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When we think of films, we want to be entertained and taken to new places. We want to experience ranges of excitement and walk away from what we saw feeling like we learned or feel something new. The entertainment industry has kept us enamored for centuries. From the silent era to today - entertainment has always helped us enter a fantasy world, and have a new experience by leaving us feeling a wave of emotions that only films, music, documentaries and tv can help us achieve. Some films can inspire us to be better while others can be the catalyst for conversation to happen and documentaries can help reveal the true essence of what makes a person, film, or moments in time so special. Have a passion for making documentary films? Want to learn how to successfully share the making of a film while bringing the story to life and make it inspiring to viewers today? On this episode of OWC’s Leaders & GameChangers, Setorii speaks with the team that put their hearts and souls into creating a documentary that not only moves the needle for so many around the world but shows us what the right kind of storytelling can do when we see things from a new perspective. The 9 to 5 film was and is about empowerment. Audiences immediately fell in love with the three working women, Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin had enough of the office dynamics they were dealing with and they playfully schemed their way to hold their boss accountable in a comedic, clever and sneaky way by turning the tables on him. This wasn’t just a film, it was the start of a movement and it was a tone. This was a voice for so many people in the workplace dealing with uneven visibility, pay and opportunities. Directors Camille Hardman, Gary Lane, Executive Producer Larry Lane, and Director of Photography Brian Tweedt - spent 4 years making this inspiring documentary about the 9 to 5 film and they brought Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin together to give us deeper insights and never herd before moments about the making of it. Camille, Gary, Larry, Brian and their team together helped craft a beautiful collection of powerful interviews, highlighting key moments and help us appreciate the genius of the original film through fresh eyes. The documentary’s closing credits also includes the timeless 9 to 5 song we all have loved since Dolly Parton created it and you will be able to hear a new version that Kelly Clarkson made which Dolly and Kelly created a duet remake of it together. This driven team was able to highlight powerful messages, elevate many that have been making a true difference around the world and they help us learn through this documentary that when we come together we can inspire change for the good.

We live in a world of efficiency, immediate gratification, and constant stimulations. We also live in a time where time itself feels scarce and because of it everything needs to be quicker but is quicker better? When we think of quality, what comes to mind? Do you think about artisan products, where companies or individuals creating them give their time graciously to create them? From the food that we eat, from the packaging we choose, from the pesticides we use, from the planet many of us are trying to heal... by correcting the damage both efficiency and industrialization has caused, can we reverse climate change? Is healing our planet something that will cost trillions or zillions of dollars? Will we see it in our lifetime and is it possible? Thanks to my guest on today’s episode of OWC’s Leaders & GameChangers, I have never felt more certain it is and it is a solution that is simpler then we could imagine. I’d like to ask you to now think about the source of where things begin. Where does our food come from? What have we not thought about looking at? It's time we look down. Farmers love to use it and dogs love to play on it. We walk on it every day. What is it? Soil. Ryland Engelhard is the Co-Founder & Executive Director of Kiss The Ground and he has been championing and sharing how fixing our soil will reverse climate change, make our nutrients in our foods better, make land quality thrive, help animals live better by letting nature do what it naturally was created to do. Ryland and the Kiss The Ground team created the inspiring Kiss The Ground documentary which was narrated by actor Woody Harrelson and directed by Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell. The optimistic and eye opening climate documentary featured Gisele Bundchen, Tom Brady, Jason Mraz, Ian Somerhalder, Rosario Dawson, David Arquette, Patricia Arquette, and others trying to help bring awareness to this powerful and yet attainable solution. Notable names support the KTG film and movement like Adrian Grenier, Jason Alexander, Frances Fisher, Amy Smart, John Paul DeJoria, Corey Feldman and more. The film explains how pesticides and tilling have harmed our soil which effect the entire eco-system. They help us learn that there is a healing power in the soil itself and if we help our dirt and the microbiomes living in it,

