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MENTOR dna37 :: Cammie Doder, Chief Marketing Officer - AspiriantCammie Doder is Chief Marketing Officer at Aspiriant, a wealth management firm with $15B assets under management. I met Cammie when she had just graduated from UCLA with her MBA and over the years, we've shared a ton of fun memories of houseboat and lake trips pre-marriage and kids. Cammie has always struck me as a deep and thoughtful listener. She's super focused when she's talking to you and when I ran into her at the market a few weeks ago, I was reminded how Cammie makes you feel heard. Not surprisingly, she's brought this same skill s...2025-03-2747 min
MENTOR dna37 :: Cammie Doder Teaser, Chief Marketing Officer - AspiriantCammie Doder is Chief Marketing Officer at Aspiriant, a wealth management firm with $15B assets under management. I met Cammie when she had just graduated from UCLA with her MBA and over the years, we've shared a ton of fun memories of houseboat and lake trips pre-marriage and kids. Cammie has always struck me as a deep and thoughtful listener. She's super focused when she's talking to you and when I ran into her at the market a few weeks ago, I was reminded how Cammie makes you feel heard. Not surprisingly, she's brought this same skill s...2025-03-2703 minMENTOR dna36 :: Jim Abbott teaser - veteran MLB PitcherJim Abbott is an University of Michigan Baseball Hall of Famer and veteran MLB pitcher known for being born with one hand. His parents never treated him any differently and taught him to live independently and joyfully. Growing up, Jim played multiple sports and joined his high school football team as quarterback, but he ultimately chose baseball when he went to University of Michigan. As a kid, Jim's dad worked with him to improve on speed and technique, perfecting what's now known as the Abbott switch. While pitching, Jim would balance his glove on his right wrist, w...2024-10-2702 min
MENTOR dna36 :: Jim Abbott - veteran MLB PitcherJim Abbott is an University of Michigan Baseball Hall of Famer and veteran MLB pitcher known for being born with one hand. His parents never treated him any differently and taught him to live independently and joyfully. Growing up, Jim played multiple sports and joined his high school football team as quarterback, but he ultimately chose baseball when he went to University of Michigan. As a kid, Jim's dad worked with him to improve on speed and technique, perfecting what's now known as the Abbott switch. While pitching, Jim would balance his glove on his right wrist, w...2024-10-2756 minMENTOR dna35 :: Pilar Ramos, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary TelevisaUnivisionPilar Ramos serves as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of TelevisaUnivision, Inc. In this role, she leads the Law, Compliance, Government Affairs, Business & Legal Affairs, Standards & Practices, and Rights Management functions. She is a core member of the company’s executive leadership team and serves as secretary to the Board. Ms. Ramos joined the company during a pivotal moment, navigating a major strategic merger that resulted in the creation of TelevisaUnivision, now recognized as the world’s leading Spanish-language media and content company. Before joining TU in 2021, Ms. Ramos held several senior posit...2024-01-1954 min
MENTOR dna35 :: Pilar Ramos teaser, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary TelevisaUnivisionPilar Ramos serves as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of TelevisaUnivision, Inc. In this role, she leads the Law, Compliance, Government Affairs, Business & Legal Affairs, Standards & Practices, and Rights Management functions. She is a core member of the company’s executive leadership team and serves as secretary to the Board. Ms. Ramos joined the company during a pivotal moment, navigating a major strategic merger that resulted in the creation of TelevisaUnivision, now recognized as the world’s leading Spanish-language media and content company. Before joining TU in 2021, Ms. Ramos held several senior posit...2024-01-1903 min
