The One Away Show

Karla McLaren, M.Ed. is an award-winning author, social science researcher, and empathy pioneer. She is the founder and CEO of Emotion Dynamics LLC and the developer of the Empathy Academy online learning site. Karla is the author of Embracing Anxiety: How to Access the Genius of this Vital Emotion, The Dynamic Emotional Integration® Workbook, The Art of Empathy: A Complete Guide to Life's Most Es...

Lisa is a great example of what it looks like to take an opportunity by the horns. When she saw someone working on a book about what it means to be a good man, she decided to turn that into an entire media platform. Now, that platform, The Good Men Project, is a conduit for learning and growth on a topic that has been taboo for too long. She's a perfect embodiment of what it means to be a disrupto...

Lisa Hickey is the CEO of Good Men Media, Inc. and publisher of The Good Men Project, a multimedia, cross-platform site that asks, "What does it mean to be a good man in the 21st century?" The Good Men Project is a social movement that sets out to challenge long-held notions of what manhood, men, and gender roles mean. The Good Men Project is a destination for thoughtful, insightful, and surprisin...

Paulie Rojas is an absolute joy. If everybody could have a fraction of the vivaciousness and vitality that she radiates, the world would be better off. Among the many gifts she has as an actor, public speaking coach, and performance coach, one of Paulie's greatest gifts is being able to bring out the best in others. I think everyone can learn about her professional journey and work, but even more...

Paulie Rojas is the CEO of Don Quixote Enterprises and a professional Public Speaking Coach. She uses her background in public speaking, performing, and coaching to advise CEOs and high-level executives in the US and abroad. She works extensively with leaders in advertising, digital, real estate, tech, and more as well as the Manhattan and Brooklyn chapters of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO)...

I've never met someone who takes such pride in being an investor like Jason does. He's a skilled communicator with an ability to get vulnerable, express himself, and connect with others in a fascinating way. With the skill set he has, he would thrive anywhere. His personability, caring nature, and drive to help makes him the perfect investor in a new business endeavor. Follow Bryan Wish on Linkedi...

Jason Shuman is founder-turned-investor who's on a mission to empower others with the confidence and tools to live a more fulfilling, successful life. Jason has been an entrepreneur for as long as he can remember. In college, he launched a direct-to-consumer footwear company that sold hand-sewn boat shoes and driving moccasins. He later went on to work at New York-based seed fund Corigin Ventures,...

Jen is an absolute breath of fresh air. In our conversation, I realized how deeply I resonate with her message and mission. For many people, knowing how to comfort and care for others isn't intuitive or doesn't come naturally. We spend so much time learning about soft skills like time management, organization, or public speaking, but there's not a dialogue around learning how to be there for other...

Jen Marr spent 5 years in crisis response, working with communities and individuals that experienced great tragedies. During this time, a realization dawned on her: very few people are skilled in comforting others. She founded Inspiring Comfort, an organization dedicated to cultivating human care and connection by establishing comfort as a teachable skill. Founded on the belief that today's isolat...

Even though I've known Erica for over 4 years, this was the first time I learned about her experience in the corporate side of investment banking. She expressed that she had considerable doubts about the meaning behind her work in finance and banking. This is something that many people struggle with, and Erica is a phenomenal example of what it means to decide what you want for yourself and chase...

Erica Duignan Minnihan has been an investor and advisor to early stage technology companies for over 9 years. She began her career in Venture Capital as the original Executive Director of Golden Seeds, a national early-stage investor group. She continued working in VC as co-founder and Executive Director of STAR Angel Network and as a Managing Director at top-tier tech accelerator DreamIt Ventures...

I absolutely adore Charlie for not only his professional prowess, but his emotional intellect. In this episode, I was able to learn about a side of Charlie's personal life that I had never seen before. We discussed his journey into recovery from alcoholism, and how his wake-up call was the fear of losing what he valued most: his family. I'm so honored that he shared his story with me. Charlie's st...

