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There are the people that talk about what they want to do and those that make things happen! Are you looking to stand out from the noise, tell your story, and change the world?
Join global keynote speaker and digital futurist Brian Fanzo as he leverages his passion for connecting great people doing great stuff to bring you the secrets of those that have pressed that damn button transforming their lives and their businesses in ways that will inspire us all.

No matter your niche it all comes down to the fact that most will listen, some will take notes but only a few will #PressTheDamnButton

Press The DAMN Button with Brian Fanzo Brian Fanzo @iSocialFanz

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There are the people that talk about what they want to do and those that make things happen! Are you looking to stand out from the noise, tell your story, and change the world?
Join global keynote speaker and digital futurist Brian Fanzo as he leverages his passion for connecting great people doing great stuff to bring you the secrets of those that have pressed that damn button transforming their lives and their businesses in ways that will inspire us all.

No matter your niche it all comes down to the fact that most will listen, some will take notes but only a few will #PressTheDamnButton

    From Hollywood to Wall Street to Professor to Founder, Dave Basulto

    From Hollywood to Wall Street to Professor to Founder, Dave Basulto

    This week's guest is Dave Basulto, the founder of iOgrapher, Mobile Video Expert and Coach.

    Dave’s passion is helping both amateur and professional video creators produce quality films using nothing more than their smartphone or tablet.

    The iOgrapher Filmmaking Case, lets anyone turn their mobile device into an on-the-go video studio! It is now sold in over 19 countries, used by schools, businesses, and marketers all over the world, and even Hollywood with Steven Spielberg, and Jurassic World 2 director J.A. Bayona owning one!

    After working as an extra in many movies and tv shows like Cheers and Mad About You, I eventually earned my Screen Actors Guild card and continued onto producing feature films, such as Love and Action in Chicago.

    The next natural step in my film career was directing. I purchased a camcorder, found a script, and shot my first film. It took 10 days and cost $10,000. Eventually, I sold the film to Blockbuster in the USA and to many foreign countries.

    You guys are in for a treat with this episode!

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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Step Up, Step Out, and Shine with Africa Miranda

    Step Up, Step Out, and Shine with Africa Miranda

    This week's guest is a TV Host | Author | Beautypreneur | Digital Media Personality and amazingly beautiful human Africa Miranda! 

    Africa Miranda is an internationally known beauty and travel influencer who’s brand inspires women everywhere to embrace their inner light. She is a host, executive producer, beautypreneur and digital personality.

    In 2016 she launched Beauty by Africa Miranda, a skincare line inspired by world travel. Her 2018 book release Step Up, Step Out and Shine teaches readers how to build their own global brands. Dedicated to empowering other women to step intentionally into the media space - Africa is helping a new generation of creators reach their highest potential through her media workshop, Media Mastery Workshop and training course Shine Media Training Academy.

    Make sure to follow Africa:

    https://www.instagram.com/africamiranda/?hl=en

    https://twitter.com/africamiranda

    https://www.facebook.com/africamiranda

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    • 57 min
    Find your BLACK SHEEP! A black sheep’s wool cannot be dyed with Author Brant Menswar

    Find your BLACK SHEEP! A black sheep’s wool cannot be dyed with Author Brant Menswar

    A black sheep is 100 percent, authentically original. It cannot be influenced, changed or molded into something it isn’t by outside forces. In this powerful new book, author Brant Menswar shows you how to unleash your own black sheep―the five core values that make you who you are―to empower your life.

    "Understanding and identifying your core values is important but defining a method to track and visualize them is a game changer and Brant Menswar's new book Black Sheep does that as I read the "advanced reading copy" and the best book I've read on this topic without hesitation." - Brian Fanzo

    Get the BOOK on Amazon...  Available TODAY! 

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    About Brant!

    Brant Menswar is one of the country’s “Top 10 Motivational Speakers,” a critically acclaimed author, award-winning musician, podcast host, and the CEO and founder of Rock Star Impact, a boutique agency that teaches people and organizations how to cultivate values-based leadership.

    His work as a partner with the innovative consulting firm Banding People Together has changed what’s possible for industry-leading organizations like Netflix, Verizon, SunTrust, Microsoft, ESPN, Hilton, Sony Pictures, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and dozens more.

