The Call Center Rebel with Richard Blank
The RebelRebel Podcast
““You shouldn’t use words to burn. They should be for light and for warmth.” Richard has spent the last 19 years running a near-shore bilingual contact center that thrives on empathy, communication, and human connection in an era dominated by automation. This episode is sponsored by my new book , helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. In this episode, Michael Dargie sits down with Richard Blank, CEO of Costa Rica’s Call Center. Richard has spent the last 19 years running a near-shore bilingual contact center that thrives on empathy, communication, and human...
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From Teeth to Tech with Brandon Sherwood
The RebelRebel Podcast
“Entrepreneurship is the craziest, scariest roller coaster ever.” What happens when selling RVs leads to buying dental scrap, melting it down for precious metals, and then launching a startup with a mission to bless lives? In this episode, I talk with Brandon Sherwood about entrepreneurship, family, and why it’s just not that serious. This episode is sponsored by my new book , helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. In This Episode In this episode, Michael Dargie chats with Brandon Sherwood, an entrepreneur from Heber City, Utah, whose path has been anything but...
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The Sound of Success with Jodi Krangle
The RebelRebel Podcast
In this episode, Michael Dargie sits down with Jodi Krangle, a professional voice actor, singer, and host of the Audio Branding podcast. Based just north of Toronto, Jodi has been a full-time voice actor for nearly two decades, lending her voice to clients around the world while exploring the psychology and power of sound . Jodi shares how her journey started in the mid-90s when she volunteered at CNIB, recording articles to reel-to-reel tape for the visually impaired. Years later, after burning out in SEO and internet marketing, she returned to the idea of voice acting and built a thriving...
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Speed Learning for Rebels with Howard Berg
The RebelRebel Podcast
“Speed reading doesn’t work. Speed learning works.” What happens when a kid from Brooklyn grows up to become the world’s fastest reader and teaches others to learn 100% faster in just four hours? In this episode, I talk with Howard Berg about speed learning, knowledge, and why smarter decisions could change the world. This episode is sponsored by my new book , helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. In this episode, Michael Dargie sits down with Howard Berg, officially recognized as the world’s fastest reader by the Guinness Book of Records. Howard reads at a...
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RebelRebel Takeover Episode: BrandJitsu Uncovered
The RebelRebel Podcast
“Your value proposition is the reason people choose you.” What happens when Michael Dargie hands over the mic to branding legend JP Lacroix? In this takeover episode, they unpack the lessons behind BrandJitsu and why truth and clarity are the foundation of every brand story. This episode is sponsored by my new book , helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. In this special takeover episode, Michael Dargie flips the script and lets branding veteran Jean Pierre Lacroix take the host’s chair. The focus is Michael’s book BrandJitsu, which JP describes as one of the...
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Lead It Like Lasso with Marnie Stockman & Nick Coniglio
The RebelRebel Podcast
“Question everything and see it from every perspective.” What happens when a high school math teacher and a computer programmer leave the corporate grind, write books inspired by Ted Lasso, and create a personal leadership app? In this episode, I talk with Marnie Stockman and Nick Coniglio about building businesses, books, and better leaders. This episode is sponsored by my new book , helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. In This Episode In this episode, Michael Dargie welcomes co-authors, entrepreneurs, and leadership coaches Marnie Stockman and Nick Coniglio....
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Rebels, Rogues, and Role Playing with Jim Zub
The RebelRebel Podcast
“Sometimes you just have to create your own creative circle.” What happens when a kid from Oshawa who loved Dungeons & Dragons grows up to write the Avengers, Conan the Barbarian, and create new canon for D&D itself? In this episode, I catch up with my longtime friend Jim Zub, a comic writer, teacher, and storyteller who proves that staying in the game is the game. This episode is sponsored by my new book , helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. In this episode, comic writer, teacher, and storyteller Jim Zub joins Michael Dargie to talk about a creative...
