Philly Who?
Kevin Chemidlin
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Telling the stories of the doers, thinkers, and performers of Philadelphia. From up-and-coming game-changers to well-known legends, you'll dive into their past, present, future, and how it all contributes to The City of Brotherly Love. Hosted by Kevin Chemidlin.
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Nov 16, 2021
Gabriel Escobar: From Paperboy to Editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer
When Gabriel Escobar was a young boy, he immigrated from Colombia to America without knowing a word of English.
What follows is the story of how Gabriel went from working as a local paperboy to becoming one of Philadelphia's most seasoned journalists, He has been involved in the coverage of some of the most challenging news stories of the 21st century, including the September 11th terrorist attacks, the Washington D.C. snipers, and COVID-19.
Most recently, Gabriel was given the Philadelphia Inquirer, where it is his job to lead the newsroom into a new era.
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Nov 2, 2021
Chris Hytha: Using NFTs to Shed a New Light on Philadelphia's Architecture
Chris Hytha is a digital artist and photographer whose work focuses on architecture and the built environment.
Before that, he was an aspiring architect at Drexel University. While he was a student, Chris began urban exploring, which led him to discover his passion for photography.
What follows is the story of how Chris's photos have sold for thousands of dollars online after he became one of the first local artists to get in on the NFT craze. You'll also learn how he's using his platform to advocate for historic building preservation in Philadelphia.
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Oct 19, 2021
Eli Kulp: The Chef Who Survived a Train Derailment
Eli Kulp is an award-winning Philly chef and podcaster who has overseen local restaurants such as Fork, and a.kitchen.
One night, while he was, was at the top of his game, Eli was in an Amtrak derailment that led them that left him unable to walk, unable to use his hands, and unable to cook.
What follows is the story of how, despite his severe injury, Eli fought to recover and was able to revitalize his career as a chef and hospitality industry thought-leader.
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Oct 5, 2021
Due Quach: From Refugee to Harvard-Educated CEO and Entrepreneur
Due Quach is the founder and CEO of Calm Clarity, a social impact organization that helps people overcome adversity through nurturing a mindset of growth, leadership, and resilience. She's also the founder of Collective Success Network, a nonprofit that provides support to low-income first-generation students.
When Due was a toddler, her parents moved her family from a Vietnamese refugee camp to an impoverished Philadelphia neighborhood.
She overcame adversity and went on to graduate from Harvard and pursue a successful corporate career. However, she soon learned the high-flying corporate life wasn't for her.
After going on a journey to discover her life's purpose, she decided to return to Philadelphia to help people from underserved neighborhoods recognize their potential.
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Sep 21, 2021
Terrill Haigler: How Ya Fav Trashman is Solving Philadelphia’s Litter Problem
Terrill Haigler is the Founder and face of Ya Fav Trashman, which is an online brand and Instagram account with over 30,000 followers. However, Terrill's story begins when he was working as a Philadelphia sanitation worker at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He originally created the Instagram account in 2020 when trash was piling up in the city due to the Coronavirus, and people were taking it out on him and his colleagues. Terrill wanted the account to show people how strenuous the job is so that they might have more patience with their trash collectors.
What follows is the story of how Ya Fav Trashman has exploded in popularity, leading Terrill to organize neighborhood cleanups, start a nonprofit, and even develop an app.
He's done all of this with one goal in mind. Terrill is working to make Philadelphia litter-free by the year 2025.
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Sep 7, 2021
Jeannine A. Cook: How Harriett's Bookshop Survived Prejudice, Protests and a Pandemic
Jeannine A. Cook is the Founder and Shopkeeper at Harriett's Bookshop, named after Harriett Tubman.
In February 2020, Harriett's was born to celebrate women authors, artists, and activists. The space was immediately beloved, but when the Coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, everything Jeannine had worked for was in jeopardy.
What follows is the story of how her incredible grit and intuition helped Harriett's survive and thrive during one of the most tumultuous years our country has ever seen.
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Aug 24, 2021
[2019] Connor Barwin: The NFL Linebacker Rejuvenating Philly Public Parks
At the time this episode was recorded, Connor Barwin was an NFL Linebacker. He has played for the Houston Texans, LA Rams, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles. In 2014, he led the NFL in sacks, and was selected to the Pro Bowl.
Connor played for the Eagles from 2013-2016. While he has moved on to play for other cities, he and his family have made Philly their permanent home.
Here, Connor's Make the World Better Foundation is working to revitalize Philly's underserved public parks. He discovered his passion for local parks while biking around Philadelphia.
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Aug 17, 2021
[2019] Madeline Bell: How an Overnight Pediatric Nurse Became CEO of CHOP
Madeline Bell is the President & CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children’s Hospital-- more commonly known as CHOP-- receives more than 1 million visits every year. And Madeline is the one making many of the big decisions: like whether to try and complete the world’s first double hand transplant.
But when she first walked into CHOP as an employee, Madeline was a pediatric nurse, fresh out of college, who had just scored her dream job. 35 years and many different roles later, she's the captain of the ship.
And while the journey wasn’t always glamorous, for Madeline, it was a way to make life better for kids.
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Aug 10, 2021
[2018] Chill Moody: HipHop Artist, Philly Music Ambassador, The Reason We Have Nice Things
Chill Moody (@chillmoody) is a HipHop artist, entrepreneur, and activist. Born and raised in West Philadelphia, he started by making beats in his parents' basements and quickly rose to the top of the Philly hip hop scene. He was named 'Best Rapper' by PhillyMag and is the official Philadelphia Music Ambassador as named by City Council.
He also founded lifestyle brand "nicethings," which includes a consulting firm, clothing line, record label, and even an IPA.
In this discussion, we hear stories of his beginnings in the rap scene, we dive into his decision to build his music career in Philly rather than locating to LA or NY, and we talk about the challenges that Philly Artists face today.
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Aug 3, 2021
[2019] Rakia Reynolds: Helping Serena Williams & Other Celebrities Share Their Stories
Rakia Reynolds is the Founder & CEO of Skai Blue Media, a public relations agency that's worked with clients such as Serena Williams, Ashley Graham, and M. Night Shyamalan.
In the mid 2000s Rakia was a TV producer whose life was turned upside down when she was unexpectedly laid off. With a child on the way and the economy in recession, she decided to bet on herself and start her own firm.
Today, she's one of the most sought after communications specialists in the country.
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Jul 27, 2021
[2019] Tony Luke, Jr.: The Rise and Fall of a Cheesesteak Empire
Tony Luke, Jr. is a cofounder of Tony Luke's, a cheesesteak franchise with multiple locations. He's also an actor, TV personality, musician, and an anti-addiction-stigma activist.
In the early 90s, Tony, his brother, and his father built and opened a small sandwich shop in South Philly. Back then, Pat’s, Geno’s, and Jim’s were the only names synonymous with Philly Cheesesteaks. But pretty soon, everyone was talking about Tony Luke’s.
Tony Luke’s would turn into a household name, and Tony Luke Jr would become the face of the franchise: starring in TV and radio commercials, and even getting his own show on Spike TV.
But, before his father even had the thought to build a sandwich shop, Tony Luke Jr’s story had already taken several shapes: from being a rough-and-tumble South Philly kid, to a budding Hollywood movie star rubbing shoulders with the cast of Rocky, to scoring a record deal as the crooner of an R&B band.
In this episode, you’ll hear how a small sandwich shop on a…
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Jul 20, 2021
[2019] Sharon Pinkenson: The Wardrobe Stylist Who Brought Hollywood to Philly
Over two decades ago, one wardrobe stylist had an ambitious dream to see her beloved hometown become the movie metropolis she always knew it could be.
Now, after more than $5 billion of economic impact to the southeastern Pennsylvania region, Greater Philadelphia Film Office Executive Director Sharon Pinkenson has successfully elevated the GPFO from the little-known permit office it once was to one of the most well-respected film commissions in the industry.
In doing so, Sharon has cemented Philadelphia’s reputation as one of the best media production centers in the country, and has helped Philly land such hits as Philadelphia, The Sixth Sense, and National Treasure, among countless other films, TV shows, and commercials.
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Jul 13, 2021
[2018] Jesse Ito: 30 Under 30 Sushi Chef of Royal Izakaya & Sushi
At the time of this episode's release, Jesse Ito was the Co-owner and chef of Royal Izakaya and Royal Sushi, a 2-in-one restaurant combo in Queen Village. Jesse’s claim to fame is his exclusive 10-seat omakase sushi bar, which is one of the very few restaurant experiences in Philly to get a 4-bell rating from the Inquirer. In 2017, Jesse was honored by Eater as a Young Guns Award Winner and made Zagat's 30 Under 30 list.
In this episode you’ll hear how Jesse got his start as a sushi chef working at Fuji, his father’s restaurant in south Jersey. When he was 24, Jesse and his family would sell Fuji and go all-in on bringing the omakase and izakaya experience to Philly. That bet would pay off, as 3 years later they’ve received the covered Philly Inquirer restaurant rating of 4 bells.
