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Recess
by Rohan Hirani and Jacob Swiney
Jacob and Rohan bring together successful entrepreneurs, builders, startup founders, and creators who made decisions that went against the grain and didn’t let external judgments dictate their values. Influenced by the liberating spirit of childhood recess, this podcast aims to reignite that spark of freedom by sharing stories and ideas about how to live life on your own terms. You will learn creative strategies, insights, and frameworks surrounding business, entrepreneurship, productivity, decision-making, independent thinking, and personal growth. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recess-rohan-jacob/support
Episodes
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The cheap dopamine trap, Kobe's mental contracts, living in bubbles, and setting personal values
Episode 88: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss self-contracts, cheap dopamine, value-based decisions, how to build bulletproof discipline, cultural norm realizations, and more.Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess hereFollow Recess on Instagram -->...
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The Art of Interviewing (with Danny Miranda)
Episode 87: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) speaks with Danny Miranda (@heydannymiranda) - the charismatic host of the Danny Miranda podcast. He has a whopping 400+ episodes under his belt with some of our era’s most disruptive thinkers like Gary Vaynerchuk, Alex Hormozi, Robert Green, Iman Gadzhi, and…
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Post-college life
Episode 86: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss what they have taken away from their summers post-college. Speaking about business ventures, traveling, and other topics. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on Instagram --> @recesspodcast...
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Is Charisma something you're born with or something that can be learned?
Episode 85: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss what they learned form taking a course on Charisma and practical steps people can take to improve social interactions and become better communicators. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on...
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Running a hedge fund from their college dorm room (with Noah Cox and Noah Jacobs)
Episode 84: Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speaks with Noah Cox (@ncox_78) and Noah Jacobs (@ovidysus) co-founders of Noahs Arc capital Management a stock-option-based hedge fund, and Ultima Insights a company using AI to automate investment research using LLMs, 10k analysis and neural networks. We…
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Buying a $3 Million limestone mining business in college (with Tomas Louda)
Episode 83: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Tomas Louda (Tomas) an experienced CEO with over a decade of leadership and operational expertise in the business world. Known for his strategic planning skills, analytical mindset, and entrepreneurial vision, he has...
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How curiosity fuels the best start-ups (with Armel Talla)
Episode 82: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Armel Talla (@ArmelWTalla) Co-Founder of Clips.ai - your AI assistant that works as an interactive video editor. We speak about building a company in college, how to find your passion, the importance of introspection, and much...
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Turning down a streaming contract with the NBA to pursue his dreams (with Destin Bell)
Episode 81: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Destin Bell. Destin's gamified fitness app Card.io ignites friendly turf wars-style competition by letting users claim the parts of town they walk, run or bike through. With $1 million raised and executives from MapMyRun and...
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How to succeed as an angel investor (with Dheeraj Sanka)
Episode 80: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Dheeraj Sanka (Dheeraj) about his journey from founding a successful B2B SaaS business focused on bubble tea marketing to becoming a prolific angel investor. Tune in to hear insights on how he built several successful…
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Being named the youngest Forbes 30 under 30 and getting acquired by Morning Brew (with Michael Sikand)
Episode 79: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Michael Sikand (@MichaelSikand). He's a co-founder of OurFuture: the #1 Source of business content for Gen Z, with 1B+ collective views and 1M+ subscribers. His brand was recently acquired by Morning Brew, and he was named the...
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Why college entrepreneurship is broken (with Bobby Housel)
Episode 78: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Bobby Housel (@Bobby_Housel) the Co-founder of Founders' Cupid: a network of entrepreneurs on university campuses internationally. They play matchmaker between entrepreneurs and investors, host in-person community events, run…
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How to stop saying 'like' and 'um' all the time
Episode 77: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss how to become better at communicating. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on Instagram --> @recesspodcast Support this podcast:...
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How to make fitness a part of your life without putting aside your goals
Episode 76: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss how to create a training plan that anyone can follow and how it will increase productivity and make you healthier. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on Instagram --> @recesspodcast…
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10 Years of Money Wisdom from a multi-millionaire
Episode 75: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss a tweet thread by Shaan Puri about money wisdom. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on Instagram --> @recesspodcast Rohan's weekly newsletter --> thetuesdaytoast.com Live in Champaign and...
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How to become more confident
Episode 74: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss how important self-esteem is to living a fulfilling life. They recap the 6 pillars of self-esteem and share personal strategies to improve confidence. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on...
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How to make your product go viral like sex chocolate
Episode 73: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss social media marketing strategies that companies can use to grow their brand, why word-of-mouth is so powerful, and what to look out for as a consumer to avoid getting trapped by marketing schemes. Request an episode idea or…
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How to make the most of your internship?
Episode 72: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss why it's important to set goals prior to an internship and share unconventional strategies to make the most out of the summer, both in and out of the office. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow...
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From $8k in credit card debt to building a profitable business (with Kusal Kularatne)
Episode 71: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Kusal (@KusalwinK) about building his profitable power washing business, his experience in the Army National Guard, and the concept of building a 'sweaty startup'. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here...
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How to break into consulting and get your dream job
Episode 70: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss how to break into consulting, how to choose a career and how to get any job that you want. Check out Rohan's Case Interview Confidence Booster for math here Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow...
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How to find your passion and stand out from the crowd (with Evan Waller)
Episode 69: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Rohan's business partner Evan Waller about his part in building the Galleon App from scratch using no-code tools, learning computer science as a non-technical finance major, and how to step out of your comfort zone and do the...
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Why you should stop making goals (with Luke Clancy)
Episode 68: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with long-term friend of the podcast Luke Clancy (@Luke_clancy1) about his new blog post "growth without goals" and his plan to take Illini Blockchain from a student org to a business. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback...
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How to get what you want
Episode 67: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak about the importance of having goals, and how to run the numbers on your goals. Retirement calculator Finance calculator Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on Instagram --> @recesspodcast...
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Building a fashion brand people want to wear (with Anish Makkapati)
Episode 66: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Anish Makkapati (@anish.makk) about the story behind his clothing brand By All Means, how to create demand, what it means to be an entrepreneur, what he is passionate about, and business ideas he has been brainstorming....
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How to get luckier
Episode 65: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak about the 4 types of luck and how to create your own luck. If you enjoy our content, please rate this podcast 5 stars and share it with your friends. It would really help us out. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on...
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What an entrepreneurship retreat is actually like
Episode 64: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak about their weekends including a founder retreat, drill with the national guard, and lessons they learned. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on Instagram --> @recesspodcast Rohan's weekly...
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Buying a wealth management business with $200M AUM (with Josh Kirby)
Episode 63: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Josh Kirby about his journey as an entrepreneur. He shares his story going from being a management consultant to becoming the full-time president and CEO of Guardian Wealth Management, which has $200M of assets under…
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What it takes to be named a Forbes 30 under 30 (with Manu Edakara)
Episode 62: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with (Manu Edakara) about his entrepreneurship journey, his role as a part of the iVenture Accelerator, and how to reach your goals and do more than you thought was possible. Manu Edakara is the Director of the award-winning…
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Casper Capital reveals how he gained 1+ million followers (with Casper Opala)
Episode 61: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) speaks with Casper Capital (@casper.capital) about how he built his social media following from 0 to 500k+ Instagram followers in less than 1 year, how to successfully create content online, and balancing life as an influencer. Request an episode idea or leave…
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Building software companies and how to become an entrepreneur (with Mark Smith)
Episode 60: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Professor Mark Smith about building software companies, entrepreneurship through acquisition, investing in startups as a VC, and what makes an entrepreneur successful. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess...
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Living the life you actually want (with Lauren Kavathas)
Episode 59: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Lauren Kavathas (@laurenkavathas) about building EmoNet (an AI-powered Voice Journaling Platform for Self-Reflection), what it means to be a woman in Entrepreneurship, and ways to take care of mental health. Request an episode...
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How to make the most out of your summer
Episode 58: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) share their future plans and how Jacob will be living in Austin TX this summer. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on Instagram --> @recesspodcast Rohan's weekly newsletter --> thetuesdaytoast.com...
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Building a real estate empire as a full-time firefighter (with Jason Rector)
Episode 57: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Jason Rector about building a real estate business, an insurance company, a construction business, and mining crypto - all while being a full-time firefighter. Jason owns 8-figures of equity in real estate and shares his…
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How to decide the best time to start something new
Episode 56: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss the last few weeks of podcasting and the key takeaways from them. Including when to start something new, how to get better at articulating your thoughts, what entrepreneurship actually is, and whether money is necessary to make…
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Redefining the future of business education (with Jeff Brown)
Episode 55: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Jeff Brown about the value of experiential learning, the importance of hearing opposing views, how to approach the rise in students using AI, and how he is building the Gies College of Business into a global top business…
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College dropout making a living with memes (with Jason Levin)
54: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) talk with Jason Levin (@iamjasonlevin) about building a content business based on Twitter. Subscribe to his newsletter at cyberpatterns.xyz. to learn about content strategy and preorder his book (Memes Make Millions). Request an episode idea or...
