All Episodes

Special Announcement: Purpose Rockstar is coming back!

217- Alexandra Marquez- From A Love Of Fashion To A Successful Business

214- Maggie Mabery- Changing Middle Schooler's Lives Through A Passion Of Science

213- Kelly Peletz- Can Ride-shares be Women Only?

211-Sarah Worley- How Being A Mediator Shaped Her

210- Harry Campbell- Using Uber To Fuel His Passion For Blogging

209- Margaret Butler- Olympian Runner Changes African Girl's Lives

212- Baylee Greenberg- Could A Text Message Prevent Suicide?

207: Building a museum without walls - Sam Aquillano

206: Lindsay Lucas - Starving Artist to Working Musician

205: Meera Vijayann, Exposing Sexual Violence in India

204: Lianne Wade, Wilde Agency - Journey of a Consumer Insight Marketer

203: Lynn Aaronson - Managing the Ice Bucket Challenge and Career Challenges

202: Katherine Keller - Building a business after divorce

201: Conor Williams, How to change the US education system

Special Episode: How to become a Purpose Rockstar this year

200: Isaiah Pickens, Understanding Teen Psychology

199: Andrea Funk, Too Cool Shirt Quilts - T-Shirts into lasting memories

198: Maria Kussmaul - Succeeding as a Woman in Finance and Investment Banking

197: Renee Fry - Entrepreneurship Helped Me Overcome My Battle with Brain Tumor

196: Paula Berg - Making it in the PR & Digital Marketing World

194: Mario Jannatpour, Honest Real Estate Agent

193: Blaz Jemc - A Kickstarter for Local Tourist Businesses

192: Jen Gurecki - Radically Changing Lives and Elevating the Status of Women

191: Hope Nicholson - How To Get Thousands of Backers for Your Kickstarter

190: Ashley Rankin - How I Raised $25K in 30 Days

189: Smita Kapoor - Learning to Love Myself After Being Diagnosed With Cancer

188: Ja-Nae Duane - Choosing to Live Your Own Life

187: Liz Maxwell - Optimism Helped Me Live My Life

186: Lisa Fetterman - Revolutionizing the Way We Cook at Home

185: Emily Kund - Storytelling Through Data Visualization

184: Sarah Parsons - Improving Japanese & British Communications

183: Marjorie Agosin - Writing to Gain A Sense of Identity

182: Abby Speicher - Starting A Drone Pilot School from the Ground Up

181: Fred Engh - Paving The Way For Youth Sports

180: Tony Stubbleline - Building 10,000 Communities and 700 Coaches Ready To Help

179: Diane Hessan - Why You Don't Need To Be A Genius In The Startup World

178: Carol Stewart - Empowering Women In The Workplace

177: Amy Quigley - Cultivating a Digital Marketing Community in Boston

176: Ashley Milne-Tyte - Why Women Should Just Ask For It

175: Deborah Gordon - Full Time Mom Running Two Hospitals Labs

174: Jen Goldbeck - What Your "Likes" Can Reveal About You

173: Brian Miller - Turning Your Mistakes into Stepping Stones

172: Brian Morgan - Changing Lives Through Football

171: Manish Chandra - Creating a Fashion Empire For Women All Over the World

170: Mike Valenzuela - Touching People's Hearts Through Music

168: Brendan Hufford - Starting My Own Business in the Fourth Grade

169: Oded Dumah - Humanitarian Builds 9000+ Homes in South Africa

167: Jane Kohuth - Writing Childrens' Book in the Midst of Adversity

166: Tamara Curl-Green - Turning a Hobby Into a Dream Job

165: James Dawkins - Video Production and Entertainment for the Masses

164: Karen Chaston - Giving A Voice To Women

163: Ellory Wells - Achieve Your Goals with Mastermind Group

162: Mary Liz Kehler, Building Social Enterprises

161: Connie Chow - Fixing Science Gender Gap

160: Ali Fuller, Level Ground MMA How MMA saved my life and 100 others too

159: Bill Massaquoi, Surviving civil war and ebola to Rebuild Africa

158: Overcoming struggles with weight and business with Merrymaker Sisters

157: Jasmine Cuffee, Chicana Poet Drops Out and Surges Forward

156: Bob Halperin on why forums and masterminds work

155: Poet Dan Gallant, Reviving a dormant brand - Nuyorican Poets Cafe

154: College Dropout Kanye would love - Danny Strack, Poet

153: Joseph Carrabis, Reading Virtual Minds

152: Tatyana Brown, Poet and Educator - From $17.83 left to success

151: Career lessons from first openly gay college president Chuck Middleton

150: Denise Bransford, Roosevelt University - Volunteer to VP

149: Camille Preston, Leadership Coach - Limo to Love

148: Melissa Tyler, Tummy Toys - Silver, Stomach, and Incubators

147: Cheryl Brown, Quilter Chic - How to Qulit Online

146: Henry Johnson - Friend of Creators

145: Sarah Sladek, Generations Expert - Make Boomers and Millennials Work Together

144: Susan Murphy Warren - COO, Seeding Labs -

143: Keith Griffis, IfSimply.com - How to make business like a rockstar

142: Mike Messier, Film Director - Wrestling with Sanity

141: Angel Mendoza, Aztec Artist - Mexican and Native American Culture Icon

140: Charu Sharma, Entrepreneur - Conservative Upbringing Dynamic Life

139: Betsy Carson, Vegan TV Producer - Vegan TV Queen

138: Joyce Walker, Pro Basketball Player - Fame to Drugs to Redemption

Special Episode: Why doing everything yourself is not good - Single Point of Failure

Special R.O.C.K. series CK - Create a Career Vision, Know What You Want

137: Tess O'Brien, Clean Power Perks - Cool to be Clean

136: Bonnie Burgett, Sourced Capital - Crowd Funding Real Estate

135: Jin Ho Kim, Cool Human - Stress Making You Sick

134: Valerie Groth, Life Coach - Build People Build Schools

Special ROCK Series - O is for what you have to offer

Special ROCK Series - R is for Recognize personality drives profession

Special Episode: Getting Help - Mentors and Interns

Special Episode: Career Break is not Career Suicide

Special Episode: What to do in your career

Bonus Update - Amazon Gift Card Contest, Music, New Sponsor

133: Kacy Karlen, Founder, Height of Style - 6'4 Fashionista

132: Taylor White, International Real Estate Investor - Rum, Cigars, Property around the world

131: Jonny Nastor, Entrepreneur - Canadian Punk Rock Business Star

130: Monica RW, Host, Independent Underground - Passionate Independent

129: Ani Alexander, Author + Writing Coach - Native English Writer from Armenia

128: Angela Gibson, Intuitive Counselor - More than Spiritual Woo Woo

127: Sheeri Cabral, Mozilla MySQL Community Manager

126: Sherry Penney, College President - A Leadership Pioneer

125: Latoya Burton, Interior Deisgner, Twelve-22 - On a Walkabout through life

124: Scott Herman - MTV Real World to Youtube fitness star

123: Adam Teeter, co-founder, Vine Pair - Wine and Passion on a Friday afternoon

122: Keith Chow, Founder, Nerds of Color - Revealing Secret Identities

121: Madeline Puckette, Founder, Wine Folly - Approachable Graphic Wine

120: Virginia Kuhn, Professor, Cinematic Arts, USC - New Film Frontier

119: Claire Cook, Author, Must Love Dogs - Must Love Reinvention

118: Alex Weaver, Managing Editor, BostInno - A young Don Draper

117: Cheryl McNeil, Teacher - Dedicated to the Job

116: Marsha Wright, Strategic Alliance Expert - Greetings from Thailand

115: Alex Avina, History Professor, Florida State University - From Soccer Player to University Professor

114: Chad Watkins, Sommelier at UncommonGrape - France lover turned wine lover

113: Dante Bartolomeo, Connecticut State Senator - Accidental Politician

112: Kalyan Raman, Marketing and Neuroscience Professor, Northwestern University - 2 PhDs

111: Meg Syvlia, Artful Publications - Marketing E-books and making the leap!

