Business News and Other Sh!t Amer Abdullah

Besides having the same name, what do an Hermes Birkin bag and Helen Berkun have in common? They both have game in the world of influence.

Helen's originally from Ukraine - so we discussed why the US is often messing with Ukrainian politics.  We also touched her expertise in Editorial Fashion and using her experience to begin her influencing career.

I went deep into the psychology of influencers, why Helen does it and how she uses her platform to influence people. At the end of the day, influencing IS a business...but how does Helen use her elevated way of life as a positive platform? Listen down below!



SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

1:21: Helen’s Cultural Background+ why is Ukraine always involved in US politics?

4:28: Helen Using Her Expertise in Fashion to Start a Business

9:29: Helen Starting her career

16:00: Helen getting into influencing

21:57: how does Helen use her platform to positively influence her follower’s life

32:40: Helen’s Background in Editorial Work

36:40: Turning Influencing into A Business

42:00: Hustler Mentality

47:05: Making it on Instagram

49:57: Where you can follow Helen!


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Check this dude out: starts high school at 12. Starts college at 14. Sells his startup at 28. Brian "diapers ain't sh!t" Wong gettin that bag!

This brother started a marketing company called Kiip - basically, he figured out how to make cool ads for gamers, you know - like ads that make sense to see while gaming - for example, achieve a new level or high score, and a rewards program will kick on that allows advertisers to make offers to the gamer. Ya, dude cashed out fo' sho, fo' sho. 

He wouldn't reveal how much chedda he nibblin' on, BUT he did open up about a serious life situation: Brian was indicted for a serious felony (lol I totally missed this in my pre-production homework, leave me alone, pandemic anxiety was high that day). Brian talked about how this messed him up, while at the same time it made it crystal clear who his real friends & fam are. Dayyum. Listen in to get some of that. 

Dude also had a lot to say about what the pandemic means for the startup world: BOTTOM LINE - get creative people. We keep sayin' it every episode: the next year or 2 is all about innovation and adaptability. There's a new normal - EMBRACE IT. KISS IT. LOVE IT.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:
3:36 Amer thinks Brian is the Doogie Howser of startups

08:04 Brian's life challenges growing up super fast - no time to be a human being
11:40 Amer working at Board of Trade on 9/11 story, impact on his faith
14:30 Brian's spiritual practice and using it to get through hugely difficult life moments
20:15 Brian describing his traumatic felony experience and how he got through it

30:40 "Time-delay" that tech industry gets amidst recessions and crises
46:00 Brian describing ad-industry metrics and how his company created "Cost Per Engagement" idea

54:15 Amer re-thinking entire restaurant business model given Covid
1:00:58 Brian thinks large number of people may get displaced from their homes w/Covid; be prepared for next 18 months before any kind of normalcy



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#95: Recession is HERE! How to *Be Ready* with Recession Expert Jon Slain



SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

1:00 "Deep Work" by Cal Newport - how Jon unplugs to actually "think" 


07:15 Cedars providing donated meals to healthcare workers around Chicago

15:20 What Jon learned speaking to people from 2008 crisis that made out big

26:00 Why very few people on unemployment won't be going back to work anytime soon

43:00 VR headsets; VR conferences; VR personal training - lots is here to stay

49:50 Why Jon thinks we will NOT go back to normal as fast as China has

58:00 Jon's 20 question survey to check how well you're positioned for the next recession



Jon Slain - connect on social:




https://www.facebook.com/RockTheRecession/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/rock-the-recession/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkAKdWaeESrylXXpQCD6DPQ
https://twitter.com/RockRecession
https://www.instagram.com/rocktherecession/


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Former CPD undercover prostitute.
Humor-in-the-business-world researcher.
Depaul Prof teaching creativity, innovation & design thinking.

Yes, such a person exists in this world. Say wassup to Dr. Karen Bartuch.

Me & funny-a$$ comedian Vik Pandya had a blast getting to know Dr. B.

I think she nailed it on this episode: the most important biz skill for the next few years is NOT gonna be team skills or organizational skills. Nah. Dr. B thinks it's going to be creativity & innovation skills. COVID-19 is shakin up the global economy for real. Those that are most creative in adapting and innovating will take the cake.

But we couldn't ignore the fact that years before, Dr. B rose through the ranks in the Chicago Police Department, ultimately working directly with the CPD superintendent as policy advisor. On her journey upwards, she saw A TON. Don't judge me for lingering on her stories as an undercover prostitute. Just tune in and listen to her amazing stories yourself!

Now she's killin it as a professor, strategist, marketer, podcaster and all-out leader. Follow her/learn more at @iamdavidajane and https://www.iamdavidajane.com/episodes-1.

Make sure to also check out my main dude Vik Pandya (@vpcomedy and http://www.teamuscomedy.com/vik). This brother is killin it in the stand up scene - last year, his comedy album 'Friends With 401(k) Benefits' debuted #1 on iTunes & Top 10 on the Billboard Charts!

Sit back and relax while you Listen, Learn, Laugh

Peace
Amer

1:00 Adapt or die: finding new ways to be funny when stand-up is not an option   

09:30 Humor research and why we need comedy now, more than ever   

16:15 How to bring humor into the workplace   

19:30 Operation Angel: Karen’s time as an undercover “prostitute” for the Chicago PD   

40:30 Benefits of humor in the workplace    52:30 Humor as a coping mechanism   

1:00:00 How humor leads to critical innovation in business 

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What happens when a right-wing Jewish Trump supporter and a left-leaning Palestinian Bernie fan get into the same restaurant back stockroom? Fireworks, baby! Episode 93 of Business News and Other Sh!t. What's up, y'all? We had Howard Weitzman. This dude is a big-time real estate dude here in Chicago. Yeah, we talked a lot of good businesses.

By the end of it, this dude walked us through one of his largest and wildest deals. He did a 320-unit building. It was an old freezer building that he converted into lofts, and he had to go through a whole lot of hoops, especially with the government, to make that happen.

But before we got to that, this dude was talking some crazy-ass shit. What was he saying? I brought up the whole Tree of Life Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. I was like, "Yo, how can you support Trump, dude?" And he was blaming the synagogue and saying they should have had security. I'm like, "Dude, you're crazy, man." We didn't disagree on everything though. A lot of Palestine/Israel stuff we disagree on, of course, but we did agree on work ethic and how his dad raised him and how my dad raised me. We did agree on how politics is full of a bunch of bullsh!t. And we did agree on real estate and how to make smart moves.

Ready for some fireworks? You're gonna enjoy this one. Then sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode y'all. Peace!

2:17 Bernie Sanders and President Trump

14:34 Leadership of the country affects behavior of public

22:51 Howard’s biggest deal & the work ethic he was raised with

30:22 Amer & Howard’s background

52:22 How being a Mason has helped Howard in real estate

58:22 Real estate lesson

1:00:20 Howard’s favorite real estate deal

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What up what up? Episode 92, listeners. How y’all doin’? BNOS, Business News, Other Shit. We are in the back stock room of Cedar’s. Rockin’ Out.
Guy’s we have Dr. Bal Nandra (https://www.ketamineChicago.com) on the episode today. We also had Lancey Joe (https://www.instagram.com/lanceyjoe/), Comedian. Check him out at Chicago Joe’s, Thursdays and Fridays, 8 PM. 
This Dr. Bal is a serial entrepreneur. He’s also an anesthesiologist. So this guy is always runnin’ some kind of business. Right now, he’s a ketamine pro, running a ketamine shop out of River North. Supposedly--this is what he said, it’s hard to believe, but I think it’s true--with just one ketamine session, a person can be lifted out of their depression / anxiety. And this is for people who have really debilitating depression and anxiety. So it’s powerful stuff.
Dr. Bal talked about his first entrepreneurial adventure, which was owning a company called “Haute Auto” in River North, where they would deck out Pimp-My-Ride kinda stuff. IT FAILED miserably. And he talks about that and what he learned and how much he lost. He talked about MJ (Michael Jordan) comin’ in there and becoming friends with him and never buying anything. Bal talked about nurturing relationships and how important that is. He’s saying even twenty or thirty years later, some of these relationships are coming back FULL CIRCLE. He also talked about other controlled substances like psilocybin a.k.a. Magic Mushrooms, that are being investigated as possible ways to help people heal from depression and other mental issues. You’re about to learn a lot about psychedelics from a pro.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode.
Peace!
4:22 Does veganism give you psychic abilities?
11:24 The Ketamine breakthrough
20:34 Why relationships are everything in business
27:33 Bal’s biggest business flop: Haute Auto
39:43 Don’t meet your heroes
49:23 Your greatest success is still ahead of you
58:12 How Ketamine works
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