Graham Hill is the founder of LifeEdited , dedicated to helping people design their lives for more happiness with less stuff. When he started the company in 2010, it brought the ideas of his previous project, the eco-blog and vlog TreeHugger.com , into design and architecture. Before Treehugger, Hill studied architecture and design (his side business is making those cool ceramic Greek coffee cups ). His other company, ExceptionLab, is devoted to creating sustainable prototypes, like lamps made f...
Mar 06, 2017•27 min
Alex Chua works at Ecolab as a Manager in Finance Planning and Analysis. Alex began his nonprofit experience at various organizations including College Houses in Austin, Junior Achievement, The Woodlands Marathon, The Houston Rodeo, and the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston as a part of his MBA. As a kid, Alex developed a love of chess and became a chess master. He enjoys guitar, travel, and healthy eating. Alex is a certified public accountant in the state of Texas. His curre...
Mar 01, 2017•28 min
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Feb 27, 2017•18 min
A friend of mine inspired me to do this episode. We were having coffee and I rattled off a few names of folks that I read or listened to and he hadn’t heard of a few of the names. He encouraged me to share my influences so that others could learn from their wisdom. The point of the exercise is to hopefully enable you to discover new people to follow and learn from. So I’m not going to mention the countless individuals in my personal life who teach me the most. If I did, my dad would be at the to...
Feb 22, 2017•9 min
Tucker Matheson and Pichon Duplan are management consultants at PriceWaterhouseCooper. They are passionate about helping college students, and recent grads, understand how to get the most out of their degree. They’ve brought their diverse backgrounds together to create one voice in their first book. Book Fast Forward: What Is Your College Degree Worth? The Challenge; Think of one thing you’ve been interested in doing and go make it happen. http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast Connect with T...
Feb 20, 2017•34 min
“I was not able to fully appreciate the beauty of my detours until I was able to share them. As a performer, all I’ve wanted to do was give back to the world. But now I have an even greater gift to give: a story to tell.” Amy grew up believing that her entire life would be dedicated to the performing arts. Now, she identifies as a survivor and “thriver” of sexual abuse, 27 surgeries, coma, organ failure, and the PTSD that comes from ten years of trauma – or what she now calls her “beautiful deto...
Feb 15, 2017•28 min
Grant Oliphant is president of The Heinz Endowments. For nearly two decades, Grant held several senior management posts with Heinz family foundations, including vice president for programs and planning at the Endowments, his position before taking over the helm at The Pittsburgh Foundation in 2008. He also served as press secretary to the late U.S. Sen. John Heinz from 1988 until the senator’s death in 1991. If there’s a major project happening in Pittsburgh, chances are that Oliphant is pulling...
Feb 13, 2017•40 min
Head over to goingdeepwithaaron.com/callahan for more information. Vote for Carl Morgenstern in 2017. https://twitter.com/PittUltimate
Feb 09, 2017•2 min
Kyle Crawford is the CEO & Founder of Fundraising Genius, where he combines his love of design, technology, and social good into one of the most innovative organizations for people raising money. He has advised leaders from universities, foundations, tech companies, and nonprofits. He’s also presented on design, data, and social innovation at conferences of all sizes. In 2015, Kyle built the gamified social innovation community, Dwilly, where he personally curated more than 3,000 innovative ...
Feb 08, 2017•30 min
Raised in the home of a Pittsburgh entrepreneur, Michelle Flynn developed an interest for new creative development leading her to burghTV – Pittsburgh’s Snapchat Story and 2017 Winner of Pittsburgh's PR Disruptor of the Year. She uses her training as a professional theatre and film actress to host the channel showing off Pittsburgh's hidden gems. When not snapping for burghTV, Michelle can be found chatting with her fellow sales and marketing co-workers at Truefit – a Pittsburgh-based software p...
Feb 06, 2017•32 min
Born and raised in Cleveland, OH, Ed Bailey’s family noticed his quick wit early on in life. While that wit sometimes landed him in trouble, it often was the source of great entertainment for those who bore witness. After high school, the University of Pittsburgh brought him to Pittsburgh, PA where he would make a name for himself as a comedian. During his brief career as a comedian, Ed has been able to capture the attention of some of the most recognizable figures in comedy such as Eddie Griffi...
Feb 01, 2017•36 min
Oliver Luckett is a bona fide tech mogul. Having starting multiple companies and worked for clients like Russell Brand, Steve Aoki, Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, the Chainsmokers, and Pitbull, he knows branding online. Oliver most recently sold his company theAudience, co-founded with Ari Emanuel of William Morris and tech entrepreneur Sean Parker. Prior, Oliver was CEO and co-founder of DigiSynd, a Walt Disney Company, and previously Oliver co-founded Revver, which helped kick off new media w...
Jan 30, 2017•31 min
Teresa Chahine, the Program Leader for Social Entrepreneurship at Harvard, literally wrote the book on Social Entrepreneurship. Social Entrepreneurship is a revolution occurring around the world today, where people from all walks of life are developing and implementing innovative, effective, and sustainable solutions in response to social and environmental challenges. These solutions include products, services, frameworks and interventions brought to market by both new startups and existing orga...
Jan 29, 2017•30 min
Reed Verdesoto’s business is ReedVerde. For the past 5 years he has worked in ministry creating music, film, and photographs for the Church. He has met many artists and students through collaboration who have imparted their wisdom and technical skills upon him and his work. Reed enjoys the creative process, and being able to provide for his family. He hopes to create something that can be enjoyed and shared. Reed’s Challenge; You have friends that do something amazing. Ask them to show you how t...
Jan 26, 2017•35 min
Tom Corson-Knowles is an entrepreneur, blogger, and international bestselling author. Today, he teaches new and established authors and writers how to achieve incredible success by writing and selling ebooks on Amazon Kindle. Tom is the founder of TCK Publishing, an international trade book publisher that is leading the industry in providing advanced marketing support for authors. TCK Publishing specializes in marketing for both fiction and nonfiction authors to help get their messages and stori...
Jan 26, 2017•27 min
Kaelon started working in the public school sector when he was 19. He pursued business management in IT in college, but, like some well-known entrepreneurs, always found himself too entrenched in my work to focus on school. Kaelon held almost every position there was to hold in IT, eventually broadening his reach by working with school districts around the world for a Student Information System technology company. Having the opportunity to work with thousands of schools, Kaelon gained a deep app...
Jan 17, 2017•34 min
Happy Martin Luther King Day.
Jan 16, 2017•3 min
I am a 25-year-old journalist based in Harlem, NY. I was born in Trenton, NJ and got my start in journalism as the sports editor for The Pitt News. I have lived, studied, traveled or written all over United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Iceland, Israel, Egypt, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Alaska, and West Texas, which I've come to consider a country of its own. Over the course of eight years, I've reported on racism that drives sports fandom, how Harlem is combating ...
Jan 12, 2017•41 min
Josh Moore founded the American Ultimate Disc League in April 2012. The American Ultimate Disc League is the first and largest professional ultimate league in the world. It strives to maintain the sport’s rich history, and its 24 franchises embody the robust spirit of ultimate's players, fans, and community alike. http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast Connect with Josh YouTube Twitter Website josh.moore@audl.com If you liked this interview, check out episode 164 with Don Grage where we discu...
Jan 11, 2017•23 min
Robert Scoble is an American blogger, technical evangelist, and author. Scoble is best known for his blog, Scobleizer, which came to prominence during his tenure as a technology evangelist at Microsoft. He later worked for Fast Company as a video blogger, and then Rackspace and the Rackspace sponsored community site Building 43 promoting breakthrough technology and startups. He currently works for Upload VR — a new media site covering virtual and augmented reality — as its entrepreneur in reside...
Jan 09, 2017•24 min
Jacob Zax’s company, Edify, develops technologies that make learning more fun, creative, and accessible for people around the world. Their current focus is music, with a new app, MusiQuest, that inspires beginners to love and understand music by teaching them to compose their own songs in styles from pop to classical. MusiQuest is an educational expansion of their first app, Sketch-a-Song, which has been used by over 300,000 people to create over 2,000,000 pieces to date. Jacob’s Challenge; Dive...
