Kosta Douvikas On Growing Up In The Family Grocery Store And The Importance Of Hospitality

Kosta Douvikas On Growing Up In The Family Grocery Store And The Importance Of Hospitality

NGL talks about the D&D Finer Foods collaboration [https://unplugwithus.com/dnds] before diving into a conversation with D&D's owner Kosta Douvikas about why the Penthouse is the best sandwich at their famous deli counter (4:53), growing up running through the aisles in the store (7:17), seeing former students go on to work at companies like Tesla and Amazon when he "saw them at their worst" (10:41), how the onset of the pandemic was the "craziest two weeks" of his life (12:43), how the local community helped support them through tribulating times (16:08), and what the store is doing to make patrons feel safe when shopping while also lending an eye towards the future (20:09). Make sure to follow D&D's on Instagram @ddfinerfoods [https://instagram.com/ddfinerfoods] and Unplugg'd @unplugg'd [https://instagram.com/unplugg_d], and log onto the website at unplugwithus.com [https://unplugwithus.com/].

Tejas Sekhar On Seizing The Moment And Creating EndingCovid

On this episode of The G-L Review, NGL recaps our Relaunch Day and talks about the importance of selling a how, not a why (0:40) before diving into a conversation with Tejas Sekhar, creator of EndingCovid.org. They talk about the sheer awesomeness of St. Louis' City Museum (15:54), why he believes in using this moment to pursue passions and do good (29:46), and how the ENDINGCOVID x UNPLUGG'D collab came to be (39:06).

Drew Wandzilak on the Growth Potential of the Podcast Industry and How We Can Build Better Founders

After a long hiatus, NGL is back with another episode of The G-L Review! He touches a little bit on the last six months, everything that’s happened and his changing mindset and approach towards entrepreneurship amid the COVID-19 crisis (0:33) and then welcomes on Drew Wandzilak, a friend who’s worked in venture capital for the last three years, to talk about the most batshit crazy startup pitch he’s ever gotten (9:46), whether or not it’s the responsibility of companies to provide a social good (12:56), why VCs get excited when investing in cool D2C companies like Allbirds (26:24), the growth potential of the podcasting industry (39:07), and how working with 10KE and student entrepreneurs has lent some insight into how we can build better founders (46:58).

Jacques Slade on Rapping in 'Community' and His Favorite Sneaker YouTubers

On this episode of 'The G-L Review,' NGL catches you up to speed on the team's pitch before diving into a conversation with Jacques Slade to talk about the first video he ever posted on YouTube in 2006 (9:15), appearing in 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story' and how it's criminally underrated (13:38), his four tracks in the first season of 'Community'(17:39), why his love for basketball led to a career in sneakers (25:47), and how he's launched a talk show-style series on the culture surrounding sneakers and his other interests (35:20). "The G-L Review" Theme Artists: SamIam The MC IG/Twitter: @samiamthemc [https://soundcloud.com/samiamthemc] Producer: Dreamtek IG: @dreamtek7 [https://soundcloud.com/dreamtek7] Studio: Dj Pompey (No Coast) IG: @pompey [https://soundcloud.com/pompey].nocoast

SamIAm the MC on Supporting Artists and Battle-Rapping in Chicago

This interview was originally recorded as part of a podcast series in conjunction with Dandelion, a startup aiming to launch affordable, localized recording studios in Chicago. To learn more about Dandelion, you can reach out to creator Dan Grambow here [https://www.danielgrambow.com/contact]. For this episode of ‘The G-L Review,’ NGL goes way back to an interview with SamIAm the MC. The rapper freestyles to kick things off (9:36) before talking about how he got into battle-rapping and his satirical style (11:30), why he thinks streaming has made it easier to break into the music world (21:56), his favorite artists out there now (29:00), and his thoughts on the idea behind the Dandelion project (36:50).