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Co-hosted by Richard and Elizabeth Gearhart, Passage to Profit is an iHeart radio show and podcast taped in NYC for entrepreneurs that features an interview with an accomplished speaker and a pitch contest. Listen in every Sunday at 8 pm on station 710 WOR or the iHeart app or check out the past podcasts below. Our generous sponsors ensure that it's free to pitch and is open to anyone who has a business with a website. The public votes (scroll down to vote) and the winner receives a professionally produced video of their pitch.
This Week's Re-Run Episode
Our Featured Guest for Sunday, January 12th is Howie Busch
Inventor, Entrepreneur, Coach, Speaker & Attorney, Howie Busch has experienced success in a number of businesses and industries. In June of 2017, he launched a Kickstarter campaign for DudeRobe that fully funded in just 2 days. Within 1 week of starting the business, the head of casting for Shark Tank tweeted at him. Three months later he was pitching to the Sharks. At Billy Blaze Design, Mr. Busch designs and develops innovative products, which he typically licenses to leaders in that particular industry. Howie’s inventions include The On-Hand Pillow/World's Smallest Travel Pillow sold in airports nationwide, Ugly Christmas Blankets™...perfect holiday gift for any hard to shop for person in your life, and Wall Wobblers, a sports & entertainment licensed bobblehead for your wall sold in Walmart & other stores. Additionally, Howie consults for and advises numerous companies and coaches individual inventors, leveraging his vast network of friends & colleagues to their mutual advantage. You can visit Howie at his website at: https://www.duderobe.com/
Visit the pitch presenters for January 12th at their websites:
Elias Li with Fyllan, the only real-timesaving app available in the market today. With the Fyllan app users never have to wait in line for a seat at a restaurant! They choose a restaurant of their choice, make a deposit for their food to reserve their table and the deposit is deducted from the bill, at https://www.fyllan.com/
Joshua Friedman and Voravong Nachampassak with Crew Me Up, the first on-demand marketplace connecting the people making movies. Users can hire a crew or join one and become part of a community of industry professionals, at https://www.crewmeup.com/
Garonne Decossard aka “Ronnie” with The Ronnie Shop, specializes in hair regrowth products which she has designed and developed with all natural and essential oils with moisturizing, sealing and restorative properties to soothe and stimulate the scalp, at https://www.theronnieshop.com/
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Visit the pitch presenters for December 8th at their websites:
Joe Cupp with Coaster Pro On the Go, an eco-friendly, customizable, and incredibly absorbent coaster for automotive cup holders. The ONLY car coaster that can clean!, at https://www.facebook.com/CoasterProOnThe/.
Warith Jumuah with Passionate Rebel LLC, a clothing style and lifestyle movement that promotes following ones passion through creating fashionable apparel and being community active to redefine what it means to be an individual, at https://www.passionaterebel.net/.
Past Podcasts
Listen to our past shows and stay tuned for more - posted the Monday after the show airs.
Passage to Profit Show Episode Archives
01-12-2019: How to License Your Product with Inventor & Coach, Howie Busch, Re-Run of Episode #48
This week our featured guest was Howie Busch, celebrated inventor and entrepreneur of Billy Blaze Design and who founded DudeRobe. Our featured presenters included Elias Li with Fyllan, Joshua Friedman and Voravong Nachampassak with Crew Me Up, and Garonne Decossard aka “Ronnie” with The Ronnie Shop.
01-05-2020: Celebrity Entrepreneurship and Personal Branding with Clint Arthur, Re-Run of Epiosde #52
This week we are excited to have Clint Arthur, celebrity entrepreneur and personal branding expert, as our featured guest. Our presenters this week included D. William Zero with GigKloud, Gracie Benedith with Braille Code Brands, and Marci Klein, MD with 3DuxDesign.
12-29-2019: Celebrity Fitness Training with #thebootybuilder©️, Walter Kemp, Re-Run of Episode #64
This week, our featured guest was Walter Kemp, aka #Thebootybuilder, fitness instructor and influencer. Our Our Executive Spotlight will be Mario Cassabona, founder and CEO of TechLaunch. Our presenters this week were Ford Seeman with Forest Founders and Lorna Scott with Inverroche.
12-15-2019: Cyber Crime Prevention for Entrepreneurs with Cyber Security Expert, Chavous Camp, Episode #66
Our featured guest is Chavous Camp, founder and CEO of Carolina Innovative Research, and our featured executive spotlight speakers are Kenya Gipson, iHeart Media Maven and Valerie Reid, founder of Simple Cremation Online.
12-08-2019: Expanding Your Business Into The US with Founder of Nok Brands, Renato Anselmi Ricci, Episode #65
Our featured guest is Renato Anselmi, founder and COO of Nok, and our featured executive spotlight is Joshua Weiss, the founder and CEO of TeliApp. Our featured presenters this week were Joe Cupp with Coaster Pro On the Go and Warith Jumuah with Passionate Rebel LLC.
12-01-2019: Celebrity Fitness Training with #thebootybuilder©️, Walter Kemp, Episode #64
This week, our featured guest was Walter Kemp, aka #Thebootybuilder, fitness instructor and influencer. Our Our Executive Spotlight will be Mario Cassabona, founder and CEO of TechLaunch. Our presenters this week were Ford Seeman with Forest Founders and Lorna Scott with Inverroche.
11-24-2019: HealPreneurism with Dr. Dalal Akoury, Founder of HealPreneur Magazine, Episode #63
This week, our featured guest is Dr. Dalal Akoury, the founder of XOStem. Our Executive Spotlight is Roger Milliner, the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) for MetroPlus Health Plan. Our featured pitch presenters are Amy Cannon with Amy Cannon Photography and Sahir Zaveri with King Children.
11-17-2019: The NYC Tech Startup Ecosystem & Artificial Intelligence with WeWorks Labs Manager, Mina Salib, Episode #62
This week, our featured guest is Mina Salib, a Labs Manager at WeWorks Labs. Our Executive Spotlight is Adam Turinas, the founder of Turinas Consulting. Our featured pitch presenters are Michael Rodov with AdNode and Kershel Anthony with KerbloomKidz.
11-10-2019: iHeart Stories with Anita Scipio and Kenya Gipson, Episode #61
This week, our featured guest is Anita Scipio, who has been the receptionist at iHeart Media for 22 years. Our Executive Spotlight is Wax Kyng. Our featured presenter was Pat Guariglia with Roxi App.
11-03-2019: Bringing Products to QVC and HSN with “The Inventress” Lisa Ascolese, Episode #60
Our featured guest is Lisa Ascolese, founder of Inventing A-Z, and our featured executive spotlight is Simon Braier, the Director of Customer Strategy at Vistaprint. Our featured presenters this week were Somnath Ray with CLIP and Chisa Egbelu with PeduL.
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Congratulations to Joe Cupp from Coaster Pro On the Go, last week's contest winner!