Success Shorts: The Archive
Past episodes featuring successful personalities - from rocket scientists to elite athletes - challenging you to be extraordinary.
Episodes
53 episodes
#54 - Courage w/ Toby Harnden (Author & Former War Zone Correspondent)
Toby Harnden join us to discuss courage and how that's led him through a life that could very well be out of one of his books. He also has a unique ability to tell the stories that need to be told for us to humanize and empathize with events th...
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#53 - Wildfire w/ Tony Leonardini (founder, Butternut Wines & Wildland Fire Fighter)
Tony Leonardini joins us to discuss his adventures which traverse two unique areas: winemaking and woodland firefighting. His perspective on pursuing unique paths is invaluable and insight into California's wildfire problem is thought provoking...
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#52 - Afghanistan w/ Jason Boothroyd (US Army Special Forces, ODA 534)
Jason Boothroyd joins us in a big and candid discussion about Afghanistan. He shares what he learned while serving there, as well as sharing his perspective on why things went sideways at the end and what we can learn from it. Jay is a ...
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#51 - Power w/ Tiziana Casciaro (Chair & Professor of Organizational Behavior, University of Toronto)
Tiziana Casciaro is an intellectual dynamo and joins us in a slightly longer, robust and impactful discussion about power, power dynamics, misunderstandings and the formula to gain power.Tiziana is a Professor of Organizational Beh...
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#50 – History w/ Sebastian Major (Teacher & Host, Our Fake History)
Sebastian Major is a teacher at the Crestwood School in Toronto, as well as the host of one of my favorite podcasts, Our Fake History. Sebastian joins us in a fun discussion on topics ranging from the importance of getting kids excited...
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#49 - Reflection w/ Kathy Murphy (President, Personal Investing at Fidelity Investments)
Kathy Murphy is widely regarded as one of the most powerful women in business and has served as the inspiring President of Personal Investing at Fidelity Investments. She joins us as she prepares to step-down from her post to share her wisdom a...
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#48 - Intention w/ Roger Hobby (Executive VP, Fidelity Private Wealth Management)
Roger Hobby joins us to discuss purpose, and how once you identify it you can align with it and act with intention, which empowers and inspires. Roger has had a distinguished career in the financial services industry and currently serves as the...
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#46 - Confident Woman w/ Nicole Kalil (Business Coach & Corporate Consultant)
Nicole joins us to speak about the female experience in the workplace, as well as how she coaches women to enhance their confidence by embracing failure. This was a fun discussion and I thank Nicole for letting me wade my way through the messy ...
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#44 - Coach w/ Edniesha Curry (Asst. Coach, Univ of Maine Men's Basketball)
Edniesha Curry is motivating, exciting, filled with wisdom and compassion. She joins us to talk about the importance of relationships in her success, as well inclusion, which can be a weighty topic, but she speaks to it in such a approachable a...
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#43 - Teamwork w/ Jonny Gomes (MLB Coach & Fmr MLB Player)
Jonny brings his high energy, no nonsense, directness to a discussion around what it takes to win as a team and how to address the challenges that the generational gap poses. Jonny played in the Major Leagues for 13 years and play...
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#42 - Innovating Inclusion w/ Jamal Stockton (SVP, Customer Inclusion at Fidelity)
Jamal joins us to discuss how grit and innovation can be used to effectively address some of the most complex issues facing us as a society, specifically around inequity and access to essential resources. Jamal is a Senior Vice Pre...
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#41 - Mindset & Your Environment w/ Jordan Montgomery (Performance Coach & Owner, Montgomery Companies)
Jordan Montgomery brings his energy and perspective to a great chat about the power mindset, as well as the impact our environments have on mindset and our ability to pursue purpose.Jordan is a regarded performance coach, keynote speaker...
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#40 - Own the Outcome w/ Jayson Waller (Founder/CEO, POWERHOME Solar)
Jayson joins us to talk about a host of things, including how he overcame insecurities to take extreme ownership of a series of tough situations, but it's really his raw charisma and practically that resonated with me most.Jayson is the...
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#39 - Standardized Optimism w/ Ned Johnson (Author & Founder, PrepMatters
Ned Johnson joins us to chat about standardized tests and their somewhat dodgy history, the impact of false negatives, and most importantly, the importance of fostering optimism.Ned is the founder of PrepMatters, an educational advising ...
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#38 - Hustle w/ Clinton Sparks (Entertainer, Entrepreneur, multi-platinum DJ)
Clinton joins us in an energetic chat about his unique mindset which has removed barriers that have boxed in others and it’s not just about business, it all starts with empathy. Clinton is an entrepreneur, investor, executive, author, and a mar...
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#37 - Skepticism w/ Denise Chisholm (Sector Strategist, Fidelity Investments)
Denise is a Sector Strategist at Fidelity Investments and she may sound familiar for some of you because she can regularly be found on Bloomberg and CNBC offering her unique brand of thought leadership. Denise returns to her skeptic roots in th...
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#36 - Start-Up w/ Lomit Patel (VP, Growth at IMVU)
Lomit is the Vice President of Growth at IMVU, which is the world's largest avatar-based social network. Prior to that, he had successful stints managing growth at early stage startups Roku, TrustedID and Texture, all of which either went publi...
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#35 - Differentiation w/ Dr. Bill Dorfman (Cosmetic Dentist, Philanthropist, Author)
Dr. Bill Dorfman joins us to explore his approach to life and business that has allowed him to achieve aspirational levels of success through differentiation and curiosity. Dr. Bill is a cosmetic dentist responsible for some of the...
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#34 - Purpose w/ Nick Bradley (Business Growth & Scale-Up Specialist)
Nick Bradley joins us to chat about a lot of important things, including knowing your purpose, the importance of process, using fear as a positive, and the how running allows helps you overcome roadblocks in life. Nick is a renown b...
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#33 - Limiting Beliefs w/ Stacey Watson (SVP, Life Events at Fidelity Investments)
Stacey joins us in a discussion around limiting beliefs. We dig into how to identify them, how they can inhibit your ability to grow and adapt to what life throws at you, and how once identified, you can destroy them. Stacey is a S...
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#32 - Problem Solving w/ Dave Ferrera (Inventor & General Partner, Quantum Fund OC)
Dave Ferrera joins us in a really cool and insightful look into how problem solving and innovation have led him and his companies to do amazing things in the medical devices industry. A lot of goodness to learn from here!Dave is an engi...
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#31 - Action w/ Peter Taunton (Founder, Lift Brands)
Peter joins us in a terrific conversation around some very practical and actionable topics from transitioning to new endeavors, to "cleaning your house", and how to effectively take action.Peter is the founder of Lift Brands, which is t...
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#30 - Agile w/ Brooke Forbes (Head of Technology for Personal Investing at Fidelity Investments)
Brooke Forbes joins us to explore being agile and the massive impact it can have, not only as a business process, but a life process as well.Brooke is the Head of Technology for Personal Investing at Fidelity Investments. Her o...
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#29 - Language of Politics w/ Lee Carter (President of maslansky + partners, Fox News Contributor)
Lee Carter joins us in an insightful chat about linguistics, in particular, the power empathy plays in effectively communicating a message. We apply this to everything from politics to communicating with a spouse.Lee is the president of...
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