Episodes

Thursday Dec 23, 2021
The 2021 Holiday Giving Show
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Ho ho, everybody! It’s our 2nd annual Holiday Giving Show and we're bringing you all the feels today as the LaunchDad, along with his good friend and Shannon's Fight co-founder, Dr. Dana Battaglia, help the less fortunate this holiday season. We can make all the jokes we want about the holiday theme and say how much fun this is going to be...but selfishly, this episode feels so good and so necessary every single year. We're not rolling like Oprah like last year, but we're still doing some good and having some laughs along the way.
Hosted by entrepreneur and keynote/TEDx speaker George Andriopoulos.
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Check out the links below to support the featured non-profits from today's episode:
Visit http://thelaunchcast.com for more show info and to download/stream the podcast.
This episode is sponsored by Launchpad 516 Studios, the new studio and production company behind your favorite podcast on the planet. Are you ready to start your new podcast and get your voice out into the world? Or maybe you're just ready to take your existing podcast to a whole new level and monetize that thing so you can go from hobbyist to professional podcaster? DM George @launchpadceo on IG or FB for details or email media@launchpad516.com.
The Launchcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
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Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
The Holiday Giving Show (The Launchcast Reboots)
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
It's another Launchcast Reboot and this is the one where we pretended to be Oprah for an hour. YOU get a donation...and YOU get a donation. Episode 312 is a reboot of a very special episode: The Holiday Giving Show. We spent the episode with Dana and James Battaglia, two of George's co-founders and co-board members from Shannon's Fight, and we got to talk with four other incredible non-profit organizations about their missions and more. It was such a blast to do some major good for such good organizations, and you'll see what we mean as you listen to this tear-jerker of an episode.
Hosted by entrepreneur and keynote/TEDx speaker George Andriopoulos.
Follow @launchpadceo on Clubhouse, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Check out the links below to support the featured non-profits from today's episode:
Support Joe and The Long Island Coalition Against Bullying at LICAB.org
Support Dave and The Nicholas Center at https://tncnewyork.org/
Support Dana and The INN at https://the-inn.org
Support Matt and Ronald McDonald House New York Metro at https://www.rmhcnym.org/
Visit http://thelaunchcast.com for more show info and to download/stream the podcast.
This episode is sponsored by Launchpad 516 Studios, the new studio and production company behind your favorite podcast on the planet. Are you ready to start your new podcast and get your voice out into the world? Or maybe you're just ready to take your existing podcast to a whole new level and monetize that thing so you can go from hobbyist to professional podcaster? DM George @launchpadceo on IG or FB for details or email media@launchpad516.com.
The Launchcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
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Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Giving Tuesday Explained - A Tiny Soapbox Show
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
It's #GivingTuesday and The Launchcast is explaining what that means on episode 311. The LaunchDad talks about how to get involved with your favorite charity in a ton of ways: donating money, donating while shopping with Amazon Smile, volunteering service or just supporting and spreading awareness. It's a quick episode this week since you got a bonus Thanksgiving episode and we're back next week with another leadership interview.
Hosted by entrepreneur and keynote/TEDx speaker George Andriopoulos.
Follow @launchpadceo on Clubhouse, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Visit http://thelaunchcast.com for more show info and to download/stream the podcast.
This episode is sponsored by Launchpad 516 Studios, the new studio and production company behind your favorite podcast on the planet. Are you ready to start your new podcast and get your voice out into the world? Or maybe you're just ready to take your existing podcast to a whole new level and monetize that thing so you can go from hobbyist to professional podcaster? DM George @launchpadceo on IG or FB for details or email media@launchpad516.com.
The Launchcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
Subscribe to The Launchcast on Apple Podcasts and get notified of new episodes, every Monday! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-launchcast/id1491622136
Or find us on every other platform (as well as all of our links) here: https://linktr.ee/thelaunchcastshow

Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Thankful for You - A Tiny Thanksgiving Soapbox Show
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Sure, bonus episode 310 of The Launchcast is just shy of 24 minutes in total, but trust us when we say that this Tiny Soapbox Show sticks to the 20 minutes or less rule when it comes to the meat and potatoes of this episode...or should we say the turkey and stuffing since this is our 2021 Thanksgiving show! Join George as he reflects on being thankful through a difficult time and in true holiday spirit, we hear from the children themselves on the meaning of the word thankful as the LaunchDad is joined by 2 of his kids, the LaunchLad and the LaunchLass (one of them may or may not claim that those words are British and not Scottish). Stay tuned until the end as one of the kiddos does their impression of podcast's intro, including goosebumps, "wooo" and the elbow drop. Plenty to be thankful for in this show.
Hosted by entrepreneur and keynote/TEDx speaker George Andriopoulos.
Follow @launchpadceo on Clubhouse, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Visit http://thelaunchcast.com for more show info and to download/stream the podcast.
This episode is sponsored by Launchpad 516 Studios, the new studio and production company behind your favorite podcast on the planet. Are you ready to start your new podcast and get your voice out into the world? Or maybe you're just ready to take your existing podcast to a whole new level and monetize that thing so you can go from hobbyist to professional podcaster? DM George @launchpadceo on IG or FB for details or email media@launchpad516.com.
The Launchcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
Subscribe to The Launchcast on Apple Podcasts and get notified of new episodes, every Monday! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-launchcast/id1491622136
Or find us on every other platform (as well as all of our links) here: https://linktr.ee/thelaunchcastshow

Monday Nov 22, 2021
Can You Hear the Winds of Change? - Janice Lintz
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
As a community and thought-leader, George is always searching for other leaders that have experienced a spark moment in their lives that led them on the path to creating change. In Episode 309 of The Launchcast the LaunchDad interviews Janice Lintz, a person that changed hearing access in the US, disrupted the hearing aid market and now, along with her organization Hearing Access & Innovations, is working on global best practices. What you may not know is that this guest was booked on the show because of George's growing passion for hearing access advocacy due to his second daughter's hearing disability. This one gets personal and it's a must listen.
Hosted by entrepreneur and keynote/TEDx speaker George Andriopoulos.
Follow @launchpadceo on Clubhouse, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Visit Janice Lintz here: https://www.hearingaccess.com
Follow Janice on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/45959109052
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janicelintz/
More on Janice from the episode:
She was a 2016 Aspen Institute Spotlight on Health Scholar, a member of the US Access Board's Rail and Passenger Vessel Committees, and a member of the NYS Interagency Council for the Deaf Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing committee where she was appointed twice by former Governor Paterson. In 2015, Mayor Bloomberg appointed her to the NYC Taxi of Tomorrow Committee. Chairman Martin of the FCC appointed her twice to the FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee. She approached Senator Warren about the hearing aid monopoly, who then introduced and passed an Over-The-Counter Hearing Aid bill with Senator Grassley. President Biden just signed an Executive Order to expedite standards to implement the law.
Janice's articles appeared in Forbes, Huff Post, and Thrive Global. In addition, the New York Times, People, Redbook, Fast Company, Consumer Reports, The Washington Post, Scientific American are some of the many publications quoting her. She will attend Harvard's Kennedy School starting in the spring of 2022.
Visit http://thelaunchcast.com for more show info and to download/stream the podcast.
This episode is sponsored by Launchpad 516 Studios, the new studio and production company behind your favorite podcast on the planet. Are you ready to start your new podcast and get your voice out into the world? Or maybe you're just ready to take your existing podcast to a whole new level and monetize that thing so you can go from hobbyist to professional podcaster? DM George @launchpadceo on IG or FB for details or email media@launchpad516.com.
The Launchcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
Subscribe to The Launchcast on Apple Podcasts and get notified of new episodes, every Monday! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-launchcast/id1491622136
Or find us on every other platform (as well as all of our links) here: https://linktr.ee/thelaunchcastshow

