The Rise Of The Young Podcast

Tim Draper is an American venture capital investor, and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper University, Draper Venture Network, Draper Associates, and Draper Goren Holm. His most prominent investments include Baidu, Hotmail, Skype, Tesla, SpaceX, AngelList, SolarCity, Ring, Twitter, DocuSign, Coinbase, Robinhood, Ancestry.com, Twitch, Cruise Automation, and Focus Media. In July 2014, Draper received wide coverage for his purchase at a US Marshals Service auction of seized bitcoins from the Silk Road marketplace website. Draper is a major proponent of Bitcoin and decentralization. Learn more about Draper University: https://www.draperuniversity.com/ Follow Tim Draper on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timdraper/?hl=en Learn more about Tim Draper: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Draper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clinton C. Sparks is an American DJ, record producer, songwriter, radio personality, and marketer from Boston, Massachusetts. In 2012, he was nominated for a Grammy for his production work on Lady Gaga's Born This Way. That year, he also won a BMI songwriting award for writing Pitbull's "Shut It Down" and has since won several ASCAP Awards with DJ Snake as part of his Get Familiar Music publishing company. He has written and produced songs for a number of notable acts, including Akon, Ludacris, 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Uzi Vert, Big Sean, and numerous others. He is the current host of Get Familiar Radio on Dash Radio, a digital radio platform for which he also serves as Vice President of Business Development, and has helped the company close an $8.8-million funding round. Sparks also serves as the Director of Business Development for the esports team, FaZe Clan. Pre Order "How To Win Big In The Music Business" now: https://Winbiginmusic.com Learn more about Clinton Sparks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Metta World Peace is an American former professional basketball player. He was known as Ron Artest before legally changing his name to Metta World Peace in 2011. He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm. He played for six teams in the NBA and gained a reputation as one of the league's premier defenders. He won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004, when he was also named an NBA All-Star and earned All-NBA honors. He won an NBA championship in 2010 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. In July 2009, the Los Angeles Lakers signed Metta World Peace to a five-year deal worth about $33 million. He chose the number 37 jersey, which he said was in honor of Michael Jackson. Jackson's Thriller album was at No. 1 on the charts for 37 straight weeks. Enjoy this conversation with the one and only, Metta World Peace. Follow Metta World Peace on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mettaworldpeace37/?hl=en Learn more about Metta World Peace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metta_Sandiford-Art

Today on Rise of The Young we sit down with Dave Rubin and talk about the current political climate (June 2020). Dave Rubin is a stand-up comedian, talk show host, and television personality. He is the creator and host of political comedy talk show “The Rubin Report."   Watch "The Rubin Report" on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/RubinReport  Follow Dave Rubin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubinreport... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cindy Eckert is an American entrepreneur who built and sold two pharmaceutical companies, notably Sprout Pharmaceuticals, creator of “female Viagra,” for more than $1B. She subsequently founded The Pink Ceiling which invests in companies founded by, or delivering products for, women. The Pink Ceiling's incubator - dubbed The Pinkubator - is based in Raleigh, NC. Eckert was featured on the cover of Entrepreneur Magazine's Women to Watch issue in January 2016. In November 2017, Eckert re-acquired Sprout Pharmaceuticals, and the rights to its drug Addyi, from Valeant. Learn more about The Pink Ceiling: https://thepinkceiling.com/ Follow Cindy Eckert on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cindypinkceo/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode I sit down with Loody Boy, the VIP manager of Taylor Gang. Over the past decade Loody has traveled across the world with Wiz Khalifa, Chevy Woods, and the entire Taylor Gang crew. Loody Boy is also the host of "Da Light Show" on Dash Radio, and does hip hop interviews.  Follow Loody Boy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loodyboy/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harley Finkelstein is a Canadian businessperson, entrepreneur and public speaker. He is best known as the Chief Operating Officer of Shopify. He is a board member of CBC, and an advisor to both OMERS Ventures and Felicis Ventures. He is also a Dragon on CBC Dragons' Den, Next Gen Den. After completing his JD and MBA, Finkelstein worked at a law firm in Toronto for a year. In 2009, Finkelstein met with Tobias Lütke, the co-founder and CEO of Shopify, to discuss opportunities for the company. Finkelstein was hired soon after and was named Shopify's Chief Platform Officer. In December 2014, Finkelstein was appointed a member of the C100 board. The C100 is an organization that supports the Canadian technology community and is a bridge between Canada and Silicon Valley. Finkelstein serves as a mentor and advisor to various organizations and incubators including Felicis Ventures, FounderFuel, Invest Ottawa and CIPPIC. In January 2016, Finkelstein was named COO of Shopify. That same year, he was inducted into the Or

