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The Playhard Podcast — 67 episodes

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#66. War Stories, Writing Dark Comedies, and Choosing Role Models Wisely with Danny Maher (founder of Veteran TV)

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#65. Mastering Marketing, Multiple Languages, and a Formula for Adventure with Lauren “The Sherpa of Fun” Petrullo (founder of Mongoose Media)

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#64. From Death Row Prison Guard to 40+ Exits, While Still Traveling the World by Motorcycle with Ron Douglas (founder of Mentoring Giants)

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#63. The Largest Rage Room Company in the US, Dopamine Regulation, and Personal Development with Steven Shortino (founder of iSmash)

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#61. Learn to Think for Yourself… by Writing with Ryan Love (founder of Love Language Media)

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#60. Running a Business like a Band and Living Life without Any “Stuff” with Chad Passa (founder of Bookkeepers of America)

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#59. Wisdom and Wonder: Generative AI, First Principles Thinking, and Not Taking Yourself Too Serious with Pete Sena (founder of ThinkFWD and Digital Surgeons)

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#58. Top 3 Social Media Ad Platforms, TikTok vs US Congress, and Life as a Pet Pig Papa with Alex Rossman (founder of Rossman Media)

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#57. Adult ADHD, Getting Government Grants and More with Mark Cann (founder of Hyypa)

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#56. Setting Boundaries, Finding Balance, and Learning to Recharge with Tyerra Drake (Girls on Another Level)

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#55. Warm Water, Cool Drink, and Caribbean Sun: The Joys of Trinidad’s Carnival with Fayola King Lawrence (founder of Come to the Islands)

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#54. Inspiring a YouTube Community, Running a Print Shop, and How to Hustle Smarter with Bhavik Dhanak (founder of Aesthetic Imprints)

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#53. Do What Makes You Smile, Even if it Sounds Like a Stupid Ass Idea with Chris Joyce (founder of Gusher)

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#52. Immigrants Hustle Harder, How to build a High Performing Sales Team, and Finding your North Star with Pouya Haidari (founder of PH Inc.)

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#51. Innovating Apparel with 0 Prior Experience, Growing up in a Foreign Country, and More with Brandon Rogers (founder of LVLS Sportswear)

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#50. Vertical SaaS, Rules for Prioritization, and Coin Collecting with Zach Starin (founder of Collectibles Showcase)

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#49. This Comedian/Actor/Director Started a Company to Fuel His Passions, and Did $100M+ in Sales with Michael Stein (founder of Abadak, Inc.)

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#48. How to Focus Your Time While Operating 4 Brands at Once with James Mulvany (founder of Matchmaker.FM)

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#47. Cut Your Phone Calls, Liquidity Events in the Dot Com Bubble, and Tales from an Adventurer with Riggs Eckelberry (Origin Clear)

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#46. A Cover Letter, ChatGPT, and Reddit Walk into a Bar with Jonah Peake (founder of We Cover Letters)

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#45. Mastering Storytelling, Scuba diving, and Life as a 2000's Rave DJ with Seth Erickson (of Storify Agency)

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#44. Simplify Your Morning Routine, Talk to Strangers, and Make Money Off Your Hobbies

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#43. A Powerfully Positive Mindset for Creating Value and Fulfillment: The Return of Steven Pemberton (founder of Hollowco)

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#42. Finding Your Values, Establishing Lifelong Habits, and Mindset Coaching with Kyle Gillette (Founder of Blue Collar Business Coaching)

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#41. Proving the Fictional Characters in Your Head Wrong with Stefan Conic

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#40. Men’s Mental Health, Consistency, and The Curse of the Social Butterfly with Will Doerr (founder of Always Check on the Homies)

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#39. Living in Alignment with the Life You Design with Milena Regos

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#38. New Years Resolutions, Experimenting on Yourself, and Social Deloading with Jubal Horton

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#37. Gong Fu Tea, Super Supplements, and the Mental Health Battles of an Entrepreneur with Josh Boone