MENTOR dna34 :: Dr. David Deyhimy trailer - Founder and Medical Director MyMATClinicThis episode was recorded in Sept 2022 with my high school friend Dr. David Deyhimy, an anesthesiologist who specializes in addiction medicine. He's Founder and Medical Director of MyMATClinic and also practices in private practice as an anesthesiologist in Orange County, CA. We walk through his career path as I do with all of my MENTOR dna guests. We also spend some time discussing opioid usage disorder, more commonly known as opioid addiction. Dr. Deyhimy got into medical school and thrived. As a thoracic anesthesiologist, he earned his spot as chief resident and moved his young family to s...2023-02-0510 minMENTOR dna34 :: Dr. David Deyhimy - Founder and Medical Director MyMATClinicThis episode was recorded in Sept 2022 with my high school friend Dr. David Deyhimy, an anesthesiologist who specializes in addiction medicine. He's Founder and Medical Director of MyMATClinic and also practices in private practice as an anesthesiologist in Orange County, CA. We walk through his career path as I do with all of my MENTOR dna guests. We also spend some time discussing opioid usage disorder, more commonly known as opioid addiction. Dr. Deyhimy got into medical school and thrived. As a thoracic anesthesiologist, he earned his spot as chief resident and moved his young family to s...2023-02-051h 25
MENTOR dna33 :: Christy Glass Lowe teaser - Investor, Advisor, Board Member - Capital Strategy GuruSince January 2016, Ms. Lowe has been the CEO of CLowe Advisors, LLC, a strategic consulting firm specializing in capital strategy for consumer focused business. Prior to founding CLowe Advisors, LLC, Ms. Lowe was a Managing Director at Imperial Capital, LLC from 2007 to 2015. At Imperial, she founded the annual Imperial Capital Consumer Conference in 2009 which featured branded consumer companies and consumer focused private equity investors. Prior to Imperial, Ms. Lowe was the Co-Founder & Head of Consumer Practice at USBX Advisory Services, LLC from 2000 to 2007. Ms. Lowe was a Corporate Finance Associate at Goldman, Sachs & Co from 1998 to 2000 and a...2022-12-0405 minMENTOR dna33 :: Christy Glass Lowe - Investor, Advisor, Board Member - Capital Strategy GuruSince January 2016, Ms. Lowe has been the CEO of CLowe Advisors, LLC, a strategic consulting firm specializing in capital strategy for consumer focused business. Prior to founding CLowe Advisors, LLC, Ms. Lowe was a Managing Director at Imperial Capital, LLC from 2007 to 2015. At Imperial, she founded the annual Imperial Capital Consumer Conference in 2009 which featured branded consumer companies and consumer focused private equity investors. Prior to Imperial, Ms. Lowe was the Co-Founder & Head of Consumer Practice at USBX Advisory Services, LLC from 2000 to 2007. Ms. Lowe was a Corporate Finance Associate at Goldman, Sachs & Co from 1998 to 2000 and...2022-12-041h 00
MENTOR dna32 :: Kristin Halton teaser - CEO Halton GroupConfident. Striking. Caring. Expert. These are words that come to mind when describing Kristin Halton, a leading residential real estate broker in the US. Her 6' stature, paired with her striking blue eyes and platinum hair can throw you off, but don't let it. She's sharp, driven, hard working, and cares for her clients. She's built a team which now leads the US as one of Douglas Elliman's 1% top producers. Kristin hails from the Pacific Northwest, worked her way through high school and college, then found herself traversing the United Sales training fitness facilities on how to o...2022-10-0605 minMENTOR dna32 :: Kristin Halton, Top 1% Residential Real Estate BrokerConfident. Striking. Caring. Expert. These are words that come to mind when describing Kristin Halton, a leading residential real estate broker in the US. Her 6' stature, paired with her striking blue eyes and platinum hair can throw you off, but don't let it. She's sharp, driven, hard working, and cares for her clients. She's built a team which now leads the US as one of Douglas Elliman's 1% top producers. Kristin hails from the Pacific Northwest, worked her way through high school and college, then found herself traversing the United Sales training fitness facilities on how to o...2022-10-0654 minMENTOR dna31 :: Danny Sonenshine, Wingstop and Dunkin Donuts owner and operatorDanny Sonenshine is the founder and CEO of Far West Services, the developers and operators of Wingstop restaurants on the west coast, as well as a developer and operator of Dunkin Donuts in Southern California. He had me at doughnuts! We chat about his undergrad days where he wasn't sure what he wanted to do, which led to law school and then a job at a law firm, which he disliked from day 1. He married his college sweetheart and she's been his cheerleader all along, encouraging him to try something different than being a lawyer.So, 5 years...2022-09-141h 04