When we think of culinary experiences, many of us think of a great tasting meal. In a world of perfected turnkey menus, to be able to get what you expect is nice but being able to experience omakase from a chef that puts his heart, soul, pain and passion into every bite, is an unmatchable experience.  While so many restaurateurs are primarily and understandably focused on the income generated at the end of each night, Setorii experienced intriguing and decadent culinary experiences that left all the guests during each evening not only craving more but fascinated by the chef who makes these mouthwatering bites of heaven at Tsuke Edomae. Setorii shared, "he incorporates music into his evening, weaving every piece he creates through the air so we can all watch wondrously as he coddles every couture-like slice of hand selected pairings together to ensure he fills each presentation with strength, delicacy, intent and soul".  His authenticity and ability to awaken tastebuds that you didn’t know existed, would explain why his wait list to obtain a golden ticket to experience his culinary expertise has people excitedly waiting 9 months to get a reservation. On this episode of OWC's Leaders & GameChangers, Setorii speaks with Chef Michael Che, who introduces himself to guests as Chef Mike and he is a hidden secret in Austin, Texas that deserves to be discovered.  On this episode we will learn about the journey of entrepreneurship, the passion and trials we all experience when we follow our dreams and what it takes to be a successful chef carving one's legacy. Chef Mike is redefining the art of the dining experience through his subtle and yet immersive storytelling. It is an honor and a pleasure to have Chef Mike on this episode of Leaders & GameChangers. If you would like to make a reservation and Setorii recommends joining Chef Mike's wait list since openings do happen - you can click here and if you follow Tsuke Edomae's instagram page they announce when there are new reservations which are announced. If you love sushi, date night, are a foodie, love music, are intrigued by experiential dining and are in Austin - Setorii and too many others highly recommend Chef Mike's Tsuke Edomae. _____________________________________________ For more information about our wonderful sponsor, OWC (Other World Computing), you can visit: Macsales.com/leaders where you will find hardware and software solutions as well as tutorial videos to help you create more, do more and get the most out of your workflow. For more about our host, Setorii Pond, please visit setorii.com If you enjoy our podcast, please tell all your friends about us! Leaders & GameChangers loves our listeners and wants to give...

Connections can help pivot our lives. They can pave the way leading our businesses, adding value to our lives by enriching our personal selves and having the right people in our circle can help push us to become our best selves. There are a plethora of social networking groups and endless possibilities for us to choose from but our time is limited in life. We are all busy working to provide for ourselves and many of us can get caught up in the same circles and the same friends because we do not have the time to sift through the networking groups and attend social interactive experiences. We may try to find the friends and contacts that are the most fitting for our personal interests, align with people that help us achieve our dreams and or just really like someone we were lucky to mee and want to know them better.  In a world of sensory overload and limited time these days, how can we find the best experiences for ourselves? IVY Connect has been a social networking group that is a collective of professionals, entrepreneurship, dreamers, doers, leaders and mentors and their team has created events, gatherings, curated meet-ups, arranged learning sessions and much more for many years. Setorii has been part of IVY since close to their beginning. They carefully curated strategic meetups to ensure members were meeting the right people that could help them thrive and they also truly cared about adding value to members lives.  What does value mean today? How can we all add value to others lives? How can we find the right people to add value to ours? On this episode of OWC's Leaders & GameChangers, Setorii speaks with Beri Meric who created a brand and company that does exactly this. Beri is the CEO and co-founder of IVY. He and his teams tirelessly has given many years of inspiring efforts which paved the way to show that human value, social currency and learning from others. They creates an evolving place and come together for the greater good. IVY strives to help us all become our best version of ourselves. They help us learn from the best, find the right possible mentors, bring advice from great investors, and align us with leaders that believe in what we may be doing. Beri and his team help take us out of our normal habits by creating new patterns and fueling new experiences to help us follow our dreams while having some great new friends to cheer us on as we go. On this episode of Leaders & GameChangers we will learn what it takes to make a community that loves to be part of the ecosystem, get tips on how to add value to people's lives that has a ripple effect, create memorable events that keeps people talking long after, entrepreneurial advice and how to create content people want to pay to watch. _____________________________________________ For more information about our fabulous sponsor, OWC (Other World Computing), you can visit: Macsales.com/leaders where you will find hardware and software solutions as well as tutorial videos to help you create more, do more and get the most out of your workflow. For more about our host, Setorii Pond, please visit setorii.com If you enjoy our podcast, please tell all your friends about us! Leaders & GameChangers loves our listeners and want to give you more ...