Charlie is an angel investor who helps entrepreneurs achieve their dream of starting and building their own companies for over 20 years. His track record is impressive; he is a co-founder to 12 start-ups, an angel investor in 23 start-ups, a mentor to 10 founders, and the founder of Angel Lounge in Atlanta. To top it all off, Charlie has had 5 exits which netted a 50% internal return rate. Charlie...

Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. In addition to researching cutting­ edge technology, he also writes about the impact of these innovations on our culture. Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. Cal's work has been published in over 35 languages and has been fea...

Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. In addition to researching cutting­ edge technology, he also writes about the impact of these innovations on our culture. Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. Cal's work has been published in over 35 languages and has been fea...

Tony Mugavero is an experienced entrepreneur and executive with a background in media, business, and computer engineering. He is currently the Founder and CEO of Rad (FKA Littlstar), a consumer media app that delivers a premium immersive network experience on PlayStation, Smart TVs, and mobile devices with content from Disney, Fox, Showtime, NBCU, and more. He's also the co-creator of Ara, a decen...

Tony Mugavero is an experienced entrepreneur and executive with a background in media, business, and computer engineering. He is currently the Founder and CEO of Rad (FKA Littlstar), a consumer media app that delivers a premium immersive network experience on PlayStation, Smart TVs, and mobile devices with content from Disney, Fox, Showtime, NBCU, and more. He's also the co-creator of Ara, a decen...

Janet was one of the best people I met over the last year. I immediately loved her dynamic mind, charisma, vision, and global nature. I wanted to learn from her as soon as I met her. To meet someone with a career path such as hers is extremely impressive for anyone. But what's even more impressive is her resilience, grit, willingness to say yes to adventure, and desire for freedom. I'm confident t...

Janet Matricciani is a seasoned business woman, leader, and adventurer. In her decades of experience, she's served as a CEO and COO of both public and private equity-backed companies. Her track record includes quadrupling a public company's market value to over $1 billion, growing Capital One's installment loans business to $8BN from $6BN in three years, and more. She's recognized by her peers for...

Chris is definitely impressive from the get go. Very sharp, very determined, and extremely intentional in all of his pursuits. He is someone that I learned a lot from very quickly in our podcast that we did today. There were a few lessons. One being that Chris has a knack for seeing what's ahead. He's been able to do that in the sports industry with gaming and his investments. He can really see th...

Chris Chaney is the Managing Partner, C4+ and Partner at Lunar Storm Capital. Chris is an award-winning serial entrepreneur (Forbes 30 Under 30, among others) and startup mentor with a 15-year leadership track record of success in the global sports, esports and entertainment industries. A native of Germany, he is an angel investor in and start-up advisor to more than 30 companies across esports, g...

I think Steve is somebody who can see a future and really make it happen. I really loved how he spoke about the distrust in his industry and how it's one of the most mistrusted industries that people face. It deals with money and how he's doing everything he can to use technology as a tool for good, to protect people, to keep transactional data. So nothing is lost. We also touched on perfectionism...

Steve Distante is an Investment Banker, Impact Entrepreneur & Documentary Filmmaker. As a storyteller, he shares stories of Entrepreneurs who use their businesses to make a difference in the world to inspire, educate and celebrate fellow entrepreneurs for us all to consider our gift of entrepreneurship for good. As Founder of Vanderbilt Financial Group, his commitment to environmental & social sus...

I met Amanda on a train ride to New York City at the beginning of the year. I sat down next to her and her husband while I caught up on some work. Amanda and her husband began talking about investing and it was just a really cool conversation. So I chimed in and introduced myself. I got to know them and understand them a little bit better. Amanda really cares. She cares about our success in my dev...

Amanda Jogia is the CEO of PrimeAlpha, a leading technology platform for connecting alternative asset managers and allocators based on both quantitative and qualitative factors. How I met Amanda is a funny story... I was on a train to NYC [pre-pandemic] and I saw this woman and her husband at this table. I was in a talkative mood, so I struck up a conversation. She was in the venture space, former...