New York Launch Pod: A Podcast Highlighting New Start-Ups, Businesses, and Openings in the New York City Area (NY Launch Pod) - Episode 29: Alissa Wagner and Sabrina De Sousa, Co-Founders of Dimes | The fantastic and cool restaurant, marketplace, and deli in Chinatown

Episode 29: Alissa Wagner and Sabrina De Sousa, Co-Founders of Dimes | The fantastic and cool restaurant, marketplace, and deli in Chinatown

02/01/17 • 27 min

New York Launch Pod: A Podcast Highlighting New Start-Ups, Businesses, and Openings in the New York City Area (NY Launch Pod)

Alissa Wagner and Sabrina De Sousa, the Co-Founders of Dimes, step on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss their restaurant, marketplace, and deli in Chinatown.

Dimes first opened its doors in September 2013 as a huge success. After the first day of business Alissa and Sabrina were on the phone to get more staff for the restaurant. The concept is based on design elements that Alissa and Sabrina love and food the two would want to eat. As Alissa says, Dimes serves food that is “balanced, healthy, clean and beautiful”.

Not surprisingly, Dimes opened up to wonderful reviews. In addition to having great food, the New Yorker called Dimes the place where “the cool kids want to be”. Sabrina explains, “Dimes embodies the creatives that live in the neighborhood...a lot of crossover with fashion, art, and music”. As the business flourished, Alissa and Sabrina created a marketplace that sells Dimes branded apothecaries including a salt scrub, lip balm, and candle alongside the fresh food that goes into the restaurant.

Listen to the episode to hear why Alissa and Sabrina chose Chinatown as the location for Dimes, how they actively engage the community, and the genesis of the name and brand Dimes.

Transcript of the episode available here: http://nylaun.ch/DimesTr

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Episode 28: Michael Chad Hoeppner, Founder of GK Training and Communications | The techniques everyone can use to communicate and speak better

Michael Chad Hoeppner, Founder of GK Training and Communications, steps on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss the founding of his business at the height of the recession in 2009 and how to communicate effectively.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur giving a pitch, speaking in a conference room, or having a conversation with friends and family, EVERYONE can learn how to speak better. In this episode, Michael goes over the techniques that his company teaches and that everyone can instantly apply.

With a Masters of Fine Arts from NYU, Michael started as a professional actor and discovered the link between a kinesthetic task (physical act) and learning habits for effective communication. Michael now teaches communication at Columbia University Business School and his company has grown to twelve coaches with clients including Pfizer, Xerox, and The Boston Consulting Group.

Listen to the episode to hear how you can communicate better including:

(9:00) How to overcome self-consciousness and the “don’t school of feedback”

(12:39) Why you have permission to be nervous in front of an audience

(15:40) Do you need confidence for a presentation?

(17:04) Right idea. Right Order. Right Words.

(20:02) Getting your voice heard in group situations and claiming the conversation space

(20:35) Gender differences in communication

(28:40) Relating your ideas better to your listeners. Simpler, image-based words

(32:30) Bringing more of yourself to the conversation

(36:07) Navigating Questions and Questions & Answers

(39:03) Talking Points as a double edged sword

(41:24) Getting an audience to like you

(45:10) Keys to a wedding toast or eulogy

(46:35) How to find someone to emulate

(48:29) Input vs. Output communication

(51:07) The 5 P’s of vocal variety

(53:00) Final Takeaways to be more in command of your language

Transcript of the episode available here: http://nylaun.ch/GKTraniningTr

More on GK Training and Communications: http://www.gktrainingandcommunications.com/

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undefined - Episode 30: Lisa Skeete Tatum, Founder of LandIt | The online platform to help women increase their success and engagement in the workplace

Episode 30: Lisa Skeete Tatum, Founder of LandIt | The online platform to help women increase their success and engagement in the workplace

Lisa Skeete Tatum, Founder and CEO of Landit, steps onto the New York Launch Pod to discuss her online platform to help women increase their success and engagement in the workplace while also helping companies develop and retain their female employees.

Lisa first formulated the idea for Landit based on her own career “inflection point” after over a decade as a venture capitalist, Lisa found herself feeling a little “stuck” as she was deciding what her next chapter would be. Even with a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University, an MBA from Harvard University and being selected as a Henry Crown Fellow as the Aspen Institute, Lisa found this inflection point to be quite challenging.

Lisa was not alone in her feelings. Today, we have the largest number of professional, educated women not firing on all cylinders. According to Lisa, women are 51% of the workforce yet only 16% of upper management, with 90% of women experiencing workplace navigation issues. In response to this problem, companies and women are left asking “where do we start?” With a comprehensive and individually tailored platform, Landit provides a unique solution.

Landit provides a ‘playbook’ that enables people to more successfully navigate the workplace by democratizing access to resources, tools and know-how. The platform elements such as executive coaching, personal profile building, matched opportunities, and other keys to success including building your board of advisors and personal brand. By bundling all these resources together, Landit has blossomed into a turnkey way to make a major impact on individuals and companies alike.

Listen to the episode to hear how Lisa was able to pull all the resources together, how Landit is transforming careers and workplaces, and how you can build a more fulfilling career.

Transcript of the episode available here: http://nylaun.ch/LandItTr More on Landit: https://landit.com/