Changing the World, Bridge Years and Global Citizens with Abby Falik
Release Date: 06/24/2016
Turning the One Man Variety Show Into a Modern Day Career
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“Do it. If you’re thinking about it and you’ve probably taken some steps, then just jump in and do it. The first step is the hardest one but once you start, the momentum of starting is so powerful.” Chris Ruggiero hosts a one man variety show where he does things like circus tricks, juggling and magic, all set to modern pop music. Last year, his always-evolving show caught the eye of none other than Ellen Degeneres, who brought him on her show and deemed him “epic.” Chris is also the author of "Just Go", a motivational book that encourages people to stop thinking and...
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Road Schooling, Medical Tourism and Nomadic Family Life
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"I don't think the goal for us is to live an easy life.” A few years ago, Paul Kortman and his wife had a radical idea. What if they sold their house in Michigan, packed up their family and became nomadic? While a lot of people probably have this pipe dream, the Kortmans actually did it. In fact, they’ve been living on the road since 2014 and their first stops included SE Asia, South Africa and parts of Europe. Now, this family of six, plus a dog, are roadtripping their way through Mexico, Central America and Ecuador in an RV. On this show, I talk to Paul about how the kids make friends,...
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Chasing Adventure, The Barbecue Trail and Growing Up In The South with Author Rien Fertel
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"There's a responsibility any historian has to history: you have to get it right.” Rien Fertel is a historian and author originally from Lafayette, LA. In 2012, he hit the road with photographer Denny Culbert to capture the essence of BBQ in the south . Now, he’s turned that research into a new book, recently released by Simon + Schuster, called “The One True Barbecue: Fire, Smoke, and the Pitmasters Who Cook The WHole Hog.” Rien’s work has also been featured in Saveur Magazine, Southern Living and The Local Palate, among others. Our conversation kind of hops...
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How Far Would You Go To Make Your Dreams Come True?
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Abria Mattina and Dan Fachin live in Ottawa, Ontario, and for the last year, they’ve taken some great strides to make their dreams come true. After realizing that the schedule around their corporate jobs wasn’t going to allow them to write and publish a novel, they quit. But that’s not it. Soon after leaving corporate, they also went nocturnal — that is, sleeping while everyone else was awake, and working while everyone was fast asleep. Sometimes, it takes an inconvenient feat to accomplish your goals — but Dan and Abria show that it’s possible with enough dedication and...
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Changing the World, Bridge Years and Global Citizens with Abby Falik
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Abby Falik is the founder of Global Citizen Year, a company with lofty goals to build the next generation of global leaders through their innovative bridge year program. Abby says she’s had the idea for Global Citizen Year since high school, but she’s still taken plenty of twists and turns in her journey. Abby’s work with Global Citizen Year has also been featured in publications including Fast Company, NPR, Forbes and the NY Times. In this chat, we talk about what success looks like for Global Citizen Year, how to implement the teachings of the program if you’re out of...
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From Finance to Food Entrepreneur with Zesty Z’s Alexander Harik
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Alexander Harik left the corporate finance world to become a food entrepreneur. His product, Zesty Z, a zaa’tar spread and condiment is just starting to make traction in the NYC market. (And it’s freaking delicious.) In this show, we talk about the characteristics Alexander thinks are important to cultivating an entrepreneurial spirit and how his upbringing helped develop these traits. We also chat about all the research Alexander did to launch Zesty Z into the world, and how we can all follow our dreams when we find something we're passionate about. Full show notes...
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Balancing Business, Baby and Burning Out with Millennial Type’s Declan Wilson
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Declan Wilson started his writing career in college when he and his now-wife launched a cooking blog for students. Though the cooking blog fizzled out, his love for writing didn’t, and he’s spent his post-college life balancing his drive to be a writer with his responsibilities to provide for his young family. Declan recently released his first book, “The Millennial Way” and he continues to write at MillennialType.com, where he showcases a compilation of Millennial’s stories and his own ups and downs as he navigates adulthood, parenthood, a full time job and a...
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Public Speaking Tips and Common Mistakes with Julia Wojnar
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After getting let go from a corporate job, Julia Wojnar did some soul-searching before launching her company, Unleash Your Presence. Now, she puts her years of experience in theater to use teaching entrepreneurs how to become better public speakers. During our chat, I asked Julia about the most common mistakes she sees in public speakers, how she recommends warming up and what you can do to wow an organizer before you ever take the stage. Full show notes available:
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Ben Huh on Common Founder Mistakes, Stepping Down as Cheezburger CEO and Traveling the World
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Ben Huh is an entrepreneur and world traveler. He calls himself an Internet Content Connoisseur and from 2007 - 2015, he was CEO of The Cheezburger Network, which includes the popular blogs I Can Has Cheezburger, FAIL Blog and Know Your Meme among many, many others. Now, for the last 9 months since he’s stepped down from the company, he’s been on a whirlwind sabbatical of a lifetime, visiting bucket list type places like Africa, Antarctica, Cuba, and Easter Island to name only a few. I caught up with him in between exotic destinations during a 24-hour layover in his hometown of...
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Using Rebel Mentality To Start A Successful Business With Gesche Haas
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