The Polymath Project with Arman Rousta: Recent Episodes
The Polymath Project with Arman Rousta
We kick off Season 4 of The Polymath Project with an inspiring entrepreneurial journey, which unfolds from the streets of Lebanon to the world’s fashion capital, New York City. Jack Georges, the founder of Jack Georges Leather Goods, shares how he built a team and a brand to last–37 years and counting.
Told through an interactive conversation with Polymath Host Arman Rousta, and supplemented with behind-the-scenes product development and production footage from his Passaic, New Jersey warehouse, Jack offers 9 Business Tips for fellow entrepreneurs. He also discusses the latest Jack Georges marketing campaign – Postcards from Jack, led through a collaboration with Blueliner Marketing.
SEASON FOUR – EPISODE 1
Jack Georges: The Man Behind The Brand
Host: Arman Rousta, b.labs Ventures
Guest: Jack Georges, Founder of Jack Georges Fine Leather Goods
Monday, February 12th, 2024
Filmed & Edited by Matt Feldman
Polymath Host Arman Rousta joins Shahab Salemy, VP Product & Design at Dick’s Sporting Goods, in a conversation about the impact of digital transformation in product development, supply chain, and sports marketing. With a decade under his belt in various tech and product roles at Nike, which he helped transform into a digital first company, Shahab shares some best practices and war stories from some of the world’s top sports product brands. The old Columbia University Men’s Soccer teammates also discuss the Messi Effect and what that means for soccer and sports marketing in the U.S.
SEASON THREE – EPISODE 15
The Impact of Digital Transformation in the CPG Industry
Host: Arman Rousta, b.labs Ventures
Guest: Shahab Salemy, VP Product & Design at Dick’s Sporting Goods
Wednesday, September 13th, 2023
Join Arman Rousta and The Polymath Project for a conversation with Noam Gamady, a multi-disciplinary bio energetics practitioner, on the subject of health, wellness, and healing.
Noam combines several powerful holistic healing disciplines – including NVC (Non-Violent Communications), Feldenkrais and Bio Energetics – to help groups and individuals get in tune with their mind-body connections in order to heal old wounds and open up growth potential.
SEASON THREE – EPISODE 14
A Conversation on Health, Wellness, & Healing
Host: Arman Rousta, b.labs Ventures
Guest: Noam Gamady, Multi-Disciplinary Bio Energetics Practitioner
Wednesday, August 17th, 2023
Polymath host Arman Rousta teams up with Steve Powell, President and CEO of Presidents Council, for a discussion of sales and marketing trends in the field of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPGs). Together, they explore the buying process for large chain retailers and the steps companies can take to successfully gain market share including initial contact, follow up, negotiations, line reviews, price quoting and more.
SEASON THREE – EPISODE 13
Consumer Packaged Goods: A Sales & Marketing Perspective
Host: Arman Rousta, b.labs Ventures
Guest: Steve Powell, President and CEO of Presidents Council
Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
Rising from the confluence of the travel and wellness industries, and driven by increased demand for alternative and natural remedies, medical tourism has emerged as a strong and momentous trend across business sectors. Join Arman Rousta and The Polymath Project for an exciting discussion of the impact and future of medical tourism, with special guest Shomari Scott of Health City, the preeminent medical tourism hospital in the Caribbean.
SEASON THREE – EPISODE 12
Destination Wellness: A Conversation on Medical Tourism
Host: Arman Rousta, b.labs Ventures
Guest: Shomari Scott, Chief Business Officer at Health City
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
In this episode, Blueliner Marketing CEO Arman Rousta hosts a live workshop that introduces and illuminates the 7 Pillars of Digital Marketing methodology. The discussion focuses on the tourism industry, leveraging Blueliner’s successes as a case study, though the underlying concepts are applicable to any business or marketing campaign. Rousta also discusses how to audit current marketing tactics and assets: website, social media, etc.
SEASON THREE – EPISODE 11
Digital Marketing in the Travel and Tourism Industry
Host: Arman Rousta, Blueliner Marketing
Tuesday, June 27th, 2023
The time is ripe for rethinking the tourism industry, and for examining the role that movers and shakers can have in guiding that rethink. In this episode, Arman Rousta is joined by Danny Klein–a writer, educator, and entrepreneur–for a discussion of Tourism 3.0 and what the future of world travel might look like.
SEASON THREE – EPISODE 10
Tourism 3.0: Mexico
Host: Arman Rousta, b.labs Ventures
Danny Klein, Writer, Educator & Entrepreneur
Tuesday, June 13th, 2023
It is a well-known maxim that one should think outside of the box, but how many of us take the crucial next step of acting beyond those parameters? Leveraging his successful background in the tourism sector with Blueliner, Polymath host Arman Rousta extols the virtues of travel, discovery, and personal reinvention. He also reflects on the future of the global travel industry, and offers guidelines for the creation of an ethical, inclusive, and sustainable framework for cultures most impacted my tourism.
SEASON THREE – EPISODE 09
Acting Outside the Box
Host: Arman Rousta, b.labs Ventures
Thursday, May 11th, 2023
The Islamic celebration of Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Polymath host Arman Rousta explores the opportunities for reflection, goal-setting, and self-discovery inherent in the holiday–opportunities that extend far beyond the Muslim community. In so doing, he provides tools and tips for how to identify defining moments in one’s life, and how to take advantage of those moments, lest they never appear again.
SEASON THREE – EPISODE 08
Ramadan Reflections
Host: Arman Rousta, b.labs Ventures
Thursday, April 20th, 2023
What is a polymath? There’s more to the answer than education, expertise, and the mastery of diverse skills. A polymath is also animated by purpose and conviction, and zealously refuses to accept any limitations that life and circumstance place upon them.
In this episode, host Arman Rousta explores the foundational concepts of The Polymath Project in greater detail, and provides viewers with a pathway for discovering their own creative zealotry.
SEASON THREE – EPISODE 07
Zealotry: The Pursuit of Purpose
Host: Arman Rousta, b.labs Ventures
Friday, April 14th, 2023
Dario Salas Sommer left this Earthly plane in 2018 at the age of 83 years old, but not before dropping Eternal Wisdom on all of those that he came across through his presence, his speech and his written words. In this Episode, we announce the launch of a Virtual Book Club in his honor, that will feature most of his ... Read More
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Polymath Project (@thepolymathshow) As our so-called advanced society continues to unravel, rearing its rampant dysfunctions and systemic issues, such as racism against African Americans (not to mention many other races and classes of Americans, and non-Americans), there is a Silver Lining – a tremendous opportunity that each one of us ... Read More
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arman Rousta (@arousta9) This is what it looks like. This is my journey and how I get ‘there’. On the heels of another serene Ramadan (internally), amidst the storms going on ‘out there’ in the world, I was inspired to record and share the deep sense of Inner Peace that I ... Read More
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Mariko is an internationally known Yoga-Ayurveda expert and founder of Visionary Yoga, a personal development company dedicated to accelerating the growth of motivated individuals and companies. A former professional ballet dancer as well as an Ayurvedic physician trained in India, she is dedicated to positioning Yoga as something far beyond fitness – a technology for human consciousness evolution. She is one of the very ... Read More
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Miguel is a practitioner of Guided Core Integration, a process of self-knowledge and emotional healing that assists individuals in reclaiming parts of themselves that did not fully blossom during childhood from a lack nurturing and guidance. He also facilitates psychedelic integration sessions for individuals and groups. Psychedelic integration is the reorganization of the mind, body and spirit after an experience ... Read More
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Arman Rousta, Founder of b.labs Ventures, offers a glimpse of his quarterly update to stakeholders, including well wishes during the COVID-19 pandemic, a gritty response from his team, and a challenge to improve your own approach to communications at work. SEASON TWO – EPISODE 6 Inside Look at a Startup Think Tank’s Shareholder Communications with Arman Rousta Wed, May 13th ... Read More
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Junod is a Certified Professional Hypnotist who lives and practices in New York. His brand, Consciousness Coaching, was created to help individuals all over the world to regain control over their lives, resolve conflicts, and meet their true goals. He is also a Director at the Institute for Hermetic Philosophy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people raise their level ... Read More
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Noam combines several powerful holistic healing disciplines – including NVC (Non-Violent Communications), Feldenkrais and Bio Energetics – to help groups and individuals get in tune with their mind-body connections in order to heal old wounds and open up growth potential. He provides highly relevant self-care tips and challenges us to get out of our comfort zones, which is needed for ... Read More
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Arman Rousta, Founder of b.labs Ventures, a venture building Think Tank, takes us through his recent article on Medium about what we can all learn – individually and collectively – from the COVID-19 pandemic. View Arman’s article titled – “20/20 Life Vision: A Message to Humanity” – on Medium. SEASON TWO – EPISODE 3 A Message To Humanity – What ... Read More
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Arman welcomes globally known Futurist, and a true Polymath – David Houle. David is the author of 8 books. He has given over 1,200 presentations in 16 countries and 6 continents, as a result being named “the CEO’s Futurist” having spoken to or advised some 4,000 CEOs worldwide. He is also a Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Sarasota Institute ... Read More
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