#94: Dr. Irwin Eydelnant - The Art & Science of Eating
Dr. Irwin Adam Eydelnant is no ordinary doctor. Part technologist, part foodie, part artist, and a scientist by trade, Irwin is in the business of next level food experiences. Using pots, pans, and beakers as his tools of the trade, the Principal and Creative/Scientific Director of Future Food Studio, has created emerging food concepts and experiences alongside the likes of Pepsi, Kraft, SBE Gr...
59m Aug 12, 2015
59m
#93: Andrew McGregor - The Fighting Entrepreneur
Standing 6'7" and 290 lbs and adorned in 2 out of 3 pieces of a 3-piece suit, Andrew McGregor, aka King Drew, is quite literally, a gentle giant. That is, if he's not punching you in the face or defeating the world's foremost opponents in chess. The Mighty King Drew has had recent buzz for bringing the sport of Chess Boxing to the United States. However, in many circles he's known for philanthr...
49m Aug 06, 2015
49m
#92: Barnet Bain - The Rules of Creative Intelligence
Barnet Bain is an award-winning filmmaker, best-selling author, teacher, podcaster, radio personality, and essentially - for all intents and purposes - the muse of all muses. His mantra, "every act is a creative act," fuels creative thinking and doing in everything from politics to entertainment to manufacturing, entrepreneurship, teaching and then some. Part science, and part fun, he has taugh...
55m Jul 28, 2015
55m
#91: Matt Mason - A Pirate's Life for Me
In 2015, Matt Mason was voted the 11th most creative person in business by Fast Company. The pirate radio dj turned magazine publisher turned marketer, turned BitTorrent whisperer boasts a number of claims to fame - including the only book on Amazon to become a best-seller in two simultaneous categories. He's written and produced TV series, screenplays, comic strips, apps and records, not to me...
51m Jul 21, 2015
51m
#90: Anthony Demby - The Consciousness of Cool
As an organization, Humbleriot describes itself as "a collective of peaceful warriors armed with a loaded clip of authenticity and awareness, who utilize music and culture to tell stories." At its helm sits Anthony Demby, the most humble rioter of all. For the past 18 years, Anthony has been a staple in audible entertainment, working with artists ranging from Natasha Bedingfield, to Childish Ga...
37m Jul 15, 2015
37m
#89: Jenny Gottstein - Playtime is Never Over
Jenny Gottstein once loaded a toy gun with marshmallows dipped in food coloring and shot her coworker. Fortunately for her, as a professional adventure game designer, that's exactly the type of thing she gets paid to do. For years, Jenny has used the power of play to unlock creativity in the teams she works with by organizing public games around the world for groups ranging from 5 to 10,000 peo...
53m Jul 08, 2015
53m
#88: Collaborative Group - Detroit's Crusaders (Rebroadcast)
For years, people all over the world have had their eyes and ears on the streets of Detroit, MI, USA. In the midst of all the overly promoted destruction porn, lay several gems of innovation and an overwhelming sense of excitement toward the endless possibilities that come from starting over. 2 years ago The Collaborative Group launched the first ever "Challenge Detroit," a year long initiative...
57m Jun 26, 2015
57m
#87: Toby Turner - Playing for Perfection
Look at any top 100 YouTube channel list, and you're guaranteed to find Toby Turner (aka Tobuscus) somewhere in the ranking. To put that in perspective, in 2012, Wired reported that there are well over half a billion YouTube Channels in existence. In that regard, Toby has amassed fame that easily rivals any mainstream celebrity. 15+ million subscribers, over 3 billion views, a top performing cr...
39m Jun 16, 2015
39m
#86: Dave Asprey - Supercharged Brains, Bodies, and Businesses
Dave Asprey is a former computer hacker turned biohacker turned systems thinker turned CEO turned branding & business maven turned awesome. At age 26, and worth millions of dollars, Dave was well over 300lbs and suffering from numerous conditions affecting his mental and physical health. Tired of physiological failure, he turned his hacking skills toward his own biology, thus beginning the jour...
