JJRR 54 Starting a cryptocurrency hedge fund - Innovation Consulting - Starting up in CLE - with Ari Lewis
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Release Date: 07/15/2019
JJRR 138 Don't miss Archicon 2026 Oct 8-9 Melbourne Australia - with Aya Garcia Shlachter
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#archicon2026 #mgsglobal #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #nikitamorell Aya Garcia Shlachter is back for a special JJRR promo for Archicon 2026! Listen to JJRR 138 as Aya previews the new Archicon 2026, the architecture industry’s first UNBORING conference being held October 8-9 at the W Hotel in Melbourne Australia. Arichcon 2026 is the brainchild of Aya, CEO and Founder of MGS Global Group, and her partner Nikita Morell, architecture copywriter and influencer. Hey Gang, This is a special quickie episode to feature Aya and promote Archicon...
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JJRR 137 How custom software drives MedTech - Productive Harmony for energy management - with RJ Kedziora
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#productiveharmony #medtechsoftware #jimjimsreinventionrevolution RJ Kedziora is an experienced software developer who’s applying the latest capabilities of AI to MedTech and Healthcare solutions. Listen to JJRR 137 as RJ describes how his personal healthcare journey led to founding his software solutions company and how his interest in personal energy management led to releasing his new book. Productive Harmony as the book is titled, explores how to optimize productivity in the digital age. 04:40s Founding Estenda Solutions to focus on digital health projects...
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JJRR 136 When a fractional COO is the solution - How 1 year in France became 10 - with Derek Fredrickson
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#thecoosolution #movingtofrance #jimjimsreinventionrevolution Derek Fredrickson, shifting from COO to CEO, is helping business owners grow to 7+ figures while reclaiming their freedom. Listen to JJRR 136 as Derek shares how leaving Wall Street and gaining COO experience growing his wife’s business to multiple 7 figures led him to start a fractional COO solution provider, all remote while living in France! Now in France the past 10 years, COO Solutions provides fractional COOs to small to midsize businesses in the US and beyond. 06:15s...
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JJRR 135 What is the estate planning access gap and how to close it - with Dan Beech
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#archively #estateplanning #jimjimsreinventionrevolution Dan Beech is a seasoned executive, investor and operator who started his career studying finance in college at age 16. Listen to JJRR 135 as Dan shares how losing his $30M annual revenue real estate business in the 2008 financial crisis led him to working with Ultra High Net Worth clients and identifying what he calls the estate planning access gap. Now the founder of Archively, Dan is working to modernize, secure and close the access gap for all levels of estate planning. 07:09s What is Archively.com /...
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JJRR 134 How ecommerce is evolving - Why Claude Co-work is a game changer - Why China direct is a concern - with Josh Sprague
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#claudecowork #orangemud #jimjimsreinventionrevolution Josh Sprague is a serial entrepreneur whose passion for trail running inspired a suite of companies focused on endurance athletes, promotional merch and sales & marketing infrastructure. Listen to JJRR 134 as Josh describes how, in the early days of ecommerce, his frustration with traditional hydration products fueled development of the Hydraquiver vest pack and the founding of Orange Mud. Now a fan of Claude Cowork, listen to the end to hear how AI tech is impacting today’s ecommerce game. ...
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JJRR 133 Can erections give rise to men's health? - Put a ring on it: a %@#& ring! - with Dr. Elliot Justin
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#sexualhealth #mens #firmtech #jimjimsreinventionrevolution Elliot Justin is an emergency medicine doctor who in his youth was obsessed with masturbation; Huh? Well to everyone’s benefit, his life’s journey led him to founding Firmtech, a wearable device company pioneering improvements in men’s sexual health (and pleasure). Listen to JJRR 133 as Elliot implores all men to put a ring on it (your penis) and describes how measuring nocturnal erections is the only true predictor of heart and metabolic disease. 04:07s Filling the gap for wearables in sexual...
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JJRR 132 Why identity matters - 15 tips to shift your identity in 2026 - with JimJim
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#wellness #identity #jimjimsreinventionrevolution It’s 2026 and it’s time to kick off the year with JimJim! Listen to JJRR 132 as JimJim confronts his identity and shares 15 tips on how to shift your own identity in 2026. JimJim is feeling the confines of his current vs future identity as he shifts farther into wellness. What’s the challenge to your identity these days? 1. Speak in “I am” language 2. Design proofs, not promises 3. Upgrade the character you’re playing 4. Detach from the old story loops 5. Link wellness to entrepreneurial...
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JJRR 131 Mornings in Key West 5 of 5 - Episode Quickies - with JimJim
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#wellness #keywest #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #hemmingway Join JimJim for a new episode quickies series – Mornings from Key West. Listen to JJRR 131 as JimJim finishes off a quickie series from Key West sharing daily thoughts and experiences from Key West and how he’s dealing with his new wellness / lifestyle journey. If you like this podcast style lmk ! Enjoy the episode? Share with friends! Subscribe in Spotify, Apple or Google Podcasts!
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JJRR 130 Mornings in Key West 4 of 5 - Episode Quickies - with JimJim
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#wellness #keywest #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #meditation Join JimJim for a new episode quickies series – Mornings from Key West. Listen to JJRR 130 as JimJim kicks off a quickie series from Key West sharing daily thoughts and experiences from Key West and how he’s dealing with his new wellness / lifestyle journey. If you like this podcast style lmk ! Enjoy the episode? Share with friends! Subscribe in Spotify, Apple or Google Podcasts!
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JJRR 129 Mornings in Key West - Episode Quickies 3 of 5 - with JimJim
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#wellness #keywest #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #fortzacharytaylor Join JimJim for a new episode quickies series – Mornings from Key West. Listen to JJRR 129 as JimJim kicks off a quickie series from Key West sharing daily thoughts and experiences from Key West and how he’s dealing with his new wellness / lifestyle journey. If you like this podcast style lmk ! Enjoy the episode? Share with friends! Subscribe in Spotify, Apple or Google Podcasts!
info_outlineAri Lewis is an entrepreneur who at age 12 began selling forks and knives on the streets of NYC's Chinatown. Listen to Ep54 as Ari describes how he soon discovered Bitcoin in 2009 and how he and a partner turned an initial $18K into $1.4 Million. Moving to Cleveland, OH for college, Ari was then able to start a crypto-currency hedge fund using his new CLE connections. Now starting a fund focused on blockchain ventures, Ari is using his experience to consult and tout the value of CLE's startup scene.
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06:44s Discovering Bitcoin in 2011 as a junior in High School
08:31s Growing up middle class without a financial services background
10:15s Starting young as an entrepreneur in New York City
12:04s Starting a cryptocurrency hedge fund in college
14:40s Raising $15 million dollars for the Grasshopper hedge fund
16:35s Hedge funds vs venture investing
18:02s Winding down the hedge fund and focusing on a venture fund
19:10s Outlook on alts / tokens going forward
21:47s Raising a second fund focused on blockchain equity
23:04s Consulting with State of Ohio to launch payment of business taxes in Bitcoin
27:49s Choosing Cleveland as a startup / technology hub
31:52s Corporations supporting and coming into the cryptocurrency space
35:24s Thinking at a high level about technology
38:34s Focusing on what provides value as a filter
40:11s Embracing cryptocurrency and bitcoin as a mainstream career
41:59s Taking a second to appreciate what’s around us
“Bitcoin is an opportunity.. It’s helping the small people… people in foreign countries where their fiat currency isn’t as strong.”
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