The 30 Minute Hour™

#395 -- How To Get 100 Million Views On YouTube

TheSalonGuy®, Stephen Marinaro, is an experienced hairstylist and media personality with 20+ years in the beauty industry.​His highly viewed YouTube channel features hairstyling tutorials, tips, motivational tools and some exciting special event coverage. Stephen’s channel has over 1.2 Million subscribers, 100+ million views, and is currently averaging over a million views a month. He has been featured on Style Network, TMZ live and GMA Live.​Stephen’s brand is so versatile that not only does he produce his own YouTube and media content, he also offers media management services to other brands, educational programs, content creation services, and has his own line of hair products https://shop.thesalonguy.com.Listen NOW to discover, "How To Get 100 Million Views on YouTube"

#394 -- AI-Ready Executives: Navigating New Frontiers

Vinod Metra is an accomplished IT executive with over 25 years of leadership in spearheading global teams and driving multimillion-dollar technology transformations at industry giants like Fidelity, JPMC, MassMutual, State Street and more. Most recently, Vinod served as Fractional CTO at StonePeak, where he guided strategic tech initiatives. Holding a Master’s from Harvard and a Wharton CTO certification, Vinod brings deep expertise in AI, cloud/data cloud platforms, and transformative projects in finance and environmental services. Listen NOW as he shares his insights on architecting AI-ready data platforms and navigating the dynamic role of tech executives in today’s AI-driven landscape.

#393 - 3 Questions To Elevate Towards Your Purpose

Dr. Demetrius N. Booth is an Organizational Psychologist and the Chief Vision Officer/Founder of Elevating Purpose Consulting. He is a highly-rated adjunct instructor with progressive experience in creating positive climates, developing cohesion, providing purpose, and leading team and organizational learning. Dr. Booth is also a Senior Enlisted Leader in the Air Force.Listen NOW to discover, "3 Questions To Elevate Towards Your Purpose."

#392--How To Transform Your Challenges Into Opportunities

Holly Porter has had multiple near death and out of body experiences that have shaped her perspectives and shifted her focus!She faced a life threatening 70 day battle with COVID where she says she should have died. Holly is a 15 Time best selling author and has launched 11 different start ups!As the CEO of Holly Porter International, she empowers her clients to transform their challenges into opportunities.Listen NOW to discover, How To Transform YOUR Challenges Into Opportunities!

#391-- How To Deliver Bad News And get Away With It

Mahesh Guruswamy is a seasoned product development executive who has been in the software development space for over twenty years and has managed teams of varying sizes for over a decade. He is currently the chief technology officer at Kickstarter. Before that, he was an executive running product development teams at Mosaic, Kajabi, and Smartsheet.Listen NOW as Mahesh reveals principles from his book, "How to Deliver Bad News and Get Away With It".