PODCAST · business
Venture Mentality
by Jacob O'Connor
18 year old High School student and entrepreneur Jacob O'Connor interviews and discusses how to achieve high levels of success with top entrepreneurs, professional athletes, and high performers.
Episodes
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The Final Episode (New Podcast: Real Conversations)
2 years and 157 episodes later -- here is the final episode of the Venture Mentality podcast. This has been a passion project that I've put a lot of effort into and your constant support has meant the world to me. Thank you to everyone who has tuned in and supported. I have launched a new…
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George Hood- Setting 13 World Records
In this exciting episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, I sit down with George E. Hood. George is one of the most focused and determined people ever to be featured on the Venture Mentality podcast. He has set 13 World Records in the Ultra Athlete category and is going for number 14 in 2020.…
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Andy Lewis- Performing at the Super Bowl
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, Jacob sits down with Andy Lewis- the professional Slack Liner, Skydiver, and Base Jumper. Andy performed with Madonna during the half time show of the 2012 Super Bowl & has been a guest on Conan. In this interview we discuss the metaphor of slack...
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Rick Crandall- Climbing 58 Mountains after Age 64
In this interview, host Jacob O'Connor sits down with Rick Crandall. Rick is a successful tech entrepreneur who exited his company and has met with Bill Gates. Later in his life, inspired by his dog Emme, Rick took on Mountain Climbing. Starting at age 64, Rick has gone on to climb all 58…
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Schedule Change & Other Important News
In this short episode, Jacob lets the audience know to expect a schedule change for the podcast. He also announces that VM is now on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/venturementalty Check Out Our Best Selling Hoodie: https://venturementality.com/products/make-it-happen-hoodie
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Espen Fadnes- Traveling the World in Pursuit of the Perfect Flight
In this interview, Jacob O'Connor sits down with the professional base jumper and wing suit World Champion, Espen Fadnes. At age 33 Espen quit his job to travel the world in search of the perfect flight. He ended up jumping off famous buildings and even flying under the arms of the Redeemer…
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The Importance of Community
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, Jacob discusses the importance of where you grow up & who you grow up with. He then shares how to create your own community and the importance of doing so and what he's been attempting to do with VM. Make It Happen Hoodie:...
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Jeff Provenzano- Professional Skydiver & Redbull Athlete
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, Jacob interviews Jeff Provenzano. Jeff is a professional Adeline junky (skydiver) who holds multiple world records, is a Redbull athlete, and was a stuntman in Ironman 3 and Godzilla. In this interview Jacob and Jeff discuss how he got into the...
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What Made Steve Jobs Great
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, Jacob discusses what made Steve Jobs great. He recaps, briefly, Steve Jobs life story as well as shares one of his most powerful quotes. Key take away: reflect on your life daily, then make changes. Check out the new Make It Happen Hoodie:...
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Mitch Thrower- 22x Ironman, Successful Entrepreneur, & Philanthropist
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, host Jacob O'Connor sits down with Mitch Thrower. Mitch is a 22x Ironman Triathlete who sold his company www.active.com for just north of $1 Billion, as well as he's an author and CEO of www.events.com. Mitch and Jacob discuss how he got into...
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My Trip To Colorado & Living Before You Die
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, host Jacob O'Connor discusses his interview with Jimmy DeCicco and then gets into the details of his trip to Denver, Colorado. While in Denver, Jacob crossed multiple items off his bucket list and truly lived life to the fullest. If you find any...
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Jimmy DeCicco- Quitting Wall Street to Start Super Coffee
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, host Jacob O'Connor sits down with the third Super Coffee Bro- Jimmy DeCicco. Jimmy is the CEO of Kitu Life which houses the Super Coffee brand as well as the oldest of the three DeCicco brothers. Super Coffee is now valued at $500M and has...
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Venture Mentality 1 Year Reflection
In this reflective episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, host Jacob O'Connor reminisces over the past year and all of the things that have happened with VM since he started the podcast on September 18, 2019. Thank you to all of the amazing listeners who have supported and help us grow over…
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Eric Hinman- Travel, Ironmans, & Living Your Best Life
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, Host Jacob O'Connor and step-in co Host Jon Peterson travel out to Denver, Colorado to interview Eric Hinman. Eric is a 5x Ironman athlete who is sponsored by multiple brands. In this episode, we discuss Eric's lifestyle, traveling the world, and...
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Update from Colorado
In this brief episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, Jacob discusses why he's in Denver and what he's been up to thus far. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venture.mentality/
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Drew Hanlen- Working with Jayson Tatum, Brad Beal, & Other NBA Stars
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, host Jacob O'Connor sits down with Drew Hanlen. Drew is the founder of Pure Sweat, and an NBA trainer. He's worked with countless stars including Jayson Tatum, Brad Beal, and Zach LaVine. Jacob and Drew discuss Drew's basketball career, how he...