56m Jun 09, 2015
56m
#85: Crush Culture - 5 Points of Innovation (Vol 1)
Innovation Crush host, Chris Denson, breaks down 5 points of innovation; pulling anecdotes and stories from previous episodes and building takeaways for how to apply innovation principles and theory to your own Crush Culture. 1.) Curiosity & Exploration2.) Say Yes to the Yes3.) Diverse Perspectives4.) Creating Happiness5.) User Experience
27m Jun 03, 2015
27m
#84: CRUSH LIVE! - Redefining the Corporate Ladder
On this episode of Innovation Crush, we got a chance to sit down with the power women of Nike, Def Jam, and Universal Pictures during Behind the Hustle's "Yes Ma'am" event. The conversation is a fun and dynamic ride through everything from humble beginnings, personal branding, the value of relationships, working with millenials, celebrating personal victories, work-life balance and more... plus...
59m May 29, 2015
59m
#83: Graham Elwood - Making Microphone Checks
Whether on stage at a comedy club, at the helm of the LA Podfest, behind the mic on Comedy Film Nerds, directing his podcast documentary, or entertaining the troops in one of his 7(and counting) tours of the Middle East, Graham Elwood is a force to be reckoned with. Over the years, the comedian/filmmaker/entrepreneur discovered his purpose as an entertainer... to change people's lives... and do...
1hr 7m May 19, 2015
1hr 7m
#82: Chris Redlitz - Businesses Behind Bars
5 years ago, Chris Redlitz walked into San Quentin prison for the first time. He came out a changed man... luckily only 3 hours later. The serial entrepreneur and technology visionary had reluctantly visited to speak to inmates about entrepreneurship, but the passion he witnessed in that room convinced him to start The Last Mile, a business and technology incubator inside San Quentin, the oldes...
56m May 12, 2015
56m
#81: Ben Parr - Cracking the Attention Deficit
When it comes to multi-hyphenates, Ben Parr is one of the best. Among many things, he is the multi-award winning former Editor-at-Large of Mashable, a columnist at Inc Magazine, a regular CNET pundint, Founder of Dominate Ventures, and author of CAPTIVOLOGY, the quintessential book on the science of attention. On this installment of 'Crush, Ben walks through how attention works in the age of in...
44m May 07, 2015
44m
#80: Dennis Hong - Robots, Magic, and Happiness
Among many things, Dennis Hong is an award-winning roboticist, a magician, a best selling author, and a master chef. Robotics (his "day job," as he puts it) has won him spots on Popular Science's "Brilliant 10" list, Purdue University's "40 under 40," a place on the TED main stage, and get this - the coveted Louis Vuitton Cup Best Humanoid Award. The all-star roboticist stops by Innovation Cru...
39m Apr 21, 2015
39m
#79: Chamillionaire - From Rap Ventures to Venture Capital
Early in his Grammy award winning career, rapper, Chamillionaire learned some valuable lessons about business. Whether bootstrapping his own sales of mixtapes, negotiating higher payouts from his label, developing off the wall promotional marketing schemes, or reinvesting his money into multiple ventures, he always looked for smarter and better ways to achieve success. Fast forward to almost 10...
1hr 4m Apr 14, 2015
1hr 4m
#78: Lee Zlotoff - How to MacGyver Anything
2015 marks the 30th anniversary of MacGyver, an action-packed, hit TV series focused high-pressure problem solving and ingenuity. No weapons, few resources, and no way out. Ironically, this is a place we all find ourselves in often. Enter Lee Zlotoff, award winning filmmaker, writer, producer, and MacGyver creator...and now the mind behind The MacGyver Method - systemized tactics for finding an...
1hr 1m Apr 07, 2015
1hr 1m
#77: Elliot Kotek - The Death of Impossibility
How do you win TIME Magazine's invention of the year? Build a device that helps a fully paralyzed graffiti artist create art with only his eyes. This is how Elliot Kotek and his business partner, Mick Ebeling began Not Impossible, an organization that exploits the possibilities of technology for- as they put it - "the sake of humanity." In the past 7 years since the Eyewriter, Not Impossible ha...
47m Mar 31, 2015
47m
#76: Jon Werner - Trend Walks and Tech Talks
Jon Werner has mastered the true artistry of innovation; exploring every endeavor with a sense of childlike wonder. Quite literally, he is adidas Innovation Explorer (real title), and has led the company's effort to create and/or apply trends in technology and fashion for the past 8 years. On Innovation Crush, Jon explains his role, his successes (including winning a CES Innovation Award for a...
51m Mar 26, 2015
51m
#75: Cenk Uygur - The Angry Truth About Honesty in Media
Cenk Uygur has mastered the art of news and storytelling for the digital generation. As co-founder and CEO of The Young Turks, his news platform amasses BILLIONS of impressions each month through content deals with the likes of Hulu, Facebook, and YouTube (TYT has 2 Million subscribers on YouTube alone) and even broadcasts live, daily. Numbers like these - especially for millienial audiences - ...
58m Mar 17, 2015
58m
#74: Steve Streit - Prepaid Power to the People
Steve Streit is credited (pun intended) as the inventor of the prepaid credit card. In the beginning, he figured Ivy League college kids would flock to his invention, but quickly realized that his target audience was far more vast; catering to both millenials and underserved communities alike. Fast forward to 2015, and Steve's company, Green Dot Corporation has revolutionized banking through te...
57m Mar 10, 2015
57m
#73: CRUSH LIVE! -- Jason Mayden - From Death to Designer
At age 5, Jason Mayden almost died due to an infection in his blood. On his near-death bed, he had visions of what he wanted his future to look like, and after surviving the experience, he held on to that vision. Fast forward to age 19, when Jason becomes the youngest design hire at the Jordan brand. Over the next 13 years, he would become Head of Global Design, launching everything from specia...
1hr 8m Feb 24, 2015
1hr 8m
#72: Maz Jobrani - Why I Am Not a Terrorist
What's the best way to change perceptions? Tell jokes about the very thing you want to change. Maz Jobrani is an entrepreneur, comedian, actor, and now author whose Iranian roots are deeply embedded in everything he touches. Like George Lopez, or Chris Rock, his comedy and his heritage are intertwined with hilarious, thought provoking socio-political views. The former PhD candidate has broken ...
51m Feb 17, 2015
51m
#71: Bob Safian - Catching Up With Fast Company
When it comes to innovation, Bob Safian sits high above the fray, with a panoramic view of the world filled with inspiring ideas. As the leader of the leading publication about leading innovations in leading businesses, the Editor-In-Chief curates some of the most compelling moments in business and creativity. Stocked full of live events, print magazines, online editorial, social media chatter,...
50m Feb 10, 2015
50m
#70: Jess Weiner - Taking Branding Personal
Jess Weiner (yes, pronounced like the hot dog), grew up consuming media cascaded with women who looked nothing like her. Even at a young age, the bullied performing arts enthusiast knew her life's work would be focused on image consciousness and empowerment. Fast forward to 2015 and that young girl has become a highly sought after media maven, consulting with the world's top brands on creatomg...
49m Feb 04, 2015
49m
#69: Tristan Walker - Razor Sharp Design Thinking
When it comes to design thinking, few do it better than Tristan Walker. Early in his career, the award winning, 30-year-old entrepreneur served as an intern at then fledgling "microblogging" site, Twitter. Later, he moved on to become the golden child of Foursquare, helping build it to the point of cultural critical mass. And now in addition to co-founding Code 2040, an organization designed t...
48m Jan 27, 2015
48m
#68: Engage LA - Videos, Views, and Visionaries
We've heard many times before that "Content is King." But how do you lead people to that content? How do you keep them there when choices are vast and attention spans are low? How do you keep them coming back again and again? This round table installment of Innovation Crush brings together top executives from Disney Online Originals, Defy Media, and Engage LA to uncover the strategies behind hi...
1hr Jan 20, 2015
1hr
#67: Andy Walshe - Human Potential Takes Flight
For 8 years, Dr. Andy Walshe has served as Red Bull's High Performance Director. As such, the good doctor helps the athletes, musicians, artists, and performers Red Bull supports, push far beyond their physical, mental, and spiritual limitations. Part mad scientist, part genius, and part life coach, Andy creates scientifically rooted experiments and experiences designed to "give wings" to both ...
47m Jan 13, 2015
47m
#66: Peter McGraw - The Hardy Har Boys
Peter McGraw is a marketing professor, author, behavioral economist, and extremely humor curious. So much in fact, that he and his co-author, Joel Warner, of The Humor Code, set off on a global trek to uncover the science behind what makes things funny. In the process he created the Humor Research Lab (HuRL), both uncovering a plethora of universal truths and hyper localized cultural nuances. ...
54m Dec 09, 2014
54m
#65: Adam Garone - From Success to Significance
A self-proclaimed "mustache farmer," Adam Garone is the CEO and co-founder of Movember, a globally celebrated movement that pits mustaches against men's health issues; particularly prostate cancer. Adam comes from a long line of military, was a digital web and marketing exec, and now for the past 10 years, has brought 10's of millions of men and women together across more than 20 countries; ra...