Monday Nov 15, 2021
The Food Speaks, and So Does Chef - Chef Marc Bynum
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Sometimes combining leadership and entrepreneurship can be complicated. We may save the sunshine and rainbows for the gram, but the truth is that reconciling the choices that you need to make, how they make others feel and inevitably, how they make us feel can be an impossible task. Wait until you hear how deep we get when George chops it up (see what we did there) on Episode 308 of The Launchcast with Chef Marc Bynum, the three-time Food Network Chopped champion, chef extraordinaire and restaurant consultant. Get your Tony Stark sunglasses on and join the boys for an intense, no punches pulled, honest interview.
Hosted by entrepreneur and keynote/TEDx speaker George Andriopoulos.
Follow @launchpadceo on Clubhouse, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Visit Chef Marc Bynum here: http://www.marcbynumconcepts.com
Follow Chef on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChefMarcAnthonyBynum/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefmarcbynum/?hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-anthony-bynum-b911471b/
Some other great interviews that Marc has done:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-24-19-chef-marc-anthony-bynum/id1192375554?i=1000454823769
Visit http://thelaunchcast.com for more show info and to download/stream the podcast.
This episode is sponsored by Launchpad 516 Studios, the new studio and production company behind your favorite podcast on the planet. Are you ready to start your new podcast and get your voice out into the world? Or maybe you're just ready to take your existing podcast to a whole new level and monetize that thing so you can go from hobbyist to professional podcaster? DM George @launchpadceo on IG or FB for details or email media@launchpad516.com.
The Launchcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
Subscribe to The Launchcast on Apple Podcasts and get notified of new episodes, every Monday! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-launchcast/id1491622136
Or find us on every other platform (as well as all of our links) here: https://linktr.ee/thelaunchcastshow

Monday Nov 08, 2021
5, 6, 7...Broadway! - Joseph Corella
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Calling all Broadway fans, dance fans or fans of movement in general...it's time to get those jazz hands warmed up for this week's guest on episode 307 of The Launchcast, Joseph Corella. George talks to Joseph about his unconventional journey to leadership that has brought him from Disney stage with pop superstar Usher to the teen male dancer of the year award to a boyband to Broadway to viral videos with Rebel Wilson and most recently to his company 567BROADWAY!, an all levels dance fitness class. We have a great time during this super-fun interview. Take a listen and stick around...you might learn something.
Hosted by entrepreneur and keynote/TEDx speaker George Andriopoulos.
Follow @launchpadceo on Clubhouse, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Visit 567Broadway! here: https://www.567broadway.com
Follow Joseph on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/567BROADWAY/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/567sweat
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/567broadway/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@567broadway?
Visit http://thelaunchcast.com for more show info and to download/stream the podcast.
This episode is sponsored by Launchpad 516 Studios, the new studio and production company behind your favorite podcast on the planet. Are you ready to start your new podcast and get your voice out into the world? Or maybe you're just ready to take your existing podcast to a whole new level and monetize that thing so you can go from hobbyist to professional podcaster? DM George @launchpadceo on IG or FB for details or email media@launchpad516.com.
The Launchcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
Subscribe to The Launchcast on Apple Podcasts and get notified of new episodes, every Monday! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-launchcast/id1491622136
Or find us on every other platform (as well as all of our links) here: https://linktr.ee/thelaunchcastshow

