Ep. 3 - Kim Gamez, Founder, Sober(ish)
Dave Of The Dead Podcast
Reinvention usually isn’t a decision you announce. It takes shape quietly—through small shifts, honest questions, and choices that start to add up. My guest on this episode of Dave of the Dead, Kim Gamez, knows that kind of reinvention well. She’s a builder, a mother of five, and an entrepreneur shaped by showing up again and again—not by chasing the spotlight. She’s built companies, lived the grind, and made the harder call to shut one down before starting her next chapter. Her latest venture, Sober(ish), didn’t start as a business. It started at home—experimenting...
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Ep. 2 - Maribel Lara, Founder & Principal, Beget Love
Dave Of The Dead Podcast
In this episode, I sit down with Maribel Lara — founder of Beget Love — to talk about what success costs when no one’s watching. Maribel grew up the daughter of immigrants in New York City, became a caregiver to both of her parents, and learned early that ambition doesn’t mean much if it isn’t rooted in truth. We talk about grief, pressure, survival mode, and the moments that force you to grow whether you’re ready or not. Maribel also opens up about her years working alongside Gary Vaynerchuk (aka Gary Vee), what she learned operating at the center of a fast-moving empire, and how...
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Ep. 1 - Evan Shapiro, Media Universe Cartographer
Dave Of The Dead Podcast
In the debut episode of Dave of the Dead, host David Chitel sits down with media universe cartographer Evan Shapiro for a candid, wide-ranging conversation about the moments that shape a life—and the courage required to reinvent when the old map no longer works. From growing up as a latchkey Gen-X kid to clawing his way into the entertainment business with no safety net, Evan shares the personal stories behind his outspoken public persona. The conversation moves fluidly through theater, television, corporate media, entrepreneurship, getting fired on his 50th birthday, and ultimately...
info_outlineIn the debut episode of Dave of the Dead, host David Chitel sits down with media universe cartographer Evan Shapiro for a candid, wide-ranging conversation about the moments that shape a life—and the courage required to reinvent when the old map no longer works. From growing up as a latchkey Gen-X kid to clawing his way into the entertainment business with no safety net, Evan shares the personal stories behind his outspoken public persona.
The conversation moves fluidly through theater, television, corporate media, entrepreneurship, getting fired on his 50th birthday, and ultimately rebuilding a career by breaking every rule he was once told to follow. More than a conversation about media, this episode is about identity, resilience, creative risk, and being radically honest with yourself. Together, David and Evan dig into the four pillars of the show—Life, Business, Reinvention, and the Lessons That Outlive Us—setting the tone for everything to come.