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Coffee with Jon - Think Big. Get Unstuck. Grow Your Business
Hosted by Jon Dwoskin · EN
Coffee with Jon -Formerly THINK Business
Deep, soulful conversations with executives, managers, and sales professionals who are making a real difference — in their companies, their communities, and within themselves.
Inspired by the legendary Larry King, Coffee with Jon brings you 1:1 interviews built around curiosity, authenticity, and the art of truly listening. Like King, host Jon Dwoskin puts the guest and their journey at the center of every conversation — asking the questions that uncover not just what people do, but why they do it, and what drives them to show up and lead the way they do.
Every episode is a chance to see the bigger picture, shift your perspective, and find the spark that moves you to your own next level.
Pull up a chair. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and let's - Get Unstuck & THINK BIG!
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Eva Yazhari on Investing with Purpose and Profit
Jul 800:34:49Tap to summarize"Eva Yazhari, Founder & CEO of Beyond Capital Ventures—a firm investing in high-growth companies across emerging markets, led by conscious leaders balancing profit + purpose. One theme stood out: awareness drives everything. 3 takeaways: Nothing is neutral. Every decision—time, money, energy—creates impact. Think local to find purpose. Connection isn't out there. It's right in front of you. Awareness beats outcomes. Fear-based decisions kill growth. Possibility creates it. --- Eva Yazhari is an experienced investor, author, and advocate for conscious capitalism. As Managing Partner of Beyond Capital Ventures, she leads early-stage investments in East Africa and India, focusing on essential sectors with the potential to impact millions. Her investment portfolio spans over 50 equity and 9 debt deals, reaching more than 100 million customers and championing equitable ownership for all founders. Eva began her career on Wall Street as Vice President at EnTrust Capital, managing over $5 billion in investments. She now brings that institutional expertise to mentoring founders and scaling purpose-driven companies in emerging markets. She serves on the boards of Viebeg Medical, Lal10, and CarePoint, and contributes strategic oversight across the BCV portfolio. She's also a member of the Athena Leadership Council at Barnard College. Eva is the author of The Good Your Money Can Do and co-hosts The Beyond Capital Podcast and The BCV Podcast, where she features global impact leaders. Splitting her time between London and Los Angeles, Eva combines financial rigor with values-driven leadership. She holds a BA in Mathematics from Barnard College, with additional credentials from MIT Sloan and Harvard Business School." Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Eva Yazhari: Website: https://www.evayazhari.com/ X: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-yazhari/ Instagram: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-yazhari/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-yazhari/ Facebook: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-yazhari/ *E - explicit language may be used in this podcast.
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Joshua Gershonowicz on Making Smarter Business Decisions
Jul 800:32:57Tap to summarizeJosh Gershonowicz, Chief Advocate of ShortList, helps leaders cut through the noise, challenge assumptions, and define what they actually need before making expensive decisions on their next agency of record.Most teams lack alignment. Too many voices. Not enough clarity.Josh brings clarity to your meetings so you can make the right decision(s) --- Joshua Gershonowicz built and sold a marketing agency. He spent years inside pitches, retainers, staffing plans, and agency-client relationships — and saw firsthand how difficult it actually is for companies to choose the right agency. That experience led him to launch ShortList. ShortList independently runs the agency selection process for companies. They own the decision end to end — clarifying what's needed, managing the search, structuring evaluation, and helping leadership make a confident final choice — entirely client-side. The work is human-led and AI-supported, leveraging technology to increase speed, structure, and signal throughout the process — delivering decision clarity faster and at a lower cost than traditional agency search models, without losing judgment or chemistry. Josh works primarily with founder-led and mid-market companies, and also support larger, high-stakes or procurement-led searches. Outside of ShortList, Josh invests in value-add and distressed real estate. It's a long-standing passion and an active focus — centered on creating value for investors, uncovering overlooked opportunities, and executing projects with real upside. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Josh Gershonowicz: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gershonowicz *E - explicit language may be used in this podcast.
