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In this episode we get to speak with Shanna Forrestall, She has been involved in storytelling since she was a little girl playing dress-up with her siblings and friends. She’s always been captivated by unique real-life stories and lured by the power of fables and myths to teach life truths. She has been a working professional in the entertainment industry since 2007. She has produced eight (8) short films in the US that tackle social issues, and several video projects in India to support a school for disabled children and Indian eunuchs. Shanna is also an award-winning actress with over 100 IMDb credits and published her first children's book last year. She is also currently releasing an LP of children's bedtime stories, an LP of guided meditations, and launching an interactive art project called We Can Hear You. Let’s listen and know more about how her journey began! Our Guest Shanna Forrestall LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shannaforrestall Website: forrestallconsulting.com (Company Website), shannaforrestall.com (Personal Website) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shannaforrestall/ Hacks to take Away She calls herself a storyteller because she uses a variety of mediums and sometimes she is in front of the camera and the performer. Let’s find out how she got into the children's books and what inspired her to get to that. She used to encourage people to overcome and encourage people to self love to self heal. She loves to add bedtime stories and kids to her repertoire. She was working with a group of boys who are all on the autism spectrum. She started in her 20s, did a lot of humanitarian aid work, worked with nonprofits, and did a lot of creative projects in the community. The journey of the artist is to figure out how to monetize your craft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we get to speak with Jeffrey Skolnick, he is an experienced CPA with a history that spans more than 30 years. He has been assisting small business owners with their businesses for over 30 years. Whether you are an individual who already owns a small business, is considering opening or purchasing one or just someone who requires tax advice, I think this man is a good choice. Let’s learn more about how he got started with his career! Our Guest Jeffrey Skolnick LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/⭐️jeffrey-skolnick⭐️-33387029 Website: jeffcpaworld.com (Company Website) Twitter: JeffreySkolnick Hacks to take Away He has been helping small businesses and owners keep their money. Talk about newly released Payroll Protection Program. What inspired him to business coaching. You need to be prepared for anything because you don't want to have to go out of business. People that are actually making more money on unemployment than they were making when they were working. Learning about business tax. Having the option of going private accounting. Enjoy Flexibility by doing stuff on his own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we speak with Eathan Janney. He is the CEO at Piano Technicians Masterclasses and a licensed Piano Technician. He's a co-host on Run with It a podcast that bridges the gap, bringing you business ideas and action steps from established entrepreneurs. On this podcast, he interviews established entrepreneurs about a topic successful business owners rarely discuss: other ideas they have. Asking them to describe one thought that they haven't brought to life in detail, as well as the first several weeks of steps they'd take to implement it. These businessmen talk through the challenges they foresee. They get a real-time glimpse into how they think and operate. Let's find out more about his journey! Our Guest Eathan Janney LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/eathanjanney Twitter: FloatingPiano Hacks to take Away He's been doing an education project for piano technicians. A person that has a lot of interests, and you could call them hobbies. How he got fascinated with music and piano. How he got into a creative project that he can have fun with. He coaches people on how to organize their schedules and achieve their goals. The premise of the podcast is the interviews with successful entrepreneurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we speak with Jeff Rood, An independent film producer, and director that specializes in team building and on-set relationships. He strives to create an environment where every member (cast and crew) knows they are instrumental and essential to the success of the production. Collaboration and networking have quickly propelled this award-winning Producer to notoriety and respect in his film community. The "can do" attitude has created an equation for success in both the commercial and narrative film world. Let's dig deep into getting to know more about his journey! Our Guest Jeff Rood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jeffroodfilmproducer Website: reelrood.com (Company Website) Hacks to take Away How he created something for really talented individuals to be a part of. Learning important things when it comes to making a film. It's really important to have the skills. How he found people who are excellent at what they do and putting them in a position to succeed. Why he really loved music growing up. Find out why he wanted to be a baseball player when he was a child. Why audio is so important to making a film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get to speak with Colin Dingelstad. He grew his coaching business from 0 to 6 figures with no paid advertising, email list, or funnels while only using his personal Facebook profile. He’s on a Mission to Give 300 High-Ticket Coaches The Systems to go from being Stagnant to consistently hitting 10-20 clients a month. Few hundreds of Coaches followed his advice and became rock stars in their chosen industry by continuously using marketing strategies. Let’s check out this episode with Colin Dingelstad. Colin has a special offer for our audience: https://bit.ly/HacksGuestColin Our Guest Colin Dingelstad LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/colin-dingelstad Website: beyondsocialconditioning.com/ (Company Website) Hacks to take Away He made a massive list mainly physical health goals, business goals, everything in there. How he helps his clients make more money organically mainly high ticket coaches, consultants, trainers, service providers. How he learned so much about being a leader and having a team. How he learned so much about leadership and about how to do activities, how to sketch everything, how to inspire people, how to create a good community. How he was affected through meeting a few fairly high level people. How he retain his mind to be into the business mindset. People have systems that do really well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get to speak with John Molyneux, the sales samurai. He's been a sales leader since 2014. He's proficient in both door to door sales and telephone sales. After leaving the military, He became a martial artist and master business. Sales territory leader in Cornwall, England. The how it all started is a great journey that we get to hear from John himself. So let's dive in and speak with John Molyneux. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest John Molyneux LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/john-molyneux-0142b6184 Website: callstarz.com/ (Company Website), thesbsshowwithjm.simplecast.com (Personal Website) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnmoly1980 Hacks to take Away Martial arts is his hobby, and sales are his passion. Perseverance and dedication were some of the things that helped him get through these things. If you do any traditional martial arts, you learn patterns. So you do the same process over and over again and you do the same movements over and over again. So after a while, it's muscle memory and your body just remembers how to do it. The kind of martial arts best film is kind of a bit of an old old school thing. How did sales help him grow. The person that you're dealing with all your clients or your prospects, they end up happy because they've got involved in whatever your product is, and you're happy as well because you've made a sale so you've got a little bit of money in your pocket and everybody wins. If you don't 100% believe in the product or even better on it yourself. Then you aren't going to be very successful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with the host of the unconventional leader's podcast, Heather Parady. She has a master's in counseling and loves the topic of mental health. No wonder we are so attracted to each other in that mind because we love mental health. We love the mind and the power that it can create. What's funny, what's really interesting is that the underdog or the person who had the most adversity is someone who becomes the greatest. Her favorite thing to do in the world is traveling and meeting strangers. She got to be a zombie in Walking Dead, and a lover of acting and running. I'm excited to bring her on to the podcast and talk to her a bit about her journey. So without further ado, enjoy the episode with Heather Parady. Our Guest Heather Parady LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/heatherparady Website: HeatherParady.com Twitter: _heatherparady Hacks to take Away The mind and the power that it can create. Traveling and meeting strangers. People's perceptions are so interesting. A lot of times, planning and researching is a form of procrastination. The education system is so interesting because a lot of times people go through and they feel like learning everything is going to give them the answers. But until they get into the field and start doing the work. The truth is all the knowledge is already out there for free. Spend your time doing something you naturally enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we get to speak with Hayden Humphrey, he helps you get paid to be yourself and 10x your results. A few years ago he left his full-time corporate job to pursue his passions and create a life where he had more freedom flexibility & fun, he's a professionally trained success coach and works with people like you conscious, highly motivated rockstars and helps you amplify your impact and get paid to be yourself. Enjoy the episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get to speak with Kiki connects. She's a transformational guide. She facilitates supportive spaces in order to step into the true and authentic you in the grooviest ways possible through guidance, we can explore realms you never imagined existed. Without further ado, let's be kind. Kiki connects How did she get her name? To be Kiki Connect? We'll find out more in this episode. Our Guest Kiki Connects Website: kikiconnects.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiki.connects/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kiki.connects Hacks to take Away Step into the true and authentic you in the grooviest ways possible through guidance, we can explore realms you never imagined existed. Kiki connects How did she get her name. Face the disconnection of this world by being even more deeply connected to me so that we can all rise in this feeling like we are all one and we are all a part of the same Earth. What are the most interesting things about it is like, How much time do you have now? one of the hardest transitions she has ever done. Struggled with lots and lots of different identity crises and trying to really figure out Whatever you want to do, the more eccentric you are, the better you're going to be received. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Engel Jones. He was born and raised in the Twin island of Trinidad and Tobago, and he loves great conversation. He’s an entrepreneur, life coach, and the podcast host of the 12 minute convo. His passion is to help you find YOURS. Your Own Unique, Real Self. I discovered Engel Jones when he invited me to be a guest on his podcast. In 2016. He started with creating 1001 conversations, guests to be had on his podcast. In 2019 He was looking for 900 new guests, I had the opportunity to be on the podcast. And hence, we connected through the network got to be on his podcast. And it’s been a long time coming. Since then he’s had a new baby. And he’s been busy with that. And I was like, Hey, now that enough time has passed, do you have some time to come and be a guest on my podcast, and I am happy to announce that Engel Jones is here on the podcast. Our Guest Engel Jones Podcast Website: http://12minconvos.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/engeljones/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/engeljones Hacks to take away How to find your own unique self Why it's important for individuals to understand who they are and what they're doing before they set out to go into on a deep level. How powerful focus is The core of producing something that's of value to mammals. Every person takes a different amount of time to finish those courses to become that person who they want to be. If you want to grow a business, you have to understand all the innards, to be able to understand what you're going to create and how passionate you are. Hacking isn't something that's going to it's it's contained within a subset, and it brings benefit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I'm speaking with Brendon Kumarasamy. He is a business transformation consultant at IBM. But more than that, what really drew me into his vibe is the way he holds himself up and the way he is teaching others. I connected to Brandon through the Unconventional Leaders Group. And we've got to share each other's stories in the green room and few times ago in the back in the past, and he's been generating some really cool content on YouTube, where he's teaching you how to actually speak. So I've learned a lot through these videos. He's also a speaker and weekly speaking in front of many organizations, helping many people and learning the art and Mastering the Art of public speaking. Our Guest Brenden Kumarasamy Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/brendenkumarasamy Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBYFP4mZLQovr7W6Si6sueA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masteryourtalk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mastertalkyt/ Hacks to take away The way he holds himself up and the way he is teaching others. The business of mastering to speaking ability to public speaking mastery. Things called business competitions. Starting a YouTube channel. Where master talk started. Creating content for somebody, you really need to focus on what specifically are they looking for. The more you exercise a specific habit a specific thing, the better you get at it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get to speak with Jacob Levin. Jacob is a former infantry soldier and a wildland firefighter. He's an amateur Muay Thai fighter, a passionate science fiction fan and a crossword puzzles fanatic has been a certified CrossFit instructor for over a decade. In 2018. He participated in fit opposite charity dedicated to helping veterans becoming fitness professionals. And now he is a certified veteran fitness operative. his motto is to strive to seek to find and not to yield. And this is taken from Tennyson's poem, Ulysses. So he runs a company, Ulysses training.org. And it is a cornerstone of his personal ethos. We met through Facebook, and we've been chatting back and forth and I really love what Jacob is doing with his life and with helping other people achieve their greatness. I am happy to bring him on to the podcast. Our Guest Jacob Levin Podcast Website: https://ulyssestraining.