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Jul 6, 2021
[2019] Michelle Angela Ortiz: Telling the Stories of Immigrants through Art
Michelle Angela Ortiz is a visual artist, skilled muralist, and community arts educator who uses her art as a vehicle to represent people and communities whose histories are often lost or co-opted. Through painting, printmaking, and community arts practices, she creates a safe space for dialogue around some of the most profound issues communities and individuals may face. Her work tells stories using richly crafted and emotive imagery to claim and transform spaces into a visual affirmation that reveals the strength and spirit of the community.
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Jun 29, 2021
[2019] Michael Nutter: The 98th Mayor of Philadelphia
Michael Nutter served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 through 2015. Before that, he had been a Member of City Council since 1992.
When Nutter decided to run for mayor, the odds were stacked against his campaign. That didn’t deter him. In 2007, he ended up winning the election in a landslide, with a plan to boost Philadelphia’s graduation rate, lower its homicide count, and make the city greener. Minutes after he was sworn in, he introduced what he referred to as “the new Philadelphia.”
But any plan comes with surprise detours, twists, and turns - especially when the economy unexpectedly collapses.
This Episode is supported by Crossbeam.
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Jun 22, 2021
[2018] Judy Wicks: Pioneering Farm-to-Table at White Dog Cafe
Judy Wicks is the founder of the White Dog Cafe, a restaurant in University City that she started in the first floor of her house in 1983. What started as a muffin shop quickly grew into a renowned 200-seat restaurant that was among the first to feature farm-to-table local food.
In this episode, which was originally published in 2018, Judy will share how, before starting White Dog, she and her then-husband opened Free People, a general store specifically for people under 30.
The store would find quick success, but, as a woman, she wasn’t being taken seriously. So, she left the business and her marriage and literally crashed the restaurant industry.
She would become a community and sustainability leader for four decades, and here she’ll share what we can do to ensure a happy, healthy Philadelphia.
Judy's Memoir: Good Morning, Beautiful Business: http://judywicks.com/book/
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Jun 15, 2021
[2018] Todd Carmichael: La Colombe Cofounder & Reality TV Star
Todd Carmichael (IG: @todd_carmichael) is the co-founder and CEO of La Colombe Coffee Roasters. He and his cofounder JP Iberti started the first La Colombe Cafe in Rittenhouse in 1994, and as of when this episode was recorded, it had 30 locations nationwide. Todd also invented the Canned Draft Latte, which took only 1 year to be found in 60% of all stores in the US.
Todd holds the world record for the fastest solo trek from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole, and he hosted Dangerous Grounds on The Travel Channel for three seasons.
In the first half of this show, which was first released as two separate episodes, we dive deep into Todd's origins in the Pacific Northwest, and we hear the firsthand account of what it's like to face death at the hands of Antarctica's minus-100 degree temperatures.
Later, we hear stories of Todd's adventures sourcing coffee as the host of Travel Channel's Dangerous Grounds. We also dive into his invention of the Canned Draft Latte, and we get his perspec…
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Jun 8, 2021
[2018] Alex Scott: The Girl Who Fought Cancer With Lemonade
Alex Scott was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was just a few months old. She would undergo various cancer treatments her whole life.
When she was four years old, she thought it was time for her to give back. She decided to raise money to fund cancer treatments for other kids, and she wanted to do so by holding a lemonade stand. This idea started a national movement that would thrust her into national fame, including appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Today Show.
As of 2018, when this episode was recorded, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation has raised over $150 million since Alex's first stand. ALSF is headquartered right outside of Philadelphia, in Bala Cynwyd. The foundation is operated by her parents, Co-Executive Directors Jay and Liz Scott.
In this episode, Liz tells Alex's story from the very first stand up to her goal of raising $1 million to fight childhood cancer.
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Jun 1, 2021
[2018] William Tyrone Toms: Giving Resources to Every Creator at REC Philly
William Tyrone Toms is the Founder and Head of Strategy at REC Philly, a creative agency and incubator for local artists and creative entrepreneurs.
In 2019, after this episode was recorded, REC Philly opened up a new, state-of-the-art facility that features podcast and music studios, a coworking space, a visual lab, and more.
In this episode, you’ll hear how Will and his cofounder, Dave Silver, would make a name for themselves throwing concerts as Broad Street Music Group. That is, until Will started to see a bigger need: artists could put on a great show but had no idea how to network and market themselves.
What follows is the story of how REC Philly would be born to provide creatives with the tools and network they need to build a business around their creative craft. The community quickly grew to serve over 200 creatives, some of whom would immediately find life-changing opportunities.
And, for the first time, you’ll hear how Will has recently opened up about his troubled fam…
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May 27, 2021
[2018] Bon Ku, MD, MPP: The Designer of Health
Bon Ku, M.D. (@BonKu) is the Assistant Dean for Health and Design and an Associate Professor at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He is the founder and director of JeffDESIGN, a first-of-its-kind program in a medical school that teaches future physicians to apply human-centered design to healthcare challenges.
Since we recorded this episode back in 2018, Bon has started his own podcast, Design Lab, co-authored a book, and practiced medicine through a global pandemic.
Bon has spoken widely on the intersection of health and design thinking (TEDx, South by Southwest, Mayo Clinic Transform, Stanford Medicine X, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture) and serves on the Design and Health Leadership Group at the American Institute of Architects. In 2016, he received the Health Care Innovators Award from the Philadelphia Business Journal.
In addition to all this, he still practices emergency medicine, serving in the Emergency Room 2 nights a week.
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May 25, 2021
[2019] Rebecca Rhynhart: Navigating the Great Recession as Treasurer and Eradicating Corruption as City Controller
In January 2018, Rebecca Rynhart was sworn in as the first woman City Controller in Philadelphia history. Before that, she served as Mayor Kenney’s Chief Administration Officer, and during the Nutter administration, she served as Treasurer and then Budget Director. This year, she is seeking re-election to continue her work.
In this episode, you’ll hear how Rebecca initially worked in Finance on Wall Street. After years of seeing governments being taken advantage of by the private sector, she quit - and took a huge pay cut - to enter public service. That decision to leave Bear Sterns in the spring of 2008 turned out to be pretty lucky, as the entire firm collapsed 3 weeks later.
She would become Treasurer of Philadelphia at the height of the Great Recession. And, as you’ll hear, she had to make some tough calls to get the city through it.
Eventually, she craved the ability to affect more change for Philadelphia. So, she ran for office and took on an incumbent. Despite heavy odds,…
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May 11, 2021
[2019] Sarah Schwab: The Story of GRITTY!
At the time of this interview, Sarah Schwab was the Senior Director of Marketing for the Philadelphia Flyers. As the Director of Marketing, Sarah oversaw the team’s branding, promotional, and media initiatives. A few years ago, her team was tasked with a huge undertaking: creating a mascot for the Flyers.
Much to her and the team's surprise, Gritty would become an overnight internet phenomenon, generating billions of online impressions, and appearing on Good Morning America, Conan O'Brian, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Currently, Sarah is transitioning into a new role as Director of Communications for Insomnia Cookies. Before working for the Flyers, she worked in PR and Marketing for UPenn and the National Constitution Center. Sarah got her Bachelor's degree in Strategic and Organizational Communications from Temple University.
This episode was recorded live at the PRSA Travel and Tourism Conference, hosted by the Public Relations Society of America.
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May 4, 2021
[2019] Mike Solomonov & Steve Cook: The Chefs Behind Zahav, Federal Donuts, Abe Fisher, Goldie, and Dizengoff
Philly Who? launched three years ago this week in May of 2018. Today we are celebrating by republishing our one-year anniversary live episode with Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook.
The pair are the chefs behind Cooknsolo, a collection of restaurants including Zahav, Federal Donuts, Dizengoff, Goldie, and Abe Fisher.
At the time of this interview, Cook and Solo had together accrued 4 James Beard Awards for their restaurants and cookbooks. Just 5 days later, they took home their 5th, as Zahav won the award for Best Restaurant in the country.
In this episode, you’ll hear how these two restauranteurs came together to bring Israeli cuisine to Philadelphia. In doing so, they transformed the Philly food scene.
But, it wasn’t always sunshine and hummus. As you’ll hear, when Zahav first opened, it struggled mightily, and was in danger of failing thanks to the 2008 financial crash, an intimidating menu, and the revelation to Steve that Mike was struggling with addiction.
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Apr 29, 2021
Philly Who? is returning! What Philly stories do you want to hear?
Philly Who? is returning next week! We're taking nominations now for incredible Philadelphians who deserve to have their story told.
Let us know who you want to hear from here, via the nomination form.
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Jul 1, 2020
Kevin Negandhi: The First Indian-American to Anchor ESPN's Sportscenter
Kevin Neghandi was watching a basketball game on TV when he was 15 years old. The announcers mentioned that one of the players was studying broadcasting, and that would one day be the player's career. Kevin's mind was blown. "You can do that? You can get paid for that?"
