Chasing The White Rabbit Sid Shah

Casey Lau (Co-Host Rise Conference) and I discuss the conference business post-Covid:Are people getting Zoom fatigue?How the conference industry will change post CovidNew competition models such as Clubhouse, Podcasts, WebinarsRevenue models behind the conference industryGrowth areas in the industry

Maria Nguyen (Founder of the Art of Plating) and I talk about this unique aspect of the culinary experience:What is plating?The personal expression involved in serving your foodSimple tactics to up your plating experienceThe shift to 'At home' culinary experiences and new business models because of Covid3d printing in food

Dr. Rabindra Watson  (nationally renown medical GI) and I talk about why the Gut is so interesting and as important as the brain, we discuss:The comparisons of the complexities and unknowns of the Amazon forest to the GutHow to think about probiotics, vitamins, and supplementsEnhancing your system vs. Fixing your system - and the marketing and lobbying behind the decisions you makeTips to clean and healthy livingNote: Dr. Watson is a Director of Bariatric EndoscopyInterventional Endoscopy Services, California Pacific Medical Center & anAssociate Clinical Professor of Medicine University of California, San Francisco

Todd Gitlin of Safire Partners discusses the landscape for start-ups, the funding stages, and valuations, and:What companies are telling him about recruiting top talent  The qualitative levers to pull to get hired: bring capital, or talent, or customersNew business models are emergingA list of companies in LA that are hiringHow to tell your story and get through the noise

This week I get to speak to Matthew Hertz (supply chain guru) on the impact of Covid on supply chains and how that affects the consumer, we talk about:The archetypes of supply chains AC (After Covid)Redundancies and contingencies in other places besides ChinaSome industries have fast-tracked growth by 5 years AC (After Covid)New business models emerging from pressures on the supply chainNon-essential businesses using FBA (fulfilled by Amazon) have to look elsewhereThe evolving delivery experience

Miss Malini is Founder of Miss Malini Media: hear how she started as a back-up dancer, took a massive risk to jump on the radio, and then do it again to blog (when that wasn't a thing)How to draw the line between positivity, authenticity, and virtual equityHow her risk profile has changed as her brand has grownHow brands need to drastically evolve to be relevantHer view on platforms and control over her audienceHow the media landscape has and will continue to change post Covid