Above & Beyond: Where Excellence Meets Elevation
Above & Beyond: Where Excellence Meets Elevation is a podcast that dives deep into the stories of business owners, community leaders, and aspiring entrepreneurs who are striving to make an extraordinary impact. Each episode explores their roots, motivations, and defining moments to inspire listeners on their own journey to excellence.
Podcasting since 2025 • 42 episodes
Above & Beyond: Where Excellence Meets Elevation
Latest Episodes
Harnessing Passion for Community Empowerment | Matt Dallas
Matt Dallas, a Gilbert resident, shares his journey from growing up in upstate New York and playing baseball through college to selling Cutco, experiencing a serious illness (double pneumonia and Stevens-Johnson syndrome) that led him to move t...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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Navigating Uncertainty to Embrace Possibility | Frank Stirpe Jr
From Indian Wells during the 6th annual APN Golf weekend, Frank Stirpe Jr. reflects on how Above Par Network began in January 2019 as his personal “Rolodex” for solving inevitable life and business problems, then evolved into a service-first, r...
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Season 4
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Navigating Challenges to Success in Construction | Lawrence Naranjo
Lawrence Naranjo, a renovation and construction entrepreneur, discusses why honesty and transparency with clients matter in life, business, and construction. He shares his Arizona upbringing, family background, and experiences in sports, golf, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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What shapes a leader long before the title ever comes? - Ted Bliefnick
In this episode, Ted Bliefnick opens up about growing up in Decatur, Illinois—where faith, sports, community, and hard work laid the foundation for his life. He shares candidly about battling ADD and depression, the heartbreak of losing close f...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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From Washington to Arizona: Sally Harrison's Path of Impact
This episode features Sally Harrison, president and CEO of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce since 2013, who moved from Washington state to Arizona in 2004 and joined the Mesa Chamber in 2008 after a 20-year career helping grow a physical therapy pr...
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Season 4
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Fan Mail
Thank you Jan and Peppur. I enjoyed Peppur’s story and you have encouraged me to stay the course, not to walk adjacent to who I am and to keep the right boundaries because everything is going to be hard. That doesn’t mean I should stay in bed until it passes.
Garden City, Kansas