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What Are You Good At: AI Is the New Teammate with Alex Mehr
Jul 600:46:44Tap to summarizeHad an eye opening conversation with Alex Mehr (Famous.ai) and Jeff Gunsberg—about AI Here are 5 takeaways from our talk: 1. AI isn't software. It's a reasoning utility. For the first time, businesses can add "thinking" without adding people. That changes everything—from org charts to margins. 2. Demand-limited vs. supply-limited businesses will diverge. If you're demand-limited, AI boosts profit margins. If you're supply-limited, AI unlocks explosive growth. But only if you apply it. 3. The real skill isn't prompting—it's taste. AI can produce. Humans must judge. Common sense, intuition, and knowing what good looks like are now premium skills. 4. Your future job is managing AI, not competing with it. The winners won't "do the work." They'll guide, critique, and train the systems that do. 5. Execution just got democratized. If you're an idea machine who struggled to execute—AI just removed your biggest obstacle. Ideas + action now travel at the same speed. This is an Industrial-Revolution-level shift. You don't need to panic—but you do need to adapt, learn, and think two moves ahead. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience Website: https://jondwoskin.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Jeff Gunsberg: Website: https://title-connect.com *E - explicit language may be used in this podcast.
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Mark Podolsky on Building True Financial Freedom
Jul 600:24:31Tap to summarizeWhat does real freedom actually look like? Mark Podolsky, "The Land Geek"—teaching people how to build passive income without building another job. 3 Takeaways: • Make money on the buy—margin is created before the deal starts • Passive income = options—cover expenses, reclaim your time • Your business grows as much as you do—inner work drives outer results Chasing money is one mountain. Building freedom is another. Question to ask yourself: Are you building a life that looks successful… or one that actually feels free? Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Mark Podolsky:Website: http://www.thelandgeek.com/media-kit LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-land-geek *E - explicit language may be used in this podcast.
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Georgee George on Turning a Simple Idea into a Thriving Brand
Jul 600:23:11Tap to summarizeWhat actually builds a real business? Georgee George - CEO Yummee Pop Popcorn —turning a simple idea into a product people love! 3 Takeaways: • Don't rush—speed creates mistakes, patience builds profit • Follow demand, not assumptions—your customer tells you the truth • Gut + data wins—use both, not one or the other Growth is exciting. But discipline is what makes it sustainable. Question to ask yourself: Are you building at the speed of your ego… or the pace your business can actually sustain? --- Georgee George is the founder of Yummee Pop Popcorn, a Michigan-made gourmet popcorn brand known for clean ingredients, bold flavor, and community impact. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Georgee George:Website: Yummeepop.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yummeepoppopcorn?_t=ZT-8vDTid2IjYE&_r=1 Instagram: https://instagram.com/yummeepoppopcorn Facebook: https://facebook.com/yummeepoppopcorn *E - explicit language may be used in this podcast.
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Hikari Senju on Winning Attention in the Age of AI
Jul 300:22:12Tap to summarizeWhat wins in a world of noise and AI? Hikari Senju, CEO of OmneKy—building AI that turns ads into real revenue engines. 3 Takeaways: • Personalization beats perfection—great ads speak to one person, not everyone • Data guesswork—let performance tell you what works • Reputation is currency—build trust, and everything compounds AI is getting smarter. Attention is getting shorter. Question to ask yourself: Are you creating experiences your customer actually feels… or just content you hope works? -------------- Hikari Senju is a computer science graduate from Harvard University with a passion for technology and design. He founded his first startup, QuickHelp, an on-demand tutoring app, which he later sold to Yup.com and became their Head of Growth. During his time at Yup.com, Senju observed inefficiencies in content spending and the potential of AI in advertising, which inspired him to establish Omneky in 2018. Senju's background in computer science, entrepreneurship, and his experience with AI technologies led him to create Omneky, an AI platform that generates, analyzes, and optimizes personalized ad creatives at scale. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Hikari Senju: Website https://www.omneky.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hisenju *E - explicit language may be used in this podcast.
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Speed Round with Jeff Maine
Apr 900:05:05Tap to summarizeDive into an engaging speed round from THINK Business LIVE with Jon Dwoskin and Jeff Maine, Founder of Pay Proudly. These quick-fire questions and candid answers reveal best advice, favorite books, and personal insights. Watch the full episode Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Jeff Maine: Website: www.payproudly.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proudlylive/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-maine-58203b6/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PayProudly *E - explicit language may be used in this podcast.