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ulyssestraining/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ulyssestraining/ Hacks to take away Helping other people achieve their greatness. You're far along ahead from people who are not doing anything at all. Fail or succeed, you still have more courage. You've got to keep moving forward. It's important for people who are listening to know that. It's not about going to the gym and crushing a 500 pound benchpress and a 700 pound deadlift and a 900 pound back squat. Some people learn better in a non-academic environment. You have to train your brain. You have to train your ability to handle stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Hussain Al-Mutawakil. He is passionate about people, technology, and the relationships between them. He's a project manager at sahouri.com. And I met him at a thing about a year ago at a link In local here in Northern Virginia, we hit it off. And we've been connected since then he is into all things digital marketing, he's building brand storytelling. So we had a lot of things that are going for us, you know, being in the same type of stuff that we're creating. So it's like, Hey, dude, it's been a while since we talk, let's bring you on the podcast, you know, interviewed over 100 people. And it's been really exciting because building these connections, building these relationships is what human beings are being all about. Our Guest Hussain Al-Mutawakil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussainmuta/ Twitter: twitter.com/Bamf_abulous Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hussain.mutawakilii Hacks to take away Digital Marketing What human beings being all about. Building connections and building relationships A culture that makes us into a person. Build something from scratch, build a brand from scratch. Project management Leadership affects the entire company and the culture of the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I get to speak with Dr. A.J. Minai. He's a two times TEDx speaker, a best LinkedIn influencer brand storyteller, and one of the most inspirational LinkedIn icons in Malaysia. I connected with him through LinkedIn, and his LinkedIn is game really strong. This is where you get to connect with real people that have experienced the world in a professional capacity. We've been chatting on and off for the past few months and having deep meaningful conversations. I just can't wait for you to check out this episode and learn the story of Dr. A.J. Minai. Our Guest Dr. A.J. Minai LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drajminai Website: subture.com Email: [email protected] Hacks to take away Connecting with real people that have experienced the world. Becoming something that may not necessarily really want to be. Education has become big business and religion will are playing the glamour game. Education was meant to empower the individual to find who they are generally within themselves. The school doesn't operate wishes. It operates on a foundation that is effective and valuable for all. School is not meant to be a place to homogenize people. Intelligence is something limitless. Don't live your life for someone else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I get to speak with Joshua T. Berglan. He's a world's mayor, host of gratitude unfiltered, a talk show ministry, brand designer producer and MC. Well, the world's mare is driven to be the voice for the voiceless and empower others to live with Truth. Enjoy the episode Our Guest Joshua T. Berglan LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/livemanaworldwide Website: joshuatberglan.com Twitter: alohaboca Hacks to take away The voice for the voiceless and empower others to live with the truth. Living everything out loud living life in real-time. How God works in his life. Things that we overcome are like keys Providing value for people discovering a need, and finding a way to provide that and the world's Mayor nickname that came from being in service to others. Never looking to sell anything. Having that attitude and being out there to push yourself forward. You're only limited by your thoughts and the way you're talking about yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with a good friend, VJ Niles. She's been helping professionals get to the next level in their careers. She's a career strategist and a speaker. We go into the details of her journey and how she launched her business to help others realize their potentials. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest VJ Niles LinkedIn : linkedin.com/in/vjniles Website: thenilesgroup.com Twitter: VJNiles Hacks to take away A strategy is something that's very important for all of us to get to that next level. Helps you strategize your career, help you catapult to the next level in your career, whether you're a mid-level professional wanting to get to the next level, and executive trying to decide your next move between C suite and your own thing, or an entrepreneur trying to figure out how to bring your ideas to fruition. How to make your side households and two full-time things. Always had a plan to not work for somebody for the rest of your life. Save money learn all the different jobs Perseverance is probably one of the biggest parts of her story. No matter what you're doing, if you're trying to figure out how to make this hobby into a full-time thing, you just put together the right strategy and decide. I'm going to give it my all and give it the time to go into a pillow to be what I want it to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Jonaed Iqbal, he's a founder of nodegree.com and nodegree podcast. He is a career strategist and helps folks like you and me with build better resumes and come up with better, better interviews. Speaker and he is one. He is the originator of the LinkedInsomnia live show on LinkedIn. And he caught my attention through one of his slides. And I was like, dude, a man, after my own name, I need to connect with this dude and get in touch and see what he's doing because it was just so exciting to see somebody with my own name. And like going out there and making changes making waves and making the world a better place. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest Jonaed Iqbal LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jonaed Website: NoDegree.com (Company Website ) Jonaed.com (Personal Website) Hacks to take away Build better resumes and come up with better interviews. Mindset comes from absorbing content and absorbing motivation from other people. Figure out those goals and then you can then lay out all the steps. The first time for a lot of things is the hardest. You gotta figure out what you're good at what you like doing and then see how you can incorporate it into your business. I would say one of my biggest trends is strategy. People always negotiate in different aspects of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Ronan Leonard, he's a specialist in creating mastermind programs. Most self-employed professionals struggle to build their expertise and to sustain nimble revenue and have the impact their skills warrant. And what's really amazing about speaking with Ronan being as a specialist in creating mastermind programs. I've had this thought of creating my own mastermind program, or at least have a mastermind group called about three months ago and it's just been that it thought and I've contacted a few people like, Hey, how about this? I'm trying to start this, you know, business. I'm trying to start this video production company and star try this podcast. And I'm sure there are other people that are in the same boat. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest Ronan Leonard LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ronan-leonard Website: eccountability.io Twitter: Eccountability Hacks to take away How we can help other people that are that have those questions that we can answer as many as possible and, and give them some guidance. Most people don't know about financial responsibilities. How I got there very circuitous route around the world to find I get to where I'm much more aligned to my purpose. It's cheaper to be on cruise ships than to be in a retirement home. Believe that every experience that you have, you know, has a part in making the person who you are. Self-awareness is one of the greatest skills you need to have a small business owner. All of those things. That's where the really great businessmen and entrepreneurs come in because they know that they can't figure it all out themselves so they get the help that they need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Nate the Great Peterman. for over four years, Nate has focused his energy on building long term, trusting relationships. He has a unique way of helping people, increase as a person company, and decrease frustration when it comes to attracting clients. I've had the opportunity to be connected with Nate through LinkedIn, and other social platforms for about a year. And I've been following his story and his success. And it's been super amazing to see what he's doing. And it's just fascinating to see how far you can make it. When you keep going with the rate that Nate has been going, and I'm honored to have Nate here on the podcast. Our Guest Nate Peterman LinkedIn: Nate Peterman Website: natethegreatpeterman.com Twitter: NateTGPeterman Youtube: natethegreatpeterman Instagram: natethegreat Hacks to Take Away A unique way of helping people Passion for really not just talking to people one on one, but actually talking deep. Interview people like, Tony Robbins son, Jared Robbins, you know, Michael Jackson's nephew, TJ Jackson, a heavyweight World Champion. A passion for interviewing people, but mainly talking deep about life and it's really transitioned to where it's at today. The secrets to success podcast. Podcasting is a new way of blogging. The worst thing that can ever happen to somebody which is called procrastination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Jesse Well, he's the creator of habit-based lifestyle. He's the best author for a man in the mirror, a podcast coast for a habit-based lifestyle, and a multimillion-dollar fitness business owner. So he's got some of The technology that your mind can use and building habits is a surefire way to get the success that you're looking for. And we all have habits and Jesse here, he's created this system that helps you figure out what habits are going to get you to the next level. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest Jesse Ewell LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/coachjesse Website: linktr.ee/jesseewell1 / closerpanel.peek.link/bER (Company Website) Hacks to take Away The best author for a man in the mirror, a podcast coast for habit based lifestyle and multimillion dollar fitness business owner. Some of the technology that your mind can use and building habits is a surefire way to get the success that you're looking for. Figure out what habits are going to get you to the next level. Built a multimillion-dollar fitness business. Relationship habits no one ever taught you about. Paying attention to your life. It's the lifestyle of habits that I've lived that has gotten me to where I am. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I speak with Del Shaffer. He's a host to The Leagues Podcast on iTunes. He's also a father, a husband, a realtor, and he's voted one of the best realtors in Mount Pleasant. Del and I are both huge fans of Gary Vaynerchuk. And when Gary said who should I call on Twitter. A twitter conversation got started and we all retweeted. And Del had a really awesome message and he got tons of likes and I was like Del, why don't you come on and be a guest on my podcast. He happily played along and here we are! Enjoy the episode! Our Guests Del Shaffer LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/del-shaffer-55953346 Website: searchmountpleasant.com/ (Company Website) Twitter: delshaffer Poscast: The Leagues: World Soccer Podcast Hacks to take away Providing value and helping others through a different type of kind of service and I want to be different than other realtors. Training practices I started the podcast because I needed to have an avenue to talk about it. Learn about how you treat other people like the other team. Learn about how you treat other people like the other team. I knew through soccer would want me to help them with real estate. You can get business just by being who you are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Matt Bertram. He's a trainer, author, and a local keynote speaker and consultant in digital marketing and social selling. Now he's also a co-host for The most popular SEO podcast on iTunes and is also the CEO at EWebResults. A very high-end internet marketing agency. He's definitely the best in the space of Digital Marketing. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest Matt Bertram Website: ewebresults.com Twitter: mattbertramlive LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mattbertramlive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattbertramlive1 Hacks to take Away One of the best selling you've got an amazing SEO podcast. The specific specialty of Internet Marketing. Be able to do everything with the phone and a computer. LinkedIn for Recruitment purposes. Doing some consulting on the side because I was trying to get this thing going that I was self-funded. Building their brand and attracting their ideal customer to them. Kinds of stuff that's going on in human psychology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Kelsey Anne, she's a host for "You can have it all" podcast. She's also a master certified practitioner with NLP and Hypnosis. She specializes in subconscious programming, identity and relationship. I'm so honored to have her as a guest on my podcast. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest Kelsey Anne LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kelsey-anne-583955171 Instagram: Iamkelseyanne Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009551899301 Hacks to take Away Mindset that drives you to achieve success. Awesome story with NLP and hypnosis The career I got like the six figure career I did like everything Building a business. Training other people and the mindset side. We all have this internal need for validation. More grateful to just notice everything that's so awesome in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with my good friend, Carey Ransom. I got to work with Carey over 10 years ago at one of our favorite companies. WebVisible, and we all left and did great things. I'm happy to say that I've been in connection with a lot of the people that I worked with at WebVisible. Carey had a really amazing role at WebVisible and since then he has done some really astonishing work in the local business arena for Orange County. He's been creating long term value through his podcast. As marketers, companies, and, as human beings, we want instant gratification. We forget about what it takes for that overnight success. Carey has, from my perspective established some of these remarkable companies. Listen in as we learn Carey's journey in business and building his community. Our Guest Carey Ransom LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/careyransom Website: OCTANeOC.org (Support Innovation & Startups in Orange County) Twitter: ransomthoughts Hacks to take Away Creating some really long term value kind of doing everything from a