Learn about the fishing rod business and what makes a great light tackle saltwater fishing rod. About Ron Buffington and JLS Rods Ron is a light tackle charter guide and CEO and Founder of JLS Rods. JLS Rods started as a custom rod company and while they still offer custom rods they have now turned to manufacturing their own line of saltwater fishing rods.  At JLS all rod blanks are made in the USA as well as all and assembly. JLS makes saltwater fishing rods for serious anglers wanting a no nonsense rod. From concept to your hand you can be assured JLS pays attention to every detail to ..read more

Thomas dropped into our studio and gives the step-by-step on how he and his co-founder took Midday Superfoods from Zero to One and thousands of customers. About Thomas LundgardThomas Lundgard grew up in Half Moon Bay, California, where he began surfing at age 15 at the legendary local surf spot called Mavericks.   He's a serial entrepreneur.  He and his brother co-own Tommy Tsunami Surf School located in Half Moon Bay, CA , he is an avid cryptocurrency investor and Co-Founder of Midday Superfoods. CONNECT WITH US Claim Your Weekly EDGE Newsletter. It's FREE.Written by Brandon with ..read more

Thomas dropped into our studio and gives the step-by-step on how he and his co-founder took Midday Superfoods from 0 - 1 and thousands of customers. About Thomas LundgardThomas Lundgard grew up in Half Moon Bay, California, where he began surfing at age 15 at the legendary local surf spot called Mavericks.   He's a serial entrepreneur.  He and his brother co-own Tommy Tsunami Surf School located in Half Moon Bay, CA , he is an avid cryptocurrency investor and Co-Founder of Midday Superfoods. CONNECT WITH US Claim Your Weekly EDGE Newsletter. It's FREE.Written by Brandon with insigh ..read more

Learn how to build big relationships by hosting small cocktail parties. ABOUT NICK GRAY Nick Gray is an entrepreneur and best-selling author living in Austin, Texas. He started and sold two successful companies: Flight Display Systems and Museum Hack. Nick is the author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party, a step-by-step handbook that teaches you how to build big relationships by hosting small gatherings. Over 75,000 people have watched his TEDx talk about why he hates most museums. He’s been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and New York Magazine called him a host of “cultur ..read more

Ali talks about what he and other early stage investors look for in companies who are raising money for their early stage companies. ABOUT ALI JAMAL Ali Jamal is a Venture Investor, Product Leader, Growth Expert, Data Scientist, and Corporate Strategist. He is the Founder of First Check Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early stage startups across the globe. First Check Ventures has supported and invested in more than 130 startups from more than 30 countries including the US, Pakistan, India, Singapore, Venezuela, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Nigeria, Turkey, Peru and Colombia ..read more

Learn how Alexandra got into urban hiking, started a company, wrote two books on urban hiking and some cool things to see on San Francisco's urban trails. ABOUT ALEXANDRA KENIN Alexandra is a Studio Chief at Wordsmithie, Inc., a content and design agency that serves clients in the tech, finance, healthcare, and other industries. She also runs Urban Hiker SF, a San Francisco-based tour company that explores the city’s stairways, hills, and trails. Through her experience building her company, she has hiked with thousands of guests and published two hiking guidebooks for the Bay Area, Urban T ..read more

Poker strategy isn't just for winning the World Series of Poker, a back room high stakes poker game in Macau, or a big online poker tournament.  The game of poker mimics life in the sense that it forces you to make decisions without having complete information.  After playing millions of hands over the past 14 years, and mastering the art of taking calculated risks, Alec has developed an unparalleled ability to apply the skills he learned in poker to evaluate situations in life and business. Learn how to use a combination of logic, intuition and self-awareness to make better, more ..read more

Brighton came into the studio to talk about the fascinating world of sand art and why and how he creates stunning designs on the beaches in Northern Cal From using drone technology to capturing time-lapse videos to incorporating fire and biochar into their creations, we delve into all aspects of this unique art form. SHOW NOTES Brighton Denevan Sand Artist https://www.facebook.com/brightonaerial/ ABOUT BRIGHTON DENEVAN Brighton is based out of Santa Cruz, CA and is a land artist and drone pilot specializing in the production of photo and video content.  He's a creator of large scale ..read more

Jim visited our studio to talk about how he, his team and the Synapse School community built a school from the ground up with an innovate approach to education. The best way to describe what Synapse is doing is educating Change Makers by focusing keenly on Social-Emotional Learning, innovation and leading edge academics. Their teachers, who are as committed as they are remarkable, build classroom communities and relationships based on trust, an essential ingredient in teaching and learning, while they cultivate in their students curiosity, creativity and risk-taking. Most importantly, they ..read more

Life may knock you down. Correction, life will knock you down from time to time.  It will kick you in the gut, kick you to the curb, leave you behind. BUT, you can break through these hard times.  In this episode you learn how you can overcome hard times, build resilience and how you can prepare yourself so when life does knock you down, you get up and kick its butt. Short episode, valuable lesson. This is a Weekend Edition: Lessons worth listening. The episode is from one of my weekly email newsletters. Subscribe below to get them delivered to your inbox. It's free. CONNECT WIT ..read more