Podcast
I’M THAT
with Eitan Chitayat
Whether through work or at play, I’ve had the good fortune of meeting some prolific people. Some are friends. Some are colleagues. Some are clients. Some are acquaintances. On ‘I’m That’, we have a chat about who they are, why they do what they do, the things that they love, the things they hate, mistakes they’ve made and victories they’ve had. Maybe deep. Possibly profound. Potentially funny. But always honest.
Aviva Klompas Co-Founder and CEO Boundless
Aviva Klompas is the co-founder and CEO of Boundless. She has made a name for herself as an outspoken advocate for the Jewish people and as a leading Israel educator. Before launching Boundless, she served as the Director of Speechwriting for Israel’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City and as a...
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Shabbos Kestenbaum Jewish Student Activist
Alexander Shabbos Kestenbaum is a religious American Jewish activist. Until not long ago, he was a Harvard Divinity School student and that’s evolved since October to where he’s suing Harvard University in a landmark case that alleges Harvard failed to protect Jewish students from antisemitism. While at Harvard he founded and was President of the...
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Ella Kenan Digital Marketing Professional
Ella Kenan is an Israeli digital marketing professional and content creator specializing in travel. She runs a well known travel blog for Israelis, but since October 7, Ella has been actively engaged online in the information war, focusing on the Israel Gaza conflict and the broader scope of psyops against Israel, involving Iran, Russia, Qatar...
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Abraham Hamra Syrian Jewish Advocate
Abraham Hamra is that loud and proud Syrian Jew. But you know that already, don’t you? Born in Damascus Syria, he emigrated with his family to the US after 1992 because prior to that Jewish families were not allowed to leave Syria all together. Abraham has a superpower. He’s fluent in English, Arabic, and Hebrew....
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Dr. Deborah Gilboa Resilience Expert
Resilience expert Deborah Gilboa, MD, aka “Dr. G” works with families, organizations, and businesses to identify the mindset and strategies to turn stress to an advantage. Renowned for her contagious humor, Dr. G works with groups across multiple generations, to rewire their attitudes and beliefs, and create resilience through personal accountability and a completely different...
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Michelle Ahdoot Director of Programming and Strategy, End Jew Hatred
Michelle Ahdoot is Director of Programming and Strategy at End Jew Hatred, a non-partisan international grassroots civil rights movement that unites ordinary people, activists, and organizations from around the world who support the cause that defines the movement: to end Jew-hatred in our lifetime. Comprised of members from all paths and walks of life, EJH’s...
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JopauL Jewish History Defender
JopauL is an accomplished hip-hop veteran, with 20 years in the game, straight out of Staten Island, NY. After making waves in the Hip Hop scene, he took his skills to JP Morgan, getting the lowdown on the corporate hustle. He’s a master of reinvention, now living at the crossroads of music, business, and influence....
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Matan Peretz Comedian
Matan Peretz is the f**king sh*t. He’s an Israeli standup comedian and content creator, who recently gained a lot of exposure due to his Hasbara videos during his reserve service in Hebron. That’s how I first got wind of him and he blew me away with his rhetoric. Matan is hilarious, he’s a nice guy,...
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Yechiel Jacobs Comedian & Advocate
What most people know about Yechiel Jacobs is how he makes so many people cry with laughter on Instagram about some serious Jewish subjects. He’s only 23 years old, he’s fearless, funny as s**t, and his comedic star is rising as he captivates audiences on and offline with his one-of-a-kind approach. He asks the tough...
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Marnie Perlstein Anti Antisemitism Advocate
Marnie Perlstein is an Australian advocate who fights antisemitism. Fiercely. Her first career was in communications and corporate and consumer PR but she then pivoted into her next one – Jewish education. She became the Marketing Manager at Mount Scopus College in Melbourne and then worked with the Board of Jewish Education in Sydney. She...
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Mia Talias Social Media Activist
Since October 7, Mia Talias has been fighting against the overwhelming so-called pro-Palestinian propaganda lies and misinformation on social media, in particular TikTok and Instagram. Mia tackles those who spread lies and false “facts” with her sass and wit, and her knowledge which is always backed by a lot of research. Her delivery is smart...
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Sandra Hegedüs Founder & President SAM Arts Projects
Born in São Paolo, Brazil, Sandra Hegedüs studied philosophy and cinema at the prestigious Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP). As a militant artist of the Paulist scene, she realized several performances in the early 80’s before arriving in France in 1990, where she started an activity as a documentary film and reportage producer. Her passion...
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Melinda Strauss Jewish Content Creator
Melinda Strauss, a Jewish Content Creator on social media with over 1 million followers on TikTok and Instagram, is well known for her educational videos about Orthodox Judaism, Jewish history, discussing Antisemitism and Zionism, kosher recipes, and sharing her everyday life as a wife, mom of 2 teenagers (and a dog), and both a type...
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Shai Davidai Assistant Professor, Columbia Business School
Shai Davidai is an assistant professor at the Columbia Business School, where he teaches negotiations and studies economic inequality and zero-sum thinking. Shai was born and raised in Israel and lives in New York City with his wife and two kids. Shortly after October 7th, as protests at Columbia University unabashedly celebrated the slaughter of...
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Shemtov Hollinger IDF Special Forces
Shemtov Hollinger is a reservist with the IDF Special Forces. He’s 29 years old and in civilian life is a certified nurse. He currently works at a gaming tech company in account management. He was also a pro basketball player who played for a few Division 3 teams. He studied at Tel Aviv University, enjoys...
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Dana Satterwhite Creative Director
A native New Yorker, Dana is a writer and creative director working professionally in the field of advertising. He brings 25+ years of creative communication experience. Dana’s work has been recognized by the One Show, the Andys, the Kelly Awards, the Obies, the Clios, the Effies, New York Festivals, Communication Arts, Lurzer’s Archive, and at...
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Ronny Vance President, MyPart
Ronny Vance, former president of Geffen music and Interscope music has over 40 years of experience in the music industry. The artists and writers he signed in that time have cumulative sales of over 200 million records. Built upon his uncanny knack for spotting songwriting, talent and superstar artists in all music genres, each of...
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Lisa Coleman Musician
Lisa Coleman is a musician and composer who plays piano and keyboards and she was a member of Prince’s band ‘The Revolution’ from 1980 to 1986. She is one half of the incredible musical duo Wendy and Lisa, formed with Wendy Melvoin. She was 19 years old when she auditioned and was hired as a...
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Shirley Halperin Executive Editor of Music, Variety
Shirley Halperin is Executive Editor of Music at Variety, where she spearheads music coverage for the print magazine and Variety.com. Through her 20-year career, she has held staff positions at Entertainment Weekly, Teen People and Us Weekly and was also a regular contributor to Rolling Stone. Shirley joined the Hollywood Reporter (THR) as Music Editor...
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Oonie Chase Partner at IDEO
“Every single problem I work on, if you dig all the way down, there’s a human problem somewhere nested in it. And so if you want to be a designer, and you want to practice design as a method of framing and problem solving, you have got to become adept at designing for humans –...
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Danna Stern Producer
“Look at us here in Israel. I mean, look at the stories that we have, or just look at the diversity. The personal stories…we have so many religions and so many sects, there’s just such a wide rainbow of everything going on here.” As the founder of the Israeli-based “yes Studios,” Stern created a distribution...
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Yotam Polizer Chief Executive Officer, IsraAID
“Her father told me, ‘Today, my worst enemy has become my biggest supporter. And the people supposed to be protecting me back home in Syria, are chasing me away.’ For me, it was the first time I realized what an opportunity we have, through this terrible and still ongoing tragedy in Syria, to not only...
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Hillel Neuer Executive Director, UN Watch
“I grew up in a tradition that says you’re responsible – you can’t be indifferent. I think that’s why Jews, who are also not necessarily religious, are activists. I think that activism is actually part of the religion. You have to care for the other.” International lawyer, diplomat, writer and activist, Hillel C. Neuer is...
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Rob Schwartz Chair at TBWA New York Group
“We’ve kind of destroyed comedy and destroyed advertising. I mean, it’s very hard to be funny now. It’s very hard to be funny in advertising and very hard to be relevant. And I think a big part of comedy was, you know, taboos. You know, you would say the stuff that people were thinking.” Rob...
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William Green Best-Selling Author
Over the last quarter of a century, William Green has interviewed many of the world’s best investors, exploring in depth the question of what qualities and insights enable them to achieve enduring success. He’s written extensively about investing for many publications and has been interviewed about the greatest investors for magazines, newspapers, podcasts, radio, and...
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Signe Lønholdt Head of Community Growth, LEGO
“We have this program called the leadership playground, which is really for everyone, no matter which level you’re on at the LEGO Group. You can be a leader and lead your team doing these fun programs that will actually develop the team and you – and of course a lot of it is also learning...
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Troy Gua Artist
“I’m more satisfied, especially in the world today, moving through the world in a way that satisfies me creatively and can make others happy at the same time. If I can do that, it’s the ultimate.” Born and raised in Seattle, Troy Gua is a passionately creative Artist. He’s a self-taught artist, designer, maker, and tinkerer,...
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Daniel M. Rosenberg Podcaster & Activist
“I’m a Jack of all Trades, Master of None, which is inherently a negative thing to call somebody. But I see it as something I’m quite proud of.” Daniel M. Rosenberg is a husband of one, father of three and master of none. Professionally he’s worn many hats; in the worlds of accounting and finance,...
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Romy Samuel Entrepreneur and Sneaker Queen
“Get clear on Your North star. And whatever it is, do something every single day of your life that leads towards it – whatever it is that you want to do.” Though born and raised in Australia, Romy Samuel left after University to see the world. She’s lived in London, Israel, Europe, Melbourne, New York...
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Guy Spier Author and Investor
Guy Spier is a Zurich-based author and investor. Years ago, he made news by bidding $650,000 with his friend, Mohnish Pabrai, to have a charity lunch with Warren Buffett. They won the bid. And in doing so, won more than they could ever hope for. Guy completed his MBA at the Harvard Business School, class...
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Curt Simon Harlinghausen Nerd and Solution Engineer
“On the Internet, everyone has access to everything all the time. People are depressed as they can’t handle it anymore. There’s no guidance.” Driving incremental sales upwards of $2.5 billion, Curt Simon has worked in over 40 markets for leading global brands. A professional networker, he’s a well-known international speaker (TedX)(48forward Summit)(CES)(SXSW) and moderator, strategist,...
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Eve Barlow Journalist and Activist
Eve Barlow is a pop culture journalist based in Los Angeles. She grew up in the UK, worked at the forefront of music journalist in London from 2008-2014, and was Deputy Editor of the NME. Since 2014, Eve has been a freelance journalist in America, critiquing pop, profiling artists and covering film, music and more for the Guardian, New York...
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Rosanna Arquette Actor, Activist and Filmmaker
Rosanna Lisa Arquette was born in New York City to a show business family. She was the first-born child of five in the third generation of the Arquette acting clan. Her grandfather Cliff Arquette played “Charley Weaver” on “The Jack Paar Show” and was a regular on the original “Hollywood Squares.” Her father, character actor...
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Karen Alpert Author and Influencer (Baby Sideburns)
“How people turn out starts in the home. I truly believe 98% of the world is good…people who want to raise their children as kind adults, who think of other people’s feelings, who are inclusive, not exclusive and anti-racist.” Karen Alpert is the ridiculously self-deprecating writer of the blog Baby Sideburns. She has a half...
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Rose McGowan Social Activist
“I’d rather be laying in a field staring at the sky. That was my dream my whole life. To be one with nature, alone with my thoughts – just happy. But there is A LOT of happiness in my life. And…for the first time…I’m learning about steady happiness.” Rose McGowan is globally recognized for inspiring...
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Nick Bubb Fauna & Flora International, Business Dev. Director
“During my first 1000 mile solo qualifier in the Atlantic in 2002 on a little 21 footer, I was working on the bow in a load of breeze during the night and was washed overboard. Long story short, being clipped on saved my life and I learnt a whole bunch of lessons right there. Nature...
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Varin Sachdev News Anchor and TV/ Radio Host
“Stay original. Constantly look for inspiration. Listen to your inner voice and know what you are actually trying to do and say.” Varin Sachdev has been working as a professional broadcast journalist since 1995. He’s currently on as the news anchor and moderator for TNN Channel 16 (World Today) and FM 101 (101 Morning...
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Carl Loeb Vice President, Salesforce Global Brand
“As you nurture your career and thinking about your next moves, make sure you’re going where you’re wanted and that you’re taking your job for all the right reasons, your happiness being first and foremost.” Carl Loeb and I go way back. Now at Salesforce, we met on the Volkswagen account at Arnold Worldwide many years ago....
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Jacqueline De Rojas President TechUK
“If we are to thrive in a digital future which includes everybody, we must ensure that we have all of our voices heard when it comes to designing technology.” Jacqueline is the President of techUK and the co-chair at the Institute of Coding. She sits as a Non-Executive Director on the board of UK technology business Rightmove PLC, on...
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