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Ep#165: Success Meets Significance w/ Eric Newman

July 30, 2025 • Season 2 • Episode 165

In this episode, Rick shares his interview with Eric Newman, founder and Chief Play Officer of the Roc Solid Foundation and host of the Success and Significance podcast.

Eric shares his powerful journey from childhood cancer survivor to social impact visionary, detailing how personal pain became the driving force behind a movement that has served over 4,500 families fighting pediatric cancer. With heart, grit, and vision, Eric talks about building purpose through play, scaling nonprofits like businesses, and why success and significance must go hand in hand.

He opens up about what it means to marry the mission, not the model, and how moments—not movements—create lasting change. From personal trauma to building hope-filled play sets in 160+ hospitals, Eric’s story is a masterclass in turning adversity into action.

This episode is a MUST-LISTEN! 🎙🚀

We will discuss the following:

⭐️ Eric Newman shares how his childhood battle with cancer shaped his lifelong mission to serve kids facing the same fight.

⭐️ Discover how Eric’s nonprofit partners with 160+ hospitals and builds play sets for families affected by pediatric cancer.

⭐️ Eric explains why sustainable nonprofit growth requires thinking like a Fortune 500 company—without losing your heart.

⭐️ Learn how moments of brokenness can spark world-changing movements when aligned with service and love.

⭐️ Eric reveals why achieving financial success is not the opposite of making an impact—and how both can fuel positive change.

& more...

Know more about Eric:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rocsolidfoundation/

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocsolidfoundation/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/rocsolidfoundation

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@roc.solid.foundation

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