His foundation for success was established during his time training to play professional baseball. Before reaching 20, Pollack had started five business including the sports memorabilia operation that earned him his first million dollars at the early age of 13. Since then, Pollack has been a founder of, or founding investor in, more than 20 companies.

In the ensuing 20 years, some of his ventures include: a beverage company (Juice Bowl- acquired by Dole/Pepsi ); a multi-media company (ClubCom- acquired by Amer Group Fitness Equipment business, Precor Inc.); a robotically-controlled exercise system (Intelligent Health); a coaching and performance company (Personalized Lifestyle Programs- private sale); health clubs (Firm Fitness); a cable company (Cable Satisfaction- IPO); a non-alcoholic beverage conglomerate (Liboza Holdings, Inc.); a chain of yoga studios (Vitalize Studios); a telecom company (Uniconnexions); a social networking company (WeMeUs); a digital music company (Playvuu) and two animal protection organizations (StubbyDog and Zoe Nature).

Pollack has been a consultant to some of the most recognizable brands in the world and to some of the most innovative start-ups. He has counseled a diverse set of companies, providing human capital, corporate development, marketing and organizational development services.

Pollack is currently the Managing Partner, Ignite Venture Partners-bringing together consulting and capital under one organization. He is also CEO, Champz Health- which has re-evaluated and rethought the caring relationship. It has gleaned insights from data that reshape the journey of both caregiver and cared for.

Additionally, Pollack serves as an advisor to Harvard Medical School (The Division of Sleep Medicine), The UCLA Geriatric Medicine Division, Hernia Help, Astia, and Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC). He is also a mentor at Springboard Enterprises and Columbia University’s Center for Technology Management and Executive Master of Science in Technology Management Program.

Additionally, he has been an early investor in more than ten companies, a consultant to many more, mentored innumerable executives and served on the boards of both public and private companies. Some of Pollack’s more noteworthy investor/director portfolio companies over this time have been: Liboza Holdings, Inc.; ABA Holding Company, Inc.; ClubCom, Inc.; Eptheca Solutions, and Cable Satisfaction International.

Pollack has been active in the non-profit sector as both an operator and board member. Pollack is the Founder and Executive Director of Music Shines Bright a 501(c)3 that recruits empathetic and talented volunteers, who provide live music performances in varied environments (hospices, Alzheimer’s facilities, children’s hospitals, VA facilities, etc.). He was the President of Access/Middle East, focused on disseminating fact-based communications regarding Middle-East affairs. He was Director of Met Council which advocated for New York City’s Jewish poor. He was Director/Founder of the NYC Branch of American Liver Foundation. Pollack was an Executive-in-Residence at the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Pollack has a BA from Lehman College of New York and a Masters of International Affairs/Diplomacy from Columbia University.

Harden has held senior positions with companies such as Bank of America, BancTec, Sterling Software, CitiCorp, and Fiserv, Inc. He has been interviewed and quoted in numerous newspapers and magazines such as The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times; appeared on many TV shows, such as CNN’s Money Line; and is often interviewed on news radio programs. Harden has testified before several Congressional Committees, advised Senators and Congressional Representatives on emerging technology issues, and consulted with business and government leaders around the world.

Harden’s previous experience includes building and managing a division of Fiserv, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, where he had responsibility for over 1,000 employees. Harden also served as President of Fiserv Federal Systems, Inc., the company’s government contracting division, and managed the International Consulting Group with offices in New York, London, Singapore, and Bogota. With over 44 years of experience, 25 of which are at the CEO/COO level, Harden has extensive marketing, operational, and financial expertise. Additionally, he has been an adjunct professor at five universities.

For the last fifteen years, Harden has devoted himself to coaching CEOs and advising startups and early stage companies, and has completed over 14,000 hours coaching C-level and senior He serves on numerous boards, and acts as an advisor to several executive management teams.

Being a Nike loyalist, in the mid 1980’s, Pollack requested that his father, who worked on Wall St., invest his savings into Nike, and continued making successful picks for many more years.

Once again, the Pollack brothers partnered-up, opening a sports memorabilia and apparel store, in Princeton, NJ. Pollack became a published author, writing a baseball themed book for the young adult’s market. At 17, Pollack found his real passion as a “creative,” and wrote his first television pilot, where he managed a crew and cast of 45. “Central High” was sold to HBO family in 1998, helping launch the careers of pop stars Ashanti and Leighton Meester. The following year, Pollack was invited back to make another film for HBO Family, and was named one of the 10 most promising filmmakers in the country.

Pollack then transitioned and leveraged his creativity and writing passion into his first pop/rap album. He was trained by Doug E Fresh, as was Diddy, Jay-Z and Notorious B.I.G. Pollack got distribution from numerous retailers under the stage name Mad Philosopher. He toured nationally and internationally, performing at venues ranging from clubs, to stadiums, to children’s hospitals, to homes for abused and underprivileged children.

Pollack relocated to Portugal to help create programming and launch an MTV like network with a team of former telecom executives. After his time in Portugal, he came back energized and ready to start his new venture. Pollack then launched a website that was focused on democratizing music creation. MysongToYou was the first of its kind, helping anyone get their voices heard, whether for recreational purposes, such as a happy birthday song, or to be the next big superstar. A few years later, MysongToYou pivoted into a video app, Playvuu. Playvuu launched in the app store in 2013, receiving many accolades. Playvuu is currently in the midst of its exit.

Pollack consults for start-ups and emerging businesses, providing business development, team-building, and marketing services.

In his free time, he enjoys building relationships, writing, volunteering, and philosophizing.