110: Hannah Engelson, Film Director - Why Jonah Stands Up from Muscular Dystrophy

Bonus - Laura Ettinger Asks Provocative Questions

109: Eric Tivers, ADHD Expert - ADHD Rewired Superstar

108: Irem Eren, Marketing Director Ayza - Turkey Science Wine Chocolate

107: Bill Vitek, Philosophy Professor, Clarkson University - Rockin Environmental Ethics

106: Michael Willis, Surfing Legend - Speaking to a Sea God

105: Laura Ettinger, History Professor, Clarkson University - Reluctant Pioneer

104: Banks White, Chef de Cuisine at Minton - Cooking up Harlem Renaissance

103: Kelly Urbanik, Wine Maker Macari Vineyards - The chemistry of wine making

102: Kyra Davis, Author - From single mom to best selling author

101: Kristy Bromberg, Author - Soccer mom Driven to sexy stories

100: Highlights from the first 100 episodes

99: Scott Barton, Chef and Food Historian - The Food Griot

98: Donna Christensen, Congresswoman US Representative for Virgin Islands - Doctor turned Congressperson

97: Emily Goodstein, Birth Photographer or Birthographer - Shooting Babies

96: Kristina Kaiser, Pastor and Filmmaker - Cinematic Preacher

95: Afua Richardson, Comic Book Artist and Singer - Jane of all trades

94: Ryan Ferrier, Comic Book Writer and Letterer - How to succeed as a comic book writer

93: Isra Garcia, Marketer and Extreme Athlete - Social Media into Human Media

92: David Keevil, Psychologist and Artist - ADHD is a super power

91: Ashley Woods, Comic Book Artist - Inspired by Capcom and Anime

90: Robert Wicks, Author, Psychologist - How to overcome trauma

89: Sherrie Hines, Public Defender - Lawyer Karate Teacher and Advocate

88: Connie Allen, Professional Blackjack Dealer - Through a Dealer's Eyes

87: Mark McKenna, Comic Book Artist - He's Done Everything

86: Thomas Yeates, Comic Book Illustrator - Zorro's Price Valiant Swamp Thing

85: Lyndsey Hrabik, Managing Editor and Social Media Strategist, NonprofitHub

84: Robert Hilsenroth, Executive Director American Association of Zoo Veterinarians - Zoo Vet Champion

83: Gina Kinzley, Lead Elephant Keeper at Oakland Zoo - Make Way for Elephants

82: Zorina Galis, Chief Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch, NIH

81: Benjamin Mee, Zoo Director Dartmoor - We Bought A Zoo

80: Matt Hawkins, CEO Topcow Productions - A science guy turned comic guy

79: Jamar Nicholas, Comic Artist and Educator - The Unicorn

78: Tim Kight CEO Focus 3 - How a Leader is Made

77: Phil LaDuke, Safety Writer, Author, and Consultant

76: Marla Felcher, Philanthropy Connection - From Journalist to Advocate

75: Mehran Khaghani, Comedian - Look Ma No Hands!

74: Krysta Youngs, Singer and Song Writer - Ryan Tedder with a Vagina

73: Orlando Baxter, Comedian and Teacher - Positive Pushups

72: Greg Tung, Scare Yourself Every Day

71: Graham Wright, Opus Affair - Chemistry PhD to Artistic Tribe Leader

70: Bill Bentley, Productive Self - How to recover from a crash

69: Karen Hinds, CEO of Workplace Success - A Phenomenal Woman

68: Barbara Beach, Radioactive Broadcasting - A Renaissance Woman

67: Ann Handley, Founder, Marketing Profs - How Journalist became a Content Marketing Expert

66: Dave Jackson, School of Podcasting - Advice from an OG Podcaster

65: Sean O'Keefe, Event Planner - From Celebrity Chef to Star Event Planner

64: Paul Roetzer, Founder PR2020 - Real Life Jerry Maguire

63: Quiana Agbai, Blogger, Harlem Love Birds - How to Build a Successful New Blog