    Passionate, engaging and transformational, Brant encourages audiences to move forward with deliberate intention. His interactive and entertaining techniques of defining what matters most compels audiences to dive deeper into their lives, identify their core values and give them the airplay needed to become life-changing anthems that change what’s possible.

    As a motivational speaker, podcast host and founder and CEO of Rock Star Impact, Brant Menswar has inspired thousands of people to tap into their full potential for success by aligning with their black sheep values.

    Now, in this high-octane, entertaining how-to guide, he delivers one-of-a-kind wisdom for living the amazing life you were always meant to. You will find out how to identify the non-negotiables that are at your core, to live with deliberate intention and practically manifest what matters to you most. You will discover what makes you an extraordinary original and how being uniquely yourself is a power you can set free for success, every day.

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    • 1 hr 25 min
    Futurist Perspective on Technologies Impact on Our Lives with Crystal Washington

    Futurist Perspective on Technologies Impact on Our Lives with Crystal Washington

    Today's guest is Crystal Washington a Futurist | Technology Strategist | Author and my one of my favorite speakers in the world.

    Crystal Washington works with organizations that want to leverage technology to increase profits and productivity. Technology includes social media, apps, smartphones, and the web. Hired by companies including Google, Microsoft, and GE, companies in North America, Africa and Europe book Crystal Washington when they want their teams to take action online!

    Crystal has appeared in numerous publications including Entrepreneur, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Forbes and is regularly called on by major television networks as a tech expert. Crystal is the author of the books One Tech Action and The Social Media Why.

    Outside of speaking, Crystal considers herself to be a fun-loving nerd and travel fanatic. You might find her reading a book, enjoying a West African dance class, or cuddling up with an alligator in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest.

    Crystal resides in Houston, TX with her husband CJ and their plant named Dog.

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    • 58 min
    PTDB: It's time to have helpful conversations about Taboo topics!

    PTDB: It's time to have helpful conversations about Taboo topics!

    SPECIAL EPISODE: Recorded on World Suicide Prevention Day..

    Nobody likes having conversations about sad or taboo topics but if there’s anything these last 6 months have taught me....

    It’s that having the sometimes tough conversations are truly the only way we will make change happen and in this case bring those feeling alone or hopeless into the light to remind them the world is better with them in it!

    If you need help, please don’t hesitate to visit SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.

    Better days lie ahead, You Are Not Alone!

    -- You can watch and share the video here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CE_0ccoj3yJ/

    Every 40 seconds someone dies by suicide, close to 800k people die by suicide every year! Suicides are preventable! - Follow WHO on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CE9Bab4oe-g/

    “In the 1950s, you never told anybody you had cancer,” she says. “Many problems have gone through this, and we’ve made progress on others. Issues with the mind, and the brain, and personal relationships are the last frontier. They’re the last thing we need to learn how to talk about.”


    Bernice Pescosolido, a professor of sociology at Indiana University who studies suicide and the stigma of mental illness.

    A must-read on the topic of why we must talk about suicide and how we can change the stigma: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/06/when-will-people-get-better-at-talking-about-suicide/562466/

    If you are struggling or feel alone message me at my personal email address: BFanzo@gmail.com or DM me at @iSocialFanz on all the social media platforms!  YOU ARRE NOT ALONE! 

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    Welcome to Brian Fanzo, Digital Futurists NEW YouTube channel launched March of 2020!

    My name is Brian Fanzo, I’m a proud dad of three girls under the age of 10, a Pittsburgh loving sports fan, a self-proclaimed change evangelist that has created over 3.5k live streaming videos, hosted over 400 podcast episodes and tweeted over 200k times!

    When not online I love hanging out with my girlfriends and daughters, watching live music, visiting a great local brewery and pricing around my Jeep Wrangler.

    I would love for you to subscribe to this channel and not miss anything I have planned for you: http://www.PressTheDamnButton.Video

    • 18 min
    Sprint To Success with Design Thinking! Sabba Quidwai

    Sprint To Success with Design Thinking! Sabba Quidwai

    Sabba Quidwai joins Press The Damn Button Podcast this week and as you hear in the intro Brian often refers to Sabba as one of the smartest people he's ever met.  Sabba is a doctoral student with a vast background of work in education both as a student and as a strategist.  Sabba shares some interesting facts about how she grew up and who inspired her while forcing us to think about "using design thinking to tell our stories."

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    • 1 hr 12 min

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