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Danny Dixxon- Starting the #1 Flannel Company in the World
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, host Jacob O'Connor sits down with successful entrepreneur Danny Dreyer. Danny is a high school dropout turned successful business owner. Danny is the Founder and CEO of Dixxon Flannel Company which is the number 1 flannel company in the world. In...
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Live Out Your Bucket List
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, host Jacob O'Connor discusses the temporary schedule change of the podcast for the next two weeks. He also discusses why having a bucket list is so important and what bucket list item he's about to cross off. If you got any value from this…
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The Story of David Goggins
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, host Jacob O'Connor discusses a book he recently read, "Can't Hurt Me" by David Goggins. He shares David's inspiring story as well as key take aways from the book. Website: www.venturementality.com Can't Hurt Me:...
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Dan Martell- Quit Trading Money for Time
In today's episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, host Jacob O'Connor sits down with successful SaaS entrepreneur Dan Martell. Jacob and Dan discuss failure, running a successful company, how to quit self sabotaging, and how to quit trading money for time. www.venturementality.com Check Dan…
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Why You Need to Travel
In this short length episode, Jacob discusses the importance of traveling and living outside of your community. The more places you live, the larger your perspective becomes and the better of an understanding and outlook you can really have on the world. Online Store: www.venturementality.com...
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Jeremy Neves- The 7 S's of Success
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, Jacob sits down with successful entrepreneur Jeremy Neves. Jeremy has built companies to $150 million+ in revenue, he's a real estate expert, speaker, and consultant. In this episode, we discuss Jeremy letting a 5 year old borrow his Lamborghini,...
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Jeff Hoffman-Working with a $21 Billion Company & Doing What You Love
Today on the Venture Mentality podcast, Jacob sits down with serial entrepreneur and International speaker Jeff Hoffman. Jeff has worked with Priceline.com/Booking.com which is now valued at $21.4 billion as well as he's bestselling author and Hollywood film producer. Jeff and Jacob discuss...
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Know What It Is You Want
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, Jacob talks about the importance of knowing what it is that you want. Citing that too many people complain about their jobs and float through life aimlessly, Jacob attempts to help people avoid this life. Website: https://venturementality.com...
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Paul Richardson- Gymshark Executive
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, I sit down with the Executive Chairman at Gymshark, Paul Richardson. Paul has been around Gymshark since it's early days in 2013 and now has seen it turn into the $1.4 billion dollar brand that is today. In this episode, we discuss Paul's role…
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What is Your 2 Year Plan?
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, Jacob discusses the importance of crafting a two year plan for yourself, what the future of VM looks like, and why you need to change your routine up. Our New Hoodies: https://venturementality.com/collections/winter-collection Instagram:...
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Andy Frisella- A Regular Guy Who Created Supplement Superstores, 1st Phorm, & 75 Hard
In this special edition of the Venture Mentality podcast, Jacob heads over to 1st Phorm to interview Andy Frisella. Andy is a serial entrepreneur (Founder of Supplement Superstores, 1st Phorm, etc), top podcast host, & author among other things. In this in depth interview, we discuss Andy's...
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How I Landed an Interview with Andy Frisella
In this episode, I discuss my recent trip to the new 1st Phorm HQ and my experience with interviewing the MFCEO himself, Andy Frisella. Andy is a local St. Louis native and started off making $7 on his first day of business. Fast forward 15 years and he's now worth over $300 million. Our…
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How to Slow Cognitive Aging
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, host Jacob O'Conor discusses an article he read from Harvard (linked below) about how to slow cognitive aging in connection to last weeks discussion about time flying by. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venture.mentality/?hl=en Harvard…
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Joe De Sena- Creating Spartan Races
Today joining us on the Venture Mentality podcast is Joe De Sena. Joe is the Founder of Spartan (Spartan Races), 2x New York Times best selling author and former Wall Street broker. In this episode, we discuss how Joe left Wall Street to Pursue a life of endurance races (competing and hosting)....
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The Universal Problem: Time
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast I talk about something that's been on my mind...Time- how to use it and where it goes. I offer advice on how to make the most of it and how to break our habitual routines. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venture.mentality/?hl=en New site:...
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Jimmy Rex- The Master of Networking
Today on the Venture Mentality podcast, I sit down with Jimmy Rex. Jimmy is a realtor who has sold over 2,000 homes in the past 15 years; but, even more impressive than that is his networking skills and ability to maintain relationships. Tune in to hear how he makes new connections and how to…
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Are the Right People in Your Life?
In this episode, I discuss the types of people that you may have in your life, and compare it to the types of people you NEED to have in your life to take you to the next level. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venture.mentality/?hl=en
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Sam Bakhtiar- Living the American Dream
Today on the Venture Mentality podcast, I sit down with Sam Bakhtiar. Sam is a refugee turned divorcee on the verge of bankruptcy... To multi-millionaire, champion bodybuilder, author, doctor, and CEO of multiple worldwide brands with over 110 locations for his gym. Instagram:...