That night, as he went to bed in his home of Pheonixville PA, he made a vow: He would became the first ever Indian-American to anchor the legendary ESPN sports newscast, Sportscenter.
One day years later, in the summer of 2006, after years of grind and burnout, he got a call.
"We need an anchor for the 1am Sportscenter tonight."
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Jun 18, 2020
Kevin's Reflection on Representation and Being an Ally
In which Kevin shares a powerful lesson he has learned about allyship.
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May 21, 2020
Carlos Aponte: The History Teacher Reinventing Philly Schooling
Carlos Aponte is a history teacher at One Bright Ray Community High School and the creator of We Love Philly.
We Love Philly is an Out-of-school time program that provides an ownership based education through community service projects. Students volunteer for local organizations, interview the leaders of those organizations on their podcast, and learn how to edit and produce that podcast.
Carlos' journey to becoming an expert in helping Philly kids learn to love Philly was turbulent, as he moved around a lot and was on ADHD medication since the age of four. His own personal awakening came just three years ago, and in the time since he has already impacted hundreds of Philly youth.
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May 6, 2020
Councilmember Kendra Brooks: The First Minority Party At-Large Victory in History
After serving families with disabilities at Easterseals for 17 years, state budget cuts left Kendra Brooks without a job. While she searched for a new one, she became a parent leader of her children's public school in the neighborhood of Nicetown.
When a local charter school made a bid to take over, she organized the school's parents to make their voices heard. This fight lead to national media attention, and gave Kendra a taste of what victory on behalf of her community feels like.
She had "taken the pill from The Matrix," and in 2019 ran for a Philadelphia City Council at-large seat. She campaigned as a member of the Working Families Party. Winning that election would mean that she would be the first at-large city councilmember in history to represent a party other than Democrat or Republican.
It would also mean that her and her family's life would be changed forever.
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Dec 18, 2019
Steve Charles: From the Farms of Lancaster to the Library of the Future
Steve Charles serves on the Board of Trustees at Temple University, where he’s spent years providing scholarships and other financial resources to expand opportunities at Temple. His commitment to Temple is obvious as soon as you walk into the elaborate, cutting edge structure that is the Charles Library: named after Steve himself.
Before entering the world of philanthropy, Steve struggled, hustled, bounced around, and spent years trying to find the business plan that would transform him into a successful entrepreneur. His answer came in the form of immixGroup, a company Steve co-founded that distributes a tech products to different facets of the federal government.
That idea took years to develop, along with a lot of twists and turns.
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Dec 11, 2019
Sharon Pinkenson: The Wardrobe Stylist Who Brought Hollywood to Philly
Over two decades ago, one wardrobe stylist had an ambitious dream to see her beloved hometown become the movie metropolis she always knew it could be.
Now, after more than $5 billion of economic impact to the southeastern Pennsylvania region, Greater Philadelphia Film Office Executive Director Sharon Pinkenson has successfully elevated the GPFO from the little-known permit office it once was to one of the most well-respected film commissions in the industry.
In doing so, Sharon has cemented Philadelphia’s reputation as one of the best media production centers in the country, and has helped Philly land such hits as Philadelphia, The Sixth Sense, and National Treasure, among countless other films, TV shows, and commercials.
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Nov 27, 2019
Dan Berkowitz: From The Disco Biscuits to Coachella, Bringing VIP Concert Experiences to the Masses
Dan Berkowitz is the Founder and CEO of CID Entertainment. CID offers enhanced live music and travel experiences for many different events, festivals and tours worldwide, including Coachella, Bonnaroo, Kenny Chesney, MUSE, Blake Shelton, Bassnectar, My Morning Jacket, and Kendrick Lamar, among others.
Before founding CID, Dan got his start in the music industry while being the tour manager for the Disco Biscuits, and then later with Electric Factory Concerts.
In 2015, the company launched CID Presents, a boutique end-to-end event production branch of the company that offers superfans once-in-a-lifetime music destination events, including Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa, Phish: Riviera Maya, and more.
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Nov 14, 2019
Bruce Warren: How a Kitchen Chef Became Philly's Music Man
Bruce Warren is assistant general manager for programming of WXPN in Philadelphia and is Executive Producer of World Cafe distributed by National Public Radio (NPR). He’s been working for public radio as a DJ and manager for the past thirty one years. He is also an adjunct teacher at the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University, where he got his undergraduate degree, and also teaches social media at University of Pennsylvania, where he got his Master’s Degree in Organizational Dynamics.
Before he was interviewing world-famous guests for WXPN, Bruce was a public radio volunteer, sweeping floors and writing newsletters. And before that, he was prepping vegetables in some of Philly’s first farm to table restaurants.
In addition to sharing Bruce's story, Kevin and Bruce also talk about how they approach interviewing and how they balance being audio creators with being audio fans.
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Oct 11, 2019
Michelle Angela Ortiz: Telling the Stories of Immigrants through Art
Michelle Angela Ortiz is a visual artist, skilled muralist, and community arts educator who uses her art as a vehicle to represent people and communities whose histories are often lost or co-opted. Through painting, printmaking, and community arts practices, she creates a safe space for dialogue around some of the most profound issues communities and individuals may face. Her work tells stories using richly crafted and emotive imagery to claim and transform spaces into a visual affirmation that reveals the strength and spirit of the community.
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Oct 3, 2019
Steven Rea: Nationally Renowned Film Critic Capturing the Everyday Lives of Stars
Steven Rea is journalist, film critic, web producer, and writer. He was a film critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer from 1992 through late 2016.
He also is the author of Hollywood Rides a Bike: Cycling with the Stars, Hollywood Cafe: Coffee With The Stars, and Hollywood Book Club, all books showcasing his collection of original photographs of various stars doing everyday things.
Steven will be showing a selection of "Hollywood Book Club" film clips at the Ambler Theater in Ambler on Wednesday evening, Oct. 23, and at The County Theater in Doylestown on Wednesday evening, Oct. 30th. He'll also be doing a book signing at Shakespeare & Co. near Rittenhouse Square on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
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Sep 26, 2019
Madeline Bell: How an Overnight Pediatric Nurse Became CEO of CHOP
Madeline Bell is the President & CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children’s Hospital-- more commonly known as CHOP-- receives more than 1 million visits every year. And Madeline is the one making many of the big decisions: like whether to try and complete the world’s first double hand transplant.
But when she first walked into CHOP as an employee, Madeline was a pediatric nurse, fresh out of college, who had just scored her dream job. 35 years and many different roles later, she's the captain of the ship.
And while the journey wasn’t always glamorous, for Madeline, it was a way to make life better for kids.
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Sep 18, 2019
Michael Nutter: The 98th Mayor of Philadelphia
Michael Nutter served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 through 2015. Before that, he had been a Member of City Council since 1992.
When Nutter decided to run for mayor, the odds were stacked against his campaign. That didn’t deter him. In 2007, he ended up winning the election in a landslide, with a plan to boost Philadelphia’s graduation rate, lower its homicide count, and make the city greener. Minutes after he was sworn in, he introduced what he referred to as “the new Philadelphia.”
But any plan comes with surprise detours, twists, and turns - especially when the economy unexpectedly collapses.
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Sep 11, 2019
Rakia Reynolds: Helping Serena Williams & Other Celebrities Share Their Stories
Rakia Reynolds is the Founder & CEO of Skai Blue Media, a public relations agency that's worked with clients such as Serena Williams, Ashley Graham, and M. Night Shyamalan.
In the mid 2000s Rakia was a TV producer whose life was turned upside down when she was unexpectedly laid off. With a child on the way and the economy in recession, she decided to bet on herself and start her own firm.
Today, she's one of the most sought after communications specialists in the country.
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Sep 5, 2019
Melissa Alam: Social Media & Branding Expert, Founder of Female-focused FearlessCon
Melissa Alam is an entrepreneur and freelance brand strategist. If you’ve ever grabbed coffee at La Colombe, cracked open a Budweiser beer, or swiped on Bumble, you've interacted with some of her clients. Melissa also founded The Hive, a coworking space for women. And, she started FearlessCon: an annual workshop for women and non-binary entrepreneurs.
This episode was recorded live at Indy Hall as a part of the 7th Annual Philadelphia Podcasting Festival.
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Aug 27, 2019
Trevor Hayward: The Evil Genius Who Names Beers After Movie Quotes
About a decade ago, Trevor Hayward and Luke Bowen decided to start a business. The result was Evil Genius Beer Company, a brewery that is famous for crazy beer flavors and even crazier beer names, including "Stacy’s Mom," “Ma, The Meatloaf” and the latest ale, "Baby Shark Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo."
In this episode, Trevor shares how he grew up on the eastern shores of Ireland, spent time living in Australia, and eventually came to Philly to get an MBA. He started at Villanova the same week that Lehman Brothers failed in 2008. So, with the recession in full swing and his job prospects dim, he and his classmate Luke decided to get into beer making.
