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About Today’s Guest, Daymond John:

Today’s guest, Daymond John, is a mogul in every sense of the word. He is the CEO & Founder of FUBU (a multi-billion dollar brand) and a shark on the fantastic ABC show Shark Tank. Now he is making a transition into the world of business advice, giving his expertise and experience and working with all types of brands – from NBC Universal’s Miss Teen Organization to celebrities Pitbull and Ne-Yo.

I was lucky enough to track down Daymond before the season finale of Shark Tank this Friday (May 13th) on ABC at 8 PM EST to talk about the world of television … Read More »

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About Today’s Guest, Neil Strauss:

Where to start about today’s episode? As announced yesterday, the show is moving beyond business content and focusing on a variety of interviews with interesting people in all kinds of industries – from sports to entertainment.

Today is the kick off of the new era of The Rise To The Top with a VERY special guest. I couldn’t think of anyone better to kick off the new direction.

Neil Strauss is a multiple-time best-selling author with such books as The Game: Penetrating The Secret Society Of Pickup Artists, Emergency! This Book Will Save Your Life and many more, including coauthoring Jenna Jameson’s How To Make Love … Read More »

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About Today’s Guest, Chaz Dean:

When Jenni Pulos has an idea, I listen. One of the most popular guests on RISE (and the real force behind Bravo’s Flipping Out and this rap video, Jenni shot me a note telling me more about her good friend Chaz Dean and why he would be great to have on.

When Hollywood celebrities want their hair perfect, they go to Chaz Dean. Period. A hairprenuer, Chaz Dean has created a unique studio, a wildly successful WEN Hair & Body Care line (which is all natural), and has firmly placed himself on the map as a go-to person in the crowded world of celebrity beauty.

Chaz … Read More »

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One second with today’s guest, Troy McClain, and it will be nearly impossible not to like him. I was first introduced to Troy via the good ole television when he made it to the final four of the first season of Donald Trump’s The Apprentice. Troy is literally an “up from the bootstraps” story of someone that has used charisma, hustle, and street smarts to become a successful entrepreneur, a reality star, and now a personality sharing his unique story with the world.

In this interview, Troy share his story. Everything from successes, to failures, to caring for a special needs sister (as well as a juicy behind-the-scenes look at The Apprentice).… Read More »

Sex toys, the Internet and entrepreneurship go together like…ummmm (fill in the blank). But seriously, the adult product business is over 100 BILLION dollars a year (yes, that was a B).

There are savvy entrepreneurs everywhere from the junk business (see interview with Brian Scudamore -Founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK) to the pleasure business. Dave Levine, known as “Sex Toy Dave” is the king of the latter and my guest in this episode of RISE.

Dave is perhaps best known for his two appearances on “The Millionaire Matchmaker” with Patti Stanger (who has also been on the show…you can check out my interview with her here). He is an interesting guy and entrepreneur who REALLY understands the business of doing … Read More »

5 Reasons Dan Aykroyd Rocks The Entrepreneurial World (and has a shout out for TRTTT)

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Dan Aykroyd is best known of course as an incredibly talented actor with works ranging from Ghostbusters to Saturday Night Live and one look into his accomplishments leads to an endless list of awards, movies, and television greatness. Entrepreneur is not a word you would necessarily associate with the Canadian-born actor….until now.

Dan stopped into St. Louis a bit this week and his agenda was quite different than what you might expect. He was here letting the Gateway City in on two of his new ventures: Crystal Head Vodka and … Read More »