, from dating site to the Mayor’s office, and why Rhino was created
Sarva discusses how Rhino is making renting easier, starting with security deposits and figuring it out after that. He reviews how his path has not been that o...
2018-01-0445 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast006 – Richard White of Goodlord – A New Set of Rental RulesA platform for transactions and “paperwork” for UK home rentals…
Richard White, CEO/Co-Founder of Goodlord (the first digital system that pulls together the whole tenancy setup process) joins hosts Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack from the United Kingdom. Recorded in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu. Special thanks to Tom Lambert of Global Founders Capital.
Overcoming industry fragmentation, whether the UK market is more receptive to innovation, and umbrella agencies vs. agents
White discusses taking on a great opportunity, and initiating what he believes can be...
2017-12-2744 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast005 – Fraser Patterson of Bolster – Constructing a Full Stack ExperienceTransforming home remodeling into a safe and hassle-free process…
Fraser Patterson, Founder/CEO of Bolster (a soup to nuts renovation platform built atop a powerful new process. offering the best architect and general contractor for your home renovation project and together use a suite of budget & project management tools) joins hosts Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
Traditional vs. marketplace, from online selection to a detailed call, and catering to flexible needs
Patterson reviews marketplace vs. traditional approaches. Traditional in...
2017-12-211h 03
Material Is Your BusinessHappier, Healthier, Better – 2018 Ford Trends Report with Sheryl ConnellyBig picture global macro patterns and behaviors, with Sheryl Connelly… Sheryl Connelly, Global Trends and Futuring Manager (a.k.a. Corporate Futurist) for Ford Motor Company, talks with MouthMedia Network President Pavan Bahl about the insights and implications of the 2018 Ford Trends Report. Recorded at the MouthMedia Network studios, powered by Sennheiser. Read the 2018 Ford Trends Report here. Data for all, giving younger people purpose, and seeking solutions Connelly reveals how the report previously was kept proprietary and inside Ford, but now it is cascading it widely, as it is functionally agnostic. The bri...
2017-12-2058 min
Travel Is Your BusinessHappier, Healthier, Better – 2018 Ford Trends Report with Sheryl ConnellyBig picture global macro patterns and behaviors, with Sheryl Connelly…
Sheryl Connelly, Global Trends and Futuring Manager (a.k.a. Corporate Futurist) for Ford Motor Company, talks with MouthMedia Network President Pavan Bahl about the insights and implications of the 2018 Ford Trends Report. Recorded at the MouthMedia Network studios, powered by Sennheiser. Read the 2018 Ford Trends Report here.
Data for all, giving younger people purpose, and seeking solutions
Connelly reveals how the report previously was kept proprietary and inside Ford, but now it is cascading it widely, as it is...
2017-12-1958 min
Content Is Your BusinessHappier, Healthier, Better – 2018 Ford Trends Report with Sheryl ConnellyBig picture global macro patterns and behaviors, with Sheryl Connelly… Sheryl Connelly, Global Trends and Futuring Manager (a.k.a. Corporate Futurist) for Ford Motor Company, talks with MouthMedia Network President Pavan Bahl about the insights and implications of the 2018 Ford Trends Report. Recorded at the MouthMedia Network studios, powered by Sennheiser. Read the 2018 Ford Trends Report here. Data for all, giving younger people purpose, and seeking solutions Connelly reveals how the report previously was kept proprietary and inside Ford, but now it is cascading it widely, as it is...
2017-12-1958 min
Content Is Your BusinessHappier, Healthier, Better – 2018 Ford Trends Report with Sheryl ConnellyBig picture global macro patterns and behaviors, with Sheryl Connelly… Sheryl Connelly, Global Trends and Futuring Manager (a.k.a. Corporate Futurist) for Ford Motor Company, talks with MouthMedia Network President Pavan Bahl about the insights and implications of the 2018 Ford Trends Report. Recorded at the MouthMedia Network studios, powered by Sennheiser. Read the 2018 Ford Trends Report here. Data for all, giving younger people purpose, and seeking solutions Connelly reveals how the report previously was kept proprietary and inside Ford, but now it is cascading it widely, as it is functionally agnostic. The bri...
2017-12-1958 min
Content Is Your BusinessHappier, Healthier, Better – 2018 Ford Trends Report with Sheryl ConnellyBig picture global macro patterns and behaviors, with Sheryl Connelly… Sheryl Connelly, Global Trends and Futuring Manager (a.k.a. Corporate Futurist) for Ford Motor Company, talks with MouthMedia Network President Pavan Bahl about the insights and implications of the 2018 Ford Trends Report. Recorded at the MouthMedia Network studios, powered by Sennheiser. Read the 2018 Ford Trends Report here. Data for all, giving younger people purpose, and...
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2017-12-1958 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast004 – Harley Courts of Nooklyn – Beyond BrooklynTaking the friction out of rentals and roommates with tech…
Harley Courts, CEO at Nooklyn ( Brooklyn-based tech start-up fixing the experience of finding apartments and roommates) joins hosts Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
From skateboarding to real estate, data as a core asset, and why brokers are here to stay
Courts discusses the impact that the company’s atypical management and structure has contributed to its success, what he took from running a skateboard company, leadership, building a colla...
