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Ordinary Greatness

by Hosted by Tak Shoji and presented by Gnarly Project

Under the surface of any human being, there is a story that brings out emotions, inspires us, motivates us to be better or teaches us to appreciate what we have.Greatness comes in many forms, but it always has ordinary beginnings. We celebrate anyone that strives to better themselves, no matter how small their goals may be.gnarlyproject.com

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Episodes

  1. The Brookline Ginger

    The final episode of this mini-series features American talk show host Conan O'Brien. How many times have we pursued something, only to have it end in a spectacular failure? And guess what - more will come, because disappointments are inevitable in life. Everyone looks up to an idol, role model…

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  2. The Happiness Chaser

    Episode 4 features Tony Hsieh (pronounced "Shay"), CEO of Zappos.com. Zappos is widely known in the United States as a big online shoe retailer, but to them it's not about selling a lot of shoes - it's about delivering the best customer service. On top of training employees to offer the best...

  3. The Real Life Iron Man

    For episode 3 of Ordinary Greatness, we present Elon Musk - CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors. Elon could've retired and lived comfortably for the rest of his life when he became a multi-millionaire at the age of 24, but his vision of the future involved something greater than himself. He had...

  4. The Kindest Dragon

    Episode 2 of the series features Arlene Dickinson - CEO of Canadian marketing firm Venture Communications and a judge on the hit TV show "Dragon's Den". Arlene's story is a lesson to all that self-affirmation and believing in your own potential can take you to unprecedented heights - even if you...

  5. The Mozart of Basketball

    Episode 1 of Ordinary Greatness features Kobe Bryant - former Los Angeles Lakers star and NBA legend. Whether it's his insane pain tolerance or his relentless work ethic, Kobe is known to be superhuman - even among the circle of world-class athletes. Some of us might not understand or appreciate...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Under the surface of any human being, there is a story that brings out emotions, inspires us, motivates us to be better or teaches us to appreciate what we have.Greatness comes in many forms, but it always has ordinary beginnings. We celebrate anyone that strives to better themselves, no matter how small their goals may be.gnarlyproject.com

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Hosted by Tak Shoji and presented by Gnarly Project

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Under the surface of any human being, there is a story that brings out emotions, inspires us, motivates us to be better or teaches us to appreciate what we have.Greatness comes in many forms, but it always has ordinary beginnings. We celebrate anyone that strives to better themselves, no matter how...

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Ordinary Greatness is created and hosted by Hosted by Tak Shoji and presented by Gnarly Project.
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