59m Dec 02, 2014
59m
#64: Jeff Jenkins - Crunch Wrapped Innovation
Jeff Jenkins has many labels, from Taco Hack to Resident Disruptor to the Taco Whisperer. For the past 6 years the former NASA and Viacom exec has been creating new and innovative ways to engage the Taco Bell consumer. On Innovation Crush, Jeff breaks down his own personal path to innovation (which also includes a successful stint as an actor), how the fast food chain overcomes negative percept...
55m Nov 25, 2014
55m
#63: Skip & Alison Bedell - Crafting Excellence
Skip Bedell was birthed in excellence and professional integrity. The master carpenter comes from a long line of successful builders. While Skip once abandoned the family business to pursue other endeavors, he returned to the trade and now is the star - alongside his wife, Alison and comedian, Adam Carolla - of Spike TV's record breaking series, Catch a Contractor. On Innovation Crush, he and A...
52m Nov 13, 2014
52m
#62: Jeff Sparr - Mind Over Matters
Jeff Sparr is passionate about mental wellness. The CEO, hyphen artist, hyphen philanthropist, also happens to suffer from severe obsessive compulsive disorder. Early in his executive career, he learned to curb his medical condition through art - going from therapeutic hobbyist to one of the country's celebrated artists. Along the way, he created Peace Love Studios, an organization dedicated to...
44m Nov 06, 2014
44m
#61: Erica Williams - The Win Begins Within
Erica Williams Simon is an award-winning transformational speaker, storytelling trainer, media maker. With an early career inside the nation's capital, Erica quickly learned to recognize that real social change begins with people, not politics. The social disruptor has been named in the NAACP's 40 under 40, listed as one of the nation's top 50 politcos, consults with companies large and small ...
43m Oct 30, 2014
43m
#60: Jordan Brady - The Art of Specificity
Jordan Brady is a comedy legend turned commercial director, producer, podcaster, and documentarian. His passion projects include two films entitled I AM COMIC, and I AM ROAD COMIC which showcase the life of his fellow comedians on and off the road. On Innovation Crush, Jordan breaks down the power of storytelling, the myths behind advertising, and the power of long term industry relationships....
1hr 3m Oct 22, 2014
1hr 3m
#59: Rebecca Kantar - Nurturing the Future
By the age of 14, Rebecca Kantar had started her own non profit organization focused on the prevention of sex trafficking. By 16 she and her cohorts began a speaking tour to ignite youth entrepreneurship. Now a 22 year-old Harvard dropout and serial entrepreneur, Rebecca has spoken all over the world, steered the future of fortune 500 companies, and runs a network of 1000's of alpha millenial e...
1hr 15m Oct 14, 2014
1hr 15m
#58: Guive Balooch - Inside the Connected Beauty Incubator
Guive Balooch is a scientist turned cosmetics genius who currently helms L'Oreal's Connected Beauty Incubator, a lab focused on creating forward-thinking products and services that disrupt the cosmetics industry. On Innovation Crush, Guive breaks down the processes behind creating globally impactful ideas and products, the passion it takes to make innovation happen, and how his team of brillian...
56m Oct 07, 2014
56m
#57: Peter Marx - To Live and Thrive in L.A.
Appointed by Mayor Eric Garcetti, Peter Marx is Los Angeles' first Chief Innovation and Technology Officer. Born and raised in the city of angels, his motivation is simple: "I want to see my city become a better place." With a self-referenced "$40 title," a seemingly oversimplified work goal, and zero experience in government, the former Qualcomm and EA exec comes to Innovation Crush to breakdo...
49m Sep 26, 2014
49m
#56: Walter O'Brien - Bullied Genius Saves the World
Before Walter O'Brien discovered his intellectual gift, he was a socially awkward and often bullied kid at his school. One day, a bully had gone too far, and Walter was able to use his new found martial arts skills for a schoolyard triumph. Like a true scorpion, Walter was a docile creature, that when pushed enough, will attack and cause some pretty serious damage. Fast forward to 2014 where a...
44m Sep 19, 2014
44m
#55: Amanda Slavin - League of Extraordinary Innovators
Amanda Slavin is a former teacher and event planner who just happened to be given a great opportunity... to build communities with some of the world's top minds in business and creativity. That opportunity birthed CatalystCreativ, a one-of-a-kind "community design firm" that focuses on developing ecosytems that foster seemingly serendipitous moments of networking, education, and collaboration. ...
46m Sep 10, 2014
46m
#54: Andy Rohm - Let's Rethink Education
Andy Rohm is a marketing professor at Loyola Marymount University. The Detroiter turned marketer (Reebok, Brooks) turned surfer turned education innovator is one of the minds behind LMU's M-School, a new education program that covers all things marketing, innovation, and even invention. On this installment of Innovation Crush, Andy Breaks down how he and his team are reinventing the way we teac...
48m Sep 02, 2014
48m
#53: Hugh Forrest - SXSW: From Austin to Awesome
Hugh Forrest has been an integral part of the SXSW movement since its inception in the late 80's. The veteran festival director has been the visionary behind mulitple components, including primarily the interactive programming, which now sees more attendees than both its music and film counterparts. On Innovation Crush, Hugh breaks down the multiple levels of perseverance, support, and vision ...
54m Aug 26, 2014
54m
#52: Kyle Ellicott - The Future is Wearable
For some, the introduction of wearable technology is like the introduction of fire, or the wheel to mankind. The growing industry has opened a whole new ways to how we think, interact, learn, and survive, and progress. On this 1 year anniversary episode of Innovation Crush, the king of wearable tech, and co-founder of Wearable World, Kyle Ellicott guides us through the past, present and future ...
40m Aug 20, 2014
40m
#51: Name Dropping, Networking, and Crowdfunding
Director Joel Zwick and and producer Steve Sunshine are legends in the entertainment business. Classic storytellers, the two have helmed legendary projects ranging from Laverne & Shirley, to Webster, Full House, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, EXTRA, Mork and Mindy, Shake It Up!, and more, touching over 1000 episodes of television and dozens of films in their careers. On Innovation Crush, the hilario...
1hr Aug 12, 2014
1hr
#50: Steve Belanger - Reinventing Yourself
We've all been there... at the height of success or in the midst of on-the-job misery, and saying to ourselves, "You know what? This isn't for me!" Steve Belanger was a talented media executive, holding top positions at publishers like Penthouse and TIME. Then, he became an actor, comedian, host, and author. On this is installment of Innovation Crush, Steve breaks down the careful nature of his...
53m Aug 05, 2014
53m
#49: Nancy Gale - Visionary vs. Entrepreneur
Nancy Gale is a not only a survivor, but a thriver. While overcoming many personal difficulties at various stages throughout her life, the luxury accessory designer has skyrocketed beyond success with an attention to detail and craftsmanship second to none. Always inventive and holistically innovative, she has woven social responsibility into her productions, working with underprivileged youth ...
57m Jul 30, 2014
57m
#48 (Crush Live!): Coolhaus - Ice Cream, You Scream
Innovation Crush goes live in partnership with Tribe Talks, a series of entertaining and informative events created by millenial focused marketing and branding agency, Tribemint. In this episode, we chat with Natasha Case and Freya Estreller, co-founders of Coolhaus, a specialty dessert company that seamlessly fuses architecture and... err ice cream! Launching at Coachella 5 years ago with one ...
53m Jul 16, 2014
53m
#47: Jamen Shively - The King of Cannabis
Jamen Shively possesses an insane ability to envision ecosystems. When he thinks of an idea, he almost just as immediately can frame up all its social implications, hypothetical nuances, pros, cons, supporters, naysayers, and world changing opportunities. A former top executive at Microsoft, Jamen left to begin an in depth venture into the business and social ecosystem of Cannibis, that has in...
1hr 6m Jul 08, 2014
1hr 6m
#46: Keith Clinkscales - Leading a Revolution
Keith Clinkscales is the man responsible for making Sean Combs gigantic dream, a gigantic reality. The former ESPN executive, and Vibe Magazine president is now leading the effort behind Revolt TV, a new music platformed some have labeled the perfect rebirth of MTV. On Innovation Crush, Keith discusses the impact of hip hop culture, how the music business has changed over the years, what its li...
35m Jul 01, 2014
35m
#45: Gen Y, Social Media, and the Future
In this farewell episode of Innovation Crush, Robert Dones Jr, says goodbye to the Innovation Crush crew and the Crushers he's entertained for the past year... But not without a few of his peers and colleagues who see him as an on-the-job, peer-to-peer mentor, and friend. Together they discuss their generation's social habits, technology, the future of the workforce, entitlement, and share a f...
49m Jun 24, 2014
49m