Friday Nov 05, 2021
Put a Sock In It (The Launchcast Reboots) - John Cronin & Mark Cronin
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
We've got the first The Launchcast Reboot of season 3 with episode 306, "Put a Sock In It" where George interviews John Cronin and his father Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks, a social enterprise that the boys bootstrapped during start-up phase and have grown into a multi-million dollar organization whose mission is to spread happiness (with the CRAZIEST socks). What if we told you that a man was born with Down syndrome, a hole in his heart, and required intestinal surgery at 2 days old, what would your expectations of his life be? If your answer is "low expectations," you're missing the secret ingredient: happiness. Since this podcast is all about exploring the depths of leadership, George felt it was his duty to ask John and Mark the hard-hitting questions that tell the true stories of the leadership journey. In order to remain true to that mission, this episode comes to you in its original raw, unedited form. Please be patient and pay close attention to John's answers...they contain some of the best examples of leadership that we've every heard on this show.
Hosted by entrepreneur and keynote/TEDx speaker George Andriopoulos.
Follow @launchpadceo on Clubhouse, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Visit http://thelaunchcast.com for more show info and to download/stream the podcast.
Catch John and Mark's TEDx talk here: https://youtu.be/BHBbtQGigKU
Follow John's Crazy Socks at:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/johnscrazysocks/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/johnscrazysocks/
Check out johnscrazysocks.com, to order.
This episode is sponsored by Launchpad 516 Studios, the new studio and production company behind your favorite podcast on the planet. Are you ready to start your new podcast and get your voice out into the world? Or maybe you're just ready to take your existing podcast to a whole new level and monetize that thing so you can go from hobbyist to professional podcaster? DM George @launchpadceo on IG or FB for details or email media@launchpad516.com.
The Launchcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
Subscribe to The Launchcast on Apple Podcasts and get notified of new episodes, every Monday! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-launchcast/id1491622136
Or find us on every other platform (as well as all of our links) here: https://linktr.ee/thelaunchcastshow

Friday Oct 29, 2021
Action, Evolution & Legacy - A Tiny Soapbox Show
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
It's another Tiny Soapbox Show from The Launchcast on episode 305 where George talks about how leadership has shown up in the growth of his business over time. We got it done in 20 minutes or less as the LaunchDad talks about the actionable steps towards making sure that you and/or your business continue to evolve and what that means for your legacy. What's your legacy?
Hosted by entrepreneur and keynote/TEDx speaker George Andriopoulos.
Follow @launchpadceo on Clubhouse, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Visit http://thelaunchcast.com for more show info and to download/stream the podcast.
This episode is sponsored by Launchpad 516 Studios, the new studio and production company behind your favorite podcast on the planet. Are you ready to start your new podcast and get your voice out into the world? Or maybe you're just ready to take your existing podcast to a whole new level and monetize that thing so you can go from hobbyist to professional podcaster? DM George @launchpadceo on IG or FB for details or email media@launchpad516.com.
The Launchcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
Subscribe to The Launchcast on Apple Podcasts and get notified of new episodes, every Monday! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-launchcast/id1491622136
Or find us on every other platform (as well as all of our links) here: https://linktr.ee/thelaunchcastshow

Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Bullying Prevention Month - A Tiny Soapbox Show
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Our first official "Tiny Soapbox Show" from The Launchcast, now produced by Launchpad 516 Studios, focuses on Bullying Prevention Month on episode 304. Every Tiny Soapbox Show episode will focus on a cause or topic that George is so passionate about that he feels the need to stand up by himself on his soapbox, no guest, and talk about it (for 20 minutes or less). This week The LaunchDad talks about his thoughts on bullying and discusses his work with The Long Island Coalition Against Bullying.
Hosted by entrepreneur and keynote/TEDx speaker George Andriopoulos.
Follow @launchpadceo on Clubhouse, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Follow the Long Island Coalition Against Bullying at:
Facebook @licoalition
Instagram @licoalitionagainstbullying
Check out LICAB.org, to follow LICAB.
Follow Joe Salamone on Facebook: @Joe.salamone.56
Visit http://thelaunchcast.com for more show info and to download/stream the podcast.
This episode is sponsored by Launchpad 516 Studios, the new studio and production company behind your favorite podcast on the planet. Are you ready to start your new podcast and get your voice out into the world? Or maybe you're just ready to take your existing podcast to a whole new level and monetize that thing so you can go from hobbyist to professional podcaster? DM George @launchpadceo on IG or FB for details. Links coming soon.
The Launchcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
Subscribe to The Launchcast on Apple Podcasts and get notified of new episodes, every Monday! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-launchcast/id1491622136
Or find us on every other platform (as well as all of our links) here: https://linktr.ee/thelaunchcastshow