really young age. Being the face of the family and the face of the business. The initial experience in where leverage and negotiation and relationship building. The belief that technology was going to have an increasing impact and changing the world and how we did things. Look at another opportunity where you could do more, grow more, How he came into a place where he can be a really helpful advisor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Gaetano Dinardi. He started his career as a singer, then writing songs, and finally producing music with big names. He's also a digital marketing leader and brings a very unique blend of raw talent passion to music, merge with business experience to a crossroads. I got connect with him through our Mutual friend Mike Shaw of SpotAGuest.com. Gaetano relives his journey with us and reveals some fundamentals around how he used SEO and SEM through creating authentic and heart felt content around his music. Gaetano can be reached through his website: https://officialgaetano.com and the many social media platforms. Enjoy the episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we get to speak with Kirk Westwood. He's an upcoming author for a new book that's coming out. But he's an award award winning creative director, content strategist and a business communications consultant. I met him through LinkedIn. And as we are all so connected in this connected world through social media, LinkedIn is one of the professional places. And when I got to speak with him and get to work with him on some of the some of the projects back in the past. I thought to myself, what better way to learn than to interview them for the podcast so here we are, learning the journey of Kirk Westwood. His book has finally released and can be purchased here: The Very Best Bad Idea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Ron Newcomb. He's an organizer & moderator for the VIP TV & Film Summit, and that's one of the first ways I connected with him. He's a director, writer, actor and producer at The Forge Studios. He's written and directed many award winning shorts and feature length films. And I was like, hey, that's a place that I've been struggling to figure out and have been passionate about for the past, many, many years. How can I get a behind the scenes of what it takes to have a short film that's been produced. how to get out there and connect with people in this field. And I figured Ron is the perfect candidate for us to talk about tv & movie production. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest Ron Newcomb Website: http://fantasy.network LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ron-newcomb-745a82191 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ronnewcomb Hacks to take Away Entrepreneurial spirit and the biggest business acumen, as well as that creative element people. The certain right alignment of things to come together to be able to really kind of capture it. What could be done what was possible in the digital age. Found the love of directing and producing a product of wanting to keep projects going. Getting shows on the indie-friendly platforms. Sustainable filmmaking. The producer is the one that green lights the projects and gets a project going and without the producer, all these other people get nothing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we'll get to speak with Tony J. Selimi. He's a visionary, philanthropist, a cognition expert, and international speaker, filmmaker, business coach, educator, and an internationally published award-winning author and He made it really easy for me to come up with those words because his website is still very well maintained and up to date. But I've heard a lot about Tony J Selimi. He wrote the foreword for the Magnetic Entrepreneur book series. I heard a lot about him through Robert J. Moore. Luckily, I was in the same network with Tyler Wagner' Authors Unite platform, and I connected with Tony and he agreed to be on the podcast! So tune in a check out the episode and discover Tony's journey to success. Tony can be reached through his website: http://tonyselimi.com where you can discover some of his award-winning books. Our Guest Tony J Selimi LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tonyjselimi Website: tonyselimi.com (Company Website) apathtowisdom.com (Book) thevelvetjourney.com (Company Website) Twitter: TonyJSelimi Hacks to take Away Being homeless and reading books and surviving on just one slice of bread and water and trying to really see what is it my role in this chaos, to create an order and to create a service that I can help other people going around the world and how to really transform their lives. Get myself from that state into what we most people take for granted a normal life which is to have a shower to have the basic amenities. literally became this curious kid that wanted to resolve a lot of problems for mankind. literally became the curious kid that wanted to resolve a lot of problems for mankind. Part of his journey was really getting out there in the corporate world and making a name for himself in running technology programs and some of them are like billion pounds worth transformational technology programs. To be able to deliver those things and to be able to actually have better productivity, better performance, better energy, and better. One action person can actually affect the entire planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Ramesh Dontha. He is an entrepreneur, a writer and a blogger. He actually reached out to me through Mark Shaw's Spot A Guest service. We had our intro call and it was a great match. We've talked about the different things that bring us joy. In the green room, I got to learn a little bit more about him and what he's been doing with his career. To dig a little deeper I'm excited to welcome him to the podcast so he can share his story and vision on how to get started. He's the author for the book "The 60 Minute Startup: A Proven System to Start Your Business in 1 Hour a Day and Get Your First Paying Customers in 30 Days (or less)". In this book he gives us a step by step solution to how a startup really needs to move forward. Ramesh can be reached through his website: http://rameshdontha.com ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— Our Guest Ramesh Dontha LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rameshdontha Website: RameshDontha.Com (Blog) DigitalTransformationPro.Com (Company Website) Twitter: rkdontha1 Hacks to take Away How can we fast forward this process of starting a business. That research led him to talk to a lot of people and then bottomed out in two things that the biggest hurdle to business to an entrepreneur is actually starting the business. keep going forward, but many people get lost in that the trench that first chasm that's out there. That's the problem. The key concept of agile methodology is that the requirements given to a product developer. You develop something, a working model or proof of concept and show it to the business owner and then to make changes. You're going to tweak the model. So don't strive for perfection. Why either entrepreneur doesn't start business people. Here's a statistic. Supposedly 70% of the US adults want to have their own business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode, I get to speak with Joseph Malinski. He's a director at ATB productions. I met him through a music video that my actor friend was part of. The music video was set in the 80s and really creative story! I decided to look behind the music video and who produced it, reached out and got in touch with Joey, who happily agreed to join me on the podcast and share his journey. His production company is http://atbproductions.com and cab be reached through his instagram @atbproductions ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website hacksandhobbies.com Our Guest Joseph Malinski Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCqTDq5PE54sMPkEhvR2mBLw Website: atbproductions.