Jan 04, 2017•30 min
Calvin Wayman is an author, speaker, sales expert and social media entrepreneur. In his early twenties, being awkward and shy, he held a company record for the WORST performance a sales agent ever had. After almost being fired, he found a mentor and went on from having the worst performance to the best. He attributes his tenacity of “never giving up” to lessons he learned going out and knocking on random households, selling door-to-door. In 2016 alone, Calvin Wayman started a social media manage...
Jan 02, 2017•36 min
Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter . Going Deep with Aaron Watson is brought to you by Audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/Aaron . With over 180,000 titles to choose from, you can enjoy from any mobile device. --- Check out my most recent Instagram post for the book giveaway. Three of my favorite challenges featured in this episode. Also a reading from this great book; Antifragile: Things That Gain from Di...
Dec 27, 2016•13 min
Mike’s Best Books Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by Robert Coram Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing by Michael Mauboussin The Wright Brothers by David McCullough Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt by David McCullough One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson Aaron’s Best Book...
Dec 22, 2016•51 min
It was an honor to feature this mix. JRod is an emerging DJ out of Pittsburgh fresh off his festival debut at Thrival 2016. Stay tuned for big things from him in 2017. Track List Team - Krewella Get Low - Dillon Francis and DJ Snake Bangarang - Skrillex Shut It Down - Party Favor and Dillon Francis Alone (Slushii Remix) - Marshmello Core - RL Grime Core (Sharps Remix) - RL Grime Dead (NGHTMRE Remix) - Slander Both - Gucci Mane ft. Drake Bad Things - Nom De Strip Need You (DJ Hanzel and Drezo Rem...
Dec 21, 2016•31 min
Bonin Bough is one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives in his field, the host of the CNBC reality show Cleveland Hustles, and the author of Txt Me (646) 759-1837. Throughout his illustrious career as one of the youngest C-suite executives in a Fortune 50 company, Bough has spearheaded some of the industry’s largest global marketing campaigns across digital, mobile, television, print, and experiential, including the premier of the first ever 3D printed food product, the customizable, rea...
Dec 19, 2016•34 min
Ras Asan is the cofounder and CMO of Breaux Capital, a fintech startup dedicated to serving black male millennials. Ras Asan is an early-stage business strategist and entrepreneur with a social conscience. Black Enterprise, CentricTV, Chicago Tribune, and New York Times have all covered Ras' work to increase higher education access and raise financial literacy awareness in traditionally underserved communities. Ras is also editor and head writer at The Crazy Rational, as well as a contributor to...
Dec 14, 2016•26 min
Louie has been called a Media-preneur: Combining a successful TV executive producer and host role with being a sought after marketing/branding consultant in the nightlife and music industry. In his television days he had the opportunity to interview the likes of Lady Gaga, Richard Branson, Backstreet Boys, and more. Louie La Vella’s clients include entertainment personalities, nightclubs, concerts and festivals, and he creates brand and marketing strategies to engage and connect with their audie...
Dec 12, 2016•26 min
Boon Technical Clothing started out as a two-man operation with founder Aldwin Ibanez and just one seamstress. In 2007, Boon began supplying limited-edition t-shirts and athletic apparel, primarily to sport climbers. The company experienced rapid growth as it caught on with the burgeoning running scene, providing jerseys and singlets for the many running events in the Philippines. From time to time, it also produced custom-made jerseys for local ultimate frisbee teams. In 2014, Boon set the goal...
Dec 09, 2016•21 min
Ryan Purcell was an Assistant GM, Assistant Coach, and player on the 2016 Austin Sol. After playing at the University of Michigan and leading the program to three National Championship appearances in the mid-2000s, Ryan has since coached and played on every continent except Antarctica. Ryan currently serves as President of the World Flying Disc Federation’s (WFDF) Global Athletes Commission which represents players from around the globe with the sport’s international governing body. Ryan also se...
Dec 08, 2016•15 min