Today, Evil Genius Beer can be found in bars and stores all over Philadelphia as well as at their brewpub in Fishtown. And, soon, they'll be introducing a low-calorie IPA and Evil Genius brand Spiked Seltzer.
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Aug 22, 2019
Connor Barwin: The NFL Linebacker Rejuvenating Philly Public Parks
Connor Barwin is an NFL Linebacker who has played for the Houston Texans, LA Rams, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles. In 2014, he lead the NFL in sacks, and was selected to the Pro Bowl.
Connor played for the Eagles from 2013-2016. While he has moved on to play for other cities, he and his family have made Philly their permanent home.
Here, Connor's Make the World Better Foundation is working to revitalize Philly's underserved public parks. He discovered his passion for local parks while biking around Philadelphia.
The 5th Annual MTWB Benefit Concert takes place on September 5th at 7pm at the Dell Music Center and features Future Islands, Hop Along, Strand of Oaks, and Karl Blau. Tickets are available now.
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Aug 13, 2019
Craig Grossman: Transforming 13th Street from Red Light District to a Vibrant Cultural Hub
Craig Grossman is a General Partner at Arts & Crafts Holdings, which today is investing in the northern edge of Center City, around Spring Garden Street.
But, well before Craig and his team started investing in that area, he worked to invest in another Center City neighborhood which, today, looks nothing like it did when he got here in the early 2000s. Back then, the 13th Street corridor was pretty desolate, with tons of drug use, porn shops, and prostitution. Many people called it Philly’s “Red Light District.”
Craig at the time was working in New York City, and he took on 13th Street under the direction of Tony Goldman, who was famous for his previous revitalizations of SoHo in NY and South Beach in Miami.
Today, 13th Street is home to trendy restaurants, stores, homes, and nightlife.
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Aug 6, 2019
Jo Piazza: Journalist, Novelist, and Podcaster Who Doesn't Need a Cabin in the Woods
Jo Piazza is a bestselling author, award-winning journalist and digital strategist.
She is the author of seven critically acclaimed fiction and non-fiction books, like The Knock Off, How to Be Married, Fitness Junkies, and Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, which have been translated into more than ten languages.
Jo is the host of her own podcast called Committed on the iHeartRadio Network as well.
A former editor and columnist with Yahoo, Current TV and the New York Daily News, her work has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, New York Magazine, Glamour, Elle, Time, Marie Claire, the Daily Beast, and Slate.
She holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s in journalism from Columbia University, and a master’s in religious studies from New York University.
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Jul 30, 2019
Julian Brodsky: The Creation of Comcast
Julian Brodsky is the original CFO of Comcast, and a Philadelphia native. He and Daniel Aaron were the partners of Comcast Founder Ralph Roberts, and the three began the company in 1963 with the mission of providing cable television to towns who didn't receive antenna reception.
Now, Comcast is the biggest company in Philly, and is ranked 32nd on the Fortune 500 list of the biggest U.S. corporations. The company provides phone, internet, and cable TV services to millions, it owns NBCUniversal, Dreamworks, and SKY, as well as the Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center, and soon it will also have its own streaming service. Even in person, Comcast towers over the rest of Philadelphia, as its HQ campus includes the Comcast Center and the Comcast Technology Center, the two largest buildings in Pennsylvania.
In the beginning, though, the company mainly provided TV to customers in rural Mississippi who couldn't get television any other way. Julian tells the story of how he, Ralph, and Dan went fro…
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Jul 16, 2019
Sarah Schwab: The Story of GRITTY!
Sarah Schwab is the Senior Director of Marketing for the Philadelphia Flyers. As the Director of Marketing, Sarah oversees the team’s branding, promotional, and media initiatives. Recently, her team was tasked with a huge undertaking: creating a mascot for the Flyers.
Much to her and the team's surprise, Gritty would become an overnight internet phenomenon, generating billions of online impressions, and appearing on Good Morning America, Conan O'Brian, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Before working for the Flyers, she worked in PR and Marketing for UPenn and the National Constitution Center. Sarah got her Bachelor's degree in Strategic and Organizational Communications from Temple University.
This episode was recorded live at the PRSA Travel and Tourism Conference, hosted by the Public Relations Society of America.
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Jul 10, 2019
Nonya Collier: Why We All Should Practice Improv
Nonya Collier is the chief of staff at Metro Corp media, the publisher of Philadelphia Magazine. Before that, she has had quite the journey of a career. She’s spent time as a startup founder, as a public health official, as a corporate strategist at a national bank, and as a college professor. She’s got a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, and an MBA from Wharton.
In this episode, you'll hear how a passion for improv performance has informed her approach on life. For Nonya, the only constant throughout her story is change, and as you’ll hear, she really wouldn’t have it any other way, because that’s what she’s passionate about.
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Jun 27, 2019
Evan "OG" Harden: Surviving a Stray Bullet and Bringing Calisthenics to Philly
Evan "OG" Harden is the founder of the National Bar League, a Calisthenics Sports League. Calisthenics is a rigorous form of exercise with movements such as pulling, pushing, bending, jumping, or swinging, and using one's bodyweight for resistance.
Prior to founding the National Bar League, Evan worked as a personal trainer and strength coach.
At a young age of 16, Evan had a near-death experience on the streets of West Philly when he was shot by a stray bullet. That gave him a perspective that most people double his age didn’t even have.
Years later, after becoming bored with his typical workout routine, OG stumbled upon a video of someone doing acrobatic calisthenics.
That would inspire him to become a bar athlete, and eventually start Philly's first ever Bar League.
By helping design Philly's first Bar Park at Smith Playground, OG has ensured that calisthenics can be easily accessible to anybody in Philly.
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Jun 20, 2019
Stacey Mosley: The Startup Founder Who Sees the Future of Philly Real Estate
Stacey Mosley is the Co-founder and CEO of Stepwise, a startup that empowers real estate investors to quickly find and evaluate investment opportunities.
Prior to launching Stepwise in 2015, Stacey worked for the City of Philadelphia for five years practicing data science for the City’s Vacant Property Strategy and Open Data initiative.
Before that, she worked for a promising local startup. But after she was suddenly laid off and without a job, she started wandering around Philly, looking for her next career step. It was then that she started noticing all the abandoned homes and vacant lots.
She started working for the City of Philadelphia's Department of Licenses & Inspections, and experienced firsthand the tragedy of the 2013 Market Street Building Collapse.
With a desire to use data to impact Philly life, Stacey would later go on to cofound Stepwise.
Now, she knows before everyone else which neighborhoods are next to see immense development, and everything that comes with it.
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Jun 10, 2019
Greg Seltzer: The Corporate Attorney Who Invented Philly Music Fest
Greg Seltzer is a Corporate Attorney and Partner at Ballard Spahr, and his specialty is Mergers & Acquisitions. Over the past decade, he’s been the architect behind some of Philly’s biggest deals. He's represented The City of Philadelphia, Guru Technologies, CookNSolo, Richard Vague and Gabriel Investments, REC Philly, Philly Startup Leaders, The Phillies, Di Bruno Brothers, Comcast, World Cafe Live, and DuPont, just to name a few.
He's also a Certified Public Accountant, and he holds an MBA.
Additionally, Greg is extremely passionate about music. He's published two books analyzing its ties to current events, and in 2017 he created Philly Music Fest. Like many festivals, it happens annually, and showcases dozens of artists. But, this festival is the only one to exclusively feature Philly-based musicians.
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May 29, 2019
Mike Solomonov & Steve Cook: The Chefs Behind Zahav, Federal Donuts, The Rooster, Abe Fisher, Goldie, and Dizengoff
Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook are the chefs behind Cooknsolo, a collection of restaurants including Zahav, Federal Donuts, The Rooster, Dizengoff, Goldie, and Abe Fisher.
At the time of this interview, Cook and Solo had together accrued 4 James Beard Awards for their restaurants and cookbooks. Just 5 days later, they took home their 5th, as Zahav won the award for best restaurant in the country.
In this episode, you’ll hear how these two restauranteurs came together to bring Israeli cuisine to Philadelphia. In doing so, they transformed the Philly food scene.
But, it wasn’t always sunshine and hummus. As you’ll hear, when Zahav first opened, it struggled mightily, and was in danger of failing thanks to the 2008 financial crash, an intimidating menu, and the revelation to Steve that Mike was struggling with addiction.
Hear the story of how Cook and Solo overcame these challenges, and in the 10 years since built a restaurant empire.
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May 8, 2019
Mac Frederick: Sacrificing His Dream Job at Google to Help Small Businesses
Mac Frederick is the Founder and CEO of two companies: one, Momentum Digital, is a digital marketing agency. The other, Phone Repair Philly, is a phone repair company with that was named Best Smartphone Repair Shop by PhillyMag in 2018.
Mac is also the creator of the Small Business Saturday initiative, which creates newsletters, podcasts, and videos that highlight the stories behind Philly’s many different small businesses.
In this episode, you’ll hear how Mac would land an extremely competitive job selling search results ads at Google. When he noticed that many of his customers were small businesses, he started helping them off-the-clock. That didn’t sit well with his employer, and he was fired.
That same week, he also was fired from a separate business he was helping to build. And just when he thought it couldn’t get any worse, he got a call from his mother informing him that she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
His mother would inspire him to overcome these challenges, an…
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Apr 30, 2019
Tony Luke, Jr. Part 2: The Rise and Fall of a Cheesesteak Empire
Tony Luke, Jr. is a cofounder of Tony Luke's, a cheesesteak franchise with multiple locations. He's also an actor, TV personality, musician, and an anti-addiction-stigma activist.
In this Part 2 of a 2-episode series, you’ll hear how a small sandwich shop on a random corner in South Philly - that didn’t even sell cheesesteaks when it first opened - became the Philly cheesesteak sensation of the 90s. Tony, Jr. would take the momentum of a few press pieces and parlay it into viral TV commercials, multiple franchise locations, and a life of a TV and food celebrity.
But, the highest of highs would soon become the lowest of lows. Tony’s family would have a falling out about the direction of the franchise, which would be followed by a devastating lawsuit, the end of Tony’s TV show, and the heart-wrenching accidental overdose death of his son, Tony Lucidonio III.
Tony, Jr. now serves as an anti-addiction-stigma activist, educating and guiding addicts and their families towards better…
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Apr 30, 2019
Tony Luke, Jr., Part 1: High School Dropout, Hollywood Hopeful
Tony Luke, Jr. is a cofounder of Tony Luke's, a cheesesteak franchise with multiple locations. He's also an actor, TV personality, musician, and an anti-addiction-stigma activist.
In the early 90s, Tony, his brother, and his father built and opened a small sandwich shop in South Philly. Back then, Pat’s, Geno’s, and Jim’s were the only names synonymous with Philly Cheesesteaks. But pretty soon, everyone was talking about Tony Luke’s.
Tony Luke’s would turn into a household name, and Tony Luke Jr would become the face of the franchise: starring in TV and radio commercials, and even getting his own show on Spike TV.
But, before his father even had the thought to build a sandwich shop, Tony Luke Jr’s story had already taken several shapes: from being a rough-and-tumble South Philly kid, to a budding Hollywood movie star rubbing shoulders with the cast of Rocky, to scoring a record deal as the crooner of an R&B band.
In part one of this two-episode series, you'll hear the crazy…
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Apr 18, 2019
Nicole Marquis: Introducing Philly to Plant-Based Comfort Food at HipCityVeg
Nicole Marquis is the creator of the plant-based fast casual restaurant chain HipCityVeg, currently with locations in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. Nicole also created and runs the popular plant-based full service restaurants Charlie was a sinner. and Bar Bombón.
In this episode, you'll hear how Nicole was inspired to create a vegan restaurant chain when she read The China Study and understood the effects that eating meat had on human health.
Even her father was skeptical at first. But, after a diabetes diagnosis, Nicole guided him towards a plant-based lifestyle. After a few months, he lost 25 pounds, his blood pressure improved, and his diabetes went into remission.
Philly, though, was ready for Nicole's offering of plant-based comfort food. When the first HipCityVeg opened in 2012, it completely sold out of food by noon.
Since then, Nicole has been spreading her love of plant-based food throughout Philadelphia, and beyond.
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Apr 9, 2019
Liz Brown: From High School Dropout to Award-Winning Tech CEO
Liz Brown is the Managing Director at Backstage Philadelphia, an arm of Backstage Capital, a venture capital investment firm that invests in underrepresented founders.
Liz, who’s originally from Buffalo, New York, had no plans to ever live in Philadelphia. But once she got here, her love for the tech scene pushed her to cofound WebJunto, a software development company. WebJunto won the 2017 Tech in Motion Award for Best Tech Workplace for Diversity, and in 2018 Liz won the Rad Girl Award for Best Technologist.
In this episode, you'll hear her wide-ranging journey from high school dropout, to military veteran, to urban planner, to Tech CEO.
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Apr 2, 2019
Conrad Benner: Changing the Way Philly Sees Public Space
Conrad Benner is the creator of Streets Dept, an online platform that highlights street art. It includes a photoblog, a podcast, and an Instagram account with over 140,000 followers.
In this episode, you’ll hear how documenting street art wasn’t always the plan for Conrad. But, once a life-changing bike accident forced him to commute by foot, he began noticing the overflow of public art around him. And so, he began learning: about the street art scene, about the rules, about the people, about the ethics, about who the artists are.
As his platform grew in size and influence, Conrad began using it to fight for change in Philadelphia. For instance, back in 2014 when SEPTA made the subways run overnight on weekends - that was in large part thanks to him.
Today, he continues to drive progress in the city, with a focus on protecting our public spaces from corporate intrusion.
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Mar 14, 2019
Emily Foote Williams: Leading an Education Startup Through Tragedy
In 2011, Emily Foote Williams co-founded an online education platform to help prepare students for the professional world. That company, Practice, was recently acquired by Instructure.
In this episode, you’ll hear how she’s earned a Bachelors, Masters, and a Law Degree. After years of traditional education, a Drexel Law professor’s teaching style completely changed the way she looked at education.
She was so passionate about spreading this style of learning that she gave up her law career to help bring it to countless students via technology.
While the company has positively impacted over 200 thousand students, Emily’s journey hasn’t been without its challenges. In 2015, the company lost its CEO to the Amtrak Derailment.
She’s also lead Practice through fundraising and acquisition while having and raising children. In doing so, she’s become a role model for those who want to grow both a young company and a young family at the same time.
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Mar 5, 2019
Kiera Smalls: Creating City Fit Girls and Leading the Philly Tech Scene to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Kiera Smalls is the Executive Director of Philly Startup Leaders, a nonprofit that connects Philly entrepreneurs to the resources they need to find success. Before joining PSL, she co-founded City Fit Girls, a running and fitness community for women.
In this episode, she’ll share how City Fit Girls was born after Kiera lost 100 pounds. She and her best friend started hosting workouts with their friends, and then their friends’ friends, and pretty soon CFG had grown into a fully-fledged fitness community.
She then went on to run marketing for Indego, Philly’s bike share program. While there, she introduced practices around diversity, equity, and inclusion that brought bikeshare to many different neighborhoods in Philly, and set standards that today are used by rideshares all over the country.
Today, she heads Philly Startup Leaders, where she currently works to help founders and technologists get connected to make their billion dollar business idea come to life.
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Feb 19, 2019
Richard Vague: Businessman, Art Enthusiast, and Philanthropist Who Believes Philly Will Cure Cancer
Richard Vague is currently one of the managing partners of Gabriel Investments and the president of the Philadelphia Live Arts and Fringe Festival. He is also the author of The Next Economic Disaster, a book with a new approach for predicting and preventing financial crises.
Previously, he was co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Energy Plus, an electricity and natural gas supply company that was sold to NRG Energy in 2011. Vague was also co-founder and CEO of two credit card companies – First USA, which grew to be the largest Visa issuer in the industry and which was sold to Bank One in 1997, and Juniper Financial, the fastest growing credit card issuer of the past decade, which was sold to Barclays PLC in 2004.
Vague currently serves on the Penn Medicine Board, the boards of the Franklin Institute, the Museum of the American Revolution, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, the Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia…
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Feb 7, 2019
Rebecca Rhynhart: Navigating the Great Recession as Treasurer and Eradicating Corruption as City Controller
In January 2018, Rebecca Rynhart was sworn in as the first woman City Controller in Philadelphia history. Before that, she served as Mayor Kenney’s Chief Administration Officer, and during the Nutter administration, she served as Treasurer and then Budget Director.
In this episode, you’ll hear how Rebecca initially worked in Finance on Wall Street. After years of seeing governments being taken advantage of by the private sector, she quit - and took a huge pay cut - to enter public service. That decision to leave Bear Sterns in the spring of 2008 turned out to be pretty lucky, as the entire firm collapsed 3 weeks later.
She would become Treasurer of Philadelphia at the height of the Great Recession. And, as you’ll hear, she had to make some tough calls to get the city through it.
Eventually, she craved the ability to affect more change for Philadelphia. So, she ran for office, and took on an incumbent. Despite heavy odds, she won, and is one year into her term as City Controller.…
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Jan 31, 2019
Ben Thomas: Prodigy Music Producer who's worked with Post Malone, Brian McKnight, and Lil Dicky
Ben Thomas is and one of most sought after audio engineers in Philadelphia. At only 23 years old, he’s worked with artists such as Brian McKnight, Post Malone, and Lil Dicky. He’s received two Soul Train Award nominations and an NAACP Award Nomination, and he's also the cofounder of nicethingsMUSIC.