MENTOR dna31 :: Danny Sonenshine trailer - CEO & Founder of Far West Services; Wingstop and Dunkin Donuts operatorDanny Sonenshine is the founder and CEO of Far West Services, the developers and operators of Wingstop restaurants on the west coast, as well as a developer and operator of Dunkin Donuts in Southern California. He had me at doughnuts! We chat about his undergrad days where he wasn't sure what he wanted to do, which led to law school and then a job at a law firm, which he disliked from day 1. He married his college sweetheart and she's been his cheerleader all along, encouraging him to try something different than being a lawyer.So, 5 years...2022-09-1406 min
MENTOR dna30 :: Bill Schlough teaser - CIO, SF GiantsWhen I talk to people about getting their MBAs, most of their focus is around gaining new technical skills like financial modeling or something similar. I strongly believe that connecting with classmates and creating new memories with those friends is more important than learning how to be an excel jockey. Bill Schlough is a perfect example of this as we never took a class together, but share fun memories from our days playing volleyball at Wharton - hours spent on the courts and traveling up and down the New England corridor for tourneys. Bill's held the role of Chief...2022-08-0805 minMENTOR dna30 :: Bill Schlough - CIO San Francisco GiantsWhen I talk to people about getting their MBAs, most of their focus is around gaining new technical skills like financial modeling or something similar. I strongly believe that connecting with classmates and creating new memories with those friends is more important than learning how to be an excel jockey. Bill Schlough is a perfect example of this as we never took a class together, but share fun memories from our days playing volleyball at Wharton - hours spent on the courts and traveling up and down the New England corridor for tourneys. Bill's held the role of Chief...2022-08-081h 15
MENTOR dna29 :: Dave Liu teaser - Wall St. and Silicon Valley VeteranDavid Liu is a retired tech investment banker who now advises CEOs and makes strategic investments to support Asian content creators. A mutual friend introduced us and I was surprised to have met someone else with so many shared interests and passions, while never crossing paths!His personal journey includes moving from China to the US and having to pay for everything on his own, including a college degree from an Ivy League university.After seeing the long list of job openings for investment banks, he applied and made it through the rigorous hiring process...2022-07-1206 minMENTOR dna29 :: Dave Liu, Wall St. and Silicon Valley VeteranDavid Liu is a retired tech investment banker who now advises CEOs and makes strategic investments to support Asian content creators. A mutual friend introduced us and I was surprised to have met someone else with so many shared interests and passions, while never crossing paths!His personal journey includes moving from China to the US and having to pay for everything on his own, including a college degree from an Ivy League university.After seeing the long list of job openings for investment banks, he applied and made it through the rigorous hiring process...2022-07-121h 26
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HURRICANE MEESH PRESENTS A BRAND NEW VELVET BASEMENT SHOW VOL.32
1. Houzzie Killa - Take Me
2. Mirko & Meex - Out Of My Head (Original Mix)
3. Mark Picchiotti, The Absolute, Suzanne Palmer - I Believe (Harry's Golden Era Dub)
4. Neil Pierce - Rok Da Riddim
5. Kenny Dope, The Bucketheads - The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) (Massivedrum Remix)
6. Cid, Westend - Let Me Take You (Extended Mix)
7. Oggie B...2022-06-2000 min
MENTOR dna28 :: Will O'Neill teaser - former Mayor city of Newport BeachWill O'Neill is a Stanford-educated attorney and small businessman who has served the City for five years on the Newport Beach Finance Committee (currently Chair). A California native, he received his BA from Stanford University where he lettered on the track and field team. He then received his JD from U.C. Hastings College of the Law, where he was President of his class and later President of the U.C. Hastings Board of Governors (alumni association).Will is a Partner at Ross, Wolcott, Teinert & Prout LLP, previously working at the California Supreme Court for Associate Justice Ma...2022-05-3103 minMENTOR dna28 :: Will O'Neill - former Mayor of Newport Beach, Partner at Ross, Wolcott, Teinert & ProutWill O'Neill is a Stanford-educated attorney and small businessman who has served the City for five years on the Newport Beach Finance Committee (currently Chair). A California native, he received his BA from Stanford University where he lettered on the track and field team. He then received his JD from U.C. Hastings College of the Law, where he was President of his class and later President of the