#3 – Markus Garza: Army Ranger, Leadership, Advocare
Collected Clan: The Company You Keep
Release Date: 03/06/2018
#24 – Shanon Stowe: On Entrepreneurship, Trauma, and A-Ha Moments
Collected Clan: The Company You Keep
Shanon Stowe is a colleague from 20 years ago who became a client and friend. She has a powerful story you need to hear. We cover a lot of ground, tying it all together in a braided hindsight that 20 years of life brings.
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#22 – Tell Me Something Good: 2020 Reflections
Collected Clan: The Company You Keep
2020 was a circus disaster for sure, but the big top didn't fully catch fire. Trapeze artists fell, and the resilient got back up to take another swing.
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Bonus – Between Seasons Update
Collected Clan: The Company You Keep
Here's a between-season update about what I've been up to, plans for Collected Clan Season Two, and a special song for the season that I hope hits you like it hit me.
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#20 – Season 1 Wrap Up: Listener Feedback, Inspiration in nature, and a personal Non-Profit Spotlight
Collected Clan: The Company You Keep
In this episode, I'm flying solo because I have some interesting things to share as a wrap-up to Season 1. We're approaching the one year anniversary of recording the first Collected Clan episode, and it's been an exciting year introducing you to some of the outstanding people in my world that I've collected along the way. In each conversation, I learned something new about these people I've known for years. That right there is the power of conversation.
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#19 – Stephen Tedeschi: On Performing Arts, Being Italian, and the Joy of Christmas
Collected Clan: The Company You Keep
Stephen is another artist in my world, and we've shared many a stage together with him at the helm of numerous dramatic arts performances, which, of course, we talk about here. He's very much Italian, and his fantastic family is always nearby. You'll even hear some of them in the background a time or two enjoying life together, and this will give you an accurate glimpse into a typical Tedeschi family day.
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#18 – Bonus: Thank You Notes...Audio Time Capsules of Gratitude
Collected Clan: The Company You Keep
In this bonus episode of Collected Clan, we kick off the holiday season right here at the start of Thanksgiving week with some audio thank you notes from previous guests and a few additional people for whom I'm grateful. Wherever you are and whatever you're doing while you listen, kick back and soak it in.
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#17 – Lauren Phelps: On Creativity, Pursuing Dreams, and Motherhood
Collected Clan: The Company You Keep
Lauren Phelps is an accomplished creative entrepreneur. I first knew Lauren as she achieved great success with her clothing line LEONA then as a client when I had the opportunity to photograph several seasonal lookbooks of her fashion designs. She has continued her creative endeavors since then and now lives in New York where she continued her work in fashion then turned into an even deeper creative direction, which, of course, we talk about here.
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#16 – Tony Caldwell: On Hair Dressing, Entrepreneurship, and the Ability To Choose
Collected Clan: The Company You Keep
Tony Caldwell is a renowned hair dresser, entrepreneur, and fantastic conversationalist, as one would expect to experience when sitting in his salon chair. We talk about his first-hand experience behind the scenes at many New York Fashion Weeks, his path to owning his own salon, how he approaches each individual client who comes to him to look their best, plus the fragility of the human body, the #MeToo movement, and several other unexpected twists.
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#15 – Abby Stahlschmidt: On Modeling, Objectification and A Little Bit of Music
Collected Clan: The Company You Keep
Abby Stahlschmidt is a professional model and an accomplished violinist playing across the US and Europe. We talk about her music career and deep dive into the fashion and modeling world, including a look at female objectification and how our work impacts people who see it. Abby also shares about a special organization she supports in this episode's Non-Profit Spotlight. We end our conversation with an elevating celebration of femininity plus the mention of another playlist related to our conversation.
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#14 – Tiffany Montero: On Autism, Adoption, and Running To Heal
Collected Clan: The Company You Keep
In this episode, we hear from Tiffany Montero and how she's navigating life through the lens of high-functioning autism and the redemptive power of adoption and how she made a conscious connection with her own birth mom as a birth mom herself. This is real life in some honest, candid storytelling and conversation. Plus a special Non-Profit Spotlight that'll shed some light on how easy it is to help someone else on their journey.
info_outlineMarkus Garza talks openly about his time as a cadet and football player at the United States Military Academy (West Point) which lead to his service time as an Army Ranger leading soldiers in Iraq, how his military leadership skills apply to his successful Advocare business and family/fatherhood life. Fascinating stories and insights in this episode.
0:56 Introduction & BNI ... 4:49 West Point ... 7:26 South Texas roots & Advocare ... 15:06 Army Ranger school ... 20:27 Physicality ... 33:14 Iraq ... 43:02 Iraqi raid ... 50:04 Tikrit airport & palace ... 52:49 Non-Profit Spotlight ... 54:01 Re-entry & Character ... 1:05:25 Being a Dad & Continued learning
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