In this episode, you’ll hear how Ben originally planned to work in finance on Wall Street. But, as his hobby of recording music evolved into something bigger, he began to put himself out there as a music producer. Pretty soon, opportunity came knocking. To date, he's worked with Ty Dolla $ign, Post Malone, Lil Dicky, Brian McKnight, among many others.
He’ll talk about what it’s like to work with some of the world’s most popular artists, and how he manages to stay consistent. And, we’ll talk about the Philly music scene and why it’s such a great place for up and coming creators to make a name for themselves.
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Jan 24, 2019
Rob Lawless: The Quest to Make 10,000 Friends
Rob Lawless is a Philly-based influencer who loves getting to know new people. He loves it so much, that for the past 3 years, Rob’s full-time mission has been to meet as many people as he possibly can. His goal is to spend 1 hour with 10,000 different people via his project Rob’s 10k Friends.
In this episode, he’ll share how, after graduating Penn State and bouncing around a couple of 9-to-5s, he didn’t feel like he was on a meaningful path. So, as searched for a purpose, he realized how much he loved connecting with people. He decided to try to meet as many people as he could, and set a goal for 10,000.
1 became 10, 10 became 100, and as of now he’s met over 2,300 people from coast to coast.
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Jan 17, 2019
Lauren Nolan-Sellers: From HGTV Dreamer to Best of Houzz in 3 Years
Lauren Nolan-Sellers is an interior designer. In 2012, Lauren left her career as a teacher to start Trust the Vision Decor, an interior design and home staging company that has been named Best of Houzz four years running.
In this episode, you’ll hear how Lauren and Wendy discovered their talent for home design when they bought a house together and remodeled it. They had a housewarming party to show their friends, and the response was overwhelming.
While Lauren took the kind words to heart, she didn’t seriously consider starting her own business. That is, until pregnancy complications threatened her and her child’s life.
After gaining the perspective that comes with a life-threatening experience, Lauren and Wendy decided to bet on themselves. What follows is the story of how they quickly went from being HGTV dreamers to being among the top rated interior designers in the country.
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Dec 20, 2018
Jane Golden: Making Philly a Public Art Gallery through MuralArts
Jane is the Executive Director of Mural Arts Philadelphia, the nation’s largest public art program that employs over 300 artists annually . Over that past 30 years, Jane has lead Mural Arts to become an internationally-renowned program that has made Philadelphia one of the Mural capitals of the world.
In this episode, you’ll hear how Jane got her start as a Mural Artist while living in LA after college, and how she made waves fast by asking forgiveness rather than permission.
After a surprise Lupus diagnosis, she came to a graffiti-ridden Philly for treatment. Here, she stayed in the public art space, and got involved in the Anti-Graffiti Network.
What follows is the story of how Jane and her team grew Mural Arts into a world-class program that has made Philly an international mural destination.
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Dec 12, 2018
Josh Kopelman: Founder of First Round Capital & Early Investor in Uber, Blue Apron, and Mint
Josh Kopelman has been an active entrepreneur and investor in the Internet industry since its commercialization.
In 1992, while he was a student at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Josh co-founded Infonautics Corporation – and took it public on the NASDAQ stock exchange in 1996.
July of 1999, Josh co-founded Half.com, and led it to become one of the largest sellers of used books, movies and music in the world. Half.com was acquired by eBay in July 2000.
In late 2003, Josh helped to found TurnTide, an anti-spam company that created the world's first anti-spam router. TurnTide was acquired by Symantec just six months later.
Josh then founded First Round Capital in 2004 to reinvent seed-stage investing. Since that time, the firm has invested in over 200 emerging technology startups, including Uber, Mint, and Blue Apron.
Josh was ranked fourth on Forbes 2015 “Midas List” of the top 100 tech investors, he’s been awarded Ernst and Young’s prestigious “E…
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Dec 4, 2018
Governor Ed Rendell: Rescuing Philly from Bankruptcy as Mayor
Governor Ed Rendell is a lawyer, author, and politician. From 1992 until 2000, he served as the Mayor of Philadelphia. Shortly after that, in 2001, he was elected 45th Governor of Pennsylvania, and would go on to serve two terms.
In this episode, we’ll hear how he got his start in public service as Philadelphia District Attorney in the early 80s. He'll share how representing everyday Philadelphians inspired him to devote his career to Philly.
We’ll talk about his time as mayor, when he inherited a city on the brink of bankruptcy. He managed to balance the budget, achieve a surplus for 5 years, and set in motion the renaissance that created the city we know today.
And, we’ll talk about how, in the 80s, Governor Rendell almost quit politics altogether after his first two attempts at public office.
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Nov 29, 2018
Max Tuttleman: Fighting the Opioid Epidemic through Philanthropy and CBD Oil
Max Tuttleman is an investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who’s focused on studying and developing cannabis products. He’s currently a fellow at Thomas Jefferson University, where he studies how cannabis can be used to treat withdrawal symptoms from opiates and alcohol, and his brand Bouquet CBD recently released hemp oil ice cream.
In this episode, for the first time publicly, Max shares his story as a former opiate addict, and how a simple painkiller prescription thrust him into addiction.
He’ll take us through what it’s like to have your brain chemistry rewired by opiates, and how after getting sober, he immediately made it his mission to help others trapped by these drugs.
And, you’ll hear what he’s doing now to combat the crisis including funding city initiatives, advocating for programs, and even just going to the library and researching it himself.
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Nov 20, 2018
Jesse Ito: 30 Under 30 Sushi Chef of Royal Izakaya & Sushi
Jesse Ito is the Co-owner and chef of Royal Izakaya and Royal Sushi, a 2-in-one restaurant combo in Queen Village. Jesse’s claim to fame is his exclusive 10-seat omakase sushi bar, which is one of the very few restaurant experiences in Philly to get a 4-bell rating from the Inquirer. In 2017, Jesse was honored by Eater as a Young Guns Award Winner and made Zagat's 30 Under 30 list.
In this episode you’ll hear how Jesse got his start as a sushi chef working at Fuji, his father’s restaurant in south Jersey. When he was 24, Jesse and his family would sell Fuji and go all-in on bringing the omakase and izakaya experience to Philly. That bet would pay off, as 3 years later they’ve received the covered Philly Inquirer restaurant rating of 4 bells.
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Nov 14, 2018
Nisiar Smith: Empowering Philly Through Free Financial Literacy Education
Nisiar Smith is the CEO and Founder of The People’s Innovation Movement, a nonprofit that provides free financial literacy classes to Philadelphians. Nisiar also founded Philly Phinancial Literacy Week, which recently received a resolution from City Council making it an official annual city event.
Nisiar got his start in finance by walking into a bank when he was 18 and asking for a job. He worked his way up to being a credit analyst, and when he saw the data on Philly credit scores, he was taken aback. He came up with a plan to educate the masses about credit and empower them financially. When he pitched it to his bosses, they said no, because it wasn't profitable. So, he left the bank, and created a nonprofit organization from scratch.
In this episode, you'll hear the ups and downs of his journey, and he'll tell the story of how he’s made huge impact on the city before even graduating college.
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Nov 8, 2018
Lyonzo Vargas: Bringing Wellness to Urban Communities via the Global Village
Lyonzo Vargas is the CEO of GLBL VLLG (pronounced "Global Village"), an entertainment and wellness company whose mission is to redefine urban wellness by bringing wellness to minority and underserved urban communities. GLBL VLLG’s flagship event is the VLLG JAM, a monthly jam concert where the headliner is the audience. The first VLLG JAM featured only 5 people in 2016, but today, they draw hundreds monthly in Philly, DC, Brooklyn, Austin, Houston, and London.
In this episode, you’ll hear how this unique mix of music, wellness, and community was inspired when Lyonzo, who was born, raised, and hardly ever left the Bronx, visited his heritage country of Honduras and saw a different path to happiness.
He’ll share how, after years of struggling to find success in a rap career, he finally found his purpose when he held the first VLLG JAM.
And, you’ll hear how he’s working to bring peace and wellness to underserved urban communities across the world.
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Nov 1, 2018
Nicole Purvy: How She Became Better Than Success
Nicole Purvy is the founder of Better Than Success, a multi-faceted business which includes a digital marketing agency, a real estate investment league, and a podcast. She’s also the founder of Philly Real Estate Week, an annual citywide summit that celebrates real estate planning, development, and wealth building. Before founding Better Than Success, Nicole was a rising star investment banker. But she felt restless in the corporate world, and when she started a YouTube channel making financial education videos, she got fired.
In this episode you’ll hear how she would spend a decade bouncing between different careers and businesses, and while each one found success, she would finally find her true calling in building a community around real estate through the Better Than Success Real Estate League.
And, you’ll hear how, even though she grew up in Philly, at first she swore off of living here. But eventually, she’d come back, and find it to be exactly what she wanted.