Tosca Musk is a South African filmmaker. She co-founded the streaming service Passionflix. Passionflix is a premium streaming entertainment service for romance fans, creating original movies and other digital content from bestselling books, while licensing an impressive library of all-time favorite romantic movies. She is also an executive producer, and director of feature films, television programs, and web content. Her work includes K. Bromberg's Driven, Rachel van Dyken's Matchmaker's Playbook, and her web series, Tiki Bar TV. Her Hallmark television movie, Holiday Engagement was the most-watched television movie on Hallmark. Tosca is the sister of entrepreneurs Elon and Kimbal Musk and daughter of Maye Musk. Enjoy the interview, and make sure to subscribe to the Rise of The Young podcast.  Follow Tosca Musk on Instagam: https://www.instagram.com/toscamusk/?hl=en Learn more about Passionflix: https://passionflix.com/ Follow Passionflix on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passionflix/ Learn more abo

There’s only one person in the world who can say he’s an entrepreneur who does celebrity relationship development for Fortune 500 companies, created Beacher's Madhouse, owns dozens of businesses around the world and is dubbed the The Greatest Showman on Earth by Rolling Stone. That man is Jeff Beacher. Jeff’s road to success all began back in 2002 in New York City. His first of many claims to fame was bringing Vaudeville back to the city, where he launched Beacher’s Madhouse with a sold out run of red carpet celebrity packed shows at the Paramount Theater in Madison Square Garden & the Supper Club Theater on Broadway. Following this he moved out west to The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino where he sold out shows for another run in Las Vegas from 2003 through 2008. This success led to Jeff opening the first headlining show at the legendary Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood & a sold out, 81 city tour across the country.  Today, Beacher’s Madhouse is the go to event that everyone wants to be a part of where ever i

Jon Oringer is an American programmer, photographer, and billionaire businessman, best known as the founder and CEO of Shutterstock, a stock media and editing tools provider, headquartered in New York City. Oringer started his career while a college student in the 1990s, when he created "one of the Web's first pop-up blockers." He went on to found about ten small startups that used a subscription method to sell "personal firewalls, accounting software, cookie blockers, trademark managers," and other small programs. In 2003, Oringer founded Shutterstock to provide microstock photography, which has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 2012. As a result of going public, in 2013 Oringer was reported to be New York's first tech billionaire. Shutterstock had over 100,000 contributors as of March 2016, with an "active customer base of 1.4 million people in 150 countries." Among other accolades, in 2012 Oringer was named New York's Technology Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, and the

Christopher R. King was raised by a single mother, dropped out of school in the tenth grade, and went on to build a real estate empire all before age twenty-six. After losing everything in the 2008 financial crash, his never-quit mindset built back his second fortune. He co-founded King of Clubs, an ultra-premium wine with Napa Valley legend, Robert Mondavi Jr., which they sold in 2017. He is the founder and creative director of Christopher King / CCCXXXIII the luxury Italian-made leather goods company which is appreciated by an international list of discerning clients, including A-list celebrities, actors, musicians, and professional athletes. He also curated an exclusive one-of-a-kind 2018 DBS Superleggera, limited to only three, in collaboration with famed British automaker, Aston Martin. A true believer in the Art of the Gentleman, King is on a mission to implement his "manners make society" mindset. He is on a quest to exemplify that chivalry is not dead. King currently spends his time between Beverly Hi

Daniel Snow is CEO and Founder of the New Jersey based online/social media marketing agency, Snow Agency and Social Cadre.  Prior to becoming a disruptor in the social media ecommerce landscape, Daniel Snow had massive success with two other social media based companies he founded while still in college, Snow Media and Caffeine Digital. Caffeine Digital is a self serve ad platform geared towards influencers on Instagram and Twitter to monetize their followings with. Founded in August of 2014 during the summer of Daniel’s junior year in college while studying for the Dental Admissions Test, it quickly gained traction in the market amongst both influencers, celebrities, and individuals who possessed massive followings geared towards specific niches. During its first year of business, Caffeine Digital was able to register over 2,000 affiliates as well generating nearly $7M in revenue. Snow Media, is the holding company for Daniel’s 20 million + followers on Twitter and Instagram most notably being @rap on Instag

Nick Gross is an entrepreneur, musician and founder of the Find Your Grind education platform. He started a career as a drummer and in subsequent years was the drummer for bands Open Air Stereo and Half the Animal. With Open Air Stereo Gross took part in the reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. The band later signed with Epic Records. In 2009, Gross launched STRZ Enterprises, a record studio and record label. He is the founder of Find Your Grind, an education platform, and CEO of Big Noise, a record label he founded with Jon Cohen and John Feldmann in 2018. As of 2019 the label's roster included Ashley Tisdale and New Politics. Also in 2018, Gross founded Gross Labs as parent company of Find Your Grind and Big Noise, among others. In 2018, FYG partnered with esports platform ReKTGlobal, parent company of Rogue, in scholarships for students who want to pursue esports. In 2019 Gross led a series A funding of $10.8 million for ReKTGlobal. Learn more about Nick Gross: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Jason Wong is a Managing Partner @thewonghaus and the Founder of @doe.bby & @holymemebible. The "Holy Meme Bible" is a product created under the product lab Dank Tank, and is one of its flagship products. Holy Meme Bible is an annual edition coloring book for memes. Inspired by the constant changing digital trends and the Internet culture around us, Meme Bible is the yearbook to document the year’s most iconic memories. The Holy Meme Bible was one of Shopify’s fastest growing store in 2016. It has been featured on a number of publications such as Forbes, Shopify Masters, Business Insiders, Daily Beast, Chain Daily, and more. Learn more about the brands Jason runs: https://www.wonghaus.com/brands Learn more about Wonghaus: https://www.wonghaus.com/ Follow Jason Wong on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pug/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shams Charania is an American sports reporter for The Athletic covering the NBA. After several years of breaking increasingly significant scoops, Charania caught the attention of Adrian Wojnarowski, then working for Yahoo Sports, who described Charania as "the best young reporter in [the] business". After joining Yahoo, Charania began to break significant deals in the NBA. He was the first to break a number of high-profile signings in the summer of 2016, including Dwight Howard's move to the Atlanta Hawks, DeMar DeRozan's re-signing with the Toronto Raptors, Luol Deng's signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Jamal Crawford's signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. Follow Shams on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamsnba/?hl=en - Shoutout to John Geiger: https://www.instagram.com/johngeiger_/?hl=en Shoutout to Sean Davis: https://www.instagram.com/sean_m_davis_/?hl=en Shoutout to Bryan Pascual: https://www.instagram.com/bpascual3/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc

Trevor Milton is an American billionaire businessman, the CEO and co-founder of Nikola Motor Company. Trevor Milton, a college dropout from Utah who is pushing to raise at least $1 billion to put hydrogen trucks on the road. CNH Industrial, a European maker of heavy-duty work vehicles, committed $250 million to Nikola’s Series D investment round. Nikola aims to get thousands of futuristic hydrogen-powered trucks on the road throughout the 2020s that can travel up to 750 miles between fuelings at stations it plans to build and operate. In March 2020, Nikola announced its plans to merge with VectorIQ. This will result in the combined company being listed on the NASDAQ exchange with the NKLA ticker symbol. The merger is expected to complete in Q2 of 2020. Learn more about Nikola Motor Company: https://nikolamotor.com/ Learn more about the merger with VectorIQ: https://nikolamotor.com/press_releases/nikola-corporation-a-global-leader-in-zero-emissions-transportation-solutions-to-be-listed-on-nasdaq-through-a-me

Ash Dykes is a Welsh adventurer and extreme athlete. He achieved two unofficial world-first records, trekking across Mongolia and Madagascar, before the age of 25. In August 2019, he achieved his third unofficial record, becoming the first person to walk along the full 4,000-mile (6,437km) course of the Yangtze, the longest river in Asia.  Learn more about Ask Dykes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Dykes Follow Ash Dykes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ash_dykes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Galanis is the CEO of Cameo, the world’s leading marketplace for personalized video shoutouts. He launched the company in 2016 with co-founders Martin Blencowe & Devon Townsend after seeing a personalized video message taped by a prominent NFL player congratulating a friend on the birth of his son. To date the company has sold over 75,000 Cameos and seen over 4,500 athletes, actors, and influencers join the platform. He was named to Chicago Inno's 2018 "50 on Fire" list. He is LinkedIn alum who previously worked as a trader on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and founder of two film investment companies where he produced movies featuring stars such as Bruce Willis and Robert De Niro. Outside of work he is an avid Chicago sports fan and serves on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity Chicago. Steven is a 2010 graduate of Duke University where he majored in History. Learn more about Steven Galanis: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/steven-galanis Follow Steven Galanis on I

Chris Voss is an American businessman, author, and academic. Voss is a former FBI hostage negotiator, the CEO of The Black Swan Group Ltd, and co-author of the book Never Split the Difference. He is an adjunct Professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and a lecturer at the Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California. Learn more about Chris Voss: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Voss Follow Chris Voss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefbinegotiator/ Buy "Never Split the Difference" by using this link: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1588298080&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob Gough is a serial entrepreneur who has built and sold multiple technology companies and is now the sole owner of DOPE, a premium streetwear brand that he acquired in 2017. During his freshman year of college, Rob was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and was given a 30% chance of living. Since then, he’s launched and exited multiple startups, helped grow Finish Line’s online business massively, and built incredible relationships throughout the process. Today on Rise of The Young we talk about his journey as an entrepreneur, and dive into the lessons he has learned throughout his journey.  Follow Rob Gough on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robg/ Follow @DOPE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dope/ Learn more about DOPE: www.dope.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices