Brains Behind It with Dave Farrow

Tim O’Reilly has a history of convening conversations that reshape the computer industry. If you’ve heard the term “open source software” or “web 2.0” or “the Maker movement” or “government as a platform” or “the WTF economy,” he’s had a hand in framing each of those big ideas. He is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of O’Reilly Media, and a partner at early stage venture firm O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (OATV). He is also on the boards of Maker Media (which was spun out from O’Reilly Media in 2012), Code for America, PeerJ, Civis Analytics, and PopVox. His book, WTF: What’s the Future and Why It’s Up to Us, was released by Harper Collins in October 2017. Website: https://www.oreilly.com

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Wendy Van De Poll, MS, CEOL is a pioneer in the field of pet loss grief coaching and animal communication. International best-selling and award-winning author of “Animal Wisdom: Conversations of the Heart Between Animals and The​re People”, and the founder of the Center for Pet Loss Grief.

Wendy Van de Poll holds a Master’s of Science Degree in Wolf Ecology and Behavior and has run with wild wolves in Minnesota, coyotes in Massachusetts and foxes in her backyard. She lives in the woods with her husband, her rescue doggo Addie, and all kinds of wildlife. 

Website: 

https://centerforpetlossgrief.com/

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Since its inception, RISE has developed six SKUs of USDA Organic nitro brew, including zero-calorie black, Lemonade and Blood Orange. Most recently, RISE developed America’s first ready-to-drink oat milk latte line (launching on Sept. 1). Taking it to the next level, founder Grant Gyesky formulated an organic oat milk for the lattes, since one didn’t exist on the market.

Grant Gyesky is Co-Founder and CEO of Rise Brewing Co. His passion for creating a better way to drink coffee was born in 2014 when he and Co-Founder Jarrett McGovern began kegging and canning cold brew coffee in scenes more similar to an episode of Breaking Bad than the current day brewery. His focus has been on product and production development as well as business development growth. He lives in CT with his wife and 3 young children. Jarrett McGovern is Co-Founder of Rise Brewing Co. His mission to create the best tasting coffee imaginable began in 2014 when he and Co-Founder Grant Gyesky began kegging and canning Nitro cold brew coffee in their apartment and garage by any means necessary. They set out to brew with only organic ingredients and achieve incredible taste. His focus has been on product development and branding ever since. He lives in CT with his wife and baby girl. Website: https://risebrewingco.com/

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Vicki Morris is a leading happiness and wellness expert, founder of Heart Centered Living, and author of the transformational happiness book Happy Habits: Energize Your Career and Life in 4 Minutes a Day, that was awarded one of the Best 100 Business Books by Inc. Magazine. At Heart Centered Living, Vicki helps busy professionals overcome the exhaustion, stress and head-centric way of living in today’s Digital Age so that they can live more balanced, heart-centered lives, and be truly happy and well. Long term lead. she is launching an executive program in jan. 2019 but will not be ready for pr for it untill a month or two after. she wants to prove the concept first. Website: http://heartcenteredliving.net/

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Martyn Beeny is Marketing and Sales Director at Cornell University Press. Specialties: Marketing and sales, team management, strategic planning, book industry marketing, brand development, marketing copy writing, book jacket writing, graphic design, promotional campaign development, trade shows, creation of company “face,” social media, academic editing, editorial acquisitions Website: http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu

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Dominique Raccah is the entrepreneurial Publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks, the company she founded from her home in 1987. Originally a source of financial information for bankers, Dominique has lead a continuously growing, pioneering general book publishing house that happily produces everything from adult and teen fiction, to top titles in children’s books, to baby names and college guides. The publisher has created scores of New York Times bestsellers, hundreds of national bestsellers, and #1 selling titles in perennial categories. Sourcebooks today has over 130 employees, publishes more than 350 new titles each year, and is proud to be one of the top book publishers in America. It is the largest woman-owned book publisher in the country as well as the largest trade book publisher in Chicago. Dominique has been widely recognized as a leader in innovation in book publishing – Sourcebooks has won every innovation award that the industry gives – as well as in the field itself, being named Publishers Weekly Person of the Year in 2016. Website: https://www.sourcebooks.com

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Tobi Harper is Deputy Director of Red Hen Press, Founder and Editor of Quill (a queer publishing series), Publisher of The Los Angeles Review, and Instructor for the UCLA Extension Publishing and Editing program. As a queer speaker, event curator, literary warrior, tech wiz, and jello wrestler, Tobi works to enjoy the diversity of experiences that life has to offer.

Website: https://redhen.org

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Certified Holistic Counselor and Natural Nutritionist, Owner of Chiron’s Way Holistic Consulting, and Author of Mind Files: Perception, Perspective & Problems. Penny is a long time student of health sciences, mythology and philosophy. After a long and successful business management career, Penny left the business world, became certified in holistic counseling, and launched a wellness consulting practice named after the mythological teacher and healer Chiron. After spending years working through personal physical and emotional trauma, and utilizing the skills she developed throughout her career, Penny developed Mind Files, an easy to understand mind, body, and spiritually themed program that explains the mind’s process of collecting, assessing, categorizing, storing and referencing information through each and every experience. Website: https://www.mindfiles.ca/

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In his youth, our guest sailed thousands of miles on a small boat in search of stories. Today, he uses true tales of adventure to teach leaders and teams how to navigate, trust the compass, and deal with storms and calms on the seas of business. He’s a professional speaker, an award-winning author, an MFA graphic designer, and a pretty good jazz guitarist. Here to talk with us about the power of storytelling is Dave Bricker.

Website: http://davebricker.com/

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