Failure Guy

Co-Author of The Go-Giver, Bob Burg, shares his insights as to why you should think about giving more than getting. We discuss topics like being resistant to change, pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone, and the importance of providing immense value to everyone you deal with. His book has forever changed how I think about business, and my hope is that many of you will benefit from the concepts in his book and podcast!

Have you ever known someone who just knew how to get almost anything done? Well, that's kind of Angelique Stidhum's bread & butter. She's a self-proclaimed Professional Rabbit Hole Hunter and she delights in deep diving into different subjects to quickly become knowledgeable in almost any field. I highly suggest you watch the video version of the podcast as it's the first one I have edited and released in its' entirety and definitely adds so much more to the podcast. Watch as Angelique and I crack up talking about the many different rabbit holes that we ourselves go down!

How comfortable are you with sharing your feelings? If you're like me, this might be an area you struggle in... David Wood's new book Mouse in the Room, has a wonderfully artful way of getting around this issue by starting a new mouse-naming revolution! His book aims to help you improve connection and confidence to help unlock your badass leadership skills! A former Consulting Actuary to Fortune 100 companies, David Wood left his cushy Park Avenue job 20 years ago to build the world’s largest coaching business. He became #1 on Google for “life coaching,” serving an audience of 150,000 coaches, and coaching thousands of hours across 12 countries. David coaches business owners, executives, and sometimes Colorado prison inmates to produce extraordinary results through authentic, transparent communication.

New baby daddy Bret Shuford shares what it's like to be a new father as part of the 'Broadway Husbands'. He also talks about his struggles battling his own inner demons which eventually lead to a life of coaching others how to be their truest self on social media. Bret Shuford’s Broadway credits include Wicked, Cirque Du Soleil’s Paramour, Amazing Grace, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid! Hear about the darker side of Broadway's bright lights, and how deep his Disney obsession runs...

I'm so excited for you to meet Raj! Raj Subrameyer is a tech career strategist focusing on helping people to land their dream job and becoming successful leaders. He is bursting at the seams to help professionals discover their zone of genius. He has given multiple TEDx talks and is a sought-after speaker at various conferences and has been featured in numerous TV news segments, podcasts, and publications including CBS, FOX, NPR, NBC, and many more! Enjoy his failures on his way toward conquering his fear of public speaking, and how he turned that fear into fuel to get himself on TEDx!

I've been looking forward to chatting with Ved for such a long time. He's developed one of my favorite SAAS tools as of late, which is Lead Delta, a CRM for LinkedIn. Despite being on it for 15 years, I've only recently started really digging into it. Our conversation is equal parts insightful and juvenile. We talk entirely too long about Arnold Schwarzenegger, and not long enough about why Ved is so scared of hosting a new podcast with me. Enjoy!

Zen comes in many forms, some unexpected. That's certainly the case with Mark Reid, an American ex-pat living in Japan. Previously a lawyer in the States, he's given that up for a life of being a Japanese paper maker or some such nonsense. Listen in for a peek behind the scenes as he shares the misadventures that brought him to where he is today. Please welcome, Zen Sammich host Mark Reid!

The wonderfully warm and supportive Barbara Barna Abel joins in to give more insight into the wild world of casting. She's a legend in the category having been the casting director on Queer Eye, What Not to Wear, and Man v. Food. We discuss a wide variety of topics from coming into your own personal brand to the importance of meditation and being gentler with yourself. I'd highly recommend listening in as Barbara shares incredibly generously and with sometimes reckless abandon.

Pellegrino Riccardi joins me for a long journey down many meandering paths. He provides unique insight into the Will Smith & Chris Rock kerfuffle that honestly is a take I hadn't heard. We also discuss the difficulties of communicating across cultural barriers, how hard it is to write a book even when you know you should, and much more! Check out his book 'Drowning Quietly: Memoir of a Man's Shortcomings' which I cannot wait to listen to when he records the audiobook (which he promised he would do). Warning: there is a decent amount of foul language...

ADHD coach extraordinaire Damon Manley has a deep desire to help others overcome their inner & outer struggles with ADHD. Throughout our time on the show, he talks about some of his failures and successes which include losing his engagement ring during the proposal, ascending from 400 Instagram followers to 27,000 in less than 6 months, his dashed dreams of being a basketball player, and his ambitious goal of planning to give away $50K in 2023 despite making a small fraction of that so far in his business. Wishing you all the best, Damon!