Jason Calacanis is an American internet entrepreneur, podcasting pioneer, angel investor and best-selling author of “Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups”. Jason is one of the first investors of many “Unicorn Companies” such as Airbnb, Tumblr, Evernote, Uber, and hundreds of others. He is also part of the head of advisors in countless startups. Jason’s first startup was Weblogs.io – which later sold to AOL which made it Jason’s best business to date. Jason is the host of the award-winning weekly podcast, “This Week in Startups,” where he has interviewed names like Gary Vee, Tim Ferriss, Chris Sacca, and countless other tech industry startup founders and investors.
Secret Team
Secret Academy Episode – Tracy Hazzard
Tracy Hazzard is the co-host of popular the podcast “WTFFF?!”. Tracy and her husband, Tom, focus on all the “what’s” of Fused Filament Fabrication – more commonly known as 3D Printing. She is also the co-host of the daily 3D Start Point for entrepreneurs, designers and educators to scale the learning curve on the next industrial revolution. As the CEO and co-founder of Hazz Design, Tracy has years of experience and knowledge that she utilizes to help people strategize, create, and launch a successful product. With her intentional invention process, Tracy is also the co-inventor of 35 patents. Tracy has been featured in both business and design media such as Forbes, Inc., Harvard Business Review, Wired, and Entrepreneur.
Secret to Success – Ryan Blair
When life has led you to be part of a gang, you know that you need to change up your focus and start making better moves. Ryan did just that and was able to re-establish himself as a very successful entrepreneur who has been a part of many multi-million dollar companies and continues to lead the industry in the ventures…
Secret Academy Episode – Casey Cochran and Stephen Kaiser
The food industry is a quickly growing and diversified field. Casey Cochran and Stephen Kaiser put their heads together and realized that the meal delivery niche within the industry had a few areas that could be vastly improved. Together, out of a spare bedroom, the two young entrepreneurs launched Fit Food Fresh. Even with no experience in the food industry between them, aiming at local clientele and utilizing their resources allowed them to raise the bar on customer service and quality. With very little of their own money to start, they managed to go from almost $90k revenue in their first year to already a 7-figure business as they enter their third year.
Secret Academy Episode – Noah Elias
Noah Elias has worked with big names including Barbara Streisand, Tom Cruise, Red Bull, MTV, and Toyota. Universal Studios sought out Noah’s skills in the design of Suki’s S2000 in the film “2 Fast 2 Furious.” He is an independent artist for Disney, currently runs his own creative art studio and has been voted top 25 artists in the world by Art Business News. However, Noah understands that there is more to success as a creative entrepreneur than simply creating beautiful pieces of art. Noah is also an author and consultant. He strives to help people live to the utmost potential of their calling.
Secret Academy Episode – Daniel Gefen
Daniel Gefen has been featured in mainstream media and multiple major publications including Forbes, INC, CIO, Influencive, and has experience on both sides of the mic. Daniel has launched multiple successful businesses and is also the host of “Can I Pick Your Brain?”, which has been recently rated top 26 podcasts to listen to in 2017. Daniel’s guests have included over 100 highly influential people such as Jay Abraham, Yanik Silver, Russell Brunson, and fortune 500 founders. He is also the co-founder of Get Featured – a company that helps influences appear everywhere such as on podcasts and publications. Daniel’s mission is to help people discover their voice and share their message with the world.
Secret Academy Episode – Garrett Gunderson
At just 15 years old, Garrett Gunderson launched his first official car detailing business. Fresh out of college, he began earning a 6-figure income. Garrett continued to become a multi-millionaire by 26. Today, Garrett is the founder and Chief Wealth Architect of Wealth Factory – a comprehensive personal financial education and implementation program for entrepreneurs, health care professionals and small business owners. Garrett is also the author of the New York Times bestselling book, ‘Killing Sacred Cows’. Garrett prides himself in helping people find their purpose and passion through lasting principles, as well as discovering the most value out of all areas of the human life.