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What Are You Good At: Jon Dwoskin and Jeff Gunsberg Talk with Owen Garrity
Apr 800:27:54Tap to summarizeJon and Jeff talk with Owen Garitty, founder and CEO of FPW Media, about how his early start in analog photography helped shape his unique approach to business and marketing. Owen shares lessons on trusting your instincts, challenging conventional wisdom, and why thoughtful storytelling is becoming more important than ever in a crowded digital world. Key Takeaways: Trust your gut and make decisions based on the best information you have, not consensus or outside noise. Don't be afraid to take a different path. Success often comes from doing what others think won't work. Give yourself space to think. Slowing down can lead to better ideas and fewer reactive decisions. In a world full of content, emotional storytelling is what makes a brand stand out. Authentic, tangible experiences still matter. Sometimes analog methods like printed materials can have a bigger impact than digital. Owen Garitty founded FPW Media in 2013 for a reason–to dismantle the extrinsic nature of a traditional marketing agency and forge a path for an innovative, fresh, and transformative creative vision. Today, that vision remains with FPW's three connective divisions: brand, films, and merchandise, which design and implement client services entirely in-house, effectively cutting out the potential for misinterpretation of any client's message or goals. FPW was founded as an "unagency"–a concept pioneered by Garitty that prioritizes a client-first outlook, meaning clients' visions come to life organically through unconventional but efficacious processes. Garitty has had an aptitude for photography since the age of ten when he got his first camera–a Pentax 35mm–and has since amassed over 15 years of photographic experience. He won his first photography award at thirteen, began working professionally at fifteen, and went on to pursue a career in visual storytelling that grew to encompass design, marketing, and creative direction. In a lifelong pursuit of creating compelling visual narratives, Garitty's passion lies in garnering brand recognition for his clients with impactful visuals and stimulating design. His profound understanding of the millennial zeitgeist makes him an invaluable asset in a new media landscape. Today, Garitty oversees brand vision and implementation for privately and publicly traded companies. He cultivates ongoing partnerships with a host of companies, ranging in specialty from large-scale manufacturers to apparel, agriculture, and heavy industrial equipment. He remains present and hands-on: clients have his personal cell phone number and can trust that Garitty is carefully guiding the creative direction of their project. In 2018, Garitty directed the award-winning and critically acclaimed film, Lionhearted, which elevates veterans' combat stories. The film focuses on the post-war lives of veterans, emphasizing the need for a sustained platform through which they can relay their experiences. The film's moving visuals, made up of interviews juxtaposed with combat footage, highlight the profound and moving realities of many of our nation's heroes. Garitty's passion for vivid visual storytelling continues to emanate from the page, screen, or billboard–venturing beyond the ordinary and garnering clients the recognition they want by involving viewers in the narrative. As someone who values place and community, Garitty ensures that FPW is regularly involved in projects with local organizations such as nonprofits, government agencies, and educational institutions. When he isn't at the office, Garitty can be found boxing, enjoying craft coffee, or gardening organic fruits and vegetables. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience Website: https://jondwoskin.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Jeff Gunsberg:Website: https://title-connect.com Connect with Owen Garitty:Website: fpwmedia.com *E - explicit language may be used in this podcast.
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Where's Your Stuck: Overcoming Stuck Points in Business with Nathalie Sabrina Dahl
Apr 700:02:11Tap to summarizeThis powerful clip from THINK Business LIVE with Jon Dwoskin and Nathalie Sabrina Dahl, Founder & CEO of The Victory Log (Switzerland) Ltd., identifies and provides insight into overcoming "stuck" points in business. Get real-time, relatable coaching and practical advice for navigating hurdles to boost business growth. Watch the full episode Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Nathalie Sabrina Dahl: Website: https://www.outboundmarketingagency.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thevictorylog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevictorylog/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/find-coaching-clients/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathalie.dahl.98 *E - explicit language may be used in this podcast.
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Brandon Comstock: Smarter Systems for the Trades
Apr 600:19:18Tap to summarizeHailing from Calgary, Alberta, Brandon Comstock is not your typical trades business owner. Overcoming challenges with the educational system early on, he forged a unique path through the trades and technology industries, bringing a fresh perspective to entrepreneurship. Starting in his father's landscaping company, Brandon rose to managerial roles, igniting his passion for the industry. At 26, he co-founded Landscapers by Nature with his longtime partner Michelle. Today, they lead a team of over 50 professionals, specializing exclusively in lawn maintenance and snow removal for large condominiums and multifamily properties. Their focus on customer specialization sets them apart from competitors making them the go-to contractor in their area. In 2022, Brandon co-founded IssueID, a software solution simplifying site management and customer service for landscape businesses. Built from firsthand industry experience, IssueID enables contractors to manage site issues and enhancement opportunities making maintenance far more profitable and low stress. Brandon also co-hosts "The Beer Garden" podcast with Jason Hoke, sharing insights from his entrepreneurial journey and connecting with others in the trades. His diverse experiences equip him with valuable insights beneficial to anyone in the trades. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Brandon Comstock:Website: https://www.issueid.io/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-comstock-5366aa44/ *E - explicit language may be used in this podcast.
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