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$300k in revenue from building the Uber for lawn care (with Aidan Murphy)
Episode 53: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) talk with Aidan Murphy (@adnmurphy) about Moe Mows lawn care, his tech-focused lawn care business generating 300k in ARR. He also shares his takeaways from creating a builder-focused community at UIUC. Finally, they debrief a retreat…
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How to build your own community (with Luke Clancy)
Episode 52: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) talk with Luke Clancy (@luke_Clancy1) about how and why you should build a community. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on Instagram --> @recesspodcast Rohan's weekly newsletter -->...
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How to make hard decisions (with Larry Gies and David Fisher)
Episode 51: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Larry Gies and David Fisher about their entrepreneurial journeys, how to live a purposeful life, and how to make decisions that go against the grain. Larry Gies is the founder and CEO of Madison Industries. His mission is…
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Who are we and what is Recess?
Episode 50: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss the idea behind Recess. How it was a time in our lives where we could relax and do whatever we wanted to do. We want to bring that spirit to the podcast and share the reasons why we keep making podcasts. Request an episode idea…
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How to become the most interesting person you know
Episode 49: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss Rohan's epiphany 100 days before graduation, escaping a vanilla life, how to create more stories, and why you should say "yes" more often. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on Instagram…
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How you can actually invest in yourself
Episode 48: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss Biohacking, what it means to invest in yourself, and why it's the best time in history to be an entrepreneur. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on Instagram --> @recesspodcast Rohan's...
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Tiger Woods' key to success
Episode 47: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, Jacob's Instagram clout, and how our psychology can work against us. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on Instagram --> @recesspodcast Rohan's weekly...
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Life as a serial entrepreneur (with George Krueger)
Episode 46: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with George Krueger about his experiences running 26 different companies, co-hosting a top business podcast, and life as a serial entrepreneur. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on…
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Life as a headhunter and building a 3D printing business (with John Powell)
Episode 45: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with John Powell to discuss the other side of the recruiting industry, his 3D printing business, and ways to succeed when looking for a job/internship. Request an episode idea or leave your feedback on Recess here Follow Recess on...
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How to use Newton's laws to stop wasting your time
Episode 44: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss how and why to apply Newton's first law to spend your time more effectively. Leave your feedback on Recess here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gGe9ZCzrADKqqT8QeUkn40bwvt1B3gjdDZrQJ4WNev4/edit
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Running a financial planning business (with Sterling Raskie)
Episode 43: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Sterling Raskie about his entrepreneurial journey in the financial planning business, finance tips for young adults, and being a professor at the University of Illinois. Leave your feedback on Recess here:...
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How to retire before 30 (with Eddie Rajcevic)
Episode 42: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Eddie Rajcevic (@ERajcevic11) about investing, his wealth management strategy, and how he plans to retire before 30. Leave your feedback on Recess here:...
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How do you build a podcast (with Grant Hale)
Episode 41: Rohan Hirani (@rohanhirani_) from Recess and Grant Hale (@grant__hale) from Surface Tension share their experiences starting a podcast and give a sneak peek into what goes on behind the scenes. Leave your feedback on Recess here:...
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What does it mean to 'build in public'?
Episode 40: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss how many opportunities there are and some frameworks to decide what opportunities are best. Leave your feedback on Recess here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gGe9ZCzrADKqqT8QeUkn40bwvt1B3gjdDZrQJ4WNev4/edit
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Publishing best-selling books as a college student (With Danial Jiwani)
Episode 39: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) Speak with Danial Jiwani about the economics of writing books, the publishing industry, and his investment philosophy. Leave your feedback on Recess here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gGe9ZCzrADKqqT8QeUkn40bwvt1B3gjdDZrQJ4WNev4/edit
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Jacob and Rohan bring together successful entrepreneurs, builders, startup founders, and creators who made decisions that went against the grain and didn’t let external judgments dictate their values. Influenced by the liberating spirit of childhood recess, this podcast aims to reignite that spark of freedom by sharing stories and ideas about how to live life on your own terms. You will learn creative strategies, insights, and frameworks surrounding business, entrepreneurship, productivity, decision-making, independent thinking, and personal growth. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recess-rohan-jacob/support
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Jacob and Rohan bring together successful entrepreneurs, builders, startup founders, and creators who made decisions that went against the grain and didn’t let external judgments dictate their values. Influenced by the liberating spirit of childhood recess, this podcast aims to reignite that spark...
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