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What is the Venture Mentality?
In this episode I discuss how I came up with Venture Mentality and what the name actually means. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venture.mentality/
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Oliver Trevena- Actor, Producer, & Investor
Today joining us on the Venture Mentality podcast is Oliver Trevena. Oliver grew up in the UK and moved to the US by himself in his teenage years. Determined to make something of himself, Oliver focused on becoming an actor (which he did) and along the way helped out with producing movies as well...
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Why You SHOULD Day Dream
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, I share some insights into how I've been able to bring some of the great things into my life that I have. It all starts with day dreaming; being a visionary. Whether you're Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, Day Dreaming is a must. Instagram:...
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Jay Harris- Broadcasting, ESPN, & Sportscenter
In today's episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, I sit down with Jay Harris. Jay is an ESPN (Sportscenter) anchor who has covered hundreds of stories on live national TV. We discuss his career, how he got into broadcasting, and how he hones his craft. Jay Harris:...
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The Truth about Social Media
In this episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, I share my old beliefs about social media and compare them to my personal experience with it. Social media is the sole reason the podcast has been the success that it has. Learn to use it as a tool. Instagram:...
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Jake DeCicco- Super Coffee: #3 Coffee Brand in the US
Today on the Venture Mentality podcast I sit down with middle brother, Jake DeCicco. Jake is a one of the 3 brothers who founded Super Coffee. In this episode, Jake and I talk about being on Shark Tank & growing Super Coffee to the #3 coffee brand in the nation....
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Chris Pronger- 2x Olympic Gold Medalist & HOF Hockey Player
Today on the Venture Mentality podcast, I sit down with Chris Pronger. Chris is 2x olympic gold athlete, member of the triple gold club, Stanley cup champion, and Hall of Fame Hockey player. In this episode, we talk about his career through his eyes and how he was able to accomplish what he has....
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The Future of VM & Schedule Update
In this episode I talk about the future of Venture Mentality, what you guys can expect, as well as the schedule change that I'm making for the show. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venture.mentality/?hl=en Rate and Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/venture-mentality/id1478874764
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Trent Shelton- Live without Regrets
Today on the Venture Mentality podcast I sit down with Trent Shelton. Trent is a former NFL wide receiver, best selling author, and Founder of Rehab Time. In this episode Trent talks about normalizing your dream instead of building it up and why it's important to chase after it. Instagram:...
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Nick Santonastasso- The Body Builder that "The Rock" asked to Meet
Today on the Venture Mentality podcast, I sit down with Nick Santonastasso. Nick is the epitome of making the most of the hand you were dealt. Though he has no legs, one arm, and one finger, he is a model, professional body builder, and top ranked motivational speaker. He is so impressive, that...
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A Mindset for Success
In today's Wednesday episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, I sit down with my old facilitator Ms. Jamie Matthews and we discuss entrepreneurship at a young age, the advantages to it, and how to cultivate a mindset for success. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venture.mentality/?hl=en Rate…
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Dean Graziosi- Living Easy is the Hard Way
Today on the Venture Mentality podcast, I sit down with Dean Graziosi. Dean grew up poor living in trailer park homes. he now lives in California next to A List Celebrities, speaks on stage with people like Tony Robbins and Sir Richard Branson, and is dedicated to helping others do the same....
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Kent Clothier- The Time is Now
Today joining us on the podcast is Kent Clothier. Kent is a serial entrepreneur, real estate expert, and CEO of Real Estate Worldwide. He's most well known for terming the concept of reverse wholesaling. In this episode we go in depth on reverse wholesaling, how it's made Kent millions, and why…
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What is Culture?
In today's episode of the Venture Mentality podcast, host, Jacob O'Connor shares what he's been working on in terms of expanding the brand and the necessary steps with that. He also goes in depth about creating a culture and how he is going about that. Instagram:...
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Jarrod Glandt- Million Dollar Skills
Today on the Venture Mentality podcast I sit down with Jarod Glandt. Jarrod is the president of Cardone Enterprises with Grant Cardone and co host of The Young Hustler's Podcast. In this episode, we dive deep into Jarrod's back story and how he turned his life around from drugs and living on...
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Michael Lane- Working with Tom Brady, Tony Robbins, Tom Bilyeu, etc
Today on the Venture Mentality podcast I interview Michael Lane. Michael is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Success Resources. In this episode, Michael talks about his journey and what he's learned from working with high performers such as Tom Brady, Tony Robbins, Tom Bilyeu, and so many…
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18 year old High School student and entrepreneur Jacob O'Connor interviews and discusses how to achieve high levels of success with top entrepreneurs, professional athletes, and high performers.
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18 year old High School student and entrepreneur Jacob O'Connor interviews and discusses how to achieve high levels of success with top entrepreneurs, professional athletes, and high performers.
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