Group Chat News is back and we have a friend of the pod Mark Brazil catching us up on everything he has going on with Ikonick and Open Residency we jump into some news, including an American won the LA Marathon for the first time in 31 years, USA airlines slash earnings forecasts as economic concerns grow, the national average wholesale price of eggs drops for the third week in a row, Pepsi Co is nearing a 1.5 billion dollar deal for soda brand Poppi, Klarna files for USA ipo, David Sacks sold 200 million in crypto-related holdings before taking his white house position, DeepSeek a national treasure in China is now being closely guarded and more!

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

·       Drama’s got beef. (0:00)

·       Introducing special guest Mark Mastrandrea, Co-Founder of IKONIK and podcast host of Open Residency. (11:26)

·       Drama’s HUGE plug. (21:40)

·       Travel spending is down, is it time to panic? (31:11)

·       Shout out to Poppi! (52:04)

·       It’s good to see some IPOs again. (59:29)

·       Nefarious acts by David Sacks? (1:03:05)

·       Yet another DeepSeek update. (1:06:23)

·       Reading the YouTube comments. (1:08:02)

·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (1:09:08)

Related Links/Products Mentioned

·       An American wins the L.A. Marathon for the first time in 31 years

·       Motivational Canvas Art Designed to Inspire You Every Day | IKONIK

·       US airlines slash earnings forecasts as economic concerns grow

·       National average wholesale price of eggs drops for 3rd week in a row

·       PepsiCo nearing more than $1.5 billion deal for soda brand Poppi, Bloomberg News reports

·       Buy now, pay later lender Klarna files for U.S. IPO

·       David Sacks sold $200 million in crypto-related holdings before taking White House job, ethics memo says

·       DeepSeek, a National Treasure in China, is Now Being Closely Guarded

Connect with Mark!

·       IG: (@markbrazil)

·       Pod: Open Residency