62: Zev Robinson, Documentary Filmmaker - Shows us where wine comes from

61: Nicolas Warren, Perfect Fuel Chocolate - How to make chocolate healthy

60: Dahled Jeffries, Slam Poet - How to Succeed as a Poet

59: Rick Younger, Actor and Comedian - He Tells All

58: Elizabeth Henderson, Peacework CSA farm - The Future of Sustainable Organic Farming

57: Doria Robinson, Urban farmer at Urban Tilth

56: Raheem Jarbo aka Mega Ran teacher turned video game rapper

55: Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed Podcast - overcome addiction towards success

54: Miles Masci, Perfect Fuel Chocolate - Ginseng, Australia, and Athletes

53: Guillaume Veillette, Translator and Editor, NintendoWorldReport

52: Greg Lesky, Lead Designer, Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition

51: Susan Arendt Managing Editor Joystiq - Woman in Video Games

50: Gareth Jones, Blue Collar Gastronomist In Search of Taste

49: Beppe Salerno, Biking all over the world for Cyclismo Classico tours

48: Gary Namie on workplace bullying and the Incognito Martin case

47: Miranda Reiter - World traveler turned financial planner

46: Elatia Harris - Farm to table food is cool again

45: Jonell Galloway - Rambling Epicure: food writer and adventurer

44: Jim Gates explains string theory and super symmetry - and it makes sense!

43: Joseph Francisco - How to overcome low expectations

42: How coding can change the world

41: Lisa Cron talks the Science of Story

40: Scott McCabe making funny videos a business

39: Doug Ammar - Lawyer doing social justice right

38: Stephane Boudon - Future of Green Tech and Sacrificing Everything

37: Beth Buelow Introverted Entrepreneur is not Quiet

36: Charles McFall is a Success Freak that gets raw

35: Bob Hannum molding bodies with Pilates and molding sculpture

34: Jay Forte overcomes identity crisis and death to find his Greatness Zone

33: Bob Jenkins aka BobtheTeacher on his journey and Virtual Assistants

32: C.C. Chapman is marketing with new rules

31: Sara Seager is finding life on other planets

30: Chris O'Leary from studying classics to entrepreneur

29: David France Revolution of Hope with string instruments

28: Chris Tkach leaves IT for Idle Hands Craft Ales

27: Melissa Wilson anti-bullying advocate shares her story

26: Rob Walch Podcasts saved his life, career, and sanity

25: Rick Muhr 31 marathons $65M raised 1,000s of lives changed

24: Matt Johnson coach and entrepreneur Runner Academy

23: Erica Wheeler is finding a sense of place in music

22: Fran Seegull is disrupting traditional philanthropy system with impact investing

21: Ernest DuBose US Army vet lawyer defending families in NYC

20: Marci Alboher is the original slasher looking for an Encore

19: Cara Bradley yoga teacher to stars and athletes

18: Mike Gemm lives a life For Impact

17: Dave Schmelzer renegade atheist turned pastor looking for meaning

16: Jeri Dansky finds happiness in personal organizing

15: Linda Mornell 45 year old psych nurse turned social entrepreneur

14: Mignon Fogarty is Grammar Girl

13: Ali Smith is mindful of a holistic life foundation

12: Meika Hollender is starting a condom revolution for women

11: Kenn Blanchard is a Black Man with a Gun

10: Peter Sims found his true north by making little bets

9: Amethyst Wyldfyre is truly a wild one

8: Sherry Carver is coaching blended families through divorce

7: Mike Mataluni is a Kick Ass Dad

6: Kylie Ofiu overcomes domestic abuse, homelessness and her finances

5: Gretchen Rubin before and after being happier at home

4: Bob Sutton has rules for a**holes and scales up excellence

3: Jesse Kornbluth, the Head Butler at your service

2: Lian Dolan chaos chronicles chatting with her 4 Satellite Sisters every week

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