Bakelite: The Story of the Father of Modern Plastics w/ Hugh Karraker & John Maher, 09-12-2021

Episode 128 September 14, 2021 00:54:01
Bakelite: The Story of the Father of Modern Plastics w/ Hugh Karraker & John Maher, 09-12-2021
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Bakelite: The Story of the Father of Modern Plastics w/ Hugh Karraker & John Maher, 09-12-2021

Sep 14 2021 | 00:54:01

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Show Notes

Hugh Karraker & John Maher are creators of the documentary, “All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic”. It is one of several documentary features from Director John Maher (Throw it Down), that arrived on multiple digital platforms on June 29, 2021 worldwide. In partnership with Bitmax, Executive Producer Hugh Karraker is bringing his great-grandfather Leo Baekeland’s story to iTunes, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, VUDU and more to six continents. The documentary is about Leo Baekeland, a Belgian industrial chemist who forever changed the world. Baekeland was best known for the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893, and, more importantly, Bakelite in 1907. He has been called "The Father of the Plastics Industry" for his invention of Bakelite, an inexpensive, nonflammable and versatile plastic, which marked the beginning of the modern plastics industry. Read more at: https://allthingsbakelite.com/



Taj Adhav is the co-founder and CEO of Leasecake, a prop tech Orlando, FL-based commercial real estate operating system for location management that has transformed lease and location management for Tenants (Specifically COOs, CFOs, VPs of Real Estate), Landlords and Brokers responsible for managing multiple locations. Customers which include Starbucks, Massage Envy, Jiffy Lube among others rely on Leasecake to provide proactive notifications for all mission-critical, time-sensitive events. Leasecake recently secured $3 million in seed funding in February. Read more at: https://leasecake.com/



Cindy Gelormini is a Benjamin Moore Color Expert, Staging Consultant and Real Estate Agent in Northern New Jersey. She works as the in-house decorator and Color Consultant for clients in their homes. As a Staging Consultant, she also helps homeowners and realtors who are selling their homes to quickly and cheaply spruce up their homes to sell, offering low budget solutions to give the home a look that will appeal to buyers. As a Decorating Consultant, she also helps new home buyers choose paint colors, decide where to hang pictures and use what they have to pull together their new home. at: http://www.thepaintdivanj.com/



Matt Stranberg is a licensed registered dietitian nutritionist, board certified specialist in sports nutrition and certified strength and conditioning specialist. After his training and graduate programs, he cofounded numerous initiatives at Walden Behavioral Care, including the Walden GOALS program and numerous consultation services designed to assist athletes struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating and problematic physical activity. As a renowned consultant, Matt is known for his dedication to educating and empowering patients of all backgrounds to facilitate a full and meaningful recovery, at: https://www.mattstranbergconsulting.com/

 

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