2017-12-1344 min
Content Is Your Business24 Seven Presents: Angela Wei of Milk Agency – Finding the North Star of ContentCompelling content, experiences and partnerships for brands as part of a complex creative ecosystem with Milk Group Angela Wei, Managing Director of Milk Agency (a creative agency, production resource and brand partner as part of Milk Group, a culturally conscious company), joins Lisa Berger, Edward Hertzman and Dalia Strum at the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by 24 Seven Talent. Collaboration and expression, brand collaboration, and the grey area in between Wei discusses how Milk Agency as an extension of Milk Studios (Milk Group), a full service creative studio started 20 years ago...
2017-12-1155 min
Content Is Your Business24 Seven Presents: Angela Wei of Milk Agency – Finding the North Star of ContentCompelling content, experiences and partnerships for brands as part of a complex creative ecosystem with Milk Group Angela Wei, Managing Director of Milk Agency (a creative agency, production resource and brand partner as part of Milk Group, a culturally conscious company), joins Lisa Berger, Edward Hertzman and Dalia Strum at the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by 24 Seven Talent. Collaboration and expression, brand collaboration, and the grey area in between Wei discusses how Milk Agency as an extension of Milk Studios (Milk Group), a full service creative...
2017-12-1155 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast003 – Brendan Wallace of Fifth Wall – Tech, Funding, and MarsConnecting technology innovation and real estate industry leaders…
Brendan Wallace, Co-Founder of Fifth Wall Ventures (fostering collaboration between innovative technologies for the Built World and industry-leading incumbents from all sectors of the real estate industry including: retail, industrial, hospitality, multi-family, homebuilding, office, and brokerage), joins hosts Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
Two halves of a career, the historical absence of funds in the largest economic sector, and playing translator
Wallace shares the mission is to accelerate innovation in th...
2017-12-061h 01
American Enough009 – The Real Americans – with Playwright Dan HoyleHow theater questions political and ideological assumptions, with playwright Dan Hoyle …
At a time where SNL, Late Night talkshows, and Broadway shows like Hamilton use comedy and ensemble casts to deliver biting commentary on culture and politics — award winning playwright Dan Hoyle takes a different approach: he likes to get lost in the middle of the country first. Hoyle boards trains, drives aimlessly in a van, and gets on planes to stop off in cities he’s never heard of — and to meet strangers, gigolos, racists, neighbors, churchgoers, and citizens in the heartland of the country...
2017-12-0439 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast002 – David Walker of Triplemint – Empowering Value and Engineering a Positive Customer ExperienceCreating the best possible client experience when buying, selling, or renting a home…
David Walker, Co-Founder and CEO of Triplemint (a high tech real estate brokerage) joins hosts Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
Pushing the envelope, a shift in the industry, and a major pre-market value proposition
Walker discusses why there’s room for so many new players, how despite the Internet and technology in other industries, the real estate industry lags 10 years behind, and in the last few...
2017-11-3043 min
Real Estate Is Your Business - a real estate technology podcast001 – Vishal Garg of Better Mortgage – Bypassing Industry Inertia in Three MinutesDe-rigging the mortgage game with thoughtful technology…
Vishal Garg, CEO of Better Mortgage (a direct lender dedicated to providing a fast, transparent, and online mortgage experience backed by superior customer support) joins hosts Thomas Kutzman and Scott Pollack in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Presented by Prevu.
An industry behind the times, the need, and why pre-approval in 3 minutes is possible
Garg discusses how the mortgage industry is dominated by the top 5 banks with a third of the market, why the mortgage industry hasn’t modernized as fast...
2017-11-3048 min
Travel Is Your Business025 – Richard Harris of Intent Media – Risk, Trust, DataAnalyzing the intent of online consumer journeys in travel…
Richard Harris, CEO of Intent Media (operating the world’s most powerful platform for advertising on commerce sites, with ads running across a network of leading travel websites), discusses how “digital exhaust” becomes valuable real time user intent data, sharing competitive information and rates develops loyalty, the distinction between search and commerce, and building a successful company culture. Recorded with hosts John Matson, Pavan Bahl, and guest host Nick Vivion of tnooz in the MouthMedia Network Studios powered by Sennheiser.
Travelocity two ways, repurposi...
2017-11-2855 min
Travel Is Your Business022 – Dan Ruch of Rocketrip – The Motivation to SaveHow rewarding employees for responsible corporate travel saves money and boosts morale…
A misalignment — between the intent of corporate travel policies and the way employees manage travel expenses — results in tremendous financial waste. Dan Ruch, Founder of Rocketrip, offers insights on a behavioral change platform for large organizations interested in controlling travel costs and creating a positive climate, with employees rewarded for great behavior. Guest host Nick Vivion, Editorial Director of tnooz, joins hosts Pavan Bahl and John Matson at the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. (Ruch’s profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danruch...
2017-11-0555 min
American EnoughHello world!SIGN UP HERE to get notified by email when the show launches.
There’s a lot going on in America (and the world) and Vikrum Aiyer — Former White House Senior Economic Policy Advisor (Obama Administration) and Former Chief of Staff of the United States Patent and Trademark Office — has something to say about it all and about what it takes these days to be American enough.
This summer, MouthMedia™ Network will launch “American Enough™ with Vikrum Aiyer”, a weekly, town hall-style podcast discussing your questions and comments about current events, politics, and American ideals. As eve...
2017-06-0806 min