The Claw

Jonathan Horowitz, Chief Brand Officer, joined the Lascos  in 2005 as the first partner, and was named Chief Brand Officer in 2011.  During that time, the business has expanded to include The Tasting Room Wine Cafes, MAX's Wine Dive, Boiler House Texas Grill & Wine Garden and The Black Door, and Jonathan has helped oversee the growth of the business to over 300 employees.  Prior to  following his entrepreneurial passion and dream of owning a food and wine business, Jonathan spent six years as an attorney in Houston. Join us and get inspired as you hear that it is possible to jump off that cliff and follow your passion.

Direct download: 3-18-2013_The_Better_You_Project_Jonathan_Horowitz_.mp3
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Katie Guiterrez Miller is the Founder and President of Assistant Match, a company that provides the right pre-screened, virtual assistants to the busy people who need them,  A leader in the industry, Katie has taught thousands of professionals how to increase income and productivity by delegating. She created the Virtual Assistant Quickstart program to provide virtual assistants with training and resources needed to build successful businesses, and she is the creator and host of the Productive Business Owner Telesummit.

Direct download: 5-2-2012_The_Better_You_Project_Katie_Guiterrez_Miller.mp3
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Bella Martin is a user-centered designer and researcher who in 2009 left her job with a great design team and set out to write her co-authored book titled Universal Methods of Design by Rockport Publishers. Before writing the book, Bella spent 14 years working with and managing design teams to build online products and applications that are useful, usable, and delightful.

Direct download: 4-25-2012_The_Better_You_Project_Bella_Martin.mp3
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Mike Wien spent 30 years in senior marketing roles with Frito-Lay, Pepsi, CitiBank, Omni Hotels and Deloitte before reinventing himself 9 years ago as a professional speaker, college professor, consultant and Ironman Triathlete. He talks to audiences about the importance of imagining a dream and then taking steps to live it. Listen and get inspired to find your passion!

Direct download: 4-4-2012_The_Better_You_Project_Mike_Wien.mp3
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Garlic Clove Foods is a gourmet health food producer. Born out of the humble dream to revolutionize the convenience food industry by providing consumers with healthy, delicious and convenient cooking meal options. The vision of Amy and Dean D’Angelo is to create foods that incorporate Whole Grains, Legumes, Lentils, Vegetables and other high quality and healthy ingredients. You may get hungry listening but you're not gonna want to miss their journey!

Direct download: 3-28-2012_The_Better_You_Project_Dean_DAngelo.mp3
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With the accolades, the charisma, the voice and the talents, this Singer-Songwriter, Actor, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur and creative Visionary, is truly an aspiring Legend who has caught the eye of both the industry and it’s consumers. Listen as he discusses his continued journey of pursuing his dream and bringing soul back to R&B!

Direct download: 2-4-2013_The_Better_You_Project_Xavier_Lewis.mp3
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Listen as Deborah Gonzalez discusses her worldwide journey from New York Law School 15 years ago to the foundation of Law2sm, LLC in Georgia. Law2sm is a consulting firm focusing on the legal issues relating to the new digital and social media world. In addition, Deborah speaks on the legal issues relating to intellectual property; art, music, and digital entertainment law; and social media legal trends and practices in various venues throughout the United States and abroad.

Direct download: 3-14-2012_The_Better_You_Project.mp3
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For over 30 years Tom Nixon has been helping his clients refine and communicate their core messages to their audiences. Tom is a graphic designer, photographer and writer. Listen as he talks about his journey and success as owner of Tom Nixon Design in Marietta, Georgia.

Direct download: 4-1-2013_The_Better_You_Project_Tom_Nixon.mp3
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Sisters Leesa, Leslie and Lauren are passionate about the beauty and comfort of the Camlettes product, an affordable and attractive accessory and solution for today’s fashions. Listen as they talk about their partnership and background in design.

Direct download: 2-29-2012_The_Better_You_Project.mp3
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Sue Snape left her career in the medical illustration industry after 16 years, and went to Culinary School. Today she is a chef/kitchen manager in a small Cafe in Buckhead, Georgia. She started Leaf and Loaf and began baking her own 'Nola immediately.

Direct download: 3-11-2013_The_Better_You_Project_Sue_Snape_podcast.mp3
Category:Food -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT