Shift Happens

Jeremy Epstein, CEO of Never Stop Marketing and blockchain expert, is on a mission to help companies better understand the integration of AI systems to drive smart business decisions. In this episode, Jeremy explores our digital footprints, facial recognition, and the prevalence of AI and its ability to mimic human thought to complete tasks better, faster, and cheaper.

Trey Downes is a blue collar, hard worker turned entrepreneur. Founder of, Your Superior Self Podcast, he’s creating art through audio and connecting with people and influencers who inspire him as a means to inspire others. Through thought-provoking interviews, Trey learns what motivates leaders and artists in various industries and shares their stories with his listeners. As an innate introvert, hosting a podcast and interviewing his idols hasn’t come naturally; but, Trey shares how pushing his limits has taught him many lessons and has been both humbling and empowering. He has now launched 64 episodes with some prolific guests like, JJ Virgin, John Gordon, Jerrick Robins, and Chris Schafer.

Mack McGee talks about how he has transformed companies from startups to million-dollar businesses and taken budding ideas through to fruition, despite doubt and resistance. He also opens up about his passions outside of work and how charity work has actually given him a professional edge. His volunteer work with organizations he’s passionate about (tune in to find out his top two) have enabled him to learn how different audiences are receptive to brand positioning and help other organizations move their mission forward.

Todd Herman, Best Selling Author of The Alter Ego Effect is not here to fix you, but here to subtract the things in your life that are holding you back. Todd has dedicated 16,000 hours with people learning what it’s going to take to release their ‘old self’ and welcome their ‘new self’ to build a impenetrable mindset. He has worked with olympic athletes, public figures, and entertainers, and business leaders to help them achieve their highest goals by building up their confidence, embracing vulnerability, and becoming more resilient.

Ron Klabunde, CEO and founder of Generosity Feeds– a National For-Purpose organization is igniting a movement of generosity across the country and encouraging leaders and organizations to be an ongoing force for good. Ron’s taking corporate social responsibility to an entirely new level by mobilizing businesses, schools, and nonprofits to help address the current and prolonged hunger epidemic in America by providing organic, healthy, and pre-packaged meals to children and families living in poverty.

Steven Kotler, best selling author shares his years of research on the human brain and the inspiration behind his first fiction book, Last Tango in Cyberspace. We are amongst a biodiversity crisis where our 36 largest ecosystems including; food production, pollution control, disease management, and climate change are all on the verge of dying off. Steven shares that many humans are blind to these issues and reveals the harsh reality that without these ecosystems, the human species as we know it will be non-existent.

Brock Yetso, President and CEO of Ulman House has made it his life’s mission to help young adults and their families throughout their cancer journey and beyond, ensuring that they don’t have to fight one of the hardest battles alone. Brock has created a movement that is helping to solve one of the worlds largest problems, while raising awareness of rising cancer rates among young adults. Ulman House’s impact has spread across all 50 states, helping over 8,000 patients and their families, and engages approximately 150 college volunteers in over 100 schools across the country on a yearly basis.

Sahand Dilmaghani, Founder and CEO of Terra Kaffe, is disrupting the coffee industry by providing an at-home speciality cup of coffee that isn’t packed in a plastic pod. After spending a year and a half in Europe developing his company and witnessing the categorical shifts in the the coffee consumption industry, Sahand developed an alternative and healthier cup of coffee. In this episode, Sahand unlocks the emotional experience people associate with sipping coffee and how Terra Kaffe’s is fulfilling the desire to have a fresh, convenient cup of speciality coffee anytime. As one of the only products of their kind on the market

David Abitol, a Web Designer and Digital Strategist based in Jerusalem, Israel, shares how a Twitter feud based on this very premise led to an improbable friendship with a member of the Westboro Baptist Church. In this very personal interview, David illustrates how an openness to others beliefs and the willingness to challenge others to consider a different point-of-view can lead us down unexpected paths and even towards mutual respect. In this uniquely controversial episode of Shift Happens, David shares how he interacts with people online whose beliefs fall on the opposite side of the spectrum, and how he uses facts to help transform their hate speech into something far more productive, and unlock social justice.

