Nimrod Vromen's journey is a testament to resilience, innovation, and a passion for positive change. Born into a diverse Israeli family, Nimrod's upbringing across Israel and Australia shaped his perspective on culture, technology, and entrepreneurship. After serving in the Israeli army, where he was exposed to cutting-edge technology, Nimrod's interest in entrepreneurship was sparked. Despite lacking technical skills, he pursued studies in law and business management, determined to carve his pa...
Apr 16, 2024•52 min
Michael Stein is a multifaceted personality, blending his passion for innovation with his love for comedy—a testament to defying the odds. His journey traces back to his grandmother's escape from Russian concentration camps, weaving a lineage of resilience that continues through his own life marked by adversity and triumph. Overcoming health challenges, learning disabilities, and a tumultuous upbringing, Michael ventured into entrepreneurship, acting, and filmmaking, navigating through failure...
Apr 08, 2024•25 min
Dr. Tracy Fanara is on a mission to extend humanity’s time on earth through investigation, engineering and education. She an environmental engineer and research scientist with a BS, ME, and PhD from the University of Florida. Tracy spent almost a decade designing water systems around the world, before and during her research at UF, focused on water quality through stormchasing and sustainable design and habitat restoration. Tracy was the design engineer on two nationally winning EPA design teams...
Apr 06, 2024•49 min
Taniela Fiefia is a dynamic entrepreneur with a passion for business and a drive for success. From a young age, Tanelia exhibited a keen business mindset, launching multiple ventures since the age of 18. Despite facing setbacks and failures along the way, he views each experience as a valuable lesson in the journey of entrepreneurship. Rejecting the notion of being an employee, Tanelia was determined to forge his own path and build his own businesses. Hailing from Salt Lake City, Tanelia's upb...
Apr 05, 2024•22 min
Sam Brake Guia was born in Bristol, UK, in 1993 to a mixed heritage family. His father, half Venezuelan and half British, grew up in New York before moving to the UK, while his mother is fully British. Despite his parents' separation at a young age, he appreciates his supportive step-parents. He had a loving upbringing in the UK countryside, which instilled in him a desire to explore the world. After studying psychology at university, he decided against pursuing further education in favor of tra...
Apr 04, 2024•28 min
Barbara Wardell is a seasoned marketing and ad professional with a background in specialty medicine. Leaving behind a successful career, she now disrupts on behalf of small businesses at Cullari & Wardell. With a hunter-gatherer mindset, Barbara matches customers to her clients' strengths using GPS location data, significantly boosting foot traffic and online engagement. Outside work, she's a dedicated mother balancing business with a passion for life and family. Ernesto Cullari, Chief Mar...
Apr 03, 2024•43 min
Jake Zweig is a results-driven leader who has brought the standards of excellence in teamwork, focus, and toughness from his former world as a Navy SEAL to college football. Mr. Zweig utilizes proven motivational techniques and sincere mentorship to develop his players into tomorrow’s leaders. His unique background blends the intensity of his military Special Forces training with his commitment to the success of his football team. Zweig is currently a leadership development coach focusing on the...
Apr 02, 2024•27 min
Ian Clark, Founder and CEO of Activation Products, on How To Live Longer and Health Supplements That Can Help You Do It. When Ian was just 46 years old, a number of life-threatening health issues hit him all at once. He was forced to start searching for solutions. Refusing to accept a negative outcome, he chose a natural path to fixing his health. Ian traveled the globe and uncovering potent remedies with powerful natural health benefits. After years of intense research and learning what it take...
Mar 26, 2024•50 min
Dr. Esther Zeledon, founder of Be.Act.Change, is a seasoned coach specializing in high achievers, drawing on over two decades of experience working with diverse individuals, teams, and communities. As an immigrant woman, she uniquely grasps the challenges faced by those overcoming systemic barriers. Dr. Zeledon's work revolves around guiding individuals and communities in discovering and embracing their purpose, navigating obstacles, and flourishing with intent. Her global influence includes pre...
Mar 19, 2024•31 min
Hasard Lee is a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and the international bestselling author of “The Art of Clear Thinking,” a Wall Street Journal Bestseller that was the #2 bestselling business book in the country. It has since been translated into nearly a dozen languages. As a flight commander, Hasard led pilots into combat during one of the most intense periods of War in Afghanistan. There, he flew over eighty combat missions and became one of the only fighter pilots to fly two different types of j...
Mar 12, 2024•47 min
Michael Stein is born prematurely with immunity issues and diagnosed with dyslexia and a stutter, he grew up in a broken home feeling socially awkward and impulsive. Despite these obstacles, he found inspiration in the movie Rocky and began exercising daily to improve his health. Stein became a physical fitness trainer at 16 and founded a social club in high school. He initially aimed to be an entrepreneur and actor but faced setbacks, including a failed tool company venture. Despite not attendi...
Mar 08, 2024•9 min
Michael Stein is born prematurely with immunity issues and diagnosed with dyslexia and a stutter, he grew up in a broken home feeling socially awkward and impulsive. Despite these obstacles, he found inspiration in the movie Rocky and began exercising daily to improve his health. Stein became a physical fitness trainer at 16 and founded a social club in high school. He initially aimed to be an entrepreneur and actor but faced setbacks, including a failed tool company venture. Despite not attendi...
Mar 07, 2024•47 min
Michael Stein is born prematurely with immunity issues and diagnosed with dyslexia and a stutter, he grew up in a broken home feeling socially awkward and impulsive. Despite these obstacles, he found inspiration in the movie Rocky and began exercising daily to improve his health. Stein became a physical fitness trainer at 16 and founded a social club in high school. He initially aimed to be an entrepreneur and actor but faced setbacks, including a failed tool company venture. Despite not attendi...
Mar 06, 2024•43 min
Alice McKennis, born and raised in western Colorado, embraced a childhood filled with skiing and horseback riding. Her passion for skiing led her to the U.S. Ski Team, where she excelled on the World Cup circuit and earned a spot in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Despite a setback from a knee injury in 2011, Alice persevered, achieving a career highlight with a World Cup Downhill win in 2013. However, tragedy struck in Germany, causing a severe knee injury that jeopardized her future in ski racing....
Mar 05, 2024•36 min
Lorraine Huber is recognized as one of the strongest and most experienced female big mountain skiers in the world today. She is a long-term competitor in the Freeride World Tour and has podiumed over twenty-five times at international freeride competitions. Lorraine has been featured in ski films by Warren Miller and Shades of Winter, as well as in a series of experimental ski films by Austrian filmmaker Hanno Mackowitz. She is a winner of the ‘Best Freeride Female’ film award by the Internation...
Mar 04, 2024•24 min
Bryan Clayton is CEO and co-founder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 200,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day. Before starting GreenPal Bryan Clayton founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lus...
Feb 27, 2024•25 min
Hunter Durham, a resilient and enterprising young individual, embodies a journey marked by the peaks and valleys of entrepreneurship. Transitioning from a tenure at Facebook to a remarkable acquisition of four businesses totaling 3.8 million dollars. Hunter faced the stark realities of watching them slip into bankruptcy. His narrative encapsulates the raw emotions of navigating stress, enduring pain, and confronting the profound loss of his entrepreneurial endeavors. Throughout his tribulations,...
Feb 20, 2024•35 min
David Chancellor is a multi award-winning documentary photographer. His work brings him across the world, from the sombre mountains of Scotland, to the tribal lands of Kenya and, more recently, the arid plains of Saudi Arabia. A regular contributor to National Geographic, he has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions, exhibited in major galleries and museums, and published worldwide. Recognized by World Press Photo, the Taylor Wessing National Portrait Prize and Pictures of the Year...
Feb 13, 2024•38 min
Heidi Wirtz is one of the country’s few prominent female adventure climbers. She has been climbing for over twenty years, letting her passion for adventure and exploration lead her to places such as Nepal, Morocco, Jordan, Siberia, Tasmania, Czech Republic, Eastern Europe, Pakistan, South America, Canada etc. Heidi has pioneered new routes up unclimbed big walls and mountains and pushed the limits of female exploration. She is known in the United States as Heidi Almighty for her bold and technic...
Feb 06, 2024•24 min
Stacey Osorio hails from Southern California but moved to Idaho with her family. Her father's business encountered financial struggles, prompting their relocation. Her mother, a dedicated graphic designer, worked hard to support the family. Stacey's upbringing revolved around embracing outdoor pursuits such as gold panning, hunting for rattlesnakes, and camping adventures with her father. Her involvement in the TV show "Naked and Afraid" came about when Discovery Channel reached out to her workp...