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Bold Moves Only with Dr. Apollo Emeka
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“So many people are waiting for permission. A decision is the permission.” In this episode, Dr. Apollo Emeka joins the conversation from Panama City, Panama, where he and his family relocated after wildfires forced them from their home in California. What began as an evacuation turned into a bold life decision—one that exemplifies the very work Apollo now does with leaders and entrepreneurs: helping them make decisions so bold that the path forward becomes obvious. This episode is sponsored by my new book , helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. In This Episode...
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From Sea Kings to Stout with Rob Truscott
The RebelRebel Podcast
“You don’t know what you don’t know—until you travel.” Today’s guest is Rob Truscott—retired Canadian Forces navigator, brewer, and motorcycle enthusiast. From flying in Sea Kings and responding to Swissair 111 to surviving cancer and brewing in Nova Scotia, he’s living proof that memento mori is less about dying—and more about living. This episode is sponsored by my new book , helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. In This Episode In this episode, Michael Dargie welcomes Rob Truscott—retired military navigator, brewer at Great Roads Brewing,...
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Ignite Your Neurons with Utkarsh Narang
The RebelRebel Podcast
“I’m someone who’s building life one day at a time—and loving it.” In this episode, coach, facilitator, TEDx speaker, and podcast host Utkarsh Narang checks in from Melbourne—“in the future,” as he jokes—and lays out a life stitched together by courage, curiosity, and conscious impact. This episode is sponsored by my new book , helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. In This Episode Raised in a family of doctors, he followed a straight path into physiotherapy, running three clinics in Delhi. But a restless question kept tugging: what’s my larger...
info_outline“There’s always going to be problems—but now you can build your way out of them faster than ever before.”
An engineer. A founder. A fan-first futurist.
Michael Dodsworth is building smarter launch systems and reminding us all to focus on the next boulder.
This episode is sponsored by my new book BRANDJITSU, helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world.
In This Episode
In this episode, Michael Dargie sits down with Michael Dodsworth—an engineer-turned-founder with deep roots in fandom, tech, and creative process. Born in the north of England and now living in LA, Dodsworth is the founder ofFanfare, a platform helping brands, creators, and fans connect around high-demand, high-volume events like sneaker drops, product launches, and concert tickets.
What started with a Commodore 64 and a love for problem-solving has evolved into a career spanning startups, acquisitions, and digital innovation. After being acquired by Salesforce and working with Ticketmaster, Dodsworth became obsessed with improving the chaotic, often unfair experiences fans face when trying to access products they love.
Michael shares stories of his early days hacking Radio Shack computers, building balloon animations, and grinding through paper routes on steep Yorkshire hills. He opens up about the pressure of startup life, how he once crashed production two weeks into a job, and why joy and discipline—not motivation—are what keep him going.
They explore everything from 80s synth pop and guilty-pleasure movies like Samurai Cop, to burnout, branding, and why Mario Kart and LA traffic can be strangely meditative. This is a conversation about building what won’t leave you alone—and the power of just showing up.
Quotable Quotes
“You’re never going to have perfection the first time you launch… there are nerve-wracking moments, but you just keep going.”
“You’re never going to button up everything. There’s always going to be risks. The important part is to steady the ship.”
“Find the thing that works for you—and do that. You don’t have to follow anything you see in other places.”
“Once you finally accept that playing Mario Kart is the right thing for you to do in these moments, you’ll feel a lot better.”
“There’s always going to be problems—but now you can build your way out of them faster than ever before.”
“That motivation fades pretty quickly. What’s left is the belief you’ll get there—and just showing up.”
“I’m a big proponent of focusing on the process… Just the next boulder. That’s it.”
Episode Highlights
Startup Life | Launching Fanfare and chasing fairness
Growing Up Yorkshire | Paper routes, 8-bit computers, and grit
Creative Pivot | When tech meets design and marketing
Hacking Radio Shack | How curiosity built a career
System Fail | Breaking production two weeks in
Visual Identity | Rebranding the Fanfare experience
Reset Routines | Driving, Mario Kart, and solo joy
Food & Nostalgia | Curry sauce, chip shops, and old cravings
Advice for Rebels | Keep showing up and focus on the next boulder
Links from the Episode
Fanfare (https://fanfare.io)
Michael on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/fanfare-io/)
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