If technology can help bridge the gap between connectivity and people’s futures and children are our future, than creating opportunities for kids to learn in areas that may not have accessibility seems like the perfect chance for companies and brands to make a true difference in lives globally. With so many options of causes to be part of and charities to contribute to, how do we know which will create a huge impact in the lives of those touched and how can we all help?  On this episode of OWC’s Leaders & Gamechangers, Setorii will have the honor of speaking with a man that is making a difference and has helped changed the lives of over 17,000 children worldwide. His name is Andy Stein and he is the founder / executive chairman of Orphaned Starfish Foundation. Andy is a recovering banker with a huge heart wanting to change the lives of children around the world. When corporate positions caught Andy's knowledge and skills out and were asking for his time, Andy felt he was traveling so much and didn't have anytime to help make a difference. He wanted to do more, help more and give his time to others. Andy would ask businesses he would work with, “to find me an orphanage and block two hours from my schedule so that I could go spend time with the kids and help” and they did which helped begin this inspiring journey. In 2001, after 25 years on Wall Street, Andy Stein left everything he was working on to start the Orphaned Starfish Foundation. Andy was personally driven to help since he was a child. He and his team at Orphaned Starfish Foundation helps orphans, victims of abuse, indigenous children, at-risk youth and survivors of trafficking around the world learn IT skills so they can break their cycles of abuse and hardships and change the course of their lives for positive and successful paths. Orphaned Starfish Foundation has different ways of connecting with people to help share what they are doing. One of the ways the Foundation is funded is through its galas. Each gala they honor children who have excelled in the OSF programs and they share how Orphaned Starfish has changed their lives. Many notable names also believe in what they are doing and have taken part in helping share the message. Artists like Jennifer Lopez, Jon Bon Jovi, Julia Styles, Skip Marley, and more have shared their support for OSF's impact and success through the years. Please join Setorii and Andy as he shares what it takes to make a successful and continuing to grow 501c3. He will explain how technology is such a pivotal part in helping so many children learn new skills, change their lives and set them up for success. Andy will speak about how all of our efforts can make a true impact in children’s lives and individual bases. They will discuss how companies, individuals and brands can follow OWC’s efforts by sharing and donating technology solutions for the children OSF helps and together we can help make the world a better place. _____________________________________________ For more information about our fabulous sponsor, OWC (Other World Computing), you can visit: Macsales.com/leaders where you will find hardware and software solutions as well as tutorial videos to help you create more, do more and get the most out of your workflow. For more about our host,

How can you get people to stop and care about someone else? Especially someone they may not directly have the opportunity to meet in person? There are countless charities and causes to choose from that we can help. What makes us pick one over the other? Authenticity is a way to people's hearts. People want to see, feel, and experience what others that need help... experience. In a world of sensory overload, finding a cause that speaks to us can be challenging to choose the chosen ones we become passionate about and connecting with them on a deeper level can be even more rare. When we think of impact, what would be a cause that would help touch our souls while we actually get to see our donations directly helping transform the lives of others? Water is the giver of life. Water helps us all grow our food, nourish our bodies and helps carry us through our day. It is unthinkable to imagine not everyone has access to water, let alone clean water with over 770 million people lacking basic access to clean and safe drinking water.  On this episode of OWC’s Leaders & GameChangers, Setorii speaks with the man who is on a mission to change this. He is the founder and CEO of Charity: Water and they have already helped over 14.5 million people get clean water in over 29 countries! His name is Scott Harrison and Scott’s innovative storytelling has helped their team secure in-kind and monetary donations from the normally impossible to-get-to large corporations to supporters around the world. His tenacity helped him get to the top while he also helped create innovative solutions that had not been created before. An exampled of this was a Google Earth sensor in the water wells to alert people when a water well was needing a repair. This helps people be proactive by continuing to ensure their efforts around the world are still thriving well after the instillation of the water well. Scott and Charity: Water's foresight to shift into Bitcoin early and shift to evolve their subscription model, helped them become the blueprint for what a charity can do right. Their efforts of connecting with donors while ensuring they always moved the needle forward... was driven by one mission, to ensure everyone on our planet has clean water. Scott's book, THIRST is a story about compassion and his mission in life is deeply inspiring. Scott, his wife Viktoria and the Charity: Water team are leaders we can all learn from and want to help support. If you would like to donate or follow their efforts, please join them at: https://www.charitywater.org --- On Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/charitywater/ --- On Twitter at: https://twitter.com/charitywater --- On Facebook at: https://www.facebook.

We live in a world of fast moving expectations. We have constant demands, many may feel there is sensory overload. We have the temptations to push ourselves even more with desire to achieve competitive immediate gratifications. Our bodies are often pushed to their limits because many of us do not create time to help our bodies and minds to - recharge, unwind and restore. Taking time for ourselves to help better our own productivity and our health, should be something that’s celebrated more.  With time being one of our most coveted assets we cannot get back finding one place to be able to help bio-hack our telemeters and reshape our future selves, sounds like the perfect solution. What if I told you there was a place that could help us get the most beneficial treatments and modalities to ensure our bodies are on the right path to helping rewind time and preserve the health we have as best as possible, wouldn't that be great? Our guest on today’s episode of OWC’s Leaders & GameChangers is the Founder and CEO of the fastest growing wellness franchise company known as Restore Hyper Wellness. It is listed as Inc.'s 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in Texas as well as Inc.'s Hottest Franchise Businesses in America with over 120 locations in over 34 states. Fortune Magazine named Restore, Top Workplaces in Health Care & Biopharma. Restore offers hyper wellness services that include a range of health protocols and modalities to promote short-term and long-term health results. They offer 30-to 60-minute sports stretching sessions, IV drip therapy, cryotherapy, infrared sauna sessions, red light therapy, compression therapy, biomarker assessments and more. His name is Jim Donnelly and Jim’s passion and drive to achieve having a Restore located within 5 minutes of everyone, is a dream we all should be rooting for.  If taking care of our bodies can help us rewind time and preserve what we have for affordable prices, then what Jim has created is a wellness movement we can all get excited join and with his team’s help, our children, our parents, our grandparents and we can all strive to extend our lives so we can enjoy more of the moments with the ones we care for most. Setorii has personally fallen in love with Restore, the team, what they offer and how they want to help everyone feel better. She frequents their South Lamar location in Austin Texas and she is looking forward to experiencing their other locations around the US. On this episode Setorii will help us discover lessons about entrepreneurship, lessons and tips about franchises. We will also learn about leadership advice, marketing tips, wellness guidance, how we can help fine tune our health, what to takes to build a successful business people look forward to experiencing and much more. For more information about our fabulous sponsor, OWC (Other World Computing), you can visit: Macsales.com/leaders where you’ll find hardware and software solutions as well as tutorial videos to help you create more, do more and get the most out of your workflow. For more about our host, Setorii Pond, visit setorii.com

Technology is constantly evolving. Think of how quickly things are moving. In a world of opportunities and a sea of endless possibilities, how can we capture people attentions to create something new that stands out? Why are people looking for new ways to invest in something that we cannot hold with cryptcurrencies? What is driving people to clammer to attain NFTs and land in the Metaverse? Setorii will dive into these topics and more today with Andrew Kiguel, the CEO and co-founder of Tokens.com. Andrew is also the chairman of the Metaverse Group which helps people buy real estate in the Metaverse.  In 2021, the gaming market was valued over $170 billion dollars! We live in a world of personalization. People want their own identities and yet they want to belong. So the fashion industry is the perfect mix of giving people what they want before they even know it. There are Millions of gamers worldwide that buy accessories, clothing, and skins for their digital avatars. Ralph Lauren collaborated with Roblox  banking on the idea that people will buy virtual outfits to style their avatars just like they do in real life. Andrew will reveal details he has not yet shared before about Tokens.com desktop based fashion week and fashion show in Decentraland.org on March 24th through March 27th. Celebrities, models, fashion brands like Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Elie Saab, Etro, Jacob & Co., and Tommy Hilfiger and more will be attending this one of a kind fashion week and fashion show and taking part of this unprecedented virtual event everyone is invited to take part in. Andrew will help us understand the swift evolutions taking place in this volatile seeming world of inspiring opportunities. There are new verticals to generate revenue, investments turning into the possibility of striking gold and a camaraderie and bonding for all that are part of this world. People are becoming fast friends out of excitement to learn, build and create new roadmaps together to make digital currencies, NFTs and the meta verse our new normal. Join Setorii on this exciting episode of Leaders & GameChangers as Andrew helps us unveil, discover and understand this exciting world of the future and the possibilities we can all look forward to.  Special thank you to The CEO of OWC Larry O'Connor, OWC's Director of Marketing Chris Kooistra, LGC producer Jason Richard. If you are looking for a product from OWC you can click here to find the best technology solution for you.

Marketing in today’s world can be one of the most complex and challenging industries. While there is so much opportunity because every business can benefit from great marketing, trying to build brand affinity and customer loyalty has many CEOs, marketers and brands striving to solve this modern day puzzle. How can we connect with customers, build the longer-term relationship beyond the sale, create the opportunity for new customers to fall in love with our product or company and help add increased value beyond what is normalized or expected.  On this fascinating episode of OWC's Leaders & GameChangers, Setorii would like to introduce you to the man that has cracked the code to help us all understand how to strengthen brand affinity and reach customers at a deeper level. His name is Raja Rajamannar and he is the CMO of MasterCard. He makes the magic happen at a brand we all admire and use. You probably have heard of the priceless campaigns that would run in commercials. They helped highlight our purchases beyond the cost of items, and the experience itself, because they help define that our time and moments are priceless. MasterCard helped humanize purchases by having us all realize that time and moments are our most valuable gifts and for that there is MasterCard to help us along our journeys.  Raja has helped lead and steer MasterCard into countless new territories where he has strengthened the brand itself, the impact it has around the world and curates one-of-a-kind experiences for us all to enjoy and share with each other. Raja has also personalized marketing experiences while helping business owners and marketers break down barriers where customers are normally annoyed by advertisements and interruptions but instead giving customers more of the personalization they have been seeking. By MasterCard choosing to come from the heart, listen to their customers, and find ways to add value to lives, their brand is helping think out of the box to pave the new path forward for all of us to learn from so we can make our businesses better, our customer experiences more appreciated and connect with our customers deeper than we have before. We would love for you to join Setorii and Raja on this episode of OWC's Leaders & GameChangers as they speak about lessons learned at Mastercard we can all apply, marketing strategies to help us think out of the box, success tips and tools, Raja's book Quantum Marketing, leadership and how to stand out in a world of instant gratification, how passionate Raja and Mastercard is about the LGBTQIA+ community and helping customers with vision impairments, as well as much more.

In a world of sensory overload and stressful situations coming at us on a daily basis people have become normalized to life’s challenges. It is rationalized all the time by seemingly everyone that... life is hard. All of the people we look up to all have shared harrowing journeys of personal struggles, defeats and comebacks which give people hope. For many of us it gives us the power to move forward seeking to achieve our dreams. There has been a noticeable increase of people actively looking for ways to naturally unwind at the end of their days. They have been seeking herbal therapies, remedies for stress and therapy. Meditation apps, magazines making their entire magazines about healthy recipes, wellness apps and websites as well as virtual doctor appointments have all thrived during the past years.  There is a desire and a need for psychoactive therapies to help treat a range of ailments. Some types of alternative therapy have been well-researched by scientists, so doctors may recommend them to patients. Examples of more understood and accepted practices include yoga, meditation, and acupuncture. But people appear to be on quests to go deeper and discover more than the normilized forms of recoveries. Burning Man helps people bond and rekindle with their sense of self, yoga retreats help people reconnect with their souls, Vipassana meditation helps people get away from the business of everyday. Medical Medium or Dr. Robert Morse helps us learn to heal our bodies from within by guiding us through eating fruits, plants and herbs while Tony Robbins seminars helps us rekindle our inner spark. Transcendental Meditation helps us reconnect with our inner voices and Wim Hof breathing training helps strengthen our body's natural immunity. All of these above mentioned have one thing in common… healing.  A term you may not be as familiar with is Psychedelic Therapy. What is it and is it the mental therapy of the future? Jemie Sae Koo is the CEO of Psychable and she believes it is. Psychable bridges together telehealth therapy with ketamine, which helps connect clients to its nationwide network of therapists, prescribers and informative content together to help keep consumers who are looking for alternative therapies safe.  Please join Setorii Pond for this eye-opening episode of Leaders & GameChangers as she uncovers what may be a new way to help us all. 

Marketing helps businesses, brands and people stand out from the crowd. Innovation alone does not necessarily guarantee visibility. We now live in a day and age where we have tools to better understand our customer’s interests, needs, spending habits and what makes them who they are. In a sea of options, how can you stand out and still be true to who you are and the vision you have for your image, brand, and product? On this episode of Leaders & GameChangers Setorii speaks with the CEO and founder of UNUM, Dillon Morgan. UNUM is a company that is loved by millions of celebrities, creators, brands and teams around the world. UNUM helps you see your message clearly by bringing the creative world together with deep insights and design solutions to help utilize strategic features to help us all grow our social presence with their refined focus and vision to empower everyone to be the best storyteller they can be. Dillon Morgan set out and achieved creating solutions we need by bringing the marketing tools and creative design needs under one roof. UNUM gives us all we need to succeed without the overhead of teams of creative professionals. Setorii started using UNUM years ago when she was tailoring her content for her social channels. It helps her organize her visuals, create her message with a user-friendly and addictive solutions she always looks forward to using. If you are looking to learn more about Dillon and UNUM, please follow UNUM at: Website: https://www.unum.la Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unumcloud

We live in a day and age where visual content captivates audiences attention for a large portion of their day. Technology has created accessibility like never before for viewers to consume content waiting for them. You can multitask by working and having your favorite podcast or film streaming on your phone, computer, smart TV, tablet or other devices. The days of a select few channels to choose from is unthinkable in a world of endless possibilities like we have today. So how do we peak viewers' interests? How can we become better marketers, storytellers, find our niche audience and create binge-worthy content?  Viewing habits differ from person to person. Some watch educational, others may like documentaries, maybe you like comedy or thrillers — Whatever you gravitate to — Someone is creating it for you right now. Being a content creator today - has never been better. The range of tools, instructional videos, creative and technological teams helping empower us all by giving us the answers we need to simplify the formulas can all be found in one place — Wistia.  Chris Savage and his business partner Brendan Schwartz created Wistia, a video hosting platform that empowers everyone to achieve better marketing, with all the tools needed to help them get better results and a greater reach for their videos and podcasts. Setorii knew Chris was the perfect leader and game changer to feature on this episode because his company has helped brands of all sizes. His company Wistia creates educational content and marketing software to help enable small and medium-sized businesses to leverage their video content to generate brand connection, loyalty and connection. Marketers can also create their own channel on their websites and on Wistia while also using a suite of tools to convert video viewers into subscribers and brand advocates. Wistia believes creating affinity has greater impact than awareness and in order to build brand affinity businesses should create binge-worthy, long-form content that adds value to viewers' lives. Cannot wait for you to join me on this episode of Leaders & GameChangers.  Chris shares a lot of wisdom and advice in this interview. We speak about entrepreneurial tips for success, how to find the right investor for your company, NFT’s, how to make great business and leadership choices, resources that helped him along the way and how to make all customers and brands feel special. A quote from the interview Chris shared, “Authenticity is what wins and we want real connection with human beings and it's become even more true because of the pandemic”.