Mike Bayer is the Founder and CEO of CAST Centers, which works with people who are suffering from addiction and mental illness. He sits down with Alyssa Julya Smith to talk about his partnership with popstar Demi Lovato and a new initiative the two are working on around her upcoming world tour.
Mike is a renowned wellness expert with over a decade of experience in mental health and addiction recovery, and played a critical role in Demi Lovato’s treatment and continues to support her in active recovery. Mike says he has continued to work with the superstar and Demi is now part-owner of the addiction recovery centers.
He also discusses the recent announcement that CAST Centers will be joining Demi Lovato for her 20-city concert tour with a pre-concert experience for concert ticketholders, featuring special guests and speakers who will discuss change and inspiration around mental health and wellness in an intimate session.
The "Pride Portraits" photography project, which profiles LGBTQIA+ community members and allies all over the country, sprang out of the mass shooting at Orlando's Pulse nightclub and in two years has captured 3,000 images. "It is a wonderful way to celebrate who we are and give us humanization," says founder and photographer Eric Edward Schell.
Hulu viewers have made a conscious decision to watch something on the platform, so they are more engaged, according to Peter Naylor, senior vice president of advertising at the streaming service. And since Hulu runs fewer ads than cable networks, viewers pay more attention to each one, he tells Cheddar's Jon Steinberg.
Fans of "Get Out" and "A Quiet Place" may have a new film to watch out for this summer. "Beach House" is an eerie thriller that turns innocent infatuation into a dangerous, maybe violent, game, says actress Willa Fitzgerald, who plays the movie's protagonist Emma.
The athletic brand has signed deals with projected number one overall pick in the NBA, Deandre Ayton, and has integrated music and fashion into its marketing. Former ESPN host Bram Weinstein says that could give Puma an edge over competitors.
Dennis Williams, SVP at HBO, discusses how the AT&T-Time Warner merger will impact the company's programming. Plus, why you need to understand the evolution of technology to make amazing content.
The Comedy Central show may have turned one intoxicating substance into a success, but it won't be capitalizing on the cannabis legalization movement. "My fear with marijuana would be, it would all be theories," says Derek Waters, host and creator of the Emmy Award-winning comedy.
The cannabis culture company launched an equity crowdsourcing campaign on its own website Tuesday ahead of an official IPO expected this quarter. CEO Adam Levin told Cheddar shares will be offered at $11 apiece.
The founder of the streaming platform, DeShuna Elisa Spencer, created KweliTV after realizing that there was barely any content she could relate to on other channels. KweliTV now has 30,000 paying subscribers and is home to independent films, shows, and documentaries by and for the black community.
Beyoncé and JAY-Z released a surprise album -- "Everything Is Love" -- over the weekend, sending fans into a frenzy. They also released a six-minute music video for a single called "Apesh**t" that was shot at the Louvre. The museum was completely on board with the idea because it felt it paid homage to the world's most iconic works of art, says Bossip's senior editor Jennifer Cunningham.
In Cheddar's interview with Gary Vaynerchuk, the CEO of VaynerMedia talks about the state of advertising, if it is the year of independent agencies, and what type of growth to expect.