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Oct 23, 2018
Emily Smith: Showcasing and Preserving Isaiah Zagar's Art at Philly Magic Gardens
Emily Smith is the Executive Director of Philly’s Magic Gardens, an immersive art environment on South Street that receives over 150,00 visitors per year and showcases the mosaic work of Isaiah Zagar. After spending her early 20s as an artist in New York, Emily came to Philadelphia in 2009 just one year after the Magic Gardens opened to the public. She would get a job there working the front desk, stay for about a year, then move on to North Carolina. But, it wasn’t too long until Philly and the Gardens called her back.
She became the Executive Director of the gardens in 2011, and since then the mosaic labyrinth has become one of Philly’s top tourist destinations. In this episode, we’ll talk about how, for the first few years as the gardens soared in popularity, Emily’s personal art career fell by the wayside. But, in 2015, she was violently assaulted, and she turned to painting to cope.
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Oct 17, 2018
Michael Lerman: Curating Film Festivals in Philly, Palm Springs, and Toronto
Michael Lerman is the Artistic Director of the Philadelphia Film Festival, and has been for the last 8 years. He’s also the Artistic Director of the Palm Springs Film Festival, and is a Programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). In this episode, you’ll hear how Michael, who was born and raised in Philly, got his start in film curation as a college student who just really loved movies.
He’ll share the story of how he worked his way into programming at the world’s biggest film festivals, including one of the most prestigious ones in Toronto.
And, we’ll talk about how, in the new world of Netflix, there’s still nothing quite like seeing a film in a sold-out theater.
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Oct 10, 2018
Keith Wallace: Creating The Wine School of Philadelphia
Keith Wallace is the founder of the Wine School of Philadelphia, which for almost 20 years has offered wine education courses for casual drinkers and seasoned sommeliers alike. In this episode, you’ll hear how Keith started his adult life as a journalist in Baltimore, but one seemingly average morning commute with his fiancee would change his life forever. After spending a few years recovering, he decided to abandon journalism and move to Napa to pursue his passion of winemaking, all while keeping his condition a secret. He would become a renowned wine expert, consulting clients in California and Italy, and one day, he was asked to teach a class. He would fall immediately in love with teaching, and thus the Wine School of Philadelphia was born.
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Oct 3, 2018
Judy Wicks: Pioneering Farm-to-Table at White Dog Cafe
Judy Wicks is the founder of the White Dog Cafe, a restaurant in University City that she started in the first floor of her house in 1983. What started as a muffin shop quickly grew into a renowned 200-seat restaurant that was among the first to feature farm-to-table local food.
In this episode, Judy will share how before starting White Dog, she and her then-husband opened Free People, a general store specifically for people under 30.
The store would find quick success, but, as a woman, she wasn’t being taken seriously, so she left the business and her marriage and literally crashed the restaurant industry.
She would become a community and sustainability leader for four decades, and here she’ll share what we can do to ensure a happy, healthy Philadelphia.
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Sep 27, 2018
Steven Grasse: Inventor of Hendrick’s Gin and Sailor Jerry Rum
Steven Grasse is the founder of Quaker City Mercantile, a Philly branding agency that focuses on spirits. He and his company have invented tons of products and brands, including Hendrick’s Gin, and Sailor Jerry Rum, Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.
In this episode, you’ll hear how before settling down in Philadelphia, Steve started out in the advertisement industry by creating ad campaigns while living all over the globe. Not long after that, he would create Gyro Worldwide, an ad agency that would quickly establish itself with in-your-face, controversial campaigns that garnered national attention.
And, we’ll talk about how some of Quaker City’s biggest spirits brands came to be, and how they made their way into pretty much every bar of the western world.
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Sep 19, 2018
Nick Stuccio: Creating the Philly Fringe Festival and FringeArts
Nick Stuccio is the President and Producing Director of FringeArts, and the creator of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, an annual city-wide celebration of thought-provoking progressive performance arts. In this episode, you’ll hear how Nick started his performance career as a ballet dancer, and how despite the fact that he didn’t take ballet seriously until he was 18, he quickly found himself thrust into a dance career.
He’ll share the moment his perspective on performance was totally turned upside down, and how he went from valuing tradition and technique to becoming obsessed with contemporary art .
And, you’ll hear the story of how FringeArts went from a small weekend of performances in 1997 to one of Philadelphia’s biggest and most well-known art organizations, featuring a 3-week festival, world-class performances, and a year-round beer garden.
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Sep 12, 2018
Christopher Wink: Technically, Journalism Isn't an Industry
Christopher Wink is the Publisher and CEO of Technically Media, which publishes local tech news network Technical.ly and nonprofit news site Generocity.org. He’s a lead organizer of Philly Tech Week and Baltimore Innovation Week, and in 2017 Folio magazine listed him as one of the 100 most innovative media leaders in the country.
In this episode, you’ll hear how in 2008, right as the economy collapsed, Technically started as a tech blog between 3 friends who were looking to get experience in an industry that wasn’t hiring. Chris will share how they would weather the storm, and how over the past 10 years they’ve built a company that not only reports but also offers events, conferences, and a hiring platform.
And, we’ll dive into the mindset of an entrepreneur, and how the line between huge success and catastrophic failure is often invisible.
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Sep 5, 2018
Chrisotomos Argerakis: The Real Life “School of Rock” at Andrew Jackson Elementary
Chrisostomos Argerakis is the head of the music program at Andrew Jackson Elementary school, a K-8 public school in South Philly. With no curriculum and no funding in place when he took the job, Chris managed to crowdfund enough money to purchase 30 guitars. The kids loved it so much that some started coming to school early to play. It wasn’t too long until this group started to evolve into something bigger.
That group would become a real-life School of Rock band, which plays shows year-round, has been featured in a documentary, and has even played cover songs alongside the original band.
Stay tuned for the story of how ‘Home,’ an elementary school rock band, became internet famous and gave an invaluable musical outlet to inner city kids.
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Aug 29, 2018
William Tyrone Toms: Giving Resources to Every Creator at REC Philly
William Tyrone Toms is the Founder and Head of Strategy at REC Philly, a creative agency and incubator for local artists and creative entrepreneurs. In this episode, you’ll hear how Will and his cofounder, Dave Silver, would make a name for themselves throwing concerts as Broad Street Music Group. That is, until Will started to see a bigger need: artists could put on a great show, but had no idea how to network and market themselves.
What follows is the story of how REC Philly would be born to provide creatives with the tools and network they need to build a business around their creative craft. The community quickly grew to serve over 200 creatives, some of whom would immediately find life-changing opportunities.
And, for the first time, you’ll hear how Will has recently opened up about his troubled family past, and how he looks to set an example for those like him who are born into adversity.
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Aug 23, 2018
Brendan Lowry: Creator of Peopledelphia and Social Media Influencer
Brendan Lowry is the founder of Rory Creative and one of the biggest social media influencers in Philadelphia. He is best-known for the Instagram account he created, Peopledelphia, which has over 85 thousand followers.
He is also a part of the founding team of Curalate, one of Philly ’s fastest growing startups. In this episode, we’ll chat about his beginnings at Curalate, which originally was an “AirBnb for parking and storage” called Storably. But after that idea failed, Brendan and the Curalate team found a much more successful business in social media marketing services.
We’ll also talk about how Peopledelphia began, and how, as it grew, Brendan had to find ways to ensure it actually represented all Philadelphians.
We also discuss his departure from Curalate, what he's doing now with Rory, and what life is like as one of the internet's sought-after "influencers."
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Aug 17, 2018
Alex Hillman: A Founding Father of Coworking at Independents Hall
Alex Hillman is the cofounder of Indy Hall, one of Philly's first ever coworking spaces. Indy Hall today features around 350 independent entrepreneurs and freelancers. But, back in 2006, when Alex was a freelancer himself, freelancing wasn’t so common and could be pretty lonely. Alex loved the independent life, but he missed the camaraderie found in the workplace. So, he set out to find his peers.
In this episode, you’ll hear how his group of fellow independents grew, and how they had the crazy idea to actually do their work in the same place. Alex will share how he and the community built Indy Hall from the ground up, and how they lead the coworking revolution.
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Aug 9, 2018
Lindsey Scannapieco: Repurposing Bok into South Philly's Creative Hub
Lindsey Scannapieco is the Managing Partner of Scout, an urban design collective that specializes in repurposing vacant and underutilized spaces. Their claim to fame so far is the Bok building, a giant, 8-story vocational school that takes up an entire city block in South Philly.
The Bok School was closed in 2012, but in 2014 Lindsey bought the building with a grand vision - she would lease pieces of it to creatives, who would use the building’s maker spaces for their original purpose, rather than just turning the building into condos.
Today, Bok has 130 businesses operating out of the building, but, the most famous one is Bok Bar, the rooftop beer garden with an unmatched view of the skyline. Bok Bar opened to a bit of controversy in 2015, but since then has become a Philly summer staple.
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Aug 1, 2018
Thomas Dixon: The Man with External Memory
Thomas Dixon was born-and-raised in Philadelphia, and would go on to receive a bachelors degree in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience at Ursinus. One day in 2010 , while he was working at CHOP towards becoming a Youth Psychiatrist, an unexpected accident would change his life forever.