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#36. Serendipity, Navigating Resources, and Finding the Right Mentor with Kwaku Farkye (founder of Navi)

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#35. Diversity Goals, Removing the Guilt of “Doing More”, and Excellence Defined by Jay-Z with Jorge Garcia (Founder of Hello Iconic)

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#34. Outsource Your Dating, Framing, and How to Talk to Yourself with Koen Geron (Founder of Hovalo)

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#33. The Secret to Branding is to Make it Bada$$ with Mark Drager (Founder of Phanta Media)

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#32. Email is Evil, Accidental Entrepreneurship, and Breaking Bad Habits with Jeremy Nagel (Founder of focus bear)

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#31. Coffee Nerds Shouldn’t Run Coffee Companies with Zach Frantz (Founder of Wildland Coffee)

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#30. Growing SaaS and Clothing Businesses, Pioneering Remote Work, and Being Cofounders with your Brother with Kevan Sadigh (Founder of Rex Reservations)

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#29. When to Pivot, Finding a Morning Routine, and Animal Yoga with Ben Heymann (Former Founder at Altitude)

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#28. Passion, Plastic, and Pollution: One Man’s Mission to Save the Ocean with Tom Jackson (Founder of Honest Ocean)

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#27. How to Grow a Startup Scene in Latin America with Luis Gustavo Flores (Founder of Movitext)

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#26. Expert Hot Takes On Generational Shifts in the Workforce from a Recruiting Master with Ken Schmitt (Founder of Turning Point Executive Search)

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#25. The #1 Vintage Photography App Was Inspired by Tame Impala with Darren Asaro (Creator of Daze Cam)

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#24. Gratitude and a Good Attitude is the Secret to Happiness with Steve Walker (Owner and CEO of TB Consulting)

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#23. Stop Specializing And You'll Find Your Passion with Noah Scott (The Big Possible)

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#22. Whack Golf Balls Or Go For A Jog, Just Don’t Lose Your Investor’s Money with Charles Brecque (Founder of Legislate)

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#21. How to Build a Media Strategy for Bootstrapping Startups and UFO Groups with Tom Garrity (of The Garrity Group)

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#20. Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Entrepreneurship, Investing, and Motorcycle Riding with Carlos Fry (Founder of CODE ÉXITOS)

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#19. A 7-figure Exit Doesn’t Lead to Happiness (but I’ll tell ya what does…) with Josh Boone

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#18. Find Your Purpose, Serve Others, and More with Ibrahim Omar (Founder at LightUpp)

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#17. Stop Stress Eating by Changing this 1 Relationship with David Hernandez (Founder of Body by Purpose)

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#16. Stop Quitting and Develop Grit By Learning to Fail Forward with Jenna Zeng (StaffNet.ca)

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#15. You Are Either Interesting or Irrelevant with Chris Ritter of C-90 Studios

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#14. How to Go from $58k in Debt to $2MM in Sales During a Pandemic with Steven Pemberton

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#1. Cybersecurity Pro and Race Car Driver... This Guy is the Real-Life TRON: Derek Pocoroba, Founder and CTO of Triden Group

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#13. Indiana Gregg, Founder of Wedo: Banking and Business Solution for Online Entrepreneurs

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#12. Find Investors By Networking with Pati Recarte, Founder of KADO NETWORKS

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#11. Talent Doesn't Matter When You Put In the Work with Wouter Delbaere, Founder of Mangtas

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#9. Gold, Fearless, and Unapologetic with Kassandra Lauren Gordon of KLG Jewellery

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#8. Video Games Always Lead to a Great Career, That's a Fact with Dan Frye

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#7. Habits for Excellence with Joe Templin

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#6. Aloha from Florida with Laura DiBenedetto

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#5. How the Stress Scientist De-Stresses with Chris Wilson

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#4. Sensei of Start-up Sales Teams with Kyle Vamvouris

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#3. Saving the World... So She Can Backpack Across It! with Mavis Herrera

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#2. The Man with the Tan: Zeke Berg