The G-L Review UNPLUGG'D

NGL talks about the D&D Finer Foods collaboration before diving into a conversation with D&D's owner Kosta Douvikas about why the Penthouse is the best sandwich at their famous deli counter (4:53), growing up running through the aisles in the store (7:17), seeing former students go on to work at companies like Tesla and Amazon when he "saw them at their worst" (10:41), how the onset of the pandemic was the "craziest two weeks" of his life (12:43), how the local community helped support them through tribulating times (16:08), and what the store is doing to make patrons feel safe when shopping while also lending an eye towards the future (20:09).

Make sure to follow D&D's on Instagram @ddfinerfoods and Unplugg'd @unplugg'd, and log onto the website at unplugwithus.com.

On this episode of The G-L Review, NGL recaps our Relaunch Day and talks about the importance of selling a how, not a why (0:40) before diving into a conversation with Tejas Sekhar, creator of EndingCovid.org. They talk about the sheer awesomeness of St. Louis' City Museum (15:54), why he believes in using this moment to pursue passions and do good (29:46), and how the ENDINGCOVID x UNPLUGG'D collab came to be (39:06).

After a long hiatus, NGL is back with another episode of The G-L Review! He touches a little bit on the last six months, everything that’s happened and his changing mindset and approach towards entrepreneurship amid the COVID-19 crisis (0:33) and then welcomes on Drew Wandzilak, a friend who’s worked in venture capital for the last three years, to talk about the most batshit crazy startup pitch he’s ever gotten (9:46), whether or not it’s the responsibility of companies to provide a social good (12:56), why VCs get excited when investing in cool D2C companies like Allbirds (26:24), the growth potential of the podcasting industry (39:07), and how working with 10KE and student entrepreneurs has lent some insight into how we can build better founders (46:58).

On this episode of 'The G-L Review,' NGL catches you up to speed on the team's pitch before diving into a conversation with Jacques Slade to talk about the first video he ever posted on YouTube in 2006 (9:15), appearing in 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story' and how it's criminally underrated (13:38), his four tracks in the first season of 'Community'(17:39), why his love for basketball led to a career in sneakers (25:47), and how he's launched a talk show-style series on the culture surrounding sneakers and his other interests (35:20).

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Artists: SamIam The MC
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Producer: Dreamtek
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Studio: Dj Pompey (No Coast)
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This interview was originally recorded as part of a podcast series in conjunction with Dandelion, a startup aiming to launch affordable, localized recording studios in Chicago. To learn more about Dandelion, you can reach out to creator Dan Grambow here.

For this episode of ‘The G-L Review,’ NGL goes way back to an interview with SamIAm the MC. The rapper freestyles to kick things off (9:36) before talking about how he got into battle-rapping and his satirical style (11:30), why he thinks streaming has made it easier to break into the music world (21:56), his favorite artists out there now (29:00), and his thoughts on the idea behind the Dandelion project (36:50). 

On this episode, NGL talks about going through MVP testing with UNPLUGG’D (1:46) before welcoming on Peapod co-founders Andrew and Thomas Parkinson to talk about building and selling product together growing up (6:56), where the idea for Peapod came from (17:45), the time they hit a deer on the way to a demo with a major food company (26:57), and what they learned after thirty years of going through the startup process over and over again (34:22).