Thomas would suffer a brain injury and develop Episodic Memory Loss, meaning that he could no longer reliably remember specific details of things that happened before a given day. He originally turned to Twitter as a means to record things like what he did, who he saw, and how he felt each day, but soon enough, it was time for a bigger solution.
His app, ME.mory, has essentially become an external hard drive for his mind, and in this episode, you’ll hear how really, you could say that his memory is now better than ours.
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Jul 26, 2018
Yasmine Mustafa: Undocumented Refugee Turned Social Entrepreneur & CEO
Yasmine Mustafa is a social entrepreneur fueled by a passion to leverage technology for good. She's the CEO of ROAR for Good, a certified B-corp aimed at reducing assaults against women using smart safety wearables and empathy education. Before that, she founded and sold her first company to a prominent content marketing firm in Silicon Valley.
Yasmine brought Girl Develop It to Philadelphia, a non-profit providing affordable opportunities for women interested in learning software development. In addition, she sits on the board of Coded by Kids, a non-profit organization committed to providing free tech education to inner city youth.
Due to challenges she experienced migrating to the United States as a refugee and discovering she was undocumented, Yasmine is also a champion for immigrants. Her "Birth Lottery" TEDx Philadelphia talk highlights the challenges (and opportunities) inherent in each life.
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Jul 17, 2018
Miguel Dalmau: Comedian & American Immigrant
Miguel Dalmau is a comedian who has appeared on TruTV, BET, and MTV. His comedy album, Thank You, That's My Time can often be heard on Sirius XM Radio. He is also the host of the American Immigrant podcast, where he interviews other immigrants who are pursuing their dreams.
In this episode, Miguel chronicles his escape of poverty and an abusive father in the Dominican Republic. He shares his discovery of comedy while growing up in NYC, and how he turned to comedy as a way to get by when he became an undocumented immigrant. We also hear how Miguel has fallen in love with the Philly comedy scene after becoming disenchanted with the state of "imitation comedy" in New York.
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Jul 10, 2018
Todd Carmichael Part 2: Reality TV Star & Canned Draft Latte Inventor
This is Part 2 of a two-episode series.
Todd Carmichael (IG: @todd_carmichael) is the Cofounder and CEO of La Colombe Coffee Roasters. He and his cofounder JP Iberti started the first La Colombe Cafe in Rittenhouse in 1994, and today it has 30 locations nationwide. Todd also invented the Canned Draft Latte, which took only 1 year to be found in 60% of all stores in the US.
Todd holds the world record for the fastest solo trek from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole, and he hosted Dangerous Grounds on The Travel Channel for three seasons.
In part 2 of this two-part episode, we hear stories of Todd's adventures sourcing coffee as the host of Travel Channel's Dangerous Grounds. We also dive into his recent invention of the Canned Draft Latte, and we get his perspective as an outspoken Philly-based CEO.
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Jul 3, 2018
Todd Carmichael Part 1: Creating La Colombe & Almost Dying in Antarctica
Todd Carmichael (IG: @todd_carmichael) is the Cofounder and CEO of La Colombe Coffee Roasters. He and his cofounder JP Iberti started the first La Colombe Cafe in Rittenhouse in 1994, and today it has 30 locations nationwide. Todd also invented the Canned Draft Latte, which took only 1 year to be found in 60% of all stores in the US.
Todd holds the world record for the fastest solo trek from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole, and he hosted Dangerous Grounds on The Travel Channel for three seasons.
In part 1 of this two-part episode, we dive deep into Todd's origins in the Pacific Northwest, and we hear the firsthand account of what it's like to face death at the hands of Antarctica's minus-100 degree temperatures.
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Jun 25, 2018
Becca Craig: The Baker Behind Beyoncé's Birthday Cake
Becca Craig (IG @chefbeccacraig) is the Executive Pastry Chef at Cake Life Bake Shop in Fishtown. She recently was a contestant on The Food Network's Best Baker in America, and previously baked behind-the-scenes on TLC's Bakery Boss. Her biggest claim-to-fame, though, is that in 2017 she baked Beyoncé's birthday cake.
In this episode, we hear the story of how watching the Food Network with her Craigslist roommate inspired her to start baking as an art form, and how her career quickly rose to TV Stardom and making sweet treats for Queen Bey.
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Jun 13, 2018
Erica Atwood: Social Justice Thought Leader
Erica Atwood (@ericainphilly) is currently the CEO of First Degree Consulting, LLC. Erica has served as the interim executive director of the Philadelphia Police Advisory Commission, which is the city's police civilian oversight board. She was the first Director of Black Male Engagement for the City of Philadelphia. She has also led External Affairs & Community Engagement for the Mayor’s Office and was Deputy City Representative serving as a protocol officer and overseeing management of special projects.
In this conversation, we hear stories of her role in the Michael Nutter mayoral campaign, we learn about the lives she's touched in her social justice work, and we talk about the ways in which we can all gain a greater perspective by empathizing and seeing life through another's lens.
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Jun 5, 2018
Bon Ku, MD, MPP: The Designer of Health
Bon Ku, M.D. (@BonKu) is the Assistant Dean for Health and Design and an Associate Professor at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He is the founder and director of JeffDESIGN, a first-of-its-kind program in a medical school that teaches future physicians to apply human-centered design to healthcare challenges.
Bon has spoken widely on the intersection of health and design thinking (TEDx, South by Southwest, Mayo Clinic Transform, Stanford Medicine X, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture) and serves on the Design and Health Leadership Group at the American Institute of Architects. In 2016, he received the Health Care Innovators Award from the Philadelphia Business Journal.
In addition to all this, he still practices emergency medicine, serving in the Emergency Room 2 nights a week.
In this episode, Bon tells the story of his immigrant family beginnings, how he became inspired to turn medical school on its head using Design Thinking, and what…
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May 30, 2018
Fran Dunphy: NCAA Men’s Basketball Coach, Big 5 Legend
Fran Dunphy has been the Head Coach of Temple University's Men's Basketball team since 2006. Before that, he served as the head coach of Penn's basketball team for 16 years. He's got an M.B.A. from Villanova, and he was a star player and later Assistant Coach at La Salle.
In this discussion, we talk about his journey from being a player to being the most celebrated coach in Philadelphia Big 5 history. He shares what it's like to guide student athletes through the pressures of the national spotlight, and we talk about how the Big 5 has changed since its inception in the 1950s.
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May 22, 2018
Chill Moody: HipHop Artist, Philly Music Ambassador, The Reason We Have Nice Things
Chill Moody (@chillmoody) is a HipHop artist, entrepreneur, and activist. Born and raised in West Philadelphia, he started by making beats in his parents' basements and quickly rose to the top of the Philly hip hop scene. He was named 'Best Rapper' by PhillyMag and is the official Philadelphia Music Ambassador as named by City Council.
He also founded lifestyle brand "nicethings," which includes a consulting firm, clothing line, record label, and even an IPA.
In this discussion, we hear stories of his beginnings in the rap scene, we dive into his decision to build his music career in Philly rather than locating to LA or NY, and we talk about the challenges that Philly Artists face today.
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May 14, 2018
Alex Scott: The Girl Who Fought Cancer With Lemonade
Alex Scott was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was just a few months old. She would undergo various cancer treatments her whole life.
When she was four years old, she thought it was time for her to give back. She decided to raise money to fund cancer treatments for other kids, and she wanted to do so by holding a lemonade stand. This idea started a national movement that would thrust her into national fame, including appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Today Show.
Today, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation has raised over $150 million since Alex's first stand. ALSF is headquartered right outside of Philadelphia, in Bala Cynwyd. The foundation is operated by her parents, Co-Executive Directors Jay and Liz Scott.
In this episode, Liz tells Alex's story from the very first stand up to her goal of raising $1 million to fight childhood cancer.
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May 7, 2018
Rick Nucci: The GURU of Philly Tech
Rick Nucci (@ricknucci) is the CEO and co-founder of Guru, a cloud knowledge management suite used by companies such as Shopify, Square, and Airbnb. Before Guru, he co-founded Boomi, a cloud integration service that was aquired by Dell in 2010.
Rick has also served as President of Philly Startup Leaders, a large community of local entrepreneurs and startup founders.
In this conversation, we talk about the trials and tribulations of founding a tech company outside of Silicon Valley in the early 2000s. We hear about what it's like to have a company get acquired, and Rick tells us how he got inspired to start from scratch and do it all again.
Though technically he founded both startups in Philadelphia, as you'll hear, he really built 2 different startups in 2 very different cities…
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May 2, 2018
Introducing "Philly Who?"
“Philly Who?” is a new podcast telling the stories of the doers, thinkers, and performers of Philadelphia. From up-and-coming game-changers to well-known legends, you'll dive into their past, present, future, and how it all contributes to The City of Brotherly Love. Hosted by Kevin Chemidlin. Music by Lee Rosevere. For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
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