Aaron Hinde, President and Co-founder of Lifeaid Beverage is obsessed with producing high quality lifestyle drinks to replace the high sugar, high caffeine and artificially laden energy and “sports” drinks, LIFEAID garnered tremendous traction with CrossFitters and Spartan Racers concerned about clean recovery. Today, the entire LIFEAID line continues to gain significant traction in conventional channels such as Whole Foods, Sprouts, Safeway, Kroger, HEB, Vitamin Shoppe and GNC among many others.

Emily Fletcher, founder of Ziva Meditation, former broadway dancer, and Author of Stress Less, Accomplish More shares her journey to find meditation as a daily practice to reignite her health and happiness. Emily identifies her ability to transform into a different state of consciousness as her superpower that she has shared with over 15,000 people including━Oscar, Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and NBA players. Tune in to discover tips to unlock your true happiness, importance of waking your internal pharmacy, and an inspirational perspective on failure, health, and your true potential.

Cassie Whitlock, Director of Human Resources at Bamboo HR says that she strives to humanize human resources and create an environment within companies that builds a culture of care━focused around their people. Cassie helps organizations recognize that Human Resources is an uphill climb in any industry, where people have to work each day to perfect and alter their processes in order to achieve business growth, keep up with ever-changing trends, and create a people-focused culture. In this episode Cassie reveals how an organization’s vision, mission, and values are key components in helping create a high-functioning team that produces results.

Philip McKernan, inspirational speaker, coach, and writer says pain stems from everyone looking for validation and positivity from others, but in reality, your validation and truth are already within you. In his latest book, One Last Talk, Philip asks the thought-provoking question, “if you only had one thing left to say in your lifetime, what would you say?” He recognizes that everyone suffers from a lack of self-worth to a certain extent, but strives to push people to discover their truth and speak it out loud to the world.

Andrew Yang, 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate visited our studio again. This time he Skyped LIVE with our Shift Society group to discuss innovative topics like automation, AI, blockchain, and the future of our workforce. Andrew shared with our 30 entrepreneurs the impact of digital transformation and how it is revolutionizing all of our industries.  *This episode was recorded with a live audience. Audio quality may be impacted throughout this episode*  

Tom Dutta author of bestselling book, The Way of The Quiet Warrior shares his solutions on how to think about life from a different perspective. In this episode Tom reveals how he overcame his personal childhood trauma and transformed those hardships into strengths to propel him toward success in his professional career and beyond. Tune in to hear how he prepares himself for all of life's positive and negative transitions, and how to not let past experiences be the definition of your future. 

Michel Falcon, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and author says he is emotionless when it comes to money, what he truly cares about are how he makes his people feel. In this episode of Shift Happens, Michel realizes this and has given his all into his career, putting him on the fast-track to successfully growing organization's employee base from single digits to hundreds!

Todd White, CEO and Founder of Dry Farm Wines, explains that they are the only health-focused, natural wine club in the world that focuses on low alcohol and sugar free wines. In this episode, Todd reveals the truth behind alcohol and the secrets behind the industry, his experience and growth in business, and how companies should create products that provide benefits to the world.  Interested in trying out a bottle of your own? Visit www.dryfarmwines.com/shift    

David Hassel, Founder and CEO of 15Five is an expert in employee engagement and culture management. His company is creating a wave of new leadership and management that focuses on people first. Their strategy and tool, 15Five, helps shift the mindset and perspective of how people do business and think about their work. In this episode David will reveal his journey as a entrepreneur and how he and his team are striving to reach their goal of positively impacting the way the world views work and unlocking employees full potential.

Jamie McDonald, Founder of Generosity Inc. and The Courage.US is not a stranger to driving large scale change. She has a vision to transform the social sector and help people, organizations, and leaders think about giving back and providing support to other people, groups, and organizations from a different perspective. In this episode Jamie will discuss how to build and establish a movement, give back within your community, and the next generation of philanthropy.

Craig Handley, CEO and founder of ListenTrust recognizes that society and business culture is changing. He looks at his business model and high performing employees from an entirely different perspective, where the main focus is helping his employees pursue their dreams and finding what makes their heart beat faster. Check out his latest and bestselling book, Hired to Quit.