Jan 30, 2024•42 min
A car accident in 2018 left Jenn Drummond awestruck and emboldened. Rescue workers couldn’t imagine any scenario where she came out of it alive, but she did. That’s when she realized you don’t get to choose when you leave this life…but you sure can choose how you live it. Strengthened by this awareness, she set out to live in a more authentic and adventurous way. Inspired to climb a mountain for her birthday, her son raised the stakes by suggesting Mount Everest. Not one to back down from a chal...
Jan 23, 2024•31 min
Lisa Chulich, born in Olympia, WA, began as a gymnast before excelling in rock climbing and volleyball at 13. She competed nationally in both sports but chose climbing professionally, representing the USA in the World Cup Circuit from 2014-2019. Alongside competitions, she earned a BS in Biology and Math minor from the University of Portland in 2014. Starting her modeling career in 2011 in Portland, OR, Lisa signed with Sports and Lifestyle Unlimited, landing campaigns for Adidas, Nike, Ecco, an...
Jan 16, 2024•29 min
Ally Cudby, a Washington DC native raised by a real estate agent father and a graphic designer mother, fostered a deep-seated fascination with media and entertainment early on, securing her maiden role as an intern at a public TV station. Recognizing that Hollywood wasn't aligned with her values due to its prevalent egocentric environment, she made a pivotal decision to return to academia. Despite her passion for media, she charted a course in philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, heedin...
Jan 09, 2024•30 min
Joey Starr is a a photographer and school teacher. He grew up in a low-income household near Seattle with a teacher mom and a dad who worked at Costco. His parents instilled a work ethic in him, encouraging self-improvement by aiming to be 1% better each day. Despite being a bad student who disliked school, he eventually became a teacher, a decision he initially rejected because of his mom's experience. He has an older sister who is also a teacher, though she became one after raising five childr...
Jan 02, 2024•26 min
Mika has a diverse background in culture, diplomacy, art, and business. She spent 15 years at UNESCO, creating World Philosophy Day and International Jazz Day. She advised notable figures like Herbie Hancock, Lady Gaga, and organizations like UNICEF and Cartier International on philanthropic efforts. Mika has held roles in music tech firms, directed UNESCO International Jazz Day, and produced artistic projects. She's a published author, painter, Le Cordon Bleu graduate, and cookbook author. Curr...
Dec 26, 2023•35 min
Daniel Marcos, CEO of Growth Institute, is a pioneering force in online education for C-level executives in fast-growing firms. As a keynote speaker and certified CEO Coach, he champions empowering 1 million entrepreneurs to scale impact and streamline operations. With affiliations in prestigious groups like YPO and EO, Daniel's expertise as a Scaling Up methodology coach stems from his experience in EO's "Birthing of Giants" CEO program. His educational background includes a BS in Industrial an...
Dec 19, 2023•52 min
Jonathan Shank has continuously forged pathways within the live entertainment industry, actively seeking out untapped territories and marginalized markets, thereby contributing to the creation of immensely successful family-oriented touring phenomena and unconventional cornerstone projects. As the CEO of Terrapin Station Entertainment, a dynamic collaboration with Sony Masterworks, Shank has firmly established himself at the innovative crossroads of artist management, event production, immersive...
Dec 12, 2023•41 min
Lucas Foster, hailing from Telluride, Colorado, embodies an accomplished career as a snowboarder, showcasing his dedication and prowess in the sport. His impressive journey includes a 17th place finish in the 2022 Olympics, multiple podium finishes in the NorAm Cup, a second-place position in the U.S. championships, and numerous commendable rankings in various competitions. During his formative years, Lucas faced limited access to halfpipes in his local area, which prompted him to ski in other r...
Dec 05, 2023•30 min
Jay Demerit is an American retired soccer player who played as a center back. He played college soccer for the UIC Flames and was in the Chicago Fire Premier development squad, but after not being drafted for Major League Soccer, he moved to look for a club in England. He played for non-league sides Southall and Northwood before signing for Watford of the Championship in 2004. Demerit played 211 total games for Watford over six seasons, including one in the 2006–07 Premier League, having scored ...
Nov 29, 2023•48 min
Jeff Seckendorf is a life-long adventurer, filmmaker, and educator with extensive experience in various fields. He's a flight and scuba instructor, having mentored numerous aspiring film directors and conducted numerous film workshops. Jeff founded Unified Team Diving, where he authored multiple training materials and played a key role in developing certification programs. His career transitioned from stills photography to cinematography, working on diverse projects like video games and award-wi...
Nov 22, 2023•30 min