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lelandmalinski Hacks to take Away Speak with more directors who are to film and who do who are doing these amazing things. Formed a little partnership between the two other amazing producers and creatives to create some fun videos. A crew is important for success. Art is something cool to create in life. Filmmaking was the greatest form of art because it's captured everything you could illustrate, you could sound it's acting, it's emotion, it's music, it's everything all in one. Video Games have the potential to be more immersive. LinkedIn has gotten much more open to being social. A lot of people that I've connected with in the past year and a half, have come through LinkedIn. What happens is Facebook's dead and they don't let us see what we want to see ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I get to speak with Jeremy Stark I met him through the amazing service spotaguest.com. It was set up by Mark Shaw and it connects guests with podcast hosts. So I got a message from Jeremy and he's got some really good stuff that he's been working on. And would love to share his journey and discoveries on the podcast. This is my first time speaking with him and we get to learn a lot. He goes into how he got started and where he's heading with his multiple businesses. He can be reached through his website: https://evergreengrowthmarketing.com ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website hacksandhobbies.com Our Guest Jeremy Starke LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jeremystarke Website: evergreengrowthmarketing.com (Digital Marketing Agency Site) Gardenerthumb.com (My Vegetable Gardening Brand) 919service.repgrader.com/ (Want a FREE Business RepReport) Twitter: marketingeverg1 Hacks to take Away Learning about how to get from a hobby to a full-time job. A kind of an entrepreneur at heart. Got a taste of working from home with a corporate job. The only good thing about being in a corporate job is like the least know what you need to do. Creating things and that's something that not really done in life before as far as you know, putting stuff out there. You have to give up some control over everything. working with multiple people and bringing experts in their areas of expertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a fun story, I’m actually really excited to finally release this episode! So how did I meet Jamie Bernard? One of these fine mornings I got alerted to GaryVee going live on LinkedIn with Lilly Singh ‘superwoman’ on YouTube. She came on to announce to her audience and to Gary’s that she’ll be the first woman to host a late-night show on NBC. The journey of Lilly Singh is an amazing one but through this live conversation between Gary and Lilly and me among other folks watching the stream discovered a new connection. Jamie Bernard, now he got really lucky! On these episodes, Gary asks that people drop phone numbers in the chat so they can call one of the viewers and help answer their questions. Gary first calls a lady (we can remember their name) she didn’t pick up! And Gary says how they should remember this for the rest of their life how they missed a call from Gary. The next person that got the call was Jamie Bernard, he picked up the phone and immediately couldn't believe that he got this lucky! The rest is history, check out how the entire story plays out in this episode. This is how I met my guest Jamie Bernard and wanted to share his journey and story in the podcast. Our Guest Jamie Bernard Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaymee.burnard Hacks to take Away Adding so much creativity into everything that he does. About his journey and how he got started. A fitness studio that opened when he was 19. Teaching seven classes a week in seven different locations all around. Doing commercials but dances never really his thing. Got into an amazing school for theatre. Overworked and overtrained himself mentally and physically. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Connie Omari is a certified clinical trauma professional and holds a certificate in PTSD and Hypnosis. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a double major in Psychology and African-American Studies. Later in her life, she went back to school to receive her Master of Arts and Master of Education in Psychological Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University. Finally, she got her Ph. D., in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University, where she defended her dissertation entitled: Marital Attitudes and Expectations Between Whites and Blacks in America. She's been able to bring these focused degrees together to empower resilient trauma and addiction survivors. I get to talk to her on this episode and go a little deeper into her thought processes and discover her journey. Our Guest Connie Omari LinkedIn : linkedin.com/in/connieomari Website: techtalktherapy.com (Company Website) and blackmftmatters.com (Company Website) Website: https://techtalktherapy.com/staff/connie-omari-phd-lpc-ncc/ Hacks to take Away Focus on a journey of focus on how we overcome our struggles and overcome the different things that we have to face and come up on top and making our life the way we want it to be designed. Set up your own work hours and work on what you're passionate about. A media expert and communicate with bustle magazine, NBC News, the Huffington Post, and use those outlets as a resource to really talk to her target, target clients, and empower them through mental health techniques. Through trial and error, her credentials put her in a position to do it professionally. She wrote a book that kind of touched on these issues that could serve more people at one time. Made the connection at the age of 14 about the importance of going into the creative art sector. Importance of using the arts as a form of mental health. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get to speak with Jessica Barclay. She is a blogger, a YouTuber. I discovered her on another podcast that let Jessica pick her own topic, where she talked about decluttering. She's got a fantastic Instagram presence based out of London, England. She's got an excellent blog called supermumsociety.com, and it's all about empowering the moms in all of us. As a father myself, it is essential to have that maternal instinct in all of us. So you're able to provide for your kids that love and compassion. Because, at times, you have to do the ma the change of the diversity to the cooking of the food and to get the kids ready to school in the morning. I'm pleased that we were able to get her to be on the podcast today. Our Guest Jessica Barclay Website: http://www.supermumsociety.com Social Media: http://www.supermumsociety.com/links Hacks to take Away About empowering the moms and all of us. Writing down my goals every morning. A good relationship with God. Came into pageantry to help with body confidence issues. The journey it would have taken us on and then the understanding for life and the importance of actually loving our lives which seems so obvious that we should be happy in our lives. Making it bigger and brighter reaching a bigger audience. Setting up and running lots of different businesses. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with a teacher, a writer, and a speaker, Tyler Christensen. He is a hobbyist like myself, but since he teaches the fifth-grade class, he's always learning from his students. He reached out to me through the SpotAGuest directory and said, "You know, I've got a message that will serve your audience very well." I was immediately intrigued and connected. I learned a lot from this conversation and hope that you will find it as educational and inspiring as I did. Our Guest Tyler Christensen LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tylerchristensen Website: tylerchristensen.com (Personal Website) Hacks to take Away What is he passionate about? Hobbies are great, but hobbies that make money are better. How he got into teaching school for the last 15 years. All my hobbies are things that of course I am passionate about and enjoy. If you're putting value out to the world, you're going to get something back. The interesting thing with kids. The best part about running for him is that when he listens to podcasts. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Mark Stephen Pooler. He is a radio presenter at the good intentions show on the UI Media network. And we've been connected for some time, and I love what Mark has been doing with his community. He's helped Entrepreneurs create that mindset and belief system that makes their success a reality. Mindset is something that all of us struggle with, it is something that is ingrained into us from a very young age, and to be able to change our mindset takes real effort. Our Guest Mark Stephen Pooler LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mark-stephen-pooler Website: contactmark.me (Company Website), markstephenpooler.com/ (Company Website) Hacks to Take Away How he's helping Entrepreneurs create that mindset and belief system that makes their success a reality. How he overcome totally bullied through his childhood. How he slowly started to rebuild his life from work on his mindset. How his entrepreneurial journey started. How he was introduced into opportunity in network marketing. How he had an incredible up and down journey highs lows. About being open-minded and building great relationships. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get to speak with Courtney Harring. She's a co-founder at Med Snake Media, and she has been running this full-service growth and billing company with her co-founder Shaneé Moret. She's got a fantastic story. We had a chance to chat earlier in the green room, and I've known her for over a year. It has been amazing to watch her journey and growth come full circle. She's been working on some fantastic things. And I'm super excited to have her on the podcast to share her journey. Our Guest Courtney Harring LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/courtney-harring-95917496 Website: medsnakemedia.com (Company Website) Hacks to take Away There's a lot of things that you get from school, but I also think that people with creative minds need to also be cultivated. How she got into social work as her profession. How she completely changed everything in her life. Hardcore marketing for a health care f ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Mindfulness Meditation Monday, I talk about the importance of time allocation. And a shout out to some awesome folks that I met on my drive in DC and VA over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get to speak with Amanda Parker. She is a business owner and abstract artist. She's been passionate about composition photography, game design, coding, lighting, UI, UX, video editing, and storyboarding. When I read her bio on LinkedIn, It felt like I was reading about myself. I got to connect with her through her artwork on Instagram. I was blown away by the level of creativity that went into her drawings, so I reached out and asked her to be a guest on the podcast and share her journey as well as talk about her many talents. Amanda introduced me to a few concepts that I absolutely loved, from the 90-day hack to the guy who introduced Inktober to the world 10 years ago. Our Guest Amanda Parker Youtube: ArtistAmandaParker Twitter: Artistaparker Website: artistamandaparker.com Instagram: @artistaparker Facebook: fb.me/ArtistAmandaParker Hacks to Take Away How she got into her passion for composition photography, game design, coding, lighting, UI, UX, video editing, storyboarding. Finding out her level of creativity. Physics is always something she really loved. She experienced a lot of different techniques and materials. How she gets into full-time art lessons. Started collecting art supplies, kind of always loved cranz and all the different colors. She was a kind of a natural leader. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen to. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this bonus episode I go over what's happening this coming week and talking about Gary Vee and his hour long talk in Australia this past August 2019. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Matthew Gagnon. He's a mindset coach, keynote speaker and believes in comeback stories. After selling his soul to the corporate lifestyle for the past 15 years, he was basically selling his soul to the corporate lifestyle, missing birthday parties, family events. holidays. And he made a decision to get out of that and create something that would fulfill his life and make him more. It's just like you and I right. So I'm, I'm so thankful. I'm so honored to have Matt here on the podcast. Matt, thank you so much for coming on. Our Guest Matthew Gagnon LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mattgagnon1 Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.gagnon2 Hacks to take Away How he made a decision to get out of the corporate lifestyle and create something that would fulfill his life. How he got a great-paying job. How hormone insufficiency affects his life. How he overcomes being diagnosed with several rare autoimmune disorders and some neurological issues. How he battled depression and mental health issues from time to time. A career that provided him with a six-figure salary. How he started doing a ton of self-discovery work. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've been recording my thoughts and valuable insights that I've gathered after listening to books, speeches and content I've been consuming to help grow my business. And I finally figured there has to be a better way to share those insights. I introduce to you the Mindfulness Meditation Mondays or how I like to call them "Mindless Mondays" This is the first of many episodes publishing on Mondays. Reach out and leave a message below. I cannot wait to hear your thoughts :-) Junaid over at hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Michael Whitlow. He owns and operates vetbuilder.com He's a Veteran and a Marine. But what's really interesting is that he also studied culinary arts, meaning he cooked food for a living! I met Michael Whitlow through the Champions group on Facebook by Donnie Boivin, and we've been chatting back and forth open the importance of being present on the social media front. So we had some conversations over the phone and I was like, we totally kicked it off, where have you been alive? Michael Whitlow can be reached via http://vetbuilder.com and through his many social presences also linked to on the website. Thanks for tuning in! Enjoy the show. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with an award-winning woman empowerment coach, a best selling author of a stage of their own, Altovise Pelzer. She was encouraged to write at the age of eight by her grandmother, and She later found that developing a love of writing would get her through many difficult situations. She founded the World Voice League and has been the host to the speakeasy podcast for a few years. Now. We connected a few months ago, and Altovise was generous enough to send me a birthday wish on LinkedIn. Our Guest Altovise Pelzer Instagram: worldvoiceleague LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/worldvoiceleague Website: altovisepelzer.wordpress.com Twitter: AltovisePelzer Hacks to take Away An award-winning woman empowerment coach. Her grandmother encouraged her to write at the age of eight. How she found that developing a love of writing would get her through many difficult situations. How she became a victim of molestation and someone who has been homeless. How she goes through the whole process of separation or divorce. Something amazing happened on her trip. Learning to be okay with saying no and to be okay with walking away. http://vetbuilder.