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Welcome to this episode of Navigating Now, where we're excited to have our first Forbes 30 under 30 member, Nic Weinfeld, the founder of Five to Sixty, a media production agency that's been making waves in the industry since 2015.

Nic's expertise lies in creating short social videos, stills, and gifs that leave a lasting impression on today's audiences.

Over the years, Five to Sixty has worked with some of the biggest names in the business, including Don Julio, Starbucks, Pepsi, Spotify, and Popeyes. Nic's collaborative spirit has also led him to partner with international advertising agencies like AKQA, GUT, Wunderman, and VaynerMedia.

Nic's work has not gone unnoticed either. He has won the coveted Cannes Lions Mo Film award for his Coca-Cola broadcast commercial, and Five to Sixty's Pepsi Super Bowl Campaign was honored with a Gold and Silver Telly Award.

One thing that sets Nic apart is his belief that every film has a story to tell, no matter how short or long. This perspective has allowed him to create engaging content that resonates with audiences of all kinds.

We invite you to join us for an insightful conversation with Nic on this episode of Navigating Now.

Check out Nic: Website: ⁠ http://www.nicweinfeld.com/

FivetoSixty: ⁠ https://www.5to60.com

Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/nicweinfeld/?hl=en

Linkedin: ⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-weinfeld-18806018/

Email: ⁠ [email protected]

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We are proud to welcome Vernon J to the podcast. Vernon is the founder and CEO of Equity Platforms.

In today's episode, Vernon gives listeners an understanding of the power of ownership if you understand how to play the game. He also details the differences between blockchain and crypto, speaks on fundraising, being a thought leader, and much more.

If you are curious about the next generation of real estate, and the billion-dollar applications of blockchain technology this is the episode for you!

Check out Vernon: 

Website: ⁠https://equitycoin.org⁠ 

Merch: ⁠https://equity.clothing⁠ 

Equity Share: ⁠http://equityshare.io⁠

Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/VernonJdot⁠ 

Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/vernonjay/⁠

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CHAPTERS: 

00:00:00 INTRO 

00:02:06 VERNON'S JOURNEY 

00:10:00 WHAT IS EQUITY? 

00:22:00 LONG-TERM HORIZON OF BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTO 

00:31:17 BLOCKCHAIN IN LUXURY ASSET MARKETS 

00:35:03 $250 MILLION BROOKLYN PROJECT 

00:43:00 REPLACE THE BANK WITH COMMUNITY 

00:47:06 HOW WILL BRANDS USE BLOCKCHAIN FOR COMMUNITY? 

00:52:35 HOW TO BE A THOUGHT LEADER 

00:55:20 NETWORK OF FOUNDING MEMBERS 

00:58:43 HOW TO RAISE MONEY AND LEVERAGE A COMPANY 

01:04:20 WHAT DOES DYFRENT MEAN TO YOU? 

01:16:45 OUTRO

IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE, DEZ AND J EXPLAIN THEIR THOUGHTS AROUND THEIR CURRENT HIRING PROCESS, THE VISION BEHIND DYFRENT, HOW THEY SEE THE WORLD MOVING FORWARD, AS WELL AS OTHER TOPICS. CONCEPTS & COFFEE IS AN IDEA BORN SIMILAR TO MANY OF OUR IDEAS, WE CREATED A SPACE TO SHARE IDEAS AND EVENTUALLY BOTH PARTIES THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE SHARED. BI-WEEKLY WE MEET WITH BRETT TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS TO UPDATE EACH OTHER ON PROGRESS AS WELL AS ASSIST EACH OTHER ON HOW TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS. NONETHELESS, IT IS A CONVERSATION BETWEEN FRIENDS WHO ALIGN IN THEIR RESPECT FOR THE GODS OF CREATIVITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND GREATNESS. OUR VISION IS TO CREATE THE CONTENT THAT WE WOULD HAVE WANTED WHEN WE WERE KIDS, AND HOPE THAT THIS CONTENT BRINGS YOU KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRATION. WE PLAN ON DROPPING THESE BI-WEEKLY AND WOULD ALSO LOVE TO BRING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE CONVERSATION, SO STAY TUNED. CHECK OUT BRETT: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-gol... Portfolio: https://www.coroflot.com/bgolliff Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgolliff D Y F R E N T: ENTER IMAGINATION WITH GRACE THE STORE: http://dyfrentny.com THE CREATIVE AGENCY: http://dyfrentconsulting.com INSTAGRAM: @dyfrent // @dyfrentconsulting LINKEDIN: DYFRENT CONSULTING CHAPTERS: 00:00 INTRO 03:42 DYFRENT HIRING PROCESS 14:25 EMPLOYEES ARE UNNECESSARY FOR CAPITALISM 34:45 HOW DYFRENT WORKS 41:20 F*** YOUR ETHNICITY 47:02 SUCCESS TRAITS 56:11 SHARING MUSIC & INTERESTS

CONCEPTS & COFFEE IS AN IDEA BORN SIMILAR TO MANY OF OUR IDEAS, WE CREATED A SPACE TO SHARE IDEAS AND EVENTUALLY BOTH PARTIES THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE SHARED. BI-WEEKLY WE MEET WITH BRETT TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS TO UPDATE EACH OTHER ON PROGRESS AS WELL AS ASSIST EACH OTHER ON HOW TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS. NONETHELESS, IT IS A CONVERSATION BETWEEN FRIENDS WHO ALIGN IN THEIR RESPECT FOR THE GODS OF CREATIVITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND GREATNESS. OUR VISION IS TO CREATE THE CONTENT THAT WE WOULD HAVE WANTED WHEN WE WERE KIDS, AND HOPE THAT THIS CONTENT BRINGS YOU KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRATION. WE PLAN ON DROPPING THESE BI-WEEKLY AND WOULD ALSO LOVE TO BRING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE CONVERSATION, SO STAY TUNED. CHECK OUT BRETT: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-gol... Portfolio: https://www.coroflot.com/bgolliff Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgolliff D Y F R E N T: ENTER IMAGINATION WITH GRACE THE STORE: http://dyfrentny.com THE CREATIVE AGENCY: http://dyfrentconsulting.com INSTAGRAM: @dyfrent // @dyfrentconsulting LINKEDIN: DYFRENT CONSULTING

We are joined by Brett Golliff, an industrial design veteran who started by designing shoes at New Balance to becoming the global design manager of the interior of Corvette for the last decade, to now starting his own freelance design agency, all while being an adjunct professor teaching college students his craft. In this episode, we discuss Brett's interesting childhood and his come up to the highest levels of design, his experience running his own freelance shoe design agency, and his advice for the youth.   

CHECK OUT BRETT: 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-golliff-3892856/

Portfolio: https://www.coroflot.com/bgolliff

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgolliff

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THE STORE: http://dyfrentny.com   

THE CREATIVE AGENCY: http://dyfrentconsulting.com   

INSTAGRAM: @dyfrent // @dyfrentconsulting   

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CHAPTERS 

00:00:00 INTRO 

00:01:52 CHILDHOOD 

00:12:51 EARLY ASPIRATIONS 

00:18:03 COLLEGE EXPERIENCE 

00:30:46 FROM COLLEGE TO NEW BALANCE 

00:40:51 FROM NEW BALANCE TO CORVETTE (GM) 

00:49:45 DESIGNING SHOES VS. CARS 

01:02:33 FAVORITE PROJECTS 

01:13:14 TRANSITIONING OUT OF CORPORATE 

01:22:46 LESSONS FROM ENTREPRENEURSHIP  

01:27:19 ADVICE FOR THE YOUTH 

01:30:59 WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR LEGACY TO BE? 

01:32:48 YOUTH MINDSET PATTERNS 

01:36:10 WHAT DOES DYFRENT MEAN TO YOU? 

01:39:15 OUTRO

We are honored to welcome Sherman Williams II to the podcast. Sherman is a US military veteran that has vast experience in the world of finance and Venture Capitalism(VC). Sherman is the Co-Founder of AIN Ventures, " a seed-stage focused venture fund that invests in dual-use technology and veteran-led startups." In today's episode, Sherman details his journey, taxes, how to get started in private equity, what he looks for in founders, the different types of wealth creation investing, and much more. If you are curious about creating your own investment portfolio of companies sometime in the future, this is the episode for you!

Check out Sherman:  

Website: ainventures.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/vc_sherman

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherman-williams/

Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/sherman-williams-ii

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CHAPTERS: 

00:00:00 INTRO 

00:03:25 SHERMAN'S JOURNEY 

00:07:42 FROM MILITARY TO FINANCE 

00:18:00 KAUFFMAN FELLOWS AND TECH STARS 

00:26:39 HOW A VC COMPANY WORKS 

00:34:38 THE TAX GAME 

00:46:38 HOW TO GET STARTED IN PRIVATE EQUITY 

00:51:06 THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEALTH CREATION INVESTING 

01:07:54 HOW TO FIND FOUNDERS TO INVEST IN 

01:18:03 WHAT SHERMAN LOOKS FOR IN FOUNDERS 

01:26:48 WHAT NUMBER MAKES YOU FEEL RICH? 

01:31:24 WHAT DOES DYFRENT MEAN TO YOU? 

01:35:06 OUTRO

We are happy to have the opportunity to sit down and chat with Hector Quintanilla, founder at CEO of Archived Dreams, a well-established source of vintage fashion inspiration(and now also online store), followed by the likes of Highsnobiety, Jerry Lorenzo, Mike Amiri, and Virgil Abloh(RIP), just to name a few. Hector speaks about his upbringing, how he founded and grew Archived Dreams, and also ideas he wants to see in the world.    

CHAPTERS 

00:00:00 INTRO

00:01:27 CHILDHOOD AND UPBRINGING 

00:09:43 FASHION BEGINNINGS

00:14:08 THE START OF ARCHIVED DREAMS 

00:16:52 CREATING AN ONLINE STORE 

00:23:07 KEYS TO GROWING AN INSTAGRAM PAGE 

00:31:30 FAVORITE DESIGNERS 

00:48:05 VINTAGE FASHION 

00:51:20 ADVICE FOR GROWING COMMUNITIES 

00:54:10 THE FUTURE OF VINTAGE 

00:57:56 MEANING BEHIND "ARCHIVED DREAMS" 

01:01:54 HECTOR'S DESIGNS 

01:09:06 SUSTAINABILITY 

01:10:31 BUILDING A CHAIR 

01:12:52 VISION 

01:19:28 "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE?" 

01:22:34 BUILDING IDEAS - 3D PRINTING TEXTILES 

01:31:42 THOUGHTS ON YOUNG PEOPLE CREATING IN DIFFERENT MEDIUMS 

01:46:06 WHAT DOES DYFRENT MEAN TO YOU? 

01:48:13 A MESSAGE FROM J 

01:49:34 OUTRO   

Check out Hector: 

Instagram: @archived.dreams 

Instagram: @archived.dreams.studio 

Instagram: @archived.dreams.store 

Instagram: @hector.quint 

Youtube: Archived Dreams 

Website: archiveddreams.com  

We’re very excited to have a veteran in the luxury products space who went from developing products and brands at LVMH, to founding his own successful fragrance Atelier in Paris, and also our partner in creating our brand new fragrance, OPULENCE. Emmanuel's atelier is an a-la-carte fragrance workshop where customers create their own fragrance by combining a variety of handpicked scents to create something completely unique.   

Check Out Emmanuel:  

Website: https://www.candora-fragrance.com/ 

Instagram: @candora_paris 

Linkedin: @Emmanuel Frossard 

Youtube:  @Candora Paris    

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Today we are happy to have Eliot Goldstein on the podcast. Eliot is a veteran lawyer with specialty in Estate Planning, Business Planning, Estate Administration (Probate), Estate Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Guardianships, Commercial Real Estate and Residential Real Estate. We brought Eliot on the podcast because we felt that there is so much that people don’t know about law, and especially the profession of a lawyer. Eliot walks us through his story and how he came to own his own practice from a legacy of lawyers. We also talk about how the law works and how it is evolving.     

Check out Eliot:  

Website: http://egoldsteinlawfirm.com/  

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliot-goldstein-0007a86/    

CHAPTERS  

00:00:00 INTRO

00:01:16 CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENT 

00:04:54 EDUCATION 

00:05:41 FROM SCHOOL TO PROFESSIONAL LIFE 

00:10:23 PROFESSIONAL LESSONS 

00:11:49 LESSONS LEARNED FROM OTHERS 

00:13:23 WHY DO PEOPLE NEED LAWYERS? 

00:16:12 WHY DO PEOPLE NEED CONTRACTS? 

00:20:24 WHAT IS A LAWYER’S RESPONSIBILITIES? 

00:22:43 DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAWYERS 

00:25:54 HOW TO: REAL ESTATE LAW 

00:29:34 HOW TO: STARTING A COMPANY 

00:35:05 HOW LAW IS EVOLVING IN WEB3 

00:40:20 IMPLICATIONS OF FORCE MAJEURE 

00:43:34 I AM ATHLETE CASE STUDY 

00:48:46 LAWYER VS. JUDGE 

00:51:14 PARTNERSHIPS VS. SOLO IN PRACTICE 

00:53:00 DAY IN THE LIFE OF ELIOT GOLDSTEIN 

00:55:02 MORAL DILEMNAS 

00:58:19 HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS A LAWYER 

01:01:54 CALLING THE IRS 

01:05:35 IF YOU HAD A BILLBOARD, WHAT WOULD IT SAY? 

01:04:33 WHAT INFORMATION WOULD YOU ADD TO SCHOOL? 

01:08:03 FAVORITE MOVIES 

01:09:53 WHAT DOES DYFRENT MEAN TO YOU? 

01:11:48 OUTRO

Join us in our conversation with Andrea Keeble. Andrea is currently the Art Director at Complex Networks. She has 10+ years experience in the world of creative direction, and has used her talents to work with the likes of Christian Dior, Gucci, Moncler, Puma, Nordstrom, Reebok, First We Feast (Hot Ones), Hard Music Festivals, ESPN (NBA), Alienware, Lexus and more. Andrea also owns and runs her own creative company, The State of Green, that acts as, “a fresh perspective keeping culture and mother nature at the forefront.” In today’s episode, we highlight Andrea’s journey from the very beginnings, to traveling around the world doing freelance, to what she does now with Complex. We speak about what it takes to work at the highest level and how Andrea has navigated her way into spaces where she can thrive.   

CHAPTERS: 

00:00:00 INTRO 

00:00:43 EARLY INFLUENCES 

00:05:26 EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY

 00:09:41 EARLY CAREER LESSONS 

00:13:27 MENTORSHIPS 

00:14:51 HOW ANDREA GOT TO COMPLEX 

00:16:27 WIDENING PERSPECTIVES THROUGH TRAVEL 

00:18:25 TRANSITIONING INTO COMPLEX

 00:22:39 WHAT MAKES BIG PROJECTS SUCCESSFUL? 

00:24:54 HARMONIZING TEAMS 

00:26:51 SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY WORKING AT COMPLEX 

00:28:00 WORKING WITH CELEBRITIES AND BRANDS 

00:29:00 FAVORITE PROJECT AT COMPLEX 

00:29:56 FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB 

00:30:30 THE STATE OF GREEN - ANDREA'S COMPANY

 00:34:44 FREELANCE VS. CORPORATE WORK 

00:42:08 ADVICE FOR YOUNG CREATIVES 

00:47:10 SPECIFIC SKILLS YOUNG CREATIVES NEED

 00:48:41 SOFT SKILLS EVERYBODY COULD USE 

00:52:40 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS 

00:53:18 MORE SOFT SKILLS FOR SUCCESS 

00:58:01 WHAT DOES DYFRENT MEAN TO YOU?

 00:59:02 3 TRUTHS 

00:59:49 WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR LEGACY TO BE? 

01:00:56 OUTRO   

Check out Andrea:   

Website: thestateofgreen.com 

LinkedIn: Andrea Keeble 

Instagram: @thestateofgreen  

Find the video clips from this episode and more episodes on IGTV and YouTube @DYFRENT  

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THE STORE: http://dyfrentny.com  

THE CREATIVE AGENCY: http://dyfrentconsulting.com  

INSTAGRAM: @dyfrent // @dyfrentconsulting    

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