Built Not Born

Jim Trunick is the author of the acclaimed book The CORE of Leadership ™, keynote speaker and leadership consultant. Jim discusses growing up in Ohio, how he took a degree in Zoology from The Ohio State University and created 30+year career in the pharmaceutical industry in southern California. We talk about Jim's work as a leadership coach and mentor to C-Suite executives. We also discuss wh...

David Kaplan is Chief Operating Officer of WatchBox, the largest buyer, seller, and trader of pre-owned luxury watches in the world. David discusses growing up in Long Island, his time at Duke University, and how he first got into watches. We also discuss the importance of building trust as a marketer, how leaders must learn from past failures and what baseball can teach our kids about life. Thank...

Shawn Nesbit is the CEO of Good Karma Cafe, a chain of coffee cafes in Center City Philadelphia. Shawn discusses growing up in foster care, spending 20 years in corporate America before " Going for Now" as an entrepreneur in a big city like Philadelphia. Shawn speaks to what it is like to lead a small business through a global pandemic and social unrest. We also cover lessons learned from training...

Welcome to Built Not Born ! The story of EVERYDAY PEOPLE creating REMARKABLE LIVES . Each week we bring a REMARKABLE story of an ordinary person that overcame the odds, fought through adversity and positively impacted the lives of countless people in their community. From the BOARD ROOM to the BATTLEFIELD , from the JIU JITSU MAT to the field of MEDICINE we will discuss the LESSONS learned, the&nb...