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Philip Morgan. Now I've been following Philip's story for over a year and I've been reading his PMC daily emails, and we had a chat last year. I was introduced to him by my good friend Fuad Kamal, who was also a guest on this podcast. On the PMC emails, I've been getting so much value. I like the way he thinks, and that's one of the reasons why I brought him on the podcast. Our Guest Philip Morgan Website: https: //philipmorganconsulting.com , positioningcrashcourse.com (Philip Morgan Consulting) LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/philipmorgan Twitter: Philip_Morgan Email: [email protected] Hacks to take Away Find out what are the marketable skills he has. Plenty of room for him to grow as a self-employed person. How he got closer to something he could call a success story. People will pay for once they understand how to value it. Get funding for your idea. Find out interesting things he has done recently. Why he spent a lot of time on video calls with his clients. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available for you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get to speak with Mario Castelli. He's a driven passionate individual that views the world through Kaleidoscope vision. We're going to dig a little bit more on what that all means. He is a recent graduate with a degree in English and History. He has a ton of experience with children both in special needs child inclusion, mainstreaming with individual education programs, as well as applied behavior analysis and generalize classrooms. He is a passionate writer and he's been doing a ton of writing on Odyssey network. Our Guest Mario Castelli Website: theodysseyonline.com/user/@mariocastelli Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarioC.41994 Hacks to take Away A passionate individual that views the world through Kaleidoscope vision. How he does a ton of production writing on the Odyssey network. What are his real-life experiences? He challenged readers to see things have forced them to get out of their comfort zone. We all have different shapes, designs, and colors. How he understood people on a much deeper level on an emotional level. How to be responsible for your actions. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I get to speak Emmy award-wining producer, best-selling author, and a marketing expert. He has written for Mashable, Fast Company, Inc.com, the Huffington Post, AOL, and others. He has co-authored some of the best-selling books with Jack Canfield, Dan Kennedy, Robert Allen, and many leading experts from around the world. Our Guest Greg Rollet Website: http://gregrollett.com Instagram: @gregrollett Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gregrollett Hacks to take Away Let's find out how he became an award-winning producer, best selling author, and marketing expert. How to be the best version of ourselves. Selling 10s of thousands of records on his own. How to have some self-motivation. One step at a time without losing sight of where you want to go. Learning to stop consumption and start creating. There's a difference in that in active consumption versus passive consumption. Greg Rollet can be reached via social media @gregrollett or through his website: http://gregrollett.com. He's the author of the Ambitious Planner and has built some really cool tools for you to get started in the video space. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen to. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Jake Jordan. He solves growth challenges for cause driven organizations. He's the founder and co-host for the unlearn show, an amazing show that started over a year ago and they are breaking bad habits and building new ones. He's been a hobbyist, consultant for strategy and has been helping solve organizational challenges around communications. Our Guest Jake Jordan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakejordan/ Twitter: jakejordan Instagram: media @jakejordan or @baldjake Hacks to Take Away What a lot of successful people do, is they hit a wave at the right time, and they'd have the right experiences. How he solves growth challenges for cause-driven organizations. How to break bad habits and build new ones. How he got into marketing communication roles. Why does he love the lessons that fitness teaches him? He loves helping people, getting a spark or if they have a spark pushing them forward or giving momentum to people are unleashing momentum for people. How he has more hobbies so that he could work on more things in his business. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen to. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode, we get to speak with Marissa Cali. I met her through LinkedIn, and what really pulled me towards her was the fact that she's a font nerd. Being a font nerd just means that she has have a very keen eye and she can tell if the font being used is the correct way. I decided to bring her on the podcast and since she's also a social media strategist and us being entrepreneurs and hobbyists and we love to learn people's journeys, and how they got here and how we can use some of their knowledge to better ourselves. And you know, and on top of that, build a new connection. She can be reached at http://allthesocial.com ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I get to speak with Bo Wernick. He's the CEO and Chief Engineer at Theta Composites. How did I meet Bo? Well, I am part of Nova labs a maker space here in Reston, Virginia. And in the space of hacking things together and making the passion of their hobbies and building stuff. Bo stepped forward and said I'd love to chat about. And as I learned, and with the conversation with him last week, he is a design engineer, a business developer, and specializing in composite structures and autonomous systems. Those are some of the things that his company does. I was totally blown away. Because these are some of the things that have jumped in and out of for the past four years. Building an Iron Man suit with foam core, and then started looking at 3d printers, then looking at all the Kickstarter projects for 3D printers which weren't going to be available for 6-10 months. But at a maker space, they already have 3d printers for you to use, and Bo has had good experience with these. I'm super excited to have this conversation around building, inventing and tinkering with Bo and share it with you. Our Guest Bo Wernick LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aerotech106 Website: ForwardSweptEnterprises.com (Company Website), aurora.aero (Company Website) Hacks to take Away How he got to where he is today. Making products for people to buy versus making a research project to prove something to NASA. How he started doing commercial drone parts for startups that were selling new drones or new drone equipment. The hardest part about this drone issue is that the people who want to follow the rules are having all these rules to follow. It's being able to do things like fix stuff when it breaks or understand why things work and how to solve problems. The act to finish projects, you can always jump around half the project is a full learning experience nonetheless. How he began into the journey of running his own composites team company. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandhobbies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices