Richard Jones: Gray Jones Media June 2024 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Richard Jones, co-founder of Gray Jones Media based in NYC. Join us as we chat about his two core media businesses catering to the LGBTQ+ community... Bear World Magazine and Gayming Magazine. Together with his business partner, Robin Gray, they have spearheaded two business units tapping into nearly $400 billion dollars a year in the US alone, over-indexing over othe... | [LINK] https://www.ilovegay.net/bears-gaymers-two-lgbtq-niches-worth-nearly-400-billion-dollars-a-year-in-the-us-alone/ | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Bears VIDEOS | @ILoveQBears | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
Clayton Kirkland: Happiness Trek June 2024 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Clayton Kirkland from Orlando, FL, where we chat about his new book, "Happiness Trek: 200 Lessons for Happiness". Join us as we chat about Clayton's book, his experiences at Disney Parks, his work as a life coach, and his role as a family man, with his husband and two children. It's from these experiences that Clayton brings us these 200 lessons, focusing on seeking p... | [LINK] https://www.happinesstrek.com/ | Orlando, FL VIDEOS | @ILoveGayOrlando | | Wellness VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBeWell | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
Founders First CDC / Pride Grant 2024 April 2024 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Shaylon Scott, Executive Director of Founders First CDC, where we chat about the upcoming Pride Grant 2024. Join us as Shaylon tells us about who Founders First, a not-for-profit community development organization and small business accelerator that supports underrepresented founders achieve growth through educational curriculum, hands-on assignments, and expert coach... | [LINK] https://foundersfirstcdc.org/pride-grant | San Diego, CA VIDEOS | @ILoveGaySD | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
Jim Fielding: All Pride, No Ego March 2024 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Jim Fielding in Atlanta, GA, where we chat about his new book "All Pride, No Ego." In this book, Jim, a former President of Disney Stores, talks about his storied career, along with his personal journey, from his mid-west roots to his experiences as an openly gay executive working at premier entertainment, retail, and media companies. Join us as we chat about some of ... | [LINK] https://www.allpridenoego.com/ | Atlanta, GA VIDEOS | @ILoveGayAtlanta | | Books & Literature VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBooks | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
East meets West February 2024 #ILoveGay Today connects with Pavel Subrt from Vienna, Austria & Ludo Swinnen from Antwerp, Belgium, co-founders of East Meets West, a network of LGBTI professionals from Western & mainly Eastern Europe. Join us as we learn more about their organization focused on driving the exchange of ideas and sharing best practices, in order to increase the levels of social acceptance for LGBTI people in East... | [LINK] https://www.eastmeetswest.eu/ | Vienna, Austria VIDEOS | @ILoveGayAustria | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
Danny Andrews February 2024 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Danny Andrews, originally a lawyer from LA working for Priceline, and now an entrepreneur living the dream as a digital nomad in Mexico. Join us as we chat about how Danny is blending is legal background with his various loves and passions, including life as a business advisor, life strategist, career coach and mental health warrior, with a focus on consulting BIPOC a... | [LINK] http://www.dannyandrews.com | Los Angeles, CA VIDEOS | @ILoveGayLA | | Entrepreneur VIDEOS | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
Charlie Sprinkman: Everywhere Is Queer January 2024 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Charlie Sprinkman (he/they) from Portland, Oregon and founder of Everywhere Is Queer, a worldwide map of 8,400+ queer owned businesses, and soon becoming an app as well. Join us as we chat about how Charlie got started with this project, including how a 50-state road trip influenced what Everywhere Is Queer has become today. | [LINK] https://www.everywhereisqueer.com | Portland, OR VIDEOS | @ILoveGayPDX | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
Ken Schneck: The Buckeye Flame December 2023 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Ken Schneck, Founding Editor of The Buckeye Flame based out of Cleveland, Ohio. Join us as we chat about how Ken started The Buckeye Flame as a non-profit, fulfilling a need left vacant in 2020 as Ohio's LGBTQ+ newsroom. We also chat about how Ken and his team of editors publish and widely share quality news and content specific to Ohio, with the underlying goal of "a... | [LINK] http://www.kenschneck.com/ | Cleveland, OH VIDEOS | @ILoveGayOhio | | Writer VIDEOS | @ILoveGayWriters | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
Calan Breckon: SEO Specialist & Consultant December 2023 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Calan Breckon, an SEO specialist & consultant based out of Toronto, Canada. Join us as we chat about his work helping companies large and small navigate and maintain a successful online business using search engine optimization tactics. We also chat about how important relationships are in business, and how he develops those relationships through organizations such as... | [LINK] https://calanbreckon.com/ | Toronto, ON VIDEOS | @ILoveGayToronto | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
Tammi Wallace: Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce December 2023 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Tammi Wallace, Co-Founder and President & CEO of the Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Join us as we chat about her start with the chamber, culminating in their recent NGLCC Rising Star Affiliate Chamber Award win. We also chat about Tammi's business life with EnFocus Strategies and EnFocus Group, both focusing on the power of LGBTQ+ diversity and inclusion in... | [LINK] https://www.houstonlgbtchamber.com/ | Houston, TX VIDEOS | @ILoveGayHouston | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | Lesbian | | |
Matteo Ceurvels November 2023 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Matteo Ceurvels, both Principal Analyst, Latin America & Spain for eMarketer & a contributing journalist to eMarketer's Digital Trends. We chat about his work and how he got started in this industry, as well as his speaking opportunities at global events such as Advertising Week LATAM in Mexico City recently. | [LINK] https://www.matteoceurvels.com/ | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
LGBTQ Summit at the League of Municipalities November 2023 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Gus Penaranda, Executive Director of the NJ Pride Chamber of Commerce, and Brielle Winslow-Majette, Deputy Director of Garden State Equality, where we talk about their upcoming LGBTQ Summit at the League of Municipalities on Nov 14 in Atlantic City, NJ. We chat about the history of this summit, now in its 2nd year, and the outsized role both of these organizations hav... | [LINK] https://business.njpridechamber.org/events/details/lgbtq-summit-during-the-league-of-municipalities-1716?calendarMonth=2023-11-01 | Newark, NJ VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNJ | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
Timur Tugberk: Designing the District October 2023 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Timur Tugberk, influencer-publicist-marketer and founder of Designing the District based in Miami. Join us we chat about his start in 2005 with events, interiors and media in Washington, DC, and how he has evolved over the years to where he's at today, a connector and a socialite! His true interests lie in interior design, art history and fashion, which forms a stron... | [LINK] https://www.designingthedistrict.com/ | Miami, FL VIDEOS | @ILoveGayMiami | | Marketing VIDEOS | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
Leo Cusimano: Dallas Voice October 2023 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Leo Cusimano, publisher of The Dallas Voice. Join us as we chat about the evolution of The Dallas Voice from its original print publication to the true multimedia company it is today. We discuss the various social media platforms they are active on, including their continued expansion into video. We also chat about their News Is Out collaboration and the upcoming Pres... | [LINK] https://dallasvoice.com/ | Dallas, TX VIDEOS | @ILoveGayDallas | | Media VIDEOS | @NewMediaLGBT | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
Spencer Hoddeson: Gay Water September 2023 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Spencer Hoddeson, founder of Gay Water. We chat about what inspired Spencer to start Gay Water [vodka & soda for those who wonder), and how his experience in corporate branding, as well as building up a social media following during COVID, allowed him to expand his talents into the world of entrepreneurship with the recent launch of Gay Water, now available in most st... | [LINK] https://gaywater.com/ | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | | |
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