U.C. Hastings Board of Governors (alumni association).Will is a Partner at Ross, Wolcott, Teinert & Prout LLP, previously working at the California Supreme Court for Associate Justice Ma...2022-05-3159 minMENTOR dna27 :: Andrew Cherng - Co-Founder and Co-CEO Panda ExpressAndrew Cherng is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Panda Express. He and his wife Peggy started the business a few years out of graduate school and have since grown it to nearly 2400 locations; mostly privately held and not franchised. Uncle Andrew, as I know him, was an investor in my company, snacki, in the early 2000s and I learned a lot about management and operations from him as he mentored me through that exciting chapter of my career. He's always had a deep passion for people whether guests or employees. What strikes me about Panda is that they're k...2022-05-241h 02MENTOR dna27 :: Andrew Cherng teaser - Co-Founder and Co-CEO Panda ExpressAndrew Cherng is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Panda Express. He and his wife Peggy started the business a few years out of graduate school and have since grown it to nearly 2400 locations; mostly privately held and not franchised. Uncle Andrew, as I know him, was an investor in my company, snacki, in the early 2000s and I learned a lot about management and operations from him as he mentored me through that exciting chapter of my career. He's always had a deep passion for people whether guests or employees. What strikes me about Panda is that they're k...2022-05-2404 minMENTOR dna26 :: Damien Hobgood, ex Pro SurferMy husband and I met former pro surfer Damien Hobgood through a mutual friend. On a whim, Damien agreed to surprise my husband for our wedding anniversary with some friends at Amor Boutique Hotel in Sayulita MX. Damien had big dreams of surfing professionally in high school, when that wasn't even a thing. He chased that dream and surfed on the tour for 14 years, then followed that up riding big waves in the World Surf League.We talk about the early days of pro surfing…when no one even thought it was possible to earn a living ch...2022-05-0650 min
MENTOR dna26 :: Damien Hobgood teaser - ex Pro SurferMy husband and I met former pro surfer Damien Hobgood through a mutual friend. On a whim, Damien agreed to surprise my husband for our wedding anniversary with some friends at Amor Boutique Hotel in Sayulita MX. Damien had big dreams of surfing professionally in high school, when that wasn't even a thing. He chased that dream and surfed on the tour for 14 years, then followed that up riding big waves in the World Surf League.We talk about the early days of pro surfing…when no one even thought it was possible to earn a living ch...2022-05-0604 min
MENTOR dna25 :: Jeff Stotland teaser - EVP Hudson PacificWhen I returned to Philly for my graduate work, I was a seasoned executive assistant with deep experience answering phones, sending faxes, and managing schedules for overly-busy Disney and Sony execs. Ok, so maybe I did slightly more than that, but I was at the bottom of the totem pole and had big goals of climbing my way up. Jeff Stotland was my classmate in business school and was the only other person with Disney experience, albeit much different than mine. We became fast friends. He and I are kindred in our entrepreneurial spirit, both having run s...2022-04-1303 minMENTOR dna25 :: Jeff Stotland, EVP Hudson PacificWhen I returned to Philly for my graduate work, I was a seasoned executive assistant with deep experience answering phones, sending faxes, and managing schedules for overly-busy Disney and Sony execs. Ok, so maybe I did slightly more than that, but I was at the bottom of the totem pole and had big goals of climbing my way up. Jeff Stotland was my classmate in business school and was the only other person with Disney experience, albeit much different than mine. We became fast friends. He and I are kindred in our entrepreneurial spirit, both having run s...2022-04-131h 01
MENTOR dna24 :: Jane Mosbacher Morris teaser - Founder & CEO, To the MarketGrowing up, I was a tomboy through and through and spent more time with guys than girls. It wasn't until college that I truly appreciated the importance of having a support group of women. Cut to 25 years later when I finally felt comfortable attending an all-women's conference, where I met Jane Mosbacher Morris, author of Buy the Change You Want to See. It was evident Jane would be an entrepreneur from her early days as a Girl Scout.Though the entrepreneurship seeds were sown, through elementary and middle school, Jane really aspired to be a professional actress. H...2022-03-1104 min